The Washington critic., 1888-08-18
WASHINGTON CRITIC.
NEWS or TUE DAY.
Recent Happenings of Interest Boiled
Down for Hasty Reading.

Recent Happenings of Interest Boiled
Down for Hasty Reading.
On the 26th Of June last the alumni OF the
Marietta (Ohio) College gave their regular an
nual banquet. AS II has turned out, IL was
literally banquet Of death. Between sew
enty-ive and one hundred students, gradu-
ntes and post-graduatos and professors sat
down TO the festivities. Seven of them are
dead, while some thirty others are or have
been sick, several of whom are still lowering
between life and death. The sickness has
taken the form Of typhoid fever, and 1t is
Thought to have been caused either by the ice
cream eaten at the banquet or the water used
III making the lemonade.
General Stevenson, who commanded Con
federate division In the department OF Missis-
sppi during the late war, died in Caroline
County, Va, Wednesday, aged Tl years. He
was native of Fredericksburg, graduate of
West Point and was serving with the rank OF
captain in the United States Army when the
war broke out. Since the close of the war he
has been engaged in mercantile pursuits In
Virginia, Washington and 81. Louis.
The Virginia Midland Railroad Company
has forwarded to Miss ii. f. Alexander OF
Lewisburg, Pa, a perpetual pass over that
road, and q purse of $3.50 for her services in
relieving the suiTerings of those who were
injured IN an accident TO n train on that road
some time ago at "Fat Nancy's Trestle,' on
which she was passenger The passengers
have presented her with $500 watch and
chain.
Ferdinand w. Chvs, a well-known dry
goods merchant OF New York and former
member of the firm OF Conkling d Chivis,
which was succeeded at the ill-fated store on
the corner Of Twenty-third street and Sixth
avenue, by L. NJ. Bates & Co., has become
insane. The Bates failure is said to have
brought on the mental trouble.
The will of the late General Williams G.
Wickham of Hanover County, Va, is model
of brevity. 1t consists of less than 100 words,
and bequeaths to "hs well-beloved wife' all
his property, real and personal. His wife aud
son are made executors of the will, without
security. The estate is variously estimated at
from $250,000 to 100000.
Horace NJ. Slater, president of the great cot
ton manufacturing corporation bearing his
name, and owning mills in Webster, died ut
Webster, r. l., yesterday, of cancer of the
face. lie was a relative of Samuel Slater, the
father of cotton manufacturing In America,
who in 1915 established the Webster mills.
The Emperor of Germany, in his speech at
the breakfast given in his honor at Frankfort
after the unveiling of the monument to Prince
Frederick Charles, said: ~ must defend my
departed father against the shameful suspicion
that he could have relinquished any part OF
the gains of great time"
Governor Lee yesterday directed the Secre-
tary Of the Commonwealth to issue the neces-
sary proclamations for elections to be held at
the approaching general election In all dis
House of Delegates.
A dispatch from Wichita, Kan, says
tThere is every prospect of another outbreak
between Woodsdale and Hugoton, as the peo
pie of the former place avow they will be re-
venged for the death Of their four citizens"
An eccentric character known about Plain
field, N. D., as France Lee, died this week,
and his will, just opened, is found to leave
$1,000 to relatives and $500, 900 to the Scotch
Plains IN. J.) Baptist Church.
The bullet which struck and killed girl
during riot at Lurgan, Ireland, recently
came from the revolver OF Nationalist, who
was brandishing the weapon In front Of hos
tile crowd.
The reunion of the Knights Of Pythias of
Che State of Pennsylvania began yesterday at
Williams Grove, Pa. fully two thousand
2 members Of the order being present.
Emperor William yesterday visited General
Won Moltke, who bad gone to Berlin to thank
His Majesty for his recent appointment as
president of country defense.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
celebrated the quarter r-centennial of its organ
ization yesterday at Detroit, Mich, the birth
place of the order.
j. Langdon Curtis, the nominee of the
American party for the Presidency, will accept
the nomination and prepare his letter of ac-
ceptance.
Under the direction of the Porte the Egyp-
tian Government has protested against the
establishment of an Italian protectorate over
Zula.
Advices from Zanzibar say that the Sultan
has officially transferred the administration OF
the coast line to the German company.
A storm in Upper Austria did great damage
10 crops and several people were killed by
lightning.
Mr.. Parnell denies that he will vacate his
seat in Parliament pending the Times inquiry.
Sarah Bernhardt prevented serious driving
accident at Canterets by her nerve
Prince Muley and escort of Morocco were
waylaid and murdered by rebels
The death is announced of NJ. Busson- Bill
lault, the French advocate.
The Christian Association convention IL
Stockholm continues.
The Paris strikers have succumbed for wan
of funds.