The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1884-03-20
and the question Of Dr.. Newman's pastorate

and the question Of DR.. Newman's pastorate
settled.
A maior-general's salute was fred at Utica,
N. Y, on the 18th inst. in honor of the action
of Congress in the yindcation of General Fitz-
John Porter At tie same time the following
dispatch was forwarded to Gen. Porter: The
members of the 18th corps that loved you, and
which you loved so WE'LL are firing salute in
your honor. Theyrf feel that Congress has par
TALLY righted the great wrong done their old
commander.
Charles Mooney, aged fifty five grandson of
William Mooney, one Of the founders OF the
Tammany Society, died on the 18th inst In a
New York lodging-house, where he had been
| living in abject restitution. The coroner,s
autopsy revealed the fact that his death was
caused by starvation and necrosis of the bones
i of the leg the result of q wound which he re-
ceived during service in the rebellion. lie had
applied for a pension, but had received nothing
| from the Governments.
| 1t is announced that Mrs. Frank Leslie,
| widow of the publisher, is engaged to the
| MARQUIS de Ienville of France The Marquis
/ is an Anglo Frenchman born in England, and
| traces his title back to 1855 from the house of
/ Oliver de FOurncourt. Mrs. Leslie, it is under
/ stood, will continue her supervision OF her
| publishing business after her marriage.
The marriage of Lieutenant John w. Danen-
| hover, of Jeanette fame, and Miss Helen Latin
| Sloan daughter of ex-Speaker Sloan, took place
| at Oswego. N. Y, on the 18th inst Mr. Harry
| Towers, of Washington D. c., acted as best man,
! and Miss Belle Danenhower sister of the
/ groom, as bridesmaid.
Mr.. E. P. Roe the distinguished novelist at
Cornwall on the Hudson, author of the Som
bre Rivals" &C.. is writing serial story for
the fourth volume of ST. Nicholas The young
/ readers of that excellent magazine are to be
congratulated on their good fortune.
| dispatch from San Francisco announces
| the death of Mrs. Annie Key Turner, daughter
of Francis Scott Key, author of the Star
Spangled Banner" which occurred at Mare
Island.
Henry A. Tilden died at New Lebanon, n.
Y, on the night of the 18th inst, aged sixty
three. He was the youngest brother of Hon.
Samuel J. Tilden.
General Grant sent Fitz-John Porter dis
patch congratulating him most heartily on the
passage by the United States Senate of the bill
for his relief.
General Grant and party has left Fortress
Monroe for Washington ON the 18th inst.
General Grant viii spend few weeks at the
Capital.
Mayor-eIect Smith, of Philadelphia, on the
18th inst. appointed General James Stewart
chief of police.
Mr. Jay Gould sailed from Havana on the
18th inst. for St. Augustine, Fla.
FINANCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL
The Earl of Huntingdon and his son, Lord
Hastings, arrived in New York ON the 18th
inst, from Florida. The former represents the
Florida Land Mortgage Company, Of London,
which is interested in over 100000 acres of
land in Florida. Earl Huntingdon said he
met Jay Gould in Florida and intimated that
he might become interested in their scheme.
A special from Springfield, ILL.,, says The
State board of agriculture reports the value of
the crop and live stock products of Illinois for
1883 to have been $3.50, 759, 900, decrease of
S67, 100000 as compared with the previous year,
due largely to the depreciation in the value of
farm crops and the failure of the winter wheat
and corn crops.
Information has been received at Ashland.
Pa, that Prof. Wilson, geologist of Chicago,
has discovered a 33-inch vein of sapphire CO.
rundum on the farm of Samuel Herb, near the
Line Mountain, Northumberland county. This
is the second discovery Of the kind in America.
, Rumors have been published of the appear
ance of the foot and mouth disease in Effing-
ham county, I'LL, but one or two isolated herds
which were supposed to be affected when Wis.,
tied, failed to show symptoms of the real con-
, tagion, and no alarm is yet felt
The United States fish commission car from
VIC w ) GASt41iC f1.J AdSinSiys dIIIfGo DIT
Chattanooga, Tenn, on the 18th inst with
1000 California trout, TO be distributed in the
streams of East Tennessee, Alabama and Geor-
gia.
The new fast mail train reached Minneapo-
lis Mimi, on the afternoon of the 18th inst,
four minutes ahead of time. On board were
: Postmaster-General Gresham, First-Assistant
| Hatton, and Postmaster Palmer, of Chicago.
The Ilion Citizen, of nion, n. z, printed its
entire edition on the night of the 18th inst
by electricity, using the Parker electric motor
deriving the current from Parker ten-light
dynamo fifteen rods away.
r The leading inventors of the country have
, issued call for a mass convention in Cincin-
9 natl, March p, to take action to prevent per-
9 nicious legislation by Congress.
, Governor Click, of Kansas, has issued q
: proclamation converting the Legislature OF
Kansas in special session on March Is to con-
! slider the cattle plague.
The business failures of the week ending
S March IA throughout the country number fol
S the United States Ia, and for Canada and the
provinces AZ.
A special from Dallas says: It is estimated
e that the cattle-drive from Texas during the
7 coming season viii reach over 100000 head.
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