The Washington critic., 1888-07-18
WASHINGTO CRITIC
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Recent Events of Interest Boiled Down
for Hasty Reading,

for Basty Reading.
John ]. Hand who until two years ago
was one of the active proprietors of the
Galveston NetCs, died at his residence IN
Galveston on Monday night Mr.. Hand
was extensively known i'm the Southwest
rs an active, progressive journalist, and
much of the present prestige of the NolCs
is due to his enterprise. He was born in
Ireland in 1924. His parents emigrated
and settled in New Orleans IN 1881, and
there young Hand served his time as
printer. For many years he was con
nected with the press Of that city. In 1867
he went to Galveston and formed a con.
nection with the Noigs which continued
until two years ago, when i'll health
caused his retirement. In 1860 he mar
ried Miss Laura II. Sawtele in New York
city. Mrs. Hand and several children
survive.
David Ferguson, county clerk of Crit
tenden County Ark, j. r. Rocks, asses
sor, and " NJ. AIitchum, attorney, who
were run out of the county during the
race troubles between whites and blacks
at Marion, Ark, last week, arrived at
Little Rock yesterday The parties named
are colored. Ferguson claims he was
forced by armed men to resign his Office
and then escorted out oftown and warned
never to return. AT four o'clock yester-
day afternoon the refugees had an inter
view with Governor Hughes and gave
They also sought an interview with
United States Judge Caldwell, but that
gentleman is out of town. SUIT will be
brought against all the whites who com
prised the mob, and there IS possibility
of still more serious results growing out
of the matter.
Landgraif, the st. Louis murderer of
his sweetheart, who is to be hanged with
Maxwell, was examined yesterday by
DR.. w. @. Priest, chief physician Of the
st. Louis Dispensary, as to his sanity.
DR.. Priest in his report says: 81 am not
willing to say that he is insane, but am
confident that his state of mind is alb.
normal, and expert alienists should be
asked to decide If that abnormality is
insanity. / am sure that he does not
understand that he is to be hanged If
he does and If he is able to understand
also the meaning of the death warrant
when it is read to him, he has succeeded
in deceiving perfectly all with whom he
has been brought in contact"
George A. Macbeth & Co., chimney
glass manufacturers, have about decided
to remove their works from Pittsburg to
Belgium. Macbeth IL Co. have the larg-
est chimney glass house in the United
States, and probably in the world. Mr..
Macbeth says that a careful calculation
has persuaded him that they will be able
10 manufacture chimney glasses ofiust as
good quality in Belgium, bring them
lntO tle UnlJeu SJates ana pay 10 per
cent. duty on them, all for less money
than they can manufacture them in Pitts
burg for.
There are four coal mines in Jefferson
County, Ala, employing convict labor,
and about 1900 convicts are employed.
few days ago committee went to
work to ascertain if any of the ex-con-
victs had registered to vote in the August
election. The committee have not vet
completed their labors, but they have as
certained that about 1000 Convicts are
now living in the county, and 400 have
registered, expecting to vote in the next
election. About two-thirds of the ex-
convicts are negroes
EBProsecuting-A w. s. Moseby
of Mexico, Mo, was shot and instantly
killed at midnight by Mark Stevenson,
an old and respected citizen. Stevenson
is in Jail. Moseby was in the act of en-
tering Stevenson's house by stealth when
shot. He was there, it is said, for an I'M
moral purpose. No man stood higher as
christian gentleman in the community
than Moseby. He leaves young and
cultured wife.
George II. Johnston, who was reported
missing because Of certain financial diff
culties, has returned to Minneapolis. He
says he had no intention of defrauding
any one He left town because his physi-
clans advised him to do so, and when he
heard OF the damaging. reports that were
in the newspapers. He came home as
fast as he could.
The new tariff of rates submitted by
Commissioner Waldorf of the Texas
Traffic Association went into effect yes
terday, the Panhandle road and Eastern
through lines having accepted them.
The rates affect all lines leading West
from New York Chicago, st. Louis and
Kansas City more or less directly.
In consequence of the complaints OF
many German and some British mer-
chants on the Niger River, the German
Government has requested England to
limit the encroachments OF the Royal
Niger Company and to admonish it to
conduct its business in accordance with
international agreements.
The Railway Junction Company has
protested to the Porte against the seizure
by Bulgaria of the Belloya-V Vakarel Rail
way. The company has also asked the
intervention of the French Embassy.
Magistrate. O'Reilly of st. Johns, n.
b., fined the captains of the French
bankers Virginia and Amazon $20C
each, besides oontiscating their schooners
for violating the bait act
The journal dc 81. PeterSborg welcomes
the visit of the German Emperor and
says il is n confirmation of the policy OF
peace which the two powerful empires
are trying to consolidate.
The order for the dispatch of re- enforce
ments to the Cape has been counter
manded by English authority, owing tc
an improvement in the condition of af
fairs in Zuzuland.
Herr Won Normann, who was for Q
long time chamberlain to the late En-
peror Frederick, died yesterday a
Brunswick.
Princess Christian has gone to Berlin tc
visit the Dowager Empress Victoria,