The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-05-12


Senator Hoar made speech in the senate
on Monday, defending KeIlogg's right to his
seat. There was no vote taken.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS ITEMS.
Two men were killed on Friday by the fall
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The Republicans in Delaware did not in
struct their delegates, but they are believed 10
prefer Mr.. Blaine
While Boston diamond broker was absent
at dinner on Friday, his shop was broken open
and sixty diamonds were stolen.
The Indianapolis Journal was sold last week
to John c. New, Chairman of the Republican
state Central Committee, for &S0,N0.
General Joe Johnston has expressed his de
termination TO retire from public life at the
expiration Of his term In Congress.
Clarence Davis, the notorious bigamist, was
sentenced in Chicago TO five years im prison.
ment in the penitentiary on last Friday.
While the Grant men appear to have had
control of the Tennessee Republican Conven-
ton at Nashville, the delegation was uuin-
structed.
VIM. Bishop, aged eighteen, while fishing
near Columbus, Ind, late on eaturday even
| ing. took fit, fell into the river, and was
drowned.
The New Hampshire State Democratic Con-
vention elected a delegation to the National
Convention Instructed TO adhere 10 the two
thirds rule.
pending for the withdra ~sl of Grant and sub
| stitutlng ex-Secretary Hamilton Fish in the
| Presidential race.
Though the Maryland Republican Conven-
| ton adopted Blaine resolutions on Thursday,
| the majority of the delegation sent to Chicago
favor General Grant.
The New Hampshire Republicans in the
| same resolution congratulated General Grant
on his safe return home and declared in favor
| OF Blaine for President.
| The increase of specie in the National Banks
from October l, lS7S-the return next preceding
specie payments-to February q, 1880, the last
| full report was S62, 10000.
Mr.. George B. Roberts was last week elected
| President of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
paDy, in place of Co.onel Tlomss A. Scott,
whose resignation takes effect June /.
A detachment of the Sixth Cavalry has at
tackled Victoria's band of Indians near RocR
Creek Canyon, Victoria is reported to have
KILLED twenty families of Indians who were
| living on his ranch.
The visible supply of grain in the United
May /, SS,067 600 bushels; April "a, 81 ,94l ,9UO
| bushels: April II, 40 95l 200 bushes April l0,
"A, 4,276.OO0 bushels; April 3, 450il 600 bushels,
| At Albany, n. Y. IL was said to be probable
| that more than u third and probably half OF
| the New York delegates to the Republican
| National Convention at Chicago would refuse
to vote for the nomination of General Grant.
Frank Robinson, colored, committed burg
| larry in Michigan City, Ind, Wednesday night,
| captured Thursday, tried, convicted and SEN
| tiary and taken to the North Prison satur-
| day.
The Ohio Democratic Convention was held
| at Columbus, on Thursday, and delegation
was elected and instructed TO vote as unit
| Tor Senator Thurman. Mr.. Tilden'S name
was not mentioned throughout the entire pro-
ceedlngs.
| Convention was held at st. Louis. IL was
| solved that in the event of General Grants
nomination at Chicago. general meeting
| should be held in New York to determine upon
a proper course of action.
Christopher Bvmer. aged seventy, while re-
turning nome tEom market at Millhousen. IN
Ind, Friday evening, was thrown from bis
| spring wagon by runaway horses attached
| thereto. He was Injured about the head and
| spine, and lived but few hours.
The Court Martial in the case ofithe assassin
of the Russian Colonel Commeroff sentenced
him to death. The chief interpreter of the
Russian Legation wrote to the President of the
Court Martial demanding the execution of the
condemned within twenty four hours.
On Saturday, while Wilson Num-, a farmer,
near Rockford, Ind, was hauling a load of
| shingles home from town, bunch fell off the
wagon, frightening the mule team, which ran
away. Mr.. Mum was thrown from the wagon,
breaking his neck and killing him instantly.
The trial of Walter Benton, notorious and
| desperate character, for his murderous attack
on Sheriff Spurgeon, at Columbus, Ind, to-
gether with Frank Strang, who was sentenced
| 10 three years Tuesday, terminated Saturday
| in his receiving three years sentence and
fined s..
In the Maryland Republican Convention
there were so many contested delegations, that
/ ii was midnight before the Committee on
| Credentials finally reported admitting both
delegations from the First and Third Districts
in Baltimore. Resolutions in favor OF Elaine
were adopted.
The circular saw mill of VIM. p Taggart,
near Nashville, Ind, was destroyed by fire on
| flying TO the saw dust. No insurance. Mr..
/ Taggart is sngularly unfortunate, having the
| saw mill burned once before, his dwelling also
| burned, and his leg broken.
| In storm Tuesday last, off the mouth of
| Columbia River, Oregon, more fishermen than
| at first supposed were drowned. The bodies of
| were picked up after clinging twelve hours to
Swamped boats. Boats with bodies lashed TO
| them have been seen drifting seaward. The
| storm was the most severe in many years.
Reports from Corydon, Ind, on Saturday,
| say that six OF the regulators against whom
| warrants were issued under the affidavit OF
Corydon. on FRIDAY eVening, nj W and ' Voluntsriiy
gave themselves up. The party, together with
the five already In jail, gave e7UO bail each for
their appearance to-day, when the grand jury
! sits.
At Altoona, Pa Saturday, James Carter,
| employed in the railroad wheel foundry, met
| three hours afterward. While rolling a car
wheel up PLANK he tripped and fell TO the
ground, some six feet, with his left leg across
the track, the wheel fell on the limb, the
sharp f1ange nearly severing 1T below the
knee.
The beetle. which ravaged the crops in Pol
| tana and Eksterionoslav, in 1873, has been
found in large numbers In the larval state,
and the peasants fear the loss OF the spring
crops. Tne greatest alarm prevails In IlHls In
| consequence of the discovery of locust eggs.
Unless they are eXterminated before develop
| menC famine throughout Caucasus will be
inevitable.
The Wayne County (0hio) mining troubles
are assuming alarming proportions. On Sat
urday about 500 white miners threatened riot
and bloodshed unless the colored miners were
discharged. The Governor was called upon
for troops, and several mpanies were ordered
to hold themselves in readiness to proceed to
| the scene OF disGurbaoce. Up to Sunday morn
| ing, however, there had been no outbreak,
For Lieutenant Governor.
The Valparaiso Messenger presents the
name of James II Willard, of Lawrence
| County, for Lieutenant Governor, IN the fol-
| lowing strong language: