Democratic Sentinel, Volume 3, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 August 1879 — NEWS OF THE WEEK. [ARTICLE]

NEWS OF THE WEEK.

roxxioirirairo, The Infanta Maria Del Rilar, the second stater of the King of Spain, is dead. Reports of the English and continental harvests are a little more favorable than a week or two ago, and this improvement, together with the large amonnt of breadstnffs already received or known to be afloat from abroad, have weakened the market and effected a slight decline in prices in some of the English ports. A letter from Abyssinia states that he treaty of peace between King John, of Abyssinia, and the Khedive of Egypt, has never been signed by the former. The King has ordered 15,000 men to take possession of various districts. The Egyptian garrisons consist of 5400 men at Massawan and 200 at Sennite, but <Jol. Gordon has left Khartonn with 3,000 men and twelve cannon for Hennite. King Alfonso, of Spain, has been teriously injured by the overturning of his carriage. A decrco of divorca from his wife has been granted Rev. Newman Hall, the famous Congregational preacher of London. An imprisoned Socialist named HomeofT died at Odessa, Russia, from the effect of terrible wounds inflicted with the intention of self-destruction. He was found in his cell, sitting over a petroleum lamp. The flesh of his flngors was consumed, and his back up to liis neck was horribly burned. He was removed to the hospital, whore he died withou uttering a word. Serajevo, tho capital of Bosnia, has boon visited by a great conflagration. The frigate Wyoming, with the American Minister to Turkey on board, will cruise on tho Black sea. This is the first time that an American man-of-war has entered the Black sea. The Emperors of Germany and Austria had a meeting at Gastine, Germany, on tho Dth of August. It is said “ there was great enthusiasm when the Emperor of Germany approached and tho two sovereigns embraced cordially. The town and heights were illuminated at night. It is stated that the fire in Serajevo, Bosnia, destroyed 288 houses, 858 shops, and forty-eight warehouses. The loss to private property is estimated at 1,000,(XX) florins. No insurance. Twenty thousand people were rendered homeless. The application of Ismail Pasha, through tho Sultan, for permission to resume his residence in Egypt has been vetoed by England and France, and the ex-Khedivo is said to have concluded to take his stolon millions to Naples, and the Italian Government has placed the Favorita Palace at his disposal.

DOMESTIC INTELLIGMNOM. Ilian t. Two persons were drowned, while atlnng at Atlantic G’.ty, N. Y., last week. Charles Fcchter, the well-known actor, diod recon ly at his home in Richland Center, Pa., aged 54 years. Ho was a native of England, and camo to this country in 1870. Though prononncod by competent critics a great actor, he was never popular in America, and had but poor success in his profession. By the explosion of a locomotive boiler at Albany, N. Y., Thomas Smith and Frank Murphy, machinists, and John McIntyre, fireman, wore killed, and William Horton, fireman, Wynant Cranuell, engineer, and Robert B. Miller wero bruised and scalded. At Wilkesbarre, Ba., George Ziegler, wife and two daughters wero poisoned by drinking coffee in which tartar emelic had been placed by some unknown person. At last accounts they wero in a precarious condition. Brooklyn, N. Y., lias had a fatal case of yollow fever. West. The Chicago Journal reports that Alderman Pearsons, of that city, who has just returned from a very extensive tour of Northern Illinois, Wisconsin and lowa, gives assurance that never before has the Northwest had such abundant crops as now. The corn crop ta enormous in extent, boing at least 20 per cent, in excess of that of any previous year. He says tho agricultural and general business prospects of tho West are exceedingly nattering. Three of Brigham Young’s executors —Cannon, Carrington and Brigham Young, Jr. —aro in tho Halt Lake penitentiary for contempt of court in refusing to obey tho order to turn over the property in their possession. Maj. Walsh,of the Canadian mounted police, accompanied by the Sioux Chief Long Bog, recently camo into Gen. Milos’ camp at Rock crook, Mont, and stated that Sitting Bull’s whole camp, S,IKK) to B, (XX) pooplo, comprising soveral hostile tribes, had moved north to Swan lake, about eighty miles from the lino, whore they had determined to remain. Tho chief brought assurance that the Indians would make a permanent residence on Canadian soil, would abstain from all hostile movements on this side, return stolen property, and desist from hunting Amoriean buffalo, unless permitted to do so under tho supervision of United Btatos officials.

