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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-12-29
THE INDIANA SENTINEL TUESDAY DECEMBER 90 1874

the county jail. He had not been there a
week before he made desperate attempt to
escape, but did not succeed. His trial
came of. and he was sentenced to
ing this term he twice attempted to
escape from the prison. In both his
attempts he succeeded in getting outside OF
the walls, but was captured both times by
Col. Shuler, who, after overtaking him,
placed loaded revolver to his head The
second time he attempted to escape 1t was in
company with the notorious Applegate, who
was the ringleader in the late prison esca-
pade, In which young Chamberlain lost his
life. After Rodifer served out his time be
Immediately went to Terre Haute. About
two months since, in that city, a W ell known
man was walking out one of the principal
streets in company with his wife. 1t was at
an early hour in the evening, and many peo-
pie were out on the streets. Suddenly
PISTOL SHOT WAS HEARD
and the citizen fell to the pavement. Aman
rushed up and robbed him OF all that he
could find upon his person. 1t was bold
and daring robbery, and it was allHone in
an instant. The wife of the assaulted citi-
zen, though badly frightened gave the alarm,
and hundred men were soon on the spot.
She told her story and her husband was
taken home. The whole town was excited
over the terrible affair, and every effort made
to ferret out the robber and would-be MUIR
derer. The next day Rodifer was arrested,
and atterward was tried and convicted of the
crime. The trial was continued some time, as
the wounds inflicted upon the citizen were
likely to prove fatal. He recovered, how
ever, and Rodifer was sent to the state prison
for term of 10 years. Before he was taken
from the Terre Haute Jail to be brought to
the prison he was allowed to marry young
woman OF Terre Haute. He was then
DrOugh bit to the DrisOn at Jaff0rSOnVille ahout
one month ago. Since his arrival there he
has been closely guarded, and his bold and
daring escape OF yesterday may be regarded
as almost marvellous. Rodifer is a fine
looking, powerfully-built man. He is FIVE
feet ten inches tall, and has a smooth face.
He is but % years old, and for one so young
is perhaps the most noted desperate in the
country,
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-12-29
SONG FROM A DRAMA .
= BY Il. c. sTEDMAN.
From Scrihner forIanr

From Scribner for Januaryl
know not IL moonlight or starlight
BE soft on the land and the sea-
catch but the near light, the far light.
OF eyes that are burning for me:
The scent of the night, of the roses
May burden the air for thee, Sweet
lis only The breath OF thy signing
know, as lie at thy feet.
The winds may be sobbing or singing,
Their touch may be fervent or cold
The night bells may toll or be ringing
care not, with thee in my holdf
The feast may go on, and the music
BE scattered in ecstasy round
Thy whisper love thee! 4 love thee,''
Hath flooded my soul with its sound.
think not oftime that is flying,
How short is the hour have won
How near is this living to dying,
How the shadow still followe the sun:
There is naught upon earth, nc desire.
signi
love thee! love theei bring higher
Thy spirit, thy kisses, to mine
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-12-29
DIR g. H PETERS.
OFFICE AND RESIDENCE
No. 70 North Liberty Street.
TNDIANAPOLIs. IND.

EDITOR INDEPENDENT: here state fhat1ny
wife had Female Weakness, Uterine Disease,
etc. She was afflicted, and had been treated for
a long time by physicians without help-was
confined to her bed. We called in DR.. G. II.
Peters, of Richmond, Ind, who soon restored
her to good health. HIRAM BREEZE.
August 3, 1871.
Personally appeared before me, a notary pub
lie in and for the county of Wayne and state of
Indiana, Hiram Breeze, who, being duly sworn
according to law, deposes and says the above
statement, given to DR.. G. III, Peters, of the cure
of his wife is true to which hereunto affix my
notary seal. JOHN w. THOMPSON,
August s. 1871. Notary Public.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-12-29
TO A CHILD ASLEEP.
By THE AUTHOR OF "JoHN HALIFAx, GENTLE
MAN"

