The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-10-29

The Democrats OF Baltimore elected th cir L
mayor, Latrobe, last Thursday, by over ,0o0 |
majority. The Greenbacker received only |
95 votes.
Smith Herrott, aged 25 years. was arrested |
near Delaware, o., for killing his father. ON |
last Friday He denies it, and says he com.
mitted suicide.
A gasoline tank exploded at the House of !
Correction, Detroit, Mich. last Friday, kill |
ing instantly the engineer and seriously in. |
iuring two Others.
In the case of Blair, the New York bank |
teller who killed his coachman some months |
since the jury after being ont four days
found a verdict of not guilty.
Mrs. Mary Henderson, mother of ex.Aud-
itor Eb. Henderson, died at her home in
Martinsville Friday night. aged 81 years.
Her funeral was largely attended on Sunday
last.
Caleb Cushing's private library was sold in
Boston last Thursday at auction. Good
prices were realized. The Chinese books
were purchased for the congressional Ii
brady.
The body of George Burr, who assembled
with Professor Wise in a balloon at st. Louis
three weeks ago. was found on the shore of
Lake Michigan last Saturday near Miller's
Station.
H. A. Moffsrt, late superintendent of the
Cincinnati House of Refuge, is defaulter to
the amount Of $1,000. Business embarrass-
ments is his explanation. He promises to
make it good
A. cabinet meeting held in Washington
City in regard to the Indian troubles, it wss
decided that no change OF policy would be
made. as the Government was doing all that
could be done.
The sixth annual congress of the Protest
ant Episcopal church of the United States
met in Albany. N. Y. last week Bishop
Williams, of Connecticut, preached the
| opening sermon.
Mrs. Montgomery Brandon died in Koko-
mo on Saturday, aged 81. She went to the
barn to milk, and was found dead few
moments afterward. She was one of the
pioneers Of Central Indiana.
Frank Boyton, receiving teller of the
North National bank, of Boston, was found
guilty of embazzling s23,72 on Saturday.
| and sentenced to five years hard labor in
the Massachusetts, States prison.
Alonzo Bryson. for tie murder of Willis
/
| RushvIlle, and sent TO the penitentiary for
/ 10 years. He was drunk at the time OF the
murder, which probably saved his neck.
Louis Mailer murdered his father and very
seriously wounded his mother and younger
brother near Cleveland, o /, last Wednesday.
He was arrested, and said he had been drink.
| ing and did not know what he was doing.
James Craig was tried last week for the
murder of James Long, committed last sum-
mer in this city. The jury on Saturday night
found him guilty of granddaughter aud sem
fenced him to five years imprisonment In
the penitentiery.
Bethany College, West Virginia, the well
known Christian, or Campbeilite, seat oil
learning, was nearly destroyed by Ere on
last Thursday. The north wing was totally
destroyed. 1t was the work of an incen
diary, who was promptly arrested.
Mrs. Louisa Parlott was tried on a change
i of venue from Morgan county at Spencer
last week for the murder of her father, JOS
eph Brown. in Morgan county, on the 29th
of last January. The jury were out only Il
minutes and returned verdict OF mo-
guilty"
Caroline C. Goodrich and Daniel +. Kim
bail were tried in Boston last week for the
murder of Jennie Clark. and found guilty
The case became notorious as the ''grea
trunk mystery" The victim was found il
trunk, and battle! the detectives for many
| months,
The ''phylloxera" pest is gradually killing
all the grape vines in the Rochelle distric
of France. Wines and brandies from tha
district last year exported to the United
States amounted to nearly 81, 900 900. There
fore 1t is matter of great concern to th,
people of the district.
Severe rain storms in the Island of Jamai-
ca, fro N the 11th to the 14th of October. die
serious injury to property. Thirteen live
were lost, while hores, mules, sheen, goats
huge trees, timbers, sacks of coffee, etc.
| were swept out to sea. Business has beer
almost entirely suspended.
Heavy frost and thin ice have effectuall,
killed the yellow fever at Memphis. Tn,
board of health has made an official an.
nouncement declaring the epidemic ended
The total cases reported for the week, end
ing last Saturday, were 81. Total for the
season, 1,5ll. Deaths for the week. IA. To
tai deaths for the entire season, 40. Ths
people are crowding back into the city, ant
business Is beginning once more to get under
way.
From Memphis, October %, information
was received of horrible outrage commit
ted last Sunday, near Montgomery's Land
ing, Miss, Is miles down the river, by ,
party of six negroes, who ravished Mrs
johnson. She, together with her husband
and two children. were on q trading boat
The negroes fred q shotgun at johnson, two
OF the bullets grazing his head, stunnip,
him, after which they outraged his wife
then plundered the boat and cut her adrift
Six negroes were seen leaving the tradint
boat. johnson came out of the Ohio rive
. with his boat three weeks ago
A Twenty-Cent Dinner.
detroit Free Pressl