The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-08-04
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Item. Of Inrero.. from Homo and Abroad

at Newton, N. j., for brutally numbering his
wife in January last. In his remarks while
upon the scsffold he neither acknowledged or
denied the crime, although at the time Of his
arrest he admitted it.. Tho Philadelphia
revenue officers seized the largo tobacco ware
house of Henry Mehl & Co., and took Mr..
Mehl into custody on q charge Of removing
snuff from his factory unstamped and i'm
properly stamped. 49,. Paris dispatches place
the loss by inundstions in the southwestern
portion OF France at $50, ,00O, 600, and the num-
ber OF lives lost at three thousand. The
official figures from tho Irisl-American rifle
match show the Americans won by thirty-nipe
points instead of thirty-eight. .... The Swiss
national council has voted $5, 600 to defray the
expenses Of proper representation Of Swiss
products and industry at the Philadelphia Cen
tennial. The assembly Of Cape Colony has
unanimously adopted resolutions in favor Of
tho annexation Of sundry Independent terri
tories south of Natal, Inhabited by Quo hun
dred and fifty thousand Caffres By tho
burning of the stables Of the East Genesee
street railroad company, at Auburn, N. Y,
eighteen horses perished. -. Private advices
from the Black Hills report extensive dis
coTeries OF gold
The governors council OF Massachusetts,
have decided by vote OF five to four against
Communication OF the death sentence pro-
nounced against Jesse Pomeroy, tho boy muir
derer. The subject may be yet reconsidered
by the council before tho time appointed for
the execution while it is possible that Gov
CASTOR may withhold his signature from the
death warrant. 80. a. frightfully large death
and mutilation by accident record was made in
the United States on tho fourth and fifth of
July, the victims being to great extont chill
dren. Although the disaster on the Southern
railroad Of Long Island was of tho most dis
astrous that has lately taken place, tho only
wonder is that loss Of life was so small. 'Dense-
ly crowded trains were running to and from
Rockaway, and ono Of these trains collided,
telescopiug and turning a scene OF pleasure
into one of death. In ono instant as it were,
and with scarcely q warning, sevon persons
were instantly killed, six fatally and twenty
two seriously injured. One engineer and fro
man saved their lives by boldly leaping from
the locomotive while at full speed. Two OF
the mon who were killed. met their deaths as
they sat by thoir wives and children, the
the collision occurred tho two locomotives met,
rose and toppled over; the tender OF the up
train, composed Of four cars, was lifted up and
deposited on the top of the smoking car, partly
crushing it in.
Prof. Jenney, the government geologist at
the Black Hills, reiterates his former opinion
that there is not gold enough in the Black
Hills to pay for mining. -. The famous old
running horse, Lexington, is dead . Five
fishermen wero drowned Off Nova Scotia by
the upsetting Of their boat. 80. Two sailors
ON On American brigantine have been arrested
at London for mutiny and wounding the chief
officer. -. The Americans in London held a
banquet in the Crystal Palace on the fourth Of
July. Miss Lizzio Ihling, niece OF Prof
John Wise, made a balloon ascension from
Philadelphia, and when about five hundred
feet up the balloon burst, the gas pouring out in
such quantities as to cause the lady to fall into
the basket In an insensible condition. The
parachute arrangement Of tho balloon saved
the wreck from falling with great velo-
city, and Miss Ihlng was badly injured by her
fall, when the spectators expected her to be
dashed to pieces. Ground was broken at
Atlanta, Ga, in the presence of an immense
throng for the Atlanta cotton factory -.
Messrs. Moody and sankey are to undertake re.
vival meetings in Paris. The members of the
diplomatic body and Portuguese dignitaries of
high rank waited on Mr.. Moran, tho United
States Minister to Portugal, and congratulated
him ON the anniversary of American indepen-
dence.
o. G.. Griswold, of Port Jervis, N Y, was
shot AMI instantly killed by his stepsop, Ezra
Huntingdon. They had fight, in which Hun
tngdon, who was intoxicated, was terribly
beaten and elected from the house. A few
minutes after he returned and deliberately
shot Griswold and then delivered himself up
to the authorities. -. A graNd jury impaneled
in Chicago consists Of eight negroes and six
teen white men. Dispatches from different
parts Of Iowa state that the corn crop will be
poor. The other crops will be up to the aver
age. Nine persons attempted to cross
swollen river near Greenfield, Ill, in q wagon,
but were cspsized and six Of them drowned. :.
There has been warm dispute for some time
between the citizens Of Westerville, O., and
man who opened O saloon there recently-it
being the only one in the corporation. Finally
some one discharged q load of gunpowder
under the building at midnight, doing much
damage. The next day the saloon keeper got
out warrants for the arrest of all the ministers
n the town, as well as other prominent in
dividuals, on the charge Of insulting and en-
coursging an assault upon the saloon. :. The
Catholic church at Binghamton, N. Y, was
broken into and robbed Of the poor boxes and
the sacred vessels from the altar. During
an ARRAY between q crowd of negroes and
white men, at Vicksburg, Miss, two negroes
were killed and another fatally shot. Lizzie
Schmidt, seven years of age, was outraged and
killed near O'Fallon, Ill. Joseph Hogan was