The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-10-22

accompanying the report il appears that the
COST to the department of all subsistence
supplies has been constantly diminishing
since 1877, notably in meat and flour.
Henry ]. Gum, of Bridgewater, Mas
murdered his father, September 25. He
disappeared and was arrested in Boston last
week. The trouble began by the son rut-
ting potatoes away an the cellar wet. The
father abused and struck him, and he
afterward took Ratchet and killed his
father with it, as he rested on the edge Of
his bed.
While John Bowles was eating dinner ~ a
hotel in sBrowington, NO., October Is, Lon
Gayhart brother-in.law, entered the room
and began shooting at him. Bow!es pulled
ont his pistol and returned the fire. The
result was three wounds each. 1t was re-
ported at night that Gsyhart was dead and
Bowles dying. The affIray was the result Of
an old grudge.
The chief of the bureau of statistics reports
the value of exports from the United atss
OF live animals of all kinds increased from
50. S4f 653 during tho fiscal year of 1875 to
$ll, 4S7,1o4 during the year 1873. OF the
total exports OF live animals the last f-cai
year II per cent were sent to Great Briteia
The vslue OF exports of cattle increased from
SS.sS.Sls during 1879 20 $s,379. 200 in 1s79-
4hO Cctt.AAStcoo ot tuo titiDlul9 luAt WILL De
required for all branches Of the postal ser
vice duringgthe next fiscal year has been
completed. They aggregate S39 go OOO
against which it is estimated the postal
revenues win amount TO $50, PIG. 900, lea7-
ing deficit of 81, ,510. coo to be met by con
gressionai appropriations. The appropria-
tons for the current fiscal year aggregated
50, $57, ,3T6.
At the Front Street theater, new W.
nety show last Wednesday night, In the
last act of the play Of "Roving Jack In
which discharge Of musketry takes place, .
Young man named John Nelson, of Queen
Anne's county, Maryland, medical student
at the University OF Maryland, who was
seated in the audience, was fatally shot srou,
the stage, one Of tho muskets being loaded
with ball instead OF blank cartridge.
Nelson was shot through the head 1t re.
suited from carelessnsss in loading the
weapons.
4 special from Gastoria, " c., says Reve-
nue. Agent Blacker, assisted by Deputy Coz
lector Gyies has unearthed gross frauds in
CASTOR county, N. g., carried on by register
ed grain distillers, IN eollusion with Govern
ment officers The seizure OF 800 gallons of
corn whisky, -abstracted from disliiierles and
secreted by distillers, has already been made.
The plans of the ring have been exposed,
and large seizures OF epirlts and distiller,es
and important Developments may be looked
fur. The frauds, to great extent, have been
perpetrated through the sale and shipment
of corn whisky in kegs filed from unstam ped
packages. aF
Jesse Underwood, of Krayson. Carter
comfy, KY, on Sunday morning was shot IN
the door of his fathers house krown AZ
Fort Underwood This is the fifth mur-
der the county within the past three
weeks. -Four OF tho murdered men were.
Underwoods, and the other q member of the
Holbrook tribe, between whom end the
Underwoods there hiss for long time been
| feud. On Sunday the Holbrook party sur
rounded the Underwood house and threat
| ened to kill anybody who should dars
| to bury Jesse's body, or who should relieve
George, who was badly wounded. The
women and children were all of the un-
fortunate Underwood family remaining in.
side OF the house. George Understood sent
word TO the county judge, praying for hsia
| and protection