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The Washington critic., 1890-04-22
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We the undersigned Banks and Bankers
State TSttor}es which NAV be nrossnted al
our counters
X, nj. WALMSLEY, Pres. La. Nat. Bank.
p. LANAUX, Pres. State Nat. Bank.
a, BALDWIN, Pres. ". o. Nat. Bank.
CARL KoHN, Pres. Union Nat. Bank.
GRAND MONTHLY DRAWING will take
place at the Academy of Music, New Or
leans, TUESDAY, MAY -, 1890.
The Washington critic., 1890-04-22

All ordinary letters containing Postal
Notes, Money orders issued by ali Express
Companies or New York Exchange,
Addressed
The Washington critic., 1890-04-22

R~1S5 REMOVAL.
THE WEST END NATIONAL BANK OF
WASHINGTON
win remove from It's temporary quarters at
1893 Pennsylvania avenue to Us permanent
Offices at the corner OF Nineteenth street
and Pennsylvania ave. on MONDAY. APRIL
e1, 1890, where It will be ready for the trans
action Of all banking business.
WIN. II. RILEY,
President.
GEO. A. Mc1LHENNY,
Vice President,
CHARLES T. WILLIAMS,
aplt02t Cashier.
The Washington critic., 1890-04-22
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EoR sALE-HoRsE AND LANpAU.-;A
Il stylish Gray Horse, over 10 hands high;
fine harness and not much used; Landau
made by Joyce; are offered at reasonable
rates ON account of owner leaving the city
K. b. COTTRELL, 14lS N Y. ave-
The Washington critic., 1890-04-22
CHIROPODIST

H<Ng DIR. WHITE, CHIROPODIST
1915 Penna ave-, opposite Willsrd's Hotel.
Thousands from far and near visit DR.. White
for relief from and avoidance Of corns, bun.
Ions, diseased nails and all other foot
troubles. Hours. 8 a. m. to 6 p. M; Sun.
days, to 12. Established 1861. Fee. 81.
kl@%WHY NOT HAVE YOUR SHIRTS
bS made by one of the most celebrated
cutters in American Prices same as those
third-rate cutters charge. P. T. HALL, 9OS F
st n W.
The Washington critic., 1890-04-22

MAJ ICE ICE. ICE.
~ THE INDEPENDENT
ICE COMPANY
Propose to furnish their patrons the coming
season with the.
BEST QUALITY OF KENNEBEC ICE,
as usual, at rates as low, If not lower, than
any other city
SOUTH OF BOSTON.
All information as to prices and contracts
will be cheerfully furnished at the Office of
the company, 18th ST. and Pa ave. II, W.
YELLOW WAGONS MARKED
INDEP PENDENr ICE co.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-18
VIRGINIA NEWS.
nv. Mckinney is indisposed,

".
Ames Blake, an aged farmer of Cumber.
land county, committed suicide yesterday.
Seven members of the family of Mr.. A. L..
Redford. of Richmond. were poisoned yes
terday by drinking new kind of coffee.
Tha condition of General F. e. Smith
last night was thought to be critical. His
entire system is Frustrated and there is no
hope for recovery.
Luther 7. Morgan, Of Lynchburg, walked
through third story window while asleep
Sunday night and fell to the ground below,
receiving injuries which will probably prove
fatal.
1t is pretty generally understood in Rich
mond that when Armour & Co.'S meat arrive
this week they will refuse to pay the in
spection fee and will refuse to pay the fine
when imposed, thus bringing the whole mat.
ter into the court to test the constitutional.
ity OF the act.
Governor Mckinney yesterday granted
respite of thirty days to the negro William
Thomas Jordan alias William Muscoe, who
was to have been hanged March "a for the
murder of Policeman Seel, of Charlottes.
Vile. The respite was granted in order to
allow the counsel for the condemned time
to prepare papers to take the case to the
Supreme Court of Appeals.
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Methodist Conference.

