The National tribune., 1882-09-23
REVIEW OF THE WEEK.
Engineer MelVilIe'S Return and an
Unexpected Sensation.
HENRY GEORGES CASE
Spread Of the Yellow Fever
in the South.

Chief Engineer Melville. of the Jeanette
Expedition, arrived in New York on the 18th
inst, with Lieutenant Berry and the seaman
NOrOs and Ninderman. They were met by re-
ception committees from New York and Phila-
delphia, and handsomely entertained, on the
evening of the 14th inst, at dinner at Del
monicos, many distinguished citizens being
present. On the following day Melville was
rendered another reception i'll Philadelphia,
and ON Saturday evening went to his home at
Sharon HILL where "scene" occurred be-
tween himself and his wife, growing out of the
latter's extravaganza, thS result of which was
that Mrs. Melville went into violent Mysteries,
and her husband left the house. The affair
created great sensation, and on Monday Mrs.
Melville was adjudged insane and sent to the
State asylum at NOrristown. The story of the
trouble in the Melville family appears to be
this: There has been a vein Of insanity about
Mrs. Melville for several years. One of its de-
velOpments was a love for spending money.
When her husband was away she received half
his salary, and during the trip of the Jeanette
he made extra provision for her. lie also left
money to pay off a mortgage on his cottage and
to pay for his children's schooling Always
when he came homo she would upbraid him
for not giving her more money. This time was
no exception, and he found that the money he
had left to pay the mortgage had also been
spent The neighbors say that Mrs. Melville
is addited to the use of liquor. At all events,
they say that after the reception on Saturday
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she pointed pistol at her husband, and then
began upbraiding him about money matters.
He left the house and has been at the CONT
mental Hotel since. The children will remain
at the Sharon Hill residence under the care of
Engineer Melville's sister.
Mr.. Henry George has written letter from
Dublin to President Arthur narrating in detail
the recent indignities to which he was sub
jected in Ireland. If Mr.. George may be be-
heved, he was arrested without cause on several
occasions, kept in confinement for two or three
hours at a time and given hearings by magis-
trates who were evidently anything but fair
Mr. George moreover AYERS that he is not the
only American citizen who has been so treated.
He says it is becoming altogether too common
and that in some cases much worse treatment
than that accorded him has been received by
other Americans. He states that it is the cur
rent belief that the United States Government
takes no interest in the treatment of its citi-
zens in foreign lands, and that when the Amer
lean COnsuls do bestir themselves in the matter
it is only to try to have the imprisoned Ameri-
cans to agree to leave the country at once as a
condition of release. Mr.. George furthermore
asserts that his mail and the mail of other
American citizens in Great Britain has been
opened and tampered with by the government.
The annual meeting and banquet Of the
Aztec Club came Off on the evening OF the 18th
inst in New York. Maj.-Gen Hancock. presi-
dent of the club. presided. and among the dis
tinguished army men present were: Generals
P. Y. Haynes, G.. A. H. Blake, \. Cary. Stew
art Van Eliet, James B. Fry, II. G. Gibson, c.
II. Crane, Z. c. Drum. Fitz-John Porter. I L.
Crittenden, z. 3. Tower, C. c. Augur, PROBES
sor Henry Coppee, Professor Kendrick, Gen.
P. W. Brice, Capt. Barber, aid-de-camp &c
The citizens list included George W. Chrds,
of Philadelphia. President Arthur. an invited
guest, was unable to be present. The reunion
was one of the most successful of the club.
Touching references were made to the memory
of the late General Patterson, former president
of the club.
The International Rifle Match at Creedmoor
on the 10Th inst. resulted in victory for the
British, the score for the two days being Brit
ish, 1875; Americans. 1,S05. The Americans
are reported to have shot badly. After the In
ternational Match closed some of the best and
most important matches on the programme
were contested. Messrs. A. Vogeler & Co.. of
Baltimore and Blackwell (, Co., of Durham,
n. c., offered two gold medals for the highest
individual scores in the two teams. The shoot
ing was excellent, though the wind blew hard,
and the medals were won by Mr.. Caldwell of
the British team and Mr.. Polan of the Ameri-
can.
The Marquis of LOrne and party have been
doing San Francisco the past week. The gen
tlemen visited ex-senator Sharons country
residence, at Belmont; Ex-Governor Stanford's,
at Menlo Park and D. O. Mills's at Milhrae
At the latter place the party partoOk of lun-
chcon, and then returned to the city. Princess
Louise has kept her room since arriving there.
General Mcdowell has been very attentive to
the distinguished guests. The royal party
rived at Victoria, British Columbia, on Tues
day evening and were rendered reception.
Ten thousand strangers gathered to witness
their arrival.
The fourteenth annual Reunion of the So
ciety of the Army of the Cumberland opened
in Chicago on Tuesday night with q campfire
in the exposition building. under the auspices
of the Grand Army of the Republic. General
IIobert delivered a brief welcome. Addresses
were also made by Gen. Jno Gibbon, COM
mander of the Iron Brigade; Judge Fenncr, of
New Orleans; Governor Rusk, of Wisconsin;
ex-Gov Lucius Fairchild, Gen. Cochran, of
Ohio, and others.
The steamer Asia, en- route from Ceilings
wood Ontario, to French River and Sault Ste
Marie, was struck by storm in Georgian Bay,
north of Lake Superior, on the morning of the
18th inst and went down with 1G0 persons on
board. An inspector says the Asia was run
ming without license, having been refused
one on account of carrying ali insufficient
number of lile-boats and life-preservers.
Nineteen new cases of yellow fever and four
deaths were reported at Brownsville, Texas,
Tuesday, two new cases at Fort Brown, and
twenty y-four cases and four deaths at Pens;.-
cola, Fla. Many families at Brownsville have
been driven from their homes by the rising
water.
The General Synod of the United Presby-
terian Church of New York, which includes