The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1889-1889, 1889-02-05

She Used NCrasenc for kindltnV.
Agnes Darcy, ~ years old, was fatally
burned IN NewYork yesterday white trying
TO light fire with coal oil. Her mother
was also badly burned while trying to cx.
tinguish the flames
A Bucket Shop Swindier.
G.. II. Wheeler, who ran two bucket shops
in Fall River, Mass, skipped town at an
early hour yesterday morning, leaving some
thing like a score OF customers, whose
losses range from hundreds TO thousands OF
dollars.
Suicide of sherman's Relative.
James X. Harley, an artist, aged 90, said
TO be by his first wife related to Senator aud
General Sherman, committed suicide at
Baltimore yesterday.
Poisoned Himself by Accident.
William II. Hill OF Central Mount
Vernon, and employed by Il. II. Macy 81
Co., New York, took stryehnine by acci-
dent yesterday and died almost instantly.
a Trying Old Man.
The children of Adolphus D. Hunt of
Norton, Mass, are IN the middle of a
family quarrel, and arc trying to have u
guardian appointed for the octogenarian
Among other proofs OF insanity It WAS al
legged that he repeated the scenes OF the
2 Crucihction, using dead pig; that he tried
to reanimatc dead pig by magic; that hc
fed his chickens with sawdust end sowed
the same substance instead of grass; that he
went to church In his shirt sleeves, although
deacon, aud that with shovel for a
sceptre he announced himself "KIng Of
NOrton.n But when put on the witness
stand he surprised everybody by his Keen
perception and fresh memory.
The Years Racing Fixtures.
The racing fixtures for 1889 are set for
the following dates: Baltimore, Pimlco,
spring, May Z to 10; Brighton Beach, July
aud August, 30 days; Brooklyn, n. Y,
spring, May 10; fall, September 16; Chicago,
Washington Park, June % to July %;
Coney Island Jockey Club, June IS TO July
9; Clifton, ~ J., every Monday, Wednes-
day and Friday; Jerome Park, spring, May
80, June 13; fall, October to Is; Kansas
City, June II to 20; Lexington, KY, May
Ito 8; Louisville, Ky, May 8 to Is; Mem
phis, Tenn, April - to May 1; Monmouth
Park, July 4; Nashville, Tenn, May 2 to IL,
New Orleans, April 8 to 13; Sacramento,
about April 20; ~. Louis, Mo-, June to Is;
Washington, ID. g., April 80 to May 10;
fall, October 90 tv November 2.
Working For Eight Hours in Chicago.
The uscarpenters' unions of Chicago
are now actively consolidating and prepar-
ing to repeat their demands OF year ago
for the cight-hour day and 35 cents per
hour as the minimum rate of wages. Their
efforts in this direction last year were un.
successful The painters, the gas-iitters,
the derlick.handlers, the bricklayers, the
tilelayers aud plasterers have, they claim,
announced their intention of joining the
carpenters, aud vigorous effort will be
made to carry their point.
Fatally Burned While at Prayer.
hfatal accident happened Monday night
to Mrs. M. E.Flippenan, an aged and estima-
bic Christian lady of Duck Hill, Ala. She was
kneclng before the fire, with her back to it,
engaged IN her evening devotion, WHOM hcr
clothing became ignitcd and soon envelopel
her person in flames. BY the time assistance
reached her. which was almost immediately,
most Of her clothing was consumed and
terrible wounds had been Inflicted almost
over her entire person. She fingered but a
| few hours.
| Stabbed in the Back.
News Of q horrible murder, supposed Ia
have been occasioned by bad feeling en-.
grndered by the recent crimes on the bord
ers of Logan and Lincoln Counties, has jus,
been received at Charleston, w. Va. Ac.
cording to report, at the mouth of Pigeon
Creek, on the Tug Fork OF the Big Sandy
in Logan County, John Chafers and one
| McNally met, and after wrangle, Chafere
proposed that they lay all past differences
aside and be friends. This McNally
agreed to, and the two men conversed fol
awhile. AS Chafers turned to walk away
McNally drew knife and treacherously
stabbed him In tho back, aud as the wound
ed man fell McNally sprang upon him and
/ cut his throat from car TO ear. McNally
escaped. tfn.-a
/ A Veterans Challenge.
! Colonel A. ID. Newman Of Redwood, N.
Y, is now 80 years of age, and be offers "a
/ match any man OF his age In the State in
the performance Of the following, viz: Tc
/ walk from the Redwood Opera-H House tc
| his wood lot, one and quarter miles dis
tant. and there to cut, split aud pile one
cord Of four-foot wood from the standing
| timper; then walk back to the opera-housl
and dance five OF the most difficult figure,
| known to the people OF his section, finish
ing up the last dance by jumping up anJ
striking the feet together twice before
again touching the floor. A purse OF fifty
dollars and all the gate money awaits the
man who performs the feat more Quickly
and gracefully than the Colonel aud tht
only provision is that he be Of equal age.
Death of Venerable Minister.
Rev. DR.. A. Il. Mann died at his resi-
dence, near Augusta, Ca, Saturday last
after one days Illness from congestion o.
the lungs and heart trouble. He was abou
75 years old and had been In the itineran
ministry of the Methodist Church for fifty
one years. He wasia brot1er-in-law OF tn,
late Bishop Pierce, and with him was con
sidcred the most eloquent pulpit orator Ii
Georgia. DIR. Mann had been pastor u
every leading Methodist church OF Georgia
and at the time OF his death was pastor Of
the Richmond County circuit.
A Badge for Miss Davis.
A Lynchburg (Ya) jeweler has com
pleted badge which is TO be worn by Mis-
Winnie Davis, daughter OF Hon. Jefferso!
Davis. II is a Kappa Sigma badge, ant
will be presented to her In pursuance O
resolutions adopted at the last conclaye o
the fraternity held in Atlanta. The badg,
is beautiful star and crescent, fully jew
eled with diamonds and rubies, with pretty
attachments OF pin and chain.
Determined to Get There.
Judge Virgil s. Armstrong, the newly
elected Circuit Judge for Jackson and Gil
mer Counties w. Va, had an unusual ex
perence last Thursday. lie was to opau
cuurt IN Gilmer County, and there was
slip in the Ripley 81 Mill Creek Valley Rail
road, stopping the trains. Judge Arm
strong couldn't hire horse for love o
money, but he WIS determined to get t,
Glenvillc In time to open court, so he threv
his bag Of law books on his back an,
walked twelve miles, reaching his.dcstlua
/ finn In 1ua timn "A pbnTUn the GRAND iury