The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-06-16
THE WEEK.
Events Of the Week RetOId in Brief Para
graphs.


The next Ohio Democratic State Convention
will be held at Toledo. August II and IS.
United States Senator Aldrich has been re-
elected by the Rhode Island Legislature,
George Mack OF Goshen Ind has gone insane
through religious excitement
The village of Rawley Springs, Va. was almost
completely destroyed by fire. Loss, s1S0.000
Richard NJ. Hoe, famous American inventor of
printing presses, died suddenly in Florence,
Rumors of the INTENDED resignation of William
G. Whitney as Secretary of the Navy are discred-
tied.
Miss Fannie. beautiful daughter of VIM, stan
hope, dropped dead of heart disease near Lexing-
ton, Ky.
The failures reported for the United States last
week aggregate IN number 2O9, against lS7 for the
week before.
John Golden. an old employe OF +. w Robinson,
at Richmond, Ind, persisted in the flames of q
burning barn.
At Terre Haute, Ind, Saturday. George Bishop
shot and instantly killed his wife, who refused 70
live with him.
Albert wiler dry goods merchant at Lafayette.
Ind, has made an assignment. Assets, $4,000;
liabilities, So, 900.
James G. White was fatally shot by Joseph H.
DodSoD, at Maysviile, Ky. They had for some
time been enemies.
The indicted Chicago Anarchists have obtained
q change of venue to another court, and trial has
been set for June 81
William Weber, brother OF ex-Sherih Weber. OF
Cincinnati; committed suicide by shooting him.
sell the mead
Minneapolis, Mimi. has been suffering tenn
peTature OF 90' in the shade. Cases of sunstroke
reported last Sunday.
The Urbana Camp-meeting Association has Sc
cured the services OF Sam Jones and Sam Small
Tor the meeting in August
The COurt-hou and a number of business
buildings at Litchfeld, Ct, burned; loss, $780,
OOO Insurance about half
The United States Senate bill 20 incorporate
trades unions now only awaits the Presidents sig
nature in order to become q law.
Wheat in the Northwest" says p. ID. Armour, of
Chicago. bad rain enough in time to put the
spring beat crop out OF danger"
The six Chimes highbindcrs. convicted in ST
Louis OF the muIc 81 Luu Johnson, a Chinese
detective, viii soon he .rntenced to hang.
AT the Ripley Coz Indianal Democratic
B. Lloyd was nominated Representative.
A. c. II. tombstone. cl' at the Dennison House,
CINCINNATI. has been aIt--ted by the proprietors
OF the house on the charse of embezzlement.
Mrs. Samuel L. yininc Of st. Louis, is about to
receive 81 900, 900 from Government, awarded
by the Court of Claims adler the French SDOlia-
ton pill
Near Columbus, o. Arthur Miller. respecta-
OF N. 5. Vincent, whose laughter he was engaged
to marry.
iDgs burned at iona ..nds, n. Y: loss, $4,000.
The remains OF an UNI own man were found in
the ruins.
Lulu E. Morgan. formerly school.teacher at
lawyer of that place, for breach of promise and
seduction.
K. G. Ingersoll has been elected President of the
Toledo, Cincinnati and st; Louis Railroad,
changed to the name of Toledo, st. Louis and
Kansas City.
There will be no High school Commencement
this year at Nincennes, Ind, where the white
pupils in the senior Glass refuse to graduate with
a cOlOred girl.
The balloting for Governor in the Alabama
Democratic Convention Thursday closed at 259
IhOmQC II Dawson
for II. D. Clayton.
The night express on the Georgia Central Rail-
roao was WIecKed py some seounorel az Rogers
Station, killing the fireman and seriously injuT-
ing the engineer.
Minnie Probst, seventeen years of age, has ap-
piled at Youngstown, o., for divorce from her
husband, aged twentyone, charging three years
of willful desertion.
Alta secret session OF delegates to the Conven-
ton of the Brotherhood OF Telegraphers, at st.
