The National tribune., 1882-12-14

Spencer. at Watertown, n. Y, but left on Sat
urday for Kingston. Canada. Dr. Spencer Is
represented as saying that his brother was in
Washington all through the last star-route trial,
and occupied room next to that occupied by
Col. Bliss.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
A Cleveland, Ohio. special of the 18th inst
says: A fatal affrav occurred here to-day in the
public school-house between William Frazier,
the teacher, and two of HIS pupils John Hayes
and Charley Luse. The boys refused to recite
their lessons and the teacher was vigorously
demonstrating with them. when they Knocked
him down and jumped on him. As he was
rapidly getting the worst of it. and none OF the
other scholars dared to interfere, he drew
knife and stabbed Hayes in the back, inficting
a wound from which the boy died in fifteen
minutes Luse was also severely cut, and lies
in a precarious condition. The teacher gave
himself up and will be examined at Cambridge
tomorrow.
While eleven men, employed in the saw mill
of J. Vincent & Son, at Shaneetown, H., on
Monday last, were scattered about the engine
room eating their MONDAY luncheon, the boiler
exploded with extraordinary violence, dis
tributing the iron plates of the boiler at various
distances, from few feet TO six hundred yards.
Eight of the eleven were killed outright, and
the other three were wounded. One was
blown into the river and two more were hurled
a distance of 200 yards. Several of the men
were actually blown into pieces, and the friends
subsequently went about with pals picking
Ill
about.
The Enterprise cotton mills at Manayunk,
Pa, were destroyed by fire on Tuesday, involv-
ing loss of $4,000. About 100 operatives
were at work at the time, those on the fifth
floor being exposed to the most danger. As
there were no fire escapes in the building the
only means of escape was by an outside hoist
ing rope, which reached only to the second
floor. All coming down this way had to jump
the balance of the distance to the ground run
ming the gauntlet of the fire. Others jumped
from the windows. In all sixteen persons were
injured some by bruises by falling, and others
by burns about the face and body. Only one
Mary O'Conner, aged fourteen, is believed to be
fatally injured
Two factions Of the old and new city councils
at Opelika, Alabama, engaged in a riot on the
10th inst. Guns, pistols, and rifles were freely
used. The mayor and police took part in the
battle. Ten men were shot down. 1t is be-
lieved that eight will die. Their names are
James Roberts, T. J. Williams, Joseph Barnes,
Robert Maloney, two brothers named Williams,
and two brothers named LOvett. The mayor
has requested that the town be put under mar
tial law and troops sent.
For ten days the mayor and other authori-
ties of Louisville, Kentucky, have been invest
igatng the conduct of the financial Affairs of
the city. The result is that discovery has
been made of an alleged robbery to the amount
of not less than 100000 in the year 1879. The
deficiency is said to have occurred in the office
of the tax collector in connection with some
one in the city assessors Office. The investiga-
ton is being conducted privately, and the press
had not an opportunity to learn all the results.
G. W. Crawford, county treasurer of Edwards
county, Kansas, has his Office in a room in the
rear of a bank at Kinsley He kept his books
in the vault Of the bank, and had the combina-
ton which opened the lock. The bank was
robbed of $4,000 on Saturday while the cashier
was at supper Crawford is under arrest, and
it is reported that he has returned the money.
Mrs. Bridget Kennedy, of Rutland, Vermont,
has been sent to the house of correction for
term of nearly fifty years for violating the
liquor law. She was convicted of two hundred
and ninety-fve second offenses under the law,
and being unable to pay the fines and costs,
she must serve it out in jail.
A portion of the Spanish war office at Madrid
has been burned. Twenty persons were in
jured, one of them seriously. The library and
part of the archives were destroyed. The
king was present during the fire and assisted
in subduing the flames.
A report has reached San Antonio that the
new iron and steel bridge on the Mexican Pa
cifc extension fell while over a. Hundred work !
men were engaged on it, seven of whom were
killed.
At Belle Vernon, Pa, on the 18th inst, a
fire destroyed the Gibson whisky distillery. |
with four thousand barrels of whisky. involv- |
ing loss of $225,OOO, partially covered by in
surance.
The business quarter Of Kingston, Jamaica, |
was burned Tuesday. The loss is $3O,OOO,OO0, |
and hundreds of families arc homeless. An |
POLITICAL.
Clerk McPherson of the House, with whom |
the certificates of election of Representatives,
in Congress are deposited, has made compu-
tation which shows that in the Forty-eighth
Congress there will be 191 Democrats, 12l Re-
publicans, six Readjusters, three independents
Democrats and two Independent Republicans
The Democrats Will have majority Of fifty
nine over Republicans, Readiusters and Inde-
pendents, and this majority will probably not
be changed by the result Of the election to fill
the vacancies caused by the death of Congress
men-elect Updegrafi, Of Ohio, Republican, and
Heron, of Louisiana, Democrat
Charter elections were held in the incorpo-
rated towns of Massachusetts Tuesday. Albert
Palmer, Democrat, is elected mayor Of Boston
by more than 1000 majority over Samuel A.
Greene, the Republican and citizens candidate |
Donovan, Democrat, is elected mayor of Lowell
by over 400 majority, and both branches of the
city council are largely Democratic. Samuel
L. Hildreth, Republican, was elected mayor of
Worcester by ia majority. That city voted for
license by 200 majority, although Mr.. Hildrcth
was the anti-lCense candidate. Benjamin
Hale, Republican, was elected mayor Of New