Democratic Sentinel, Volume 5, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 September 1881 — NEWS OF THE WEEK. [ARTICLE]

NEWS OF THE WEEK.

DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE. East. A New York telegram of Aug. 22 says: A new clue to the resting place of the remains of the late A. T. Stewart is being worked. Some ten days ago a boy left at a detective agen* cy a crude oil painting, representing a scene In a lonely spot, with the words in one part of it: “ Stewart’s body lies here.” The following note accompanied it: “ This location is in Cy" press Hill Cemetery. Be very careful •when approaching the grounds. You will be watched. Don’t be seen making observations, for they will see you *md follow you.” After consultation with Judge Hilton, it was decided to make a search. The cemetery was visited on Saturday, the spot,indicated found, and four grave-diggers spent the afternoon at work. Nothing but a coffin-screw was found, though there appeared to be evidences that the ground had been dug up at the place indicated in the picture. The digging is to be resumed .to-day. The will of Mrs. Millard Fillmore, of Buffalo, disposes of an estate of SBOO,OOO, of ■which amount public charities will receive $50,000. West Advices from New Mexico report another encounter in New Mexico between the troops and the hostile Indians, in which Lieut. Smith and four soldiers were killed. George Daily, a well-known mining expert, was also killed in the action. The Ohio Board of Agriculture makes =an estimate for August of 72 per cent, of a full crop of whe%t 70 per cent, of corn, and 1,000,000 bushels increase of oats. The figures for wheat wero taken from measurements from 1,000 thrashing machines during three weeks. The Gaze stove works, located near fthe foot of Harrison street, St. Louis, were burned. The loss is SIOO,OOO, and the insurance $50,000. The tug-boat A. B. Ward blew up in the river at Chicago, the result being the loss of three lives and the destruction of $20,000 worth of property. The insurance men of St. Louis are at war with the fire department, claiming that by the inefficiency of the latter they are paying out 150 per cent, on premiums, while Chicago disburses only 40 per cent. Hon. W. H. Reagan, President of the Indiana Board of Agriculture, who has recently traversed the State, estimates the corn crop at less than half that of last year. Jesse Meliarry, a pioneer who recently died near Shawnee Mound, Ind., left funds to be given to namesakes, at the rate of $25 each, «>pcn to all comers for one year, the only condition being that the parents should be of good moral character.

Boutn. An incendiary tire at Irvine, Ky., destroyed the business portion of the town except three stores. The loss will be at least $60,000. A destructive fire on Gravier street, New Orleans, severely damaged several wholesale stores. Loss about $75,000. Au overheated journal set fire to the 'Houring-niill of Webster & Dillingham, on Peters street, Non Orleans, which was totally destroyed, the loss reaching $50,000. Wheeling, W. Va., suffered from a disastrous fire. Damage, about $60,000. The citizens of Orange, Tex., a town on the Texas and New Orleans road, grew weary of the acts of desperadoes, and have shot six and hanged two of them. Some time since Ben Blanton, exSherill of Cook county, Tex., and a desperate man, met James Todd, who had been a witness against him in a lawsuit, and abused and insulted him in a most outrageous mannor. They separated, each vowing to meet the other for a final settlement. The men__ met a few days ago in the road, and both drew weapons and Cued. Todd was shot through the heart and in the breast. The top of Blanton’s head was blown off. Both men were lying dead when discovered. Two negro murderers were taken from jail at Monroe, La., and lynched. A feud of long standing resulted in an affray at Johnston, S. C., in which J. W. Timmerman was killed, and J. W. Buzzard and his sou soriously wounded, with double-barreled shot-guns. Forest fires are raging in Arkansas, where no rain has fallen for ten weeks, and in many sections trees aro shedding their foliage as if struck by frost.

