The National tribune., 1883-09-27
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Crimes and Casnalties--PerSOnal and
POlilical---Capital Topics.


the payment 81 pensions for the fiscal year
ended jane 30, l5o3 s39,000.091 remained un-
expended and WAS Teaafrupriated for the pres
seat fiscal wear. making the sum available Tor
The e&pcns-s st fac Pension Bureau about SIS9.-
G9jB0B t0B4Ei~sluneT Dudley expresses the
opinion that ghare will besuother large surplus
af the end o. tl- present fiscal year in That
event De WI ask to have the surplus rcappno-
priatcd. and expects 10 be able ~ considerably
reduce the aH.oant required for the fiscal year
beginning 3uiY J. 1cS# The Commissioner
says lAat n0te'ir lstanding the probable exist
ence Of rhiF barge ~nrptus the number 0t pen
sion clHiga5 pas ed upon darng the present
year w.l shoE large decrease oTer that OF
last yesl. .a4d he at.rihut the saving to the
chaTHfter of tine Gas IS and the efficiency Of the
examiners. Commissioner Dudley is also Of
the unili8nn that ht viii be enabled to reduce
henumhar0f aHlovoes in the Pension Bureau
from l,510 g. i.25a for the next fiscal year.
The postmaster at New Orleans has notified
the po-t-uiics authorities here that be has been
ordered by State ceRri 10 deliver mai matter
addressed to the New Orleans National Bank
Intended ior Inc t.ogis ana Lottery Company,
and has asked Tor Instructions as 10 what he
shall DO lie has been directed TO obey the or
der unt.i il sisHuid be reversed ar modified and
to o0usHit with the United States district at
torney ut New Orleans. The iasJer official has
been directed 70 take the necessary steps for the
removal IF the CAS- from the State court to The
Federal court aud to move at once for disso-
luton OF the iniuucJiOn.
Supervising Architect Fiji of the Treasury
Department, September 18Th sent his resigna-
tion e. the S.crc airy OF the Treasury III viii
be aeeeptea. TO take effect at the close Of this
month. BIZ which time Mr.. hill Will have his
annual report ready. It thought that Mr. I'LL
received stn mtimation iraln Secretary foleer
that his resi-natioE would be acceptable. 1t is
said that Secretary Folger viii appoint some
outSide person 10 the place rather than promote
any0f Mr. Hii's assistants. for the reason shat
by 50 doing the system OF favoritism which
has been tie caDse Of SO much complaint in the
matter Of awarding contracts can thereby be
better stopp.d
After All the delay it turns ont that the
census reports cannot be ready for long time
yet. Some say the work will not be completed
for &C least two years. Ths census Office off-
ciais do not state exactly how long il VIII take,
though the inference Is drawn from the report
Of the superintendent, which was furnished for
publication to-day, that il cannot be ready for
at leasi year
The reqDis itious apon the Post-office Depart
ment BY postnasters for the new two-cent
stamps are 80 large that the contractors are
unable 10 supply the demand.
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
James Kemle, Methodist minister Of New
ark n j. on September Is attempted to kill
his wife, Frances. and then take MS own life
The conRie visited the clergyman's mother in
Brooklyn and while alone quarrelei wheis, as
il appears. the rGan drove large butcher kuife
into his wlfes Throat. aud then drawing the
weapon over his own throat iumpsi out of
the window ef The room, which IS en the fourth
floor Of the building. Both were taken 10
hospital, but il is thought fiat neither can sur-
yive.
At r2nche near socorro, n. NJ, September
L. Joel Fowler was attacked by Ponlr Forrest
ard Bill Childes, with whom he had previous
trouble Fowler returned tie fire, killing
Childes. Forrest ran into the house Of Mr..
hctTee, who asked Forrest 70 80 eut. Forrest
fred and killed Niece Nhereupen Fowler set
fire tO the house and Forrest put a tall through
his own heart. AlI three men were buried in
the same grave.
The large boiler at fhe Sligo Iron Works,
PittshHrg Pa exploded with fearful violence
on the afteraesa OF September 90 setting fire
TO the Lake Erie Railr0ad shops snd number Of
dwellings Ia the vicinity Three men were kill
ed outright and eight badly iljured. Of which
number four aavc gince died. -Four children,
who were playing IL the vicinity. were also
badly seEided.
The Illinois State hoard ef healh has infor-
matian thal mild fern Of scarlet fever is
spreading throughout the State. in sozle places
assuming tise proportions Of AL epidemic.
PERSONAL
General Winfield sestt Eeyes. Of San Fran
siscp. soH OF the celebrated General Eeyes. has
applied for . divorce from his wife on the
ground that size was slready the wife of James
DBrsen Kelley, Of Sweet ghalvi,este Springs,
Va, when be married her, the fact being un-
knoEu % hia a. teal time. Mrs Keyes is a
prominent society is9F OF san Francisco Fer
a6a-gFF mas1pW MSS aora A Il
nies the charge. AID saws General Keyes knew
al about her aceusiRtance with Keller: that
he satisfied hinseif that SAC had not been pre-
EieGsiy married. and she Can show that be
wrote Kelley, wsraing him not TO annoy his
vie, hrs. keTeE. by pretensioBs OF marriage
MAea General Aeyes irst saw bis present wife
he became Go snanored ef her that he per
6uaned his former wife ts consent TO be di-
vOrcsd lEoaa hiM, which shs Immediately did.
The soeisJ prominence Of the parties invests
the casa With EaHeh interest The matter viii
be tried IA tAs Superior ooEFt soon.
Dr. A. B. A4--EuEe, proininint physician
and druggist, 0f Council Bluhs. Iowa, was shot
and killed by Or. L. ID. Cross September "a.
Dr. Cross gave himself mp. Ie claims he did
the shooting in selfdefense. Deceased had
been PE-ctining there for the past fourteen
years. Cross carse 70 Council Bluffs four wears
ago from Baltimore. but was generally Stunned
By the balance Of the profession year or
HHo ago hs was principal witness against
EcKuRe in ar alleged abortion case Cross
seemed desirous 70 procure an Indictment
against him, but faiica. Since then both have
been hostile, but had not met until that even
ing.
The GeFerner-GcBer2lis ball at the Citadel
at quebee September 70, WAS grand success
952 invitations being accepted cut Of q large
number Issued. 4 3Tl laut sEssnaolaee Was
present. LORD Larne. Prince George of Wales
Nice-Adzirsl CSBEsereil and party from the
1eets Lord 5ohR HsrFey, Rev Dr. Dalton, ex-
tutor 70 Prince George. and ladies and gentle
men iR wa.tiag, Iaade up sHu vice-Tsgal party
The weather was fine, and dancing was In.
dulged in in the ballroom and en The Gov.
ernor's terrace adjoining tAe citadel Th,
bElo Of ths G@sskig Furnished the music, anC
the festivities were kept up until an early hou,
Friday nolniEg.
The monument erected By the State of Ken
trckv 70 General and President Zachary Tsv
lor was dediestea on the 20th inst st tffe Tav
lor Homestead, five miles from Louisville
General Thomas I. Crittenden delivered tb,
eulogv. The monument. is marble thirty fee
high and suTneuatea by q Eiatno Of Genera
Taylor
The C0rean embassy was received Rt th,
Fifth Avenue Hotel September 18TH. by Prgsi
dent Arthur Prince hing Yong IL made az
address which was replied 30 By TIE President
The embassy consisted OF Chief Minister Nil
Yong Tx, Fics Minister Hong Gong SIX. AM
s. kpanr Pom tl-E RHrvrsar.x m s5t, .F.,-~,.r-,-