The National tribune., 1886-03-11


of the profits the defendant has realized from
the estates during the period Of his possession.
An earthquake. which threw down q num-
Der of houses, killed one person and injured
several Others, occurred Saturday last at Co
senZa, Southern ltaly.-A duel with pistols,
between Trinidad Alvarez and Seaor Paredez,
was fought near Chihuahua, Mexico, last week.
Alvarez was instantly killed and Paredcz IA
tally wounded.-The Abbess Malegue Case
ponce. while dining at Perpignan, France, in
the Hospital of the Sisters of the Poor last
week, was murdered by band of robbers
The Russian Government has expelled num-
Der Of foreigners, mostly Germans, from Cour-
land.-The English Government has con-
sentcd TO make room for number OF Turkish
officers in the Egyptian army by displacing
British officers.
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Michael Madden, Of Schenectady. n. Y, broke
a bottle of yitriol on the head Of John Mead last
week, from the effects of which the latter will
be horribly disfgured for life. Madden sus.
pected Mead of alternating the affections of bis
wife."Hugh Mcmahon, who pleaded guilty
to setting fire to his dwelling ana grocery in
Philadelphia, and conspiracy TO delraud the
insurance companies of $4,000, was last week
sentenced to 10 years in the Eastern peniten-
tiary. John Burns, indicted with him, was
sentenced to two years for conspiracy -
Snyderand his wife, aged 50 and 20 -s<osnoct-
lively, were attacked in their lo a. CO.
vile, Westmoreiand Co, Pa arsst week by three
men me- wi VINO . bound them lsd and foot and rob
Sd |lrU ,,.ns -,o tf-, found only $1104. Mr..
5n 80 AS USSWn so violently that his shoul
49, ueL ""s sS<scated Mrs Snyder was beaten to
Ssciousness, and one of the brutes tram
pied on her breast and face. The old couple
were discovered and released after five hours Of
torture. Both are in a critical condition.
Adolph SchwaTZ, As years old, committed suicide
in New York city on Wednesday of last week
by taking oxalic acid.-Farmer Remlinger of
Palatine, H., committed suicide Thursday last.
He was 80 years old, and possessed property
valued at $4,000, including a farm III Lake
County. Domestic troubles are supposed to
have been the cause of his act.-Jonathan
johnson, Of Alton, H., was shot and killed last
week by his step-son, Chas. Carr, aged 70 years.
johnson was beating his wife, when the boy
inteIfered in behalf of his mother. The
boy claims that he shot in self-defense.-
Thos. Christie, aged 81, and Horatio King,
aged 20, clerks in the First National Bank Of
Bradford, Pa, have been arrested for embcz-
zling 100000, most of which they have lost in
oil peculations.-Abe Thompson, 20-ycar-
Old negro was lynched at Spartansburg, S. C.,
last week for an assault on white wOEan.-
1t nov appears that Lon Laird, brother of Con-
gresham James Laird, who was reported to
have been killed at Albuquerque, New Mex
leo, by passing train, was murdered and rob-
bcd.-The wall of building in Philadel-
phia which was being torn down, suddenly
fell on Thursday last, buTying several Of the
laborers. Daniel Quinn, aged % years, was
killed James Keegan, aged 30, was seriously
injured, probably internally, and Daniel nc
Bride aged y, was badly bruised and cut
The schooner Virginia Dare, which sailed from
Gloucester Mass, December "a, for the Grand
Banks balibut ground, has been given MP for
lost, with her crew of II men.-M J. Vim
al ot Inc i.h
ished child of Thos. Cleland few days ago,
whercupon the father attacked the teacher
with a razor cutting him across the breast,
severing rib and exposing the heart Vim
cents condition is criticai.-A large stone
barn was destroyed by fire al Germantown,
Pa, on Friday last Several horses were burn
ed TO death.-LconOra MartinZ0, proTrietrc5s
of the Hotel Espagnol, Paso del Nortc, Texas,
Thursday night last poisoned her 12-year-old
daughter and then herself No reason is as
signed.-LiZZie ShultZ, aged 81 committed
suicide near Wiliamsport, Pa, Friday last by
throwing herself in front of a locomotive en-
gine.-Samuel johnson, a negro, 20 years old
was lynched in the Jail at EatoEtown, n. j., on
Saturday morning last for an assault on a young
white lady.-Mrs. Carrie Rains and her niece,
Miss Ella Humphreys, were both shot in the
neck and killed on Thursday evening last, nine
miles from Milicdgcvil!e Ga. Frank Hum
phreys, Elias brotber-in-law, who was in com
house, was arrested. He says the party was
attacked by four masked men, and he was
beaten. Miss Humphrcyss body bore marks Of
an assaut.-W. 3. Howard editor of the
Hunt County Texas Chronicle, shot City Mar
shal A. z. Russell at Kingston, Tex on Friday
last. Howard fred both barrels Of a shotgun,
and stray shots struck a spectator named Over
holt and a boy named Kirkpatrick. Russell
Oyerh0lt and kirkpatrick are all fatally
wounded. Howard had attacked Russell in his
paper, aud Russell had chastsed him few
days beiore.-Samuel Johnson colored, who
has been on trial at Chester, Pa, some time for
the murder Of John Sharplcss an aged Quaker
was found guilty on Saturday last. On the
night of the murder lNTov %. 1851 Johnson
visited the house Of Mr. Sharpiess soon after
dark and asked for something with which TO
FIX his wagon, which he said had broken down
in the road. Mr.. Sharpess accompanied tie
man to the barn, and some time aftcrward his
body was found there with the skull crushed
The man after killing Mr. SharPless returned
to the house and demanded money from the
ladies' but was frightened of. IN his fight he
set fire to aneighboTing BARN. Dittmar, Hex
ter q Co.'S dynamite mandatory at Bay Chcs-
ter, y. Y, was blown up Friday night last.
Heinrich Heinman, the watchman, who was
IN the building at the time, was blown into
pieces.-At Portland, Ore, on the 9th inst,
Charles Burgess shot and killed Mrs Emma
SimOns and then shot himself. He was in love
with the woman, but she didn't .ciprocate
INDUSTRIAL.
A four-foot vein of coal was struck near
Bloomington, H., on the 4th, at a depth of $50
feet. The company has sTe $4,000 and
blasted through 80 feet OF 70 K before striking
the vein. The coal is of good quality.-To-
bacco sales in Danvile Va, for February
amounted TO 1886, ,075 pounds, valued at $l33,-
442.-The business failures reported during
tba a
United States 207, and for Canada 50. or a total
Of 246 failures, as agains. total of 24S last
week and 2sG the week previous to the last.
a mOyemtst has been started among the
freight brakemen on the New York division
of the Pennsylvania Railroad toward forming
an assembly of the knights of Labor
A general strike Of the miners is con-