The National tribune., 1883-03-01

upon three indictments: one for the murder of
Mcmillan, in the Wiston train robbery second, as
accessory to the murder of Conductor WestialI,
and third, for the murder of Cashier Sheets,
in the Gallatin bank robbery. He pleaded
not guilty.
! AtCincinnati O., on the morning of the 22d
ult a section of Mclean avenue, scventy-five
feet long, slipped into the water at Court street,
letting down the Southern Railroad track, and
/ cutting off communication with both the pas
| seuger and the freight depot5 IL happened
shortly before the arrival of the incoming train.
Two freight trains on the Pittsburg, Fort
! Wayne and Chicago Railroad cOllidcd at Spring
! Mills, Ohio, on the night of the 22d ult., badly
wrccking both trains and killing the engineer,
| i. Graham, and the fireman, J. Quinlan, both
Of Alliance, Ohio.
The boiler in Banholzer's brewery at st.
! Paul, Mimi, exploded recently, woundiug
| eleven persons but none fatally. Among the
wounded are five women, who had come to the
| place for malt. The loss is from $4,000 to
| $4,000.
POLITICAL.
! Municipal and township elections were held
! in PENNSYLVANIA on the both ult The Reform
crs made additional gains in the Philadelphia
| city council Mr.. q. Rowe (Rep.) was reelected
mayor of Reading Thomas Brodericl was re-
| elected mavor Of WilkcSbarre on the Citizens
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! caster city, and the select branch of the city
! council will stand Democrats to 4 Rcpubli-
! cans: the common branch 8 Democrats to 10
| Republicans. Luther Small Dem. was elected
chief burgess Of York. At Allentown the
/ Democrats reelected Controller Smith, and T.
! J. Baker tDcm.) was elected burgess of Norris
town. J. Newton Shanafelt (Rep) was elected
recorder for Chester
George f. Wilson connected with the Rum
forJ | 10
a will leaving 35O00O0 to his daughter Alice
After this they quarrelcd. but he did not change
the will until January 18th Of this year Six
days later he died, and the second will was
found, which bcqucaths to her only the interest
on stocks valued at $4,000, The will will be
contested.
Three ballots for United States Senator were
taken at Detroit. Mich. ON Saturday, the Dem
ocrats concentrating their votes Oh Lothrop
The last ballot resulted as follows: Lothrop,
no. Palmer, 81: Stockbrdge, %; Willit.s, L.
The remainder were scattering. Ferry Is out
of the race.
Mr. Sugi, of the imperial house of Japan,
and his suite were entertained by the Governor
of Utah at Salt Lake City on Saturday night,
and left for Washington on Sunday. SIR Sugi
is on Il special mission to the United States
Governments and will make tour of the
country.
Governor Butler, Of Mazsachu etts, has issued
his fast day proclamation, appointing Thurs
day, April 5th. He requests the ministers and
people of every religious denomination
throughout the state to assemble on that day
in their several places of worship.
Ex-Gov. Spraguc has expressed a willingness
to run for Governor of Rhode Island. and
thinks that he will receive the nomination Of
the citizens party.
All the temperance and prohibition measures
introduced in the New jersey Legislature q,
the present session have been killed in quick
succession in the House
Ip the Pennsylvania House of Representa-
tiycs, on the 23d ult, the bill regulating the
civil service OF the State was defeated by a vote
of - yeas to S2 nays.
The estate of the late Horace Greeley at
Chappaqua, will soon be sold at public auction.
PERSONAL
Samuel !. Medil managing editor OF the
Chicago TrjbHte, died at Quincy, H., on the
20;h ult
Miss Susan b. Anthony sailed for Liverpool
from Philadelphia on the steamer British Prince
OF The 22d ult.
Hon. James Mclaughlin, member Of the
Minnesota State Senate, died in st. Paul, on the
22d uIt., of pneumonia.
IN the United States Circuit Court at New
York Judge Wallace granted motion for new
trial in the libel suit of James Francis Nalov
OF Edgefeld :. c.. against James Gordon Ben
nett At the first trial Mr.. Malloy recovered
verdict for $4,000.
James Gamble died in WiIliamsport, Pa. on
the 22d ult., aged II years. lie served two
terms in the Pennsylvania Legislature and two
terms in Congress, one year on the bench in the
Clcariicld district, and fun term of ten years
as Judge of the twenty y-nnth distric. of Penn
sylyania.
Mrs. Matilda Paulitsch, professional singer,
has recovered verdict in the New York Supc-
rior Court for SIP 800 damages. with 5000 extra
allowance. from the New York Central and
Hudson River Railroad for injuries she sus-
tanned by an accident on the road which neCes-
STATED the amputation Of her foot.
Miss Mary Daniels, who presented claim for
$1OOO0O damages againt the New York Central
and Hudson River Railroad fol injuries re-
ccivcd in the Spuytcn Duyvl disaster a year
ago, has accepted S29,009 in payment, the larg-
est sum ever paid by the company for personal
injuries. A. B. Valentine, of Bennington, Vt,
recovered 5000 for the death of his son, and
5000, for the death Of the latter's young bride,
both killed in the same disaster.
General p. T. Moore died at Richmond Va,
on the Goth uIt., aged 50. He was a native Of
Galway, ireland, but came to America when
y
about forty years, and was engaged in business
until the breaking out of the late war when he
went into The Confederate service as colonel of
the first Virginia regiment and was the first
field officer on the southern side wounded ut
the battle OF Bull Run subsequently, he was
promoted TO be brigadcr-gen and served
the Contcdcracy to the end of the war. Since
then he has been engaged III the insurance
business in Richmond.
,ril1 Of lat, T'S-l Gov Of
New York, contains the following charitable
bequests: Association for Relief Of Respectable
Aged Indigent Females, $4,000; Woman'5 HOs-
pital, $4,000; New York City Mission and
Tract Society, $4,000; Board of Foreign Mis-
sions of Presbyterian Church in the United
States, $100,00O Board of Home Missions
Sl0O0DO; fund to supplement the salaries of
clcrgvmen engaged in home missionary work,
$1,000; Home for Incumbles, 5000. Chill
drn's Ala Society, 5000; House Of Rest for
tonsumptvcs 5000: Society for the Relief of
Poor WidOWsand Small Children, s., 800; Society
for the Relief of Sick Poor, s. 900: Manhattan
Eye and Ear Hospital, $50 GOO; Union ThCo-
logical Seminary S2OO.000; Presbyterian Hos
pital, $4,000; Williams College, Williamstown,
Mass. SlG0,00O. subject to reduction for payment
of SSS,OOO already made; Society for Relief of
Ruptured and Crippled, $4,000; Association
for Improving the Condition Of the Poor,
S25oO0~ The total amount given in charities
IS $4,000. The value of the estate is esti-
mated ut about $4,000 900.
BUSINESS NOTES.
The MiSsiSsirni Valley horticultural Sorictv