The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1885-04-23
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The News from All Parts Of the
World.
ABROAD.

Very little of Importance has happened in
the Seudan during the past week. Gen. Sir
Gerald Graham, in his report to the home Gov
ernmeit SAYS that the road between Suakim
and a point eight miles west of Handoub is
now in condition to make work on the Sua-
kim Berber Railway easy. Conveys go daily
60 Handoub undisturbed. OsmaR Digna, Gen.
Graham says is trying to collect followers for
tie purpose of compelling the desert tribes to
furnish him with supplies. The percentage OF
sick in the entire British force is reported by
Gen. Graham TO be but four. dispatch to
Rene, from Gen Ricci, commander of the Ital-
san expedition on the Red Sea, states that the
Egyptian garrisons of Senbet, Amadib, and
GiIary, which have been beleagucred for many
months by hostile Arabs, have escaped and
reached Mass0wah, where they are safe under
the protection of the Italian flag. The refu
gees brought with them hundreds of their
women and children. Shortly before their es-
cspe the garrisons of Ghary and Senheit made
q combined sortie, in which they killed thou
sand of the enemy and captured several hum
bred head of cattle.--Mr. Edward Pierrepont,
the Secretary of the American Legation, who
vas left in charge of affairs by Mr. Aston, and
who has been i'll for some weeks with Roman
fever, died in Rome on the 10th inst. Mr..
Pierrepont was the only son of Hon. Edwards
pierrcp0nt, OF New York, Mr.. Lowells prede
ecssor as Minister Of the United States to Eng
land. He was only % years old, and was edu-
ealed at Oxford University, and afterwards pur-
sued a Two year course in Columbia College Law
School. In July. 1854, be was appointed by Presi-
cent A Arthur TO be Secretary of the United States
Legation in Rome, and in February last when
Minister Astor resigned, he became Charge DAT
faiFes About month ago ~. PorrepoIlt was
taken with the Roman feycr.-The imperial
pensioners, on being paid at Kingston, Ont, on
the 18th inst, were warned that in the event
OF war between England and Russia all under
so years Of agc might be called on to serve
The veterans received the news with great sat
issaction. - The ironclad Formidable was
isnnched at the naval station st L'0rient,
france. on the 10th. This vessel is the largest
irenclad in the French navy.-The United
States commission to South America reached
Lima, Peru, the 10th. They will remain
there and at other points in Peru for two weeks
before proceeding TO Chili.-The Vienna Po-
6t;cGl Correspondence says England wanted Tur-
ICY 10 occupy Egypt under English officers
Turkey at first objected, but it is believed she
is now inclined to agree with England's wishes.
a number of American ladies are making
arrangements for concert TO be given in Lon
don the proceeds of which will be added TO the
fund instituted by the Princess of Wales for
sbe relief of the wounded in the Soudan cam
pa;gn.-At large meeting of Americans in
Paris on the 18th, committee of II was APP
pointed to make arran gemcnts for compli-
nientary banquet TO Mr.. Norton the retiring
United States Minister.-The Emperors of
Germany and Austria and the Gar of Russia
are arranging for another meeting TO be held
this Spring The place chosen for the meeting
is the castle of a Galician nobleman, on Aus
TRAN territory, close to the Russian frontier
Il is understood that Emperor William desires
fiat yearly meeting of this kind be held, be-
l;eving that this will preserve peace between
liz three countres.-Actlye negotiations for
peace between France and China are now in
progress.-It is reported that natives of the
Hermit Islands in the Pacific Ocean have eaten
TIE crews of two German merchant vessels
Tie German gunboat Hyaena has been sent to
punish the Cannibals.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
At Union City, Tenn, Bud EarriS (white)
and Freeman Ward (colored) were hanged at
the fair grounds on the I4th inst. by mob of
masked men, Numbering about ECO. They be-
icnged TO gang of thieves, who recently have
committed many depredations on citizens of
that pace.-A skif, containing Mary Draper
her daughter, aged IL, and her niece, Caroline
fiHmpsey, IL years old, capsized in the Ohio
River On the 18th inst. near Evansville, Ind,
aad all were drowned.-James I'll. Bell. of
Harold, OAK, was taken out of Jail at Pierre,
OAK, on the 10th inst. by a mob and hanged
10 the flagstaff of the Courthouse He was
charged with the murder of Forest G. Small a
lawyer, Oh Dec. last.-The coal shaft and
landing OF the Lincoln Coal Company at Lin
coin, ILL.,, caught fire early on the morning of
the 10th inst. Six miners who were at the bot
tom succeeded in reaching the escape shaft
nearly a mile away. Loss TO the mine, 10000.
