The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1882-11-16
THE NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Collision Of Ocean Steamships on the
British Coast.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
The Worlds Doings Summed
Up in Brief.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.


England, early on the morning of the 18th.
boat was lowered from the Westphalia and
sentin search of the other steamer. The West
phalia experienced heavy wind and sea while
making for Portsmouth The Westphalia had
ninety passengers on board at the time of the
collision. Besides the large hole in the port
bow, extending to below the water-line, there
are several small holes on the starbOard bow.
The collision bulllhead was stove in Both
steam and manual pumps had to be kept going
from l:3O o'clock in the morning when the
collision occurred, until the vessel reached
Portsmouth in the afternoon. The other
steamer could not stop. Captain Ludwig dis
matched boat TO try to see some trace of her.
He gave the officer in charge of the boat IN
structions to land after searching. The mails
and passengers were landed, and forwarded to
Hamburg by the German vice-consul. 1t is
not thought the cargo is damaged. The West
phalia was docked at Portsmouth for repairs.
The steamer which collided with the West
phalia is supposed to have made off to avoid
giving her name.
At a largely attended meeting of The ship
owners of the United States held in New York
last week, the following recommendations to
Congress were approved: The abolition of the
payment of three months extra wages to sea-
men discharged with their own consent in for
eign ports; all stores and rigging for vessels in
the foreign trade and to and from the Pacific TO
be imported free of duty; the abolition of all
consular fees against vessels; individual La
bility of the ship-owner to be limited to his
proportion Of ownership; the approval of the
reduction of the sick rate from SO to 80 cents
per day; captains, on passing examination, to
be allowed to pilot their own vessels.
The Congressional committee appointed to
inspect and report upon the condition and
needs of the Mississippi River from Cairo to
New Orleans, left Cincinnati on the 9th inst.
on the steamer Guiding Star. The committee
is composed of Mr.. Burrows, of Michigan, chair
man; Messrs Robinson of Massachusetts,, Haz-
elton of Wisconsin, Hiscock of New York, Ellis
of Louisiana, Holman of Indiana, Carlise of
Kentucky and Butterworth of Ohio Some of
them are accompanied by their families. As
sistant Sergeant-at-Arms Thomas Kavanaugh
goes along as business manager Of the COM
mittee.
The Historical Society of Pennsylvania and
the Penn Club, of Philadelphia, visited Chester
November 9th, for the purpose of unwilling and
presenting to the authorities of the city monu-
ment erected on the spot where William Penn
landed. Mayor Barton received it, and was
followed by William Ward in speech on behalf
of the citizens. Three trees were then planted.
by the Society-one, linden, in honor of
James Lloyd; an elm, in honor Of PENIS treaty,
and an ash in honor Of the Swedes.
Prof Brooks, at the Red House Observatory,
reports the observance Of magnificent auroral
display early on the morning Of the 18th inst.
at Phelps, New York, the grandest seen in
many years. A vast brilliant arch Illuminated
the landscape, equal to the light of the moon
in her first quarter, followed by immense
streams and waves of light projected with
startling velocity from the horizon to the
zenith. Great meteorological disturbances may
be expected.
A syndicate of European capitalists has been
inspecting the proposed route for ship canal
between the Delaware and Chesapeake Bays.
The estimated cost of the canal, which would
be about 10 miles long, is $6,O00,OO0. General
Tibbetts, president of the old ship canal COM
pany, is reported as saying that they are now
ready to go to work, and that the canal viii be
pushed to completion without asking Govern
ment aid.
man named William Pelf, affected with q
tumor Of the throat and face, had a difficult
operation performed on him by DR.. F. w.
Koehler at Louisville KY, November 9th.
Before using the knife the patient was nnesmer-
lied by one Of the students, and while in that
condition the tumor was removed. The patient
never felt the slightest pain during or after the
operation, and is doing well.
DR.. S. d. Kendall and wife, of Vermont, and
Dr. c. A. Kneid, of New York, reached Cincin-
matt, Ohio, November 10th, by canoe, having
left Lake George August 10, going thence by
water to Buffalo, and down the Allegheny and
Ohio. Mrs. Kendall viii return home, but the
others viii continue their voyage to the Gulf
and along the coast to New York.
A company of New York capitalists, headed
by William H. Vanderbilt, has been formed
for the purpose of placing Chicago dressed beef
in Eastern markets, in competition with Messrs.
Swift & Co., who have made success in this
business, and are competing very successfully
with the butchers Of New York and other
cities.
It is alleged that the most of the old sailors
in the Sailors Snug Harbor, Staten Island, sell
their votes regularly to the person giving them
the most money. The Harbor has 500 inmates,
and is an election district by itself Assembly
man Brooks has been requested to lay the mat
ter before the next Legislature.
Fifty women have entered the contest of
beauty" at a museum in New York City
Prizes are TO be given to the ones adjudged by
the public as being the handsomest. The de-
cision is to be ascertained by counting the bal
lots in favor Of each contestant deposited by the
visitors. so
The corOners jury in the case of the killing
of the persons at Ashland, KY, while the militia
were conveying the murderers Neal and Craft
to Lexington, find that the firing was not done
in the line of duty, and hold Major Allen,
commander of the troops, culpable for permit
ting the firing.
The Weehawken tunnel Of the West Shore
and Ontario and Western Railways, opposite
New York, was opened for traffic November g.
This tunnel has been in course of construction for
eighteen months II is for a double track and
is 1900 feet in length, through solid granite
The corner stone Of the new Park Avenue
Methodist Church, at Park avenue and Eighty
sixth street, n. Y, was laid last Monday even
ing by the aid of a calcium light in the pres
ence of large gathering.
The city of New Orleans owing to unpaid