The National tribune., 1884-06-05

$4,000, to bis four children, two of whom,
Mrs 0ryille and Mrs. Benjamin Horwitz
reside in Baltimore.
Eli Campbell, of Lack, Pa, died at that place
last week. after years of suffering. lie was q
veteran of the war, having been prisoner at
Andersonville for thirteen months and when
released from there came home a mere physical
wreck He has since the war been unable to
contribute much to the support of himself and
family, and died trying to get pension, his
last DAYS being embttered by the poverty
which pressed upon him and his helpless chill
dren.
Mr. Samuel n Shoemaker, of Baltimore,
resident manager or director of the Adams
Express Company in Baltimore, died at the
Hygeia Hotel, Old Point Comfort, Va, at ten
minutes past twelve o'clock Saturday night
MT. Shoemaker was man Of large means and
one OF the chief owners Of the Baltimore Steam
Packet Company. He took prominent part
in Republican politics, and was warm per-
sonal friend of General Grant.
An attempt was made to assassinate ex-Goy.
James VI. Smith, at Columbus, Ga, on the Seth
nit, but without success, owing to the wild
Shooting of his assailants. One of them-Evans
Rright-was arrested. The trouble originated
in trial in which Gov. Smith was counsel on
the other side.
The Rev. BENJAMIN Bosworth Smith, of Ken
lucky, presiding Bishop of tho Protestant Epis-
copal church in this country, died of old age
Saturday morning at his home in New York
! city, No. 653 Lexington avenue.
General James S. Peck, ex-Adjutant-G General
of Vermont, and president CT the Vermont State
4 Ogicers' Reunion Association. dropped dead in
the Adirondacks on the 2Sth ult
Comrade D. F. Farrand Ridgway, Pa, called
at THE NATIONAL tribune Office, last week,
with a club for the editor! The club consisted
of fourteen new subscribers
Harvey Parker, proprietor of the Parker
| House Boston, and one of the best known hotel
managers III the country, died last week.
POLITICAL.
The Wallace Mckinley contested election
/ case was up fer consideration in the House on
the 9th ult. and resulted in the seating of Mr..
Wallace DEM The following Democrats
voted with the Republicans for the retention
of the sitting member, Mr.. Mckinley (Rep.):
Blackburn, Dersheimer, Hurd Mills, Potter,
! Robertson, and Thompson. Mr. White rep. y,
of Kentucky, voted with the Democrats
As result of his Wall street speculations as
revealed by the Grant & Ward failure and his
action in keeping so large deposit of city
/ funds at the Marine Bank, City CHAMBERLAIN
Tappan, of New York, has been compelled to
resign. and Mayer Edison has appointed Henry
B. Laidlaw in his place.
The National Greenback convention, held at
Indianapolis en- the 2Sth ult., completed its
work by nominating General B. f. Butler, OF
| Massachusetts,, for President, and General A.
III. West, Of Mississippi, for ice-President.
The Minnesota Democrats have elected a
Tilden delegation to the National Convention.
FINANCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL.
The directors of the defunct Penn Bank, of
Pittsburgh, instituted criminal proceedings
against President Riddle and Cashier Reiber
yesterday charging them with censpiring to
defEaud the baRk. The warrants were placed
ia the hands of detectives, and Cashier Reiber
was arrested. Riddle, who was lying i'll at
the Homeopathic Hospital, was placed under
arrest, but owing TO his illness was allowed to
remain in the hospital. Bail was fixed in the
case ef Reiber at $4,000 and in Riddles case at
$l0o,0so.
4 bill asking for the appointment of re-
ceiver for the Wabash Railroad was fled at Chi
cage on the 18th ult., auxiliary to the suit for
the same purpose begun at ST. Louis Tuesday,
in which Scion Humphreys and Thomas Z.
Tut were appointed receivers. The system
comprises 3sGe miles of road. The Central
Trust Company of New York holds a mort
gage eff S5e. ese zoe en- its property, and the
Mercantile Trust Company enc of $4,000, e0e.
Its floating debt is over four millions The OBJ
jest of the present suit is to escape foreclosure
suits.
The individual schedules In the assignments
of Frederick u. Grant and Jesse r. Grant to
James McNamee were filed in csnrt on the 9th
ult. The schedules of Frederick D. Grant show
1 the following statement: Thedebts and liabili-
ties amount TO i, 215, 066.67 made up as fol-
lows: Creditors, other than preferred, $500, 800;
creditors, preferred, S243, 966.67; contingent
Liabilities, $4,000; par value of securities Dor
reEed from Grant & Ward, $40 500; assets,
nsminally worth, 81 1896, 0l3S3; assets, actual
worth, unknown.
The conference committee Of the Iron Man
ufacturers' and Amalgsmated Association at
Pittsburgh, Pa, Saturday signed last years
wages scale with the addition Of 20 per cent.
advance on steel nails and sheets. This action
averts strike and insures steady work to IO9,-
600 employees in the iron mills Of the country
for one year.
The west-Side Bank, New York, which was
crippled by the stealing of $4,000 of its funds
by the paying teller lHinekley) resumed bust
ness on Saturday. There were more people
making deposits than drawing their money
At the stock exchange election in New York
Monday, Mr.. J. Edward Simmons was elected
president.
Fisk & Hatch, the New York brokers, re-
sumed business en- Monday.