The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-07-22
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The News from All Parts Of the
World.


The Duchess of Wurtemburg died last
week She was the wife of Prince Henry OF
Reuss Schleiz, the ruler of 297 square miles of
territory and 100000 peope.-I'he editor of
Polish newspaper, published in the village OF
Posen. Germany and the Mayor Of the village
have lust been sentenced, the former TO nine
and the latter to one month imprisonment for
insulting the ministry. While an iron dealer
was unloading q wagon filled with old artillery
material, which he had purchased from the
Government &C ST. Petersburg, Russia, on the
18th, nine-inoh shell, supposed 70 have been
properly unloaded. exploded among group of
Eorkmen and others. Sixteen persons includ-
ing four children, were killed, aud several more
were ininred.--Mr Gladstone has announced
his intention 20 resign from the Ministry, and,
also, that he will conduct an uncompromising
opposition TO tie opposers OF Home Rule.
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
AT the Forty third street crossing of the Lake
Shore Railroad near Chicago, last week, Louis
Schoove was shot and badly wounded by
Pinkerton detective because Schoove remarked
contemptuously as he passed BY that the detect
ives gun looked as If il had come from pawn
shop.---John w. Bidwell, of Philadelphia, was
drowned At Cape May last week lie was
bathing in four feet of water with his l0year-
Old daughter when he was seized with an at
tack OF heart disease. The child held bis head
above water until her strength failed, when he
was drowned, NO one being near enough 10 hear
hcrcries for assistance A portable engine on
the farm OFF, B. Job, at Alton Junction, H., blew
up last week Five men were badly wounded,
three of them fatally. Three or four horses
were killed-JOhn Duvall, of Pittsburg, Pa,
threw q can OF vitriOl into the face of Jacob
Jones last week and then shot himself, because
Jones had married his divorced wife. Jones,
though terribly injured, viii rec0ver--Justin
Matthews, il years DID, Albert Matthews, his
brother, aged is years and Rufus Allen, aged
n 4 n nod in 4fnh l.nk ~ nfH
Eridgeton, Me-, last week, by the sinking OF an
over balasted sailbuat.--Jake Braswell, a
negro was ynched at noon Thursday last near
Flat Ford, Bulloch Co., Ga. Braswell bad
nvished Dolly Woods, little siX-yeaT-old girl.
A crowd of 100whites and blacks gave Braswcll
the choice OF being burned or hanging himself
He chose hanging, climbed mp a tree, fastened a
rome around hisown neck ana limb OF the tree,
but then refused TO jump of. "A negro climbed
mp tied Braswel's hands, and the crowd pushed
him Of with pole. His body was riddled with
bullets. The child il not expected TO recover.
Joseph Shaerer, q farmer, living near Forest
CITY, Ark. shot and Instantly killed Albert
Bird Thursday last. The latter and his father
had been employed by shaerer, and an alterca-
tion arose between them over the payment Of
10 cents. The elder Bird aud his employer
quarrelcd, and they both went for their guns.
Returning. Shaerer found the boy Albert alone,
bis father not having yet returned, and, taking
Lynn, Mass, Thursday last Albert Drescher,
employed nc the leather mandatory of Nlcho-
las Weber fell into vat Of logwood dye and
was fatally scalded--Two boys were wrest-
ling In the hay NOV Of barn near Union De-
post Pa. last week. They got too near the
edge and toppled over. One was killed in
Etantly and the other only slightly inferred
Two b. g. q. Railroad track hands were struck
by lightning near Patterson Creek, Pa. One
will probably die from the effects Of the stroke.
john G.. Reynolds was working underneath
o. grain barn near Owingsvlle KY when the
Scoring gave way and precipitated several
hundred bushels Of wheat on him, smothering
him 10 death.--Della Napes and Dora john
son two little girls, were drowned in the Mau-
NEE River, near Fort Wayne, Ind, Thursday
last. Two boys Charles Nelly, aged IL, and
James Wells, aged 81 were drowned near Bay
City, Mich. same day. Nelly fell into tine
river, and Wells tried 20 save him.--A boiler
in the Manufacturing Company's salt block al
Port Austin, Mich, exploded last week, killing
Willie Tewsil, aged IL, and injuring Dan by.
