The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1883-04-12

The Presidents TraVelS--Death Of
Peter COOper--Capital Topics.

The Presidential party which consists, Of the
President Secretary Chandler G. X. Miller, OF
the law firm OF Devlin q Miller New York,
and Private Secretary Phillips, left this city on
the morning Of the 9Th inst, on the lone-pro
posed Grip to Florida The party travel IL the
car of General Manager Thomson, Of The Penn
sylvauia Railroad. Between Petersburg and
Weldon the conductor of the train demanded
from Mr. Arthur, personally, the fare ior
eighteen persons. stating than lie had 10 instruc-
tions IN the matter and obdurately refused 10
recognize the letter shown by Steward Green,
passing the car Finally he telegraphed 20 the
superintendent, and being instructed 10 pass
the car gave no further trouble. On the even
ing OF the GIb inst the party reached Jackson
vile, Florida where the President WAS accorded
an enthusiastic reception At Callahan, a few
miles north 81 the city, the train was bearded
by 3 delegation, headed by the mayor, who were
sntrodnced to the President. On entering Jack
sOuville there was q large crowd at the depot,
which cheered Justly ca the President aliEht-
ing from his car. The Presidential! salute OF
TWeuTr-One gUas was fired, and a company OF
military aud some crEic societies were drawn
up. Carriages were Ia waiting for the President
and his friends. and, af.er they entered, pro-
cession was formed to escort the party 10 the
beat some blocks away. AT jacksonville the
trip by rail ended foT "a time After Journey
of fifty hours from Washington and seventeen
from Jacksonville, tle President party arrived
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leaving Jacksonville there were receptions at
Magnolia and Green Cove Springs 18th bon.
fires sa.utCs and cheers. Sanford is 90 miles
from Jacksonville and in tie heart Of Florida.
The beautiful river trip WAS generally enjoyed
by the party, who were received at Sanford
with 2 salute Of tweniy-one guns and escorted
10 the Sanford hotel by 2 committee headed by
Mr.. Lewis Lawrence, Of Utica, large crowd
following. After dinner the party were driven
three lailCs TO the BelaiTe orange plantation Of
ex-Miuister III. s Sanford, where the President
and bis friends spent several hours. On Mon
day. after passing through kissimee City. the
party went up Kissinee River to Gardeners
Island, where the tent was pitched This point
is beyond telegraphic communication. The
President already expresses himself as feeling
benefited by the trip
The President has appointed Gen. Walter O.
Gresham, Of Indiana, to be Postmaster General
lie is now United States district Judge Nr.
Gresham was born Ia Harrison county, Indiana,
IN 1892, and is therefore 81 years Of age. lie
was educated in his native State. and after his
graduation at the Indiana State University in
Bloomington he studied law. Be was from
the first sue 5es tll as q lawyer, and took an ac-
tive part in the politics of the State. Shortly
before the outbreak of the late civil war he was
elected a representative IN the State Legis-
lature and in 1861 he was chairman OF the
House committee on military affairs. While
TINS POSITION he EO-opefaleG skill
fully and enereetlcally with Governor Morton
in the organization Of the State militia, and in
raising aud forwarding troops, that the latter
Cd the eighteenth day Of September, 1861. COM
missiOned him as Northumberland Of the
Thirty eighth regiment Of Indiana volunteers
On the Goth OF March, 1852, he was promoted
10 be colonel of the kIfty-third Indiana, and on
the 18th Of August, 1863 10 be brigadier-gen-
eral of volunteers. lie participated IN the
siege Of CoriBth, the siege and capture Of Nicls
burg, and the siege OF Jackson, Miss, and up 10
the 9Th OF January, 1854. he commanded the
Third brigade Of the Fourth division Of the Sew
enteenth Army Corps. BE was brevetted major
general Tor distinguished galiantry, and after
January, 1854 he commanded the Fourth diYis-
aon Of the Seventeenth Corps until July Of the
same year, when he was severely wounded in
the action before Atlantis. lie was mustered
out OF the service Oh the 30th Of April, 1866.
Ia 1852 be was appointed district judge for the
district Of Indiana by Gen Grant, then Presi-
dent
Senator Beck, of Kentucky, and Mr. Palmer,
theBew Senator from Michigan. cannot draYranv
pay until next December if the Senate should
MOI be called together before that time. When
1t was ascertained positively that the President
did nOt intend 10 cab the Senate IN extra ses-
sion ca tie fourth OF March last pr0vis0 was
inserted il Que Of the appropriation bills au-
thorlzlng the payment Of their salaries 10 all
Senator Beck's old term expired on the 4th Of
March, and his new term commenced on that
date 4nr0ugh some oversight his credentials
were not Gled, and NJ. PalIners credentials had
not time TO reach here before The adjournment
OF the Senate ii these tive gentlemen should
become hard up there are plenty OF curb
stone brokers here who VII be glad TO accom-
modatc them al the usual rate OF I've per cent.
month.
cRnIEs AND CASUALTIES
A dispatch from Dallas, Texas. SAYS: The
Ende Hotel q three-st9Ty brick building at
t1reenFElle, the county seat Of Hunt county.
was blown down. or fell down. about one o'clock
Saturday morning, and the ruins We're then
destroyed b. IRE, with az appalling loss OF life.
There were nearly fifty guests IN the house,
most - whom were asleep when the crash oc-
CURED, and Of this number thirteen were buried
beneath tue rains, and then 10 suffer the terri
bic torturcs Of cremation. The names Of the
victims as lar as ascerl2ined, are as follows:
Mrs. n. i. Pruitt, proprietTess; George Pru-
III, hcr son; Louis Abort. ieIYeller; J. E. Ford.
telegraph line man; i. j. \. Riley, contractor:
frank West; L. i. Neal, cotton buyer; Miss
Lon Davis chambCrnaid: n Hill mattress
maker, and four colorod waters Dr.. T. r.
Turner was fatally injured. The alarm was
quickly communicated IN every direction, but
as the town has bat small IL any FIRE depart
ment bit little could be done to prevent the
horrible scenes that followed the falling of the
building, and the fire bad its own way, the in
cidents accompanying ii being horrible beyond
description. The FIRE department Of Sherman,
over forty miles away, was telegTaphed for and
responded at once but was three hours reach
ing the scene. An effort was made by an orea-
nized force to clear away the debris and recover
the charred remains Of those who persisted, and
the work has progressed steadily, though with
but little advancement. The remains OF the
victims recovered are burned past recogni ton
The following merchants have lost their
business by the fire: James Ormstead, hard
ware; X l. Lowenstcin, agricultural ilnple-
tnents, and J. ). Cooper, general machinery
dealer. Relief movements viii be organized
Throughout Texas.
dispatch from Reading, Pa, says: A des-
pcrate tragedy took place Saturday afternoon
on the turnpike, about four miles from this
city. Police Sergeant Becker was returning
nom village IN charge Of Martin Wenrich a
desperate character, charged with horse steal
ing. Both men We're II an ordinary carriage.
The sergeant driving. Wcnrich had made no
resistance when arrested, and The sergeant did
not search him. They had driven together
about ten miles when the sergeant stopped down
70 get some lunch from under the seat At
that instant Nenrich quickly pulled out a re-
voiFer, and, holding it close to the sergeants
head, fired sending the bali into the neck be-
low the ear. The men grappled, but the
wounded sergeant was conquered, and thrown
out 81 the carriage on to the front wheel. and
hon .frlyaA g,s4o 7tnr ay,rf