A quarrel between an employer and employe had a tragic termination m Chicago, a few days ago. The parties were Solomon Uenn, proprietor of an iron foundry, and Conrad Englemau, foreman of the works. The dispute was about an iron pillar which had just boon finished by Engloman. Bonn said the work was poorly dono, and defective. Engleman retorted by calling his employer a liar. This greatly incensed Senn, who soems to have been of an excitable nature, and he rushed to the office desk, drew therefrom a revolver and shot Eugleman dead, the fatal bullet piercing his brain. The murderer, realizing the awful nature of the crime he had committed, drew a large keen-bladed pocket-knife, and drew it across his throat, severing the jugular vein, and, of course, producng almost irstant death. Senn and Engleman were both Gormans. A whole family, consisting of E. P. Lesuour, wife, and two children, were recently struck by lightning and killed, at Rochester, Minn. A dreadful accident happened in the city of Chicago a few days ago. Seven bricklayers were at work upon a scaffoVling at the now Music Hall being built on State and Randolph streets, when the frail structure gave way. Two of the men saved themselves by clinging to the brick wall, while the other five were precipitated to the ground floor, sixty feet below. Four of them wore dreadfully bruised and mangled. Two of thorn died within a few hoars. Another is injured so badly that he cannot possibly recover, while a fourth is so seriously wounded that his recovery is a matter of doubt. The fifth man luckily escaped with a broken arm. The colored men of Indiana held a convention at Terre Haute last week. Among other resolutions adopted was one urging the negroes qf the South to leave that region and

emigrate to the Northern States, and promising to assist in the exodus and to find homes and employment in Indiana. A dispatch from Gen. Miles’ camp on Rooky creek, Montana, states that Maj. Walsh, accompanied by the well-known Sioux war chief, Lqng Bog, had arrived there from over the line. A few mounted police and another Indian chief came with him. The visit was entirely informal, as Gen. Miles has no authority to enter into any negotiations with the hostiles. About a dozen stolen horses and mules were returned to the Americar owners. Long Dog, in explanation, said the animals were taken over the line by the Yanktonnias and other agency Indians. The Uncapapas bad no means of knowing whether they were stolen property or not. Everything bad that had happened on the Missouri he also charged up to the agency Indians. Gen. Miles said there would be no such charges made if the British Indians would only keep on their own side of the line and refuse to receive stock which they couldn’t help know was stolon. Maj. Walsh said he brought with him the assurance of tho Sioux leaders— Spotted Eagle, Broad Tail, Black Moon and others—that they meditated no war against the United States. Although they wore poor and starving they would remain on the other side, and move back beyond the Cyprus hills if necessary. Tho Major said the Indians had very little meat loft, aDd most of them wero living on wild turnips. The Indiau Agent at tho Flathead Agency, Montana Territory, reports the masracro of eight Nez Perces by a war party of supposed Gros Ventres. A suit was brought for libel against J. S. SwceDy and Edward 8. Scripps, proprietors of the Cleveland (Ohio) Penny Promt , complainant, Stewart Chisholm, alleging damages in tho sum of SIO,(XX). Tho effoctsof theoflieo wero seized by the Sheriff. Tho complainant is a son of Henry Chisholm, President of the Cleveland Rolling- Mill Company. A reporter of the Press visited the office of the Rolling-Mill Company to effect a settlement, and was seized by some of the employes, stripped of his clothing, and decorated with marking-ink from head to foot.

