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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-02-26
AN IMPORTANT MEASURE.

Representative Dalton introduced Dill
NO. 6l5) into the House on Saturday, amend
ing section of the supplementary revenue
law. The amendment proposed by this bill
is very simple, plain, and easily understood.
The law, as it now stands, requires foreign
insurance companies to pay into the State
treasury a tax of 8 per cent upon their
gross receipts in the State, less losses actu-
ally paid within the State. The amendment
proposed by the bill simply omits
from the section the words
" less losses actually paid within the State"
leaving per cent. upon the gross re-
ceipts without the deduction as the tax to be
paid. For the information of the Legisla
ture in the premises, it may be stated that
these companies received from the people of
the State during the year ending June 80,
1878, the sum of 50, 246, s69.74. and paid in
losses the sum of 81, 126, 302 SO, leaving net
profit of 81, 120, 566 Sc (see auditor of states
report 1878, page 1877. The tax paid under
the law as it exists was $50, 1915. The
law been as the bill provides, would have
been $67, 405. 80. an addition of $31, lib so.
The practical and proper question to con-
slider should be: Is the proposed increase
of tax upon this particular interest. war
ranted and justified by existing facts? As
has before been remarked In these columns,
the year OF 1878 was year of extreme hard
ship upon the people. Shrinkage in values.
and losses, were almost universal; bank
ruptcy and ruin ran riot over
the State; large numbers of people
NJ 10 hoo ho
burdens of their taxation, and thousands of
the homes of the toiling masses were
sold because of the utter inability of the
owners to pay taxes thereon. In contrast to
this it will be observed that these foreign
corporations took from the pockets of the
people during this year of hardship and dis
tress over q million of dollars in net profits.
This vast sum was taken away from the State
forever as their profits off OF Indiana
labor and production, thus decreasing the
circulating medium, or in other words, cre-
ating to that extent a contraction of the cur
rency, and q reduction Of the taxables of the
State to the same amount. increasing there
by the pressure upon our own over-burdened
people. 1t will surely be an act of wisdom
and sound policy, and at the same time one
eminently just and proper. to take small
part of the burdens from our own heavily
taxed people, who with unn-
sual effort and economy are unable
to realize any profits, and place them upon
the more fortunate and prosperous nom
producing interests 1t is surely fact that
these institutionsa re foreign ones without any
other interest in the State or its people than
the single one of the peoples capacity to
produce and pay profits for these foreign
corporations to at once withdraw from the
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-02-26

his evidence would have been the same in
substance as the above.
MIR. Willard asked question of General
Love which brought out the fact that the
statuary which is to ornament the building
is to be provided for by the State, and that
the board is not to decide whose memories
shall be preserved in the imperishable mar
bic. = a.-a
Henry A. Carney was the next witness.
He is an architect by profession, and was in
that business for a period of nearly 20 wears.
He was employed on the capitol at Wash
Of ' private e0 and pu Siks bn inmDsI
He considered the plan of lighting
(Lucidus Ordo) as being old. He had seen the
same used in buildings before. The colon
AIDES are not new feature He had seen
them used in private residences, hotels,
court houses. etc. The pilasters were old as
architecture
On cross-examination, the witness stated
that he is connected with the editorial staff
OF the People, and had written some of the
articles on the Investigation. s- 5ssi .
WHEN THE REpoRr WILL BE MADE.
The committee then announced that there
being no more witnesses present, the inves-
tigation on this branch of the case would
be considered closed. The committee re-
tired into another room, and, after a con-
sultation of five or 10 minutee, opened the
doors, and announced that the report
would be presented to the House next
Tuesday morning. The chairman of the
committee, Mr.. Willard, was heard to sug-
gest TO Mr. Potts, of counsel for
the complainants,o that he had "bet-
ter Withdraw the other charges - Mr.
Potts declined to DO SO. and moment after
notified the committee that he was prepared
TO prove the charges against May. 1t is
hardly possible the committee will spend
any more time with the disgruntied archi-
tects and the great public is not intensely
excited on the subject OF whether May did
or did not borrow some of his bril-
liant ideas from other people. Some archi-
tect may have been mlsnsed, but no tidal
wave of indignation is likely TO sweep over
society on that account
The members of the committee did not
care to tell the reporters what their report
to the House would be, but they were heard
to remark among themselves that there was
not id thing in is. 1t is reasonably GER
tain that the committee is a unit except as
to q point in the contractors bond, referring
to the specifications and on that the com
mittee stood five 10 one. Itisssafe tosssy
We have reached the ierdsof the contest.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-02-26

