The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-06-14
THE NEWS OF THE WEEK.

| 70 pay the salaries OF the Board.
Postotice officials assert that the surplus of re-
ceipts over expenditures of the Department for
the past year VIII reach nearly 81, 0O0,tO0
The Committee on Ways and Means will this
week report joint resolution fixing the dsy for
the sine die adjournment of Congress on Monday,
JulyS.
The Senate devoted itself mainly to the Japanese
indemnity bill. The Senate will pass the bill and
| eventually the Lowell bankruptcy bill. The
charters bill will be acted on by the Senate speed-
| ly, probably this week.
| In the House last week Mr.. Kasson, of Iowa
offered q series of resolutions, which were unani.
mously adopted, expressive OF the sympathy of
| the Government and people OF the United states
| upon the death of General Garibali.
The Senate passed the House army bill last
week. the only important change being that the
| age of compulsory retirement was fixed at sixty
| four instead of sixty-two years. If the House
| agrees to the amendment General sherman will
| have two years to serve, when Lieutenant General
Sheridan win become General of the Army.
| The Senate on Wednesday passed bills to erect
public buildings at Clarksburg, w. Va, Camden,
n. j., and Lynehburs. Va, involving S2l5.O09. In
| regard to the bill to give the administrative of
Jonn O. Underwood S5 600 for contesting his claim
| 10 a seat, the statement was made that deceased
| was Judge in the Federal Court, and constantly
| in receipt of salary. The District of Columbia
bill, which approprates s. 1867, 767, occupied the
| remainder of the session.
into Committee of the Whole on the general de-
| ficiency appropriation BILL Mr.. Sparks made q
frutless attempt TO strike out the clause setting
| years Mr.. Holman failed in effort TO cut out
sl25 600 for Army transportation TO landgrant rail
| roads. Mr.. BlOunt, III moving TO strike out an
| appropriation OF S150O00 for the Bureau OF Con
| struction and Repair of the Navy. called out Mr.
Robson, who boasted that every ship carrying
| the American flag had been built by him, and
that they are the best of their kind.
The Senate Thursday passed the District of Co
lumbia appropriation BILL after refusing 70 remit
$4,000 unpaid taxes on the property Of the late
| Superintendent Patterson. of the coast survey
Mr.. Hawley reported joint resolution, when
was adopted, appropratiDg $4,000 70 furnish food
to destitute people in the overtiowed portion Of
Mississippi.
The House Thursday passed bill increasing to
$40 per month the pension of any soldier who lost
a leg, hand, or foot in the late War. The general
deficiency appropriation bill was taken up and
passed, motions being defeated To strike out the
gay s OF sf5soS0 LOT ,and grant railroads of
and OF Sl12,60O for special Deputy Manhals. A
| joint resolution was passed TO lend 900 army
| tents to shelter Russion refugees at Vineland n
]. Bills were reported to create the oregon short
| Line Railroad Company and the National Raj
road Company. Mr. Calklns reported in favor of
limiting to 3 900 the expense of contestng seats
The Senate, Friday, passed joint resolution to
refund internal revenue taxes illegally collected
| from the Detroit House OF Correction. Mr. Van
WICK offered a resolution, which was laid over
that the nominations to the Tarlf Commission oe
CO sidered IL open session. bill was passed
authorizing the Postmaster General to extend
mall routes at pro rata additional pay for any
Japanese idemnity bill was discussed and flung
aside.
The House, Friday, spent the day in Committee
of the Whole On the Legislative. Executive and
Judicial appropriation bill. A proposition by Mr.
Burrows 70 equalizs the salaries of senate and
House employees was agreed TO. Mr. White OBJ
iected 10 the item of s. 800 900 for salaries in the
Internal Revenue Buresu. and it was passed by
Nearly half the items were considered. when
recess was taken. At the evening session twenty
five pension bills were passed.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS ITEMS.
