The Washington critic., 1888-09-25
WASHINGTON CRITIC.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Recent Happenings of Interest CoDdense
for IIasty Reading.

Recent Happenings of Interest Condemned
for IIasty Reading.
Mrs. Amelic Rivcs-Chanler is Mt the
BrevOort House In New York She was
interviewed as to her programme yes
to-day, and said she and her husband
would leave here tomorrow for RolSeby,
on the Hudson. AFTER short stay at
kokeby, we shall go TO my home in Vir-
gina FOR two-months' visit, and shall
then leave for Paris where we are to
pass the winter. l am going to try to
illustrntc my Uwn works in the future,
and this winter shall study drawing and
painting under some master in Paris.
Some time ago | drew sketch of one
of my hcroincs, but the publishers
wouldn't use it because, they said, tho
face was too refined. They wouldn't
accept my idea of my creation, but had
somebody else draw what they called
more rugged face. 1 shall study hard
in Paris, and hope TO be able to hereafter
draw my own sketches OF my own char
acters. OF course L shall keep on with
my writing"
The North-bound passenger train on
the Arkansas Pass Road was wrecked
near Bcrne, Tex, Sunday The engine
ran over COW On an cmbanl1mcnt and
one passenger coach was dcrailed, rolling
over and down the embanliment. Mrs
Mary G. Long was killed outright: her
son Edward was seriously injured, as
were other passengers.
At Chicago, yesterday, Wallert John
son, who has been of unsound mind for
ten years, stabbed his aged mother twice
IN the throat, and then hanged himself
He was cut down and resuscitated, and
seemed to have recovered from his de-
montia, having no recollection of the att
tack on his mother.
Patrick Lynch and Nellie Driscoll
went to Coney Island Sunday, and re-
turning to Brooklyn registered at the
Willow House as man and wife. Yes
terday morning they were found dead
IN bed, having been suilocated by gas,
which Lynch had either blown out or
not fully turned Off.
Lewis Davis, charged with numbering
David Miller and awaiting trial at Cuba,
Mo-, was taken from Jail by mob early
Sunday morning and hanged to the limb
OF an oak tree Immediately over tho
grave of Pat. Wallace who was lynched
Tor the murder of the Logan family.
VIM. Syms. baggagemdster on the
night express on the Fort Wayne Road,
was found dead in the express car yes
terday on the arrival of the train at
Alliance, o.. from Chicago, with bull
let wound in his head and revolver
lying by his side
Officer John III. WeinlSc. of Chicago,
on Saturday had u bullet removed from
the back of his head which had been
there since the Haymarkct riot. May a,
1885. The bullet had been flattened
into shape resembling horseshoe
The Prince of Wales yesterday visited
Emperor Francis Joseph at Vienna. The
Emperor returned the call. Mr.. Law
ton, the United States Minister, passed
an hour with the Prince of Wales in the
afternoon.
Seventeen peasants have been sem
tenced to death in Kasan for killing
three policemen during % riot The
trouble arose from dispute over the
ownership of land.
The British troops have made an at
tack upon the advanced positions of the
Thibetans at Tuhola and Nimla. The
Thibetans fed. The British troops sus-
tanned no loss.
Avery Gardner. an old man of eighty
five years. committed suicide by hang.
ing himself in Richville. st. Lawrence
County. N. Y. Sunday.
A London rumor says Sir Lionel Sack
vile West, British Minister at Washing
ton, will be transferred to st. Peters
burg.
King Leopold of Belgium will send
. strong expedition to search for Stan
ley.
Ten vessels have been wrecked in a
hurricane in Algoa Bay. The loss of
life was small.
The remains of Marshal Bazaine were
buried yesterday in the San Justo Gene
terry, near Madrid