The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-05-08
rELEGRAPHrc SUMMARY.

TUESDAY, April 30.
Mayor Kane, of Baltimore, is PROSTATE
from paralysis.
Subscriptions to the per cent. loan to-
day at Washington were S343, 700.
The secretary of the treasury to-day made
a call for s., 600 600 of $40 consols of 1865.
The journeymen tailors of St. Louis took
preliminary steps to-day for strike for
higher wages.
Charles Tarr last night at Rochester in
stantly killed James A. Porter during a
quarrel over q tfihing affair.
Bismarck's physician states that the chan
cellOr will be able to retRrn TO the capital in
about fortnight or three weeks.
All assistant treasurers throughout the
United States have been authorized to ex-
change silver dollars for green backs.
The London and city and suburban handi-
cap race at EPSON to day was won by Craw-
ford's horse, Sfton's Advance second.
Pie order closing the public schools of the
District of Columbia has been rescinded,
congress having voted an appropriation.
In the lower house of the Ohio legislature
to day bill was introduced to redistrict
Ohio for congressional purposes This bill
gives the democrats Il out OF 20 congress.
men.
The civil suits against the late stockholders
OF the New Jersey mutual life insurance
company to recover 500, 900 have been set
tled. 1t is understood that they pay $780,
600 in full for all demands.
The president sent the following nomina-
tons to the senate to day: Norman Buck,
to be United States attorney for Idaho terri
tory; Z s. Chase, of Wisconsin, to be United
States marshal for Idaho territory.
The ceremony of the bethrothal of the
duke of Connaught son of Queen Victoria,
to Princess Louise daughter of Prince
frederick Charles, of Prussia, will occur at
Dormstadt on the 9th of May next.
The annual report of the Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern railroad Tor the year
1877 shows the freight earnings to be So
476, COS, passenger earnings, S., 202, 1919; other
earnings, 2535l; total So, sos, l5S, against
S13,949 176 for the year 1876.
The house judiciary committee to-day
agreed to report favorably on Senator
Thurman's bill amendatory of the revised
statutes so as to prohibit members of congress
from becoming sureties on official bonds
hereafter executed to the United States.
A majority of the committee on military
affairs to-day authorized Senator Cockerill
" IcDOIl tue uOuSc Dlll OcncIdl
James Shields on the retired list of the army
favorably and without amendment. The
authorization was coupled with a formal
understanding that the members of the
committee shall be atliberty to offer amend
ments or oppose the bill in the senate if they
so desire.
THURSDAY, May ..
The specie in the bank of France increased
12,300,000 francs during the past week.
The subscriptions to the four per cent.
loan at Washington to-day were So, 900.
No more bulletins will be published con-
corning Prince Gortschakon7s condition.
The princess of Wales and the crown prin-
cess of Denmark have left London FAR Paris.
The president he's approved the act pro-
hibiting the coinage of 20 cent silver pieces.
The president has nominated Lewis J.
Best receiver Of public moneys at Kirwin,
Kansas.
In view OF the recent disturbances at Mon
treal, the government has taken measures 10
prevent the carrying of arms.
The republican state central committee of
Illinois TO day decided to hold the state con-
yenticn at Springfield June 70
There is a rumor ahoat that the Cimbria
will go to Portland, Me-, to send the Russian
passengers by rail to San Francisco.
The river and harbor appropriation bill
will be taken up by the senate committee on
commerce for consideration to morrow.
The British consul at Portland, Me-, has
gone to Southwest harbor to watch the
movements OF the steamship Cimbria.
Judge Walton has ordered reduction of
the depositors' accounts at the Auburn Saw
ings bank at Auburn, Ne, to so per cent.
|. A motion was signed to day on behalf of
w. II. White in the superior court to ap-
point receiver for the New York Evening
Mail.
The senate in executive session to-day
confirmed the nomination of George L.
Smith as collector of customs at New Or
leans.
Professor Consistency finished last night, at
Atlanta, Ga, his walk of 500 miles in 500
consecutive hours. He made the last mile
in l3 minutes.
w. s. O'Brien, of the firm of Flood &
O'Brien, of San Francisco, died at San Rafael
this afternoon. He is said TO have been
worth S200O0,00O.
The vestry of Trinity church, New York.
has selected the Rev. Dr. DeKoVen, of the
university at Racine, Wis, as the successor
of the late Rev. Or. Oglesoy as assistant
minister.
The house committee on agriculture to-
day unanimously agreed to report favoraby
on Representative Cutters bill declaring the
department of agriculture one of the execu.
tive departments.
United States Treasurer Gilfillen says that
parties who apply for silver dollars in ex.
change for United States notes will be re-
quired to pay the freight and charges on the
same. The department will pay the charges
on subsidiary coin, but can not do so on
silver dollars.
Public Debt Statement.
WASHINGTON, May /.
Six per cent. bOnds.......S 73S, 200
Five per cent bonds. 703. 266.6lO
AZ per cent. bonds. 2loU0O,lO0
Four per cent. bonds. S5Sj0,U00
Total coin bOndS......- Sl,730,735, 500
Lawful money debt. 100000
Matured deDu................. 6,S3l, $50
Legal tender nOtes......... i6.74335S