The National tribune., 1885-02-12
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The News from All Parts Of the
World.
ABROAD.


Turkey demands the withdrawal of the Ital-
ian troops from the Red Sea.-The Prince of
Wales had narrow escape in railway col
Es;on while on his way from Paris to Cannes.
The commander of the Dominion forces IN
his report TO the Government urges the strength
ening of Victoria, Is. c., as measure of safety
In case England should become involved IN war
with other nations.-A dispatch from Glib
raltar SAYS that the vicar-general of that do
eese has been murdered. The details of the
assassination are not given further than the
statement that a butcher, supposed TO be insane,
attacked the priest in the sacriSty OF the Cd
thedral and stabbed him TO death. The mar
riaee of the Prince of Colonna and Miss Eva
Mackay, the daughter of the bonanza king,
was celebrated Oh the 18th. Mr.. Morton, the
American Minister, and the Due Decazes acted
as witnesses Tor the bride, and Prince Dora
performed a similar office for the bridegroom.
-Reinsdorff and Kuechler, the leading con-
spirators in the Reiderw&ld plot to assassnate
the Emperor of Germany, were beheaded at
sunrise ON the 5th.-The shooting of Jere-
miah O'Doncvan Rosa in New York has caused
great excitement in London, where Mrs. Dud-
lev j. known and where she once was arrested
for attempting suicide IN railway carriage.
-Dispatches from korti indicate a very Serl-
Gus state of affairs at the British position near
Metemneh Lord NO.scley telegraphs To the
War Office that courier who has just arrived
from GuDaJ reports IHdl AOl. DoScoNtui lHS
commander at that~place, is seriously Ill, and
that The Mahdi's forces are preparing to attack
the British camp. The Arabs have several
heavy guns which are being gradually moved
IN so as 10 bear on the British camp, and other
field pieces are being Unanswered for the same
purpose. Natives report that the Mahdl has
$4,000 men scattered between Berber, Shendy
and Metcmneh, and that the force at the latter
place is daily receiving e-enfacements.--O
the 3lst nit. 800 Chinese attacked the French
army at Keung. They were repulsed. and left
200 dead upon the field. Among those dead
were European officer and several Mandarins.
The French loss was one killed and one wound
ed. The loss of the Chinese since Jan. % has
been 700 in killed and wounded. On the 9th
inst the French were again victorious near
Lang-SOn. 1t is stated that five Americans
have accepted service as officers in the Chinese
army. They have arrived in England and are
arranging contracts for a supply of war stores.
When these arrangements are completed they
will proceed to China via the Suez Canal.-
A marriage has been arranged between Prin-
cess Clementine, daughter of King Leopold, of
Belgium and Prince Albert Victor, eldest son
of the Prince of Wales.-0rders have been
issued TO put the Turkish feet in readiness for
sea within month. The feet has been lying
In idleness since the Turco- Russian war, and it
is asserted that the machinery has not been
put in motion since that time.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES
terrible explosion of gas occurred on the
Sd inst. in a coal mine near Savanna, Indian
Ter. There were several hundred miners
working in the mine at the time of the eXplo-
sion Three were killed outright, 50 seriously
burned aud 81 slightly burned.-Seven wood
choppers Oh Bots dare, Island, near Dallas,
Tex, were poisoned Tuesday of last week
-four fatality it is supposed by centipede
which was found in the coffee they drank
l,,I-, IS mad
Perry, was found on the 3lst ult., Old Coal Noun
sin near Wytheville, Va. Alvy Jackson. col
cred has been indicted for the crime. Perry
was shot by jackson from ambush, but was not
killed and the murderer then beat him to
death with heavy club. jackson WAS cap
tured while playing banjo at dance, dressed
in the bloody clothes of his victlm.-A crazy
man, who had killed a hunter in Wyoming
Ter, was attacked by a sherif7s posse on the
9th inst and alter he had killed one of the
party was roasted to death in his cabin
Fire at Mount Sterling, KY, on the 9th inst,
destroyed the Opera House and number of
other houses. Loss, ,000.-Phelan, who
was stabbed some weeks since in the Office of
O'Donoyan Rossa, appeared against his assail-
ant Short in the Police Court on the 18th inst.
Short was held in So coo bail.--Wayne Pow-
ers and George Gibson were hanged at Estill-
vile. Va, on the 9th inst, for the murder and
burning of the body of William Gibson last
April. Both addressed the crowd acknowledge
ing their guilt and generating Jonah Powers,
who was also convicted Of the same offence,
but reprieved.-A house occupied by Michael
Burns, a few miles from st. Charles, Mimi, was
burned on the night Of tine 5th inst. Mrs.
Burns saved two children, but two girls, aged
and III years, persisted George Ford, a
young man under arrest at Dover, \. H.,
charged with incendiarism, shot himself dead
In ante-rOom of the courthouse on Satur-
day last-Lee Linn, editor of the Wabash
fInd.) Courier, shot and fatally wounded no.
torious character named Hickey on the 9TH
inst, the latter having threatened to take the
journalists life.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Gen. Grant has postponed his contemplated
visit to New York by the advice of his physi-
CLANS. The General says he feels quite well,
with the exception of a soreness at the root
Of his tongue. He has not smoked cigar
since Nov. l0.-A rich widow of Saint Rochs,
Quebec IA years of age, was married on the I'd
TO her coachman, youth, aged l9 years.
A convention of Oklahoma boomers at Topeka,
Kan, last week, adopted resolutions censuring
President Arthur for expelling settlers from
the Territory and leaving it in possession OF
eattlemen. A national colony is to be formed
and plans prepared for formidable invasion
Of the Territory.-The North Carolina House
of Delegates has passed bill to pension ex.
Confederate soldiers who lost limbs in the
service of the State, or by reason OF wounds are
incapacitated for manual labor; or for loss of an
eye.-Brig. Gen. II. N. Strong has been dis
covered in Milwaukee in destitute circum
stances. He was a classmate of President
Arthur at Union College, and served with dis
tinction in the civil war.-Gov Cleveland
received large number of Senators and Rep
resentatives in Congress on the 5th in his par
lors at the Victoria Hotel and listened to theil
suggestions of names for places in his Cabinet
and of measures Of party and national policy
to be followed out.-It is claimed that an in
vestigation of the Kentucky records show!
that during the past 10 years a system of rob
berry has been carried On under cover of Law
which has resulted in loss to the State o
about 81, 600, 000.-Nine cOnvicts were whip
ped at New Castle, Del, Saturday last eigh
for larceny and one for burglary.
INDUSTRIAL.
The miners in the Tuscarawas (O) Vale,
have refused to accept reduction of 10 cent
per ton, and il is probable that a strike will
follow. Three thousand men are interested
The American Electric Railway Company
of New York, was incorporated Saturday last
with capital of 81 100000, to build, sell am
maintain locomotive engines cars rolling stool
and railway. The trustees are Cyrus w. FieI'
and eight others.-The Riverside iron work
ut Wheeling, w. Va, Saturday last, dispense'
with the services Of boilers and heaters. Thi
throws nearly 100 men out of work. The mil
has lately introduced the steel rail, which doe
away with Notwithstanding men in Pitts
burg are inclined to believe that times bay