Evening journal., 1888-05-30
General New. of the Morning.

general News OF the mOrntng.
General Sheridan continues to improve.
Emperor Frederick's condition continues
to be favorable.
John Bright is much better and his ply
sicians are confident Of his recovery.
James g. Blaine was better yesterday
and he took drive In the Bois In the even
ing.
Sir Thomas Henry Grattan Esmonds
sailed for home on the Guiou line steamer
Alaska.
Lieutenant General Sheridan was made
full general yesterday. Senator Sauls-
bury OF this state voted against him.
President Cleveland reached New York
city last evening. He to-day reviewed the
@. A. r parade from the Madison Ave.
grand stand.
The condition Of the Emperor OF Brazil,
/ who is at Milan, Is unchanged. He Is
greatly prostrated and his departure from
Milan has been postponed.
By vote OF 81 yeas to 40 nays the Pres
byterian Assembly at Baltimore adopted
yesterday the report OF the committee on
organic union with the Northern Church,
4 which says the obstacles which have here
tofore appeared against organic union have
! not been removed, and 1t ia deemed best for
the Southern Church to remsin separate.
The victims OF Monday nights terrible
gasoline explosion at the grocery store Of
Charles K. Sellers, at Frederick, Md, were
resting quietly yesterday, though the most
seriously hurt suffered much pain ct times
from their burns as well as from the cuts
inflicted by broken glass and bricks when
the front OF the building fell and the win
dows we're blown out. No bodies were
found yesterday.
Charles Gehring. favorite son Of the mil
lIonaire brewer, Charles E. Gehring, OF
Cleveland, o.. after a debauch OF more
than a week ended his own life yesterday
in q room Of the International Hotel. New
York city. He had engaged a room last
Saturday for himself and the woman who
was the first to make the discovery OF his
death. The entry on the register
was "John Harvey ana wife, San
dusky, or About 2S0 o'clock yester,
day afternoon the woman left tn,
hotel for an hour, and on her return shs
found Gehriug dying from the result OF two
knife wounds in the heart. He was taker
to Chambers Street Hospital. where b,
died He said that he had killed himself
because he was tired OF the world and
wanted rest. he admitted that the woman
was not bis wife. Thomas Reynolds OF thii
city, formerly clerk at the European Hotel
is now clerking at the International ant
was FIRST epprised Of Gshring's suicide
Tie young woman's name is Gertie Prother
At Yesterdays session at New York o
OF the Methodist General Conference thl
newly-elected bishops were consecrated
: The name Of the Frcedmen's aid Society
after a somewhat heated discussion. wa
changed By the addition OF the words ''an'
Southern Educational Society," Senate
, Warner Miller moved that the conferspc
attend in body to-day on the memoirs
services at General Grants tomb. whic
was unanimously carried. Daring Senate
Miller's eulogy on the dead general, Mr.
Grant, who sat in Mrs. Seymour's box, wa
visibly affected, rs was many others Of th
1900 women present The last hour CT th
session was taken up by discussing Oh
place where episcopal residences should
located. DR.. Olin, chairman Of the con
mittee having the matter in charge, re-
commended the selection OF the followin
pisces: New York, Boston, Weshiugtol
Buffalo. Cincinnati. Coyinaton, Chats
nooga. New Orleaus, Chicago, Minneapol
or st. Paul; st. LouiS. Topeka, Denvs
: San Francisco or Los Angeles; Omaha {
Lincoln; Texas and Portland, Oregon. D
Neely moved to substitute Philadelphia Il
Portland. which, after much discussion
q was done