The Washington critic., 1888-07-24
WASHINGTON CRITIC
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Recent Events of Interest Boiled Dow
for Hasty Reading.

Great Falls, N. H., is excited over the
supposed elopement of Emory J. Randall.
paymaster and treasurer of the Great
Falls Manufacturing Company, q promi-
nent citizen, and Mrs. Juliette Worcester.
The parties left Great Falls the week be-
fore last, Mrs. Worcester saying she was
going to Europe. Mr.. Randall stated that
he was bound on short fishing excursion,
Mrs. Worcester is worth $4,000 or $780,
COO Randall has wife and two daugh.
tiers. IL is supposed the couple have gone
70 Europe An auditor IS examining
Randalls accounts but it IS not thought
he is short
A number of the younger generation of
the orthodox Jews are said 10 be as much
disappointed in the first public appearance
of Chief Rabbi Joseph in New York as the
older members were delighted with his dis
course. The mixed Polish, German and
Hebrew in which he expresses himself is
not understood by his American offspring,
except in an imper feet manner. Many OF
these young men left the synagogue on Sat
urday, openly expressing their disappoint.
meDt. The rabbits weak voice was another
stumbling block to many. One of the OBJ
jects Of his visit, ii is said, is to check the
liberal views of many of the young gener-
alton and these reformers already begin to
show their opposition TO his teachings.
General Wickham, who died yesterday,
was born in 1891 and was In the Virginia
was successfully Captain and Colonel of
the Fourth Virginia Cavalry, and later
becamea BrigadierG General in the cav
airy arm of the service. In 1868 he was
elected to the Confederate Senate, in
which body he served until the close of
hostihties! Subsequently he became
president Of the Virginia Central Rail-
road and viCe-preaident of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio into which the former
road became merged. At the time of his
I,a. ..r tIa 10
State Senate.
Aidispatch from Topeka, Kans., states
that when the adultery case against
Henry w. Moore was called he failed to
appear and his $500 bond was forfeited.
Mrs. Norton's case was continued for two
weeks. Their lawyers gave no intima-
tion Of their present whereabouts. A
telegram FROM Idaho. Springs,a "A watering
place thirty miles west OF Denver, says
alHHitof Moore md Mrs. Norton Of st.
Louis have arrived there and are, living
at one or the summer hotels as man and
wife. ug.r - t.
Pjttsburg has communication with
Wheeling again, the first time since the
great storm. The Panhandle road was
onened yesterday morning, and trains
left Pittsbuug for that place at the usual
time The company has had a large force
of men at work day a. d night ever since
the storm. While " lroadis passable, a
large amount of wo < yet remains to be
done before it will be as good as it was
previous to,the storm, .'its -'i...i4
,RiW. Henry, one Of the most brilliant
young lawyers in Western Kentucky,
thot himself Sunday evening at Hopkins
vile, Ky.r dying instantly; He had boen1
.'out on q political speaking tour last
week. Mr. Henry was nominee for
Cleveland and Thurman elector and had
been mentioned for the Democratic NOM
ination for Congress, He was only 30
years old.
At Clear Lake, Iowa, Sunday night,
Jessie Mckinney, n married woman, shot
and fatally injured j. i. Sullivan, q resi-
dent of Forrest City. Sullivan, in COM
pany with two other men, was prowling
around her cottage, and upon refusing to
leave, Sullivan received pistol wound,
from the effects of which he will die
Another evidence of the interest the
public take in the turf is the announce
ment that for the Saratoga meeting,
which begins to-day and will last thirty
days, a special ain.iservice from New
York has been arranged in order that
New Workers may run up to see the races
and return the same day. Tits 1S14Iniles
by rail and the fare will be less than$5
The centennial celebration IN memory
Of the entry of New. York State into the
Union will take place at Roughkeepsie on
Thursday. There will be o parade in the
afternoon and a grand display OF fire
works from the top of the new bridge
across the Hudson, 3l2 feet above the
river.
At an election held in the department
OF Dordogne, yesterday to fill a vacancy
in the Chamber of Deputies, NJ. Taillifer
BonapaTtist, was elected. He received
1850 votes. NJ CleTiounie, Republican,
received 41,624 votes and General Bou
LANCER 4,6d5. lfI
Levi M. Bates, dry goods dealer at Sixth
avenue and Twenty-third street, New
York, who some time ago purchased the
business of Conkln 4 Chivvis and as
sumed their liabilities, yesterday con
fessed judgments to the amount o.
Sl26,262.
Little Josef Holman, his father write!
to friends in New York, is beginning tC
recover from the effects of the terribl,
strain put on him during his concert toul
in America. He has been at Eisenach
under care of a famous specialist, for tn,
past three months.
General Boulanger, in an interview
said that he was not surprised at tht
check he had met with in Ardeche, see
ing that his illness prevented his directing
the electoral campaign. He intends to bt
a candidate in the department Of Somme
The Norfolk and New Brunswick Ho
slery Company of New Brunswick, n. j.
employing 1000 hands, has resolved Il
close their works indefinitely at the ent
of this month on account of the stagna
tion of the wool trade.
President Carnot left Valence yester
day for Paris. His departure was mad
amid enthusiastic plaudits. The King o
Portugal will make tour of the Medi
terranean and then go to Germany in Au
gust for his health.
At a meeting of the English Cabine
yesterday it was decided to hold an au
tnmn session of Parliament. The tw,
houses will adjourn in the second weel
Of August and will reassemble in Octo
ber.
Count Herbert Bismarck, who accom-
panied the Emperor of Germany on hi
visit to Russia, was granted an audienc
of an hour and a'quarter by the Car ol
sunday. ,
An election was held Sunday for
member of the Chamber of Deputies fo
the department of the Rhone. M. Chepir
the Opportunist candidate, was unol
posed, He received 32,02S votes.
recent visitor to New York city wa
Kate Chase, daughter of the famous Chic
Justice, who went there to sell some Walt
able paintings left her by her father.
The Duke of Wurtemburg, Baro
Philoppovc and Baron Ranberg retire
from their commands at LembeTg, Pragu
and Agram respectively.
General Harrison has written a lettC
declining an invitation of the New Ems
land Agricultural Society - be present ,
Its exhibition.
A disappointed inventor named Min
nult has been sentenced TO imprsonmeI
for ten years in France for killing GO
eminent official named Reynand.
Thirteen arrests for violations of Coy
In,