The National tribune., 1892-08-04
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Political and Industrial.
| Special Agent Ames has reported to the
| Treasury Department that j. II. Bush was ar
rested at Plattsburg, N. Y, on O charge oil
smuggling eggs into the United States from
Canada. This is said to be an extensive prac-
| tice.-The Minister of the United States al
| Mexico has informed the Department of State
that the exemption from import dues, hereto
| fore made known, OF maize in grain or in flour
| and beans, by decree of the Mexican Govern.
| ment. is regarded as covering the full months
Of July, August and September. 1S92.-As-
sistant Secretary Crounse has instructed Gus
| toms officers to refuse to accept consular in
| voices in which the goods are measured in
| aunes instead of in meters for all shipments
made on or after Sept. next. 1t is held that
the use of the aune system Of measurement is
illegal aud tends to facilitate frauds on the
revenue.--The Western coal sales agents in
meeting last week Mt New York made no ad-
vance in prices for August. The Eastern sales
agents took the same action and fixed the pro-
duction for August at 3, 100000 tons, which is
the same as August, 1891, and 500, 900 tons less
than the production for July.--Advices from
Bering Sea are to the effect that the patrol
squadron of the United States revenue cutters
and cruisers, besides chasing seal poachers, are
breaking up the lucrative industry of hunting
sea offers. This course surprises the whites
and alarms the natives. This industry, now
prohibited, furnished the solo support of the
Aleutan Indians. Rnmors from the West
reach Sitka of exciting events in the
chase of seal poachers.--The under
standing that the Government of Vic
toria, Australia, has increased the import
duty on Oregon pine $6.25 per 1000, and the
duty on canned fruit to six cents pound, has
caused excitement in San Francisco, it is
regarded as the first gun of the foreign fight
against the Mckinley bill. The Mckinley
bill, it is claimed, entirely barred out Austria
liam wool from this country, and Victorias
action in increasing the duty on important
coast products is said to DO sweet revenge.-
The President has recognized Emile N. e.
Thiebaut as Consul of France at Boston, with
jurisdiction embracing all of New England.
An announcement was made July 30 which
is cheering news to every resident OF the an
thracite coal regions of Pennsylvania. " is
that So so basis for wages at the mines has been
reached, this being the first time this happy
contamination has occurred in three years. 1t
is due to the enhanced prices realized for coal.
Rain fell last week all over Kansas, assur-
ing corn crop in that State that has never
been egualed. For the last week the farmers
have been frightened over the prospects of los
ing their crop on account of the hot winds that
have been sweeping over the State. In many
parts, particularly in the southern section,
down under the whitening influence of the sun.
Farmers and grain dealers generally re-
gard the weather of last week as perfect for
corn. 1t would take two weeks of such weather
to ripcn, they say, without rain to injure the
grain unless it were visited by blasting hot
winds, which have not yet occurred there
Under the most favorable circumstances the
crop cannot equal that of last year.
Crimes and Casualties.
The President has committed the sentence
in the case of Robert Judge, convicted in Mich
igan Dec. IL, 1863 of selling counterfeit silver
certificates, SO that it expired Aug. l. In the
case of William Galloway, convicted in Mis-
souri, of violating the pension laws the sentence
has been committed to one years actual inl-
prisonment. In the case of James Bywater,
convicted in Utah of adultery, the sentence of
two years and three months Imprisonment has
been committed to one years actual imprison.
Md, was nearly destroyed
by fire July 30. The fire department. was help
less, owing to the only steam-engine being out
Of order and portions of the departments at
Wilmington, Del, and Salisbury, Nd, were
sent for, but the entire bushes part of the town
was burned before they arrived.-Francis b.
Brewer died at Westfeld, N. Y, July 20. He
was ~ years old, and a native of Keene, N. FL.
He was for many years conspicuous in public
life as member of the New York Legislature
and the 48th Congress.-Lee McDanieis was
lynched by 80 masked men last week at Dalton,
Ga. He had been given preliminary trial on
the charge of assault upon Miss Clemmie Woods,
young white woman, and was in charge of
constables when a band Of men overpowered
the officers carried McDaniels to the woods,
and hanged him to tree.-The body of the
late Robert Ray Hamilton, son of Gen. Schuy-
Ter Hamilton, of New York, is on its way to
this city from the West for interment. Ham,
ilton was drowned while attempting to cross
Snake River below Jacksons Lake, Uintah
County, Wyoming nearly two years ago
w. u. Walton, of Middletown, has been i'll for
some time, and recently an abscess on his breast
broke. He was seized with fit of coughing,
and coughed up minie-ball which he had
carried. He was shot at the battle of Spott-
sylvania Courthouse.-Alice Mitchell, of
Memphis, Tenn, who killed Freda Ward as the
result of perverted sexual love for the latter,
has been declared insane by the jury of in
quiry. This verdict does not absolve the de-
fendant from being placed on trial for her life
at some future time should she recover her
reason and should the Attorney General see fit
to prosecute her. The verdict has nothing to
do with her sanity at the time she slew Freda
Ward. 1t touches her present insanity alone.
General.
The u. S. s. Alliance has been ordered to re-
turn to San Francisco. She will be surveyed
and it is thought may be condemned and sold.
Her commander, Felix McCurley, who was
tried by court martial for the ship running
aground in the breakwater at Yokohoma has
been detached from duty.-Surrogate Abbott. |
of Brooklyn, N. Y, has decided to appoint q |
temporary receiver under the will of Myra |
Clark Gaines, which was admitted by him to |
probate. Unless those interested in the matter !
agree upon one who can be appointed, Surro-
gate Abbott says he will appoint the Public Ad-
minstrator of Kings County such temporary |
admin istrator. OF the 100000 debts filed |
against the estate, $685. 087 is for lawyers fees.
and the end of the controversy is as yet nowhere
in sight.-The City of Paris beat all previous
records last week, making the trip from
Queenstown to New York in five days, Is
hours, So minutes. The following is an abb
stract of the steamers log: July 81, left
Daunts Rock Lightship at 204 p. N. Green
witch mean time); July %, 47S miles; July 20,
SOL July "a, SIG; July %, 504, slowed four
and three-quarter hours on account of fog;
July &c. $50; from noon, July 26. 1858, to
Sandy Hook Lightship; July "a, arrived at
Sandy Hook Lightship at LOG a. NJ, (6:O2 a. m.
Greenwich mean time) .-The African NJ. E.
Church and the Zion A. NJ. E. Church in Wash
ington, ID. c., have arranged for unity. The
committee has reported plan of uniformity
in the articles of the two churches on the SUBJ
jects of doctrine, church polity, the itinerant
system, aud the epsc0pacy. The plan will be
to the annual quarterly conferences,
and to the entire vote of the future member
ship of the church before further action to.
- til l.