The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-05-12
NEWS AND GOSSIP.

Haegars & Wilkinson's distillery at HOl-
den, Missouri, was burned Sunday A. M;
loss about 5000.
At Felps Point, Saturday night, Felipro
Antota. mate of an Italian bark killed q
sailor named Christine Polo.
lin quarrel, Sunday, George Buchanan,
of Burlington, VT, stabbed his brother
William in seven places, causing death. A
family feud was the origin of the difficulty.
A rotary boiler in Condit's paper mill at
,Shawangunk, N. Y, exploded Saturday
evening. Seven er eight persons were
killed and several wounded. The mill
and machinery were destroyed.
The Hoosac Tunnel is approaching compile
ton. Between the east and central shaft
only twenty men are now employed in
clearing out the loose rock; and between the
tunnel portal and the railroad station, ds-
tance of about two-thirds of mile, the
roadbed is ready to receive the ballast.
Among the passengers by the City OF Rich
mond, that sailed on she 18th ult., from
New York, for England, were Mr.. George P.
Rowe, the dramatist and actor, Miss Louise
Henderson, the actress-who by the way, is
engaged at The Union Square theater for
next season-and Mrs. A. M. Palmer, wife of
the manager of the Union Square.
At meeting of the stockholders of the st.
Louis and Iron Mountain Railroad, Friday,
1924 900 out of s143, 900 of stock were voted in
favor of consolidation with the Cairo 81
Fulton Railroad. A meeting Of stockhold-
of the latter road will be held at Little
Rock, Ark, on Monday next, to ratify or
reject the action of the meeting to-day.
James Davis an insane man, 80 years old
murdered his father on Saturday, in Stetson,
Maine, by cutting his head nearly off with
when asked why he did it replied, wash
ingtOn ordered me to do it," He was re-
leased from the lunatic asylum a short time
since, having been pronounced cured.
During the session of the Board of Trus-
tees of Vanderbilt University, Wednesday,
the secretary OF the board, the Rev. r. A.
Young, read a communication from Mr..
Vanderbilt donating an additional 500 900
to be used a building fund in order that
the university buildings may be completed
in accordance with the plans and specifca-
tions heretofore approved by him.
The coal fields of Kentucky are not so sx-
tensive as those in five other states, their ex-
tent being about fourteen thousand square
miles. Yet owing to their accessib lily, and
the facility and cheapness with which they
can be worked, they are estimated to be
only second in value to Pennsylvania II is
calculated that there is enough coal in Ken
lucky to last for 900 centuries.-Paducah
Kentuckian. r CO..
England has now $4,000 900 spindles in
her mills, with nearly 100000 looms and
$4,000 workmen. Next come the United
States, with 100000 spindles; France.
5,7O0,OO0; the German Zollverein, 1900 OOO
of which Alssce possesses LOO 900; Russia,
2,0O0,000; Switzerland, 100000; Austria
1,400,OO0; Spain, 100000 Belgium, SOC. 900:
Italy, 100000. and over 2,000, 900 for other
countries. ~
During thunder shower in Yuba county.
California, a large number of wild geese
were killed. The storm came up late i'm the
afternoon. First a little snow. then hail
and rain, and thunder, and lightning: the
birds rose from the marsh when the hail be.
gan to fall; then it was dark but the next
morning the country about was strewn with
dead geese, some with their heads badly
torn and their besks split, others with the
feathers on their backs crisp and singed and
their bodies burst open.
meeting of persons interested in the
organization of Reformed Episcopal
church in Philadelphia has been held. The
chairman said he knew of three able minis
ters who were ready to Join in the moye-
ment at an early day. Articles of agree
ment for the formation of a new church
were then presented, and forty-fiv sigma
lures were obtained. A committee was APP
pointed to nominate vestrymen, and to
obtain place of worship.
The late DIR. Livingstone has brother
John Livingstone, living in Listowell, Prov
idence of Ontario. He has lately received
two letters written by DIR. Livingstone, one
written in 1870 and the other in 1872. Clos
ing the last letter he says; "If the good