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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-11-20
MY SLAIN.
BY THE LATE COLONEL REALF.

This sweet child which hath climbed upon my
This amber-halred, four summered little
maid, -.
With her unconscious beauty trouoietn me-
With her low prattle maketh me aiIaiu.
All darling! when you cling and nestle so
You hurt me, though you do not see me cry
Nor hear the weariness with which sign,
For the dear babe killed so long ago.
/ tremble at the touch OF your caress;
am not worthy OF your Innocent talln,
/ who with VIII tied knives of worldilneSs
Did nut my own child heartedness 10 oetttn,
Reside whose grave pace forevermore,
Like desolation on a shipwrecked snore.
There IS no little child within me now,
To sing back to the thrushes, TO leap up
when June winds kiss me. when an apple
bough -.
PLAYS with the sunshine, or violet
Dances in the glad dew. Alas! alaS!
The meaning OF the daisies in the grass
have forgotten ana i,,baSass ~ my Of tbe cbiid'
But with the bitter sorrow OF sad years
o. moaning life, with life irreconciIedi
o. back ward looking thought, " paIn " 'eaiS'
For us there is not any silver SOUND -,
or rhythmic wonders springing from the
ground.
Woe worth the knowledge and the oookisn
lore - -.
which makes men mummies, weighs out
o,tbet Which was miraculous before,
And sneers the heart down with the scoIins
brain; -,
THAT dTy the tsnder juices IN the breast
And put the thunders OF the Lord 10 test'
60 that no marvel NUT be, and no praise,
Nor any God except Necessity. ,,,a a., ,iar
What can We give my poor, starved me III iio'
or tins dead cherub which slew ior yer
Take back your doubtful WISDOM, anu Iehe"
NV early foolish freshness OF the ounce,
Whose sim pie instincts guessed 'he hea'eh
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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-11-20
The Forty-sixth Congress.
washington Post.l


The following estimate of party strength in
the next house of representatives is based
upon the latest returns. All the doubtful
districts have been reliably heard from, with
the exception of tvo-the Third and Eighth
in Wisconsin: these districts, however, we
give to the radicals IN our calculation. We
put Mr.. Lowe, of Alabama, in the democrat
ic column, for the reason that he has an
nounced, through his home organ, at Hunts
Vile that he is a democrat at all times, and
will act with his party in the house. The
three independents elected in Georgia, hav-
ing originally entered the field on the
ground that they we're better democrats than
the regular nominees OF the party are also
naturally classed with the majority. DIR.
De La Martyrs democracy can not be reason
ably questioned after his positive utterances,
reported in the Post of Tuesday. Mr.. Ladd,
of Maine, was nominated and elected as q
democrat, and 1T is folly to suppose that he
will be otherwise when he gets in congress
The undoub ed election of Colonel Kitchin in
| the Second North Carolina district places the
democratic delegation from that state fra lily
| at six the radicals having one-Martin-ano
| the gree N hackers one-Russell. There may
| be some little doubt about the democracy o
| Mr.. O'Reilley, in the Second New York dis
| trict, but as he has always been member o.
| the party heretofore, we think 1T just tt
/ class him as such. In the Eleventh Pennsyl
| vania district the radicals made bungling
attempt Tuesday to count out Colonel Klotz
the democratic congressman elect, on film
sy and altogether ridiculous pretext, which
however, did not succeed to any great extent
The attempt of the Florida radicals to re
elect Mr. Bisbee, by means of notorious
frauds in Alachua county, met with a pre-
iscely similar success There are, so far, fiv
vacancies to be filled-four in California AM
one in New York. The California election
will take place in September, 1879; the on
in New York in the course of a few months
Thus, to recapitulate, we find the politica
| status of the next house to be: Democrat:
1872; radicals, 12S; greenbackers, 8; vacancies
| 5, in detail as follows:
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-11-20

Treasure trove, AS Coke says, where any
gold or silver, in coin, plate or bullion, hath
been ancient time hidden, wheresoever 1t be
found, whereof no person can prove any
property, doth belong to the king or to some
lord or other by the kings grant or presump-
tion;n and 1t is the duty of the coroner 70
inquire who are the finders OF treasure
troye and where 1t Is, and whether any one
be suspected of having found and concealed
4 trsssure-which, saith an old statute OF 4
Eiw.1 may be we'll perceived where one
cometh riotously haunting taverns end hath
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-11-20
Deeline of Religion I'm London.
TLondon Times.

