The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-08-05
MORNING NEWS,

W0rReU over anu furntsncu UP
Fresh.
Mr.. Blaine arrived at Augusta, Me-, last
night.
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher is seriously i'll
at Pt okskill, MY.
Severe earthquake shocks were felt on
Sunday nt Foca, In Bosnia.
A five-mile sculling match for $1,000 q
side between Teemer and Ross has boon ar
The failure of NJ. A. Ring & Sons, dealers
| In paper stock and rugs, Boston, ia announced.
Tho liabilities arc about $4,000.
Wilmer Bros bank at Suspension
Bridge, N. Y, has made an assignment II IL
thought the depositors Will BIO paid In full.
The leading coal producers in Kentucky,
| Tennessee and Alabama met at Chattanooga
| yesterday TO form Southern coal association.
| The inhabitants Of Marseilles are troubled
| because the swallows which were driven away
| returned.
Helen l.. Sprague, living on the Column
| bia road, reports that her store was broken
| into and robbed OF s12.5o worth OF sugar sun.
| day night.
Mr.. James A. Gary has resigned the
craftsmanship OF the Maryland Republican
State Central Committee, and Mr.. James O.
Mullikin has boon elected In his place.
| An attempt was made recently to kidnap
the Count OF Deana from his plantation, "Man-
| hands on tho place, who flred on the robbers.
The final services Of tho reunion of army
| choplaiDs, both Union and Confedoratos,
| and OF the Christian and Sanitary Commits.
| sionere were held at Ocean Grove, n. j., yes.
| terday.
The report of the National Cotton Ex-
change Of New orleans for July states that
the cotton crop improved during July, bring
ing 4 up TO 81 as against S5 for June and 81
for May.
A fire at Jersey City yesterday, caused by
q gas explosion, almost destroyed the Pennsyl.
yania Railroad Depot, and very serious
loes was caused by the burning OF the ferry
slipe, sc.
| Most of the cotton-growing districts of
| Texas are suffering greatly for want OF rain,
| especially Central Texas, whore great damage
Will be done to the crop unless there is
| speedy rainfall.
The Democratic Congressional primaries
OF baltimore have resulted In the election OF
| delegates favorable to DR.. Cole in the Third
District, Mr.. Findlay in the Fourth and Mr..
Compton in the Fifth.
| w. w. Arroux died yesterday at Ballston
Spa from injuries received In Cleveland, Ohio,
| July 10, from highwayman, who attempted
TO rob him. The deceased was rs years old
and never recovered from the shock.
Mr.. Samuel Walker, solicitor general for
ireland, announced that Earl spencer, Lord.
Lieutenant OF ireland, had decided to suspend
Grown solicitor Bolton, against whom serious
charges have been made by the press.
During the municipal election at Lexing-
Graf, was shot and killed by j. ]. Geers, Re.
publican. Jack oieary aud Dick Murphy
quarreled ana Cleary was dlsemboweled.
Louis Frechette, distinguished as poet
| and dramatiet, intends to demand from the
| Ioya Society Of Canada an Investigation Into
the charges OF plagiarism brought against
him by Mr.. Tasse, manager OF La Minerva, OF
Montreal.
Mr.. Gladstone will to-day ask the House
| OF Commons to vote 100000 for an expedi-
tion TO relieve General Gordon, and Will also
| make statement OF the Governments plans
in consequence OF the failure OF the Egyptian
conference.
The Federal Council at Berne has or.
dered an inquiry into the recent riots on the
frontier OF Dirinella. 1t is alleged that the
Swiss fred upon and oterwise illtreatcd q
body OF Italian employees and soldiers on
| Italian territory.
Poundmaster Einstein and his corps of
assistants captured twenty.four tagless dogs
yesterday and incarcerated them Into the
| pound. Yesterday wao execution day, and
forty. i've vagrant ours we're killed by being
shot through tho brain.
The Seventh District Democrats met al
No. 1880 Fourteenth street last night to or.
| ganize a Cleveland and Hendricks club. The
me Getting was called to order by Mr.. Watson
Boyle, and 1t was decided to adjourn until
next Wednesday evening.
l. Judge James Mitchell, Colonel A. Lou
don Snowden, Samuel Bell and Alex p. Coles.
berry, OF the Union League Club, Phlladel
phle, ar Congressman Samuel Barr, OF Penn
| sylvafil, spent an nOur with MIR. Blaine yes
terday at Bar Harbor, Mo.
A FIRE broke out in the ongine-room of
the Baldwin Locomotive Works, corner Broad
and Hamilton streets, in Philadelphia, last
night, end destroyed the machine aud tool
shops and large number OF valuable pat
terms. The total loss Is estimated at Sl50,000.
At the meeting OF the Lynchburg (Va.)
Tobacco Association yesterday the secretary
reported that the sales OF leaf tobacco to Aug
| ust 1 were IL, 0OO, 600 being 1000, 900 pounds
less than the same time last year. The sales
OF leaf tobacco are now increasing, and the
manufacturing trade is looking up.
A. NJ. Bowser, of Irwin, Pa; Milton Yves.
burgh; Henry Renaiey, William +. Miller
william Johnston and william Mcfarland, the
defendants In the Murraysvllle gas.well rio
cases, were arragned In Pittsburgh yesterday
They demanded separate trials, and that OF A
M. Bowser for murder was begun.
The twenty eighth annual session Of the
Grand United order OF Gallleans Will be held
Baltimore, right worthy grand ruler, Will pre-
side. Delegates are expected from Boston
New York, Philadelphia and Washington, as
we'll as Baltimore. 1t is a colored benevolent
order and the membership is about $4,000.
The executive committee of tho Green.
back State Committee OF Massachusetts, de-
dided yesterday to call State convention fol-
General Butler had told the committee who
epprised him OF the nomination that he &C
copied. Unless he did accept 1t formally the
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straight ticket OF electors.
The Star Bicycle Park was the scene last
night OF two polo bicycle contests. The first wa
a contest for championship between Rex Smith
and VIII Robertson. Smith won the contes
and Is now two games TO Robertsons one. TIT
second contest was between Rex Smith an.
Ralph p. Barnard on one side, and VIII Rob
ertson and A. J. Haughton on the other. Smit
and Barnard won the contest.
The following sergeants, after q success
| full examination, have been promoted 10 sec
ond lieutenants and assigned: VIM. NJ. Glare
10 Ninth Cavalry; Carl Reichman, TO Twenty
foul tn Infantry A. 8. Frost, to Twenty-lttl
InTentry; Frank o. Ferris, TO Fret Infantry
George W. Ruthers, TO Eighth Infantry; II. ]
| Weinberg, 20 Thirteenth Infantry; Leon 8
Rondiez, 10 Fifteenth Infantry.
, The Nationals in their contest with tn,
Baltimores yesterday played miserable
game, which was characterized throughout bN
errors on the part OF the home CLUB. Prince
In throwing the ball 10 third, sent II over thu
fence, thereby letting two men In. Deas
ley, Grsen and Wise were counted out oil
strikes In the nfth inning. The score stood q
the close 7 10 2 in favor OF the visitors.
The Alabama State election occurred yea
terdBY. There was o opposition 10 the Demo
| cratic State ticket. In Mobile there was an Ia
dependent ticket, and In Birmingham fuslo
between Greenbackers and Republicans. NJ
half dozen Republican legislative candidate
ran In the entire State. The Democratic car
didato for Governor was L. A. O'Neal A
Mobile the Independents defeated the regula
Democracy by the aid OF colored votes. TIL
indications arc that the regular DemocrAtl
ticket was successful at Birmingham.
Mate Walker, OF the schooner Julia Baker