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tDe cause OF u DrllllanL OuCerb
Death.
Correspondence of TIE Ne,U York World.
PARIS, April 2S,-A few days ago an in
cident which seemed of little importance
occurred during a performance at the
Theatre Francais. Two ladies and
small dark gentleman were seated in a
box. The ladies talked with animation,
Just as If they had been in their own
drawing room OF course the people who
had come to the theatre for the sake of
listening to the play, but not TO the con-
versation of ladies, found it unbearable.
A gentleman and his wife who sat near
the box in which the chattering was going
on were particularly annoyed.
There came moment when the nuis-
ance grew SO aggravating that the gentle
man made gesture of impatience and
told his wife in tone loud enough to be
heard when people want to talk they
might as well stay at home and not bore
the public in the theatre" The gentle
man in the box bent forward and asked
the other gentl eman TO come out with
! him and give him a few words of eXpla-
nation Both got up, went out together
in the passage and exchanged their cards.
On the card belonging TO the gentleman
in the box was printed the following
name: General de Negrier: on the
Quiet CuTUy bdSJOl l6BTulus ne udy
after both opponents met in garden at
Neuilly, just outside of Paris. This gar
den surrounded the residence of NJ. Gas
ton Legrand.
General de Negriers seconds were Gen
eral Rothwiller and retired officer. M.
Castor Legrand's were NJ. de Chabrol, a
Councillor Of State, and Dr. Devillers.
The weapon chosen by the General (he
being the offended party) was the sword.
| Tho n1unrcn rios worthy nf nopn
other, General de Negrier is very ener
getic and very 1.-the in body; he practices
all sorts of exercises for six or eight hours
every day, fencing especially, while NJ
| CASTOR Legrand has the name of first
rate swordsman in the world of fencing
No sooner had the second appointed as
the ruler Of the duel spoken the tradi-
| tional words, "Allez, meSSieurS," than the
| General began the combat with as much
| fury and spirit as if he had been engaged
| in match at the fencing school with
mask, plastron and blunted sword. Le-
| grand's retort was worthy of the mastery
attack. Under such conditions the com
bat could not be long.
At one time General de Negrier, who
| aimed at no less than striking his oppo-
nent full in the body, thought he had hit
upon the right point; he lunged. Legrand
| parried and thrust, while his sword
| touched the General full in the chest. At
the same moment General de Negrier
| struck back with "remise' and pierced
| his adversary's cheek. Legrand's sword
| had met one of the Generals ribs, and had
been bent in the blow. Had ii deviated
| the width of centimetre the General
| would have been run through and through
| and France would have lost one of her
| best generals.
General de Negrier is the youngest
French general in command of an army
COrnS.
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The Elks to Go South.

Atameeting held at Elks Hall last night
the organization decided to attend the
annual reunion at Louisville on Tuesday,
May 10. About thirty-five members of
the lodge will attend. They will be Joined
here by the lodges from Boston, Philadel-
phia, Brooklyn, Bridgeport, Hartford,
Providence and Trenton, and proceed by
special train, over the Chesapeake and
Ohio Road, TO Louisville. AS they pass
through m Virginia dsyy they will fLot be net at Cf
Norfolk and Roanoke, who will join
them. The Louisville lodge has made ex-
tensive preparations for entertaining the
visitors. The special train will leave this
city at 11:15 a. IN. next Sunday.
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CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION
To BE Held for Places In the Naval
Observatory.


TO BE Held for Places In the Naval
Observatory.
The Civil Service Commission will re-
quire, in order to fill vacancies in the
Naval Observatory after July /, list of
eligibles for the following-named places,
TO witt One electrician at a compensation
of $1,000 per annum, one photographed at
$1,000 per annum, one assistant librarian
at $1,000, and three computers at 81 200
each per annum The examinations for
the different grades will be as follows
For electrician the examination will be
both theoretical and practical, covering
the subjects of electric batteries, currents
resistance and measurements together
with the construction and maintenance of
electric lighting plants and the methods
OF transmitting power by electric currents
for photographer the examination will
will cover, first, the ordinary Photographic
manipulations, together with the diff
ferent processes used in the art; second
the character of the necessary optical APP
paratus, together with the application of
photography to astromical work. The
assistant Librarian examination will in
clude the translation into English of
short paragraphs of scientific German,
French, Latin, Italian and Spanish writ
ings, the photography of scientific, es-
pecially astronomical, literature, modern
library methods and systems of classical
ton. The examination for computers
will include algebra, geometry, loga-
rytbms, trigonometry and elementary as
tronomy.
These examinations may be taken at
any date and place named in the schedule
of the Commission. a special date will
be fixed at Washington as soon as a sufH-
cient number of applications is received
to Justify it,
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Charged with Embezzlement.

