The Washington critic., 1890-02-27
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Fifty twine twisters are on strike in
Philadelphia.
A colored couple were married in Jail
at Towsontown.
The next political contest in New
York will be over rapid transit
The French steamer Nautique, bound
for Baltimore, was abandoned at sea.
Governor Fleming of West Virginia
has appointed w. A. Okley Secretary of
State.
Cinnamon were sworn by the incense
from burning ioss-sticks in New York
Court.
The statements of the Pennsylvania
and the Norfolk and Western Railroad
Companies show increased earnings for
January.
DR.. Phillips Brooks and Mr.. Dwight
L. Moody are stirring up religious fer
vor in New York.
The New York Worlds Fair Execu-
tive Committee will meet In few days
to wind up its affairs.
Miss Sarah A. Hogan was run over
by an engine on the Shenandoah Valley
Railroad at Roanoke and killed.
A rubber trust, combining all the large
importing and manufacturing interests,
was formed in New York city yester-
day.
Martin STAIRS was killed by an explo-
sion at Scranton yesterday while trying
to remove charge of dynamite from a
hole.
When the fog lifted at Sandy Hook
yesterday twenty-five ocean steamers
were found waiting chance to enter
New York harbor.
Secretary Tracy has made application
in Brooklyn for letters of administra-
| tion on the estate of his wife. which is
estimated at $4,000.
DR.. Thomas III. Gallagher, serving
out sentence in England for completely
in dynamite plot, writes in despond
ent vein as to his health.
Two coal trains collided in the fog a.
| Pittsburg yesterday. One engineer was
badly injured and an engine and h tlf
| dozen cars were wrecked.
A passenger coach was wrecked on
! the Norfolk and Western Railroad AZ
| Roanoke and a number of passengers
| injured, several seriously.
Contracts for the construction Of gun
boats Nos. 8 and 6 were yesterday
awarded to Bath Iron Works ut their
bid of S637 900 for both 'essels.
In an affray near Danville, David
Still was dangerously, and perhaps
fatally, stabbed by Lee Eanes, and the
latter was shot twice by Joe Still.
John Caldwell died in the Soldiers
Home at Kearney, N. j., yesterday al
the age of 106. He was admitted to the
home in 1883, and claimed then to be
80 years old.
The monitor Amphitrite was taken
out of dock at the Norfolk navy-yard
and will be rapidly pushed to compile.
ton. The Ossipee was put in dock al
the same yard.
Annie Havenstock, a pretty young
miss, residing near .Masonville, Nj, has
mysteriously disappeared from the resi-
dence of Clayton Haines. The affair is
creating sensation in that vicinity.
The bill for the consolidation Of the
roads constituting the Coast Line has
been reported to the Virginia Legisla
ture in an amended form, intended tC
protect the States interest in the Rich
mond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
Railroad.
An enormous body of earth, includ
ing several acres of the surface of ;
hin which rises abruptly from the Obil
River on the Kentucky side, opposite
Lawrenceburg, Ind, slipped into tn,
Ohio River yesterday, with fright
ful sound.
Bishop Paret, Protestant Episcopal
says there is not enough money left by
Miss Susannah Warfeld to found
college or a university. He did no
think that such was Miss Warfeld' $ in
tention. The Bishop said that he be
licved it was Miss Warfield's idea t,
found high grade boys school, a
which Episcopal or any other boy
could be educated preparatory to enter
ing the ministry or any business or pro
fession.