The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-06-06
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
POLITICAL.

POLITICAL.
The Commissioner of Pensions has appointed
Daniel c. Logue member of the Upper Board
of Examining Surgeons for New York city.
Reports from the New York Navy Yard
are to the effect that nearly all the steel frames
for the armored cruiser Maine are now in place,
and that gratifying progress is being made in
the construction of the vessel.-Assistant
Secretary Bussey last week granted a pension
TO Joseph NJ Potter. The Pension Office re-
jected his claim on the ground that special
act of Congress was passed for his benefit 1t
was shown, however, that Potter had no hand
in it. opposed it and refused to accept any bene-
fits under it.-The statement has been made
that the Indianapolis Committee of One Hun
dred had protested against the pardoning of
Sim Coy by the President. An examination of
the petition for his pardon on file at the White
House discloses the signatures of Mr. Bowen,
Chairman of the Committee Solomon Clay
pole, the man who prosecuted Coy, and Will
liam Henderson, q member of the committee.
Senator Payne, of Ohio, has said he would
not be a candidate for reelection under any
circumstances-Se Secretary Blaine gave an ex
cursion down the Potomac to Mount Vernon III
honor of Sir Julian Pauncefotc last week.
It is stated that the withdrawal of the prema-
ture announcement of the names of the mem
bers of the Haytan Commission was owing to
the previous appointment of Gen. Lew Wallace
Point Military academy Admiral Kim
berly reported to the Navy Department that
the Samoan natives are disbauding and peace
preyails-The revenue steamer Bear was
given her sailing orders for duty in protecting
the fisheries of Behring'S Sea, and the revenue
steamer Rush was detailed for similar service.
The Committee of Elections i'll the Rhode
Island Legislature reported wholesale charges
of corruption against John G. Sheffield, jr., Re-
publican, who represents Block Island, but the
Legislature postponed action until January.
-Postmaster-General Wanamaker appointed
a commission to investigate and report upon
the condition and needs of the New York Post
offee.-The President received tive delega-
tions of Malone and Malone Virginia Re
pubIicans OH Friday.-Secretary of the Navy
Tracy issued orders for the completion of the
double-turreted monitor Amphitrite at the
League Island Navy Yard.-Secretary VIM
dom heard arguments of Surg.-Gen. Hamilton
representing the Marine Hospital Service, and
Commander Coffin, representing the Light
house Board, concerning the occupancy of Tor
tugas Keys as a quarantine station.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
The suicide of Rev. II. Greenfield Schoor, of
Baltimore, on Friday, was due TO his hopeless
love for Mrs. Margaret Smith, a widow He gave
out her letter for publication before he killed
himself, and remarkable romance is revealed
The manager of the Mississippi State
Prison has notified the Hoboken authorities
that John Fox is sending out green goods
circulars, which are particularly enticing and
calculated to deceive the ignorant.-On Fri
day last W. +. Constans. of Newport. Ky, was
indicted for the embeZzlement of $4,000. aud
William f. Mcclure, City Clerk, was indicted
for the ENLIGHTENMENT of 2,000.-CliffOrd
Porter wealthy owner of race horses at La
tonia, was arrested in CovingtOn, KY, Thurs
day on charge Of murder committed in Gal
veston Tex, during quarrel.-The several
companies of the Illinois State Militia on their
way to the scene of riot at the BraidWood
mines, were nearly wrecked by Instructions on
the track Friday last.-George III. Vero an
English law clerk, who for four days had wan
dered the streets of New York penniless, hum
CRY and sick, smashed one of Delmonicos
windows from bitterness of spirit at seeing
people eating and drinking within.-Mrs.
Bridget Hanrahan lay dead for week, at least,
in a New York tenement and the 90 families
did not know it, nor did her drunken son
John who lived In the same fiat with her,
Henry Coleman, colored, was hanged III the
Norfolk County Jail Friday. Several days
ago he attempted suicide by taking poison.
| His crime was the murder of James Grant, a
| daryman.-There is mystery attached to
| the death of Mrs. Margaret Leindner of Balti-
more, who was found Saturday with a bullet
in her head and pistol lying at her feet.
There were causes Tor suicide, as She had de-
cided to part from her husband. but when she
was found her arms were crossed on her breast
and her clothing was properly arranged
| Lightning struck the First Presbyterian
| Church in Carlisle Pa, and running TO the
street seriously injured Mrs. Emma Kelly, e.
| C. Kramer and Emma Enersman-It is
stated that Miss Laura Winters, of Port Muir
ray, N. j.. was attacked by women and men
disguised as women, and rotten-egged. They
took this method of showing their objection to
her intimacy with DR.. Henry NJ. Cox, a mar
ried man now in Jail for causing the death of a
young woman by malpractice.