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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-03-24

Retribution comes to evil doors sooner or
later. The means by which the southern
park project was rushed through a reluctant
council were not at first plain, though they
were universally suspected. The Sentinel
held the purchase of the park at that time a
wicked extravaganza, carried out simply in
the interest of a ring, or series of
rings. The methods by which the
scheme was bullied through the council, all
tended to the one conclusion that foul means
had been employed in pushing a corrupt
scheme into life. Such corroborstive facts
as could be obtained were sdduced, and
they were sufficient to convince law-ab;ding
men, but the fraud was carried out to the
end by the interested parties. What end
that was is now plainly shown in the astound-
ing revelations published this morning. The
persons implicated and the crimes charged
upon them will show why the Journal refus-
ed to come to the assistance of the tax payers.
Col Ruckle, one of its proprietors, and John
IL. NIcnOlaS, It's iOriner outIOr, anu MS part
ner, Mr.. Whtisett, were the main beuefc-
iaries in the spoil. These men saw a
good thing in the park. They took it from
its owners, promising to divide the
profits. The profits were considerably
larger than the people suppose, but having
once obtained them, they refused to stand to
the contract. Asked to recognize their allie
cations, these gentlemen assert that the
profits were expended in disposing of the
property. How disposing of it? The city
bought it an advance, which amounts, all
told, to something over $4,000. Can
it be that Mr.. Ruckle and Messrs.
Nicholas and Whitsell paid on. $4,000 to
the council. 1t took but s25, 900 to pocket
the Cincinnati council and they are general
ly considered freely expensive set. The
point that the city is interested in just now.
is in the discovery of the men to whom the
profits were paid and the general course of
operation, by which measures are car
ried through the municipal legislature. The
facts put forth this morning are to be supple
mented by others, which will convince the
public that q local revolution Is needed TO
purify the putrid mass of corruption which
has grown up in this city. The strongest
comment that can be made on this disgrace
full business is the story itself.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-03-24

Mr.. " Tom" Scott found unexpected allies
in an unexpected place, yesterday. Our
home board of trade, body of wise men,
given to distractions of q severely economic
sort, were moved yesterday to put the seal
of approval upon that gigantic job in the
Pacific railroad ring, which the enterprising
Mr.. Scott has:on hand. 1t is not unlikely
that in their admiration of the The Texas
and Pacific railroad and sharing the common
desire to see it completed the gentlemen did
not carefully weigh the import of their reso-
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-03-24
IN CASE DAWES DOES.
ne HOUSE AND THE LEADER.

THE HOUSE AND THE LEADER.
A Washington special to the New York
Times gives this interesting prospect in case
Dawes gets the Senatorship. In case Mr..
Dawes should be elected to the Senate to
succeed Mr.. Sumner, Mr.. Kelley, by reason
of his position as second member on the
committee OF ways and means, will be-
come chairman of that committee, and
leader of the House. The rules applicable
to the filling of such a vacancy as it
Is possible may now occur, though simple,
do not appear to be understood. The rule of
the House of Representatives reads as fol-
lows: "The hrst named member of any
committee shall be the chairman, and in his
absence, or being excused by the House. the
next named member, and so on, as often as
the case shall happen, unless the committee,
by majority Of their number, elect a chair
man. The rule was adopted by the House in
1904, under the following circumstances: Mr..
John Cation Smith, Of Connecticut, had been
chairman of the committee on claims for
several years, and was reappointed- On the
following day he was excused from service
on the committee, and his colleague, Mr..
Samuel w. Dana, was appointed instead.
The committee considered Mr.. Dana It's
chairman, but he refused to serve, consider
ing himself at the foot of the committee.
After about six weeks, during which time
the matter was introduced into the House,
the committee informed the House that no
business could be done in the committee
till the House had taken some action !;
and as a consequence, the above rule
was adopted. The committee elected
Mr.. Dana chairman, though much
against his wishes. The ways and means
committee might now take advantage of the
last clause of the rule, and eject a chairman,
but it is hardly probable that it would pur-
sue such course, though Mr.. Kelley, with
his views on the subject of a convertible
bond, would not be very popular for chair
man and leader of the House. Mr.. Wheeler,
of New York, has been spoken OF to fill the
vacancy on the committee, but New York
has now two members on the ways and
means committee, and this would absolutely
prevent the appointment of Mr.. Wheeler,
unless one of his colleagues should resign
from the committee.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-03-24

