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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-11-05
A Terrible Explosion in a Coal Mime,

SCRANTON. Pa, Nov. "A tremendous ex-
plosion of fire damp occurred in the Delaware
ana andson aora mlaes rsia at NH Creek Pa, ahls
Kinney have been taken out dead. Two men
are vet in the mine. believed to be killed The
dead bodies OF Seach Thomas and D. Jenkins
have been taken from the mine. The men
were all dead when found, and the bodies fear
the surface. amid the weeninr and Iamanta
tlons of friends and relatives of the unfor-
tunate men, 1t can not be definitely ascer-
tanned how the catastrophe occurred. 1t is
thought, however, the fl ames from one of the
miners lamps came in contact with the gas.
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A Safe Rule in Horse Trading.
Detroit Free Press.l

After the conclusion Of livery horse
trade, on Larned street yesterday, witness
of the transaction asked one OF the traders
what sort Of horse he had got by the ex-
change. "Oh, just medium-just common
is he?' Twenty years DID," But 1 did
not see you examine bis teeth" NO, you
did not, young man. / have traded horses
for the last 80 years, and have owned as
many as 800 different ANIMALS Nv rule has
always been to mentally calculate the age of
the other mans horse at 20. In this way /
make no mistakes and suffer no disappoint
ments." Didn't your rule ever fail?"
'.Well, it did fail once. l was trading
horses in Pontiac, and / made the usual
estimate of 20 years, but the critfer died of
old age while was trying to beat . grocer
down two cents on the price of peck Of
0afa -
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LAKE DISASTERS.
STEAMER AMAZON WRECKED.

DETROIT. Oct ga dispatch just received
from Grand Haven, Mich, states that the
portation coInpaDy's line, for that port from
Milwaukee. with about 81 passengers and a
heavy load OF wheat ana other freight, struck
a sa nd bar in the entrance to the harbor there
while entering At a. m. She sncceeded in
lake and again atlehpted to enter. She struck
the bar, and was driven around tho end of
south pier aud ashore by heavy sea and
100 feet of the pier, broadside to the sea, with
spray dashing over her: The passengers are
crew are throwing the cargo overheard. The
steamer IS evidently going TO pieces.
The total loss on the steamer an, cargo will
be about $4,000 Tue steamer is valued at
$4,000; insured for 100000. The loss of cargo il
fully covered by general insurance poncys
way company.
THE SCHOONER PORTER SUNK.
DETROIT Oct 2S.-The schooner Porter, grain
laden, from Chicago, collided with the tow OF
last night, and sank in deep water off Belle
Isle.
The large tow barge. ]. II. Rutter, is ashore
on Lake st. Clair shoals
SCHOONER ASHORE.
DETROIT. oct. 2S.-Advices from SaugatuciS,
Mich, states that the schooner Gamecock Is
ashore south of the pier at that place, and full
of water.
PARTICULARS OF TIE SINKING OF THE PORTER.
PoRT HURON, Mich, Oct. 2S.-The schooner
Niagara. which sunk the schooner Porter at
M. Statements OF the collision are freely made
by the crew OF the Niagara, who claim 10 have
| done all in their power to avoid o collision at
| the time. They were coming mp abreast of
| Belle Isle, and they met the Wilcox with two
| schooners, and foresaii. mainsail and jtb set,
the wind abeam, blowing fresh, the wheel
hard a star board, and when they found they
were going into ihe Wiicoxs tow the second
mate, who had charge of the deck, ordered the
main sheet eased of, which was done, and the
Niagara was obeying her helm when she
| struck. the Porter. After striking her she
| turned the Porter around, and the Kelder
heuse ran into the Porter forward the m1zzin
| rigging. The Kelderhouse loses her head
| gear; the Niagara her bowsprit, head gear and
| stern. Damage about 500. Repairs will be
| made here and she will leave to morrow.
| Later reports say the Porters after cabin Is
| eight feet under water. and her bow out o
| water, aground on the island bank.
| The crew OF the tug Merrlck say they were
/ 800 or 200 fe ct abreast of the Wilcox, when the
/ Niagara sheered and struck the Porter. They
/ b'ew short blasts OF the whistle as warning
4 when they saw the Niagara eheering, ant
i swung out to her 10 keep her away. Captain
/ Hoover has entered "A protest here, and wa
/ not on deck when the collision happened.
| The Canadian schooner Antelope Is reported
| ashore above Goodrich, with cargo o
| lumber.
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SNOW.
Heavy Snow stor