Alon2o Thomas, q messenger of the
United States Express Company, running
between Chicago and Grafton, w. Va,
was arrested in Baltimore Saturday after.
noon by Detective Carter and Marshal
Middleman on bench warrant issued by
the grand jury of this city charging
Thomas with stealing 81 700 in mutilated
currency sent by the National Bank of
Grand Rapids, Mich, to the Treasury De-
partment for redemption. Colonel Byrne,
a director of the express company, traced
the missing package to Thomas, who was
the last man to handle it, After his ar
rest Thomas, in default of bonds, was sent
to Jail. His house was thoroughly searched
for the money abstraCted, but no trace of
the notes could be found.
Mrs. Burton Harrison sailed for Europe
on Wednesday of last week, taking with
her her youngest son. She will remain
abroad the greater part of the summer.
She is engaged on a new novel.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
New York Stock Market.

New York, May 11,-Money on call
loaned easy at 4@43. Exchange quiet;
posted rates, 485 for sixty days and 4S9 for
demand; actual rates, 4S43614844 for sixty
days and 4S8a(04SSa for demand.
Governments steady; currency 6s, 113
bid; 4s, coupon, 120 bid; 4ls, de-, coupon,
10l bid.
The stock market was fairly active this
morning, 10000 shares changing hands
up to noon. Prices were unsettled and
irregular. At the opening a weak tone
prevailed, and prices declined / to 2 per
cent, the latter in National Cordage GER
tificates. The market continued weak till
the first call, prices recording further de-
clines, but toward II a. m. there was a
tirmer tone and recovery. In the hour
to noon the market was weak again, and
at midday prices were little changed from
those current at the opening. The prin-
cipal trading was in Chicago Gas, National
Cordage, Louisville, Burlington and the
Sugar Trusts. AT this writing the market
is dull.
Washington Stock Exchange.
Reported tor THE CRITIc by Gurley &
Stevens, real estate and local securities,
1886 Il street northwest.
Sales-Regular call, IL o'clock M
w. a& G., r. r. Conv 6's, 81 1000 O 125.
Georgetown q Tenallytown r. r., 10 a 62.
Col. Fire ms, 80 15l; 80 a 16; 80 10; so
l6. Riggs Ins. Co., 100 81; 100 81
Lincoln Fire ms, 100 81; 100 81 100 a
81. Col Title ms, 100 3-16. Electric
Light Rights, 10 a 3; 12a3. Great Falls
Ice, 10 100. Wash. Loan and Trust Co.,
Miscellaneous Bonds-W. q G. r. X.
10-4G 6's, R'93-'23, 104; W. & G. r. X.
Convertible 6's '99-'29, 124; Masonic Hall
Assn SIS, G 1908, 104l; Wash. Market Co.
lst 6s 1S92-19l1, 10; Wash. Market Co.,
Imp. 6s 19l2'27, ZIG; Amer. Security and
Trust, 5's, 1906, 100; Wash. Light In
fantry, ,lst 6s, 1904, 100; Washington Light
Infantry, I'd rs, 1904, 97; Wash. Gas Co.
Ser. b, 6's, l9O4-'20, 120; Wash. Gas Co.
Convertible 6's, 1901, 100.
National Bank Stocks-Bank of Wash
ington, AS; Bank of Republic, 270 Met
ropolitan, 2S0 Central, 800; Second, 1S4;
Farmers and Mechanics, l91; Citizens,
170; Columbia, 1853; Capital, 124; West
End, 100; Traders, l16; Lincoln, 100.
Railroad Stocks. = Washington and
lumbia, 63; Capitol and North 0 Street,
so; lexington and Soldiers Home, 4S;
Georgetown and Tenallytown, 62.
Insurance Stocks = Firemen's, AZ;
Franklin, So; Metropolitan, 80; National
Union, is; Arlington, 175; Corcoran, 6S;
Columbia l5s German American, 200;
Potomac, so; Riggs, 81; Peoples, 81; Lin
coin, 5; Commercial, A.
Title Insurance Stocks.--Real Estate
Title, l29; Columbia Title 81.
Gas and Electric Light Stocks.-Wash-
ington Gas, 434; Georgetown Gas, 48; u.
S. Electric Light, lG4.
Telephone Stocks. 25;
Chesapeake & Potomac, 5s; American
Graphophone, o..
Miscellaneous Stocks Washington Mar
ket, 1G; Bull Run Panorama, lS Pneu-
matte Gun Carriage, Z; Great Falls Ice,
100; Lincoln Hall, G5.
Safe Deposit and Trust Companies
Washington Safe Deposit, 1l5; Washing
ton Loan and Trust, 96f; Amer. Security
and Trust, 70l.
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BYNUM ON GORMAN.
The Indiana Statesman Makes Some
Complimentary Remarks.

