The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-05-26
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Mormon apostles laboring In London,
Ont, are making numerous converts to their
oreeds. -. 1t is said that the interproyincial
exhibition at Montreal viii prove failure for
want OF funds .... Donaldson, the balloonist,
had a narrow escape at Philadelphia. He cut
away his car and with it fell forty-five feet
being picked up insensible, but soon after
recovered. -. The Southern railroads are fol-
lowing the Northern lines in reducing their
rates Of fare. -. On the West Jersey railroad,
near Millville, the body Of q man was found
his head having been smashed in with club
IA lot OF boys in Orange, N. J., were tor
menting a blind man who was picking his way
along, when the man in at Of anger swung
his cane, striking one Of the boys in the head
and frscturing the skull. =. :. Cbas. E. Lewis,
one Of the oldest and formerly n very wealthy
merchant Of New York, lost his wealth and
committed suicide at the Windsor House by
shooting himself through the head.
destructive confagraton occurred in New
Orleans, three steamers being burned one of
them had an excursion party ON board.
number OF lives were lost 80. Capt. st. John,
venerable and we'll known North river steam
boat captain, shot himself. He was very
wealthy and was no doubt temporarily insane
from care and anxiety. ....Seven cases Of
fatal suicide were reported in one day in tue
papers. They took place in all parts of the
United States. The suicide mania is raging
terribly. 49,. "A man in st. Louis cut his throat
and walked whole block before he died ..
Fred Kenen. the dafaulting secretary OF the
Hoboken Savings Bank, was sentenced to ten
years imprisonment at hard labor in the State
prison. "A new and dangerous counterfeit
recently made its appearance at the national
bank redemption agency in the S5 notes Of the
first National Bank of Paxton, Ill. 1t is evil
IDENTIFY altered from the plate on which the
counterfeit s5 notes Of the Traders National
Bank Of Chicsgo were printed. The police
authorities of Posen have notified all the
Ursuline Sisters in that district who are not
natives Of Germany that they must leave the
country within two months. :. Charles Hill,
Appointment citizen Of saco, Me-, and leading
politician Of York county, hanged himself in
his sleeping room. He was sixty years Of age.
......Joe Coburn has accepted the challenge
OF Steve Taylor, OF Jersey CITY, to fight st
catch weight for %, 500 q side. =. The direc-
tors Of the Northern Pacific railroad report
tnat work win soon be resumed on the line.
Robert W. Batting was sentenced to Sing Sing
for life for the murder Of John Tomkins at
New Platz on the twenty first Of October.
The Postmaster-Gener of the United States
discovered fraudulent bld among those for
mail routes in Louisiana. About six clerks
have already been discharged for completely in
the frauds, and it is understood that ut least a
dozen more are implicated.
A severe gale at Norfolk, Va, upset two
oyster sloops nesr Craney Island The crews
were seen clinging to the bottoms of the boats.
Efforts to reach them with tugs fai,ed. Several
persons were drowned. -. johnson, the muir
derer, who was to have been hsnged at Cleve-
land Ohio, has had his sentence committed by
Governor Allen to imprisonment for life
Several thousand ticket holders in the Ken
tucky State library lottery have placed u their
oupons In the hands of Colonel Blanton Dun.
oan, with instructions to bring suit against the
lottery managers for breach Of contract and to
recover their money. 1t is believed that the
contract Of the last drawing was such as to
make the managers liable -. The Louisiana
Legislature adjourned sine die without pass
ing any Of the reform measures. The col.
lery owners Of South Wales have agreed to
throw open their pits to miners at q reduction
the cotton operatives at Blackburn, England,
has ended. Lieut.. Henely Of the Sixth
United States cavalry makes the following
official report: Attacked ut daybreak on North
Fork, sapper creek, party of sixty Cheyennes,
whom 1 believe to be some of those who have
been at the agency. cut OF twenty-seven from
their ponies and demanded their surrender.
Ny demand was answered by q volley. After
desperate resistance they were all killed
Nineteen warriors, including two chiefs and a
medicine man, were among the dead. I cap
tnred 125 ponies. / burned their camp, con.
sisting OF twelve lodges, and all their effects.
Sergeant Papier and private Teros Of my COM
mand were killed.
The Court OF Claims has decided that the
title 10 the Hot Springs reservation in Arkansas
Is vested In the United States. "A collision
occurred on the Baltimore and Potomac rail-
road near Washington. Ten persons were
severely injured and four cars were cornpletely
destroyed. ..... United States Secretary DeIano
has decided to postpone his resignation in
definitely. "A revolution broke out in Bolivia,
but was quickly suppressed by the military,
who attacked the rebels in Le Paz and killed
hfty-eight OF them. Many Of the Brooklyn
hod carriers who had refused to work more
than eight hours day were taken back, snd
the bricklayers who work with them receive
S3.Zo Tor ten hours. In q dispute about
shoeing horse in New York, coachman was
instantly killed by q red hot shoe thrown st
him by the blacksmith. .. Cornelius Deery
was sentenced to death in the Court OF Queens
Bench ut Montreal recently for assaulting Con-
stable Balgnet on the shirtieth of July.
During fire az Charlestown, Mass, Mrs.
Ellen Murray an aged woman the sole occp