Democratic Sentinel, Volume 10, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 January 1887 — LATER NEWS ITEMS. [ARTICLE]

LATER NEWS ITEMS.

Hon. John R. Thomas, member of Congress from the Twent.eth Illinois Distinct, will take a leave of absence for the winter, ia order to spend the remainder of the w.nter in the Bermudas for his health. He is suffering from ales ration of the throat, caused by tobacco. A committee has been appointed by the Mis-ouri Legislature to examine into the official character and accounts of State Auditor Walter. The San Francisco produce exchange finds the stock of wheat in the State and on vessels in the harbor to be 400,000 tons, of which 250,000 tons are available for shipment to Europe. Alexander Crawford, a Duluth iron manufacturer, has been notified that he is one of five heirs to a $5,000,000 Australian estate. A strike of all the employes of the Consolidated Horse Railway lines in Boston occurred last week. A Lutheran clergyman of Oshkosh, Wiß., devoted his last sermon to the Knights of Labor, and warned the members of his church that they will be expelled if they cling to the order. The consulship at Leith has been tendered to Dr. 'Willoughby Walling, son-in-law of William H. English, of Indianapolis. The bill to give Mrs. Logan a pension ot $2,000 per annum meets opposition from General Matson, of Indiana, Chairman of the House Committee on Invalid Pensions. A circular to the Irish police has been issued from Dublin Castle requiring the names of the editors, proprietors anu writers of all the Nationalist papers in the country, especially of those who are members of Parliament The Marquis of Londonderry has declined to grant the request of his tenants in County Down for an abatement in their rents, but expresses a willingness to sell them their holdings at reasonable rates. The tenants have offered him a fifteen years’ purchase. The new British Cabinet comprises Lord Salisbury for Foreign Ass irs, W. H. Smith for the Treasury, G. J. Goschen for Chancellor of the Exchequer, Edward Stanhope for War, and Sir Henry Holland for the Colonies. The Earl of Iddesleigh refused the offer of the Privy Seal. Mr. John Dillon, M. P., has commenced an action against Inspectors O’Brien and Davis to recover £2,030 damages for malicious prosecution and assault and £1,003 damages for the seizure and retention of moneys and documents in connection with the arrest of himself and others at Loughrea for receiving tenants’ rent.

Senator Butler introduced a bill in the Senate on the 10th inst. to prevent the sale of adulterated food in the District of Columbia and Territories. The Senate non-concurred in the House amendments to the Senate bill to provide lands for Indians in severalty, and asked for a conference. Messrs. Stan for 1, Cullom, and Beok expressed their views ou the interstate commerce bill. A petition was presented and referred praying for a reduction of internal revenue taxes. Also one from certain North Carolina manufacturers asking the repeal of internal revenue laws an 1 a reduction of tho t ari if. Senator F’rye proposed au amendment to the postotfloe ajipropriation bill making an appropriation of 540j,01)J for the transportation of i-outh American mails in American vessels. The following nominations to Consulships were sent to the Senate: Isaac R. Diller, of Illinois, at F’lorence ; Oscar Malmros, of Minnesota, at Cognac; Willoughby Walling, of Indiana, at Leith. A bill was introduced in the House authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to erect public buildings (not to exceed in cost SiO.OJ i each) in any town in which the gross receipts to the Government from any office exceed 810,0J0. Mr. Warner (Ohio) introduced a bill appropriating 851,000 to aid in the erection of a monument at Marietta, Ohio, to commemorate the first settlement of the Northwest Territory. Mr. Morrill, of Kansas, introduced a measure to place lumber and salt on the free list, and to reduce the duty on sugar. A measure to grade taxes on the basis of income was introduced by Mr. Green of North Caroli m. Mr. Crain of Texas, by request, presented a bill providing for a retired civil list Mr. Oates of Alabama introduced a bill making a ten years’ residence of aliens a prerequisite to naturalization. Mr. Rowell of Illinois introduced a bill granting aid for the establishment "of common schools and for the professional education of public school teachers.