The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1885-06-11
WASHINGTON c. THURSDAY JUNE H.

& Ohio, which operates the Kentucky Central
has returned with the report that they accept
| the 10 per cent. reduction.-The report of the
Danvile (Va) Tobacco Association show sales
for last month of3 100000 pounds of leaf tobacco
against 10000 pounds for the month of May
1854, and 20O0O,000 pounds for the last eight
months against q, 100000 for the same months
of the previous year.. 1t is estimated that about
60 per cent. of the crop has been marketed.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Miss Julia Jackson daughter of the late Gen
T. J. (StonewalD Jackson, was married in
Richmond, Va, on the I'd inst to Mr. W. f.
Christian, of that city.-The Ohio live stock
pneumonia, which prevailed in certain districts
of that State last Summer, has been entirely
stamped ont. There has been no outbreak of
the disease since june last.-A terrific rain,
hail and wind storm passed over the neighbor-
hood of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on the Sd. The
damage to the plants. -The cathedral erected
by Mrs. A. T. Stewart at Garden City, L. l.,
was consecratcd on the Sd inst.-The citizens
of Dayton. Ohio, will send new patent easy
chair to Gen. Grant.-The grand jury of New
York found an Indictment for grand larceny
against Ferdinand Ward of the defunct firm
of Grant & Ward.-The grand jury of Lynch
burg, Va, have returned % indictments for
violations of the fish law. Many prominent
citizens are involved and much interest is ex-
pressed, as the validity of the State law bearing
on the subject is nvolved.-The Hessian fly
is doing great damage to the crops in Frederick
County, Md, and in Kansas. The ravages of
the fly are expected to very much shorten the
wheat crop.-The gamblers and saloon keep
ers of Chicago have been greatly surprised by
stringent order issued by the Chief of Police,
the effect Of which will be to close up all gam
bling houses and prevent the sale Of liquor to
minors and drunken men. The order is sup
hoo Al.
Mayor Harrison.-A fatal malady has at
tackled cattle in the vicinity of Tuscaloosa, Ala
1t resembles meningitis, but it is attributed to
the eating of some poisonous growth-Heavy
growers of peaches in Delaware are uneasy over
the great fall of young fruit from the trees
This fall is in advance of the regular " June
drop" for which allowance is always made in
stimates-The recent rains have greatly
improved the crop prospects in Southwestern
Virginia and East Tennessee. especially SO as
to oats, corn. clover and grass.-Much anX-
iety is expressed over the disastrous reports in
regard to the condition Of the wheat crop in
the State of kansas.-There is a general
movement in New York to close all places Of
business at noon Saturday.-The storm of
Friday last did great damage in Richmond,
Va, Baltimore, and in different parts of Mary
land 1t also went as far north as New York.
In the trial of Martha Wilson, in San Fran
cisco, on the 9th inst, for perjury in the Hill
Sharon suit, Miss Matte Drdckett, VINO was at
one time witness for Miss Hill, confessed on
the wtness-stand that,she had perjured her.
self in testifying for Miss Hill and that she
had entered into conspiracy with Miss Hill
to blackmail and defraud Sharon.-A bare
knucklc prize fight between j. Donnelly and
j. Murphy, of Pittsburg Pa, took place on the
18th inst. In the 10th round Murphy was
knocked ont. Both men were badly punished.
The prize was the hand Of a young lady. who
witnessed the fight The knickerbocker
ranch, near San Angelo Tex, owned-by Green
all, Tweedy s. Reynolds, was levied upon Sat
urday last by n. A. Morgan, of New York, to
satisfy a claim of $4,000 The mortgage under
which possession was taken embraced $4,000
acres of land and 2S,000 sheep.-The United
States frigate Alliance arrived at Key West,
Fla on Sunday last from Aspinwall, and the
United States frigates Powhatan sailed from
Key West for New Y6rk.-The body of John
Y. Kitchener, of Philadelphia, member of the
Society of Friends, was cremated at Lancaster,
Pa, Saturday last.-The construction Of the
Brooklyn Bridge has diminished to a large ex-
tent the business of Fulton street, New York.
In April last over 100000 persons crossed Full
ton Ferry, while in April, 1884, 100000. This
shows in part the effect of the bridge.-A
meteor az large as -four barrel was observed at
Sherman and Mckinney, Tex, about midnight
Friday night last. 1t moved in southwesterly
direction and the sky was brilliantly illumi
mated by it for several seconds. loud explo
sion was heard a moment after its disappear
ance, followed by sound like the rumbling of
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