Democratic Sentinel, Volume 3, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 November 1879 — NEWS OF THE WEEK. [ARTICLE]

NEWS OF THE WEEK.

voKsunr kiwi. Late news from Russia is to the effect that immense activity prevails in all the arsenals of the empire. A full force of workmen in all theso establishments is employed, working on full lime, and a large quantity of guns and ammunition is being turned out, ready for use, and deposited in neighboring magazines. It is believed in Bt. Petersburg and Moscow that this activity shows that some steps are soon to be taken on the part of Russia which will again plunge Europe into a general war. It is said that Bismarck has requested the Russian Government to withdraw the force of HO,OOO cavalry from Poland, on the borders of German tenitory. Usually a request from Bismarck is equivalent to a command, and is pretty apt to be obeyed as such. Whether obedience follows in this case time alone can tell. Details have at last been received of the naval engagement lietween Peiu and Chili, which occurred last mouth, and resulted in the sinking of the iron-clad Iluasoar, the most formidable war-vessel in the fleet of the firstnamed powor. After a long and desperate battle, described by tho victorious Chilians as “ the Trafalgar of tlio Pacific,” the Commander and i«)th Lieutenants of the Iluascar having boon killed, it was compelled to surrender in a ‘sinking condition. News of the disaster created a profound sensation in Peru, but only served to stimulate tho peoplo to still further resistance. Subscriptions wore opened at once for tho purchase of another iron-clad, ami men, women and children contributed bouses, lauds, jewels and money with a patriotic zeal rarely witnessed. A commission lias sailed for Europo to buy tiro veseol which tho Peruvians hope will bo an avenger. The Captain General of Cuba claims that Jio has suppressed the now rebellion in that island. It is reported frojn Rome that the Vatican is eorfously contemplating tho reorganization and inoreaso of American bishoprics, in compliance witli recent suggestions of Cardinal McCloskey. The pleasing intelligence is sent by cable from Europo that the ex-Empress Carlotta, who lias been insane over since her husband, Maximilian, shot to death by tho Moxicans, lias roooveroa her reason and memory, and now converses lucidly and intelligently. She is now said to bo engagod in transcribing her diary of tho disastrous series of events in Mexico that culminated in her husband’s deatli and the dethronement of lit* own reason Germany and all the Eoropean powers heartily approvo of the promptness of Great Britain in demanding of tho Porto » prompt fulfillment of its agreement concerning reforms in Turkey. Tho dispatch of a fleet to Besika bay, and tho strong language of Minister Bayard, have had the desired effect, and the Sultan sullenly gubmits to tho demand that, the stipuhvions of the Berlin treaty bo immediately carried into practical effect. Information conics from France that tho elocti m of Humbert, tlio returned Communist, has been annulled by tho Prefecture of the Heine. This action will, of course, erect Humbert into a political martyr of magnitude, and will, necessarily, embitter the contest upon the q ucstion of plenary amnesty. Intelligence comes from Mexico of a deep-laid conspiracy to overthrow the Diaz Government. Prince Jerome Bonaparte is said to he masquerading as a candidate for the Presidency or the imperial crown in Franco. Dispatches from Berlin state that Bismarck’s health docs not improve, fie is suffering from overwork, and ilia physicians declare that nothing but absolute rest will give him any relief. Private letters from Constantinople confirm tho reports of tho extremity of.the distress in the financial mat era of Turkey. Even the pilgrimage to Mecca, which has hithorto been provisioned at the expense of the Government, is unable to get any assistance, an event which has never before occurred since the os-tabli-hmont of tho Ottoman empire. Tho Montenegrins are waging a fierce guerrilla warfare on the Albanians, and in a recent encounter slow more than ItOO of them. Puris is about, to spend the enormous sum of s7,(Kid,ooo to deepen tho rivor Seine suflieien’ly to admit vessels drawing nine feet of water to tho eastern extremity of the city. It is announced that the Spanish Constitutional party lias decided to support the bill for the (mancipation of slaves in Cuba, with tho amendment that tho freedmen may work for whomsoever tLev choose. The Turkish newspapers are very violent against Eugland. They declare her demands are more unjust than the attempts of Russia to interfere in Turkish administration, in resistance to which Turkey waged a great war. The Catholic Bishops „f Ireland have adopted resolutions-appealing to the Government and all public bodies and private individuals to help the poor, as the Poe r Law act is insufficient to meet the necessities of the impending crisis. DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE. £iMt< Isador & Hein, fur dealers, havomade an assignment