Democratic Sentinel, Volume 3, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 November 1879 — NEWS OF THE WEEK. [ARTICLE]

NEWS OF THE WEEK.

VOBEION NEWS. The former Oonfederate cruiser Shenandoah was lately rank off the Island of Socotra, in tho Indian ocean. Most of the crew were drowned. The Shenandoah belonged to the Saltan of Zanzibar. The Irish land troubles are assuming an alarming shape. James Bryce Killan and Michael Davi'.t hare been arrested in Dublin, for making seditions speeches, and James Daly editor of the Connaught Telegraph, has been placed behind the bars in Castlebar, for publishing seditions editorials. These arrests caused a great commotion in the Green Isle, and numerous indignation meetings have been held and flaming posters scattered about. There has been another outbreak among university students at Ht. Petersburg, Russia. Late cable dispatches seem to have settled two or three important points in Euro pean politics, which are threatening the peace of that continent. One is that Turkey has yielded to the British demands foj reform in Asia Minor, and appointed an English General (Baker Pasha) to see that they are honestly carried out; another, that Egypt has accepted the principle that England and France are hereafter to have-control of her national finances; still another, that Russia his failed to coerce Turkey into giving permission for all the fleets of the Europoan powers to enter Turkish watore. Ninety thousand people have died of cholera in Japan since the barbarous commander of a German frigate forced the quarantine last July and introduced tho disease in that o nmtry. Large meetings of Irishmen and Irish sympathizers were held at Nowcastle-on-Tyne, Manchester, Birmingham, and Balia, on Haturday, Nov. 22. At all of them resolutions were passed protesting against the arrests of Davitt, Daly, and Killen. Ex-Empress Eugenie, who was summoned to Spain by cows of the soiious illness cf her mother, the Countess de Montijo, arrived at Madrid in time to be informed of her death. The Chilian fleet recently bombards d the Peruvian city of Pisagua, and capturod the place after a bloody oonilict. In England, France and Germany winter has set in early and violently. Heavy snow-storms are reported all over the continent. The widow of the late Charles Dickens has just died iu Ixmdon. DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE. En»t. Boston merchants have appointed a commit:oo to co-operate with similar committees in olhor cities in an effort to secure the enactment of * national bankruptcy law. The mania for stock speculation is as groat iu New Ifork as in the flush times succeeding the war.- Lately the bulls and bears have been engaged in a fierce strife, and on Friday of last week the contost culminated in a bad break, in which many of tho we.ik operators got terribly squeezed. Stocks dropped from 1 to 20 per cent, in a few minutes, and Wall street has not witnessed such a Hurry of excit ment in many a day. South. Eliza Pinkston, of Louisiana Returning Board fame, has been arrosted «t Canton, Miss., on a charge of murdering her husband. A fire on the north side of the Strand, Galveston, Texas, destroyed business property valued at 3150,(00. Hot Springs, Ark., is agitated over the discovery of rioh gold mines fifteen miles east of that town. P. H. Nichols and A. M. Crockett, farmers living at Lintdale, iu Southeast Missouri, mot in tho road tho other day and quarroled about some live stock. They agreed to sottle the disputo there and then, and, drawing their knives, begau slashing each other in a savage manner. Nichols’ head was almost severed from tho body, and he received twelve other stabs, aud died at once. Crookett was butcherod almost beyond recognifien, receiving eighteen stabs, and survived but a few hourH. Four Southern murderers expiated their crimes on the gallows on Friday, Nov. 21. George and Andrew Brown, brothers, were hangod at Denison, Tex , for the murder of Dr. McLean, in Montague county, Tex., in 1876; George Garry was strung up at Beaufort, 8. 0., for the murder of a negro named Brown; and a 16-year-old boy namod Edward Holmes was executed at Union Court House, 8. C., for outraging a 2-year-old girl. West. - Advices from Los Pinos Indian Agency to the 18th inst. are to the following effect: Chief Roworwick was the next witness after Douglass and Johnson. He proved himself either the groatest ignoramus or tho greatest liar of any Indian that has yet appeared before the commission Ho knew absolutely nothing about the massacre or fight, and even denies the fact that Gen. Adarns slept in his teat while at White river. There is evidently an agreed plan on the part of the Indians to furnish no information of any kind, and by this means thwart tho wishes of Ouray and the object of the commission. After Sowoiwick had given his lying testimony, Gen. Adams addressed Ouray, pointing out that Sowerwiek had testified falsely, and adding that he did not believo that Roworwick, or any other of the Indians, intended to tell the truth He asked Ouray to recommend some other plan by which the Government might ascertain who were engaged in the White river difficulties. Said ho: “We want the guilty parties; and, if you think we canuot find out who they are, we had better go liome.’’ Ouray responded: “I cannot force them to say what they do not wish; 1 brought them here that they might speak for themselves.” He afterward added: “Show me any act of law by which a man is compelled to convict himself.” Ouray afterward acknowledged he was afraid of assassin ition. At last accounts he was very ill. Owing to the indisposition of Ouray, the commission adjourned till Monday the 24th. Ouray informed Gen. Adams he will accomplish the purpose for which the commission was convened, and bring the guilty parties to justice, if he dies iu the attempt. Mrs. Adelaide Robert, who some time ago shot aud killed Theodore B. Weber, a well • known Chicago merchant, was plaoed on trial last week, pleaded insanity, and, the testimony showing an unsound mind being very strong, the case terminated in an agreed verdict to the effect that the defendant was at the time of the shooting, and is now, insane, and that she be confined at the Northern Insane Asylum at Elgin until permanently oared. A tunnel in course of construction on a narrow-gauge railway between San Joee and Santa Cruz, OaL, has been the soene of a frightful explosion, resulting in the death of twentyfive or thirty Chinese laborers. Ban Francisco dispatches give the following particulars of the

