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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-10-13
A DARK DEED.
NEGROES LYNCHED BY NEGRoEs-NoT 4
WHITE MAN IN THE AFFAIR

NEGROES LYNCHED BY NEGRoEs-Nor A
WHITE MAN IN THE AFFAIR.
A special TO the Courier Journal OF October
g. from Holly Springs, Miss, furnishes food
for republican thought: On last Tuesday
morning, at sunrise, three negroes confined
in Jail overpowered the guard and escaped,
forcing three 9th negroes to 70 with them.
Mack Hi i, negro. on of the guards, was
brutality beaten, and died at O'clock in the
afternoon. All the prisoners were recap
tured in an hour or two. On Wednesday
morning, the coroner's jury rpturned "A YER
dict that Mack Hill was kill d by jim Per-
kins, William RavenwOOd, and Dick smith,
the three prisoners. Last night a
mob of Mack's negroes surrounded
and forced tie jail, took thereirom
Perkins aud Rsvenwood. CARR. d them three
qasrters OF y mile from town, ami shot them
u death. This morning their Eodies were
found buried in the sand i'm the bottom,
Dick Smith, fortunately for himself, had
heen carried to he penit, ntiaiy Tuesday
et ening. Perkins was under sentence OF
deal for killing negro woman two or
three months ago, four or live miles from
town. Not single willie p-rsOn was en-
saeed i'm the affair at any lime. The only
difference between this and the Trenton af-
tair is that in this negroes only are con-
cerned.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-10-13

The second monthly Summary OF the
trade and CONNER c. of this city appears this
afternoon in an extra edition Of Greene's
Price Current. On the sixth page of the
Sentinel large extracts from its figures and
deductions will be found, the same having
been kindly furnished in advance. That the
authors exertions to prepare Ibis exhibit
should be appreciated and sustained need
hardly be stated. The compilations have
been prepared with care and accuracy which
give them permanent value for future
companions, and as showing of business
at this point, they far excel all general
atatanlarfs
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from tie solcitude " hich makes our burying
grounds richer than our gardens. With
such a sentiment seated in the human
heart, the Law must lie imperative tn en-
force the sancti,y of the grave. and no ,olers-
ton should bs allowed for any violation Of
that sanctuary on any prstense. The very
idea OF body snstching In a community is
enough to make one shudder.
On the other hand, it is just "a clear that
the possession of subjects for dissection
is a necessity for medical students.
Too much depends upon the skill of our
physicians to have them only half educated.
The question is, how can the necessities of
science be kept from trenching too ar upon
the prejudces of the human heart?
The answer seems to be this:
As the matter is one touching
the feelings of relatives merely, let the tod
les of criminals, paupers and all uuknoNn
and friendless dead be DEVOTED 10 the dis
sectiug knife. This is a cold blooded and
scfi,L compromise, but it Is the best that
can be done. BY juiic'ous arrange
ment on the par of pGbic authoriiies TO
secure TO the physicians all corp>es that
brutality Of making raids on burial grounds
ght be avoided. 1t i a disgrace To have
such a scene "a that at BufTdlb occur in
midst. There should be- market for Sub
jscts' JUS well as Tor any
other necessary article, ard the
idea of getting dead BODY by robbery is
scarcely more civilized than the idea OF kill
ing man to sell his corpse to the doctors.
Ofcourse the common notion that medical
Students have anything to do with body
snatching themselves, except by way OF
drunken frolic, is mistaken one.
Colleges ara supplied with subjects" by
professional resurrectionist, and students
begin their term with a full supply of ma
terisl on hand without any knowledge of
where it comes from. The Buffalo institu-
tion must Ibe badly managed to permit of
such desperate act of dissertation as that
described in the telegraph, as subjects
even now can generally be secured from
large cities without body snatching. The
law of the State of New York considers body
snatching a state prison offense, out the
Buffalo students will probably escape with
a light punishment as they are merely ac-
cessories alter the facs. If some sort of a
son could be given them, however, to
make them treat the corpses which they
carve up with little more consideration
it would bs well. The antics which are
flayed with the dead in a dissectiDg room
are grotesquely horrible. To be sure the
subjects" to ii no tales, and sympathy seems
wasted on them since they know not the
indignities they have to undergo. The
medical student adopts Tennyson's idea OF
corpse:
His face is very mild and meek,
Though should smite him on the cheek,
Or In the mouth, he will not speak.
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lied the Third dis riot after hard
battle by splendid majority, which
makes his triumph the more important. In
the FouIth district Judged. ID. New, demo-
crat, i und, ub,edIy ell, cted. In the Fifth
district, w. S. Holman, democrat, has won
by an overwhelming majority VIII CD is the
more gratifying since the district bad been
"fix.d" 20 as TO make a sure thir g, IS the re-
publicsns supposed, for his defeat. From the
Sixth district the Be ntinel has received no
adS ices. but the republicans have probably
carried it as it was considered one of their
strongholis. In the Seventh distric. Frank
LaDders, democrat, has beaten Gen. Coburn
handsomely. overcoming an enormous
lat,s reports make it probable that Hunter
is saved. He WAS supposed beaten but may
I'm the ninih district the election
of Leander McClurg. democrat, is
couuuehtiN Iechoheu OH rIOm ino
Tenth District the Sentinel has imperfect
advices, but the republicans concede that
CslkiDs is terribly beaten, aud that DR.. W.
S Raymond has carried tie district. In The
Eleventh District, j. l.. Evans, republican,
is Led to be elected. In the Twef h dis
trict there is no doubt about the choice OF A.
II. Hamilton, democrat, by a large majority.
In the Thirteenth district the election OF j
q. Baker, republican, msy be set down as
probable. These estimates can be summed
up as giving the state nine democratic and
four republican congressman; but Of
fetal returns may possibly change the
face of the field If so, the chances are good
to make a still better showing. Consid-
ering the difficulties to encounter in the
shape of the Morton gerrymander, such
a victory may be pronounced as beyond
the expectations even OF the men who
won it.
The legislature is considered as under the
absolute control of neither party and the
balance of power is conceded to the Inde-
Dendents. Particulars are not vel attaina-
BILE. The scandalous manner in which the
republicans districted the state after the
last election probably saves them from COM
plete defeat.
The county ticket for Marion county has
shared the general good fortune, and al
though exact figures can not yet be given
the whole democratic county ticket is with
out doubt elected
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The Result.

