The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1883-12-27
PITH OF THE NEWS.
Capital Topics--CriInes and Casualties.
Personal and Political.
CAPITAL TOPICS.


purchase of 81, 600 ounces of silver for coinage
into dimes at the san Francisco Mint
Second Assistant Postmaster General Elmer
reports that postal service has been placed on
5000 miles of new railroad from July /, 1883,
to December 15. 1883.
The Acknowledgement has appointed Cecil
Clay, of West Virginia, to be chief clerk of the
Department of Justice. Mr. Clay served four
and a half years in the war of the rebellion as
colonel of the 9TH regiment Pennsylvania vol
unteers.
Among the nominations for postmasters sent
by the President to the Senate during the past
week were the following: John E. Potter,
jersey Shore, Pa; William A. Harmon, Con-
meanwhile, Pa; Theodore Van Dusen, Houtz-
dale, Pa; John A. Gopsill, Jersey City, n. j.
The Senate in executive session has confirmed
a large number of nominations, among them
the following: Walter Evans, Commissioner of
Internal Revenue; Albert U.Wyman, Treasurer
of the United States; e. O. Graves Assistant
Treasurer OF the United States; Jacob L. Walther,
Collector of Internal Revenue, Nineteeth dis
trict of Pennsylvania Richard Gibbs OF New
York, to be Minister Resident and Consul Gem
eral to Bolivia; Charles B. Trail. to be Secre-
tary of Legation at Brazil; William Z. Strong,
to be Secretary OF Legation at Vienna
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Six men were severely injured by the explo-
sion of two boilers at PittsbuTg, Pa, on the
18th inst.
Twelve vessels and 1f9 lives were lost on the
Western fishing banks during the August and
November gales.
Five members of the ku-klux-klan have con-
fessed their guilt at Atlanta, Ga, and been sem
fenced to imprisonment.
Two brothers, named De Busk, in Morgan
county, KY, quarreled on thu 18th inst, and
the older. aged Ia, shot his brother, killing him
| instantly
Edmund G. Rough, who attempted TO burn
1 the Casnoin New York recently was sentenced
on the Doth inst to the State prison for a term
Of seven years.
George Freestune put his arms around his
sweetheart's neck, at the Auburn House, Joliet,
| HI, she supposing he was about to kiss her,
when he cut her throat, inficting probably
| fatal wound.
Policeman William Conroy, who shot and
killed Peter keenan, in 8 bar-room on the night
of November 3, In New York City. and VINO
was convicted of murder in the first degree,
was sentenced on the both inst. TO be hanged
| February next.
The schooI-house at Cherokee, Iowa, caught
fire on the 18th inst, and was totally destroyed.
| The building contained six rooms and cost $780,.
| 000 About 300 pupils and six teachers were IN
| the building when the fire was discovered. No
lives were lost or injuries sustained. The in
suranee is 81, 800.
George f. Mcdowell, justice OF the peace at
! Feasterville, Bucks county. Pa, was arrested
on the 10th inst and taken to Philadelphia
upon a warrant charging him with illegally
| retaining pension funds. 1t is alleged that in
| May he obtained $3.50 pension money from Levi
| La Rue, a resident Of the same village, and that
| he gave the pensioner only 1895, telling him
| that was all he was entitled to. Mcdowell was
1 held for trial.
4 Much excitement was caused at Douglas
| Mountain. COL, recently, by the strange suicide
| of John Emerson, MINER whose body was
| found partially covered with dirt, having the
| throat cut and gashed in a horrible manner.
Emerson had worked a tunnel by himself and
the earth over him had evidently cayed in.
Some heavy rocks fell on his feet and legs,
breaking his right ankle. He had doubtless
taken out his knife and endeayored to cut him.
self loose, as his boots were slit up and down,
but he could not extricate his foot. After long
and helpless waiting, and vain endeayors to get
out of the drift he evidently cut his own throat,
preferTing not to die by inches in his helpless
ENHANCEMENT.
PERSONAL.
Tho funeral of the late Congressman D. c.
Haskell took place at Lawrence, Kan, on the
goth inst.
Governor McEnery. of Louisiana, has been
re-nominated by the Democratic convention at
Baton Rouge.
NJ. Huntingdon, the railroad millionaire, is
put down as worth $50, 600 900, and has no
family of his Own blood.
The President returned from New York on
the evening of the oath inst. and spent Christ
mas Day in Washington.
It is reported in London that Mary Ander-
son is engaged to be married to the Duke OF
Portland, nobleman of immense wealth.
Colonel William Davis, who commanded the
Goth regiment of Pennsylvania troops during
the late war, died in Philadelphia on the 18th
inst.
Attorney General Brewster left Washington
this morning for New Orleans, where he will
appear in the prosecution of the Louisiana lot
terry cases.
Sergeant Mason, who shot at Guiteau, viii
settle down in Washington as a shoemaker
he seems to be simple hearted, simple minded
: sort Of man.
A. E. Widney, who assisted in raising the
, 18th Pennsylvania volunteers for the Mexican
! war. and became lieutenant-colonel died or
! the Doth inst at Woodruff, I'll.
D The winnings Of Hanlan: the oarsman, dur
ing the last five years amount to $4,000. O
|
of which $4,000 is invested in a hotel OF
Toronto Island. He has wife and two chill
: dren.
= Mr. Frank III. Walworth was married a
: Mechanicsville, New York, on the both inst
to Miss Corrinne B. Bramlette, daughter of tn,
late Governor Bramlette, of Kentucky. Mr.
! Walworth is grandson Of the late Chancelle
y Walworth, and the son of Mansfield Trac,
Walworth the anthor, whom he killed in
s New York hotel about ten years ago for al
o legged cruelty to his mother
INDUSTRIAL NOTES.
v A general reduction in passenger rates from
9 New York West over the trunk lines took efiec
!. the 10th inst.
The last spike in the Pittsburg Cleyelan,
: and Toledo Road from New Castle Junction
: Pa, to Akron, Ohio, eighty miles in length
!, was driven on the Goth inst.
: Colorado has 1000 miles of narrow gang
3 roads IN operation; Texas has 100; Mexic
It LOO; Arizona has 700 under construction AM
q Utah about 800 projected.
y The anthracite coal tonnage of all the carry
y ing companies for the eleven months of 1855
: ended November 39th was 20 659, $50 tons, a.
n increase of g. 81, 259 tons as compared with th
, same period last year.
: The cotton crop report for the Memphis dis
> trict, embracing Western Tennessee Norther
Mississippi and Northern Arkansas shows