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The Washington critic., 1888-06-23
THE D1sTRIor GOVERNMENT.

The police census is progressing rapidly.
The first precinct, embracing the bust
ness portion of the city and lying be.
tween Sixth and Fifteenth streets and
Massachusetts avenue and B street, has
been enumerated. The entire population
of this district is 1929 There are 1868
white males, 77SG white iemales babies
born since June 1, 1887, 1l0. Total white
population, 1871. OF this number Il, 1868
are over 18 years of age, $500 between 9
and Is years and 774 under years.
The colored population Is 3,4s7-2, 7Gj
over IS years, 500 between and lS years,
l13 under 6 years, and 81 babies born
since June 1, 1887.
The First Comptroller has decided that
policemen cannot receive witness fees be-
fore court-martial.
Complaint has been received about the
alleged dangerous condition of the wooden
steps leading from New Jersey avenue to
the B. and o. depot building.
The Washington critic., 1888-06-23
Blninc Kcening Postcd.

A dispatch to the New York san from
JedbuIg, Scotland, says: "The Blaine
party is in much excitement and some
thing is expected. Cables are sent and
received constantly by Carnegie and
Blaine. The former VOWS Blaine will
take the nomination if he gets it, He be-
walls Blaine's last letter to Reid, and
says Blaine only wrote 1t because accused
of bad faith, and new candidates, Depew
and others, wrote him saying they would
not try if he meant to run. Accordingly
he let them have free field, and when
it shall become evident that they cannot
get it anyhow, he will take it himself.
There is great animation about the
Spread Eagle Tavern, where the Carne-
gle party are staying. Miss Blaine went
out to the telegraph Office at 1880 this
morning. Mr.. Blaine was up at $50. A
dozen cables have already been sent to-
day and one long cable received"
The Washington critic., 1888-06-23
AT THE HOTELs.

REV. Dn. PlArr ofNew York is at the Gb-
bitt.
CArrAIy GEORGE H. 5, TonSsy, U. 5. Az is
az the Ebbtt,
JAc9UEs FEeNo of Paris French tourist,
is at NelCkCrs,
DR, +. l.. Du HoIs, a surgeon M the U. : NJ
Is at the Ebbltt
DH. c. sumLuy CARTER of Washington. Pa
Is At the National,
Mss Ra.~lE Bmpo> OF rrcblo,, scotland
Is at the National
FRANK c. II. llIID of the BuQIlD DV1H1'
stan Is al Willurd's
CAPTAIN GEnHGu r. Hollis, L $ Consul az
Cape Town, Africa, is at the Metropolitan.
JosEpU Il, CorFrE of san Francisco and 5.
A. Beckett OF New York src al Willard.
W. Il, EVANS of New orleans and l.. "A Clrg
OF Krovillc, Tenn, are Ut the metropolitan.
BENJAMIN AwrN of Newark, y. D.. and Ei-
win II. Brown of New York are az she
Riggs,
Hoy CHARMS W BLAIR of Leayo1wortl '
leading politician OF Kansas q, It me ia.
toual
ENANuEL TEEr.cu of Grand Rapids aui A.
Matthews ana wife of New York utg A. LNo
Arlington.
Hos $ f. NEELuY eN-Mayor of La4ven.
Wizards.
Cu>nlEs +. TAYLOR, presided o. 90 wake
Forrest college, HccOmpun.ed uf hIs WHO. IH
al tine 81. dUmes.
Lous WEENEu q member of Che h,u oI
Christian MoeIltn ~ Co., brewers, OF N'NNI
natl, rs at Welckcr's
OLIVER DH>NE and John Iilns.wDlf no o-
Newark, two prominent New Jersey Ii"
yCrS, are at the Ebbitt.
MIR, And MR-. SoRN llEHREnN Alberto
Herrera and p NraOia of Havana, patty 10.
Cuban tourists, are al the Ebbiu
The Washington critic., 1888-06-23
VERDICT FOR 10000.
Damages Awarded for Falling Into an
Ash Pit.

