The National tribune., 1884-10-30
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The News from All Parts of the
World.
ABROAD.

inst at which the Marquis of Salisbury was
speaking. Later they showed him such vio-
hence that the police were obliged TO use force
TO protect him.-Prince Albert Victor, of
Wales, will start next Spring on long tour
through the Continent, and will afterwards
visit the United States and CaDada.-The
English Parliament opened on the 23d, the
Queen making the following speech opening
the session: - Ny Lords and Gentlemcn-1ha have
brought YOU together to enable you to further
consider the great subject of the representation
of the people. i continue TO MAINTAIN relations
OF amity with all foreign powers. The infor-
nation from the Soudan includes painful I'M
certauties but the energy, courage and re-
source conspicuously displayed by Gen. Gordon
IL the successful defense of khaTtoum deserve
my WARM recognition. The advance of my
troops to Dongola has for its object the rescue
ami security of that gallant officer and OF those
who have so faithfully co-opera;ed with him.
am using my best eDdeayors in Egypt 10 pro-
mote further Improvement OF affairs in that
country. ] have given my support TO the
Egyptian Government IN the difficult financial
position in which it was left through the fail
ure of the recent conference l regret the
occurrences in the Transvaai, and am consider
ing with the Cape Government means TO secure
the observance of the convention. Gentle
men of the House of COmm0ns-Ihe operations
in the Soudau render il necessary 10 ask of You
further pecuniary provision. My Lords and
Gentlemea-A bill for the extension of the
Parliamentary franchise will be at once intro
6uccd. May the blessing of God attend your
lsbOrs " The paragraph relating TO the fran
chiSe is the leading topic of discussion and is
s;ruUd adversely to the position of the
House OF Lords. and which viii no doubt help
precipitatc the issue against them. The Times,
in a leading article, advises the Government 20
proceed with the subject Of redistribution
soon as the franchise bill has been passed by
the House of Commons. In that case the Lords
would have no pretext for rejecting the fran
chise bill. The Lords are also advised to pass
the franchise bill without any delay, and then
look out for the reforming Of themselves, which
the people urgently demand.-It is stated
that the expense of the campaign in Egypt
will be met by the addition of a penny to the
income tax-It is proposed to raise by sub
scription fund of 410,00G for the benefit of
the family of the late Alexander VI. Sullivan.
The report of the physicians on the last
outbreak OF the cholera III France, which was
at the village of YpOrt, was that il was clearly
due TO the filthy and unsauitary condition of
the people and their surroundings. and their
drunken habits. Very many of the deaths
ASSIGNEE to cholera the doctors quite sure
have been really caused by excessive drunken
pess-An enormous demonstration in favor
of abolishing the House OF Lords took place IN
people being present.-Ali the princes of the
Chinese Empire have been summoned to at
tend a council to be held at Pel1in. Nov. 5, to
decide whether TO open war against France or
begin negotiations for mediation.-The po-
litical troubles in Belgium have eliminated in
serious disorders at the elections throughout
the Kingdom. The Liberals as a rule, have
been successful.-It is now stated that there
is go doubt that Col. Stewart and his party
were massacred by the Arabs.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
On the 22d inst. an attempt was made one
mile west of Knoxville to wreck the train con-
veying Gen. Logan and party. On the
Paducah & Memphis train Sunday night, Her
man Marshall, of Dyersburg, Tenn, cut and
siashed Boon Hulsfetties of M3ysville, KY,
and finally threw the bleeding man from the
train as it passed over bridge, the victim fall
ing ID feet. The train backed up, and the
wounded man was taken up barely alive. Mar
shall de6ed arrest and no one dared arrest bin.
At Albany, on Oct. %, three physicians
examined Boone, Gov. Oeveland's assalant,
and declared him sane, though suffering from
nervous excitement. He was arranged before
Justice Gutmann and made statement admit
ting his hasty conduct and saying he was sorry
for it.. The Justice having received letter
from Gov. Cleveland recommending lenicncy,
released the prisoner, who, with his wife and
father-in-law, left for home.-The Office of
the, Adams Express Company at Woonsocket
WAS robbed on last Tuesday night of coupons
worth $4,000 in cash and a package contain
Ing checks and notes to the amount OF 81 600 to
be forwarded for collection. The coupons are
payable Nov. i and 15.-Counterfeit silver
dollars so well executed as to almost defy de-
lection have made their appearance in Boston.
They of a whitish color dated 1884, have a
fine, clear and almost perfect ring, and in size
and thickness correspond exactly with the
M, a ard tlx-.r Aafln I'm EraaY 10
Brunswick Co., Va, are destroying much val
liable timber and great quantities of under
growth, causing serious uneasiness throughout
that whole section Of country.-Charles w. |
Baker, of Bradford Pa. has been pursuing
systematic swindling Of pensioners, by calling |
on those who receive pensions, examining their
papers, pronouncng them fraudulent and |
matchmaking them out OF greater or smaller |
sums of money, according to their means. He |
has been tried and sentenced to five years i'm
prisonment in the Western Penitentiary of |
Pennsylvania.-It is reported from Baton |
Rouge, La, that father, son, and nephew, IN |
st. Tammany Parish, were killed by negroes |
and that posse pursued, captured, and hanged |
four Of the murderers, and are hunting the |
others.--Howard Sullivan, the young negro |
who pleaded guilty, at Salem, n. j., to the |
murder of Ella Watson, was found guilty of |
murder in the first degree and sentenced to be |
hanged. He made a confession to the Sheriff |
mat ne naQ crlmlnaIly assaulted Miss watson |
before killing her.-At Bnghamton, n. V |
on the 9th inst, grave robbers entered the |
Phelps family vault and forced open the tomb |
of Robert, son Of the late Judge Phelps The |
robbers were frightened away by Detective |
Blcck.--In. Philadelphia, On the evening of |
the oath inst, James L. Clayton, aged l8, was |
left alone in the dining-room with John s. |
Baker, aged IL, a friend whom he was visiting. |
Suddenly Bakers mother, who was up stairs, |
heard three pistol Shots and running into the |
room found both lying on the floor, weltering |
in blood. Clayton was clutching bulldog |
revolver. Baker had died from the effects of |
two bullet wounds he had received in the head |
Clayton had one bullet hole in his head and
shortly expired. The occurrence is inexplica-
bic, the boys being fast friends.
POLITICAL.
4 detailed table of the majorities cast for
Congressman elect in Ohio shows that the ag-
gregate received by the Republicans is 43717
ana by the Democrats 24,140, which makes a
total Republican majority in the State of 10 557
The Virginia General Assembly adjourned
Oh Oct. "a until Nov. 3.---Nr Blaine reached
ChicagO on Saturday evening and was accorded
Q most hearty welcome. He was met at the
depot by the Young Republican Club, $500
strong and escorted to the residence of Hon.
Joseph Medill, where he dined. After dinner
he proceeded to the Grand Pacific Hotel, where
a committee, representing the German Repub-
Ecans Of the city, waited upon him and read
an address approving his course as public
servant and promising him the support of the
German American Republicans. The demon
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