The result of the election in this state is
prospects are growing brighter. 1t is now
probable that the democratic victory in In
diana will be even more brilliant than that
in Ohio. The sluggish and uncertain way in
which returns arrive render it impossible
to give the official figures or even definite
results. The probabilities may DO stated,
however, with all the confidence OF predic-
ton from the war department as to
fair weather, AID with more likelihood
OF the ful6llment OF the prophecy.
The whole democratic state ticket is un-
doubtedly elected by majority Of over I5,
900. This fgureis SCI by Judge Mcdonald.
chairman of the democratic central commit:
tee. The estimate is moderate one, and
the Sentinel can not see why it should rot be
set at higher figure.
In regard to the congressional representa-
ton it would seem that the two parties
will change positions. the democrats having
at least as strong delegation in the next
Congress as the republicans have in this.
The defeat OF William HeiIman. republican
in The first district IL. according TO latest al
VIC :, consioe. Ell stroI ely probable. Fuller
Is believed to be cleo cd. In the second dis
tIict James D. Williams. democrat. is Of
course eleced without any serious oppo-
sition.. II. c. Kerr. dem ocrat, has car
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-10-13

Dueling is allowed in the Prussian army
under certain conditions. No meeting can
take place until number of officers consti-
tuting what is called court Of honor, de-
eide whether a sufficient ground for fighting
exists or not. II is clear that no duels will
take place under this provision for trivial or
unworthy causes, and it is prob tble that the
officers Of tie courtOf honor will often bring
about reconciliation in cases thai, taking the
ordinary course. would have resulted in
bloodshed. The danger is, that ell moral
reprobation being removed, the spirit of
dueling will become too common, and in
the course of time the decisions of the au-
thorized court will become overridden by
passionate antagonists. The action of The
Prussian court in sanciioning the duello
under any circumstances will be generally
condemned, but really it has only licensed
what, in the great military system of Ger
many, can not be prohibited. The sin, il
there be any, is in maintaining professional
soldiers; for it is one of the marks of a pro-
fessionsl soldier throughout tie world that
he will defend 'the honor Of the service
should occasion require such action at his
hands
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ON THE OTHER FOOT.

