The Washington critic., 1888-05-12
NEWS OF TILE Day.


John Brandt, brakeman, aged 80, Of
Harrisburg, was killed at Leaman Place,
near Lancaster, Pa, yesterday, by falling
from his car.
A. J. Bryant, ex-Mayor of San Fran
cisco, was attacked with vertigo on q
ferry-boat yesterday, and fell into the bay
and was drowned.
DR.. Il. Stone Virgins predicts an earth
quake in California between now and
October, saying it will move across the
Pacific from Asia.
Sixteen of Quantrell's old band of
guerullas held reunion at Blue Springs,
Mo. yesterday. When the roll was
called it was learned that seventeen more
of the band were living, among them the
famous Frank James.
A dispatch from Lexington. KY, says:
. "The noted stallion Leonatus, 6 years, by
Longfellow, dam Somper Felix, BY
Phaeton, was sold Thursday to CLAW &
Woodford of the Runnymade stud, Bour-
bon County, for $780,"
George s. SHnson, assistant internal
revenue agent of the New York district
died at st. Vinoents Hospital, of pneu-
monia, yesterday, after two hours illness.
He was a nephew of James G.. Blame,
and was appointed ten years ago.
Thomas II. Murray, a lh1eman of the
Brush Electric Light Company, was in
an electric shock from WIRE He was
standing in window of a building ut the
time the accident happened, and it is sup.
posed he cut the wire, supposing it to be
"dead" whereas the electric current was
running through IL.
Ann ODelia Diss Debar was brought
into court in New York yesterday, and
on motion of her counsel, the date Of her
trial ON the charge OF conspiracy and
fraud was fixed for May 23. Her lawyer
Mr.. John ID. Townsend, surprised the
court by frankly affirming that he had
been retained to defend the Diss Debar
woman by Mr.. Luther II. Marsh.
In Utica, N. Y, last night, a broken
wire hung from an electric light WIRE, and
several young men standing around
dared each other to touch it. Thomas
q short stick. Immediately, so his com
panions say, he seemed to be drawn
toward the suspended wire and then he
fell down. He died in few minutes.
Clarence Scudder, 90 years of age,
student at Rutgers College, New.Bruns-
wick, N. j., in making n high Jump in
the gymnasium yesterday, kicked off the
ton. As Scudder came down he fell
upon the sharp point of the bar, which
| entered his rectum, and was forced up
wards twenty inches. 1t required the
united strength of two men to withdraw
it. He cannot live. He was son of
Rev. DR.. Jared Scudder German Re-
formed missionary in India.
The American Medical Association
held its final session in Cincinnati yester-
day. The following were appointed to
represent the association at the meeting
ofthe British Medical Association next
year at Edinburgh, Scotland r. II.
Plummer, San Francisco; II. Il. Kelly,
Philadelphia; N. S. Davis Chicago; w.
ii. Myers, Fort Wayne; A. Il. Hoadlev,
Chicago; f. i. Waxham, Chicago; Alex.
McAllister, Camden, N. j.; j. ]. CHS
holm, Baltimore; A. X. Steele Chicago
]. V. Shoemaker, Philadelphia; s. ].
Jones, Chicago; ]. Il. Owens, Chicago; Il.
Cutter, New York; L. A. Sayre, New
York; j. B. Hamilton, Washington, d.
| O.; G. G. Vaughan, New York. Ad-
iourned to meet in Newport, Il. l., June,
1880.
Lightning Rod and Electric Work.
Speaking Tubes fitted; Iron Safes repaired.
j. II. KUEnLING, 1919 Penn. ave.
On. KINo's SYSTEM for fitting spectacles TO
| the eyes, at TAPpAN's GOi 9th st, n. w,