The National tribune., 1884-01-10
PITH OF THE NEWS.
Capital TOpics--Crimes and Casualties.
Personal and Political.

the United States on the 10th inst.
Representative Springer has concluded to
accept TIE positions on the House committees
20 which be was assigned by the Speaker. His
committee VIII at once institute a thorough
investigation of the Department of Justice.
Justice Matthews, of the United States SUI
preIne Court, gave a dinner party last week at
which the guests were President Arthur, JUS
tice AID hrs. Field, Justice Gray and Miss
Gray, Lieut. enant-General and Mrs. sheridan,
General Il. {. Schenc1, the Russian minister
and wife, Senator aud Mrs. Bin, Mrs. W y. Z.
Berry, Senator and Mrs. Hale and Miss Webb.
Representative Bland has had an interview
with AR. BUrchard, director OF the mint, on
the 3D. inst. In regard TO the number Of trade
dollars now in circulation. The latter ex-
pressed The opinion that between FIVE and six
millions OF the coins were out and IN the hands
Of the trslaesnaen and the people generally,
instead CT being ~ the possession OF spectators.
The remainder Of the 35,090,000 originally
coined are thought to have been exported or
remeted
The bin introduced in the House on the 9TH
Inst by Representative Willis, 10 extend the
Eme for the payment Of the tax on distilled
spirits now in warehouse provides that the
bonded period shall be extended two years.
Such extension. however shall not be made in
any case nnless an additional or new ware
Commissioner of internal Revenue and ap-
proved By the Secretary of the Treasury, and
with suretes satisfactory TO the collector, shall
be given.
The House Subcommittee on Pensions viii,
il is understood. recommend that the unex-
pended balance Of the appropriation for pen
Bions for the present fiscal year estimated at
from $50 00l,0 900 to 500, 100000 be appropriated.
Members OF the subcommittee are of the
Il. ma -
to meet the demands FOR the Pension Bureau
for the next fiscal year, and 10 secure this sum
viii probably recommend the appropriation Of
lbout Sl5009,0G0 in addition TO the unex-
pended balance.
The order promulgated by the Postmaster
6eneral Saturday. which threatens with inn
mediate dismissal any employee Of bis depart
ment detected in the purchase or having ID his
POSSESSION q lottery ticket. caused considerable
comment in department circles. Many of
the clerks consider the order arbitrary and
tyrannica They hold that they have a right
10 spend their earnings as they see fit, and
that the P0stmaster-General has no authority
over them after their days work is done In
some Of the departments several Of the clerks
make W a monthly purse and invest in lottery
tickets.
The Postuaster-General issued on the ID
inst. an order changing the rate Of postage on
IA uUllUtF OF AELlElGS lnAt nave heretofore DeeQ
rated aE IhITd-class or printed matter, paying
postage at the rate Of one cent for every two
ounces Under this order these articles viii
hereafter be classified as merchs ndise OF fourth
class matter, upon which postage is one cent
per ounce. The following is the text Of the
order. The character Of paper as an article Of
merchandise within the meaning of the postal
Law is not necessarily changed by the printing
or the stamping thereon Of words, letters, char
acters, figures, images or Of any combination
thereon. Labels, patterns, photographs, play
1ng cards, visiting cards, address tags. paper
Sacks wrapping paper with printed advertise
mentsthere8n- billhea6s, letterheads, envelopes,
and other matter OF the same general elfarac-
ter. the printing upon which is not designed TO
instruct anuse. cultivate the mind, or taste, or
impart general information, are mere articles
Di merehanaise and should be rated as fourth
class matter"
GRIMES kSD CASUALTIES
The new Park Theater at Cleveland, Ohio,
which was opened ia October last, was totally
destroyed by fire on SATURDAY. morning last
The building cost $4,000
a collision occurred onthe Grand Trunk
Railway near Toronto or the % inst between
passenger train, containing sixty persons, and
freight train, BY which twenty eight lives
we're lost sad great number CT the passengers
ana employees Of the road fatally injured.
In Philadelphia, on Sunday evening last. as
Abraham Schriber was feeding the animals at
the winter quarters Of Forepaueh's circus. he
was seized By tiger, aud before ii could be
beaten Of the iesh on his arms and body was
dreadially lacsgated.
By the bursting Of the Huron milIdara near
E0ught0n, Mich, on the Ist inst, Charles E.
Raymond. q teller 81 the First National Bank
9f aOnrht0n, his son and servant girl and
Howard Raymond. wife and son were drowned.
Fifteen hundred dollars were subscribed for the
benefit OF hrs. Raymond and the two children,
whom she heToica-ly saved.
The Emma Bond outrage case was given To
the jury - HiiisborS'. IL. on the Ist inst AZ
Ter several hours consultation, the jury re-
turned q verdict Of not guilty as 10 ali three OF
The defendants. A movement has been started
al Palmyra. Wis.,, To raise a fund for the benefit
d Miss Bond by Subscriptions Of one dollar
from al parts Of the country.
An Elmira, Y =, dispatch SAYS: Three bows.
Ebile out bunting Sunday afternoon. near a
place known as Cars Corners. found the body
81 young woman frozen soiidly ia the ice in
sstream under wagon bridge IL was taken
to Inc city hospital, where ii WIS recognized as
that Of a woman from Watkins. who had been
a. TIE Homestead Hotel On Monday, acoonlpa-
nied By Isan with WHOM she had trouble.
Z. i. Kobbe. formerly the exchange clerk al
New York q Bamford Brothers, comm issioa
merchants 81 Liverpool, England was arrested
n Inlcaro on the 2Sth Nlt., charged with for
gerry AID converting 10 his own use $4,000 in
exchange belonging to the firm. He invested
she money in Government boBds, which be
leeretes IA New 80rk and Brooklyn. He was
aiken 70 New York, where he surrendered
bonds 70 the amount Of $4,000. John r. Van
Ard1le. Egao was with Kobbe IN Chicago, has
also been arrested.
While tw0 bobgleds'' were racing on West
srvelt avenue New Brighton, Staten Island
n y. Friday evening tie sled steered by
Frank enarr01 ran into team Of horses at
taehec 20 . carriage. The second sled man.
aged by taieb Van Chef ran into the first
party. TIE horses We're KNOCKED of their feet
sno fell among the coastiAg party Van Chef
SllarrDtt ard John McI2obzrts we're badly IN,
iurea, ard ali the coasters were more or les,
auFt. AT I-anaisTiiie, Pa Friday, Christian
n. HES and boy, was fatally injured whils
sOzsting.
The bark ". 7. J., from Pernsmbuco. which
arrived - Halifax, \. s., last week, eneoun
tered q succession OF terrible storms All O
the crew except the first mate we're frost-bitten
and tie vessel for long time driffed help
icssly abDnt. Three canvas bags filled witl
oil were thrown over the side to wiDdward
and the iEater about the vessel soon became
considerably smoother. Huge waves could b
seen RISING sud poariug q short distance /.
Wlneware- bat before they reached the bari
tnalr force Was broken by the floating oil
The hshiRg schooner 0resa was soon after
"afas ssAtea and six men were transferred