Democratic Sentinel, Volume 5, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 October 1881 — NEWS OF THE WEEK. [ARTICLE]

NEWS OF THE WEEK.

DOMESTIC DfTEXiUGEMOE. Kant. The failure of John Mahon & Sons, shoe manufacturers at Lynn, is pronounced a deliberate swindle, in which the plunder was ♦150,000 or more. The members of the firm hare decamped. , A woolen mill at Burrillville, R. L, has been destroyed by fire, causing a loss of $70,000. A jean factory at Leipsville, Pa., W also destroyed ; loss, $50,000. James Gordon Bennett, puzzled by the indelinitenesi of his father’s will, has commenced an amicable suit against his sister for the sale and division of the estate, which is valued at $3,000,000. John Galloway, a fanner near Mount Pleasant, Pa., was nearly murdered by five robbers, who secured $2,400. A Vermont farmer, whose cow chewed up his pocket book containing $225, has asked Treasurer Gilfillan to reimburse him for his loss. WMt. Henry McDonald was hanged at Silver City, Idaho, for the murder of George Mayers. At Louisiana, Mo., Edward R. McQuie, a dissipated scion of an old and worthy family, shot his wife and then killed himself. . The wife of Dr. Harner, residing in Henry county, Mo., crazed by the cries of her little step-daughter, cut its throat with a butch-cr-knife. The doctor, has to be constantly guarded to prevent his self-destruction.

The repertoire of Miss Anderson’s last week at McVicker’s Theater, Chicago, includes “Hunchback," “Ingomar,” “Galatea," “ Lady of Lyons” and “Daughter of Roland.” On Monday, Oct. 24, the old favorite, Joseph Jefferson, will appear as Bob Acres, in “ The Rivals." At Lewiston, Hl., a temperance detective persuaded William Standard to procure from the drug store of his son a small quantity of whisky. When the old gentleman learned the object of the purchase he dropped dead , from excitement. There have been 565 deaths from small-pox in Chicago since Jan. 1, mostly in the Fourteenth ward, where there exists a prejudice against vaccination. A farmer residing near Greenville, DI., named Sanford Noe, who had treated his wife In the most brutal manner, followed her to the house of a neighbor and killed her with a sharpened file. The residence of N. Jelleitch, one mile from Jackson, Amador county, Cal., was destroyed by fire, Mr. Jelleitch, Mrs. Jelleitch, and their two children perished in the flames.

BoutU. Capt. H. H. Riddleberger, the Readjustee and Congressman George D. Wise, had a duel about ten miles from Richmond, Va. Four shots were exchanged without either of the combatants being hurt. Mutual explanations followed, and the “honah” of each of the combatants was satisfied. Another duel between Riddleberger and a Richmond journalist was to have come off on the same day, but was prevented by the authorities. Twenty-nine buildings at Humboldt, Tenn., including the business center of the town, have been destroyed by fire. Loss,’ $175,000. Louis A. Wiltz, Governor of Louisiana, died of consumption a few days ago. He was 38 years of age, and was engaged in banking and insurance enterprises. During the war he served as a Captain in the Confederate army. Samuel D. McEnery, Lieutenant Governor, succeeds him. A fire in Cheaney’s livery stable, at Georgetown, Ky., spread to several residences, inflicting a loss of $50,000. Albert Small was tried at San Antonio, Texas, for robbing a stage, and sentenced to the penitentiary for ninety-nine years. While a stage was descending a mountain near Alma, Ark., the horses became frightened, and the drunken driver and a passenger killed. For the fourth time this year the mail coach was stopped near East Belknap, Tex., ’ and the driver compelled to cut open the mailbags. A Richmond (Va.) banking house have bought over $1,000,000 worth of Confederate bonds and are still buying. Other smaller dealers state that there is a lively business in these relics. A locomotive on the Cincinnati Southern road grew unmanageable and a collision occurred, in which five men were killed.

WASHINGTON NOTES. Senator Mnlione. of Virginia, was nut. tinder bonds not to fight a duel with Gen. Jubal Early. It is believed in Washington that the arrest of Senator Mahone was arranged between himself and a Readjuster friend for its effect in Virginia. In a card to the public he announces that he will endure Early’s insults without challenging him. Scoville, counsel for Guiteau, since arriving in Washington, has had as large a daily mail as a Cabinet officer. He has endeavored to read and dispose of his correspondence, but the task increases so with each day that be has sent to Chicago for his stenographic clerk. He expects to summon almost every one who attended Garfield during his illness, especially Swaim,‘ Rockwell and the surgeons. From the report of the sanitary condition of the White House, made by CoL Geo. G. Waring, one of the leading experts, it appears that the system of drainage there is very defective, and a generous appropriation is needed to make suitable improvements. George C. Maynard, late manager of the telephone company at Washington, lent Guiteau the money with which he bought the pistol to kill the President George Scoville, the counsel for Guit an, fears that advocacy of mob violence by certain newspapers may result in the assassinaton of the assassin at the trial. Mr. Scoville appeals to the public, in the interest of patriotism, justice and mercy, to furnish evidence of Guiteau's insanity. The assassin is dailygrowing haughty and suspicions toward his counsel,’ who will go into the. Criminal Court and ask that aid be assigned him for the defense. POLITICAL POINTS. Complete returns of the result of the Ohio election show that Gov. Foster’s plurality is a few less than 25,000. William E. Chandler has been in Washington looking over the ground and profits “that every member of Arthur’s Cabinet will be a practical politician, and be appointed to ntr ngthen the party machinery! Of Carfl Id’s Cabinet only Blaine, Windom and Kirkwood were of this class. Hunt, Lincoln, James mid MacVeagh have absolutely no value in politics. He thinks none will be retained: permanently.”

