The National tribune., 1882-12-07
THE NEWS OF THE WEEK.
A Startling Record of Crimes and
Casualties.
MARSHAL HENRY REMOVED
Political Events--What is Go
ing Oh at the Capital.

The following are the amounts awarded by
the Garfield Board of Audit DR.. d. w. Bliss,
$500; DR.. d. Hayes Agnew, s., 600; Dr. Frank
H. Hamilton, 5000; DR.. Robert Reyburn, 1000; ;
DR. Silas r. Boynton, $4,000; and Dr. Susan A.
Edison, $1,000. The amount awarded for ser
vices and supplies was $5,929.93. The items
range from $l3 for express hire to 800 for
the Central Railroad of New Jersey Under
head of extra services by Government en-
ployees the items range from $15 to 5000, with a
total Of $40. The grand total is $3S, ,S60.93
The total appropriation to pay claims against
the Garfield estate was So, ,500 of which
amount $50, 500 was specially appropriated for
physicians and medical attendance. 1t will
be seen that the allowances for the physi-
clans and medical attendance are S. 900 less
than the amount appropriated and that
the allowances for outside claims are about
$l1, 900 less than the amount available, making
total balance of nearly $4,000 out of the
entire appropriation of $4,000.
The President has received communication
from Professor Z. Stone Virgins, LII. D., as
tronomer of the Canadian finance department
at Ottawa, predicting a tremendous storm in
the early days of next March. He says that
"the force will be sufficient to submerge the
lowlands of the American coast, while the air
currents for several hundred miles along the
east side of the Rocky Mountain range owing
to the great atmospheric pressure in those
regions will spread universal destruction.
The New England States will also suffer Sc
verely from the wind and floods. No point
outside of harbor in the whole area of the At
lantic, especially north of the equator will be
place of safety; for this will be PREF -eminently
the greatest storm that has visited this CONT
nent since the days of your illustrious first
President"
In the Police Court of the District, on Tues
day. the hearing was begun in the case of
Foreman William Dickson, of the star route
jury, charged with corruptly endeavoring to
influence his fellow jurors in that case. Dis
trict Attorney Wells managed the case for the
prosecution, and Judge Cuppy for the defense
The prosecution called Assistant District Attor-
ney Moore. Star route jurors Cox, McNally
and Donaphan testified to occurrences in the
jury-room showing no new facts
Colonel Isaac s. Tichenor was on Saturday
appointed by the District Commissioners to
succeed Mr.. John T. Vinson as District auditor,
to take effect on the 10th inst. At the COM
nencemcnt of the war he enlisted as a private
in the One Hundred and Fifth New York
Volunteers, and for brave and meritorious
service was rapidly advanced in rank until, at
the close of the rebellion, he held commission
as brevet colonel.
Rear Admiral Robert r. Wyman died in this
city on the I'd inst from apoplexy. He was
born in New Hampshire in 1921 and appointed
midshipman from that State in 1887 Heserved
during the Mexican war and the rebellion and
at the time of his death was president of the
Lighthouse Board. Hissea service amounted to
twenty years and five months, and land service
twenty-five years. He was buried on the 4th
inst. with appropriate honors.
Gen. George C. Thomas died at Georgetown
on the I'd instant of angina pectoris, at the age
of seventy. He was educated at West Point
and served in the regular army until 1872
when he resigned. He volunteered for the
Mexican war and again at the outbreak of the
rebellion, when he was appointed Major-Gen-
tIai Oi Lilc D4SllICI 1lC lCdNCo IL MluOH
and ten children.
Among the effects of the late Jerome J. Col
lins of the Jeanette expedition, now in the
Navy Department at Washington, is a letter
written to Capt. DeLong, and complaining of
his having been treated dscourteously and
cruelty by DcLOng and compelled to live in the
forecastle and do a scamans work because, as
], oil ba yyos nt Il naval OfIicar
The President has appointed Mr.. Clayton
McNIchael, of Philadelphia, to be marshal of
the District of Columbia, vice Henry, sus-
pended. He is a son of the late Morton Nc
Michael, of the North AEperican, published in
Philadelphia, and is now the editor of that
paper.
In the Criminal Court of the District, on
Tuesday, the work of empaneling jurors for
the rc-trial of the star route cases was begun,
but not completed.
The Garfield Monument Fair closed on Sat
urlay evening. The receipts were about
S22, 600 aud it is thought that after the ex-
penses have been paid small balance will f,
remain.
The Supreme Court has reahirmed the title |
VI tiV i'iS VI ANNbCA' i| VI SLlllti, W INC
Arlington estate, opposite Washington, where |
the National Cemetery is located.
Rear Admiral Fabius Stanley died in this /
city Monday night. He was on the retired /
list, and had served forty nine years in the /
navy.
Among the nominations sent to the Senate /
on Wednesday was that of Brighten. John /
Pope to be major-general
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
A Philadelphia dispatch of the 9Th inst. |
says: Frank McNamce, Dutch Pillctt, and |
Levi Chew, the latter a colored man, were ar
rested last night while driving wagon CON
tanning five dead bodies to the Medical College. .
The bodies had been stolen from the Lebanon
Cemetery, burial ground for colored persons
in the lower part of the city. The prisoners
are professional 'resurreCtiOnsts,' and their
operations have been carried on for a long time.
Two more arrests were made this morning,
when Il detective visited the cemetery ground !
and arrested Robert Chew its superintendent,
and Andrew Mullen The prisoner, Frank Nc
Nance, had Il contract with the Government
for carrying the mails between this city and
Newton Square, Delaware county. Mullen
drove the wagon with this mail, and was about
to start on his journey this morning when
taken into custody. He pleaded immunity