The National tribune., 1886-12-16

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years of Rge-Joseph w. Harper, United
States Consul at Munich, died at the Consulate
Dec. S-George Bates. one Of the most ia
nous Of the old-tme New England stage driv-
ers, died at Danbury, Conn, last week, aged a.
Altogether Bates spent 40 years as stage
driver. and had covered about 10000 miles
The Rev. J. Hyatt Smith, ex- Congressman
and pastor Of the Tompkins Avenue Congrcga-
tional Church, Brooklyn, n. Y, died Dec. g.
William Hitch, who died at Laurel, Del,
in his S5th year had held many positions OF
trust in Delaware, having been Speaker of the
Senate and Lieutenant GOyernor.-At Hous-
ton, Tex, cOlored woman named Charlotte
Malone died at the age Of 10. She was born in
the year 1776. Daring her early life she wit
messed the entry Of Gen Jackson into New Or
leans, and was in the city during the battle
that declared the supremacy Of the rihemen
volunteers over the flower of the British army,
under Gen. Packenham. Her mind was vivid
in recollection of all events in connection with
that historic pcriod.-Henry C. Hunter. son
Of the Hon. Andrew Hunter Of Chsrlestown,
W. Va, died aged sc. Before the war Mr..
Hunter was one Of the most brilliant orators
and promising lawyers in the Valley OF Vir-
ginia, but he did not resume the practice of bis
profession after the war. He served during the
war in Co b, 18th Va. Cav. &C. S. A. J, and was
highly esteemed by his companions both for
hissoldierly and social qualities. The funeral
Of George Boss, one OF the old defender" OF
Baltimore. who died last week, took place from
his quaint old residence and was largely at
tended. Six generations of the Boss family
were represented. But three old defenders
are now living in Baltimore.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
J. c. Hill, prominent resident Of Edgewood,
suburb Of Pittsburg, mistook his daughter
for a burglar and shot her, inhicting danger
Gus, and, il is feared. fatal wound.-Henry
Gibson, hotel bell boy in Chicago, is i'll with
symptoms of hydrophobia, although il is not
known that he was ever bitten by dog. A
day or two ago John Heilland, a hotel porter,
whom the boy attempted 10 bite, exhibited the
same Symptoms B. w. Gill, a prominent
attorney Of Pittsburg. who disappeared after
embeZzling over $300,00 in trust funds, died in
Belfast lrelsnd.-The body of a woman
named Emily Brown was taken TO the Mary
land University at Baltimore and sold for dis
section; the woman was murdered for SIS, the
price her body would fetch.-A Beach Creek
pa railroad engine exploded from some un-
known cause, killing Phil. III. knight and
James Wearne, engineers; Allen Ramsey, fire.
man, and j. c. Field, machinist ]. HI. Staple
ton, machinist, was seriously injured. All Of
the men were young and recently married,
with the exception of Knight, who leaves a
wife and five children.-0scar A. Simons,
one OF the most prominent capitalists in In
diana, and president of the First National Bank
of Fort Wayne, committed suicide by shooting
himself in the head. He has been in poor
health for some time He was one of the
wealthiest citizens of Northern Indiana
Robert Grayer, colored, was hanged in St.
Louis for the murder Of Berry Evans, colored,
In July, 1883. When asked on the scafiold If
he had anything 10 say, he wished the crowd
good lnck.-J. S. Titcomb, first mate of the
schooner Nj. b. Millen, of Savannah, Ga, has
been arrested in that city for the murder Of
the former master, Capt. W. r. Young, Of
Maine. Young died on the voyage frola Satilla
10 Rio de Janeiro aud the crew charge that the
mate poisoned him.-At Columbia, S. C., Dec.
10, the ten-year old daughter Of John w. Har-
ringtOn was running in the yard with pair of
scissors in her hand, when, falling accidentally
over wheebarrOw, the scissors entered her
abdomen, breaking in two pieces and causing
death in a short time-A telegram has been
received at the Pension Office from Special
Examiner Gailbraith. announcing the arrest in
Dodge City, Kan, Of Robert Spencer who had
raised his pension claim of So TO $1,000, and
presented the same for payment. Spencer con-
fessed when arrested and implicated others
Thomas johnson and Richard Hall were ont
hunting in Luray Co., Va. johnson fired into n
covey of partridges and the load struck Hall,
who was short distance of, aud killed him.
in Cincinnati a street car on the cabel line
attempted TO start both the brake and grip re-
fused TO work, and the car ran backward with
great velocity a quarter Of mile 10 a curve,
where il left the track and plunged down an
embankment. All the ~ passengers except q
baby were more or less bruised and cut, but no
serious injuries resulted.-Ncar Fort Smith,
Ark, terrible explosion OF dynamite occurred
at Black Boone tunnel, by which two men were
instantly killed and three wounded one fatally.
ha hxvH vsl In al
hole in the heading Of the tunnel on the north
side, when the drill struck several forgotten
dynamite cartridges. Hill and his
three sons were instantly killed near Mill
Creek, Ind. by passenger train on the Grand
Trunk Railway. Hills little daughter had one
of her legs broken at the same time. The family
were in wagon crossing the railroad and were
prevented from seeing approaching trains by an
occupied side track.-Gov. Lee, Of Va, refused
20 extend clemency 10 T. J. Cluverius, under
sentence Of death for the murder Of Miss Madi-
son, but has respited Cluverius until the l4th
OF January neKt-The mail carrier between
Colorado, Tex, and San Angelo, Tex, was way
laid and the mali bags r1ed The robber was
captured.-A gang Of six counterfeiters, four
men and two women, have been arrested in
Ballard Co, Ky.-In Buffalo, N. Y, Emil
Penseyros was shot and killed by his wife
while he lay asleep in bed. The woman re-
sisted arrest desperately. She said her husband
had not treated her right-Ben Smith and
William Reed quarreled about the spelling Of a
word at a spelling match at English, Ind, and
Smith shot and killed Reed.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Chinese Government has refused 10
grant permission TO the American Methodist
Episcopal Mission for its steam lanch TO ascend
interior rivers on missionary work.-COal
IN immense quantities has been discovered in
Henderson and Smith Counties, Tex. In the
former County one vein IL 20 feet in diameter