MAN.
lFrom Harper's Bazaar.
Fast, fast beats Times wing:
Flown. enjoy thy spring.
Soon, soon youth is Ger,
And IL comes no more.
Soon will the shadows grow longer;
Soon Will thy sorrows grow stronger,
Wind unto wind calleth;
Leaf after leaf falleth;
Fast, fast beats time'> wing:
Flown, enjoy thy spring.
Gaily the sun is shining,
Shine and bloom, thou lovely rose,
Fol when the sun is sinking
Thy life too may close.
Yet, yet list awhile,
Listen with smile;
Though though youth be DER,
Age has good In store.
For as the shadows grow longer
So does the brave heart grow stronger,
Pain turn eth easeful;
Sorrow is peaceful;
Fast fast beats Times wing;
Flown, enjey thy spring.
Cheerful the earth replieth:
" Bud and bloom. thou oyely rose;
Every sweet thing that dieth
Into Gods bosom goes"
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-12-29

Mr.. Sidney Howard Gay is hard at work
on Bryants ''History of the United States. y
The illustrations, by both French and
American artists, are progressing rapidly.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-12-29

At the expiration of his two years sem
tence he was brought out of the prison in
the office and set at liberty. Just as he was
going out of the prison door into the free
air, as he thought, free man, he was ar
rested by the sheriff of Clark county FOR
stealing the suit of clothes and S65 at the
farmers house the night of his escape. He
was taken to CharlestoWn and confined in
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-04-01

Tie Immigration commissioners Of
NV York were addressed last week.
ln the president ct the board, who
.:.:d. a.acngSt other things: Il believe
! !lay safely say that 10 previous
lizard iax done 50 mrcl: III the same
,eriod Of lime rs the present board
i.:.s Gune tu encourage the settlement
Of smigraus: in the South. Early in
>Icye,nL.r last. this board sent Rty.
i;c5vrt Nt&mann, German clergy
ham. into the Southern States to seek
c,nploy!nvt:t Gvr Immigrants who wcre
wiling to migrate thither, 4na who
wvald otherwise have been q ch: ge
nscn lie bca,>!. lie spe:i! consideri-
Lie lil..e in South Carolina, holding
n..u:invs aud calling attention to the
,aatttr ;Arva@h the press, the pulpit
aud other ways The present c@thu-
s;:.Stu on the subject may properly be
attributed iu large degree to his
cnUfIS. rAS u ISSaie VI ttis ''SAt ,'e.' y
i.GGO persons have found comfortable
homes at remuneratIvc wages IN that
State. OF this number. the board
laid the passage Of three hundred and
fourteen persons. 1t waS compelled
10 10 this. Of else support them until
employment could be found for them
here. 1t is easy to lud fault, and ano-
tlcr way to criticise us for doing too
mach IN payiug their passage
1Ne,cS 4. Courier.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-04-01
The Congressional Districts.

The five Congressional Districts in-
to which the State is now divided are
as follows:
The first is composed of the Coun-
ties of Georgetown, Williamsburg,
Darlington, Marlboro, Marion, Horny,
Chesterfield and Sumter; the second,
of Charleston, Orauseburg, Clarendon
and Lexington; the third, of Rich
land, Newbsrry, Abbeville, Laurens,
Anderson, Ocouee and Fickens; the
fourth, Of Grcenville, Spartsnburg,
Union. York, Chester, Fairfield, Ker-
shaw and Lancaster; and the fifth: Of
Colleton, beaufort, Barnwell, Edge
field and Aiken. Each District is en-.
titled to elect member to the United
States Congress.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-04-01
<&&-

The new army bill reduces the cav.
airy to nile regiments, now ten; ar
till ~ to four, now five; infantry to
twenty. now twenty-five. This will
make the army twenty-five Thousand
iastead of thir;v.three thousand strong.
Any viiE!i.sr luay resign, aud be entitled
to one years p"y, tgside% What may
BE- due him at the date Of resignation ;
officers declared unfit for duty are To
Ls reported ty cumu:audluS officers
aid mustered oat. and officers Of thirty
years service nlsy lie retired. The re-
duction is to be effected by January
lSt. 1873.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-04-01

