The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-01-21
RESUME oF THE WEEKS NEWS.
Washington and Congressional News.

carrying more than 10 Chinese passengers on
ton Chinese employs. and persons ship
wrecked.
Il was resolved on "Wednesday thst the
Baysrd resolution should be reported to the
Senate Tor discussion. Speeches are 10 De
made by NT. Bayard, Mr. kerosn and oihers.
In the House the indications are that the
financial debate In thai branch will also begin
soon. 6enerai Hancock has written 20 Mr.
COX advocating the manufacsnre OF heavy
guns oi modern patterns. The bill iOT the Ie-
storation OF Eltz John Porter Is under consder-
atIon IN the House military committee.
In the Senate on Thursday Mr.. Allison. from
the committee on finance, reported back
adversely Mr.. Bayard's legaltender resolution.
Mr. Bayard reported The views ~ he
minority and the resolution was put on me
calendar Tor future consideration. MIR Morfin
called up his resolution on refundiDg the puO-
JIG debt and spoke upon the resolution. Luxe
Pryor, appointed TO the vacancy caused by
the death of the late Senator Houston. Of
AlaOama, was sporn in. IN the House he
National bank reserve bill was considered,
and Mr.. Price, of Iowa, made speech ip its
support. The House committee on Indian
affairs began the Ute investigation Mr.. Albert
Fink continued his argument against the
Reagan bill before the House committee on
commerce. The Reagan bil proposes national
interference with railroads. 1he kellogg in
Vestlgati0n was continued by The senate COM
mlttee on privileges.
The suo Committee OF the House committee
On the state OF the law respecting the sscer-
talDment ana declaration Of the result OF
election OF president and vice president yes
day decided To report favorsbly on Mr. Rick-
nen's resolution, whIell changes somewhat
the present mode of electing the president and
vice president
Tfe Dem oeTais of the House committee on
military analrs have decided upon bill
which wipes out the disgrace of Eiiz John
PorterS court n martial restores him 20 the
army, and gives MIN S'5,O0O IL hard cRsn. Ihe
Republicans viii present majority report
and recommend the passage of a joint reSolu-
ton removing the Stigma ffom POrter's meme
and restoring him 10 citizenship.
Mr.. herman presented the great memorial
from the citizens OF New York state ana city,
TnFs "a II
quality OF treasury notes, and similar memo
rlals were presented from Delaware Mr.
MoTrill offered resolution as 10 the practical
blllty OF refunding any part ot the National
debt ar less rate OF interest Than per cent:
and he also presented a bill FOR the APPOINT
meDt OF commission on the alcohoilc HQGM
traffic. Mr. salisbury introduced bill 10 pro-
vide for maintaining the privacy of telegraph
the printing the Glover report ana testiIno-
ny was Tecommlt.ed On printing, after being
amended SO as to direct inquiry as - Jhe pres
ent whereabouts OF the report Nh Black well
reported back the bill amending the statutes
relating to presidential elections. The House
committee on Indian affairs decided 10 begin
Senate committe on privileges and elections
continued the Kellogg investigation. ASSIST
ant President Blanchard, Cr The Erie railway,
yesterday spoke before the House committee
bin.
The House committee on edycalion and
labor have decided 10 report favoTRb'y upon
Representative Goodies bill prohibiting chi
III.
senator Bruce, of Mississippi, gives It "a his
belief that il the selection Of a Democratic
candidate for the Senate in his district were
| left 10 the legislature, General Walthau would
! be elected.
Six hundred ship owners pefitioned Congress.
on MondanS against bridge across the De-
troit river.
MISCELLANEOUS SEw, ITENs.
W. hamilton, governor OF Maryland, was
maugurated last Wednesday.
\ eolore.l girl at Oberlin, o., poisoned am
| iiy Of seven persons on Thursday.
Senator Lamar, OF Mississippi. has been
| slightly Daralyzed, but is recovering.
General Garfield wa eeted to the United
STATE senate by he Ohio Legislature e. sue
ceed Senator Thurman.
The troubles in the state OF Maine seem 10
be ending. We present in our teiegfaihic dis
| patches the latest news from that State.
Samsel j. Medil, editor OF the Chicago TrI-
| bune, was married on Wednesday evening,
| January n, 10 Miss Nellie Carson, of Quincy,
| III.
| j. il. RnoeTer, who Was short over siG1,1i0 a.
cashier or the Louisville savings nank: and
ran away, was arrested I'm Louisville on Mon
1 day evening.
Masonic emblerns haze neen discovered In
| the foundation ofthe obelisk at Alexandria,
Egypt, under the pedestal on which il WAS set
| up by the Romans.
Lucy Walton Rhett Hor.OD, who shot John
| III. Morgan, son OF se nat0r Morgan, has been
held in 81 go bail for action II the grand jury
/ at Washington City.
| Arrivals Of negroes from California are re-
| ported from different portions OF Indiana, all
| in bad condition. Several have died at Green
castle and about ID here
The department OF agriculture estimates the
present cotton crop at jIO9l,SSI, bales Of $50
| pounds each, and the value in round numbers
at s2si, ,cO0-OoO, against slss 100000 In ISIS.
Richard 6. Alexander, OF Delaware city.
/ New Castle county, Delaware, was bitten oy
dog SIX weeks ago. and died Of hydrOphObia,
1 in great agony, Friday n'ght, after an illness
OF five days.
AT Freedom, Pa, SATURDAY afternoon, 500
1 dynamite cartridges, stored in an old black
/ smith shop, exploded With terrific iorcer
| fatally tpjuring one man ana blowing the
| building 10 atoms.
| John Morton, son OF our deceased senator,
having been named for the cOilectorship OF
San Francisco by Hayes, petition comes
sT5,000,c0l, urging his combination by the Sen
| ate.
1 Authentic reports laIely received from the
| districts in Bosnia, where the famine has pre-
| vailed for the past month, describe the siiua-
| ton as heartrendiDg. Besides many other
sufferers, over 5000 people are actually >tary-
! ing. The number OF highway robberies has
| increased alarmingiy In consequence Of the
| famine.
Within 4s hours up 10 Saturday night, at
Chicago, there had been two murders, three
by another hand, and "A highway robbery in
broad daylight on frequenied street. The
| perpetrators Of one Of the MURDERS and the
| robbers, have escaped, the police having barely
| g clue in one case, and none IN the other.
It is reported from Little Traverse, Mich,
that on the 18th inst Eve persons-two men,
q woman (wife of one Of the mem and two
| childTsn-started from Beaver Island in a sail
boat FOR Little Traverse. The boat. getting
| between two foatipg masses OF ice, was badly
| crushed. The occupants were forced TO en-
bark on fhe ice. The pert. became So Paraied.
| ono man reaching the village Of Cross Lake
| Friday night, badly frozen and nearly lam
| ished. The rest OF the party. The man and
wife and two children. have not since been
| heard from.
A prominent commission firm at Chicago
has Issued a circular, the facts IA which they
say have been carefully collected, showing
| the total packing OF the six principal points
during the past season 20 be 7200O0 hogs short
To date, and estimating the total shortage in
the whole country a. GO 100 In numbsr and
| 10 pounds per hog IN weight. They also re-
| port "A deiiclency In the available supply OF
meats and lard, the deficiency being 20D, O,Cot
! pounds of meals and a graTier million iierces
| of lssi, compared with the same date last sea
| son.
A horrible story Of wic1edness comes from
| Canal Dover, %. II mas been discovered that q
| couple who has been living there for the past