The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-06-23
THE WEEKS NEWS.
News Happenings of the Past Week Retold
in Brief Paragraphs.

Joseph Bird. of Lima, o., was killed by the
kick OF a mule.
Secretary Msnning's condition is reported as
Mrs CleveIand's first reception at the White
House was brilliant.
a gold mine is said to have been discovered
near Lexington, Ind.
Three thousand acres Of wheat was DESTROYED
by fire near Modesto, Cal.
Guard at the Grant tomb. in RivesSide Park
New York City, is to be Withdrawn June 80.
J. L. Long livery stable at shelbyville, KY,
burned Sunday night, including twelve horses.
Henry Ward Beecher has sailed for England,
where he will lecture He will return in October.
Hon. +. l.. Chittenden. prominent politician
and Knight Templar OF Fort Wayne, Ind, died
Two little boys sons OF H. Wells and J. L. Heer
were smothered in grain bin at Dana, Ind, last
Thursday.
The House Ways and Means Committee has re-
ported adversely to the restoration of the weol
tariff of 1867
Jacob swingley. of Creston, Ill, crazed by grief
and sickness, killed his little daughter and him
self Sunday.
Congressman W. p. Hepburn Eighth Iowa Dis
trict. has been unanimously reDominsted for
fourth term.
At Lexington, lad, flags are flying and the pep
ulation is wild with excitement over the striking
Of natural gas.
The average daily production Of the Lima (o.)
oil fields is about fifteen HUNDRED barrels Tor the
forty-four wells.
The National Convention Of Master Plumbers OF
the United states will assemble at Deer Park Nd,
Monday, June 81.
Henry Zody a wealthy farmer living near Tole-
do, o., committed suicide by blowing out his
brains with rifle.
The Democrats of the Nineteenth Illinois Dis.
trict have renOminated Representative Town
shend for Congress.
President Cleveland delivered the diplomas to
graduates of the Washington Normal and High
Schools last Monday.
James Muldoon. a runner for a Logansport
hotel was run over by = Nandalia passenger train
and killed Sunday night.
Hon. II. ]. Durham, First Comptroller OF the
Treasury, was married to Mrs. Margaret Letchor
Carter, both OF Kentucky.
At Jonesboro, ILL.,, John c. Ware fatally shst his
wife and killed himself: He was seventy years
old and his wife thirty five.
Two thousand persons signed the temperance
meetings of Francis Murphy.
Gladstone spoke at Edinburgh Friday night to
an immense audience. At the close confidence
was voted in his Irish policy.
Mrs. Jane Laymsn, aged seventy-one, supposed
| insane, threw herself in front OF Chesapeake
| and Ohio train and was killed.
Dr. Schleiss, one OF King Ludwig's physicians,
| explains lat person can be sane in one part of
| HIS brain md insane In another.
The corn outlook in the States of Minnesota,
Wisconsin, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Illinois and
| Indiana is almost uniformly good.
Thomas Dunlap. Cincinnati business man,
born at Greenfield o., in 1906 and coming to
| Cincinnati at an early age, is dead.
|
Munce. Ind, stuRg to death by a swarm of
bees which he was attempting 10 hive.
The United States Senate has rejected John C.
Sholds. of Michigan, nominated by the President
to be Chief Justice of Arizona Territory.
Near Mingo, o., Minnie Austin, aged eighteen.
/ killed herself because her parents refused her
| keeping company with q young of her
| choice.
Judge william s. Holman was renominated for
| Congress by the Democrats OF the Fourth lndi-
ana District by a vote OF 12l to 50 for John r.
| Cravens.
| In the opinion OF Cincinnati furniture manu-
fsoturers not more than one third OF the men who
went out on the strike can be received back until
| business improves.
| The statue of Daniel Webster presented to the
| State OF New Hampshire by Benjamin p. Cheney,
| OF Boston, was dedicated at Concord Thursday.
| The entire cost was $4,000
William Walter Phelps has declined the RePnb-
/ lcan candidacy for Governor of New Jersey.
| Phelps was one of Blsine's bosom friends during
| the last Presidential canvass.
| The administrator OF John Bolan, who was
| killed by train en- the l., 3. and W. Railroad
| in Hancock County, lne., was awarded 900
| damages at RushVille Saturday.
A market special from New York says every one
| is beginning to note an improvement general
business. The movement OF wheat for export
| promises TO continue to increase.
| -Four additional anidavits have been filed
against jurors in the Maxwell case at st. Louis
| cusng them OF expressing opinions ON the case
| before bringing in their verdict.
| J. Harris Rogers, inventor OF the Pan Electric
| Telephone has brought suit against Attorney
General Garland, Senator Harris and others for
the recovery of a large amount of money.
The body of David Hutchcraft, an attorney Of
| Paris, Ky, who mysteriously disappeared at
| Chicago two weeks age was found in Lake Michi-
| gan. He had Deen murdered and robbed.
special cablegram gives an interview with
| Parnell, in which he expresses his views the
| Irish question. Ne is extremely hopeful OF the
favorable issue of the impending election.
The crowd at President Clevelsnds public re-
ception Friday night vas the largest ever seen on
| like occasion. IT is estimated that when the
doors were opened 5000 people were in line.
| The reported business failures throughout the
| country during the last seven days numb fer
| the United States IA; for Canada IL; total, 49,
against 200 last week and lS7 the week before.
from this time oH depends aop eGe Of ON tbe
| weather. If the weather continues favorable
buying will hardly give any speculative profit.
1t is alleged that there are fifteen "opium joints
| one fashionable resort frequented by women of
society circles, as well as shop girls and school
| girls.
There are splits" in five Democratic Congress
| iOnOl districts in Indiana, and the Republicans
hope to gain two of these districts at least. Let
| districts.
The French Prime Minister has ordered the
| hauling down of the Fre.ch flag, If up. over the
| New Hebrides. Another chapter is given of &c
centIicties of the late King Ludwig, who suicided
| last Sunday week.
Gladstone's journey 10 Midlothian began with
| a great ovation at the London station, and a
series OF similar demonstrations occurred at the
| various stopping places en- route The Premier's
| health has much improved.
| At the Vincennes Qnd-) High School commence
| ment Friday the only graduate was Miss Grace
Brewer. colored girl. The eight other members
OF bpe class, white girls withdrew because OF the
| presence of their colored sister.
The ceroner's jury in the case OF the tenement
| FIRE in Chicago, in which Alne persons lest their
lives, find ii was the result of a conspiracy, and
| hold one OF the conspiratOrs, Charles Reilly, to
await the action OF the grand jury.
| young married pair registered as Winfield
| Lee Thompson and wife, Kansas City, No, were
| found fatally wounded with pistol shots in their
| room at a New York hotel, last week. They were
on their wedding tour. Both died
Grand Master Workman Powderly has issued q
| circular, in which Knights are warned against q
plet to pack the convention to be held in Rich
mond. Va next month with politicians, and
against plot TO disrupt the order by dishonest
means.
II is intimated that developments will show
that the contents of the $4,000 package sent by
the Union National Bank, of Cincinnati, to the
Van Vert TO- Bank. were stolen by person not
in the employ of the United States Express Com
pany.
Eleven feet water at Pittsburg was reported Sat.
urday and 8,S030O0 bushels OF coal coming, OF
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