The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-06-01
RESUME OF THE WEEKS NEWS.

over 5000 Sunday school children Daraded in
Brooklyn on Wednesday.
The Democrats Of Columbus, o., favor the nom
iuation of John +. Follett, of Cincinnati Tor
Governor.
The Farragut statue was unveiled in New York
City on Wednesday. The principal address was
made by Joseph H. Choate.
Reports of damage 10 wheat by droutn. tne
chinch bug and the Hessian ny, are pouring into
this city from all parts OF the state.
Four children of Andrew Lewis. living near
Plain City. o., set fire TO barn, on FRIDAY aiier-
noon last, and persisted in the flames.
The Democrats o n riolk, Va, elected their
CITY ticket. on last Thursday, over a comoinAton
Of Republicans, negroes and Readjusters-
The President has appointed State Senator
Charles Rahlo, of Logansport. Ind, Consul Gen
eral of the United States at Berlin. Prussia
Lawrence S. Faulk. having pleaded guilty TO
the crime of incest, at Chardon, o., Saturday, was
sentenced to seven years in the Penitenuary.
A correspondent at the City of Mexico tele-
graphs that General Grant, left for home on Thurs
day evening. having secured everything ne oe-
sired.
At osborne's Ford. Va, on last Friday. James
Baker killed Alexander Osborne and two broth
ers named Ryner. besides MORALLY Woundlng
another man.
The Porter Rifles. of Nashville. Tenn. won the
first prize at the competitive drill in that city
last week, and the Crescent City Rifles. OF Ne"
Orleans, the second.
The women's six-day walking match at San
| Francisco resulted as follows: Howard, S64j La
| Chapelle, 33: Young. 81; sherman, SO miles,
Financially the affair was a hZzle.
At New Brauufels. Tex, on saturday, two rob
bers, named Milton and King, alias Robertson,
were killed by United States Deputy Marshal Mar
tin aud his son, while resisting arrest.
Joshua Houser. a wealthy resident OF Lincoln,
Ills. a member OF the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church, was swindled out OF $3.50 by three-caru
monte mep travelling with a circus last week.
Grant seems unable to keep out OF politics. He
last week sent a dispatch from the City oil Mexico
to a relative In New York, expressing the hope
| that the Legislature would reflect Conkling.
collision on the Denver and Rio Grande Road,
near Granite, on Friday. caused the death OF one
mau and mortal injuries to four others, while
four more were seriously hurt. One engineer has
fed.
Mr.. David Dye died Saturday night at his resi-.
dence, near Yellow Springs, o., at the advanced
age of ninetv-three years. lie was the oldest cit
Izrn and pioneer in that County, and perhaps In
the State.
II. Van Blarcom, Postmaster and Government
Savings Rank Agent at Annapolis, y. D., has alb
seconded with an amount of money believed TO be
SO, 0OO. Reports are In circulation that ne wss
seen in Boston.
The boiler Of an Illinois Central engine ex-
ploded when near Monee last Thursday. The
bell was found in a field of oats 80 feet from the
track. and an brass ball was found
one mile away.
At the annual sale last week Of yearlings al
Peakness Farm, near Lexington. KY, eighteen
colts averaged S9fT per head, and twenty hllles
500 each. Most Of the purchases were made fol
James X. Keenc.
1t Is said that w. II. Canty, who is to be hanged
at Colorado Springs on June IL, for the murder OF
Deputy MARSHAL Perkins. is a nephew OF Ben But
Ter, his right name being MIIl1am II: salisbury