Democratic Sentinel, Volume 6, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 November 1882 — NEWS OF THE WEEK. [ARTICLE]

NEWS OF THE WEEK.

AMERICAN ITEMS. East The Flint Mills, at Fall River, Mass., were almost entirely destroyed by fire. The mills ran 50,000 spindles, and produced annually 13,000,000 yards of print cloths. The property was valued at SBOO,OOO, on which there was insurance for $600,000. The Eureka Cast-Steel Company’s works, at I,amokin, Pa., were burned. The loss. ($150,000) is covered by insurance. Tom Allen, ex-champion pugilist, through his backer, Richard K. Fox, expresses a willingness to meet John L. Sullivan in the ring for large stakes. The debut of Mrs. Langtry in New Yoi k was postponed for a few days by the destruction by fire of the Park Theater, in which she was to make her first appearance on the American stage. About four hours before the curtain should have raised on the Jersey Lily the theater took file from some unknown cause, and was totally destroyed with its contents. The loss falls heavily upon Mr. Henry E Abbey, the lessee of the theater, who suffers to tho extent of SIOO,OOO, and his insurance is but $I0;5'0. The total loss on the building—in which several s ores were located—and contents is $280,020. The Grand Opera House was immediately engaged by the enterprising manager for the debut of Mrs. Langtry. Gov. Cornell, of New York, has appointed Jennie Turner, of New York city, a Notary Public. This is the first instance of the kind in the State. • Judge Endicott, of the Massachusetts Supreme Court, has resigned, ami will be succeeded by Judge Colburn, of the Superior Court of Boston. Pear treesand pea vines are in bloom in Boston suburbs, and one gentleman picked gr een peas a few days ago. The skeleton of a Frenchman named Goodenough, who disappeared in the vicinity of Moosehead lake, Me., last spring, was found a few days ago in a beartrap, in which he had been accidentally caught and starved to death. A loaded coal-car, on which there were a number of workmen, dashed down an incline from Mclntyre’s mine, twenty-five miles from Williamsport, Pa., resulting in the instant death of' three persons, the mortal wounding of two and the severe injuring of many others. Two heavy failures are reported from New York: Henry Graff, boot and shoe manufacturer, with liabilities of .$2,000,000, and Richardson, Boynton A Co., stove manufacturers, whose preferences amount to $634,0 0. Patrick Carey, a New York ’longshoreman, who was crippled for life by an accident in a Gurnard steamer, sued for $30,000 damages, and war awarded $15,020 by a jury. , William G. Ru sell, paying teller of a Philadelphia life insurance and annuity company, has decamped, his accounts showing a deficit cf $20,000. W est. While steaming north on Lake Michigan, in search of tows, the tug Wetzel, of Racine, Wis., exploded, instantly killing Cai t. Frank F. Lovell; the engineer, William Kelley, and the fireman, Tat White, the on'y persons on board. The accident occurred about sixteen miles north of Racine, and three miles off shore. A small board, bearing the name of the boat, was the largest piece of debris found in the water. The bodies of the victims were torn into shreds. After listening to the testimony of a large number of witnesses, a Chicago jury declared Mrs. Scoville, the sister of Garfield’s assassin, to be a fit subject lor a lunatic asylum. Seventy-five thousand dollars’ worth of lumber was destroyed by fire at East Saginaw, Mich. It was covered by S69,(XX) insurance. A great portion of the business section of Truckee, Cal., was destroyed by fire. The accident was attributed to carelessness of employes in Mink’s brewery, and there was some talk of lynching the proprietor. Judge Gresham, of the United States Circuit Court at Indianapolis; has given judgment against a railroad company for $6,1 (X) in the suit of a brakeman whose arm was ciu-hed in consequence of the coupling apparatus being out of repair. Judge Hunter,"at Salt Lake City, denied a writ of mandamus to oust polygamist officials under the Edmunds law, and great excitement has resulted. The Gentiles assert that Hunter has been purchased by the Mormons, and demand his removal. J. A. Arculetta, of Farmington, New Mexico, a prominent banker, merchant and Justice of the Peace, went to the neighboring town of Conejos on business, and, becoming intoxicated, got into a row with Deputy Sheriff Blanatt and killed him. Arculetta was arrested and jailed,from whence he was shortly after taken by a mob of Mexicans and hanged to a tree. Isaac Newsbaum closed his earthly career at Wabash, Ind., at the good old age of 107 years. Episcopal Bishop Talbot, of Indiana, finding himself Incapacitated for the performance of his official functions, has decided to offer his resignation to the House of Bishop 3. Frank James does not bear up well in confinement, and is looking pale and ill. There are three ind etments standing aga nst* him, but it is uncertain when he will be brought to trial. Reports from the States of Missouri, ’ Kamas, Nebraska and lowa indicate that the corn and hog crops of the present year will be materially larger than those of 1881. Judge Hayes, of the District Court of Davenport, has ruled that the lowa prohibitory amendment adopted by popular vote in June last has not been legally made a part of the constitution of lowa, chiefly on the ground that the records of the Legislature relating to the amendment are incomplete, and i hat material differences exist between the amendment passed in the Senate and that adopted by the House. Dr. D. F. Collins, of Minneapolis, whose brother was the scientist of the Jeannette expedition, and wl:o starved to death with the De Long parly, makes serous charges against Engineer Melville, and holds him responsible for the death of De Long and his party. Dr. Collins charges Melville with gross negligence and heartless indifference in failing to organize an efficient , and suitable party for the search and relief of the Jeannette survivors. J. W. Simonton, for many years gen-, er i ag nt <f tho Asso iated Press a‘ New York, d d sudd ny ;t Napa, Cal, o he rt dis tse. South.. Citizens of Texas, having walked into

