Democratic Sentinel, Volume 3, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 December 1879 — NEWS OF THE WEEK. [ARTICLE]

NEWS OF THE WEEK.

voeeign news. Between seventy and eighty miners were killed by a fire-damp explosion in a Saxony oolliery. A man forced his way into the hall of the Medical Council, at the War Ministry, in Constantinople, and wounded four persons with a dagger. The attempt on the life of the Czar of Russia, at Moscow, appears to have been a much more desperate affair than tbe first reports of the occurrence indicated. An infernal machino was placed in the railway track, and the mine exploded by a battery at a distance. Fortunately for the imperial traveler, s baggage train was mistaken for that of the royal party, and thus the Emperor narrowly escaped unscathed. The baggage train was blown to atoms, and, but for the mistake, there would not have been enough of the Czar loft to insure a funeral. A war has broken out in Western Africa between rival cliiofs, in which 200 persons have already been killed, and all tho prisoners on both sides cooked and eaten. Advices from South America report that the allied Peruvians and Bolivians have been completely defeated at Tarapaca, Peru, by the Chilians, who have taken possession of the town; and that, per contra, the Chilians have been disastrously defeated by the allied Peruvians and Chilians at Loa. Twenty villages in Eastern Boumelia liavo risen in arms against the Government. A terrible famine prevails in Saxony and upper (Silesia. Franco has been visited by a heavy fall of snow, suspending railway traffic in seme districts. New York’s Cleopatra’s needle is almost ready for shipment from Alexandria to this country. United States bonds are hardly to be had in tho London market now. Thomas Brennan, another of the Irish agitators, was arrested at Dublin, Deb 5, for utterances at the Balia meeting. Egypt is preparing for an invasion of Abyssinia. A tidal wave recently swept over tho Monkishal island, in the Bay of Bengal, drowning several hundred persons. The Nihilists who made the last attempt upon the life of the Czar covered up their tracks so thoroughly that they will probably never be discovered. An immense Irish meeting was held at Castlerea, on Sunday, Doc. 7, which was addressed hv Pur mil and other Irish agitators. Delegations were presont from Balia and other adjaoont towns. Tho men wore green sashes, rosettes, and sprigs of green in their hats. One delegation cai riert pikes in tlioir hands, which somo fmenred with red paint to giva them a sanguii ary and blood-stainod look. There was much ixbtement, and a serious collision wa 8 narrowly averted. M. Le Boyer, Frenoh Minister of Justico, has resigned.

DOMESTIC) INTELLIGENCE. l£a»t. A fire on Market and Sixth streets, Philadelphia, burned proporty valued at upward of half a million dollars. Megarga Bros, and A. M. Collins, Bon A Co., paper dealers, woro the principal sufferers. The Presbyterians of Philadelphia have boon robbed by flio of their finest church edifice—the Oxford Protbyte lin —which was built, a few years ago. at a cost of $240,000, Another bungling execution was witnessed at Bmothport, Pa., the other day. Andrew Tracy, a young fellow who, in September, 1 78, killed Mis i Mary Itoilly because she refused to marry him, was the victim. The culprit was conducted to the scaffold, where it was supposed everything was in prime trim; but whon tho Sheriff cut the trap rope the culprit fell to the floor of the corridor, the knot-end of the .rope loosening. A now rope was obtained, and Tracy was lifted to the platform again, and tho Sheriff cut tho traprope again. This timo the doomed man’s neck was broken. Tracy bequeathed his remains to a relative, with a request that they bo disposed of according to tho ancient Roman custom — burred instead of buried. A building on River street, Troy, N. Y., occupied by several large shirt and collar manufacturers, was burned last week. Loss estimated at $350,000. Eighteen huudred persons were thrown out of employment by the fire. E. B. Bigelow, the woll-known inventor, has just died at Boston. William Ketcham, United States District Judge for tho Western District of Pennsylvania, is dead. West. Gen. Grant visited Dubuque, where the whole populace turned out to welcome him, on the Ist inst. Reports come from the West that the Mormons are tryiDg to incite the Ute Indians to another uprising. Chicago papers record the death of Gen Jefferson C Davis, of the United States army, which occurred at tho Palmer llouso, in that city. Gen. Davis was a native of Cla.ik county, Ind , and was 51 years of age. Ouray, the friendly Ute chicftaiD, has finally succeeded in enticiug the White river savages into tho agency at Los Pinos. Tin y arrived on tho let inst., all armed to the tee'b, a in’ wo**r w 'coined by the Peace Commisdonera and. ilnir neon, prepared in the same manner against a sudden attack. As the season approaches the holidays it will always be noticed that Manager Haverly, of the Chicago Theater, manages to secure “ Humpty Dumpty ” for tho delectation of the litdo folks. With no departure from the usual custom, that sprightly yointg gentleman “ sits on the wall ” at Haverly’s every evening this woek. Tho Tony Denier troupe has the particular Ilumpty niw there, and no better travels. A monster meeting, called to express sympathy for the Irish in their land-reform agitation, was held at Chicago a few nights ago. A number of prominent citizens made speeches. The Bonanza firm of miners have sold the Yellow Jacket and Hble A Norcross mines. Old Sitting Bull is giving the Canadians considerable tronble, and they threaten to expel the whole band of Sioux savages. Gen. Grant arrived in Chicago on the evening of Deo. 8 for a six days’ sojourn. He was received quietly by a few personal friends. A terrible aooident occurred at a mining shaft in Virginia City, Nev., a few days ago. The engineer, at the ohanging of the shift, ran the cage into the sheaves. Eighteen men were In the eage, and on the skip beneath. One man was instantly killed, four fatally and t»J the rqst seriously injured.

