The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-09-01
THE MORNING NEWS,
Local and General, Boiied Down,
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worked COVER and Furnished up
Fresh.
Colonel Emil Frey the Swiss Minister,
returned to tho city yesterday.
There were 1862 deaths in Baltimore last
week, eight less than In tho corresponding
week last year.
The cholera is still spreading in the Pyre.
ncee villages OF France. In Italy tho situation
10 said TO be alarming.
The house of Robert McMurray, 1115 V
etreet northwest, was robbed OF $50 on the
night OF the Goth instant.
Some of tho survivors of tho Greedy ex-
petition are TO go on an exhibition and lecture
tour throughout the country.
A new fre-engino company, to DO known
as No. z, will DO formed when the new engine
house on II street Is completed.
Rev. Brother Tobias, former president of
st. Johns Collegiate Institute, has returned to
resume his duties in that institute.
The winners at Sheopshead Bay, i. l.,
Saturday, were Eachus, Louisette, Tolu, the
Bush nlly, Greystone and Miss Monsley.
The st. Augustine Catholic Church, n fine
structure In South Boston, Mass, was conse'
Grated yesterday with imposing ceremonies.
Prime Minister Ferry has written a note
| to Earl Granville assuring him that France de-
| eires TO limit her operations In the East to
| those OF her own fleet.
The cost of the campaign In Egypt for the
relief OF General Gordon Is estimated at e..
100000. The total number OF British troops
TO BIO employed is 10000.
An Annapolis butcher while cutting
meat for a customer in market, Saturday,
chopped OF two OF his fingers with q meat
cleayer. Adog ran on with them.
1t is reported that the French Minister
TO China has been Instructed to resume
| negotiations at pekin, and that meanwhile Adj
| miral Courbets squadron Will remain ut an-
Choir.
| The French diplomatic agent at Cairo is
| charged 10 cooperate with the European con-
suls In insisting that Lord Northbrook shall
| assent TO an early settlement OF the Alsxan-
| driA indcmnities.
Tho wheat crop Of Ohio is estimated at
43,0S2, 600 buehels, the largest crop ever raised
in Ohio. except that OF 1880, which was as
| 100000 bushels. The quality 10 the best ever
| produced In the State.
| The schooner Lucie Wheatley, of Will
mington, Del, before reported ashore IN
dangerous locality at Gay Head, Mass, was
pulled of yesterday after rs tons OF coal hal
| been thrown overheard.
| Rev. Joseph Ashbrook, of Camden, N. j.,
| one OF the oldest Methodist clergyman In the
country, dropped dead Friday night OF heart
| disease. He was n years OF age, and was
licensed to preach In 1927.
A dispatch from Montreal says the en-
thusiasm OF the Caughnawaga Indians for the
Rhartoum expedition is weakening. They
want guarantee against death In the service,
and refuse 10 engage for longer than six
months.
DIR. Brent and others arc circulating pc
tition throughout the District and Maryland
obtaining the signatures OF those In favor OF
having q bridge built across the Eastern
Branch near tho Congressional Cemetery. The
petitions are intended for presentation to Con-
gees.
Lieutenant Uriel Sebrie, executive officer
OF the Thetis, flagship OF tho Greedy relief
Meet, arrived In the city yesterday and regis.
tered at the Ebbitt. He received great many
callers and chatted pleasantly about the voy
age. Lieutenant sebrie started to-day for his
homo In Missouri.
A convention of the sugar and rico plant
| era favorable to the election OF Blaine and Lo'
| gan met at New Orleans saturday. An organ
ization was effected under the title OF the
Conservative Republican party. Resolutions
were adopted declaring for protection, and In
dorsing the Republican nominees for Prcsi
dent and Vice-President.
The steamship City of Dallas, from
Belize, Honduras, reports at New Orleans tina
on August 20 the British steamship Loeb Tay
rom New York for Belize, went ashore OF
Manger Key, three miles southeast of the
light. The passengers and crew were saved IN
the ships boats. The crew were forwarded &c
New York by the steamer River Clyde.
States Attorney Richmond, of Cumber-
land, Md, has taken steps to prevent the pro-
posed glove fight there during the Army reu.
MON between Edward ONelll, OF Cumberland,
and Jimmy Weldon, OF Pittsburgh. He has
hail that they will be liable TO arrest II they
proceed, and he says officers will stop the
light by arrestipg the parties engaged In the
| affair.
The Workingmens Blaine and Logan
Club held an enthusiastic and largely y. attended
meeting on Saturday night at 0deon Hail. Mr.
j. II. Paterson, tho president, demonstrated
Worsinsmen emu s s n0 Blai s' Genera
Green u. Baum, Captain Il. II. Mckee, Angus
Donath and W. j. Hinton delivered interesting
addresses, and the glee club rendered cam
paign music.
Rev. DIR. o. F. Flippo, the Jealous and
entertaining pastor OF the Washington-stree
Baptist Church, Alexandria, preached at thu
E.street DaptlsI Church here yesterday. Rev
services at the Metropolitan NJ. Il. Church
Rev. W. v. Tudor preached at the NJ, J.. Cnurcl
South, Mount Vernon Place, and +. W. Wines
OF Illinois, at tho Capitol Hill metropolitan
Church, on Fourth and streets.
The surgeons of tho Police and Fire De-
partments have been assigned to the followln
precincts dGHha ana are stations
Houses and engine-houses Nos. and 2; DR.
Bayne, Fifth and Seventh Precinct Station
schmidt Third and Fourth Precincts auC
truck and No. 3 engine company, and ID
McKim, First and Eighth Precincts and true
n land No. A engine company.
o Arrangements arc being made for
union meet OF Antwerp pigeons In this cit
Q during the present month. Eight hundre
: birds will be sent hore and llberHpd by Mr.
Grant Parish from tho dome OF tho Capitol
The birds Will come from radius OF 10
|, miles, and their owners will remain at hert
a and mark the time OF tho arrival OF thelrblrd
No prize is offered for thf Il Setassoird beyon
the honor OF possessing Be4rtest flyers.
Go TO KoLn's SHnfit er Garden, 81 L 5
= Freta Sslfdster, thet4-year'old daughte
OF IstfdsJ. schlustor, OF 307 Tenth stree
, -rfhce she was one year old has had dimcull
. with her breathing and has been treated Il
= catarrh. The disorder became worse recently
and as II was centered IN her nose that pa
OF her face swelled and pus formed and wa
- discharged from II. She was taken TO the dl
pensary and an Injection was prescribed, an
, last Saturday, while being treated By he
il mother, two buttons fell out OF her nose an
8he has since improved.