The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-03-30
RESUME OF THE WEEKS NEWS.

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W. c. Brundage has been appointed Surveyor of
Customs at Michigan City. Ind.
The President announced Saturday that no ex.
ira session OF Congress will be called.
Dewitt Davis. prominent lawyer of Milwau-
kee, has been rendered insane by spinal menln-
gifts.
Eighteen of the crew of the ship Oriental, from
San Francisco, were put in irons at Queenstown,
for mutiny.
1t is reported that only go persons were in the
Nice Theater at the time of the hre Over 100 were
burned to death.
The Mexican Southern Railroad Company has
been organized in New York L. S. Grant was
chosen President.
Hugh J. Jewett was chosen to succeed General
sion, but declined.
The first passenger train from San Francisco
over the new route reached Kansas City on time
last Thursday morning.
The Senate OF Wisconsin has passed an appro-
priaton of 81 500 in order represent the State at
the Yorktown celebration.
A. ]. Hay, of Charleston, Clarke County. has
been appointed Bank Examiner for Indiana in
piece OF A. ID. Lynch, resigned.
female Nihilist, friend of Roussakoff and
Hartmann, has been captured at ST. Petersburg,
and has made some startling revelations.
bomb with lighted fuse attached was placed
outside the Royal Theater at Madrid Tuesday
night but was seenin time by the police.
People in the west OF Ireland are busy working
on land and are very quiet, but anxious to know
the terms of the Governments land bill.
Russian Councillors will start shortly for Rome
to continue direct with the Vatican Negotiations
relative 10 the Roman Catholic Church In Russia
The coming Minister to Austria is William
Walter Phelps, of New jersey. Adam Badeau of
New York, is to be Charge d Affaires in Denmark
Judge T. B. Turner, one of the most widely
known residents of Southern Illinois died at
sixty.
| Colonel Hans Blume OF Indianapolis, who broke
three ribs by falling upon the icy stairway OF the
Court House has sued the County Commissioners
for $4,000.
Fanny Perry, a Louisville girl obtained mar.
riage license and was married in the Jail ON Fri
day 10 young man imprisoned for burglarizng
her fathers house.
A fight of six hours duration took place at Bo-
leka. in Basutoland. The result was not decisive
Colonel Darlington and several other British were
severely wounded.
nobby Englishman, calling himself Sir
Charles Ashley is puzzling the police of St. Louis
by his operations among The jewelers. pawnbrok-
ers and loan agents.
Colonel Fred Hecker, one OF the leaders OF the
German Revolution of lS4s, for many years well
known in politics In the West died last Friday,
near Summerfeld, Ill.
The President has nominated Robert R. Hit OF
Illinois to be assistant Secretary Of state and Ma
Treasurer at san Francisco.
There are thirty-fve cases of measles among the
inmates of the Asylum for Predetermined Chill
dren at Lincoln, Ill, and physicians estimate the
patients In Logan County at 500
Hon. James Buchanan, of indianapolis has re-
covered So, 1872. 80 from the Union Mutual Life
Insurance Company for attorneys fees, and will
now press his 500, 900 libel suit.
Reports of serious injury to winter wheat have
reached 81. Louis merchants. A gentleman from
Griggsville, ILL.,. stated that four-ffths of the
wheat in his County is utterly ruined.
The negro voters Of Maryland held State Con-
yention last week to insist upon more equal
division of Federal patronage, and appointed
Committee to bother Garfield about it.
1t is quite well settled that the Northampton
Mass Bank has recovered the securities stolen
SIS 900 in coupon governments and $40 900 in
bank bills.
desperate row with razors occurred in a coll
ored Baptist Church in Louisville, on Friday,
where revival is in progress. One negro was
sliced 10 the spine, and seven shots were fired
into the crowd.
Pardee, who has been appointed to succeed
Judge Woods in Alabama, was Major in Garfielc's
regiment. A Washington correspondent suggests
that the Captains in that organization forward
addresses to the White House
Commodore Robert w. Sufeldt, of the United
States Navy has accepted the command of the
Navy of China at a salary of $40 600 per year
Secretary Blaine aided the scheme, a blow at
England's supremacy in the East.
Advices from old Calabar state that mission
airy, Mr.. Milum who recently visited Attorney,
found the custom of making human sacrifices still
continues Several hundred natives were barbar-
ously sacrificed during his stay at Attorney.
After deliberating for twenty-four hours the
Jury in the kailOch case, At San Francisco, &C
quilted the accused of the murder of Charles de
Young. The horses were detached from Kali
loch's carriage and he was drawn three miles by
the crowd.
The Circuit Court at Munce, Ind, last Friday,
on the conviction of Silas Richardson for grand
larceny, fined him one cent. sentenced him to one
day III jail DISTINGUISHED him for twenty-four
hours and made him ineligible to any office OF
profit trust for the same period.
The Saxony Wooden Mills at Columbus, Ind
John Heating, the Waterman, perished in the
flames The furniture factory of @. Mendel &
Co., Of Wheeling. and the Wheeling City Flour
Mills also burned Saturday Loss, $4,000.
Conkling is said to have asked the removal Of
Collector Merritt. of New York. and Garfield has
appointed him Consul General at London, and
nominated for the Custom House William II. Rob.
ertson, one of Blaines lieutenants. 1t is declared
that NJ Lord Roscoe will fight the confirmation
with all his force.
The death is announced of Colonel E. A. L. Rob-
erts of Titusvile, Pa. He was III the Mexican
War and the late struggle with the South. He in
vented the torpedo for oil wells from which ne
realized large fortune. Some years since he
caused the erection of unique and costly monu-
ment TO his memory.
THE STATE LEGISLATURE
The medical bill passed the House last week,
but has not got through the Senate.
The House has passed the Vawter Road law. 1t
REQUIRES the election Of Road supervisor who
must be repaired in April, May or June.
The House passed an amendment to the new
State House bill. levying a 2 per cent. all
taxable property in the STATE.
A mechanics lien bill passed the House. The
leading feature is that mechanic having lien
need not employ an attorney but file notice with
the County Recorder
A bill introduced by Mr.. Skinner makes it q
crime to kill deer in this State
Senator Wilson'S bill, which has passed
both Houses, appoints a State Fish Commissioner,
making his salary $500, and allows 5000 for
| expenses.
The Senate adopted amendments to the public
office BILL requiring County officers to open their
offices at 5 o'clock In the morning; requiring