The Washington critic., 1889-04-13
EARLY MORNING NEWS.
a Wonderful Jump.

Meredith Stanley of Cincinnati, we'll
known athlete and bridge jumper, who has
challenged Brodie of New York, on Thurs
day made the most remarkable leap on
record. Itwas from the famous high bridge
on the Cincinnati Southern Railroad over
the Kentucky River The height is 2S5
feet. He selected place where the water
was twelve feet deep, and attired In silk
tights and slippers, leaped into the air, and
doubling up his body like ball fell into
the water, and q moment later bounded
to the surface, where he was quickly seized
by assistants in boat. He coughed blood
for q little while, but soon recovered and
took the train for Cincinnati. He says the
feat is done by knowing how and by self
confidence. He escaped without breaking
the skin, and says he feels as well as ever.
This bridge is the highest in the world ex-
cept Oner.
Put Rat Poison in His Tea.
Rachel Offer, colored, aged Is, was COM
mitted for court by Justice Donavin of
Baltimore on Thursday, charged with try
ing to poison Levin Truitt OF East Church
street. To both Truitt and Justice Dona-
vim she confessed that she had put rat
poison in Truths tea on Saturday night
last, in the absence of his wife. He de-
tected the peculiar color OF the tea, but
swallowed part Of It, which nauseated
him. A drink of milk relieved him. She
would give no reason to Truitt for putting
the poison in his tea, but she told one OF
the policemen, after being locked up, that
he had threatened TO beat her. She is q
niece OF TRUTHS wife.
A Weeks Business Reverses.
The business failures occurring through
out the country during the last seven days.
as reported to II. G. Dun & Co., number,
for the United States, 3l2, and for Canada,
81, or total of 239, as against a total of
222 last week and 240 the week previous to
the last. For the corresponding week Of
last year the figures were 222, made up of
2O0 failures in the United States and 22 in
Canada.
Wires Must BE Buried.
Judge Wallace, in the United States Cir
cult Court in New York, yesterday, handed
down q decision In the case of the Western
Union Telegraph Company against the
Mayor and the Board of Electrical Control
restraining the latter from interfering with
the poles on wires Of the Westerd Union
Company. In his decision Judge Wallace
says; IAN order will be entered denying an
injunction and vacating the stay heretofore
granted as respects the removal of the
complainant's poles and wires from the
streets, and granting an Injunction against
any interference by the defendants with
the complainant's use Of the structures Of
the Manhattan Railroad Company for OPP
eration.n
A Sacrifice to the Devil.
Prince Law, negro living on the Spring
field plantation, five miles out Of Savannah,
Ca, killed his hye-year old son Thursday
afternoon as sacrifice to the devil. Law
is crazy on religion. A few days ago he be-
came convinced that it was his duty to kill
some member of his family, and he drove
his wife from home and beat his child u
death ON the doorstep with piece Of scant-
ling Law was arrested and IS n raying
maniac In Jail.
Death of a Veteran.
Colonel Edward Match of the Ninth Cav
airy died suddenly at Fort Robinson, Neb,,
Thursday morning, from injuries received
about month ago by being thrown from a
carriage, He was a veteran of the late war,
through which he served with distinction,
being breveted brigadier and maior-general
for gallant service,
Prairie Fire Victims,
Mr. Beddinger, another prairie fire vic
tim, died In Valley township, OAK, Thurs
day night. This makes the sixth death IL
Hyde County OF prairie fire victims, HelI
from abroad has been invited, as the county
cannot do the work alone. The total los,
In Hyde County is $4,000.
No Insurance Combine.
The Attorney -Geoeral of Kansas has de-
ci1ed that under the anti-truat law nassaf