Damages Awarded for Falling Into an
Ash Pit.
A sealed verdict giving the plaintiff
$4,000 from the Virginia Midland Rail-
road Company was opened to-day in
Judge Hagner's Court in the case of Z.
G.. Dye against the Chesapeake and Ohio,
Newport News and Mississippi Valley, the
Richmond and Danville and the. Virginia
Midland Railway companies. The case
has occupied the court for over a week.
Twenty thousand dollars damages was
claimed for injuries caused by a fall into
an ash pit on the railroad track.
lie purchased ticket from this city to
Sweet Chalybeate Springs, Va, and was
told that a solid train left at ii p. M,
which would take him through without
change. He took the train, and short
distance beyond Charleston found that he
should have changed cars at that place.
He was advised by the conductor to walk
back. The train was stopped, and he
started in the direction of Charleston.
On his way he fell into an ash-pit, which
he could not see, owing to the darkness,
and had his leg broken, beside sustain
ing other injuries, and lay there till morn
ing.
During the trial the case was dismiss ed
as to the G. and O. on a plea that they
were not doing business here at that time
and as to the Newport News and Vir-
ginia Midland as no connection could be
shown. A verdict for the defendant was
rendered as to the Richmond and Dan
vile Railroad Company.
Shellabarger & Wilson represented
Dye; Mr.. Worthington, the Richmond
and Danyille Railroad; General VII.
loughby, the Newport News and &, and
o., and Messrs. Staples Il Hunton, the
Nirrinia Midland,
The Washington critic., 1888-06-23
.RIoinc Runninr Easy

Attherooms of one orthe bools-makers,
who are giving odds against the coudt-
dates to-day while the ballots were being
taken the telegraph operator evidently a
Blaine man, who Is accustomed to
describing horse races, described the re-
suit briefly 20. follows.
uThey fc OF sherman i'm the lead,
Mckinley left at the post, Gresham Sec
uud. Dcpew, third Alger fourth the
other, well up. sherman at the quarter.
Alger. second Filter and Hawley broke
down. sherman at threcquayJers, with
Harrison and Allison coming up, they ne
all whipping, Blaine running easy
The Washington critic., 1888-06-23
NO MORE CROSS SIGNALS.
An Order OF Importance to All Lake
and Seaboard Pilots.

An Order of Importance to All Lake
and Seaboard Pilots.
The recent collision between the yacht
Clean and the steamship Joppa, in which
Mr.. T. Harrison Garrett lost his life, has
called forth a circular from the super
vising inspector of steam vessels in
which he cautions all pilots to adhere
strictly to rules l to 8 inclusive of the
pilot instructions for lakes and seaboard.
The circular states that there is no au-
thority for what has become technically
known among pilots as ''cross.signals;''
that is answering one whistle by two
and answering two whistles with one.
"In all cases and under all circum-
stances, states the circular, "when a
pilot receiving either Of the whis-
tie signals provided in the rules
which, for any reason, he deems IN.
iudicious to comply with, instead of
answering it with cross signal, as is so
much the custom to do, it is his impera-
tive duty to at once give the alarm signal
whistle and at once slow his engine and
reduce speed to bare steerage way, and
the opposing vessel Immediately on hear
ing the alarm signal whistle should also
slow down and stop, if necessary, till the
danger of collision is passed"
The Washington critic., 1888-06-23
QUICK WORK.
How the "Critic" Has Distancod All
Its Contemporaries.

The people in Washington want all the
news from Chicago and want IL promptly
The CRITIc recognized this fact and has
supplied the public with fresh news 80
promptly that every one has been aston.
ished at the enterprise shown. A wire
runs from the Convention Hall into THE
CRITGC editorial rooms, and through the
promptness of the United Press reporters
at the other end of the line, the proceed
ings are flashed over the wires without O
seconds delay. AT this end of the line
the reports are cut up into small takes
and. rushed into type by a large corps Of
rapid COmpOstOrs.
The consequence Is that yesterday THE
CmTrc issued an extra" giving the first
ballot in detail and appeared on the
street twenty-seyen minutes in advance of
any other paper. To-day even better
time was made. THECRGTtC's first extra
edition, giving the fourth ballot by States.
was on the street thirty minutes ahead Of
its leisurely contemporary, which when
it finally appeared gave merely the totals,
THE CnITIC then proceeded to outdo itself
by issuing n second extra" giving the
details of the fifth ballot and announcing
that recess had been taken. Then its
contemporary Withdrew, disguised, from
the field, and the waiting public de-
pended wholly on Tue CRITIC for their
information,
The bulletin service Of the United Press
from the Convention Hall has been for
the past three days both instantaneous
and exhaustive. One second after the
development of a State ballot, or the total
of the ballots of all the States, or any
incident of interest in the Convention
Hall, the information was in the edi-
torial rooms of THE CRTTGC. United Press
operators here copied the information
from the special system of wires at sew
eral convenient points in the corridors
surrounding the Hall of Representatives
reached Republican and Democratic
members by the alert messenger boys,
who rushed in with the bits of white
paper bearing the legend of the United
Press.
The Washington critic., 1888-06-23
HcId for tho Grand Jury.