MICRO KU-RLUX-CoLoRED REPUBLICANS
PROSECUTING DEMUCRAT-BRIN0 ON YOUR
TROOPS.
The COurier-JOurnsl has a special from
Lexington, KY, concerning another outrage
under novel circumstances: Another negro
Ku-Klux report from the country reaches
mere. The story is that a party OF re-
grOes in the Chilesburg neighbOrhood
went at night TO the Iouse of man OF
IN ir own color. who votsd the demo-
craiic ticket, with the aVOwed intention
OF whipping him, nut that he, becoming ap-
pri>ed of their purpose, slirpe9 ut al his
uouse the back way AS they drew up in
from, and, secIeting hiniselfi ia a cOrnfield,
fired upon them when trey hegan to make
demonstrations, on which they incoDti-
nently retreated. not pausing upon the
order of their going. Subseque ntly, it
seems, a physician was called In to
see a negro in the neighborbood who
bad, in some way not explained, gotten
bis face pretty badly peppeIed with
birdshot. The negroes who took William
Sanders from his house and whipped him
the other night, declared that no democratic
negroes should live i'm the neighborhood.
have undertaken a hopeless task and one
that is pretty sure to bring thsm 10 grief.
Ku Kluxi>m will not he tolerated in this
county. no matter what is the color of the
pc rpt traitors of the outrage.
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."ess passa ses he > 70 &c t1rse winters in the
ice, and the irss d - DULY occu re lust A.
the party was rsscusl from its psrilous pre-
dcsment at tn end Of that time. Cant H.,I
was the ONLY m sn Who died on the PoIaris
trip, the worst IN an l,ei expedition. prob
aoiy, that has bsea out since Sir Hendrick
dud'on was mar zone in the bay which
bears his nsms. There were thres deaths
o. the cruise of Ctp;. McCIiutock in the
FOX out one wss caused by a ia 1 ihrou Oh
hatchwdy. on- by apolexy and one bv
scurvy. This latter victim was the steward
VINO mad access To the provisions. aud there.
lore did not regulate his diet according tn
the mmander's instructions. The truth is
that the fate of the "Erebus- and "Terror,,
party has cast a gloom over the whole sub-
lect. AS has already been stated. these
ships became fixed IN the ice. and after
remaining there two years, Sir John having
In the meantime died, tie provisions gave
out and the LOG remaining 81 uls
STATED for The Hud-on bay settle
ment by land. On the jouru. v
they all persisted by starva,i ion, e < haustation
and The bands ofeach other, for there is lit
tie doubt but that resort was at last made
cannibalism. A marble tablet on Be, chs Y
Island, WI ere they spent their first winter.
records their tate. Tneir mist axe was L.
carrying too much with them, aud it re-
manned for McCliuiock to reduce travelling
on ice to science, aud TO reduce the neces-
sary baggage to the smallest possible
amount. This, with the improved meth, DIS
of preserving meat aud fruit have robbed til
hyperborean regions of half their terrors.
To be sure there yet dangers, but 81
there are in eating and drinking. as Hotspur
remarks. II, then, the Herald proposes to
send out another expedition, 1t the brave
mariners go forth with the best wishes and
encouragement OF those who stay behind.
despite the carpiDg of a sneering press, too
deeply interested in the election of consta-
bles or hog reeves to spare cheer for
knightly adventures.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-10-13

Bergh, the oeuefI tJr of dogs, will soon
earn the title of the common enemy of man.
kind. He has had man fined twenty-five
dollars for employing his dog o run cider
mill
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-10-13

Prof. SilvestT, who has made the ascent
of Etns, reports that the north side of the
nounlal has been tent ana tom IN in
transvt rse line shout two miles in Icing tn.
There are tw cnty crateIs on Tins line The
Ia liter throw u cut at tie first Las AIKEN the
f'im of core, and is aItui so itet high.
Prof S Ives ii thinks tie sIUpIon is over
Tor me piestnt
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-10-13

Why don't Judge Wilson go into the OPP
position and take he field once mure7
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ThIs musL be the tidsI wave.

