The National tribune., 1886-08-12

many others were moro or less injured. Charles
White, ST., Williams, and Kistler have since
died. Felix McNally, Of Chicago, was play
ing base ball on Sunday. He stood at tn,
home plate with his hands uplifted to catch
the ball, which was being thrown 10 him fol
the purpose Of nipping player who was try
Ing TO make home run on a three-base hit
just as the ball fell into his hands the base
runner hit him in the head with his knee
knocking out his teeth and crushing his skull
so terribly that the doctors had 10 remove
nearly the entire top OF his Uranium. At mid
night he was reported 10 be Gying-Joseph
Hogan shot himself TO death ina Philadelphia
saloon on Sunday. A postal card was found
addressed 10 Mrs. Mary Hogan, Primrose, Lee
Co, lOwa.-Mrs. c. A. Copeland, formerly
/ Mrs G. A. NSmey, has been arrested at Pitts
field, Ne, or a charge Of having murdered her
/ husband, James Copeland, by administering
laudanum.-John Grancy, OF Washington,
/ ID. G., aged l9 years, dived from the bath house
near Governors Island bridge, laconia, n. H..
Saturday night, striking his head in the sand
and breaking his backbone lie died the fol-
I lowing oay.--ln Cincinnati, last Friday,
I William hilcOync was convicted OF voting
] Illegally three times IN the eighth ward at the
\ last October eleytion.---As Miss Lizzie Lier-
nan, 20 years OF age, was walking home in
I " n. L.
Guirk John klcmm, who WAS IN love with the
! girl and jealous, crept up behind her aud shot
/ her IN the head infictiug a serious but prob
/ ably not fatal wound hlemm's dead body was
/ found IN tie woods east OF Schenectady yester-
/ day. BE had shot himselr-bIrs. Mary Hahn,
! Of Chicago, has been arrested for assault with
/ intent 10 XII Willie Courtney, years OF age.
! lie was playing in yald adjoining Mrs.
/ Hahn's, when another lad shook clothes line
a. IA NOS nd
made believe he was going 10 Gu; the line The
/ woman picked MP half of br0kca dumb-bell
and hulled il 40 Willie Courtney, the heavy
missile striking him Oh the head aud infiCtiug
q CHASTITY w0und.-Over 100000 feet Of
lumber ia the yards Of John Irwin & Bro at
CoWtusyile, Cloar6eld CO., Pa, was burned on
Sunday last
INDUSTRIAL.
1t is reported that the eight hour movement
has caused considerable business depression in
Chicago. The 10 hour system will probably be
received IA a lev day IN many al the packing
houses and stock yaTds.-A purchase money
mortgage OF 100000 on the Valentine real os-
tate and ore lands was fled At BelletOn. Pa,
last week. The property consists of 1900
acres of iron ore aud some 90 houses, and has
been in successful operation under the manage
meut OF the Valentine family for over 80 years
A syndicate Of Philadelphia capitalists are the
states that the State NiJicultUral Commission
estimates this years wine crop at about 6,0OO-
COO gallons. This yield is below the favorable
average expected, and is said 10 be due 10 the
hot weather and disease called "cOlurep
brought on by Sudden changes in the tempera-
tuTe. The greatest damage is in the Napa and
Santa Clara alleys. There is also falling of
IN the SonOma district. There will be a fair
crop ln the Los Angeles neighborhood The
] u Il N g.ofs hut Of I :
and fixing the home consumption at 100000
gallons IL will leave 0,0000G0-AbOut I50
representative grain buyers of Minnesota Da-
kOja aud Iowa mel at Minneapolis, Mimi. last
week and formed themselves into an organiZa-
ton for mutual benefit and projections
Grave alarm exists throughout the mining dis
trioJs OF Montana over the rapid decline of sill
Yer. The Infer Mountain estimates that $4,000
persons in the Territory are dependent on the
mining industry ana cognate enterprises. The
recent depreciation Of 10 cents per ounce in
silver represents the profits of the mining COM
panies, winch will have TO close down unless a
reaction occurs. The lead and copper mines
are also seriously ahected-The fight between
the cigarmakers' unions and knights OF Labor
ln New York Is approaching a crisis The
members OF the progressive union have de-
stroyed their knight of Labor cards, and all
members Of the Order have been assessed 10
per cent. OF their wages for the support of the
strlkers.-A large number of bricklayers are
locked ont in Cincinnati, o. They de-
manded OF the contractors that none but union
hod carriers be employed, and the contractors
rather than grant this request, locked the
brlcklayers out. The brick ayers have now
adopted novel course They intend TO apply
10 persons now having buildings erected for
permission 10 finish the work themselves thus
cutting out the contractors altogether. The
men are so enthusiastic over the scheme that
even II the contractors come TO terms at once
they Will endeavOr 10 secure building contracts
for themselves in the future. The movement
attracts considerable attention and some UNI
easiness among builders.-One hundred and
fifty men in the Philadelphia and Reading coal
yards have struck because boy is engaged
who is not knight of LabOr-Experimenfs
have been made ut tho Isabella mine, Pittsburg,
with natura! gas 10 test its usefulness as sub
shtute for coke The test was not satisfactory.
MISCELLANEOUS
Last week while Eobbins's circus WIS en- ronte
from Aan0, J.. J.. to Sag Harbor, via the Long
Island Railroad, a large elephant i'm the car with
two camels attacked the latter, killing them
both. The keeper who attempted TO quiet the
elephant was driven from the car, narrowly es-
Gaping with! his life.-The yacht Brunbilde,
with J. j. Phelps, son Of Vim. Walter Phelps,
OF New jersey, and a number OF friends on
board, arrived al San Francisco from Yokohama
last week on her crgise around the world. Tue
Brunhilde reached Bombay Jan z Hong Kong,
April :, and Yokohama April 20 With tie
exception OF heavy storm in the Red Sea, Mr..
Phelps reports having had pleasant trip He
will remain in San Francisco two weeks, and
then 60 10 Honolulu, and on his way around
4 Cape Horn home. The Brgnhilde will be the
first American yacht TO have made the tour Of
/ the w0rld.--F0ur new churches are building
at ~. Pau, Mimi, at an expense Of S250000
The latest report from Sonora, through
army sources, is that Geronimo, with about 20
4 bucks, moved over In the State Of Chihuahua
and the remainder OF the Ieuegrades arc max
/ ing their way back 10 the reservation. An
effort is being made 10 enlist a company Of
/ IapagO scouts 10 operate against the hosties.
who are their hereditary cuemies.-Senator
] Jones OF Florida, has opened q law Office in
Detroit, and has notified the Governor Of his
! State that he proposes 10 serve out the balance
/ Of his term without esiguing-The interest
IN the discovery Of gold aud silver at Abingdon,
/ Mass, has been renewed during the past few
days By statement Of Prof Henry that he had
discovered indications Of gold ina a ledge about
aquarter OF a mile from where IL was originally
1 touad.-Jhe United States revenue officers
! ere about % make a rad on the large number Of
illicit whisky stills reported 10 exist in the
woods OF MauitOwoc County, Wis The moon
sinners are said TO have lCurisAed there :or
years, representing themselves as iarmers.--
4 a very warm and vigorous prohibition campaign
/ is being conducted in Kinds County, the largest
Ia Mississippi, aud ia which the capital city,
/ Jackson, is situated. The tuation las looked
uupgOmisiHg FOR The Prob i5itionists in coase-
/ queucC OF the large negro vote in the County.
On The 9th the ProhiaHonist Council met and