The Washington critic., 1889-05-25
EARLY MORNING NEWS.

The wcst-bound train on the st. Louis
and San Francisco Railroad which left
81. Louis Thursday night at Sis, was
wrecked at point three miles west of
Sullivan, Mo-, which place is sixty
miles west of ST. Louis. Not passen-
ger escaped unhurt, and forty-fivc are
known to have been seriously injured
though no deaths are yet reported. The
train was running at high rate of
speed, when suddenly, without warn
ing, the track gave way, and the loco
motive. baggage car and five coaches
went over the cmbankment.
The event of the day at Gravesend
yesterday was the debut rs a Jockey of
Philip J. Dwyer, jr., the 17-year-old
sen OF the president of the Brooklyn
Jockey Club. The young man sported
tho sillscn colors of his father and uncle
and wore them with becoming modesty.
He has been riding and exercising
horses of the Dwycr Brothers stables
for two years, and is already clever
hand at the business.
BY an arrangement with the Wabash
purchasing committee the Central Trust
Company of New York will pay, on
presentation of bonds and scrip of diff
ltttlt tiuSStS liOt tlltdNiN utUONlttu
under the plan of organization. the
john Kelly Of Brooklyn jumped
overheard from II steamship 800 miles
from Turks Island, and had narrow
escape from shark, --Mayor Grant
of New York Is in favor of keeping
open on Sunday historical and other
legitimate exhibitions. An
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livery stable is an actionablc nuisance.
and residents in any neighborhood
where one is situated can bring legal
action toward its removal. Gov
crnor Hill of New York will attend the
banquet to be given exPresidcnt Cleve-
land by the Young Mems Democratic
Club Of New York.---Joscph Battin.
who failed in business in 1887, adver-
tiscs in a Philadelphia newspaper that
he wants TO pay all his creditors. -
President Corbin of the Reading road
is not satisfied with the bill passed by
the Philadelphia Select Council for a
terminal road. --Philadclphia poll
ticons are pleased with the appoint
mcnt of Collector Martin of that city.
Counsel for the Prospect Brewing
Company of Philadelphia yesterday
presented to the Judges of the Pcnnsyl-
vania Supreme Court petitions of the
company for mandamus directed to
the Judges of the Court of Quarter SEES
sions requiring them TO show cause for
their refusal TO grant license to the
company for the sale of liquors at
Wholesale during the coming year
The third of the games of chess in
New York between Tschigorin and
Weiss TO decide who shall have the first
prize in the international tournament
ended in draw after two hours battle
yesterday afternoon. Play will be re-
sumed and decision made on Monday.
The yachts Valkyrle, Yarena and
mex sailed race yesterday and the
Nalkyrie again won. The race at the
Royal Windsor meeting for the May
plate was won by the Duke of Port
lands Semolina. Queen Victoria
was 10 years old yesterday. -Thc
Czarina and the Grand Duchcsscs re.
ceived the Shah at the Hermitage yes
terday. Tho German Rcichstao
passed the Aged Workmcn's Insurance
bill yesterday and adjourned. THO
Samoan conference will meet again on
May 2S-The strike Of the miners al
Saarbrucken, Germany, is increasing
1t is hoped that strikes in West
phalia will be settled through tho
mediation of Deputy Hammachcr. -
Mr. Gladstone was knocked down by 4
cab while crossing Piccadilly, Thurs
day night,