The National tribune., 1885-12-10
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The News from All Parts of the
World.
ABROAD.

DTaDONO Was 0SSlTON6 6u uS iCOShtas
The disaster was caused by heavy rains
Senior Romero Mexican Minister at Washington
says il is not true as published, that Americans
working the mines of Las Cruces, in Mexico
were prosecuted BY the local Mexican author.
ities.-A bailitf named Foley, seized a farm
last week at Fermoy, County Cork, Ireland, and
then went TO sleep for the night in an clubhouse
Some miscreant crept into the building and
poured boiling water over the slumbering man
scalding him in a frightful manner.-TwO
survivors of the German bark Fidelio, Capt
Meyer, from Wilmington for Wolgast have
been rescued in St Georges channel and landed
at Belfast. They report that seven of the crew
were edrowned.-TheS st. Jean Baptiste Society
of Montreal held an imposing religious service
on Wednesday of last week for the repose OF
the soul of Louis Riel.-king Alfonso died
heavily in debt, having lived far beyond the in-
come allowed him by the civil Iist-The order
of expulsion of the German Americans on the
Island of Foehr has again been suspended-Mr.
Pendleton, the United States Minister, having
intervened in the matter.-The armistice be-
tween Servia and Bulgaria still continues, but
no agreement has yet been arrived at. 1t is
rumOred that the Russian and Austrian Gov
ernments have notified the belligerents that if
hostilities are commenced they have decided
to occupy respectively Servia and Bulgaria.
The Spanish Government has just contracted
with Scotch firm to build a man -Of-war ca
pable of making 26 miles an hour, and the Brit
ish Admiralty has ordered a feet of small gun
boats guaranteed to steam 19 knots an hour in
rough weather If the Spanish vessel comes
up TO expectation she will probably be the
fastest in the world.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Two heavily white men were found
dead last week within few PAGES of each other
near White Lead Hill, 200 miles north of Gal
weston, Texas. 1t is supposed the men quarre.ed
and fought duel.--A 12- -year-old son of DIR.
George A. Stuart, a practiclng physician OF
Schenectady, \. Y, took hydrocyanic acid last
week, because he was reprimanded for some
boyish fault, and died in 10 minutes.-The
house of William Elder, near Abbottstown, Pa,
was burned last week, and Elder, who was the
only person i'll the house, was burned to death.
His wife was spending the night at a neigh
bor's.-In a collision Monday evening Of last
week on the Baltimore g. Ohio Railroad near
North Mountain, w. Va, between two engines,
both were hurled down the bank. Charles
Doolay, brakeman, was killed and several
Others injured.-The dwelling of II. A. GIsE-
son, near Marquee, Texas was burned In
the early part of last week, Grayson's wife
and daughter perishing in the flames
The jury in the case of William and Hum
phrey Best, charged with the murder of VIM
Bailey (colored), returned a verdict of not
guilty at Lancaster, KY, last week. The father
Of the Best boys killed seven men, and always
managed oescape punishment.--Fivem members
of J. A. GalyOns family. at Knoxville, Tenn,
were poisoned last week by drinking coffee in
which their colored cook had placed half a
pound of arsenic. Medical assistance arrived in
time to save their lives. The cook has
been arrested. At Medina, Orealns Co.,
n. Y, woman named Miles, between 60
and 40 years old, was murdered on Thursday
last by some unknown person, who cut her
throat. A basin of bloody water showed that
the murderer had washed his hands after kill
ing the woman.-W. F. McGinnis a machn-
ist in the st. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern
Railway shops at Argenta, Ark, while repair
ing locomotive was caught in the machinery
and burned and scalded to death. When re-
moved his hip was in blaze. He lived Ia
hours.-The trial of Lewis C. Davis for the
murder of Policeman Andrew J. Patterson on
June q, was taken up in the Court of Oyer and
Terminer at Wilmington. Del, on the Sd inst.
This trial attracts much attention, the killing
having been unprovoked and the victim a
worthy and popular offcer.-During day
light robberies of ladies in the most wealthy
residence sections of Chicago have become so
frequent of late that ladies go upon the street
with dread. The robbers are well dressed and
after knocking down lady and grabbing her
reticule they quickly disappear around a cor
ner. It is suspected that the thieves have OBJ
tanned situations as coachmen in wealthy iami-
ileS, anu lHdt bneg lake refuge III stdDleS 10
elude pursuit.-The McCiraw sawmill at Bay
City, Mich, owned by Birdsall 8, Barker, was
burned Wednesday night of last week, causing
a loss of $l50,000: insurance 100000. The
mill was the largest on the Saginaw River
p. Rentel's bank, at Freedom, Beaver Co., Pa,
west OF Pittsburg was blown open by burglars
on Friday last at o'clock and about $1,000 in
cash and $i.1J0 in Government bonds stolen.
Many valuable papers and notes were burned.
"A fathn2t laden with ylnfotnpc pansi2ed
near Metropolis, Ill, on Saturday last, and went
down with six men.-Daye Hutchcraft was
witness recently in a case against Wade Rue at
NichOlasville, Ky. On Sunday last they met,
and Hutchcraft glanced at Rue, who remarked
that no man could eye him like that and drew
his revolver, but Hutchcraft killed him before
be could pull the tri gger.-An accident on
the Brooklyn bridge On Saturday last, caused
by tie failure of grip to hold the cable by
which the cars are propelled, resulted in the
serious INJURY of i've persons and slight I'M juries
TO several lothcrs-A brother and sister named
Vernon We're knocked from bridge on the
Georgia Pacific Railroad, near Edwardsville,
Ala, Friday night last and killed.
INDUSTRIAL.
A convention of knights of Labor at San
Francisco last week adopted resolutions to sys-
temiZe anti-Chinese movements in every city
and town on tie Pacific coast and calling on
labor organizations in the East TO extend their
sympathy. The customs report shows that since
the Chinese restriction act of 1882, $4,000 Chi
nese have landed at San Francisco nearly 1000
Of whom have been permitted to land without
legal certificates. to the Sacra-
mento Bee, the Chinese take $15,O00,000 out of
California each year. sending it home-Mar-
ried men receive the preference when applying
for work at Mare Island, Cal; nor will bache-
lors be employed till the stock of Benediclls has
been eXhaustcd.-The strike at both of the
Hamilton prescription glass factories, in Pitts
burg, Pa. which has been carried on for one
year and two days, ended on Thursday last
The strike was made against 90 per cent. re-
ductlon in wages. A compromise has been
effected by which work is resumed at reduc-
ton Of 10 per ccnt.-The iron and wire works
OF the Barnum Company, at Detroit, Mich,
covering whole block, were burned on
Thursday last causing loss OF $Il2, 900 on the
building and $lJ0. 600 On machinery and stock
The Farmers National Congress at Indianapo-
lis, Ind, on the Sd inst, adopted resolution
requesting Congress to restore the tariff upou
wool and wheat TO what il was in 1850 Robert
Beverly, OF the Palms. Va, was reelected Pres
ident Gen. Chas. E. Hooker of Mississippi
was chosen to deliver the annual address at the
next meeting, to be held at St Paul, Mimi
The business failures occurring throughout the
country during the seven days ending Saturday
last, as reported TO K. q. Dun & Co.. number for
the United States 2l3 and for Canada % or a
total OF z35 failures, as against total OF 2i4
last week, and 24O the week previous. There
Is considerable increase noted in the Southern
and Western States In the other sections Of
the country failures are few in uum her comnar.