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Three Servants Killed by the Careless

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Use OF Paris Green.
New YorK, Aug 8.-Tle Coroper's inquest in
the case OF John and Annio Powers and Ellen
Burke, the servants Who died about ITO weeks
aco from the effects Of poison, IS alleged, in
chow-caow which they had used at dinner, has
resulted in verdict that they came to their
death from tho accidental introduction into their
food Of Pa1is green, which had been freely dis
tiibuted Throughout the kitchen to Kill insects
, 1874-08-09

sencca. Kan, says during tLunder-storm TO-
dsy. IS miles west Of this city. two 1aen named
John %. Helde and Edward A. hess:,
ve1e killed bv lightning. There we're s'x
other persons 10 the wagon. all OF vhom esvapeu po
;ninry except = Mrs. Hudde- on. who vas badiY
1,,1rned: :aboI,t the lower limbs The party were
returning from Russell County to tneir o:d
home in Lucas County, Iowa. They had abandon
ed their honeste ada on account OF the grass
hopDers. The bodies were brought to seneea'
and will be inter- ed there.
, 1874-08-09

sr. PrrErspUno, Aug. 9-The Dolo1ts says
tho Cza- has invited the son OF the lat' emperor.
NanoIcan to Eitpcsa military mAneuYres-
, 1874-08-09
FRANCE.

PARTS, Aug. 8.-Tne relations between Franco
and Italy are very satisfactory
PARIS, Aug. 8-The report that Germany Ia
negotiating fo1 the cesHion of Santona ia denied.
E1-Prealdent Theirs is unvelL.
, 1874-08-09
particular case that settlers bo allowed. il they
prefer. to make their deposition before Clerk
OF Court Of Record At the county Reat-


Arrest OF a Suspected Robber.
NEW YORK, Aug. 8.-Jacob nosenburg WAS ar
rested to-day on suspicion Of being implicated
in the robbery Of S23 900 worth Of je1elry from
the store OF John Brennan, in Philadelphia, on
tho night OF Feb 1s, 1874. A largo quantity OF
the jeNelry has been recovered.
, 1874-08-09

To las Editor Of The CHICAGO Tribune:
SIN: Having been told by IN acquaintance
who vas very positive Oh the Eub1eetthat Piym-
oath Church il 3 -joint-stock company. and that
it's kharos arc bought and sold in ths New lozk
, 1874-08-09
LAKE NAVIGATION.
GCODRICB'S STEAMERS.

1t R1etae Milwaukee, 6heboyran. Aautto-
xe e;e, daily t6undays e1oentedl-..--...... 81. m.
xvS.,ur5ar,s boat don't leave until p. n
Il Grand Haren+ Muskegon. Traverse City,
r,-Ltn.- .+- d.;,y ISnodn9s exceuted)... p. m.
TX, r,..nh 4. {1r fSrnd,y e4c-n. rt1, 10 H.
htu.day's Boat Goa't les,e until II 30 p. N.
!. Manistee and Ludinxtou. Tuesday and
1eG,sep Bar md intermediate ports. TuetdAT
usF1d,v p. IN.
liz Eeaaaba and Lake Superior ports, Hou-
t,ra Thr,.d,- . 8 4. Il
Htku aud Docks, foot Michfgan-av
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Henry c. Bowen telcgraphs that he has had
no Interview with any person on tho Brooklyn
scandal, and c4aracterizes the alleged inter1ie"
Nth lin, Published in the Brooklyn paper yes
.er.ny, az stupendous fraud from beginning
10 cId.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-06-23
PERSONAL,

