The Washington critic., 1888-09-11
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Recent happening of Interest Condensed
for the Hasty Reader

There arrived at Montreal last week
n we'll dressed man. apparently Ger
man, who had with him large guam
tity of diamonds and watches which he
endcavorcd TO dispose of. The Mon
treal jewellers reported to the custom
house authorities TINT they suspected
the icwclry was smu pgled Detective
Crosse of the customs department. was
detailed TO investigate the case. The
stranger left Montreal for Toronto on
Thursday. last, registering at n lead
ing hotel here as Eugene Willis, Of
brookyn lie was followed by Dc
tccllNc GroSsc and was arrested last
night and locked up on the charge of
Drlngng stolen property into Canada.
WllllsS right name is Charles Wilnam
Schnell. Ills six diamond rings, three
diamond studs, u pair OF diamond car
rings and four gold watches. were taken
from Schnell and conliscatcd Schncll
claims that, he purchased some of the
Jewels in Maiden Lane New York. lie
will be examined to-day.
James Fogarty, a young man of
twcnty-threc years, died at the Gouv-
ernour Hospital, New York. yesterday
lie was found unconscious in the street
at an early hour Sunday morning. The
point of IN umbrella stick had been
thrust into the mans right eye, and it
had broken off so that u piece about
Two and a-half inches long remained in
the Lead, penetrating; through the
frontal bone and laccrating the brain.
10 mover recovered consciousness, and
there is no clue TO his assailunt.
j. Colby Drew walked into Marshal
Kings Office at Lynn, Mass, yesterday,
and gave himself up, stating that he
wiS u fofgcr to the amount Of $4,000.
lie had charge of the finances of W. +.
Munroc, grocer, and secured notes in
blank signed by Munroc and forged
the names of indorscrs and obtained the
money Women and horses are said to
be Mt tho bottom, of ii.
Judge Allen g. Thurman. his son,
Allen W., and his grandson. Allen G.,
IT,, arrived in Columbus. Ohio. ycstcr-
day morning on the fast train of the
Pennsylvania Road. 1t is probabble
that he will remain there until Octo-
Der !, when he will come to Washing
ton to argue the telephone cases.
VIM. j. Emory, aged rs years, q
wealthy man of Pennington, n. D., was
found drowned yesterday in q drainage
pool near his barn. tt is supposed he
committed suicide through sorrow over
the death OF his wife, which occurred
year ago.
1t is reported in Chicago that II. b.
Thomas, vice-presidcnt of the New York,
Pennsylvania and Ohio Road, is to be
made first vice-presidcnt of the Eric,
succeeding Samuel NJ FELTON,, jr. The
change, it is said, will take place October
l.
Miles Flynn, siXty-two years old, and
his nineteen-year-old son got into q
drunken quarrel in New York Sunday.
John stabbed his father in the arm.
An artery was cut, and the wounded
man lost so much blood that he died
yesterday. The son is under arrest
Mrs. DR.. Waters, of Bloomington, Ill,
was instantly killed Sunday by her
adopted son, boy of sixteen, who was
cleaning q revolver, when the weapon
was discharged and the bullet lodged in
Mrs. Waters's brain.
Instead of petitioning the Government
that British commerce be admitted via
the Yenessi River, the merchants at the
Mini Novgorod fair requested that such
commerce be refused admittance by way
of that river.
Two earthquake shocks have occurred
at Vostizza, on the Corinthian gulf, do
dispatched with supply of tents for
the homeless and provisions for the dcs-
titute.
The London police have made q num-
Der of arrests in connection with the
recent brutal murders of women in
Whitechapel In each case the prisoner
has been discharged, the evidence being
| insufficient. io .
The North German Gazette says
Queen Natalie of Servia has always been
an open enemy of Germany, while King
Milan has valued Germany's friendship.
| There is no call, therefore, for Germany
to extend to Natalie kindness and sup
| port.
The King and Queen of Italy and the
King and Queen of Portugal have arrived
at Turin to attend the wedding of the
Duke of Aosta. One hundred couples
want to be married ON the day of the
Aosta wedding.
At the Evangelical Lutheran Synod
| in Pttsburg, yesterday, Prof. E. c.
Tressel, of Washington, ID. c., was
elected to o profcssorship in the church
college at Hickory, N. G.
President Carnot left Paris yesterday
| for visit to Caen and Cherbourg. He
was Joined at Noisy-le-Sec depot by Prime
Minister Floquet, who will accompany
| him.
Emperor William reviewed the Third
Army Corps at Templehof Common yes
terday, and afterwards rode to Berlin ut
the head Of the color company of the
Eighth Regiment of Infantry
The Prince of Wales arrived in Vienna
yesterday. His visit is made in response
to the Emperor's invitation to witness
the maneuvers of the Austrian army.
The municipal authorities of Water-
| ford have conferred the freedom of the
city upon Mr.. William O'Brien and Mr..
Il. ID. Sullivan, members of Parliament.
Advices from Afghanistan say that
| Ishaly Khan and his followers are ad-
vancing on Cabul. Abdurrahman Khan,
| the Amoer, is i'll.
A decree has been issued ordering the
| formation of fifteen new batteries and
four new companies of Bosnians.