Eouth. In the lower house of the Georgia Legislature articles of impeachment have been preferred against Comptroller General Goldsmith. The charges are that he has been engaged or abetting in a ring lhat has obtained possession of hundreds of thousands of acres of wild lauds by the payment of defaulted taxes; that he has withheld the money from the treasury longer than he was authorized to do, and that he tried to bribe a member to sign a report by having him offered $250 and a suit of clothes. The trial will'proceed at once. An attempt was made at New Orleans, the other day, to assassinate Gen. Badger, Collector of the port. The would-be assassin was an employe in the Postoffice in that city. There were thirty-three deaths from yellow fever and six new cases, at Memphis, iul hours ending on the evening of the sth inst. The city was remarkably dull and quiet No new cases nad appeared at New Orleans for six days, and physicians were of the opinion that the fever had run its course thero for the summer. A recent telegram from Graham, Texas, relates that' u the Sheriff of Palo Pinto county and posse had a fight with the Jones gang of horse-thieves. Larkin Jones was killed, John Jones woundod, and Enoch and old Jones, and five other thieves were captured. Jack Morris was left to guard the wounded Jones, and assisted the latter to escape. Morris was arrested. Twenty-five masked men overpowered the four guards of the Palo Pinto jail, and obtained the keys under threats to burn the jail, and shot Morris dead in his cell. ” At Memphis, for the forty-eight hours ending on the evening of Aug. 7, there were forty new cases of yellow fever and five deaths. The New Oileans Board of Health report not a single case of yellow fever in city or its environs. The St. Louta Board of Health adopted an order that no steamboats that shall havo landed at the port of Memphis subsequent to tho Ist of August shall be allowed to land at the wharf in that city, or discharge freight or passengers within the limits of St. Louis, without a permit from the Health Commissioner. , Two young men, Cooper and Butler, for a long time enemies, mot near Helena, Texas. Cooper said, “ Now I’vo got you,” and shot Butler through tho breast. Butler then drew a revolver and shot Cooper, the latter giving Butler two more in tho. breast, when Butler, staggering toward him, placed his pistol against his neck and fired. Both fell together, each rejoiciDg over having killed tho other, and both died. For tho three days ending on the evening of the 10th inst. thero wero ninetyseven new cases of yollow fever reported to tho Board of Health of Memphis, and nineteen deaths from tho disease. The Board of Health issued an addrees to the City Government, declaring the fever epidemic, and warning citizens absent not to return. The Committee of Safety held a meeting and adopted resolutions looking to the future welfare of citizens.

WASHINGTON NOTES. It is stated in a Washington dispatch “that tho President and Secretary of State are firmly convinced that no exigency is likely to arise through tho Darien canal project which can causo disquietude or make it necessary for this Government to take steps for the protection of American interests. They believe that De Lesseps and the Paris Oongross have selected an impracticable route, and that the scheme will oventually fail through a lack of financial support and American co-operation.” POLITICAL POINTS. Kentucky voted for State. officers on Monday, Aug. 4. The entire Democratic ticket, headed by Dr. Luke P. Blackburn for Governor, was elected. The vote was about 50,000 less than that cast for President in 1870. The Legislature is largely Democratic. The call for a constitutional convention failed for want of a constitutional majority in its favor. The Maryland Democrats held their State Convention at Baltimore last week. William T. Hamilton was placed in nomination for Govemr, C. J. M. Gwin for Attorney General, T. J. Keating for Comptroller, and Spencer Jones for Clerk of the Court of Appeals.

MISCELLANEOUS GLEANINGS. The city of Volcano, W. Va., has been almost literally swept out of existence by fire. According to a Havana (Cuba) dispatch the deaths in that city from yellow fever during the week ending with Aug. 4 numbered 137, an increase of twenty over the previous week. Total num her of deaths from yellow fever during July, 537, against 504 last year the same month. Since the beginning of the year 857 deaths have occurred, against 813 the same time last

One hundred and thirty cutlers from Sheffield, England, with their families, arrived at New York last week, and left immediately for Bridgeport, Ct. r under engagement with the Frary Cutlery Company. Homes have been provided for thorn, and the expenses of passage are paid by the company. The movement ta of considerable significance. It is practically the transfer of an old Sheffield factory, with its capital and labor, to this country. In October about 500 more English and German cutlers will be brought over to Bridgeport Considerable excitement has been caused in Montreal and other parts of Canada by the suspension of the Exchange Bank of Montreal, an institution started in 1872 with a paid-np capital of. $1,000,000. The liabilities are about $900,000. A Montreal dispatch of the Bth inst. announces the failure of the Ville Marie Bank, an institution with $1,(XX),000 capital, founded and chiefly patronized by French Canadians. The liabilities of the concern are about $1,000,000. The suspension intensified the panic that had been created by the failure of the Consolidated Bank of Canada and tho Exchange Bank of Montreal, and other banks were at onco besieged by alarmed depositors.