The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-06-10

s3 birthday, after brief Illness. He was born
I'm Philadelphia and, 40 years sgo, purchased a
farm near Odessa on which he planted 5000
peach trees. He was the first farmer south OF
Delaware City 10 engage in peach culture, aud
out of it he realized a fortune.-Dick La
couse, charged with an attempt TO kill Maud
Edison, his mistress, in Glouchester, Mass, has
been rearrested near Galveston, Texas. About
n month ago he was arrested at Galveston and
the detectives started with him for New York
on steamer. When III miles of Newport
News on the night Of May c, Lacouse disap-
peared, and IL was thought he had been
drowned. Lacouse says he jumped overheard
and swan ashore in five hours His last arrest
was caused by the Edison woman, who had fol-
lowed him TO Texas and revealed his hiding
place 20 the police-In the courtroom at
Lancaster, Pa, on the 3D. Mahlon Walton,
whose daughter Bertha 16 years old, was pros
ecuting Charles Carroll for assault, was about
10 take the witness stand he was stricken dumb
with paralysis, and the physician who was
summoned says he cannot recover.-Jeferson
Davis was hung in efigy last week by some
excited inhabitants Of Tifin, GA beautiful
bronze statute of Garfield, completed months
ago for the city of Cincinnati, still lies in the
Government building In that city for lack OF
the necessary funds 10 erect the PEDESTAL
Thomas J. Cluverius, the young lawyer under
sentence of death for the murder Of his cousin
in Richmond Va, last week revealed to the jail
authorities plot of the prisoners to attack the
warden and escape. For this he was rewarded
with more comfortable quarters.--Dr. ]. Mil
ton Bowers who has been on trial in San Fran
cisco, CAL, during the past six weeks for the
murder Of his wife by slowly poisoning her with
PHOSPHORUS, was convicted on Saturday last
and sentenced TO be hanged.-The trial of
Maxwell, the alleged murderer of c. Arthur
Preller i'm St Louis hotel sometime ago,
ended on Saturday last with q verdict of MUIR
der in the first degree. When the verdict was
announced the prisoner turned deathly pale,
but when the court adjourned he lighted Gig
aret and said "Oh, well, what's the odds. 1t
will be year at least before my case can be
heard by the Supreme Court, and my counsel
ors assure me that i viii get q new trial"
When he reached the Jail he called for his dim
ner and after eating q hearty repast lay down
on his bunk and read the Old Curiosity Shop" "
The United States Grand Jury at Seattle,
Wash. Ter, has found indictments against 10
Of the leaders in the recent anti-Chinese riots.
The miners who have had the matter Of the
recovery Of the bodies Of the 20 victims of the
Nanticoke disaster under consideration held a
final meeting on Saturday last. No further
steps will be taken in regard 10 enforcing the
company TO search for the buried miners, and
the whole matter will be allowed 10 die out, as
il ia thought impossible 10 reach the bodies
without further loss Of life.-Wesley Honesty
and Tabby Banks (colored) were hung at Win
chester, Va, for the murder of Jos. McFaul
white. Isaac Horovalch left Potlaya, Rus
ss, in 1881, with a valuable violin belonging 70
Solomon Finkelstein. few days ago Mayor
Harrison. of Chicago, received q communication
from Finkelstein, saying Horovslch was in
Chicago. The detectives found him, and he
surrendered the violin, which ne said he had
only borrowed. -Jim Baxter (colored) was
hanged at Lebanon, Tenn, on Friday last, foi
the murder of Mrs. Lane, who identified him
before her death as her assailsnt. His last ut
terance was " did not kill Mrs. Lane; OATS
de Gods truf"