James Moore, the colorcd burglar who
was arrested by Detectives Mahon and
Carter, was arrWgned in the Police Court
this morning charged with housebreak,
ing on the 22d and oath Of last month,
pleading uilty 10 the latter charge but
he didn't steal no blue clos" He was
sent 10 the grand jury unlorSl, 900 bonds.
When he pleaded guilty he told the court
that Inc was not alone.
I'm conversation with a CErUc reporter,
he said that a friend named sullivan went
with him ON the 23i, but that another
man helped him rob the house on the
2ltN.
The Washington critic., 1888-06-23
FIRE In CHICAGO.
a Number of Persons Narrowly Es
cape Death.

A Number of Persons Narrowly Es-
cape Death.
CHICAGO, June 23.--At l:3O this morn
ing fire, which originated in a Chinese
laundry in the basement Of No. 2i03
Wentworth avenue, and burned through
the first floor of the building before be-
ing discovered, came very near causing
the death of a number of persons George
Wisner kept candy store in the front or
the first floor and his family in the rear,
and they were saved with difficulty
On the floor above the smoke aai
densely gathered and the iiremcn took
from there, down the ladders. fifteen
persons, several of them IN an UncOu-
scious condition; includlnga Mrs Hunt,
her son and three roomers, and Constant
Holstrom, his wife and six children
Holstrom jumped through a skylight,
and his family were rescued in an UnCOn-
scious condition by the firemen and taken
to neighboring drugstore and restored
One of the children, six months Old, will
prObably die
The Washington critic., 1888-06-23
TWO MORE BALLOTS.
A Decided Gain for Harrison Fol.
lowed by a Drop.
SHERMAN ON THE WANE.
The Convention Takes q Recess
Until 4 o'clock.
,ocial to TIr WAsnIyaroY Cnrr1o.

Special to TIE WASHINGTON CRrTIC.
CHICAGO, June 23.--The ways of the
politician are past finding out Chaos
and confusion prevails. Whooping and
yelling has for the time being given way
to intrigue, manipulation and combine.
The situation resembles q convention of
rse-trading jockeys dickering for per-
sonal advantages. Every change in the
situation is the result of a new deal. The
demoralized condition Of the convention
is owing to the total absence of brainy,
influential leaders.
There is not one leader of national rep
utation in the vast assemblage. Cleve-
land holding up his party by the seat of
its breeches and voting it solid at st.
Louis is in marked contrast with the
dire confusion which prevails here, owing
to the want of leadership and the fact that
the situation is controlled by cross.road
trading politicians.
Since the adjournment last evening the
dickering leaders of the factions have
been busy intriguing and forming COM
binations. The most important secret
Conclave didn't adjourn till nearly 3
o'clock this morning. What will be the
conclusion no man or set of men can
foretell. The result of each ballot may
cause new deals and combinations. The
fluctuations of the balloting will indicate
the trading going on. The grand old
party sadly needs boss.
The principal caucus, which lasted
nearly all night, agreed to permit two or
three ballots in convention this forenoon
and then adjourn until 3o'clock p. m.
The combine is now trying to defeat
Harrison's chances.
The genius of combination seems to
prevail, and agree to unite and hit any
head which becomes too prominent.
It's a sort Of Donnybrook far and is
the great Republican Slaughter-house
! Convention. II. X.
The Washington critic., 1888-06-23
THE ARMY AND NAVY.