CERT, engineer, aud Andy Mckay, fireman.
At Naomi, Berks Co., Pa, near midnight
Thursday last, about 100 men. many OF then
masked, went TO the house Of Mrs. Michae
Rayl0r, a married woman and took out Georg'
McNcry, a married man. and gave him ~
lasles and then covered his head and face
and other portions Of his body with q coat o
tar. They then allowed him TO depart
Mm. Charles Lambert OF AnsOnia, Conn, sus
pected that her husband was too fond Of /
handsome dressmakcr named Clark, so ont
evening she followed him 10 the laGy'6 housl
and found the pair sitting In the garden. Mrs
lambert approached nOiselessly and drawing
o. small hatchct from beneath her cloak deal
her rival q powerful blow on the head infiict
ing q most dangerous wOund--Adrien ans
Lucic Crncy, two French Catholics in higl
standing vino committed suicide in New Yorl
last week, were refused burial in consecrate
ground by the Bishop They were quietly bu
ried iD Greenwood Cemetery. Miss Greco,
had raade every arrangement for her own fu
neral before she committed the rash act. in
Gtructi0ns were left with her servants In re
gard TO her graye-ciothes and putting sundr
trinkcis tn the coffin, which were scrupulous
carried out prayer book, cFucidx, scissor
thimbles, and false teeth were put In her coiIir
-A discharged cmpluye named Annie Grin
men attempted 10 xii Janitor John Mitchell (
En apartment house IN New York recently
He Was standing In the gestibule when Ga
N0mEn rushed behind him with cooked n
yalvcr. lie threw biz hand over his shoulde
grabbing tie deadly weapon, thus saving hi
He u he stock anG wagun-tTaln belongin
40 Adam FOrepaugl's Circus was wrecked b,
tween Augusta and Matervilie, Me-, by N
breaking Of AN axle on the forward car. F0E
carr lcfi the track ana were piled up aud bad
wrecked. Twenty seven valuable horses wei
Killed besides considerable damage being don
10 show property. J. Catlin, yai
master OF the Pennsylvania Railroad nc Eliz
beth, NJ. j. Oh the 18th attempted TO reset
Annie Mycllofi who was standing on the trad
in dangerous proximity to an approaching pa
EcnRer train. Catlin jumped 10 her side MI
bad almost got 10 place Of safety when ti
train struck them both killing them instant
samuel h. Gay, Chief Clerk I'm the Pit;
burg Pension Office. disappeared from th
city Friday last having forged Pension Age
hrrcttE name 10 checks agRrcgatinR $500.
is believed that hit lorRcries will amount "a
considerable sum.---By the explosion Of
boiler At NeilsElle, O., Saturday last Ca
Drsc0il, aged Eve ylas, was killed and b
sister aged three, fatally injured. jam
DAcey, tbe murderer Of Alderman Hichl
GaynoT, Of Chicago, was hanged at MoOdstoc
I'LL, Friday last He attempted suicide L
evening previous 10 his execution, tried 10 X
his attendants. and drove the priests from
cell. He had 10 he kept bound until the iii
OF cxccution.---J. l.. Armstrong an empo
of the Depot Hotel az Hastings Geb. on i
urday las. Quarreled with Ella Manship, d
ing-FoDm girl and struck Der with a kni
fhe then threw a tumbleT Rt Armstrong n
40 was smashed against bis head. While
was rcoling from The blow she thr
another, knocking him 10 Che lo0F crushi
his skull, and sending srliutered glass il
his brain. lie viii do Matte q
Addic J0yncF, aged respectively AZ and
years, OF southampton County. Va, W.
one day last week severely whipped by III
father, and in revenge committed 4 m
NrFrfftfr uaarns4f nn $50 ala man aff.v Ia /.