the nets set by swindling marriage-insur-ance associations, are holding indignation meetings to denounce those who have profited by the frauda Five children of different families living at Houston, Texas, picked and ate locust beans while rambling in the wooda All were taken violently sick, and died in a few hours. Sixty thousand people witnessed the grand parade at Richmond, Ya, on the eve of the opening of the Virginia State Fair. The display far surpassed all similar eventa Violent earthquake shocks lasting five minutes were felt at Fort Smith, Ark. The shocks were preceded by rumbling noises. Dick Liddel, tried at Huntsville, Ala., for conspiracy connected with the robbery of Alexander Smith, at Muscle Shoals, Ala., in August, 1881, was found guilty, although he proved that he was in a distant part of the country at the time of the robbery, which was committed by Jesse and Frank Jamea Ex-Gov. James F. Robinson, of Kentucky, died at his home in Scott county, that State. He was bom in the same county, Oct. 4,1800. The October crop reports for Tennessee are now roseate in the extreme. All farm products have yielded more generously than ever before.

WASHINGTON NOTES; A general naval court-martial has been ordered for the trial of Capt. Alfred Hopkins on the charge of unofficerlike conduct in having deserted his post at the navyyard of Pensacola upon the first approach of yellow fever. Judge Advocate General Swaim holds that officers of the army who refuse to pay their debts are liable to civil-law processes, and that where their acts bring discredit on the army they constitute sufficient cause for CTurt-martial. The Fish Commissioners have 1,000,000 carp ready for transportation. The estimates of the various departments for the next appropriations, says a Washington telegram, are very much later in being made up than usual. So far the only Cabinet officer who has sent to the treasury".complete estimates is Secretary Teller, of the Interior Department The estimates for salaries for most of the departments will be larger than last year, owing to the increase in clerical force. The estimate for the pension roll is just the same'as last year, being a round $ 100,000,000. There will also be a deficiency, but the amount is not yet determined. The increased apportionment considerably swells the expenses of Congress, estimates for which are made up. Commissioner McFarland, replying to questions of a land attorney, says, relative to the location of soldiers’ homestead rights on non-cont guous land, that the Land Office does not construe the law so as to require the trad s entered to be conliguous. In regaid to homesteads, he holds that it is a fundamental principle of law that the entries be made only 3 for the use, occupation and benefit of the homestead party. The annual report of Health Officer Townsend, of the District of Columbia, shows that the total number of deaths for the year reached 4,751; excess over the total of last year, 435; or at the rate of 1.64 per 1,000 of population. Of the deaths 2,353 were white and 2,218 colored, showing an annual death-rate of 18.91 per 1,000 per annum for white, 34.53 for colored and 24.23 for the total population. FOREIGN NEWS. A hurricane has almost completely destroyed the village of Grindelwald, Switzerland. Patrick Egan, Treasurer of the Irish Land League, enters a specific denial of the charge made by the Irish Times, of Dublin, that funds of the League had been wrongfully paid to members of the Irish Parliamentary party. The German Government is endeavoring to arrange an amicable understanding between England on one side and the Porte and France on the other, in regard to Egyptian affairs, in which it is proposed that France shall renounce her claim of a right to Interfere in Egyptian affairs, and in return for such remuneration France is to be compensated