The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-05-07
THE MORNING NEWS,
Local md General. Boiled Down
worked over and Furnished vi

against tho spollation of tho property of tho
Propaganda.
The bill limiting the hours of labor to
eight per diem was defeated In tho New York
Assembly yesterday.
Colonel Thomas il. Hunt, treasurer of
the Worlds Exposition, died In New orleans
yesterday, aged 20 years.
Mr.. Parnell left London yesterday for
Nice upon receipt OF the news that his sister,
Mrs. Thompson, had died there suddenly.
The alarm of fire struck from box 43l, Mt
o'clock last evening, was for a IRE in house
No. 215 Thirteenth street. Damage, $500.
The certificate of incorporation of tho
Universal Telephone Company was filed In
New York ON Monday. The capital Is $4,000
600.
A white boy, named Lee Hay, was dan
gerously Injured yesterday by being Kicked In
the forehead by horse In the stable OF George
Sheppard.
This week will probably close up the coal
trade of the Monongahela River. Over eight
thousand miners Will DO thrown out OF em-
ployment.
The eighth annual New York show of
dogs opened yesterday In Madison Square
Garden. IL was largely attended, and the OK
hibition was fine one.
Theodore +. Swayze, Chief Clerk of the
Treasury Department, has been designated as
member OF the board of examiners for pro-
motions IN that Department.
The annual meeting of the Pittsburgh,
terday at Pittsburgh, ana j. N. Dubarry, of
Philadelphia, elected president.
A meeting of the Nurses Society was
held at Miss Ransom's studio last night.
There were several Grand Army mon present,
and several speeches were made.
Benjamin Butler, q small boy, was run
over and had his leg broken by one OF the
Washington Brick Machine Companys carts,
on street, near Third, last evening.
The Nationalist are preparing for a pop
n NNVaaN Eat tAW ~
Ireland, on Whit-Sunday. The orangemen
nre preparing for counter demonstration.
Woodside and Morgan, the bicycle
champions, Will arrive hero tonight on their
| "trip across the Continent Tomorrow, at
Athletic Park, they Will engage in a 1ve.mile
| race.
The Cottonseed Crushers' Association met
| st. Louis yesterday. Fifiy-three represen-
atives of mills operated In tho Southern states
were present. Eighteen now mills were re-
| ported.
Nine freight cars were demolished yester-
day by a collision on the Pennsylvania Rail-
DAD at Columbia, Pa. Four hours de-
ontlon was caused TO travel, but no one was
| INJURED.
An entertainment was given last night at
Tho Brooklyn Academy of Music in aid OF the
Home OF eX-CoDfoderate Soldiers at Richmond
| Rev. Henry Ward Beecher presided and made
The opening address.
Caretaker Tucker, in charge of Lord
| Oranmore's property, near Glare Norris, Ire
land, was recently 80 severely beaten by Fe-
| mans that he Is now in dying condition. One
| person has been arrested.
Ex-Public Works Commissioner Wight,
Of Long Island City, N. Y, has begun libel
| suits against the New York Stats Zoitllg aud
the Brenin1 Telegram for 50, 900 each for charg-
ing him with embezzlement.
The Prince of Wales has gone to Pots
dam for the purpose OF visiting tho Grown
| Prince Frederick william. He is the bearer
Of an autograph letter from Her Majesty
| Queen Victoria TO Emperor william.
At tho meeting of the Authropological
Society, last night, a paper was read by Rev.
| j. o. Dorsey on "rhe Migration of the Sioux
Tribes" President Gallaudet, of the Deaf
Mute College, dlscoursed on international
| Ethics"
r. H. Proctor, merchant of Denver,
Lincoln County, n. o., was called to the door
OF his residence by white man named Doc
Thompson and fatally shot The cause al
legged was an old grudge. Thompson was ar
| rested.
Near Hatton Postoffice, Mo-, Saturday
night, Ham Patterson, a negro, was taken from
| his bed and killed by a mob. Patterson and
his brother julius circulated scandalous re-
| ports about nearly ali the ladies In that neigh
| borhood.
Miss Celia Enright telegraph operator
| at Toledo, o., was shot yesterday and severely
wounded by the wife of j. Ii. Wright, an insur
ance agent. The affair grew out OF trouble In
the Wright family, In which Miss Enright was
involved.
The steamer Nevada, Captain Brammer
from New York for Liverpool, was in collision
Captain Mitchell, from Hull, bound for Boston
The latter vessel was sunk Her crew and pas
sengers were saved.
The New York Court OF Appeals yoster
day denied tho motion for q reargument In tn
case OF James Irving, the well.known politi
clan OF New York, who has been convicted o
an aggravated assault and sentenced to lont
term OF imprisonment.
| L. lo1d 81 . o O.,
Central Railway have elected president, A
@. Hutchinson; vice-presldent, j, Waldo; sec
Rotary, II. Hall; treasurer, Z. W. Gave. IN the
directory, AIessrs. Huntington, Cisco, Atkln
son and Schrieyer are new Names
A countryman named j. i. Dempsey, o
Fairfax County, Va, came here Monday anC
pawned his Wife q gold watch valued at 81
Tor $50, and had his pocket picked atterward
The thief succeeded In getting the watch GU
Of pawn on the ticket he had stolen.
In the case of II. j. Marshall and Jane
s, Graham OF the Central Hotel, who were be
fore Judge Smell yesterday afternoon on tn
imposed fine OF 800, or six months each
Graham paid his iine, but Marshall appealed
George Hazael, the English pedestrian
| who won the walking'match In New YORK Il
1852, has challenged Fitzgerald, the WHINE me,
| and the gate money 10 be divided. Hazae
, will also try to have ROwell to enter the race
very large and select audience wit
| messed inc amateur theatrical performance
| given last evening at Willard Hall for tn
= benefit OF st. Marks Mission, at Berkle
Springs, Va. The cOmediettas OF "Delicat
Ground" and "Cut on With a Shilling" wer
very creditably rendered.
The District Temperance Alliance hell
its first quarterly meeting at the Nlnth.Stree
NJ. p. Church yesterday. In the report
President Moulton he reviewed the work OF tn
three months, including the defeat OF the L
cense bill before Congress ana tho prepare
tion Of Local option bill, which is TO be pre-
sented In few days.
In the Circuit Court of st. Louis o
Monday n temporary restraining order wa
iesued restraining Tony Mullane, the wei
known pitcher, 10 play with tho Toledo Olul
Of the American Association The order W
asked for by President Lucas Of the ST. Lou
Unions, on the ground that Mullane ha
broken his contract with that club.
The devotional services at the second SO
sion OF The Normal Institute OF Hygiene
Calvary Baptisl Church were conducted b
Mrs. Bisbop Andrews yesterday mOrnlng.
lecture was given by DR.. j. II. Kellogg,
Michigan, on "Dgestlpny aud an addEesad'
livered by Mrs. Lucnpa Corr, RilfgfintendeI
OF the department OF hyaispesfn Illinois, q
the problem OF dress.itfiV
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