Democratic Sentinel, Volume 7, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 December 1883 — LATER NEWS ITEMS. [ARTICLE]

LATER NEWS ITEMS.

The sixth day of the Emma Bond outrage case at Hillsboro, Hl., was largely consumed in establishing the ownership of a toe-nail found in the loft of the school-house the day after the crime was committed. The paring from the toe-nail was produced in court. It had a longitudinal ridge exactly corresponding* to a ridge in the main part of Montgomery’s toe-nail. The rest of the evidence had no particular force. Jerome B. Cox, of San Francisco, who killed Charles McLaughlin because of financial wrongs at his hands, has been acquitted by the Coroner’s jury on the ground of self-defense. The death of McLaughlin grew out of an old contract under which Cox claimed large snms from the dead man. Cox was five times awarded judgment and the case five times remanded by the higher court on technical grounds. In his dying statement McLaughlin said Cox came to his office and demanded $40,000 in settlement, and upon being refused fired the fatal shots. Fire broke out in the laundry of the Plankinton house, at Milwaukee, at 6 o’clock in the evening, causing some alarm and excitement. The guests were easily reassured, but the female help, who were gathered upon an upper floor, grew frightened when dense smoke began to ascend, and rushed for the fire-escapes, down which forty of them were taken without accident. Six firemen were overcome by smoke and gas, but were soon resuscitated. The damage by fire and water will reach SB,OOO. A Grand Trunk express train demolished a stage coach near Cataraquie, Ontario, killing three women and wounding the driver. Henry Villard has resigned the Presidency of the Oregon Transcontinental and Oregon Bailway companies, on the ground that it would not be proper for him to hold them after tne completion of the Northern Pacific road. The total clearings of the country last week were $1,045,148,333 —over $250,000,000 less than were recorded the week before Christmas last year. Business in the West was good. The loss was mainly in the East. England refuses to support the Khedive of Egypt in fighting the False Prophet, and will ask the Sultan of Turkey to send troops for the contest. Eight thousand persons in Wisconsin and Illinois have sent Representative Deuster a petition asking a pension of $8 per month for all Union soldiers of the late war. Leading politicians of Washington Territory, irrespective of party, are petitioning President Arthur to appoint Mrs. Dunway, leader of the woman’s enfranchisement cause, Governor of the Territory. No business was transacted in either branch of Congress on the 17th inst. Ip the Senate a message was received from the House announcing the death of Mr. Haskell, of Kansas, and was immediately taken up. After appropriate remarks by Mr. Ingalls, and on his motion, the President of the Senate appointed Senators Plumb,Cockrell and Dawes a committee to attend the obsequies of the deceased Representative. The Senate out of respect to his memory then adjourned. The death of Mr. Haskell was announced in the House immediately after assembling, and, after an eloquent address by his colleasue, Mr. Anderson, an adjournment was taken. The Republican Senators held a caucus, at which it was decided not to proceed to the election of a President pro tern. of the Senate until after the holiday recess. It was urged that the precarious condition of Senator Anthony’s health made it advisable not to make the contemplated change just before the long recess. A resolution was adopted to retain the Union soldiers now upon the rolls of the Senate. The Democratic Senators held a caucus and decided to nominate as its Democratic officers of the Senate those nominated at the caucus two years ago, as follows: L. Q. Washington, Secretary; R. J. Bright, Be»geant-at-Arms; Col. Payton, Executive Clerk; F. E. Shober, Principal Clerk; Dr. Bullock, Chaplain.

Sir William Thomson, of Glasgow, declares that, in his opinion, man has a seventh sense, a magnetic sense; which is affected by the action of electricity.