For some time past the Legislature of
Tennessee has been wrestling with the
bonded debt of the State. the purpose being
to find some way out of the financial diff
culties, which threaten general shi pwreck.
Various propositions have been made look
ing to some arrangement between the State
and her creditors which would save the prop
erty of an over burdened people from con-
fscation. Tennessee seems compelled
to admit, as multiplied thousands
of the people of the country,
during the last decade of years,
have done, that she can not pay her debts,
her available assets not being equal to her
liabilities. To increase taxes seems to be
out of the question. since the burden is
already too heavy. Tennessee, like every
other State, has suffered from the terrible
depreciation in values. Every description
of taxable property has declined from 40 to
so per cent, while the debt, principal and
interest, is exempt from a corresponding
decline. Under such circumstances it Is
worse than nonsense to talk about the dig
grace and dishonesty of bank
ruptcy. The situation is simply
Aii5hOheAhos ohhOJAh6 ohA
but no more dishonest in State than in an
individual. In the case of Tennessee, as in
other Southern States, the situation has
been aggravated by the curse of carpetbag-
ism, forced upon the State by Republican
rule; in fact, it Is doubtful if the present
financial crisis which has Tennessee in its
grasp could have been brought about except
by the protracted scoundrelism which the
Republicans forced upon the State. This
fact is admitted by papers which condemn
with the greatest emphasis the course
the Legislature of Tennessee is
pursuing. The New York Herald, In
in commenting upon Tennessee's dishonor.
remarks that there is no doubt but that
Tennessee and other Southern States have
suffered severely from the dishonest prac-
tees of the carpet-bag governments fastened
upon them after the war. No doubt the peo-
pie were robbed, the public moneys stolen
and squandered, and the State debt swelled
by all manner of rascality. But these carpet
bag governments were the offsprings of the
rebellion for which the South Was response
ble and in bearing the burdens imposed
upon then thereby. the Southern people are
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-02-26
STATE INTELLIGENCE.

Columbus is now without a theater.
Sullivan county farmers are still threshIng
wheat.
Photography is taught in the Muncie
schools.
Knightstown is Dragging over a cigar man
ufactory.
The starch mills at EIkhart have started
up again.
Patoka is about to go back on her red rib
bon club.
The public schools of Waynetown closed
on Saturday.
The spelling school mania has broken out
at Evansville.
The gossips of Bonneville have bastardy
suit to discuss.
The COWS arc und Corydon are dying from
some unknown disease.
Aman with no legs is attracting the atten-
ton of the citizens of Bonneville.
Three persons recently died in Kosciusko
county with trichina spiralis. caused by eat.
ing pork.
George Washington, the negro ravisher,
hanged at Louisville, KY, formerly resided
at Fort Wayne.
Baby Nine was played at q wedding
service at Columbus the other day. 1t was
rather appropriate.
Daniel Mccarthy, of Terre Haute, has been
sued by Miss Hannah Byard fer $4,000 for
breach of promise.
The scarlet fever, which has been raging
to such fearful extent in Jackson county,
is gradually disappearing.
DR.. Monroe's great drama, largo and
Irene is soon to be brought out at Sey-
mour. Mr.. George A. Henderson, of Gin
cinnati, and Mrs. Bette Oton. q rising rival
OF Modjeska, will take the title roles and
will be supported by the local talent In
which Seymour abounds.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-02-26

THE Catholic church of Ohio, and fer that
matter of the entire country, is greatly agi-
tated over the financial difficulties of Arch
bishop Purcell The liabilities of the great
and venerated prelate are said to reach the
enormous sum of 81 900, 000 and the church,
to meet the requirements of the occasion, is
greatly perplexed, and lottery scheme has
been favorably considered. tits to be hoped
thstin the investigation now going forward for
the purpose of reaching some feasible method
of rescuing the credit of the church and the
good name of the aged and venerated bIsh-
op, nothing will be developed calcu-
lated to tarnlsh a name and fame made dis
tinguIshed by devotion to the sacred calling
of a puest-ihough it is easy enough to
see that Bishop Purcelfs financial embar-
fassments are well calculated to becloud
the decline of his life. 1t will not be sur
prising if the case of Archbishop Purcell
leads to some very radical changes with re-
gard to the financial operations of the Cstho-
lie church; for 1t may be thought prudent
in future to disconnect the priestly officer
with the financial affairs of the church, or
the custodianship OF the savings of its menu
bers. Tt occurs to US that the safety of the
souls of The people IS about as much as e
man can attend to prudently. II
to this second trust there is
added the safe AID prudent Investment
of moneys in real estate, stocks, ETC., there
is danger of losses all around. If we recol.
lect correctly. the Master did not daobla much
In money, and was conspicuousiy careless
about building fine churches, and those who
claim to be His followers may with ad-
vantage to themselves and the people take
the fact into prayerful consideration.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-02-26

