The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-10-01
RESUME OF THE WEEKS NEWS.


The strike of the spinners at Fail River,
Mass, ended last week.
A Johnson county, Ind, jury awarded |
Mrs. Austin Adams So, $685. whose husband |
lost his life driving over Sugar creek bridge. |
: Two negroes locked arms and deliberately |
drowned themselves in the Missouri river at |
St. Joe, Mo-, last week. No cause assigned. |
DR.. Lacrolx, professor of languages in the
Ohio Wesleyan University, died last We'd
nesday, aged AZ. He had Just returned from
a trip to Europe.
General Grant continues to receive much
attention in California. Daring the entire
past week he has bsen the recipient of many
attentions from the Californians.
Seven young men were killed by Indians
in Panhandle county, Texas, while on q
hunting excursion. No particulars beyond
fighting the red skins for two days.
James Freeland, collector of internal rev.
enue of Brooklyn, was found dead in his bed
last Wednesday morning. He was so years
of age, and one of the founders of Bsecher's
church.
There has been terrible death rate pre-
vsiling recently among the convicts of the
South Carolina State penitentiary. OF 225
hired to work on q railroad, nearly 100
died.
Rev. Dextsr L. Lounsbury was shot dead
by his wife at Bridgeport, Com, on Septem.
Der %. as he was sleeping in his bed. She
was lsboring under an attack OF temporary
insanity.
A Silver Reef special reports thata party
OF % prospectors, who started on an expedi-
ton two months ago, have been massacred
! by Indians near the eastern boundary OF
| Utah Territory.
Mr.. Hayes and party have continued their
| Western tour as far as Kansas. He is ex-
pected in Indianapolis this wednesday,
evening, and Tomorrow he will visit the
| State fair, going Eastward during the night.
The Pfoh,b;tionists OF Pennsylvania met
| in State convention at Altoona, September
IS, and nominated William L.. Richardson
| for state treasurer Four State tickets in the
feld-Democratic, Republican, Greenback
and Prohibition.
The Democrats OF Minnesota met in State
convention at st. Paul on Thursday, Sep.
tember g. Edmund Rice was nominated
/ for governor; Z. 2. BarEton, lieutenant gov
ernor; Felix A. Bouer, secretary OF state;
| L. B. Cowdny, state treasurer, and P. II.
Babcock, attorney general.
The September report of the condition of
the wheat crop indicates an increase over
the yield of 1878. The potato crop average
for the whole country is 50. against 70 at the
same time last year. The condition of buck
wheat is some better thsn last year. The
average is IS for the whole year. Sorghum
averages 50. against 81 last year.
The yellow fever continues at Memphis.
Some days the Indications are that it is de-
Ginning. and the hopes of the miserable in
habitanis arise correspondiDgly. Then,
again, more new cases are reported. and the
! usual number OF deaths occur. However,
the news generally is OF a more cheering
character, and the probability Is That an
early disappearance may De lookedfor Since
our last week 8 issue there have been reported
IA deaths and 40 new cases.
One of the interesting features of the
weeks news was the great walking match in
New York for the Ashley belt, watch Weston
brought home with him last spring from
| London. There were II entries. Rowell,
the EDgiishman, was successful, and the
belt goes back TO England. HIS share of the
gate money was about SIS, 900. Merritt re
ceived $500, Hszael $3.50, Hart Ga colored
mani So $50. Guyon 81 $50, Weston S1,75O,
Ennis 81 ,000. Krohne $500. Rowell walked
$50 miles in the SIX days. and Merritt was Is
miles behind him. Weston made little
over 450 miles.
A dispatch from st. Louis announces that
private circular has been issued here by
the Trade assembly, and sent to all assem-
bIies of tine nited States and British North
l America, setting forth prof ect for general
strike OF all trades, the time to be deter.
mined by the Trades assemblies and to take
| united action for the adoption and enforce
ment of the eight hour law, abolition to the
truck system aud child labor. They also
propose 70 organizs unions of all trades no :
now organized, and to appoint an agitation
committee to carry out the purposes of tine
asse mbly.
A terrible fire broke out in the new town
OF Deadwood. Dakota, on last Friday, which
destroyed large portions or the new and
growing city. About 120 fine buildings.
tcgether with so or 90 dwelling houses, were
nsighborhood OF So 900 600. TIE plucky
inhabitants went Immediately to work get
ting rid of the debris and erecting promptly
tents and small wooden shanties. Prices
had not advanced materially. kilograms
poured in offering aid. but little was accept
ed, and a spirit seemed to prevail among all
classes to go to work and get themselves out
of the trouble without outside help.
Inc specie imports for the week ending
the night OF the 26:n foot up 1851 $40, iol
which 81 755. 462 consisted OF gold, mosrl,
foreign coin, aud $720 0S9 silver. The totz
imports OF specie sincs the resum ption o
specie payments at the beginning of the yea
has been $50 100, 402 of which $31 ,921 As
was gold. and $7.s05 ,9fl was silver. From
the lst day OF August last to the Close o
business yestsrdav the specie import