Rev. Thomas Spencer, colored Baptist
psinistcr of Norfolk, Va, was convicted in
Petersburg. Va. on the 10th inst. of house.
breaking. He pleaded guilty, and was sem
teneed TO five years mprisonment.-Isaac
Cboyussi, for some time employed on the local
slaT of Philadelphia Sunday paper, committed
suicide in Burlington, n. j., on the 10th inst.
By inhaling ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS children
aud one man were bitten by mad dog in Mil
w5ukee, Wis, on Wednesday of last week.
Thomas Samon was hanged at Laconia, n. H.,
on Friday last for the murder of Mrs. Jane
Ford, John Ruddy, and his infant son Frank,
1S months of age. The murders were commit
ted Nov. "a and %, 1883. Samon boarded with
nr. and Mrs. Ford, and, according to his con-
fess:on, while drinking with the latter became
ef.Taged at something she said, and dealt her
q blow which killed her.-SOme tramps on
tire 18th inst. called at the ranch OF Senator
Stanford, at Vina, Cal, and were driven away.
At daylight on the following morning the Sta
bies were discovered 10 be on fire. They con-
tanned lis horses and mules, all of which, ex-
eFpt four were burned TO Death" Granny" "
Galloway and her two granddaughters, aged
ana 10 years, who lived near Point Pleasant,
WA, were found dead in their cabin Thurs
day last. The bodies were greatly emaciated,
and it is thought they died of hunger and cold
During stone fight in Philadelphia on
the 18th inst. between rival factions of boys,
ranging in age from 6 TO II years, Walter
Brown, SIX years of age. was struck with q
brick and killed. The boy who threw the
brick was arrested.-Isaac FOltz, of South
Bethlehem, Pa, was found hanging in his
stable on the 18th inst. He was the owner of
tine shirt factory in the Excelsior Knitting Mill
destroyed by fire the previous Saturday
night, and there was suspicion that he was
the incendiary. This caused him to take his
lEe.--At Cincinnati, on the 18th inst. John +.
Mckinney, of Piqua, o., was convicted of hav-
ing received excessive fees for collecting PEN
zians He was a Member of the Forty-second
Congress and for many years chairman OF the
Ohio State Democratic Central Committee
Prof George a. Gaskell, the head of Business
College in Jersey City, was found drowned in
z small pond in the jersey meadows Saturday
lsst. He had been missing since the previous
Sloaday.--A building on the farm of Angus
tbs L. Vented, several miles from Reading,
Ia, was destroyed by fire about o'clock on
Sunday morning last. Two sons of Mr.. Went
zel, aged IL and ID years, and Charles and Fred.
EeizDger, brothers aged 16 and %, were
burned to death. Danny Knoll, half-witted
gSgrant, was arrested 1t is believed that he
set fire to the house, either Intentionally or 10y
accident--1n Chicago, Saturday last, VIM
Haas, young butcher, shot and instantly
killed his sweetheart, Annie Neibert aged -
be then fred ut and missed an aunt Of the girl
sod attempted suicide by firing two shots at
himself lie will recover. The girl would
not marry him and ner relations opposed the