The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1883-08-16
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Crimes and Casualties---PerS0nal and
POlidcal---Capital Topics.


brought 10 light on the 7th inst. by the arrest.
in this city. Of Alpha p. Beali an employee OF
the Government Printing OfiIcc, who is charged
with deirauding Mrs Christine Dreamer, PEN
ei0ner. of sos of "A pension claim o. $I.4oo pald
1aher in August. 1850 Beail and Mrs. Dreamer
lived IN adjoining houses in this city, and Beai
learning that Mrs Dreamer had had son Killed
In the Federal service daring the war; induced
her 30 apply for a pension. Tie facts with re-
gard 10 her sons death having been proved,
Mrs Dreamer was allowed a pension Of - per
month. with arrears from 1865, making the
sum of s. ASS. Just before the claim was al
lowed BeaI offered 10 secure the pension for
her if she would give him half This she
agreed 10 dc, and after the claim was granted
Beall went with her 10 the bank and drew the
entire sum. giving her 500 and keeping the
remainder. II was only recently that the mat
ter was brought TO the notice Of the Commits
sioner. who had 1t investigated. Beali was
placed under bonds Of Sl.50o for has appearance
before United States Commissioner Buady.
A petition has been sent 70 the officers Of the
army for signature IN which it IS asked that
the laws regulating retiTements may be 50
amended that any company officer who may
be fifty years Of age and who shall have served
TWENTY-FIVE years in the army. either ia the
volunteer CT Regular service, continuously or
otherwise. shall, upon his own application, be
placed on the retired list. The petition repre-
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those who are still serving as ieutGnants and
junior captains, and entirely without hope OF
ever rising 70 the grade OF a field officer.
Rear-Admiral Nichols, who is acting as Sec
rotary Of the Navy in the absence of Secretary
Chandler VIII leave Washington IN a few days
for Rschfeld Springs Ii Is understood that
Commodore English chief Of the bureau OF
equipment and recruiting, viii be designated
TO act as Secretary after the departure OF Ad-
miTal Nichols.
General Crook has put the San Carlos reser-
walton under charge of Captain Emmett Craw-
ford Second cavalry. who is charged with the
duty Of keeping The peace on the reservation,
administering justice, Furnishing refractory
Indians and preventing them from leaving
the reservation except by proper authority.
The Attorney-G General has decided that the
State Of New York is not entitled to interest
on the money advanced to equip troops al the
oathreaking of the war. The claim was paid
under the provisions Of the act of July y, 1851,
and the further claim for interest has been
disallowed
Congress having appropriated $4,000 to
construct vaults for the excessive accumulation
of silver dollars, plans are being prepared at
The Treasury Department for their oons6uc-
ton. One VIII be located at New Orleans and
another in the Treasury Department.
a General B. F. Kelley has been appointed
special examiner Of the Pension Bureau for
Allegheny. Garrett and Washington counties,
Mo- vice Major VT. T. Van Doreu, transferred.
Ills heads quarters viii be al Cumberland.
The new four-cent postage stamp viii have
a bust picture Of Andrew Jackson on it,
cR1WEs AND CASUALTIES
A terrible hail storm, four miles wide, passed
down the NashnaboTDa Valley Iowa, August
9TH, resulting in great destruction TO the grow
ing crops and farm property. Near 0debolt
hrs Larson was killed and other persons were
wounded. Hail fell to the depth OF FIVE feet in
places. Trains GA the branch of the Rock
Island road and the main line Of the Chicago
and Milwaukee road were blocked The loss
VIII probably exceed S590,000. Near BraytOn
twenty-five head Of cattle were killed by being
stampeded and running down an erabankment.
At Lorah nine freight cars were blown from
the track.
A collision occurred at New Church and Dey
streets, AeRg York. on the Sth inst, between
two trains # the Sixth-avenae Elevated Rail
road. 4 train Of cars had been switched TO the
central track. but the rear ca projected on the
down track. A south-b0und train crashed into
II. and the engine and first car were derailed,
bat were prevented from falling TO the street
by the guards al the side. The engineer OF
the south-bouRd train and passenger were
wounded
Mrs. Allison. wife OF Hon. w. B. Allison,
e. S. Senator from Iowa, while lab0ring under
mental arrangement, drowned herself in the
Mississippi River, at Dubuque, Iowa, on the
18th inst. Mrs. Allison WIS the niece and
adopted daughter Of ex-senator Grimes. oil
Iowa, and had been married for ten years
Two years ago. while suffering from a mental
attack she made an unsuccessful attempt to
commit suicide at a water-cuTe establishment
il Western New York.
The City National Bank of Laurenceburg
Ind has suspended. Dewitt c. Fitch is presi
dent Of tie bank. his son Henry is -presi
dent and his son Walter, cashier. Henry Fitch
is largely engaged IA saw-Iniil operations, and
his been borrowing the banks money The
assets are reported 10 be ample 10 meet all LA
biiities.
The town Of Vineyard Haven, on Martial
Vineyard Island, was almost totally DESTROYED
by fire On the night Of the 18th inst. The ter
rItory burned over embraced about fifty acres
Of the heart Of the town and hundreds Of per
sons were left homeless. The loss il is sup
posed, VIII reach over 100000.
In the trial Of pilot Keller, Of the steamer
Sci0to which came IN collision with the steamer
John LooBlis, on July ]. 1882, when some sixty
eight lives were lost. was ended at Parkefsburg
West Va. ia the United States Circuit Court
on the 10th inst, when the jury was discharges
without agreeing.
Archbishop VIM. Elder has issued an edic
to the.clergy Of his diocese TO meet at Cincin
matt, August q. to devise some means to pal
To some extent the creditors Of the late Arch
bishop Purcell as q matter Of charity, but no
As discharge of legal obligation.
-Four boys. named Englehart, Stem, HUM
and HalfpennE, the Oldest being but fiiteel
years old, while boating on the Ohio River
opposite Wheeling, the 9Th inst wer
thrown into the wafer by the waves Of a pass
ing steamer, and all but one were drowned.
When the steamer Manitoban, from Glasgow
for Quebec, was going through the straits o
Belle Isle. August 9th, the Rev. Mr.. Sweet
Presbyterian minister, cut his throat am
jumped overheard. The body was recovered.
The Kilniall House, at Atlanta, Ga, one Z
the largest hotels IN D. South, was totally dc
stroyed by iirc early on the morning Of theI2t
inst The loss viii foot up about million do
lars.
POLITICAL.
The Ohio liquor dealers convention at Tc
ledo on tlEe 9th inst, adopted resolutions sci
ting forth that there are rights in every fire
government beyond the control of the Stat,
aud the government which ignores these right
Is dcsp3tlsn; that ihe eEaction of mono
under TIC Scott and Russell license bills IS ex
tortien and robbery. and that IN consequence
OF this action Of tic Republican party the assC
ciailOn should act with the Democratic part
during the coming clinpa a.
An election FOR chief, assistant chief iudiei;
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