Colorow, one of the Ute chiefs, testified before the Adams Peace Commist-icn, at Los Pinos, that the Indians had been encouraged by the Mormons to make war on the whites, the Mormons offering to furnish them with arms ana ammunition. Advices from Los Pinos Agency to Dec. 5 report the commission as “ progressing finely. Jack has so far proved the most valuable witness yet examined, answering all questions promptly, keeping nothing back. He claims the removal of the agency was the commencement of the trouble; that on an elevation of 8,700 feet, with the frost every month of the year, farming was impossible; that he and his hands received no rations for a year, which he claims was a violation of the treaty of 1808; that his engagement with the troops was a fair fight. Ho calls Douglass a squaw man for having attacked the agency, and insists that a white man under the same circumstances would have fought Thorn burgh. The Chicago Commercial Club gave Gen. Grant a grand banquet at the Grand Pacific Hotel, in that city, on the evening of the oth inst In the afternoon of the same day the General performed the ceremony of planting a tree at Booth Park, in the southern section of the city, in tho presence of a large and distinguished assemblage. South. A largo force of armed moonshiners surrounded sixteen revenue deputies near Atlanta, Ga., and delivered a prisoner whom the deputies had arrested. Medford Waters (colored) was hanged at Blkton, Md., last week, for the murder of Jenkins Whaley (colored;, Nov. 13, 1878. His last words, spoken from tho gallows, were: “Don’t none of you ever take this pattern. Keep out of it.”

WASHINGTON NOTES The public-debt statement for November shows tho following figures: Decrease of debt, #799,828; cash in the treasury, $207,217,088; gold certificates, #18,87'.),200; silver certificates, $7,007,910; certificates of deposit outstanding, #14,100,(XX); refunding certificates, #2,011,750; legal tonders outstanding, s34fj,081,010; fractional currency outstanding, $15,704,848. Secretary Sherman has Issued a circular iuviting proposals for the sale to tho Government of $1,000,000 of the 6 per cent, interest-bearing bonds of the United States, known as “ sixos of 1881.” The bonds thus to be purchased will be applied to tho sinking fund. The House Committee on Elections has dismissed the Indiana contested case of McCabe vs. Orth, and tho latter will be allowed to retain his seat unmolested. Secretary Evarts telegraphed to the Czar the President’s congratulations on his escape from assassination. The Attorney General has notified the House Appropriation Committee that the amount needed as a deficiency appropriation for • United States Marshals and Deputy Marshals during the current fiscal year is #(>00,000. This is the amount voted by the two Houses at the last sossion, which President Ilayes vetoed. The Secretary of the Interior decides that the bonefits of the Timber-Culture law may be secured by planting cottonwood trees. This reverses a previous ruling. Nearly 200 bills were introduced in Congress the first four days of the se-sion.

POLITICAL POINTS. The election held in Louisiana for Btato officers, on the 2d iust., resulted in the choice of tho outiro Democratic ticket by about 20.000 majority. The Leavenworth Times has obtained the views of fifty Kansas oditors as to their favorite candidate for,President. Tho Republican editors almost unanimously in favor of Grant, while those of Democratic proclivities aro divided between Bayard and (Seymour. Congressman Keifer, of Ohio, thinks that'(Secretary (Sherman diminished his chances for the Republican nomination for the Presidency at least 20 per cent, by the financial “suggoßtious” or “recommendations” in his recent report. The official vote of New York at the November election for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and State Engineer—the latter the only office secured by the Democra's—is as follows: Governor, Cornell, 418,567.; Robinson, 375,790; Kelly, 77,566; Lewis (Gr’bk), 20,286; Hears (Proh.), 4,437; scattering, 4,489. Lieutenant Governor, Hoskins, 485,300; Potter, 435,013; Whiting, 28,167; Bronson, 3,9o2;scattering, 4,489. State Engineer, Soule, 425,580; Seymour, 439,641; Nagle, 22,684; Hooker, 4,021; scattering, 5,351. Official vote of Wisconsin for Cover nor, at tho late election: William E. Smith, Republican, 1(K),533; JamesG. JoDkins, Democrat, 75,080; Reuhou May, Greenbacker, 12,996; W. R. Bloomfield, Prohibition, 387; scattering, 577.