The First Congregational Church OF Lynn,
Mass, celebrated its 250tn anniversary last Thurs
day.
The failures in the United States for the past
week aggregate $50, the largest number since
March Is.
Foxhall the American racer. won the Ascot
gold cup in England, last Thursday, taking 100
sovereigns.
Mary Conners, residing in New York. has been
placed in the Iombs on a charge of deliberately
starving a small boy.
An immense crowd of people assembled at the
depot in Atlanta ana received Senator Ben Hill
with uncovered heads.
Mother St. Bernard of Montreal has been
chosen superior of converts throughout Canada
and the United States.
Thirteen well known horsemen have paid en-
tries of $3.50 each for the $4,000 purse offered at
Boston in September fer 2:17 trottery.
gypsy band, several members of which are
afflicted with smallpox, hsve been introducing
the disease in the vicinity of Wabash. Ind.
The Democrats of Alabama unanimously noni-
mated E. A. O'Neal for Governor last week. ii. G.
Tompkins was selected for Attorney General.
Forest fires have created great alarm in the vi
cinity of Merrillon. Wis. and large force is
deavoring TO save the saw mills now threatened.
At Sedalia, Mo-, last Wednesday, Mrs. Jesse
James and her children, with lecturer, attracted
an audience of thirty-nine persons, three ofwhom
were ladies.
Reports from nearly all parts of Minnesota are
to the effect that corn is making up lost time,
while wheat on high land begins to show the
need OF rain.
The Democratic State Central Committee OF IL
linois met last Thursday at Springfield and de-
eided 70 hold the State Convention in that city
September z.
Five hundred delegates attended the Iowa
Greenback Convention. George Door was NOM
mated for State Treasurer, and j. II. Rice for At
torney General.
Hon. r. B. F. PIERCE. Republican, has been re-
nominated for Congress from the Eighth District
of Indiana. The Greenbackers put Hon. John w.
CrOssner in the field.
duel was fought Wednesday morning at New
Orleans by Major Z. A. Burke and c. H. Parker,
pierced in the thigh.
Captain Hall, of the Secret Service, captured,
last week, in Chicago, three manufacturers OF
bogus coin, and secured their molds and about
5000 in finished goods.
The Interior Department has recently issued a
patent in favor of expres;dent Harrison, for leo
acres of land in Southern Ohio purchased in 1905
under the credit system.
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by means of skeleton keys. last Thursday, the
safe was blown open, and 81, 200 in Government
checks and over $50 watches were CARED of.
For bringing to San Francisco 326 Cinnamon in
excess of The number allowed his ship by law,
Captain Tenneck of the British steamship
Straitha.ly, was arrested last week and held to
bail.
The Illinois Department of Agriculture reports
the prospect favorable for more than an average
yield of wheat per acre, although the army worm
has stripped off the blades in some of the southern
Counties.
The safe of Henry Smith, of Rossville, Ind, was
burglarized Friday night, the robbers securing
So 600 in notes and papers, and $500 cash. They af
forwards drove 10 Lafayette with stolen horse
and buggy.
The Hebrews at New York have done their ut
most TO help on the festival In aid of Russian
refugees. Nearly S50,0t0 has already been real
lied from tickets, and twice that amount Is reck-
oned upon.
While driving across Mechanic street, Jackson,
Mich. last Thursday, Lena Sheppard and Kate
Derby were struck by the Grand Rapids express
train. The former was instantly killed, the latter
badly hurt
A company OF representative negroes from
Mississippi is on its way TO chihuahua, to pros
pect in the agricultural and mining regions of
Mexico, where location is sought for colony OF
200 families.
The graves OF several hundred Confederate sol
dlers in theCemetery at Frederick. Nd, were on
Thursday evening strewn with flowers, while
cornetist rendered Dixie and The STAR Spang-
led Banner
AThe pay of the Tariff Commissioners is to be $40
per day and expenses Their route, as outlined
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