The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-05-08

of the county under the law which requires
preference to be given Union soldiers in APP
pointments to Office
A telegraph operator was killed by light
ming during a storm in Walker county. Ala
bama, while he was at his instrument sending a
message.
Mrs. Josie Gurley was sentenced. at Chicago
last Thursday, to FIVE years imprisonment in
the penitentiary for kidnapping girl named
Redmond.
A tramp camped out in a field near Xenis,
o., and built a fire 10 sleep by. The wind
blew the fire into his clothing, and he was
badly burned.
Receipts of cotton at Memphis, Tenn, since
Sept. TO date aggregate 7O0,201 bales, exceed
ing by 56,923 bales the entire receipts for the
previous year.
The new military post near Atlanta, Ga, viii
be known as "Ft Mcpherson" in honor Of
Gen. James B. Mcpherson. who was killed near
the site IN 1854.
The postmaster at Nash. MINI, has been ar
rested on charge OF selling stamps at dis
count and reporting them to the department as
cancelled by him.
Secy. Proctor aud suite are in Chicago on a
| tour of inspection of western military posts.
| This is Adit.-Gen. Drums last tour, as he
will shortly be retired.
A requisition has been issued BIZ the COVER
nor OF Ohio upon the governor OF Missouri for
| the eAlrdultlOn OF NenSter JdckSOns WHO Is
wanted in Ohio for DEMONSTRATING.
4 vendetta exists at Vernon, La. growing
out of the killing by regulators of \. ID. Lyles,
desperate. The papers and people have
AIKEN sides, and trouble is feared.
At Blair, La, man named Melwick shot his
wife and two children last Friday, set fire TO
his residence and burned the bodies Of his VIC
Tins with it and then shot himself.
Two female bicyclists were seriously injured
i af Uboa1ip., 1.ek EriIox- Tho pi.ofrio
| lights went out while they were riding a close
and exciting heat IN sixty-hour race.
Arrangements have been made whereby a
! series of seventy-nve concerts viii be given in
I the leading cities of America by GOunOd, the
great composer, who has agreed to lead an or
chestra of eighty persons.
Explosives have been discovered at CrOn-
stadt, which, it is declared. were intended for
attempts upon the cars life, and the Siberian
railway scheme has been approved by the COM
mittee to which it was referred.
The progress of matters before the Samoan
! conference is pleasing TO the English and
American members. 1t is stated that England
| favOrs the United States instead of Germany,
as 1t was expected she would do.
Four men took Jake Zenholt from his room
| at Crookston, Mimi, last Thursday. and, hav-
| ing bound and gagged him, beat him unmerci-
| fully. Then he was taken to the outskirts OF
the town and tarred and feathered rope was
| placed around his neck and he was dragged a
mile and left for dead. lie recovered, informed
the police, and his assaiants were arrested.
Near Chattanooga, Tenn, last Thursday,
Richard Southland, aged siXty-hve, asked Min
ME Harper, aged eighteen, 10 marry him. She
refused, and he leveled revolver at her head
and compelled her to follow him to the woods,
where he kept her until night, when she was
rescued by relatives. The girl says that at the
time of her rescue they were on their way to
| the city TO be married.