The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1884-04-24
PITH OF THE NEWS.
Capital Topics--Crimes and Casualties.
Personal and Political.

providing Tor the appointment of William Is.
Franklin, of Connecticut: John c. Black, of
Illinois, and Thomas w. Hyde, of Maine, to fill
vacancies in the board of managers Of the Ma
tional Soldiers Home. On motion of Repre-
sentative Murray, of Ohio, Chairman Rosecrans
was instructed to lay before the president of
the board of managers the complaints made by
prominent men of Dayton against Governor
Patrick, of the Soldiers Home at Dayton, Ohio.
If the board does not deem iahe complaints
against him sufficient to justify his removal,
the committee will ask an Investigation of the
management Of the Dayton Home by the
House. The complaints are that Governor
Patrick is overbearing in his manner, and that
his discipline is too severe. it being asserted
that men are put in the guardhouse for trivial
ofienses.
The bill introduced in the Senate on the 10th
inst. by Mr.. Sabin to revive the grade of gen.
eral of the army provides that the President
be authorized to nominate and. by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate, to ap-
point a general of the army. and in the same
manner to fill any vacancy that may occur in
the Office of acknowledgement of the army
through the death, resignation, retirement, or
promotion Of the present ieutenant-general,
lSheridan).
The House Committee on Territories, on the
18th inst, by vote of seven to FIVE adopted !.
substitute offered by Mr.. Alexander to Mr..
Cassidy's bill providing for the appointment by
the President of a commission to govern Utah
The substitute makes the solemnization of a
marriage when either party to be married has
husband or wife living misdemeanor pun
ishable by Imprisonment in jail not less than
SIX months nor more than twelve.
The Secretary of the Navy issued, on the 18th
inst, in accordance with the resolution recent
~ adopted by both Houses of Congress- proc
lamation offering $4,000 reward for the dis
covery and rescue by any private person or
vessel of the Arctic Signal Service party of
Lieutenant Greedy.
At meeting, on the 18th inst, of the House
Committee on Law Respecting the Election of
President and Vice. President proposition to
limit to twelve months the time during which
a Cabinet officer may perform the duties Of
President was acted upon favorably.
The Washington Monument will be COM
pleted some time this fall, and it is intended
to celebrate the event with imposing ccreno-
MES. 1t is understood that Speaker Carlisle
will be asked to deliver an Grafton.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
lobe Turner, the murderer of Shuttles, was
taken to Greenville, Ga. on the 9th inst, TO
be hanged. His clothing was entirely changed.
so that no poison might be concealed about
| him. but he was allowed to keep small silk
| handkerchief He told the sheriff that he
had tried several times to commit suicide, but
was sorry, as he loved Jesus and would go to
Heaven. The sheriff left him alone moment,
but returning to tell him that his father.
mother and sister wanted TO see him, found
| him dead with the handkerchief tied tightly
around his neck. His mother fell across the
body, exclaiming: Have you really gone to
Jesus2 They have not had chance to put a
rope around that dear neck You have beat
them at last"
Between thirty and forty Hungarians and
Poles employed at the Edgar Thompson Steel
Works, at Braddock Pa, engaged in bloody
riot on the morning of the 18th. Pistols,
knives. clubs and every conceivable weapon
were brought into service and freely used.
The fight lasted two hours, and when finally
queIed by the citizens, who were compelled to
organize vigilance committee to suppress the
riot, it was found that three men had sustained
serious injuries, aud that number of others
were slightly hurt.
John G. Telford, q passenger on tho Iron
Mountain Road from Pine Bluff, Ark. en- route
to Ireland. was robbed of SIT 800 while on a
train near Poplar Bluff, NO., on the 18th inst,
by C. NJ. bennett. The robber was arrested on
the train and the money was found.
The grand jury of Yankton, Dakota, have
found two indictments against Gov Ordway
charging him with corruption In county organ
ization.
E. B. Hollister, justice of the peace at Hol-
listerville, Wayne county, Pa, has been ar
rested for receiving illegal pension fees.
POLITICAL.
The Illinois Republican convention was held
| at Peoria on the 18th inst. and was called to
order by Chairman A. NJ jones' of the State
central committee, who said. among other
| things, that Illinois had nominated the mar
| tyred Lincoln as her first President of the
| United States, and it was probable that the
| Chicago convention would nominate another
soldier citizen of Illinois whose name began
with the same letter Cheers.l Hon. Richard
1 j. OgleSby was nominated for governor and
General J. c. Smith for lieutenant governor.
Resolutions were adopted by the convention
requesting the district delegates and instruct
! ing the delegates at-large to vote for the nomi-
! nation of General Logan to the Presidency at
| the national convention.
| The Pennsylvania Republican State conven-
1 ton met at Harrisburg on the 18th inst and
! passed resolution declaring " that James G.
| Blaine is the choice Of the Republicans of Penn
| sylyania for President and Robert T. Lin
coin for fice-Presdent, and that the delegates
at large this day elected be, and they are
hereby, instructed to vote for them SO long as
| their names shall be before the convention, and
TO use all honorable means 10 secure their nouli-
ballot the vote of the Pennsylvania delegation
| viii be seventeen for Arthur and forty-three
1 for Blaine. Blaine has twenty-four votes
| through thick and thin in Pennsylvania, in
| Guiding Grow.
The New Jersey Republican State conven-
| tion met on the 18th inst. at Trenton Ex-
| Secretary Robson was defeated for delegate-at-
| large. The sentiment for Blaine was so pub
! licly expressed and so clearly outspoken that
no instructions were given the delegates. The
/ platform indorses the administration of Pres-
dent Arthur, and demands that the policy of
| protecting home industries supported by the
| Republican party be continued.
The Indiana Republican convention met at
| Indianapolis on the 18th inst. The following
were elected delegates-at-large: Senators Ben
jamin Harrison and Richard W. Thompson by
reclamation, and Hon. John H. Baker of
! Goshen. and Morris Mcdonald, of New Albany.
] The delegation is uninstructed, and without
| express preferences.
| The Alabama Republican convention which
met at Montgomery on the 10th inst, passed
resolutions indorsing President Arthnr's ad-
ministration. Nineteen of the twenty dele
! gates to the Chicago convention will vote for
| him on the first ballot. Their second choice is
Senator Logan.
The Tennessee Republican convention met at
Nashville on the 18th inst. The resolutions
! indorse President Arthur and his administra-
tioD. or the twenty-four delegates selected,
all are for Arthur except two, Congressman
/ Pettibone aud William Elliott.
The Delaware Republican convention Mt