The Indiana State sentinel., 1886-03-24
A WEEKS NEWS.
The Minor Events of the PasttWeek Told in
Brief Paragraphs.

Heavy floods reported on the Loup and Platte
Rivers in Nebraska on account OF ice gorges.
A boy named Johnson of Forest City, Ark,
killed his stepfather tor cruelty to the boys
mother last Wednesday.
Laura A. Miller. aged nineteen hanged herself
at Buffalo because she was forbidden to attend
rOler-Skating rinks.
1t has been determined by the Government to
bring suit against the Bell Telephone Company at
Columbus. o.
Emma Norman, a young woman. shot aud
killed Henry ArnOlc at Memphis Tenn, VINO,
she claims had seduced her.
Maud Long, young lady Of Jackson County
Mo-, gets three years course at the Warrens-
burg Mo- Normal as reward tor heroism in
resc uing children lost in the snow.
Hamilton Cole, referee in the Grant & Ward
ease decides the payment OF money on so called
contracts was fraudulent and void and that
warner must pay over 10 the Receiver 81, 1885, 7954.
Twenty five hundred guests were present at
London banquet in honor OF st. Patricks Day.
During 81. Patriek's day parade at London
derry number of stones were thrown and an in-
spector aud constable were injured.
Attorney General Russell, speaking at ban
quet in London, said coercion had failed and it
would be wise to give Ireland judIcious home
rule.
negro named James Blsket killed white man
named William Jones in Spencer County, In
diana.
Henry w Jaime. New York Alderman, has
been arrested on charge OF accepting bribe.
fraudulent importation OF cattle from Mexico
is reporter 70 the Treasury Department at Wash
ington.
Rev. ". F. Johnson, colored Minister of Le-
oanon. Mo eiOPed with young woman of his
congregation.
John Gillespie. the negro who murdered Mrs
Thomas Gray near London, Tenn, has been
lynched.
Mrs. Bohrman, of Avondale. o., killed her son
Albert, seriously wounding another son, Arthur,
and then committed suicide.
A Court martial at Fort Wayne sentenced Rob-
ert Z. Rivers, OF the Twenty-third United Safes
IIniantry, to twelve years, Imprisonment at
LeaTenworth for forgery and desertion.
Details printed concerning the Carrollton,
Mss, affair, shows it to have been horrible.
Twelve negroes were slaughtered, and others will
die OF wounds received.
Heavy floods are reported in Germany caused
by the thawIng ice and snow.
Russia is said 10 be massIng troops in Bessara-
oia on account OF complications growing out of
q 1he Balkan question.
sensation has been caused in Sicily by an at
tempt by brigands to capture Victor Albert Nell
son Hood great grandson of Admiral Nelson.
A successful exhibition OF telegraphing to and
Milwaukee aud st. Paul Road between Chicago
and Milwaukee.
The theory connecting Nike Humphrey and
Texas with the Rock Island express robbery
has been exploded by both men turning up and
the tragedy.
little child of william E. Moore of Spring
neid. Ill, swallowed some bellad0nna pills and
died from the effect
State protection has been asked and granted for
Archer and Lynch at their preliminary examina-
General Howard succeeds General Pope as
MAJOR General in the United States Army.
Miss Daisy Carroll wss arrested at Spring CITY
Ienn-, charged with completely in the embezzie-
ment OF 100000 from the Champion Works at
Springfield. o.
A man named Gr1ffey Just out of the Texas
Penitentiary. shot aud killed John and Pickett
Metz on Book Creek, Roanoke County, Tennes-
see.
Joseph Taylor was accidentally shot and killed
IN Gay COu6ty, tennessee, by his six-y year-old
Christine Nilsson has signed with strskosch for
tour OF America next winter.
During the year 1855. 81 $50 Germans left the
Fatheriand Tor the United states.
convention Of Liberals at Belfast promised
support 10 Mr.. Gladstone
German feeling is becoming embittered toward
France again.
Aquarry collapsed at Baxes, France, burying a
number Of persons.
Crfttenden ScrOggins, while burning a fence he
longing to John Weaver at seligman. Mo-. was
shot and probably fatally wounded by Weayer's
fifteen -year-old son.
Ben Motion. of Evansville, Ind, fell down an
elevator shaft and was crushed to death.
Two daughters OF William McGaffev Of Water
bury, Conn. were struck by lightning and killed.
The steamer Beda f0undered of Cape Perpetua
and eleven OF her crew OF thirteen were lost
J. z Fryuahan, of Livingston Parish La was
murdered BY bis wife.
Two more victims have died from the Murrays-
Vile pa natural gas explosion.
Hon. Charles p. Matthewsoo. president OF the
Norfolk tNeb y National Bank, has 1ed on account
OF financial difficulties.
EdWard Johnson. known also as Allen Wright
escape pursuit killed three more men. At last