Democratic Sentinel, Volume 3, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 December 1879 — NEWS OF THE WEEK. [ARTICLE]

NEWS OF THE WEEK.

JVOBBIGN NEWS. The preliminary examination at Sligo o/ KilleD, Davitt and Daly, on a charge of atditioD, resulted in the two flrat named being btid for trial without bail, while Daly, the editor, was released on furnishing secniity for his appearance. Delane, for many years leading editor of the London Time*, is dead, at the age of 02 ' South American advices report a great battle between the Chilian army and the allied forces of Peru aud Bolivia, near Iquique, in w hicli the latter received a crushing dofoat. Davitt, another of the Irish agitators arrested for sedition, has been held for trial. Schouvaloff, Russian Minister to Great Britain, has been recalled. The French National Assembly convened at Paris on the 27ih nit. Killen, the third of the Irish agitators, arrested for sedition, was committed for further trial at Bligo on the 28th nit The accused was offered bail, but refused to furnish it, and was hustled off to jail in the midst of a great uproar. Intelligence comes from Constantinople that Ahmed Mnkhtar Pasha, tho Turkish General, has been massacred by Arnautsat Unsinje. DOMESTIC! INTELLIGENCE. Kast. By a collision on the Ware River railroad, near Palmer, Mass., seventeen wore injured, some of them badly. Tho barns of tho Eighth avenue horse-car line, located at Eighth avenue and Fiftieth street, New York, were burned last week, over ICO horses perishing in the flames. One flroman was killed and three others seriously injured by falling walls. The loss is estimated at #250,000. The largest commercial transaction i'vi r accomplished by a single individual in Arnenc&lias just been consummated in Now York. William Jl. Vanderbilt, for #25,000,000 in crisp Government bonds, turned over to a syndicate represented by Dn-xe), Morgan A Go. 250,000 shares of Now York Central and Hudson Itiver railroad stock. During tho past year 2110 fishermen from Gloucester have been lost. Edison says he has completed his electric light, and will exhibit it fully at Christmas in Menlo Park. South. The trial of the desperado Currie, who killed tho actor Porter, at Marshall, Texas, has been again postponed, on account of the non-appearance of important witnesses for the prosecution. , A distressing story of a double Indian massacre comes from El Paso, in Northwestern Texa-*. A party of fifteen men went j m pursuit of depredating savages, and fol- | l<w d a tis i to the Camdelena mountains, ! where th» Indians ambushed them, killing j all bin one or two. When the news j r- 1 .•hod El Paso a strong party organized and lon tic trail Arriving at the scene of j tin mass* re they commenced to bury the dead. While thus employed they were fired j upon and eighteen killed. A destructive tornado visited the s utheastern section of Louisville, Kv.,a few I days ago, a mdishing »nd unroofing a large ] numl»er ( f buildings. West. Deunis Kearney has been fined S2O! b. a Sui Francisco Police Justice for curving j concealed weapons. At Manistee, Mich , on the morning | of N ■ -4, the fine steamer John A. Dix struck >•: an Icr ihai lay in the hot om of Like Mich- I ) mo, and sunk in a short time. At Ludington, I Midi., about the same hour, the steamer City j of Now Y ork ran aground and soon filled with ! wafer. No loss pf life in citbf r case. Advices from Los Finos Agency to Nov. 25 report that the late “Chief Ouray has 1 ; 'calculated his power and cannot deliver the murderers of Meeker and Thornburgh if he would. The situation at the agency is far from enviable. Humors of an impending attack prevail, and the bnilaing in which the Commissioners and thoir escort lodgo has been looplioled and provisioned..” A horrible double murder was committed in Cass county, 111., a few days ago. Too viclitns were two German brothers named Eichenand, and the murderers John and Robert, Taylor, also brothers. It was a cold--11 oded and unprovoked deed. , POLITICAL POINTS. Official vote of Nebraska at the late election for Supreme Judge: Cobb, Republican, 1(1,11:1; Wakcly, Democrat, 20,827; Saxon, Greenback, 4,725. Senator Booth says the California R< publicans arc for Blaine for President, in nrefeieace to any other man. The Indiana Republicans will hold ♦heir State Convention at Indianapolis on the 25th of February next. Congressman Washburne, of Minnesota, says the Republicans of his State are for •'(rant for President. WASHINGTON NOTES The President visited Philadelphia on Ttianksgiving, dinod with Bishop Simpson, attended church at the suburb of Frankford, and donated #25 to the building fund of the church. The Postmaster General has ordered that lottery letters should be returned to the senders from the Dead-Letter Office. MISCELLANEOUS GLEANINGS. Gen. Grant has manifested his interest in tho Nicaragua canal project by informing Admiral Ammen that he will be in Philadelphia on the Pith of December and be pleased to discuss the matter with Mr. De Franco, of Nicaragua, and others. ’ It is proposed at Washington to offer tho General #2S,(XX) salary per annum until the canal is in operation, when an increase is promised.