The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-06-06
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

Ex-Vioe President Davis and his bride arrived at
their home in Bloomington. H., last Thursday.
Three men were drowned yesterday In irving to
cross the Muskegon River in clnOe at Hersey,
Mich.
Thirty-nine mich cows aud three horses per-
iShcd in a burning barn ia Mineola, Long Island,
Saturday.
The Jackson FIGURING Mills in ElIettsville Ind.
burned Saturday morning. causing loss OF
$1,000.
Alter President Arthur returns to Washington
from New York he viii go on a fishing excursion
20 Cheat River.
Ricardo Menocal who fled from Cuba seven
years ago with $4,000 of the public fund5,s has
been recsPtured.
Mrs. Susan E. Douglass, Of Cumberland County,
Pennsylvania. while insane, last Friday, muir
deIed her three children and herself
Methodist clergyman of Hamilton, Ontario.
is accused Of fraud in connection with the manage
nent OF a mine in which he was interested.
The Star Route ring prosecutions began a year
ago Friday. aud ct the rate TREY have progressed,
IL is possible they will continue year longer.
Incendiaries in Eastern Indiana are continuing
the policy of burning the barns OF farmers who
have supplied themselves with self binding reap
ing machines.
The result Of the elections in Virginia last week
is believed to fOreshsdOw the loss of the State Leg
islature to the Readiusters. There was a general
desertion OF Malone by the negro voters
Dung q thunderstorm Saturday evening at
Clysisl springs. Miss, Mrs. hayheld's store was
struck by lightning, and Miss Clara Cook killed.
escaped.
There was a game of base ball by electric light
in Fort Wayne Saturday evening When the bail
became dirty 1t could not be seen. Twice the
lights went entirely out There was big crowd
present
Three hundred and fifty workmen employed by
the Titiabawassee Boom Company at East Saginaw,
Mich, quit their situations Thursday because the
Company refused to add S. month to the wages
of each man.
There we're twenty deaths from yellow fever in
Havana the past week. The Marine Hospital Off
Gals in Washington have cabed the proper sutho1-
tiles 10 examine vessels leaving Cuban ports for
the United States
Thirty students of Delaware College, Ohio, have
been suspended for drunkenness and billiard-play-
ing snd the authorities are inquiring for the fun
ny young men VINO put an OK into the private room
of one of the professors.
A raiD-storm of unusual violence occurred Fri
day evening 1T Council Bluffs, Iowa, flooding the
streets, swelling the streams to torrents, and wash
Ing away railway culVerts and iron bridges. There
were several persons drowned.
Alta Convention of presiding elders of the Meth
od1st Church, held in Minneapolis, last Thursday
a resolution was adopted by vote of 25 yeas to II
nnys that the time has come when the limit upon
The pastoral term should be removed.
According to the report of the Director of the
Mint, the production OF precious metals in the
United States in 1882 was $50 500, 600 gold aud
SIC so OcO silver, a decline of 81 100000 as com
pared with the yield in the mines in 1881.
A dispatch from Rome says the Pope viii, if
necessary follow up his recent circular TO the Irish
the Pafnen fund, By the suspension from their
functions of all ecclesiasics who disObey the
uands OF the circular.
COMPLIANT is made at Rome that the coutribu-
tons known Peters pence have fallen off in such
a marked degree during the past few months that
it will be necessary to issue circular letter 10 the
Bishops calling upon them TO use special efforts
to secure a revival OF interest In this fund.
cyclone struck the town of GreenviHe. Hunt
County, Texas, early Saturday evening. destroy
ing $50 houses and injurfng many more one
was Killed and q nnmbNr
IN. heavy rain followed the wind storm, and
considerable damage was done to exposed prop
erty.
The celebration at Burlington. Friday, OF the
fftieth anniversary OF the settlement OF Iowa
passed off with all the success its projectors could
have expected. The principal speaker was General
A. c. Dodge, whose address was followed with re-
rns-ks by Hon. A. G. Adams and General w. w.
Belknsp.
