The Washington critic., 1888-06-05
wAsHIN GToN CRITIC
NEWS OLE THE nav
Important Events of the Past Twenty
four Hnmra.

,or, Mo-, was taken suddenly Ill, and it
was found that he had been given rat
poison. The 12-year-old negro servant
girl was suspected, but denied the charge.
Sunday Owsley and his wife and his four
children were taken violently ILL., and it
was discovered that strychnine had been
placed in the coffee. The servant again
denied that she was guilty, but refused to
drink the coffee She was forced to drink
and died in half an hour. Before her
death she confessed she had done the
poisoning, and said she was forced to do
1t by negroes, whose names she gave, The
family arc not expected to i've.
Jefferson Davis on Sunday celebrated
the S0th anniversary of his birth. His
house was filled with flowers sent by his.
neighbors. Mr.. Davis received in person
those who called. He also received
large number of letters Of congratula-
tion from old army and political friends.
He is in better health than he has been
for some time, and takes an active inter
est IN current political events. He ex-
presses q Kindly soliciiude for the health
os General Sheridan, to whom, as Secre-
tary of War, he gave his first commission
rs lieutenant in the army.
Mrs. Meckie L. Rawson has from APP
pearances at least thoroughly recovered
from her slight indisposition. She has
been informed that Attorney Henry O.
Whitney was not fatally wounded, and
her condition has correspondingly I'M
proved. However, she still refuses to see
any one until she has consulted fully with
her attorneys. Mr.. Whitney's condition
was greatly improved yesterday, and
strong hopes are entertained that he will
be outand around as usual in few days.
Captain Reed of the steamer San
Pablo, which was lost off the China
coast on the 18th of April, has arrived at
San Francisco. Owing to pirates he had
the greatest difficulty getting the pas
sengers and specie off the vessel. He
thinks the fire, that nearly consumed the
steamer, was not purposely started by the
pirates, but was the result of accident. 1t
is estimated that fifty pirates were killed
IN the explosion following the fire.
The glass manufacturers of the United
States have been contemplating the ad-
visibility of closing down this summer,
and by agreement of the leading manu-
facturers it was thought advisable. to
close down on June Is inde finitely. Mes
sages have been flying around the coun-
try very freely to that effect, and lead
ing Ohio manufacturer says the shut
down will occur as indicated.
Mis-. Schroeder, wife of Rev. Oloi
Schroeder of ST. Johns German Lutheran
Church, Philadelphia, who has been
mentally unsound for some time, yester-
day picked up her infant child and threw
II out of the open window upon the
brick pavement. The child was not in
jured in any way by the fall, and was
soon playing about the doorstep as though
nothing had happened.
A small, sickly man named Gustav
fBearwald who was arraigned in Jeffer-
son Market Police Court, New York, yes
terday, for swndling various persons, said
he swindled President Cleveland three
weeks ago on the claim of wound in the
arm and not being able to find his French
relatives, thereby obta lining $3.50 from the
President.
Mrs. Mary Enright, with her daughter,
arrived in New York yesterday from Pitts.
field, Mass, and identified the body of
the woman left at the Grand Central
Depot on Saturday as that of her daugh-
ter-in-law, Mrs. VIM. Enright, who died
at her home of consumption. The hus-
bands believed to be on spree in New
York.
Almost the entire town of Vincennes
turned out yesterday to renew the search
for the bodies of the Misses Hornaday and
Professor Anderson, who were drowned
on Saturday evening. The body of one
of the young ladies was found, but the
search for the others was fruitless. The
water is thirty feet deep, and the bottom
of the river is full of logs.
Miss Alice Woodhall, who was brought
to New York from Europe on Saturday,
Was uITdlButu DIit Is C1ufBcu
with forging the name of the late John
Gill, the eccentric millionaire, from whom
she and her sister Harriet, his housekeep-
ers it is charged, secured about quarter
ofa million dollars.
The British Government has pro-
claimed Belfast under sections three and
four of the Crimes act. This will enable
the court to grant q change of venue in
the trial of persons arrested for defraud-
I'M ha "a N Gil n n n N " n
New York.
The Interstate Commerce Commission
has issued circular TO all carriers en-
gagged in interstate commerce, asking an
nual reports from such carriers for the
purpose of compiling a trustworthy an
nual exhibit of the entire railroad system
of our country.
The dissident Members of Parliament
at n conference to-day decided to support
the government on the licensing question
if modified so as TO limit the period of
compensation and provide that the pur-
chase money be obtained by an increased
license tax.
A fatal railroad collision, near Lyman's
viaduct, on the Air Line Railroad six
miles west of Willimantic, Conn, oc-
CURED yesterday morning. Conductor
Stebbins was killed and Alfred Cheney, a
brakeman, broke his shoulder.
On board the steamer Oceanic, which
arrived at San Francisco from Yokohama
Saturday, was Munimissu Mutsu, Jap
anese Minister to the United States. He
succeeds Minister Kuki, who recently left
Washington for Japan.
The Louisiana board of liquidation yes
teIday made arrangements with the
Louisiana National and Canal banks for
the payment of all coupons of State bonds
up 10 July, 1890 at per cent. interest per
annum.
Mr.. David d. Disney, member of the
Duckworth Club of Cincinnati, who was
injured at Seymour Ind, Sunday night
by the train while en- route to the st.
Louis convention, died yesterday morn
ing.
Charles Schreeves, a hardware mer-
chant of Murray, Iowa, killed Lou
Mears, "a farmer, Sunday night. Their
quarrel grew out of Mears' objections to
Schreeves paying attention to his sister.
The bureau of the Chamber of Deputies
of France has stopped the allowance oi
NJ. Wilson for the reason that he has not
attended the sittings since his trial for
completely in the decorations scandal.
Chevalier Blondin, the famous rope
walker, has arrived ut New York from
Europe. Although Go years old, he has
engaged to give high-rope exhibitions at
st. Georges, on Staten Island,
In fight yesterday afternoon between
jeremiah Shea and Patrick Green, III
New York, the former fell with Green on
top of him. Shea was not able 10 rise
and died shortly afterward.
II is reported that the Mitchelstown
police had arranged to arrest Mr.. William
UBren while be was on his way to Cork
on Sunday, but that he changed his route
and thereby evaded them.
report is in circulation that IL is The
intention to crown the Car Emperor OF
Central Asia at Sarmarcand in order to
Offset the influence of Queen Nictoria's
title as Empress of India.
AT the quarterly meeting yesterday o.