Carry the new lo Cna't4no "a.
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New York eends Indians rr. q ing.
, 1874-04-04

Every witnoss before tho District Of Columbia
Investigating Committee yesterday added some-
thing to the revelations Of tho improvidonce and
dishonesty Of the Ring. One showed that tho
difference in tho cost Of work, when it WAS done
for tho National Government and the District,
was so or 40 por cent. Another wltnoss,, whose
education ut West Point had fitted him to 40
over the measurements for paving, otc., has dis
covered That contractors were paid moro than
would have bcen their duo ii thoir pavement had
stretched across tue Htrcet from house to house,
and farther. a former Auditor testified that
when the present Government camo into powor
it increased a number OF tho contracts that woro
then ponding, and had tho increase charged bnck
to the administration Of Gov. CooIe. The Hum
Of sss0,000 was taken from the sinking fund in
this way, and the school fund was depleted to
the great loss Of the teachers and tho scandal of
the District. Tho appropriation Of $4,000 for
tho teachers has been approved by the Senate
District Committee.
, 1874-04-04

In our column Of railroad news ne givo this
morning an analysis Of tho provisions Of the
new Wisconsin Railroad law., This attempt
to rcgu1ato tho railroad corporations by flx-
ng tho prices Of thoir service il no moro
popular with the companies in Wisconsin than In
other States. They complain bitterly that tho
compulsory rates are much below the figures at
which they Gun work with profit In tho case
Of the milwaukee, d vt. Paul Railroad,
for inatance. reduction ia made in ratos
ranging from Is to 45 per cont. The law abounda
in determinations against the people, for whom
It was enacted. II enforced, 1t is said It will
destroy tho lumber trade Of Milwaukee. The
railroads will do their boBt to break tho law
down, but have not decided whothor this is to be
done by compliance and m appeal to tito Legia-
1aturo, or BY rebellion and recourse to the courts
tho third way, making ita provisions "a op-
prossivo as possible to tho people. would cause
the railroads to become odious. as woll as tho
law, and is not likely to DO ventured Oh.
, 1874-04-04

! Aa reault Of tho appeals Of tho deputation
Of South Carollnians. tho judiciary Committee
Of the House haB appointed q sub-committoo to
hcar the condition Of tho Btnto discussed by tho
tax-phyors. Tho rocont addrosB Of tho de1cga-
ton to the. President showed TINT tho
negro rulera of that State had Joined
In march to tho Treasury that was wroaking
moro enduring devastation than Bhorman's
march to the aoa. Tho Taxpayers hope, dosplto
tho ptosident'a diaoouraging views, to- have d
Congressional Committee appointed that will
investigate the plundering to which they aro
subjected, aud wloac report will stimulate Con-
gteBs to Interfere for t1cir protection.
, 1874-04-04

attondants' as preventing tho possibility Of
injury to the living, az precautIon agninat
secret poisoning (through preservation OF nor
tfons of tho viacera In suspected oascn); and
finally, as relieving the mind from TINT reyo1tinp
and droaded iloa which wo all entertain with A
shudder-a consignment to tho grave during a
franco or seeming deatl-tho procoas Of crcma.
tion prcRonts advantages over tint Of burial
which acem to entit1e it to respectful hearing.
Probably no further change In existing customs
would DO advisable At present than allowing poo.
pio tho 'ortion betwoon cremation md burial,
maklng both 1awf,1l.
, 1874-04-04
GEN, JouNBTON'a HISTORY.

