The Evening critic., 1884-09-16
THE MORNING NEWS,
Local and General, Boiled Down,
Worked over and Furnished UP


Fresh.
Tho strike Of tho porl, butchers in Linn
| erick throws 5000 mon into ldloncse'
| Heavy rains in Naples have been fol.
| lowed by n notable decrease In the NUMBER OF
| cholera casee.
dynamite cartridge has been found at
Leeds, Eng, In petroleum cask which came
| from America.
Dr. S. X. Jackson, of Norfolk, has beon
| elected president OF the Medical Society OF
virginia for the ensuing year.
The Car has pardoned fortv-two Nihilist
sentenced TO Siberia, and has commutod tho
sentence OF seventy-tnrce others.
Joseph Harvey Wilson, the most noted
lawyer in Western North Carolina, diod In
Charlotte, Sunday, aged "a years.
1t Is reported that the Chinese have no
intention Of blockadlng tho woo.Sung River
unlets the French make an attack.
1t Is reported that five inches Of snow foil
at Spring Hill, Cumberland County, n. s.,
sunday. There was also two inches OF snow at
Truro.
Hon. John L. Neff, formerly secretary of
State OF Indiana, died last night In wlnchos-
ter, Ind. lie was one OF tho most prominent
men In tho State.
At Brighton Beach yesterday tho win
ners were Riplette, Dan X, Plunger, Rico, Pre-.
ciani and Captain Curry. In the fourth race
mutuals paid S30I35.
1t is understood the report of the exam
liner Of the New brunswick National Bank
premium bonds, 100000.
II. A. Dulany. who has been on trial Mt
Floyd, Va, for the murder OF Onlcer Dehart,
was yesterday convicted and sentenced to 10
years IN the penitentlary.
The Bedford County Bank, at Everett,
| Pa, has been obliged to suspend because OF
| losses sustained In the failure OF the Kemole
| Coal Iron Company, Of Riddlesburg.
| Tho bridge over tho Scbuylkill River at
Potietown, Pa, was burned at an early hour
| sunday morning. 1t was q wooden structure
| do feet long, and was Insured for $4,000.
l.. p Herbert, accountant of La Blnqus
| de St. Hyacnthc, at Montreal, has absconded
TO the United States. He Is $4,000 short In
his accounts. He is also charged with forg.
cry.
Beacon Lodge, No. 10, I. o. o. f., cele-
| brated their tortieth anniversary at their
| lo0geroom last night. Nearly all the mem.
beers were present and an enjoyable time was
had.
The Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd-Fel-
| lows Of the World met at Minneapolis, Mlnn.,
| yesterday. The reports show about 100000
lodge members and 10000 encampment mem
| bers.
social gathering of the colored resi-
| dents OF Tennallytown took place yesterday
| at the residence OF Thornton Lewis. Mr..
Peterson and the Misses Wilson received the
| guests.
The Gar and Czarfna of Russia, En-.
peror Franz Josef OF Austria and Emperor
William OF Germany mot nj Skiernewic, Pc.
land, yesterday, and formally embraced one
| another.
The Republican Convention at Suffolk,
Va, yesterday, to nominate n candidate for
Congress from that district In opposition 10
Harry Libby, placed in the Held colored man
named James Mitchell, from York County.
Mr.. b. II. Warner, the real estate dealer,
has begun the erection of n handsome double
residence for his own use on Massachusetts
avenue and Twenty first street. The structure
Will be built OF stone and elegantly furnished.
1t is stated that the price paid for the
feet OF twenty-six vessels sold by the China
Merchants' Navigation Company TO an Ameri-
| an company was 5,25O,00O taels, equal to
s8,soo,O0o, which is below their original
| ost.
Mr.. Eugene L. Reed, Of Georgia, o clerk il
| he Pension once, and Miss Maggie A. Dayliss
OF 220 street, were married at 81. Aloyslu
Church yesterday afternoon at O'Clock. Tit
| bride and groom left at $3.50 for a summe
trip.
Monsignor Alfred Duquosnay, Bishop o.
Limoges, is dead. He was born at Rouen IL
September 1871: He was for many years the
| pastor OF the Church OF Saint Laurent, al
Paris. and was advanced to the bishops rank
In 1871.
The messenger boys of the Bankers and
Merchants Telegraph Company In Buffalo, N.
having been paid since August L. Some OF the
operators claim that they have not been paid
| since July i.
n. G. Thompsons bank, at Rockford, ILL.,.
| ClCBeu yesterday morning. MT. thompson
| posted a notice on tho door stating that owing
| TO the stripgency In the money market he was
unable TO meet his obligations. The liabilities
are stated TO be 100000.
Among the passengers from Panama who
arrived In New York yesterday arc Frederlcb
Boyd, Consul'General OF Salvador, and family
| Samuel BOYD, one OF tho proprietors OF the
Panama Star and Herald, and Senior Ricardo
Beciva, Colombian Minister TO Washington.
Members of the Democratic electora
ticket OF New Jersey recently requested Attor
ney.General stocktous opinion as 70 the elig
billy OF bank presidents and cashiers to sery'
has given IL as his opinion that such onlcial
are eligible.
DIR. James Dennis Pitts, charged will
killing DR.. Littleton Thomas Walter, May IL
| 1884, on TangIer leland, AccomaC County
Va, was found guilty at Hampton yesterday o
murder In tho second degree, and his punish
ment was fixed by the jury at is years In thu
| pententiary.
While several members of the party Of
British scientists IN the Rocky Mountains wer'
, | exploring q railway tunnel below Kickinl
Horse Lake Friday, four miles of the TUNE
collapsed, precipitating an Immense mass o
| rock In the midst OF the party, two OF whom
, were slightly injured.
, G. r. Milliken, proprietor of tho Glel
House, Glen House. y. H., yesterday arrested
$4,000 worth. of diamonds and jewelry iron
the room OF Miss Abbie Knight OF Washing
ton. The valuables were found Oh his person
|
The Western North Carolina Railway OK
tension, from salisbury to Paint Rock an
from Asheville TO the mouth OF the Nautahal
River, nearly zoo miles, has been completed
and the purchase money Of 100000 paid int
the State Treasury by the Richmond Wea
| Point Terminal Company, to which the dee
VIII DO shortly delivered.
The Erening Bulletin, tho Oldest afternoon
| paper In Philadelphia, reduced It's price yes
terday from three 10 two cents. MIR. Wharton
Barker, representing the American Company
has purchased the Philadelphia Chronicle
Herald, which will hereafter be Republican
and favor strong protective tarin. Tit
American Company VIII also control tho Sun
d0D Mercury.
Rev. Stephen p. Hill, d. D., one of tn
| Oldest residents OF tho city, and brotherin
law OF Mr.. ". W. Corcoran, died suddenly o
heart disease nj his residence yesterday, II
the 10th year OF his age. Deceased In forme
years was n well known divine, but of lat
years did not appear In public often. HI
funeral will take place at the Thlrteent
: Street Baptist Church, at $3.50 o'clock to.mol
= row afternoon.
George Latham, editor of the Statesvill
: MO- american, was found dead IN his roof
Saturday morning. He had been drlnkin
hard. He left the following note TO man VIII
roomed next 20 him; "My kindest regards
Vile; All the others may go to hell" He the
y drank quantity OF laudanum, Latham wa
formerly Democrat, and when no went owe
70 tho Republicans he was repudiated by hi
family.
Charles W. Rouse was acquitted b.
y Judge Phelps in the Criminal Court OF Bait
more yesterday Of tho charge OF abductin
and going on trip to Philadelphia as maj
n ried pair. The testimony Of the girl WIS tina