The National tribune., 1885-07-02
NEWS OF THE WEEK,
The News from All Parts of the
World.
ABROAD.

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The Ameer of Afghanistan in proclama-
tion to his subjects claims that they are de-
ecendants of the lost tribes of IsraeL-The
Emperor William Of Germany is in a precarOus
state of health.-An American, who recently
passed through Batoum, town in Asiatic Rus-
sia, on the Black Sea coast, says there are many
gun factories in full operation there, and that
they are being worked secretly and under such
Disgusting names as hospitals and asylums.-
The rayages of disease among the French troops
at Tonquin are simply appalling. Three thou
sand invalided soldiers have been sent home.
Three hundred soldiers down with disease await
transportation. The deaths among the troops
are from ID TO 20 daily.-The Russian Gov
ernment has issued an order forbidding the
newspapers to make any reference whatever
to the action of Russia in the Afghan affair
The British Admiralty has ordered a quantity
of the torpedoes known as the Ericsson de-
stroyers"-The salaries of all Mexican Off
GERS are to be reduced in consequence of the
financial embarrassment of the Government.
The President of Mexico has set the example
Of submission to the public emergency by ac-
cepting S15,00a instead of $4,000 per annum.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Thos L. Roach, wealthy farmer, who resides
O few miles from Lewes, Del, committed sui
eide last week His 13-year-old daughter An
ME charged him with improper conduct and
becoming terrified at the enormity of his al
legged offense, he sought to end his life. He
made three attempts to take his lfe the first
by cutting his throat, the second by jumping
from third-story window, and the third and
successful attempt by hanging himself from a
rafter in his barn.-Numerous robberieS hav-
ing occurred at Brambleton, a suburb of Nor
folk, Va and all efforts to discover the thief
having proved unavailing, on Saturday night
of last week almost the entire male population
of the place kept watch, with the effect of dis
oil cba ha 1af In
proved to be Geo. Powell a noted thief
Antonio Accetta, of Catskill, n. Y, was arrest
ed in Cleveland, o., last week at the instance
of the two insurance companies he had at
tempted to defraud by creating the impression
that he was dead. On the Sth ult., while fish
ing, ne fell or jumped from boat, and nothing
was heard of him until his arrest at Cleveland.
Mrs. Merkle, of Poplar Neck, Pa, whose
mind had been affected by long illness, climbed
to the roof of her house on the 23d ult. and
jumped TO the ground, a distance of 81 feet.
No bones were broken and she was but slightly
injured.-Twenty years ago George Ponnill,
of Martinsville, Va, was found dead in his
Office with pistol lying by his side, and it was
taken for granted he had committed suicide
Last week, however, a daughter of negro
named Peter Grns informed the authorities
that her father was the murderer. He was at
, once arrested and will be tried on the charge
Robert Phillips and wife, coored, were
found in an alley in Indianapolis, Ind, on the
oath ult., with their throats cut. The woman
was dead and the man fatally injured. Phil
lips had cut his wife's throat and his own.
They had been married only three months.
Jealousy was the cause.-Henry A. Myers,
wife heater, received 90 lashes with rawhde
in Baltimore on the Oath ult.-On the morn
ing of the oath ult. a fire destroyed great por-
tion of the town of Richmond, Tex. The
damage will probably reach $I00 0000.-A
ha; daa af & vic
at Mobile, Ala, on the oath ult., killing two
employees and fatally injuring a woman.-
David Quinn, who shot and killed Chinaman
in New York City. June z was sentenced last
week to Imprisonment for life.-Wm. Carter,
q car driver, was fatally shot in Philadelphia
on the 25th ult. by an unknown man on the
Gray's Ferry bridge. The man was with
woman, and shot Carter as he passed.-Milo
Jump, a porter at the Whitney House, at
Northumberland, Pa, was fatally shot on the
25th ult. by John Cox, proprietor of the Palmer
House.-The jury in the johnson murder
trial at Nashville, Tenn, returned verdict of
not guilty on the 26th ult Johnson is leading
citizen of Indianapolis, Ind. He killed Maj.
Henry last year because the latter had seduced
his wife. Mrs. johnson committed suicide
after confessing her guilt. Johnson was ac-
Quilted on the plea of temporary Insanity
Frank Askerly, recently sent to State prison
from Poughkeepsie, NY, for forgery, while
acting as agent for the Mutual Trust Fund
Life Association of New York, placed insur-
ance to the amount of $22, 600 on several per-
sons, mostly city paupers, afflicted with incur
able diseases The company threaten actions
against the examining physician and others
believed to be implicated.-Two Cherokee
Indians were hanged at Fort Smith, Ark, on
the 26th ult for murder committed I3 years
sgo.-Geo. w. Thompson, barber, of Cleve-
land, o., Saturday evening last severely cut
oh fha faa aud xuifI r
Lawton, a young lady to whom he had been
paying attention, but who had rejected his. ad-
dresses. Thompson said he intended to kill the
girl to get eyen.-In Easton. KY, last week
Talt Hall, desperado and one of his followers
named Johnson shot and killed Frank Sayer
in his own doorway. Next day at the inquest
Hall, the murderer, took exception to the seec-
tion of juryman and pitched battle followed,
in which two Of the Hall faction were killed
and Several wounded.
INDUSTRIAL
A company has been formed to work the
manganese mine at Mccormick, S. c., and to
export the ore in large quantities. The recent
completion of railroad to the mine affords the
means for transporting the ore to market at
low rates, and the valuable deposit which has
so long lain idle and useless will henceforth
contribute its quota to the wealth of the State
The strike Of the employees of the Smith
Carpet Company, at Yonkers, N. Y, for an ad-
vance Of 10 per cent. in pay ended last week,
the strikers, who have been out for four months
resuming work at the old rates. After the first
payday the firm agrees to give them the ad-
vance asked Butterine is imported into
England in vast quantities. During the first
four months OF this year S5 $40, 600 worth was
imported from Holland, Belgium, Denmark and
France.-The total exports Of produce at
New York during the past week, ending June
26 were valued az S6,971 ,9l9.-The failures
ending June q number, for the United States
1S6, and for Canada 49, or total of 205, as
compared with total Of 226 last week and 207
the week previous.-It is estimated that this
years wheat crop will show deficit of over
1S0o00,000 bushels as compared with last years
yield.-The managers of the Bethlehem Pa
Iron Company in their annual report say that
without general revival in business the out
look for the coming year is not encouraging.
They say that the prices of steel rails during
the past year have not covered the cost of pro-
duction.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Charles A. Buddensiek, the New York
builder who put up rickety tenement house
In that city which collapsed last April, killing
one man and injuring several Others has been
convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to a
fine of $500 and 10 years in the State prison.
A violent type of measles, followed by fux,
which often results fatally, is prevalent in Ell
bert and Madison Counties, Ga-Two Nash
vile milkmen have been fine $l5 each for
watering their milk. The Judge in passing
the sentence, said the next person convicted
would be fined $50 the extent of the law