The National tribune., 1889-03-28
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
POLITICAL.

The office of Commissioner of Internal Reve-
nue. was formally transferred from Joseph S.
Miller to John w. Mason on Thursday last
The indications are that unless there is some
unexpected delay the Senate will adjourn sine
die this week, although the death of Justice
Matthews may keep the Senators some little
time longer.-It is stated that Chauncey NJ.
Depew, of New York, declined the English
mission.-President Harrison's first exercise
of the pardoning power was made in COM
muting the sentence of Albert Green, colored
murderer, who was sentenced to be hanged In
Washington on April 5, to imprisonment tor
fe.-Ex-Congressma Tom Ochiltree, of
Texas, put in his application to be appointed
Minister to Mexico, the place sought by Pat
rick Egan.-A white man named Cheek was
arrested at Greensboro, n. c., for inducing the
colored people to leave the -Presi-
dent Cleveland and party sailed from Tampa,
Fla, for Havana late last Thursday night
The putting of a military top F." on the United
States ship Michigan, on Lake Erie, has caused
stir in Erie, Pa, at which port the vessel is
lying. Gov. Taft, of Rhode Island, declined
a unanimous denomination by the Republican
State Convention, and full ticket was nomi-
mated Theplatform adopted favors the resub-
mission of the Prohibition amendment
adjournment OF the Senate owing to the death
OF Justice Matthews prevented any nomlna-
tions being sent to that body on Friday. The
Supreme Court also adjourned as mark OF re-
ct.-President Harrison issued proclama-
ton on Saturday calling the attention of all
concerned to the laws of the United States
for the protection of the Alaska seal fisheries.
Trouble is apprehended between armed
parties of whites and colored men at Stony
Creek Station, Va. The disturbance grows out
of a White Cap notice served upon coored
man.-Owing to the light offerings OF bond
purchases the Treasury surplus has been stead
lily increasing. It now amounts to 5O,2O0OOO,
or $5,O00,0O0 more than it was 10 days ago.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Robert Sigel, the son of Gen. Franz Sigel,
who pleaded guilty to forging pension checks,
was sentenced by Judge Benedict in the United
States Court on Thursday tosix years imprison-
ment at hard labor in the Erie County Pen1-
tentiary.-Miss Paulins, the daughter of
Chief Justice Fuller, of the United States Su-
preme Court, eloped from Chicago and married
j. Matt Aubrey in Milwaukee, Wis, on Thurs
day last. The Chief Justice sent his forgive
ness to his daughter by telegraph on Friday.
William MCMILLAN, Boston pilot sacri-
feed his own chance of life to save two boatmen
struggling in the water. One of the men was
eventually drowned, and MCMILLAN reached an
overturned canoe, righted it and was picked
up.-Mrs. Wilhelmina Lebknechner, on trial
in New York for numbering her child, Charles,
was acquitted on the ground that she was in
sane when she poisoned all three of her chill
dren, killing two of them.-Henry Hardie,
who forged check for $1,000 in New York,
has been arrested in Halifax, N. S.-Dan
Ward, a youth of 16, shot and killed Ed. Burke,
two years younger, in Birmingham, Ala, on
Saturday. The trouble arose over a cigaret.
Judge d. n. Gull, who is presiding in the
Circuit Court at Barboursville, KY, placed him
self at the head of party of men, and gave bat
tie to gang of desperadoes who had routed a
Sherif's posse. Five outlaws were captured.
Timothy and Peter Barrettwere hanged in
Minneapolis on Friday for the murder of
Driver Tollefson. They were convicted on the
evidence of their brother, an accomplce.-
Edward A. Brney, formerly an Inspector of Gus
TOMS committed suicide in New York Saturday