The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1879-11-29
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NNEoChE WEEKS NEWS.
All the Peruvian, South American. ports
are blockaded.
A three hours snow storm was reported
from Georgia on Friday.
Reed & Son, one of the heaviest music
houses in the country, failed in Chicago last
week.
The treasury department purchased 2S2,-
600 ounces of silver bullion for delivery at
the minis on Saturday.
Five prisoners, two white, were whipped
at Newcastle Del. Saturday, each receiving
20 lashes. All were convicted of larceny.
game dinner was served to 700 guests of
the Pacific Hotel, Chicago, on Saturday.
One hundred and twenty different kinds of
game were on the table.
Albert Bryan, lad Is years OF age, was
stabbed mortslly at Geneva, Adams county,
Ind, on Saturday night, by Fred Stanley,
who was drunk at the time.
A London dispatch states that the widow
OF Charles Dickens died at her residence,
Gloucester Crescent. Regents Park Saturday
morning, after an illness OF Is months.
and Nicholas engaged in a quarrel, on Fri
day. A fight ensued, in which Nicholas was
cut 13 tunes with pocket knife and killed
at once. His throat was cut from ear to ear,
and bis tongue dropped out. Crockett was
cut Is times with dirk knife, and lived five
hours.
Terrible storms are reported from Lakes
Michigan and Erie, and a great destruction
of vessels as the result. Thursday last
seemed to be particularly unfortunate day.
Gold continues to pour into this country
from Europe. The steamer Gellert was
tmong the late arrivals with $500, 900 from
France. and the Algeria from Englaud with
over 81, 600O 900.
Charles G. Bosse, bookkeeper of the Wis
consin Fire and Marine Insurance company
at Milwaukee, has been arrested for EN-.
bezzling the funds OF the company. The
amounts variously estimated from 500 900
to $250,00O.
The Army Of the Cumberland held a re-
union In Washington City last week. Hon.
Stanley Matthews, OF Cincinnati, made the
address; handsome statue of General
Thomas was unveiled, and Mr. Hayes and bis
wife gave a brilliant reception al the White
House.
The king of Spain will be married on Sat
urday next, the Goth of November, to Marie
Christine, of Austria. The court festivities
will be on q splendid scale, including a re-
ception, professions, gala performances al
public places OK amusement, banqueIs. bull
fights and national dances.
The people of Henry county, Ind, held 9
large and enthusiastic railroad meeting last
week on the proposition to run a road from
Newcastle 10 Nashville, there to connect
with q road to North Vernon under contract
already. This, when completed, will be
straight line road from Louisville, KY, to
the lakes. The meeting was large and en-
thusiastic.
Many of the Southern States are pension
ing the severely manned Confederate sol
diers, the pension allowances of Georgi,
being the most liberal. The last Legislature
passed an act which will take 100000 an
nually from the State tree sury for some
years. Each ex.Confederate soldier wht
lost a leg is given $50 annually, and $50 eaci
for lost arms.
The Mississippi River commission finished
up their business at St. Louis on Saturday
and left on the United States steamer Gen
eral Barnard for New Orleans. They viii
make al inspection of the river en- route
and that their observations may be as com
plste as possible, they will only travel dur
ing night, lying up at the bank whereve
daylight overtakes them.
Colonel Norton, United States marshal TO
the Northern district of Texas. accompanied
by two deputies, was In Dodge City, Kan.
Saturday night, on his way home from tn
Panhandle. of Texas, where he arrested al
zoe county officers of Wheeler county an
10 other parties, principally ranchmen. 81
growing out of internal revenue violations
Considerable excitement prevails among th
ranchmen south of Dodge City and amon
cattle men who have sold tobacco to thei
hands.