The Washington critic., 1888-06-29
WA GTON CRITIC
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Important Events OF the Past Fort
pfrht HouYs

Chambers, directow of the Nashville
School of Fine Arts, pronounced II un-
deniably an original by Correggio or some
one under the influence of that master.
Its history has been traced to q collection
owned by Earle, the wellSnown painter
and companion of President Jackson,
who died at Jackson home, leaving
many valuable works.
In Chicago yesterday Mrs. Meckie Raw
son, wife of the millionaire banker, who
attempted to murder in court her hus,,
bands lawyer, Whitney, was permitted
to give bail for that oilense. Whitney is
still in q serious condition, but II Is thought
will recover. Mrs Rawson will be com.
PEELED to remain i'm jail thirty days yet,
Notwithstanding the bail, to atone for
her contempt of court in continuing to
shoot at Whitney, though the Judge
was loudly calling for order.
Early Yesterday morning negro called
at the house of Charles Smiley, near
Goodettsvile, Tenn, and told his servant
girl that Irwin Holden, to whom she is
engaged to be married, was dying and
that he wished to see her Immediately.
Holders house, but when they reached a
secluded spot the man assaulted her.
During the struggle he cut her severely
with knife. She escaped and gave the
alarm. A mob of whites are searching
for the brute, who will be lynched if cap
tured.
II has been decided to open the exer-
eises pertaining to the celebration of the
centennial anniversary of the settlement
of Ohio and her sister States of the ter
Titory northwest of the river Ohio at
midnight of July 3. The Cincinnati
Centennial Exposition will open at Q a.
M. July 4. 1t proposed to have Mrs.
Cleveland start the machinery, if IL has
TO be done by electricity from Washing
ton.
Yesterday morning, as the south bound
express on the International Railroad
was approaching Milano, near Austin,
Texas, a white man entered the smoking
car, and, without any prov0cation what
ever, walked upsto where Sam. Arnold,
colored porter, was sleeping, and shot
him through the head, causing instant
y death. The man then attempted to shoot
Conductor Corcoran, who overpowered
and disarmed him. He proved to be a
raving maniac.
Joseph Greenfield, son of ID. Greenfield,
furrier at $40 Broadway, New York,
was arraigned in court yesterday, charged
with theft by his father. Last Monday
young Greenfield, it is charged, stole a
trunkful Of furs, valued at $500, from
the store. He was arrested at Rochester
and brought back.
Charles Decker, farmer of Buena
Vista, ILL.,, sent his children from the
house Wednesday, and then crept up be-
hind his wife and shot her through the
BRAIN. Decker then went into the sit
ting-room and sent bullet almost
through his heart. The cause of the
tragedy is unknown.
The Master Plumbers Convention al
Boston yesterday, elected as officers foi
the ensuing year: President, John
Trainor, Baltimore; vice.president, Il. j
Harmon, Washington; secretary, j. J.
Carr, Baltimore; financial secretary
Enoch Emmerick Philadelphia treas
urer, j. J. Hamlin, Chicago; sergeant-at
arms, d. j. Collins, st. Louis.
Mrs. keese, respectable woman of An
derson, 5. O., who was charged with at
tempting TO burn the city, and who dis
appeared two days ago, has been found
She is a raving maniac, and had attempt
ed to drown herself. Gustav Frank, the
Pinkerton detective, who was arrested or
a'charge of subornation of perjury, has
been released.
At the closing of the session of the Hun
garian Delegations yesterday, Count Kal
noky, Imperial Foreign Minister, con
5 veyed to the Delegates the special thanks
7. Of Emperor Francis Joseph for their de
votion and for the patriotic unanimlty
with which they had fulfilled their i'm
portant and difficult duties.
In Walton County, Ga, on Wednesday
night, there was a church festival, a
which some colored people got into dis
pute as to who had done the most for thu
church. Pistols were brought into gen
eral use, and Sam Alexander was sho
dead. Charles Cooper, who is supposed
to be the murderer, Is in custody
e. Bradley, the teller OF the Union Ma
tional Bank of Chicago, who disappeared
some months ago on the discovery of |
shortage in his accounts, voluntarily re
turned to Chicago from Canada and sur
rendered to the authorities. Bradle!
h..L f,N,, nh nnIl l. f,,In IaI
ness to the bank.
tackled on his way home from Kingston
Mich, Wednesday night, by three broth
ers, named Drost, who demanded hi
money. He shot one dead and fatal.
wounded another, and thinks he hit TIN
third, who escaped.
There was no announced change il
Chicago yesterday in the East-bount
rates situation. The Wabash and Chi
cago and Atlantic, ii is understood, will
kea rate of 80 cents on dressed bee
! m Chicago to New York, Boston ant
seaboard points.
In Minneapolis, yesterday, w. II. Trues
dell was appointed receiver for the Min
neapolis and st. Louis Railroad in tn
4 suit of Henry Seibert, trustee, successo
10 the Central Trust Company of NeN
York, against the Minneapolis and 81
Louis Railway Company.
A fire IN McCrann's fat-renderng e:
tablishment, Paterson, y. j., yesterday
communicated to the sale and boardn
stables of Hopper & Ackerman, whic
were destroyed, with thirty.two horse!
including several valuable trotters. Loss
$4,000.
In the suit of Alice ~, against Emil
I Willard for $4,000 damages for alier
ating the affections of her husband, Lew
Potts, the jury, at Port Huron, Mich
rendered verdict, yesterday, awardin
Mrs. Potts $4,000.
The Mexican freight depot and adjoil
ing buildings in Paso del Norte wei
burned Wednesday night. About se'
enty freight cars were also destroyed,
Z large amount of freight being burneC
Loss about 100000.
The grand jury of the Franklin Ky
Circuit Court has returned four indie
ments against James w. Tate late Sta
II Treasurer, for embezZlement of $i0i
0S5.S5. Embezzlement is not an eXtri
ditable crime,
While ex.Mayor NJ. A. Smith of Phil
delpha was taking bath in Chicago In
Saturday q sneak thief entered his roo
and stole Il diamond stud, valued
5000, and gold watch and cham, value
n at $500.
Gus. Clifford and William Tremli
were killed and Dick Thorn fatally j
jured in Kansas City yesterday by u
giving way Of n scailold.
The two-mle boat-race between Colur
bia and Harvard was rowed at New l4o
don, Conn, in wind and rain. The Ne
Workers won easily. Columbia's tim
ll:54 Harvard 1908.
The indications are not favorable for
settlement of the wages OF the ire
workers, and il is feared that big stril
will take place in Plttsburg and Westel
II mills, beginning next Saturday.