Mr.. Samuel Morley. M. p, presided al
great meeting in the Philharmonic Hail ,as'
NIGHT when about 1900 people attended,
includ,ne most of the leaders OF the MON.
MIR. Morley spoke in behalf of the Church
Aid Society. He believed the great feature
of the present day was the growing indis-
position to attend public worship. This was
pre eminently the case in London. he held
London to be one Of the most heathenlsh
parts OF her malesty's dominions. AZ was
considered that II 5S per cent. Of the people
were anxious to attend the churches aud
chapels next Sunday morning, there would
be required l, ,ooO, 900 more sitnngs than were
provided. The most appalling truth con
nected with that fact was that, OF the SIT
tings provided, not more than one-half were
occupied.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-11-20

Oberlin has trouble with Its students, ana
has privately expelled three freshmen, a
sopnomore and two young women froni the
conservatory, because one of the girls was
troubled with an uneasy conscience and
told how they flrted with the fellows. going
out with them at night aud staying with a
pair OF them in class room till In the
morning. Tney all acknowledged theii
folly to the faculty, but got no mercy from
that body which expelled them all In
stanter.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-11-20

shelbyville Volunteer: The franklin FIRE
Insurance Company Of indianapolis has pa'u
the Shelby County J Joint Stock Agricnitural
Association the surA Of 500 for losses by hre
this fail, leaving q net loss OF $3.50 TO the as'
sociation.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-11-20

Ode to $500 sealskin cloak Thou art 81
near, and yet so fur, burlington Hawkeye
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-11

CHICAGO, Nov. 1O-The Tribune to-day sa Us
some alarmed at the apparent strength Of the
Communists or Socialists in Chicago, from the
fact that they have elected four members Of
the Lrgsature. 1t adds that there is no
cause for alarm, as they have not gained in
numbers but only succeeded in electng their
men by masstng their voters in certain wards.
Their vote a year ago was $500, while this
year it was GIT, showing that the movement,
instead Of gaining, is losing. Almost their en-
tire strength was shown in this fight, where
the population is mainly Germans, Poles, Bo-
hemians and French. The article concludes
by saying that the Communists are not m ak
ing any progress here: that their demands
are so impracticable as a rule that even the
four members they have elected will not be
able to accomplish anything.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-11
SOUTH CAROLINA'S THIEVES.
EX"Gov. sbaTnberialn and Others In
diraed tor swinhling tho state.
washington Poat.I

COLUMBIA, Nov. G.-In the Court Of Cen
eral Sessions to-day the grand jury found q
true bill against D. Fl. Chamberlain, as AttOr-
ney General; Niles Il. Parker, Treasurer; ).
l.. NeGge, Controller; It. II. Kimpton, Finan-
cial Agent, and G. 2. Leslie, Land Cornmis-
SiOnnr, all Of whom were Indicted for active
participation in the celebrated Land Cornmjs-
sion swndIe in 1870, q brief history Of which
Is as follows:
The Legislature having appropriated $780,
600 for the purchase Of lands for resale by
nstallnent to INDECENT negroes, leslie
and his advisory board above named
frauduIenty expended far more than the
appropriation, and asked that it be raised
to $50O,000 to cover their transactions. The
negro members Of the Legislature refused to
pay the necessary bill, hnO demanded Leslie's
resignation and the appointment Of d negro
in his place, on pain Of general investigation.
Leslie refused to resign until paid $4,000 to
do So The board then bought d worthless
tract known as Hell-Hole swamp, for S48 900,
and charged the State $12O.OOO for the same to
supply their deficit. Chamberlain, attorney
general and member Of the board, indOr3ed
the transaction, and Kimpton paid the drafts.
The proofs are now In court and are over
whelmiug. Cardozo alone Of the board Is
gultle9s. RequisitonS will be sent at once
for the wanted eZ-officials, and the prosecu-
ton is likely to awaken widespread attention.
This matter has been kept back in order TO
prevent political miSconstruction.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-11
A SAD STORY.
A New Orleans Indy Leaves Her Babe 0m
the Hp0Rr~steps Df n wealthy Citizen
Nf Newport aid ERIes I'm Esostsn~s0me
narrowing "Details.