M. Michelet was buried at Hyeres. He
had "civil" tuneral-that is to say, no cler-
gyman was present. NJ. Long, mayor of
the town, received the body on its arrival at
the cemetery. M. Allegro. mayor of Ton.
lon, then deposited on the coffin a crown of
immortelles, saying as he did so to M.
Michelet's widow, MADAME, place tb is
crown on the coffin of a man who was the
most complete expression of our national
genius" Three other crowns were present.
cd by some Of his Literary i..s..is.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-03-24

1t has been the fortu ne of the Hon. w.
S. Holman to plant himself signally in the
popular faith, in every utterance he has
made this session. He had the good sense to
oppose the prostitution of his party to the
lead of Fernando Wood, and he was first to
recognize the need OF general system of
retrenchment. In a recent letter to the
Madison Progress, he defines his position
on the ranking fraud, and he still reflects
the strong sentiment of the time. Speaking
of the pending measure, he says:
al am In favor OF the free delivery of news
papers In the county of publication, and of free
exchanges. 1 think there sound public
reasons for this. The press Is now more than
ever before, the sheet-anchor Of public safety,
and in its growing spirit OF Independence is 10
be found, i think, the remedy for the public
opposed to the restoration OF the ranking privi-
lege in any form, and cannot vote for these
measures which think are right, II coupled
with the restoration Of the frauds and corrup-
ton Of the ranking privilege"
So far as the county proposition goes, that
may be desirable, but the free exchange
system Is not needed. Mr.. Holman will
meet the hearty appreciation of every journ-
alist in the country and every tax payer as
well. by holding resolutely to his position
against the restoration of the ranking fraud
in whole or part, in any shape or form.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-03-24

Vanderbilt has opened his mouth at last on
the rapid transit question, in New York
city. He has never been opposed to rapid
travel, but has always favored 1t. This adj
mission is considered piece of remarkable
righteousness by the New York press,
which has been led to believe, by bitter ex-
penence, that the commodore does know
how to keep secres.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-03-24

When Rubenstien was in Boston he was
sstonished ct the performances of young
German. GID. n pupil in one OF the music
schools He listened again and again, and
finally Informed her friends that with proper
training she would PROFESSIONALLY make
one OF the greatest players the world has
ever seen. Before his departure he made
arrangements for her to pursue her musical
studies under his guidance, himself to bear
the expenses Of her journey and residence
abroad. She will 90 to Europe this spriug,
and her friends will await with keen interest
the verifcstion of the great artists
prophecy. 80.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-03-24

Governor Bagley, of Michigan, under
stands the situation. He says the railroad
rates are lower in that state than in any
other in the Union, owing to the strong
competition between rival lines. But not
withstanding this fact he urges that all cor
poraaons organized under Che laws of that
state be required to keep their books open
to the inspection of all stockholders and
others directly interested in their affairs.
Such a law would make a clean sweep of
many of the abuses so loudly complained of
by the ant.-monopolists. Secrecy is the pro-
Life mother OF iniquities. II corporations
could not operate in the dark they would be
omparatively harmless.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-03-24
A REVIEW.

be no doubt that they will at least be very
)nsiderable-probably some 100000 or
Whereabouts. All this needless waste of
time and money might have been saved by
the exercise of a little common sense and ju-
dicial firplness. Orion should have been
tried at the old bailey in the ordinary way,
as soon alter the first trial as possible, and
there would have been no difficulty about
this If the attorney general had not, unfor-
tunately, made up his mind to make
great parade of the case. The result
has been this wearisome and protracted
trial of 1SS days of which nearly
q hundred have been spent in mere talking
The evidence at the first trial was perfectly
conclusive as to the fact that the claimant
was not Roger Tichborne; and although it
might be interesting to know whether or not
he was Arthur Orion, IL Is certainly not
worth while TO disorder and delay the whole
body of judicial business by employing three
of the principal judges for the best part OF q
year in disposing of the question. The truth
Is that the claimants own evidence really
exposed the hollowness Of his preten-
sions. For whole year after he gave
himself out as Roger Tichborne, he was ut
terly and ludicrously ignorant of all Rogers
antecedents and the circumstances of his
family. With the helpof number of dupes
and confederates, the plot was afterward
worked up into moro likely form; but
even If this process had been less exhaust
issues on which the case might have been
determined-as. for instance, whether it was
credible that If several men were saved from
the Bella the claimant should be the only
one ever heard of, and that the crew of the
ship that picked him up and the ship her
self should have vanished from the world?
Whether man who had spoken French as
his native language until he was twenty
four years of age could in a few years be-
come unable to spell a word of that lam
guage, and whether he could in a few
months learn to speak Spanish fuently?
The Portland daily press., 1874-07-02
FINANCIAL And COMMERCIAL
Review of Portland Markets.