Salvini appears as GSamson" in New
York.
Mrs. Scott-Siddons has safely arrived in
Liverpool.
Louise Chandler Moulton will pass the
summer in Pomtret, Vermont.
Mrs. Devereux Blake has been invited to
deliver the Fourth of July Grafton before the
Library Association at East Orange, New
JERSEY.
Mrs. Wynkoop, strong minded female
of Chicago, has opened a real estate Office
and admitted her husband as an equal
partner.
Miss Dargon. who lately gave some very
seccessful readings in New York city. and
Ms well known upon the stage, has just sailed
for Ireland, in quest Of health.
Miss Lillian Edgerton, one of the most at
tractive and popular of our lady lecturers
Is announced with braDd-new lecture with
taking title by the American Literary Bd-
reau.
Mrs. A. E. Richardson is engaged with
Sydney Howard Gay in making history OF
the United States for Mr.. William C. Bryant.
Whose the history will be when it is finished
is the latest literary conundrHm.
Miss Mary Alcott, of Concord, Mass, has
been complimented by Mr.. Huskin for her
copies of some of Turner's finest pictures.
They are on exhibition at the English Ma
tional gallery, and are said to be among the
best copies OF the artists works ever made.
Miss Fanny Hodgson Burnett, young
lady of Tennessee, whose story. in the Ian
cashire dialect, of ''Surly Tins Trouble
excited so much attention in Scribner's
Monthly, still continues her stories for that
magazine.
At the last regular meeting of the Phila-
delphia radical club, Mary E. Tillotson and
oliver f. Shepherd, two forcible indicators
of the opinion of the Vineland reformers,
appeared before their audience and displayed
the beauty of pantaloons upon their own
persons.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-06-23
THE "FA1R GoDp DIsCLAIMs.
LETTER FROM GENERAL v

General Lew. Wallace repels the charge
that he aspires to political Preierment. IN
der date OF June is he writes the Cincinnati
Gazette as follows: "One of your CORES
pondents, writing from Lafayette, Indiana,
in the interest OF Godlove S. 0rth. is pleased
to publish me as one of the numerous candi-
dates for congressional honor in this (the
ninth) district. Do me the favor to an
nounce that / am not candidate tor that or
any nomination; and further, that will not
be under any conceivable circumstances.
The designs of the correspondent was to
convey the impression throughout the dis
trict that there was bitter contest in Mont
gomery county between Mr.. Whites friends
and mine. To allow the trick to go unex-
posed would be wrong to MIR. White, There
is no such contest"
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-06-23

The mockery OF civil service reform with
which the administration has so long gulled
the people, has finally been laid aside as
useless. II has served its turn. It was
created doubtless for two purposes-to de-
ceive well meaning republicans with the
hope OF political millennium and to serve as a
defense against the attacks of the opposi-
ton. II answered the expectations of its
creators admirably in both regards. With
such gentlemen as George w. Curtis at the
head Of the reform movement, who can
wonder at the delightful visions OF the future
triumph of virtue and merit over iniquity,
incompetence and money which dawned
upon the soul of the enthusiastic par
-tisan? Every ambitious school boy in
the country held his head six inches
higher at the thought OF the good time com.
ing In which he should step through the
portals Of competitive examination int
the delsctable mountains Of the public ser
vice How many men turned once agsir
and voted the republican ticket at the becl
of that delusive phantom As for the oppo
sition, though somewhat skeptical, thel
were silenced. They had only asked to hav,
tue thltNcS pun OuS VI pldCOo VI IubAit ttuc
so that the stealing might cease through th
land, and, behold, here was something
offered that surpassed their most sauguin'
expectations. They would have been con
tent 10 see partisans hold Office in the 200,
old style, provided they possessed tin
moderate amount of decency ant
capacity which has ever been esteemed
sufficient for public servant, but wheI
they were offered integrity, ability, and inn
partiality-receiving fruit cake when the,
had merely demanded bread-they wer
awcl into admiration. The farce boweve
has been played out and the curtain has a
last fallen on the cunning contrivances b,
which the public were so long and pleas
antIy deluded. Now that even the mana
gers of the business acknowledge the de
seption, is it not time to take up the cry G
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-06-23

