The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-10-22
RESUME OF THE WEEKS NEWS.

The majority of the old spinners at FAN
River, Mass. have returned to work.
The bullion withdrawn from the Bank OF
England on balance, on Saturday, amounted
to sfi5,000.
Wheat advanced in London again last
week and was reported particularly strong
on Saturday.
Newark. N. j., held city election on the
1ftn. The Democratic mayor was elected by
900 majority.
Wheat has been advancing in San Fran
cisco with great rapidity. the rise in two
days was 15 per cent.
A heavy snow storm was reported in Aus
tria, several feet deep. Such weather at this
time of year is unprecedented.
Restrictions against newspaper correspond
ents accompanying the British army in AT.
ghanistan have been Withdrawn.
General Grant intends coming to Galena
direct before attending the reunion OF the
Army OF the Tennessee at Chicago.
The official returns of the recent election
in California show the vote in favor of
Chinese immigration to be ss3; against,
15i, ,63S.
An inventor of explosives and an assist.
ant named Edward Whalen were blown to
pieces while experimenting in Boston har-
Dor, on the 10Th inst.
DIR. julius Lemoine, one of the leading
advocates Of cremation in the United States,
died at Washington, Pa, last week, aged 81
His body was cremated at his request.
Count Albert Appony, one of the most
notable Oppositionists, has resigned his seat
in the Hungarian Diet. The count intends
to pursue scientific studies in the United
States.
The London Times says there was con-
spicuous absence of supplies of bar silver on
Thursday, but as there was a moderate
demand the market assumed a very firm
tendency.
At San Francisco seven horses started on
Wednesday evening in &C ntest against mer.
The frst mile was made by q man named
BrOdie in BIZ minutes, the horse Nellie being
close to him.
Robert Campbell, one of the oldest.
wealthiest and most prominent citizens OF
st. Louis, died in that city on Thursday
last He was well-known as Indian COM
missioner under different administrations.
More extensive gold discoveriss are re-
ported in the Big Horn mountains, 10 miles
from Fort Mckinney, Wyoming. People
are pouring in. The ore has been assayed ;
| the lowest 81 per ton, the highest $40 per
| ton.
Two hundred and fifty delegates from IL
States were in attendance at Quincy, ILL.,, on
| the Mississippi River improvement conven-
| ton, including Governor Collom. of Illinois
| and Senators Window and Mcmillan, OF
| Minnesota.
| Yellow fever is reported from some few
places outside of Memphis. In Memphis
the total deaths for the week ending last
Saturday were 81; new cases, So. Total
deaths for the summer from the fever, 456;
cases fer summer, .4SO.
The verdict of the coroner's jury in the
recent terrible railroad collision in Michi-
gan, found E. T. Caldwell, yardmaster at
Jackson Junction. crimlnally negligent in
his duties. Joseph Sawyer, switchman, was
censured, also Robert Jones, engineer of the
switch engine. -s
J. Wheeler, editor OF the Banner, at Paris
Texas, was shot dead October IA by William
B. Bonner, an attorney. Wheeler had pre-
ferred charges for removal against Police
man Clark, whom Bonner defended and
succeeded in getting acquitted, which APP
pears to have incensed Wheeler, and he
several times threatened Bonner's life.
| Commlssary General MacFeely has COM
pleted his annual report to the secretary oi
war. It shows the total amount disbursed
for subsistence stores during the fiscal year
which ended on june 30last, was 81, ,O03, ,475, oI
which $791 GIL was reimbursed by sales oI
stores to officers and enlisted men; $122, ,OSS
was collected for tobacco sold to enlisted
men. and the balance Except Z few incon
siderable amounts from miscellaneous
sources) was furnished to the department BY
congressional appropriations. From table,