The Washington critic., 1886-01-27
MINOR NEWS NOTES.

Earthquake shocks are reported in New
York State.
General Alexander Shaler's trial con-
tinues in New York.
Seven Turkish iron-clads are cruising
in the vicinity of Preyesa
Large fires are reported from Opcilia,
Ala, and Memphis, Tenn.
w. j. Shelburne, a law student at the
University of Virginia, dropped dead yes
terday.
The Porte has asked the powers to as
sist in the prompt settlement of the Grecian
difficulty.
The Greek fleet has departed from the
Piraens to avoid being blockaded by the
British fleet.
Charles j. Canda, the new assistant
treasurer at New York, will assume Office
in day Or two.
The second Patriarchs' ball and a num-
ber of other interesting events occurred in
New York last night.
American residents Of Apia, Samoa, pc
tition Secretary Bayard to remove United
States Consul Greenbaum.
"A terrific explosion occurred at the
Victoria railway station at Norwich yester-
day which demolished the building.
Mr.. Gladstone has replied to a tee-
gram from Athens, recommending Greece
to observe the wishes Of the powers.
"A bill has been introduced in the Vir-
ginia House of Delegates proposing many
important changes in the present oyster
laws.
The general passenger agents of the
trunk lines met In New York yesterday and
discussed the new emigrant clearinghouse
system.
Sixty prominent members of the New
York Produce Exchange have signed call
for special meeting to take action on the
silver question.
"A violent anonymous pamphlet has been
published In Zurich in opposition to the
Duke of Edinburgh's succession to the
throne of Saxe-C Coburg- -Gotha.
Reports from the south of France state
| that serious floods prevail in that region.
Railway communication between Lyons and
Genoa has been stopped by the freshet
Twelve bodies were taken from the
| Newburg (W. Va.) mine yesterday, making
thirty-seven recovered of the thirty-nine
| victims Of the explosion on Thursday last.
| Mr.. Thomas Potts, receiver of the
Gallego Mills Manufacturing Company,was
removed by Judge Holiday of the Chan
cery Court Of Richmond, Va, and Mr..
William Ellyson appointed in his place.
| Reports from leading peach-growlng
sections along the Hudson River Valley
| show that the buds were killed when the
mercury went down as. far as 10 degrees be-
low zero. This Is the third total failure of
the peach crop In three consecutive years.
The prospective loss to Ulster County is
estimated to exceed Sl50,0O0.
| Jacob Barth, the teamster employed by
| Maxwell Bros, who was shot Monday morn
ing In Chicago In an affray with strikers,
died Yesterday at the County Hospital, Jack
| Cohessy, who shot Barth, has not yet divul-
ged the names OF his companions in the af-
fray. MaXwell's employees were not
molested while on their way to work yester-
morning, and quiet relgned.
General Lew Wallace published card
yesterday In Cincinnati saying that many
kilograms published in the Commercial
Gdsette'S Washington correspondence are
new to him and tend to relieve General Hal
leck from that part of his opinion which
makes him guilty of the reasonable sup
preston OF information of his dealings with
President Lincoln and General Grant.
"A Chicago paper publishes reports OF
the discovery of gold in Honduras, Central
America. The discovery is said to be q
very important one, and several parties OF
Western men are making ready to set out
for what is called the new Eldorado. James
Rector, an old miner who has been on the
ground since last summer, writes that the
discovery is likely to prove as important as
any of the placer districts of California
Among the names mentioned in connection
with the enterprise is that OF Colonel Pat
Donan, now of Dakota, but formerly o.
Virginia, where he Is well known,