Most of yesterdays session OF the BAlti-
more Conference Of the NJ. E. Church South,
in Baltimore was devoted to hearing re-
ports from committees
The report Of the board of education
showed that considerable progress had been
made. The board submitted reports show
ing the condition of Randolph Macon Col
lege at Ashland, Va, which is owned jointly
by the Virginia and Baltimore conferences;
the Wesleyan Female destitute at Stanton,
Va, the Valley Female College, at Winches-
ter, and the Allegheny Collegiate Institute
at Anderson. w. Va. The reports on Pane
and Lane institutes have been submitted.
Alter the reading OF the reports OF the
board Rev. DR.. w. W. Smith, president Of
Randolph College. made an address
on the aims and work of the college. He
announced that they wanted 5000 at once
to give out CONTRACTS in April for the com
pletOn of the academy building at Liberty
Va, so that the institution can be dedicated
in Ju'y.
Mr. Charles Shlpey, missionary trensu.
rer, reported the assessments and receipts
for foreign and home missions by district.
The Washington district 10 "a follows: For
eign, assessed 81 26S, paid 81. 495; home, as
sessed 81 ,063, paid $685. Winchester-For.
eign, assessed ,674. paid 81 24S; home, as.
sessed $7S5, paid $571.
The report of the committee on confer
ence relations was read by DR.. ]. s. Gard
ner.
The total receipts and dist ursements of
the joint board of finance were as follows:
Receipts S11 81 o. Discussed S11 $50 I;
leaving balance on hand Of sol Of. This
shows decrease of 500 on the bishops fund,
$50 for education, $50 for Bible cause, and
an increase OF 1914 for the superannuated
fund.
The memorial services at night were very
impressive. The exercises opened with g
short service OF cong and prayer after which
the Rev. DR.. S. K. Cox, of Harrisonburg,
read the memoirs of Revs. Lewis c. Miller,
Geo. r. Jefferson and Gibson Mauzy. Rev.
Rufus H. Wilson. of Elmeira, Va, read that
of Rev. VIM. T. Quinn. The Rev. g. T. D.
Collins prepared short memoir of Rev.
Andrew Robey, which he did not submit,
because he thought it unworthy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-18
The Mississippi,

A dispatch from New orleans says: "The
crovasse at Pecan Grove levee East Carroll parish,
was fifteen hundred feet wide last night and is
constantly growing larger. All hope of closing it
is abandoned, and the water will continue TO flow
through until the rivar again gets within its bank,
five or six weeks hence The water pours through
the break in volume ten feet deep and with the
roar ola cataract. The noise can be heard for
miles The water is rising rapidly over the plan
tstons in an extended area. 1t will food the
lower pa; ton of East Carroll, large section of
Madison and the rear of Tensas and Concordia
parishes. Within a week COO square miles of
country will be inundated. The destruction to
property of all kinds will be enormous. The four
parishes are thickly populated, tour-fftbs of tho
people being negroes. These poor people are like.
IL to lose most of their stock and other property
and will be left by the waters in state of abso-
lutte restitution. The water rises too slowly to
imperil human life, but will leave great distress
in lis wake
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-18
Miscellaneous Items.


A report is current at London that Emin
Pasha will withdraw from the Egyptian GER
vice.
Ex.Qneen Isabella of Spain boasts that
she Ia more in debt than any other woman
10 Europe.
In the last thirty years there have been 70
distinct patent improvements in the um-
brella.
The new French ministry has announced
its policy as one Of active work and political
Cancellation.
John B. Curtis, of Portland, Me-, has made
nearly $1,000 900 in the manufacture OF
chewing gum.
An Indian known as "Old Gabriel" and
believed to be $50 years old, died in San
Francisco recently.
An explosion of gas caused the collapse OF
portion of the Kaiser Wilhelm bridge, in
juring several persons.
Since New Years 10000 gallons of Cali
fornie wine have been shipped hy water
from San Francisco to New York.
It IS &c. commonly known that George
Washington, James Monroe and Robert q.
Lee were born in Westmoreland county, Va.
Princess Zorka, eldest child of the Prince
Of Montenegro, is dead. She was married
August II, 1883, to Prince Peter KarageVr-
gieyitch,
The Comte de Paris has telegraphed to
the Due d'O.leans as follows II approve
and am proud OF your conduct. regret
that am unable to embrace you"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-18
Cold Weather in the South

