The National tribune., 1882-11-23
The NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The United States Visited by an EIeC-
triCal Storm.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Important Events Briefly
Recorded.
Briefly

In libel case before the qusrter-sessions
court, the court and jury were convulsed with
laughter over the proposition made by the de-
fendant, and for which he claimed the author
ity of an unrepealed law TO settle the case 10y
resort to personal comlat,-the statute cited
ending: "And his cause shall be deemed just
who succeeds in carving up the other before the
going down of the SUM-"
An electrical storm, reaching from beyond
Kansas City and Omaha TO the Atlantic coast,
played havoc with the telegraph communics-
ton in the country on Friday last Messages
were sent over wires disconnected from the bat
teries The annuncators in telephone offices
indicated calls from ell the subscribers and
worried the central Offices. The ocean cables
were only worked with great difficulty.
The joint committee of Congress, to inquire
into the condition and wants of American ship
building and ship-owning interests and TO in
vestigate the causes Of the decline of the Amer
ican foreign carrying trade, and TO suggest
remedies TO be applied by legislation" met and
organized in the Fifth Avenue Hotel, New
York City, November 18th.
The audience assembled st New Haven, Conn,
last Sunday evening, 10 listen TO the wsTbling
of the Norfolk Jubilee Singers, were very much
exasperated TO find that the principal perform
ers had been arrested for violating an ordinance
prohibiting concerts on Sunday, and that the
concert would not take place.
The western Bessemer steel manufacturing
companies contemplate shutting down their
works in the early part of December. Should
this action be taken at least 10000 skilled and
unskilled workmen will be thrown out Of en-
ployment.
A package shipped on board the steamer
City of Chester and consigned to New York
importer invoiced as containing diamonds
work about $4,000, was found on opening to
have nothing but paper in.
The Georgia Legislature, November 15,
elected Pope Barrow to the q. S. Senate for the
short term, and Governor Alfred II. Colquitt
for the long term, commencing on the 4th OF
March next.
Mrs. Melville, the wife Of Engineer Melville,
of the Jeanette expedition, was released from
the Norristown Insane Hospital on the 18th
inst. She viii apply for bill of separation
from her husband.
Colonel John Bodine (Old Reliable) has re-
signed the captaincy of the American rife team
for the international match owing to adverse
newspaper criticism as to the manner in which
he was chosen.
General Chalmers has been refused the GER
tifcate Of election by the Secretary of State Of
Mississippi on account Of 1,472 votes, evidently
cast for him, reading Al. +. Chambless."
To lV5o+,TITar +l,a ,;o,oo-
steamer of the new Baltimore and Ohio line Of
ocean steamships, arrived in Baltimore last
Friday morning from Havre France.
The Federation Congress of Organized Trades
and Labor Union, representing nearly slI the
leading industries in the Union, began itssecond
session in Cleveland, O., Nov. 2Ist
The Hudson River steamer Mary Powell has
been sold to Thomas Cornell, Of Rondout, for
$15OOOO She is considered one of the fastest
steamers in the world.
Owing to the prevalence of diphtheria and
other contagious diseases, public funerals Of
those dying of such diseases have been pro-
hibited in Boston.
A Philadelphia jury awarded $4,000 damages
to Henry Jewell, whose eyesght was injured
by the collision Of two street cars in that city.
Officials returns from every county in Penn
sylvania gives Pattison, Democrat, for governor,
plurality over Beaver, Republican, of 39,0f7.
New Workers are very indignant because the
streets are torn up 70 allow the numerous steam
heating companies TO lay their pipes
A French man-of-war, lie Chasseur, arrived
st New Orleans, La, November 18th. She car
ries four guns and l20 men.
The cornerstone for the new city post-offico
was laid with Masonic honors in Baltimore
November goth.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Joseph B. Smith Mormon fanatic at West
minister, Cal, considered he had received a /
divine commandment TO abstain from labor
and his wants would be providentially supplied /
His son, not having. so great a faith took home I