The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-10-20
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Nobby Pants to order, 81. Hamburger's.
A VERY serious water famine is threat
ened at McLeansville, NO.
The Bennett Mackey cable was landed
on Long Island Saturday afternoon
VIM. WELLIHG shot at his wife aud then
shot himself, I'm Baltimore. His wound Is not
serious.
A PARTIAL eclipse of the sun occurred
yesterday afternoon. IL was plainly Visible
in San francisco.
A TRAMP has been arrested in New York
for throwing q stick at two little children and
breaking the noses OF both.
THE cotton mills and factories in Au-
gusta md other parts OF Georgia that had
closed their doors are again In operation.
WEHRMAUR's sawmill at Middleburne,
w. Va, exploded on Saturday, killing John
Fox and VIM. wordon, and wounding i've
others.
DAVID c. ANDERSON, the veteran actor,
was buried ct Greenwood Cemetery yester-
day. Edwin Booth was among tho many
actors present4N
THE opening of Lexington street, in
Baltimore, will cost between 100000 aud
100000, and will necessitate another bridge
across Jones' Falls.
A SERIOUS fire occurred ia Brooklyn yes
terday, damaging number OF buildings on
Plymouth and Water streets, and causing
about 100000 loss.
DEPUTY SHERIFF uoLLIsTER was shot
named Bob Gross. a large party is In pursuit
Of Cfose, proposing to lynch him.
FREDERICK p. NASH has died in Phila-
dolphia from plstol-shot wounds, Inflicted by
an intimate friend In a mysterious quarrel.
Tho murderer has not been arrested.
i. j. CoURTRIGHr was arrested at Fort
Worth, Tex, Saturday by officers from Now
Mexico. Ho 10 charged with killing several
MeXicnns two years ago near Silver City, N. ~.
MRS. BELvA LOCKWOOD addressed 500
people at Ohickerlng Hall, New York, last
evening. She urged an Increase OF tho ma
tional bank circulation and lowering OF tho
tariff.
MISS CARRIE WELToN, of Waterbury,
Conn, who was recently frozen TO death as.
cending Longs Peak, leaves 100000 legacy
TO the Society for tho Prevention OF Cruelty TO
Animals
THE Republicans of the Thirty-second
New York District have nominated John M.
Farquhar for Congress-. Tho Independents OF
the Tenth New York District nominated Bor-
nard Blglin.
BENJAMIN BROWN, O Democratic Presl.
Dental Elector In New York, has resigned,
| doubling whether he could legally act as an
| elector while holding the o1lce OF sheriff OF
Richmond County.
THE steamer Atachia plying between
Liverpool and Galveston is on IRE In Calves
| ton Harbor. The vessel had been loaded with
1900 bales OF cotton, aud this cargo as well as
tho coal is burning fiercely.
THE Rev. VIM. Taylor, of the Universal
ist Church, Of Troy, y; Y, attended a per.
opera-House and had dangerous stroke OF
paralysis during the performance.
HAY-FEYER. l have been Hay-Fover
SUFFERER for three years; have often heard
Ely Cream Balm spoken of in the highest
terms. used II and with the most wonderful
succoss.-T. 3. GEEg, Syracuse, MY
The schooner Commander, Captain Foss,
OF and from Portland, Me-, for New York, went
ashore saturday night, near Race Point Life
| Saving station, near Provincetown, Mass. The
| crew OF five were saved, but the vessel is a
| wreck.
WILLIE WEBSTER, bootback, Is
| years old, was arrested In st. Louis Saturday.
| lighted the IRE which resulted In the great
| lumher.yard connagration at Cleveland on
| September @.
HENRY HoEHNE has been acquitted by 8
| New York Jury In a suit for $1,000 damages
james Hahn brought the suit, claiming tina
| while asleep IN Hoehne's saloon somebody hat
cut or his beard, and that the proprietor wa
responsible for allowing IL TO DO done.
THE centenary of Sir Moses Montefiore
was celebrated last night In the Five Points
| House OF Industry by the emigrant classes OF
| the Young Mems Hebrew Association. Many
| OF those present had been enabled to come 10
America through the philanthropy OF Sir
| Moses.
| FIVE HUNDRED AND TwENTY-sEvEN
| ex.Confederate soldiers have slgned an invita-.
/ tlon TO General Logan 10 address meeting at
/ Nds lHo blBnoIb ull 1851
| dents OF that Immediate vicinity, and all mon
who will caet their first Republican votes for
| Blaine and Logan.
| FOURTEEN Mormon preachers are receiv-
| Ing an inhospitable reception In North Caro-
lima Their preaching having incensed the
| people, they were given forty.eight hours
notice TO leave Surrey County, and falling u
| comply ono OF the "missionaties" has beer
severely whipped.
NEWMARKET overcoats. Eiseman Bros.
| Seventh and Il,