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Mar. 1S.-The ~.
curry fell below freezing point Sunday nigh,
but the cold can have done no dsmage 3,
all young and tender spring growth hs3
been nipped by frost two weeks ago. At
Titusville the mercury reached 80 deeie..
yesterday morning and little ice was ioru.
ed In exposed places. Tender vegetable.
suffered some and it Is feared tina. orars.
blossoms were injured to some extent. A
Kissimee there was frost and ice Sunday AM
the weather was the coolest In years. VeSe
tables are injured. Cane Ia safe but oranges
are slightly injured.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-18
Fatal Bite of a Negro

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Mar. lS-Oscar Hill
died yesterday in Clay county, Ala, In the
most intense agony from the effects of the
bite of Henry Davis, q negro. The bite was
inflicted about four months ago, when the
Two men had Fl ,ht, Davis biting Hill's fiu-
ger to the bone. After few days the finger
began to swell and was amputated. This
did not stop the swelling and about ten days
after the foger was taken off, the arm was
severed near the shoulder. A few days ago
the injured man began to show symptoms
similar TO those of hydrophobia and they
lasted until be died. The negro who Bit
him ia what is termed "blue gummed ne.
gro, wing to the peculiar color OF bis gums,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-18

EXCISE BoARDs.-Ths State board, COM
posed of the State treasurer and two audi
tore, charged, under law passed at the
recent session of the Legislature, with the
appointment of three excise commissioners
in each city OF the Commonwealth, met 10
Richmond yesterday for the first time.
Commissioners were appointed for Rich
mond, Norfolk and Petersburg. These ex:
cisemen practically have absolute control
over the issuance of license to sell liquor.
The only way to expect the recommenda-
ton of these boards for license is for the
applicant to forward certificate from the
commissioner of the revenue that he has
deposited with that officer in money and not
coupons, an amount sufficient to pay there
for. It is expected that the excise board
will save to the State $50 600 or 100000 by
keeping out OF the treasury that amount o! OF
coupons. The members of the board will
receive SO for every day they are in session.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-18
The Indianapolis Fire

INDIANAPOLIS. Mar lS.-A great tlroag
surrounds the ruins OF thu Bowed Merrill
Book Concern this morning. An army Of
workmen is busily engaged cariing away
the debris to exhume the bodies of the dead
and Injured buried there. The voices ol
several persons in the ruins can be clearly
heard above the noise OF the workmen re
moving the piles of brick and broken tim.
bsrs. The list of dead as far as known
number s, the Injured IS. The fire orgi.
mated In the basement from the furnace bu,
in what manner is not known.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-18

4 Promised sENsArIoN.-Tbe neighboring
county of Stafford promises to furnish quite
sensation to-day or at f.rtbest by the latter part
of the week.
The rumor is that one of the wealthy CORPORA
tions of the country, man of wealth from the
North and prominent official Of the county are
involved. 1t is said that one Of the parties in-
volved has deem Swallowed by detectives for the
past week and that he will be arrested to-day or
in few days and brought to Stafford for trial:
The affair promises to be quite sensational and
will finally develop into one of the most remark
able efforts at fraud ever perpetrated in this
country 1t is estimated that compile million
dollars are involved in the matter. -FredericisJrJ
Lance
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-18
Telegraphic Brevities.

Yellow fever has broken out in Campinas
and San Pauo, Brazil.
Arthur Henry, the station agent and tel
egraph operator at Hartsourg, OHIO, was
murdered last night by burglars.
Henry W. King, project of the Philadel-
phia Institute for the blind, charged with
an immoral crime. to-day entered a plea of
not guilty. TIE trial was fixed for next
Monday.
A court Of inquiry will be ordered to in
vestigate the recent grounding of the .. 8.
8. Despatch in the Potomac river, provided
the Secretary of the Navy who was on
board the vessel at the time, is satisfied that
the circumstances demand such action.
The wife Of ex Lieutenant Governor
Trask, while suffering mentally, wandered
away from her home in Springfield, Mass,
last night and was not found until this
morning, when she was discovered on the
Wilbraham road, near Doyle Brook, with
her arm broken and unconscious.
At Marshall Mo-, yesterday Judge Ryland in
charging the grand jury, informed them that play
ing progressive euchre for prizes was violation
of the law and punishable IS such.
Governor Smith and Postmaster Holloway, OF
the Soldiers Home at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas,
were arrested this morning charged with purloin-
ing letter.
This morning George Mindeman was arrested
in New York on an Indictment charging him
with extortion while employed in the sherif7s
office.
Fire in the dry goods store of Pardes, Mill & Co.
at Peoris, H., this morning damaged the stock to
the amount o; $4,000
Veronica Smith, rs years old, fell down stairs
at st. Francis Convent at Beverly, N. J., last
night and was killed
The carriage works of Buck & Co with sdjoin-
ing dwelling and stable at New Holland, Pa,
were burned to-day.
The French Chamber Of Deputies to-day, By
vote of 31S to 76, expressed conf ience in the
new government
The tug Enterprise, belonging to the American
Towing Co., was burned to day on the Patuxent
rivar, Nd.
The French Gu stoms committee of the Chamber
of Deputies has agreed on a tariff on molasses.
The Baltimore College of Physicians and Sur
geons to day gradaated rs doctors.
Ell. Rowan was to-day appointed s.orokeeper
aud gauger in the 9th Virginia district.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-18
FROM WASHINGTON.
special Correspondence of the AleIs. GAzErrsl
WASHING ron. D. O.. March Is. 1880.