washington Republican,

washington RepubIican-
Mr.: Thurman's popularity is his snort
His bugle blast awakens the frightened
echoes of the Virginia hills, disturbs the
SAUNDERS of the stupid Bladensburgers, and
shskes the foundation of things the district
over. But when he gracefully waves his
bright red bandana after one of these reso-
nant demonstrations a peace-be-still infiu-
ence pervades his immediate surroundings,
and all the initiated know that Gabriers
trumpet has not yet been brought into re-
QUESTION. Remember it is a snort that Mr..
Thurman is famous for; not an eruption.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-02-26
Cincinnati Newspaper Men.
Ashland XVI Reyiew.l

OF prominent Cincinnati newspaper men
Murat Halstead, of the Commercial, Is the
bandsomest and the ablest; Deacon Smith,
OF the Gazette, the crookedest in the legs and
the straightest in the morals; Colonel A. G..
Sands. of the Times, the biggest around the
middle and the shire widest; Johnny Mclean,
of the Enquirer, the sharpest nosed for news
and the quickest to get it. and A. Minor
Griswold, of the Saturday Night. the fun
niest and the surest on telling what's in a
bottle from the smell of the cork
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-02-26

DURING the reign of carpetbagism in the
South the people were robbed and plumber
ed by every dishonest device that greed and
cruelty could suggest. The most ignorant
and depraved were placed in control of
every interest and every trust. During this
period of vandalism poverty increased, bus
mess was Frustrated while thieves held high
carnival. In addition to this, Shylockism
in Congress was reducing the currency,
creating bankruptcy, idleness. and pauper-
IGN. As result the whole country is in a
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-02-26

AT brief intervals the country is treated
to representations, which in some cases are
regarded as settling the question as to who
Will be the Democratic candidate for presi-
dent in 1880. In this the recent triumphant
vindication of president de jue, Samuel J.
Tilden, the Republican organs find much to
comment upon. and the conclusions arrived
at are widely different. Some of the organs
declare that Mr.. Tilden will be the
Democratic nominee, while others
are equally emphatic. In declaring that
he will not be the Democratic standard
bearer. One thing is pretty csrtain-the
cipher dispatches will not be considered by
the Democratic party in making a nomina-
ton for president. So far as the mass of fic
ton, falsehood and forgery known as the ci-
pher dispatches is concerned, the Democratic
party is entirely unembarrassed. Evidently
the present is quite too e1rly to treat the
subject with any degree of positiveness, but
it should be understood that the West and
South are likely to be almost solid for
Thomas A. Hendricks, and there are reasons
for believing that in the Middle States, as
well as in the New England States, he will
be formidable rival of the most prominent
aspirants for the nomination, and those who
are just considering the subject may as well
take into account the facts as we have
stated them. But, dismissing all discussion
for the present, as to the dis
tinguished person who will be
selected for the high position,
the people msy rest assured that he wilt be
as near the right man in the right place as it
is possible for human sagacity to name. and
that when elected he will be inaugurated.
Republican returning boards have reversed
the will of the American people, and the
business of perjury brokerage in which John
Sherman operated with SO much success, is
played out.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-02-26

FRED DOUGLASS is opposed to Senator
WINDOWS scheme of negro emigration to
some Western territory, as a sort of a negro
reserve, similar to lands set apart for Indians
Fred is of the opinion that the South is the
best place for the negro, and that if he can
not succeed there he will prove failure any,
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-02-26
Takes the Lead Of II. Competitors.

011e7' -11e 1--NIc PcIlUtIIt.I
AS this is the season of the year when The
reading community are considering what
paper 1t is best to take outside of their own
county paper we recommend with the
greatest pleasure the Indianapolis Sentinel.
1t is now not only the best and most admira-
bly, conducted paper in the State, but for
fresh news and persistent advocacy of the
righteous cause of the people it has scarcely
a rival. 1t Is no more than simple Justice TO
say that as local and general newspaper the
Sentinel takes the lead of all its COMPETE
Tors
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-02-26

ACCORDING TO the most authentic accounts,
Connecticut is many miles ahead of any of
her sister States in the matter of cold
blooded murders. The STEADY habits of
her people. the boast of the olden-time,
seem to have been pushed aside for ways
that are dark. If there are those who have
any doubts upon the subject, a slight &C
auaintance with the history of the murder
Gus Bsssett will set them right.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-02-26

