The National tribune., 1882-09-28

Gen. John Hall has made partial report as
receiver of the Washington Pa Savings Bank.
He has collected $4,000 and paid out $4,000.
There were four men on the defaulting cash
ier's bond of 100000, but as they would not
come to time the receiver instituted proceed
ings against them, since which compromise
has been made with one of them by which the
bank gets $4,000. The amount of the defal-
cation is little over $117, 900.
Col James B. Price of Jefferson City, Mo-, a
prominent Western mail contractor, who is
under Indictment at Washington for partici-
patlng in the star-rOute conspiracy, yesterday
voluntarily presented himself in the United
States Court at Kansas City, Mo-, and gave bail
in $4,000 for his appearance at Washington to
answer the charge.
Advices from Lancaster, Penn, say that Dr.
]. T. Wickersham, at present United States
Minister to Denmark, has sent in his resigna-
tion, and will shortly sail for home. The fact
that the climate has an injurious effect on DR..
Wickershams health is given as the cause of
his resignation.
The Young Mems Christian Association of
Chicago sent invitations to ministers through
there on October II, II, and Is, to consider the
question of revival work during the coming
winter. Over $50 ministers have signifed their
intention to be present.
The British steamship Mallard, from New
York September 6, went ashore on the night
Of the 14th inst, on Chicuries or Northern Tri-
angles. She became total wreck. The crew
10 nrIao in
about ten days on the steamship Wanderer.
A commission, consisting of Messrs. Butler,
James and Brackett has been appointed by the
Secretary of the Treasury, to meet in New
York city next month, to examine and report
upon the reorganization Of the force of the
custom-house at that city.
The Comptroller of the Currency has de-
clared a final dividend of nine per cent. in
favor of the creditors of the First National
Bank of New Orleans, La making seventy
nine per cent in all
Yellow fever is on the decrease at Browns
vile, Tex, and modified quarantine has
been established At Pensacola there were
sixty new cases and two deaths on the 26th.
The Tariff Commission is gradually vending
its way back to the East. In Charleston, S. c.,
on the Goth, the continuance of the present
duty on rice was advocated.
CAPITAL TOPICS.
Secretary Teller has announced the names
of the new appointees to clerical positions in
the Pension Bureau, completing the equip
ment of that department of the public service.
With this increased force the long pending
claims of the ex-soldier will be disposed of as
rapidly as possible Two hundred and twenty
five persons were appointed, leaving only about
forty to be made to complete the number au-
thorized by Congress.
Commissioner West, in considering the Dis
trict estimates for next year. has come to the
conclusion that the necessity for a new yalua-
tion of taxable property exists. He is prepared
to go to Congress for authority, and is confident
that the assessment will result in a reduction
of the rate to 81 per hundred for 1884, and
at the same time largely increase the revenues.
The acting Secretary of the Treasury has
ordered the assistant treasurer at New York to
redeem without rebate of interest on Wednes-
day of each week until further notice bonds
embraced in the 10th and 117th calls to an
amount not exceeding $5,O00,OO0 each week.
Mr. Luther Harrison, who has long been
chief of the Private Land Claims Division of
the General Land Office, has been appointed
chief clerk of the Land Office.
District Attorney Corkhill and his assistants
are busy taking testimony as to the alleged
attempts to corrupt the star-route jury. The
proceedings are private.
The President has been in New York city
during the past week. He will not be able to
attend the Webster centennial at Marshfeld.
Secretary Chandler returned to Washington
on Monday night.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
The iron steamer Edam, of the Netherlands
American Steamship Company, with a crew of
fifty-four men and twenty-one passengers, came
into ollision in a fog off Cape Cod last Thurs
day night, while bound to Amsterdam, w u the
iron steamer Lepanto, of the Wilson line, from
Hull, England and sank thirty minutes after
wards. Nicholas Leyendecker the third en-
gneer of the Edam, was instantly killed, and
Jan Van Geyt, the fifth engineer, was lost.
The passengers and crew were picked up by
the Lepanto, which arrived at New York yes
terday afternoon. The lost steamer was valued
at $150OO0 and her cargo at 100000. The
loss is fully protected by insurance.
On the evening of the 25th the west gallery
of the Pittsburg exposition building gave way
while crowded with people, precpitating them
to the floor, a distance Of thirty feet One per-
son was fatally and some thirty seriously in
iured. There were about 10000 persons in the
building at the time, and while great excite
ment prevailed no panic occurred.
A sixteen-year old girl sought singular and
painful death in Naples, Italy, in consequence of
disappointed love. While her parents were ont
she went into the cellar, built circular pyrc of
straw and wood hollow in the centre, and then
stepping into the centre, set it on fire. When
the old people returned they found the charred
remains of her half-consumed corpse.
Nine Marie Ambert and VIM. Howe were
killed and about thirty persons injured by a
collision in tunnel at Eighty-eighth street
New York. caused by the neglect of telegraph
operator to flag a rapid transit train. Several
railroad officials were arrested for criminal
negligence.
Hayemeyer's surgar refinery, the largest in
the country, was burned in Philadelphia, last
Monday. Loss $1,000,000.
Charles McManus and Robert Moore were
shot during political dispute at Philadelphia
September 20.