The National tribune., 1884-04-10
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE WASHINGTON c. THURSDAY


aground on the beach in the cove at McNab's |
Island, close by Finlay's wharf. The cargo in |
the hold is probably considerably damaged by |
water, but numbered cattle she had on board |
have not been injured
The steamer Rebetca Everingham, Captain |
George Whiteside, was burned to the waters |
edge at Fitzgerald Landing, on the Chattahoo-
chez River, forty miles below Columbus, Ga. |
at Ais o'clock on the morning of the Sd inst. |
The fire originated in the stern of the steamer, |
and it is thought from an electric lamp spark.
The passengers who were saved escaped in |
their night clothes. About 307 bales of cotton
and small miscellaneous freight were burned.
The boat was valued at $4,000. and is a total
loss with no insurance. The vessel belonged
to the Central line, and piled on the Chatta-
hoochie River between Columbus and Apa-
lachicola Bay on the gulf coast. Captain Geo.
III. Whiteside commander of the vessel, was
painfully burned. Twelve out of the twenty
five passengers on the steamer lost their lives.
On the Goth ult. Miss Mary l. Baldwin, the
daughter of wealthy parents residing at Bald
WINS /. l., eloped with a farm hand named
George Bennett employed by G. M. Southland.
The couple were married the next day In
Hampstead, l.. l., and came to New York On
the 4th inst Mrs. Bennett returned to her
home on foot after walking about fifteen miles,
and said that she had been deserted by her
cent of money. 1t was ascertained that preyi-
Gus to his elopement Bennett had stolen $40
from his employer. Great Indignation is felt
by the inhabitants of Baldwin's, who threaten
to tar and feather or lynch Bennett if he ever
reappears in the town.
A story is published in Chicago TO the effect
that Chief of Police McGarrigle and two or
three detectives in 1882 obtained the pardon of
Lewis C, Swegel, who was then serving q
Al (l..n \ Nd
had told them in confidence that he, in con-
junction with others, had stolen A. L Stewards
body. According to one account McGarrigle,
the detectives and Sweigel then formed syn
dictate and returned the body to Judge Hilton
for $25, 600. McGarrigle admits the general
details of the story, including Sweigel's pardon
and negotiations in New York, but says that
Sweigel trifed with them, and that the nego-
tiations were broken of.
The first sentencing of prisoners at Cincin-
natl Ohio, since the riot took place on the 4th
inst in Judge Johnsons court Belle Osborn,
colored, convicted of shooting with intent to
kill, received seven years. She begged most
piteously when the sentence was pronounced,
and the judge began to say, AS this is a woman
| will modify the sentence" when the prose-
cutter interposed a vigorous protest, saying:
"This woman has been before the criminal
courts again and again, and something must
be done to relieve the courts, if for no other
purpose" The judge permitted the sentence
to stand.
| The water broke intoa shaft known as Boards
shaft, operated by the Albright Wilminton Coal
| Company, Boardwood, Ill, on Saturday, and in
] thirty minutes had risen nearly to the door
/ heads where the cage descends. There were
about 200 miners at work, but the timely dis
/ coyery Of the water enabled them to escape,
/ with the exception of five Italians.
At HarrisviIle, Ind, Friday night, masked
robbers entered the house of Carl Schultz, kill
ed his son, beat him and his wife terribly and
stole $1,000 in gold. Near Rising Sun, Ind,
Friday night masked men entered the house
of John Smith and roasted him over fire to
make him give up his money. He was found
next morning alive, but horribly burned.
/ Two hundred kegs of powder at VIM. Berry
| q Cos. powder milf near Shamokin, Pa, ex-
| ploded Saturday. The report was heard TWEEN
| ty-fiye miles off and houses were shaken mile
away. VIM. Yocum, the superintendent, was
| knocked off the crust that had formed on the
chaser when the explosion occurred. He was
fatally burned.
Seven Austro-P oianders, looking for work,
while walking On the railroad track on the Sd
inst. near Scranton Pa, were struck by an en-
gine Four were killed, one was fatally injured,
one lsas an arm, and one escaped unhurt.
PERSONAL.
Mile Rhea, who will play in Washington for
a week, commencing April 14th, most gener-
/ ously offered her services last summer, at New
port, for the benefit of the charitable fund oil
Charles Lawton Psjst, Ct. A. B., on the evening
Of her representation of Seribe's play of Valerie
which she acted Ia French, assisted by several
ladies and gentlemen of Newport society. The
Casino Theater was crowded with the beauty
wealth and fashion of Newport. The com.
| - Davx IT. hal
the pleasure of handing in to the treasurer q
very handsome sum as the result Of the per.
formance.
General Grant, who is stopping at the Airing
ton, walked around his room without the aid
of either stick or erutch last Saturday evening
This is the first time since the accident that ht
has been able to walk without assistance. Ths
general is rapidly getting better.
VIM. P. Chandler, for many years promi
nent citizen of Philadelphia, died Saturday o
pneumonia. He was native of Delaware, ant
In early life was editor of the Delaware Gazette
the pioneer paper Of Delaware.
P. Hagerty, an inmate of the Soldiers Hom
at Hampton, Va, dropped dead at the depo
there on the 9TH inst. while loading box-car
Heart disease was probably the cause of hi
death.
Major A. R. Small, Of Oakland, Me-, is en-
|, saseu on history oI lis reglmeHt-tne lOLi
Maine infantry.
POLITICAL.
Members Of all the political parties in th
State met ON the evening of the Sd inst, at ST
Paul. to organize Minnesota State free trad
league. The State constitution declares il
favor of absolute free trade and pledges tn
members neither to support nor vote for an,
candidate for Congress or for member of TIL
Legislature who is not pledged to free trade
: The membership included some Of the mos
prominent men of both political parties.
The subcommittee of the national Repub
lican committee have arranged for the accom-
mediation of between 5000 and 5000 spectator
, in the great hall in Chicago where the nationa
Republican convention is to be held. The plat
I form for the delegates will seat 1000 persons
Accommodations for 600 reporters will be pro
, Yided.
> In an interview, on the Sd inst, DR.. Munford
t of the Kansas City Times, repeated the state
S ment which he gave to the public recently o
t the authority of Colonel Payne, son of Senate
e Payne, of Ohio, that Senator Payne will no
. | allow his name to be used in connection wit
: the Democratic nomination for the Presidency
: Fifty of the sixty-seven chairmen of Demo
cratic county committees in Pennsylvania, i
answer to circulars of inquiry from the Phila
delphia Times, say the preference of the Demo
cratic voters of their counties is for Randall fo
a President. The others are for Tilden or Raj
| dali,