The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-03-02

on, France last Friday. having killed himsel
with n revolver.
Penobscot Bay was frozen over Friday night. the
hrSt time since 1875
Very heavy rains are falling upou the eleep snoNv.
III Wisconsin, and floods arc feared.
The National Banks up 70 Friday OF last week,
deposited with the Treasury, 10 retire notes. Sll
or the twenty three National Banks of Provi
denee, X l., two have jointly retired sSSj.OOO OF
The total number OF deaths in New York since
January was 6,Sis, an enormous increase over
previous years.
wsl, STs S s A. AstoE has sen; from New York to the
homeless ones, ar a cost OF Sll,0OO.
The long Senatorial fight in PENNSYLVANIA was
terminated by the election of John l. Mitchell on
the thirty fifth ballot, last week.
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher has cancelled all
lecturing engasements; and eontemplates Il series
oi revival meetings at Plymouth Church.
The will OF Fernando Wood leaves one-fourth
of his estate 10 the United States Trust Company
the income 10 be expended for Mr.. Wood during
her life the property then to revert the child
ren.
Thirty-siX successive shocks OF earthquake oc-
Cured at ~. Michaels in the Azores. One Church
and about two hundred houses were DESTROYED
and several people killed.
The Catholic orphanace at Scranton. Pa. was
burned 10 Death. Fifteen bodies were taken out
and two children are missing
Abnm and Misas Boca. Mexicsns. who mur.
dered Editor Conkling. at Socorro. ON Christmas
ENe, while on the way 10 SocorrO, guarded by
three Texas Rangers. were lyDched.
Lottery and policy dealers in New York have
ctnaity been forced TO suspend business Robert
Dunn was nned 4 goo and sentenced TO the Peni-
Tertiary for six months for selling lottery tickets
week are Mrs Dr- Squires, of PALMYRA Wis NJ ho
could trace her ancestry 10 the MayilOwer Pill
grlms, and Robert Atkinson, of Oxford, Ind. one
of the largest landowners in the State.
John Hunter. who WAS recently elected Re
ceiver of Taxes at Philadelphia. has given teSti-
mOny before an investigating Committee 10 show
that the gasc0nsuming public of the city Is being
gas trust.
Eckley b. Coke, a millionaire coal dealer was
last fall elected 10 the Pennsylvania senate from
ne hsd not violated the election laws; \ new
election has Just been held, nj which he was re
turned by 1909 majority.
At Seymour. lnd. saturday a fire broke ont in
Joe Davis fish store. IL spread Joseph Fettig's
harness shop. Damage light. A high wind pre-
| vailed, but the Fire Company soon put out the
flames, else one whole block, at least. must have
J burned. Excitement was intense.
The Wisconsin Legislature viii not exhibit any
indecent haste in filling the Senatorial vacancy
caused by the death of Matt CARPENTER a. an cleo
uon can not take place before March s. The Re-
! publlcans OF Milwaukee seem unanimous In
Angus Cameron. Other names are mentioned.
Albert McClary. young man living i'm Boone.
vile, Ind. was saturday morning found dead in
the skirt of woods surrounding his residence
whittier he had gone TO chop wood. He is sup
posed 10 have died from heart disease as no marks
OF violence were found upon his body.
While alighting from his carriage in London.
on last Thursday, Mr.. Gladstone fell cutting his
head severely by striking on the step of The We
hiclc. Traffic in Downing street was stopped that
the Premier might not be disturbed The latest
adyices report him able TO attend to Government
business.
Mrs- Meredith, wife OF Wesley Meredith n farm
er living a lew miles southwest of Greenfield. o.
was horribly burned Friday morning by her
clothes catching from the fireplace The family
were all absent at the time. and the names were
only subdued Dy throwing herself into a small
stream not far from the house
Charles Merrill. of China Village near Augusta
Me-, killed his mother and concealed hcr body i'm
haymOw until ii was frozen, when he cut il into
pieces. Part he burned and the rest he buried i'm
the snow. On being arrested ON Friday lie con
iessed his crime, coolly relating the circum-
stances.
The Sprague divorce cases were called i'm the
supreme Court at Kingston. r. 1. No member of
the family was present, and only one witness In
the matter of Mrs Spngue's petition il was agreed
that counsel should confer and select a day for
trial. When the counter-pc.itiOn Of Governor
Sprague was called. n contiIuanee until Jrn.
was asked, which the Court took under ADVISE
msnt.