The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-04-19
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Items OF Interest nom Hene and Abroad,

broken bridge into the river Ill in France
and because Of the freshet which DESTROYED
tne bridge, none Of the passengers could be
saved Sixty bodies have been recovered
Inc director-genersl OF the Centennial has
issued notice to all exhibitors in the Upited
states section, advising them that the bnild-
ings are ready for the reception of goods 4
The opera house at Springfield, Ill. was burned
Loss, $50, 900; uninsured. .Canada,s oon-
riounon TO the Centennial is already under
way. Gen. Crook succeeded in relieving Fort
pease before the besieging Indians could take
IT.. 1.-The Greboes attacked the Liberisp
(African) town of Topman, and were repulsed
with heavy loss. The United States frieate
Alaska having arrived, the captain is to arbi
uate between the two powers, and the diff
Guilty will probably be settled shortly. Ex-
President Roberts is dead =. Halleck who
sole the S47,0OO from the treasury some time
since' was sentenced to four years imprison-
ment ae hard labor Gen. Cooke declined
the democratic nomination for governor of
hnode Isiand... Mrs. Ann Hammond. an
Irish widow, the mother OF five small children,
was found shookingly cut and murdered in
mouse In New York, where she had been en-
sAseo washing. Thonas Bartlett, a boarder
IN tne mouse, was arrested for tho crime and in
ms pockets were foul1 bloody wristbands
winch had been cut from his shirt. The man.
finding himself alone in the house with the
woman, evidently attempted to outrage her
which she resisted so strenuousJv that be
Picked mp hatchet lying near and struck her
several times on the head, scattering her
Drains about the floor and deluging Ler cloth
ing with blood. go. The rush to tho Black
Hills still continues.
mount Vesuvius, go long on the verge Of
eruptlon' has at last broken forth in terrible
spiendor, throwing lava and ashes. The lava
is moving toward Pompeii . By the giving
way OF q trestlework on the lake front at
milwaukee,, an engine was thrown into the
water and the engineer and fireman killed
henrys cotton mill at Angora, Pa, was de.
stroyed, the fire originating from heated
ehaft. The loss is estimated at $1Oo, 600.
Inc Elmville woolen mills in Cranstop, r. L.
were destroyed by fire, together with four
tenements and considerable manufactured
stock- Loss, S2OO, ,000.. :. The revolutionists
near Matamoras, Mexico, are causing disturb
ances, and have been attacked by government
soldiers. The steamer Isabel, from RocbelIe
Tor Bristol, England, was wrecked near L.nds
End' and the crew, numbering thirty souls,
were drowned Letters from the Gordon
exploring party in Africa state that they have
subdued the hostile tribe that destroyed Lin
ants party, and were progressing finely.
Inc State ASSESSORS show that New Jersev
possessed, in 1875, real and personal property
valued at s6l2 7S1 ,0s4, against S4ss, 474 672 in
1856. The bishop Of Paderborn left HoI-
land secretly, which leads to the belief that
Prussia demanded his extradition. The old
Catholic convent connected with st. Vinoent's
cathedral, ut Scranton, Pa, was DESTROYED by
fire.
The entrance of King Alfonso and his vic
torious troops into Madrid was celebrated In
magnificent manner. The houses were hand :
somely decorated, and crowns were thrown to
the soldiers from nearly all the balconies.
Thirty triumphal arches graced the line of
march. Tho king and his generals were en-
Enthusiastically received by the populace
Heavy snow in Scotland seriously interfered
with railway traffic. The ride from Dundee to
Perth, usually occupying forty minutes, took
fourteen hours. IA terrific storm of snow
and rain, the heaviest Of the season, prevailed
over the entire country, from the extreme
West to Portland, Me-, and from the Canada
line to Little Rock, Ark. The snow fell to the
depth of Elk feet at Omaha, eight inches at
Nashville, nine inches at Little Rock; and at
many Southern towns was the greatest fall
ever recorded. Considerable damage was done
IN the gulf towns by the heavy rains and
accompanying floods 10. The French budget
Tor 1877 places the revenues ut 1854, AGO, 900
aud the expenditures at S533, ,40O, 900.
BY the destruction Of a block of wooden resi-
dences in Charleston, 8. O., hundreds of poor
people were made destitute. The loss amount
sd to 100000. During the oonaagration
bands OF colored robbers sacked all the houses
to which they could gain admittance. -. The
brig Frank Clark was sunk OF Barnegat, N. J.,
by collidipg with another vessel, and the CAP
tain and wife and first mate were drowned.
The Massachusetts supreme judicial court.
ON full bench, overruled the exceptions in
the case Of Piper, convicted Of the murder of
little Mabel Young in the bell tower at Boston.
The Indians in the vicinity of Custer having
run on considerable stock, the miners got
together and attacked them. Thirteen Indians
aud ono white man were killed. The Demo
crats of Pennsylvania met at Lancaster and
elected delegates to the national convention,
but refused to pledge them to any candidate.
The platform adopted declares the civil service
OF the government corrupt; demands search
ing Investigations into all the branches, and
the punishment Of offenders, Whatever their
station; commends the. House majority for
their reduction Of expenditures advocates
general amnesty to all persons engaged in the
late civil war as fitting act for the Centennial
year upholds the separation of church and
State demands the repeal Of the statute for
the resumption of specie PAYMENT on Janpsrv