The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-01-24

ventions be two delegates for each Senator. tbs
same for every member of Congress, and two
for eaeh Territory and the District of Colombia.
Fifty Cinnamon were killed. Sunday. bv the ex-
plO Ion OF q giant powder establishment four
miles north Ct oakland. Cal.
Three highwaymen robbed the paymaster OF
the BOynIon File Company on the streets of
Brooklyn They secured Goo.
The total loss Of life at the Milwaukee fire was
seventh five. All the bodies have recovered but
one Forty-six were unidentified.
The funeral OF Bishop Talbot. at indianapolis.
Friday. was attended by representatives of tx elye
Dioceses- The procession was a mile in length.
Two inmates OF the Jail at indianapolis, hav.
ing developed smallpox. were placed In wagon
for transfer 10 the Pest House. but managed to
escape.
The Illinois House Committee on Public Build.
ings and Grounds has authorized the purchase
for sl2;ooo OF the house 10 which Abraham LIZ
Investigation at the Pension ONCE Indianapolis
revealed a swindle Of 81 1888 by Chiffon A. Terrill
and George r. Sims, perpetrated By means Of
forged vouchers.
A battalion of Mexican troops had bloody con
illet with Tehusntepec Indians. losing their
Lie utenant Cololel and fly men. The Indians
lost eighty killed.
James C. Fargo, who died last week at Buffalo,
was superintendent of the rea' estate and per
| sonai property OF the American EXPRESS Compauy
west Of Bufa o.
Charles Bradley. Canadian burglar who was
recently discharged from joliet Penite1tiary. tas
been sent back by Judge Tuley, of Chicigo, 20
serve twenty years.
The stallion Pemberton. with a record OF 2:24.
owned by d; G Neyins; Of Methuen. Mass, and
| a picket fence last Friday.
The Yellowstone National Park improvement
! Company has teen organize in New Jersey: CAPT
| tai, S2.OOoO0o- Rufus Hatch and Roscoe COnkling
| s'a1u NJ the mead OF the list OF inc0rpOrators.
At Richfield Springs, y. Y, last Friday. Harvey
| Taylor killed his wife ana motherin-law ana
| then committed suicide He was insane He
had regularly laid out the corpses OF his victims.
The hangman las. week rid the world of Arthur
| Preston, Maryland negro, who murdered his
| paranour, aud of Charles G.. Shaw q colOred man
| OF Washington, who stood on Guiteaus scaffold.
The STEAMSHIPS Cimbria and Sultan eollided In
| the German Ocean, Friday. The Cimbria was
sunk. One of her boats has landed with thirty
nine persons. There were over 500 souls on board.
| The largest gasometer in Glasgow, Scotland
exploded Saturday night, injuring eight persons.
| As this was followed by the blowing up OF a
railway shed, the citizens are enjoying Fenian
scare.
| Robert Ellis went into the Postofiice at Cleve
land Thursday, where a lady clerk was making up
/ her cash at a window. ana grabbed a package of
| bills amounting 10 500 He was speedily cap
| tured.
Rev Tbomss Harrison reports nearly 200 con
/ versions III six weeks work at Decatur, Ill.
Fifteen Of the latter ones united Yesterday with
the Methodist Church. A jubilee service Is Icing
| arranged for February s.
| George Scheller, who is charged with firing the
| Newhail House. at Milwaukee, was during Tues
day night removed from the Jail TO the House of
Correction and then taken by special train TO
Waukesha, 10 avert Il lynchIng.
/ Thomas Wsldron, of Buffslo, Director of the
Brothers College. has been indicted for violating
| tue person OF a girl of seven. named Hattie Carr
| The friends OF the accused Cleim that for some
time his mind has been affected.
The Supreme Court of Iowa has declared invalid
! the prohfhitory amendment to the Constitution.
on tae ground that the journal of the House does
not show thai the amendment was passed. and
also that 1t varied in form and substance from
the measure adopted in the Senate.
Reports from the agricultural REGIONS of Nebras-
ka 10 the effect that the corn bins are loaded
and the farmers are morigaging their lands 10
carry the crop TO thirty cents per bushel paving
to 1 per cent. per month interest at the banks.
The Southern express broke loose from its en-
CINE % heavy grade AZ Iehachipa, Cal, Satur-
day. Two sleepers jumped the track, and bag
gage ald express cars piled upon them. The
wreck took fire aud burned. Ii Is known that
twenty persons persisted.
Arthur Scholfield an aged and wealthy bach
elor residing in New York hotel. invented
machine 10 raise or lower the gas without leaving
his bed. and evidently perished from its defective
operation, as his room was found last Friday
filled with the Illuminating material.
Nj Grape telegra ohed his withdrawal from the
United States Senatorial contest in Massachusetts
and urged his friends TO vote Tor Mr.. Hoar, VINO
was elected ny las votes to SO for Rowerman. A
Democratic journal in Boston alleges that CrapO
yielded to petition ,igned by men representing
sl2 100000
A. B. Cunningham. st. Louis journal (. hay
ing beeu called liar by Freddie GebhGrd, sent
challenge TO the latter to fight him m indian Ter
riIory. Gebhard mad written acceptance when
Mrs Lsngtry came upon the scene and induced
her friend TO halt Cunningham was a cavalry
man in the Confederate service, and is dead-shot
with the pistol.
Ex Senator Spe ncer left Halifax on Friday. He
gave an interviewer yesterday breezy story
about his connection with the Star Route cases,
n air iuU IN hoaD fFgf IN discover
frauds which Information he communicated IN
confidence to the Postmaster General. cOudi-
tion that his name should never be msde public
in connection with the trials.