The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-11-17

Secretary Thompson denies that he has been
Offered seat in Garfehds Cabinet. .-.tt afffet.4
The epiooOty has appeared in Dallas, Tex, and
over 100 fine horses have died of il.
The customs revenue of the Unitsd States for the
yea- ending June 80 was Sis6, ,522 O6i. if wo.4I
Official returns from all but three Counties in
Minnesota increase Garield's majority TO ,2S5.
The steamer Silesia sailed from Havre, Satur-
day, with $500 coo francs in gold for New York.
The United States bonds known as the s.sixes of
lSSO' fall due and will be paid on December s.
Iucretia Mott, the celebrated Quaker female
preacher and philahthroPist, died in Philadel-
phia on Friday.
Eight men were burned TO death and one was
Wednesday night .-.. ID -,tt,..H fl ..t
]. J. McCafferty, President of the American
Land League, and a resident OF Lowell, Mass.
has been missing for over a week. ur s.s,f
Fenton,, on trial for the murder Of his wife,
at Springfield H.. was Sentenced TO twenty years
imprisonment in The penitentiary. sI.ii[
A schooner. laden with nitro-glycerine is on the
rocks near the town OF Erie, Pa, and the citizens
are expecting terrible EXPLOSION.
Thetown of keatche. La. was demolished by a
cyclone last, Wednesday. One mau was killed
and many men and women were seriously
inj uTed rir lft+ fInfOI e.9a fr3 te.'l II
senator-elect Malone, of Virginia., was in.
Washington recently, but he declined TO make
any statement of the course he would pursue in
the Senate. f 49,. ft.f. .,..ff ,.....l '.,4 .ts.t
The death of yOnng HaIsey: the Cornell, student
Ithica, y. ", is now believed to be attributable
10 an accident.
The owners of the bark Samarang, run down in
New York Bay by the steamer Germania, have
filed a libel against that steamer. The damages
are laid at $50 U0U.
William sprague, son of fex-senator sprar,ne, was
acquitted saturday, OF the charge OF assault with
intent To kill, brought by his mothers trustee,
Robert Thorn pson ~- t.tlfri' Sfh f-.tf
1t was rnmored in Washington that two Demo-
erats in the Tennessee Legislature would vote
with the Republicans for General Maynard To
succeed Senator Harris. lf .ls 85t- NJ
Investigation into. the cause of the failure of
the Bank OF Bergen County, New York. demon
straied the fact that John J. Berry, Cashier had
embeZzled about SIN, 600. +. ...- : 81 4
New York.--A circular has been prepared by
the State Department hereafter for Ainercan citi-
zens of German birth who inquire as To their
staus while visiting Germany.
Protests against counting the illegal Republic
an ballots cast at the late election have been
served upon the canvassers in Dutchess, Column
bia and Ulster Counties, New York
Mr.. ]. Henry Pargman President of the St Levi
Railroad, of the Province OF Quebec, and a bag
gageman named Lemay were killed by a COLI
sion near St John, Can, Thursday night. " ii-l
lGoldenberg, one OF the condemned Nihilists
recently on trial in Russia has confessed that nine
blow up the Imperial train--anIong them gIInrt-C
mann and Schir;ajeff ...-e
During the week ending Saturday there were
as 994 standard silver dollars distributed by the
Treasury Department at Washington. During the
corresponding period in 1872 there were 81 10
standard dollars distributed. y e g. is sol loIf
Anexplosion of gas in the Foord Pit. at Stellar
ton, n. ), on Friday, has probably caused the
death of about forty mem II is supposed
that this number will be increased when -all the
bodies shall have been found.
The case of Daniel K Stewart vs. the President
and Directors of the Chesapeake and ohio Canal
Company was given a hearing in the United
States Circuit Court in Baltimore, on Friday
The State OF Maryland has over 2o,o0o 200 invest,
ed in the canal. . .
The Committee on the site for the Worlds Fair
of 1889 has selected Central Park, New York, and
the Commission. which meets. January 10, will
probably indorse the action of the Committee.