complimentary Kemarkss
Tap Democratic statesman, no matter
from where he halls and he will tell you
that Arthur P. German is either his first
or second choice for President.
In little chat with a Critic RECORD re-
porter this afternoon Congressman Will
liam ID. Bynum of Indiana said:
"Gorman is growing stronger and
stronger every day. The people who used
to regard the Maryland Senator as
machine politician, lacking the elements
of craftsmanship, are changing their
minds, as they have right to do. They
are rapidly learning his true character
which is that of a broad gauged, able
man.
"Gorman, in my opinion, will cut
big figure in the next National Conven-
ton. Indeed, it would not surprise me
if he should walk off with the nomina-
ton. He would sweep the country like
q whilwind.
HE is as strong in New York as he is
in Maryland. He would carry Indiana
against Harrison with ease"
Mr.. Bynum said some very pleasant
things about Cleveland Hill and other
Democratic statesmen, but he said he
could only believe that the coming man
was Arthur Pue German.
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Sergeant Wall Sued.

John shusher to-day entered suit against
Edward j. Wall through his attorney,
Crandall Mackey. He stated that Wall,
who is a sergeant on the Metropolitan
police force. did, on the I'd day of May,
assault and cruelty beat him until he
broke his. nose and injured his left eye,
parts of the body. He alleges that at the
time the assault was committed he was
lying on the floor of the hallway in his
own home, attended by his son, David
Slusher and son-in-law, Adolph Muider,
while suffering with an epilectic fit. The
plaintiff asks for damages in the sum of
81 00O
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ALEXANDRIA.

The ferryboats brought crowds down
from Washington yesterday, and the ex-
cursion boats were well patronized, while
small boats dotted the river, creek, and
coves all day long. 1t was an outing
day.
In the afternoon the late Henry Croxen
was buried. The funeral took place from
st. Mary's Church, attended by the
Friendship Fire Company in body and
representatives of the other companies.
The Friendship Company turned ont in
full regulation uniform, headed by the
drum corps. The casket wasHplaced upon
the reel boxes and draped and drawn by
forty men, the pall6earers ilanking 1t.
The priest read mass for the repose of the
soul and the interment was in the Catholic
Cemetery.
1t is understood that the old First Pres
byterian Church will be open regularly
this summer with young Mr. Grillbotzer
of this City, student at Hampden Sid
ney, assisting Mr.. Vance. Alexandria
surely ought to be able to support two
Presbyterian churches. 1t did it success,
fully for fifty years, The old church Is
down town.
An Old Folks concert will be given at
ST. Paul's lecture-room this evening.
Lee Camp, Confederate Veterans, have
been invited to take part in the obserya-
lOn OF DecOrullOn Duy hl HreueflCkSDurB,
also at Norfolk, and to attend the John
ston memorial services at the Mt. Vernon
Place Church. in Washington, tomorrow
night.
u. S. Grant and other posts, and w. r.
Corps will decorate the graves of the
800 Union dead hero ON the 30th. Lee
Camp has been invited to take part in the
ceremonies, and, if it does, it will be the
first occasion of its kind ever occurring
here. However the Light Infantry acted
as escort and entertained two G. A. II.
veteran organizations several years ago,
and, it is said, were in return insulted by
the orator of the day Otherwise it was
an unusually notable affair.
Major George Duiley, Commissioner of
the Revenue, says that the assessed value
of real estate in the city this year will
show an increase of Sl5O,000 over last
year.
A row occurred between negroes ont in
the county, near Halls Hill, last night,
in which one was shot and killed. One OF
the men was arrested and brought to jail
here this morning
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IMPORTANT APPOINTMENTS.
The President to Make n Distribution
of Patronage.

of Patronage.
President Harrison has many important
appointments to make upon his return
home, says the Baltimore Aniericau. He
announced on his tour that one of his
first acts on his return would be the APP
pointment of the five judges of the new
land court. There are many applicants
for these offices, but beyond the eXpecta-
tion that Judge Asa b. French of Massa-
chusetts will be chief judge of the court
nothing is known.
Then there will be the commissioners
of immigration to appoint, for which ex-
Congressman Owens seems to be slated
by general consent.
No less important an appointment will
arise about the Goth of the month, when
Judge Glover NJ. Scoiield of the Court of
Claims will retire under the age limit. He
has already left the city, and is not ex-
pected to return. For this Office there is
at present but one candidate, Judge Gil
beTson of Pennsylvania, at present Sec
ond Comptroller of the Treasury. Mr..
Gilberson will have Mr.. Quay's support
for the position. Mr.. McComas of Mary
land while not a candidate, has been
very prominently named for the position
ever since it became known in March
last that Judge Scofeld would retire.
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Petty Larcenies Reported.

