The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-01-16
miscellaneous News Items.

Chicago is threatened with water famine
Two hundred painters strike in Gin
cinnati.
A New Yorker was held up at Detroit, aud
robbed of $500.
Lena Plat was stabbed seven times by Lizzie
Taylor, at Cincinnati.
Peter Rhone was fatally beaten, near Stony
Point Pa, by Charles Meredith.
DR.. J. w. Mullen was arrested at Lafayette,
Ind, on a charge OF perjury.
A reward has been offered at Monticello, ILL.,,
for the arrest of white Caps"
The shipments of corn from Baltimore to
European points are unusually large.
Local option ordinances have been repealed
at Mt Gilead and Columbus Grove, o.
A school teacher at Marion, o., was arrested
for severely beating twelve-yeaT-old girl.
A woman was struck by an engine at Cow
ingtOn, KY, Saturday, and instantly killed.
The Rev. Benjamin Rains, methodist
preacher, was murdered in Morgan county, Ala.
Three masked men robbed farmer living
near Jacksonburg, Ind, and stole horse and
carriage from a widow.
The claims of Utah for admission as a state of
the Union, were argued before the house COM
mite on territories yesterday.
Michael Hentz, railroad engineer, and his
seven-year-old child, are mysteriously missing
from their home in Cincinnati.
Andrew J. Martin deserted his wife and five
children, near Bloomington, Ind, last week,
and eloped with another mans wife.
William Bryant, proprietor OF the European
hotel. at Chattanooga, Tenn, was bound over
on a charge of setting fire to the hotel
The wife of Associate Justice Matthews saws
that his condition is not critical, as reported,
and that his speedy recovery is expected
DIR. Smith, of Trinity college, has declined
the Office OF assistant bishop of the diocese of
Ohio, of the protestant episcopal church.
1t is proposed to establish a bureau for the
purpose of concentrating statistical informa-
ton relating 10 the supply and demand of
wool.
Thomas Fitzgerald, marshal of Carbon. Ind.
who, in the discharge of his duty, shot an
Austrian miner named Goeschbaska, was ac-
quilted.
The National wool-growers' association, in
session at Washington last week, agreed on
schedule of tariff duties, slightly increasing the
present rates.
John w. Matheny was shot and fatally
injured, near Willow Island W. Va by John
Crumbly. They were settling an old grudge
with fight
A Cincinnatian, named John Anderson, H..
became deranged over business troubles was
found in asylum at North Evanston, VIII
and taken home.
The Chicago police raided gambling rooms
kept by a woman named Adelne Jones. The
game was participated in by both sexes, and the
dealer was a waman.
A breach of promise case is on trial at Cleye-
land. O., wherein the plaintiff charges the de-
PENDANT with promising to marry her while his
wife was living. The girl wants $4,000 dam
ages.
were murdered by negro near Birmingham,
Ala BloodhOunds were put on the murderer's
trail. and it is thought that he will be lynched
If caught.
A cock-ight in progress in slaughter-house
near Center, o., was broken up by deputy,
sheriff OF the six birds matched three were
dead when the officers arrived. The spectators
were notified to appear before magistrate.
l.. Clausen, wealthy cattle dealer and
dairyman of White Plains, N Y, has suddenly
disappeared from Portsmouth, o., whittier he
went about ten days ago on business. 1t is
feared that he has been foully dealt with.
Henry Watson and Charles Rice the conf
dence men under arrest at Detroit, Mich have
been identified as members of q gang who
robbed Taunton Mass man of $1,000. and
another man, living near TerTe Haute Ind, of
5000.
Thomas Brennan was arrested for illegally
voting at the November election, but the case
against him vas dismissed. He has brought
suit at Liberty, Ind, for 5000 damages for
false imprisonment.
A Pinkerton detective was employed by the
council of Alliance, o., to look up violations Of
the prOhibitOry ordinance IN that city. As a
result several saloonists were caught and fined.
The detective pretended to be sewing machine
agent.
A delegation from the National wOol-growers'
association, in session last week at Washing
ton, appeared before the senate committee on
finance and submitted the schedule prepared
by a committee of the association. Judge Law
renee made the principal address.
A delegation of Nirginians, representing the
ten congressional districts of that state arrived
at indianapolis to see Harrison Friday. They
were booming Gen. Malone for a cabinet posi-
ton, and are solid for him. The president
elect made them little speech, but did not in
innate what he would do about Malone.
There was but a moderate volume of business
in local commercial circles Saturday and no
new features of interest. Provisions we're more
active and steady, but hour dull and easy
and wheat lower; corn sold well and ruled
firm, oats were steady, rye easy and barley
more active. Groceries were slow and barely
steady, dairy products easy, and the movement
in general merchandise light. The local money
market continues easy, bat little more active
Local securities were in good demand and
strong. The large gain in reserve by the New
York banks was a feature OF special promi-
nence. Eastern exchange was in larger sup
ply and less firm, sterling exchange steady,
AID government bonds quiet and unchanged.