About $50 900 of the stock has been subscribed for
to date, f,. .rf.-. t- ,...
Samuel, Perry, the colored Treasury Messenger
who is wanted in North Carolina on charges of
forgery, was released in Washington by Judge
Wylie on the ground that the indictmentwas in
sufficient and haulty!i An appeal will be taken
by the State-l3 etiiffg,rrfraa ol.B ffa bue s.f
The reports of the Generals commanding the
different military divisions were handed in to the
General of the Army. on Friday. A synopsis OF
ton Of the army, and u General Hancock e sgf re-
made,
The city Of Ogden, Utah is the first city west Of
the Mississippi River to- adopt the electric light
flagstaff sixty feet high is TO be up from
the Court House dome, giving an elevation of 200
feet, from which four lights of 3 600 candle power
each are guaranteed 10 abundantly illuminate a
milo In diameter. The lights will be in operation
In January. .5 .-9T8i 80 slgcu t-E9ini 4
Special postal arrangements have been executed
1851. the limits Of Weight and dimensions ior
packets of samples of merchandise exchanged in
the mails TO twelve ounces in weight, and the
following dimensions: Twelve inches TN length
eighteen inches in width, and four inches in
depth.
General Ord, commanding the Department of
Texas, reports nine men killed, two wounded
and one captured by the Indians since October !,
1879 Casualties, three less than the previous
year. He reports that the number of desertions
has increased. The General recommends that a
strong force be maintained on the Rio Crande 10
preserve order. irs4. erf e.rsf 90
An engineering corps which started from Tole-
do in September 10 survey the Wabash Canal, to
learn the practicability of making ship canal,
have finished the survey OF the st. Joe feeder, ST.
Mary's aud st. Joseph Rivers, and find that
the water is MT6 HST6y ample hS foF fssdng sa the
viii be no trouble to procure water between that
point ana T2ledo A very favorable report will
be made to Congress RS Winter. .is,,f ,-,.-
William Grover, of Red Bank, n. y. who is
fifty wears old six months ago married Jen1iml
Chambers then aged less than thirteen. They
lived unhappily together until Saturday last
when Growers abuse caused her TO leave him.
On Thursday night she. returned TO the house for
the purpose of getting som0 clothing. Grover re
fused 20 let her hayet the cloLiing. she insisted
In the head, killing her.
The Grcenville Is. C.) News publishes aletter
from Senator Hampton saying: Il think il very
important, especially to the South that the Dem
Ocratic party Should retain its Organization. hTfe
fact that our friends of the North were not able
10 give us largea vote as they hoped for, is no
reason that we should desert them. The policy of
the party will be dictated by future events Ire
gard the Presidential election as settled. and
should oppose any action looking TO contest on
mere technical grounds as revolutionary,
dispatch from Kingston, " c., says the case
Of $. c. Spence, who was sentenced to thirty days
imprisonment for an assault by attempting TO
kiss Mrs. NJ. E Waller, came up Friday. before
Judge Gudger, on an appeal from the Magistrates
Court The jury quickly returned ayerdict of
guilty, and the Judge re-affirmed the thirty days
imprisonment (afterward changed To $50 flne), and
expressed great regret that the law limited the
punishment as he was satisfied that the ofense
deserved a much heavier punishment. .hstrst.t
A meeting of prominent Democrats was held in
New York, Saturday night, 10 take action on the
alleged frauds az the recent election. 1t was re-
solved to appoint Committees as follows; On
Frauds and Coercion-To receive and act upon
information in regard TO frauds and coercion per
petmted in this city by Republicans; the Com
mittee to investigate not more than twelve Elec-
ton Districts. in order ID thoroughly prepare a
case for consideration by Congress, and that they
include in the investigation the persecution of
colored Democrats by colored Republicans"
Committee on Federal lntimidatiOn-TO, inyesti=' 4
gate the doings OF Davenport and his men, and a
Committee on Prevention Of Frauds In the fu- 4
ture. -l...el II.lI.nag -, .-.... i,;.. :. -
y .N The Presid emf Elect. --h eai if1fhH