The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1880-12-25


One OF them was caught and confessed that he
and his companion had chloroio-med the
Hiding family during the night, rifed the
house OF valuables, scattered cotton saturated
with coal oil over the floor and on the bed.
applied a match and then left. After hi,
confession the man was pinioned, surrounded
with pine spinters and burned to death
From Washington.
PRESIDENT HAYES has accepted Secretary
Thompson's resignation, and designated Sec-
Rotary Ramsey to act as secretary OF the nav.
in addition TO his duties as secretary OF Wat.
THE Senate has confirmed the nomination
of John B. y ell to be governor OF Idaho.
THE following important changes in military
departments have been made BY order OF the
President: Brigai er-General o. o. Howard
ID assigned to the command of the department
Ct West Point and TO duty as superintendent
OF the military academy there, relieving Major.
General John NJ. Schofeld, who has been ap-
Arkansas, constituting the military division OF
the Cult, with headquarters at New Orleans;
Brigadier- General C. c. Anger is assigned to
the department Of Texas; Colonel Henry j.
Hunt, Fifth artillery, to the temporary com.
mand of the department OF the South; Briga.
der-General Nelson A. Miles to the command
ct the department of the Columbia and Colonel
X. S. Mackenzie, Fourth calvary, to the CON-
mand of military department to be known as
the department OF Arkansas, constituting the,
States of Arkansas and Louisiana and tho
Indian Territory, with headquarters at Little
Rock, Ark.
SECRETARY THOMPSON, OF the navy depart
ment, who resigned his Office to take charge
OF the American branch OF De Lesseps' Suez
canal project, the other afternoon took formal
leave OF his clerks and employees.
SECRETARY RAMSEY has taken formal charge
of the navy department, in addition to his
duties as secretary OF war.
ACCORDING TO the report of the bureau OF
statistics, the exports OF provisions for the
eleven months ending November so, reached
Sl2S, 100000, which is 500 900 in excess
increase over last year in three communities
bacon, (including hams,) cheese and lard
was nearly S22,t 90 ,000 divided rs follows:
Bacon and hams, SO 900, 0)0; cheese, S., 000,-
600. and lard, s., 100000.
THE controller of the currency mas declared
the following dividends to the creditors of in
solvent national banks: Lcckhaven Nat onal
bank, OF Lockhaven, Penn, ninth dividend.
sixteen per cent, making in all ninety pes
cent; City National bank, OF Chicago,
all seventy-seven per cent; German Ma
tional bank, OF Chicago, fourth dividend, fl
teen per cent, making in all seventy per
cent; National bank of the State OF Missouri
St. Louis, tenth dividend, i've per cent,
making in all ninety-ive per cent; First Ma
tionai bank OF Warren burg, Mo-, fifth divi-
dend, twenty-five pe cent, making in all 100
per cent.
HE following nominations have been con-
frned by the Senate: Eugene Schuyler, o:
New York, to be consul-general at Bucharest,
William Lawrence OF Ohio, to be first comp
troller OF the treasury; Asa Q. Adds, OF Yer
mont, commissioner Tor the settlement OF
French and Anelie N claims.
Fore ign News.
CABLE dispatch says that at Portadown
Ireland, q body OF Orangemen attacked and
dispersed land league meeting, and that the
Earl OF Enniskillen grand master of the Irisa
Orangemen, has appointed vigilance COM
mittee to protect the landlords.
Mr.. RADCLIFFE, a member OF the British
parliament, has been unseated for bribery in
connection with his election, and his seat
given to his opponent
The London Daily Telegraph says that the
government oontemplstes proclaiming martial
law in the disturbed districts of Ireland. Lord
Kenmare, who has large landed estates In
Killarney, has discharged 800 laborers for
connection with the lind league. Trouble is
expected TO result.
MOB of 2, 900 persons attempted to wreck
the residence OF Mr.. Downing, justice of the
peace, at Bonniconlan, county Mayo, Ireland
after he had issued writs of ejectment on soma
tenants. The police kept the people back al
TIE point of the bayonet- Mr.. Downing
escaped on car to Ballina, where he took the
train TOR Dublin.
LONDON cable dispatch says that "the
entire interest OF the hour is conferred in Ireland
and the land question. 1t is clear to most
Poop g that the queens government no longer
has an existence in the sister island, but has
been superseded-at least tor the presently
the land league, whose DEGREES are no y pro-
in open day, executed with prompt
itude and vigor and respected implicitly.
The leagues, by the way, it did in 1875
has opened its own law courts" Tor tria OF
cases and disputes, and the ordinary tribunals
might a. well be closed, because no wit
ness will appear to testify before them, nor
will any ci their iuries convict. The shop
xeepers in the town vino are obnoxious to the
land league are now =" Bcycotted' relentless
", and for the moment Ireland is part OF
the United Kingdom only in name" Mean
while, troops are moving into Ireland; 'hut,"
the dispatch says the soldiers really offer no
protection sgainst the sentences OF the land
league, for they have no power to act except
/, case of actual insurrection, aud the local