The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1884-04-17
NATIONAL WASHINGTON, G, Thursday H.
the 9th inst, destroyed thirty business houses
entailing a loss of 100000.


entailing a loss of 100000.
POLITICAL.
It is said that Mfr. Tiiden has absolutely de-
clined to permit his name to go before the
national convention at Chicago as candidate
for President He has completed a letter,
which will be addressed to the chairman of the
New York Democratic State convention or
possibly to the chairman of the New York dele
CATION to Chicago, in which he announces that
he is not a candidate. 1t sets forth his reasons
more emphatically than his letter to the New
York delegation to Cincinnati, in June, $780,
and includes some references personal to him.
SELF He believes that the Democratic nominee
should be one who could enter upon the work
of reformation, as the head of the Government,
with unvarying yigor
The Republicans of the ninth congressional
district of Illinois on the 18th inst. renominated
Lewis E. Payson for Congress- The Republic
cans of the fourteenth congressional district
renominated J. H. Rowell for Congress.
The Democratic convention of Pennsylvania
met at Allentown on the 9th inst and selected
delegates to the national convention at Chicago.
Hon. Samuel j. Randall was indorsed for the
Democratic nomination for the Presidency.
Among the delegates to the National Repub-
lican Convention at Chicago from Missouri is
Comrade William Warner, Senior Vice Com
delegates the better.
The Nova Scotia Legislature has extended
the franchise in municipal elections to widows
and unmarried women.
PERSONAL.
Charles Reade, the celebrated English move
list died in London ON the 18th inst. at the
age of seventy years. lie graduated in 1885 at
Magdalen College, Oxford, and in 1913 was adj
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field of literature. In 1852 he produced his
first novel, ''Peg Wellington" which at once
placed him in the foremost rank of literary
men, and from that time until recently, when
his last work was published, Ia short story,
| called SsThe Picture" in Harpers Magazine J
his writings have been bringing him a harvest
of riches and fame.
Captain Arthur E Splitter, of Richmond, Va,
| adutant of Robert E. Lee Camp, No. l. Confed-
crate Veterans, arrived in Boston ON the 10th
inst. with General James r. O'Bierne, of New
| York, to secure the cooperation of Union sol
diers and sailors In raising funds for home for
| ex-Confederate soldiers in Richmond A pub
| lie meeting viii be held in Boston in further
ance of the plan.
| Ex-Governor John NJ. Gregory died at his
home in Charles City Va, on the night of the
9th inst, aged eighty years. He was governor
| of Virginia in 1912; served in the Legislature
/ for several terms, and was United States dis
| trict attorney for the eastern district of Vir-
! ginia from 1858 to 1860, when he retired to
| private life.
Gen. Grant left Washington Saturday fo1
New York, accompanied by Mrs. Grant.
FINANCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL.
The April returns of the Department of Ag.
riculture make the winter wheat area about
/ q, $780, 900 acres. The present area is greater
| than that of the census year by more than
| 1000, 600 acres. The condition of wheat aver.
ages 95 one hundred representing full stand
unimpaired vitality and medium growth. In
| April 1888 the average was so, and 80 in April
1881. The State averages are as follows: Con
necticut, 100; New York, 81, New Jersey, 95
| Pennsylvania, 80; Delaware &c. Maryland
/ 102; Virginia 101; North Carolina, 102 South
| Carolina, 81; Georgia, 81 Alabama, 49, Mis-
/ sissippi, so; Texas, 1o1; Arkansas, 81; Ten
nessee, 90; West Virginia, 100; Kentucky, 90;
Ohio IS; Michigan, 81; Indiana, 90; IlIineis 81
The striking spinners at Fall River. Mass.
/ have resolved to continue the strike. II has
now lasted ten weeks, and the weekly expenses
/ of the spinners' union are 81 600
| The California crop reports show that it is
probable the Pacific coast will have an unpre-
| cedented wheat yield that will exceed the crop
| of 1850.
/ The business failures of the seven days end
| ing On the 18th inst throughout the country
number for the United States It's and TO,
| Canada 80.
The official statistics show that 1,275 mile:
of railway were built in Canada last year
making total of 6,6o5 miles under traffic.
The eastbound shipments from Chicago fol
the past week exceeded $1,000 tons, and were
the largest in the history of the pool.