The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-05-05
THE WEEK,
The Minor Events Of the Past Week Told In
Brief Paragraphs.

Eugene Louis Gabriel Isabey, painter, is dead.
The situation in Galieia is one of utmost danger.
Charles Franklin Robinson, Bishop of Missouri.
is dead.
Chinchbugs have appeared in wheatfelds near
Friends of Ex-President Arthur are now hope
fnl Of his recovery.
United states and Mexican troops are now in
pursuit of Apache raiders.
George Graham, wife murderer, was lynehed at
Springfield, Mo-, last Monday.
A wrecking steamer has obtained a cargo OF
freight from the sunken Oregon.
A new oil field has been Dissolved on the Ohio
River, fourteen miles above Marietta.
At Jacksonville Ky, on Sunday Thomas How
ard shot and fatally injured Kelt Salyers.
At Paris Ky. John H. Wren was sentenced for
life for numbering William Ross last week.
Rev W. C. Smith, well known Methodist preach
er, died at Frankfort Ind, last Wednesday.
Crop reports embracing over fifty counties in
Nebraska and Western Iowa, very encour-
aging.
Seven members of the salvation Army are in
Jail at Newark, o., for creating disturbance in
street.
Between 400 and 500 men of the Brunswick Bill
lard Table Company, at Chicago, are on another
strike.
Business in waa street, Tuesday, is reported
having been as discouraglng as al any time dur
ing the last year.
Corsican archaologist has discovered that
Christopher Columbus was born in Calvi, Corsica,
instead OF GenOd.
The furniture manuta ,turers OF st. Louis will
accept the eight-hOur schedule, but will pay Tor
eight hours Work.
The reception of JEFF Davis in Montgomery,
Ala last week was very imposing People were
wild with enthusiasm.
A large iron lard tank exploded in TObey &
Booths packing house, Chicago, killing one mau
and fniuring eight Others.
At indianapolis Saturday afternoon John A.
Lyons was shot and instantly killed by Samuel
Marley, driver in his employ.
At st, Louis, last week, switchman employed
in the Missouri Pacific yards was attacked by
strikers and killed one OF them.
Reports of the condition of the crops in South
ern Ohio, Southeastern Indiana and Northern
Kentucky are very encouraging.
In Columbus, o., Philip Jones had his throat
cut by Gabriel Guynichee in quarrel saturday
night. His recovery is doubtful.
Several persons were bitten by mad dog at
Pullman ILL.,, and subscription has been sta rted
to send them to Pdsteur, in Paris.
Eighty-three trotting horses were sold at Lex
ington, KY, for $40 20, the highest price being
81, U25 for the bay FLY Carrie Wilkes
The Socialists at Milwaukee have sent an order
East for 100 rifles The Knights of Labor do not
countenance the ming movement.
The Republican OF indianapolis held their
convention on Sat rday, and nominated county
ticket. Ex-Governor Porter presided.
Thirty-four men arrested in New York for
0Oyc0tting tailoring firm. One OF the b0ycOtterS
OF Mrs. GrayS bakery was also arrested.
J. K Keller, fret mt brakeman on the C., W. and
b. Railroad, was run over and killed by train
near Pleasant Plain o., Saturday morning.
The receipts for the thirty weeks tour of Mary
Anderson, il is estimated, will reach $3.50 Of
which she receives one-third aud 500 per night.
Wolf & LOwmar, Cincinnati shoe manufacture.
ers made an assign ment for the benefit OF credi-
tors on Saturday. Assets, $1,000: liabilities, SO
600.
Philip Maggie. an old citizen, was suffoeated
while burning brush on his farm near Parkers'
cued.
The Postofice Appropriation bill was passed by
the United States Senate Monday. The River and
Harbor bill will probably come up in the House
to-day.
The discovery of a new comet is announeed, but
il Is large dim, nebulous object, without head
or tail, and can only be seen through powerful
telescope.
Two hundred and seventy-fve men in the r.
Rothschiids Sons, furniture factory at Chicago
strike in the Cincinnati factory.
The total public debt reduction for the month
of April is $40, ,3o7 The total debt principal
and interest on May was, ST. ,365,552 The cash
in the Treasury, is s492, f625lO.73.
Landlords are fleeing before the rising peasants.
Greece has finally concluded to submit to the
Powers, and the Government has officially notlted
projects throughout the country. The reserve
will be disbanded.
jefferson Davis Sunday trip from Atlanta TO
Savannah was a series OF tremendous oyations
The tram was splendidly decorated. His speeches
along the way were the same old song OF the lost
cause. twenty-five thousand people greeted him
at Savannah.
The cornerstone of the proposed monument to
the Confederate dead was laid at Montgomery,
Ala, yesterday, by Jefferson Davis. The cere-
monies were imposing. Mr. Davis attended the
decoration Of the graves OF Confederate soldiers i'm
the cemetery
In fight between two old men Sunday at Chi
cago Alexander Ribbola. an Italian, and John
Hipsman, a German hostler, Ribbola accidentally
shot and fatally injured his son, who interfered
in his fathers behalf Ribbola crazed with gfief,
shot and killed himself.
The number of individual strikes in the coun-
try last Saturday is too great to summarize. They
occurred in various industries in all the large cit
| les with occasional movements OF similar ma
ture in smaller towns: The most general and seri-
and increased pay occurred in Chicago, where
practically all manufacturing and producing con-