The Washington critic., 1888-08-30
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Az a meeting of the Democratic clubs in
kichmond last night IL was decided to have
meeting OF all the clubs I'm the State October
"a, during the exposition. An invitation is to
be extended TO President Cleveland and his
Wito to be present and review the procession
ON this occasion. The President has partly
promised to visit the city one day during the
exposition, and the managers OF the clubs hope
NO can make it convenient to so time his visit
as TO be there on the day Of the parade Of the
Democratic clubs
IL is stated upon the authority of an official
OF the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Poto-
mac Railroad that engineers are surveying a
route by which that road can 90 into Rich
mond without using the connection between
Elba Station and the Union depot. Part Of
the line passes through a thickly-settled por-
uon OF Richmond, aud Is greatly objected to
by the people in that section. The City
Council recently adopted resolution limiting
the time to 1890 in which steam shall be used
IN this connection of road.
Fred Gebhard, who was supposed to have
gone to Europe last Saturday, was seen
promenading with Mrs. Langtry in Brooklyn
yesterday, The two, 1t is said, will sail on
the Etruria on Saturday.
Mrs. Brooks and Miss Brooks, mother and
sister OF Hugh M. Brooks, alias Maxwell, who
was recently hanged at st. Louis, sailed for
Liverpool yesterday on the steamship Britain
nlc OF tne White Star Line. 1t was on this
vessel they took passage to this country.
The death is announced of Harvey Bapbufn
Lane, formerly OF New York, ut Saratoga. He
was for many years professor of Greek in the
NhAeyan University, at Middletown, Conn,
whore he will be buried on Friday.
Sir Charles Tupper has been made baronet
Minister West has been given the Grand Cross
Of the Order of St. Michael and st. George
and Messrs. Thompson, Winter and BeTne
lnVn II mi 4 - a..
Same order. These honors have been con-
terred in recognition Of the services rendered
by the recipients as members of the Fisheries
Commission
The wholesale fruit dealers of Montreal
nave formed combination to import a cer-
!ain number OF carloads of peaches direct
from the growers In Delaware, instead of from
dealers in New York, as heretofore, thus saw
Ing the commission of the New York dealers
luis scheme Is throught by some TO be a move
toward corner in the general fruit Market
and If the peach combination works well q
combination on oranges, apples, pears and
other fruit may be expected.
AT meeting of the members of the
Pickett's Association last night In Rich
mond, it was decided to unveil the
monument to be erected in Hollywood, over
the grave of General Pickett, the hero OF
Gettysburg, on October5. General Eppa
Hunton was selected as the orator of the oc-
as chief marshal. An invitation was directed
TO be sent to Mrs Pickett aud her son.
The British Court of Inquiry, which has
been investigating the causes of the recent col
lison in the San Francisco Bay between the
steamers Oceanic and the City of Chester,
state that the collision can only be attributed
to the fact that the Chester was caught in a
strong tide, which forced her across the
Oceanic's bows.
The Alaska Commercial Company's steamer
Bt, Paul arrived at San Francisco Yesterday,
having 100000 seal skins. This is the seasons
catch on st. George and st. Paul islands. She
also had number of other skins and furs,
The value of the entire cargo being estimated
at S2,000,0O0. The revenue cutters Tbetis and
Bear, at last reports, were in the Arctic, and
all on board were well.
1t is estimated that 5000 persons attended
lhe interstate exhibition at Williams Grove,
Pa, yesterday. Addresses were delivered by
prominent grangers
Mrs. Mary Charlick Hume, wife Of Profes-
Tor h. w. Hume, who is well-known in lit er-
lry circles, dropped dead while preparing to
oathe in the surf at Good Ground, l.. L.,
Tuesday. The deceased was sixty years of
age.
General Master Workman Powderly has
written letter to the members of the order
saying that he has been informed of des
perate attempt to smother the testimony
nrges the members to use their influence with
their Congressman TO have the report pub
lished before the election.
Sir w. A. White and the Count of Montello
The English and French ambassadors, have
made collective demand upon the Porte tC
sign the Suez Canal convention. In doing Sc
they call attention to the fact that all the grea
powers have adhered to the convention.
Five undred dervishes attacked an Egyp
tian 4 near Wady Halfa and captured por
tion lit. The Egyptians received reinforce
mems from Wady Hafa and finally succeeded
In driving out the dervishes, killing more thar
100 of them. The Egyptian loss was sixteeI
killed and twenty-seven wounded.
An official report Of the present Hungarian
harvest places the yield of wheat at 3S, 100, ,00
metercentners, against 100000 in 1887.
A retired German officer, named Hohen
burg, a teacher of languages, was arrested a
Nice Yesterday in the act of posting Lobe
cartridge.