The Washington bee., 1893-03-18
THIS WEEKS NEWS.
A Summary of Current Events-The Worlds
Doings for the Past Six Days Gathered
and Condensed for Our Readers.
General.

Parker, of near Mount Vernon, Ga.
Mary V. Lafavre, shot by her suicidal
lover, Massey, at Quincy, Mass, may
die
Gladstone is confined to his home in
London with cold, and admits no visi-
tors.
Harry Kernell, the famous Irish COM
edian, died in Bloomindale Asylum
Monday.
DIR. McGlynn will soon set sail for
Rome. He will be accompanied by DR..
Burtsell.
Alfred NJ Parker has lost his suit
against Deacon" White, for malicious
prosecution.
So far four persons are reported to have
died from the effects of exposure at the
Inauguration.
Mrs. Harriet Hubbard Aver, of New
York. recently divorced, has been ad-
judged insane.
Baines body is wanted at Augusta.
Me-, Governor CIeaves having asked for
its burial there.
Elk Secretary Tracy, resuming law
practice, appeared this week before New
York's Supreme Court.
The Newark and Bennington have
arrived st. Thomas with the Columbus
caravels, Pinta and Nina.
Ernest Roeber has accepted Evan
Lewis challenge for Graeco Roman
wrestling match for So, 900 side.
Miss May Mcclellan, daughter of Gen.
George B. Mcclellan, was married in
Paris to Paul Dtsprez on the 7th inst.
The statement of the Reading R r.
receivers shows liabilities of SIS, ,472, ,829
and assets of $15, ,779. 7s4, mostly in coal.
Richard Croker, of New York, is being
royalty entertained by Kentucky horse
men. He has gone to Belle Meade farm.
Owing to the rush of office e-seekers. the
President and Cabinet have decided to
receive the public only at certain hours.
The convict miners at Coal Creek,
Tenn, have been found by the Legisla-
tive Committee to be diseased and starv-
ing.
Frederick R. Coudert has sailed from
New York to attend the Bering Sea
conference as counsel for the United
States.
Chili's new battleship, the Captain
Prat, failed in her trial of speed at sea,
making 1873 knots per hour where 30 was
called for
Falling on spiked railing at Madison
Square Garden, New York city, Bill
poster Alexander Lech was impaled and
fatally injured.
Crazy with liquor, B. S. Keys, Chi
cago man, shot his sick wife dead,
wounded Mrs. John We'll, her nurse, and
killed himself.
The two famous feather weight pugil-
lists George Dixon and Johnny Griffin
have been matched to fight at 120 pounds
in June next.
4 female baseball club, composed Of
American young women, was mobbed at
Almendares, Cuoa, several of til EN-
being injured.
The Illinois Appellate Court has sus
tanned the Pennsylvania Railroad in
ejecting a second-class passenger from
the Pullman sleeper.
Mrs. Francis B. Hitler, a rich widow
at MilIingtolI, Mass, has agreed to pay
her coachman 500, 900 to marry her and
take the name of Hitler.
The Governor Of Washington has APP
pointed John B. Allen as United States
Senator to succeed himself, the Legisla-
ture having failed to elect.
At the bye-election held in Grimsby,
Rt Hon. Edward Heneage, Liberal
Unionist, was elected over Gladstonian
on the anti home rule issue
For alleged forgery, causing the dis
missal Of Roundsman Goodwin, of New
York, Sergeant Richard Magan and Po-
lice Captain Carpenter are under arrest.
Lieutenant Clifford G. Cassidy, of
Brooklyn, will be tried in Buffalo next
month for killing the boy, Michael
Broderick, during last summers strike.
Homer Sarvis. one Of the notorious
bridge bandits of Newburg, N. Y, who
has always said that he woaid never be
taken alive, has been captured by Orange
County Farmers.
Eli Perkins was severely thrashed by a
sleeping-car porter on his way from st.
Louis to Chicago. He "sassed" the
porter. The latter was discharged on
reaching Chicago.
Commissioner of Street Improvements
Louis J. Heintz, of the annexed district
New York, died on Sunday from the ef-
fects of cold contracted on Inaugural
ton dry in Washington.
Several Federal officers in Louisville
are accused of having expressed money
from their subordinates for campaign
purposes, in violation Of the Civil Service
laws. An investigation is in progress.
The assets of the Rockafellow Bank,
at Wilkesbarre, Pa. which closed its
doors on February s, are now reported
by the appraisers to be not more than
$62, ,469 at the best, while the liabilities
are $432, 900.
Joseph Pulitzer, proprietor of the New
York World maintains Paris residence
at cost of 5000, 900 a year, the establish
ment including dozen horses and thirty
servants. He has also handsome New
York residence near Genital Park.
At the meeting of the National base
ball association in New York, it was
voted to keep the diamond as it is, but
to put back the pitcher five feet and re-