The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-06-10
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The News from All Parts Of the
World.


The English bl0ckading feet has left Greek
waters.--Rumors are current of another up
rising of Indians in the near future in the
Northwestern Territory. The plan Is said TO
be 10 attack Mcleod, CALGARY and Regina first.
A meeting, which IN supposed 10 have
great political significance, has been arranged
between the Gar Of Russia and the Emperor of
Germany to take place at one OF the German
Spas early next Autumn. il lis thought not
improbable that the Gar will attempt to get
Germany 10 agree TO bis favorite project OF war
IN the Balkans, and Austria is considerably ex-
ercised over this idea All leaves Of absence OF
officers in the Austrian army have been re-
v0kcd. and great military activity exists
throughout the country.---Mr. Pendleton, U.
&. Minister mt Berlin, is coming home on leave
of absence.--The Orange workmen employed
nj the Queens Island ship yards, Belfast, Ire
land, attacked the laborers employed by the
Harbor Commissioners and drove them into the
water Six were removed 10 hospitals. One is
Ftill missing and ii is believed he was drowned.
The 0rangemen made the assault because the
labOrers, it was alleged, had previously attacked
some loyalists for aspersing the home rule
movemcnt-The Highland Reform League,
ct meeting held at Glasgow last week, adopted
resolutions iavoring home rule for Scotland and
the establishment of a separate Scotch Legls-
lature.--The Shah OF Persia has refused the
proposal from Turkey to Join the Universal
Mnsselman Alliance.-The Gladstone Irish
home Rule bill has been defeated.-The
BOnapartst Princes have been expelled from
France.--It is rumored that Carlists war is
brewing in France.
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
G. e. Presley proprietor of the Magnolia
House, Pine Bluff, Ark, who few months
ago, shot aud killed Prank Brigham, guest Of
his house. was sentenced on the LIST 10 be hanged
on the 2-th.--One of the men who blew open
the County Treasurer's safe at Perryville, Mo-,
and stole $1,000 Of the County funds was ar
rested at Grand Tower, and 81 1926 of the stolen
money found on his person.--While repair
ing q pump at the Leadville coal shaft at
Youngstown, O., on the lst William Morriss
fell 10 the bottom of the shaft, which is nearly
200 feet deep. In the descent he struck the
timbers, breaking his neck.--Patrick Crow
ley, OF Peabody, Mass, was arrested last week
for the murder Of his wife. 10 is alleged that
he choked her and broke her neck--Mart
Buzzara, a member OF the notorious Welsh
Mountain gang, was captured in Salisbury
Township, Pa, last week, Oh q charge OF lar
ceny AL present four OF the family are in
jail--Abe and Ike in the Eastern Penitentiary,
and Joe and Mart in the County jail.-At
midnight on the LIST the house of Mrs. Margaret
Mccarthy, near Limestone N. Y, was discov-
cred TO be i'm flames. Nothing could be done
90 extinguish the fire, and when it burned out
the woman's charred body was found in the
cellar. She was living alone and was g. years
OF age ID is thought the fire caught from a
defective stovepiPe.-An explosion of the
boiler in the international Railway shops at
Galveston, Tex inflicted a great amount of
damage. In addition 10 the loss on the build
ing five locomotives were badly damaged.
Several workmen were fatally injured. An
drew Durham, farm hand, shot and seriously
hurt the wife Of his employer, near Elmirst
N. ~. on the "a, and then killed himself The
first shot was supposed TO have been accidental,
a.
tiOn.--DaRiel Allen and Mrs. Wright have
been arrested for the poisoning Of the lattcr's
husband. Allen was also slowly poisoning his
Wifewith the intention Of marrying Mrs Wright
when the flemish work was consummated.-
Charles a. Buddensiek, the New York builder
of mud houses, who was sentenced 70 10 years
imprisonment aud fined $500 for manslaughter
has been removed from the TOmbs where he
had been confined. and taken 70 Sing Sing
State Pris0n.---Edward Eissfcfdt, a Philadel
phiR shoemaker, aged 60 years, committed sui
eide on the I'd by drinking half pint Of sui
phnrc acid, cutting his throat and stabbing
himself In the breast.--Jamcs Downing, no.
