The Washington critic., 1888-09-27
WASHINGTON CRITIC.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Recent Happenings of Interest Condensed
for Hasty Reading.

Recent Happenings of Interest Condensed
for lIasty Reading.
Two severe shocks of earthquake were
felt at Gunyaquil last night at $50,
lasting about two minutes The shocks
were followed by flashes of lightning. At
this time of the year lightning has been
unknown heretofore. Reports Of the
damage have not been received. Tho
people, however, arc panic-Stricllcn. At
Helena, Ecuador, Il sharp shock of earth
quake was felt last night about the
same TIME as at Guayaqnil,
Mrs Lena Sohrincr, who poured
kerosene on her husband while hc was
drunk and set lin on fire, pleaded
guilty in Chicago yesterday, and was
sentenced to ten ycars in the pcnitcn-
tiaiy The Judge, in fixing the sem
tencc, took into consideration the fact
that Schriner was u wifo-beiteI
Policeman Veal was shot and fatally
injured by an unknown burglar ut At
lanta, Ga, yestcrdly morning. Ilc
was guarding a stole in which the burg
lar was supposed to be, and WIS wait
ing for another patrolmnn TO come to
his assistance, when he was shot in the
breast The murderer escaped.
The trial book place yesterday Of Mr..
John Redmond, member of Parliament
for wexford, who, with his brother.
William Redmond member of PHrla-
ment for Fermanagh, and Mr.. Edward
Walsh was arrested at Wexford for Of
fenses under the crimes act The ac-
cused was found guilty and sentenced to
nve weeks mprisonment, without hard
labor.
The Athletic Baseball Club, of Phil
adelphia, entered suit in the Cilcuit
Court ut 81. Louis, yesterday, against
president Won der Ahc, of the st. Louis
Browns, for 81 900 for alleged fn lure
10 play OIL posi- poned game.
The Russian Government has granted
subsidy of S65,O00 annually to a pri-
vate firm to run line of steamers be-
tween Russian Pacific ports and Corea,
japan and China. In the event of war
tho stemers arc to be placed at the dis
posal of the government.
Several adherents of the Empress Vic
toria who have been privileged to com
pare the extracts from the late Emperor
F'rcdcrick's diary, published in the
Deutschc Rundschnu, with the original
diary state that they agree.
A Paris court has adjourned the hear
ing on the petition to wind up the bus
mess Of the Paris American Exchange to
enable the concern to 20 into voluntary
liquidation, which will be arranged un-
der the supervision of the court
The Allen Line steamer Grecian, which
went ashore off the coast of Ayrshire
treal to Glasgow, has hoated and arrived
at her destination. She is apparently
uniniured.
AT River Falls, Wis, Oliver s. Powell
was instantly killed in the machinery
of his sugar mill yesterday morning. He
was vicc-presidenL of the Duluth, Red
wing d Southern Railroad.
Collector Magone, of New York, has
decided to send back to Bremen four
tinsmiths who came over on the steam
ship Elbe TO work for KerozulS Veda-
rar, of Philadelphia.
Count Herbert Bismarck and the mil
itary suite selected to accompany En-
peror William on his approaching tour
have, started for Frankfort.
Tho Italian Government has ordered
that protective measures be taken al
Italian ports against vessels arriving from
districts in America infected with yellow
fever.
At the residence of John l.. Sullivan
last night il was stated by the physi-
clan that his patient was steadily i'm.
proving, with every prospect of rccov-
cry.
The tugboat W. w. Graham, of Phila-
delphia, was run into by q steamer
below Edeemoor, Del, about noon yes
terday and sunk The crew were taken
off by the steamer.
~ Yesterday Prince Bismarck submitted
to Emperor William q report of his re
cent conference with Count Kalnolky a
Friedrichsruhe.
The Republican convention of the
Tenth Ohio district has renominateC
Jacob G, Romeis for Congress.