The National tribune., 1892-12-22

A gang of 1e prisoners started for the Albany
IN. " Penitentiary on Tuesday evening, Dec
13, under the charge Of Edward Burke, son OF
| Warden Burke, of the District Jail. They
were all sentenced for the crimes of larceny
and burglary, except one man, who got TWO
years for assault with attempt to kill. All were
colored but two, and among them was one
colored woman, who will serve 1s months for
the crime of larceny from the person.
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curious document was filed in the Office OF
the Recorder of Deeds of the District OF Co'
lumbia last week which showed that grue-
some task had been accomplished 1t was IN
the nature of receipt from the District Com
missioners to the Trustees of the Fourth Street
Methodist Church, certifying that it had been
proved to the satisfaction of the Commissioners
that the Trustees had fulfilled the terms OF the
act of Congress- by which the bodies in the Old
Ebenezer Cemetery were to be removed.
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The extensive improvements which Mrs.
| Harrison undertook at the outset of her oc-
cupancy of the White House and SO success
fully carried out will not end with her death,
it having been decided that the surplus left
| from the necessary expenses of the present
| year shall be devoted to asphalting and relay
/! ing the dilapidated flooring of the billiard
room, the sewing-roon, and the Stewards room,
the three apartments which the only ones
| now remaining to be overhauled and repaired.
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Abraham Banks the milk -thieving partner
of Andrew Jackson, the negro who was shot
and killed by Policeman Oriani, was captured
and tried in the Police Court last week and
sentenced to Jail for three months. Several
| witnesses testified to seeing Banks and Jackson
| together on the morning jackson was shot, and
although Banks tried to prove by several wit
nesses that he was several blocks away when
| the shooting was done, the Judge could not see
| it in that light, and therefore sentenced him to
Jail.
| new cable was placed In position last week
| on the Georgetown end of the cable road, and
| the whole thing was done easily in three hours
| time. The nav cable was spliced to the old
| one after the cars stopped running at 1:3o in
| the morning. the engines set in motion, and as
| the old cable came into the power-house, it was
| rolled up big spool. Whom the new cable
| reached the power house the old one was cut
| away, and the work was accomplished. The
| cable was made in st. Louis weighed Is tons,
and cost $4,000.
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Representative Enloe, Of Tennessee, intro
| dueed q resolution in the House last week, set
| ting apart Tuesday, Dec 90, for the considera-
| tion of the report of the Committee that in
vestigated the charges against the management
of the Pension Bureau. In this report the
| majority of the Committee expressed the opin-
| ion that Commissioner Raum should be re-
| moved from his office, while tho minority, COM
posed entirely of Republican members, ex-
pressed entire confidence in Gen. Raum's
agement, and said that the whole investigation
was gotten up for political effect
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| The ladies of President Harrison's Cabinet
/ have made the official announcement that they
will not be at home, as usual, to callers on
| Wednesdays during the present month. This
| decision vas arrived at after meeting on the
subject was held early last week. The sub
| ject as TO whether or not receptions would be
held on New Years Day at the houses of Cabi-
net officers was also discussed at the meeting,
| and it was unanimously decided not to hold
them. This definitely settles the matter in re-
gard to New Years Day. when the White
| House and every Cabinet Officers home will be
closed to callers.
The Christmas Dinner Committee of the
Grand Army of the Republic Of Washington,
met on Monday evening, Dec. IL, for the pur-
pose of perfccting their plans for the Christmas
dinner which is every year given by the Grand
| Army men to tie families OF needy comrades.
| Comrade Nathan Bickford is the Chairman of
| this Committee. preliminary report of the
Subscription Committee was received and satis-
faction expressed at its methods and progress.
The comrades will again give the needy fam-
| lies of veterans substantial dinner on Christ
mas day.
Representative Joseph W. Bailey, of the
Fifth District of Texas, who has gained lit
| tie uotoriety in the House as an objector, says
that the remarks he occasionally hears in tho
North, and frequently sees in Northern print,
concerning the blccd.thirstiness of the Texans,
| is an unjust SANDER "Co Watterson, Of Ken
lucky recently said that mans life is as safe
in Texas as a womans in Connecticut" said Mr..
Bailey, land judging from the number of shop
| girls and seamstresses found dead up there I
should say it was safer. 1 know of no section
in which one is less apt to be hurt" continued
the Texan, always providing that one does
not interfere with his nsghbor's pursuit of
life, liberty, and happiness"
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Hon. William Mckinley, Governor of Ohio
was in Washington last week, aud visited the
Capital. In the Senate Chamber he had long
conversation with Senator Sherman. When
through with his business with that Senator
the Governor advanced to tho side of the Vice
Presidents stand, and shook hands with Mr..
Morton, who appeared delighted to see the
author of the celebrated tariff act. Gov Nc.
KinIey then msde the< rounds of the Senate
Chamber. winding up with q conversation with
Senator Hill, Of Nev York, whom he cougratu-
lated upon the result of the recent election.
The Governor spent about two hours in the
Senate Chamber, after which he visited the
House, where he was surrounded for some time
by his Republican admirers.
; Delegate Joseph, of ths Territory Of New