The National tribune., 1890-09-25
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
CR1MEs AND oAsnaIrrua.

GRIMES AND CASUALTIES
Timothy Corbett, of Baltimore. killed him
self by hacking at his throat with one large
butcher knife while stabbing himself with
switch engine on the Chicago,
Darlington q Quincy Railroad crashed into
the rear of an excursion train at the Douglass
Park Station Chicago, and asa result four peo-
pie were killed and eight injurned.- Through
a tlagmans Careessnoss, n wreckng train ran
into an engine on the Baltimore IL Ohio, near
ConHellsville, Pa and killed the engineer and
badly injured the fireman and several other
railway men.--The British ship Ventura,
bound for Ireland, returned to San Francisco
and reported encountering on Friday terrific
gale that swept the decks, .capsized the ship,
aud washed two seamen overheard. A wave
hundred feet high was encountered. --Soven
Turks and their dancing bears were drowned
while camping in dry gulley near Fort Smith,
Ark. it being filled suddenly by severe storm.
The saloon of Isadore Mulvauey, of San
ford, Ind, was partially wrecked by dynamite,
and it is supposed the women, who objected TO
its presence i'll the town. attempted its dcmoli-
tion.-While James lIardaker and Eva IIol-
den, 16-year old girl, were on their home
from dance near Amherst Mass, they were
fired upon by John Davis, rejected sutton for
the girls hand Miss Holden was instantly
killed and her escort dangerously wounded.-
Mrs. Eliza Holden, Of Monticello, H., who was
convicted of numbering Harley Russell on cir
cumstantial evidence, has confessed that she
and one of her sons wayaid Russell and killed
him.-The funerals of tho young German
actress, Emile Rossi, and her artist lover Gus
tav Koch, both having committed suicide by
mutual arrangement last Thursday, took place
in New York, and tho wishes of the young people
that they should be crematcd were carried ont.
Two colored boys, who had bitten each
other in a fight, died at Midway, Ala, with
symptoms of hydrophoba. -Capt. ID. w.
Storer and six of the crew of the Abbie Cliff
ford arrived in New York on the steamship
0rinoco from Bermuda. The Abbio Clifford
fouudered in West Indian cyclone. Tho
Captains wife was swept overheard and the
Captain and crew Of eight men spent five days
on raft without drinking water, supporting
life with a few raisins .-Lightning struck a
store at Provincetown, Mass, killing Solomon
Stanley and Capt. Ralph Atwood and slightly
shocking II other people. George Deistel, a
sewing machine agent shot and mOrtally
wounded on Lexington avenue, New York,
Francis Birk, n machinist, who had induced
Mrs. Dcistol to desert her husband and child
ren.-A hundred colored people were poisoned
by arsenic mysteriousy placed in tho meat ut
barbecue at Catherine. Ala. Eight of those
poisoned have died and 20 others are not ex-
pectcd TO recovcr.--R. Gardner Chase & Co.,
bankers and brokers. of Boston, have failed
with 100000 liabilities and $780, 900 posi-
shortage on stocks and the recent tight money
market.
POLITICAL.
The Massachusetts, Republican State Conven-
ton nominated the following ticket: For
Governor, John Quincy Adams Brackett, Of
Arlington; Lieutenant Governor, William IL.
Halle. of Springfield Treasurer George A..
Mardcn, of Lowell; Secretary Of State, William
NJ. Oln, of Boston; Auditor, John Henry
Gould, of MedGold Attorney General, Albert
l.. Pillsbury, Of Boston The following State
ticket was nominated by tho Massachusetts,
Labor party: For Governor c. T.. Marks, of
Somerville; Lieutenant Governor, George K.
Pearcc of Lynn; Secretary of State John f..
DOwd, OF Hyde Park Treasurer. George X, j.
Moulton, of Boston; Attorney. General j.
johnson, of Greenfield; Auditor, +. +. O'Neill.
The Connecticut Democrats have nOmi-
mated the following ticket: For Governor. j..
b. Morris Of New Haven; Lieutenant Gov
error DIR. Joseph w. AlsOp. OF Middletown ;
Secretary of State, Joha ]. Phelan, of Bridge
port; Treasurer Marvin II, Sanger of Can
terbury; Comptroller. Nicholas Start, OF Now
Milford. The following ticket was nomi-
mated by Massachusetts, Democrats: For Gov
ernor William T. Russell, OF Cambridge; Lieu
tenant Governor, John Eorcoran, Of Clinton !;
Secretary OF State, Elbrihge Cnshman, of Lake
Village Treasurer William ID. Treirey, of
Holyoke; Attorney General, Elisha Il. May
nard. OF Springfield. --Connecticu Republ-
can Convention placed the following ticket in
the field For Governor. Samuel f.. Morwin,
of New Haven Lieutenant Governor, George
A. Bowen, of Woodstock Secretary of State,
Gearge u. Mclean OF Simsbnry; Treasurer, T..
S. Henry (ronomnated), of Vernon Comp
troilcr, l.. S. Catltn, of Bridgeport.
State Conference Of Methodist ministers has
adopted resolution requiring Rev. Washing.
ton Gardner, Republican nominee for Secretary
OF State aud j. W. Reed, Chairman of the
Prohibition State Central Committee 10, with
draw either from politics or from the ministry.
---Goy. Gordon accepts ex Senator Norwood
challenge 10 public debate IN Atlanta, Ga, on
condition that Norwood will openly declare
himself candidate for the United States Sen-
ate.---Congressma Butterworth of the LIST
Ohio District, has written letter declining to
be IA candidate for reelection.
FOREIGN.
Adviccs from the South Sea Islands tell Of
the growth of a semi.slave traffic among the
Islands of the Solomon group and the New
Hebrides. Whole islands are depopulated by
tho French and English ships, who carry the
savagcs to the larger islands to work on the
plantations. john Dillon made q speech nj q
Nationalist meeting at Swnford County Mayo
in which he denounced tho English Govern.
.
berlin society has been shocked by the
suicide within few hours Of each other oil
Count Won Schlcntiz, son of the Governor Of Sie.
STA, Count Won Schaumberg- Lippe, son of Prince
Frederick William of Hanau, aud Baron Won
Loeper. They were members of the same dis
sipated circle Of jeuncsse doree The Bra
LILLIAN elections resulted in Il complete ndorso.
ment Of the Republican Government, the
friends of the overthrow Empire casting com.
paratively fow yotcs.-h. Mermeix, author
ofth recent Boulanger ex pOsures, was wounded
in duel with NJ. DnmOntci a member OF the
Chamberof Deputies, The famous old Moor
| ish Palace aud Fort of the Alhambra In Grana.
da has been badly damaged by hre.-The City
OF Stockholm gave dinner 10 the officers of the
| u. $. Steamship Baltimore, which conveyed TIL,
| remains OF Inventor Ericsson To Sweden.--
| The Austrian war ship Taurus. with crew oil
| 60 men and four officers, has foundorod in tn,
| Black Sea.-Twenty-fy miners were killed
| by an explosion in the Mayhach pit at Sane
| Wendell, Rhensh Prussia. ID. Brye,
| Douglass managing director Of the Naval Con
struction Company, OF Borrow in Furness Ia
sailed for America where he will select Il sit
| on which TO establish extensive shipyaTds.-
| Lord Wolsely will succeed Prince Edward, o
| SaXeweimar in the command of tho forces il
Ireland, the latters term being about 10 expire
The King of Portugal has accepted the res
ignation OF his entire Cabinet, which retiret