The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-06-20
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
POLITICAL,


r. @. Copeland has been appointed the statis-
tical expert of the Pension Office.-First
Comptroller Matthews said on Saturday that
there is no truth in the report that the ac-
counts of Marshal Needles of Oklahoma, have
been suspended because of an irregularity in
his official bond.-The report of the Academic
Board upon the cadets found deficient at the
recent annual examination at the Naval Acad-
envy has reached the Navy Department, and is
now under consideration by Secretary Tracy.
Attorney General Stockton, of New Jersey,
has decided that Senator Martins prisoners
parole bill, signed by the Governor, does not
apply to eonvicts sentenced before the bill be-
came a law, and holds that the law is otherwise
unconstitutional.-The United States steamer
Kearsarge has been ordered to Hayti with Ad-
miral Gherardi on board.-HOn. William E.
Chandler secured the nomination for United
States Senator in the Republican caucus of the
New Hampshire Legislature Congress is
likely to be called in special session on or about
October 1. Senator Quay is said to be engaged
in work bearing upon the assured Republican
control of the House, the present Republican
majority being only three.-There is growing
sentiment in favor of Governmental encourage
ment to American shipping, and conspicuous
men of both parties admit belief in its neces-
sity. Those who read the signs of the times
prophesy that this will shortly become an i'm
portant political issue-There is movement
in the Northwest to get Congress to spend S1O,-
100000 IN improving the waterways and chan
nels of the inland lakes. A meeting will shortly
be held at West Superior, Mimi, to consider
the subject and manner of approach to Con-
gress.-Ex-Senator Jones, of Florida, writes
from Detroit that he will shortly publish full
account of " the wicked conspiracy" that drove
him from public life. The work will possess
more than political interest, for it will do
much to settle the long-disputed question
whether Jones is sane or insane.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Raphael f. Ferrandini, aged eight years, was
drowned in q sewer in Baltimore on Friday
by being swept into it through gutter over
which he was playing Esquire j. G. Malone,
one of the oldest Magistrates in Jefferson
County, KY, dropped dead of heart disease
while testifying in court Thursday afternoon.
He was 68 years old.-On Thursday, at Marion
Junction, Ala, J. P. Stevens, q section man,
shot and killed Fl. G. Segnor, a conductor on
the Mobile Birmingham Railway. The
trouble was about woman.-Careless blast
ing of rock in a vacant lot adjoining four
story brownstene on West Sixtieth street, New
York, Saturday, nearly wrecked the house and
did between $4,000 and So, 900 damage. No one
was hurt.-D. L. Phillips was instantly killed
and his wife badly injured on the Boston and
Albany Railroad, near Worcester, Mass, Friday.
They were returning from the funeral of a sis
ter of Mrs. Phillips, and were crossing the
track. Mr.. Phillips was "a years old.-James
Mciready, q jersey Central Railroad passenger
brakeman, residing at Mauch Chunk, was
murdered at Scranton on Wednesday evening,
it is said by jealous rivals in love affairs
Six inoffensive Swedes were killed by Chippewa
Indians, who have made murderous outbreak
at Mile Laos Lake, Minn.-John Fitzpatrick,
alias Liverpool Jack" was committed to the
Tombs in New York for abducting J. ]. Moran.
-Camiollo Boughati, awaiting trial for the
murder of Francisco Samevit0, whom he killed
on the 22d of May committed suicide in the
TOmbs New York, by hanging, Thursday
Judge McLain, President of the Savannah, No.
Savings Institution, which failed on Wednes-
day of last week, was arrested Friday afternoon
for receiving deposits, knowing that the bank
was insolvent. The liabilities of the bank
will reach $S5,000 and the assets will be over
$4,000. Only 5000 was found in the safe.-
Woodruff. the horse thief, has made a confess
sion of his connection with the Cronin murder,
duplicating Alexander Sullivan, Detective
Coughlin, the man Melville supposed to be
Maroney, P. o. Sullivan, MeDougall, otherwise
Williams, and others.-Alexander Henderson
(colored) was hanged at cambridge, Ga, on
Friday, for the murder of Amos Jackson and
his daughter. also colored. The murder was
committed last Spring Henderson's neck was
broken, and he died with hardly struggle.
Henderson admitted his guilt. A large crowd
was present, and everything passed off IN an
orderly manner.-WiIl Dibell (colored) was
hanged at Townsville, Ga, on Friday, for the
murder of negro named Long last December.
DibelPs neck was broken by the fall. His
body was turned over TO physician, to whom
he had sold it. The execution was private.
Dibell confessed the crime.-JohR Pickett, a
negro boy about 10 years old, was hanged at
Leesburg, Ga, on Friday, for the murder of an
old negro and his wife in the early part of this
year. Pickett died of strangulation, the fall
not breaking his neck. About 1000 persons
witnessed the execution. Pickett confessed.