Democratic Sentinel, Volume 6, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 November 1882 — LATER NEWS ITEMS. [ARTICLE]

LATER NEWS ITEMS.

An electric storm, which electricians say Is thi worst that has occurred in years, existed in a wide stretch of territory in the United States and Canada on the 17th of Nov mb r. In some cities the instruments were worked without a battery, and in the Milwaukee Western Union office the current was so strong as to keep an electric lamp burning. The telegraph'c service was retailed to an extent hitherto unprecedented. The storm was still more remarkable from t e fact th t in the greater portion of the distric t disturbed the weather was rainy and mugiry. The same storm prevailed throughout Great Britain and the Continent. The official returns in Pennsylvania show a plurality of 40,258 for Pattison, the Democratic candidate for Governor, and about 30,C00 for Elliot, the Democratic candidate for Congressman-at-Large. John L. Sullivan .drew a large crowd to his entertainment in Washington. For a volunt er contestant he secured Jo dan Renrseler, whom he knocked down el ven tim s in ninety seconds. When the victim again tried to rise the police interfered. It has been decided by Secretary Lincoln to recommend in h's annual report that no River and Harbor bul be passed by Congress this winter, as there will remain out of the enormous appropriation made at the last session as much money as can be judiciously expended during the ensuing year. A dynamite explosion in Wales caused the death of two men and three girls, and wounded seven other persons. A teacher and eight pupils were burne 1 to death at Crozon, France, in a fire which destroyed the Council buildings, postoffice and schoola The Spanish Finance Minister says the revenuegfW the have increased, notwithstanding that the crop yield was meager. Mr. Gladstone has decided to disregard tradition and make two offices instead of one out of the positions of First Lord of the Treasury and Chancellor of the Exchequer. He has announced his intention to relinquish the latter position within a short time and appoint another incumbent, in or. der that the duties may be more thoroughly performed, an I the new arrangement seems to give general satisfaction. The Congressional committee appointed to investigate the needs of the Mississippi river are slowly wending their way down the father < f waters, and Capt. John Cowden is following in their wake. It is understood that the Commissioners regard an attempt to improve the channel as useless. Examinations were made of the work Of the Government ’force at Island No. 30, at Osceola bar, fend the plant at Plum point Ben Harris and Henderson Fox pulled revolvers on each other in a quarrel in Brethitt county, Ky., and both weft killed. Reports from 629 townships in Michigan show the area of seeded wheat to be 3 percent, less than in 1881, and tl»e conlition to be 93 per cent A deed has just been placed on record in N:w Y rk, conveying a chill 1 year old to Mrs. Mary Hohl until it shall marry or become of age, in consideration of sl. The instrument was executed in 1873.