Democratic Sentinel, Volume 3, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 September 1879 — NEWS OF THE WEEK. [ARTICLE]

NEWS OF THE WEEK.

BOBEIGN NEWS. A London dispatch announces the death of Hir Itowland Hill, the founder of the cheap-poetage system. By the way of Rio Janeiro it is reported that serious riots have occurred in the Chilian capital, the people being dissatisfied with the conduct of the war. Late advices from Yokohama report that the cholera in Japan “continues virulent, but there are signs of abatement within the present month. Thus far, there have been 45,000 attacked and 25,000 deaths. The Government displays unflagging energy in confronting and checking the disease. The Emperor has given 970,000 from his private funds in aid of sanitary measures.” A large number of English farmers embarked at Liverpool for New York Uot week. The capital of some of them amounts to from 92,500 to 93,000 apiece. Several of those not quite so well ofT have formed partnerships, pooling their capital, one firm having an aggregate of 96,000. They will come West and “grow up with the country.” Two bands of insurgents have taken the field in Cuba. The fire at Irkutsk, in Siberia, according to an official report just issued, destroyed 1,200 houses and sixty lives. Within a period of two weeks, ending Aug. 20, the enormous amount of 98,000,000 in gold bullion was shipped from London to New York. W. S. & S. Caine, iron merchants, Liverpool, have failed. Liabilities stated at £150,000. The failure is partly owing to losses in the American trade. News received in New York from Cuba sots at rest all doubt as to the resurrection of the Cuban revolution. The tidings are that an army convoy has been captured by Capt. Rojas and a small band of Cubau patriots while on the road from Manzanilla to Bayamo. The booty that fell into the hands of tho Cubans was as follows: 930,000 in gold coin, intended for tho arrears of payment of troops; 60,000 cartridges; 500 rifles, a number of kegs of gunpowder, a large quantity of clothing, provisions, etc. A Berlin paper publishes statistics of tho wheat harvest throughout Europe. Take 100 as representing the average harvest, that of tho present year in Austro-Hungary may be represented by 78; Germany, 85; France, 78; Switzerland, 80; Italy, 82; England, 76; Russia, 79; Roumania, 90. DOMBSTIO INTELLIGENCE. East. Ex-United States Senator John C. Ten Eyck, of Now Jersey, is dead. Weston and Rowell, the pedestrians, have arrived in New York from England. They come to take part in tho international walking tournament to begin at Gilmore’s Garden, New liork, on tho 22d of September. The Oneida Community, whose internal dissensions and troublos from external causes have been the occasion of many articles during the last yoar, have taken an important step toward reorganization, by formally abandoning the system of complex marriages, or promiscuous intercourse of tho sexes. A magnificent statue of Gen. Custer, costing 915,000, has just boon unveiled at West Point The grand jury at Harrisburg, Pa., has indicted threo members of tho late Pennsylvania Legislature for conspiring to advise and promote corrupt-solicitation of members of tho Legislature. West. The Chicago wholesale houses in all linos of trade already report a very encouraging opening of the fall trade. At Columbus, Ohio, the other day, a respectable-looking man walked into tho Capi•tol City Bank, called President Rickley’s attention, and entered into conversation about the purchase of some bonds. In a few minutes another man came in and also engaged Riokley’e attention concerning some other business. Tho first man slipped away, walked over to the water-cooler, and Mr. Rickley supposed he was only taking a drink. Rickley’s attention being drawn toward tho last man, he lost sight of the man at tho cooler. Presently he saw him leave the bank. Going into the vault, Mr. Rickley discovered that 95,000 in currency and 915,000 in bonds wore stolen. The bold sharpers made their escape.

The Chicago Commercial Bulletin prints reports from 308 counties of the Northwest in regard to the condition of the springwheat crop. The increase in acreage is placed at 12. 20 per cent.; the average yield per acre is estimated at 12.1)2 bushels, against 11.42 last year, and the grand total of the yield is fixed at 137,849,615 bushels, against 108,744,374 bushels in 1878. This yield is divided* up among the States as follows: Illinois, 3,400,705 bushels; Wisconsin, 20,034,450; Dakota, 7,303,800; Montana, 02,500; Minnesota, 30,573,406; lowa, 19,882,000; Colorado, 181,000; Idaho, 450,000. Tho winter-wheat crop in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, lowa, Kansas, Nebraska and Wisconsin is estimated by the Bulletin at between 190,000,000 and 200,000,000 bushels. Tho Utah Supreme Court has reversed the order of Judge Boreman, under which several of tho Mormon chiefs were imprisoned for contempt, in refusing to obey the court in the matter of Brigham Young’s estate, of which they are executors. The prisoners are now at liborty, and some other means will have to be found by the claimants to get at the state. Full-page advertisements in the Chioago Sunday morning papers announced the appearance, tliis week, at McVicker’s Theater, of Den Thompson, “ the original and only” Uncle Josh Whitcomb. Of course, that was all that was necessary to crowd that large auditorium, t has been a standing conundrum with the sritics, “What makes Uncle Josh draw so?” People go to see the large-hearted old Yankee, not only once, but several times, and laugh and cry by turns throughout the performance. That would seem to be an answer to the query.

