The Washington critic., 1889-03-16
EARLY MORNING NEWS.


Edward Brodorick, aged 10, and Joseph
Trogan, aged ~, were taken yesterday to
the Auburn Insane Asylum for convicts
from the New Y ork State prison at Sing
Sing. About II o'clock Thursday night
the prison officers were startled by sbriolss
coming from the seventh gallery IN thc
prison. On going TO the cell OF Martin
Donnelly, aged %, who wns serving a three
years. sentence, the keeper found Donnelly
crouchiDo In corner calling 10 some, ono
to save him from the devil. A light was
placed In his cell and Donnelly Gained
down. Principal Keeper Connaugbton says
that the men are going insane owing 70
their having no work. 81 trilst,p he says,
''that the Legislature will do something
soon for the convicts. III they do not, we
will be kept busy all summer sending in
sane prisoners to the asylun." Warden
Brush has returned from Albany, where he
has been in the interest of this repeal Of the
Yates Prison Labor bill. lie said yester-
day that he now has hopes that the bill will
De repealed, and that the prisoners Will
soon be put to work
He Killed Four.
A terrible tragedy occurred at Italian
Canyon, Nevada, Thursday afternoon.
Samuel Rumble killed his father-in-law,
George Hoskin and his brsthcr-in-1aw, aged
10, by shooting them with shotgun, the
charge of shot entering the neck aud sever
ing the iugular vein OF the former and
tearing away the face Of the latter. A boy
named John King hearing the shot cane
toward the house. He was met by Run
die, holding the gun. The latter asked the
boy to shoot him. The boy refused. Run
die then took the boys horse and rode
three miles to the lower ranch, entered the
kitchen Of the house and with u pistol shot
Mrs Hoskin In the head and then shot
himself In about the same spot. The shoot
ing was the result of family quarrel over
division of property
Stabbed by "a Butchers Boy.
In New York, yesterday, a J-year-old
boy, Patrick Meehal, stabbed fatally Chris
tian Weiss, who was fellow-cmploye in %
butcher shop uptown. The boy was after
ward caught and locked up. Meehan used
a sharp butchers knife, worn short and
thin by long use, and made lunge at
Weiss. The blow drove this weapon 10 the
hilt into Weiss breast inst below the heart.
He drew IL out with u terrible jerk. Then
he ran away, but was cnught. When Weiss
was taken TO Roosevelt Hospital IL was
found that internal hemorrhage had set in,
and there was small chance for his re-
covery.
$4,000 Worth of Love.
Suit was filed yesterday In the Circuit
Court at Jacksonville, Ind, by Miss Emma
Karnes Of Charlestown, Ind, against
Charles Boyer, Pullman conductor on the
i9-line road, for $4,000 damages for the
breach Of promise to marry. Boyer WAS
married to a wealthy young lady of New Al
bany on December 5 last but Miss Karnes
nj mt Qha n m
since June %, 1886, and that ail arrange
-ments had been made for the wedding,
when he broke off the match by declaring
he could not afford TO marry poor girl.
All the persons are Of prominent families.
Must Not Use the weed.
The Connecticut Legislature. on Thursday
passed law which provides that no person
shall sell, give or deliver no any minor
under 16tobacco In the form Of cigarettes
or any other form under penalty of fine,
the maximum of which is fixed at $50.
The next section imposes a fine not exceed
Ing 81 on any minor under III who shall
have, smoke or IN any way use tobacco In
any form whatsoever In any public street,
place or resort. The original intent of the
bill was to strike at cigarette smoking by
boys, but the Legislative Committee who
considered the matter concluded to extend
y to all forms Of tobacco. The bill went
through the Senate the other day and
passed the House without a division.
A -Year-Oid Murderer. III
William Buffalo, coiosed, buti6 years of
age, has been arrested at Norfolk, Va,
charged with the murder Of Riddick Harri-
son, 10 years Of age, also colored. While
the two boys were playing together on
February % dispute took place between
D. 4 Ill -.
fence near by and struck Harrison with It.
A nail In the end entered his skull Nothing
serious was thought Of 1t until yesterday,
when he died.
Bride Baby and Groom.
Tho youngest couple ever married In
West Virginia were made man and wife
Thursday night at Keyscr, Mineral County.
Their names are Chloe Poland, aged IS, and
Joe Snow, aged Il. They had boen lovers
for four years, aud after frequent entreaties
received parental consent TO marry. The
bride was attired in short dress.
why He Cut Her Throat.
G. f. Hamilton, railroad man, cut the
throat Of his wife in the Kimball House,
Atlanta, Ga, yesterday. He had proof Of
his wife's inhdelity and followed her here
| to get their child She refused To give up
razor. There is bare possibility that she
may recover, but 1t is not at all likely.
| Southern Coke.
Philadelphia capitalists are said 10 be in
terested in a scheme for manufacturing
coke from the coal In West Virginia, and
Virginia The South Birmingham Coal and
| Coke Company was organized on Thursday
| at Salem, Va, with capital Of ISL 900, 600,
with d. B. Strousc, president, and r. j,
Shickel, secretary and treasurer Charles
| &. Emery OF New York is one of the d.
rectors. The company owns 5000 acres of
coal land fifteen miles south of 'Birming-
ham, and will erect 100 coke ovens and u
furnace at once. The principal Office will
be at Salem.
| New York Central.
The New York Central directors yester-
day declared the regular quarterly dividend
of per cent, payable April 10. The state
ment for the quarter ending March 81,
| partly estimated, shows; Gross earnings, 1889,
5000, 900; 1888, IS, l52, 1917; decrease, Sll0,-
| T96; expenses, 1889, 1851 900; 1888, ST.
so2,027; decrease, s3l1 ,o27.
| For A DIsoRDERED LIVER try BEECH
| ANS PILLS.
Fire did $50 damages at Albert Smiths
| house, z Covington street, last night.