The National tribune., 1886-02-18
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
TIE News from All Parts Of the
World.
ABROAD.

OF Neuvo Laredo has been prohibited by the
Mexican anthorties.-Thc German Govern
ment bill for colonizing PruSsian Poland with
German settlers, who are to replace the exied
Poles. provides for 100000 marks to defray
the expenses of the colonization.-Th four
Americans Barren, Jens, Jurgensen and JesSen
have been ordered TO quit the Island of Foehr
by the German authorities.-The British are
again having trouble with the rebels at Suakim,
and skirmishes are of frequent occurrence.-
United States Minister Cox has obtained fur
lough on account of poor health, and has gone
TO Egypt with his wife-King Milan has
summoned the entire Servian army to enter the
field. fully equipped for war, to undergo six
weeks drll.-The Bulgarian Government
has sent circulars to the powers saying that in
consequence of Servias warlike preparations
Bulgaria is compelled to mobilize her army.
a divorce has been granted Mr.. Donald
Crawford from his wife, on the ground of
adultery with Sir Charles Diike.-The Lord
Mayor Of Dublin issued invitations to trades
men last week TO attend a banquet TO be given
TO Mr. Morley, the new Chief Secretary for Ire
land. As soon as the invitation was issued
placaris were posted in the streets urging
tradcsmen TO boycott the banquet on the ground
that the Lord Mayor is traitor TO the National
cause in having joined the attempt at Galway
TO hamper Mr. ParDell. At Il meeting of trades
men held fer the purpose Of appointing a dele
CATION to attend the banquet many of those
nominated refused to serve.-Since the recent
riots in London the Russian Government has
renewed negotiations with England with the
object of inducing that country to join the In
ternational League for the extraditon of politi-
cal Observation-Disclosures dynamiters were arrested
at Madrid last week.-The cemetery at
Copiapo Chilli has become submerged by the
formation of q lake il the vicinity Of the place.
Many of the vaults are full of water, and the
coffins are floating about, while most of the
L. lnEa Of hair
contents To add to the horror of the situa-
tion, the water that flows from the cemetery
goes into the river, which supplies the inhabi-
tants of La Chinibia and other places with
water for domestic purposes PlacardS have
been posted throusout Athens, menacing the
Greek Government with vengeance If 1t obeys
the mandate of the Powers TO disarm.-The
work of digging the Panama Canal goes on
briskly. The citizens of Panama are making
grand preparations for the arrival of the Count
de LeSSeps The merchants have started a fund
to defray the expenses of the reception, and 1t
already amounts TO $4,000, subscribed by all
classes and nationalites.-A motion has been
made in the French Chamber of Deputies for the
expulsion of princes of former reigning fami-
hes.-Bishop Harrington, the missionary,
with so men of his expedition, are said to have
been executed in ZanZibar-Servia and Bull
garia are said to have arrived at an understand
ing with each other and Turkey.-The Crown
Prince of Portugal is to marry daughter of the
Comte de Paris
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
On the 9TH a colored man was found frozen
to death at Marshal, Warren Co., Va, and on
the same day near TOWNSVILLE in the same
County the crushed body OF white man was
found among the ice.-A planter named
O'Neill, of Fulton Co., Ga, died last week from
the effects of a mule bite. The animal had pre-
viously been bitten by a mad dog.-R. T.
Garrett, the Desperate, who killed Deputy
Sheriff Clay Davis, was taken from jail at Paris,
Texas, Monday morning, last week, and hung.
Wales L. Doolittle, farmer, living at
Bethany, Conn, murdered VIM Ford, farm
hand, with an ox-goad last week-Lewis VIII
lett, convicted of the murder of Edw. Kelland,
was sentenced OH Thursday last at Rondout, n.
Y. to be hanged on March II, in Kingston,
where the crime was committed. The pris-
oner appeared to be utterly Indifferent
A revenue officer named John L. Cochran was
riddled with buckshot by couple of moon
sinners in Newton Co., Ga, few evenings ago
and il is thought he will die.-Henry THE
Ian, a farmer, of Caseyville, ILL.,, last week sat
down on the covering of buzz-saw which was
not in motion. 1t suddenly started running,
and Thieian was cut in two.-At Mecklen-
burg Iron Works. Charlotte, n. c., on Thursday
last, John Springs and Will Austin, both col
ored. were instantly killed by the falling of
was badly injured.- John Stein cut his
throat at hospital in Chicago last week, where
he was being treated for dropsy.-Thrce sec
tion hands were propelling loaded car across
q trestle On the Hooking Valley Road, near
Gallipolis, Ohic, Wednesday last week, when
freight train ran into them. Two OF the men,
Amos Weng and Charles McMullen, were IA
tally injured through being flung to the ground
40 feet below.-Two slick confidence men,
by means of the lottery swinde, relieved Geo.
BTadner, an old citizen Of Bloomington, H., of
$1,000 On Thursday last, aud made good their
escape.-Edward A. OBrien, formerly well
known in the business circles of Chicago, BOs-
ton, and Portland, Me-, committed suicide by
hanging, at Cornish, Me, on Thursday last
Charles Herman, convicted OF the murder of
his wife, was hanged at Buffalo, y. Y, Friday
last.-The front wall of the Keystone Brew
ing COmEany's building at Pttsburg fell Thurs
day last killing Frank Sanders and iuiuring
another Workman.-At Charleston, w. Va,
Wednesday, last week, Ettie Jones, a once beau
tiful white woman, was shot through the head
= by Al. Williams, colorcd man, with whom she
had been living for some months 1t is thought
the woman's injuries will prove fatal.-John
7. Mullaly's livery stables, in st. Louis, were
burned on Thursday morning last The en-
plOycs, who were trying to get 60 horses out of
the burning stables, were mistaken for thieves
by the police and clubbed to insensibility. The
result was that IS horses were burned TO death,
causing a loss of So, 000.-Great damage was
occasioned last week in Philadelphia and along
the Schuykill River by the freshet.-An iron
ore mine in Perry Co., Pa, cayed in OH Friday
last All the workmen eScaped.-A collision
occurred on the Boston q Lowell Railroad
during the fog of Friday night last in which
one life was lost and two persons seriously in
jured.-Julia Schultz was found hanging dead
al her residence iii Philadelphia on Wednes-
day Of last week under circumstances which
justified the detention of her husband for
murder.--George McHenry died at the
Florcntine Hotel, Chattanooga, Tenn, on Fri
day last from a overdose Of laudanum, which
he took while under the influence ofliquor-
Robert McDermott, 12-year-old boy, of Halle
ton, Pa, while on his way to the store TO pur-
chase coal oil. was set upon by A number Of boys
and snowbalied. The lad turned upon his
prosecutors and struck one of them on the Head,
fracturing his skull. The injured boy died in
three hOurs.-A two-story dwelling house
collapsed in Philadelphia Sunday last and
buried eight people in the debris injuring all
more or less seycrely-Wm A. Lyons, aged
19, has been arrested at Foxborough, Mass, for
the murder of an aged woman named AIRING
ton, On Christmas Eve last lie had been
engaged in doing odd jobs for Mrs. Arlington,
and was the last person seen with her. but up
to last week escaped suspicion.-KyleT Terry,
son of the late Gen. Frank Terry, of Terry's
Confederate Ragers, shot and killed Police
Officer Henry Williams at Houston, Tex last
week. Terry is 26 years old and a nephew cf
Judge Terry, the slayer Of Senator Brodcricl,,
of California