The Washington critic., 1889-05-04
rApLY MonNiNo NEWS.


GDWn ~ HN THrdN Biast.
An cXplosiiiop OF powder took place
yesterday ia Mnlien's quarry at Bridge
water, a small village on the Chester
Creek Railroad about two miles from
Chester, Pa. and Il half dozen men were
injured The usual charge was placed
in Tie rock after drilling and the men
removed To- u safe distance. In short
time an eXplosiiion followed aud the
men went back to work. They had
just reached the place Of blasting and
had begun to scrapc away the debris
when another exposition took place
Stones and dirt flew in every direction
Lewis Green, colored, was knocked
down and Is so badly injured that his
recovery is DOUBTFUL. Falrick Mcbride
was burned in the face by the powder:
mangled, and William Stones was
bruised about the legs. Two or three
others were slightly injured by flying
stones None Of the injuries, except
those received by Green, are likely TO
prove fatal.
Unlucky Thirteen.
The popular superstition concerning
the i'll luck Of social parties of thirteen
members was illustrated on Thursday
in Frankford, Philadelphia, when the
fourth anniversary Of club of this
character was marked by the sudden
death of three members and the serious
injury of four others. The victims are
all members OF Thirteen Club com.
posed exclusively of members of Jcru.
salem Lodge, No J08, A. Y. NJ. The
first death was that of II. Clinton Yon.
kcr Of 41j5 Penn street, Frankford, who
dropped dead with heart disease on
Thursday morning while seated in u
doctors office. His associates Assem-.
bled on Thursday night for the purpose
of arranging for his funeral, and while
returning home in coach two mem.
bers of the club were killed and four
others injured in grade crossing ac-
cident at Bridesburg.
Bawes Found Guilty.
Richard Hawcs, the man in whose
defense at Birmingham, Ala, the sheriff
shot q number of would be lynchers,
was convicted yesterday, the jury fixing
death as the penalty. Hawcs firmness
was mistaken. He accepted the verdict
as man, having expressed himself all
the while as looking upon his convic-
tion in jefferson County as foregonc
conclusion. The verdict meets with
popular approval, and was expected.
IIawes has two chances yet-ap appeal
to the Supreme Court on the refusal OF
| Judge Green to allow him change OF
venue, and appeal on various exceptions
taken to the rulings of the Court during
the progress of the trial. The general
Ia, 4, 10
Supreme Court will order new trial
and change of venue.
Masons Honor Murreii.
The Grand Lodge of Masons of Mary
land presented gold medal to Captain
Murrcll of the Missouri, upon learning
that he was Mason. Captain Murrel
will take back to England an applica
tion from the Grand Lodge of Maryland
to the Grand Lodge Of England re
questing permission TO confer upon hin
the higher degrees as member of some
lodge in Baltimore, which he will prob
ably enter upon his return to Baltimore
from his next voyage. Captain Murrell
it was stated, is the first person not {
high degree Mason who was ever re
ceived in the Grand Lodge of Maryland
or probably in any Grand Lodge in thi
country.
| Dedications at Gettysburg.
A dispatch from Gettysburg says tina
the season OF dedications and reunion
on this battlefield will be inaugurateC
on May 81, when the State is to hold il
exercises Monuments are beginning t
arrive and are at once being put up i
their proper position. The 14Sth Penn
sylvania is here and goes in the wheat
field The Saith is to stand on the Hum
melbaugh farm, and Knapp's Batter,
replaces the one now on Culp's Hill
Besides those the New York EXcelsio
Brigade memorial is being finished, ant
Weidrick's Battery of the same State
Work is also being done on the Michi
gan Sharpshooters. The present sum
mer will be memorable for the variou
dedications by States and regiments.
A Legislatures Contest.
The PENNSYLVANIA Senate Election
Committee last night heard argumen
of counsel in the Osborne. Devlin con
test James L. Miles and j. Howar
Gendell appeared for Mr.. Osborne
while Mr. Devlin was represented b
John j. Maloney, John II. Fow ant
Matthew Dittman. Osborne's counse
claim to have proved that 956 illega
votes were cast for Mr.. Devlin and tina
this gives Mr.. Osborne the election b.
a majority of $50. Mr.. Devlin's coun
sci concede that 30l Illegal votes wer
cast for him, but claim that the
showed where 503 illegal votes wer
cast for Mr.. Osborne. They claim MI
Devlin election by majority of 2,73C
The committee will report early mex
week.
Planned Her Husbands Murder.
Several months ago Jacob Morgan n
old Union soldier, was found murdere
at his home in Pleasant county, We
Va, and 81 800 of his pension none
stolen. His young wife, who had tire
of her old husband and fell in love wit
a neighboring farmer, was arrested
Both have confessed. Her lover mu
dered old man Morgan while she helpe
to plan it. They will be removed fror
the county Jail to prevent lynching.
A CHASTITY Accident.
A ghastly accident was witnessed !
one Of the principal streets of lndiar
apolis yesterday when team attache
10 a wagon loaded with collins contain
ing corpses that We're being transferre
from an old cemetery to new one b'
came frightened and ran away TIL
wagon was upset and the collins wei
scattered along the streets. One bur
open, and skull rolled on the grounC
while bones were thrown about pr
miscuously.