The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1879-12-27
RESUME OF THE WEEKS NEWS.

RESUME OF THE WEEKS NEWS.
Charles F. Funch, q wealthy New Yorker,
died last Thursday, with $25O,OOO. He
directed that his body be taken to Milan and
cremated.
that Rev. E. X. Winslow, the forger, is liv-
Ing In Buenos Ayres, where be is publish
ing paper.
Ttirty-6vs thousand dollars were sent to
Ireland during November through the Irish
Emigrant society, and the remittances thus
far this month have reached 5000.
Joseph and Mary volkemer, husband and
wife, have been convicted of an attempt to
poison Charles E Blair, of Chatham Four
Corners, New York, and both sentenced TO
IL years imprisonment in the penitentiary
The trial Of George Price, colored, who
last summer shot his employer, Willie Black,
at the Iatter's tobacco warehouse in Clncin-
natl. D rio, in the court of Common pleas in
that C ty, was ended on Wednesday by tue
Jury reiurnlng a verdict of murder in the
first degree.
Philip Donahue died some time ago in
California. leaving 81. 5OO,O 600 to two sisters
and brother. They have been found after
long search, and leave New York in fe y
days for San Francisco The brother and
sisters met in New York Saturday night for
the bret time in 80 years.
General CHARLES Adams, of the Ute COM
mission, arrived In Denver Friday night.
He has little doubt that the II Indians de-
signated by the commission, Will 60 to Fort
L-avenworth, and believes sufficient evi
dence will be secured TO convict several, If
net all of them. Those convicted will be
hanged.
8 cond Assistant Postmaster General
Brady Is reported to have cleared 500 600
In the last six months in telephone stock
He Is q very large shareholder in the B Ii
Telephone company, and owns a controlling
interest in the local branch which supplies
New York, Brooklyn and Jersey City with
q telephone service.
w. w. Winton. president of the Second
N. tiopal bank at Scranton, Penn, his SOM
A. H. Winton, his son In law, Thomas Livey
and bis brotber-in law, Isaac Dean, have been
arrested, charged on the oath OF George
Goodale, the rec .iver, with mallciouslv con-
spring to detraud the bank of $135 600
They gave bail in $50 600.
The emigration fever seems to be breaking
out again among the negroes of Mississippi,
and q goodly number of them srs moving
toward st LOUIS, with Kansas the obi sciiye
point in their minds. Toe negroes In Ar
kansas have also caught the fever, and 500 of
them are now en- route north. From the
present ind cations the exodus next year
will be gre ater than it was last spring.
A New Jersey commission, appointed by
Governor Mcclellan, has about concluded
that church property ought to be taxed;
that there is no reason why Sc, 900 600 of
bank property should shuffls off its OBJ iga
hat
school for livelihood are taxed, it is un-
fair to exempt Princeton college with its
rich endowmenis. This Is laying the axe at
the root of inequalities at an awful rate.
Counsel In the so called Pennsylvania riot
bribery cases not having come to an agree
ment as to the time for the hearing of the
evidence on the motion to quash the indic'-
ments against A. w. Lsisepring, of Mauch
Chunk. Judge Pearson has fixed January 2
as the day. Should the testimony be SINH
lar to that submitted in the case decided in
favor OF Representative Salter, all of the in
documents will be set aside because of the
illegality Of the grand jury.
The discussion OF the inter-oceanic canal
projsct will probably take on new phase
with the return o. Captain ,ds from Europe
by the steamer Germanic CAPITA + ads has
long had q schsm= for tran,f ring vessels
-
been spending several months in Europe
working up the prof set. Tne House com.
NIT ee, Just appointed TO consider the whole
subj .ct Ut intsr.oc 'anic communication will
organic at an early day, and it is expected
that the mater will Come before Congress
soon after r. cess
The annual report of trade, Sheffield DIS
trict, shows remarkable decrease in the d g
trade. II 1873 the value of f'es sent out
was $3.50, TAI; in 1875, Sl97 906; in 1878.
$71 0I9; III 1879, $54 ST.. Imports of Amer
can fooo products are enormous. A poor
fund OF SO, 900 was dispensed by the mayor
last VIII ter. aud the prospects are not favor
able to any diminution In the wants of the
people during the present winter. The sub
of American hard ware for Eoellsh
In Australia and other markets Is having a
Derious feet in the She lid trade.
The differences between Father Fitzpatrick,
priest OF 81. P4trick's church. indianapolis.
lince 1859, and Bishop Chstard, has been
AIKEN TITO court. Fitzpatrick sues for $35.
)O0-$l7 600 for money advarced in build
OK the CHURCH and school house, and SIS, 900 |
or niue years salary as priest. When
Jhafard came here he removed Fitzpatrick |
o Evansville, but he declined to go until be
vas settled with, aud, as a result, the bishop
suspended him from the priesthood, and
low this suit Is brought. The differences
ave attracted much local attention.