The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-03-21
RICHMOND FITTINGS.
The seDtinel's Correspondent Furnishes
Some SprightIy small Talk.
ICorrespondence Of One sunday sentinel.l

Correspondence OF the sunday Sentlnel.l
RICHMOND, Ind, March IT,
The candidates for the various city offices
are doing considerable work in a quiet way
though the Campo ign has not fairly
opened. The aspirants for the mayorai-
ty who have thus far announced themselves
are Messrs. Thomas McGirr. Z. u. Palmer
and General Tom Bennett. At this stage of
the game Mr.. McGirr is ahead, and it is con.
fidentiy expected by his friends that he will
win the race.
The board of county commissioners have
been in session during the week,
and have made various allowances,
which were particularly acceptable
TO those holding claims. The most
important of their Official acts. however is
the order to build an addition to the south
of the present court house for the better ac-
commodation of the clerk and recorder on
the first floor, and to furnish a room above
for holding the superior court.
largely attended donation party was
held at the residence of James K. Reeves,
Esq on Monday evening for the benefit of
the children in the orphan home. The con-
tributions, consisting of dry goods provi
siOns and money, were sufficient to gladden.
the hearts of these little ones for some time
TO come. This institution, which is well
cared for by the ladies having it in charge, is
comfortable home to many OF Gods little
ones
Our quiet little neighbor, Centerville, is
again in trouble, Cambridge City being dis
posed to wrest from her her last treasure
the organ factory. We have not forgotten
with what reluctance she relinquished the
county seat and resigned to US the new court
house, (but then, the Wayne county bar had
really grown too large for the old home
stead, J but her silent grief in this case, as
with the look of crushed and fallen Cesar,
too deeply wounded for retaliation Or de-
tense. she utters quiet "Et tu Brutel' that
would touch the heart of less ambitious
Brutus than Cambridge City.
TIE chief object of local interest is the new
superior court which was organized Monday
morning in the circuit court room, the oath
of office being then administered to Colonel
William A. Bickle and the members of the
bar. Judge Bickle, requesting the board Of
county commissioners to provide place for
holding said court, and having arranged a
few other preliminaries the court was ad-
journed until Mondy morning next. There
has been considerable feeling manifested
with regard to this new honor, some claim
ing that there was not fair
count in the matter, and that
the people were not sufficiently
consulted with regard to its establishment,
they being disposed to regard it as a clear
case of taxation without representation"
We are not disposed to go behind the re-
turns, however. We.have the court, and il
is without doubt a superior article; the price
attached $50. 000) is, we admit, rather high
for the times, but then there is no shoddy
about Wayne county, and she will doubtless
promptly pay said price and wear her new
ornament with quiet dignity and grace.
Fox drives still prevail in the surrounding
country and the good people of this vicinity
are fast rivaling the English in their love of
the chase. The Abingdon chase Saturday
morning last was brought to a speedy term
inatIon by a serious accident happening
through the Encouragement of the signal
cannon. To prevent delay the gun had been
loaded the evening previous and
"tamped' with clay; the tamping
having frozen during the night, and Of
course become perfectly solid, when Park
Hall and Isaac Hunt, the artilerymen for
the day, attempted to fire IT, the gun ex-
ploded. bursting into a dozen fragments,
some of which were thrown a distance of a
quarter of a mile. Hunt was struck by a
fragment and seriously injured, while Hale
escaped unhurt. Hunts injuries are not
necessarily fatal and he is at present doing
very well. Our neighbors OF Boston had
made extensive preparations for an extensive
chase on the same days which was success
fully carried out without a casualty, but q
omplete description of the exciting drive
would necessitate too much of trespass on
your space, however much we may incline
to review the days sport. Suffice it
to say, with Uncle Levi Druley, the
acknowledged Nimrod of Boston township,
as commander-in-chief, with force of SOC
men to back him, cheered by the music OF
some half dozen martial bands, was in every
respect satisfactory to those engaged.