The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-01-05


at all. During the last part of the month
the catastrophe at ST. Andrews Church,
New York, occurred.
Before the expiration of the Forty-third
Congress- In March, the Republicans adj
mitted Colorado as a state. in the hope OF
strengthening their feeble majority in the
Senate. An event of great interest in Italy
was the celebration of the 400th anniversary
of Michael Angeles birth. Americans were
decidedly puzzled to decide whether to be
pleased or the reverse when the tidings
came that they were to have cardinal at
last in the person of Archbishop McClos-
key. Archbishop Manning, of England,
and some continental dignitsries of the
church were at the same time similarly
honored. Floods in the Delaware and Sus-
quehannah caused considerable damage,
and certain members of the United States
Senate started South for the purpose, as
it was generally suspected, of stealing a
Mexican railroad. They came back the
rext month without their railroad and
without having got beyond New Orleans.
In Ireland John Mitchell settled the dis
pute forever about his seat in the British
parliament by dying. A tornado in the
South caused considerable destruction.
Spinner resigned the United States treasur-
ship, which be bad held for very long Pc
Rod, and was succeeded by our own Mr..
New. With the thswing out of the grip of
winter, we began to hear again the wonder
full tales of the Black Hills.
In the beginning of April those Brooklyn
miscresnts got along far enough in their
evil work to put Mr.. Beecher on the stand,
and the interest in the trial, which had
nearly died out, was temporarily aroused
again. The chronic troubles in the Penn
sylvania mining regions claimed their regu-
lar share of attention. The Louisiana peo-
pie finally accepted the adjustment which
the benevolent Mr.. Wheeler had so kindly
prepared for them. A glorious celebration
was that on the one hundredth anniversary
of the battles of Lexington and Concord,
and right wortbily did the descend
snts of the embattled farmers do honor
to the men who fired the shot
hesrd round the world. A frightful loss of
life took place in New Orleans from the
burning of three steamboats, at the levee.
With great pomp the berretts was bestowed
and Oshkosh came in for one of its regular
scourges by fire. To the great relief of
suffering nation, before the month was
over, the jack lawyer who had been admin
istering at affairs in the department of JUS
tice and delivering what he called opinions
stepped down and out with the usual letter
of confidence from the president In his
pocket and was succeeded by Mr.. Edwards
May was ushered in with one of the ship
wrecks which will serve hereafter to make
the year memorable. The German steam
ship Schiller ran ashore on one ofthe Scilly
islands and terrible loss of life ensued.
Vice President Wilson contributed his mite
toward the era ofgood feeling by making
tour tn rough some of the Southern states,
being everywhere kindly received and ac-
cepting his welcome in the spirit in which it
was offered. Two more Centennial celebra-
lions were observed, the capture OF Fort
and the declaration of indie
pendence at Mecklenburg, North Carolina.
Out of clear sky was heard crash when
Bristow came down on the crooked whisky
and with one fell swoop
what seems to have been the
aud Milwaukee. A certain Mr.. Marsh began
TO make things unpleasant for Secretary
Delsno and the Indian ring by mentioning
a few facts which had fallen under his
Recollections of the war were
revived by the death of Breckenridge and
The sending of President Lincoln's widow to
to an asylum for the insane. A great deal
Of public attention was attracted by the
claims of the great North American what is
It, or Keeley's motor. People have generally
found out what it is now, and it is supposed
10 have gone to meet the Cardiff Giant.
The burning of Catholic church
full of worshippers, at Holyoke.
Massachusetts,, was one OF the most
terrible catastrophes on record. The nation
was offered a conundrum in the shape of
President Grants third term letter to Gen.
Harry White, of Pennsylvania, which pur-
ported to set the question at rest, but in
reality affirmed rather than denied the
soft impeachment of seeking a renomina-
ton. The month closed with visit from
certain Sioux chiefs TO Washington for the
purpose of negotiating upon the Black
Hills.
Paul Boyton celebrated the opening of
June by crossing the English Channel in
life saving suit, upon a second attempt.
One Loader tried to excite fresh interest.
in the Beecher business, which was growing
dull, but ended by getting locked up for
some very artistic lying. The most of the
month was consumed by the lawyers in
that case, with TEDIOUS and immensely long
speeches. The centenary celebration OF
the battle Of Bunker HILL was rendered es-
pecially interesting by the interchange
of kindly sentiments between the North
and South, and by the generous welcome
given the visiting military companies