Heavy Snow Storm-Travel Intcrfered With.
PosfoS, Mass, Nov. 3-rhe first snow of the
season commenced this morning, and was in
ierminRled with rain, which fell at intervals
during the day. Tonight n strong wind pre-
walls, and snow is falling brislSly. Dispatches
from various points in New Hampshire and
Vermont report very heavy storms.
At Dover, y. H., it has been showing all day,
and considerable delay to trains was oc-
casioped.
At Keene, A. II +, Is inches fell. and at
Lebanon IL has been showing since last night.
Trains are blocked. cansing much delay. The
storm Is still raging Eerceiy. Otner points re-
port fall of from eight tt II inches.
AT White Hall, y. ", from 10 to IL inches of
snow has fal'en to-day. Along the western
shore OF Lake Champiain there is the most
of the year.
At Brattleboro, VI, fail of 20 inches is re-
| pOrted
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RESUME OF THE WEEKS NEWS.

San Francisco cabinet makers struck for 25
per cent advance last week.
An unknown man was gored to death by
a bull, near Edinburg. last Wednesday.
A company of 224 Mormons were landed
at Castle Garden. New York, on Thursday.
Four thousand nine hundred and ninety
one smigrants landed at Castle Garden last
week.
The Hand Sewed Shoemakers' society of
St. Louis struck for Is per cent. advance and
got it.
James NJ. Gillespie declines the Republi-
can nomination in Louisiana for lieutenant
governor.
OF the amount of bullion withdrawn from
the Bank England en- last Friday fI38, 900
was for New York.
Great preparations ere being made in In
dianapolis for the reception of General Grant
ON the Goth Of November.
John B. Blackstone, q noted comedian. and
Jacob Abbott. the author of "The Rollo
BOOKS and other juvenile works, died last
week. =
DR.. Moss, of Rensselaer,. Ind, a leading
grenous eryApelas of the stomach last
week.
The steamship City of Brussels brought
| $500, 900, and the steamship Weser $3.50 600,
10 British bars and American gold coin, on
Saturday.
The principal basis OF an understanding
for the exchange Of postal money orders be.
| tween France and the United States have
| been agreed upon.
| The steamship Amerique arrived at New
York with 5000 900 in French gold, and the
Abyssinia with $3.50. 900 in British gold and
| American gold coin.
Jonas Lovelacs died on Sunday, near Cold
Spring, N. Y, from poison. supposed to have
BEEN administered BY his wife. and his brain
and stomach are to be analyzsd. The cou-
pie had lived together unhappily. the hus-
band being Jealous OF the wife. Il u saId
loyelace sc--t for n>ishSors ard told than
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The Case Against Archbishop Purcell.

superior court, has made q decision sustaining
the integrity and validity Of the assignment
by Archbishop Purcell OF a number of pieces
of property in trust for the payment 0i his
debts as against an attachment by the Jeffer-
son National bank, OF Steubenvtiie. for debt
assignment was made in good faith, and for a
good purpose, and demurred the attachment.
Another decision CT interest to the church
trustees was also rendered in the case Of John
Johnson, who furnished money to the Church
OF the Sacred Heart, taking from the church
ceived the money, and that its property was
pledged TO the repayment. The church Is not
Incorporated. The court decided that action
against church property and against the mem
bers was good, and was not made defective by
embracing all members.
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'sAs an instance of the value of fence
advertising it may De mentioned that of Is
firms whose advertisements appear on the
fences and barns on . certain road leading
ont of the city. only three are now in ex-
existence and one has changed its location.
chase goods 1T his estnblishment by . man
who has lain In his grave for two years. {"
MorAI-H you wish to die. advertise on =
fence; II you deeire to live and get rich.
advertiss in . respectable newspaper that
has = good circulation among the people
who alWay buy your y3-aA
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FOREIGN DOrs.

