The National tribune., 1889-04-11
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
POLITICAL.

POLITICAL.
Collector of Customs Magone of New York,
placed his resignation at the disposal of the
Secretary of the Treasury on Thursday
Postmaster General has been officially inform
ed that the Government of Trinidad, one of the
West India Islands, has established subsidized
semi-monthly line of steamers to ply between
New York and that Island for the convenience
of the fruit trade and direct mail service
w. .. Bradley, of Kentucky, has declined the
Korean Mission, to which he was nominated
few days ago. - Bids were opened at the
Navy Department on Thursday for the con-
struction of an armored coast defense vessel of
the Monitor type, and of about 1000 tons bur-
den. The bidders were William Cramp u Sons,
Philadelphia, $1,614,000; the Quintard Iron
Works, New York, $l,690000 and the Union
Iron Works, San Francisco 81 $50, 950.-At
the recent Rhode Island election there were
four tickets in the field preventing majority
for any one of them. The Legislature is Re-
publican, and will vote to submit the prohibit
tory amendment. - The Government of
Chilli has formally signifed its intention to
participate i'll the Congress of American Ma
tions to be held in Washington this year.
The British man of-war Calliope arrived safely
at Sydney, and reported that before she left
Apia the United States steamer Nipsic had been
foated off the beach successfully. Gov.
Beaver, of Pennsylvania has issued his procla-
which he earnestly recommends the planting
of trees in systematic manner.-Ellis IL.
Roberts on Friday last accepted the appoint
ment of Assistant United States Treasurer at
New York. -Postmaster- General Wanamaker
last week signed a parcel post convention with
the Leeward Islands. The convention was ne
gotlated by Mr.. Bell, Superintendent of Foreign
Mails on behalf of the United States, and by
Mr. Herbert, British Charge d Affaires, on be-
half of the British Government for the Lee
ward lslands.-The Connecticut Senate pass
ed over Gov. Bulkeiey's veto a resolution COM
muting the death sentence against John ID.
Swift.-President Harrison issued a procla-
nation on Saturday recommending that on
April 80, the centennial anniversary of the in
auguration of Washington, the people of the
country assemble in their places of worship to
invoke the divine favor.-Oklahoma boomers
are said to be hidden in great numbers in the
brush, and many fast steeds are held on the
borders for the owners to ride to the choicest
claims at the earliest possible moment. Some
enterprising Hoosiers intend getting ahead of
all competitors in balloon.
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Edwin Booth, the great tragedian, and
brother of ]. Wilkes Booth, the assassin of
President Lincoln, was stricken with paralysis
on Thursday evening at Rochester, N. y
Detective Baldwin and two assistants were
shot-Baldwin fatally-by Bill Moran, moon
sinner, at Falls Mills, Tazewell County, w. Va.
The officers killed Observation-Disclosures Reese
escaped from the Raymond-Street Jail, Brook
Ign, n. Y, on Friday, and then attempted to
shoot policeman who undertook to rearrest
him. lie was captured by other officers.-
Representatives WhitthoTne and Joiner came
to blows in the Tennessee Legislature on Sat
urday, and after the adjournment of the House
Representatives Johnston and Toilet had an
alteration, which came perilously near fsti-
cuffs.-A colored murderer, who had killed a
man at dance in Xenia, o., because of jeal-
ousy, was taken from the police by mob of
would be lynchers, but the police rescued him
and lodged him in jai.-Harvey K. Glidden,
of San Francisco, who claims to be grandson
of John G. Breckenridge, stabbed cabman in
New York on Thursday after refusing to pay
his fare.-Gov. Wilson, of West Virginia, who
shook his fist at Editor Reber in a Charleston
grocery store, was forcibly elected from the
store by the proprietor last Friday.-The
steamship Decatur II. Miller arrived at Balti-
more Saturday last with crew of seven men of
the British schooner Margaret L, which sank at
sea. The crew was shipped in Philadelphia
The Secretary of State has received private adj
vices that yellow fever has again broken out at
Colon on the Isthmus at Panama.-George
w. Ward, Assistant Postmaster of Elmira, N.
Y. has disappeared with 81, 800 in Government
| funds-Police Lieut.. John NJ. Haines was
arrested in Chicago, charged with sandbagging
Lawyer Frank II. Collier during the recent
| political excitement.-Col Richard Long, a
wealthy resident of Chicago, was fatally in
| jured on the railroad tracks in Allegheny City.
John Wolfenborger, the escaped convict,
| who shot and killed Sheriff Greenlee, of Grain
| ger County, Wednesday, was taken from the
| County jail at Rutledge and hanged by the
citizens last Saturday. When captured Wolfen-
! berger was suffering from wound inflicted by
! the sheritf's posse.--A mob of Hungarian
women attacked two officers who arrested Chas
| Ruth, Hungarian, at the Leith Coke Works,
! Fayette County, Pa.-Two horse thieves,
Kinney and Larkins, arrested in Denver re-
Gently, are said to have conducted very extern
siye horse-steaing operations in Chicago
Mayor Lee of Denver, Col, notified C. L. Rock
we'll that unless the latter apologized within as
hours for the public utteranee of certain alleged
ISLANDERS the Mayor would kill him on sight
Miss Mary Carroll, of Philadelphia, Pa
was rendered totally blind by the ignorance OF
carelessness of a druggists clerk at Los An
| COLES, Cal.
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