The National tribune., 1883-11-15
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Capital TOpicS--Crimes and Casualties
Personal and Political.

Averdict in the case Of Hallet Kilbourn VS..
John r. Thompson, -Sergeant-at-A Arms OF
the House of Representatives, was rendered on
the 9TH inst, assessing the damages at s6o,O00
for Kibourn. The suit was for S550,Oe9 dam
ages, by reason of Kilbourn's Imprisonment for
refusing to testify before House committee
some years ago. A motion VIII be made for
new trial on the ground of excessive damages
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
The tornado that passed through Springfield
No. on the afternoon Of the 5th inst. killed five
persons outright and injured thirty more. The
tornado, approaching in the form of cloud NOV
ingclose to the earth, first struck the northwest
part Of the town shortly after O'Clock. The
wind swept everything before ii Ia the north
west part of Springfield. The City Noolen
Mills, owned by Lord s. Egan, employing forty
hands, were almost entirely wrecked. The
building was OF brick, and the upper stories
were demolished. No one was fatally hurt here,
but several of the wOThmen were badly bruised,
and girl bad leg broken. The bricks were
scattered in every direction. The IRE company
and numerous citizens were quickly on the
scene assisting in moving the goods in the mill
10 a place ef safety. The rain was pouring
down in torrents, which added to the terrors
Of the disaster. The Catholic, church just COM
pleted at a cost of $4,000, was also wrecked,
besides many private residences. Considerable
damage was done at Bridgctown, Brooklyne
and Republic. The value Of the property is
estimated at S250,000.
The roof inside walls and columns Of the
new south wing of the capitol at Madison, Wis,
fell on the Sth inst, killing Barney Higgins and
William Edgar, fatally injuring William Jones,
James D0well, Michael Zewark and William
Rose and badly injuriug James Kelly, Miles
Maxwell, Ed. Barnes. Arthur Lynch, Nike
SchEank and Others. The cause Of the accident
was the sinking Of the iron pillars supporting
the roof Of the second-story balcony.
At Rockport, Ohio. on the night of the 18th
inst, Baltimore and Ohio passenger train ran
into freight train of the Panhandle Road,
causing terrible wreck. Engineer Matthews
ana fireman John Kennedy, of the Baltimore
and Ohio train, were killed, and David Wilson,
baggageman, was severely injured. Davis, the
engineer and Frank Powell fireman. of the
Panhandle train, were probably fatally IN
jured.
A duel occurred at Chepultepic, Mexico on
the Sth inst. between Mr.. Degheest, Of the
Mexican National Bank, and Mr. Oliver, a
French merchant, in which the latter was killed
and the former dangerously wounded. Swords
were the weapons used The duel was caused
by dispute over seats at the races On the pre-
ceding Sunday.
At the farm house Of q Clay McGee, near
Kansas City, on the 6th inst, the children of
MCGEE, on returning from school, found the life
less bodies of their father. mother and older
sister. Mciee had evidently shot his wife and
daughter and then took poison.
At Lanrenburg, n c., on the 9Th inst, while
gathering Of coiored people was in AcLean's
Hail. the fo0r gave way, and the walls inme-
diatels afterwards tumbled down. Eight per-
sons were injured, two mortasly.
Personal
Ex-United States Senator Theodore T. Ran
oolph died al MorristoEn, n. J., on the 7th
inst, aged ffty-seyen years. His funeral took
place on the 10th inst. The services were con-
Quoted By Rev. Drs. Albert Erdman, and Hoge,
OF Richmond, Va, who was an intimate friend
Of the deceased The pall-bearers were ex-
Senator Thurman, Of Ohio; Senator Bayard, Of
Delaware; Hon. Geo. A. Ealsey, of Newark !;
EOn. :. Little, Secretary of State Kelsey, Wm.
i. King. Hon. COurtland Parker and Nicholas
l. Roosevelt.
Charles Rowell, the English pedestrian, and
Alderman Fitzgerald, Of Long Island City, have
signed an agreement fer a walking match, 500
sside- The match viii take place in February
or March next, in either Boston Chicago PkiIa-
delphta, or New York, to be decided upon here
after, and the race VIII continue fer LAP con-
secutiTe hours.
Dr. John Mcneil, Of Jersey City, died on the
9th inst During the late war be was surgeon
Of the Twenty y-fTst-N New jersey volunteers.
Mr. J. 3. Lippincott, the well known Phila-
delphis publisher, is critically III.
POLITICAL.
There is much excitement in Dntchess coun-
". n. Y, owing TO the many arrests since cleo
ton day Of persons charged with bribery at
the election. Among the warrants sworn out
was one for Warden A. A. Brush, Of Sing Sing
prison, and another for Wesley Van Tassen, q
New York custom house officer
in Petersburg, Va on the sth inst. Butler
Malone, son Of Senator Malone, WAS fined Sic
for drawing his pistol on a crowd on election
day. William Long, a tobacconnist, of Peters
burg. announces in card that he is the person
who struck Senator Malone on election day
but that the blow was accidental, and given
while trying to extricate himself from the
crowd.
Indiana Republicans say an effort viii BE-
made 10 secure the Republican National Con
venti0n for indianapolis, aud the claims OF tbt
city VIII be vigorously advocated before tbs
national committee at its meeting next month
As Indiana is one Of the doubtful States, they
say the convention Is held in It's chief city
y viii merely help the party TO carry it for ths
Republican nominee.