| Narrowing DetaIas.
NEWPORT, r. l., Nov. 10.-A sad story Of
the recent yellow fever scourge In the South
| has just come to light A few evenings ago
| left on the door-steps Of Il welI-to-do citizen,
Mr.. Nowcomb OF Providence. who found 1t
| there upon answering q sharp ring Of the
door bell, It had n tiny gold ring on It's fin
ger nnd n gold necklaces, with gold dollar at-
tached, around It's neck, BY the side Of the
infant(a girD was d complete outfit of richly
Onalnentsd clothes.
A letter WAS also found, In which tho heart
broken mother who left It there, stated that
she had lost her father. mother. brother, hus-
band and three children by the yellow fever
in Now Orleans, and that she fled to Cairo to
| escape the plague with her baby, THAT both
wero attacked with fever In that place and re-
covered, though the writer felt as though she
was losing her memory, and no doubt would
soon be rs q rnving maniac 1t appeared she
had known Mr. Newcomb and his family, and
in the letter she stated that fearing she
would lose her Identify she had made up hor
mind to give them the baby, rs she know they
would be good to it, She urged them not TO
look her up, rs she was going to New York on
the midnight train, there TO die unknown.
She signed herself Mrs. Josie Hall.
Mr. Newcomb was greatly affected, for he
had known the lady's family, who; he said,
beautiful and accomplished lady. A letter
was received from her the following day,
dated Providence, she having written 1t before
leaving tho city, which simply gave instruc
tions for the care Of her offspring. Two days
after the receipt Of this lettor o telegram was
received by Mr. Newcomb from Boston. stat
ing that Mrs. Hall was In a dying condition at
hoto In that city. He Immediately started
for Boston, and arrived In season to receive
the dying wonan's instructions. She begged
him to be good to her child, and to send her
body to Now Orleans for interment She left
somo money to pay her funeral expenses, and
also some for the care of tho child The r6-
mains were forward d to New Orleans.
A letter received from the ter city throws
some additional light on the sad affair. Mrs.
Hall, it appears, while deranged with griof
had fled from the city in her fathers car
rage accompanied by the faithful coachman,
and went to Cairo, where the coachman died.
After her arrival there her uncle and hunt
nlso died She Immediately left Cairo and
fled North.
The babe will be tenderIy cared for. and the
mothers instructions will be faithfully car
ried out.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-11
CRUELTY TO THE INSANE.
RnEaHnnn Treatment OF the Inmates of
the Ohio Asyium-A criminal
Abuse nf Fewer,

CHICAGO. Nov. io.-The Tribune has n spe-
cinl from Columbus. Ohio making some
startling Developments of tho cruel treat
ment to which female pnti"nts in tho insane
asylum in that city are subjected About
eighteen months ago. ono Mrs. Brown, from
Canada, Was placed in charge Of one Of the
wards filled with iDcurahics, whose insanity
was Of u mild type, but at timo5 giving con-
siderable trouble.
During these spells Of ins,lbordination this
creature, whose duty it was to nurse and care
for the unfortunatos placed in her care, rushed
tho offending victim to the bath room, where
she was stripped of her clothing and thrown
into the water, her head was forced under the
water until she stranglod, when 1t would be
raised Tor Il moment that ske might revive
from complete strangulatiou, when the opera
tion would be repeated, until the patient,
worn from exhaustion and almost limp, would
be forced to promise to obey at all times
The victim would then be warned that il she
ever lispcd q word she would be drowned.
Thus the poor insane women have been
through fear reduced to q condition Of abject
obedience. This cruel treatment was adopted
by the attendants Of other wards until 1t be-
came general throughout the asylum, and a
awful scene. The physicians were completely
hoodwinked If they heard screams and APP
pcalS for mercy, they were told that tho pa
tent was being bathed and was creating a
good deal Of trouble. About a week ago one
OF the attendants was discharged and suspect
ing Mrs. Brown was the cause, she makes
explicit charges against her.
An investigation followed, and already a
dozen female attendants have acknowledged
their guilt and been discharged, while others
are suspected. DR.. Fixstone the superintend-
cnt, and board of directors, are determined to
rid the institution Of these inhuman wrctchcs.
There are nearly 900 patients under treat
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-11
THE ELECTIONS.
Some Explanations of Democratic Degeae
In New York, Pennsylvania
anA gDnuegticnt.
tGath In Cincinnati Enuuirer.] ]


