The National tribune., 1882-01-07
NEWS ITEMS.

The testimony in the Guiteau case was closed
| Wednesday, and court adjourned until to-day to
enable counsel to prepare for their arguments
General U. S. Grant is in the city, and will re-
main for few days
William Coates, alias John Ingram, was arrested
In Philadelphia last week upon charge of illegally
collecting a pension. John Ingram, of Canada
served IN a Vermont regiment during the rebellion,
| and until few years ago collected his pension.
Last year Coates made claim for the pension claim
| ing that he had enlisted under the name of John
Ingram.
Hon. Edward Joy Morris died at his residence in
Philadelphia on Saturday last of intermittent fever
| MIR. Morris graduate of Harvard UNIVERSITY
He was member of the State Legislature two
! years-1S41 to 1S43-and served two terms in Con-
gress IN 1S43|45 and 1S57-'61. When he retired
from Congress at the outbreak of the rebellion he
was appointed Minister to Turkey and remained at
Constantinople from 1851 to 1870 He was the
author of book of travels in the Levant in 1862
and several valuable translations from the German
Fermonters will learn with pleasure that General
George j. Stannard has been appointed assistant
dOorkeeper of the House of Representatives at
Washington.
The total receipts of the Soldiers Home Bazaar
OF Boston have been about S41 600 The collection
taken up at the Sunday service amounted to 1888 Oh
Mt. kldder has received in the form Of subscrip-
tions about $4,000. These amounts make a total
OF about $4,000, from which the expenses Of the
fair will he deducted
Dun, Winans & Co.'S mercantile agency reports
the total number of business failures for the entire
year 1881 throughout the United States to be 55s2
involving liabilities aggregating little more than
SSl 100000 The failures for the year previous were
only 4,735 with liabilities of S65OOO0OO This in
crease is, however, regarded by the agency as small
III proportion to the enormous growth in the volume
of trade aud especially in proportion to the num-
Der of persons engaged in business.
Judge P. c. Dooley and Hon. Casper Allenberg,
fhp lott d.
Arkansas Legislature, have been arrested ON in
formation lodged by Special Agent Brewster Cam
eron, charging them with the fraudulent collection
and retention of pensions The firm has been re-
garded as one OF the most respectable legal firms in
Little Rock.
Postmaster-General Howe was sworn in and en-
tered upon the duties of his Office on Thursday.
cial duties on Tuesday.
The General of the Army his decided that the
Rice trowe bayonet is no longer part of soldiers
equipment, and is not to be issued to troops.
The town of Fayetteville, n. c. has followed the
example of Memphis, Tenn, and surrendered its
charter in order to rid itself of its just debts.
The clerks in the Pension Office on Saturday pre-
sented Commissioner Dudley with handsome tes-
tlmonial. 1t was beautifully written extension
OF the compliments of the season to the Commits
sioner and was signed by all the clerks EMPLOYED
In the Pension Office. 1t was presented and re
CclNtu Will lellcitOuS SpteCneS.
The new Chinese Minister Cheng Tsao Ju. was
presented to the President by Secretary Frelinp-
huysen at six o'clock last Saturday evening This |
unusual hour was selected to enable the
retiring Ministers, Chin Ian Pin and Mr. Yung
Wing, to present their letters Of recall before quit
ting Washington on the night train for San Fran |
cisco, where the mail steamer will be detained to |
await their arrival. Chin Lam Pin and Mr. Yung |
Wing first had an audience with the President to |
whom they addressed a brief farewell speech. The |
PRESIDENT briefly responded. The new Minister |
was then presented when the usual formalities were
observed. After the reception of the Chinese Min
lister the Russian Minister Mr.. Bartholomew called |
upon the President to take leave of him before
starting for Russia. Mr.. Kurd Won Schlozer, the !
German Minister left the city Monday for New
York, whence he will sail by the German Lloyds
steamer Thursday en- route for his new post at
Rome. His successor had not yet been named but
COUNT Henry Won Beust, secretary of legation, will
be IN charge OF the legation for the present.
Governor Murray, of Utah Territory, has arrived
here IN response to request for his attendance IN
with the discussion Of the Utah con
esed election case in the House of Representatives
The Governor was colonel of the Third Kentucky
brigade in the Army Of the Cumberland during the
ebeliOn.
Accounts from Preside del Norte Mexico of the
apture by Mexicans of forty Apaches on the war
'ath make it certain that the captured Indians
we're Mana, the wellknown chief and a rem
idnl oi MS lneSt Indians went into the
'illage opposite Presidio del Norte and attempted
o make a treaty Of peace when the inhabitants
ook them prisoners shot Mana and the other chiefs
nd sent the remainder south, intending to place
he bucks at work in the mines and make the
quaws slaves in families in the city of Mexico.
A dispatch TO the Denver Tribune from Santa Fe
!. NJ, says Various petty annoyanceS, such as the
llllng of their dogs and other domestic animals
nd the pulling up of their tepees in their absence
ave been inflicted on the Navajo Indians by whites
ttached to or following the movements Of the At
antic and Pacific Railway. The Indians have in
consequence become thoroughly exasperated and
hreaten reprisals. The report of the existence of
nall-pox among the Apaches, except in sporadic G
iSes, is regarded here as fancifuI. :
Out of 100000 barrels of -four received in New !
ork this year, only II 900 passed over the Erie I
anal.
Attorney General Brewster and family will stop =
t Wormleys this winter. He took charge Of his 9
hce on Tuesday =
j. T. S. Lloyd, manufacturer OF Lloyds maps 0
ailng from Tennessee has been arrested upon q y
large of obtaining from Sl5,C to $4,000 under {
lse pretenses. i
There are % 900 acres Of land in orange groves !
Marion county, Florida. Il
FRlGHTFUL ACCIDENT. q
During the Knights Of Pythas' festival, at '
Iuscarawas county Ohio last Saturday d
'ening, the floor gave way, precipitatng the COM