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

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stood twenty-five yeas 10 twenly.elght nnyr
Lamar aud Davis voting with the Republicans.
p M w s.,S Pases 70 pTS The .sn lama s %s
debated AT some length, decided objection being
made % comforting citizenship oa The red men;
David Davis Introduced bill on "Wednesday.
Ia the senate. 10 pension Justices u the supreme
Court who may become permanently disablcd.
The House. on "Wednesday, passed AL approP i.
OF the battle OF Saratoga The l'ostotAso sppropri'
alton was taken up la Committed Of ,he Whole,
and axes shall b. carried IN all mail cars and that
the Australian Colonies shall be reimbursed In
part Ior shs ooss Oh rhe h ,han ,' o ''
The imprcssiOn.in Washington n that efants
military rather than his ciyil record shouh he
taken Into consideration and n handsome pension
established for him.
stanley Matthews has been named by the Irrsi-
dent 20 succeed Justice Swayne on the suIFeme
The Government officials have given the Cen
trail Pacific Railroad Company permission 70 ray
it, per cent. dividend under certain conditions.
The commission appointed by the President 70
consider the removal OF the Ponca Indians 70 the
Indian Territory report that the removal was
inJudicious and without cause.
After long conference between the heads 81
departments AT Washington and representatives
Of the Central Pacific Railroad was decided
ing stockholders filing "A bond in $4,000 TO await
Supreme Court decision.
Committee on last Thursday on the funding bill.
lie favored "A 5-2O bond.
MI. Bentley. commissioner OF ItUs1OnSt
that over $500 900 900 will be required 10 comply
with the arrears OF pensions act passed 1879.
The decision OF the supreme Court afhrining
the cOnstitutionalty OF the income tax was made
In the Senate on Thursday favorable report
was made on the bin IN reference TO the quarter
master stores furnished the forces OF General Lew
Wallace during the Morgan raid IN Indiana aud
Ohio.
In the Senate on Friday bill was reported for
the suppression OF contagious diseases In domes
fie nnimnlg The morning hour filled out DV
discussion on the Chicago lake front bill Messrs
Davis and Edinunds being the chief contestants.
MT. Blaine introduced bill 20 establish United
states ocean mail service and revive foreign COM
merce by American steamships. In the debate on
the Indian land bill Mr. Morgan charged the Sec.
rotary Of the Interior with Withholding informa
ton due 10 the Senate.
resolution was adopted In the House on Fri
day calling ON the Secretary OF State for informa-
ton in regard 10 the Halifax award. 4 lively de
bate took place on bill 20 place Mark Walter
who had been dismissed for drunkenness, on the
retired list OF the Army. Mr. Maginnis charged
that the findings OF the cOurtmartial had reached
the President I'm one OF his spaSms OF reform.
bill for the relief OF the widow Of Captain Page,
Of the Navy. an officer who resigned at the out
break of the war, caused Mr. COnger TO uncOrk a
vial OF sarcasm. Mr.. Bupg declared that he was
anxious never 10 hear again the subject OF the Re
bellion.
The President ms nominated state Senator Eos
ter 20 succeed General Woodruff as United states
District Attorney Of the State OF New York This
Is regarded as an anti COnkling appointment, and
direct lungc at the New York senator:
\ Dill TO ala an alleged fGOStulf ItleGrnDn
Company and bill providing for an apology TO
the Poncas for the wrongs done them ana re-
dressing thcii wrongs, were Introduced IN the
senate on Saturday Mr.. Blaine introduced n
bal 20 subsidizc lines Of American mail steamers
as n substitute for Mr.. Beck free ships hill. The
House spent the day on the private calendar, aud
the Republican, made II an occasion for "a display
The Senate Special Committee 10 investigate
the case of the Ponca Indians held meeting
Secretary Schulz undertook - Justify his action
In removing them from their lands IN Nebraska
aud Dakota, and furnished report 70 the Asso.
cated Press which made II appear that he had ac-
complished his purpose. Walter Allen, of the
Ponca Commission. now charges that Mr.. Schurz
garbled and msrepreSentcd his testimony, aud
senator Dawes OF the Committee, confrIne this
charge, and adds some very pointed and osm
aging reflections upon the conduct Of the secse-
mry during the investigation.
