The Washington critic., 1885-11-10
MINOR NEWS NOTES.

Regina, N. w. T.-Riel has been respted
until the 10th.
Cincinnati.-All the gambling houses were
raided last night and several patrol wagon
loads Of men were taken to the police station.
Mobile.-A society, to be known as the
Bascomb Jockey Club, has been formed, to
have annual race meetings. The first race
will begin December next and continue five
days,
Tappan, N. "a meeting of citizens was
held last night to take action regarding the
destruction of the Andre Monument Reso-
buttons were adopted condemning the de-
struCtion of the monument
Richmond, Va William Redford, aged
49, painter was killed yesterday by the fall OF
"a sCaffOld upon which he was working at the
Firststr market in that city. Another man
on the scaffold was slightly injured,
shenandoah valley, Pa.-A regular ex-
odus of Polanders from the Shenandoah PaJ
region has begun. A colony of them, number
ing about 20, left yesterday for Gillespie ILL.,,
and 1t is understood large number will
leave next week for the same place.
Boston.--Judge Allen of the Superior Court
yesterday granted the petition of Fred j.
Tqber, on the ground of inldeity and dis.
missed the wfe's cross.bill This Is the case
In which the Rev. MIR. Downcs figured.
Goshen, n. Y,-Ambrose, S. Murray died
early yesterday morning from general debil-
ity, after two weeks Illness, aged rs, He
was for twenty years president OF the Orange
County National Bank and was a member OF
the Thirty -fourth and Thirty-iifth Congresses,
Cleveland, 90. u. Crocker, president
of the Copper King Mining Company of Mex
leo, was bound over TO the Common Pleas
Court Yesterday, on the charge of obtaining
1850 shares of the stock from ID. A. Bennett
of Tombstone, Arz under false prctcnses.
Hooking NaIlcy.-Out of force of about
five thousand miners In the Hooking Valley
and the Ohio Central regions less than 200
were engaged yesterday. All furnaces but
two are closed. The operators claim that the
only thing for them to do Is 10 stop, The CO.
has discharged trainmon and shop hands.
sheridan, pa.--rhe sheriff has levied upon
the property of John Hill, n wcll-known horse
dealer and a large farmer at sheridan,
Lebanon County, on an execution of Si,0W
held by the First National Bank of Lebanon.
The cause OF the failure Is said 10 be extensive
| losses while dealing In horses with New York
parties,
Chicago,-In the United States Court yes
| tcrday, IN the case OF james 4, Drummond vs..
w. Ncnablc 4 Go. of Petersburg, Va, alleging
an infringement OF the Drummond patent Tor
linemarking plug tobacco so that 1t can be
cut and rctailcd without weighing, Ju lgc
Blodgett decided the patent to he invalid by
reason of the prior state of the art, rs shown
by the testimony aud consequent lack of In,
NCntiun and want af novelty, and dismissed
Drummond's bill
New York.-Various rumors are current IN
Wall street ms 10 the relations of the Western
Union and Baltimore a Ohio telegraph Com,
pguics, and u war of rates H. said TO br threat
cned. The dispute in New York over the va
cant welghership In the customhouso IL
| growing very bitter, The first volume OF
| General Grants memoirs will be ready by De,
| cOmbcr /, Bartholdi. the sculptor, will sail
| for home ON the 25th instant Robert G, Wat
| son aud j, NJ, c. BurtholOw, comprising tha
| firm of Watson Il RaltholOw, dry goods, ma lc
| an assignment yesterday. The firm Of CorWlu
| & Mills cloak manufacturers, No. 31i Canal
| street, also made an assignment. Bishop Eos
| ter leCtured before the NJ. Il, Missionary Con
| ference at New York yesterday, his topic BE-
| ing missionary Work" In the course OF MS
| remarks he said that he believed that th-
| Roman catholic Church was great Christian
| camp which needed reconstruction, AMI tint
was the reason the conference was sendm1
J missionaries TO Roman Catholic countries