WASHINGTON NOTES. Postmaster General James lias issued an order that persons annoyed by postal ca ds rrom any particular place may have them destroyed by the TOstmaster by making the re(ffiest in writing. United States bonds held to secure national-bank circulation, Aug. 20, 1881, amounted to $363,320,000, as follows: Currency 6s, $3,504,000 ; 6 per cents, $52,000 ; 5 per cents, $3,715,450 ; 4% per cents, $32,265,000; 4 per cents, $91,164,300; 3% percents, $232,559,200. Tho developments in the Howgate investigation show' that the original amount of $40,000 will be ultimately increased to SIOO,000. The peculations are found not to have been confined to false telegraph but extended to nearly every branch of the expenditure of the $500,000 annual appropriation for the Signal Service. The rascal robbed the Government of a large amount of money through the fitting out of the Gulnare, which was ostensibly paid for out of his own pocket Gen. Leslie Coombs died a few days, ago at his home at Lexington, Ky., in the 88th year of his age. The decease! General served with distinction in the War of 1812 and in the Mexican war. He was a staunch Union man, and helped to keep Kentucky from seceding. Attorney General MacVeagh decides that, although the law gave preference to exsoldiers as candidates for Government positions, the right for preference could not be observed until they had passed the same examination prescribed for other candidates in the civil service. A Washington dispatch to the Chicago Times says that Capt. Howgate’s embezzlement bids fair to show up $400,000 on the i ooks. Tho Attorney General has caused him to be rearrested and held in s9o,ooobail. Gen. Hazen believes that Howgate has for lour years appropriated to his own use about one-fourth of the signal-service fund, over which he had absolute control. His private yacht on the Potomac was cdually constructed wiih Government money m the back yard of tho signal office. His met hod of securing signatures ta blank vouchers was audacious enough to entitle him to a premium. He owns real estate in Florida, Virginia and the District of Columbia, and is known to hold large quantities of stocks, from which the public treasury may possibly realize something. A special attorn ej for the Government

has entered suit at Washington against Capt. 1L W. Howgate to recover $191,257, and all the property of the latte? has been seized on writs of attachment. George W. Riggs, the well-known Washington banker, is dead. Daniel C. De Jamette, a member of the Thirty-sixth Congress, and afterward a member of the Confederate Honse of Iteprer sentatives from the Richmond (Va.) district, has just died at Fredericksburg, Va. The value of the exports from this country during the month of July of this year was $10,699,460 in excess of the value of the imports. For the corresponding month of last year the value of the exports exceeded the value of the imports by $13,710,587. The value of the exports for the year ending July 31, 1881, exceeded the value of the imports by $250,691,591. The excess for the year ending July 31, 1880, was $171,750,150.

POLITICAL POINTS. At Worcester, Mass., the State Greenback Convention in their platform adopted a plank favoring universal suffrage ’‘without regard to race, color, sex or taxes.” Israel W. Andrews was nominated for Governor by acclamation. In a State Convention at Elmira, N. Y., tho Greonbackers placed in the field Epictus Howe for Secretary of State, and John Hooper for Comptroller. The platform strikes at excessive railroad charges. The Mississippi Greenbackers met in convention at Jackson, and nominated Col. Ben King for Governor. Gen. Wm. G. Wickham, the leader of the “ Straightout” Republicans in Virginia, publishes a letter giving reasons why he cannot support the Mahone coalition ticket, and in whiyh he also states that he intends to vote for the Democratic State ticket. Gen. Wickham denounces the Readjuster programme.

FOREIGN NEWS. The Spanish elections resulted in heavy gains for the Liberals. The quantity of grain available for export from Austria to Hungary which may be relied on is valued at over 160,000,000 florins. This is almost as much as in 1868, when the export was the largest on record. Parnell moved in the House of Commons for the release of Michael Davitt, characterizing his arrest as tho most contemptible act ever committed by any Government. The motion was defeated by 62 to 19. The French elections resulted in a sweeping victory for the advanced Republicans and in a crushing defeat for the Bouapartists and Clericals. Tho result of the elections will strengthen the present Cabinet, and free the members from the dictatorship of Gambetta. Queen Victoria has given her assent to the Irish Land bill, which now becomes a law. The Marquis of Hartington, Seci-etary of State for India, stated in the House of Commons that the Ameer had not asked the British Government for either arms or money, and that the Indian Government did not intend to interfere in the affairs of Afghanistan. The elections in France gave the Republicans 403 districts and the Monarchists and Bonapartists 80. Gambetta obtained a petty majority in Belleville. The defeat of the Bouapartists in Corsica is regarded as an event of -reat political significance. Paul de Cassagaac was elected at Mirande. The continued rains in Irelan I have greatly damaged the grain crops, aud apprehensions are felt regarding the harvest. Bangkok, the capital of Siam, is being ravaged by Asiatic cholera. From 100 to 300 natives are dying daily. The Europeans have mostly fled to Singapore and Hong Kong. The cost of the trial of Parnell and his associates was £9,800. Parnell is going to issue the United Irishman daily in the interest of his agitation schemes. The long continuance of wet weather has ruined the prospects for an average crop in England. There are indications fast accumulating that the tenantry of England and Scot" land will make a Parliamentary effort to secure the passage of a land bill of a somewhat similar character to that passed for the benefit of Ireland. Shch a movement will be indorsed by Gladstone and a large proportion of the Liberal party.