The Washington critic., 1888-07-26
WASHINGTON CRITIC
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Recent Events of Interest Boiled Dowr
for Hasty Reading.

Recent Events OF Interest Boiled Down
for Hasty Reading.
The members of the Southern Railway
and Steamship Association, composed Of
all the lines south Of the Potomac and
east of the Ohio River, met yesterday at
their Bond street office, in New York, for
the fourteenth annual meeting. Among
those present were Charles g. Eddy OF
the Norfolk and Western; Il. #. Alexan-
der of the Port Royal and Augusta; i. y.
Myers Of the Seaboard and Roanoke;
Joseph u. Brown of the Western and At
lantic; George T. Needham of the Rich.
mond and West Point Company. w. II.
Stanford of the Old Dominion Line and
the Ocean Steamship Company was rep
resented by B. +. Alexander. The assO-
citation adopted q resolution binding the
various companies in the association to
renewal of their present agreement for
the maintenance of rates for the ensuing
year from August l.. The following off
GERS were reelected: President, Hon.
Joseph G. Brown; commissioner, T. NJ,
Talcott consulting commissioner, Virgil
Powers; secretary, Q. A. Sindail; arbitra-
tors, John $. Craven of Georgia, +. II.
Collier of Virginia and Il. X. Sibley of
New York. D..
The most extensive and destructive hail
and wind storm ever known in Central
Iowa swept dlagonally across Tama and
Grundy counties Sunday night. In Tama
County the path of the storm appeared TO
be from two to four miles wide, and ex-
tended about eighteen miles in length.
IN its path the crops are totally destroyed.
Trees were stripped of their leaves and
bark and many were blown down. Many
farm buildings were leveled to the earth
and school-bouse was blown to pieces.
The hail in many places was formed into
drifts two to four feet deep. There was
no loss of life. In Grundy County the
storm track was about FIVE miles broad
where IL ragged with the most fury. In
its path growing grain was utterly de-
stroyed. Only bare stalks remain where
stood fine fields Of corn. Several large
barns were blown to pieces and much
stock killed. The damage will amount
TO many thousands. During the storm
the barn Of a German living near Rough
burned. Two children are thought to
have perished in the flames, as they are
missing. -.
Semi.ufficial advices from st. Peters
burg state that there has been no political
exchange of views between the Gar and
Emperor William. The sole Significance
of the imperial meeting rests upon the
cordial personal friendship which the in
tervlews cemented between the sover-
eigns. II IS certain that the imperial
meeting will prolong the status quo in
the Balkans until next year. BY tacit
agreement all reference TO France was
avoided by the Emperors.
A party Of seven persons were boat.
riding last Saturday night at Quincy, ILL.,,
when the skitf was capsized and Sam
Steel and Miss Jessie Kay were drowned
Steel,s body was recovered to-day, withia
bullet hole in the temple, and he is now
thought to have been murdered and the
boat upset TO remove suspicion, regarding
his death. Miss Kay's body has not yel
been found. The police are working on
the case.
The Hon. Perry Belmont having an.
nounced that he will not again seek q
nomination in the First Congressional
district, which he has now represented
for four terms, an effort is being made to
give the nomination to Mr.. NJ. W. Halle.
tine, the reviewer of the New York SiuI
editorial staff. Mr.. Hazletine lives in
Richmond County, a geographical point
in his favor at present.
The National Line steamer Spain, which
has arrived from Liverpool, brings for Mr.
August Belmont the celebrated horse:
charge of Mr.. II. w. Bishop, and are in
splendid condition.
The body of the late Courtandt Palmer
will probably be cremated, in accordance
with his last wishes, at Fresh Pond, aftel
the funeral services to-day,
The coroner'siury holds the Norfolk Ant
Western management responsible for thu
recent disastrous collision on that roat
near Lynchburg, Va. --.-s'-r-- -'.
The local optionists of Richmond have
Withdrawn their petition for a vote on thu
question of issuing liquor licenses.
Grover Cleveland, the California horse
injured his leg at Monmouth on Tuesday
and may have to be turned out.
Sarah Kelly, the Belleville IN. J..
faster, who had not tasted food in forty
two days, died yesterday.
Colgate Hoyt of New York has resignet
his position as director of the Union Pa
cific Railroad.
General w. G. Wickham's neral tool
place at Hickory Hill, Hanover County
yesterday.
Work in the construction department o
the Portsmouth navy-yard has been sus
pended.