The Washington critic., 1889-05-04
EMILY MORNING NEWS,


IN exploration ~ powder tOOk pace
yesterday in Mullen's quarry at Bridge
water, small village on the Chester
Creek Railroad about two miles from
Chester, Pa, and u half dozen men were
injured The usual charge was placed
in the rock after drilling and the men
removed to n safe distance In short
time an exposition followed aud the
men went back 10 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, colOrcd, was Knocked
down and is so badly injured that his
recovery is DOUBTFUL. Patrick Mcbride
was burned in the face by the powder.
Thomas Collins. colored had his hand
manglcd, 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.
Uniucky Thirteen.
The popular superstition concerning
the i'll luck Of social parties of thirteen
members was illustrated on Thursday
III Il Wlltil lUt
fourth anniversary Of u 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 n Thirteen Club com
posed exclusively of members of Jeru.
salem Lodge, No. SOC, A. Y. NJ. The
first death was that of II. Clinton Yon.
kor of 4155 Penn street, frankfort, who
dropped dead with heart disease on
Thursday morning while seated in
doctors office His associates Assem-
blcd 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-
cidcnt at Biidcsburg.
Halves Found Guilty.
Richard Halves, the man in whose
defense at birmingham, Ala, the sheriff
shot number of would.be lynchers,
was convicted yesterday, the jury fixing
death as the penalty. Hawes' firmness
was mistaken. He accepted the verdict
as man, having expressed himself all
the while as looking upon his convic-
ton in Jefferson County as n forcgonc
conclusion. The verdict meets with
popular approval, and was expected.
Halves has two chances yet-an 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
opinion among lawyers there is that the
Supreme Court viii order new trial
and a change Of venue.
Masons Honor MuTeil.
The Grand Lodge of Masons of Mary.
land presented gold medal to Captain
Murrell of the Missouri, upon learning
that he was Mason Captain Murrell
will take back TO England an applica-
ton from the Grand Lodge of Maryland
to the Grand Lodge of England re-
| questing permission to confer upon him
the higher degrees as q member of some
| lodge in Baltimore, which lie will prob
ably enter upon his return to Baltimore
| from his next voyage. Captain Murrell
| II was stated is the first person not q
high degree. Mason who was ever re
ceived in the Grand Lodge of Maryland
or probably in any Grand Lodge in this
country.
A dispatch from Gettysburg says that
the season Of dedications and reunions
on this battlefield will be inaugurated
on May 81, when the State is to hold its
exercises. Monuments are beginning 10
arrive and are at once being put up in
their proper position. The l4Sth Penn
sylvania is here and goes in the wheat
field. The Saith is to stand on the Hum
melbaugh farm, and Knapp's Battery
replaces the one now on Cups Hill.
Besides those the New York Excelsior
Brigade memorial is being finished, and
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 various
dedications by States and regiments.
A Legislatures Contest.
The Pennsylvania Senate Election
| Committee last night heard argument
of counsel in the Osborne Devlin con.
test. James l.. MileSand j. Howard
Gendell appeared for Mr.. Osborne,
while Mr.. Devlin was represented by
John ]. Maloney, John H. Fow and
Matthew Dittman. Osborne's counsel
claim to have proved that 9j8 illegal
votes were cast for Mr.. Devlin and that
this gives Mr.. Osborne the election by
majority of $50 Mr.. Devlins coun-
sci concede that 30l illegal votes were
cast for him, but claim that they
showed where SOB illegal votes were
cast for Mr.. Osborne. They claim Mr..
Devlin' election by majority of 2, $50.
The committee will report early next
week.
Planned Her Husbands Murder.
Several months ago Jacob Morgan, an
old Union soldier, was found murdered
at his home in Pleasant county, West
Va, and 81 900 of his pension money
stolen. His young WIFE who had tired
of her old husband and fell in love with
neighboring farmer, was arrested.
Both have confessed. Her lover muir.
dered old man Morgan while she helped
to plan it, They will be removed from
the county Jail to prevent lynching.
A Chastity Accident.
A CHASTITY accident was witnessed in
one OF the principal streets of Indian.
apolis yesterday, when q team attached
10 a wagon loaded with collins contain.
ing corpses that Were being transferred
from an old cemetery to a new one be
came frightened and ran away The
wagon was upset and the collins were
scattered along the streets. One burst
open, and a skull rolled on the ground
while bones were thrown about pro
miscuously.
Ducked by White Caps.
Because Perry Tobias of Plains, Pa
refused to swear off drinking and go t
work White Caps bound and gagged
him and then threw him into mil
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