The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1879-12-06
RESUME OF THE WEEKS NEWS.


RESUME OF THE WEEKS NEWS.
United States currency outstanding at
this date $685., 7s4, 119.
Congress opened on Monday. 1t has not
fairly got to work yet.
Mrs James P. Luse, sister of Mrs. Senator
Voorhees, died on Saturday in Lafayette.
The president and cashier of an Allegheny,
Pa, bank were jailed for conspiracy Novem-
Der q.
The Russian minister has been recalled
from London. No successor as yet has been
named.
John Barrett, 12-year-old boy was
drowned In the canal at Cambridge City on
Thursday.
Over 81, 000,0 900 bullion was withdrawn
from the Bank of England on Friday for the
United States.
The New York lottery dealers will sue
Postmaster James for not delivering letters
addressed to them through the mail.
Il looks as IL more trouble might be ex-
pected from the Ute Indians. The work of
the peace commissioners Is at an end for the
present.
w. II. Vanderbilt made an immense sale
of New York Central railroad stock last
week. II amounted to $50, 600, 600 or go
900 shares.
John r. X. Dunn, an old and respected
week He was the first white child born In
Owen county.
The grand jury at Ogden, Utah, have
found four indictments for polygamy. The
jury reported great difficulty in obtaining
truthful testimony.
The Mississippi river commission appoint
ed by the president, under the recent act OF
Congress- met at Memphis. Tenn. on Thurs
day, TO begin their duties.
Parnell, the great Irish sgitator and pro-
tector OF Irelsnd's interests, sails for Amer
lea shortly. His reception here promises to
be very enthusiastic among his fellow coun-
trymen.
A squad OF 16 deputies, raiding towns
near Atlanta, Ca, was surrounded by large
force Of armed mount aineers, and forced to
surrender q prisoner alleged TO be the leader
of the moonshiners. The deputies surren-
dered without fight but one OF their mum
Der was wounded and left In fence corner
for dead by the mountaineers. The deputies
left the county.
The house of q Mrs. Tichner, at Norwich,
Conn.,, took fire on Thursday last. The
neighbors ran to the house and found Mrs.
Tichner sitting In chair burned to death.
One-half OF the town of Greensboro Greene
county, was burned on last Thursday.
Burcham's Hotel and the greater portion Of
the mercantile establishments were burned.
The Indianapolis, Cincinnati and Lafa-
yetts railroad has been ordered to be sold by
the United States circuit court. The time OF
the sale will be fixed by the master commits
sioner.
II Is stated that the bill providing that the
public printer shall be elected by both
Houses OF Congress will be passed. The
patronage Of the office amounts to 81 100000
annually.
burned on Saturday morning. The janitor,
his wife and child, were burned up. Loss
$500, 900. Said TO be the finest theater on
this continent.
The circulation of National bank notes is
increasing at the rate o. So, 900 per an
mum, and the administration is now trying
to solve the question of how to retire the
legal tender notes.
The president, cashier and all the d.
rectors of the First National bank of Butler,
Penn. were arrested by direction of the
solicitor of the United States treasury for
false statements, frauds and perjury.
King Alfonso of Spain and the Arch
duchess Marie Christine of Austria were
married In Madrid on Saturday. Three
hundred thousand people are attending the
rejoicings, incident to the OCCASION, which
will extend through four days.
Crowley, who was on trial at Chicago last
week for throwing pepper into a railway
messengers eyes and robbing him of SIC. 900,
q few months ago, goes to the penitentiary
for seven years. The jury disagreed in the
case of Gillen, his accomplish.
Alfred Roberts accidentallyIshot and in
stantly killed q man by the name of Biden.
back, at Syracuse, Ind, on Thursday. There
IL no explanation given, except that the
former had q gun in his hand and the latter
was leaning on fence, and the gun went off.
A London special says that the condition
of Ireland excites great and real uneasiness.
Many Irish landlords are leaving the coun-
try under threats of assassination. The Gov
eminent Is determine to put strong meas
ures In force at once to maintain public
order.
The six days bicycle race at Chicago was
concluded Saturday night at IL o'clock. the
score g-English-Cann, $50 stanton,
80; total, 1855. Americana Harrison,
1858; Rutland 800; total ,658. So the English
men won in spite of the 100 mile handicap
they allowed the Americans.