The National tribune., 1885-03-26
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The News from Ali Parts of the
World.
ABROAD.

of this new concern are located in the center of
Lisbon, and the company calculate TO sell in
England 100000 worth of meat every year.
The reports that China has made overtures
for peace are discredited. No negotiations direct
or indirect have, it is said, been opened, and
there are no symptoms that the Government at
Pekin is intimidated and anxious to secure
peace on any terms unfavorable TO China
French war vessels now in South American wa
ters have been ordered to Colson and Panama
80 protect French interests which are leopard
lied by the revolution in the United States of
Colombia.-The statement has been made by
certain French newspapers that Prince Bis
maTck had an attack of apopeXy. This report
is untrue. The Prince has suffered severely
from recurrence of his rheumatic troubles, but
his general health is good.-Sunday last was
the SSth birthday Of the Emperor William of
Germany. 1t was celebrated with great pomp
at Berlin. Congratulatory messages were re-
eeiyed from almost every country in the civil
ized world.-Two hundred and seventeen
miners were imprisoned by an explosion of fire
damp in a colliery at Camphausen near Soar
bruck in Rhensh Prussia. on the morning of
the 18th. Ninety-eight bodies have been re-
covered from the wrecked mine. There are
still l02 men and boys unacc0unted for.-The
shooting Of Ramon Bonacbea and four other
leaders OF the fiibustering expedition TO Cuba,
captured on Dec. 3 last, took place on the morn
iDgof the eth inst near the MORO Castle of
the expedition have been sentenced TO impris-
eminent for various tcTms.--Ihe wives, chill
drcn, fathers and mothers of 2 number of lead
ers of the Independent party in Corea were
hanged at the palace gates in February last.
The present aspect Of affairs between Eng
lsnd and Russia makes declaration of war at
any time between those two powers very
probable.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
THIS Il,,v.-;,,c lawyer ooad hos baan
arrested on suspicion OF having murdered Miss
Fannie L. Madison, descendant Of President
Madison, whose body was found in one Of the
city reservoirs at Richmond. He admits his in
timacy with the young woman but denies any
knowledge of her death.-The Racine Car
riage Co. of Wisconsin, bas been defrauded of
$4,000 by its head bookkeeper, w. II. Spauld-
ing, who left his family and decamped with a
Gisroputable womau-Jos ". Sellers and
wife of Camden. \. j., died in February within
two weeks of each other with symptoms which
suggest arsenical poisoning. Their bodies are
to be disinterred. Mary Bowyer, the colored
cook, is suSpected.-Jake Doss, colored, was
arrested in Artena, Miss, few days ago for the
murder of his wife, and was taken from the
officer the same night by mob of 200 cOlOred
men, who hanged him TO the treslewOrk on the
railroad.-Samuel Lazan, of Chicago, was bit
ten on the hand eight weeks ago by his New
foundland dog. Within the past week his hand
was taken with conyulsions and exhibited every
symptom of hydrophobia, and on Thursday
night he died - Saturday evening the
Laughan Hotel, Chicago, took fire from the up
setting of q kerosene lamp and was entirely
destroyed Mrs. Belknap was killed by jump
ing from the fourth story. Five or six fremen
were buried in the ruins by falling wall and
perished-Mrs. Kreuger, wife of a German
farmer living six miles from Pacific, Mo-, muir
dered one of her children Thursday evening by
nearly severing its head from the body with a
butcher knife. She also attempted TO kill her
other two children, but they escapad.--In
Grimes County, Tex, six white convicts at
tempted 10 escape. Two OF them were shot
down by the guards and four got away. Blood
hounds were started in pursuit--Jas Mullen,
formerly wcll-known citizen of bloomington,
H., and who until recently assisted ex-Nice-
President David Davis in the management of
his extensive landed interests in Central Illinois,
committed suicide at Decatur by blowing his
brains out with revolver. lie was prominent
member Of tie knights of Pythias. Elmer u.
Leonard, Of Shelton, Conn, shot himself Satur-
day night, the bullet entering the middle of
his forehead. few days ago he became ieal-
Gus Of Nellie +. 0is, because she tirted threat
ened 70 Kill her and then shoot himself and
frequently he declared be would commit sui
eide Leonard is 2S years old and native OF
Springfield Mass. HIS recovery is very doubt |
: fsl Miss Otis is belle in Birmingham and is |
general fayOrte.-A large piece of cfdynamite
pl.aced under the Skating Rink at Girardsyiile, |
PA, Saturday night last by some unknown per-
SOD exploded, tearing out the end of the build |
ing. Many skaters were on the floor and a |
large audience was present, but unfortunately |
no one was inluTed.-Miss Ada Beard was |
shot and seriously wounded in Louisville, KY, |
on the l1th, by Miss Fannie Benders Geo. Nc |
Cleary was paying attentions to both, and jeal- |
Ousy is the alleged cause OF the shoOtiug.-
X III l,9fimgrp nj he uyh
Slope Mines, at West Newton, Pa, while on his |
way home Tuesday night OF last week was at |
tackled by striking miners and fatally injured. |
Charles Briggs who murdered his wife on |
July z, lSSj, Was hanged in Philade phia on |
the 10th inst. He had been on a prolonged |
spree for Some time before the murGer-J |
Spargo, Postmaster at Edensburgh, Pa, com |
mitted suicide Monday of last week by shooting |
himself He was short in his accounts |
A charTed human hand and part Of an arm |
were fonnd recently at HornelsvilIe, Pa, in the /
fire box Of locomotive on the Susguehanna |
Division of the Erie Railroad.-Wm. Mul- |
cahey, a patient in the Essex n. j. Lunatic |
Aylum, WAS murdered last week by Herman |
Fuchs, fellow patient, who beat his brains out |
with heavy spittOon. Fuchs, who isa religions |
maniac. sald he killed Mulcahey because he |
wanted him to go to Heaven.
INDUSTRIAL
The miners of the New York and Cleveland |
Coal Company made demand for three cents |
per bushel for mining The company refused |
70 pay the advance, and shut down their works. |
The strike for three cents is now nearly gem |
eral and fully 10000 miners are idle
MISCELLANEOUS.
Jefferson Davis is seriously iii with acute |
rheumatism.-Da David w. Perrne, a survivor /
OF the war of 1872, died at Centralia, H. Friday
1t the age of 80 years. He was nigh in Free |
Masonry, and, with single exception. was prob !
ably the Oldest member of the order in the |
United States.-Police Inspector Thomas w. |
Thorne, OF New York, entered a jewelry store !
Oh Broadway, and while talking to one Of the !
proprietOrs suddenly dropped 10 the floor dead. |
Heart disease is supposed TO have been the |
cause The business failures throughout the |
country during the last seven days number for |
the United States 231. aud for Canada 27, or a |
total Of 25S against 2S2 last week, and 277 the |
week previous.--Naj. Geo II. Waddill, OF |
Windsor, Va, a prominent Confederate officer
and ex-member of the House of Delegates, died |
ay.--Ex-COngressma Ezra Jeiords, |
of Mississippi, who had just returned from
Washington, died suddenly of heart disease at |
Vicksburg March l9.-Mrs. Mallen, boarding
house keeper, Of Bridgeport, Conn. was
burned 10 death Friday. a fireman, in at
tempting 10 rtscue her, was horribly burned.
4 bodrder, who is missing is supposed TO have
met similar fate.-Thc Governor of Mis-
souri, has commuted TO life imprisonment the !
sentences Of Thomas Browntieid and Frank
Hopkins, who were to have been hanged FRI
day, at Clinton, MO.-Ibe works of the BoS-
ton Machine Manufacturing Colnnany IurnsG