The National tribune., 1883-06-28
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Crimes and CaSuaIties---PersOnal and
POlitical--Capital Topics.

New London ana Boston YARDS AT EcItSH4ONtn
repairs Of wooden vessels may continue Tor the
present AT Washington work upon repairs Of
vessels or for any purpose not mentioned IN the
memoranda Of the commission VIII be dIscon-
tinued. The Secretary calls attention to the
large number OF employees at the various yards
whose services can be dispensed with. On
November g. 1852 for instance, there We're
z.462 persons. receiving daily 81 ,3l9, tat the
rate Of over 100000 year, when the only
work in progress ON ships of war at all the
wards was reIairing the Omaha, Shenandoah,
Trenton, 0ssipee. Mohican and Alert. This
enormous expenditure for snch feeble repairs,
the Secretary saws, is inconsistent with faith
ful administration, and the Department stands
pledged that all unnecessary works shall be
discontinued and all employees not needed dis
missed.
Thomas /. Tullock, postmaster at this city,
died ST Atlantic City n. j.. on the 2Oth inst,
aged sixty-three. He was a native of New
Hampshire, and was postmaster at Portsmouth,
n u, from 1919 to 1853. During the war he
was navy agent at Portsmouth. At the close
OF the war be removed to Washington, aRd was
elected secretary Of the Republican congress
sional committee. In March, 1869, he was ap-
pointed chief OF the appointment division OF
the Treasury Department, and IN the following
year became collector Of internal revenue for
The District Of Columbia, holding the Office
until the District was consolidated with the
third district of Maryland, in 1876. The fol-
lowing year he was appointed assistant post
master of Washington, and on the removal OF
Postmaster Anger, last November, succeeded
him ia Office.
A committee of the Army Of the Cumberland,
consisting Of Generals Burnett of Cleveland
Lest, of Cincinnati, and MoCook, of New York.
accompanied by Mr.. J. @. A Ward. the artist,
were in this city on Thursday TO select suita-
bic site for the proposed Garfield statue The
party together with Colonel Rockwell and
General r. u. Mussey, drove around the city
and inspected several points, including Iowa
circle, the white lot. and reservation seventeen.
1t is now well understood that the Garfield
monument viii be an arch over some promi-
1ent public way, surnOunted by a statue OF
General Garfield. Application win be made to
Congress TO furnish the arch, while the Gar
field Monument Association will erect the
statue upon it.
Secretary Chandler has issued circular re-
lating to proposals for the purchase of con-
demned Government vessels in accordance
with the act of Congress. Among the vessels
offered with their appraised value are the Con-
CESS, $500; Frolic. $500. and Relief, 3 coo,
at this city. Worcester So, 400; Shawmut
$500, and Savannah, $4,000, at Norfolk.
Roanoke. So 200, at Chester, Pa. Pawnee,
$500, and Sea Weed, $500, at Port Royal S. c.
The President on Saturday appointed David
B. Parker postmaster at Washington, ID. c., to
succeed Thomas L. Tullock, deceased Colonel
Parker is now the chief Of the pest-office in
spectors. Colonel Parker, while detailed for
special service IN the Army Of the Potomac,
was placed by General Grant in charge of the
army mails and, except a short service as u. s..
marshal at Richmond, has been connected with
the mail service ever since.
General Crook has been ordered, by direction
of the Secretary of War, TO proceed TO Washing
ton at once for consultation as 10 the final dis
position to be made Of the captured Apaches.
The War Department has received no Official
information Of the reported arrival of the cap
tives at San Carlos, and it is stated that no
instructions to send them there have been sent
to General Crook.
The President issued an executive order on
Monday promuls eating the changes made in the
internal revenue collection districts. IN accord
snce with the action of Congress al its last ses-
sion The order is to take effect on July j. or
as soon thereafter as practicable. The number
OF districts arc reduced from one hundred and
twenty-six 10 eighty-tWo, reduction Of forty
four
The President has appointed the following
cadets at large 10 West Point Military Acad-
envy: Manning J. Logan, Of Illinois, son OF
General Logan; Andrew Curtin Quay, of
Pennsylvania, and Pierrep0nt Ishaln, of ILL.,
nois with Robert A. Emmett. of New York,
and Samuel D. Hatch, of Iowa, as alternates.
General Sherman, ACCOMPANIED by Colonel
Tidhall, Of his staff, left here ON tie Goth for
his trip Of inspection across the continent
General Sherman did not remain until after
tie funeral Of General Ewing, because days
delay IN starting would have disarranged his
plans for the entire trip.
Mr. Morgan, United States Minister to Mex.
ieo, has advised the State Department that al
foreigners who purchased real estate in Mexico
are held 70 be citizens of that republic, unles:
they expressly declare their nationality at ths
time Of making the purchase.
General Charles Ewing, formerly of Ohio
died in this city On the 2eth inst Of pneumonis
after short illness. BE was brother-in-laS
o. General Sherman, upon whose staff he served
through the war. Since 1867 he has been pTac
ficing law in Washington.
0glethorpe barracks at Savannah. Ga. vii
be sold, by order OF Secretary Lincoln, in No
vember. ii has been appraised at sos. 600.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES
A St. Louis dispatch of Monday says: Tier.
has been 10 material change in the hoodet
region curing the day. Every effort is beinl
made to Strengthen the dykes in East ST. louis
The Ohio and Mississippi and the Vandalii
Railroad entertainments still hold out. Dow
the river Oh the Illinois side there has beel
great destruction Of property. Hundreds o
people have been driven from their homes an,
IL Is CstffnaJ3a That O,ODo mead OF cattle bav
been droBncd. The Missouri River is rising a
some points and falling FL others 1t is fearet
that a food in the Yellowstone VIII reach tn
Missouri before the present overflow subsidies
There is a dispute between the people livinI
above and below the Madison county dyke a
- whether that eYnbankment should be chi
and the people Of the village Of Brooklyn, who's
misfortHBes would be increased by the cuttint
Of the dyke, guarded il all last night with sho
guns. The Missouri River marked % feet
inches On signal service gauge at Kansas Cit
At p NJ. aIid was still rising. The resident
OF West Kaasas City are preparing TO leay
their homes.
AT Kcnsington, sixteen miles south {
Chicago, the discovery was made on the 2Is
inst. Of horrible murder. Edward Verunulel
laboTer, beat his wife. Fearing that her has
band intended TO murder her she dragged bel
self TO the nearest neighb0rs and related tn
story that ore Sunday morning last Octebe
Nerunuler sent her son, his steps0n, aged 10, [
make small purchases The boy returned wit
the change forty cents short. The brutal steI
tather thcrcuPon pounded and beat the boy
death, and took up the kitchen floor and bnrie
the body. Since numbering his stepson he Ia
lnade several savage attacks on his WIFE Ii
last one being likely to result IN her death :
she was about 20 become mother. The bod
OF the SOFA WAS discovered under the floor Verr
muller is IN jail. There arc threats of lyncl
ing him.