Democratic Sentinel, Volume 6, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 June 1882 — NEWS OF THE WEEK. [ARTICLE]

NEWS OF THE WEEK.

AMERICAN ITEMS. XCabt. While fishing in Lake Spofford, near Chesterfield, N. H., George L. Conly and Herman Reitzel, the basso and pianist of the Kellogg Concert Company, were drowned. In the Supreme Court of Washington county, R. 1., a decree was entered divoicing Katherine Chase Sprague from XV illiam Sprague, giving Mrs. Sprague the custody of her three daughters, permitting her to resume her maiden name, with leave hereafter to apply for alimony if she chooses. Fire inflicted a damage of $l(X),000 on the Wyoming Valley Hotel at Wilkesbarre, Pa. Wheeling, W. V&., and Putnam, Ct., had each a $60,000 fire, and Lancaster, Pa., one of $30,000. Went. Advices from the wheat region of Michigan are to the effect that the prospect was never more promising, but the acreage has only increased in the newer counties. In an affray at Phil Hubbard, a horse-jockey, was mortally wounded, John Denny was shot in the leg, and a man named Mackey was injured, by 0. H. Wood, a realestate agent A big impetus to Western immigration will result forthwith from the decision of the Secretary of the Interior which opens up to entry and settlement 9,000,000 acres of valuable land in Dakota heretofore claimed by the Chippewa Indians. The land is in what is known as the Turtle Mountain district, and is every way adapted to agriculture. There will be a tremendous rush to secure farms in the fertile region, which is large enough and rich enough in natural resources to support an enormous addition to the population of Dakota. The annual meet of the bicyclists of the United States took place in Chicago, and passed off without serious accident About 400 wheelmen were in attendance.

Dr. G. 0. Hoffman, a German journalist of Quincy, DL, was shot three times by the brothers Hellhake for publishing the attempted suicide of their sister. The decision of ' the Ohio Supreme Court on the question of the constitutionality of the Pond law taxing saloons S3OO a year was announced the other day, and was in effect that the law is unconstitutional, since it imposes a license tax, the constitution containing no provision which authorizes the licensing of saloons. At the annual meeting of stockhold era of the Illinois Central road, held in Chicago, 192,079 shares were represented. The lease of the New Orleans line, which takes effect July 1, was ratified by a unanimous vote. Near the Court House of Sans Bois, in the Cherokee Nation, Reuben Lucas wag shot by the authorities for the murder of Thomas McKinney in December last. He confessed his guilt, but exhibited no remorse. Buffalo Bill was robbed at Denver of money and jewelry valued at $2,000. Gov. Crittenden, of Missouri, denies having offered to pardon Frank James or having received an application from him for clemency. Littleton Younger, an uncle of the bandits now in the Minnesota penitentiary, has held a consultation with the wife of Frank James at Independence, Mo. At the annual meeting of stockholders of the Chicago and Northwestern road, held at Chicago, the Directors and officers were reelected, and dividends of 2 per cent, on the preferred stock nnd 3X on the common were declared. The grots earmugs for the year were $23,500,000, 51 per cent, of which paid the operating expenses. South. Eight prisoners, two of whom are murdeiers and one a highway-robber, broke jail at Tuscaloosa, Ala., by sawing off au non door with a razor. A bill lias passed the Louisiana Legislature making it a misdemeanor to st 11 or offer to sell, to ship or place upon the market for sale, any sugar or molasses adulterated with glucose or .any foreign suoatanco w.thout branding or stamping the same.

POLITIC In a circular sent to each department clerk in Washington, calling for voluntary contributions for use in the campaign, the liepublican Congressional Committee announces, by authority, that no will be raised in any official quarter. The New York World prints a lengthy interview with Horatio Seymour, in the course of which that gentleman says : “Ido not believe Mr. Tilden will be a candidate for Governor or that he has any serious thought of accepting a Presidential nomination. Like myself, he is an old man and passed up out of the heat and passion of battle. The place in the forefront belongs to younger men than ourselves. ’ The Pennsylvania Democrats are talking of nominating Gen. Hancock for Governor. The lowa Democrats will hold their State Convention at Marshalltown, Au g. 15.

WASHINGTON NOTES.' The Secretary of the Treasury has had a somewhat startling experience in the Engraving and Printing Bureau at Washington. The other evening, after working hours, two of the Government dies, representing the tens on the national-bank notes, were found lying outside the safe and within the reach of the watchman. The dies were sent at once to Secretary Folger, who took time to satisfy himself that the event was caused wholly by carelessness. Mr. Bell, the custodian of the plates, was dismissed, and Gapt Burrows, of New York, was temporarily placed in charge of the safes. There were wild rumors that counterfeiters had had access to the Government plates, and that millions of spurious money had been struck off. * A Washington correspondent says the assassin Guiteau is beginning to show signs of breaking down, fulfilling the predictions that have been made about him by those in charge of him at the jail. His left eye is very much inflamed, and' the opinion of the physician is that this inflammation has been brought on by great mental and nervous excitement He spends most of the time now lying npon the cot in his cell, and talks very little with the guards. The Secretary of State has received a complete vindication of Mr. John J. Flinn, recently appointed Consul at Chemnitz, Germany. In the star-route cases, Judge Wylie overruled the motion to quash the indictments, and the accused will have to face the music and stand a trial. Sixty-one United States Senators have addressed a letter to Senator Ben H. Hill at the Eureka Springs, Ark., expressive of sympathy and condolence in his illness and of the great satisfaction felt in consequence of the tidings that he is better, and that his physicians are now hopeful of his entire recovery.