at New York. Liabilities osti mated at about 9150,000. A frightful railroad accident, occurred near New York city one day las week. Alo :omotivo autl passenger coach, in which there wore twenty passengers, ran into tho Hackensack rivor, the draw beingopen. The engineer was killed, and nearly all tho passongors wore injured, a number of them severely. Fortunately the passenger coach floated on the water, and the passengers wore taken out through the windows and roof by men in small boats. The residence of J. & G. F. Bailey, at Kennett Square, a suburb of Philadelphia was entered, a few nights ago, by masked burglars, who rifled the safe, extracting therefrom mono}’, bonds, aud securities amounting to #200,600. Matthew Hale Smith, the well-known author, lecturer and newspaper correspondent —nom do plumo “Burleigh"—is dra\ West. Gen. Grant arrived at Galena, 111., his old home, on Wednesday, Nov. 5, thus completing his journey around tho world. All along tho route across the-oontinont from San Francisco the ex-President was accorded the Bame hearty greetings which he met when first landing upon his native shores at the Golden Gate. At Virginia City, Salt Lake, Omaha, Burlington, and other prominent points, stops were made for the purpose of enabling the population to honor the distinguished traveler. At Council Bluffs the General was taken in charge by Gov. Gear and a delegation of the Grand Army of the Republic, and the journey across the State of lowa was a continual ovation. At Galena the General’s old friends and ueighbjrs, reinforced by a large number of admirers from abroad, turned out and gave him a royal reception,

Maj. Morrow and Ms command, who were sent out now a month since in pursuit of the Apache chief, Victoria, and his followers, and who pursued them across the line to their hiding-place in Mexico, returned to Fort Bogaid, N. M., a little the worse for wear, but foU of life and spirit etiiL Morrow lost two men killed, and had two wounded. Victoria’s band scattered, and Morrow, being 300 miles from his supplies, and two days’ march from tne line, was compelled to return. But the command underwent much hardship, at one time being seventy hours without water. The command lost a great many animals. Quite a sensation has been produced in Chicago commercial and financial circles by the failure of the large dry-goods Jobbinghouse of Stettauer Bros. & Go., which,in the amount of sales, ranks about fifth among the wholesale dry-good* firms of that city. The liabilities of the firm are about 91,500,000. The creditors are principally in New York and Boston, 11. B. Claflin A Co. being among tho largest The house was established in Chicago in 1809. The Btettauer Brothers come from Leavenworth, Kan., where they commenced business in 1857, aud made a big pile of money in tho mercantile business. They began business in Chicago with a rush, and soon commanded a heavy trade. Tboy carried a heavy stock, and their annual sales aggregated- #0,000,000 to #7,000,. 000. They sold goods all through tho West— Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, lowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and the Territories. The Indian is becoming competitively humorous, and, with tho advantages accorded to tho white man, might equal, if not excel, him in the struggle to provoke laughter. As an evidence of this latent ability is the example of tho savago who camo into Gen. Merritt’s camp a few days ago and gravely informed tho General that on giving up his arms, equipments and transportation the command would be allowed to depart in peace. A party of detectives who were ambi tious to secure the heavy reward offered for the arrest of the notorious James brothers, encountered their game a few days ago, in the vicinity of Joplin, Mo. A desporate fight ensued, iu which a number of shots were exchanged. Jesse James was shot through the head, and it is believed was killed. Another of the robbers was wounded, as well as some of tho detoctivos. The train bearing Gen. Grant halted for a short tiino at Galosburg, 111., on the journey from Ban Francisoo to Galena, aud the < x-Fresidont mado a little speech to tho Galesburgers. Just as ho had finished, aud was in tho act of stepping, back into the car, he was struck on the side of the head by an egg hurled by sonio one in the crowd. As it was dark the scoundrel who threw the missile could not be discovered, although a citizen offered #IOO for his arrest. Henry Greenebanm, at one time one of the wealthiest bankers in Chicago, has been indicted by the Grand Jury for violation of the national banking laws. D. A. Mahoney, of the Dubuque Telegraph, is dead. Ho was an old journalist, and founded tho Dubuqne Herald, St. Louis Times and Dubuque Telegraph. Maj. Reno, Seventh cavalry, who was suspended on account of conduct toward Mrs. Bell, wife of an officer of his regiment, and who since wont through a court of inquiry regarding his conduct in the battle of tho L’ttle Big Horn, where Custer was killed, is again in trouble, and again it is on account of abnsi.’e conduct toward a