Army 0rders.-First Lieutenant Her
bert j. Slocum, Seventeenth Cavalry, re-
lieyed from duty at Jefferson Barracks
and ordered to Join his troop. Leave of
Captain James NJ. Bell, Seventh Cavalry,
extended one month. Colonel Henry NJ
La2elle, Twenty.third,. granted two
months Leave First Lieutenant john
Pope, ir., First Artillery, granted three
months leave. Second Lieutenant Adel-
bert Cronkhite, Fourth Artillery, relieve
from duty at Artillery School, Fort Mon
roe, Va, and ordered TO Join his battery;
First Lieutenant Il. II. Bates, Eighteenth
Infantry, to Sioux City, Iowa, on tem-
porary inspection service; Second Lieu.
tenant II. s. Cole Third Infantry, report
assignment to duty there; Major Merritt
Barber, assistant adiutant general, report
to Major General Howard at San Fran
cisco on official business Captain G. w.
Miner, Twenty-second Infantry fort
Totten, d. IT,, detailed as inspector of
Indian supplies at Devils Lake Agency,
d. T., vice Captain Edmund Rice, Fifth
Infantry, relieved; Captain Charles Bent
zoni, Twenty-fifth Infantry Fort Shaw,
ID. III detailed as inspector of Indian
supplies at the Blackfeet Agency, NJ; T.,
vice Captain G, W. II. Stoueh, Third
Infantry, relieved.
Naval Orders. .--Ensign Joseph l.. Jane,
10 the Atlanta, June 26; Assistant Pay
master H. r. Sullivan, as assistant to the
general storekeeper, Kittery Navy. Yard;
Naval Cadet Philip Andrews, to the Coast
Surveys Medical director Michael Brad
ley, to examination for promotion;
Surgeon Edward Kershner, to duty at
the Marine Rendezvous, New York, June
30; Surgeon j Rufus Tryon. from the
Marine Rendezvous, New York, and
ordered as attending physician to officers
and their families in the city of New
York; Passed Assistant Surgeon Rufus
McCarty, from the Naval Hospital, Chel-
sea, Mass, and ordered TO the Yantic;
berger, from special duty in New York,
attending officers and their families, and
ordered to the receiving,ship Minnesota;
Assistant Surgeon Isaac w. Kite, from
the Yantic and ordered to the Richmond.
The Washington critic., 1888-06-23
Real Estate Sales.

Mr.. George Truesdell has sold a big
ock of lots at lexington, Mr.. George
Eileen bought three lots for $3.50; II. q.
billiamson took twelve of them for
1868; G. J. 0rtlipp took two lots for
,433, Nathan Chappelle, four for Si,S37
nd Il. 4. Joyner, one for Sl,6l7
MIR Thomas d. Waggaman has sold
Iithenne w. Myers u piece OF property
I Woodley Park for Sll ,35S.
, Whitaker & Jordan, real estate agents,
ave sold for the owners, Walter &
alker, lots 10, II, is and 80, corner of
Eighteenth and East Capitol streets, for
[ QOO
The Washington critic., 1888-06-23
Arraigned in Court.

Moses Brent, the colored boy charged
with the murder of Charles Parker, was
arraigned in the Criminal Court this
morning and entered plea of not guilty,
1t is alleged that ou June he struck Par
ker with piece of brick, causing his
death on the Sd. He is represented by
Joseph Shillington.
Albert Dodson, colored, was also ar
raigned, charged with the murder of
Oscar Washington by beating him on
March 81, causing his death on April g..
A plea Of not guilty was entered.
The Washington critic., 1888-06-23
MRS. o'NEILLs DEATH.
Motion for New Trial for johnson
withdrawn,


Withdrawn.
The motion for new trial in the case
of James Johnson, convicted with a
recommendation tomercyl of manslaugh-
ter in causing the death of Catherine
O'Neill by running over her, was with
drawn the Criminal Court this morn
ing by his counsel, Frank Gloss, and APP
plication made for Il suspension of SEN
fence. A petition was presented to the
Court asking that this course be taken,
signed by number Of wcll.known men
In business with JohnsOn-the butcher
business.
Letters from eight OF the twelve jurors
who tried the case, asking that this course
be taken, were read. The petition states
thatthe affair was no more than an un-
fortunate accident, and he had been three
months in Jail pending trial.
Judge Montgomery said that 1t would
be unjust to the community to suspend
sentence and concluded to impose a fine
ofSlCO and ten days i'm Jail m default Of
payment, sixty days additional,
The Washington critic., 1888-06-23
APoIiocman Assaulted.

Tuesday night :Otlicer MoLuoas ar
rested disordorly woman at negro pic
mic near the Boundary, and about hun
dred of her friends tired to hustle the
policeman and rescue the woman. In de-
Tending himself McLucas smashed ne
gro man named Robert Johnson on the
head, knocking him senSeless and intlict-
ing scalp wound. The officer was be-
fore the Police Court this morning for it
hnt the Cnse was dismissea
The Washington critic., 1888-06-23
Charged with Manslaughtor.

Mrs. Marion Scaggs, a handsome
londe of perhaps % years, was in the
olioe Court TO answer the charge of man
laughter,
The two principal witnesses for the
'rosecution were two boys, William and
Slarles Smithmyer, who watched the
liable. MIR. Smithmyer once had some
Iouble with Mr.. Scaggs who tried to
i've him arrested, Judge Miller dis.
hSsed the case.
The Washington critic., 1888-06-23
writ of Hebcas Corrus.

