The National tribune., 1885-07-09
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The News from All Parts Of the
World.
ABROAD.


Cyrus W. Field gave banquet, at which Mr..
Phelps, the Duke of Argyll, Senator Edmunds,
Mr. Waller, Lord Houghton, Mr.. John Bright,
Dr. Farrar Arcbdeacon of Westminster, and
other distinguished persons were present.
During the banquet Mr.. Field sent cable
message to President Cleveland. saying the as
sembly had just drunk his health and wished
him happy life and successful Administration,
and a reply was received from the President
expressing his thanks for the compliment and
appreciation of the sympathy shown in the
celebration by Englishmen. dispatch OF
sympathy was sent to Gen. Grant, and his
health was drunk at the banquet. At Bingen,
on the Rhine, the Fourth was celebrated
with much ardor, the people joining with
the New York Schuetzen Bund in the
festivities. Almost every house was adorned
: with German and American flags
Unied States Senators Eustis, of Louisiana,
and Allison, of Iowa, speaking at a private din
ner party in Paris last week, said it would be
q noble idea TO erect a triumphal arch in Wash
ington to preserve the memory of the restora-
tion of the Union, and that such a monument
could not offend the sentiment of either the
North or the South.-The Emperor William
of Germany is in a most precarious state of
health and his death is expected to occur at
almost any time-There were twelve sui
cides in Austria on the 30th ult. The country
has long been noted for the large number of its
suicides during the dog days, but the epidemic
seems worse than usual this Summer.-An
officer in the Austrian army committed suicide
at Cattarc last.week by placing himself in front
OF the mouth of cannon and firing 1t with
a match -stick.-The Crown Prince and
Princess of Germany gave a reception at Pots
dam last week to United States Minister Pen
dlcton and wife.-In the Russian camp near
Herat sickness and great mortality are rife.
The Russians occupying the Penjdeh Oasis.
Popular rumor has it that Russia is only await
ing the Autumn to advance on Herat.-Lord
Randolph Churchill was elected to Parliament
last week mainly by exertions of his wife, who
is adaughter of Leonard Jerome of New York.
She took the stump in his sbehaif-Three new
Chinese ironclads built at Klel, Prussia, have
sailed from that port for China.-Whlle
battery of artillerymen was practicing at
Frauenfeld. Switzerland, last week, shell
burst, killing three men.-M. Waddington,
the French Embassador at London, and his
wife, have both refused to appear in mourning
at the Court ball. as prescribed by the Queen,
because of the death of Prince Frederick
Charles of Germany.-It is reported from
Vienna that if the United States refuses to re-
call Mr.. Kelley the Austrian Government will
formally decline to recognize him.-Twenty
villages in Austria were ignited by lightning
and burned in the storms on Saturday and Sun
da tof last week. Six men were killed while
trying TO extinguish the flames. Great dam
age done tocrops by hurricane.-W. 81.
Lennox Maxwell, the alleged murderer of c.
Arthur Prelaer, has been turned over by the
Auckland, New Zealand, officers to the Ameri-
can detectives who were sent after him.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Michael Cuff single man, employed in the
mines at Morris Ridge Celliery, Ill, as a miner,
was instantly killed at that place on the I'd by
fall of coal.-A train leaving Boston at 6
O'Clock on the Sd on the Boston, Revere Beach
& Lynn Narrow Gauge Road struck a carriage
at Winthrop junction, containing p. j. Olander,
his son Frederick, his daughter Clara, and
hired man named Los Mallan Mr. Olander and
his son were instantly killed, Mallan was terri
bly, injured and died within half an hour, and
Clara Oiaader received internal injuries that
viii prove fatal.-Maggie Kennedy, a young
English girl, blew out the gas on going to bed
at the Richmond Hotel. and was found dead in
the Inorning.--On Friday afternoon last
lightning struck powder magazine, one mile
north OF Cheyenne, Wyo., causing frightful
explosion of three tons of giant powder A
house in the vicinity was blown to pieces, the
occupants, Mrs. Walker and. her infant, being
seriously injured.-At What Cheer, Iowa. on
Thursday last, eight miners at Crescent Shaft
No. i, were descending to work, when the en-
gineer lost control of his engine and the cage
was precipitated to the bottom. Chas German
was killed and Thos. Ashman and Lee and Jno.
|. Martin seriously injured.-Israel Wolinski
shot his sweetheart, Cora b. Jeffers, and then
attempt suicide, because she refused to ac-
company him on drive, having been forbidden
/ to do SO by her parents. Both will probably
die.-At Brook vile, Pa. on the I'd inst, Cur
tis Terwllliger shot and instantly killed his
stepfather q. w. Dunkle, who threatened his
ife.-Between Arcadia and Liberal, Kan, on
I Friday last, freight train was precipitated
! into stream by the giving way of a bridge,
/: and Conductor Thompson Engineer Ross and
Fireman Reynolds were drowned.-A post
mortem in the case of Miss Eliza Sage, found
{ murdered Monday of last week in the woods
near Aiiegan. Mich, shows an ovarian tumOr
weighing IL pounds 1t is supposed she thought
1 herself pregnant. and told her companion, who
( thereupon murdered her to escape exposure for
himself There is absolutely no clew to the
Z murderer. The deceased was an old resident,
{ and or unsound mind. There were evidences
of a terrible struggle where the body was
found.--A fire at Altoona Pa on Wednesday
of last week, destroyed the carriage works and
dwelling of Wm. r. Vaughn and the dwelling
of Peter Kitty, and damaged the dwelling of Jas.
Mccullough to the extent of 81 200 Vaughns
loss is $1,000, insurance $4,000, and Kiltys loss
$1,000, insurance Sl,S0O.-Eli Buel, aged 60
years, of Pittsfeld, Mass, committed suicide
on his first wife's grave on the 1st inst. His
first wife committed suicide by hanging, and
he had been divorced from his second wife-
Henry Moore. coored who was to have been
hanged in Greenville County, Va, Friday of
last week, for the murder of Littleton Stewart,
also coiored escaped from Jail on the night of
June q, and has not yet been recaptured-
A duel was fought at New Orleans, Wednesday
morning of last week. pistols being the weap-
ons, and r. L. Wilmington, of Chicago. and
Chas. Labretonne of New Orleans the princi-
pals. The former was shot in the right breast
and the latter was hit in the right arm, neither
wound being dangerous. The quarrel was said
to be about woman whom Wilmington had
offended, and who appealed to Labretonne for
vindication.-The family of Dr. z. F. Fin
nell, Of buchanan. W. Va, were all poisoned
Wednesday of last week by drinking coffee
containing arsenic, but by the prompt applica-
tion Of remedies no fatal results followed A
colored servant is suspected Of having placed
the poison in the coffee, but she denies it.
VIM Meinecke, the murderer of Katie Brod-
hop, was hanged at Binghamton, n. Y. on the
% inst. He denied his guilt Oh the scaffold.
At Stephenson, KY, on the 1st inst DIR.
Jas. Carter was shot and dangerously wounded
and negro killed. The affair grew ont of a
trial of a druggist for selling liquors without q
physicians prescription, which resulted in his
being fined $525.-J. A. Schuyler, a barber,
of Morris, N. Y. on the I'd inst, murdered his
two years old child by dashing its brains out
on chopping block.
INDUSTRIAL
The failures throughout the country during
the seven days ending on the 4th number for
the United States 1S3 and for Canada 81, or a
total of 20i, as against 205 last week and 226
the week previous to the last Failures are