The National tribune., 1883-03-15

Chariestown, Mass, Saturday, of pneumonia,
in the 36th year of his age His funeral took
place in New York on the 18th inst
Miss Ida Fl. Hosmer, three feet TALL and
Robert II. Huzza three feet six inches in height,
midgets on exhibition in a Brooklyn museum,
were married recently on the stage of the
museum. The bridegroom was widower.
Governor Butler has dismissed Mr. Clark
from the Office of insurance commissioner of
Massachusetts, but Mr. Clark has not yet de-
cided whether to vacate or hold on. For the
present he continues to discharge the duties of
the Office
The members of the Nebraska House of Rep
sentatives, at the close of the late session, pre-
resented Mr.. James +. Zedilzer, first assistant
clerk, a handsome gold watch. Capt. Lee, of
Furnas county, made the presentation speech,
to which Mr.. Zediker responded in a pleasant
vein.
Right Rev. John Quinlan, Catholic Bishop of
Mobile since 1859, died on the 9th inst. at the
pastoral residence attached to ST. Theresas
Church, New Orleans, aged about 50 years. In
1869 he attended the Plenary Council in Balti
more, and subsequently was one of the dele
gates to the Vatican Council at Rome.
Ex-President Diaz, of Mexico, and his party,
arrived at AUSTIN Texas. on the 9TH inst, and
were welcomed by the State authorities. 1t is
salute should be fired in honor of General Diaz
on the anniversary of the day that General
Santa Ana took the Alamo
Ex-Governor William Sprague. of Providence,
r. l., was married Oh the 9Th inst at the Vir-
ginia Hotel, in StauntOn, Va, to Mrs. Dora
Inez Calvert, who had arrived there from
Greenbrier county, West Virginia, few hours
before the ceremony was performed. The bride
is native of Connecticut but has resided in
NET,-t ,;-,;o Nin
welded couple took the night train for the
North.
A dispatch has been received that Judge
White of the Supreme Court of Ohio, and who
was recently appointed United States Judge of
the Southern District of Ohio, died last Mon
day at his residence in Springfield, Ohio.
Judge White was a brother-in-law of ex-
Speaker Keiter, and was one of the most emf
nent jurists of Ohio. He had been i'll but
few days.
Nathaniel Thayer, well-known capitalist of
Boston, died on the 9TH inst, aged 70 years. Mr.
Thayer was generous patron of Harvard Col
lege, having erected Thayer Hall and given
largely otherwise. He had been a leading
spirit in developing the railway system of the
West and was also identified with mining and
other large enterprises. He had also been a
director of the New York Central, the Michigan
Central, the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy,
L
more roads.
Fully $4,000 visitors were in Atlanta, Ga, on
the Sth inst to attend the memorial funeral
services of Governor Stephens, which were
opened at 10 a. III. by a prayer by Rev. VIM.
Adams. The several speakers were introduced
by Senator COlquitt. General Gordon read a
series of resolutions, prepared by the citizens
committee, eulOgistic Of the deceased. General
TOOmbs, General Henry +. Jackson, Judge
To,I, ~
and DIR. II. V. NJ. Miller also spoke DIR. Tai
mage made the closing prayer The funeral
procession was a mile and n half long, and took
half an hour to pass given point.
The international baby" the son of Gen.
TrevinO and his wife, the daughter of Gen. Ord,
was christened on the 18th inst by MOnsignor
Montez de Oca, Bishop of Nuevo Leon, receiv-
ing his fathers name, Geronimo. The cere-
mony was performed in the oratOry in the
Bishops palace in Monterey, Mexico, in the
presence of only few civilians military dig
nataries, and immediate relatives and friends
of the TrcvinO and Ord families Gen. DiaZ,
ex-President of Mexico and his wife were god
father and godmOther. 1t is understood that
Gen Trevino has consented not to oppose the
candidacy of Gen. Diaz for the presidency in
1884, with the condition that Gen. Diaz viii
turn over the presidency to Gen. TrevinO when
his term expires in 1889.
Governor Grant authorizes the statement
that he will veto the bill passed by the Colorado
Legislature taxing the net output of mines.
In the Arkansas House of Representatives
the bill compelling all the railroad companies
in the State to reduce the passenger fare to three
cents per mile has been defeated.
The Georgia State Democratic committee
has called State convention, to meet at At
lanta, April 10th, to nominate a candidate for
the gubernatorial chair, made vacant by the
death of Governor Stephens.
In Philadelphia, Saturday, Thomas Maher,
Jr., Isaac L.. Street. and Joseph Myers, con-
victed of making fraudulent return as cleo
tion officers were each sentenced to three
months imprisonment, fined 800, and disfran-
chised for the period of four years.
The Tennessee House of Representatives has
passed the State debt bill exactly as it came
from the Democratic caucus, to pay fifty cents
on the dollar and 3 per cent. interest on all but
the State debt proper and the bonds of educa-
tiOnal institutions within the State, for which
they propose to pay par with the contract rate
of interest. The bill will probably pass the
Senate also. A resolution censuring United
States Marshal GOsling, of Texas, for his action
in securing the reward for the arrest Of ex-
Treasurer Polk WAS defeated