The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1889-1889, 1889-05-21
EARLY MORNING NEWS.

The steamer Rockton, bearing Off.
GERS and 150 men of the Vandalia and
12 officers and 800 men from the Tren.
ton, arrived at San Francisco yesterday
from Apia, Samoa, in command of
Captain N. II. Farquhar. Admiral
Kimberly 10 officers aud 7j men re-
main at Apia.--A peculiar disease re-
sembling malarial fever has become
alarmingly prevalent among horses in
indianapolis. Concealed in the
skirts of Mary Arnold, who arrived
yesterday in New York on French
steamer, were gold watches and iewelry
TO the value Of $12 1000. The 130th
anniversary of the birth Of Stephen
Girard was yesterday appropriately OBJ.
served at Girard College, in Philadcl.
phia. john w. Walsh, n conductor
on the New York and New England
Railroad, was arrested yesterday in Bos-
ton charged with selling tickets which
he had collected from passengers. -
The Grand Encampment of Old Eel
lows of Pennsylvania yesterday held
its annual session in York, Pa. a.-Scc-
retary of the Navy Tracy yesterday ap.
peared as counsel in the Brooklyn City
Court for the Atlantic Avenue Railroad
in q suit brought against the company
by Thomas Holmes for $50, 900 for per.
sonal injuries. The Chicago Board
of Trade will cut off quotations from
the New York Produce Exchange.
The sale of the Richmond and ALE.
ghany Railroad to the Chesapeake and
Ohio Company was yesterday con
frmed in the Richmond courts. The
dcdicatory season at Gettysburg was
opened yesterday by Weidrich's Bat
terry /, First New York Artillery, un.
yelling granite memorial. While
Louis Il. Waite and Ii. A. Howard were
riding in n carriage In the Adirondacks,
the horse ran away, the gentlemen were
thrown out and Mr.. Waite killed. -
Mrs. Harriet Hubbard Ayres' suit
against James NJ Seymour, New
| York broker, to recover stock In the
company manufacturing her patent,
has been opened in New York.
Lightning fired the stables and other
buildings of William Hamilton at Flint,
Mich, and the trotting stallion Tecum-
sch was burned to death. Tile pocket
gophcrs are doing great damage to
crops in Iowa. wa.--William b. New
combe of Columbus, Ind, was fatally
shot yesterday by Jesse Davis. young
ing court
20 4,ewcombe's daugntv. osa-nst the
wish of her father "A mining suit
involving $40, 100000 worth of prop
erty has been begun at Los Angeles,
Cal, by the Waterloo Mining Company,
contesting the patent to valuable
mine. Tile fifth provincial Catholic
council of Cincinnati is now in session
In that city. Peter j. Van Etten
of Toledo, Ohio, has been arrested,
charged with swindling a widow out of
S4,000.-It is now stated that Presi
dent Rockefeller of the Standard Oil
Company will probably increase his
gift to 5000, 900 for the proposed new
Baptist College. Carnoi
yesterday gave an audience to Mr. Nc.
Lane, the retiring United States Min
lister, who presented his letters of re-
call. To-day President Carnot win re
ceive Mr.. Reid the new Minister
who will present his credentials. -
The House of Lords, by vote of los
to %, rejected proposal made by the
county councils. 1t is reported thai
the Gar will dismiss General GourkC
from the Governorship of Warsaw
owing to his unpopular system Of
administration. In the House ol
Commons the bill providing for ad
ditional naval defense yesterday passet
its third reading. Mrs. Maybrick
who is charged with poisoning her hus
band, is the daughter of the late Mr.
Chantler, banker of Mobile, Ala
After the death of Mr.. Chantler hel
mother married Baron Roque.-Ir
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