Democratic Sentinel, Volume 9, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 January 1885 — LATER NEWS ITEMS. [ARTICLE]

LATER NEWS ITEMS.

It is understood in semi-official circles in Borne that Italy is prepared, whenever an emergency arises, to send 25,000 soldiers to E ypt in support of British authority there. The Canadian Parliament is disposed to extend the application of the extradition treaty with the United States. Sir Alexander Cumptell holJs that between the neighboring countries there shou.d be free trade In criminals. v „ A story published in a Philadelphia paper, that Governor Abbott, of New Jersey, entered into a deal with Franklin B. Gowan and Samuel J. Itandall to secure the guber natorial nomination two years ago from the LemocrJts, is declarid by tho Governor to be “ an infamous lie.”

A London dispatch of Jan. 27 says that “excitement in that city ovor the dyna n.ito explosions continues at fever heat. Immense crowds are attracted to the vicinity of Westminster Hall and the Tower. Several arrests have been made. Cunningham, the mau who was urrested on suspicion, has given a very contradictory account of himself. The injured policemen. Cox and Cole, seem likely to recover. Tho approaches to all tho public buildings aro rigidly guarded. Persons carrying parcels on the street nre I requentiy stoppe J nnd the parcels examined. It is reported that tho police have discovered an important clew. The official estimate of tho "damage done by the explosion is $70,000. Tho royal apartments in Windsor Castle have been ordered closed by the Queen. The London newspapers are calm in tone, but the provincial journals brist e with horror. Vigilance committees aro proposed, and a system of espionage is suggested over all persons of Irish extraction. Tho adoption by the American S. nato of Mr. Bayard’s dynamite resolution is hailed with delight in England.”

Abram Spann, Secretary of the Hops and Malt Bitters Company at Detroit, bangoJ himself to a coat-hook. He was to have been married in tho afternoon, but the discovery that he was afflicted with a chronic malady is supposed to have led to the suicide.

Mr. Bavard’h resolution expressing indignation at the attempt to destroy the British Parliament buildings, and denouncing such deeds as crimes against civilization, passed the Senate on the 2( th of January, by a vote of 0 to i. Mr. Riddleberger, df Virginia, spoke arid cssfc the only vote against the resolution. The Senate passed the bill to quiet and confirm the title to certain lands in Saginaw Bay, Mich. The bill involves certain accretions and marsh lands in respect to which there is no contiiutmg claim Mr. Sawyer presented a protest from fdrty or fifty iron mining companies against the Spanish treaty. The Nicaraguan treaty was discussed about two hours in executive session. Messrs. Sherman, Miller. Edmunds, and Bavard were among the speakers. Mr. Bayard's position is substantially that of Mr. Sherman. He thinks the Clayton-Bulwer treaty is stilf in force. He also holds that the incoming administration ought riot to be embarrassed bv action upon the question at this time. The President sent the following nominations to the Senate: Commodore Samuel R. Franklin to be Rear Admiral. Postmasters—Theodore B. Patton, Altoona, Pa.; S. S. Munger, Lampasas, Texas: Charles E. Wilson, Lebanon, Ind.; Thomas D. Campbell, Ottawa, Ohio: Jonathan F-. Scotield. Painesville, Ohio; J. W. Hoatetter, Orrville) Ohio; W. B. Fish. Anamosa, Iowa: T. J. Ross, Nevada, Iowa; J.M.Bacon. Oregon City, Ore.; D. MoDonald, Grand Forks, Dakota; E. O. Kennedy, Globe, Arizona. In the House of Representatives a bill was intro luced by Mr. Rosecrans appropriating slon,coo to aid and encourage the perfec;ipg of the highest class of guns. Mr. Findlay and Mr. Hewitt offered resolutions asking the Secretary of State for information as to whether any citizen or resident of the United States .had been concerned in the dynamite explosions in London. Another resolution was offered by Mr. White of Kentucky condemning the extension of the bonded period for whisky and abolishing the office of Conrmissioner of Internal Revenue and the entire system of internal revenue taxation. Mr. Bland introduced a resolution calling on the Secretary of the Tre sury for information concerning the alleged refusal of the New Yora Clearing-House to receive silver dollars or certificates in settlement of balances; also, as to whether any national bank has attempted to discredit the silver dollar. Mr. Dorsheimer introduced thpEdmunds bill for the punishment of crimes committed by means of explosive compounds. Mr. Forney reported the army appropriation bill, calling tor $24,429,0,53. A bill was introduced to appropriate $.50 1,000 for a navy yard at Brunswick, Ga. Mr. Wise offered a resolution requesting Secretary Chandler to inform the House in regard to the last cruise of the Tallapoosa, which sunk off Newport a few months ago. The resolution inquire i why the vessel was sent on her voyage, under whose orders she was cruising, and why she was lost