The Washington critic., 1888-08-02
WASHINGTON CRITIC.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Matters OF Interest Boiled Down for
HnstY KendlnE.


Hasty Reading.
boiler explosion at Forestvillc near
Raleigh, N. c., Tuesday, instantly killed
colored man named Moses Mangum and
fatally injured Others. The explosion was
caused by lcaky boiler used with portable
steam engine to run q threshing machine on
the farm of p. II. Mangum. Mr.. Mangum,
who had Just ridden up on horseback, was
knocked from his horse by fragment of iron
and was probably fatally injured.
The American cotton oil trust held its an
nual meeting yesterday in New York. The
outstanding certificates Of the trust represent
capital of $42, lS3,2S5. Net earnings the
past year were S2,37l ,37G; expended for i'm
provements, S350,g3l; balance for the year,
5000, ,4i5 No dividend was declared, the
surplus earnings being reserved for use In
tfurtheronce of the purposes of the trust. j.
II. Flaglor was reelected president
William II. Lincoln, assistant chief clerk in
the Office Of Manager Stone Of the O., b. and
q. Road, and Miss Mamie Lucas, daughter of
Captain Lucas, a wealthy banker of Columbus,
Ind, eoped from Cedar Beach, a fashionable
Indiana watering place. last Saturday. The
lady's parents were opposed to the match.
She has fortune Of $l,000,00O In her own
right.
Abbo j. A. Boyle, the Oldest priest on the
continent Of America, died at Montreal Tues
day. He was born In France in 1901 and I'm
1928 became professor of Montreal College
and was connected with it until 1881. lie
numbered among his pupils Archbishop VIII
liams OF Boston, Mgr. Robins, Spalding and
other bishops. For twenty years he was SUI
peror of the Sulpican Order In Montreal.
Willie Ellsworth, aged 1S years. OF Laporte,
Ind, was shot yesterday by Oliver White, an
other youth Of the same age, killing him al
most instantly. Ellsworth was fishing, and
White with a crowd of boys on a bridgo, were
throwing stones into the river. Ellsworth
called on them to stop and went up on the
bridge when White drew "A revolver and fired.
+. B. Eddy's lumber mill at Brchton, Ont,
was burned yesterday, together with the en-
tire seasons cut, valued at S420, 900, number
of workmen's houses and the oilhouse. The
total loss will amount to $500,0 William
Hobbs, IL years old, u slab cutter, perished in
the flames, and William Stuart boy, is sup
posed to be fatally burned.
A fire at the Bimetalic mine Philllpsburg,
Mont, started about o'clock yesterday after
noon, burning the shafthouse, hostng machin-
cry and tho upper part OF tho shaft, together
with lot OF wood, entaiing a loss of several
thousand dollars. One hundred men were In
lower levels, but came up to the hundred foot
level, and followed It to the air shaft All
came out safely.
Two hundred Italian laborers on the Ma
honing Railroad, near Findlay, Ohio, struck
for higher wages and were discharged. They
demanded their pay. They were so boisterous
that Henry jar ero, the paymaster, hesitated
about producing the money. The strikers
procured a rope and were just about to hang
him when the sheriff appeared with q posse
and rescued him.
The organization of the Southern Railway
and Steamship Association expired Tuesday
night by limitation. The Louisville and Nash
vile and the Queen and Crescent lines have
given notice that they will not join in any eff
tort to reorganize the association. This means
rate war.
On Tuesday night fifty armed men visited
The jail at Carthage, Tenn, and took out w.
H. Handley, who killed j. B. Woman, a
deputy sheriff, and who was to be tried yes
terday, and took him across the river and
hanged him to tree in sight of the jail
A train of empty fat cars on a logging road
near Otsego Lake, Mich, struck a fallen log
Tuesday and jumped the track, wounding
perhaps fatally, one OF whom has since died.
They were mostly Polanders.
The Portugal bark Industria, from Lisbon,
at Philadelphia, reports that on July 8, in lat
tude 26 north, longitude 20 west, she passed an
iron vessel, about 600 tons, on fire. An at.
tempt was made to board the vessel, but the
intense heat prevented.
VIM. Lemon of Maiden, Mass, who died on
Monday, was a native of Boston, and was
born February %, 1872 He participated in
and was familiar with many stirring incidents
In Boston's history.
Mr.. John Kirkman, president Of the Amer
ican National Bank of Nashville, Tenn, was
killed In a runaway accident yesterday. He
was nearly Us years old and prominent
banker. --..-.
George Harris, aged IA years, while prac'
ticing with rifle In the yard, at Cincinnati
Tuesday night shot and killed his 11-year-old
sister In a friendly struggle for possession OF
the gun.
1t is likely the opposition will leave the House
of Commons In body when the question on
the undiscussed amendments to the Parnel
Commission bill are put to the House of Com
mons.
Edward w. Gavin, aged 33, a keeper in the
Erie County IN. W penitentiary, committed
suicide yesterday by shooting himself through
the heart on account Of family troubles.
Gangs of Italian laborers have been arriving
In Toronto penniless, and many almost starv
ing. The Italian society is feeding as many as
IL can
The st. Jago de Cuba papers say that al
American company has acquired the owner
ship several manganese mines in that locality
The Austrian Government has announced
that it will join the sugar bountes convention
If the United States and Brazil do.
The new steamer City of New York, with
James G. Blaine aboard, left Liverpool yester
day on her first voyage to New York.
Sir Charles Dixie is taking the baths at Ba
den, in Aargau, Switzerland.
Governor Locke opened the Centenary Ex
hibition at Melbourne yesterday.