Senator Conger, the new Michigan senator elect.
day
Senator Dawes. on Monday, attacked the Inte-
rior Department for keeping back Information re-
garding the murder OF II Ponca Chief by United
states agent.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS ITEMS
A severe shock Of earthquake was felt at Berne,
switzerland, on Friday
Indians have recently murdered number Of
persons In New Mexico.
King kalakaua, OF Hawaii. ana suite, arrived In
San Francisco Saturday, en- route Tor the Eastern
States and Europe.
Mrs. Philip BOOS. foster mother oil Grand Duke
Louis Ill, OF Hesse DarInstadt, died Lancaster,
Pn., last Thursday.
At Bay scle. ~ j., Saturday selma Peters,
aged twelve, was killed while coasting. Several
others were severely hurt.
Ex-Governor William Sp1guc has filed petit
ton for divorce in the supreme Court Of Wash
tngton County, Rhode Island.
John w. sickles. editor of the Chicago Journal
of Commerce, attempted suicide by shooting in
the Commercial Hotel In that city Friday night
Near MonroevilIe Ind Saturday. James Nc
Dowell an old resident. was fatally injured by
being struck with piece Of timber which he was
telling.
DIR. WI Bond. a leading citizen of Saline
County, Arkansas. was buried alive on Thursday
by the caying OF r well into which he had de-
scendcd.
Pepe, on the 18th inst. were four officers and
fifty men killed and sixteen officers and 235 men
wounded.
Albert p. and Charles r. Talbot, brothers, on
Saturday were sentenced to be hung March 20 at
Maysvile, Mo-, for the murder of their father in
November last.
John Koran, Seymour brute, came home
drunk, the other night and when his mother
and nearly killed her.
James May, well-known farmer of onnge /
County consented TO be an agent for something, |
and signed his name TO what now appears TO be |
a note for $500 in bank.
The Dominion House of Commons in ses-
sion all Thursday night and in that time rejected
twenty-five amendments TO the Canadian Pacific 4
Railway syndicate contract.
A special from Harris, Tex. says that John /
Bonner and Jack Hancock, colored, were arrest /
ed charged with the murder of Joe spears two 1
weeks ago. Hancock confessed.
At Belmont, o.. Saturday. young man named /
George Nancuren, aged nineteen, son of Andy /
Nancuren. Burrs Mills. was killed by tree fall /
ing on him and crushing his skull
Two Berlin school teachers have been repri !
manded for a personal encounter with Jew In a /
tram-car, and one teacher has been fined for par
ticipation in the Anti-Jewish agitation
Tom BurfOrd, the slayer of Judge Elliott, was
acquitted by the jury of the charge OF murder /
on the ground of insanity. at Owenton. KY. sat /
Insane Asylum.
At Malone, y. Y, Emma Davis has been held 10 1
answer the charge of systematically poisoning /
Gertie Manning niece of Warren L. Manning /
in whose establishment the Davis girl was house /
keeper II is thought Miss Manning VIII die.
Colonel Alanson Andrews, one OF the pioneers i
OF Indiana, died at hls residence, in North Yer l
non Jews days since. aged seyenty-nine. He /
was the oldest lawyer and the Oldest Mason in !
Jennings County. He settled there in ISIS.
A contract has been made to drain Lake Okee- |
chobee Florida with the view of retaining val /
liable sugar lands The State of Florida fOots the
bill The lake and surrounding swsmps cover - I
much ground as the states Of Massachusetts, ana
Connecticut
At Detroit, Mich, a man named Brown was
arrested Thursday night for drunkenness and
lodged i'm the Lake County Jail at Baldwin.
About half an hour afterward the structure, n