The now work Of tho ox-Confcderato Gen,
Josoph Z. Johnston, upon the Wnr Of tue nc-
bolllon, is out and Ia a1roady creating worry gon-
oral discussion In tho South. Tie charge mado
by tho author, that tho failure Of tho South was
due to want Of aagaoity. In tho management Of
tile finances, has brought to the front tho two
Secretaries Of tho Confederate TREASURY, Messrs.
Menmingor and Trenholm, who mako a diroot
iBsuc with Con. Johnston. Tho former, in
communication to tho Charleston .News brings
out this interesting facts:
Tho truth Is, that II Gen. Johnston's recoecons Of
history wero vivid M hts knowledge of military
tactics ia great instead Of consurlng the financial nd
mtntstratiou Of tho Confederate Government, he would
have discovered no instance record whcro war Of
such dmonstons in constantly lydeorcaAn8 territory,
Inns been austaned for four yoars by mara financial
c1po1ionts, without tho aid usually DERIVED from taxes
for in the wholc Confederate War but one general
war tux was eyicd, and great portion Of that was
never collected. !. ,,'- l.
Mr. Trenholm confines himself to tic nllega-
tion Of, Gen. Johnston, that il the Government
haa converted the cotton crop into money, tho
Confederate Treasury would lave boon richer
than the United statcs Treasury. Mr. Trenholm
was that OF 186o-'61. This crop amounted to
9.a4o,ooo bales, every bale OF which, Mr.. T1on-
holm shows, was disposed OF before tho now
Government sae organized. Mr. Memmfnger
alao al1udcs to tic cotton proposition, and says
The Confederate Government wns organized In Feb
rlary, tho blockade instituted In May thus leay--
Ing pcriol OF three months III which tho wole cot
ton crop Oh hand say 900 laes, ought according
to tho military nanoer, TO- have been got into tho
hands Of tho Confederate Government and 10 have
beon shipped abroad. This would have required
fleet Of 1000 SHIPS allowing 1000 bales to the ahip
Who're would thcse vessols have been procured In the
face Of the notification Of tho blockade and paa not as
much Of tho cotton shipped by private enterprise as
could have beou shipped by tho aovorn1uont7 When
80 shipped tug proceeds Of tho sale were in oat caaes
sold 10 tho Government in the shape Of BILLS Of OK
change. The superior advantage Of this plan is evincod
by the fact thnt throughout the your the Government
exchanged its no!es for bills on England at par
with which 1t paid for all its and munitions Of
war. ..~.
It will bo seen that the two Secretaries pretty
thoroughly dispose Of Con. Johnston's financial
theories. Inasmuoh AZ thoro are several Of tho
ox-confoderato Generals who have boon waiting
for an opportunity to pounce upon his military
theories also, Con. Johnston, between tho f1nau-
cial and military authori tics. will be pretty
thoroughly diBaected. As soon % tho book
reaches tho North, 1t is not impossible that some
Of our own officers may also have something to
say, in which event tho General even il his
theories shall DO proved fal!aciouB, will at least
be the best advertised officer in either service,
aud his history will havo a largo sale.
, 1874-04-04

correspondent OF tho Now York Times has
been calculating tho cost Of living and onser-
tanning In Washington during the season, and
his conclusions point to tho fact that vast
amount Of money is frittered away in keeping
up Appearances, whilo nobody aooms to bo any
tho better for it. Cabinot olrlcors salary ia
$4,000 year, md hia expenses, within the mar
roweat limit, $4,000, il he desires to maintain
the social position which Ills office demands.
Dinner.giying, Waiting, receptions, and style
demand Il handsome priyato income in addition
to tho salary paid by tho country. Living, fora
famlly,-tho more rental Of shelter and purchase
Of food,-is enormously high, mud tho sB,o0u
barely covers tho house expenses for four per-
sons when they happon to be servants Of tho
people. Those discoveries hayo come too late
from tho New York Times. Had they boon ju
dioiously elaborated two years ago. backed by
fow facts, they might hnvo aervod purpose.
Published to-day, they resemble the Happy
Thought" man's conHolation-" What ought ia
hayo ead ;"