OF the bullion withdrawn yesterday from
the Bank OF England slSS,0.0 was Tor the
United States.
The bullion in the Bank of Engl and de-
creased 81, 10000 during the past week. Tie
proportion of reserve to liability is lS per
cent.
The bullion withdrawn from the Bank of
England on balance yesterday amounted to
New York.
Cardinal Manning is going to come home to
get the vatican to make certain changes in
the external organization of the Catholic
church in England that will facilitate the re-
turn tn Catholicism of an important group of
English Protestanis.
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NAsHyILLE Tenn. Oct :O.--A novel case
was decided In the United States district court
by Judge Connolly F. Trigg to-day. Miller
the Morgan county circuit court 10 months ago
for the murder OF Thomas staples In 1885, aud
sentenced to Is years imprisonment. he was
habeas corpus by Colonel John r. Murray, an
ex- Confederate soldier, to-day, who proved
that when the act alleged to have been done
was committed Hurst was member of Cap
tain Dave Beattys company, which was re-
co9nized Is belonging to the United States
army, and 1t was not known whether he
killed staples or any OF the 40 composing the
company, and that Staples was captain in
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-11-05
After the National Ean,xs,

WAsHINGIoN, Oct. s0.-Concerrsing the an :
nouncement made in to-day's New York
evening papers to the effect that Comptroller
Knox has writter letter to Meigs, the
National bank examiner, pointing out that
the National bank act forbids National banks
to certify checks in excess OF The amount to
the credit OF the drawer Of the check, and that
Is respected and obeyed. The former says he
does not intend to make public the full text-of
his letter until he has consulted with Secre-
tary sherman. Comptroller Knox says his
attention has not been called to the matter. ~
over the course of affhirs for some time past'
with view to ending the practice. It u hi1
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MEMPHIS, Nov. 1.-No new cases have been
reported since Thursday. Last night was the
coolest of the season. The thermometer at
O'Clock this morning had fallen to go. The
Appeal and Avalanche will both resume pub
Iication of full size issues to morrow. The
rner chants report a rush of business, and the
physicians ali agree that the cold winds of
last night swept away all lingering germs of
the fever.
The Howards have II nurses on duty in the
city suburbs, nearly all of whom will be dis
charged within the next three days. The
total number of cases reported for the week
were 10; all white. Total to date 1,52l. Total
deaths from yellow fever for the week, three I;
total to date 473.
Miss Bette Bragg died of fever to-day. T. T.
Crow died at Harrison Station, Miss, of fever
yesterday afternoon.
The incoming train on the Louisville rail-
road was stopped this evening at Galloway.
Tenn, 30 miles east OF Memphis, by sheriff
and posse, who uncoupled the engine and
then proceeded to search the train for the con-
ductor. for whom capias had been issued for
neglecting to appear as prosecuting witness
in q larceny case. The search proved futile.
and after the train had been delayed 20 min
utes it was permitted to pass. The posse had
placed distractions on the track which had to
be removed before the train could proceed.
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BLooMINGToN.
The Wheat Damaged.

BLooSiNGIoN, Ind, Nov. 3.-Your corre-
spondent to-day returned from extended
trip through Monroe ana Brown counties,
and finds that the growing wheat is consider
ably damaged. and in some places almost
killed. The frost probably injured the wheat
some, but the main cause can not be ascer-
tanned. In the low black grounds the wheat
isalmost entirely killed, and in manv of the
fields Of the upland 1t Is not much better. The
farmers can assign no plausible reason for the
present condition OF their wheat
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intention, by a rigid enforcement of the law,
TO reduce to a minimum the undue facilities
Tor stock gambling which have been growing
up under this system of cerGificsti0n. The law
empowers the comptroller of the currency to
enforce its obeyauce, and any failure to OBJ
II necessary. to enforce individual liability OF
the stock boiders.
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The Case of the United States Against Sam
uel:J Tilden.

