The National tribune., 1884-02-21
PITH OF THE NEWS.
Capital TopicS--Crimes and Casualties.
Personal and Political.


ate on the 18th inst. The court says that Lieu
tenant Darlington, after the sinking of the
Proteus, erred in not waiting longer at Pan
dora harbor for supplies from the Yantic, with
which TO make depot-for a winter station at
Life Boat Point or Littleton Island. His error,
however. was an error of Judgment, for which,
in the opinion of the court, he should not be
held to further accountability. The court,
while awarding credits to Gen. Hazen for the
best intentions in his plans for the expedition,
say that he failed in an adequate comprehen-
sion of the necessities of the case and point out
in detail the errors they think he committed.
Congress has voted the money for the ex-
petition for the relief of the Greedy party, and
the plans of relief are made up and in part al
ready acted upon. The two ships required have
| been bought. The officers and crew are to be
selected, and are to start on their quest by May
18th. If Greedy and his men shall have sur
vived the winter, the relief vessels will most
probably come up with them early in July If
not sooner. The steamer Bear. which has been
purchased by the Government for the Greedy
relief expedition, arrived at New York from St.
Johns, n. F. on the 14th inst.
A bill was introduced in the Senate on the
| 18th inst by Mr. Voorhees, TO regulate proof in
pension cases, which is identical in its pro-
visions with one introduced some weeks ago in
the House by Mr.. Eldredge, which provides
that no proof shall be necessary to establish
the fact of sound physical condition at the time
of his muster into the service in the army or
navy, of any applicant for an invalid pension,
for any wound or disability contracted ia the
army or navy in the late war.
Secretary Folger has issued an order COM
/ plimenting the officers and men of the revenue
cutter Dexter for gallantry on the occasion of the
| wreck of the City of Columbus. The gallantry
| of Lieutenant John u. Rhodes is especially rec
/ ognized, and by direction of the President it
/ is ordered that he be advanced twenty-one
numbers in his grade, so that his name shall be
| upon the register next after that OF Second As
| sistant Engineer c. w. BeckWith.
| A bill introduced in the Senate by Senator
ingalls, provides that all soldiers, sailors, and
marines dying in the service of the United
States or DYING in q destitute condition after
having been honorably discharged from the
service, or who served during the late war
either in the regular or volunteer forces, and
were honorably discharged, may be buried in
in any national cemetery free of cost.
VIM. I. Young. for many years clerk in the
| New York post-office, has forwarded sworn
| charges against Postmaster Pearson to Post
masters General Gresham, in which he alleges
| that mail matter has been frequently stamped
| in the New York post-offce to deceive the pub
lie as to the time Of its arrival, and that pref
eTences shown TO certain mails as specialties.
/ naval OAlcero STATIONED III washington are
4 making arrangements for the erection at Annap-
oils, Md, of a suitable monument to the menu
DRY of the officers and seamen of the q. S. s.
Jeanette, lost in the arctic regions.
Secretary Folger, acting for the President.
| has accepted the resignation of Mr.. John G.
| New, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, to
take effect from the 18th inst.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
II w;Iso,, ~, ,ra5 ~as;5o,+ re yy;rr.4J-o
ILL.,, and his invalid wife, were found dead in
| their cottage on the 18th ult. The body of Mr.
| Wilson was found on the first floor. On his
| head and body were q number of cuts, which
had evidently been made with a sword belong
ing to a son of the dead man, and which had
been hanging up in the house. The body of
Mrs. Wilson was found lying on the bed, with
several stab wounds in her body. The motive
for the murder appears to have been robbery
alone. The only cIew to the perpetrator is that
/ Mr.. Wilson stated last evening that he had a
| gentleman guest whom he was entertaining,
| but who has since disappeared. Mr.. Wilson
was man Of considerable wealth, and always
kept large sum of money about the premises.
The family of Albert Hammerling, of Mime
apolis, Mimi, recently, after eating some raw
| ham, were taken sick Mr. Hammerling his
wife, three children, and Mrs. Hammerllng's
sister were taken to the College Hospital. where
the disease was pronounced to be triehinosis.
Mrs. Hammerling died on Saturday.
In Philadelphia, on Monday, Walter T. Jones
justice Of the peace of Allentown, Pa, was
convicted of receiving an Illegal pension fee
and was sentenced to pay a fine Of S75 and
costs.
PERSONAL.
The viii of Wendell Phillips leaves his en-
tire property, valued at from 100000 to $780,
600, Internationally to his wife 1t specifies
that should she die before him the property
shall go to his nephew, S. p. Blagdon, of New
York, TO be held in trust for the wife of Geo
| w. Smalley, of London.
Mrs. Lucy Joyce and Miss Carrie Sheads
both well-known for assistance and snccor
given the soldiers during the late war, died in
| Washington last week. Miss sheads has for a
few years past been engaged as clerk IN the
Treasury Department.
The remains Of General E. o. G. Ord are ex-
pected to reach Washington from Havana the
last of this month. General Hancock and stat
will receive them Gu their arrival at New York
and guard Of honor viii accompany them te
the Capital.
POLITICAL.
The New York Nal and Express prints an
interview with Senator Sherman, in which he
takes ground against tariff legislation at the
present session of Congress-, expressing thf
opinion that further changes in the tariff
would injuriously affect the business interests
of the country. He does not think that a Dem
ocratic House and Republican Senate could
frame a law that would be harmonious or salts
factory, and thinks that such legislation should
be deferred until one party is in complete con
troll of Congress, and can be held responsible
for its action.
The subcommittee Of the Senate COMMITTEES
on Privileges and Elections, consisting of Chair
man Hoar and Messrs. Cameron, Frye, Sauls
bury, and JONAS commenced at New Orleans
, on the 18th inst the investigation into thu
alleged election riots in Copiah county, Miss.
FINANCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL.
The number of immigrants arriving at th,
port of New York last year is officially PLACED
at 405.909. or these 388,242 were storage pas
sengers. The ayowed destination of 1856.
immigrants was New York State. but a very
large proportion of these have gone to othe,
: States. Nearly 10000 went to Pennsylvania
and over $4,000 to Illinois. A very large pro
portion of the immigrants went to the West
and comparatively few have settled either il
: New England or the Southern States.
, The Nashville american states that the hand
some sum of SO, S66000 is invested in manu-
featuring in the four principal cities of Ten
) nessee. Nashville has Sf,s09, 600; Memphis
s., 694 900; Chattanooga, s.; e79, 600, and Knox
; vile, 81, 102,5 500 1t is probable these figures
: viii be doubled in less than five years.
! A mortgage of 100000, covering all tn