The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-05-30

prdctlcal OemOnSJratlOn OF the CcuenCk
theory of playing poker, with six-bits limit
Rathacker, of the Argus, in imitation OF the
great western hand-shaker and torturer of
the kings English, George Cozad, is letting
his hair grow to give him a clerical appear
ance for the occasion, will deliver hOminy
on "Benevclence," and will exhibit Phil
Doern. of the Evening News, as an illustra-
ton. Joe Brown, of the CD, will wreak a
terrible vengeance on the Frankforters, an
idea of which you may form when tell you
that he dined at the Gait house for a short
time during the past month and few days
afterwards the company went into bank
ruptcy. number of the Louisville
members have cancelled their engagements
at their boarding houses, subsisting on a
stray snack now and then, thus putting
themselves in proper trim for the meeting,
which will, no doubt prove a very pleasant
one, artistically and substantially. The
country editors look forward 20 their annual
meetings with longing that is painful to
witness. The idea of real liquor, on which
government tax has been paid, is too much
for them. 1t is sweetening honey; painting
the rose 1t overpowers him and he falls an
easy victim, not TO excess, (for who can get
too much of good thing?) but to his own
exhuberant nature. He spreads himself over
the town. His heart is so expanded that II
seeking to Jump out of his bosom. He crows
with delight; he rs the friend of everybody;
run, dance or yell. He initiates the Co
manche Indians, sings the WILD war song,
wakes the sleeping neighborhood for miles
around He is the lord of the earth and
don't care a continental who knows it. He
is-fuil. Yet who could wish it otherwise.
1t is the only day in the year he is his own
master. 1t Is the oasis in the desert OF his
life. All the weary days of the year are
spent in convincing the chickens that his
sanctum is not the barn yard, and impress
sing upon the minds OF his readers the,
happy farmer boys) the necessity of sending
him something besides hoop poles in return
for his papers. Don't be hard upon the
country editor il he fails to act the philoso-
pher in the presence of extraordinary cheer,
for remember how soon he must return to
the perennial dodger and greens. Let him
enjoy his feast and disturb him not. Stop
not up the chink that lets in this brief light
of happiness, this hay-day of his flood, for
we know not where is
"The Promelhean torch
That can its light relunine.'
FEDERAL OFFICE GRABBERs.
Tere is division in the radical camp in
Kentucky, which is broken up into juntas
or marauding parties foraging for offices.
Not only is there the usual antagonism be-
tween the ins and outs, but these in turn are
torn into factions. 1t is a dog eatdog fight
that the unintere sted democrat can behold
with great complacency. The scramble is
for the highest offices in the gift of his
fraudulency, and the little dogs, Tray,
Blanche and Sweetheart, come yelping in
the wake for the crumbs that must fall from
the executive table. L told you last week
that District Attorney Finley refused to see
the hint in the attorney generals letter re-
garding his resignation and he has conse-
uuently been unceremoniousiy bounced,
and yesterday the former attorney and
law partner of Bristow was confirmed
by the president In the matter of
for more trouble among the faithful. O'Neal,
the Granhte. who was kicked out like three
OF his predecessors, after holding the Office
only few months, will be revenged, If pos
sible, and will be backed by strong friends
in and around northern Kentucky. Then
again, Eli Murray. who was erstwhile mar
shall and cheek by jowl with the Bristow
cabal has been dropped for some unknown
reason by the ex-secretary and his friends,
and his supporters have a small supply of
Greek fire on hand. Now comes Judge Bal
lard, United States judge, who is ambitious
to wear the ermine of the late Judge EN-
mons, and if he should receive the appoint
ment who would come in the nick of time to
fill his place better than his friend General
Harlan? The pushing and scrouging and
wire pulling is simply disgraceful. The
Bristowites, however, have got the inside
track, and it is very probable that all future
appOi -ments will be made with the sane
ton of. the ex-secretary of the treasury,
who, il would seem, has fallen into the
pusilanimous position of an office jobber.
THE KENTUCKY CASH DISTRIBUTION COMPANY.
suit was instituted some time since by
the commemorative attorney general 10
test the legality of the above named lottery,
and the case was decided few days ago by
Judge DeHaven, of the Oldham circuit
court. Notwithstanding the technical points
raised were decided in favor of the scheme
and its charter declared valid by the rulings
of the court still ITS past history and the
recent developments of the library lottery
fraud should warn people to take the com
panys specious advertisements and liberal
promises cum granO sails. The first drawing
was a complete failure, and the gentlemen
who superintendent il disclaIm any further
connection with the concern. The whole
management is conducted for the benefit of
the owners, and should be treated like all
other schemes gotten up by parties who are
enterprising enough to live on the fat of the
land through the credulity of the unsophis-
tlcated.
REVIVAL OF AN OLD DIVORCE CASE
The recent marriage of Ten Brock. the
noted turfman, to the widow of III. ID. New
comb, the daughter of John b. Smith a
Louisville banker, revives the celebrated
Newcomb divorce case which few years
ago created such newspaper and other COM
ment. In the present state of the case
repetition of the facts will perhaps be
aprOpos. Newcomb, who, at the time of his
death, was the wealthiest man in Louisville,
bad his first wife, who had become deranged,
placed in an insane asylum, not, however,
till she bad killed two of her children by
throwing them from a window of her resi-
>aence, while in desperate alteration of
mind. Some time after she was confined in
the asylum Newcomb obtained a divorce
from the legislature and married Miss Smith,
then a young girl in her teens. and now the
Young wife of the venerable Ten Brock.
After the death of Newcomb the usual legal