calamity. It appears that the blast was let off about 2,700 feet from the month of tue tunnel, which caused an explosion of gas generated by the filtering of coal oil through the roof and sides of the tunnel. Twenty-one Chinamen and two white men were at work in the tunnel at the time. Immediately abont twenty more Chinamen rushed into the tnnnel with torches to aid their comrades. When they had penetrated abont 1,500 feet their torches caused a second explosion more violent than the first, shaking the mountain to its center. Two white meD, Linkle and Johnson, were brought out terribly burned, and about ten Chinamen, all seriously injured. As near as can be learned some thirty Chinamen are killed. A serious disaster on Lake Ontario occurred a few nights ago. The tng Seymour, of Ogdensburg, loft Cape ’Vincent, with four tugs, three dredges and eighteen scows in tow for Buffalo. Daring the night a gale was en countered, and three tags and all of the small dredges and scows were lost. One tug was picked up, and the Seymour arrived at Backett’s Harbor. Of the crews nineteen persons were saved. Twelve were lost. Mrs. Sherman, wife of F. O. Sherman, formerly Mayor of Chicago, and founder of the Sherman Honse, is dead, aged 74 years. One of the severest gales experienced on Lake Michigan for many seasons occurred on Wednesday, Nov. 19. The storm was severest on the east shore, where a number of vessels were wrecked and stranded, though luckily there is little or no loss of life to be reported, thanks to the life-saving service. At Grand Haven, Mich., there was a remarkable series of disasters, folio whig each other in rapid succession. First the scow Maple Leaf, lumber-laden, missed her piers and weDt ashore; she is a total loss; the life-saving crew saved all on board. An hour afterward the schooner J. A. Holmes, light, went on the beach near her. Later still, the schooner Margaret Dali went on near the Holmes, and then came the schooner C. O. D., which went on high and dry a few feet farther north of the Dali. The last-named was soon followed by the schooner Mystic—all this in the space of an hour or two. Then came the steam barge Gen. Paine, which struck the Grand Haven bar, and sunk in eighteen feet of water. Just thirty minutes after she struck, the crow were taken off by tho life-s&ving men, after a gallant fight with the wind and waves. Next the schooner Robert Howlett tried to get in, but could not, and went ashore.. Grant will again visit Chicago about the sth of December, and make a three-days’ stiy. On the 9th of December ho is booked for a reception at Indianapolis. Louisvi'le will take a look at him on the 11th, and Pittsburgh, Harrisburg and Philadelphia on succeedijg dates. After his visit to Washington, he will go South, spending the winter either in Cuba or Mexico. Dispatches from Los Pinos Agency of the 19th of November state that “the last forty-eight hours have witnessed a decided change for the better, and the prospects for a peaceful solution of the White river troubles may be safely predicted. Ouray infoims the commission that tho reason why the Indians refused to testify at first was a fear 6f arrest, but now that they are satisfied of good faith on the part of the commission they will all be here inside of six days, Jack among the number, and we shall have the Indian version of the whole affair. The day on which Douglass gave his testimony he had an escort with him who were prepared to defend him in case of arre-s’. The hostiles met the commission with the intention of telling a consistent lie throughout, but Gen. Adams’ coup d’etat brought them to a realizing sense of their position, and they are now pleadiug for peace. They are thoroughly frightened, and the fears of a winter campaign against them have exacted tho promise to honestly testify and abide the consequences. They say, ‘One big fight, and the Indians’ammunition all gone. No food, and we starve.’ ” Later and more extended accounts of tho gale which swept the lakes on the 19 h and 20th of November the damages to have been vastly greater than first reports indicated. The east shore of Lake Michigan suffered the greatest, the beach being lined with the wreck of luckless vessels that were caught out by the hurricane. On Lakes Erie and Huron the gale was not so violent, but a number of vessels were wrecked. Tnero is no great loss of life to report, tr.t hair-breadth escapes of the unfortunate mariners who were compelled to face the elements are numerous.

