The Washington critic., 1886-09-07
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.

Rcrnaldino Boudelli, the Italian philol-
ogist and antiquarian, is dead, ut the age
Of 50.
The business men of New York have thus
far contributed S3l ,G1O for the relief of
Charleston,
The City Council OF Danvillo, Va, appro-
priatod Sl,OGO for the relief of the Charles
ton sufferers.
All the iron moulders at Paterson, n. j.,
quit work yesterday. They ask for uniform
wages Of $50 per day.
The MCCullOugh Iron Works a. North
oast, Cecil County, Md, have resumed opn-
rations, the strike of the employees having
terminated.
Tie drouh In Jones and Stouewall Coun-
ties, Tex, is said to be so very severe that
cattle are dying, and the people are in
great want.
Mr.. Henry Clews will petition the New
York Stock Exchange that II refuse the re-
quest OF the State of Georgia that new Issue
Of her bonds be listed.
The total damage to property in the
United States and Canada by fire last
month was over $l3CO0,O00. The losses by
fire thus far this year aggregate SI7 ,0OO,0OO
General Logan says he will make during
the campaign but one speech out of Illinois,
and that at Pittsburg. He will, however,
take an active part in the State cam
paign.
1t is reported that Mr.. Parnell and the
Government have effected a compromise,
the latter accepting that part of Mr.. Par
nell's land bill relating to the suspension of
evictiOns.
Mayor Smith of Philadelphia says that he
has taken nothing from the city, but admits
that in handling certain municipal funds he
was careless, especially in deposlting in
bank as his own.
Dispatches from Little Rock, Ark, say
the Democratic State ticket has been elected
by an estimated majority Of 10000, and the
the Democrats have also elected a majority
Of members Of the Legislature.
The health officer OF New York on Sunday
night found Frank Golden, a fireman on the
Atlas steamer AlyO, suffering from yellow
fever IN -. VIncent's Hospital. The
steamer cane iu ils' week from a voyage tO
the Wsst Indies 3ui south American ports
TLTs are ovar .autslcgt'es IN attendance
o, tae convention % taa Roman Catholic
lsl'fa. ssrs.l a8v .i yess.sa q. Toledo
Dl.g. 4esrsr.a9 afternoon there W4s a
grand taHta o.. cornsctOa wi.4 .ne session
~ fas C4tL4l.G Eu.s.ts II L4ogr which
| tl4y u also IN session q, Iy.eI1.
TIE regulating rope IN Armour & Co.'s
| packing house, Chicago, became dlsar-
| ranged yesterday aud the car fell sixty
| feet and was shattered. VIM Morris
| jumped out and was uuhurt. John Ross,
James Hurley aud VIM. Martin all went
down with the elevator and were danger
| ously hurt
| Work on the main line Of the Mobile and
| West Alabama road began at Mobile, Ala,
| yesterday, but hardly had some llfty men
| broke ground when about two hundred
| other COlOred men ordered the laborers to
dcsist, saying they should not work for a
| dollar a day, but must demand two dollars.
| The laborers quit work.
John Q. Cannon a prominent Mormon,
| and the son uf George y. Cannon, who Is
| now In bidng from the United States
| authorities, yesterday made a public con
fession Of adultery in the tabernacle at
Salt Lake City aud was cut of from the
Mormon Church. 1t is generally thought
that he made the confession to avoid prose-
cution for polygmy.
Mr., Foster, the Canadian Minister OF Ma
rlne, has been 10 British Columbia looking
after the Dominion's fishery and other In.
terests. lie has, in regard to the recent
seizure OF British vessels In Alaskan waters
made a memorial TO the British Govern
ment, calling upon 1t TO make certain rep
rescutations to Washington to the efec
that the seizures were Illegal The crew
depose that the vessels were not within
sixty miles OF Alaska's shores when the
| seizures were made,