The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1884-03-27
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE WASHINGTON c. THURSDAY a.

to have the case dismissed, which the judge |
declined to do. He allowed, however, the |
mitigating circumstances to govern the amount |
Of the fine.
Joe Foster, a gambler and proprietor of |
variety theater at San Antonio, Tex, who was |
shot in the leg during the recent memorable |
ARRAY with the desperadoes Ben Thompson and
King Fisher, who were killed on the spot, on |
the 22d inst, died from the effects of his |
wounds. He is estimated to be worth from
$780, 900 to $150,000.
Andrew Peterson, an avowed polygamist. who
was indicted under the Edmunds law for regis
tering and voting, is on trial at Salt Lake City.
Utah. He admits several marriages according
to the Mormon law, but says the marriages were
by proxy for eternity, and not for time.
At Quebec on the Goth inst a woman named
Verrel was walking along the street, when
two huge dogs attacked her, tearing her cloth
ing. but not injuring her. She tainted and was
carried to her home, where she Immediately
expired.
PERSONAL
Dr. Ezra Abbott, of Harvard College, died on
the 21st inst He held the Bussey professor
ship of New Testament criticism and interpre-
taton in the Divinity school of the university,
and in biblical scholarship had few equals He
was a member of the New Testament Company
of the American Bible revision committee,
which co-operated with the English committee
in the revision of the New Testament. He
was the author Of many important theological
works.
Madame Anna Bishop, the once famous
singer, died suddenly on the night of the 18th
inst. at her residence Park avenue, New
York Her husband, Mr.. Martin Schultz, sur
wives her. Madame Bishop was born in Lon
don in 1914. Her first husband was Sir Henry
Bishop, professor of music in the University of
Oxford who died in 1855. In 1853 she married
Signor Boscha, the famous harpist and after
his death Mr.. Martin Schultz, of New York.
The Presbyterian Hospital of Philadelphia,
which some time ago refused check for 81, 500.
its share of the fund raised by The Charity
Ball y in that city, has received a check for
900 from resident of Bucks county, Pa
The writer explains that $500 is in lieu of
the money which the hospital did not receive,
and the remaining $500 is premium for adj
herring to principle.
| Bishop II III. Kayanaugh of the Methodist
| Episcopal Church South died at Columbus
Miss, ON the 10th inst, at the age of 49, His
remains will be taken to Louisville At 81 he
was received into the Kentucky Conference of
| the M. E. Church, and from that time up to
| January of the present year-a period of sixty
one years-he remained effective worker.
| Hon. A. S. Hewitt has a long letter in the
| PLANTATION of his interview with Minister West
relative to the O'Donnell resolutions. He re-
| iterates his former statement that there was no
/ truth in the allegation that he assured Minister
/ West that the British government need not be
influenced by the action in the O. Donnell case.
Charles A. Dana. editor of the New York Sun;
| General j. 4. Wilson, recently president of the
/ New York and New England Railroad; LIE
| Grand B. Cannon and his son; s. III. Olin, who
/ is sou-in-law OF s. L. M. Barlow; and Anthony
Higgins, of Wilmington, Del, started on the
Goth inst on an excursion to the City of
| Mexico via st. Louis.
John Jay Cisco, the well-known New York
| banker of the firm of John j. Cisco & Co., died
| in that city on the 23d inst. of liver complaint
| in the 10th year of his age. Mr.. Cisco had long
| been one of the most prominent financial men
| of New York. He was assistant treasurer of
| the United States during the civil war.
/ The residence of Cardinal McC9osky, in New
| York, was visited on the Doth inst by large
number of the Catholic clergy of New York
and neighboring cities, who called to congratu-
late him upon his 74th birthday. Friends in
various parts of the country sent him floral
| tributes and messages of kind regard.
| President Arthur called upon General Grant
at the Arlington Hotel on the evening of the
| Goth inst, and spent more than an hour with
| him. General Grant viii remain in Washing
ton about three weeks. His health is fairly
/ good, but he is still obliged to use a crutch.
1t is reported that some of the friends of Carl
Schurz propose to raise fund of 100000 for
| him. It is understood that Jesse Seligman has
taken prominent part in the movement, and
/ has the subscriptions under his charge.
The remains of General Weitzel, United
States engineer in charge of Delaware harbor
| improvements, who died in Philadelphia last
| week, were sent from that city to Cincinnati
| on the 21st inst.
/ POLITICAL.
Republican senatorial and legislative dele
gates were chosen in Philadelphia on the 18th
| inst. to the Republican State convention to
| elect delegates to the Chicago convention. In
| a number of districts resolutions declaring Dir.
| Blaine the preference as Presidential candi-
date were adopted. and the delegates elected to
the State convention appear to be pretty evenly
| divided between the Quay Cameron faction,
| which favors the denomination of Arthur, and
| the side led by Nickname and Leeds the latter
favoring Blaine.
mass-meeting on the tariff question was
held in Tammany Hall, New York, on the
night of the 21st Mr. Bayard and Mr.. Car
Isle had been expected, but were not present.
BIZ. Bayard sent letter. in which he said it
was the duty of the Democratic party to take
a straightforward step in simplifying and re-
ducing the present tariff system. Resolutions
favoring the Morrison bill were adopted.
The Democratic State convention of Rhode
Island on the 18th inst nominated George III.
Corliss for governor. He declined the nomina-
tion. He was nominated on the preceding
Tuesday by the State convention of Independ-
emit Republicans. The Democratic convention
has now nominated Thomas w. Segar for gov
ernor.
At a meeting of the central committee held
In Alexandria, Va, on the goth inst, a conven-
ton of the Democratic party of the State of
Virginia was called to be held in the city of
Richmond on Wednesday, the 14th day of May
next, at IL m, to appoint delegates to the ma
tional Democratic convention.
Before the New York Senate investigating
committee on the 2lst inst man testified that,
although he was only street sprinkler for the
STRENGTHENING department, and paid license
fee for the use of hydrant, he was assessed
from 500 to $500 every year for the Tammany
Hall organization.
, At Trenton, N j., on the 10th inst, Assem-
blymen Burgess and Armitage became angry
while discussing in the lobby of the House the
ciyil.rights BILL and Burgess finally slapped
Armitage in the face. Burgess apologzed to
,, the House for his conduct and his apology was
accepted
. Tn an Narr Vork M, tho Cntt,