"THE SouTU AND Mr.. SUMNER. "
Under this heading We find the sub
Joined very just editorial article IN the
New York Commercial Advertiser OF
Monday evening:
1T is curious and instructive t.
note the sentiments of the Southern
press towards Mr.. Sumner. As .
rule, no harsh Language Is used. and
the feeling is one Of forgiveness. -
They used to hate MIR. Sumner most
cordially, but in his conduct for the
past two Or three years they find much
to commend. They Do not mourn hls
loss very deeply, but they acquiesee IL
it, and speak we'll Of the dead. We
can Imagine tie hyena how!s Ct petty
weekly journals in the bucolic part ol
the South, but in tue cities the tone is
moderate and respectful. The points
in Nr. Summers favor at the South are
his battlc-fag resolution; his antip.
athy to carpct-baggsrs; his feelings 0"
the Louisiana question; Ibis eondem'
nation Of profigacy in South Carollns
BY his black wards, and the genera
anlelioration of his tone. Twenty
years ago there was peril for Charles
Sumner on every acre of Southern soil
This year he would have been kindly
welcomed almost everywhere IN thai
part of the Union; and all because he
had .uploadcd' himself CT some part oI
the sresentments,' as the South wou'c
call them, he had so long and persist
entity cherished. Avery little soften
ing on the war question goes great
way with the South. as the campaign
Of 1872 demonstrated. The era o'
good feeling is still extant, when me'
Of Ill parts Of the land speak we'll u
the dead who have served their couE
trv il the field or forum"
rNe'cs G' Courier.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-04-01
WHAT IS Spent FOR LIoUoR.-

WHAT IS Spent FOR LouoR.-
The amount Of money spent lor liquors
throughout the United States during
ls70 was 81 ,4S7, ,000,000, which, ii
Increased by s9O.oO0:oOo, the eStl'
mated criminal fruits of liquor drink
inc. would reach the astonishing sum
Of 81 ,j17,0D0. coo. Even Massachu-
sc;;s' sl.:,re Of this was directly s21,-
979,515, though this did not include
the worse than useless prohibitory ma
ch;nery and the expensive and cor,
rupt State Coostabulary, which make
uf the liquor traffic an excuse for exist
lrg in default of any other. New
York spent s2+G:Gl7, ,52O. On the
other i.aud, the country spent in fou.
=ad meal, cotton goods, boots and
shoes, clothing, woo,an goods, newspa
pc.s and job printing. S9o5.Oeo,OOo
it was estimated that the amount c'
ln,ucrs consumed was sufficient to fl
= canal four feet deep. fourteen feel
vide. and eighty miles loug, and tn,
nu,nLa- who drank the stream dry
would, if Termed in a procession f.Vs
abreast. maia 40 army one hundred
and thirty miles long.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-04-01
Through Trip to Charleston.

Attention is called to the fact that
merchants aud traders going to Char
lesion to purchase goods during this
month, may go and return for one first
class fare. Tickets may Oe obtained
at any principal station along the load,
and will be good until the lst OF May,
on the Grceuville aud Columbia Rail
road, and until the 10th of May on
the South Carolina Railroad. See ad-
vertisements Of Messrs. Thomas Doda-
mead and S. S. Solomons, Superin-
tendeuts of shove roads respectively.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-04-01

