The Washington critic., 1888-07-23
WASHINGTON CRITIC
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Recent Events of Interest Boiled Do,
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place of old Irving Hall in New York
will be ready for opening in October. 1t
will be devoted to the higher grades of
opera bouiIe and is described as follows.
The style of architecture is to be after
that of the old German theatres, with
enough modern ornamentation to relieve
the monotony of the ancient model The
structure will be 20 feet high from the
sidewalk to the central part of the domed
roof The main entrance will be nearly
70 feet wide, with two wide exits on either
side: There will be three other exits on
the Fifteenth street side, and -four more
opening into q passageway ON the south.
eIn side of the building. All of these ex-
its open directly upon the street from the
auditorium. There will be two galleries
and ten boxes. The orchestra will con-
tain $50 seats, the first balcony 800 and
the second 400, a total seating capacity of
1850. The stage is to be 80 feet deep and
10 feet wide, and is to be fitted with an
iron fire curtain.
Detectives have been employed to
search for Alexander =. Crilly, an Allen.
town lawyer, and Dr. Perpente of Phila-
caused the death of Miss Andora Trox-
ell by criminal operation. Miss Trox-
ell was n pretty Allentown milliner, to
whom Crilly had been attentive for more
than year. About ten days ago Crilly
the name of Alexander Lennon, intro.
duced her 10 boardipg-house as his wife.
She was attended there by DR.. Perpente,
but died on Tuesday. The doctor fed
and, when the police got on Crilly's
trail, they found that he, too, had disap-
peared from Allentown. The girl be-
longcd to good family and Crilly, who
is a brother of n member of the Legisla-
ture, enjoyed lucrative practice. He
was at one time solicitor of Allentown.
At meeting of the rate committee of
the Southern Railway Passenger Associa-
ton at Atlantic City changes were made
in the schedule, by which large political
bodies will be transported from place to
place during the Presidential campaign
with far less cost than during the regular
seasons. Among the roads represented
were the Western of Alabama. the South
Carolina, the Shenandoah Valley, the
Savannah, Florida and Western, the
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac,
the Richmond and Danville the Rich
mond and Allegheny, the Atlantic Coast
Line, the Central of Georgia, the East
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia, and the
Pennsylvania Railroad.
Hoge and Murphy were in McCook,
Neb., yesterday, and convassed the sub
ject of calling the strike off. Without a
single dissenting voice the striking en-.
gineers and firemen voted to continue
~ the struggle. Hoge and Murphy went to
Denver last night. 1t is understood that
the sentiment has been practically unani-
nous along the route for continuance of
the strike. Several Brotherhood men at
McCook went to st. Joe last night to at
tend large meeting at that point.
The Cannon Ball passenger train, on
the Alabama Division of the East Tennes-
see, Virginia and Georgia Railroad, ran
through an open switch thirty miles
from Chattanooga, Tenn, Saturday. The
engine turned over and the engineer and
fireman were fatally injured. The switch
had been misplaced by two negroes, who
were caught. They confessed and were
taken to Cleveland to escape lynching.
The announcement was made on Satur-
day night that henceforth John l.. Sulli.
van would run the Doris Sullivan Circus
himself, and it will hereafter be known
as the Sullivan Circus and Combination
Sullivan believes he can make it pay.
and after settling some of his pugilistic
rivals, proposes to renounce the prize
ring for the circus rings
Some of the striking Chicago, Burling-
ton and Quincy engineers and firemen
are seeking employment in other voca-
tions. The Famous Manufacturing Com
pany, manufacturers of hay presses, put
on night force of about thirty men last
night composed almost entirely of strik-
ing engineers.
President Carnot Saturday unveiled a
monument at While, erected In COM
memoration of the Assembly of 1888,
when the Deputies of the Dauphiny
municipalities met and demanded the
restoration Of the States General. The
President conferred the decorations OF
the Legion OF Honor upon the soulptors
of the monument.
A cablegram received in Milwaukee
yesterday announces the death at Bremen,
Germany of the millionaire brewer,
Emil SchandeIn, vice.president of the
Best Brewing Company. He had been
away but month, having gone to
Europe Immediately after the Demo
craLc National Convention, to which he
was delegate.
Mr.. William O'Brien, addressing a
demonstration at Edinburgh, Saturday
said he believed that deep in the heart of
the British people was feeling of sick
ness and loathng for the endless misery
and bloodgulltiness in Ireland. The
deepest desire of the IRISH was to forgive
and forget the miserable past and to enter
upon brighter and better time.
Colonel Enos Fouratt chief of police oil
New Brunswick, n. j., died yesterday at
Orange Valley, n. D., aged 62 years He
was heutenant-colonel Of the First New
Jersey Infantry in the late rebellion, and
served with distinguished honor He
was prominent Democratic politician.
Emperor William has appointed the
Czarewitch chief of the First Westpha
lian Regiment ofthe Hussars. The En-.
peror will attend a review of the troops
on Monday, and will start from Peterhoi
on his return to Germany on Tuesday.
Mr.. Potter, radical reformer and mem
ber of Parliament for Rochdale, said at
the regular annual meeting the Golden
Club in London, Saturday, that notwth'
standing present appearances, free trade
would ultimately be accepted both al
home and abroad.
Jake Gaudaur has refused to row VIM.
O'Connor of Toronto, on the ground that
O'Connor has not sufficient reputation
O'Conpor replies by issuing challenge
to John Teemer to row for the champion.
ship of America for $1,000 a side, and the
race to be three miles with turn on any
fair course.
The Wagner festival was opened at Bay
reuth yesterday with splendid perform
dered the band of the Berlin Regiment oi
Hussats to perform chorals at the grave OF
Wagner.
The Spanish steamer Asturiano, Cap
tain Ozamiz, at Rouen, from New York
before reported on fire, had 100 barrels
of her cargo of petroleum burned. The
cargo is total loss. The Asturiano will
be docked for repairs.
John A. Logan last night telegraphed
the Cincinnati Enquirer from Youngs
town, Ohio, as follows MY mother
was quite i'll for two days, butts up anC
aroung now all right"
Mrs, Johnston, wifeo of Mr.. John Taylor
Johnston, late president of the New Jer
sey Central Railroad, died suddenly a
Bar Harbor, Me-, Friday night, Of hear
complications.
A dispatch from Three Rivers, Quebec
gives particulars of the drowning of four
teen lumbermen on the Mattawan River
while trying to cross the river at the