Reed & Sons, the well-known music and piano dealers of Chicago, have made an assignment for the benefit of their creditors. Both the daughters of Father Meeker, the murdered Agent for the Ute Indians in Colorado, are now lecturing in that State. Josephine addressed a full house at Leadville, the other night, and on tho same evening Rose addressed an andience at Greeley. The recital of the fiendish conduct of the captors of Josephine and her mother is described as bloodcurdling. The Cincinnati papers report that the “Cincinnati Division Paper Manufacturers’ Association held a private meeting at the Gibson House, in that city, last week, which w r as fully attended. It is understood that they decided upon an advance in prices of both news and book papers, ranging from 1 to 1 % cents per pound.” Dennis Kearney was arrested in San Francisco the other day for disturbing a meeting that bad assembled to listen to & speech attacking the managers of the Bonanza mines. He was locked up in the calaboose, and subsequently bailed out. Springfield, lU., is being terribly scourged by scarlet fever; 500 cases are reported in the city. Desperadoes have for a long time had things pretty much their own way out in Leadville, but it now looks as if the law-and order element had firmly planted its foot down and determined upon having a say as to how things should be run. A few nights ago a few of the citizens formed themselves into a vigilance committee, marched io the jail, took two desperadoes out, and hung them by the neck until they were dead. The two victims were Patrick Stuart, footpad, and pal of Henry Clifford, who was killed by the barber Backhouse while plying his vocation, and Ed. Frokishaw, 'a notorious lot-jumper and desperado. Two men charged with participation in the lynching of Bill Young, the Cahokia (Mo.) murderer, have been held for trial in $2,000 and $5,000 bail respectively. A fire at Farmington, Mmn., last week, destroyed nearly the entire town. Loss estimated at $150,000. The Mormons are settling in large numbers in the San Luis valley, Colorado. A heavy Government contractor named MoCann has been sentenced, at Cheyenne, to eighteen months’ imprisonment, SI,OOO fine, aud to make restitution. He was convicted of embezzlement, in that he sold goods that were destined for the Bannock Indians. McVidker’s, in Chicago, is devoted to English opera the present week, Max Maretzek, with his fine troupe, playing the last

week of the present engagement “Sleepy Hollow” has drawn good andiences in the past week, and is continued for part of this, th ngh “ The Bohemian Girl” and the favorite “Pinafore” are billed the last half of the week. Next week Miss Annie Pixley, with her version of “ M’jiss,” is under lined. WASHINGTON NOTES A Washington newspaper gives currency to a report that the Rothschilds are anxious to advance one-third of the amonnt which it is estimated the Nicaragua canal will cost, on the understanding that Gen. Grant be President of the company. Comptroller Knox, in his annual report, advocates the immediate retirement of the greenback circulation. According to the showing made by the Director of the Mint, the coin now in the United States aggregates more than $600,000,000. This, with the issues of the national banks, the Comptroller regards as sufficient for the needs of the country. Col. John Hay, of Cleveland, has assumed the duties of Assistant Secretary of State, vice Seward, resigned. The war between Postmaster General Key and the lottery dealers is to be settled by the Supreme Court. An agreed case is to be sent to lint tribunal immediately. Sma'! notes are very scarce, and the refusal of the banks to circulate silver creates a demard for small gold coins. The Philadelphia mint has accordingly been directed to enter upon the coining of small gold pieces.

