The National tribune., 1884-05-15
In the State Senate and in the House for fifteen
years. In politics he was Republican.

in the State Senate and in the House for fifteen
years. In politics he was Republican.
PERSONAL.
The remains of the eminent Philadelphia
surgeon, DIR. Gross. arrived at Washington, Pa,
on the 6th inst, and were taken at once TO the
crematory and placed in the retort. There
were no ceremonies at the in incarceration. The
remains we're reduced 10 ashes in two hours.
General Andley w. Gozzam, late of the
103d Pennsylvania Volunteers, died at his
residence in West Philadelphia Saturday even
ing. In accordance with his expressed wish,
the remains viii be taken to Washington, Pa
for cremation.
A special dispatch from Sumter, S. c., dated
May &, says: Captain R. w. Andrews, aged SO,
started yesterday for Boston, Mass, on Pc
destrian tour. He expects to make the entire
journey on foot, and is confident of his ability
to do so.
Warren B. Johnson, sixty-ive years old, who
left California on foot June l. 1882, with horse,
wagon, cow and dog. arrived at his home in
Webster, Mass on the night of the 9th insty
all the animals accompanying him.
John T. Slater, the philanthropist, who gave
q million dollars for educational purposes IN
the South, died at Norwich, Conn, on the 9TH
inst
FINANCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL.
The Northwestern Manufacturing and Car
Company of Saltwater, MINI, of which United
States Senator ID. Nj. Sabin is president, failed
on the 10th inst. The liabilities are 100000
and the assets $A,500,000. The company was
/ being pressed by a number of creditors on
/ obligations which they had expected TO meet
with money secured from the East; but the
suspension of the Marine Bank and the failure
of Grant & Ward had so shaken confidence in
credit thst they had found it impossible to
secure the expected advances. To prevent
/ attachments and the tying upof their property
! the company resolved to have receiver ap-
/ pointed They expected to discharge all their
! obligations, and after a temporary embarrass-
ment to resume business as corporation. Ii
is understood that A. II. Brown, Of Saltwater
has been selected as receiver. The Northwest
ern Car Company had great setback IN the
penitentiary ire last winter.
The returns of the Department Of Agri
culture FOR May make the wheat prospect nearly
as favorable as in April. Then the genera
average was within FIVE per cent. OF the
standard Of full condition. The May average
is 81 il was S3l in 1888 Barring the changes
of the future, winter wheat product of about
350, goo, coo bushels is indicated.
A carload of 10000 pounds of fresh salmon
was shipped Friday night from Dallas, Oregon
/ to New York, the first that has ever beer
snlppeQ from llaB state 10 New L Ork. i IN
company guarantee that the time consumed il
transit viii not exceed nine days.
The cotton crop report for the MeInphi
district, embracing West Tennessee, Nortl
Mississippi, North Arkansas and North Ala
bama, shows a decreased acreage planted il
cotton in that district Of one-haif per cent, a
compared with last year.
The business failures throughout the countr.
in the seven days ending May 10, number 70
the United States 15S and for Canada 80.
Hudson & Co, bankers, of Tombstone
Arizona, have made an signment-habilitie
$500, 000 assets $500, 900.