South. Castle Thunder, the old Confederate prison at Richmond, Ya., caught fire the other day, and burned down. At Memphis, for the three days ending at 6 o’clock p. m., Aug. 27, there were twonty-two deaths from yellow fever, and ninety-four new eases. Several prominent citizens had been attacked by the disease. Among tho deaths was that of Miss Fannie B. Moores, of Littlo Rock, Ark., a daughter of tho late Solon Borland, ex-United States Senator, and a lady of fine literary ability. The Governor of Tennessee has issued a proclamation urging the people of the State to contribute aid to suffering Memphis. Several cases of fever are reported at New Orloans. The wife of tho ex-Confeder-ate Gen. J. B. Hood died of tho disease, and Qep. flood bimseif and one of bis children are

down with it Two deaths from yellow fever are reported at Bt. Louis, and there are said to be other cases scattered about the city. Mrs. Chisholm has gone to Kemper county, Miss., to attend, as a witness, the trial of the parties aecused of the murder of her husband, Judge Chisholm. She was accompanied by Gen. Stewart K Woodford, District Attorney at Now York, who will assist in the prosecution. For the two days ending on the evening of Aug. 29, twenty-seven new cases of fever and seven deaths from the plague were reported to the Memphis Board of Health. New Orleans dispatches of Ang. 30 report the disease spreading in that city. Henri Stewart and William Elliott were hanged at Fort Bmith, Ark.,.Aug. 29, for murder committed in the Indian Territory, There were fifteen deaths from yellow fever at Memphis, fpr the two days ending on the evening of the 31st ult. Fifty-eight new cases were reported to tho Board of Health in the same time. The authorities were confident that there would be an early abatement of the plague. The total number of new cases reported for the week was 171—white, 87; colored, 84. Total number to date, 848. Total number of deaths from yellow fever for the week, 51; total number to date, 228. The Howard Association report having 208 nurses on duty in 193 families; 132 white and 61 colored.—At New Orleans, no additional cases were reported for the three days ending on the Ist inst. Gen. J. B. Hood and his daughter Lydia died of the disease on Aug. 31— the father in tho morning and the daughter in the evening. Another daughter was seriously ill with the fever. Gen. Hood leaves eleven children, the eldest 10 years, the youngest (twins) 3 weeks. His physical condition had been bad for some time, caused, it is alleged, by financial reverses. The death of his wife affected him very much. He leaves a manuscript of the history of tho war, which he intended to have published this fall.

WASHINGTON NOTES. The President has appointed J. B. Leake District Attorney at Chicago, in place of Mark Bangs, resigned. The Secretary of War has reviewed the proceedings and findings of the courtmartial of Jan. 16, 1864, by which Surgeon General Hammond was dismissed from the service, and recommends that the findings and sentence be annulled and set aside, and that in accordance with the authority conferred by tho act of March 15, 1878, the name of William A. Hammond bo placed on tho retired list of tho army as Surgeon General, without back, present or future pay, or allowance of any kind whatsoever. Tho recommendation of tho Secretary of War has been approved by the President. A statement from the Internal Revenue Bureau shows that tho number of gallons of spirits produced during the fiscal year of 1879 was 71,892,017, against 50,1.03,053 gallons in 1878.

POLITICAL POINTS. Col. Brownlow, of Tennessee, recently had a conversation with George W. Childs in regard to tho nomination of Gen. Grant. The latter is ropiesented as saying that “another term as President could add no glory to a fame great as Grant’s, and his influence for good, with his countrymen of all parties, would be far greater out of office than in it. As the General’s friend, he was earnestly opposed to his candidacy. He was also satisfied that, it was distasteful to Gen. Grant to again be made a candidate for office.”