The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-11-24
SUMMARY OF NEWS,

Proposals for the new Canadian loan for
two and one-half millions sterling have lust
been issued in London. Three-ffths Of this
sum are guaranteed by the Imperial govern
ment, and the other two-ffths are issued on
the credit Of Canada alone. The rate of in
terest Of both is four per cent. "A telegram
from Berlin says that the estimates for the
German empire for 1876 show deficiency of
S3, 760, 600. "A firm in Manchester, England,
has begun the Importation Of American cali
Goes. During the recent storms in Great
Britain number of vessels were lost and
many lives sacrificed. Ben Boyd, the most
notorious and successful counterfeiter in the
country, was captured by secret service detec-
tives in Illinois. They also seized O number
OF plates and much material for making ooun-
terfeits. The commissioner of internal
revenue has decided that weiss bier is similar
liquor to ale, porter and lager bier, and subject
to q tax OF one dollar per barrel Of thirty-one
gallons. Mrs. Walton, the divorced wife
OF Hiram Walton, of Mercer, Me-, who has
been living with Greenleaf Tracy, was shot
and killed by Tracy in ft Of jealousy. He
then fled to the woods and shot himself. Both
were dead when found. -. Henry Brown, the
negro who killed Phillip Pfarr, q German, liy-
ing few nailes from st. Louie, and thon
rsvished and robbed his wife, was hanged in
the yard Of the Jail. In brief speech made
ON the scaffold, he admitted having struck
Pfarr the blow which caused his DEATH but
denied outraging Mrs. Pfar.
The census Of Massachusetts, for 1875 shows
population OF 1,651, ,652 :. The initial re-
vival by Moody and Sankey was held in Brook
lyn, N. Y, at the early hour Of eight o'clock of
Sunday morning, and was attended by about
five thousand persons, nearly ten Thousand
being turned away. The service at four o'clock
was equally crowded, and it was found neces.
sary to open two neighboring churches.
Accomplishment PierreRont has given an
elaborate opinion confirming the opinion that
the United States is pledged for the payment
OF the principal and interest Of the 65 District
bonds ....A carriage containing five persons
was overthrown into the schuylkin river op-
posite Manayunk. Pa. Henry Getler, of Phila-
deiphia, his mother and child were drowned.
......Dr. Linderman, the director of the
mint, is hopeful Of the future production of
gold and silver. From his late personal obser
vations he thinks the sum total next year will
be S100, ,000, 900, Of which amount the Com
stock lode will furnish one-half Peter
Murray and his bride were burned to death at
Cheshire, Conn.,. by their house catching fire.
1.-The commissioner Of pensions, in his
annual report, places the number of pensioners
ut 234, 821, q decrease Of 1,420 since the
previous year. The total amount expended
amounted to s29, 6s3, 116 63. United States
treasurer New recommends that the REDEEM
hon bureau be made e separate Office under
the secretary of the treasury.
Baltimore dedicated its city hall with appro-
pirate exercises and procession containing
ten thousand men. The building cost over
sz'ooo,oOO. The Richmond Enquirer has
peen sold to parties from the New York Tri-
oune and Boston Post, who will publish it as q
conservative Democratic sheet. . The annual
report OF the free delivery division Of the Post
ofhce department shows that there are now
employed by that bureau of the service 2,1s5
carriers, and that they delivered during the
fiscal year nearly 22s 900 letters, 6s 900, 900
newspapers, and some "a, ,000, 900 postal cards,
besides collecting about 24S, 600, 900 pieces of
various kinds. The total cost of the service
was 81 1880, ,042, and the receipts from postage
ON local matter 81, 947, ,559. 80. The survivors
or the Balaklava charge, soldiers of the Light
Brigade, the "six hundred" who erode into
the valley Of DEATH" celebrated the twenty
first anniversary with public dinner in Lon
DON. "A disease, similar to the opizootic. ia
killing of the cattle in several counties border
Ing ON the Pennsylvania side of the Delaware
river ! Russia has decided to exhibit only
her peculisr products at the Centennial exhibi-
hon .....- skin, heavily loaded with colored
people, was crossing the river at st. Louis and
sprang o leak. One Of the occupants be.
came excited and capsized the boat, and all
were drowned except two. .... A boiler in the
paper mll OF Morrison, Barre & Co., at Roaring
springs Pa, exploded, destroying the mill
and injuring ten men. Loss, $40, 900. Tho
treasurer Of Santo Domingo announces that
the republic Is bankrupt.
virginia City, New, has been nearly de-
ssroyed by confagration, which consumed
All the business portion of the town and all tho
lest portion OF the residences, rendering ten
Thousand people houseless and destitute. It
was necessary to blow up buildings to stop the
names, as there was no water for the engines.
fhe heisting apparatus and mills of the
wealthy mines known as Consolidated Virginia
ana Ophir, on the Comstock Lode were totally
destroyed, but the flames were prevented from
extending into the mines By bulkheads. The
losses can only be estimated by millions
By the burning Of house in Green Bank.
N. j., boy named Edwin Cramer was burned
TO death His aunt, Miss Cramer, attempted
to escape from an upper window, when the
sash feli and caught her by the body, leaving
neg head hanging down. She succeeded In
raising the sash, when she fell to the ground,
and received injuries from which she win die.
......Lee d Walker, tho music publishers of
Phiiadolphia, have fsiled xvitb l;.h;,;.;o