The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-03-13
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
TeIegraphic Items-Foreign and Domestic

House, though auuine somo shshs ~
Toe Ross pilotage bill was discussed by the
commerce committee OF the House on thurs-
dav INT no conclusion was reacned. IL pre-
va1is the states from legislating on the SUD-
iect and virtually aoolishes Som puIsosy Raos
a7so devoted some time TO eulogies ON the |
ieceased Senator Houston. OF Alabama.
A bill was Introduce In tne senate ,, on
haugipg In the District OF Columbia. II is
Thought this viii prevent many OF the crimes crimes
of that character WHOM nave ooeh Ooiiii"'''o"
quite frequently OF late. 4. A.. .,.,r.
a further attempt is to be made In the ways
and means ,ar,ff and possiby the steel ran and
other questions indefinitely postponeo Oh
tuesday may be reopened. ,..,ox,l
Ths Senate committee on appropriations on
Thursday amended the star route oenciency
biI oy striklng out the clause whicn reouceu
smhgs condemning the violations Of law by
Az EFFORT is being made to have the duty on
In the House on Friday measures were In.
troduced granting permission for the erection
ot a statue TO commemorate the lnausuIaeion
~ washington and fixing the tariff on sugar.
aszeton and warner sn ns pSsStiee
at arms r ,S raas sf e tbs House. ~
The sub committee OF the House inter-
oceanic canal committee has adopted resoiu-
emphs tic terms the principles OF the Monroe
doctIine, and plainly stating that any canal
to be across the isthmns mmss % ,Stss "
tn Ssc,aI disnafches give the provisions of Mr..
Cox's new life saving service bin, and also the
noints made by q letter from Mr.. clarence
k,ne- presented in the Senate on Friday In
CONNECTION with a resolution before congress
for extending the geological surveys into the
Mr.. Wood could not persuade the House
elmer to tase up the ref9ndlng oil OF 10 hoio
"a Suing ON Saturday to discuss 1t.
the subject of Alaska was before potn
Honses of Congress, q bill for Its organization
Territory being reported If IN ,ts .n peonle be-
log offered In the House.
Washington dispatch gives wnat are SUP
rosed there 70 be the views ofSecretary Evarts
as to the present condition ana enect OF our
treaties with Central and South American
canal committee, on Saturday, upaninn. usly
adOpted Mr. Frye's resolution declaring tnaI
the light OF the united STATES sast he Maintained.
The agreement between secretary Scnurz
and the Utes has been signed.
The Investigation into the rreeoman oann
was closed with the examination OF General
Senator Rayard spoke on Monday In favor
of the Fitz John Porter bill.
The president sent message 10 the oenaee'
on Monday, In regard 10 tne nrn,aant t1 the
exclusive control of such an Important enter-
prise. ,x ~.,a,,,od tho usual
amonnt of new bills several OF which de-
handed the removal OF the tax ON pruning
paper and chemicals entering into It's manu-
facture.
MISCELLANEOUS NbWs NoIES.
In Van, Armenia, 50 persons died OF starva-
ton.
sixteen persons were killed by the boiler ex-
pIosion at Glasgow.
Charles Neberge, Chicago tailor, oled on
Saturday of hydrophobla.
Rumors are revived in New York that Theo-
dore TlIton and wife are TO De reunlteo.
President HAYES will open the Metropolitan
Museum of Art, In New York, March ~.
AtTerre Haute, Ind, Saturday, Chris Reich
was fatally stabbed by Thomas MeDonougn.
The Duchess of Marlborough announces q
aona,,on Of 500 from Mr. James r. Keene,
of New York, for the Irish relief fund.
Tne cIearings OF the Chicago banks for last
week foot up total Of IA, S4l BIO %, being al
most double those for the corresponding week
last year.
Secretary Evarts positively denies that ne
has any Intentions of leaving the cabinet, or
that there is a rupture between the president
and himself
The awards In the regular annual Govern
ment mail Iettiogs were completed Saturday:
Service Is from ID to 30 per cent. greater, ana
cost from to Is per cent. less than last year.
saturday, near Elyria, o., Herburt Dough
ton. While hauling logs on stone boat, In en-
deavoring to unload q log, q hsno spike new
death.
Twenty three steamers, So ships, "a barques
AZ brtgs and IA schooners Of this and other
November and december Il, 1879. and Febru-
airy 3, 1880.
In Grayson county, Virginia, Friday night
law. John and william Gwynne, by QUITTING
them to pieces with an Ak, while tney were I'D
bed asleep.
Saturday, Charles Bowers, carpenter: while
at work on a new building being erected by
the Cleveland City Forge, fell distance OF A
feet crushi 1g the base of his skull and killing
HIM instantly.
A Latter of James Redpath from Dublin say
that there are a quarter of q million of people
suffering from want OF food In Ireland, VINO,
not aided within few weeks,will perish from
famine aud fever.
Charles E. Smith has applied for the appoint
ment of a receiver for the Albany Evening
Journa', alleging that he was deceived oy nj
late co-proprieJor5 in the purchase OF MI
share of the paper.
The word. famous Iron Mine, owned b!
stevens Letter OF Chicago, and situated ad ss OF
n|day to New York York parties for the al
most fabulous SUN OF S,OUOO.
louis Ansnas wss 1 ,b Of mqT FSer
Kevers Two months ago, and sentenced TO TIT
penitentiary for life. He received his sentence
with wonderful nerve and pluck
The United States commercial agent at Glou
cester. Eng reports that an epidemic OF 30
nous character has broken out among ta
sheep of Great Britain. The disease attack
the liver of the sheep, and is very fatal.
The court of inquiry into the collision of thu
steamer Arizona with an Iceberg, on the 7tl
and suspended the certificates OF the captain
and second mate for term OF six months.
Henry Ward Beecher Is opposed to tn
American Bible society's present edition o
the Bible, aud suggested In Plymouth church
Friday night, to cut that society of from tn
list of objects for which collections are taken
Mrs. Alfred Criss, aged IS, was fatally burnet
at Canton, o., Saturday, by her clothing catch
1rg fire from quantity of burning kerosen
oil which had been spilled on the floor, ant
which she ignited to keep the moor nom oein
stained
NIB f. Good, of Xenia, o., was accidental
ly shot In bed Saturday morning while asleep
He had been in the habit OF placing his re
yolver under his pillow, aud IL Is suppose
that IL accidentally discharged. HI
wounds are probably fatal
The visible supply of grain in the States an.
Canada On the dates named was: February u
6l,l53,U00 bushels; February IL, Oh ,425,0O ousn
els: February Ia, 81 SIT, 0OO bushels; February
So 900 bushels; January 81, 81 y30l 900 bushels
January "a, 81, 2S4, 600 bushels.
The shosmakers OF Falley Hoes factory
at Lafayette, Ind, have quilt work, owing u
an alleged reduction of wages. The proprte
tors have Just introduced some new ma
chfnery, and the men claim that reduction
of 50 cents a case is made by the introduction
of the new machinery. About ~ men nav
stopped working, and have removed thef
tools from the factory.
The stockholders OF the Indianapolis, Gin
cinnati and Lafayette railway met at Indian
apOlis Saturday, for reorganization. The CAPT
the road was changed to Cincinnati, Indian
apolis, st. Louis and Chicago railway.
The French Government finally resolved moi
To surrender Hartmann, the Russian, charged
with being connected with the Moscow ex
plosion, and the decision has been communi
mas been ex PEELED nom French territory and
has gone TO England.
horrible Iynching has occurred In Wilkes
county, Georgia John Turner, who had hed