The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-06-16

successfully against its adoption.
The Senate on Monday discussed the exodus
on Monday passed joint resolution to enforce
the eight hour law.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS ITEMS.
Friday. Il.
General Macarthur, Chicago's defauIting
postmaster, Is to be pardoned.
Mr.. Seymour has again declared he will not
be candidate before the National Democratic
Convention.
diana meets to morrow to nominate a Gov
ernor and full State ticket.
More careful estimates place the total loss by
the Titusville; Penn, oil fire at sl,OOO,OOO, the
Acme being the heaviest loser.
William Moore fifteen-year-old son of
DR.. j. L. Moore, of Washington, Ind, was
drowned Saturday while swimming.
Hon. Lyman Trumbull was nominated on
last Thursday for Governor of Illinois by the
Democratic Convention OF that State.
Garfield has concluded to withhold his ac-
ceptation speech until after the nominations
OF the Democratic Convention at Cincinnati.
A lad named WinemiIler, aged twelve years,
was drowned Friday evening in the Elkhart
River.
john Murray, young man employed at the
furniture factory at ConnersviiIe, Ind, was
sun-struck Friday while going home from the
factory.
The President is seriously contemplating the
Revenue
Raum for the part he took in the Illinois Con-
vention.
1t is believed that general amnesty win be
proclaimed on the French National Fete Day
18th OF July, the anniversary OF the taking of
the Bastlle.
The Greenbackers in National Convention
last week, nominated General James b. Wea-
yer TOR President, and General K. J.'CnamberS
for Vice President.
The wheat crop, according TO reports from
various places, viii be the largest harvested
for many years. Many farmers will COM
mence cutting this week.
Governor Pound, of Wisconsin, an original
Garfield man, has sent a telegram to Governor
Foster, III which he said: Go slow. Make
fewer speeches and more discreet ones
The Republican Convention nominated
Chester A. Arthur, OF New York, last week,
just after our weekly edition had gone to
press. The ticket is Garfield and Arthur.
The collectorsare already infesting the De-
partment at Washington demanding twenty
fve cents from each Clerk to pay the expenses
of serenade 10 Mr. Garfield on his return.
While the spanish war ship Cuba Espanoa
was entering the harbor of Santiago de Cuba,
on Saturday, the boiler exploded. killing
twenty pc ons and woundtDg lis, of whom
eighty -fouit@e troops being trans sported.
Samuel Allen, a farmer living near Carpen-
terSviile, Ind, committed suicide Friday by
shooting himself. he bad separated from his
spoudency caused by bis domestic troubles, IL
is thought, led TO the rash act.
The heat Saturday was 50 intense that Ia
Bloomington, Ind, were compelled to cease
work du ing the hottest portions of the day.
John Belcher was prostrated from sunstroke
while plowing, and although still alive at
dark Saturday night MS condition was crit
ical.
At Rochester, Ind. Davis Academy of Mu-
sic was struck by lightning during storm
that prevailed Saturday afternoon. The
chimney was demolished ard the roof badly
torn, mp, Edgar Kessler, while holding a
front. was knocked ssnseless. The child was
uniniured.
The latest election reports iAdiczte the Ore
cans to twenty-four Democrats, and the
House thirty-Seven Republicans 10 twenty
chance that the Republicans VIII have seven
teen in the Senate and thiIty-nine in the
Lower House. tit
So much rain has fallen since spring in
Northwestern Indiana that many farmers
have not yet planted their corn. Others did
not even get al their ground plowed. The
Much that was planted did not grow, and that
up can not be worked because the ground is so
wet. Wheat looks well, but the cold, wet
weather is keeping it back, white the Hessian
fly IS attacking it recently. The acreage is
larger than the average, but the yield much
below. l
renee, Ind. a woman was found in an uncon-
scious condition, with her head mashed almost
to jelly Further search revealed the dead
body OF horse, with It's throat cut IN an ad-
joining pasture, and the dead body OF the
woman's husband, negro, In piece of woods
near by. The murderous affairts shrouded IN
my ystery. The authorities of this city are in
vest1gating it. The woman VIII probably re-
cover, and viii then be able to telI something
of The murderous tragedy. In the meantime
three negroes have been arrested on suspisfon.
Senator Cameron ascribes the defeat of
Grant at Chicago TO cowardiee. he was pre-
attempt to interfere with the work he believed
belonged exclusively to the Convention, but
he was overruled by other supporters of Grant
for a PraSi6anCV- feared dfSrunflOn
the party If he persisted in his defiant course.
Senator Cameron has no doubt that IL he had
tional Committee Grant would now be the Re-
publican candidate for President instead of
Garfield. D a-f asf..1
A peculiar case of poisoning occurred at Edlr-
burg, Ind, Friday, in the family OF George
Wells, which, so far. has puzzled everyone.
fast. s and soon after they were attacked IKE with
vomiting, and true symptoms OF cholera took
possession of each member. Six were at one
were lying in a very precarious condition, and
it is feared that two will not recover. The
! think it was the ham they ate The ham was
examined by doctors, but nothing discovered
so far.
The terrible storms of Thursday and Friday
nights in Wisconsin have flooded the Wausan,
carrying off several bridges and 1000 600 feet OF
| logs. Fifty million feet OF legs are Jammed in
| the river, and four-inch rise viii carry them
away. Wisconsin River is thirteen feet above
low water mark. The Chippewa River Satur-
day morning was sixteen en ss deet f aooye , h1s6
| above the city broke away and went down the
| river In solid mass. The river is being swept
clear OF piers and booms. Twenty five million
1t estimated that 10000 O0Ofee of logs passed
Chippewa Falls Saturday morning. which
| were stopped and held at Dell's Dam, Eucleire,
but fears are entertained for its safety. should
Dell's Dam go, they would sweep the chippewa
| River to the Mississippi. A large grist mill
and dam on the Menominee went out Friday
night. t $500, ~ !.