The National tribune., 1884-05-29

the 2lst inst The statue stands in front of
the Lutheran Memorial Church, at the juno
ton Of Massachusetts, and Vermont avenues.
The House Committee on Pensioos on the
DIST inst. agreed to fayorably report bill pro-
viding for the payment of a pension of So, per
month to Mrs. De Long, widow Of Captain De
Long.
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES
At st Louis Mo-, on the morning of the 25th
inst, Mrs. Alexander Edmont cut the throat of
her two children, aged respectively three months
and four years, and running into the next room
drew the weapon, a razor, across the throat of
her six-year-old daughter who was sleeping
there, but did not make dangerous wound.
The woman then returned to her room, and,
lying down beside her two dead babes, cut her
own throat, inficting dangerous but not nee
essarily fatal wound. Insanity was the cause
Of the dreadful tragedy.
The Atlantic Oil Works, Of Philadelphia,
were set on fire by lightning on the night of
| the 23d inst, and continued in flames during
| the following day, the flames spreading over an
area of five acres Three guns from the arsenal
| were placed before one Of the tanks, containing
| p, 900 barrels of oil, and when the tank took
| fire several 12-pound cannon balls were fired
| into it, tearing whole fange from the centre
| of the tank, causing the oil to run off and pre-
ventingan explosion. Loss, 100000.
| Among the persons injured on the night OF
| the 22d inst in the railroad collision near
Brighton, n. Y, were Prince Yamashina, of
| Japan, who was bruised, and eleven members of
his suite, who were slightly injured. The Prince
arrived in San Francisco few weeks ago, and
has been travelling through the county.
POLITICAL.
| When the Democratic National Convention
met in February a resolution was adopted au-
/ m hair iuT h.
committee of five TO take charge of the prepa-
/ rations for the National Democratic Conven-
/ ton. He has just announced the committee,
! as follows: VIM. G. Goudy, Illinois; L. w.
Scott, Pennsylvania NJ. N. Ham, Iowa; w. T.
| Villas, Wisconsin; Austin III. Brown Indiana.
| The committee will hold a session in Chicago
| within the next two weeks.
| The New Hampshire Democratic State Con-
vention met at Concord, \. H., on the 21st
inst, and Hon. Hosea w. Parker was chosen
chairman. No instructions were given the
| delegates but as the unanimous sentiment of
the convention was in favor of the " old ticket"
/ they viii undoubtedly support it at the Ma
! tional Convention.
| The California delegation to the National Re
| publican Convention at Chicago left San Fran
/ cisco in Especial train On the 26th. The Nevada
! delegation viii be taken aboard en- route The
| sleeping coaches, which are handsomely deco
| Senator Logan says that the widely-pubIished
! statement of his intention to attend the Re-
| publican Convention and manageh his own cause
was entirely devoid of truth and was the in
vention of his enemies. He said he had not
| the least intention of going to Chicago while
| the convention was In session, and never had.
] General Benjamin f. Butler, who was nomi-
mated by the national anti-monopoly organiza-
ton for President of the United States at their
| late State convention, has accepted the nomi-
nation, and sent letter of acceptance, which
was received on the 22d at the headquarters Of
/ the organization in New York city.
The Democrats of the fifth congressional
district, in convention at Bloomington, Ind.
renominated G. c. Matson On the twenty fifth
| ballot.
The Republicans of the first congressional
! district, at Atchison, Kan, on the 2lst inst,
unanimously nominated E. r. Morrill, for re-
! election.
e Gen. VIM. T. Wofford, of Barton county, Ga,
died last week IN the sixty-frst year of his age
! he was soldier III the Mexican war, and dur
ing the late war served as colonel of the LIST and
| 18th Georgia regiments He was afterwards
promoted to the rank of brigadier- general,
winning distinction as a hard fighter. In 1877
he served in the Georgia Constitutional Con-
vention.
Mrs. Caroline Spaulding Burdette, wife Of
| Robert Burdette editor of the Burlington
HaUkeye, died on the 18th inst at Ardmore Pa
| Bfrs. Bnrdette has been an invalid for several
years. suffering from infammatory rheuma-
| tisn.
Judge Acknowledgement Horatio c. King, of
! New York, will deliver Grafton at Wheeling,
w. Va, on Decoration Day.
/ r. cy,,,;o, 4
resigned.
FINANCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL.
Ferdinand Ward. of The firm of Grant &
| Ward was arrested at the office of his council
Butler & Stillman, Ill Broadway, New York
| on the afternoon of the 2lst inst The arrest
was made by the sheriff on the complaint of
City Chamberlain j. Nelson Tappan. The
charge made is fraud, The bail was fixed at
100000 Having failed to secure bail, he is
now confined IN Ludlow street JAIL in the same
cell where "Boss" Tweed died Mr. L. n
Bangs, who had been examining Ward before
Referee Cole, is indignant at Wards arrest, and
declared that he had been put out of the way
just as the truth concerning his transactions
was being brought TO light. It is said that Mr.
Bangs and many other gentleman believe that
Mr. Tappan's suit was begun TO get Ward in
jail to prevent the disclosure of the inwardness
of his business affairs. Mr.. Wards brother
said that there was no foundation Tor the rumor
that he would make written statement of
his business transactions.
In New York, last week, Amos r.
Emo, who has undertaken to make good
the deficiency in the assets of the Second Ma
tional Bank caused by his son. John C. Emo,
mortgaged the Fifth Avenue Hotel property to
the Mutual Life Insurance Company for 81 250,-
600. The amount is payable in September,
1885, with interest at per cent. Mr. Emo a
few days ago raised $250000 in the same way
on the property at Mercer and Grand streets.
II is stated that Fisk & Hatch the New York
bankers, have made arrangements to resume
business at an early day.
The Penn National Bank of Pittsburg closed
its doors on the 21st inst, but an investigation
having shownsthat it was perfectly solvent, it
resumed business. On Monday, however, it
again suspended, the Clearing House having
thrown out checks amounting to $265, 900
which its managers had failed to provide for,
and its president having been taken suddenly
ill,-the result Of an overdose of morphine
and rendered unable to look after its affairs.
James d. Fish, the defaulting president OF
the Marine Bank, New York, was arrested on
Sunday last, but released on $4,000 bail the
day following. He claims to have letters from
| General Grant assuring him that the alleged
| Government contracts of Grant & Ward were
bona, fde. but the letters as published show that
the General was duped by Ward The latter