The National tribune., 1883-07-05

nent buildings.
1t is understood that Chief Engineer Charles
H. Loring viii be appointed chief of the bureau
] Of steam engineering, Navy department. to
succeed Commodore VIM. III. Shock, recently
retired.
| Commander Thomas Eastman has been placed
upon the retired list of the navy by direction
of the President
General Crook. and Captain John Burke
of his staff, have left Mexico EN- route for this
city.
| Rev. Admiral Benjamin F. Sands, (retired,)
died in this city Saturday night, aged IL.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
| The first section of coal train on the Roch-
ester and Pittsburg Railroad, to which was at
/ tached passenger car, broke in two on heavy
I grade near Rasselas, Pa, and seven of the cars
/ ran back into the second section, smashing the
cars TO pieces. Six persons, including the con-
4 ductor and brakeman, were killed, and the
Others were wounded more or less severely.
Following is list of the dead: Robert Clemens,
I George Quinn, s. n. Tolles, Angelo Adawno, ).
( ]. Mckee, and II. Downs The wounded are
1 James OiConnell, of Alton; J. Casmillo and his
| brother, r. Casmillo; w. L. Davis, of 0lean N.
/ y; David Ford, brakeman; John Collins, of
1 Limestone; ]. Bosway, an Italian; Mrs w. i'll.
/ McCurdy and her four-year-old boy; j. Rayelle
/ of Alton, and Pat Down, engineer of engine
on the second train, which was run into.
A special dispatch from Lampassas, Texas
says terrible tragedy, of which the cause is
shrouded in mystery, occurred on the 9th
ult. While c. ii. Ross, successful mer-
I chant was at table with his family, q pistol
shot was heard from his wifes chamber she
being in delicate condition and confined to
her bed. The startled family found her in her
last agonies, the bah having entered under her
left breast. The husband made an uninteillgl-
bic remark, and rushing out returned with
some of the neighbors, one OF whom, raising
Mrs. Ross head, asked how it happened. The
husband replied by catching up the pistol,
placing it to his own temple and firing. He
fell dead beside his wife.
At Blende City, Kaspar county Mo-. on the
25th ult., Lane Britton was arrested on charge
OF murder coInmi tied some time ago in Newton.
After his arrest Britton was permitted TO go
into his house to get his coat. He reappeared
with revolver and opened fire on his eaptors,
instantly killing one of them, Constable 4. n.
Davis, and MORALLY wonnding the other G. G..
Davis. He then mounted horse and fed. A
large party OF citizens Is in pursuit, but BFitton
has probably escaped into the Indian Territory.
He is a desperate man, and has once before been
tried for murder.
Mrs. Agnes L. Wynne, of No. 90 Myrtle ave-
nue., Brooklyn, was fatally shot Sunday by her
husband, James II. Wynne. Mrs. Wynne is
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| younger. They have one child three months
old. They have lived unhappiy together, and
had been drinking heavily of late. They guar
relied yesterday, and Wynne shot his wife as
she lay on the bed with her baby.
Major Ellis P. Phipps ex-superintendent Of
: the Philadelphia Almshonse, who was recently
convicted Of forgery, was sentenced on Satur-
day by Judge Allison TO five years imprison
ment in the Philadelphia county prison, sep
arate and solitary confinement and hard labor
An appeal TO the Supreme Court viii be taken
at its session in November.
In Milwaukee, Wis, on Saturday, team at
tached to farmers wagon became frightened
: By band of music in a procession of schoo
children, and dashed through the ranks of littl.
girls. One schoolgirl was killed and three re
: ceived fatal injuries, and Mrs Engle, who saved
many Of the little ones by pushing them aside
was severely injured.
A family of I'VE persons-a father, mother
and three children-Yere drowned in the Ohio
River, twenty miles below Madison, Ind.
Thursday evening, the waves from passing
steamer upsetting their skif.
Mrs. Pope, residing at Milan, Tenn, wa
stung on the nose by bee recently and die
from the effects Of the wound in a few minutes
She was apparently in good health at tn
time.
v The Iowa Republican State convention me
on the 9th ult. at Des Moines. Hon. John
: Kasson, on taking the chair as temporary pre-
siding officer, said the Republican party O
/; Iowa were not IN favor Of a free foreign trad
> or free alcohol but rather in favor of FIRE
: market for home industry and enterprise,
: free press free schools, and free citizen. In tn
great and amending debate between the low
# home and the Iowa saloon, the Republics
: party rendered one year ago a decision that
r could not and would not take the side of til
= saloon. One of the vice presidents of the COZ
n yention was Addison Rhodes, of Mahaska,
, former slave vino was sold on the block Bure
D r. Sherman was renominated for governor
D II Manning was nominated for lieutenant GOV
y ernor, Prof Akers, Of Linn, was renominate
for superintendent of public instruction, an
Judge Reed for supreme judge, all by acclaim;
: ton. The platform declares strongly IN fave
: Of prohibition.
: The Minnesota Republican State conventio
, met at st. Paul on the 9th ult. and nominate
i Governor Hubbard for reelection by acclami
Is nation A resolution censuring the member
q of the Legislature who refused to vote for NJ
Window for United States Senator after he ha
received the caucus nomination was laid on til
~ table by vote of las TO 50. G. A. Gilman W.
% nominated for lieutenant governor, Fred. Vo
. baumbach for secretary of State, w. J. Hahn fl
> attorney general, j. Fl. Baker for railroad con
. missioner, ana Charles kIttieSon Tor treasure
, The platform favors the submitting the que
, tion of prohibitory amendment TO the const
= tuition to the people.
In a speech at banquet on the Doth ult
ut Springfield, Mass, John Kelly sharply criticiss
Z Mr. Tilden for not courageously calling on tt
70 people to sustain him in assuming the pres
10 dency Of the United States in 1876. He al
en- said Mr.. Tilden tried to get the nomination
re 1880, and, falling in this, used his influence
ms New York To defeat Gen. Hancock.
At meeting of the Central Labor Union,
New York, Sunday, Governor Butler was pr
Mt posed as the grand marshal or orator at the
e, picnic in September. There was much oppo:
at tion TO the proposition, on the ground that
d. is a politician and capitalist and the resol
ld tion was tabled.
&c Judge Hoadly was serenaded by the Due
~ worth Club, at his residence in CINCINNATI,
- Saturday night, and made brief speech co
Gliding with the remark thst, like his OPP
at nent Judge Foraker, he would say nothil
~ about politics.
- The Supreme Court of Ohio last week 4
"a clared the Scott law constitutional, Jud
he Okey dissenting. Judge McIlyain deliver
IL the opinion.
THE OLD WORLD.
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