The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-02-24

THE ANDERSON TRAGEDY.
THE AFTER EVENTS.

p THE AFTER EVENTS.
A GLIMPSE AT CoRwIS-How HE LIVES AND
MOVES n HAS HIS BEING. n WHAT
H PEOPLE TILwELLs AT
FAIRs-THE BANKs-THE
MoyEMENT-POLITICAL PRcsPEcTS--THE
STRENGTH OF THE CHANGERS.
From an Occasional CORRESPONDENT of the Sentinel
ANDERSON, Ind, Feb. II, 1s74.-Amonth.has
passed since the Stilwel tragedy, and all ex-
element relating to it has passed away, and
little is now seldom mentioned about it.
Corwin, the hero of it, if such he could be
called, attends to his business matters as.
usual, and can be seen upon our streets daily
or in his office. He carries on the business
of banking in the same room where Stilwell
was killed, undismayed by the ghost of his
late enemy, or the grim spectre of a haunt
ing spirit. In fact. there is little of the
poetic or sentimental in his soul, hut every
thing in the way of business. He expects
to remain here and make this his perma-
.nent home, regardless of the threats of a
few fools about assassination, or the wishes
of a few enemies that he would pick up his
traps and move on. At least he so expresses
himself in a card published in both the pa
pers of this place. His card was published
as an answer to two letters received
by him threatening assassination One OF
these letters was post-marked Cincinnati,
OllO. anu Is D6llCNcu W ndNO DCOh NAitbbCh
by a prominent ex-congressman from that
district, although for what reason your cor
respondent is unable to say. Corwin, through
out all the late trouble n since, has borne
himself as a gentleman, and at this time
has more friends than ever before.
MANY gray-haired. old farmers who
before the tragedy had little
OF no acquaintance with him,
ha We since then come into his place of bust
ness to congratulate him, that he is out of his
trouble and assure him that he can attend to
their money matters hereafter.
THE ESTATE
of which he is administrator, was appraised
in value to the amount of $685., 900, at the
time of the death of Allen Makepeace, and
no more fit person to administer upon it
could nave perhaps been selected than Cor
win. In old accounts. out-lawed notes, etc,
he has saved, it issaid, TO tie esteatefrcm $780,
O0Oto $4,000, since he has taken charge Ci <
No better illustration of the power ofmoney
over all friendships or feeling of the heart,
could be shown than in the case of the late
Col. Stilwell. When in the seeming tide OF
prosperity, a year ago, 40 man had appar-
emily more friends than he. and no man
could push forward any enterprise with
more outside encouragement. Yet, when in
November last, il was that the
bank of which he was president had sus-
pended payment, these " friends" all
or most of them, deserted him, and none
were louder in their abuse of him. The
Stilwell House, a farm, several city lets and
much other property, belonging to the late
Col. Stilwell, are advertised to be sold ON
the 18th day of this month by the trustee.
1t is said that the creditors of the bank will
undertake to buy it in order to
get out of it a portion of the losses
which they have sustained by the suspension
of the bank. No dividend has vet been paid
nv tho aCSiOnoQ IN the 6dnOGlfOrC in the
bank, although it suspended about three
months since. 1t is thought that a dividend
OF 80 per cent. will perhaps be paid about
the first of March, although of this there is
nothing positive. Most of the depositors
think, and perhaps accurately too, that if
they get so per cent. of the en-
tire amount of their deposits, they
will be doing we'll. Many would gladly
sell their claims against the bank for 80 per
cent.
POLITICAL PROSPECTS.
1he friends of Mr.. VIM. Grim, banker of
this place, are DESTROYS of his nomination for
state treasurer upon the democratic ticket.
Mr.. Grim has been for a number of years a
member OF the state board of agriculture, is
an excellent business man, and would,
without doubt, make as good an
officer as could be secured. Mad
ison county although a strong democratic
county for more than thirtylyears, has never,
we believe, been represented upon the state
ticket. This being the year for county cleo
tions, the political caldron is beginning to
warm somewhat and will soon commence,
doubtless, to boil. Already in this county
numerous ime-honored office seekers, who
are too lazy or mean to do labor, are COM
mencing to secretly set the wires in
various offices within the gift
of the party. They all seem to have a
great respect for the grangers, who in this
county, it is asserted will have 2,40O votes
by the next election. If so, they will hold
the balance of power, and can do much tow.
decent men into office. From the fact
T that many played-out Office. seekers
have Joined the grangers, and hold high
positions in the orders it is doubtful wheth-
er these organizations will bring about
the political millennium that is expected
of it.
THE LADIES TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT.
which is sweeping everything before it in
Ohio, has finally reached this place. An or
ganization among the ladies was effected on
Sunday night at the Methodist church, and
this week the campaign will perhaps be
opened against the saloon-keepers and gro
GERS who deal out the fluid. There are some
five or six saloons in Anderson, and the
three drug stores all retail it. The town,
however, is not near the place for drinking
and as in former years.
A meeting was held at the court. house on
Saturday evening for the purpose of taking
steps to secure the building of the White
Pigeon railroad from Marion, Grant county,
30 miles north, to this place. The northern
end of the road is at White Pigeon, Michi-
gan, and it has been built as far south as
Marion, Grant county. The company intend
extending it further south, either to Ander-
son or Muncie, and will the grad
ing of the route by April or May. At the
meeting a committee of six persons was APP
pointed to interview the president of the
company and see what would be required OF
the citizens of this county to secure the
building of the road to Anderson.