The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-04-15
MISCELLANEOUS.

The large foreign vote in Chicago is shown
by the registration at the late election, when
only 81, 100 OF the Si74i voters on the lists were
American born. There wero li,5J6 Germans
and II SIS Irish voters regstered.-Prof Ar
thur T. Hadley, in a recent lecture at Yale
stated that fully 1900 persons were injured
annually in the United States from the rough
railroad duty of coupling cars. The estimate was
made from statistics of surgical aid rendered in
such cases-The ex-Confederate officers OF
Charleston, 6. c.. have decided to employ col
lector for the purpose OF soliciting subscriptions
for the proposed monument over the grave OF
Stonewall jackson at Lexington, VA
Chicago firm has taken the contract for boring
an artesan we'll in Charleston, S c. They are
to commence within sixty days and are TO bore
we'll to the depth OF 1900 feet with an inside
diameter at the bottom OF siz inches. The work
is 20 be carried OH day aud night without in
PERMISSION until the well is Completed
| The ant-Chinosc prosecutions iii this country
have occasioned very bitter feeling IN China
and it is feared the Chinese may attempt rerri-
sal on the American residents in that country.
Gen. Cassius II. Clay, of Kentucky, is
about To publish his memoirs. The rent paid
for hotel property in New York IS enormous
The Fifth Avenue Hotel brings Mr.. Euo
S1S5,000 a year. The lcssces, M"sSrs. Hitch
cock, Darling x CO., get back some $4,000 or
$50 900 of this in leases made b. them to store
keepers on the prcm:ses.-lt i9 estimated
that the total amount Of life insurance now
placed in the United States reaches $4,000,
600 GOA bill was fled in Chicago last week
by Mrs. Mary c. Green. the mothcr-in-law of
Ferdinand Ward, formerly Of the firm of Grant
< Ward, seeking TO have set aside attachment
proceedings begun by HylGnd G. Batcheller
against real estate belonging to her in Wright
wood. Batcheler was ferdinand Wards legal
adviser and had claim Of $4,000 for services.
Mr.. Green, who is verS old and infrm, claims
that her son-in-law. Ward, who had her entire
confidence, induced her by certain promises to
put her name to a paper which she has since
found was an assignment Of hor rights to the
property in qUcstion.-lt is reported that a
plo; to rob the Philadelphia mint has been dis
covered. According TO the rumor the cracks
men rented house in the neighborhood and
intended tunneling through 10 the vaults OF
the mint.-Iowa women make their opposi-
ton to the slaughter of birds practical. They
have held 3 convention at Des Moinos and re-
solved that hereafter we will abstain from
buying any plumage where the lie of the bird
is sacrificed TO obtain the ornament. The
Concord Times reports case Of leprosy in Yad-
kin County, n. c. John ploughman Is the
afflicted mans name. About Is months ago it
began to break out on his arm in white spots,
which are gradually covering mis- body. The
doctors say it is genuine leprosy Thomas
C. King pleaded guilty TO murder III Chicago
On the Sth inst. The crime charged was the
killing Of his wife last December. Up until
the time OF his plea there were great doubts as
TO whether he was the murderer.-The Iowa
Legislature last week passed resolutions OF
sympathy with Ireland in her efforts to secure
fgovernmcnt, and sent q cablegram to Par
nell and Gladstone congratulating them Oh the
hopeful outlook for Ireland. Prominent Irish
men held meeting aud Endorsed Mr. Glad
stones home rule scheme. The State executive
committee OF the Irish National League of New
Jersey has also Endorsed it.-A New York
Episcopal parson is endeavoring to make his
sermons interesting by exhibiting pictures
illustrating the text. The first attempt last
Sunday was highly successful-A buggy con-
tanning two men was attacked at Bowmans-
vile Pa, on Saturday last by cinnamon bear
belonging to camp of gypsies. One Of the
men narrowly escaped being Rugged to death.
Hon. John Welsh, ex- Minister to England,
died at his residence in Philadelphia Saturday
morning last.-Fiye cattle affected with
plouro pneumonia were slaughtered near Mason
vile Pa, last week.