Democratic Sentinel, Volume 2, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 September 1878 — NEWS OF THE WEEK. [ARTICLE]

NEWS OF THE WEEK.

EOBEIGN MBWS. Condon and Melody, Fenians, have been released from prison. Tliey sailed immediately for AfH&iM Turkey lias signified her willingness to cede Several islands of the Arcltlpelago to Greece, but not a foot of soil on the main land. L J .. r ' ' 'i The printer of a pamphlet libeling the Emperor of Germany has been sentenced to eighteen months’ imprisonment and SIOO fine, and the author in contumaciam to five years ffcie. Under a deeree of the Captain Gom oral of (Juba, all kinds of farm animals and isachinory and implement, ar« admitted dutyfree into two departments of tlie island. This exemption will continue for a year. A Circassia|i slave recently took refuge in the British Consulate at‘Constantinople. . The (Jbkisnl ordered her retention, and requested Minister Layard to urge the Porte to prohibit the»sale of slaves in Turkey.

DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE. ICa«t. The extensive dry-goods jobbing house of JS. 3. Jaffray & (Jo., of New York, has been robbed of over $50,000 worth of goods within a short period, through a conspiracy among some of its employes. West. A dispatch from Deadwood City says: “ The dead bodies of two men, named O. B. Davis and George W. Keating, well-known horse and cattle thieves, were found hanging to a tree five miles north of Spearfish. Undoubtedly the work of the vigilantes of Spearfish.” A Portland (Ore.) dispatch says Gen. Howard has been collecting the bands of surrendered Indians at Camp McDermott, and the whole of them, aggregating about 1,000, are l>eing transferred to Camp Harney. They are held as prisoners, and arc to wait the pleasure of the Government. Lieut. Bishop recently had a fight, in the northeastern corner of Wyoming, with a band of hostile Bannocks that have recently been raiding the Yellowstone Park, and succeeded in giving the red rascals a sound thrashing. The light was short and sharp. Owing to the excellent disposition of Iris forces made by Lieut. Bishop, it was a clean-up. The Kansas City Horse Bailway Company’s office was entered by a sneak-thief in broad daylight and relieved of SI,OOO in money, $21,000 in bonds, and a $25,000 life-insurance policy. A spirited fight occurred in Southern Kansas, near the line of the Kansas Pacific railroad, a few days ago, between some 300 Indians and al>ont an equal number of whites, composed of soldiers and cattle meii. The accounts at present at hand indicate that the Indians were badly warsted, bufr tho extent of their loss is not given. Houth. Xrispaicnes ox me mm from the plague-infected cities of the South indicate that the fever had rqaehed its height. The deaths in New Orleans for the preceding twenty-four hours numbered 03, and the new eases about 100. At Memphis 91 deaths were reported, but there was a marked decrease in the number of new cases. In Vicksburg there was a decided falling off in the mortality roll as well as in the number of new cases, the former figuring at 12, the latter about 50. Several stores had been opened, and the city was gradually assuming a more business-like appearance. Reports from the interior fever-infected towns were quite encouraging, nearly all of them reporting signs of an abatement of the disease. Ex-Gov. Sam Bard, of Louisiana, is dead. Advices from the plague-infected cities of the Mississippi valley to Sept. 1 show a marked abatement of the disease, both as to the number of now eases and tire mortality lists. The weather was growing colder, there were hopes of an early frost, and the sorely-stricken people were beginning to hold up their heads again. At New Orleans, Memphis, Vicksburg and other points the mortality roll showed a decided decline. At Grenada, Miss., the fever had run its course, the visiting doctors had all left, and business was being resumed. The Secretary of War has placed 40,000 rations, in addition to those heretofore distributed, at the disposal of the Relief Committee in New Orleans.

WASHINGTON NOTES. The Commissioner of the General Land Oftice has decided that soldiers in the regular army may file claims and acquire homesteads on the public lands without intending to liecome actual settlers. POLI TIOAL POINTS. J. H. Slater, Democrat, has been elected by the Oregon Legislature to succeed John Hippie Mitchell asJJnited States Senator from that State. Mr. Slater is a hard-money man, but favors the abolition of the national banks. The Democratic State Convention of Massachusetts was called to meet at Worcester on the 17th of September, and, by the evening of tile 16th, the town was filled with delegates and lookeis-on. The State Central Committee decided to issue tickets of admission to the convention, and exclude all from the hall who did not hold the pasteboards. This incensed the Butler men, who looked upon it as a trick to defeat their favorite, and, before daylight of the morning of the' 17th, the friends of the Essex statesman took possession of the hall. The anti-Butlerites, finding themselves thus checkmated, appealed to the city authorities for help. The Mayor, however, declined to use force to clear the halt The State Committee then held a council of war, and decided that the only recourse left them was to declare the time of holding the convention changed. In pursuance of this plan, Edward Avery, Chairman of the committee, went to the hall and made three or four attempts to announce that the convention was postponed to Wednesday, Sept 25, and would be held in Faneuil Hall, Boston. He denounced the proceedings of the Butlerites as revolutionary and irregular. He then retired from the hall amid a scene of uproar rarely witnessed in a political body. Gen. B. F. Butler was then nominated by acclamation for Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Republicans of Massachusetts, in session at Worcester last week, nominated exGov. Thomas Talbot for Governor, John D. Lqng for Lieutenant Governor, Henry L. Pierce for Secretary of State, Charles Endicott for Treasurer, and George Marston for Attorney General. The Democrats of Montana have renominated Hon. Martin Maginnis for Congress. The Nevada Republicans have nominated John H. Kinkaid for Governor and R. M. Daggett for Congress. Gen. P. T. Beauregard declined the nomination of the National party for State

Treasurer of Louisiana, and Dr. Johp 8. Gardner, of Baton Rouge, was nominated in his stead. The gubernatorial vote of Maine, foots up as follows: ; CoDuku’, Republican, 56,4 W; Hmitli, Greenback, »£O4 ; Garcelon, Democrat, 27,872. Last year the total vote was 101,191 for Governor; this year it was 125,720 votes. ‘