The Washington critic., 1888-06-14
WASHINGTON CRITIC
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Important Events Of the Past Twenty
four Hours.

ne great uIuWOTluHe OF inc Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company over the
Arthur Kill was swung into position
yesterday by its chief promoter, Erastus
Wlman, who was accompanied by dele
cation of railroad officials. The draw is
one of the largest in the world being j12
feet long, allowing clear space of 200
feet on each side of the draw between the
piers. The towers are of granite and are
built upon bedrock. The structure is to
be completed by June 10. This bridge
will give to the Baltimore and Ohio and
other trunk lines access to ten miles of
water front of Staten Island. The entire
length of the bridge from shore to shore
is 500 feet and its height 30 feet. The
draw, which is operated by steam power,
alone weighs $50 tons. The total cost of
the structure is $I5O,000. Trains will pass
over the bridge in December next.
Michael Madden, p, boiler-maker OF
Daytont Ohio, is suspected OF being one
of the Delhi train robbers. Madden left
for Cincinnati last Thursday night.
Monday his friends received an anony-
nous telegram, which was sent from
Cincinnati which stated that he had
been killed Friday night and that his
body was in Illinois. The theory asso-
ciated with the report is that Madden
was the man knocked off the engine and
that bis companions got him on board of
some train and escaped to Illinois, where
he died.
The Minister of War of Hungary has
informed the. army committee that he
does not intend TO form new organiza-
tions. He desired, he said, while peace
continued, to form cadres, TO be utilized
IN the event of the mobilization of the
army, and thus place the army In posi-
ton to commence operations with greater
speed. The cost Of these preparations
would be charged in extra budget, be-
cause no one knew what would be the
state of affairs in 1880
The executive committee ofthe Irish
National League finished its business at
Cleveland yesterday. The advisability of
holding national convention was put
IN the hands of a committee ofnine. tits
likely that the convention will not be
held until January. Resolutions were
adopted renewing the assurance of iidel-
ity TO the Irish National League, and
pledges continued support to the parent
organization.
The list of casualties in the tenement
house fire In New York Tuesday night
embraced thirteen persons, among them
Gustav Berhle, the janitor, who was
jured were Christian Wiesinskie, his wife
and three children, one fatally; Thomas
Clemens and his wife, Christina Weiss,
Simon Brunder and Mrs. Julia Koonig.
An unknown man was probably fatally
injured
some tlme ago dattle' tne wire OF Hu-
win Warren, of Norway, Mich, left him
and returned to her family. Tuesday she
was ON the street, when she met her hus-
band He demanded her return to his
house. Sherefused. He at once shot her
with revolver, then picked her up, and
at the muzzle of the revolver marched
her through the streets to his house. She
will die.
DR.. John p. Pemberton, the Long
Branch physician who assaulted Clinton
w. Tayleure, the editor of the Long
Branch NetCs, was convicted at Freehold,
N. j., yesterday. The jury was out only
few minutes. Sentence was deferred at
the request of DR.. Pembertons counsel.
A clay bank in brick-yard at MenomiI
nee, Wis, cayed in yesterday, buryine
seven men under it. Two brothers
named Jansen, were taken out dead. Ole
A. Holte and Ole Heoker were fatally in
jured, and Knud Knutson, Ben. Farm
stad and Nels Swenson were badly hurt
Mrs. Sarah Belden Mitchell, who has
Just died at CorpusChristi, Texas, aged 81
years, was in youth Fulton's guest on his
first steamboat and among the dancers al
the ball and banquet wherewith De Wit
Clinton, then Governor of New York
celebrated the completion of the Ere
Canal.
Barclay Peak, who was yesterday sen
fenced to twenty years Imprisonment
made confession, in Which he claims
that his pistol was accidentally dis
charged, and that when he found the CIR
was shot he was so frightened that he ran
home and wentlto bed without saying
anything aboutit. - 1
Moses N. Gage, prominent resident
of Hyde Park, Mass, was found dead ir
his yard Tuesday. II was discovered
that he had cut his throat. A shor
time ago he went to n hospital and hat
an operation performed on his leg, and i
is supposed that his ailment influenced
him to take his life.
Henry Myers, John Olson and William
Dogger have been arrested on the charg,
of being concerned in the murder of Johr
Lowell, an old and wealthy farmer Of Il
Dorado County, Call, whose dead body
was found in well on his ranch las
week. .r--r-.
The preliminary trial of Bertha NJ
Stanley, better known as Big BERTHA
charged with obtaining money u1de
false pretenses, was concluded in Sar
Francisco yesterday. The two were helC
IN $4,000 each fortrial.
The Russian Government still persist
in refusing to take part in the exhibition
TO he held IN Paris next year. I. A purel,
private committee. has been formed will
the object Of insuring proper display o
Russian products and manufactures a
the exhibition.
s, A rabid cur in the town of Lake. nea
Chicago, Tuesday evening bit severa
children and men, besides number o
dogs and horses, before the. police. sue
ceeded in killing him. Two of tn
children bitten were terribly lacerated.
The Boston School Board has exclude,
Swinton's English history from use in th
city schools, on the ground that IL treat
the subject the doctrine of indulgence
in manner unfair and offensive TO Catho
lies,
AT Springfield. Mass, yesterday Harr
Taylor, an employe OF Forepaugh'
circus, struck an Intoxicated man name
Henry Borthwick, during the perform
ance. Borthwick was instantly killed,
The board-of trustees Of Franklin am
Marshall College, Lancaster, Pa, refuse
to accept DR.. Thomas q. Applies resigna
ton of the presidency, and he agreed !
serve another year, being relieved Of tn
discipline Of the college.
The steamer Australia, which arrive
at San Francisco Tuesday night, brougt
news that Bishop, the mind-reader, who
at Honolulu, Is a mental wreck from til
effects ofcocaine and morphine.
A dispatch from Brisbane says that
new Queensland ministry has been lorme
as follows. Premier, Mr.. Mcllwraiti
lands, Mr.. Black; mines, Mr.. Macrossar
railways, Mr.. Nelson.
The body of Colonel Kharinsky, VIII
has been missing several days, has bee
found in the suburbs of Vernoe; there
evidence that he was murdered.
At Georges, s. c., yesterday, lightnin
struch the house of Professor M. Q. Col
merit and instantly killed Miss Ann
Brown, aged %.
The hearing in the suit of Mr. Fran
Hugh O'Donnell against the Londo
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