ltath IN O1ncinnhti Enduirer]
NEW YoRK, Nov. 8-The talk today Is all
about the cause Of the Republican recovery OF
first reason given rs to the gains In CONGRESS
slonhl districts hnd whole Aates like New
York and Connecticut, is the sblidifying Of the
Southern vote. | have heard many respecta~
Die DenofIhtlc politicians say to-day: "How
are we TO be benefited by 81 solid Southern
delegation in Congress when, on account Of it,
we loss cohtroi ol oenocrhtc cities like New
YORK, brooklyn, newark, Hartford, CinCn~
natl anh Phladelphh?'
Inc tertnans almost unanimously voted
agalnst Iammany Hall yesterday. Mr..
Kelly had so title tact as not TO put q Ger
man name On his general ticket.
The influences Of tbs Potter committee and
the IIlden cipher dispatches, and the jSnu,' g
lnonotpnous cry OF fraud, were equally against
the Demorrhttc party. Mr. Potter's success
sor IS u Republican,. Mr.. Randall has been
hard run for au election. Buffers work Oh
the Potter committees injured him in the race
Tor foVernor. htfnger, another member Of
the Potter COMMITTEES, is probably defeated.
Mr.. IiIden's comfort in the election Of Ed
ward Cooper in New York is fictitious. Hew-
it, who is CoopeTs brOtherin-law, Is bitterly
hostile to Iitden, and Cooper thinks very
little more Of him.
The election has pxtlrpated both the TilfIen
and Kelly factions in New York and retired
all such candidates rs Chef-Ju8tice Church.
1t has strengthened CoukllDg and filled his
admirers with hopes that he may run even
against Grant for the presidential uompa-
ton. Grant, however, IS the flvorite, His
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-11
Sitting Bual Engaged In War with
Rritisss Ens1ians.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Nov. 1O.--A special from
Wjnnepeg says that news from Bnttloford,
the capital OF the Northwestern Territory is
that war hns broken out among the Sioux
Assniboines and BIachfeet Of the plains
Trustworthy couriors from the plains report
that n small band OF Sioux killed eight AS
siniboines and 81 lending BlacIfoot chief and
chased others out Of the country, bnsidcs
stea|ing many horses. Bad feeling has exist
ed for some time between the British tribes
and the Sioux, who have intruded upon their
territory, and it is feared that All uncontroIa-
BILE war will result. This will hnve u bearing
upon the return Of the Sioux to the United
StatnS
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-11
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY LEONARD
Nnmors of His Intended Rem0val-NO
Action To he Taken Until Kellogg
IL Heard From.

tNpeclal 10 the Dem0crat.l
WASHINGTON Nov. 10.-The rumors tele-
SSzlIEAp@Red SlEAp@Red from here last Friday of the proba-
ole removafof Albert Leonard are unfounded.
Charges against him have been lodged at the
department of conducting his office in the in
terest of the White League and of screening
vioators of the Federal election law from
punishment.
These charges appear to be instigatcd by
Wells, Anderson and possibly Smith, though
Smiths hand Is not as apparent as the others.
Thus far no white Radical has actually n-
dorscd the charges, that work being left to
the negroes Stamps, Lewis, Dumont and
others.
Kellogg will doubtless put an end to the
whole affair." as soon as he gets here No steps
will be- taken by the department till he comes.
RTETJ.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-11

charge Of setting the books on fire Wetlnes-
day night. thereby slightly damaging then.
lie gave bail and Was released. with the un-
derstanding that he would report at | O'Clock
yesterday tor n hearing, but when the time
came he had fled Just how much the com
pany loses Is not known, as the leaves Of the
books have been destroyed. He remarked to
the president of the company Friday that his
political enemies had caused him tho trouble
MEEK was . Democratic candidate for sheriff
Of Belmont county, Ohio. but was fefeated.
1t Is believed he speut large sums Of the com
panys money 10 SECURE bis eleetInn.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-11
ChamberlaHn's Trial to Come OFF i'm
March.

NEW YORK, Nov. 1O.-Thc Attorney General
Of South Carolina replied yesterday to ex-
Gov. Chamberain's dispatch asking about
ready for trial, as follows:
"Your telegram received. Yours is the last
case in the Sessions now on trial. Common
Pleas will open on Monday. The next regu-
lar term of the Sessions is the fourth Monday
in March. Reasonable bail is desired.
"LEROY Z. YOUMANs,
"AttOrney General.''
Gov Chamberlain has replied to this with
the offer of whatever amount of bail is de-
sired, and requesting that he be allowed to
execute his bond here. He will endeavor to
secure a trial earlier than March.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-11
n Defeated Candidate Disappears-Et Ii
supposed that he Carries the Money
Of Other penDIe with Him.

WHEELING, ". Va, Nov. 10-Henry D..
Bellair Ohio gas works, disappeared Fri
day night. It is strongly suspected that he
has been tampering with the company's
money, as 1O4 pages Of the cash book of the
company We're found to have been cut out
the leaves of the ledger.
Meek was arrested Friday night On the
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-11
Proceedings against EtheriHge, the Alb.
gGpnsIFH FArgrr.

