The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1885-10-29

The News from All Parts of the
World.
ABROAD.

ABROAD.
There are ABOUT 81, 59I persons engaged in
working leather in England, Scotland, and
Wales. The estimated yearly production of
hides in these three countries is 12,366,SI4
Nearly 1000 firms are engaged III the different
branches of the leather trade in London and
suburbs-The English Farmers Alliance
has adopted resolution stating that to avert
the ruin of the present race of farmers land
owners must forthwith reduce the rents of
farms and the Government must formulate 4
measure which will prevent the raising of rents
on the improvements of tenants-A desper-
ate attempt was made last week by printer
named Rasmussen, TO aSsassinate Premier Es-
trupp, of Denmark, at COpenhagen.-TheS Sui
tan is as devoted to Wagner as the King of
Bavaria Much of his time is passed at the
piano. and two of his sons are accomplished
musicians-The Canadian authorities have
postponed Rels execution until Nov. ii. His
friends still express confidence that he will not
be eXecuted.-A native of Alabama on the
Odd made an attempt 10 shoot the Montenegrin
Minister of War. The attempt was unsucceSs-
full. The would-be assassin, who was arrested
on the spot, was executed within a few min
utes.-The Caroline question seems likely
still to cause trouble between Spain and Ger
MANY The people III the former country are
enraged over the delay in the settlement of the
question, and popular uprising is feared
Admiral Mot, the French commander in Mad
agascar, in a recent engagement with the ma
tives, received quite severe repulse--Ihe
situation of affairs in the Balkan provinces Is
very critical, and it seems almost impossible
that war can be averted. Troops are being
RAPIDLY massed in both Servia and Bulgaria
Russia evidently intends to take hand in the
affair should hostilities eventually be COM
menced, as her preparations for war are inceS-
saat.-The Privy Council in London has dis
missed the appeal of Louis Riel, the leader of
the half breed insurrection i'll Canada, against
the sentence of death passed upon him by the
Canadian courts. Mr.. Fitzgerald, Riels Cana
dian counsel said last week: 1t is impossible
TO pretend that Riel was unfairly tried. kel
commenced the agitation from purely political
motives, hut. doubtless excitement produced
mental alteration, rendering Riel incapable OF
keeping the rebellion within legal limits On
the scaflold Riel will become a martyr, in
prison or in an asylum he would lie forgotten"
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Joseph Smith, aged 13 years, living among
the mountains near Bedford, Pa, was killed by
a panther on the DIST. His body was almost
devoured.-Beverly Fans. well-knOwn resi-
dent of Lynchburg, Va, committed suicide on
the goth ult by throwing himself under NOV
ing train. The body was horribly mangled. lie
was intoxicated, and supposed TO be suffering
from delerium.-Harrison TaSker, negro
hostler, inveig led German girl, named Helen
Huendeland, into his room in Indianapolis and
brutally outraged her last week He was
rested, and during the hearing In court a few
DAYS later Meinrod Huendeland, the girls
brother, shot Tasker in the abdomen, intiicting
a probably fatal wOund."The headess body
of an unknown colored man was found on the
2Ist ult in a swamp at the farm of VIM. Carlin,
near Mt Pleasant, Na.-Thomas Whitley,
travelling man from st. Louis, was married a few
weeks ago at Beatrice, and went TO Lincoln on
the Goth. Husband and wife were found in
their room on the following day dying from the
effects of morphine. The case is supposed to ne
suicde.-An explosion occurred on the 2ist
at Raccoon Pits. % miles miles from Richmond,
Va One hundred men were In the mine at the
time, but only one was killed and three wound
ed. The mine was an inclined shaft, and was
badly injured.-A negro named Ward was
hanged by mob the 21st, l3 miles south Of
Eufaula, Ala. for attempted murder of one citi-
zen aud thesupposed murder of an0ther.--At
Marion Ala, last week Henry Huntley killed
his sister. aged 20 years, with shotgun. few
days ago she chaStised him for some misconduct,
and he vowed he would kill her.-John
Howell, farmer residing near Starrucca, Pa
on the 23d inst. shot four of his children, rang
ing in age from three TO IL years, and then shot
himself No reason can be assigned for the
tragedy-E. NJ. Cox, well-known lawyer of
Petersburg, Va, committed suicide yesterday
morning, at his residence in that city, by shoot
ing himself through the head with pistol
Samuel w. Brooks of Hyde, England, has ar
rived at st. Louis, where he has identified the
man charged with the murder OF c. Arthur
Preller as his son, Hugh Nathan Brooks, alias
Maxwell-On the 23d inst, while some
workmen were taking down the large front
stairway of the State House IL Springfield, H.,
an arch gave way, preciptating number OF
them among the crumbling ruins. One man
was killed instantly, and seven others were
more or less seriously injurcd.-One week
lost ne hpantlftgi
of James Qaayle, of Cleveland, o., mysteriously
disappeared. Mrs Quayle had been jn poor
health for some time Saturday her body was
found on the lake shore, wedged i'll between
two great rOcks.-CapG. Edward OBrien, of
the oyster sloop Active, which arrived at New
burg, y. Y, :. week ago, with a cargo of oys-
tiers from Carnarsie l.. l.. was found dead in
the woods near there Sunday morning last with
a bullet in his heart.-The killing of WnI.
Wall United States Deputy Marshal, and VIM.
Clements, near Lumber City, Ga, Friday morn
ing last, is reported. The party was looking
fer moonshiners and was piloted by a negro,
who was also shot, but not fatally .-Walter
Chadwick, a well-knOwn citizen of Newport,
r l., who has been missing from home for
many days. was found drowned there on Sun
day last. He had tied string around his head
and chin TO prevent his shouting for help, tied
his legs, put on belt with several bricks in
side. put bricks in his pockets and tied his
hands-A car became detached Saturday
last on the Emira, Cortland and Northern
Railway, near Freeville. y. Y, and ran back
into another train, killing engineer Brown and
the fireman, and fatally injuring Conductor
Rogers.-Dan May. the l2-year-old son of
Rev. ID. May, OF the North Carolina Conference,
was shot and terribly wounded Friday last by
a companion, Herbert Clark, who pointed his
gun at him in play.-Erastus Carpenter, of
Hudson City. \. j.. and its first Mayor, was
killed Saturday morning last by falling down
stairs-Richard Worrell, hotel-kecper of
Monmouth Co, \. J., committed suicide Sun
day last by shooting himself through the brain.
INDUSTRIAL.
The miners Of four mines in the fourth Penn
sylyania pool have resumed operations the
terms offered by the Operators.-Work is
being resumed in the windowglass factories at
Pittsburg after six months idleness.-The
Florida lemon season is fast drawing To close,
and the shipments have fallen off very per-
ceptibly. During the past season there were,
it is said, one-third more lemons shipped from
Florida than ever before in a single season.
The planning mills at Poullan, Ga, nearly
completed. The enterprise will employ capt
tai of $4,000 employ % laborers, and will
prove great benefit to that section. The Ca
pacty of dressed lumber per day will be at
least 10000 feet. The mills will also utilize a
large quantity of waste lumber that has
formerly been burned as useless.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Belle Boyd has gone on the stage again. She
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