Special Correspondence of the Ale1s. GAzETrs]
WASHINGTON. D. c.. March is. 1880.
The Mt. Vernon Avenue bill has not yet
been considered by either the military com.
mittee cf the House or the appropriations
committee of the Senate to which commit
tees 1t has been referred. Generel Lee has
been to zee the chairman of the House COM
mittse. NJ. CutcbeoD, on the subject, who
ne says, il favorable to the bill. The Gen
eral also says that another republican mem.
Der OF the committee told him That while
the committee was not as liberal as that of
the last Congress, he thought the bills for
roads to the national cemeteries at Alexan-
dris and Cuipeper would be reported favor.
ably.
Senator Daniel made bis speech on the
Blair bill yesterday. and not to-day as was
announced. It is spoken of very highly as
an orstoiical effort by all who heard 1t. The
Senator attended banquet of the Knights
OF st. Patrick in Baltimore last night. Sen.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-18
Foreign News.

LONDON, Mar. Is The cotton mills al
Accrington, Blackburn, Bury and Billion arr
Stopping work owing to the scarcity of Goa
because of the miners strike. The London
and Southwestern Railway Company is also
suffering from the scarcity of coal, and have
ordered the stopping of all fires in the wait
ing rooms of the stations along the line. L
is the general opinion that the masters viii
concade the demands of the miners for ar
immediate advance OF Eve per centum or
thei. wages and further advance of five
per centum July l.
LIVERPOOL Mar. i--o,He strike of the
dock laborers here is coilapsing. The lead
ers of tine strike have lost touch with the
men and the latter are showing "a disposi-
ton to submit. New hands to FL the places
CT strikers are arriving in Liverpool at q
rapid rate.
BERLIN. Mar. 1S-The Emperor has not
decided whether he will accept Prince Bis.
marck's resignation, but 1t is believed thal
his Msjesty will give FINAL decision to-day
1t is stated to day that the present differ
ence between the Emperor and Prince Bis
marck ia irreconcilabie. II arises from the
Chancsllor's refusal to accede to o Request
made by Dr.. Windlhorat, the leader of the
clerical party in Germany, to restore to the
Duke of Cumberland, the claimant of the
throne of Hanover. the larger portion Of the
Guelph fund The report ia repeated today
that the Emperor. proposes to appoint Gen.
Won Caprivi. who is now commander OF the
Tenth army corps, t, the CHARACTERISTIC.
430 p. m.-The Emperor continues to
withhold his formal acceptance of Prince
Bismarck Is resignation. His reason for not
accepting it is that the constitution does not
admit OF an interregnum in the tenure Of
the chancelorship, and as the choice of q
successor to Prince Bismarck Is beset with
difficulty hia msjesty defers his acceptance
until he finally decides who he appoints as
Chancellor. All the members OF The Prus.
sian ministry resigned at the same time
Prince Bismarck rendered his resignation.
BERLIN, Mar. IS % p. MT lie just an
nounced that Prince Bismarck resignation
OF the CHARACTERISTIC was accepted by the
Emperor at noon to day.
BERLIN, Mar. IS "A shock Of earthquake
mas occurred at Bonn.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-18
Hunting a. Ghost

