The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1880-11-27

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Samuel II. Stevenson, New York tea
merchant, has tailed owing about 500 600.
One OF the Inconvenience OF elevated rail-
road ing in New York was shown the
other day, when large fire on the Bowery
caused suspension of travel tor over
t~enty-four hours.
Shipping on LAKE Erie and Lake Ontario
has suffered severely from another heavy
storm. On the former lake three and on the
latter six vessels went ashore.
The official canvass oil the vote in New York
at the late election shows the following re-
suit: Garfield, 500 544; Hancock, 534 Sill;
Weaver, IL 373; Dow, Prohibitionist, 5l7;
Post, Anti usonic, 70.
man was frozen TO death the other day at
Poughkeepsie, \. Y. Several other deaths by
freezing are also reported from different local
tiles.
Western and Southern States.
The Louisiana sugar crop this year ia est.
mated at 237 600 hogsheads, an increase OF
nearly 60 0G0 hogsh. ais over last year. The
yield Of noiasses will probably reach 3000,.
90 gallons, against l2,lS9, 100 gallons last
year
Two white and two colored men were in.
stantly killed and two other men fatally
injured by tne explosio On OF boiler in saw
j. & W. Hossack, grain dealers of Oiell
Ill, have suspended, owing about 100000.
United States Revenue Collector Blaine, OF
Maysville. KY, announces the arrest, in
Rowan county, OF nine Illicit distillers, and
the seizure OF six di-tilleries, twenty-five gal.
Ions of whisky, 30 gallons of singlings, and
z, 400 kallons Oh beer.
The St Louis refining and smelling works
have BEEN destroyed by fire, causing a loss OF
about Sl25,000.
The Chicago Public Produce Exchange, the
largest institution of the Kind in Chicago hav
ing been crippled by recent heavy advance
In grain, provisions. cotton end stocks, sus.
pended with labili les OF about 10000.
TIE citizens oil Fort Pierre, Dakota, q town
on the eat bank OF the Missouri river, have
been kept in terror tor months back by baud
OF outlaws, and at last organized vigilance
committee Tor the purpose OF acting nd OF
the ruffians. Recently the two opposing
forces came together, both strongly armed.
The pitched baitlc which epsued resulted In
the killing OF .Arkans joe" the leader of
the outlews and the wounding of four others.
The vigilautes escaped unhurt.
TEE official vote OF Illinois is as follows:
Garfield, 3lS,0S2; Hancock, 277 ,635; Weaver,
26, 053
A fresh invasion OF the Indian Terri
tory BY white settlers has begun. Twenty
one intruders have been arrested in the Okla
hona country, and troops have been sent
from Fort Leavenw orth, Kansas to establish
a camp in the district.
At a wedding reception in Col Dali. Tenn,
arsenic was u Ell by mistake for soda. Twenty
seven guests were polsone OF whom six died
and three more were reported in dying con-
dition
The Alabama legislature has unanimously
elected James T, PnOh Trnita5 States CapatOr
Chicago is afflicted by an epidemic OF dil,h-
liberia, whole families in some cases being
stricken down with the terrible disease.
From Warrington.
The statement OF the condition OF the corn,
and potato CT, ps has been issued by
Che department OF agriculture. The corn crop
shows a slight d. cline for the whole country.
The Atlantic States all chow an increase, par
tjcuarIy the States II New York, New Jereey,
Pennsylvania and Virginia. Texas almost
double. her pr, duct. There was less land
plan ed in tolacco this year than last. The
decrease was principally 10 Virginia and
Maryland. The average yield per acre, as
reported November l., is 740 pounds against
795 last year. The area planted in potatoes
wa about equal 10 hat planted in 1879, but
in the total crop there is quite decline. The
vi Id per scre is reported t. is year an average
OF ninetv-one bushels aeainit ninety tight in
1879, and sixty-one in 1878. Only three States,
viz. Texas, Arkansas and California, report
sD increase in Yield.
accommodation will be made to the next
Congress that the officers and men OF the
revenue marine service oe made pensionable
Tor dlsabl lty resulting from exposure or in
jury received III the discharge Oh their duty.
There are thilty-Segen vessels in the marine
service, manned by about two hundred off,
GERS and between seven and eight hundred
men. These men are drilled in the use OF
artillery, small arms and cutlasses, and in
time OF war perform service similar to that
performed by officers and men of the navy.
Brighter General Jacob Zeilin, OF the
United States marine corps, died in Washing
ton the other day, aged about ~ years.
Joseph Neverson and Edward Qneeuan
both ,lored, were hanged a few days ago IN
Washington for the murder of George Philip
Hirth, young groceryman, while on his way
to his sweetheart's residence. Another colored
man, Sandy Pinn. was also convicted, but
upon recommendation OF Acknowledgement
Devens the President commuted his sentence
30 Imprisonment Tor lite.
The annual report of the Indian bureau b.
acting Commissioner Marble exh BITS a con-
tic ued 81. ady advancement toward civliza-
ton IN the part OF nearly all the Indian tribes
and very remarkable progress in many in.
stances. The demands upon the bureau by
Indians at large majority of the agencies for
implements with which TO enable them to per-
form manual labor are tar beyond the means
at the disposal of t e department Tor that pur-
pose. The acting commissioner says: "The
policy of this bureau to teach the Indians to
care for their stock, to till the soil, to do me.
cbanical work. ETC., has been arne-ily pursued
during the year, and with the most gratifying
results. The desire OF the Iudisns to LABOR is
steadily growing, and large majority of them
are willing and anxious to engage in civilized
pursuits, and the improvement Ia their manner
Of putting in and caring for the crops raised
shows that the effor of the past few years are
gradually bringing them to seli-supporting
condition" The number OF Indians in the
United States, exclusive of Alaska is reported
20 be 255, 1888, all OF whom, except about
1000 are more or less under direct control
OF agents of the goveroment. the civilized
Indians in the Indian Territory number
&C, $50, and the uncivilized IL 100. There are
in round numbers 25 900 Indians in Dakota,
% 600 in New Mexico, 2l.00e in Montana,
II, 900 in Arizona, and IA 900 IN Washington
Territory. There are upwari OF 5000 Indians
IN New York State, and more thsu 10000 in
he State OF Michigan.