The Washington critic., 1888-06-28

Doctor of Laws-Justice Stanley Mat
thews of the United States Supreme
Court; pr. VIM. 7. Heimutn of New
Haven; Rev. Samuel Perkins of Phila-
Hartfordj Hon. Andrew ID; White of
Ithaca, N. Y, and Hon. w, @. Whitney,
Secretary of the Navy. Master of Arts
Samuel l.. Clemens, Mark Twain, of
Hartford; Alvah Adee, Second Assistant
Secretary of State, of Washington and
Frederick Goodrich, United States Navy.
Judge .Tully of Chicago yesterday rem
dered a decision against the Chicago Mu-
tual Life Indemnity Association. lie
found that the Association was guilty of
violating the law governing insurance
companies and restrained the officers
from transaoting further business until
receiver can be appointed The trial
was brought by Attorney-General Hunt
who made forty charges against the Com
pany, but the Judge, finding nine fully
substantiated, stopped the proceedings
and issued decree of dissolution.
Rev. j. A. McCauley resigned the pres.
idency of Dickinson College at the meet.
ing of the trustees yesterday. The resig.
nation was accepted, but the doctors
salary was continued for the conference
year. His successor will be chosen next
September. The students of the senior
class presented q petition to the trustees
asking that President McCauley be dis
missed. No charges were made.
Great preparations are being made for
the coming reunion at Gettysburg. One
thousand tents are being put up at
Springs Hotel for the Army of the Poto-
mac; 800 on East Cemetery Hill for Penn
sylvania G. A. II. men. Governor Beaver
will encamp on the college campus, and
about 900 stand in the wheat field to be
occupied by the New Jersey veterans and
National Guard,
The Michigan prohibition convention
at Detroit yesterday nominated Hon, A.
| b. Cheney for Governor, Stewart B.
Williams for Lieutenant-G t-Goyernor Peter
| NJ. Hagel for Secretary of State, Alfred
Wise for Treasurer, Lemuel Clute for
| Attorney-General and ID. A. Waterman
for Auditor-General
Yesterday was the first day of the
| Stockbridge meeting in England. The
race for the Stockbridge cup was won
by Sir George Chetwynd's brown horse
Fullerton. Mr.. II. T. Barclays chestnut
colt Red Aucker came IN second, Mr..
Manton's bay iilly, A Iife's Mistake,
third, and j. A, Craven's Scene Shifter
| fourth
The Vermont Republicans in conven-
| ton yesterday passed the following reso.
luton "That the Republicans Of Yer
mont in convention assembled, recogniz-
ing the efforts that are being made for
the amelioration of the condition of
Ireland, extend their earnest support and
heartfelt sympathy to those who under
the leadership Of Gladstone and Parnell
are endeavoring to secure the right of
self-government to that unhappy and
downtrodden people"
Lemuel Ogden, convicted at Upper Marl-
| boro' of having committed an assault
upon Miss Catherine Fowler, his wife
sister, has been sentenced to eighteen
years in the penitentiary. Judge Brooke
stated to the prisoner that his life wonld
have paid the penalty but for the fact
that his wife's family had asked the
mercy Of the Court.
The accession to the Democratic party
of eX-Mayor Low of Brooklyn is one OF
the most important developments of the
campaign in New York State. Mr.. Low
is gentleman of the highest character.
He was twice elected Mayor as the Re-
publican candidate, -
The managers of the London. Star gave
a grand reception in the Star building
last evening, Anon the guests were Mr..
Morley, most of the Irish parliamentary
leaders and large number of ladies and
gentlemen prominent in art literary and
theatrical circles. Several addresses were
made.
The North German Lloyd steamer
Vera, from Bremen for New York, which
went ashore at Dungeness, but was as
sisted off and brought to Southampton
and placed i'll dry dock, after being ex.
amined and found all right, sailed fol
New York at ga. m, June 81.
The Dowager Empress Victoria oi
Germany yesterday received the president
and vice-presidents of the Reichstag, who
presented her with an address of condo
lence on account OF the death OF Emperor
Frederick. The president and vice
presidents afterward waited upon tho
Emperor and presented HIM with the
reply of the Reichstag to the speech from
the throne. ..-
The Journal des Debats of Paris says the
exact result of the subscriptions to the
Panama lottery loan is not yet known, bu
1t is believed that the amount of applica
tions will equal only about one-half the
sum asked for.
The monsoon rains are fortnight over
due in the region of Calcutta, owing tC
the DETECTION of the current TO Burmah
where heavy rain has fallen for ten days
The crop prospects IN Bengal, especially
as regards rice, are extremely serious OF
account of the drought Prices are rising
The Society of authors, of which Lore
= Tennyson is President, has resolved to in
vite Mr.. James Russell Lowell and al
other American authors in London to c
public banquet on July %, in recognition
of the efforts made in behalf of the inter
national copyright.
The Georgia Division of the Farmers
Alliance met at Atlanta, Ga, yesterday u
discuss the feasibility of establishing
central exchange with capital of on
million dollars. The idea is to do away
with middle.men in purchasing supplie
and selling their crops.
Rev. ii. T. Widdemir, the rector of {
Protestant Episcopal Church in Phila
delphia, who was recently convicted
before an ecclesiastical court of violation
of church canons IN regard to divorce
has bowed to the sentence of the cour
and his bishop and resigned his charge.