The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-12-19


President Arthur has nominated Colonel s, B.
Holabird 10 be Quartermaster General OF the Army.
The Senate Committee last Friday ordered re-
ported to the Senate bill providing Territorial
Government for Alaska
There was short session OF the House, last Fri
day. and the Committee on Rules was appointed.
The adjournment was until Monday.
In the Senate. Wednesday, Mr.. Van wyck offered
amount paid to special attorneys and detectives
under this administration resolution was
paw 1nde hs, nrovs'an. Wy "
of the public debt has been effected
General Arson G. McCook received 10 votes for
Secretary OF the Senate. George C. Gorham 49, and
ed the nominee. Charles w. Johnson of Mime
sofa was selected for Chief Clerk; James e. Young,
OF PENNSYLVANIA, as Executive Clerk; Rev. < E
Huntley for Chaplain and Colonel w. L. Canaday
as Sergeant at Arms
The National Republican Committee met ednes.
day at Washington. Ex-senator Chaffee, OF Col
ator Sabin, OF Minnesota, was elected permanent
Chairman. Ii was resolved that the National Con-
ballot Chicago was selected as the place of meet
ing. proposition by Senator FRYE give fn-
creased representation to the Republican States Of
the North was voted down.
In the Senate Thursday Nr. Dolph introduced
bill 10 admit Washington Territory and portion
OF Idaho as the state of Washington. Mr. Morrill,
tienor traffic. A prolonged debate took place on
the report of the Committee on Rules. reSolu.
Interior for Information relative to the transfer
OF the Texas and Pacific land grant to the South
ern Pacific koad. Mr.. Sawyer introduced a bill TO
forfeit a certain extent lands granted to Mich-
gan to build a railroad from OutOnagOn to the
Wisconsin line. in order to protect the rights OF
pc rsons holding proper Government titles
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS ITEMS.
Speaker Carlisle expects to complete Committees
OF the House before the holidays.
John T. West laid the last brick in q hotel At
Minneapolis last week. costing 81 500, 600
Ins dispute at annapolis, III. last week. DR..
nrm In Denver Thursday purchased 49, eOe
head OF cattle and 400 horses for $500, 900 cash.
NJ Ferry demands 20 600 900 francs for the first
six months OF 1854 70 prosecute operations in Ton
quin-
There is a movement in Boston to limit hours of
women and children's work in stores 10 sixty q
week.
whisky men and their friends will ask Secretary
Foger not 10 force collection OF tax on whisky till
Congress acts
Mrs. John HOWE, OF Hsmervills. n B., gave
birth to four boys Last Thursday. three Of WHOM
still living.
Senior Gorilla is out in a pronuncismento against
the Bourbon Government OF spain anc In favor OF
. Republic
Three men were killed and eleven wounded ut a
fight during the primary election in New Orleans
last saturday.
Claus sprectels holds 1000 900 pounds of H.-
waiian sugar, which will give him the control of
the trade on the Pacific Coast.
The funeral of Mrs. Senator Christiancy. who
died in Brooklyn. Y. Thursday. took place a.
Washington last Sunday.
The letter carriers OF the chief cities have sent
delegation to Washington to ask for a vacation of
thirty days each year without loss of pay.
The executions at Belgrade for participation In
the recent uprising comprised four priests, four
merchants. a school teacher and nine peasants.
A dispatch from Columbia, s. c., records the
death OF Mrs. Preston. the last surviving child OF
General Wade Hampton, of Revolutionary fame.
George Orr a boy employed on the farm Of NJ NJ
! Trmble, near Psola, Kansas killed the aged
couple last Thursday and escaped with whaiImoney
they had secreted.
A young woman named Cora Burk stole the
horse and buggy of Rev. DR.. Edison, OF Indianapo-
lis last Wednesday, and was captured on the road
thirty seYen miles away.
An immense bonanza of copper and gold is re-
ported 20 have been found one mile north OF Pad.
more in the Rocky Mountains, on the British
side OF the line.
Orders for several hundred rooms for delegates
to the Republican National Convention next June
have been received by telegraph already by the
leading hotels OF Chicago.
The National Association of Trotting Horse
Breeders in New York, LIST Saturday. elected Mr..
Mali President, Leland stamford Vice President.
and l. V. Packer Secretary.
prize fight occurred near Pittsburg between
John Fox and James Grsener in which the
former was knocked senseless IN the tenth round
and Greener declared victor
General Edward Hamilton, a prominent fnan-
cer OF Portland Ore, who served through the
Mexican oregon Terri
tory under Governor Lane, died last Thursday.
At Wilmington, DEL Lewis F. List convicted of
the murder of George B. Taylor, was sentenced TO
death last Friday. while his father, Lewis List for
completely with his sons crime, was sentenced TO
State Prison for life.
A vieilanee Committee in the Niobrsra Valley
has, within ten days hanged five horse and eatte
thieves oil the gang formerly led By Doc Middle
ton. -Four Others have been jailed and indicted
and have q chance at legal punishment.
The prospects Of that somewhat prominent cit
izen of Missouri, Mr.. Frank James, were probably
never more gloomy than right now. He is not
simply under a clOud-he is under lock and kew
and likely to remain there which is great deal
better.
George W Spots, who was once wealthy mer-
chant IN indianapolis, last Thursday arrai gned
in Chicago for conspiracy to rob his brother. The
evidence clear enough. but influence brought
| to bear ecured his release on condition that he
/ leave the city at once.
What is known as the Kankakee Route Is about
/ to be consolidated with the Louisville. New AL
bany and Chicago Road, placing SOD miles of track
un0er one management. Following this positive
announcement is a statement by President Ingalls,
that there is not one word OF truth in IL.
Burt Ellis, a negro, was hanged at Shelby, n. c..
( last Saturday, for the murder OF Mrs. William To-
gan. lie confessed his guilt. claimed to be assured
OF divine pardon and exhoried the thousands pres
| ent to eschew liquor and bad company which had
brought him to felon's doom.
Charles Mclaughlin. pioneer and millionaire
OF San Francisco. was killed In that city Thursday
! ~ Jerome B. Cox, formerly Captain OF the Tenth
| Indiana Battery. They had been engaged in lti-
CATION for seven teen years over some railroad
/ tracts, and 1: would appear that Cox had been
financially ruined by his victim,
! At Lancaster Pa. early Wednesday morning,
| babes were found on t doorsteo s of two promi-
nent eitiEens The mother OF one of them was
c. ptufed % the depot and OF the other in Phila-
delphia. They are intelligent and prepossessing
| young women Both went sent to the County Jail.
The recent suicide at Indianapolis of Mrs. E. T..
Johnson has been followed by suit by her father
| to SET aside deed executed the night previous to
| her death, conveying certain properly to Rev.
John B. Wakefield in trust for her son. The realty
had been paid for jointly By her father ana her
husband.
A cyclone swept over Great Britain Tuesday
| night week. The Exhibition building Mt Wolver'
| hampton was demolished gas-h0lder near Brad
| ford was capsized the tower of the Cathedral at
! Linco In was blown down, ships were torn from
| their moOring at Belfast, the roof OF St Mary S
| Church at Berwick was damaged, the easometer at
| Kildwick was demolished. and the monuments in
| a cemetery at Bradford were toppled over. Thir
teen persons were killed In the streets in various
towns.