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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-03-31

That obstinate modesty which impelled
congress to hold back on the investigation
of the District of Columbia, is now explain
ed. Kilbourn who was called to the stand
Tuesday made the point quite plain. He
was ready enough to answer such question
as involved only vague responses, but asked
whether any congressman or senators were
in the ring which has been fattening on the
city and the government, he refused point
blank to make known that the ring was run
by Henry d. Cooke, General Grants
Governor and that Jay Cooke & Co. ad-
vanced money to the ring pool
That vast fund was extracted from
the city and this was shared by the
conspirators Cooke, Kilbourn, Shepherd and
others whom the committee are trying to
uncover. The question was asked the wit
ness quite directly, whether any member of
the last or present congress was concerned
in this business. He wouldn't answer. This
implies that General Butler and Senator
Stewart have secured themselves from
exposure, and perhaps other congressman
equally as guilty. The witness was further
asked it any military officers were involved
in this disgraceful work. This again he re-
fused to make answer TO, and thereby saved
the presidents friends, Babcock, Porter and
the military clique, who have made fortunes
in few years at the capital. This admis
sion, by implication the reformers re-
gard as a triumph and they are
pressing the scheme with renewed vigor. A
new memorial has been sent in, showing
further illegal expenditures on the part of
the ring. Squandering of the congress ap-
preparation, and general state of corrup-
ton hardly exceeded by the Tweed enormi-
ties. The ring organs are groaning in spirit,
because of the "injury" that the develop
ments are likely to do the city, and the
party organs deplore such scandalous I" sem
sationalism."
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-03-31

Simmons appointment, and the subse-
quent revelations, suggest to the Nation a
very pointed article, which it puts forth this
week, under the caption OF, "The Presi-
dent and his Wicked Partners. The idea
is worked out in brilliant emphasis. Re-
viewing the first promises of General Grant
in civil service reform and other needed
mendings. the Nation makes these pointed
structures, which Mr.. Mortons organ may
find worth bordering. Says the Nation:
His supporters presented him to the public in
the character, now 50 well known in the low
comedy OF our day, OF "the truly good man" be-
set by wicked partners" and whom IL is the
his struggle with evil. Our one hope of reform
it was said, lay in Gen. Grant. be was repre-
sented as carrying on deadly Struggle with
e'onkling, and Morton, and Boutwell,, and But
Ter, and the other bad men of the party; and our
true policy was 10 stand by MIN, bear with him,
and finally to re-elect him, which we did. The
finishing touch was given 10 the farce-for farce
we now see 1t to have been-by putting a strong
civil. seryice-reform plank IN the Philadelphia
platform.
That the president has been "badIy advised"
is, under the american system of government,
not defense but charge. 1t is his business to
avoid bad advice. or not 10 heed 1T. IL is for this
he is chosen and paid. To say that he is in the
hands bad men, and acGs under their instiga-
tion, is to accuse him OF grave misdemeanor;
to cay that he does not know a good adviser
potency. Instead of getting shs rper under our
indulgence, he grows duiler. His advisers, in
stead of growing better, are growing worse. His
unfortunate capacity for being Influenced by
those around him, or which we hear so much,
ought surely TO put him now and then In the
hands OF good men: instead OF which, the bad
men seem TO have it all their way with
him, until finally he has, in defiance of all the
uSageS or the government and The traditions OF
party politics. and in viola lion of one of his own
pretended reforms, taken the greatest rascal in
the country his principal counsellor. The
American people ought not to be asked to Stulti-
y itself to the point of treating these things as
the acts OF simpleton, and we warn all con-
cerned that no such folly can in our day be per-
petrated with impunity.
The Nation put considerable trust in
General Grant, and even forebore uttering
disagreeable truths about his advisers. 1t
now makes his evil advisers responsible for
the amazing scandals and follies of his
second term. This part of the charge con-
Germs us at home here. We have a mighty
man at Washington, who is popularity re-
ported to be decisive guide to the chief
magistrate. One whom the president
never presumes to displease. One whose
advice is eagerly courted at the white house,
Mr.. Morton. If this is true, and there are
good reasons for supposing it is then Nor
tonism is Butlerism one and indivisible. 1t is
Morton who is responsible for the audacious
misdeeds that have atfronted the country,
and we must accept him as the wicked part.
ner who makes reform impossible to the
president.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-03-31

