The National tribune., 1884-05-15
PITH OF THE NEWS.
Capital TOPieS--Crimes and Casualties
Personal and Political.

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unveiled at the Capitol Saturday afternoon by
the present Chief Justice. Waite. in the pres
ence Of a large assemhlage, including the Presi-
dent of the senate, the Speaker Of the House
of Representatives the justices of the supreme
Court, many members of Congress, the trustees
OF the Lawyers fund, and some thirty descend
ants Of the venerable julist.
The veilcd statue was surrounded by
platform. on which seats for two thousand per
sons were provided, and protected by an
awning from the suns rays or the chances OF q
passing shower.
The right panel shows Minerva debating
her constitut ion 20 America The left panel
symbolizes Victory leading Young America
80 swear fidelity on the altar Of the Union"
Senator sherman. for the Library Committee,
called Chief Justice Waite 10 preside. The
Rev DR. Armstrong. the pastor Of Chief Justice
AIarshalls old church, offered prayer.
The Chief Justice, presiding, then addressed
the assemblage. detailed the circumstances
under which 30a0 subscribed in 1885 had been
SO handled by the Philadelphia bar committee
that in 1850 il had grown to $4,000 With
This and like sum subscribed by Congress the
monumental statue had been raised. 1t was
the Offering OF lawyers and the work bad been
done by great iarists son, the sculptor story,
himself lawyer before he became an artist.
The unveiiing completed, the orator OF the
occasion, Wn. III. Rawle, Of Philadelphia, pro-
nOunoed an eulogy on the life and services Of
Chief Justice Marshall.
The Secretary of the Interior has forwarded
10 Congress a provisional supplemental esti-
mate by the Commissioner Of Pensions for an
appropriation of S272.620 in addition TO the
regular estimate for clerical force required by
the Pension Office for the next fiscal year.
This estimate is made in anticipation OF the
passage OF laws by Congress which VIII entail
additional work upon the Pension Office. The
Commissioner in his letter TO the Secretary,
saws: The proposed laws refer 10 more espe-
ciaIly being the Mexican war bill; the act
which changes the law respecting dependent
parents, raises legal presumption of soundness
at enlistment, aud Of origin of disability N
service and line of duty, and the BIZ pending
giving widow pension on death of soldier hus-
band without proof of death cause being due 20
service IN the line Of duty" The estimate
provides for five principal examiners, Isl clerks
of various grades. twenty five copyists, and
eight messengers.
The President on the 9Th inst appointed the
following board of visitors to the United States
Naval Academy for 1884: General Robert c.
schenck, Of Ohio; Rear Admiral r. w. Shu-
feldt, T. 8 n. Hon DOrman B. Eaton, of New
York; Prof Edward S. Jaynes, Of Columbia
S. c.; Erwin s. Jewett, Of Kansas, and Hon
Stephen H. Alien Of Boston. Realso appointed
AZ the board Of visitors TO the United States
Military Academy at West Point: General f
" Pafrey, of Massachusetts,; Hon. +. L
MosheT, Of Oregon; Henry Raymond, of West
Virginia George &. Maring, Jr. of Rhode
Island Hon. @. w. Houk, of Ohio; General
Daniel Ruggles Of Virginia, and Hon. B. Gratz
Brown.
Acknowledgement Brewster in long inter.
view. denies that the Department of JusticS
connived al the dismissal Of the Kellogg case
He says kellogg came 10 his Office wringinl
his hands and crying like a child, declaring
that has prosecution was infamous and that Mr
Merrick Was bounding him through persona
enmity. The Attorney-Generai says he al
reeted the prosecution 10 be conducted wlthou
personal bias, and that he did his full duty
slough efforts were made TO induce him q
oesist from the prosecution.
Baron Won Eisendecker, who has represented
the German government at this Capital for
little more than year, received dispatch OF
the 7tn inst. from his home Office informing
him OF his transfer to Baden, and of the ap
pointment Of Mr.. Won Alyensleben, now min
lister az the Hague, to succeed him here. Tbs
date on which he viii be relieved from dut,
was not stated IN his dispatches.
Secretary Frelinghuysen gave large ex
cursion party TO lit Vernon on the 9th inst
On the United States steamer Dispatch, o.
honor Of the Siamese embassy. One hundre
and fifty invitations were issued 10 prominen
officials and the ladies Of their families, abou
two-thirds Of which were accepted.
Representative Willis, chairman Of the Hcus
Committee on Rivers and Harbors on the 1t
inst. submitted bin appropriating Sc, 6I9, l0I
upon the engineers estimate of SO, 3ol, $50.
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES
The steamship Titania, from Glasgow, reache
Quebec on the morning OF the 9TH inst. She ha
on board twenty-four Of the crew of the steam
ship State Of Florida, that vessel having bee
sunk by collision with sark in mid-oceau
u c-f.@a
only for7y-fonr were saved, and Of the bark
crew only the captain and two Of the men weT
rescsRd One hundred and tNenty-three soul
went down with the steamer and twelve wit
the bark making the total Joss Of life lbs. tn
collision occurred on the 18th nlt- and the SUI
giv0rs- after having been thirty-fiye hours i
the boats without food or water, were rescue
by the Norwegian bark Theresa, Of Christian;
from that port bound for Quebec. On the 2
ult. twenty four of them We're transferred o
board the ship Louise, bound from Cardiff Il
Quebec They remained on that vessel mt
the 5th Of May, when they were taken On boar
the Titania for Quebec.
A dispatch from ZanesviIle, Ohio says tn;
town was IL an excited state on Sunday over
supposed earthquake near Blandy avenue,
the fourth ward. Al 10 o'clock in the mornin
d terrific report was heard and about thrs
acres OF ground sank several feet, carrying wit
IL number Of houses, all OF which were badl
damaged. The inhabitants IN the vicinity we
panic-stFicken. fssure was opened to Il
depth Of about $50 feet, and the only plausib
theory is that several deserted coal mines cave
en-
A luBatic named lamar created great excit
ment in Decatur H.. recently. by takir
possession Of a temporarily vacant house.
defended IL successfully for some time with
pistol and knives. wonnding the owner, Blen
seriously, and keeping the sheriff7g posse
bay. lie was finally knocked down with
club and captured.
A dispatch from Fort Worth, Texas, stat
that Oh the night OF the 10th inst, J. Casino
Roman Catholic priest, who was en- route +
California by the Texas Pacific road was sto
ped by three men on the platform Of car ii
az the train was entering the Union depot
Fort Worth, and robbed Of $4,000 The 70
berS escaped.
The steamer City Of Portland, Capt Lascol
Of the international Steamship Company. pI
ing between Portland and ST. john, n
struck ON GrenGstone Ledge. Owls Head
BIS O'Clock on the morning OF the ssh inst IT
vessel soon went 70 pieces, but ali the passe
gers-seventy IL nUTnber-were saved.
Capt Il n Adams, assistant superint6nde
OF the Government canal works AZ L0uisYil
Ky, was instantly killed on the 9TH inst.
steam yacht got caught between a wharf be
and the steamer Guthrie and Adams he
became fastened between the roof of the be
and the wharf aid bis neck was broken.