THE ECLECTIC MACAziNE.-The Eclectic
for April contains fine portruit Of Jean lu.
gelow, taken from recent photograph. and
this the Editor uccomp.ii.ieS with hf'ci
sketch of her life. The leading article sum-
mariZeS the career of ano'he: woman, even
laorc illustrous. Mary S"mcrrI!.r; and :
third paper deals in a highly interesting way
with "Mrs Ga>kcll and her Novels Anjns
the other articles which will well REPAY peru,
sal are: The Shield OF Achilles. ! Translation
from Homer, by the Hon. VIM. Z. GIa Stone;
Vivsection; Egypt, mos; en'sr'"!n'nS re.
cord Of i recent tsip to Egypt, by u. l.. Grant
Duff. NJ. P; Recoilec:i0ns OF 'SltS I" 81;
Walter Scott; Shakespeare and The suprrNI''
ural; Spanish Lie and Character in the in'c-
rior; The Great Bourbon King sEep'ltisn
ana Modern Poetry; i Cold Coast Tragedy: !:
Don CnrloS, the Spanish Pr:'rnic:; and three
mo chapters Of the >lrihII:% nofri. Far
from the MadJing Crowd. which j, no" al
nounce,l ~ by Thomas lIar,lr, author of =
Pair Of Blue Eyes. The Editorial DEPART
ments are, Us u>usl full aud entertaining
drning with all ,hs latest doingS Ill L'!era-
tu.c, Science and AIT.
Published bv +. r. Pclton. loS Fulton
Street New York. Terms, > Il year; two
copies, 50 Single number, - cents.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-04-01
The National Finances.

Both houses Of Congress on Mon;
.lay had the currency question under
consideration. and in the House ot
Representatives the expansionists show
Il such an unex pec:cdly large prcpon-
derance that there can be little doubt
that the lcgislsticr will be in substan-
tial accordance with their views. The
bill fixing the amount Of legal-tenderS
ut $500, 100000 being under discus
sion, amendments were offered by Mr..
Dawes. of Massachusetts,, fixing the
amount i; $1,000, 900, and by Mr..
Roberts, of New York. at S3S2, ,00O,-
0OO,the amount specified as the maxi.
mum limit of the United States notes
in the Senate bill introduced by MIR.
Sherman. Both Of these amendments
were voted down, and the bill passed
az reported. making an addition to the
present authorized volume Of legal
tender issues of the government of
S44.OUO,000, or of slS,0Q0,oO to the
actual outstanding issues. The amount
of expansion, therefore. proposed by
the House bill is Only $4,000, ,OO0.-
Naturally, Mcssrs Morton, Logan and
the other advocates of expansion claim
!. triumph. but so far it is rather III
1t,rtrinu +h.n IN ,mulint
The bill reported in the Senate from
the finance committee, as above stated, !,
fixes the limit of the legal-tcnder issue
at 1882 900, 900, aud also provides for
free banking, but obviates expansion
by requiring that legal tender notes
shall be retired as fast as bank notes
are issued. The working Of the bill
will BE- to increase the banking capital
Of the country by 100000, 900, (this
capital to b. distributed to the States
not now having their proper proper
ton and to reduce the legal tender
issue to three hundred millions, so
that when its provisions are fully car
ried out the amount OF national cur
rcucy will stand at $500 5000 aud
legal,tendvrs at $500, 900, 900, making
the entire paper currency Of the coun-
try 100000, 900 Nothing in the
act is to be construed as authorizing
any increase Of the public debt of the
United States. Mr.. Sherman, iu IN
Producing the bill: said that it had been
agreed upon AS compromise between
tie menbers Of the committee, that
some of its features were not approved
Of by several members, aud that he
had given his own consent to 1t with
great reluctance. 1t is apparent that
the action of the House will have dis
ccuraging effect upon the success Of
the bill in its present shape.
Ng,rS 4. Courier.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-04-01
How Old School Claims are to
be Paid.