1t is conceded, though the least possible ia
said about it, that Chicago has outgrown
herself in some directions. She has too
much for grandeur and too little for use. 1t
is characteristic vice of the ambitious CITY.
In tine first place she has the finest school
houses in the nation, but cannot furnish seats
for much more than half her children. The
money to build with is used up on costly
structures. Next, it is stated that the new
trade palaces erected since the fire do not
find tenants. They are too grand and ex-
pensive. Merchants who would do a modest
business cannot pay the rent, nor, if they
could do that, could they carry the stocks to
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-03-31

At late banquet given to the Hon. John
w. Foster in the City of Mexico, most bril-
liant display of rhetorical rockets was let
off in honor OF the "bird," or rather, the
birds of freedom. For as Bishop Simpson,
who was present said. the victorious Next
can eagle "has right to fly as high as ours"
DIR. Julius A. Shelton, the consul general.
and by the way, who escaped the low diet OF
Latin and Greek roots at the Wesleyan uni
versity. Of Middletown, Connecticut, in 1852,
with the customary sheepskin. presided at
the banquet. There was formidable array
of official gilt and gold lace present, with
unpronounceableS Spanish and Italian names,
and some sixty. Americans. To sum up six
columns of a report in one sentence, every
body was duly toasted, and every
body responded with supreme felicity.
Even the good Bishop Simpson, whose
speech was singularly brilliant, con-
descended to some very reckless pun
ming about sitting beside skeleton (Skei-
tom and being .sured that call our interests
will be most Bliss fully Foster ed, alluding
to Minister Foster and the Secretary of the
Legation, Mr.. Bliss. Sr. Nunez Ortega, the
only Mexican who could speak English was
forced to respond to several toasts in sue
cession, and Minister Foster made repeated
speeches to hold the program level. The
occasion was evidently delightful in all
respects, and must have been especially so
to General Foster, who seems to haye been
well received and to have already won the
popular esteem. If he shall be as fortunate
as his predecessor, General Nelson, in pro-
noting the mutual interests and friendship
OF the two republics, not only he will have
occasion for pleasure, but the state of In
diana will be doubly proud in being twice
so worthily represented abroad.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-03-31
THE COST OF LIVING IN EUROPE.

THE COST OF LIVING IN EUROPE.
A correspondent writing from Dresden
gives some interesting facts concerning the
cost of living in Germany: The meals at
the resturations" are fair sample of the
cost of living here. Every beer saloon is a
"resturation," and "spiece kash" is found
on the tables. All day long the people pour
into these houses, drink glass of beer, and
get something to eat. The dishes vary from
seven or eight cents to twenty-five. These
eating bar-rooms are all of about equal
rank, and the prices do not vary three cents
in any ofthem. So well do they know how
much everything should cost that any
thing like variation from the regular prices
would insure a total desertion from Gus
toners. Indeed, so low and regular are tn
prices at the eating houses that near one
half of the population of the cities take al
their meals in them. They can eat at an1
hour OF the day they choose, and for am
sum of money. however small. This regu
larity of prices is found in almost every
thing. The poorest man can ride in car
riage when he wishes, or when he arrives at
a city in which he is unacquainted and
wishes to be taken TO certain hotel. The
ride only costs him from 10 to 10 cents.
This cheap carriage has increased the num-
Der of hacks and business. 1t is a mystery
to us how the keepers of restaurants can
pay double as much for the meats of all
kinds here as we do in the United States,
aud then furnish you at the table for one
third the same price. By the same rule il
the meats cost three times as much as with
us, they should charge three times as much
in the restaurants. $1,000
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-03-31

