The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-03-17
A WEEKS NEWS.
The Minor Events of the Past Week Told In
Brief Paragraphs.


Shaefer defeated Vignaux Thursday in bill
lard match at New York by GOO to 239.
In skirmish SUNDAY at Suakim thirty SOudan-
csc rebels were killed by British soldiers
Thomas Hughes, one of the Oldest merchants OF
Wheeling, W. Va, died Thursday morning.
The per cent. bonds of the United States are
quoted at 1914 bid-the highest price yet re-
corded.
In the Chicago market Wednesday, the May
options closed at Si5s cents for wheat and So 20
for pork.
charter has been issued for the Michigan
Avenue Hotel Company, of Chicago. with CAPT
tai OF S45O,0O0
A dispatch from Leavenworth announces the
death OF Henry L. Green, one of the ablest law
yPrs in Kansas.
Joseph Foss, famous violinist. who composed
1.-THE Arkansas Traveller is dying at Cincinnati
from heart disease.
In desperate fight of thisteen rounds, at Rye
\. u, early Sunday morning, Jack Demsey de-
feated George La Blanche.
Thirty-five persons were burned to death or Sc
riously injured by fire last week in fax-drying
house at Gels, in Germany.
The Directors of the Western Union Telegraph
Company have declared scrip dividend of %
per cent. for the nast quarter.
TT. Henry, rrk OF the Kentucky Court Of
A Ape fo Is L LOO i up in Louisville station
The trOtting tlliOn Sultan, OF Los Angeles
with record OF "a was last week transferred
to Lexington tut. men for $4,000.
The wholesale grocery house of Krettlein &
schrader, at indianapolis, was Friday morning
destroyed by fire, the loss being $4,000.
An unknown man, OF middle age, Friday morn
ing walked into Niagara River about a quarIer of
mile above the Horseshoe falls, and was swept
away.
A London cablegram. in announcing the bank
ruptcy OF Princess Helena states that in the past
ten years she spent f5,0O0O0O, or in our currency
S20,UCO,QOO.
There are rumors afloat in Washington that
John II. Oberly, of Illinois, is to be rendered
Dorman b. Eaton'S place on the Civil Service
Commission.
Eight barrels of wine imported direct from
| Jerus allen for use in Jewish holiday observances
| have arrived at the Chicago Custom house. The
| duty imposed was $780,
The Governor OF Massachusetts last week grant
| ed a respite for one month TO Allan Adams, the
Amherst murderer, because he is too weak to
| stand upright on the gallows.
A bill granting a pension of $1,000 per annum
| to the widow of General Hancock was favorably
| reported to the House of Representatives by the
| Committee on Invalid Pensions
At Monaco, last week an English baronet, who
had been ruined at the gambling-tables, took his
| own life whereupon governess II his employ
| poisoned herself with laudanum.
Hollingworth, the late County Treasurer at
vincennes, Ind. proves to defaulter for s7s,-
27S. One of his predecessors, w. w. Berry, has
| been place d in charge of the Office.
| The fact has developed that deliberate starva-
! ton caused the death of Albert J. Gorgas, late
Clerk of the Court of Shelby County, Ind, who
| though 10 restore his health by dieting.
/ The steamer Oregon. with 500 passengers on
| board, was wrecked of Fire Island early Sunday
/ morning by a collision with a schooner, and sank
/ few hours afterward. All on board were saved.
| The tug John Markell exploded her boiler in the
4 harbOr OF Boston, early Wednesday morning.
/ Captain Cyrus A. Nckerson and four men OF the
/ crew were instantly killed. Nothing was left of
the boat.
shooting ARRAY took place last Thursday in
the Office of the district court at New Orleans, be-
| tween NJ T. Grace and Captain l. NJ. Brou, result
ing In the death of the former, the latter receiv-
ing fatal injuries.
| Washington Sunday paper prints letter
from Rome charging Minister Stallo with grave
| violations of etiquette at poublic dinners, and
with having his wife attend the door bell TO save
the wages OF servant.
| The Ohio Legislature has adopted q resolution
| for a celebration of the centennial anniversary
OF the first permanent settlement in that State
| by an exposition on the Fair Grounds In C0lum-
| bss in September of next year.
II is said that at a Cabinet Council held in Mr..
Gladstone's bedroom the project OF a subordinate
| Parliament for Ireland was submitted, and there
| are rumors that Cham berlain and Trevelyan have
| in Consequence rendered their designations.
| General Benet chief of ordinance of the army,
is constructing twenty-five steel Unloading
field guns to supersede the artillery with which
batteries have been equipped. He expects with
the new weapon TO obtain range OF 5000 yards
David J. Dalton, Clerk OF the Courts OF Hamil-
| ton County, Ohio, was Friday taken to Columbus
| by the Sergeant alarms of the House, and ar
raigned at the bar, where he handed 70 the inves-
| tigating committee the returns OF election from
precinct In Cincinnati WHICH the Supreme