A writ Of habeas corpus, returnable
Tuesday, was ordered to issue, by Judge
Montgomery to-day, in the petition Of
Robert Henault, flied by W. T., William
son, TO take possession of Cora Littlelord,
under indictment for adultery Heuault
is her uncle and alleges that she is un-
lawfully detained in the house of Charles
ONeal, at 1913 Ninth street southwest
and that She was tor long time In Balti-
more without her consent and without
authority of law. The girl is li years
old and is one of the principal witnesses
for the Government in the case of Thomas
A. littlefOrd and Margaret GriiliN,
The Washington critic., 1888-06-23

am for Gresham and | said So al
ways express my opinions. No one had
any right to complain. said nothing
against any candidate. / SIMPLY ex-
pressed the hope that Gresham might be
nominated. If anybody objects that is
becnnse he rs for somebndY elsn.n
The Washington critic., 1888-06-23
Chnrgen With Assalllt.

John Lewis was in the Police Court
yesterday charged with an assault on
one Fuller. lie told fairy story of an
attack on himself by Fuller, and this
morning he came into court with the
witnesses as to his side of the story and
every particular, AS result Lewis got
II months and % days,
The Washington critic., 1888-06-23
The Prize Pictnres.

Our readers are reminded that the
oks close at o'clock p, m. of Monday
5xt, and all competitors for the Langtry
gd Theo pictures must present their
llrkish Cross-Cut Cigarette boxes before
'8t time. BE careful to inolose your
dress in full, with number OF boxes re-
|rned. KnOx's Express will commence
Illyery OF pictures on the 26th instant TO
Qse residing in this city.
The Washington critic., 1888-06-23
PiscatoriaI Gossip.

Major Kirby and Colonel Ferris took
an afternoon oil yesterday and went fish
ing near the second lock, just above the
feeder-dam, on the Potomac, Colonel
Ferris after dallyng with the linny tribe
for several hours, succeeded in catching a
cobacco-box. Major Kirby was more sue
cessful. He returned to the city with q
ax-pound bass and ten catfish. Mr.. Paul
Wolf loses bottle of wine on the Major 5
The Washington critic., 1888-06-23
Sherman Men Fighting.

CHICAGO, June 23.-In special to the
World, Ballard Smith says: At o'clock l
learn, on authority which consider abso-
lutely unquestionable, that the Sherman
support is in consultation now, and if tits
decided that he cannot be nominated will
throw every vote it can control to Allison
ON the first or second ballot.
The Washington critic., 1888-06-23
Rlaine the Man

CHICAGO, June 23.-The Nail this after
noon says: Chauncey N. Depew has just
stated that Blaine will be nominated
tins afternoon, Mr.. Depew said that the
deal had been arranged and would be
consummated without hitch.
The Washington critic., 1888-06-23
The Cut Telephone Wires.

The Commissioners and their attorney
ID conference to-day concerning the
caring of the injunction case in connec-
pn with the telephone wires which were
on Wednesday.
The Washington critic., 1888-06-23
Twenty Engineer Cadets. = The

Senate bill restoring twenty graduates Of
the classes of 1881 and 1882 of the Naval
academy to the navy as assistant eMgi-
Reers was passed in the House yesterday.
The twenty rank on the naval register as
cadet engineers. An act passed August
IS, 1882, reducing the number of officers
In the navy, was held by Secretary
chandler to apply to them, but the SUI
Iy"eme Court held differently and
cretary Whitney restored them
= the position of cadet engineers.
fThe names of the twenty are: Gustave
Kammerling, Kenneth McAlpine, w. s..
dewitt G. Redgrave, Robert Stewart, w.
w. White, b. Q. Sampson, Solon Arnold,
M. A. Anderson, Albert Morltz, 9. G..
Willis, f. II. Conant II. G. Leopold, Il.
B. Higgins, w. B. Day, ]. Q. Leonard,
w. 7. Winchell and Andrew McAllister.
The Washington critic., 1888-06-23
Accident on thc Erlc.

CUBA, n. y, June 23,-As train No. 8,
the "Thuuderbolt, on the Erie was near
ing Whitetown switch early this morn
ing, il collided with freight train going
East and was thrown into ditch. Engl-
neer Trask was killed and the fireman
and a brakeman were very seriously in
fnral
The Washington critic., 1888-06-23
A Wrong Idea.

CHICAGO, June 23.--There seems to he
a notion ahoat that the full vote of dele
cations is always recorded. This is not
so. lfdelegates are not in their seats and
their alternates have not relieved them in
regular form, the votes of the delegations
thus situated are reduced by the circum-