lady. At Fort Meade, whore he is stationed, he got drunk and grossly insulted Mrs. Farnshaw, the wife of tho Post Trader. One of Farnsliaw’s clerks knocked him down. Afterward, at the post club-room, he got into a quarrel with Maj. Brewer, Surgeon, and was again knocked down. Gen. Sturgis has preferred charges against Reno, and this time he will probably bo ignominiously kicked out of the army. Gens. Adams and Hatch and CMef Ouray have bean appointed a peace commission to visit tho bostilo Uto camp and investigate the killing of Maj Thornburgh and his followers. Edward Clark, who was employed at White River Agency, says Chief Douglass, the plotter of the Meeker massacre, was concerned in tlio horrible Mountain Meadow massacre, where so many innocent women and children were butchered by the Mormons and Indians in 1857. Clark says that one day this summer Douglas 3 and another chief quarreled. The chief in his anger said he could ruin Douglass if he told the truth about him, that he was a bad man and had' participated in the crime at Mountain Meadows. Gen. Hooker’s obsequies at Cincinnati, on the 7tli inst., were largely attended and very impressive. In the procession were many veterans, several military organizations, and prominent State and Federal officials. An army chaplain preached the funeral sermon, which was an eloquent and patriotic discourse. As a stock train of cars were crossing tho North Miesouri railroad bridge, which spans tho Missouri liver at St. Charles, Mo., a few nights ago, the westsjpan of the main structure suddenly gave way, precipitating seventeen cars of live stock and the caboose into the abyss. The engine and one car, with the conductor, engineer and fireman, were saved by tho breaking of the connection between the cars. Tlireo eatele men who had taken passage on tho train were drowned, and three others were badly injured. An incendiary fire at Napoleon, Henry county, Ohio, destroyed a largo part of the business center of the town. Loss, #100,000; insurance, #45,000. A heavy cyclone passed overJJ’Strasburg, Mo., a small town six miles east of Kansas City, a few evenings ago, destroying many buildings and injuring a number of persona. Soatb. One hundred thousand 4 dollars* worth of property in the business part of Holena, Ark., was destroyed by fire last week. POLITICAL POINTS. Official vote of ‘California at the September election: Perkins, Republican, 67,965; Glenn, Democrat, White, Kearney, 44,483; Clark, Prohibition, 1,300. An official canvass of the vote of lowa at the October election shows tho following result on Governor: Gear, Republican, 157,571; Trimble, Democrat, 85,057; Campbell, Greenbacker, 45,429; Dnngan, Prohibitionist, 3,258. Total vote, 291,315. Gear’s majority over Trimble, 72,495; over Campbell, 111,454; over all others combined, 23,8081. WASHINGTON NOTES. In his annual report, just submitted to the President, Gen. Sherman dwells at considerable length on the fact that, while the regular army consists of 25,000 men, only about 20,000 are available for actual service. Nearly 4,000 enlisted men are detailed for various duties, all of them so important that he has found it impossible to reduce the number. Believing that 25,000 men would be none too many for exclusive servioe in the regiments of the line,

he again urges that Congress increase the army to that extent. The President’s forthcoming message, it is said, will be an unusually short one A Washington dispatch says that, at a Cabinet meeting last week, department estimates for the next fiscal year were considered. The total estimates are about #7,000,000 more than the apppropriations last year. Of this increase about #2,000,000 is on account of pensions; abouk#3,ooo,ooo on account of postoffice, and #2,000,000 among the other department*. Washington telegram : “Tho attention of the President having been called to day to the various rumors afloat as to the Russian and English missions, he replied that there was no necessity for filing those missions, and that no names had as yet been agreed on.” The President has appointed Albert Johnson, of Colorado, Surveyor General of the United States for Colorado. The estimates for the consular aud diplomatic service tho next fiscal year will exceed those for the current year by about #96,000. An appropriation of #2,775,000 will bo asked for taking the census. A Washington telegram states that tho proposal of tie Government to purchase #IO,OO0 .< 00 of bonds on. the sinking-fund account was responded to by offers to sell over $11,000,000 of bonds at prices varying from 105.59 to 110. Secretaiy Sherman rejected all the bids, and directed Assistant Treasurer Hillhouse not to pay over 106 for any bonds. A large number of New York bankers then camo forward aud offered to sell their 6 per cent, bonds at the figure named by the Secretary of the Treasury, aud in a short time tho Assistant Treasurer had completed the purchase of #10,000,000 of them. Mrs. Margaret Eaton, widow of Gen. John H. E i ton, Secre’ary of War under President Jackson, has just died at Washington, aged 81 years.