WEEK ENDING July 1, 1874.
Inc month just closed has been dull one, and in
many branches of trade there has been stagnaton.
July, however, opens encouragingly and with rea-
sonabe prospects for active circulation of money
and good demand for goods. Stocss in hand of al,
kinds are very low, and direct cali tor replenish-
ment must be made on the manufacturers. This
course tends to the revival Of manufactures and
there is no doubt that busy season will open IN the
fafi. The business outlook is cheering and marked
reaction Is already evident, leading to the stmula
ton OF trade and employment of labor. The money
marke5 shows considerable activity as eomoared with
the last few weeks. Gold has ranged from l11@1I2,
closing weak at III. on Wednesday, July list.
Beans show no change, and are firm at former
quotations. Butter unchanged in prices; nice lots
are coming in and sell readily at &c., Cheese has
taken quite fall, Vermont being quoted at 13114c,
factory at 1f9l5c, and N. Y dairy at 140l5. Coal
is quiet and in small demand Coffee has stifened
up little and Rio has advanced cent on the
pound The market is rather more active. Cooper
age remains very dull Copper is firmer and the de-
mand has improved. Cordage is more active, there
being considerable inquiry, and prices are steadier
Dry goods quiet, with limited demand. The only
noticeable feature is the rmness which holders of
cottons and woolens maintain prices Drugs and
dyes unchanged opium being very firm at it's adj
vancei quotations Duck is steady, with good de-
mand for home manufactures. Fish shows no i'm.
provement since last, and the only change to be
noted is slight advance in herring. The packing
business is still dull Flour shows activity and
the demand is somewhat improved, though prices
still favor buyers Fruit still, rules high an adj
vanced market. L. M. raisins have advanced ten
cents Grain shows but slight change, the transac-
tons being moderate yellow corn is quoted at sea
&c. oats are cent off and feed and shorts show some
The Portland daily press., 1874-07-02
MINOR rELEGRA,r.

meeting held at North Suanich, British
Columbia the principal agricultural district on
the island, on Saturday, unanimously con.
demned the local government and demanded
that negotiations ne opened with Mckenzie,
Premier of the Dominion
f. G. Strive, United States Consul at Que
bee, whose term of Office had just expired, died
Tuesday evening. Mr. Strive had been pro-
NOTED to the Legation at Leghorn, Italy.
Advices from Hayti state that Dominique
was unanimously elected President of Hayti,
was inaugnrated June 18th and issued procla-
nation promising liberty and reforms.
In Memphis, yesterday, NJ D. Welsh, a well
known attorney was shot by B. B. Barnes, also
an attorney, and probably fatally wounded.
"A negress has been arrested at Winchester,
Kentucky, for poisoning three children. She
is also accused of committing a similar crime
year ago.
"A London despatch says that the Atlantic
ana Great Western Railroad Company has de-
clned to receive and pay to-day coupons on
their first mortgage bonds.
Tlton has withdrawn from the edtorship of
the Golden Age.
Arkansas has voted for a constitutional con-
vention by 5000 majority.
A despatch states that E. j. Thorn and
Francis Herman of Springfield, Ohio, Tuesday
were held to bail at Wapakoneta to answer to
the charge of forgery. 1t is said that forged
papers to the amount of 100000 has been
negotiated among farmers by these men.
Crop reports from the West are of an I'M
usually promising character. The same reports
come from the South.
Williams College graduated class of 81
yesterday. 1t also made Congressman Pierce
an LII
The total increase of tolls on the Erie canal
this year over corresponding period of last year
is $685.
David Dggs, colored, and James McGill, in.
dulged in fight in Buffalo, Tuesday. The
former got the best of the fight whereupon the
friends of the latter beat him until he died.
AdVices from the Magdalene Islands, June
23d, say the mackerel net fishing has lust
ended. There has been about half fair sea-
sons yield.
The general impression is that the Republi-
cans in Spain met with severe defeat at the
time of the late battle.
Base ball; at New York, Atlantcs 5, Phla
delpbias 3; at Philadelphia, Athletics IS,
Chicagos 1.
Hon. M. G. Kerr has been re-nominated for
Congress by the Democrats of the Sd Indiana
District
The Portland daily press., 1874-07-02
rov,Repub,icau State Co.ven,;o.

