The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-08-13
MORNING NEWS,
Local and General, Boiled Down
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The report of tho victory of the Mudir
OF Dongola over the rebels at Dobboh is con-
ntmed.
Francis Murphy, tho temperance orator,
expresses himself as opposed to prohibition
In politics.
Tho Democrats of tho Erie District in
Pennsylvania have nominated VIM. l.. Scott
| for Congress.
Tho temperature reached 03o IN London
on Monday tho greatest heat recorded there
| In twenty yeare.
Count Won Munster, German Ambassador
| TO England, VIII soon publish an elaborate
manuel on cookery.
It is expected that John A. Kasson will
| sail for Europe next Wednesday, to begin his
duties as Minister to Germany.
Daniel Reardon, prisoner in the Will
| mington (Del) Jail, committed suicide yester-
day by cutting his throat with razor.
ID. l.. Moody, the evangelist, has been on.
gagged by the Young Mems Christian Assocla-
tion OF 81. Louis TO preach there this fall.
The New York State Convention of the
National Greenback Labor Party has been
postponed from the 18th to the Both instant.
Charles Crowley, aged 10i years, died at
Suncook, N. H., yesterday. He was native Of
IRELAND, and the Oldest person IN Now Hamp-
| shire.
Tho Rev II. M. Collision, pastor OF a
Presbyterian church at Lake View, near Oil.
cago, shot and killed his wife yesterday, and
then killed himself.
i
throwing open the entire country to COM
merce and removing all restrictions upon for.
eign residence, travel and trade.
The board Of directors of the Anac0stia
| Street.Railway Company at their meeting yes
terdsy elected II. A. Griswoid, president; Ed.
ward Temple, treasurer, and II. f. Smithson,
| secretary.
The East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia
Railroad Company has givon notice to the
Southern Railroad & steamship Association OF
It's withdrawal from the Macon & Atlanta pool
on September 1.
Sir Edward James Reed, momber of the
House OF Commons for Cardifr, proposes to ask
Parliament to-day what steps have been taken
TO represent Great Britain at the New Orleans
Worlds Exhibition.
The Executive Committee of the Ne
York Democratic state Committee yesterday
elected W. L. Smith, Of Clinton County, chair
man OF the committee. Mr.. Smith Is a warm
personal friend OF Governor Cleveland.
Mccormick, OF the disbanded Keystones,
has signed with the Nationals. His record as
| second baseman is among the best. Durks,
from the peorias, Will also sign with the Ma
| tionals.
Herr Morritzbusch will soon visit Lon
don TO arrange for the translation and issue In
Unincation OF the Fatherland" simultane.
ously with It's appearance In the original In
Germany.
In Philadelphia yesterday John Wallace,
iep, was placed under $4,000 bail for trial on
the charge OF embezzlement OF money and
material amounting TO $4,000 belonging TO
| Inc Government
Miss Clara Barton and Mr.. A. s. Solo
mans, the Government delegates to the Geneva
Red Cross Society Convention, are preparing
TO leave for Italy. The convention assemblies
at Geneva on September /, and thirty foreign
powers VIII be represented.
The appropriation bill passed its third
reading In the House OF Commons last night
and Lord Randolph Churchill denounced the
Right Hon. Hugh Childers, chancellor OF the
exchequer, replied to Churchill.
At meeting of five thousand Orangemeu
at Freeleck, County Tyrone, Ireland, yester
action of the Marquis of Salisbury on the
Franchise bill, and to support the Conserva
ivcs only in the general election.
Tho governor of Maryland has granted
| permission to inc Washington Light Infantry
Corps TO pass through the State, armed and
equipped, on Its route TO and from Long
Branch, New Jersey, during tho month Of
August
VS.. Thompson, G. G.. G. simms, Will.
lam II. Bergman, John A. Milburn and Ii. T.
Kalusowski OF the National College OF Phar.
macy, were yesterday elected as delegates to
the annual meeting OF the American Phsr-
maceutical Association to be held In Milwau-
kee, Wis.
George Fulljames, the puglist, for whose
arrest a warrant was issued Ia New York; has
been ut Toronto, Ontario, for the past few
days, and left for Barrie yesterday. An EFFORT
| ia being made FOR meeting between him and
Harry Gilmor, the lightweight champion OF
| Canada.
The stockholders ofthe Pittsburg &c Lake
Erie Railroad Company yesterday ratified the
increase OF s2,00O,000 Indebtedness OF the
Pittsbnrg, McKeceport 4 Youghiogheny Rail
| road Company. The road 10 10 be extended
from Connellsvllle, the present terminus, &c
Uniontown.
Prince Boriatinsky, q leading member oil
society at 81. Petersburg, has been dismissed
his name has been erased from the roll o.
aides.de.camp. 1t Is rumored that the cause
is that he has squandered his entire fortune
In gambling operations.
1t is said that there is no truth in the
rumor started by tho Republicans in New
York that ex-Mayor Edward Cooper resigned
the chairmanshfp OF the Democratic Execu
tive Committee because OF Disagreement
with HubertsO. Thompson, the Now York
member OF the National COMMITTEES. The re-
iations between them are cordial.
Judge Ingraham in New York yesterday
dissolved the Injunction obtained by the
Metropolitan Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany against the Colwell Lead Company tC
prevent the latter from removing tho formers
!. | poles from street. The Court said that the
streets OF the city cannot be put TO such use
and should not BIO encountered with the poles
The Marine Band will render the follow
ing programme at the Capitol grounds this
souyenance, "Boccaccio," suppe; valse, ain
morteles," Gungle; paraphrase, 'Jerusalem
the Golden" Robinson; caprice, "rhe PrussiaI
Tattoo" (one number), arranged by Godfrey
lullaby, ''Fritz," Emmett; moroccan, skim
Williams Hunt" Kontoki.
The following changes have been mad,
by the Chief Signal Onicer at Fort Myer, Va.
l.opposite Georgetown: Lieutenant Leroy L
Sebree, made commander OF the post, vicl
Lieutenant James a. Swift, relieved, and Lieu
tenants Finley and Maxheld ordered 70 the
| post Tor instructions and duty. All OF thesi
| Officers were promoted from the ranks OF the
, Signal Corps. The last two are recent promo
lions.
A committee of the New York and New
Jersey branch OF the International Institut,
for Preserving and Perfecting Anglo-Saxoi
Weights and Measures has addressed q lette
to President Arthur, asking that the conserva
tive element In favor OF retaining and perfect
ing our national weights and measures be &C
corded due representation In the coming ia
ernational congress at Washington upon Oc
ober l, 1884.
1.-The annual session of the Sovereig
Council OF Jonadabs OF North America pega
Philadelphia yesterday afternoon, and IN
GLOWING Washington Jonadabs left her
yesterday TO attend the session; W. IL. founI
= sovereign secretary; Charles Brown, OF III
War Departments John Riley, II. o. Polktnhor
and Thomas f. Miller. Judge Mile, OF ID
Police Court, who is q delegate, Will be unabl
attend the meetings, owing to a pressure c
business. He will, however, send a number
written suggestions.
Card from J. J. lloyd.
The statement OF Mr.. James Eveleth In
letter 10 the Commissioners that man name