The Critic and record. (Washington, D.C.) 1891-1896, 1891-05-09
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS BRIEFS.

United States Deputy Marshal J. Lock
EzZell was shot and killed from ambush
in Franklin County, Ala, near RUSSELL
vile, yesterday morning while conveying
prisoner to jail
EX-Congressman Frank Lawler is said
to be contemplating the establishment of
a daily paper in Chicago, as the organ of
the eX-Mayor Carter II. Harrison wing of
the Chicago Democracy.
Paul Holtz, the Chicago boy who cut his
fathers throat while the father was
asleep, was found guilty of murder yes
terday, and his punishment was fixed at
fourteen years in the penitentiary.
The Rev. DIR. Phillips Brooks has writ
ten letter accepting his election as Bishop
of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts,
providing it is confirmed by the standing
committees and bishops of the several
dioceses.
Dispatches to the San Francisco Mer-
chants Exchange from Port Angeles says
the steamer st. Paul has arrived, bring
ing word that the schooner Premier was
wrecked off the coast of Alaska April 6.
The crew was saved.
The Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Rail
road repair shops at Galveston, Tex, were
burned yesterday, with four locomotives,
five cars loaded with oil, two with lumber,
one baggage car, and six passenger
coaches, besides all tools belonging to the
workmen.
William Wrightman, living near Mid
dleton, Ind, who has kept several hun
dred bushels of wheat stored in his barn
for a year, while removing the wheat for
market found in the grain an old pocket.
book containing Sill 800 in gold coin and
paper currency How the money came
there is mystery.
Hon. Morgan G. Bulkeley, Republican,
filed his answer yesterday in the quo War-
rd,to proceedings brought by Hon. Luzou
b. Morris, Democrat, to determine which
Of the two is entitled to the office of Gov
ernor of Connecticut. Mr.. Bulkeley
| claims that he holds over no successor
| having been elected.
The Newfoundland Assembly met
| Thursday night and discussed the Lord
| Knutsford coercion bill at length, and,
| amid much excitement, finally adopting
| resolutions denunciatory Of the action
proposed to be taken by the British Par
| Lament. The populace are entirely in
| sympathy with the action of the AS
| sembly.
Announcement was made yesterday of
the sale of proprietary interest in FRANK
| Leslie's Illustrated IPeeklV by w. j. Arkell
| to John A. Sleicher, who has been its edi-
| tor since its purchase from Mrs. Frank
Leslie. Mr.. Sleicher has purchased a
fourth interest in both the American and
German editions for 100000.
| The Prescott National Bank of Lowell,
Mass, has placed an attachment on the
| property of General Benjamin +. Butler
| for $4,000. The money consideration
was given four years ago on a personal
| note, which the bank discounted When
the note fell due it was not paid for some
reason at present unexplained.
freight train on the Louisville and
| Nashville Railroad broke in two near
Bangor, Ala, Thursday night and ran
back into the one following. The engine
and several cars were wrecked and
burned. One tramp was killed and thret
other tramps badly hurt. The engineer
j. II. Hair, who was making his first triE
after his wedding, was seriously injured