On Thursday afternoon last theatrical
performances were held in the chief thea
tres of New York city, for the purpose of
giving the proceeds to the poor. Five places
OF amusement were thus advertised, and
each of them was crowded to overlooking,
while hundreds were turned away. Thegloss
receipts of the benefits will amount to $50,
600. This is only another evidence of the
hearty sympathy which is felt in our large
cities for the suffering poorer classes, and such
opportunities to show their sympathy are
always eagerly sought. This is a most COM
mendable means for aiding such charity,
and it should be repeated in all our large
cities,
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-03-31

fill such houses. Rents of medium dimen-
sions are scarce, while the gorgeous rooms
stand empty and idle. Again, the hotels are
too great and too grand for the compensa-
tons of busness. They are overdone in plan
and costliness. In short, Chicago has
a whole menagerie of elephants on
her hands that will be an awkward
burden for some time to come. 1t will be
hard to carry and will cucumber her pro-
gress for time. BY and by the volume OF
business will rise to the anticipated mark
and make the immense investments remun
erative. But the mistake is plain enough to
he avoided by this and other cities. Medium
dwellings should be in excess, if anything
Vast business structures should come slower
Indianapolis is not subject to criticism on
the point of overbuilding for business.
Certain branches of her trade are notable in
lack of pretensions. For instance, her grocery
trade is comparatively modest and limited.
Smaller towns of the state excel this. But
it is an error on the safe side to wait for bus
mess to come TO the builders. On the other
hand, rooms for the people, houses for fam
lilies should be plenty and cheap.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-03-31

General Coburn. has made a very good
record in his several terms of congress SER
vice. He has in almost all cases been found
voting on the side which represented the
real interests of the people-when he was
not, it is pretty safe to say that, his mistake
was one of judgment, not intention.
He placed himself in trying place
on the restitution of the ranking
swindle, but it is only fair to credit him
with good intention, as he presumed that
he was working in the interests of the press
in advocating a measure which gave it GER
tam privileges apparently necessary to its
widest usefulness. In that he misjudged,
but his error was by no means a fragrant or
fatal one. In the late appointment of a
district collector, however, the General has
come squarely in contact with the deep
seated convictions of the people of this dis
trict. The General has been in Washington
so long and has become so accustomed to
the tacit ignoring of the civil service rules
on the part of the administration. that it is
hardly surprising that he should forget the
home sentiment on the subject. In appoint
in Mr.. Bsggs to the Office, which by the rule
of the service should have been filled by the
next in rank, General Coburn has demon
strated anew the utter hollowness of the
republican platform, which explicitly prom
ised this greatly needed reform. OF his mis-
take the general will receive many reminders
bsfore the subject is forgotten, but il is
doubtful whether more significant reproach
could be made, than that contained elsewhere
in the resolution of the veteran soldiers
The gentleman overlooked in the appoint
ment of Mr.. Baggs, was not only qualified
for the office, and entitled to it under the
civil service rules, but had the record of a
good soldier to present as claim. This,
General Coburn should have appreciated.
He is a soldier and should have reppembered
his old comrade and given him chance, it
he was liz other respects fitted for the place.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-03-31
ANOTHER BOAT EXPLOSION.

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, 30.-The steamer
Sam J. Hale from Cincinnati for New Orleans
burst her steam pipe one hundred and twen-
ty-five miles above here last night at IL
o'clock. The following are the casualties: p.
Wagner. second engineer, slightly scalded,
Richard LeonarS, deck hand, severely injur-
ed and has since died, Frank Stewart, deck
hand badly; John Johnson, deck hand, lost
overheard; Charles Jones, colored fireman,
killed Captain j. l. Carter had narrow
escape but was unhurt. The City of Vicks-
burg overlook the Hale floating down this
A, M. and lowed her to the bank and brought
the wounded here. The Hale is uninjured
save her bursted pipe. ~ ,.,--
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-03-31

Not commendatory of the council are the
words of the Brooklyn Eagle: The point be-
fore the council now is one more abstract
than practical, but that there is any point at
all is due to the fact that aA attack. gross "a
systematic, was made upon Mr.. Beecher.
and which remains now ss a shade of the
past, because of what the ministers who
called the council contrived to do. All
through this affair, desperate efforts have
been made to cdhceal the cloyen foot. but it
has kept protruding until every person is
now familiar with its shape.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-03-31

A mass meeting of the colored citizenssof
New York city was held at Cooper Institute
tonight in memory of Chas. Sumner. The
hall was crowded TO the doors.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-03-31