The illigiumate eolored children of the late
James A. Case, a wealthy white citizen of Bourbon
County, Kentucky, suing to recover their
fathers estate from his relatives, the ground
that Case made will bequeathiDg the property to
them, which will was destroyed by those who are
now IN possession.
John Hammer, who recently murdered an old
man named Newell under circumstances of IN
usual atrocity. was taken from Jail at Winterset
Ia, at 3 O'Clock Sunday morning by mob, hanged
| to a tree, and shot through the body. The mob
| operated with remarkable speed, surprising the
guard and executing their GRAND before an alarm
| could be given.
Wherever the weather propitious, Wednes-
day observed at the North by the decoration of
the graves of those who fell IN the War of the Re
bslliOn. There we're exercises of a particularly
noteworthy character at Washington and AnnapO-
lis the ex-COnfederates uniting al the latter place
with those who wore the blue.
A disastrous fire occurred wednesday at Lynch
burg, Va, large hardware establishment, a to-
bac6O warehouse aud a newspaper and job print
ing Office being the PRINCIPAL concerns burned.
The property less is about 900 While the fire
men were at work a brick wall fell upon aud
killed five of them, injuriDg sixth quite severely.
clergyman Oftne Episcopal Church in-LOuisian ia
occupying until two weeks ago the pulpit of St.
Georges Church, New Orleans, which he was
forced to resign because Ofhebits OF lntemperance
died Sunday of congestion Of the brain produced
by alcoholism. He was a graduate OF Trinity Col
lege, Dublin, and his age was hfty i've years.
Benjamin F. Butler has the distinction Of being
the first Governor OF Massachusetts upon whom
Harvard University has not conferred the hOnO-
rsry degree Of doctor OF laws. Upon motion to
comply with the precedentS last Thursday the
Trustees voted IL yeas 20 IS nays. refusing to be-
stow the title upon the Governor, who, it had
been alleged, intended to refuse It had 1t been
rendered to him.
Adviees from Oposura, Sonora indicate that the
ApGches. learning Of General Crooks advances,
have left their ranches in the mountains and are
seeking security in the interior Of Sonora. The
Mexican forces there is insufficient to Intercept
| them and the opinion is expressed that Crook 5
campaign is failure. Ii is alleged that the Cen
military authorities of Sonora, who have been en-
] nIely ignorant OF his intentions.
General George. Il. Buei, VINO QleQ lest thursday
in cOnseq uencs of recent surgical operation, en-
tered the volunteer service in 1861 Lieutenant
1 Colonel Of the Fifty eighth Indiana Regiment,
soon succeeding to the command OF that regiment,
and afteTwaId being promoted TO the rank of Brig
I adler General OF volun teers On the disbandment
OF the volunteer Army, General Buel APP
pointed 70 the Lieutenant COlOnelcy of the TWEEN
1 ty-ninth United States Infantry, with the bTevet
i rank OF Brigadier General. AZ the time Of his
death his actual rank Colonel of the Fifteenth
| Infantry.
A frightful disaster occurred at about 4 O'Clock
| Wednesday afternoon on the recently completed
/ suspension bridge connecting New York and
been tTaversing the bridge all day, and the thrOng
] WIS eugumented about the hour mentioned By
people who had been Witnessing the Decoration
/ Day parade At the New York e1d of the river
span, where there is q flight OF stairs about six
| feet high, 4 jam occurred, followed by wild
| panic. The pressure from the crowd behind pre-
! Gpitated many people down these steps, one on
| top of the other, and in this way many weTs
! killed. In the crush the weak were trampled
| uIon and children were sufOeated in their par
| ents' arms 1t was some time before the ffenzied
| multitude could be controlled and the dead ano
! wounded extricate1. The fatalities are reckOnec
at twelve while the list of those seriously hurt Il
| long one. There is a disposition to blame the
bridge authorities for putting inexperienced mai
on the bridge police force.
Governor Hendricks and the Old Ticket
An interview with Governor Hendricks
engineered by Jap Turpen, published
:, .tba Wahaqb Courier of last week