The National tribune., 1885-09-10
NEWS OF The WEEK.
The News from All Parts of the
World.
ABROAD.


released at the instance of Mr.. McLane, the
United States Minister-Bicyclists will be
employed as scouts in the intelligence depart
ment of the Austrian army during the annual
military manuvers-The Empress Augusta,
of Germany, accorded United States Minister
Pendleton a special audience on the lst inst
SMALLPOX is raging in Valparaiso Chilli.
From 10 to 15 new cases occur daily, and the
scourge is assuming threatening proportions.
The Allan steamer Hanovcrian went ashore
at Portugal Cove, \. F., on the I'd inst, and
was completely wrecked. Crew and passengers
saved-The 18th anniversary of the German
victory over the French at Sedan was cele-
bratcd at Berlin, Sept. ?, by grand military
display The Emperor and Empress drove
ahead of the troops in the procession An
sdmirer OF Prince Bismarck has presented him
with the chair on which the Emperor Napoleon
sat while conversing with the Chancellor in a
weayers cottage at Donchery the day following
the battle of Sedan.-Near Laketield, Ontario,
on the 4th 1.00G pounds of dynamite exploded
in wagon, tearing the wagon and horses and
the two men in charge to pieces. People near
by deserted their houses, supposing it was an
earthquakc-At the meeting of the Catholics
at Munster Prussia, on Sunday last, Dr. Wind
thorSt. the Prussian Catholic leader, said the
Pope still ruled the world, and that the holy
chair must be made Independent of the powers.
Sir H. d. Wolf, the British envoy, has
asked the Sultan of Turkey TO use his infu-
ence to establish a firm Government in Egypt,
and thus enable England to withdraw her
troops from that country.-The Rhone Valley,
France, has been swept by a terrible cyclone,
which uprooted many trees and destroyed
large number of houses.-On Jan. next
Kaiser Wilhelm will have been King of Prussia
Just % years. Preparations for celebrating the
anniversary have already been begun.
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
son of Senator Morgan, of Alabama, was
drowned in the Potomac near Washington, D. G.,
last week.-At Dayton, w. T., Sunday of last
week, Mrs Ora 4. Bowen, an aged widow, while
fighting fire in the WOODS which threatened
to destroy her home, was burned to death
Martin Archibald, a wealthy farmer, residing in
Huntington, Ont. broke into the house of Mrs.
Mary Adams, at Belleyille last week, and at
tempted to ravish her. Her son arrived, struck
him with an ak and he released his hold,
when Mrs Adams seized the AK, and attacking
Archibald, almost severed his head from his
body-Lawrence Wilkerson (colored) tried
to help himself to cup of coffee in a cheap
restaurant in Boston, one day last week. Jane
Hennessy, white waitress, struck at him and
be returned the blow. The woman then stab
bed WikersOn near the heart infiicting fatal
injuries.-George Curry, of Red Bank, n. j.,
shot at his sweetheart, Susie Westcott, Monday
night of last week and then placed the pistol
was the cause. Miss Westcott was not injured.
Daniel Clever was tried for the murder of
William Martin at Carlisle, Pa, on the Cd inst,
and acquitted. The provocation for the killing
was the supposed intimacy between Clever's
wife and Martin.-Arnold Moore (colored).
Of Jackson, Miss, was returning from festival
on Wednesday night of last week, when he
was assailed by three men of his own color. He
drew his pistol, shot one dead and wounded
the other two.-Mrs. Ridgley and her son,
who were poisoned at Shenandoah Pa, from
eating toadstools, died last week. Adaughter,
Mrs. Farris, is still dangerously i'll from the
same cauSe.-A train Oh the Indiana, Bloom
ington & Western Railroad was thrown from
the track by a misplaced switch at Bowlusville,
o., last week. Engineer Haylor and Fireman
Taylor were fatally injured. The passengers
were badly shaken up.-Special Deputy
United States Marshal S. w. Pile was shot by
two men lying in ambush in Fentre5s County,
Tenn, few days ago, and died from his
wounds.-W B. Snell formerly business
man of Clarkville, Tenn, was found in the
house of Malvine Hiser, in Metcalf County,
KY, last week, with his throat cut. The Hiser
woman, who was his mistress, has been arrested,
charged with the crime.-F. w. Bouchel, a
blacksmith, of Kirkwood, Mo-, shot and
wounded Mrs. Randell on Wednesday of last
week, for repelling his advances, and was then
shot dead by the Sheriff while defying arrest.
john Lohrum, a wealthy farmer of Du-
queSDe HightS, near PittSburg Pa, hanged
himself to a tree on Thursday last, because his
nephew accused him Of swindling his sister out
Of some property-Alex. Mcleod, Anthony
Ginness and Michael Ginness were fatally
burned by al explosion of gas at No. 3 col
liery, of the Lehigh Valley Coal Company, near
Shenandoah, Pa, ON Thursday last. At No. A
colliery, of the same company, Henry Lord
was instantly killed by fall of cOal.-James
n SfaDlpS a freight duc+or IA tho Nir1inia
Midland Railroad, was married at Culpeper,
Va, on Thursday last and was arrested and
placed in jail for bigamy within ID minutes
after the ceremony.-Dongold Burt aged %,
was instantly killed on the 4th inst. in Wad-
dell's mine, Wilkes Barre, Pa, by fall of coal.
His wife, upon hearing Of his death, became
seriously i'll, and her recovery is doubtful.
Two years ago his brother, Javin Burt was
roasted to death in the Pine Ridge mine
VIM. Luther, Of Milwaukee, Wis, followed his
wife to friends house where she was visiting
Thursday night last, and attempted to shoot
her. Failing in this, he returned home and
took dose of arsenic, dying shortly after
young man named John MCGOWAN was fished
out Of the water in New York harbor Saturday
morning last by a boatman. He said he had
been in a boat with girl, who began skylark-
ing and upset the boat, and was drowned.
Later he said he left the girl in the boat and
when he returned she was gone. The police
locked him up.-Mrs Elizabeth Slattery was
found dead in bed in New York Saturday last
There were marks of violence about her neck,
and the fact that her husband intimated that
she committed suicide, led the police to hold
him until the Coroner investigated the case.
INDUSTRIAL.
The Elk Rapids lbiich.) Iron Company have
received an order for 400 tons of charcoal iron
10 be shipped to England probably the first
iron Of Western manufacturing ever shipped
from this cOuntry.-The Elson Glass Com
pany's works, employing 1900 men, at Martins
Ferry, O., started up last week with full force
after nine months suspension on account of the
strike.-The employees Of the Lackawanna
Pttsburg Railroad running from Belfast
junction 10 Angelica, y. Y, have struck be-
cOuse of nOn-paymcnt of wages They claim
seven months back pay.-The Waterloo, De-
corah & Wisconsin Railroad, to run from De-
cOrah, Iowa, to Lacrosse, Wis, has been incor-
porated with capital of $4,000 0000-The
report of the Danville VA Tobacco Association
shows sales of 3,293000 pounds of leaf tobacco
for August, against 2,101, 600 pounds for the
corresponding month last year. The amount
OF tobacco sold during the last II months was
33,620,0O0 pounds, as against 36,270,000 pounds
for the same period last year.-The business