60, when suddenly Myers caught him by
the collar and showed him violently through
the front office, then out into the hall and
along the length of The hall and at last thrust
him against the wall at the head of the stair
way. Terrell had said to Myers, as he caught
him by the collar and was showing him out,
Z" You know / am sick man." But he was
hustled forward with increasing violence,
when, al the brink of the stairway, think
ing he was to be thrown down, he got his
pistol out and fired. The distance from
where be was first taken by the collar to the
point where he fired is about forty feet.
Terrell protests that he had no thought
whatever of a difficulty on this occasion. He
says that he had expected difficulty some
days ago with Oliver Root. But it was Ter
rell's desire to avoid a personal struggle.
Terrell says there was no thought, OF the re-
hottest KIND, in his mind, that the interview
with Myers would result in any collision or
alteration. He only desired to demand
why such an insinuation had been made,
and also to protest, in the name of his chill
dren, against what he deemed the
GREATEST POSSIBLE OUTRAGE.
A difficulty would have been impossible
If he had not been seized by Mr.. Myers. q
very powerful man, and if he had not con.
sidered himself in mortal peril of being
thrown down the stairway, which, in his
invalid condition, would probably have
terminated his life. A jury was immedi-
ately sworn, and after having viewed the
body they returned to the office of Stevenson
& Myers, where testimony was taken,
Nicholas Corcoran, a law student in thu
Office of Stevenson & Myers, ties
tilted that Messrs. Wright and Rus
sell having gone out, Colonel Terrell
opened the door and asked if Mr.. Myers
was in. I said / thought he was il
this room where the Jury were then sitting)
Terrell hand his right had in his coat pocket
He went to Mr., Myers and asked him some
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-03-31
OFFICIAL CENsURE.


When regular complaint is made against
such a member that, in some other respect
he violates the law of Christ, and especially
when the complaint is that he has circulated
and promoted scandals derogatory to the
christian integrity of the pastor and
injurious to the reputation of the church.
The consideration that he has long ago for
saken the church is only an aggregation of
his alleged fault. In regard to the future re-
lations between these churches and
Plymouth church we express our hope
that the very extraordinary pro
ceeding which gave occasion for the
correspondence and for this council
will not be a precedent for the guild
ance of that church hereafter. Could we
suppose that such proceedings would be re-
peated we should feel that the disregard of
the first principles involved in the idea of
church membership and the idea of the fell
lowship of the churches with each other,
would require the strongest possible
protest, but the communication
from Plymouth church to this council
makes professions and declarations which
Justify the hope that such deviation from
the orderly course of discipline will not be
repealed. The accused person In the case
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-06
tutional Convention we have cited The note ex.
MAINS his own nos. ton on the question =