ueIs u. TIIden.
NEW YORK, Oct. 30.-The examination de
bens esse of James b. Co.gate, of the firm of
Trevor & Colgate, brokers, was con-
tnued to-day before United States
Commissioner Lyman, In the suit
against s. J. TiIden, to recover arrears of
income taxes. The witness refused to produce
hi books and papers, and was taken before
Judge Choate, In the United States district
court, who heard the egument on the matter,
and reserved his decision until tomorrow.
The witness examination WAS resumed, but
he could not recollect any stock he purchased
from Tiden. BY looking at his books, he
might be able to refresh his memory and an
swer that question, but refused to do so, and
would give no reason Tor his refusal. The case
then went over until to morrow.
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ST LOUIS, Oct. 80 --SiIas Bent, receiver of the
St Louis Mutual Life Insurance company. to
whom was referred the application filed In
Judge Wickham's court, day or two ago, for
an order requiring him 10 bring suit against
etntr rlsesssn' ,sss,, 10 Iss, ~
ing to that company, has accepted the SER
vice as witness, and depositions will be
warduess of the matter
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THE CRIMINAL CALENDAR.
A Record of the Wicked and Their Works


A Record of the Wicked and Their Works.
ANOTHER MURDER.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 3.-John Donnell, a
blacksmith, was shot dead yesterday by
Daniel Harrigan. a special officer. Both were
In liquor and quarreling.
A coLD-BLooDED MUEDER.
CAIRO, ILL.,, Nov. 3.-Wiille lesser, aged is ,
died here to day from cut in the abdomen,
In Inflicted yesterday at Mound City by Dave
Pittman gcnlored). The latter is in Jail here.
The murder was entirely unprovoked. Whisky
did it.
SENT Up FOR LIFE
DETROIT, Mich, Nov. 3.-James 4. Fitch who
recently murdered his wife and four-year ola
daughter, at Hadley. near Lapere, has been
convicted and sentenced 10 solitary confine-
ment and hard labor for life, at Jackson PEN
itentfary.
ANOTHER DISHONEST TREASURER.
CIrCINyATI, Nov. 3.-Alfred N. Robinson,
ex-treesurer of Clermounr county, Ohio, was
to-day arrested at MEANWHILE, o.. charged
with embezzling S24,G09 from the county
treasury two years ago. A former clerk has
been under arrest for this crime for the past
year or more, but YVES released last week.
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After the signal service.

PORTSMOUTH, n. H., Oct. ;s:.-Considerable
complaint exists here TO the unreliaoility
of the signal bureau reports. as displayed
nere. Ont OF q total of l3 signals ordered up
since July /, only four have been justified.
Many OF the warnings came too late to this
station to be of any advantage either to the
marine or shore interests.
ANOTHER COMPLAINT.
PORTLAND, Me-, Oct. 30.-Much dissatisfnc-
ton is expressed here among the shipping
interests, owing to the misleading character OF
the signal service reports. For the "a hours
past the storm signal has been fl iying, although b
the weather is exceedingly fine. 1t is COM
planned that the signals are displayed here too
late 10 be of service, and continued after fine
weather sets in, frightening passengers from
taking coastwise steamers and demoralizipg
the Shipping interests generally.
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ELECTRIC SPARKS.

Hon. J. N. Norris an ex-cougressman, resi-.
dent of Quincy, ILL.,, died yesterday morning,
aged 81.
ounces OF silver for the Philadelphia and San
Francisco mints.
The Standard Oil company has contracted
for pipe line, from the oil country to Cleve-
land, with ca pacify of TO- 900 barrels daily.
1t will cost S5CO0OO.
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The nIillers win Meet.