ever, were not discouraged. 1t would be
enough to procure strong circumstantial
evidence of such understanding. 1t was
arranged that Hays should secure an assis-
tant with whom he should enter Harring-
tons Office on certain night in April,
blow open the safe and depart
with bundle of papers supposed to be
of the highest importance. With these his
comrade was to set out for AleXander's house.
In the meanwhile Harrington who was sup
posed to be warned in an anonymous COM
municstion of the proposed robbery would
be on hand with sufficient assistance to fol-
low the man with the bundle of papers to
Alexander's house and arrest the latter Ia
fdgrante deIicto. The intended burglary was
duly announced by the proposed victim OF
it, and preparations were made to receive
Hayes and his fellow robber, one Benton, a
New York convict. There was present to
witness the eventful burglary, Harrington,
Major Richards, chief OF police, detective,
Boss Shepherds brother, and another
congenial spirit. They saw tie burglars
enter. heard them tinkering at the safe, shG
finally heard the explosion which blew it
open. Richards, who was evidently not in the
plot, wanted to get to business in the usual
Dway by srresting the robbers. but his ardor
was held in check. The burglars came
forth, the subordinate rascal bearing the
papers, for Hayes had stipulated that he
should be allowed to escape, as it would be
inconvenient for him TO be locked up seve
raj weeks, while Benton's time was by no
means valuable, and he was used to stone
walls and iron bars. Alter walking little
way together they separated and the watch
ers followed Benton. This was doubtless
Alexander's salvation for the fellow was un-
familiar with the locality, and had to search
for the house under the eyes of his pursuers.
When Richards wanted to take him in Gus
todv the answer was that the man was
merely an agent and the chief thing was to
catch the principal. Finally Benton found
Alexander's residence, under the guidance
of officers of whom he made inquiries, and
rang repeatedly at the door bell. The sound
could DO heard distinctly by those without
but failed to awaken the family. Richards
then arrested Benton who now lies in Jail
waiting his trial, at which Harrington will
appear as prosecutor in behalf of the people.
Verify the originator of this plot must haye
been deeply read in the intricacies of the
modern dime novel. Such piece of ingen-
ious vilainy is refreshingly rare in real
life
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-06-23

1t seems that the temperance issue in the
Indiana campaign is destined to give rise to
a far more dangerous political agitation
namely, a contest of races or nationalities
The temperance people, however provoked,
should beware of allowing their zeal for
reform to hurry them into a proscriptive
movement. Whatever party makes the
question of nationality test in the cam
paign will certainly be with out the sym
pathies of the better part of the commu-
nifty. The question whether any other leg
slation, beyond the customary licensing
and regulation of the liquor trade, is necessa-
ry for the good of society is an issue between
American citizens only. 1t is clear that
some of the politicians, who probably care
very little for the success of the local option
measure, are taking advantage of the lines
which divide parties to foment old race pre-
judices and thus win the election at all haz-
ard. Victory is all they care tor, no matter
what ruin follows it.
What is called the German element of the
population, is TO great extent responsible
for such state of things. Naturalized citi-
zens of German birth form class apart,
mainly on account of their language. Dis
similarity of language is sort of barrier
between them and their neighbors; and IL
is only the second generation that acquires
such complete control of the English
tongue as to use it with ease and confidence
in mixed society. Add to this difference OF
speech the facts, which naturally follow from
it, of separate schools, separate churches,
and separate newspapers, and we have a
varietyof causes tending to isolate the Ger
man population in great measure. More
important even than this isolation is their
natural tendency to organization. This Sc
cures perfect harmony and union of the
element throughout the country. Such unity
is not the result of any effort, made with
malice prepense to secure political influence,
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-06-23

The Senate has passed the bill making
provision for a surv ey of the Lower Missis
sippi in order to provide complete system
OF levees. The present suffering in Louisi-
ana is doubtless the immediate cause of this
action. The war and the subsequent neglect
OF all southern interests by the national
government, together with the transforms
ton Of the state government into a den OF
thieves and adventures, prevented the ex-
penditure Of any money in the repair and
construction OF leyees. The flooded river
finally gathered strength enough to break
through its weakened barriers and spread
desolstion over the country. Thousands Of
people were reduced to starvation and the
disgTaeeful sight was witnessed OF u great
portion of the American people reduced 70
be:ga-y and eating the bread Ofcharity. The
avfni lesson of the famine in India was re-
peated in our own borders as a warning
against unjust government The system OF
tanks and canals for the irrigation OF he
rice delds of Bengal. which had been con-
structed by the bounty and firesight OF great
native princes was suffered to fall into de-
cay, While the European conQuerOrs drew
away the wealth OF the land TO squander in
the west. The revenues were spent in costly
military establishments rather than in the
repair OF pubic works, and it came 20 pass
that millions of the subjects of a civilized
nation became dependent on the rainfall for
a supply of food. and were left without the
means of boarding it. No wonder that
Indian fannines have become periodic. 1t
behooves American citizens, however. to
pus themselves beyond the power OF the
elements. One Louisiana famine is enough.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-06-23