Ministers Taft and Hunt sailed last week for their respective posts at Vienna and St Petersburg. Senator Windom’s investigation of the Bonded 'Spirits bill drew from H. B. Miller, of Illinois, a statement that the Export Association raised $721,000 by assessment and distributed it among the losers by over-production, but nothing had ever been paid to influence legislation. In the investigation at Washington in regard to the Bonded Spirits bill, J. M. Atherton, of Louirnlle, testified that H. H. Shufeldt, of Chicago, had $200,000 placed in his hands to defeat the Prohibitionists in various Western States. Following is a statement of the public debt at the close of business May 31: Extended 6’as 74,100,990 Extended s’s 401,50 ',900 Four and one-iiai? per cent, bonds 250,000.000 Four per osnta 738,071.450 Refunding certificates. 475.550 Navy pension fund Total interest-bearing debt. 41,478,952,800 Matured debts 13,440,1'5 Legaltendere 345,740,826 Certificates of deposit... 12,330,006 Cold and silver certificate* 71,791,540 Fractional currency 7,049,503 Total without interest. 437,911,969 Unclaimed Pacific railway interest 5,726 Total debt 51,931,304,9.5 Total interest 12,213,991 Caeli in treasury 242,103,768 Debt leu cash In trea5ury51,701,475,157 Decrease during May 10,375.141 Decrease since June 30, 1881 139,'23,654 Current liabilities— Iqtereat due and unpaids 1,475,531 Debt on which interest has ceased 14,440,165 Interest thereon 624,555 Gold and silver eertlficste* 71,791,640 United States note* held for redemption of certificates of deposit. 12,330,000 Cash balance available June 1, 141,441.876 Total.s 242,103,768 Available assets— Caah In treasurys 242,103,768 Bond* issued to Pacificrailway companies, interest pavable in lawful money, principal outstandings 64,623,512 Interest accrued and not yet paid 1,615,587 Interest paid by United States. 53,405,977 Interest repaid by companies— Bv transportation service 15,112,847 Jly cun payments of 5 per cent, ot net earning* 665,198 Balance of interest paid by the United States 37,637,939

FOREIGN NEWS. There was great excitement at Cairo, Egypt, on Sunday, the 28th ult. The Chamber of Notables 'and a body of native merchants went to the palace and appealed to The Khedive to reinstate Arabi Bey as Minister of War, stating their own danger from the army. The request was acceded to, after the offender hid given certain assurances to the agents of Germany, Austria, Italy and Russia. A telegram from Constantinople announces the departure of a Turkish commission for Cairo; that a council of Ministers was held at the palace, and that the' Turkish ironclads are preparing for sea. With the exception of France, all the

powers agree that if intervention becomes necessary it should be made by the Sultan. One hundred moonlighters surprised the tenants on the Hewson estate in the County Kerry, Ireland, and compelled them to swear that they would not pay rents unless a reduction of 50 per cent was made. Cairo advices ot the 31st ult. were to the effect that Arabi Bey had informed the Khedive of Egypt privately that he bad been deposed, and that Prince Halim would be his successor. AU the banks at Alexandria were exporting their money and valuables. Arabi Bey declared he would refuse to obey a summons of the Sublime Porte to repair to Constantinople. British residents at Alexandria had applied to their Consul for greater security against the riotous soldiery. It was reported that torpedoes have been placed by the Egyptians around the anchorage of the fqjpign quadrons. , By a railway collision near Heidelberg, Germany, eight persons were killed and twenty seriously wounded. Additional men-of-war have been ordered by the French government to proceed from Toulon and Tunis to Egypt The Ambassadors at Constantinople have counseled the Sultan to declare in favor of the Khedive of Egypt, and summon the leaders in the revolt to Turkey. London is excited over a report that at a recent meeting of Irishmen in that city the hope was expressed that Gladstone would be assassinated next, and that the sentiment was loudly applauded. Sexton, M. P., while addressing his constituents at Sligo, Ireland, said the Irish party felt it their duty to meet Ihe Repression bill with stern opposition. He predicted the triumph of the land movement in a year or two, said there were no splits in the Irish party, and this was the proper time to rally around Parnell. It is reported that Russia, Germany, Austria and Italy have agreed to support the policy of England and France in Egypt. Twenty lives were lost by the burning of the poor-house at Oosthammer, Sweden. The American horse Wallenstein won the Manchester cup at the English races. There were fifteen contestants for the prize.