ST. LOUIS. Oct. 80 A consultation this after
noon between q committee of prominent cti
zens of Cincinnati, aud George Balm, presi-
dent of the Millers' National association, as
shall be held, esulted in selecting Cincinnati
as the place, and June next as the time. The
Exposition building and steam power are tn
be furnished free for the exhibition OF milling
and other machinery to be made on that oc-
casiou, and other accommo odations are guar
aufied.
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A Million DOLLAR railure,

CHICAGO, Nov. 2.-On Saturday Stellauer
BROTHERS & Co., wholesale dry goods merchants,
ON the corner of Franklin and Madison
streets, sent 10 their New York correspondents
and creditors the following notice:
We regret to info m you that we are unable
to meet our payment, and have, therefore.
been compelled to suspend. We shall at once
proceed to examine our afiaii s, with view OF
arriving at our true condition, and will sub
init the result. Very respectfully, etc.
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Grant win Visit Louisville,

LOUISVILLE. Oct. 29.-Mayor Baxter has re-
ceived the following dispatch in ans er TO an
invitation sent to General Grant:
VIRGINIA CITY, New, Oct q.
J. q. Baxter, Mayor:
Your kind invitation to Louisville received.
do not know when will be going east d
Illinois, but when visit Indianapolts win ex.
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A Heavy snow storm.

TORONTO, Nov. 3.-A severe snow storm pre-
vailed throughout Ontario last night and this
morning. In some sections there was one
foot of snow on the level.
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MADISON.
Outrages by Masked NJ.

Outrages by Masked Men.
Special to the Sentinel:
MADISON, Ind, Nov. 3.-Tbe village of Kent
is terribly n itated. Charles Johns was fiogged
at night by masked mob. Three desperadoes
rode through the place firing several shots ct
unofiending citizens.
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Supposed to be Lost.

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 1.-The Spanish steam
ship Enrique brought here a sailor and a pas
senger of the barkeptine Sally, lumber laden,
from Pensacola for Havana, and foundered in
the gulf on October q. There were eight per-
sons aboard of the soundered vessel. The
others supposed to be lost. The persons
picked up We're in an open boat four days.
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WAsHiSGT Nov. 3-The following procla
nation was issued by the president t0-day:
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among the most gratifying Of all the proofs
of regard. The confidence in me which you have
often expressed and which l rejoice to know Is
shared by many colored men, rests. in part At least
in the belief that am not forgetfui OF either Tue
services of the coored race or of the sad injustice
which IL has suffered and still suffers under nag
which should perpeually protect every man OF every
race in all his rights before the law.
This belief is not mistaken, and long for the day
and for occasions to hasten the day when in America
the color of mans skin will no longer measure ms
right to fair days wages for fair days work or his
right to any other privileges which three wars have
been fought to establish aud which the constitution
OF the United States now ordans.
venture to ask you, of the wisely chosen
leaders of people, to make known to the colored
will and with what pleasure the compliment of the
salute they fired the other day received. Yous
friend, ROSCOE CONKLING.
To Rev. Henry HIGHLAND GARNET.
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MIR. CoNKLINGs THANKS.
JANUARY 70. 1879.

HIS LETTER TO THE REV. HENRY n. GARNET
EXPRESSIVE OF HIS GRATITUDE TO THE COLI
oRED PEOPLE.
UNITED STATES SENATE CHAMBER,
wAsurNaroN Jan. 10. 1879: !
MY DEAR Srn--I have bceu deeply moved by the
action of the coorcd citizens una soldiers IN New
York. significant their approval OF my reelection
to the senate.
Great and undiscovered are tho honors which
the republicans of our state have generously be-
slowed on me, the action referred to stands out
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PROBABLE HOMICIDE.

The Blssville section Of Long Island City was
startled yesterday by the result of Aght between
four young men of the vicinity which is likely to
result fatally to one Of them. The parties to tho
array were Lewis stevenson and John Hameyer ON
side and George Pantry and Andrew Haggerty
the other side. During the fight Hamcyer was
injured.
PANTRY and Haggerty were arrested and held to
await the result of Hameycr's injuries.
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THE RENO INQUIRY.

SIXTEENTH DAY OF THE INvEsTIdATIoN-wIT-
NEssEs GENERALLY FAVORABLE TO THE AC-