The Washington critic., 1888-08-23
WASHINGTON CRITIC.
NEWS or THE DAY.
Recent Happenings of Interest Con-
densed for HnstY Rending.

morse thlcl, sentenced TO three wears
imprisonmcnt, the prisoner nearly cs-
capcd while coming through Iowa. just
after leaving Dcs Nloincs, O'Connor,
who had irons ON both legs and hands,
jumped through the car window while
the train was running at full speed.
Tho sheriff was carried several miles be-
fore the train stopped. and hunted all
day with u posse of farmers before he
captured his man.
The mystery surrounding the murder
OF H. Ramsdcn of Kansas City has been
solved by the full confession of j. II.
Martling who is under arrest for the
deed. His confession was brought about
by the testimony OF his lathcr. who told
the coroncr's Jury that his son had con-
fcsscd to him that he had struck Mr..
Ramsdcn with u brick. The jury on
the strength of this testimony found
that j. II. Martling was the principal
and Icon $. Wicks an accessory after
the fact when young Martling was told
OF his faJher's revelation Inc at once
made clean breast of IL and said that
in the heat of passion from being called
vile names lac threw the brick and ran
out of the room not knowing the effect
of the blow.
Tom Meadows, lightweight champion
of Australia, knocked out B lily Mahan
lightweight Champion of the Pacific
Coast, in & rounds Queensberry rules,
on Tuesday night in San Francisco.
Mahan fought gamcly and displayed
science, but was palpably oVcr-matched.
He was terribly punished in the fifth
and sixth rounds and in the seventh
was knocked down repeatedly In the
eighth round Meadows delivered right
hnnder on Mahan's jaw and as he drop
ped, delivered % lclt-hander over the
eve. Nlahan fell like n log and lay for
some time unconscious.
herd of blooded horses owned by
Geo. ID. Rainsford the well-llnown horse
raiser of Cheyenne was struck by light
ming Friday bst Eighteen animals
valued at $20,000 were killed outright.
Rainsford, who was in the vicinity was
badly injured but is recovering.
The house of w. w. McGinnis u far
mer living six miles from Springfield
ILL.,, was destroyed by fire Monday night
and his wife an old lady, dangerously
burned. Her recovery is doubtful
The loss is complete, amounting to
SO, 700.
A serious accident occurred on the
Columbus, Springfield and Cincinnati
Railroad, at Scvcn-Mile Bridge, east of
Springfield, o., yesterday morning. Mixed
train No. . consisting of eight freight
nnd two day passenger cars and two
Shoppers, struck n broken rail on heavy
fill and the engine and every car was de-
rallied. The slecpcrs, both carrying pas
and both rolled down the cmbanlIment.
Four sleeper passengers were injured.
II is said that s. r. Post, the New York
grain dealer, will make no assignment,
and that he will be able to successfully
bridge over his troubles, His contracts
show short" interest in wheat of l ,500,-
600 bushels and q long interest on corn
of 500, 900 bushels. Mr.. Post stated last
night that he would meet his obligations
and pay 90 cents on the dollar to-day.
Dr. Henry f. QuaclSenbos, an old and
eminent New York physician, died Tues
day night, aged seventy years. He was
for many years the physician of the late
Edwin Forrest, and served on the medl-
cal staff of Gen. Pclisser during the
French war in Algiers. His father, DR.,
N. /. QuaclSenbos, was also noted in his
time as New York physician.
The commencement exercises took
place at Chautauqua yesterday. Chan
cellOr Vincent read u congratulatory
telegram from Henry w. Grady of the
Atlanta Constitution and Dr. Gillette
from the Georgia Chautauqua," now
in session. Rev. DR.. julius j.. Grammer
of Baltimore delivered prayer.
fash of lightning did $40, 900 worth
of damage ana nearly killed George
Rainsford, breeder of blooded horses, at
that gentlemans rancho, near Chug-
water Col, Il few days ago. Eighteen
cluding q magnificent mare valued at
$1,000.
General permission has been given by
the Roman Catholic Archbishop to all his
priests in the Montreal Diocese TO allow
their parishioncrs to do honest work on
Sundays where crops are likely to suffer
by delay.
A service over the remains of Bishop
Harris was held in Westminster Abbey
Mn
and Mr.. Duncan were present Canon
Wcscott conducted the service. The
Bishop of Mississippi made an address,
and Bishop Whipple, of Minnesota, pro-
nounced the benediction. Many Amer
leans were present.
A dispatch from India says that the
Afghan rising has proved tiasco. The
troops have turned against lshall Khan,
declared in favor of the Ameer, and de-
posed the governor of Maimena, who
supported Ishal. The Ameer's author
ity has been firmly established in Tur-
keStan.
Ex-Minister John A. Kasson and Hon.
John Ihurston, who was temporary
chairman of the Chicago Convention,
have notified the National Republican
Committee that they are ready to take
the stump.
James G. Redpat,h, the historian, who
is reported from Springfield, Ohio, as
having eloped with Miss Ruth Howell,
of that place, is in Cincinnati. He de-
mics the clopement as absurd.
Col j. r. Taylor, q prominent citizen
of Wichita, Kan, has been notified that
he is one of six heirs to an estate of
$e,0OO,000 near Berlin, Germany.
The schooner Earl p. Mason, bound
from Newport News for Boston with
coal is ashore two miles north of Point
Judith Her crew of nine is safe.
Laurence Oliphant the author, is dan
gerously i'll in London. His doctors
say he has q serious internal disorder.
The King of Denmark will go to Ber-.
lin tomorrow to return the visit of
Emperor William.
Herr Trefort, Minister of Public In
structon in the Hungarian cabinet, is
dead,
Sir Charles Dixie and Lady Dixie will
60 to India in November, and accom-
pany Sir Frederick Roberts on an eXpe-
dition TO the Afghan frontier.
Sir Edgar Vincent, the financial ad-
ing brief tour of the United States.
Mr.. Henry HenlSley of Philadelphia,
who founded an endowed chair of Latin
at BowdoIn College in l SSl, has recently
died, leaving Bowdoin College $50,
Alfred G. Harlow special White Noun
tain correspondent of the Boston Herald,
died on Tuesday, aged 45, He ranked
high among New England Journalists,
The grand jury of Bangor, Me-, in
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