The National tribune., 1885-12-17
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The News from All Parts of the
World.
ABROAD.

ABROAD.
The Bundesrath has unanimously approved
the bill for the construction Of the long spoken
of ship-canal between tho Baltic, the Elbe and
the North Sea. This canal will cost Germany
about 156, ,0o00 600 marks. 1t is to be strongly
fortified, and will have great military as well
rs commercial value. In the year 1873 Count
Won Moltke opposed the project on the ground
that it would be better TO invest the money re-
quired for the construction of the canal in in
creasing the Imperial feet, but now that the
"plan for founding navy" has been carried
out, the Field Marshal approves of the canal.
The defenses of the coasts of Germany must al
ways remain a divided task, SO long as canal
does not unite the Baltic with the German
Ocean and enable German war vessels to pass
from one sea TO the other by route which does
not expose them to the danger of falling into
foreign hands. The project has been under the
consideration of the Prussian Government more
especially since 1865, and now at last, as it
would SEEM it is going to be realized.-The
three principal industries of Australia are
sheep, wheat raising and gold mining. The
number of sheep in Australia is between S0,000,-
600 and 90,000,G00, and the average value of
the export of wool is between f1S,000,000 and
f200c0000 per annum. Last year the exports
of wheat was between 100000 and 100000 tons.
A comparatively new industry is the exporta-
tion OF frozen meat, chiefly mutton, to England.
This industry has become so important that
New Zealand is building ships expressly for this
trade.-The Emperor William, of Germany,
is reported to be seriously ill.-A trial was
commenced at Rome last week of butcher
named Tozzi, and his wife, son and daughter,
who are charged with the murder of another
butcher named Poggi. The motives fOr the
crime were trade jealously and family disputes.
Poggi was entrapped into Tozzi's cellar, where
the murder was committed. The body of the
victim was cut into pieces, which We're scat
tered in suburban wood. The blood was
boiled into black puddings, which were sold in
ToZzi's shop. The son made confession. lie
narrated the story in court with cold-blooded
cynicism, which provoked howl of fury, the
audience yelling, Away with him TO the
scafioldI' In reply the murderer tauntingly
screamed, Here l am. Tear me to pieces"
Many arrests have been recently made at
Warsaw, Poland, in connection with Nihilist
onspiracy.-Herbert Gladstone, son of the
ex-Preinier of Great Britain, has written a
letter in which he says: Nothing could in
duce me to countenancea separation of Ireland
from Great Britain. But if fve-sixthS OF the
Irish people desire Parliament in Dublin to
manage local affairs, in the name Of Justice and
wisdom Jet them have it."-The funeral SER
vices over the remains of the late King Alfonzo
took place Saturday last at the Church of ST.
Francis the Great at Madrid. All the sovereign
heads of Europe were represented. The men,
bers Of the diplomatic corps We're also present.
Twelve persons perished in a tenement
house fire at Plymouth, Eng, on Sunday last.
One victim was dashed to pieces by juming
from high window to the street. Several Of
the occupants of the burning building in their
fright ignored the fire-escapes, and, throwing
bedding to the pavement, 40 feet below, jumped
from windows. A number of these had legs
and arms broken. A young man hung for some
minutes from window by one arm, having
under the other hislittle sister until the flames
al1a5 l. ha a& and fal1 To fha
ground Both his legs were broken and the
little girl sustained severe injuries.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
The Daisy Mill, owned by E. P. Allis & Co.,
and the Empire Mill, owned by S. II. Seaman
& Co., at Milwaukee, Wis, were burned last
week. Loss, S2G0, 600; insurance, $4,000 The
Daisy Mill was regarded as the model mill of
the West.-Allen Cummins, of Mount YER
non, KY, was killed by falling limb while
coon hunting Sunday night of last week. His
uncle was killed in the same way just II years
before to day, and it is said that his grand
father also met the same fate under similar
circumstances-0n the West Point Railroad,
near Long Cane Ga, on the 10th, several cars
of freight train which became detached ran
into the other portion of the train, crushing
John Knott, the engineer, to death, and injur-
ing the fireman, named Morris.-At2 2 o'clock
Tuesday morning of last week two clerks in
White & Boyles store in kentOn, Tenn, dis
covered that a thief had set the place On fire
after stealing some goods. The flames were
extinguished, and Samuel Fowler colored ex-
convict was arrested. On the following day
Fowler's dead body was found hanging to a
tree.-Wm. Hooper, aged II years, and David
Knox, aged 10 years. were sliding on the ice on
the outskirts of Beading, Pa, on the 10th inst,
when Hooper broke through the ice, and his
companion going TO his rescue both were
drowued.-JOseph Delphine, repairer in the
I'd Watn o.a--;c in Moi
Lane, New York, was arrested on Thursday
last on the charge of purloining watches from
the store. He surrendered pawn tickets for 80
gold watches.-W. d. Kelett, U. S. Deputy
Marshal of the Northern District of Georgia,
was waylaid on Tuesday morning of last week
on Lookout Mountain by five moonshiners and
murdcred.-Near Millersburg, KY, on the
9Th inst, John III. Wren, farmer, shot and
killed VIM. Ross, aged 76 years, on account of
q quarrel which they had had on the previous
day concerning dOg.-Herbert Harrington,
of Flushing, L. l., descended shaft and was
about 10 60 to work on the Croton aqueduct at
Merritt's Corners Il. Y, On Wednesday of last
week, when fragment of rock weighing 1,600
pounds fell from the roof Of the tunnel upon
him, crushing every bone in his body. An
other man was killed on the previous day on
the same work. Four men were killed and
several injured on the day before that-Dr
III. J. McHugh, veterinary surgeon of New
inst, and told the people whom he met on the
street that he had taken 10 grains of morphine.
McHugh was taken to the Central Police Office,
whence he was removed to the New Haven
Hospital where he died in a short time. He
was IS years old, and married He was a man
of great skill IN his profession but was one of
the heaviest drinkers in the city.-On the
10th Mrs. Edward Houghtalng of jamestown,
n. Y, drank an ounce Of carbolic acid. Ply
sicians were promptly called, but her recovery
is deemed doubtful Her husband recently
deserted her, which caused the attempt on her
life. She is young amd has no children.-
Grace Thompson, aged eight years daughter
of Addison Thompson, of Hunters Point, l.. l.,
was shot dead on the 1lth inst by Howard the
sen-year-old son of Capt Joseph Miller. The
children were playing in Mr.. Miller's house,
when the boy picked up q revolver belonging to
bis father and pointed it at his companiOn.-
On the l1th inst. John Atkinson, surveyor of
public lands was found lying on the floor OF his
Office in San Francisco with his throat cut, and
9 man named Brown said to be from Wyoming,
was lying within few feet of him, dead from
the effect Of shot from q revolver Atkinson
will rec0ver.-As the fast line west On the
Pennsy lvania Railroad was nearing Elizabeth
Furnace, Pa, on the IIth inst, two men aud
boy stepped on the track and were struck by
the engine. The men were instantly killed and
the boy seriously wounGed.-A fire in Gaines
vile, Ga, Saturday last burned the northern
side of the public square, destrying $50, ,00o0
worth of prOpgrtg: insurance Sl000O-Wm