The Washington critic., 1888-09-18
WASHINGTON CRITIC.
NEWS ON TnE DAY,
Recent Happenings OF Interest Condensed
for the Hasty Reader

"eccnt AbppculnRs OF Interest Condensed
for the Hasty Reader
remarkable coincidence occurred on
The transatlantic steamer Eidcr, which
reached New York Tuesday. The wife
of one of the stoerngc passengers, Johann
Stacker, n shoemaker. gate birth TO a
child when the Elder was in mid-ocean,
and on September ., at 8 q. m, the en-
try was made on the Elders log-book,
and by the request of the father the child
was named Carl Johann At 1890 p.
m. the Norwegian bark Carl johann was
passed. bound west. The passengers Of
the Elder made up o purse of $50 for the
poor young voyager and witnessed his
christening with ST. Louis merchant as
its godfather
Two freight trains on the New York.
Pennsylvania d Ohio Road collided
near Akron, Sunday, owing to a tcle-
graph operator negleetng TO deliver or
ders for one of them 10 stop. Engineer
Jos. Armstrong, OF Rcvcnna, was crushed
to death, and Engineer George Rose and
Brakeman William fia1tc were badly in
Jurcd. Three tramps were stealing a
ride in box Cur, which was smashed
and carried to The top of the great pile
of debris. One tramp WIS badly hurt,
but all slipped out and walked away.
At Devine Station, 25 miles south of
San Antonio Texas, Saturday, Callie
the 14-ycar-old daughter of Byrd Smith
while trying to start % fire in the cook
ing stove. poured oil over the Goals of the
fire and the kerosene can exploded, scat
tering the burning oil over the girl and
her two sisters, Della and Dosla, and
her baby brother, all of whom were
standing around the stove watching her.
They all died in q few hours. The
mother, hearing the screams, ran into
the kitchen and in her effort to save
her children was terribly burned.
Two men, named Steele and MoclSabee
both drunk, boarded the east-bound Ches-
npeahc d Ohio train at Mount Sterling,
KY, Sunday, and fought all the way to
Stepstone, where the conductor, for the
safety of the Others put the mon off and
told them to fight IL out. They ex-
changed five shots each. The fifth shot
from Stcele's pistol passed through Mock
nbec's brain. killing him instantly. They
were cousins. After the killing Steele
boarded the train tnd proceeded home,
the train having waited until the duel
was over.
The Statue of VIM. III. Seward, just
finished by Walter G.. Robinson, of Au-
burn, is described as representing Mr.
Seward " standing in the act of deliv-
ering the higher-law sentiment, his
right foot extended, his right hand ele-
waited, the forcfinger pointing up, the
face uplifted and glowing with the
thought, and the form thrilled and ami
mated by the eloquent utterance." The
statue will stand on q pedestal nine feet
high, the four sides of which will bear
suitable inscriptions, and will be just
one-half larger than life size.
The vote in Mercer district, Loudoun
County, Va, Saturday, upon the ques-
tion of license or no license for the sale
of intoxicating liquors resulted in q
victory for the drys" by good ma
jority. This district in 1880 and also
of the districts Of Loudoun dry" and
In one other no licenses are granted,
which leaves only Leesburg district un-
der license.
Rev. William Pollard. one of the old
est priests in the diocese of Pittsburg,
was stricken down with an apoplectic
stroke before the altar, while celebrat-
Ing mass, Sunday morning. in St. Mary's
Church, on Forty-ffth street, Lawrence
vile. His condition is now very criti-
cal
The Pennsylvania Democratic State
Committee inaugurate the national cam
paign throughout the State on Thursday,
September ~. 1t is proposed to hold
1000 meetings Throughout Pcnnsylvania.
Berks County's quota is fifty meetings,
all of which will be held on the afternoon
and evening OF that day.
The bakeries at st. Denis, which were
closed on account of the issue of mum.
cipal degree lowering the price of bread
have been reopened The mayor of the
town has succeeded in breaking the ring
formed to raise prices.
The French budget committee has re,
duced the naval estimates 81, 600, 600,
1t is expected that Admiral Krants, Min
lister of Marine, will refuse to assent to
the reduction.
Luther r. Marsh, the believer in the
Diss De Bars paintings, has sold .his
house in New York, and left the city
To-day the furniture will be sold at auc-
tion.
The third army corps, led by the EN-
peror, was repulsed after ~ hot battle in
an attack yesterday upon Berlin, which
was defended by the Guards.
The Emperor William has purchased
the villa Reiss in the Taurus mountains,
for the use of his mother.
Mayor Hewitt was laid up sick a
his residence, in Ringwood, N. j., with
an attack of influenza.
Count KalnolIy has arrived at Ham.
burg and will remain over night.
The members of the Servian ministry
have rendered their designations.
Fifty Germans, suspected of being
spies, have been expelled from France.