The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1885-10-15
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The News from ALI Parts of the
World.
ABROAD.

An attempt was made early on the morn
ing of the 9TH inst. to blow up by dynamite the
residences of Police Magistrate Monroe and
Provincial Constable Anderson, of Orangeville,
Ont. Both houses were badly wrecked, but the
inmates escaped unhurt The cause of the
outrage appears to be the commencement OF
prosecutions against violators of the Scott tenn
perance act.-Heavy and damaging rains are
reported from the interior of Mexico and the
Valley of Mexico.-Germany has dispatched
a note to the Court of Spain rejecting Spain S
claim to the Carolines.-A fire in London, on
the sth inst, destroyed $I5,000,000 worth of
property.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
c. B. Lester stock dealer, of Shenandoah,
Iowa. committed suicide Monday of last week,
at Burlington Junction Springs. He was a
Unknown man, and an old friend of Presi-
dent Cleveland, having been deputy sheriff of
Erie County, NY, when Cleveland was sheriff.
"A coal aud freight train on the Lehlgh Il
Susouehanna Railroad collided near EaSton,
Pa, on the eth inst. George t. Transue,
brakeman on the coal train, was crushed to
death.-Mrs VIM McCloskey, of Urbana, o.,
on the 9th inst, gave her babe morphine, took
some herself. and on .the following day both
died. No cause has been assigned for the
mothers unnatural act.-George Ill. Dlsque,
of Hoboken, n. j., murdered his wife on the
9th inst. by cutting her throat. When the
officers visited the house they found the woman
blood with its chubby hands.-Dr W. n. Davis
of Reading Pa, died last week from the effects
of blood poisoning caused by being innoculated
with poisonous virus while performing an
operation some months ago.-Rev. Father
Green, pastor Of the Church of Oar Lady Help
of Christians, at Newton, Mass, was found dead
on his chamber floor one morning last week.
His death was caused by asphyxia, resulting
from the inhalation of gas from leak IN
stove-Henry Sharp, Chas. Gilden, Thos. F.
Hanna and Frank Morins were sentenced in
the United States District Court at Trenton, n.
J., last week, to seven, five, three and a-half
and one year, respectively, for making coun-
terfeit coin.-David Long, Of Mt Tabor,
Washington Co, Nd, was thrown from his
horse last week and dragged and trampled to
death.-A Hannibal & st. Joseph passenger
train was wrecked Tuesday of last week at
Withers Mill, No. Oscar E. Smarr, who was
standing on the platform of one OF the coaches,
was killed in the wreck.-The trial at San
Antonio. Tex of Agnacia Cortez, charged with
the murder of Sidney Staniforth, the brilliant
young lawyer, three months ago, resulted IN
verdict of not guilty. CorteZ was the mistress
of Staniforth He was found dead in her room.
The defense maintained that Staniforth COM
mitted suicide-Prof d. E. Johnson was ia
tally injured Thursday last, while making
balloon ascension at Union City, Tenn. lie
had made a successful ascension, but in descend
ing the balloon caught in a tree. johnson
jumped when the balloon was 20 feet from the
tree and clutched limb, which broke, throw
ing him to the ground, distance Of 60 feet.
Mrs. Susanna Simpson, of Elizabethtown,
Pa, hanged herself in the Lancaster County
(Pa) Hospital. Her husband and daughter
visited her few days previously and spoke OF
removing her to the Norristown Asylum, but
she did not want to GO there. The cord she used
to strangle herself had been around basket
containing Injuries, which her daughter took
to her last Saturday.-A prairie fire near St
Paul Mimi, on the 10th inst did lage amount
of damage. The wife and child of farmer
named Seth Stanley was fatally burned in at
tempting to reach " fire break. Mrs. Julia
A. Stevens, the aged mother of Rev. Theodore
Stevens pastor of the Madison Street Methodist
Episcopal Church, of Chester, Pa, fell from the
third-story window of her house last week
while opening the shutters, and was almost
instantly killed
INDUSTRIAL.
There are in Chicago about 100000 wage
workers, and the number of trades and occu-
pations Of all kinds represented there is, in
round numbers, 500 OF this number 40 are
organized, about per cent.-The daily
wages of the Philadelphia tin and slate roofers
is now $3.50. A strike obtained this result
The wire mills at Worcester Mass, give
employment 10 2, 500 men.--Mr. Edward Rich
ardson, of Mississippi the largest cotton planter
in the United States, and perhaps in the world,
will raise this year at least 1900 bales of cot
ton, which, at $50 per bale, would amount to
S650,G00 The plantations he owns in the Mis-
sisippi Valley were valued before the war at
S12.o00,000, though they did not cost Mr.. Rich
ardson one-fourth of that sum.-Six hundred
coopers, employed at Armours and Fowler's
packing houses, Chicago, went out on a strike
last week for an advance in wages from S2.75
TO $ day.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Rev. d. J. Quigley, Vicar General of the DID,
cese Of Charleston, S. c., has been appointed
domestic prelate, with the title of Monsignore.
This is the first priest in the South So hon
ored.-A handsome brick building costing
$4,000 was presented TO the workmen of the
Keystone Bridge Works at Pittsburg Pa, on
the Sth inst, by Andrew Carnegie. 1t is to be
used as a library.-A joint debate between
Gov. Hoadly and Judge Foraker, Democratic
and Republican candidates for Governor of
Ohio, took place at Toledo on the Sth inst
Miss Mary Anderson has returned TO this c0un-
try. Her American tour is TO last for 10 months,
and will extend to California. Then she will
return to England for a few weeks, and after
ward begin tour of the principal cities in
Germany and France She has also had offers
to play in Spain-The English cutter &C.
nesta sailed from New York for England Thurs
day last, carrying several prizes, but not the
much-coVeted trophy, the Queens cup, won
from the Englishmen by the yacht America in
1S5l, and which has been successfully defended
by American vessels ever since. The steward.
carpenter and one sailor refused to cross the
ocean in tie cutter. preferring to forfeit the
money due them rather than face the gales
generally expected by vessels going to the east
ward at this season.-The recently completed
census Of New Jersey shows its population to
be l,27S 033. Of which n per cent. are white
native born, 81 per cent. colorcd, a per cent.
Irish, per cent German, and 81 per cent. other
natiOnalties. The increase of the white popu-
lation Of the State since the previous census is
ii per cent; increase in the colored population,
s per cent.-At Newark, n. j., Thursday last,
the suit of VIM. S. Cabling, colored, against
Fred. Reinhardt, who refused to let Cabling go
in TO supper at the National Hotel during a
Grand Army celebration, was decided in favor
of Reinhardt, on the ground that the hotel
dining-room was not place of public amuse-
ment within the meaning Of the civil-service
law.-W. ii. Stedccker of New York, placed
pocketboOk containing $500 on the seat of a
railroad car, while going TO Jerome Park races
last week. He became so absorbed in CONVEX
satioa with friend that when the train STOP
ped he got out, leaving the money behind. He
has not heard of il since-Gen John A
Logan was given a handsome reception on Fri.
day last by the Young Mems Republican Clut
in Baltimore. He made long Speech which
was received with the utmost enthusiasm.
To THE EDITOR: The story Of the sinking
of the Alabama was a treat. So many want Il
read it that my paper is nearly worn out