The pleasure of a brief interview was
accorded US yesterday by Hon. Bayless w.
Hanna, one of the most prominent Demo-
Gratis OF Indiana. Mr.. Hanna takes an intel
Iigent view of the political situation, and
groups with mastery foresight the questions
that will enter into the next presidential
campaign-ln all of which, he sees much to
encourage the Democratic party.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-02-26

IT is reported that when the arch fiend OF
Hades passed bis shears over the PROSTATE
form of a squealing sinner he exclaimed,
''Great cry and little WOOL" and those who
have clamored for State House investi-
cation can now sympatbizs with his cloven-
footed hIghness over the exceedingly small
dividends secured by their investments
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-02-26
Ancient Pistol Eats q Leek.
ATLANTA constitutional

Colonel P. Donan, who, with the single
exception of Colonel Brick Pomeroy, is
known to have caught and eaten alive more
men, women and children than any other
person in the republic, is said to have come
to grief in Neosba, Mo-, recently. It appears
that the colonel had made some remarks
about a leading lawyer of the place named
Cunningham. The latter got the colonel in
a tight place, made him affix his hand to
most humiliating retrscfion and then closed
the performance by using well-seasoned
boot
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-02-26

a VERY decided majority of the people of
Indiana demand that per cent. shall be the
only legally recognized rate of interest in
the State. If the people have a right to be
heard. the Dalton bill will pass
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-02-26

THE Republican organs do not like the
Democratic idea of preventing, if possible,
the business of taking the next census from
being huge Republican job. IT the gov
ernors OF the States appoint.the census takers,
the Republican scheme will be pretty effect
ually bursted
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-02-26

THE fact is now conceded that the cattle
disease, which prevails in the New York and
Brooklyn stock yards, is the result of cruel
ties inflicted while en- route from the West to
the seapoard.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-02-26

THE papers of Illinois are complaining be-
cause the Legislature of that State does not
push business little more expeditiously.
II it is bothered with as many bills as afliict
the Indiana Legi stature, there exists good
reasons why there should be mountain of
unfinished business
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-02-26
Bright as . New I'm.
[Lewisville Democrat

The Indianapolis Daily Sentinel, one OF
the best daily papers in this section OF the
country, is steadily and substantially grow
ing in public favor. 1t is up to the times in
every respect, giving all the fresh news from
all parts OF the country. and aside from this
furnishing Its readers with the fullest market
reports in all branches of trade. The SUM-
day issue of the Sentinel is not excelled in
the way of a Sunday morning paper, and is
always as fresh and bright as a new pin. 1t
has large sales at this place.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-02-26

IL one OF the supreme demands of the times
is not Tor a thorough reorganization of the
benevolent institutions, then Dame Rumor
ought 10 be declared insane and locked up
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-02-26

JOIN Roach. of Philadelphia, is a lucky
fellow. The Senate has voted him 5000 Go
yesr. lie will doubtless help to pay some-
body's grocery bills.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-02-26

PENNSYLVANIA wants Congress to pay for
the damage done by Confederate troops to
property within the boundary of that COM
monwealth during the late unpleasantness.
1t Is the last war claim presented
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-02-26

THE New York Evening Post wants a
variety, and, therefore, gives prominence to
Grant. Blaine and Sherman as aspirants for
the Republican nomination for president
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-02-26

THE Legislature of Missouri proposes to
make life insurance policies non-forfeitable.
The idea is good one, and worthy of the
consideration of Indiana law makers
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-02-26

AFR1cs IS to be wired for telegraphIc pur-
poses. When the lightning strikes the
clark continent it viii blaze with all the
gIories OF modern Civilization.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-02-26

We are pleased to know that the public, ss
we'll rs the members of the Legislature,
appreciates our Legislative Gossip
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-02-26

BIsxs Rcl<'s despotie policy to deprive the
German people of the right of free speech
and free thought recently received an une-
quivooal rebuke in the Reichstsg
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-02-26
CLIPPlNGS.

A coNcErTED young man OF West Chester :.
Said to the editor. "I'm the best Jester
That ever was born"
His jokes next morn
Caused his readers to cry, 80, go West, jester
-NorrstOWn Herald.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-02-26

TINE insane method OF bookkeeping is to
foot up a customers indebtedness, end then
by sweep OF the pen make it square.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-02-26

THE widow of Bayard Taylor will probably
receive the sum of 81 900 from the Govern
ment TO help her out of her financial trou-
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-02-26

looks as though somebody had gone crazy on
the subject.
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alert to take the subsidy tide at its flood and
float OF 70 fortune.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-02-26

State. In the introduction of this bill Mr..
Dalton has done a wise and proper act, and
the Legislature should see to it that the bill
becomes a law