The National tribune., 1888-07-19

The News from All Parts of the
World.


Gen. Boulanger who = short time ago was
| looked upon q possible future ruler Of
| France, seems to have lost all prestige. in the
Chambers of Deputies last week be made a
speech proposing the dissolution Of that body
| The proposition was vigorously opposed by
Premier FIoquet, aud during the debate the
General called the Premier several hard names
/ Without waiting 20 be censured for his con-
| duct BOulaHger rendered his resignation as a
Deputy and left the building, whcreupOn the
Chambers adopted resolutions Censuriug him.
lie and klOqUet fought duel the next day. IN
which Gen. Boulanger was severely wounded
in the neck, his antagonist escaping with a
mere scratch. While the vanquished dueIlist is
confined to his home his followers are deserving
him and going over TO the enemy. BOulanger's
star has descended very rapidly.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Joseph Supo. a Bohemian tailor, committed
suicide at Columbia, s. c. Saturday, by cut
| ting his throat from ear to ear with a pen
/ knife after trying 20 kill his wife with a saw
/ HE. lie had been released from the insane
/ asylum but q few weeks agO.-The Grand
| Trunk limited express was derailcd at Mount
| Olivet Cemetery, Ii miles from Detroit, Satur-
| day morning. Fireman Baby was caught I'M
der the engine and crushed to death. The
| engineer escaped by jumping The passengers
were badly shaken up.-A battery of eight
ga5-tanks Ia Ludlow, KY, exploded Saturday
aud four men were killed aud 10 were injured.
! Ex-basebail player Richard Curran was killed
At a Reunion Of Confederate soldiers in
Lexington Co.. 5. c., last week, two brothers
| named Reedy, forced quarrel upon Manuel
| Williams, peaceIbly disposed young man, who
In selt-deten5e shot aud instantly killed one Of
the brothers with a pistol and stabbed the
other through the heart with pOCket-knife
| by the expulsion of a ladle Of molten iron
at Eman's pipe foundry, Allentown, Pa two
men were fatally burned and four others Sc
vercly iDjured.-Laiin & Rand's large pow
der works near Cressoua Pa. blew I'D Friday
afternoon, killing three men-GeOrge Gilman,
Charles Reed and Henry Birnich-who we're
the only persons about the place. Their bod es
| were thrown 200 yards from the scene Of the
| explosion. The buildings we're DESTROYED by
the fire which followed the explosion, the force
of which was felt 10 miles away, as a large
quantity of powder was stored in the Building.
| -MlchaeI Down, night Waterman IN the
! Elwanger & Barry building, Rochester, n. Y,
| attempted 60 board moving elevator Saturday
evening, and was instantly killed. His head
was almost severed from the bOdy.-The
mail train east on the Pennsylvania Railroad
/ killed Mrs. james Crusau and her nIne-year-
| old daughter Annie, Friday morning near the
| Monastery Coke Works, Pa Mrs. Crusau
| leaves six small children. Three men aud
three women were drowned while crossing the
| Arkansas River near Fort Smith, Ark, Sun
/ day. Their names were John Logan, Jesse
Morris, Tom Davis Sally Jackson, Mary Pettis
aud Carrie Davis The party had been attend
ing a dance and were on their way home
When in the middle Of tho stream the boat
upset.-pwo girls, named Annie Frysinger
and Emma Rode, aged II and Il years respect
| lively, while walking upon the Northern Cen
/ trail Railroad tracks short distance north of
| BIT. Wolf, York Co.. Pa, Saturday evening
stepped from one track TO another to get out of
the way of the pusher," aud in doing so got
| In front Of passenger train, which struck
them BOTH instantly killing Annie Frysiuger
aud seriously injuring her eompauion.-
Sunday morning % men went on an excursion
from Baltimore, Md. in the schooner Lancelet
down the bay. OF North Point about 10 of
| the party got into yawl-boa to 90 ashore and
battle. The boat capsized, and Frank Vearax,
aged q; VIM. Finn, aged 80. and Joseph Lutz,
| aged q, were drowned. The bodies were not
| recovered.