The Washington critic., 1888-08-27
wAsHINGTON CRITIC.
NEWS OE THE nav
recent Happenings of Interest Con-
densed for Hasty Reading.


recent Happenings of Interest Con-
densed for Hasty Hending.
Mayor Hewitt, of New Yorl. has writ
.eR Two letters TO the Ccntral Labor
Lhon' in one of which he cvnrcsscs
uN VpposltlOn to tenement cigar work
uhu In thc other he declines TO raise n
SUBSCRIPTION for the three girls who were
11iScn'S ecd because of their evidence be-
iorc the congressional investigating com
mltce' as he did in the casc of Foreman
Iiurlt who was boycotted by the lubor
ORGANIZATIONS. but states Inc is willing
TO devote the surplus of the IIartt sub
scrlption to proper case of need when
presented. At a meeting of the union yes
Icr9ay motion of ccnsnrc was passed
and 1T was resolved to rebulSc him aU the
polls should an opportunity arise
Madame Virginia Sherwood Mt ono
Time the most daring bareback equcs-
irlcnne III the country, died in Pitts
bprg, Pa, yesterday, of consumption.
mrs Sherwood, after the death of her
amasscd considerable fortune retired
from the show business. and has since
ilVed Ill the old homestead in Pitts
burg.
Iwenty-four saloon-kctpcrs of Clevc-
land, Ohio, who kept open their places
last Sunday on the occasion of the meet
ing of the Krcigcr Bund were arrested
during the past week for violating the
State Sunday-closing law. At u meet
ing of saloon-keepcrs yesterday it was
decided to entirely disregard the law
next Sunday.
-, E A. Gardner was held on bail in
Chicago Saturday for further cXamina-
uion In the opium smuggling matter. on
an additional warrant sworn out by u
special agent. The new charge is that
of conspiring, with the three men ar
rested IN Ogdcnsburg u couple of days
ago, to steal 40 pounds of opium from
the United States.
Thomas Jcffries, a pit boss ut Lcmont
furnace, Uniontown, Pa, shot and al
most instantly killed Jacob Pollock. a
miner, Saturday night The parties
were fox hunting, and Pollock assaulted
Jehries because the latter slapped boy
in the face. All were intoxicated.
While acting MS scout in n Bowery
saloon in New York, at an early hour
yesterday morning, to keep out inform
crs OF excise violations, John Sammon
shot j; j. Clancey. Clancy was taken
to Bellevue Hospital in n dying condi-
tlon and Sammon was arrested.
Eugene 4. Hong filed libel in New
ork Saturday against the steamer Cara
cas- for $4,000. The steamer is owned
by the Atlantic Navigation Company of
Wilmington, Del, and the suit was
brought for violation of contract on
bill of sale.
The attempt to put the San Domingo
loan ON the market was failure The
similar project with Venezuela bonds
was also a fiasco. The projectors fail
ing to make the loan in Paris, have gone
on to Berlin, but do not find their
schemes acceptable there
Pennsylvania express train ran down
four tramps on the IIacl1ensacll
meadows near Jersey City, Saturday
morning. The men were standing on
the track waiting for an opportunity to
board an east-bound freight train to
steal ride.
The people of Russell Springs. Logan
County Kan, arc much excited over the
discovery of very rich deposit of
nickel, which was made this week. A
number of claims have been stalSed out,
and there is a general rush to that sec
tion.
DR.. A, G. Paddock, leading Citizen
of Ridgefiold, Conn, and retired New
York denJlst, while temporarily insane,
.hot his son and then took his own life
Saturday morning at his home in Ridge
field.
In the Tenth district of Kentucky b.
i. Day, Democrat has been nominated
for Congress. The Republicans of the
Twenty-second district of New York have
Nominated Frederick Lansing for Con-
gress.
, John d. Gillett, the cattle king of Illi-
nois, father-in-law of Gov. Oglcsby, died
Saturday. He owned 10000 acres of
land in Logan County, Ill, and had
81 00,0 600 of stock of five Central Illinois
banks.
The steamer La Gascogne met with
an. accident to her rudder as she was
leaving for New York Saturday from
Havre and was compelled 20 delay her
deoarturc. She will proceed to-day.
} Mr.. Robert Garrett was removed from
the Brevoort House. New York, yestcr-
day, to a country place near Tuxedo
Park, N j. His condition is much i'm
proved.
Queen Christana of Spain yesterday
presided at the hosting Of flag at San
Marcos Mount, on the first of au eXten-
sive series of forts on the Pyrcneoan
frontier.
The volcanic eruption in the Island Of
Lipari is still raging. IL is impossible
to approach the island.
The Cork bandSmen who refused tC
play the national anthem at the eXhi.
bition on Monday night were dismissed
from the service Saturday afternoon
King Christian of Denmark, and hi'
brother, Prince John, were hidden Q
hearty farewell by the Kaiser Saturday
on their departure for Wiesbadcn.
The Shah of Persia intends to reach
Ba!Iu on September 90, and thence to
make tour of Europe.
The Czarina, the Czarcwitch and
Grand Duchess Xenia have started for