The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-04-18

| Al Nayneshurg, Pa, the jury IN the george
Clark-McCausiaid murder case found Clark
! guilty in the first degree. "
E. L. Little, colored preacher, was shot and
killed by City Marshal John III. Howard at
Conway, Ark, last Friday.
Indianapolis presbytery has elected Gen. Ben
| Harrison commissioner TO the general assembly
of the presbyterian church.
Seth Coffn, well known and eccentric man
/ of Hudson, \. Y, aged siKty-three, committed
suicide by shooting himself.
The last OF the Kansas breweries has been
closed under the u. ). supreme court decision
in the Zebold & Hagelin cases.
IN the Bald Knobber cases at Ozark, Mo-, a
verdict OF murder in the first degree has been
/ returned against Dave Walker
Ed Bradshaw and John Goodrich, both col
ored, fought duel at Hopkinsville, KY, and
both are dangerously wounded.
| William Arson Wood mower and reaper
! works, Youngstown, O., destroyed by fire.
Loss. $4,000; insurance, $4,000. - If
Edmund Daniels, arrested at Wooster o.,
| charged with killing his aged wife, has been
| convicted OF assault and battery.
At Oakland Nd, james Woods was shot aud
killed by Joseph Murphy, his brother-in-law,
while practicing with a revolver. -. -
Brick wall in course OF erection, New York
! city, falls and brushes two laborers TO death.
/ BY a like accident at Pittsburg woman was
| killed.
| has been awarded $1,000 damages in a suit
against Henry Hager ct al for attempted black
mail
| Mrs. NJ Austin Jones, favorite in Boston
society, dropped dead Of heart disease while
singing at a reception to her friends at Hotel
/ NendOme.
Ocean race for $1,000 between Aimes' yawI
/ Atlantis and Buffers ketch Bridesmaid, from
| Southampton to Madeira, won BY the latter by
I seven miles.
The Leader and Sunday Dispatch offices,
Binghamton, \. y, destroyed by fire. Loss,
| $4,000, OF which \: w Carl, proprietor of the
Leddei, loses $4,000.
City Treasurer Weir, of New Albany, Ind,
denies the sensational stories published con-
! corning his alleged shortage, and threatens to
fight the matter in the courts.
Happy Bob" Van Brunt hanged at Warsaw,
y. " aud Jerry Smith (coloredl lynched near
Memphis, Tenn, last Friday. Holong hanged
at Fergus Falls, Mimi. Saturday.
The Ohio legislature has passed the Sunday
saloon-closing bill, which is to have effect in
all municipalities. The measure was opposed
by the city dist.icts. The vote was % to p
Henry Wilhelm, butcher of Clarksyille,
| Ia, placed the muzZle of a shotgun under his
chin and sent the heavy charge OF the buck
shot through his head into the ceiling above.
Dr. Thos j. Norris. editor of the Macon MOI
Democrat, was assaulted and beaten into in
sensbility by Alexander Hudson, editor OF the
Macon Times it is feared his skull is fractured.
The Kootenia Indians in Montana are getting
ugly and threaten to avenge the hanging of
three of their number for murder by the white
people. The governor has been called on for
troops
Illinois Central railroad gives mortgage to
the Central trust company, of New York, for
$l6,3j0000 as security for Sl5,000000 borrowed
TO complete and equip branches operated by
Miss Helen Forster, Philadelphia belle, is.
suffering from terribly scared back. the re-
suit of the slipping under her clothing of red
hot slate pencil with which she was frizzing
her hair.
George Starl<weather wood-chopner, sixty
years OF age under arrestat- Grand Valley Pa.
narrowly escaped lynehing. He is charged
with criminal assault upon his ffteen-year-old
daughter.
William CULLEN, night Waterman, Dennison,
o., assaulted bya gang of roughs, shoots and
kills two of his sssailants-John Cow and
Amos Thompson. Quillen exonerated at coro-
ner's inquest.
One of the walls of the former convent of
San Tornado, in the city of Mexico, which was
in progress of demolition, fell in, burying many
workmen in the ruins. Three dead bodies have
been recovered. ysssr
The most furious rain. hail and wind storm
ever known in that latitude, passed over Pine
Bluff, Ark, Monday night. There was no loss
of life. 4 two-story frame building and a
church toppled over
While family named Meyer consisting of
the father mother and twos sons were crossing
a BAYOU near New Madrid, Mo, in two small
boats, the father and mother fell overheard.
Both were drowned.
Miss Sarah Chellis, aged forty, teacher in the
public school in WateTtOwn, y. Y, sued John
B. Chapman, farmer, aged .seventy:three Tor
breach OF promise Of marriage, and the jury
rendered a verdict o. 5000.
4. he
awarded handsome gold medal TO Editor A.
Hill, of The Springfield Union, for the courage
and brave efforts he displayed at the recent
burning of the Union Office.
The business failures during the seven days
ending last Saturday, numbered for the United
States 200 and Tor Canada %, or a total OF DID,
as compared with 227 last week and l15 for the
corresponding week of last year.
Near Wellsville, O.. last Friday, the FIVE
year-Old daughter OF Thomas Baker fell into
brush pile. Mrs. Baker went TO her childs as
sstance and both were fatally burned. Mr..
Baker also received serious burns.
Silas Sapp was dangerously wounded, ada
cent to Savannah, Ga, by Farmer Coleman, who
objected to Mrs. Bird, his daughter, marrying
Sapp. Coleman, thinking he had killed Sapp,
committed suicide Sapp will recover.
A Mrs. Smith, who has been living with John
and Henry Hill, on the line OF Russell and Pull
ask counties, Kentucky, has confessed to assist
ing the Hills in killing two peddlers who were
stopping at their house. The Hills were ar
rested and placed in the jamestown jail.
Emmons and James g. Blaine, IT., say that
letters received from Naples contain only fav-
orable notices of their fathers health, and de-
nounce the report of his Ill health. 5. b. Elkins
says the reports show malicious purpose
j. w. Wharry, who bought TIE Minnehaha
county (Dak.l Had printing outfit from Postal
Inspector Bath last fall, has been arrested,
charged with forging mortgage on property
in Missouri. The mortgage was given TO Bath
as security in the purchase of the -Hoa office.
Detective Sergt. Aldrich has returned to
Chicago from his fruitless chase after Tascott.
He has travelled every inch of ground from st.
Paul to Washington territory invaded the
queens dominions at Winnipeg, and gone
through the Northwest territory. Tascott vas
heard of everywhere, but all the cleWs amounted
TO nothing.
Minnie Rose Parsons, young girl of Pitts
burg, was enticed from her home by Lieut..
Ryan, of the L. 5. navy, who acted under an
assumed name. lie promised to secure her a
stage engagement, but deserted her in New
York, where she was found by the police and
returned 10 her home. Ryan and an accom-
pliee, J. ii. Meade, are under 81 goo bonds each
III Plttsburg.
The suspension OF the American exchange in
Europe, limited reported in New York, and
William G. Boone treasurer of the company,
appointed receiver by L. 5. Circuit Judge La
cOmbe; liabilities 4,00O,00O L. ID. keplinger,
dry goods, Canton, O.; liabilities S2000 +. 4.
Weigler, grain, sun Prairie, Wis; liabilities,
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