The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1883-04-19
NATIONAL TRIBUNE WASHINGTON THURSDAY

of temperance and woman's suffrage, and Chief
of Police Mandler, involving charge of adul-
terry with Captain Dewitt Wallace, a promi-
nent Prohibitionist aud Republican candidate
for the State Senate last fall, resulted on the
18th inst in verdict for Mrs. Cougar in the
sum of 5000. This is great victory for Mrs.
Cougar and Captain Wallace, and is especially
gratifying to the friends of temperance and
woman suffrage.
The banquet of the leading physicians Of
New York to Oliver Wendell Holmes at Del
monico's on the 18th inst was a very notable
affair To the toast Our Guest" DR.. Holmes
read an original poem. Other toasts were re-
sponded to by Right Rev. t. NJ Clark, d. D.,
Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Is
land Hon. VIM. NJ. Eyarts, DR.. t. Galliard
Thomas, George VIM. Curtis, Whitelaw Reid.
DR.. Norvin Green, President of the Western
Union Telegraph Company, was one of the
passengers from New York, on the 10th inst,
on the Alaska for Liverpool. This is his first
trip across the Atlantic. Although the visit is
mainly for recreation, DR.. Green will, perhaps,
find some business to attend to in London IN
connection with telegraph interests. He will
be absent about three months.
Rev. Henry Ward Beeeher, by unanimous
vote, has been invited to resume his member
ship in the New York and Brooklyn Congrega-
tional Association, from which he announced
his purpose to withdraw last October. The
association reaffirmed its confidence in Mr..
Beecher as a minister.
Peter Cooper left an estate valued at $4,000
600. His requests to various charitable insti-
tutions and to persons outside his own family
amount to about 100000. The remainder Of
his estate is to be divided equally between his
two children, Edward Cooper and Mrs. Hewitt.
General James Longstreet, United States
Marshal for the northern district of Georgia,
co-Mexican and Confederate veteran as his
chief deputy marshal, and he has entered upon
the discharge of his duties.
Elder William Perry Stratton, of Cincinnati,
died on the 10th inst. He was known as the
marrying parson," having united over two
thousand couples IN the course of his ministry.
Thomas J. Stevens, the newly elected Mayor
of Cincinnati, took the oath of Office on the
18th inst.
POLITICAL.
A banquet was given at the Palmer House,
| Chicago ON the 9th inst to mark the ami
versary of the birth of Thomas Jefferson, by
! the Ir0quois Club. 1t was an elaborate affair,
| and the understanding exceeded 800. Among
! those from abroad were Hon. j. Sterling Nor
/ ton, of Nebraska; Representatives J. w. Sing
| Teton, r. w. Townsend and A. j. Sparks, of
Illinois, and j. II. Murphy, of Iowa. After
| the conclusion of the menu Mr.. Erskine
NJ. Phelps, president of the club, intro
duced to the company Senator Bayard. of
| Delaware, who had been named as the chief
| orator of the occasion. Hon. James O. Broad
! head, Of Missouri, replied to the sentiment,
Thomas Jefferson Colonel w. T. Villas, of
| Wisconsin, dwelt at some length upon 1.-THE
! Democracy-Past, Present and Future Hon.
! nfY,lI nf iad IN 4bn
/ toast, 1.-THE Constitution" E. p. Wheeler, OF
| New York, president of the Free Trade League,
responded to the toast, Tariff for Revenue
! only" Temperance Virtue, Prohibition q
Vice." was replied to by J. G. Jenkins, OF
| Wisconsin, in place, of Henry Watters0n, OF
Kentucky. Mr. VIM. Henry Hurlbert, editor
| of the New York World spoke of the Demo-
cratic press, its true relations to the Democratic
party and its duty in regard to the proposition
that reduction of taxation leads straight on
! to American free trade"
The Supreme Court of Mississippi, on Mon
| day, in the case of Chalmers VS.. Myers, Secre-
tary of State, reversed the decision of Judge
| Wharton, of the Circuit Court, and entered
! judgment dismissing Chalmers petition fo1
mandamus. The court holds that the
| Secretary of State having declared Manning
/ elected, and the Governor having issued him a
certificate of election, the case is put beyond
! the jurisdiction of the courts, and Congress
alone can now interfere.
| Senator Sherman is quoted as saving that he
win not be a candidate for the Republican
! nomination for Governor Of Ohio. He says
| that to nominate him at this time would be I'M
wise, and does not think that he could agree to
accept the nomination if rendered him. The
! leading Republicans now named in connection
| with the nomination are Governor Foster, Con
gressmen Butterworth and Mckinley and
| Judge Lawrence.
| The Kentucky Prohibition State Convention
| called for April 10Th has been abandoned The
reason assigned is opposition to a third party
movement The Prohibitionists say they viii
| carry on their aggressive work. and the central
committee has called a minister's convention
to meet April 25.
The prohibitory amendment to the Consti
tuti0n of Connecticut has been rejected in tht
House of Representatives. Two-thirds of tht
House, or 165 votes, were necessary to its pas
sage, and the vote stood, yeas lbs, nays 81.
At the municipal election in Lockport N
Y. on the 10th inst, the Democratic ticket was
successful. The Democrats also carried Albany
| electing their candidate for mayor by 5000 anC
| gaining four supervisors.
General Walcutt has been elected Mayor O.
Columbus Ohio, and C. T. Clark, Department
Commander OF the G. A. r., has been elected
City Solicitor. The soldier is evidently no
played out in Ohio.
Henry D. Mcdaniel was nominated on tn,
| 18th inst. by the Georgia Democratic STATE
Convention as the Democratic candidate TO
Governor of Georgia.
The Pennsylvania House of Representative
has passed bin abolishing the contract sys
TEN in prisons and reformatory institutions.