, 1874-11-07
INDIANA.
Alleged Attempt to Swindle q
Life-1nsuranco Company.
The Beneficiary Married After a Fort
nights WidoW1tood.
Annual Report Of the Secretary Of
State,
SrkcfaI Dtspateh to The Chicago T+ftuf&

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Asp'ANAtoA'9' A1u'' uo' u'oafenoe a.
Duskirk. tho nowlY-eioctou Attorney-Gonora1,
ontorcd upon tho discharge OF his dutles to-day.
Ho Ia TIM frat to tako possession of hin olt]co.
1r1rorn rn1sos1Ho CASE
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An eFenlng paper Puu,sh1s a sonsauona4
story about tho death Of John Kutznor. promi-
mont German. who was found doad July ~, il
was supposoa. from tho effoots of q lightning
atro,,o Int H. Coro,or,. i,,ry ro,,,r,od ~.
.,,ae -, ,,"a.,. nas sao ooo. d. .s,aas
n's ofoshcr In Two "ooks, anu thfs. togethcr
with rumora Of 4 provous lialaon botuaen the
parties, gayo rigo to unpjeaeapt etoricB, Tho
deceased held policy Of $4,000 in tho Metro
,o,,t., +, 11.. ps"e. ~ o' nnsas s.,s.
po''a" "L'ia-1nSura1'ce company. "non no'1co
OF application for payment ot tho policy was
giVon, objection was made to it's payment, and
au Investigation of tim acvcral rt,mora afoat
. S".'..., IA0' suo ueoe"sea a'o NV oio
ha'ufal deasn. bnt "as p0isoned'
all possible ovidoncc Of Suspicious nature
md presonted h,fapa ha ' nran v4av WIS ~ .
nroaont sovsfo,, ~ thot haa1 ,css, ,1.aso, ~ ~
P'oee's oesn'oi " taas ooay' taiH 1olonoon IL
"As fa'noreu suas tho ofana jury haa found an
Indictment against certain party for murder In
tue t1f6E 0gEfGc, Tor Tho pOiHnDf0r 1f HtitZn1r.
md Ind ordnrei thu rcmaina m ba arh,rol ~
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WV poF'eo " poo'-"oito1" o@11n'a"''on'
CONTEST WITHDRAWN.
Ths Secretary of State has received notice Of
tho withdrawal Of tho contest for tho Office Of
Clerk of Hamilton County and irsuod d COM
1uiYB1ot to Josoph L. Gray. tho Rnnnhlicnn
Clerk elect Tho contesting candidate was ".
". Couuor, Adjutant-G -Genoral Of tho State, and
commander of tho m,itia against tho Michigan
{!nrt~al Hn}lrnnr &hn taf rn{lr.,~4
In Porter County, who waa dafoatod by t59
yotoa.
REponT OF TIE HruRETAnY OF STATE.
Tho Hon. ". ". Curry, the outgoing Secretary
tain statistical portions, mud 1t Will DO pacod in
tho hands Of tho Governor within a day or t,ro.
From adyance shoots tho main points arc Hutn-
married:
The work Of the 6tat0 ofacers, sitting III tho
capacity Of Donsds for various purposes, las
been Carried forward during tho year. Twenty
Internal. 1mproyomons bonds havo been redeemed
uador the terms Of tho law, the interest on Which
amounted to S37 BOB 06.-tho aggregate. lnolld-
ing tho principal being s57. .s0S.o0. Added to
on tho redemption Of these bonds sinco tue last
meeting Of tho General Assembly has been
ment bonds outstanding, OF which 81 hayo boon
redeemed GO arc held BY the General Govern
ment. are not due until July next, and will bo
aottled by arrangement Of tho war-claims Of the
state Willie 70 have NOT yet been presented, anu
caunot DO accounted for. Tie Secretary eaYs ho
l,as information Loading him to belieyo tiat =
minority OF thoso boslds will soon be presented
at she Treasury Of Stale, iuasmuch % ADVERTISE
mont Las been made tn oil quarters ANNOUNCING
tie dosiro Of tho Slate to redeem and tho etope
page OF interest upon them.
With reference to the work Of the State Board
OF Equalization, Mr.. Curry says the officers hayo
found tho law OF tho last Legislature crude In
many respects, but ptill good one iu the main.
aud neeling only Improvement. Under It tAc
total asgesaed value Of tho taxable property Of
the State has been Increased from $3.50, ,00G, 900
countercd il eouslzing ts1os Is tho laS;ty Of the
laws relating to corporations. BE suggests that
all corporations be compelled, under proper pen
alty, to mako annual report Of their buatnega
aud profits to the Office OF the Secretary, whore
from tho work Of eoualization Of Rsnasemont
could be easily accomp1ielea