The National tribune., 1883-10-25
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Capital TcpicS--CrimeS and Casualties.
Personal and Political.


tic execution of the joint resolution of Con-
eress providing for the erection Of a suitable
monument ever the grave Of Thomas Jefferson
al Monticello, Va, has made report 70 the
Secretary of State announcing the completion
of shat work The work Just completed included
The erection Of a new monument over the
grave OF MT. Jefferson and the building of a
strong and handsome fence about the buFyiag
ground. The monument is IN the form OF a
granite obelisk. The total height of the mon
u1aent Is eighteen feet. The inscription, COM
posed by AEE. Jefferson, and IA accordance with
his directions placed on the obelisk, Is as fol-
lows. Here was buried Thomas Jefferson,
author Of tie Declaration of American Inde-
pendence, Of the statute Of Virginia FOR religi-
ocs freedom. and father Of the University Of
Virginia" and upon the die: " Born April 2
1913. O. S. Gied July :, 1926" On the upper
surl4ees OF the four sides Of the lower f0Gnda-
fiOa step are inscriptions making the four
graves surrounding that Of Mr. Jefferson, viz:
The grave OF Martha Jefferson, his wife, those
Of Martha J. Randolph and Maria J. kppas, his
daughters. and Of Governor Thomas NJ Ran
dolph. his son-in-laY. The total cost for the
work was IS ,552.
The number Of old arms on hand in the Gov
ernment arsenal at Washington VIII aggregate
100000 of all kinds They are being sold at
prices ranging from twenty-five cents to one
dollar each. The latter priced pieces are COM
piete. and the former either incomplete or badly
rllsted Over tw0-thirds Of the Grand Army of
the Republic Posts in this country have been
supplied from the collection Of Belgian and
e ustrian muskets used daring the first part of
the war. These Posts and numerous military
companies have also been equipped with old
waist belts plates, bayOneis, seabbar5s aud cap
boxes. The above equipment complete, with
gun. is sold az SI40. When new the sane guns
cost the United States from sl4 to S15 each
,ld1
the sunlight" on many memorable field, are
sold at 81 apiece, the belts and plates costing
twenty-five cents additional. Sporting dealers
are rapidly buyiBg up al the old sn0oth-hore
muskets for which they pay 81. In many In
stances they are sent to England or France and
converted into breech-lOadeTS.
The report Of the Commissioner Of Pensions
for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1853 shows
that there We're 303, Cos pensioners on the rol
at the end Of the fiscal wear. During the year
the names Of 796 whose pensions had been
dropped previously were restured TO the roll,
making B, ,955 pensions added during The year,
an excess Of 1858 over the preceding year.
The average annual value Of each pension was
sI06Is, and the aggregate annual valne OF all
pensions 81, 80, l@. an increase Of y, ,994,
U99. The amount paid fer pensions was st0- -l64,
o39. exceeding their ANIMAL value By several
million dollars. The bulk Of this excess was
period prior TO the allowance Of claims. The
appropriation for salary fees, &e- to pension
agents was exhausted, and there IS q balance
due the agents. The whole number OF Chains
fled since 1851 was o5s, ,I37, OF which 5l0.935
were allowed. During the same riIne 62I, S.
2sE7 were paid for pensions and the cost OF dis
bursement.
The animal report of the First Assistant
Postmas-er-GenerAl, Mr. Frank Hatton, for
the fiscal year ended JEne 30, 1883 shows that
the whole nam Der Of B0st-04hces in the United
States 81 that date was 1866, an increase Of
7.6a2 dnring the wear Of which increase the
Southern States and Indian Territory obtained
725. Pennsy lyaHia has S.7i6 p0st-oiices. the
largest number IN any State, and Lancaster
county. Pa, has l5S. the largest OF any county
sn the countTy. Tie nualber Of In0ney-oTyler
Offices was 5.s57, al increase Of 42l. Ee urges
tie extesislGa OF the carrier system TO smaller
towns lie siso recommends later deliveries
In the larger cities By paying extra postage,
and thinks Local postage saeulc be redaced 10
one cent
Hoa Benz ButteFwortb, ex-msmber Of Con-
gress from Ohio. has been appointed BY the
President COMMISSIONS Of Patents Il place OF
Gr. Aarble. who recently resigned
cRn1Es kSD cAsUALTIEa
A serious row occurred On the night Of octo-
Der Is at PFincstGn between the students and
some Of the tgwnspeople. a crowd was listen
ing to the singing af a patent medicine peddieI
when an eGE was thrown and struck q towns
man ca the head The students a1d citizEas
then became engaged in free fight, in which
the students were wOrstea. freshman
named McI4lren WIS pIrsued and ran into q
church f9r safety. He was then thrown down
iats pew aud had his collar-bone disl0catea
Finally Proctor Goldie got the students inside
the campus, and order was restored.
John II Wolf. Of Hanover, York county. Pa.
was arrested on the 18Th iast by Deputy United
States Marshal J. A. HoiiageF, IN Adams
county. on the charge Of taking illegal fee
from pensioners. he was brought 70 Lzncastel
and taken before Uaited States Jomnissionel
SlaygaSker, wbO committed him, ia deeaalt o
bal, for trial az United states Cireuit Court il
PhiladeiPiia, ia November. Wolf is peasioE
agent and has been teaching school Ia Adam
coHntF- The complainant is c. n McFarrcn
d special examiner in the Pension Department
train on the Fast Line Narrow Gauge Rail
road was wrecked on the 18th inst a few mile
east Of Sulphur Springs Texas. A lady anS
two children were severely injured. Ther'
were number Of other passengers On board
several OF wa0n were quite badly hart Tn
recover 0f the lady is doubtful. The wrecks
train was moving at the rate Of eighteen mile
az h0ET when il was struck by a eyclonl
and blown over, being almost cosnpletell
wrecked.
Two stranserE were arrested IT Halifax, \. S
on the 18th INST. Among other things, havn
IN their possession two loaded segolgers, sey
eral cartridges and twenty-four dynamite ear
fridees III t5eir room az the Parker HOus
were two vaiises, one containing forty and tn
other sixty pounds Of dynamite. II is suppose
that they are either dynamite feuds or bal
glars.
william G. CoEev, an employee in one Of tn
cotton nlills of Lancaster. Pa. and who Dc
voted bis spare time 20 the pension business
5eft bone suddenly sOTae days ago. since whic
time nothing has been heard Of him. A Unite
States detective invest gated his business an
found that he had been charging excessive fcs
for some Of the pensions lie secured.
A yoDag man named Thomas Roycraft wa
net Sunday evening last near Fillmore, y. J
By two men who threw blankets over his hea
and mutIlatsd him. II is said that R0ycraf
under promise ol marriage, wroaged youn
giEl ID the village Of fzsiie and that her friend
took this method Of avenging the wrong.
Irwin A. Carpenter, wealthy merchant ,
Lincoln, III, has been arrested for the murds
OF IaFa BHrns, formerly a servant Of his tt
girls BODY was found on the I5th inst wit
throat cut skull crushed, and evidences Of
fierce struggle. She was eliceiae and was Ia,
seen ia Carpenters office.
A fire AT Annapolis on the 22d inst. destrove
twelve haasas Ia the business part ef the cit
causing tie loss Of two lives rad $4,000 Wort
OF property.