In the Southern counties wheat harvesting
has been in progress for several days.
Hence, the occupation of the chronic
crosker about what may befall the crop is
gone The lightning may strike the wheat
stacks or an iHcendiary may set them afire.
But such causes are unlikely to produce gen
ersI failure or seriously to affect the finances
of the country. The yield of wheat in
Southern Indiana is represented as wonder
full. Or. A. c. Stevenson. OF Putnam county,
lately made visit 10 different portions of
Gibson county, and he thinks very many
fields will give an average of twenty-five
bushels 10 the acre and some Will 60 IS high
- thirty. Thus far the season has also heen
generally favorable for corAof which good
stand IS upon the ground. promising an
immense yield from the unusual breadth
planted in the spring. With these prospects
before the farmer, it is not an easy thing for
him % keep countenance and lower his chin
much below the proper point. Good
crops ara an assured fact, and good srops
mean good times III spite of adverse condi-
tons IN the business world. 1t will DO de-
mOnstrated within few months at the
far;hest that these circumstances are much
more effectuAl than legislation to bring
relief 70 the business and temporary paral
ysis OF the country. As an experiment in
economies, il will be fortunate, if con
gress shall get away from Washington
having done nothing in the way OF
heroic remedies for hard times. For
then il will be seen how confidence
based on natural recovery from the
panic is sufficient for the emergency and
how healthy prosperity will grow out of
it. II the fortunate escape from congress
doctors is made without prescription. no
,nslicIous wish Of the defeated quacks can
avert the restoration OF better times, better
and healthier habit OF business and valu-
able lesson to the country. Should it be
otherwise and a currency law be created,
though the good times might come, there
would b. a chance for dispute still as to the
causes which produced them.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-06-23

No fault can be found with this movement
save that both deserters and deserted seem
determined to put it on the wrong basis. If
it were claimed that these men moved to-
2ether because they thought alike, rather
than because they were born in the same
country, no fault could be found with their
action. Similarity OF opinion may flow
from identity of nationality, but the former
latter is not.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-06-23

two years ago and demand true civil service
reform. Let us have no more shams but a
real publication of the public service.
Trickery will not again save the guilty. Let
the people adopt in this matter the motto OF
the old Scotchman: "Who cheats me once,
shame on him; who cheats me twice, shame
-,
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-06-23

When the celebrated New York ring was
threatened with exposure, its chiefs resorted
to one of the most desperate expedients ever
attempted TO secure an avenue of escape.
By pre- arrangement the Office of Comptroller
Connolly was entered by burglars, the safe was
blown open and the vouchers for the expen
ditures under the ring administrator we're
destroyed. This desperate remedy proved
an utter failure. The pretended b iglary
deceived no one. The officials detected in
this deliberate scheme for destroying the
evidences of their guilt were from that
hour doomed men. In the history of the
District of Columbia ring there is also pre-
concerted burglary; but before the atrocious
malice of this latter plot the futile effort of
Conolly looks like childish innocence. The
Tammany thieves worked simply to clear
themselves. The Washington thieves
schemed for the destruction of an innocent
man. The full details of the plot are given
| in the New York Sun, from which the fol
lowing brief outline is condensed. The
members of the Shepherd gang conceived
the idea, when the investigation of their
rnisdeeds began, that it would be possible 10
pUDuC III bhOAA 1aNOA anu pCi
rify their enemies by one bold stroke.
They selected as victim Column
bus Alexander, a prominent gentleman
of Washington, who had been one OF
memOrislists against the Ring, and was ac-
! tive in bringing its members to Justice
, Assistant District Attorney Harrington was
the manager of the strange drama of which
: the denoument was to be Mr.. ALEXANDER
} ruin. In the investigation of the affairs OF
the Ring, 1t was found that the books OF
, John o. Evans, chief contractor under Shep-
: herd, we're so defective as to be worthless as
} evidence. In this fact lay the first gem OF
the plot. To J. G. Nettleship, the treasury
department detective, was entrusted the
, working up of it's details. His first ster
was to engage one Michael Hayes
New York detective, to wait upon
! Mr.. Alexander with the story that the books
presented by Evans were fictitious and that
he had the genuine ones in his possession
3 and would dispose of them for a considera.
r ton. Mr.. Alexander refused to pay any.
thing for the offered evidence, beyond the
? cost Of transporting the books from the point
where they were concealed to Washington
The first move therefore, which was to estab
: lish an actual secret understanding with Mr.
f Alexander, was a failure. The plotters, how
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-06-23
TO THE PUBLIC.

