The National tribune., 1885-10-08

duction.-The strike that has existed among
the 400 hands employed by the Cumberland
Nail and Iron Works, at Bridgeton, N. j., since
April last, has been adjusted, and the men
resumed work last week at the 10 per cent
advance which they demanded.-The single
business of Ibervile Parish, La, is rapidly grow
ing. Three of the mills at Plsquemide are to
have their machinery increased, so that their
combined output will be 100000 day.-The
business failures throughout the country dur
ing the seven days ending Oct. 3, number FOX
the United States Ill and Canada 25.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The decoration of interiors has reached the
highest point of luxury in Atlanta, Ga. There
is more than one room in private residences
there the walls and woodwork of which cost
over So, 1000, while $500 to $1,000 is not an I'M
usual figure for a single room. In one Atlanta
house-Mr. Julius Brownsville wood carving
alone has cost nearly $4,000. There are two
private residences now building that will cost
$150,000 for the two, and there are three others
that will aggregate nearly as much.-Sarah h.
Gehman last week pleaded guilty in Philadel-
phia to the charge of bigamy. AS it was shown
that she had been imposed upon by her first
husband, and really believed that she was
legally divorced when she married again, the
judge fined her one cent and RENTED the costs.
R. Kennedy, one of the wealthiest stock
men in Uvalde County, Tex, has been con-
victed of the theft of a heifer. Mr.. Kennedy
is worth S250,0O0, and has borne an unblem-
ishcd reputation. His conviction is supposed
to be due to prejudice, as all the circumstances
surrounding the case are eXonerating.-The
Cottagers of Cohassett, the home of the victo-
rious Puritan's skipper, Aubrey Croker, as q
token of the appreciation Of his good work, sent
by deputation last Monday purse of $500.
The gift was complete surprise to Capt.
Crocker.-The officers Of the Salvation Army
of Nanticoke, Pa, were fined 81 each last week
for obstructing the highway. They refused to
pay their fines, and were sent to Jail for six
hours A bowling mob surrounded the prison
and endeavored to tear it down. The whole
police force was called out and with difficulty
saved the building and dispersed the crowd.
Miss Alice B. Joriin, of COldwater, Mich,
a graduate of the academic and law depart
ments of the University of Michigan, entered
the Yale Law School on the 1st. inst, being the
first lady ever entered in any department of
Yale outside of the Art School-The first case
of smallpox direct from Montreal was dis
covered in New York Saturday last at No. Al
Blocker street. Two more cases of the disease
were reported on the following day.-A num-
Der of New York merchants have petitioned
President Cleveland for better mail facilities
to Cuba and the other West India Islands,
George Bancroft, the venerable historian, ccle
brated the S5th anniversary of his birth on
Saturday last, at Newport, r. |. Mr.. Bancroft
is still vigorous and in good health.-Massa-
chusetts has 1.941 ,465 inhabitants, gain of
15S,3S0 as compared with 1880. Boston has
1S6, 101 males and 2O4, 305 females-total $780,
406.-Hog cholera prevails in between 80 and
40 Counties in Kansas, and large numbers of
animals are dying of the dsease.-Memorial
services in honor of the late Sir Moses Monte
fore, were held in the synagogues in Cincinnati
and New York ON the 4th inst.-At indie
pendence, No. recently, Miss Edith Vernaz, of
Warrensburg Mo-, was awarded $4,000 dam
ages for breach of promise of marriage against
David Hughes, building contractor, of Kan
sas City.-The Government cruiser Chicago,
the heaviest vessel ever built at Roach's ship
yard, Chester, Pa, has settled on the ways to
such an extent that workmen have had to shore
her up to prevent accident.-Gov. Tritle, of
Arizona, and Gov. Ross, of New Mexico, have
determined to put the militia of both Terri
tories into the field for cooperation against
the Indians, without regard to territorial
boundaries