We present below two sections Of
the act to provide for thepay'acnt Of
the cu.standiugscho claims issued be-
fore November, 1872.
Holders will be glad to know thst
all these claims, which they had cone
to believe were worthless: will be paid
in the course Of human events:
Section |. That the school commits
s!unrrs Of the several counties Of this
State shall proceed forthwith upon the
passage of this act, to report to the
county treasuters Of their respective
counties, the number and amount of
past due school claims up to the first
day of November, 1872, remaining uu-
paid in their respective counties: Pro-
yidcd, That all school claims issued
prior to the first day Of N.ve"lber.
1872, shall be first paid. lis prescribed
in this act.
Section ,, That the county treas
urers Of the several counties Of tie
State, upon receiving such reports shall
devote the poll tax collected i'll their re-
>ptctive counties to the payment Of
tn: claims SO reported; and, also,
~s4tsver surplus may rcusiu Of the
fund raised tQr the support Of the wild
ows and orphans Of th4se killed on ac-
count Of their political opipluus, in
those eoupties where such levy has
been mada; and should the amopnt Of
poll tax collected in any county, in
the first year after the passage Of this
act, be insufficient to pay the whole of
said claims, then the county treasurer
Of such county shall pay out the same
pro rata, and continue the same from
yesr 10 yslf, until the whole amount
Of such claim shall have been paid, en-
dorsing each partial payment GU each
claim. and the party receiving such
partial payment shall receipt to such
treasurer for each partial payment. the
said receipt 10 be kept filed by such
treasurer as his voucher.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-04-01
Disbursement Of PuDlic Funds

At the last session vi the General
Assembly an act was passed to reeu-
late the manner in which the public
funds are to be disbursed by officials.
1t laakes it unlawful for any officer,
State or County, whose duty 1t is to
disburse any fund, to contract or Is
sue any money order in excess Of the
appropriation for any purpose. And
further, no public officer can approprl-
ate the funds accruiny frcm tax levy
in one fiscal year to the liquids-
tion of debts contracted in any pre-
vious year. Take the public school
fund. for instance. When chccl s
have been issued by the School Com
missioner in amount equal to the ap-
preparation for school purposes in his
county for any fiscal year, then 10
more money orders can be given,
whether the schools continue or not.
Nor can the Treasurer apply the fluids
Of one school year to the payment Of
the school claims OF past year. These,
| if provided for at all. will have to be
paid by special appropriation. Any
officer violating the provisions of this
act will be punishable by fine, not less
than five hundred dollars, hor more
than FIVE thousand dollars. or by i'm.
prisonms:.t at hard labor in the penl-
tentiary from one to five years, or by
both tine and imprisonment. This
act is now in force.
We think the act Il good one. II
will in the future prevent the necessi
ty Of making appropriations to suppl!
deficiencies. 1t will remove unc@l
tainty and prevent loss, for when the
funds for any particular purpose i:
spent, the jig is up, and those who
have been working expecting to tt
pai.l from that fund will throw dCwl
the shovel and the hoe until the cx
chequer is replenished. We hope the
officers will LIT the people know whel
the last dollar is gone.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-04-01

REFUNDlSG TIE CoTToN TAX.-
The Atlanta Hrrcld has the following
spccial FROM Washington giving an
account of the action taken at, the
meeting of the Southern congressman
recently held in Washington City:
The Cotton States members have
held meeting to perfect some bill for
the rcfundmeut Of the cotton tax, upon
which all the Southern members could
unite. In pursuance Of the resolution
to that effect, Col. Lamar, Of Missis-
sippi, the Chairman of the meeting
appointed the following committee to
draft bill and present it to an ad-
iourned meeting Tuesday night, to-wit /:
Cook, Of Georgia; Bright, Of Ten
neSscc; HameS, Of Arkansas; Ashe, of
North Carolina; Mckee, of M!S<issip-
pi; Sheldon, Of Louisiana; White, Of
Alabama; Wallace, Of South Carolina;
purman, Of Florida, and Hancock, Of
Texas. The subcommittee will prob
ably adopt the bill introduced by Mr..
White, but it is understood to be
drawn by Mr.. Stephens. This bill
seems to guard the Interests Of the
cotton planter with less complicated
machinery than any other bill yet in-
troducaa.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-04-01
The Next State.

