The National tribune., 1886-12-30

receipts. all sources Ss42.9i9; expenditures.
S,ll2.g72-The Secretary Of the Navy
has designated the Richmond as the flagship
of the North Atlantic squadron in place of the
Tennessee, which will probably be condemned.
The officers and crew and the stores Of the lat
ter vessel will be transferred to the Richmond
the latter part Of the month. the meeting
of the Pennsylvania State Grange, Patrons OF
Husbandry. at Harrisburg. the Seeretary's re-
port showed an increase in the membership
during the past year of 3.000.-Two Brothers
named Rasmussen, attending college at Apple
ton. Wis, were taken from their rooms by
party Of students and treated 10 a cOld-water
bath. Robert Joyce was expelled, and +. III.
Walker, Ellsworth Mckinney, David Walker,
Silas Randall and George 0lmstead were sus-
pended.-At St. Louis, Mrs Juliet Cunning
ham, who was seriously injured some time ago
10y jumping nom street car OF the Peoples
Line. which was in imminent danger Of col
liding with a railroad train at the Fourth and
Popular street crossing, was awarded the I'M
usually large sum Of $4,000 damages by jury
IN the Circuit Court-A tramp entered the
residence Of Augustus Vented, at Boyertown,
Pa. and Selling Mr. Wentzcl's daughter Della,
aged l6 years who was alone in the house, he
held a cloth saturated with chlorolorm TO her
face. She soon became unconscious, and when
she recovered half an hour later she found that
the man had cut of her long hair which
reached nearly TO her waist; Miss Ncntzel
suffered no other violence---ln reply 10 in
Quiries addressed TO the Probate Judges in
Kansas as 10 the results OF Prohibition, the
Chicago Daily Acrs has received answers show
ing a decrease IN the use Of Intoxicating drinks
In Kansas ranging from 80 10 - per cent, and
in crimes ana ofenscs growing directly out of
the use o. such drinks decrease OF from 90 to
30 per Ceat--One of the rarost and most
dangerous operations in the scope OF surgery
has been lately performed at the Cincinnati
Hospital Ii consisted in removing about three
Inches ef the backbone and exposing the spinal
cord The patient has SO far recovered IS 10
be able 10 walk about.-The viii of Mrs.
Jane Wheeler OF Cleveland, o.. the old woman
who was recently murdered, and whose aged
husband was arrested for the crime, leaves
the greater part of the estate, valued ut
from $4,000 10 S200000. 10 a nephew, Thomas
Il. Shaw, Of Birmingham, England.-The
Washington County Md Circuit Court atlirms
the constitutionally Of the Maryland law pro-
hi5iting intcTnarriage Of white aud colored
persons-The Secretary of the Treasury re-
ceived a conscience contribution of 5000 in an
envelope post-marked New York, which the
sender said he thought was due the Govern
ment on his income taE.-The army appro-
priation bill makes a total appropriation Of
So, 5JI.23S The estimates for the service aggre-
gate 50 524, 5S7, and the appropriation for the
current year was S23,a9i OOl.-Ihe measles
epidemic is increasing in New York. Nearly
600 cases and 90 deaths were reported last week.
A careful estimate of a leading San Fran
cisco wine firm places this years wine vintage
in California at 19500,0O0 gallons. About one
seventh Of the crop has been or is being rapidly
transformed into brandy. The years business
shows an increase of about 100000 gallons over
last years export trade, while the local and
coast shipments exhibit great increase.-The
shipments Of Christmas packages TO New York
city were so great that they could not be de-
hvered by the express companies, who had
nearly 100000 packages awaiting delivery.
The certificates of the Live Stock Com
missionors for the cattle slaughtered since the
outbreak Of pleuro pneumonia in Chicago were
sent 10 Springfield for approval by the Govern
or. The total amount will be nearly $4,000.
The Commissioners received from the sale OF
the carcasscs a trine over $30000.-The car
works of Schall & King, at Mddletown, Pa,
were almost totally destroyed by fire, causing
loss Of $4,000. Six substantial brick build
ings, including the carpenter aud construction,
machine, pattern and blacksmith shops and
planning mills were destroyed.-lt is likely
that while the Lighthouse Board will continue
to superintend the Illuminating of the Statue
of Liberty Enlightening the World, the statue
itself will be turned over TO the charge Of the
War Department