by the annexation of Tunis. Great excitement was caused in dramatic cit cles m Paris because the critic of the Figaro asserted in his paper that the actors and actresses of the French metropolis better deserve to be imprisoned in the galleys than to be decorated. Bernhardt’s husband sent the critic a challenge, and Sarah in isted that her son should also try his hand .at correcting the alleged defamer of the profession. The election in Italy resulted favorably to the present Ministry. The Dublin Freeman declares that it is the policy of the Irish party in the House of Commons to vote against any form of cloture. A storm on the coast of Southern Spain resulted in the wrecking of many vessels and the drowning of twenty-four fishermen, whose families are left destitute and helpless. Heavy rains in England caused widespread inundation, particularly in the Thames valley. Railway traffic was suspended, and the damage to property has assumed large proportions A ript in a Socialist meeting at Lille Is attributed to the Gambettista, who hope

to profit politically by the disorders in Franca The disturbance was suppressed by the police before It had reached dangerous proportions. Coccapieller, the agitator elected to the Italian Chamber of Deputies, was until recently a circus-rider, and bears a bad character. Seven persons were arrested at Lyons upon ch rges of murder and the illicit manufacture of dynamite. The Paris workmen have decided to boycott som? trade pe >p'e. Parnell was granted a decree of ejection at the Wick ow (Ireland) sessions against three tenants on his Avon lale estate who owe four year? rent, am unting to £179. Trevelyan, the Irish Secretary, stated in Parliament that the reports of distress in Western Ireland were greatly exaggerated. The Government Board does not apprehend any privation among the people. Official denial has been made of the reports that the Sultan secretly connived at the actions of Arabi Pasha in Egypt. The Sultan desires an early and open trial of Arabi, and will not interfere in the finding of the court. A London journal announces that, in return for the support of the Irish members of Parliament on the cloture measure, Gladstone will introduce new legis ation for that country, embracing a system of pea-ant proprietary, extension of the franchise and a scheme for local self-govern-menl The Italian Ministry will have a majority in the next Chamber of not less than 400 votes. Twenty ships were lost and more than 100 sailors were drowned during the recent typhoon in the Philippine islands. Turkey is in a bad way financially. Next year’s budget will show a deficit of $50,(00,000. Things are shaping toward the possibility of another foreign control for a part of the Sultan’s domain. The southern and western sections of England l ave b en visited by a d va ta irt wind andrain-st rm, flooding th; country, washhfg away 1 ridges and railway tracks, and d mo ish ng dxelh gs. A declaration was adopted by the Opium Cc.n . r'S u I ond >n, affirming the right of the Chinese Gov mm nt to deal with tho op am question w thout being subject <1 to diplomatic pressure. A dynamite factory has been discovered by the French police at Charales. The great number of fires that have occuired in Russia of late has caused an advance in rates of insurance. Gibson’s amendment in the British Parliament making n£ces-ary a two-thirds vote to put the cloture in operation was defeated, and a simple majority only will now place the objectionable act in force. The Anarchist organ in Paris asserts that outcasts will soon bfi placed in the houses of the bourgcoise, where they will find food and clothing, and destroy important documents, particularly deeds, bills and titles to property, so that the owners can make no claim for compensation, and with beside, lose trace of papers connected with their estates.