The Washington critic., 1888-06-16


trip from London to Chicago, being the
first steamship to clear from n British
port for an inland American port. She
sailed from London, May %, with a cargo
of Portland cement, and IL is expected
she will arrive at Chicago within n week,
thus making the entire sailing time less
than month.
Rafael Tete, the Italian laborer who
was convicted of murder In the second
degree at Long Island City Thursday for
the killing of Henry Brown, fellow
workman, at Port Washington, March 15,
was arraigned yesterday before Judge
Cullen, in the Queens County court of
oyer and Terminer, and was sentenced to
State prison for life.
AT 1t:30 o'clock Thursday night two
masked men entered Barber Il Bur-
lingame's refinery at Attleboro, Mass,
bound the watchman, Isaac Lord, and
his little boy, broke Off the door of the
safe and departed with the contents. Mr..
Burlingamo says there is q large loss,
the amount Of which will be reported
later.
The Augustana Synod of the Swedish
Lutheran Churches of the United States
has begun two weeks meeting at Gales
burg, Ill. The sermon was preached by
the Rev o. Olson of the Augustana Cof-
lege. Twenty-eight ministerial candi-
dates were examined ana accepted.
There are not less than 800 preachers
and other delegates present.
The committee of the French Chamber
OF Deputies yesterday passed resolution,
on the motion of Frederick Passy, to en-
ter INTO perpetual treaty with the United
States for the settlement by arbitration of
disputes that may arise between this
country and France. M. Passy Is presl-
dent of the international League of Peace
At Excelsior Springs, Mo-, Thursday,
Horatio Hatfield, aged u, shot. Thomas
j.. Allen, aged 10, through the right lung
with rifle, intlicting q mortal wound.
The boys had quarreled about two weeks
ago, and Hatfield had repeatedly threat
ened to kill Allen.
Mary N. Prescott authoress and poet,
died Thursday night at Newburyport,
| several prominent magazines and wrote
many children's stories. Shewas a sister
of Harriet Prescott SpofIord.
Colonel w. T. Forbes, secretary of the
Sub-Tropical Exposition, died at Jackson
| VILE Fla, Yesterday. He served during
the war under Generals Mcclellan, Burn
side and Grant, and went to Florida in
| 1880.
Lawyer Townsend yesterday began the
summing up for the defense in the trial
of the Diss De Bars in New York. He de-
clared that Luther X. Marsh had but one
object in life and that was to perpetuate
the faith he accepted as spiritual truth
and it was not for a jury to put the stamp
of ialsity upon it.
At a cabinet council held in Paris
Thursday, NJ. Viette, Minister of Agrcul-
ture, submitted proposition to prohibit
the sale of saccharne as sugar, and to
! place tax on it proportionate with that
| on sugar.
Marshall Hall, Favorite Resort.
A pleasant resort near the city is q
blessing to thousands of our citizens
women and children rs well as men
who need brief periods of relief from the
hot pavements and heat of the city gen.
orally.
Marshall Hall, 10 miles down the Poto-
mac, isa most charming resort to spend q
few hours. 1t has grassy lawn of many
acres and an abundance of shade fur
| nished by Gts venerable trees with their
broad branches dense with foliage. An
excellent dinner can be had, and an
abundance of amusements are provided
for the young people as well as for older
ones. Colonel Joe. G. McKibben, the
proprietor in charge, insures hospitable
welcome and the best of attention.
An important and attractive feature of
a visit to Marshall Hall is the cool and re-
freshing trip ON the Potomac on board
the steamer Corcoran, commanded by the
venerable Neptune, Captain l.. l.. Blake
The steamer Corcoran leaves from
Seventh street wharf on week days at 10
o'clock a. M, returning at p. M, by
which trips visitors can have two hours to
enjoy themselves at Marshall Hall.
Tomorrow, and on future Sundays of
the season, the steamer Corcoran makes
two trips TO Marshall Hall, leaving
Seventh street wharf at 1880 a. m. and
2:30 p. m, returning at 2 and 1880 p. m.