DIES MONIES, July AT toe Republican State
Convention the following nominations for
state officers were made Secretary of State,
) Young, present Incumbent; Treasurer,
VIM. Christy, pre- sent Incumbent both by &C
clamation; Auditor, B. r. Sherman; Register
of Land Offie, David Secor; Clerk of Supreme
Court, T.. j. Holmes; Reporter of Supreme
Court, John S Rennets.
A platform was adopted favoring such leisla-
ton as will make the national banks free to
all under just and equal laws based upon the
policy OF specie resumption at a time consis-
tent with the material and industrial interests
of the country to the end that the volume of
currency be regulated by the natural laws of
trade; declaring that in the absence of any pro-
vision to the contrary the obligations of the
government when issued and placed upon the
market of the world be payable in specie; that
Congress has power to regulate all commerce
mong the states by railroads or other means
and should prohibit under suitable penalties all
extortons, unjust discrimination and other
wrong and unjust conduct or the part Of per-
sons or corporations engaged in such commerce
and also provlde-for the improvement of our
great natural water ways; that a state has the
power and it is its duty to provide by law for
the regulation and control of railway Transport
tation within our limits, and we demand that
the laws of this State passed for this purpose
at the last session of the Genera AsSe bly, be
upheld and enforced till superseded by other
legislation or held unconstitutional by the
PiopCt JuuiOidi piipuudi, tudu VIC icCi uouuu W
provide all appropriate legislation for the full
and equal protection of all citizens, white or
black, native or foreign born, in the engage
ment OF all rights guaranteed by the Conssitu-
ton of tile United States and amendments;
l that the reduction of S27,000,000 on the esti-
m ated general government expenses for the
coming fiscal year meets our hearty commenda-
ton and shows the Republican party on the
questions of retrenchment and economy is car
ryng out in good faith their oft-repeated
pledges to the people; that we favor the amend
ment of the constitution of the United States
providing for the election of the President and
Vice President by a direct vote; we demand
such modification of the patent laws as render
them more fair to equitable, to consumers; that
the faith of the Republican party is pledged to
promote the best good of the civil service of
the country, and that we demand that only
honest and capable men be elected or appoint
ed to office, and commend the position of the
party in iDstituting investigation into corrup
ton in Office, sparing neither friends or foes;
that We favor fnal submission to the people
of the question of amending the constitution so
as to extend the rights of suffrage to women.
The Portland daily press., 1874-07-02

ExcURsIoNs.-The excursion season has
fairly begun. Yesterday the Second Parish
society went to Little Chebeague and had a
fine time. They sailed around the harbor.for
two hours and then went to the Island and en-
joyed themselves.
The Gazelle took Casco street and Chestnut
street societies to Little Hog Island, and st.
Stephens society to Evergreen Landing. As
they all went together the boat was well load
ed. They returned at night we'll eased with
the trip.
To-day the Free street and Deerng bridge
schools 90 to Lake Sebago. The committee
have arranged for good time. Trains leave
Eastern depot at $50 a. m. The tickets will
be good on any regular train during the day.
Saturday the Montgomery Guards celebrate
the "glorious fourth by an excursion to Little
Hog Island. A large list of amusements has
been provided for the day and the excursion
cannot fail to be grand success.
The graduating class of the Portland High
School accompanied by their principal Ito add
ecLGt to the occason,) made an excursion to
Old Orchard beach yesterday. 1t was an en-
joyable affair to all hands. In the morning
happened an accident that promised to mar
for the remainder of the day their enjoyment.
IL seems that a talented young lady of the
Glass; and advocate of womens rights and of
free orphan asylums attempted to confute
the inconsistency that man could swim bet
ter than a woman. Her attempt was fraught
with failure, and she was saved from wate-y
grave only by the heroic exertions of the prin-
cipal. We are glad to state that he was re-
warded by the magnificent sum of one cent,
which is to be preserved in the natural history
rooms.
The moonlight excursion last evening was
we'll attended, and all were well p easel with
the sail. The concert was very fine, as are all
the concerts given by Mr.. Shaw. The question
was asked more than once: "W hen will there
be another?"
The Portland daily press., 1874-07-02
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Removal of Observation-Disclosures