Ex-Senator McDonald, of Indiana, who is in attendance on the Supreme Coxrtat Washington, urges upon the Democratic Senators the rejection of the nomination of Marshal ■ Dudley for ComnrissjoD®, ,«j l 4he ground that he prostituted his office to partisan work in the Presidential election. The New York Copnty Democracy made the following nominations: District Attorney,’ John McKeon; Surrogate, Charles A Jackson; Judges of the Marine Court, Robert A. Van Wyck and Adolph L. Sanger; Coroner, Dr. Lewis Schultz; Aldermen-at-Large, Robert Hall, Bernard Kenny, Robert B. Roosevelt, and Henry‘Anthenreith. The nominations of the Democratic State Convention were indorsed. Tammany Hall made the following nominations: Surrogate, Delano 0. Calvin; Judge of the Marine Court, J. H. Harnett ; Coroner, Dr. Philip Merkle ; Aldejmen-at-Large, James J. Selvin and Ferdinand Levy. The other nominations for city and county officers Tammany conceded to Irving Hall.

The caucus of the Republican Legislators of Minnesota was held at St. Paul on the 20th inst Secretary Windom was nominated on the first ballot for Senator to fill out his own unexpired term. There were 108 out of 117 Republican members of the Legislature present, and the vote on the first ballot stood Windom 56, Charles A Gilman 28, and C. C. Dunn 12. On motion of Gen. John B. Sanborn, the leader of the opposition to Mr. Windom, the nomination was made unanimous. The Republicans of the Eleventh district of New York have nominated William W. Astor for Congress. .

FOREIGN NEWS. Following the arrest of Parnell, a number of other prominent Land Leaguers have been arrested, among them being John Dillon, Member of Parliament from Tipperary: Mr. William O’Brien, the editor of United Ireland, the Land-League organ; Mr. James O’Kelly, Member of Parliament for Roscommon, and at one time a well-known correspondent of the J{ew York Herald. Mr. Forster, the Irish Secretary, has issued a proclamation threatening with arrest all persons who participate in “boycotting.” The arrests and the proclamations seem to have had little effect on the agitation. At a meeting held in Belfast, attended by 3,000 persons, including twenty priests, a general strike against rent was advocated. A similar meeting was held in Limerick. Several additional outrages have been reported. Proclamations forbidding the Sunday meeting at Limerick were torn down before daylight. The commander of the Scots Guards warned the Mayor that any assemblage would be suppressed. Crowds gathered outside of town and soon brought on a o onflict. The troops charged several times, and finally drove the peopL through George street. The police in Dnmark street fired on the mob. Mtffly homes were wrecked, several persons wounded, and twenty arrests made. The club-house was subsequently attacked, the windows smashed, and the street-lamps extinguished. In Dublin a mob attacked a Congregational Church and destroyed the windows. AU officersof regiments in Ireland are ordered to duty immediately. The citv of . Herat has been captured by the army from Turkestan under. Kudus Khan. There were wrecked during the fierce gales of last week 130 British and foreign vessels, the approximate value of which 000,000. Of this sum $30,000,000 represent Bi itish losses. 86mfe 278 persons, including 146 fishermen, belonging to Bournemouth and Eye. mouth, England, are reported missing, and fifty-nine fishermen are known to have been drowned. The British steamer Cyprian was wrecked on the Welsh coast, the loss of life being twenty-two. A force of 1,500 Fraichics attacked the French under Gen. Bonie, in Algeria, and were repulsed with a loss of fifty natives killed and many woundeck. A Belgian .With a large force of native* fe to sail ffioifc ■ Ztflkftar td join Stanley on the Congo river. Two hostile factions at Mecca, Arabia, settled their differences by a pitched battle outside the city. The Sultan has dispatched troops thither to preserve the peace. . The Chilian Commander at Callao has set aside all civil authority in the captured district of Pern, except that es municipal officers. Minister Hurlbut sent him a formal declaration that the United States viewed his course with disfavor.