The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-05-17
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Items Of Interest from Homo md Abroa

An investigation at Montreal has developed
the fact that Of 7l9 founding babies received
at the Gray Nun hospital, ill 1875, only eighty
eight survived. .... The sbah OF Persia has
rent war expedition against Merv, in hopes
of anticipating Russia in the possession Of
that territory .....A A shock OF earthquake is
reported from st. Mary's county, Md
Richard Kenyon, tax collector Of Amboy, NY,
decamped with between 80 900 and S3, 3,OOO.
An inoendiary fire at Mechsnicsburg, Pa, de-
stroyed nine houses, six stables and achoo-
house. Lose, $4,000. .... Horace Greeley's
old homestead at Chappaqus, n. Y, WAS de-
stroyed by fire. 80. Tho will OF A T. Stewart
gives his constant adviser, Judge Hilton,
81, ,oO0,O 900; provides lega,ies ranging from
S2O,0 900 to 81, 900 for number OF his em-
ployees and servants leaves few thousands
to each OF his wifos nicces and nephews, and
gives the balance OF his property to his wife,
In a letter to his wife he EXPRESSES the wish
that she shall carry out his charitable inten-
tions for the welfare OF his fellow mon. and
requests that those Of his employees who have
served him twenty years receive the sum OF
1000, and $500 to those who have serycd
ten years.
Great anxiety is felt for tho safety OF the
schooner Katie, which left Fort Mulgrave
N. g., for Boston with si1ty-fve passengers
..... James b. Ea!s engineer OF the improv G.
ments at the mouth of the Mississippi, in
forms the South Pass Jetty company that the
jetties show the least depth Of water to be
hfteen and one-half feet clear. A deptb of
twenty-five feet extends one mile and three
quarters. 80. Holiness boot shop in West
borough, Mass, was burned to the ground
The loss is from $50, 900 to 10000. VIM
Cullen Bryant, Of New York, ex-Presideut
Woolsey, Of Connecticut, ex- Gov. Babcock. OF
Massachusetts, Horace White, of Illinois. and
Carl Schurz, Of Missouri, have called for a
conference Of prominent men to be held in
New York city May 18th, to consult about pr,-
curing the election CT men Of high character to
the chief offices in the country. . "A Russ ian
corvette, whIe entering the PirDus Iateiy,
foundered, and oil OH board were drowned.
NO further disturbances are apprehended in
Malacca. Don Pedro emperor of Brazil
arrived safely in New York and declined all
public attentions. -. Mrs. A. t. Stewart for
the sum Of S1000,OOO, has transferred all
the property left by her husband, excepting
only the real estate in New York city, to Judge
Hilton, Who with Mr.. Stewards old partner
Mr. Libby, will carry out all OF the dead mer-
chants enterprises under the old name.
There are 81, 200 buildings in New York citv. of
which 67,156 are dwellings,. s.293 stores and
425 churches. Six suicides were committed
In or about New York city in ono day. JOHN
McNamara shot his betrothed, Ella NJ. CAL
Imam, through the heart, in Corning, N. Y, in
fit Of jealousy,
The Home Rulers in Limerick endeayored
to hold meeting at the foot Of O'Conneli's
statue, when they were attacked by a BODY Of
Nationalist, and fierce street fight took
place, during which over one hundred persons
we're injured-s1 fatally and forty serious.
1.-The drought is severe in Cuba, and il
running the growing corn and other crops. In
the Vuelta Abajo region the tobacco crop is in
Dad condition. Extensive iusurrect:o :ons
are reported in Kivor-ying and Shau-see dis-
trlcts, China. Nine mon were drowned at
Hannibal, Mo-, by the sinking OF the towboat
Dictator, which was thrown by tho current
against bridge with such force as TO break
her in two..... The barge keystone struck
a bridge at Albany and sunk, hsvi e on board
$4,000 worth of goods on the way to the Cen
tennlsl. A violent hurricane 40 Yeddo and
Iokohama, Japan, destroyed many houses and
did much damage to shipping in the harb. rs
'......The Senate opened as a high court Of
impeachment for the trial Of ex-Secretary
Belknap on the charges presented by the
House managers, when Mr.. Belknap presented
an affidavit setting forth that as he was pri-
70 off ofa.s
ment ut the time OF the impeachment, he ques-
toned the Jurisdiction of the court. The
managers asked time to reply, and the case
was postponed for two days.
The ship Victory from Shields, England.
for San Francisco, has been lost at sea with
captain and sixteen OF the crew. -. In answer
TO the appeals Of MIR. Moody for money to
carry on the religious work in New York. over
300, 900 were Iaised at an afternoon meeting
and in the evening 100000 more wers col
lected. England refuses to give ND the
forger Winslow unless this government agrees
to try him only on the charge for which he il
extradited. The insurgents defeated tho
Turks in sanguinary battle near Nicsic, and
the lssses were heavy on both sides. The in
surgents also captured all the provisions sent
by the Turks from Ragusa to 1rebinge
President Grant has vetoed the bill reducip q
the salary Of the President after March 4.
lS77.... The ttesmboat Chauncey vlbbard
ran from New York to Albany in six hours and
twenty Misunderstanding the fastest time On re-
cord. Secretary Bristow has issued orders
to his subordinates to redeem with silver coin
all amounts Of fractional currency which may
be presented in sums varying from s5 to S100.
...... Unless navigation opens early some Of
the inhabitants Of Gaspe, East New Bruns-
wick, in the Dominion will die from starya-
don, as the stock is all gone and much suffer-
in al