MISCELLANEOUS GLEANINGS. Gen. Grant will probably not visit Washington until after his return from Mexico. From Cuba comes the announcement of the defeat of the insurgents, with a loss of twenty-three men kilted A steamer which arrived at New York last week from England brought $1,200,000 in gold. Dennis Kearney, the California agitator. is going to make another Eastern tour.

DOINGS IN CONGRESS. The first regular session of the Forty-sixth Congress convened at noon, on Monday, Dec. 1, and a committee was appointed to inform the President and House of Representatives that the Senate was ready for business. President Hayes’ message was read,after which the Senate adjourned. 1 he following nominations were sent in for confirmation by toe President: George W. McCrary for United stales Judge in the Eighth Circuit; Joseph B. Leake for United States District Attorney in the Northern District, of Illinois; Charles U. W. French for Chief Justice of Arizona Territory; Norman Buck for Assoaiate Justice in Idaho Territory .. .On the opening of the House. 232 members answered to their names, showing fifty-six absentees. The new members from lowa, New York and California took the oath, after wliich the usual committee to inform the President and the Senate was appointed. After a short recess, the President’s message was received and read, when the House adjoume l. Resolutions were introduced and referred in the Senate, on the 2d inst., pledging the protection of the Government to the Nicaragua canal, and Senator Burnside made a speech reaffirming the Monroe doctrine in reference to this work. At its conclusion the Senate went into executive session, and. when the doors were opened, adjourned In the House two resolutions were introduced declaring it the opinion of the members that no change be made in the currency laws at this session; another in relation to the Inter-oceanic canal; srd several bills by nnanimous consent, among which was one by Mr. Thompson, of Kentucky, on the reference of which to the Committee on War Claims, a vote resulted 114 to 111... .Caucuses were held by Senators of both p rties in relation to committee* appointments. In the Republican caucus, Mr. Baldwin, the new Michigj&a Senator, was recommended to fill the place < f his predecessor, Mr. Chandler, on the committees. Benator Perry presented the credentials of Henry P. Baldwin In the Senate on the 3d, and he took the oath of office. Mr. Beck introduced a bill to authorize the payment of customs duties in

legal-tender notes; also, to authorize the purchase of foreign-built ships by Americans. Mr. Bayard offered a resolution that “notes of the United States shall be receivable for all dues to tbe United States, except duties on imports, and shall not be otherwise legal tender Mr. Ingalls presented a resolution. “ that the present volume of United -tates i otes thonld not be reduced, and that said notes ought to continue to be a legal tender in the payment of debts.” ....Mr, Wood introduced a bill in the House limiting interest on refunding bonds to 3J£ per cent. Bills introduced; By Mr. Weaver, for the relief us the soldiers and sailors who served in the ia‘e wa'; by Mr. Goode, relating to the celebration of the Yorkt wo centennial; by Mr. Finlay, transferring the Indian Bureau to the War Department; by Mr. Garfield, to facilitate the refunding es the national debt.... The foUowing nominations were sent to the S Date by the President: Charles Beardsley, low a, to be Fourth Auditor of the Treasury. Coilec ors of Internal Revenue—L. B. Crooker, Second District ot Illinois; Alfred M. Jones, Third District of Illinois; Howard M. Kutchin, Third Dirtrict of Wiscons.n. Indian Agents—Charles Hatton, Michigan, for the Shoshone Agency, Wyoming. A short session was held in both houses on the 4th, and at its close they adjourned t ■ the Bth. In tbe Senate a biU was introduced by Mr. Morri 1 to facilitate the funding of the public debt. > Mr. Carpenter offered a resolution that, t e present c> ndition of financial affairs being excellent, no c hange was expedient. A number private bills were offered, and a short executive session was he1d....1n the House a resolution was presented by Mr. Gillette, declaring that Congress is not only opposed to any reduction in the volume of United states legal-tender notes, but is in favor of substituting greenbacks for national bank notes, and that it is in fay-rot the free and u uestricted coinage of the 412’i-grain silver dol’a a.