The Washington critic., 1886-08-07


Colonel Robert Allen, an American OIL
Ger, died et Geneva.
The mayor Of Belfast will confer with the
Irish Secretary on the situation in Belfast
Queen Victoria has sent laurel wreath to
BayrCuth TO he placed on the tomb OF
Able Lizt.
The British will attempt at the beginning
OF the cold seasop to subluc the insurgents
lr rmah.
Matthew Arnold writes to the Londoi
Times concerning unauimlty In America In
Mr.. Gladstone's favor.
Mgr Vanutelli, the papal nunclo at Lis.
hon, Will go on a special nilsson from the
Vatican to the French Government
At the Lewes England, summer meet
ing yesterday the race for the Ashley stakes
FOR two-y year-olds was won 10y the Baron.
The Marquis Tseng held q con eren
recently with Prince Bismarck concerning
the appointment of a papal nunco to China.
At conventions held at Ocala an | a.
Brooksville, Fla, this week, Mr.. Dougherty
and Mr.. Davidson were renom.nated for
Congress.
The British colonial delegates called on
the Colonial Secretary in London yester-
day aud expressed strong desire TO &c.
ment the union OF the colonies aud the
mother country.
The Emperor Francis JOSEPH has prom.
ised to write letter to the llungarians eX-
planning the imperial action I'm the Gyulai-
Janski affair in manner aimed to entirely
couciliate the Ilungarians.
The interstate drill for prizes approximate
ing $4,000 was inaugurated at Camp Ma
grudcr, Galveston, Texas, Thursday. Some
fifty companies are in camp. OF these,
seven have entered the interstate contest
and ten the state contest.
The following are yesterdays cholera re.
turns: Trieste, new cases and deaths;
Ravenna, - cases and . deaths; Venice, 3
cases and DEATH Verona, 10 cases and 3
deaths; Bologna, 81 cases and ~ deaths,
elsewhere, 10 cases and - deaths.
Seven boys, all under II years OF age,
have been arrested at Milburn, N j., ON
the charge Of assault ON KutIe llenrathy,
aged / years. The names OF the boys are
Fred Reeves, James Daisey, john Parting.
ton, Dennis and VIM. Daisey, Tom Fennesy,
jr., aud Frank lIumpton.
A number Of railroad people will be in
New York to-day to take some action on a
new arrangement In connection with the
G. &. G. and !. Company. II is stated that
the conference will be on the subject Of
making great Western connection for the
road.
The pleasure yacht Crulser, Of Sarnla,
Ont, was caught IN ne storm OF Suuuny
night and wrecked on Lake Huron. She
had crew Of six young men, all Of whom
were drowned. They were Hope Mcken-
zie, Fleming Mckenzie, 7. j. Tcfer, a. j.
Sinclair, William Vidal and Walter G.
Morrison, all Of Sarnia.
The lockel-out bricklayers In Cincinnati
intend TO apply to persons now having
buildings erected for permission to finish
the work themselves, thus cutting out the
contractors altogether. The men will en-
deavor to secure contracts for themselves
In the future. The movement attracts
considerable attention and causes some
uneasness among builders.
The Commerce. del Vale, published In
st. Louis, prints letter from its CORE
spondent in the City of Mexico to the effect
that the president and ex-prcsidents OF the
Central American republics of Salvador,
Nicaragua, Honduras, Costa Rica and
Guatemala are now in that city arranging
O plan for the union Of these States in one
confederation, with the ultimate view to
annexation to the Mexican republic.
Suit has been brought at Milwaukee,
Wis, by the administrators of the estate of
the late S. S. Merrill against g. ii. Prior,
assistant general superintendent of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee and st. Paul road. 1t is
alleged that the defendant is indebted to
the estate to the amount OF 100000. The
plaintiffs charge that the deceased manager
entered into an agreement with Prior to
invest in lands along the line of the road
and divide the profits; and that lie has not
accounted for the large amount made.