tutional Convention we have cited. The note ex.
plans his own position on the question:
This vote In the affirmative by Virginia was oc
casioned BY the acquiescence OF MI. Madison, VINO
became satisfied that striking out the words would
not disable the government GOm the use 0l puDnc
notes. far as they could be sale and proper. and
rencv, and particularly for making the bills
tender either for public or private debts.
Again. In the Constitutional Convention, the re-
strctions on the powers OF the States being under
consideration, Mr.. Wilson, OF Pennsylvania, and
Roger Sherman, OF Connecticut, both moved to In
sert after the PROHIBITION TO coin money the WORDS
"nor emit bills OF credit, nor make anything but
gold and silver coin q tender in payment Of debts.
They were for making these prohibitions absolute.
instead OF permitting the article to stand which
allowed these measures to the States with the
consent OF Congress-
Mr.. sherman declared that this was a favorable
crisis for crushing paper money. II the consent
OF the Legislature that Is Congress) could author
ize emissions OF 1t, the friends OF paper money
would make every exertion to get into Congress
in order to license it. The question being divided.
the vote stood on the first clause. '.nor emit bills
of credit" eight States in the affirmative, one IN
the negative and one divided. The vote on the re-
naming clause, prohibiting the States from making
anything but gold and silver coin tender in pay
ment OF debts, carried I'm animously in the az
frmativc,
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",
SUPREME CoURT-CIRcUIT-Part 2-Held by Judge
Westbrook.-Nos. IL, 776H, 1912, 1894, 1882 1916,
1746 49, TO- $780, $685. 1888, 1885, 3012 1914 200 1924
1926, 1924, 1906. Part 3Held by Judge Van Worst
Nos. $751; 1861, 2549, 248l 49, 1927, l2l5 1901, 1927
300, 3022 3023 3o24 III 1905 445, 1866, 1885, 269,
3073.
SUPERIOR CorRT-TRIAL TERM-Part Held by
703, 49, 2Ss 425, 729 500, 49, s77, S23 Part 2-Ac
journed till Monday May
COURT OF COMMON PLEAs-EQUITY TERM-Hed by
Judge Robinson.Nos. l. q 3, 4, s. 9, T. s, O. 10, IL,
IL 10 H. Is, Is, IL, Is, 10, 90 81 81 49, a. %, &c. 81
2s 49, 80 81 49, 3s, "a, IS, SO, 81, ss, 80 40, A. AZ
43, a., As, 40.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAs-TRIAL TERM-Part l.
Held by Judge Loew.-Nos. 2231, 1928, 249e, 1919,
1903 2080 269 1885, Ats 1915, 1888, 177l 1894 24l3
40l. Part 2-Held by Judge Larremore.-Nos. 1924,
263l sos, $780, 257 $685. 1908, z7l2 2o0 2605, 271l,
2i14 2719 272l, 1858.
MARINE CoURT-TRrAL TERM-Part Held by
Judge OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 1888. 1884, 4536, 3422,
37ae, 4l35 Part 1-Held by Judge CROSSINGS.
3313 3O25, 3427, $685. 1913, 1862 1874 Abb, 1887,
$685. 1913, 1869, $685. 361, 3645, 3245 4762, 4ll9.
Part 3-IIeld by Judge Shea.-Nos 1869. 4036, 4O37,
$685. 1915, 3641, 3642, 3l77, 3034 1852 2l2o, 4393
4oss, 400, 1883.
COURT OF GENERAL SEssIoSs-Held by Recorder
Hackett.-The People vs.. Henry Howard, burglary;
Same vs.. owen Trimer, felonious assault and bat.
terry; Same VS. Francis Campbell, felonous assault
and battery; Same vs.. John Dorsey and joseph
Fitzpatrick, feonious assault and battery; same
VS.. George Ambrose, felonous assault and battery ;
Same VS.. David Dorsey, grand larceny Same VS..
PIERCE Kennedy, grand larceny; Same vs.. Edward
Rafteny, grand larceny; Same VS.. Minnie II. Nell
son. grand larceny; Same W.. Theodore Wetz, re-
ceiving stolen goods; Same VS.. Edward Smith, as
sault and battery.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-06
A TOMBS LIBRARY.

Opening OF the Gilbert Library in the
Tombs-Prisoners Supplied with Suit
able Reading.
Yesterday afternoon the Gilbert Library, which
has been collecting for some time back, was formally
dedicated at the Tombs. About halfpast two $50 or
more invited guests filed into the corridor or the
main prison, under the guidance OF Miss Linda
Gilbert. Rev. DR.. Deems opened the ceremonies
by requesting the assemblage to sing the long
metre doxoOgy,
Praise God from whom all blessings flow.
The prisoners, who were allowed outside Of the
cell doors, then ranged along the tiers evidently
deeply interested in wnat was going on. The
Lords Prayer was then repeated at the conclusion
OF which DR.. Deems read two letters from Mis- s
Cilbert-one addressed to the Commissioners OF
Charities and Corrections, thanking them for
having provided suitable case for the library
and the other to the ties OF the prison. which
read as fOllowS:-
FRIENDS Rest assured that will be amply rewarded
sr ny re az ans O.
here can Pc Gsnng more o rn TO ssnsuys
q large among your fellow and your being here
c ss he q s only BE
satisfied be here for little temporary gain TO
e an aay e DG aSs ID ss
by 70 an to or PC on e
Bear and forbesr and YOU will surely secure hosts Of
guard guide and direct the future lyss iSqSe this
Addresses were delivered by Revs. Messrs.
Heath and Dooley, their remarks being in
terspersed by the singing Of "Rock or Ages" and
other well known hymns. After the dedication
ton 1t IS in the council room or the prison,
and consists OF about l, 100 works Of miscella.
Of the authorities, and is subject to proper rules
and regulations. It IS hoped that this is only the
nncleus OF large collection, whereby the weary
and profitable reading.