The National tribune., 1882-04-01
REVIEW OF THE WEEK.

REVIEW UF The WEEK.
SPEAKER KEIFER presented to the House,
on Monday, communication from the Secre-
tary of the Interior, in response 10 a resolution
OF inquiry, calling for an estimate of the
amount Of money that would be required to
pay the pensions of the survivors of the Mex
lean and Indian wars prior TO lS46. The Sec
retfrys letter was accompanied by number
of tables prepared by General Dudley. Commits
sioner Of Pensions, in which ho estimated that
$65, $50 $50 viii be required to pay the Mexican
war pensions, and 81, POI 632 10 pay the PEN
sions OF the Indian wars, making an aggregate
of $93 582, 1I2.
MR. GEORGE ". CuLDs entertained the satur-
day Club last Saturday night at his residence
in Philadelphia. Among the guests were Ex-
President Grant, Governor Hoyt, Of Pennsylya-
MIA: Governor Cornell, of New York; Hon
George NJ. Robson, of New Jersey; Hon Ed
wards PierrepOnt, Senators Wade Hampton, of
South Carolina; Thomas F. Bayard, Of Dele
ware; Johnson \. Camden and Henry G..
Davis, of West Virginia; George F. Hoar, Of
Massachusetts; George II. Pendleton, of Ohio ;
General Fitz John Porter, Speaker keifer, of
the House OF Representatives, Hon. John Kas-
son, of Iowa; Chief Justice Daily and Judges
Brady aud Davis, of New York; Collector Rob
ertson, of New York; Hon. John Russell
Yosng Minister to China; General Arson
McCook, of New York, and a number of other
distinguished gentlemen.
DIpCr I ffl, D,,lI
atOry, Albany, has made some interesting calcu-
lations concerning the comet which was re-
Gently discovered. tie predicts that it will
soon be visible to the naked eye, and that its
tail will be large and brilliant. As the celes-
tial rover will not approach the earth nearer
than 90o00,000 miles those persons possessing
timid natures need not be seriously alarmed.
MOONLIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY is the newest
discovery in Photographic art. The inventor is
German resident of Cleveland, and the first
picture made was a landscape view in Lake
View cemetery, including photograph of
President Garfields tomb
CONSIDERABLE progress is being made to-
wards refunding the State debt of Moth Caro-
lima.
IT HAS been decided by Brooklyn On "
court that colored children cannot claim ad-
mission to white schools when schools set apart
for them offer equal educational facilities.
IT is intimated that in the selection of the
five commissioners for Utah Territory, Presi-
dent Arthur will appoint only lawyers believ-
ing that men of thorough legal knowledge can
best reorganize the territorial government.
REPORTS from nearly every portion of Illinois
state that the crops are in an unusually
fattering condition.
An ATTEMPT was made to assassinate Presi-
dent Mcrino, of St. Domingo. Sixteen shots
were fired at him by party of men in ambush
Ten of the assailants have been arrested and
are being tried
COUNT Ivannini, the Italian minister to Mex
leo, committed suicide at the City of Mexico
few days ago.
THE President has approved tho anti-poly-
gamy bill and also the anti Chinese imnigra-
ton bill.
REAR-ADMIRALJ James H. SPOTS died recently
at Stanley, Falkland Islands, aged 60 years.
He had given % years of his life to sea service
His death makes the following promotions in
order: Commodore Pierce Crosby to be rear
admiral; Captain A. 4. Semmes to be commo-
dore; Commander J. Ii. Perkins to be captain;
Lieutenant Commander Charles V. Gridley to
be commander, and Lieutenant Brice to be
commander.
SEVEN MEN were hanged for murder in diff
ferent parts of the country on Friday last 1t
is evident that hanging is not entirely played
out" yet.
CAPTAIN MERRY, Of San Francisco, in an ar
gument before the House Committee on For
egn Affairs declared that ship railway across
the Isthmus is impracticable. He contended
that no railway can be constructed that will
carry vessels of 5000 or 10000 tons displace-
ment. Colonel Ingersoll appeared before tho
same committee for the Panama Canal Com
pany.
THE story recently telegraphed from the
West asserting that a number of claimants for
Mrs. Burr's millions had turned up in Ken
lucky, is said TO have been a canard
HENRY WARD BEEcHER, in a recent sermon.
q Emi gration," took occasion to criticize Con-
gress for passing tho anti-Chinese immigration
bill, denouncing it as fool Congress" for
cutting off the immigration Of the Chinese, |
who, he said, were necessary to do the vulgar" |
work Mr. Bcecher has, apparently, been |
affected by his recent attack Of illness.
IT is reported that ex-senator Dorsey has |
disposed of his ranches and other property in |
New Mexico to an Eastern company for about |
5000, 900 or 100000.