POLITICAL POINTS. Judge Beaman having declined the vacant United States Senatorship from Michigan, Gov. Croswqll has appointed ex-Gov. Henry P. Baldwin in his stead. A call has been issued for a conference in Washington, on the Bth of January next, of Chairmen of State Committees of the Greeenback-Labor and National parties and the editors of Greenback newspapers, with a view to determining upon the policy of nominating candidates for President and Vice President of the United. States in 1880. The v flic al returns from all the counties of Pennsylvania give the total vote cast for State Treasurer at the late election at 532,379 a shortage of 169,765 as compared with the vote for Governor in 1878. Samuel Butler, the Republican candidate for Treasurer, received 2-0,153 votes; Barr, Democrat, 221,715; Sutton, Greenbacker, 27,207; Richardson, Prohibitionist, 3,219. The following are the official majorities of the various Republican candidates for State offieers in Wisconsin: Smith, for Governor, 25,494: Bingham, for Lieutenant Governor, 26,647; Warner, for Secretary of State 26,095; Guenther, for Treasurer, 28,(61; Wilson, for Attorney General, 25,681; Whitford, for State Superintendent, 21,200. Full returns from all the counties in Mississippi show the Legislature of that State to consist as follows: Dew. (•. Rep. I?ul. Senate 34 2 10 House ‘.Mi lti 5 S Total 130 IS 6 3 There are six colored members cf the Legislature, four of whom are Republicans, one a Greenbacker, and one a Democrat—the latter from Yazoo. An Albany dispatch gives the following as the pluralities by which the Republican candidates for State officers are elected in New York: Cornell, for Governor, 38,676; Hoskins, Lieutenant Governor, 1,150; Carr, Secretary' of State, 2,152; Wadsworth, Comptroller, 6,619; Wendell, Treasurer, 3,274; Ward, Attorney Genera', 7,323. Horatio Seymour, Jr., Democrat is elected State Engineer by about 10,000 majority. Legislature—Republican majority in the Senate, 18; Republican majority in the House, 56. Majority on joint ballot, 74. MISCELLANEOUS GLEANINGS. Late advices from Havana indicate that the Cuban insurrection is more formidable than the meager accounts hitherto have indicated. There have been several important engagements, in which both sides claim to have been victorious, but the weight of the testimony is in favor of the insurgents, who are organizing in large numbers. The United States Supreme Court has just rendered a decision declaring the Federal law relating to trade-marks to be unconstitutional This decision operates to destroy the value of some 8,000 trade-marks now registered in the United States Patent Office, and to throw out about 300 applications for registry now pending. »A new ocean telegraph cable has just been laid across the Atlantic, from Brest, France, to Cape Cod, Mass. This makes the fifih telegraphic cable connecting Europe and America. Fires: In the Auburn (N. Y.) prison, loss $36,000; at Lake City, Minn., loss $50,000; a tannery at Ciaringlon, Ohio, loss $15,000. Ex-President Grant, after a Week’s round of festivities, embracing receptions, banquets and dinner parties, bade adieu to Chicago on the morning of Wednesday, Nov. 19« and returned to his home in Galena. A ohronology of the week’s events, briefly summarized! stands abont thus grand reception by the citizens and military; evening, Army of the Tennessee reception at Haverly’s Theater. Thursday, reception by veteran soldiers at McVicker’s Theater; evening, grand banquet at the Palmer House. Friday, private reception at CoL Fred Grant’s residence; evening, reception and banquet at the rooms of the Chicago Club. Saturday, God. Grant received the veterans of the Mexican war, and received and shook the hands of the public at the Grand Pacifio Hotel Sunday, he attended the Centenary Church (Rev. Dr. Thomas). Monday he reviewed 40,000 school children al the Exposition building, and in the evening attended a reception by the Calumet Club. Tuesday he attended a reception by the Loya, Legion at the rooms of the Chicago Club, visited the Protestant Orphan Asylum and made a long speech, and in the evening attended the Second regiment reception at McVicker’s Theater. Wednesday, Nov. 19, at 10 a. m., left for Galena. About twenty negroes arrived at New York, a few days ago, from Liberia, whither they had gone a year ago under the auspices of the South Carolina Colonization Society. They bring the most gloomy accounts of the enterprise, showing that it was grossly mismanaged; that scores of the emigrants have died of climatic ailments, and that the few who remain alive are barely able to obtain sufficient food. The Society o the Army of the Cumberland, at its a .„ual meeting in Washington last week, in response to letters read from the wife and daughter of the late Gen. Robert Anderson, of Fort Sumter fame, denying the charges of disloyalty against the deceased, adopted the following resolution offered by Gen. Sherman:

Resolved, That the heartfelt sympathy of the So ciety of the Army of the Cumberland is hereby tendered to tho wife and daughter of the first com mander cf the Army of the Cumberland; that the society will ever bear in honorable memory hie pure and noble character and his heroic devotion

to his country, and that they will ever regret that his Ul-health in I£6l prevented him from reaping the frnits of his valor and courage in the canse of the Union, and that nothing but poverty prevents them from erecting a suitable testimonial over he honored grave of Gen. Robert Anderson at West Polrt. Toledo, Ohio, was agreed npon as the place, and September, 1880, as the time, for the next meeting. The following officers were chosen for the ensuing year: President—Gen. Phil. H. Sheridan. Vice Presidents—Gen. Underwood. Massachusetts; Gen. Barnum, N w York; Gen. Carmer. New Jersey; Gen. Negley, Pennsylvania; Gen. Duffield, Michigan; Col. Hobson, Kentucky: Capt. E E Rhum, Tennessee: Gen. Morgan. Illinois; Gen. Streight, Indiana: Gen. Myer, Ohio; Col. Johnston, Wisconsin; Col. Conover, Missouri; Gen. Martin, Kansas; Capt. Wood, Minnesota; and Capt. SeUeck, lowa. Recording Secretary—Capt. Bted. Corresponding Secretary—Gen. Cist. Treasurer—Gen. Fullerton. Passage has been engaged for Gen. Grant and wife on the steamer Alexandria, to leave New York on .ho 27th of December ior Havana.