The National tribune., 1885-03-19
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The News from All Parts Of the
World.
ABROAD.

ABROAD.
Nothing of importance has transpired in the
sopdan during the week. El Mahdi has left
Ebartoum and taken up his residence at
Abhas Island, I30 miles from that place. He Is
afraid of assassination by his rivals, and con-
stantly keeps a large guard around his person.
ENGLAND and Russia are not now on very
friendly relations on account of the dispute IN
regard to the Afghan frontier, England claim
ing that Russia was encrOachlng on the terri
tory of Afghanistan, and stating her intention
of resisting such encr0achment by force OF
arms. Crest Britain fears that Russia will at
tempt 20 get a foothold in Afghanistan prCpar-
atory TO making descent upon India Last
week war seemed imminent between the two
countries but an understanding has been
reached. and Rassi has agreed to 20 nc further.
The matter Is by no means settled, however,
ard England is rapidly putting her army on
war footing. 1t is reported that Sir Peter
Junlslen, the British Commissioner has ar
rived at HcTat, ami that the Afghans are
actively ;Grtiyng the city aud roads between
Sarakhs and the Nurghab River. There are
several hundred C0ssacks near Pul-i-k khatun,
which is the most southcriy point nearest to
Herat occupied by Russians. The Russian
forces occupying New consist Of a battalion Of
infantry, a regiment of dragons and some Cos
sacks. At hskabad there are about $500 troops
of all arms One Russ IAN brigade and convoy
OF military stores are en- route from the Cau-
y
head center, and other Fcnians were publicly
expelled from France on the 13th.-Mem0rial
services in honor of Gen. Gordon were held at
Westminster and several other London c9the-
drals on the l3th.-The French, after five
davs' fighting, have carried the Chinese posi-
tionS around Kclung. Forty Frenchmen were
killed and 900 wounded.-The dispute be-
tween Germany and England in regard TO Vic
toria. West Africa, is at an end, Germany
conceding England's title TO the territory
1t is reported that China has asked the media
ton of the United States in the dispute with
France.
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
The ntro-eiycerine manufactory OF the Rock
Glycerine Company at Howard Junction, three
miles from Bradford, Pa. exploded on the 18th,
blowing the factory into fragments and killing
W. III. Herrington one of the proprictorS and
II. Y. Pratt. an employee. The houses in Brad
ford were shaken by the Xpiosion.-Mr Jas.
r. Earle was killed and Mr.. Thos. H. TripPe
very seriously injured by train running over
them while driving over a railroad crossing III
Easton, Nd, on the 18th inst.-At Bowling
Green, KY, on the 18th inst, Charles Moore
son of DR.. j. p. Moore. one of the wealthiest
citizens of Kentucky, after choking his father
forced him, at the point of pistol TO sign notes
for over $4,000. He was arrcsted-The boiler
in the blacksmith shop of the American Tube
and Iron COmpanys mills at MlddletOwn, Pa,
exploded on the l2th. dcmolishing the build
ing and fatally iniuring the engineer.-A
new trial was the 18th inst. refused Joseph
{. Mackin and Wm. Gallagher, convicted of
election frauds IN Chicago and they were
sentenced TO two years each III Joliet peniteD-
tiaTy. They were also sentenced TO pay fine
of 5000 each h-John West, colOred, was
hanged at Montgomery, Ala, on the 18th inst
for the murder OF another cOi0red man.
Leoni, known as King OF the Air." tight
rope walker, while giving a performance at
Stockton, Cal, Saturday evening last on cable
stretched across a street, fell and broke his
neck.-Arthur Jackson (col0red) shot and
killed farmer named Perry near Princeton,
w. Va, last week. The motive robbery.
The murderer was taken from Jail and hanged
by mob.--On the 18th ID. J. Ashcroft shot
and killed James BoyIcs at Rome's Mills, w.
Va. No cause for the murder has been ascer-
tanned
INDUSTRIAL
The business failures throughout the
country during the seven days ending March
ii number for the United : stes 233 and
for Canada A. or q total of 2S2, IS compared
with 277 last week and 2S3 the week previous.
The molders in the stove foundries Of
Grander s Co, Floyd, Wells & Co, and George
& Hunter. ar Rogerss Ford, Pa, have struck
against ten per cent reduction in wages
reduction Of 10 per cent liz the wages Of the
employees of the st. Charles and Henry Clay
furnaces, at Columbia Pa, is announced
The strike of the river and railroad coal miners
in Pennsylvania includes from 1000 20 5000
strikers. few mines are working, pay
ing the three cents demanded. On the Bal
tiDlOre and Ohio bat one mine is running.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Five thousand pounds of rockfish were caught
ia one haul, Monday of last week in Skipton
Creek, Talbot County, Md.-By permission
OF Bishop Bates, of Alton, ILL.,, the old bell be-
longing to the Catholic Church at Kaskaskia,
ILL.,, east in France in l74l, has been sent to the
New Orleans Exposition. 1t was the first bell
Eestof the Alleg3ny Mountains and has been
an use in the parish of Kaskaskia for the past
140 yesfs.-lt is alleged that Government
agents IN Philadelphia have discovered that
$4,000 OF fraudulent pension claims have been
paid by the pension agency in that city, and il
is thought the bGndsaen Of the late pension
agent Gen. Sickei viii have TO make good the
loss There arc no charges against Gen. Sickel
--Alexander Mcbride, hermit miser, Of
Buffalo, \. Y, died on the 9Th inst leaving an
estate worth from SO 900 to 00.001.--At the
annual commencement of the Wonan's Medi-
cal College Of Philadelphia, oB the 18th inst
the degree Of doctor Of medicine was con-
ferred on - female graduates, I2 being from
PeBHsy yaRia, three from New York, two from
Connecticut and one each from the District Of
Columbia Massachusetts, Missouri, Nebraska
aud Rhode lsland.-The United States man
of-war Isckawanna arrived at San Francisco
having had II cases Of yellow fever on board
twoof which proved fstai.-The Connecticut
House has passed ? bin giving women The right
30 vote at scboel district meetings The
number of entries at the New York Custom
s~Tse and The payment of duties thereon dur
Ing ,be week. have hoen extraordinary The
daily average sum has been over $500 000-
The attendance at the New Orleans Exposition
during the past week has been very large, and
the exhibitors and managers are overoyed at
the Frightening proSpects.--All the gambling
he.z<os iB louisville KY, were closed on the
18th =. '.rdeT of the chief of police-The
New Orleans grand jury have indicted Wm
MeTohert, druggist for manslau2hter in caus-
ing the death of Captain J. Nj. J. Farrell on
January q, through negligence in preparing
medicine containing aconte.
A Matrimonial Kuddie.
W. 1919 John J. Miller married Miss Eliza
beth :. Rogers in Philadelphia, and 10 years
later was divorced. Mrs. Miller then married
Robert i. Randall, brother Of Samuel J. Ram