The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-03-21

veritable fairy land of plants a1d s)wers
and electric light.
The Ontario legislature has passed to a
second reading the bill to establish man.
hood suffrage for elections to the Ontario
parliament. This virtually makes it law.
Richard Henwood and Peter Steely,
sinkers employed in tine new shaft of the
Erie company at Greenwood, Pa, were in
stantly killed by large dirt bucket falling
upon them.
w. B. Metline has been fully vindicated
of the charge of stealing q purse at Sey-
mour, Ind. The person preferring the
charge has acknowledged that the wrong
man was arrested.
Rudolph Heller, wife and child were
found in their room at FindIay, o., last
week, asphyxisted by natural gas. The
mother and child are dead, and the father
will probably recover.
Frederick Schmitt, farmer near Evans
VILE, Ind, became insane from grief ovar
the foul murder of his daughter, which
occurred a short time ago, and death came
to his relief last Saturday.
Sylvester S. Hall, Minneapolis builder,
who has been mysteriously absent for two
years. was found in an insane asylum, last
week where he had been confined,
victim of mistaken identity.
Cyprus P. Benedict, an employe of the
Adams express company for twenty years
at Washington, D. c., pleaded guilty of
embt Element and was sentenced to three
aud half years in the Albany peniten.
tiary.
George w. Lusted. postal clerk, was ar
rested for rObbing the mails. He had been
living in Milwaukee with a woman, while
also having a wife and family in Lsncas-
ter, Wis. His salary of 81 00) was made
quate.
Miss Florence Phillips gave birth to
child in field near Shelbyville, Ind, and
to hide her shame tramped it to death
and covered it over with brush. She was
arrested and placed in Jail to await inves-
tigstion.
The British schooner Sapphire has cleared
for the BebriDgs sea sealing grounds, with
| hunting crew and sixty Indians. This
vessel suffered severely last year through
seizures by American cutters, and the
| officers have vowed armed resistance to
any further seizure.
IntsIlig, ne has been received of the
| drowning In the Skirna River, Alaska, of
the Rev. Mr.. Sheldon, Mrs. r. Cunning,
aud two Indians. 1t is thought that the
| Rsv. Mr.. Sheldon is Rev. Sheldon Jack
| son, the noted Indian missionary, who
Is in charge of the Indian schools OF AL.
aska under the direction of the gov
| eminent
The great snow storm on the Atlantic
coast has swept the country from Florida
| to maine. Unprecedented mischief has
been wrought, and there is great devasta-
ton throughout New Englaud. Railroads
are beginning 10 release themselves from
the terrible snow drifts and business re-
sumed. The damages sustained in New
| York are estimated at $40 900 900. The
reported loss of life is heavy.
The effects of the storm along the At
Iantic coast are the severest known in
in years. The country is swept by a
devastating wind and the snow is lying In
depth from four to twelve feet. Travel
and traffic is almost entirely suspended,
| and great disasters to cossting craft are
reported. Washington receives its news
by way of Canada, Chicago and Cincin-
natl. Reports are beginning to come in
of loss of cossting craft and attendant loss
Of life.
The Indiana state prohibitionists met in
| Indianapolis, Thurs lay, and nominated
the following ticket:
For governor-The Rev Jasper s. Hughes Of
snt-governor-John W. Baxter of De
| Kalb county.
Secretary Of state-Dr. W. A. Sturgeon OF Glib
Auditor OF state-Allen Furnas OF Hendricks
county.
superintendent OF public instruction-e. II.
| Kiracofe of Bartholomew county.
Reporter supreme court-T. G. Barnes of Cas-
| county. -
SurIeme court iudges-First district, w. N
| Lamb, Gibson county; second district, Richard
T.. Coffee Brown county; third district, Newton
Burwell. Wells county,
Prohibition OF liquor traficiS demanded and
vigorous campaign is announced Tor tn'