The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1885-08-06
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
the News from All Parts Of the
World.

Fl Mshdi has left two young sons.-A man
named Hamilton, alias Rivers, an American,
has been on trial at Zacatecas, Mexico, on the
charge of murder His friends in this country
have reported 10 the State Department that he
was to be put to death without trial. A tele-
gram, however, has been received in Washing
ton saving that Rivers had been tried and SEN
fenced to 20 years imprisonment.-Turkey
has made a contract with Krupp for S3,506,0G0
worth of guns.-Sixty Russian criminals, who
had been sentenced to exile in Siberia, recently,
while en- ro>><e rose against their guards and,
although unarmed, began desperate fight for
liberty. Thesbattle lasted long time, and the
soldiers were absolutely unable TO conquer their
manaced assailants. Twenty of them were
shot dead, and of the other forty, thirty sue
ceeded in making good their escape. Two of
the soldiers were wounded during the fight
Lord Chief Justice Coleridge is about to marry
an American lady whom he first met on the
steamer in which he returned from the United
States three years ago, and who threatened to
bring an action for breach of promise if he did
not marry her. London society is very much
agitated over the event.-At Winnipeg, Man,
Saturday last, the jury in the case of Riel the
leader of the rebellion in the Northwestern Ter
ritory, brought in a verdict of guilty, with
recommendation to mercy. Riel was sentenced
to be hanged at Regina on the 18th of September.
The Sultan Of Turkey has limited that an
evacuation of the Soudan by England would
be agreeable to him. The prospects of the
British leaving the country are, however, very
remote.-The French troops in Tonquin
are suffering terribly from dysentery and
fever, the deaths averaging twelve daE
The United States Consul at Barcelona re-
ports that for the three months ending July
there were 2S044 cases of cholera and II, 347
deaths in Spain.-It is considered probable
that the ex-Empress Eugeuie of France will
leave the bulk of her fortune to the Princess
Beatrice.-A German reserve officer has been
arrested by the Russian authorities at Jacob
stadt, on the Baltic, as spy. On his per-
son were found letters addressed to his
wife containing descriptions and plans of
Russian forts and foTtifcationS-The present
population of Ireland is 1924 ,342, showing
great decrease which is chiefly owing to emi-
grafton to America.-The Viceroy of India
has sent circulars to all the government de-
partments requesting officials not to impart
news TO newspapers-On the 3lst sepoy be-
longing to regiment stationed at Bombay was
reported for some slight misconduct In re-
venge he shot and killed two Sergeants and
then barricaded himself in his quarters and
shot his wife dead, After keeping up for
time an effective fire against those who assailed
his retreat, he lay down beside his wife's
corpse and with his last bullet ended his own
life.
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Jos. Creitz and Michael Bailey were
struck by lightning while passing through
wood near Stinesville, Pa, Wednesday of last
week. The latter was fatally injured, both
being shockingly burned.-While picking
berries in the woods near Landisville, Pa, on
Thursday of last week, two little girls discov-
cred the body of a man, apparently colored,
so badly decomposed as to prevent recognition.
a dashing young. man by the name of
Adam Wilson has succeeded in swindling many
of the farmers Of Somerset, Fayette and Bed
ford Counties, Pa, out of $4,000 taking orders
for lightning rods and weather vanes, to be
supplied by manufacturing company Of Chi
cage which has no existence.-A south bound
passenger train on the Chicago and Indianapo-
lis Airline division of the Louisville New
Albany and Chicago railroad ran into a drove
of cattle Wednesday of last week near Delphi,
Ind. The engine and baggage car went down
an embankment, and four other cars were de-
rallied. Baggage Master Robinson was badly
injured. The 90 passengers were unhurt. The
engineer and fireman escaped iniury.-The
United States mail coach near Hawshaw, Ariz.,
was robbed on Monday of last week. f. NJ.
Peterson, passenger, was killed.-Last
week the body of Owen Mcclure of the Wash
ington Soldiers Home, was found floating in
the lake on the Home grounds. The body was
brought to the house and the Coroner sum-
moned, who gave certificate of death from
suicide by drowning.-At barn raising near
Keniiworth, Ont, Monday, the fall of beam
resulted in the death Of John Shaw and the
wounding of three others beyond recovery.
Nineteen other persons were more or less in
jured.-0n Wednesday last Thomas N Brant-
ley was lynehed at cambridge, Ga, for i'll
using his wife IN most shocking and brutal
nanncr.-On Monday of last week an old
man named Jim Hall. while going to visit his
daughter in Dolly County, Ga, climbed a /
fence, got one of his feet caught in the upper
rail, and hung there head downwards until the
fol yyh ha
He is dying from his three days torture.-
A four-year-old daughter of James Bennett, of
New York, a summer resident of Roslyn, n. Y,
fell into bath of hot water Thursday night
last, and was so terribly scalded that she died |
mmediately.-Samuel T. Taylor, 81 years of
age was indicted last week at Ononcock, Va
for the murder of Ben. Z. W. Byrd in May last |
BY a violent storm on Thursday last an
electric tower at Fargo, Oak, 169 feet high, all
iron, was blown down and twisted out of any
semblance to its original appearance. Many
roofs and trees in the city were carried away
and great damage was done-Several months
ago masked body of men visited the house of
Prof P. j. Slocum, school teacher, near
Horse Cave, KY. Slocum fired into the crowd
and killed three of them. Slocum last week
filed suit for 5000 against Is of the best
citizens of Hart County. He also charges them
with conspiracy to drive him out of the county.
john Schneider and Jacob Roshernck, two
Polish workmen employed in the Lead Bullion
Refinery of E. Balback & Son, of Newark, n
j., were frightfully burned by the explosion of
q furnace containing molten lead. Schneider in
his agony jumped into the canal which runs
through the works, and was nearly drowned
before his fellow-workmen could rescue him.
Morgan Mclaughlin and James Cumber-
lander were found guilty at Saline Parish, La,
Oh Saturday last, of obstructing the track of
the Texas & Pacific Railroad at LodGs, La on
Feb. IL, and wrecking freight train, whereby
much property was destroyed and several of the
train crew severely injured. They were sem
fenced to five years each in the penitentiary.
a western-bound passenger train on the
New York Central road on Sunday last struck
James Cleary and Thomas Queeny, who were
walking on the track near Schenectady. Ceary
was instantly killed. Queeny had his arm
broken.-At the laying of the cornerstone of
the Convent of the Sisters of Mercy at Borden
town, n. j., on Sunday afternoon last, 1000
persons were present. long platform put up
for the occasion broke under the weight of the
people, and about 80 men, women and children
fell distance of 10 feet. Several persons were
injured, but none seriously.-The paraffine
works Of Hunt & Brady at Canton, Md, were
burned on Sunday morning last Loss, $30, 900.
Mary NORRIS, aged IL years, daughter of
III. M. NORRIS, of Glade Spring, Va, was killed
Saturday last by a pistol in the hands of her
little brother.
INDUSTRIAL.
In order TO prevent the use of foreign cut
stone by Chicago builders, the Bricklayers and
Stonemasons Union of that CITY have decided