The Van Buren press., 1893-04-15
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

action in regard to recent outrages on
American citizens at Marsevan, in
Asia Minor, and the violation of the
mails of the United States legation.
The Turkish authorities are to be asked
to make prompt reparation for in
jnries inflicted and to adequately pun
ish the guilty parties. 80 in
HENRY HUGH MCCosH, who was at
one time known as A. r. Stewards
''right-hand man." and afterward be-
came successful merchant, met a
drunlsard's death, on the 7th, in the
street in front of one of the cheapest
rs well as one of the worst lodging
houses in a little alley off Wooster
street, New York city.
A RESOLUTION was adopted in the Ne
brasia senate, on the 7th, for the i'm
peachment of ex-Attorney General
Leese for misdemeanors in office, maxi
ing the sixth impeachment of present
and former state officials.
IMMIGRATION from Ireland continues
to show decrease.
A DISPATCH from Constantinople
states that the loss of the sultan's pal
ace steamer, by which a large number
OF lives were lost, was the result of a
collision between the palace steamer
and the admiralty steamer Teschvie.
THE building for the insane at the
county infirmary, at Delaware, o., was
burned on the 7th. The turnkey was
at the time in another part of the es-
tablishment with the keys. and Supt
Allen found it necessary to burst in the
doors of the cells and drag the thirty
four inmates out, which proved no easy
matter, as many of the more violent
patients fought desperately against res
cue and had to be dubbed into acques-
cence
THE village of Coal Grove, O., was de-
stroyed by fire on the nth.
FINAL orders from Rear Admiral
Gherardi, issued on the 9th, direct,
among other things, that on the 27th,
the day of the great Columbian naval
review in New York llarbor, there
shall be fired in national salutes alone
no less than LOGO guns
For the week ended on the 9th the
imports exclusive of specie) at the
port of New York were $l5, 475, 594, of
which $3.50, SCI were dry goods and
sl1, ,9O4, 97S general merchandise.
COMMUNICATION has been restored in
East Sumatra, and news has been re-
ceived of the recent fighting between
Dutchmen and natives. AS at first re-
ported the Dutchmen were victorious,
capturing eight forts and many guns.
The Methodist church of Kansas has
dismissed Rev. " II. Biddeson, the pop
ulist chaplain of the state senate, for
the course pursued by him during the
late session of the legislature, the con-
ference simply dropping him from the
rolls, and he is now without church.
AMERICAN missionaries on the Mar
teen, are threatened with deportation
by the German authorities.
On the sth Yungmann. notable Ger
man artist, fell dead in the streets of
London. AS war artist he gained in
America considerable reputation dur
ing the rebellion. He was patronized
Dy the British royal family for many
years.
EXPORTS of specie from New York
for the week ended on the Sth We're
$3.50, 152, of which SO, 1870, 100 was gold
and saT9, ,962 silver OF this amount s2,-
$40, 900 gold and 1919, 900 silver went to
Europe and s62o, 1870 gold and s662 silver
went to South America. -
AT meeting of the board Of direc-
tors of the Reading Railroad Co., held
in Philadelphia on the sth the resigna-
ton OF President A. A. Mcleod was ac.
cepted and Joseph S. Harris was chosen
to fill the vacancy.
The New York World announced, on
the 9th, that the full amount necessary
to free DR.. Talmage's Brooklyn taber-
nacle from debt had been subscribed.
WITH a common table knife, Joseph
Nowall. prisoner in the western Penn
sylvania penitentiary. cut his throat
on the night of the sth. Dependency
was the cause, his wife not having Wis
tied him since 1891.
A BALLOON carrying three passengers
left Brussels at midnight of the Sth.
M. Toult, professional aeronaut, was
in charge. Over Etaples, department
of Pas de Calais, Toult fell from the
balloon. The other two passengers
continued the voyage.