New Mexico applies at the family
door for admission into the Union as
State. Comparatively little seems t"
be known Of this territory, its fertility,
its resources, and people, BY the YER.
age reader. Its geographical posi-
ton, distance from the settled portion
Of the other States. and inco"veuient
and uncomfortable modes Of public
travel render it almost inaccessible to
the modern traveller, and its world is
nearly sesled book to the people be-
yond It's limits. She has an area OF
about 100000 square miles, and claims
a population Of l12,000. She main,
tains also that her ability for self-sup'
port is we'll established, upon the
ground that, while all the other terri
tories have, at some time during their
territorial existence, appealed to
charity for bread to feed their fa'ulsh-
lug Inhabitants, or relief from pesti-
lence or fire, New Mexico, besides haV-
ing an abundance for her OWL people,
has always had surplus more than
sufficient to supply the army in New
Mexico and Arizona with breadstutfs
and forage. The people are affirmed to
be law.abidiug, industrious, thrifty,
and frugal, hospitable aad generous;
conservative in financial affairs slow
to contract debts, and willing to make
sacrifices to pay them. It is further
urged that since the adoption OF the
Federal Constitution fifteen new States
have been admitted, each having 4
population Of less than S., 1000, and one
Of the number less than $4,000, while
the average of the whole fifteen was
about $4,000. Hence she considers
there is no principle of right or justice
upon which she can be longer refused
admission into the Union.
[EIehange.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-04-01

CHEMATloN-A correspondent calls
attention to / custom prevalent IN Pc
III. Instead of cemetery thcr" sre
nutlie burial vaults. which can De
rented for Il year \ body dc<ieued
Toy interncut is laid in one of these
..:nltS upon be,! Of quick lime. and
completely cnve!opcd in the lime
li:.. closely fitting door ofthe vault IS
lvcsel for twelve months, at the end
Of which time what remains Of the
corpse (only the larger bones is re-
,uorc3 for burial elsewhere, and the
y*alt is ready for another occupant
BY this mode there is an ;bseacr of
all gaseous exhalation, while no Senti-
nent is outraged. Something II the
kind is an absolute necessity. especial
" in warm latitudeS. Improper inter
mentS are doubtless 4 prolific source
ri many epidelnlc<.
Ne,rSG- C0drier.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-04-01

An extraordinary circumstance in
the history Of the country occurs Oh the
death IF Mr. FILLMORE. Never before
since the administration Of Jefferson
has it happened that only one person
was alive, except the incumbent, who
had filed The Preside. .,tia] office. Andy
Jvinson is now tie Only cx.Pres!dcnt
living; aud even h. Mas not elected to
!Eat office, but came TO it as Vice Prcsi-
dent Oh the assassination uf Mr.. lin
:o!n. While the younger Adams
was President the elder Adams, Mad
iSon and Monroe Were living. When
Buchanan was elected, Van Buren,
TYLER, Pierce aud Fillmore were alive.
When Liuccln WAS inaugurSted, Van
Buren,, Tyler, Pierce, Fillmore and
buchanan We're living. Within the
past thirty.seven years seven Presi-
dents have been elected besides Grant
II Is IN extraordinary fact that not
one of the seven is now alive.
1Erchangs.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-04-01

THE SCIENCE OF HEALTH for April, dis
cu<ses the Modu> Oporandi Of Disease: El
!ects of Alcohol aS i Health Agent; the Au
topSr Of !Aga>>;z; Hos Many may Sleep il
pna Bed Eowto E,iI! Babies Quickly; l'rot
ling as Eemedy; Blood tG Esi.::---a mex Rem
edy, i!; The FOOT Hii!so California; Fhes Goq'
Fish Us Human EooI, with Recipes t0f Cu1ik
ing; DEAD At THE ruP; The Great Temper
ance Avalanche; Courage against TimiIity
American Oatmeal, and variety OF other
Suhjecrs, in brief paragraphs. with Answers
TO Correspondents, making all excellent mum
Der of most useful magazine, which nul
readers should subscribe iul: llcn study and
p:aotice its teachings. Only 20 cents; or s.
j year. S. Il. WELLS, Pub!isher $50 Broad
way, New York.