The National tribune., 1883-03-22

splendid solitaire diamond earrings from Judge
Davis. The bride is native of hfassachu-
sets, but her parents have resided in Illinois.
Miss Burr, most accomplished and elegant
lady of thirty-five, has made her home chiefly
with Mr. and Mrs. Green, to whom she is
related. Judge Davis and his bride were at
Charleston S. c., and visited Fort Sumter on
the 10th inst. They went to Aiken, S. c., on
Monday.
Mr.. Patrick Egan, one of the founders of the
Irish National Land League, and its treasurer
until the organization nominally passed out of
existence to be succeeded by the National
League, arrived m New York from Europe on
the 18th inst. Until his appearance in New
| York his whereabouts had not been known for
some time. In an interview he denied that he
| fled from Ireland to escape arrest; also the
| charges of having appropriated the money of
the League TO his own USE and completely in
the recent murders in Ireland. He claims that
his visit TO the United States was in connection
! with important private business, and that it
was fastened at the urgent request OF Mr..
Sheridan and Mr.. Mooney, President Of the
American Land League He proposes to give
information relative to the situation in Ireland
The Longfellow Memorial Association has
received letter from Mr.. BennOek, in Lon
! don, which says that all the prelininaries for
! placing bust in Westminster Abbey are now
arranged, the sculptor engaged and the posi-
/ ton for the bust selected. 1t will stand upon
q column between the memorial niche of Chau-
Ger and the bust of Dryden, with a full and
uninterrupted stream of light falling on it, so
| that the bust will occupy a central and most
conspicuous place in the poets corner.
Mr.. James H. Teller brother of the Secre-
/ tary of the Interior, and q member of the Sioux
Indian commission, has gone West on business
tal tF~itf, tT,ct Nr Tell
/ having been confirmed by the Senate as secre-
tary Of the Territory of Dakota, will resign his
! position on the Sioux commission.
| The Prince of Wales has declined the invita-
! ton of the managers of the Louisville KY,
| Southern Cotton Exposition to visit that city
! during the exposition. Through his secretary
| the Prince says that there is no truth in the
rumor that he contemplated visit to this
country.
Mrs. Kate Sherwood, President OF the Ladies
| Auxiliary of Forsyth Post Toledo, Ohio, and a
/ contributor to THE TRIBUNE, has been elected
/ presiding officer of the newly organized
! W0man's Industrial Union of Toledo.
James NJ. Martin, general manager of the
Nashville competitive drill to be held in May,
was found dead in that city ON the 18th inst,
from disease of the heart.
/ General Diaz, ex-President of Mexico and
and held public reception.
POLITICAL.
The Illinois house of representatives has
passed the bill to punish wife-b heaters by whip
! ping.
! Among the bills recently introduced in the
Pennsylvania senate was one to prevent the
| burning or crenating of human bodies.
The bill to settle the State debt of Tennessee
at fifty cents on the dollar and three per cent.
! interest has passed both houses of the Legisla-
/ ture.
/ A bill was introduced in the Delaware Legis-
latnre, ON the 10th inst, looking to the taking
OF a popular vote on the local option question
| III 1851
The Cincinnati Republican city convention
on the 18th inst nominated l.. L. Sadler for
mayor on the second ballot and Judge Worth
ington for the superior court by reclamation.
In the Pennsylvania State senate on the
18th inst. the senate bill to establish a State
board of health was defeated, for want of a
constitutional majority, by vote of p yeas to
Is nays.
The Georgia Republican State central COM
mitteee met at Atlanta on the 18th inst. and
appointed a special committee of ten. with A.
| Buck chairman, to manage the campaign for
Governor They viii hold no convention.
A convention in which about one-haIf of the
towns of Rhode Island We're represented, met
1 at Providence on the 14th inst. and nominated
ex-Goy. VIM. Spfague for Governor. Aeon
1 raittee WIS appointed to confer with "any
other organization that may desire to go into
a coalition movement
Gov. Butler on the 18th inst. vetoed the bill
passed by the Massachusetts Legislature max
ing appropriations for the various charitable
! and lpforanat,,Tv institutions of tha STATE He
SAYS some of the items are Objectionable, the
estimates for salaries are too high, and appro-
priati0ns for one specific purpose are joined to
another Of an entirely different character
The Rhode Island Republican State conven-
ton met at Providence ON the 18th inst and
nominated Augustus o. Brown, of Bristol for
| Governor, and Oscar j. Rathburn, OF Woon-
socket, for Lieutenant Governor. Joshua IL
Alderman, secretary of State, S. p Colt, at
torney-genera, and Samuel Clark, general
| treasurer were rerominated.