/ Removal of Observation-Disclosures isIaIive
CONCORD, July 1-At meeting of the Gov
ernor and Council this morning, Charles H.
Chase, William I'll Size and Nathan +. Mathel
were removed from the office of pilot co minis
sloners of Portsmouth harbor, and EbeneZeI
q. Adams, j. Gilman Moses and Richard
Wadron were appointed in their places.
Mrs. Haskell of Bradford, committed suicide
at the poor farm Monday, June 22d, by
stranglng herself with a cord
The Legislature is rushing business through
at rapid rate Among other matters consid-
cred was bill restricting the issue of passes
with the following resolution, which was
passed:
Resolved, That this House in its opposition
to passes, refuses to pass this bill
resolution was passed in favor of sDecie
payments, and bill relating to the Interior
ence of office holders in elections. The bill
making an appropriation to survey the bound
airy line between New Hampshire and Maine.
was indefinitely postponed. Or motion of Mr..
Kent OF portsmouth, another resolution, re-
quiring the Clerk, who has sometimes called
the yeas and nays in seven minutes, to be at
least fifteen minutes in doing so, was tabled.
The special order being the fixing of the bill
to authorize union of the Nashua & Lowell
with the Lowell & Boston railroad, was taken
up at Ills o'clock.
An amendment was adopted on motion of
Mr.. Sinclair, limiting the capital stock of the
united roads to their present capital stock, with
out including the existing debt. as is done iu
the bill. Mr.. Sinclair said he moved with the
assent of the friends of the bill After a
long debate the bill was passed to third read
ing.
The Portland daily press., 1874-07-02

Don't fail to hear the talented lecturer, Miss
Armstrong from England, at Chestnut street
church tonight.
A meeting of the Maine Charitable Mechan-
ic Association will be held this evening to make
a change in their bylaws and constitution
A young man who jumped from a moving
train at the Boston depot yesterday came very
near going under the wheels.
There is complaint made that horse car
conductors do not stop their car for passengers
when they are on their last trip at night.
The new time table on the Portland and
Rochester Railroad goes into effect on Tues
day.
A foe picture of Ripley cascade is on exhi-
bition at Hale's.
The Maine Real Estate Register reports the
erection of over seventy dwelling houses during
the past six months.
1t is understood that the Attorney General is
of the opinion that the State is the party to
levy the tax on the Portland Horse Railroad
Company.
Ferdinand b. Heskill of Bangor, known in
this city in connection with certain salve
swindle, and condemned to State Prison there
for, has been pardoned.
The Portland daily press., 1874-07-02

George Ellis, who was President of the Com
monwealth National Bank, which suspended
during the panic last year, was arrested to-day
by United States Marshal Fisk on an order
procured by United States District Attorney
Bliss, the grand jury having indicted him on
the charge of embezAling $4,000 of the funds
of the above institution.
Two young ladies named Mink and Strong of
Maspeth, L. L., were thrown from carriag in
Green Point to-day. The former was killed
and the latter fatally injured.
Arrived, Calabra from Liverpool.
Gen. Smith, supervising inspector of steam
boats, has arrived from Washington to meet
the Board of Commissioners in charge of the
experimental tests OF steam boilers, for the
purpose of arranging plans for continuing the
experiments at Sandy Hook this summer.
Important Decision.
CANANDIGUA, July LIN the New York
Central Railroad tax suits against the United
States, Judge Wallace to-day directed a ver-
diet for the company on the ground that inter-
est certificates are not taxable.