Miss Alice Spence of 512 Twelfth street,
reports to the police that her watch and
chain, valued at twenty dollars, was
stolen from her room between noon and
one o. clock this afternoon.
J. G. Merry. the furniture dealer re-
ports that his place was entered last night
and robbed of $50 worth of merchandise
Charles Washington, colored boy l6
years of age was discovered this morn
ing in the store of II. S. Maple, at the
corner Of Eleventh and ID Streets, by
officer Donovan.
The boy got ont of the store and ran up
the Avenue pursued by the policeman
He ran into the arms of Officer Galway
before he had gone far, however, and was
locked up at the First precinct station.
A thief entered the house of Rufus
Printz yesterday and stole pair of
trousers and pair Of shoes.
Walter f. Reehey of 1l3 Pennsylvania
avenue, wants the police to find the man
who took suit of clothes and razor
from his rooms.
G.. d. Peters reports that his store was
entered some time during the last twenty
four hours by the breaking of the window
glass and forty-three pounds of tobacco
stolen.
Thomas Kenney, 1000 y street, wants TO
know who took a set of harness from his
stable ON Saturday evening.
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ONE THING IS QUITE clear: The New Or
leans lynching has not had the effect of
discOuraging Italian emigration to this
country. On the contrary, il seems to
have stimulated it, Not only have the
children of that sunny cline crowded
into the United States with extraordinary
eagerness and in Unprecedented numbers
since last March, but this has been as
noticeable at New Orleans as at any other
of our seaports. 1t would seem, indeed,
as if the average Italian were quite will
ing 10 take the chance of being lynched
here in order to escape the certainty of
starving to death at home. And why
shouldn't he? The chance Of lynching
in tins country is extremely remote, even
though the individual do everything 10
invite il, while the prospect Of starvation
IN italy is imminent and perpetual. Al
together, il seems q strange and grotesque
situation. RUDEI sCowhng and gesti-
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CRIMINAL COURT.
Edward NIcCleliand's Trial.

Edward McClelland, indicted for caus-
ing the death of John II. Benton Jan
uary 20, 1890, appeared this morning, and,
through his counsel, Mr.. Maurice Smith,
account of ill.health. Judge Bradley
held that the defendant appeared able to
stand trial and directed that proceedings
be commenced.
The panel sworn to try the case is COM
posed of Patrick Mahan, Lewis Horton,
o. j. Butler, j. Y. Rusk, Samuel Barnes,
John j. Mohler, w. d. Barber, j. o. Vieh-
meyer, L. A. Littleiield, Thomas w.
Wood r. f. Luki, f. S. Vaux. The TAX
ing of testimony was then begun.
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COMMISSIONER OF DEEDS.
Alinnnmny Accident.

Several women and children had mar
row escape from injury by runaway
team near the b. & o. depot this morning,
The horse attached to wagon had been
left standing in front of a saloon on New
Jersey avenue near @ street. An empty
beer-keg rolled against his heels by care
less boy was sufficient TO start him down
q street at a rapid rate. In front Of
Smiths lumber yard the excited animal
collided with and wrecked dayton
wagon. The horse which was owned by
Charles Mades, was soon after caugLtb
breaking up the vehicle to which he 3ad
been hitched.
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Mn. PAsQUALE CoRTE, the inhammable
gentleman who represents Italy at New
Orleans, is getting himself disliked. He
does not seem to have the proper estimate
of his duties and privileges, and has been
extensively prevalent of late. It is all
very well for Mr.. CoRTE to make represen-
tations to his superior officer at Washing
ton, or to answer inquiries addressed to
him at New Orleans, and generally to dis
charge the duties of his place; but when
it comes to denouncing the local officials
of Louisiana, lecturing the grand jury
and condemning the Mayor, it would ap-
pear that Mr.. CoRTE has been superseryice-
able to say the least. Nor is this Italian
gentleman content with doing an imperti-
neDt thing; he must do it in a stupid and
offensive way, forsooth. Nobody in
New Orleans, or in any part of the coun-
try, for that matter, cares what Mr. CORTE
thinks of the grand jury and its report.
He is free to admire or to disapprove both
or either of them, just as he pleases. In
fact, it was expected that he woald disap-
prove, and the country has discounted its
happiness accordingly. But it is not
necessary or agreeable that a foreign
Consul should set himself up as a critic of
our domestic affairs, and it is especially
unnecessary and disagreeable that he
should do so in an insolent and offensive
manner. The chances are that Mr.. CoRTE
will be asked to leave New Orleans. He
has become obnoxious to the people and
the authorities OF the city, and his con-
tinued presence there can serve no useful
purpose.
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IN THE SUPREME COURT.
Mr.. CIossen May he Released on Bail
Other Cases.