t0riOnE desperate. made an Intellectual attempt
20 escape from the Essex County Pa Jail last
week. He probably fatally injured one Of the
wardens. --frcderick kcaber, of Schenectady,
M H., took large dose of strychnine on the
I'd inst, aud then shot himself with q revolver
LAST week Jacob Rosenthal, Of Baltimore,
poured vitr0l into the car OF Louis Goldstein
while the latter was sleeping. The injured
man win probably die.--Near Tyro Shops,
Davidson Co., ~ G.. Friday night last, while
AZ. j. Mcbride and wife were eating supper
they were murdered In their seats and the
house robbed and burned, together with their
bodies. Mr.. Mcbride had stated that he had
$3.50 on hand, which il supposed TO have been
the cause OF the murder. Alfred Long and
Walter MOmnck, bis brothers In law. both coll
ored, have been arrestod.--By the Hpsetting
of q saiibOat in the Merrimac River, near
North Chelmsford, Mas, Oh Sunday last, six
young inch were precipitatcd into the water.
All were rescued with the exception OF one,
Gnd while an endeaFor was being made 20 find
his body q boy was drowned..-A siill Of the
Philadelphia Refining Co., at Point Breeze,
containing 1900 barrels Of white oil, ex-
plodcd Sunday last and the contents were con-
sumHl entai.inR loss of 81 .000.---Last Fri
day, at Bridgeport Conn, Charles w. Whip
pic shot and killed William H. ADAMS, on &C
count Of the attentions the latter paid 10 his
~ie.---Air6. q. Stephenson and Mrs. Archi-
bald Strauss 0t litchheld, Ill., qUarreled on
thf ith while their husbands were absent On
MT Strauss return home hiE wife told him Of
She quarrel. Strauss went 10 the Archibald
house and accused Mrs Archibald Of insulting
his wife. The lstier seized gun, and, declar-
ing SHE wOnld kin Strauss, discharged the
weapon with fatal effect The woman was ar
yean, was the nurse for Mr.. Jordan Wilson,
AZ EllaYiiio, Ca For some misdemeanor Will
son found AZ necessary 10 chastisc Ross The
boy then went into the house aud set Ere 70
the crib in which the baby was sleeping and
burned b 10 death. The boy WAS arrested, but
was released, owing 10 hiE Ree--Judge Jo-
aeph BunUlt, prominent resident OF Shelbina
DO, was found on Friday night last lying IN
tho road near his home with two gashes in
hif throat and three pistO-abOt wounds Ia his
body. lt iE not known whether the crime was
committed Tor malice or money Ben Ma
Hon and Geo. Scott. both farmers met on tho
public road near HyBesb0ro. H., on the 9Th
Inst, and opened fire on each other with re
v0lVers. Both were In wagons. Scott fired
three times aud each shot HIT Mason was ia
tally injured, but Scott escaped unhurt TIL
cifhcuity arose over q horse trade--Alrs
Louise Taylor q young married woman, O
Charleston, Nd, committed suicide by TAXI
etFEchninc last week. She also gave q larg
dose 10 her ve-year-old daughter whose Tie
however was saved by the timely administra
ti0n OF cmetics
INDUSTRIAL
lt "a reported that an English syndicate La
undcr consideration the building OF tie Chess
pea6c and Delaware Ship Canal The busi
ness failures occurring throughout the c0untr.
during the seven dayE ending Saturday a.
number for tile United States 100. and for Can
Roa ~, or q total VI Isl, as compared with K
O. Uf lbi last week ana I67 tie week prcpou
10 Che last. The demands u The coo brick
makers Of Elieeany County ps far am ~