The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1884-07-03
PITH OF THE NEWS.
Capital Topics--CriR and Casualties.
Personal and Political.

first ascertain whether or not the same method OF
doing business exists in all the bureaus OF the
| Department. 1t is understood that there
are no differences in this respect, and that
! frauds similar to those discovered In the Bureau
! oil Medicine and Surgery might have been per-
/ petrated in the other bureaus ii the necessary
I! combination of clerks had existed and the
! formal restrictions had been omitted. A NUM-
1 Der of naval officers from Eastern navy-yarcs
and hospitals have been summoned to Wash
ington to testify as to the receipt non-reeeipt
/ OF goods represented as having been purchased
Tor their stations.
formal order was issued by Secretary Lin
coin for general conrt-martial in the case of
! Judge Acknowledgement Swain and Lieut.
/ Col Albert p Morrow, the court to assemble
/ ia Washington, September 10, 1884. The detail
for the court comprises Mai.-Cen. j. NJ. Scho-
field, Brig. Gen. A II. Terry, Brighten. w. 3.
Rochester, Paymaster General; Brig. Gen. :. b.
/ Boiabird, Quartcrmaster-Genera Brighten.
Robert Murray. Surgeon General; Brig. Zen.
| John Newton, Chief of Engineers; Col. Z. ii.
! Smith, 18th Inf; Col. g. l.. Andrews. 25th Inf;
4 Col. J. Il. Brooks, Sd Inf; Col. l. Z. Bradley,
18th Inf; Col. r. b. Ayres, ID Art; COL L. S.
Otis Goth Inf; Col H. 81. Black, 23d Inf; with
Maj. a. B. Gardner as jndge-adyocate
The Treasury Department has decided, under
the act to prevent the importation of spurious
teas, that teas which contain an appreeiabie
| quantity OF spurious leaf or exhausted leaves
are liable TO condemnation without reference
TO the question whether the quantity OF such
spurious or exhausted leaf is sufficient 10 make
it unfit Tor use, while the presence of chemicals
or other deleterious substances in it does not
condemn the tea, unless such admixture shall
be so great in quantity as to make 1t unfit for
use.
President Arthur has made the following
nominations: Eli a. Murray. of Kentucky, to
be Governor of Utah; John w. Meldrum 10 be
surveyor-general Of Wyoming; Samuel A.
Losch, OF Pennsylvania, to he secretary of the
Territory OF New Mexico; Dennis Eagan, OF
Florida, TO be collector Of customs for the dis
trict of Key West, Florida; Gilbert A. Pierce,
OF Illinois, to be Governor of Dakota and John
a. Kinkead, of Nevada, to be Governor OF
Alaska.
The Surgeon General of the Marine Hospital
service has recommended to the Secretary of
the Treasury that an appropriation be asked 10
provide Tor the appointment of inspectors at
United States consulates in foreign ports whose
duty it shall be 10 notify the State Department
Of the departure in emigrants and goods from
infected districts in Europe. Secretary Folger
approved the recommendation.
The funeral of Gen. Ward B. Burnett took
place on the 18th inst. from the Epiphany
! Church in this city. The honorary pail bearers
We're Secretary Teller, Senators Voorhees,, Blair,
Williams and Miller Representatives Rosecrans
and Robinson, and Col Norris, u. S. A. Many
distinguished officers of the Regular Army were
present.
The bin TO declare forfeited lands granted to
the Northern Pacific Railroad Company will
restore I0,000,000 acres to the public domain,
aud release 22,500090 more withdrawn from
settlement for indemnify purposes.
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
On the 25th nit. terrific thunder storm
passed over a portion Of western Pennsylvania
and eastern Ohio, damaging property aud
killing several persons and large amount OF
live stock. At Murrayville. Pa, boy named
Wolf and four horses were struck by Lightning
and killed. A younger brother Of the boy was
badly burned. At Maynesburg, Pa, Miss Josie
Keener and Vim. PAYER were seriously injured
By lightning, which also killed three horses
1t Corey, Pa, several head of blooded stock.
} belonging TO Henry Case were killed. 4;
Salem, o., Miss 8finnie Mestphor, aged IS was
stataingin the doorway, when lightning struck
and killed her Instantly. At Youngstown, O..
lightning struck the residence Of Abner Mead.
SKIER, killing his daughter Minnie, and seriously
injnring several other members OF The family.
/, Three barns were also destroyed near Yoangs
town. At Neweonersfown, o., the storm was
accompanied by furious tornado which up
rooted trees, blew down fences and did great
damage TO grain.
4
over the Virginia Midland r. r. ran at an un.
: comfortable rate of speed upon the bridge over
: the James River one and d half miles north o.
I3ynchbnrg, about FIVE O'clock Sunday. The
corner Of the smoking car struck the upright
gIrders, throwing it from the the track. The
: trucks of the car dragged the sleepers away fol
a distance Of 100 feet, and the Washington anG
2 New York sleeping cars the last of the coache.
Of the train, fell through the opening into ten
: feet of water and gradually sank. The y
passengers were all taken cut through holes GU
IN the roof and saved. Alter the water had
covered the top Of the windows, hrs. J. S
: EaIden, Of Washington, pushed her two
months-oid child through a window and helt
it above the water until rescued, and then sh'
came out the same way.
At stryker, eight miles from Bryan, O., Fri
day evening, the boiler in Won Behren g. Shat
4 fers -four mill exploded, doing considerable
damage and killing and woundng number o
: men. The explosion was terrific one. Som
forty men were employed in the mill at TIN
time. The mill WAS blown almost TO atoms ant
: in It's debris some thirty men were buried
a il of whom were taken ont in dying condition
= All were heads Of families People five mile
! from the scene thought an earthquake had oc
!" CURED. Within ID minutes after the explosion
100 men were at the scene and the work OF re
: covering the dead and wounded began. Fo
: FIVE hours cries FOR help came from beneath tn
= debris. Women whose husbands were work IN
? at the mill rushed to the scene, filing the al
: with lamentations.
d In addition to extensive damage by th
= storm OF the 10Th ult., IN western Maryland
% the border counties of Pennsy lYania and Viz
ginia, serious disaster overlook Rowlands
vile, in Cecil Co.. Md., where the loss is est
mated at $4,000, and it is thought the tow
n Will not be able TO recover York, Pa, snffere
" very severely. The tracks of the Norther
! =. Et.nff- g
n water, and trains had TO be sent around to Han
risburg by way of Columbia.
Nine Italians attempted to cross Corson
Inlet. II. j., on the 18th ult., during the storm
j. Their boat was upset. and six out Of the min
W men were drowned. Another man, whose nam
d is unknown, was drowned in Egg Harbor Inle
v A confagration in the business portion of Ne
T. Orleans OH the 25th uit., destroyed propert
= valued al 100000.
a, POLITICAL.
h The Indiana Democrats nominated L P Ora
l. for Governor on the first vote, and NJ. d. Maso
{; for Licutenant-G Governor w. r. Myers for Ser
lie rotary of State, J. l. Cooper fer Treasurer, an
r. j. il. Rice for Auditor. One of the planks
), the platform asserts that the Democratic part
l., is the friend of the soldiers their widows an
orphans, and favors granting pensions to a
soldiers suffering from disability incurred du
ing their service in the army; of granting pei
y sions to soldiers of the Mexican war; of equal
g ing boUnties and pensions to soldiers, and
q pensions without limitation as TO time, and
&c arovidin1 for the widows of all soldiers