The National tribune., 1883-03-08

! the bonds is about S12,Ooo.
An earthquake shock occurred at Newport,
| L. J., on the 9th ult., which was very gener-
ally felt A number of panes of glass were
broken in the vicinity of Miantonomi Hill, and
| in one house stovepipe was thrown down.
Houses at Stonebridge and on the island were
badly shaken up. At the torpedo station the
| shock was so great that the officers thought the
magazine had been blown up. AT Norwich a
meteor was observed by large number of peo-
pie three minutes before the shock.
Judge Allen, the new judge of the criminal
court in Nashville Tennessee, on the Sd inst,
| on petition in the case of ex-Treasurer Polk,
reduced the latter's bail to $4,000. The bond
previously required was $4,000 The grounds
| of the reduction were Folks inability to give
| so high a bond and on account of his exhausted
| condition from confinement, as shown by the
! testimony of physicians. Polk then gave the
| bond and was released.
| The examination of the books of Louis P.
| Carman, who, until January 1, had been secre-
| tary and treasurer of the Manhattan Fire In
surance Company, of New York, shows him to
| be defaulter to the amount of nearly SIC, 900.
He disappeared several days ago, and has not
| since been heard from.
| The grand jury of Delaware county, Pa, on
| Monday found true bill of Indictment against
| Colonel Theodore Hyatt, principal of the Penn
| sylvania Military Academy, for assaulting and
beating and unlawfully imprisoning Thaddeus
Lowe, one of his pupils.
The steamboat Yazoo, which left New Or
| leans last Saturday, while turning bend in
| the Mississippi, during the night was capsized
and sank near Red Church. As far as can be
| ascertained eighteen lives were lost.
PERSONAL.
Alexander H. Stevens, Governor of Georgia
died at an early hour Monday morning. His
death removes another of the prominent his
t0rical figures of the COnfederacv. Mr.. Ste
phens was born in 1912 in Talliaierro county,
Ga, and was the son Of a planter of moderate
means He studied law and was admitted to
the bar in 1884. He quickly made his mark,
and few lawyers in the State have shown such
eloquence and legal acumen. In 1886 he was
elected to the Georgia Legislature, in which he
served the four following years. In 1913, after
an exciting canvass, he was elected to Congress,
and was regularly reelected until the close of
the Thirty-ifth Congress He was first Whig,
but when that party dissolved in 1650152, he be-
came what was then called resistance man."
an opponent to the abolition tendencies of the
North. At first Mr.. Stephens opposed secession
but three months after his great speech at
Milledgeville against it, he was elected Vice
President of the Southern Confederacy. At
the close of the war Mr. Stephens was arrested
and taken to Fort Warren, where he remained
five months a prisoner. His disabilities were
removed shortly after his confinement. He
was elected to the Forty-third Congress, but
his health was poor that he seldom occupied
his seat. Last year the Great COmmoner, as
he was known in his native State, again an
nOunced his intention of retiring from public
life, but he was persuaded by his friends to
enter the Gubernatoral contest and was elected
Governor of Georgia by n large moiorty. He
was the author Of an exceedingly interesting
Constitutional View of the War;" in two vol
umes, Of which nearly one hundred thousand
copies were sold.
The embassy from the Queen of Madagascar
to this country to arrange a treaty between the
two countries arrived in New York last Satur-
day, III the steamer Spain, Of the National Line.
The party includes Ravonnahitsiniarivo-
holder of fifteen hOnors-Oficer of the Palace,
Principal Secretary of the State for Foreign
Affairs and Chief Ambassador of her Majesty
the Queen of Madagascar; Observation-Disclosures
of fourteen honors-O. 2. d., member of the
Privy Council and Second Ambassador of her
Majesty the Queen; Mr.. Audrianisa and Mr..
Robibisoi, Native Secretaries; Mr.. Ranialahy,
Aide de-Camp; Mr.. Anthony Tacchi, Secretary
and translator; Colonel Robinson and the Rev.
w. Z. Pickersgili, missionary at Madagascar.
The party are all fine e-lOoking men, RavOn-
iDahitsiniariyo is a man of medium stature
with long black mustache. The Secretary is
the only one of the embassy who speaks Eng
lish, except the Interpreter The party were
all dressed in English clothing, with high silk
hats, and expressed themselves as greatly
pleased with their trip.
The remains of John Howard Payne are now
en- route TO this country by the steamer Bur-
gambia, of the New Fabre Line, which is now
on her maiden voyage to New York. The Bur-
gambia left Palermo on the 1st inst, will pro-
ceed to Naples to embark passengers and sail
direct TO New York, touching at Gibraltar for
coal. She is expected to arrive at New York
about the 22d inst.
ii. c. Page, formerly of New York, late of
Seward, Neb, died at Huron, Dakota Territory,
on February 18th. He served through the war
as member of the Twenty fourth Independent
battery, New York light artillery. He was for
a time a prisoner at Andersonville. lie was a
subscriber to THE TRIBUNE and in full and
hearty sympathy with the cause it advocates.
Colonel Harry Gilmore died in Baltimore,
Md, last Sunday. He was born in 1888 in
Baltimore county. AT the breaking out of the
war he went South and entered the rebel army,
choosing the cavalry branch of the service. He
rose to the rank of colonel and was noted for
reckless bravery. Some of his raids into Mary
land and almost to Baltimore are we'll re-
membered.
By the recent death of George D. Henkels,
large furniture dealer Of Philadelphia Attorney
General Benjamin Harris Brewster becomes
the recipient of 25, 900, secured to him by pol
icies on the life of Mr.. Hcnkels. Mr.. Brew
ster, several years ago. loaned Mr.. Henllels
large sum of money and arranged for its pay
ment in this way.
The wedding Of Senator III. A. w Tabor, of
Colorado, and Miss Lizzie Ponhem McCourt was
solemnized on the 1st inst at Williard's Hotel
in this city, by Rev. Father Chappelle, of Saint
Matthew's Church. President Arthur was
present.
Mr.. David McClelland, an ex-soldier and
pensiorer died in Utica, n Y, on January &c.
He enlisted in First regiment Colorado volun-
teers and participated in several battles, the
principal OF which was that Of Pigeon Roost, in
New Mexico.
Mr. Turner, Rhode Islander, now in Rome,
will be the scul ptor of the Newport statue of
Commodore Perry, of Lake Erie fame. The
monument fund now exceeds $4,000.
A Carson dispatch says that Hank Monk, |
Horace Grceleys famous stage driver, died on
the 2Sth ult.
POLITICAL.
Five votes were taken, ON the 1st inst, for
Senator from Michigan. On the fourth break
was made in favor of Palmer, Stockbridge's J
forces dissolving and Palmers vote going to |
40. On the fifth Thomas W. Palmer of De- |
troit received rs votes, and was declared |
elected Stout received AZ fusion votes and |
Ferry 2 Thos. w. Palmer WAS born in Detroit |
III 1880, and entered the State University at |
sixteen, but was compelled to leave within |