The Washington critic., 1888-09-05
WAsHINGTON CRITIC.
NEWS nF TIE nay.
Recent Happenings OF Interest Condensed
for tho Hnstv Rcudor

stevens on account of the formers mar
rage with Mrs. Ilnmcrslcy. Mrs.
Stevcns, it is now learned from private
letter Just received at Newport from Lon
uoh, ulu hcr best to break up the match,
because She had never been particularly
IN love with the present Duchess of Mari-
borough. The letter also states that the
duchess of Marlborough proposes visit
ing New York the latter part of October.
William Flisby, I'M old colorcd man
IN philadelphia, was sentenced yesterday
TO ive years in the pcnitcntiary Tor swim
dllng. lie was in the habit of Obtaining
sums OF money ranging from 50 to $40
from colored servant girls on the false
representation that their brothers or hus-
bands were in Jail and needed help
Judge Bregy denounced his crime as be-
ing OF the moanest kind, and imposed
Ihe heaviest sentence he could give.
Frisby came to Philadelphia from Balti-
moro, and is said to have served two
years there for similar ofTcnses.
The stockholders of the Traction Com
pany of Philadelphia held their annual
meeting yesterday The report showed
receipts amounting to $2,S40, 201 .73
and expenses of 50, 734, 013.33. Prcsi-
dent kemble stated that the experiment.
of iivc-cent fares had not been finan-
cially successful. That was the reason
Tor adopting eiglt-cent exchanges.
All the members of the Slate and
Mantel Ro0fcrs Union, of New York
City, went out on strike yesterday, for
recognition of their union The strike
has been contemplated several times
this season, but il was not decided
upon until yesterday. The strikers
number about seven hundred and fifty.
Jack McAuliffe and Billy Dacey have
signed articles Tor match for 81 900
and the light weight championship.
They are to meet at 1873 pounds six
weeks from date, within 500 miles of
New York City. Dooncy Harris will
train McAulilIe and George Young will
mentor Dacey.
Emperor Francis Joseph, in an order
of the day, expresses qualification at the
bearing OF the troops on the occasion of
the review. The Emperor, accompanied
by the Crown Prince, has started for
Vienna, via Budweis, where he will in
spect the damage done by the floods.
The jury at Bangor, Me-, in the case
of A. G.. Sellon, charged with stabbing
ind killing u fellow postal clerk, Jcre-
miah Sinclair, in postal car last June,
after being out seventeen hours, reported
that they could not agree, and were dis
charged. Sellon was allowed to go un-
der $4,000 bail.
Hon. j. c. Payne, of Covington, Wyo-
ming County, N. Y, committed suicide
Monday by shooting himself in the head.
lie was u member of the Assembly from
Wyoming County several years ago.
lie had suffered from mental trouble for
three years past.
Sam Scanlan an eX-fircman, of Louis
gille, KY, while crazed by liquor, ycstcr-
lay shot his wife three times and then
shot himself. Seaman had been on
spree since his brother Jim, n race-course
man, was killed in st. Paul month ago.
Both he and his wife will die.
William Miller, private officer, of Al
egheny City, Pa, was shot and killed by
John Demmey, colored, early yesterday
morning Demmey was on his way home
from ball and claims that Miller as
)auted him with hand-billy and he shot
aim in self-defence.
telegram received in Baltimore YES
terday from Harvard College 0bserva-
toryJ announces the discovery on Sep
tember 3, by Prof Barnard, of the Lick
Observatory, Cal, of a very faint comet
I'm right ascension six hours firty-two
minutes, north declension eleven de-
grees.
William NJ Williams, one of the Shell
burne Falls (Mass.) bank robbers, who
escaped from the Franklin Jail and was
recaptured in Boston, was yesterday sem
fenced at Greenfield, Massachusetts,. to
three years in State prison.
Brakeman Cummings accident1y ran
against Brallemon Christie on q freight
train while II was passing over Pomquel
bridge, n. s., yesterday, and both fell
OIL into the treStle work and were
killed
The new Temple of Labor in Chicago,
the first building reared in the West by
organized labor, is about to be started
1t will be four stories high and will be
at the corner of Monroe and Peoria
streets.
James Shaw aged s3 years, a we'll
known and respected resident of Patcr-
son, N. j., committed suicide Monday
night by taking laudanum. No reason
is assigned for the deed
Hon, Lucius j. Hendee, for twenty
two years president of the Aetna Fire
Insurance Company, died at Hartford,
Conn, yesterday, after Il long illness,
at the age of seventy.
Emperor William desires to visit King
llumbert. II is stated that Emperor Will
ham has accepted the invitation of the
King of Sweden to join the Elk stalking
expedition in the Scand Mountains in the
autumn.
Major j. L. Jones, assistant Secretary
OF State of Georgia, and prominent
Confederate veteran, died in Atlanta,
Ga, last night, aged 4S.
Seven evicted tenants have brought
suit against the Vandelcur estate to re-
cover their holdings on the ground that
they were illegally elected.
1t is reported that King Milan intends
to divorce himself from Queen Natalie by
D royal edict sanctioned by the Sliupts-
china.
Count KalnolIy, the Austrian foreign
minister, will visit Prince Bismarck at
Friedrichsruhe shortly.
Gen. Solomon, the dcposed IIayticn
President, is in Paris lie appears i'll and
worn.
The foods in Bohemia are subsiding
To Columbus, Ohio, and Return via B
and o. IL. X.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
will sell excursion tickets to Columbus, Ohio
and return on the occasion of the G. A. II
Encampment, from September z to 10 inclu
siye, at rate Of $l275 for the round trip.
The G. A. r.. Department of the Potomac
have unanimously decided to 60 via this route
and Will leave by special train of Pullman
sleepers and day coaches IL noon, September
o. passing through imper's Ferry and Tho
beautiful scenery EN- route to Oakland by day
light AT this place stop of two hours will
be made, allowing those who may desire al
opportunity to take supper at this famou,
summer resort, resuming the Journey Mt 7.3(
and arriving at Columbus next morning.
For tickets and sleepng-car space apply a
j. and o. ticket offices, 6l0 and 1851 Pennsyl
Vania avenue, and depot,
Mrs. CleveIand's College window
An insurance man just from the ruins o
Wells College says that the walls containing
the window where President Clevelands wifi
roomed when there at school are still standing
and visitors to the spot are daily pointed on
the same, at their request [Philadelphi
Record