WIN this issue OF the Sentinel, the editorial
control Of the undersigned ceases-sbsolute
physical exhaustion demanding the withdrawal
nj HI KEENAN,.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-03-04

SHOCKING MURDER OF WOMAN IN BAL
TlMoRE.-Last night a well-known sporting
man named James Dunn was arrested by Osbo
Ger Eppley, OF the central district, upon the
charge OF the homicide of a Young woman.
named Sarah j. Allen, under the most shock
ing circumstances. The woman died last night,
ana Dr. walker, coroner was notified. He pro-
ceeaed to the dwelling where the body lay, on
spring street, one door south of Chew, and UNI
moned jury of inquest. A young man, the
brother OF the alleged murdered woman, was
swoI n and testified substantially as follows: ON
the 9th OF February his sister had some money
IN her possession; Dunn asked her to give hi N
S4.5O 10 pay for the redemption of q pawn ticket
Ior coat; the sister re fused when Dunn picked
up spittoon and was in the act of throwing il
AT her; the brother caught Dunn's arm, and in
Iolng SO received a blow on the nose which
drew the blood; the spittoon was thrown upon
me moor; while the witness was endeayoring to
STOP the bleeding he heard his sister scream,
ana upon looking around found that she was
enVeloped In flames, and a broken coal oil lamp
lay upon the floor. The poor woman was ter
Tidy burned about the face and body before the
nre was extinguished, and her injuries were OF
sueh character that after lingering in great
agony she died last night. Although the wit
ness did not see Dunn throw the lamp, there
can be no doubt that he committed the act
me Jury adjourned to meet at the central sta.
ton this afternoon, when the evidence will be
resumed. is stated that Dunn and the Young
woman lived together at the house above stated.
The accused is locked up at the central sta
ti0D.-Americdn, Sd.
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Foreign Notes

LONDON. March 4-The steamship Herdsr
nom Hamburg for New York, enoouutered
hurricane, sprung leak lost her boats and mt
lands, rom Antwerp for Philadelphia, which
also put back 90 Queenstown. In addition 10
having her cargo shifted, also lost her bosts
LONDON, March 4.-The steamship Siles,a.
from Hamburg for New York. encountered ter
rife gsles, and becoming leaky put back 90
Southampton. The steamship Mosel. which
left Southampton yesterday, took the Silesia's
mails, and her passengers viii 80 forward BY
the 1huringia-
SPANISH lTRIoTtsN ARoCsEp
MADRID, March 4--The aggressive move
ments OF the carlists have served 90 arouse a
feeling ON the part of the people 90 aid the gov
trnment by al means In their POWER 60 crush
the insurrectOn. Contributions Of money and
clothing are pouring in and all the theaters in
me city have given performances in aid Of the
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THE LASH In VIRGINIA.-In the circuit court
OF Henrico county, Va, on Saturday, in the
case Of the Commonwealth VS.. Peyton Walker
indicted for burglary, the jury found a verdict
of not guilty of burglary, but guilty of petit lar
ceDy, and the court sentenced the prisoner to
one months confinement in Jail and to receive
twenty five lashes. The judge gave the accused
the choice of six months in jsil, or thirty days
in jail and twenty five lashes, and Walker chose
the latter. In this connection it may be re-
marked that bill was introduced in the Viz
ginia Senate on Saturday (which is the case
every SESSION. TO repeal the law providing for
the punishment OF citizens OF the common
wealth by stripes
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Fire I'm Ro~tou

BOSTON, March A fire broke ont this A. m.
IN the Eastern railroad freight sheds IN East
Boston. The loss will reach $40 OOa OF which
the Eastern railroad loses about so, goo; upon
which they have no insurance. train of
twenty loaded freight cars were burned The
loss may exceed the amount above named A. A
u very difficult 10 estimate the value of the
posed OF brick and wood was thoroughly Quilted
The fire was caused BY the breaking OF carboy
OF yitriol
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-03-04

MARYLAND LRGIsLATURE.-In the MARYLAND
Senate yesterday the House bill providing for
the defence OF the registers and judges of cleo
ton indicted in the United States court, and
was passed. The bill requiring the barber shops
to be closed on Sundays also passed the Senate
Also, the bill authorizing the appointment of a
Chief of Detectives In the police force of Balti-
mere city, at salary of $50 per week. In the
House of Delegates the local option bill was dis
cussed, and made the special order of the dsy
for Tuesday, the 10th instant. The bill com
monty called the "dog law" passed the House