The Washington critic., 1888-06-23
WASHINGTON CRITIC
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Important Events OF the Past Twenty
four Hours.


testified herself, and, by her stylish APP
pearance and bright manners, she caused
quite stir in court. She swore that her
manager had informed her from time to
time that her profits under his manage
ment had been as follows: First year,
81 1000 second year, $4,000; third year,
$1,000; fourth year, 17 800; total, 500
VI this large sum of money she said that
she had been able to obtain but 81 500
Manager Hill, she testified, had excused
himself from paying her the full share
OF her profits on various pretexts.
Michael J. HefTernan, one of the vet
eran New York newspaper reporters, has
disappeared, and indications point to sui
eide. He left his home Thursday with
the avowed intention of taking bath
Later in the day all his clothes were
found neatly piled on the bluff overlook
ing the beach in Brooklyn, and with
them was note addressed to his wife
saving that he "might be seized with
cramps and be drowned" and bidding
her goodbye.
The Knights of Labor have expended
10000 in. fitting up a printing Office at
their headquarters on North Broad street,
Philadelphia, at which the Journal of
United Labor will be printed, as well as
the circulars and other matter required
by the order. Prominent union printers
will have charge Of and be employed IN
the office.
The East River bridge police of New
York were Obliged to keep q sharp look
out yesterday for G. B. Johnston, the lu-
natic who notified the coroner yesterday
that having escaped from the Friends
Asylum at Frankfort, Pa, he intended
tojump from the bridge. He said that he
was possessed by IAN uncomfortable de:
sire to meet his Maker" Johnston did
not turn up, and the whole thing is re-
garded as joke on the coroner.
A large memorial window, intended for
memorial to General Grant, is now on
exhibition in Philadelphia. IL was de-
signed by ii. IT. Cariss to the order of
Mr.. George w. Childs, and IS TO be placed
in st. Lukes Methodist Episcopal Church
at Long Branch. 1t contains q fine por-
trait OF General Grant in military uni
form, surrounded by allegorical figures of
Peace, Morning and Glory.
The County Democracy of New York
will hold its ratification meeting at Mill
son Hall next Thursday night. Governor
Hill, Speaker Carlisle, Congressman Nc
Millin of Tennessee and Foran of Ohio
Senator Voorhees, of Indiana and Stephen
M. White OF California are expected to
speak.
Mr.. VIM. O'Bnen has received an
apology from the Glasgow Herald, and
$500 besides, as result of his suit for
libel against that newspaper.
In the House of Commons, yesterday,
Mr.. John Morley gave notice that he
would introduce resolution centuring
the administration Of the Crimes Act in
Ireland. The matter will be discussed
next Monday.
A meeting of dissident Liberals was
held In London yesterday, Lord Harting-
ton presiding. His lordship strongly
supported the governments proposal to
drop the Sunday-closing clause of the
the local government bill and warned
the dissidents who had avowed their in
tention of supporting the clause that they
would place the government in difficult
position If they persisted. A resolution
TO support the government was unani-
mously carried.
Advices received at Khartoum report
the ARRIVAL in the Bahr ell Ghazel province
of white pasha with large force. The
news has greatly disturbed the Mahdi.
After a three.hours debate yesterday
the joint committee of the Hungarian
Delegations unanimously voted war
credit OF Al, 900 forins.
1t stated that at Thursdays meeting
ofthe Bundesrath Prince Bismarck laid
special stress on the peaceful character of
the political situation, and intimated that
the Government would adhere to the
principles which had hitherto guided its
policy.
The Emin Bay Relief Committee OF
London say in view of the facts in their
possession they place no reliance on
pessimist reports concerning the Stanley
expedition
The remains of Beethoven were trans
ferred TO the Central Cemetery, in Vienna,
yesterday. Twenty-four carriages con-
veying professors, musicians and others
followed the remains. Two carriages
bore wreaths from al parts of the conn-
try. The actor Lewinski, escorted by the
Mayor of Vienna, delivered funeral ora
tion written by Won Weller.
In the United States Circuit Court for
the Eastern district of Texas, yesterday,
the Mercantile Trust Company of New
York filed bill in equity of foreclosure
against the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
Railway Company, to secure the liquida-
ton of certain indenture of mortgage
dated December /, 1880, and known as
said Missouri, Kansas and Texas Rail
way" and aggregating $45, 100000.
The American ship Farragut sailed
from Calcutta for New York with gem
eral cargo 1853 days ago. The missing ship
is owned by Edward Lawrence, jr., OF
Boston, and the cargo is consigned to w.
B. Cooper, New York. She was built at
registered 81, $40 tons. She had crew of
% men, most of them from Boston.
Two freight trains were in collision on
the Schuylkil Valley Division of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, near Schuylkill
Haven, yesterday morning. Engineer
John d. Smith and Fireman Charles Ii.
Ettinger were instantly killed, and Frank
III. Hershey, train hand, had both his
legs cut off and died in a few minutes.
The failures throughout the country
during the last seven days number, for
or total of 204 failures, as compared with
232 last week and 235 the week previous to
the last
The railway passenger agents in New
York yesterday decided to make special
rates for travellers for the convention OF
Democratic Clubs Mt Baltimore on July 4,
and for the Ohio Valley festival.
The old Alexandria line of steamships
known as the New York, Havana and
Mexican Mail Steamship Line went Out
of existence yesterday, having been pur
chased by James e. Ward & Co., agents fol-
the New York and Cuba Mail Steamship
Company. The details of the transaction
have not yet been made public.
Boys fishing in o lake near Canaan
daigua, N. Y, on Thursday found the
dead body of Esther Goodale. a maiden
lady about 80 years of age. She had
been missing since the night before and
had left note in her room, telling heI
friends that she contemplated suicide
She has been very despondent lately, her
mania taking an intensely religious turn
w. f, King was convicted at Williams.
port, Pa, on Wednesday of robbing O
postoffice in Laokawanna County. On
Thursday morning he was started for the
penitentiary in this city in charge of a
United States officer. When the train
was near Latrobe, King, under plea oil
getting drink of water, escaped from his
custodian and leaped from the train
which was running at full speed. The
train was stopped, but no trace Of King
could be found,
Il.