The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1883-11-29
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Capital TQpics--Crimes and Casualties
Personal and Political.


tions this winter for reinsiaiing ex-oneefs o.
tile army rr Tlacng them on the retired Inst.
General Ei,z-.lohn Porter writes that lie VIII
come here after the holiday recess. lie, o. {
course. ygil press his bill for restoration to the
gfynv Thu friends Of General Grant VIII make
another Effort to pass the blil placing hlm on
tie Petire. list. and il Is xpected he VIII spend
some time here in january. The bill 20 pat
General Fl asaaton on the retired llst VIII also
III renewed n wc as many others 0f the same
kind ii IS sad that the friends OF General
Fremont the FIRST candidate OF the Republican
party Tor resident. VIII make an eb0ft 20 li4ss
4 bil placing him on the retired list with the
1av Of aior-eeneral. The military commit
fee OF the House refused TO report any bills OF
this kind last session, though four or ave ef-
forts were made 10 get the committee TO recon-
sider lis action SO Ear as General Grant was
concerned.
Ex-senator George Z. Spencer was brought
before the District criminal court, on the 2oth
inst to answer for contempt in having l3lied
to obey the subpoena Of the court, issued June
- 1872. al which time he was wanted as
witness in the star roate eases. Ex-Secretary
boutwell, counsel for the dctendant moved
that the ease be dismissed upon several grounds,
one of which was want Of jurisdiction After
hearing argument the court overruled the mo-
ton, the defendant being accorded the Priyi-
lege of parging himself of contempt By atida-
vii and required TO give bonds in the sum Oh
$500 for his appearance. Mr- Spencer gave
the required bond, with Mr. Augustus ID. GruIn-
Inond as surety.
Tie President on the 23d inst. appointed Sur
gcOn Robert Murray, now on duty IN New
York as the chief medical officer at MAJOR
General Hancock 8 headquarters, TO be Surgeon
General OF the Army vice Gen. Charles ID.
Crane, deceased
According to the annual report of the board
Home the sum Of s.. 500 GOO viii be due that in
stitution when the settlements for the past year
are completed.
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Mr.. King and wife were found murdered on
the 23d inst near Hickman, Ky. No one had
seen them alive since Tuesday of last week.
Arthur King, when he discovered the bodies
OF his parents, f0und evidences OF a severe
struggle The furniture was strewn about. A
gun with broken breech was on the floor.
Mrs. Kings throat was cut, and there were
evidences that she had received three heavy
blows on the head. Mr. Kings head was
crushed l,y 2 blow The trunk in which Mr.
King kept his money had been chopped open
with hatehet. The only clue is that spare
bed had been used BY one person, and the tact
that the table had been laid Tor three shows
that one visitor had eaten with the aged couple.
This points suspicion toward cloek-meDdeT,
who was seen near the King home. Henry
Miller the supposed murderer, has been ar
rested and a man named RO=enstein as his
acccnplice.
On Thursday morning four persons, namely
Jacob d. Crouch aged seyenty-fOur, widower /;
Henry White aged tbirty-eight, son-in-law Of
Mr.. Crouch: Mrs. Eunice White, aged thirty
three. daughter Of Dir. Crouch, all of Summit,
Mich, and Moses Policy, aged twenty-six, Of
Transfer. Pa. were found murdered in their
beds. al having been shot through the head,
Just behind the ear, on the morning OF the 22d
inst IL Is supposed they had been chlore-
formed first Mr. Crouch was a farmer, worth
$20006 go living seven miles from jackson,
and owner Of an extensive sheep rancho IA
Texas Ii Is ragn0red that he had Just received
about $4,000 from Texas. MIR. Policy was
stopping at Mr. Croneh's place, having just
come from Texas with a large amount of money
for the purpose Of buying bIooded stock. The
house was thoroughly ransacked and every
thing Of value was carried away.
Moses Hanaherg the paEnbroker who is ac-
cused Of having. In violation of the Law, adj
vanced money on pension certificates. was
arranged On the 2lst inst. in the United
States District Court, Philadelphia. There
were four bills against him. Ee pleaded guilty
to two He explained that even in those cases
he had only been guilty of a technical infrac-
ton OF the law, as the persons to whom be had
lent money were friends. to whom he would
have advanced it almost without security. Dis
trict Attorney Valentine said that he could
show when E1zlberg was FIRST arrested be had
ffty-six certificates pledged with him He was
then distinctly informed OF the law. Never
theIess after the next payday be was again
arrested and eight more certificates found in
Lis possession. de was tod TO withdraw hi:
plea as to the two bills.
The jury in the suit Of Mary OConner
against Sama G. Kelley. Mannayu8k PA.
manufactures. TO recover damages for personal
injuries CD the 23d inst. rendered verdict in
favor Of the plaintiff for $4,000. The girl wat
employed al defendants mill, and when fir
broke out, IN December, lSS2. she was com
peeled, in the absence of FIRE escape to jHml
from window in an upper story to save hel
life Her injuries were of such serious char
acter as 70 disable her for life. The board o.
fre-esezpes had notified the owner of the build
ing to erect an escape, but he had failed to dose
mail ard express train on the Southern
Pacific Railroad was robbed by cowboys on tlli
2sfh inst al Gage Station. near Cummings
Arizona The robbers wrecked the train b,
spreading the rails. They then fired their re
volvers, killing Engineer Webster. Th'
amount Of booty secured was about 500
Troops have been sent IN pursuit Of them.
William c. coxey, Of Lancaster, Pa, la
beer convicted on three bills OF indictment O
receiving Illegal fees for procuring pensions
He declared that he did not understand tn
1aH iaab AN WAS flOldLlDg nc was Altn -
for each Of the three oGcnses
The grand iary Of San Francisco has ndictet
Hiss Hill. " 30 claims to be the wife Of Senate
Sharon, and VIM. If Nelson, her attorney, 70
forgery, PERJURY and conspiracy.
PERSONAL.
DR. John @. Stephenson, who died IN thi
city on Sunday, the l1tb inst, was man
marked courage and ability. At the secon
battle OF BnH Ron he served with the Army G
Virginia, and just before tie battle Of Gettys
burg President Lincoln Entrusted him wit
important dispatches TO General Meade II
reached the battlefield IN time, and volunteers
as aid-de-camp to General Meredith, wheT
the report Of General Doubleday says, " h
exposed himself freely on al occasions. ren
deriRg valuable service" President Lincoi
appointed him Librarian Of Congress, but
resigned 10 enter private business. At the tim
Of his death lac was an examiner Of pensions ]
the Office Of Gen. Dudley, who held him /
high esteem, and took an active part in tt
preparations tor his funeral. Or. Stephenson ".
an k0noied member Of the First Army Corr
Association, taking an active part in the pc
nanent organization Of Sbe Society.
ii. Oldroyd. OF Springfield H. has lease
the old lincoln HOMESTEAD for a term Of year
and while preparing il for his personal occr
pancy lac has been fitting Il up with the view