ST. PAUL, MINI, Nov. 1o.-Jhe Merchants
National Bank began proceedings in the State
District Court yesterday to recover moneys
obtained from it by Chas. Etherdge, the ab-
seconded loan agent. Ono suit is against the
Mercantile Trust Company TO recover $40 44o
and the other Is against Chas. Etherdge to
recover $g2o8. The point on which payment
is claimed from tho Mercantile Trust Com
pany, is that Etlleridge was their recognized
agent for the State. The suit against Ethe-
ridge ia to obtain lien on such property us
he left. and to make judicial record Of the
facts. From this 1t has transpred that
Etheridge not only committed forgery, but
carried aWaY over $4,000, instead Of $,35 900
rs reported:
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-11
Hhe Police Actively Hunting for stewart 3
Notwithstanding ef the vestry
nE ISL. ngnHMta

NEW YoHK. Nov, to.--The police have been
unusually active today in working clues
which might lead to the discovery Of A. T.
SteWarts remains They are also very reti-
cent and say little or nothing about the pros
poets Of finding tho body, but from their
mysterious movements and several hints
which have been thrown out it Is generally
believed that they have got on the right track
and possibly that within O. few hours some In
teresting Developments III the taso will come
to the surface.
A large crowd Of curiosity seekers visited
the sceno Of outrage this morning and after
noon Roy. DR.. Rylance, rector Of ST. Marks
Church, in his sermon this morning. alluded
to the deseCration and an Informal meeting
Of the vestry was held this afternoon to sec
what action should be taken In regard to the
suspicion Of complicity Of Sexton Hatnmill
with the thieves. The matter WIS talked over,
but no deiinite action was resolved upon.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-11
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.


QUINCY, ILL.,, Nov. 1O.-The trial of the col
ored men, Thomas and Farmer. identified by
the Chinaman as the murderers Of his part
ner, was concluded yesterday The Judge
considered the evidence sufficient to commit
them to await the action of the grand jury.
This puts two different parties In jail to
await trial for the same murder, when one
party must be innocent, as the Chnaman was
already committed by the coroner''s jury. 1t
Is doubtful if there can be a conviction on q
certainty now, unless new and stronger evil
dence can be produced.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-11

A Partisan cut his throat only to suffer dis
appointment by not being killed. However,
when the wound heahed, he was found to have
q magnificent tenor voice, which has earned
him fortune. Il we could only persuade the
average male singer to cut his throat, with
the indncefaens that when 1t healed up he
would Be great TENOR. Turner'S Falls Re,
D0rtnr -
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-11
Three Repu EpEleans Elected s0 Cengress-A
Gain Nf 1--WE.

WASHINGTON Nov 1o.--The NntiDnnl RopuL-
licnn has received the foleTing! s~@
WILMINGTON. n. O., November 10. 1878.
The First, Second and Third Districts have
gone Republican. Martin is elected In the
First. OIIara In the Second and Russell in the
Third
The Democratic Returning Board have tried
to throw out three Of the largest Republican
counties in the Second District, SO as IT, elect
Kitchen. Democrat; notwithstanding. O'tIara ls
elected by 37o0 ma niOrity
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-11
New York welcomes ID Great Hungarian
Artist,

New YORK, Nov. 1O.-A number Of proni-
nent Hungarians Of this city gave o serenade
and supper to Edward Remenzi at Hotel Les
sch last evening. Mr.. MenenM appeared on
thusiasm by his countrymen. At the supper
there were present Col. J. Fl. J. Mapleson A.
Neuendorff, conductor New York Philhar-
rnonic Society, and J. Cartboy and many
others. The health Of the two greatest artists,
NJ. Remenzi and Nine. Gester, were proposed,
and speeches were made by Col. MaplesOn,
NJ. Remenzi, Cha8. Villa and others 1t was
grand Hungarian welcome.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-11
Newspaper Destroyed by unknown
ER&raEca

New ORLEANs, Nov. lO.-On the night Of
November 2d the office of We Mr FsOpk. Il
newspaper published at Alexandria. Ln,, was
entered and the press material, etc, scattered
along the hills or thrown into tho river. This,
paper was the organ Of Tx E-Governor J. Madi-
son Wells, while 1t pretended TO speak for the
people, consequently it has many interests to
advocate and therefore took among other
things, n grocnbaCl plan into its platform.
1t was altogether spicy sheet. The Demo-
Gratis, as usual. are charged with tho Outrage