Louis, IL was unanimously resolved 10 unite with
the Knights of Labor.
Ten thousand people ana six bands OF music
attended the Republican County Convention at
Goshen, Ind The Elkhart faction, whose candi-
dates were beaten, threaten bolt.
Mr.. Winston Minister to Persia, has resigned.
He has received concessions from the Shah for the
building of railways, and a tweRty-year contract
to develop all the riches of Persia
The funerals of the Belfast victims were held
Saturday. Police and military lined the routes OF
Troops are arriving IN large numbers.
John W. Woodruff, of Fargo, d. T.. has been ex-
PEELED from the Order of Masons for having. as
Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge OF Wisconsin,
embezzled large amount OF funds.
The jury in the cases at St. Louis of the Missouri
Pacific Railroad Company against the thirteen en-
plOyes active in the late Southwestern Railroad
strike returned verdict OF not guilty.
Patrick Ford of the New York Irish World
says, in view of Gladstones defeat, that the duty
OF all Irishmen is to stand by Parnell, and sus-
tain him in the coming struggle at the polls.
The Legislative Appropriation bill allowed
from $4,000 to 81, 500 for salaries of the United
States Assistant Treasurers at Cincinnati, Chicago
and Boston. The House raised each to $1,000.
1t is expected that Parliament will dissolve on
the oath and writs of election be issued next day
Both sides confident of victory. Chamber
lain's manifesto has had marked effect in the
country.
Government officers from Columbus arrested
near Straitsville, o., J. A. Brown aud George Mil
Ter on the charge OF manufacturing bogus silver
dollars and quarters. Miller alias Brown, is sew
enty-six years old.
In Oregon the Democrats elect Governor Treas
urer and Supreme Judge, the Republicans the
other candidates and Hermann to Congress. The
Democrats will control the State institutions for
the next four years.
According to the Government reports, the grain
crop prospects are not so favorable they were a
month ago. The winter wheat crop viii probably
average about twelve bushels acre the country
over. Other growing crops are in good condition.
Five spendthrift yearlings sold in New York last
week at prices ranging from s., 100 to $500 Cap
tain Brown. of Pittsburg took in one at the latter
figure. number of yearliDgs by Rsyon Dor,
puItudncu III TEdilCc lOl SoO.OOU DIOuBut
lower prices.
Julius Scherck, a well-known st. Louis cotton
broker and his chief book keeper, have been ar
rested on the charge of obtaining $1,000 by false
pretenses. 1t is alleged that they sold to Thomas
Rogers OF New Orleans 100 bales OF cotton not up
TO the grade represented.
James Mooney, ex-President of the Irish Ma
tonal League, says the Irish people should throw
their whole weight with Gladstone and do moth
ing to embarrass him. Rather than have Home
Rule pass by a small majority, they are glad TO
have the question submitted to the country.
President Cleveland has accepted the honorary
Presidency fthe American Exhibition 10 take
place in London in May, 1887. General A. T.
Goshorn, the President OF the General Council OF
the Exhibition, has decided that the main Office
| in the United States shall be In Philadelphia.
DR.. Al. Houghton, of Knox County, Ind, claims
that he was for ten months confined in the pnDllc
insane asylum at Buffalo. n Y, and cruelty treat
ed. He was returned to the Indiana Hospital as
dangerous man, but since his arrival has shown
himself 70 be not only not dangerous but OF sane
mind, and has been sent to his home.
According to Bradstreet's Review, business at
Duluth and Minneapolis has improved on favor.
able crop outlook and fair demand, as well as az
Chicago and Cincinnati, where the whole value OF
spring trade transactions is reported TO compare
/ favorably with 1885. General trade ~ 81. Louis
has declined, as at Pittsburg and Cleveland
II has been announced at the Cathedral at 81:
Paul, Mimi. that flowers will no longer be allowed
| at funerals. Among the given are those