Mr.. Clossen May BE Released on Bail
Other Cases.
The Supreme Court of the United
States, in the case of Peter J. Clossen, the
New York City bank president sentenced
to six years in the Erie Pententiary, to-
day denied the motion of the defendant
for leave to file petition and mandamus,
and also the motion of the United States
to set aside the supersedas and stay of
proceedings.
The result of this rating to-day will be
to release Mr. Clossen on bail and bring
his case TO the Supreme Court for final
adjudication at the next term.
The Supreme Court of the United States
to-day affirmed the order of the New
York Circuit Court denying writs Of
habeas corpus in the cases of the prison
ers Woods and Jugiro, now in Sing Sing
prison under sentence Of death by electro
CutiOn,
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Equity Court.

Judge Hagner presiding-Barbour vs..
Hickey; demurrer sustained with leave to
amend. In re Jennie l.. Wall; S. S.
Everett and Blair Lee appointed trustees.
Watkins vs. Smith h, II. Thomas APP
pointed guardian al Item, Brennan vs.,
Brennan Demonet vs.. Demoneti alimony
and counsel fees allowed.
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GENERAL sPINoLA's SUCCESSOR.


Colonel Brown Declining, the Ofice
Will Probably Go to Mr.. Quinn.
The election Of a successor to the late
Congressman Spinola is just now exciting
considerable attention in New York City.
1t is well understood that State Senator
and Editor William l.. Brown can have
the Office for the asking, but his friends
say he will not accept. The contest will
probably narrow down to eX-Congressmau
Quinn and General Mcmahon, with the
chances in favor of the former Mr..
Quinn was very useful legislator, es-
peciallY SO for bis State and city.
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Our superlor FaellItIes

enable us TO turn out the very best work
mansnip and most perfect lit in our Gus
tom department, and our stock of im-
ported and domestic fabrics have no equal
as 10 variety and completeness. Eiseman
Bros. Seventh and u.
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I'm tho CIreult Conrt.

Judge Cox presiding-A. Hyde vs.. w.
II, Tuscott; judgment confessed with stay
Of execution. j. S. Smith VS.. A. Herr;
judgment by default. $. Cruikshank VS..
E G. Reid Ellen DonOhoe VS.. Washing
ton and Georgetown Railway Company;
jury drawn.
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TuE CEuc RECORD made no mistake
when il said, ON Saturday last, that the
Government could safely be expected to
do its full duty toward Chill in the matter
of the Itata affair. It was hardly to be
expected that the Secretary of the Navy
would fall upon the neck of the first re-
porter he met and pour into his yawning
ear the whole story of the Governments
intentions; but IL was not necessary, on
that account, to assume that there was
any doubt or mystery about the case.
The United States was under a plain obli-
cation in the premises and to apprehend
any default therein would have been to
cast wicked and unfounded aspersion
upon the nations honor.
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A tigress in the Nagpur district has a
fondness for the employees of the Bengal
Nagpur Railway, frequents tract of coun-
try only about nine square miles in area
and is possessed of extraordinary cunning
and sagacity This year up TO June she
had killed seven people, besides wound
ing others She lives in p rocky and pre-
oipitous spur, in which there is heavy
bamboo and other jungle Several
springs of water rise at the foot Of the
scarps, and there is cave which shows
many signs of being used by her and her
family. A big stone just outside of the
entrance is scored deep and long with
many scratches Of their claws. la
February last, in broad daylight, she car
ried off one of a gang of permanent-way
men from under the eyes of his Compan-
ions. She has been shot at many times
and her cubs killed, but she has got OF
scratches. Sometimes the man.eater
trsyerses very long distances.
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II THE CADETS at the Naval Academy
are not to be afforded an opportunity to
see the White Squadron, there is yet time
to enter into negotiations with the Gov
ernor Of Maryland to get the States
oyster navy to eyolute at the graduation
oerro;y.o
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culating at us for alleged persecution OF
Italians, and the Italians themselves fall
ing over each other in their haste to get
away from BvprN and escape TO Amer
ica Wonder il the humor OF the thing
will nNnr dnMm ON EOnnY2