CINCINNATI, o, Mar. 1S-Marshal Wolf
of Milldale, KY. and posse OF twenty men
are hunting ghost that has been haunting
the Kentucky Central Railroad tunnel near
that place. It has been shot at several
times without effect. Sunday night it pur.
sued young man named Flake. Later he
with elk companions returned and fired half
a hun lred shots at the apparition without
any effect except to elicit hoarse laugh
from the thing.
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and there is belief that the bite of ,nch
negro Is always fatal. Davis has been {,
rested charged with murder.
Methodist Conference

BALTIMORE, March lS.-The BAItlmo..
conference of the Methodist EpiscOn.l
Church South continued its session tc.1sv
Rev. James E. Armstrong, Of Front Row.
Va, conducted the religious exercises m.
name of Rev. J. F. Braggs, Of Waynesbo,o
Va, was referred to the committee on ca,
ference relations. Rev. MIR. Waugh, presa.
ing elder of the Rockingham district. ..l
Mr.. Braggs was diseased in body and mind
and that he would not in all probability h.
able to do effective work during the comb Q
year. a number OF clergymen made Stat.
ments of the work in their respect;,.
charges and their characters were passed
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-18

NOTWITHSTANDING the fact that the
Maryland legislature has leased the G. & o.
canal to railroad company, it is hoped the
courts will decide against such action, and
that the canal may be maintained as wa
ter way, for which, it is understood, enough
money has already been raised. If General
Washipgton's idea were carried out, and the
canal extended to Pittsburg, as it should be,
by the national government, it would not
only be feeder and means of defense for
the federal capital, but afford a line OF
transportation between the interior and the
Atlantic coast that would destroy the exist
ing railroad monopoly.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-18
Names Rich Ice Harvest

BosToN, Mass. Mar. is -AdviCes from
Maine report the ice harvest practically
over. The total crop for export is pa; at
1906 900 tons and the most boundless eJ-
pectatons are entertained regarding the
profits to be reaped. Fleets of chartere
Echooners are at the mouths Of theKenuebec
and Penobscot, waiting for the opening OF
navigation. The ice crop Of the State vii!
not fall far short OF s., 100000 in value sni
and it may reach 81 600 900.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-18
MARYLAND Affairs

ANNAPOLIS, Mar. 1S.-A bill was inlro.
duced In the House teddy authorizing the
public works commissioners 10 sell any part
OF the shares owned by the State in the
stock of the Washington branch of the Bal.
timore and Ohio railroad.
The Senate bill amending the charter Of
the Washington and Cumberland Railroad,
and authorizing it to lease the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal, wOs passed by the House.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-18
Still Burning

MILWAUKEE. Mar. 1S.-rhe fire in tie
Norway mine In northern Michigan is still
raging. At 6 O'Clock this morning the
flames we're streaming from the main shaft,
threatening the pump hoasa shaft house
etc. Five miners, caught in skip. narrow.
ly escaped death from the cold. The super-
ntendent and party entered the mine
this morning. They were overcome by
smoke and when found were insensible.
Money loss is $4,000 to $4,000 up to this
hour,
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The Suit Goes On.
hour.

PROVIDENCE. +. L, Mar. is Farmer
John R Fish, aged 65, of Rehoboth, having
been sued for S. 600 damages by Miss Anna
bella Phillips. buxom Nova Scotia girl,
who has two children that she calls after
him, and one other, has decided his valuable
farm over to the two former upon condition
hat Annabela withdraw the suit. He also
demanded her promise that she you'd new
or again accept from him as valid promise
of marriage. She refused, aud tia suit
poes on
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-18

TITS to be hoped that when President
Hsrrisons wife returns from her southern
trip and tells her husband ofthe uniform pc
lite and deferential hospitality she has re
oeived from the people of this section, ne
may be induced to think that people whose
nice feeling and good manners are Inherited,
desire something else from the government
they are taxed to support, than insolent, vi
eious and ignorant negroes for their post
masters and customs officers, and that be
NAV be reminded of the fact that soon after
his inauguration he said he would not Ike
to have a negro postmaster at his own home,
and would not impose upon southern people
officials to whom those of his own section
would object.