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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-05-21

spring meeting of the Jockey Club tomorrow,
the famous Kentucky Derby.
"Derby Day. is famous already in Kentucky
racing annals. The center field is free to all
on this day, and the people of Louisville, by
act of the general Council, observe Derby as a
holiday. The hotels are already filled, and
every arriving train brings additional crowds.
OF the Al entries for the derby purse Of $3.50
of which 500 goes to the second horse-it is
said there will be at least a dozen starters. The
race is for three-y -olds, one and a half
miles, and the track is in magnificent condi-
ton. Lord Murphy continues the prime ia
vorite, though Trinidad, Falsetto and Strath-
more are looming up to-day. Lord Murphy is
a Pat Malloy, and Kentuckians say no Irish
man can beat their blue bloods. Falsetto and
Trinidad are good ones, and 1t is not always
safe to chance too much on favorites. Trini-
dad is rattling imported Australian, out OF
Bonnet, and has won in one and half miles In
2:il, which is within four seconds of the best
time ever made in the Derby. Falsetto won
the Phoenix Hotel stake at Lexington last
week, IL miles in 2:Os5z, the fastest time on
record; SO bet cautiously on Lord Murphy.
Here are some predictions for the important
events of the meeting as to winners; but don't
bet on them unless you understand blood and
bottom: For the Derby, Trinidad; Alexander
stake, Fouro; Ladies' stake, Grinstead; Ken
lucky oaks, Ada Green; mile heats, Cammie
F.; Louisville cup, Dave Moore; Tobacco stake
Strathmore; Clark stake, General Pike; Ten
nessee stake, Swigerts entry. In these events
Strathmore, Belle of Nelson, One Dime, Good
Night, McHenry, Falsetto and other good
flyers are left out, it will be seen.
The singing by the Indianapolis Maenner-
chor at Woodland Garden yesterday is highly
praised by our German musical critics.
Any effort to secure a subscription by this
city to the defunct Louisville, New Albany
and st. Louis Air Line railroad will prove 8
failure. Louisville already has S50o,000 in the
bankrupt corporation, which is quite as much
as she is willing to pay for experience"
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Suicide of an Army oaiciaI.

ST. LOUIS, May 19.-Lieutenant c. NJ. Canow
of the Seventh United States cavalry, blew his
brains out in his room at the Planters House
about O'Clock this morning, with a navy re.
volver. No cause is assigned for the act He
came here from the East, where he had a sur
gical operation performed on his
knee about five weeks ago, and
was en- route to- join his regiment at
at Fort Lincoln, and from the fact that he
graduated ct West Point last year, and was
assigned to the Seventh cavalry, was 20 years
old, and his father, who is a somewhat noted
divine, resides in PottsviIle, Pa. nothing is
known here of the young man, therefore no
motive for his action can be given.
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A Fearful Accident.

DETROIT, May ia little after O'Clock this
afternoon, while several kettles of turpentine
and hnseed oil were boiling in the varnish
shop of Berry Brothers Varnish works, in this
city, two of the kettles boiled over, causing an
explosion and fire. The buildings being fire.
proof the fire was soon put out with but
slight damage to the stock or buildings. VIM.
7. Findiay, son of the superintendent OF the
works. was badly burned by the overfowing
of the material on his chest, right hand and
arm; Martin McMahan was terribly burned
above the waist; John Therson's whole body
was SO fearfully burned that recovery is i'm
probable; a SON. of Therson had one hand
slightly burned; John Buskin was severely
but thought not dangerously injured and
burned.
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Want Protection Against the Yellow Fever.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, May l9.-At meeting Of
the Chamber of Commerce held this afternoon
the following resolutions were adopted:
Whereas, At meeting of the Chamber of
Commerce on the Sth of May resolutions were
adopted intending to call the attention of our
senators and Representatives to the great need
of quarantine regulations for our Southern
seacoast; and,
Whereas, Said resolutions contained Ian
guage that seemingly reflected upon our rep
resentative, said representative having ex-
planned and conclusively shown this body that
said action was prematurely taken under q
misapprehenSion of the facts; therefore, be it
Resolved, That the said resolutions were not
intended to reflect or discredit the able efforts
made by Senator Harris and Hon. Casey Young
toward promoting this great enterprise, or
upon any measure of the House of Represent
atives, but never intended to pointedly point
to the great necessity of united efforts to pass
law to protect the helpless citizens of the
Mississippi Valley, and we now again urge
statesmen of all parties or creeds to give us
this safeguard, in the form OF Senator Harris
bill, so much needed for the protection, not
only for this valley, but this whole nation.
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GERMANY.
PROCEEDINGS OF rHE RErcHsrAG


BERLIN, May l9.-The Reichstag has ap-
proved the Anglo-German treaty for the pre-
vention of the slave trade on the African
coast. aL ref
In the Relchstag to day a bill authorizing
the provisional levying of new customs duties
was referred to the tariff committee, a major
ity of which are Protectionists. In the debate
preceding this action Won Holman admitted
that the bill involved a violation of constitu.
tional rights, but ne hoped the Reichstag
would make allowance for circumstances.
Bennigsen, on behalf of the National Liberals,
was willing to assent to the restricted enforce
ment of the bill for q month. Windhorst op-
posed the bill. The Reighstag accepted the
Government proposals relative to the duties
on brass, precious metals and fax.
CHANGE IN THE ARMY.
BERLIN, May l9.-The czar has determined to
shorten the period of military service in the
line by three years, which permit an immense
increase in the number of recruits.
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A Fearful ConAagraticn Raging at
Pertropalorsk, Siberia.
More About the Canal Project Across
the Isthmus of Darien.
Meeting Of Presbyterian Conventions at
Saratoga, Louisville and Memphis.
A Large Amount OF Interesting News
from All Parts of tho World.
AFGHANIsTAN.

A TERRIBLE STATE OF AFFAIRs-THE AMEER
WILLING TO MAKE PEACE-THE FAMINE.
SIMI.A, May lg.-The vice regal council has
been specially summoned for to-day, to con-
slider the draft of the Afghanistan treaty.
The ameer has agreed to such terms
as will secure the chief objects of the British
policy. News from Cashmere is very
bad. The increase of distress and
famine, Joined to incompetency,
corruption and want of organization,
on the part of officials is producing a most
serious state of affairs. Cholera in Peshawur
is threatening to raise obstacle to the
prompt withdrawal of troops from Afghanis-
tan. The disease has appeared in most of the
cities of Punjaub. Dacoity or robbery by
armed gangs is assuming alarming proportions
in the Deccan, especially in the Poona district
For some time past bands of Docoits have
been securing the country, committing
daring attacks on houses and villages. They
seem to form part of regular organization
under the command of one Wassado Bull
wand, lately clerk in the financial depart
ment. They are suspected of having set the
fire which destroyed the Government school
Boodwar palace, law courts, postoffice, police
office and 50 houses in Poona on the night OF
the 18th inst. In their remarkable manifesto
to the Bombay Government they threaten
duothCI indbAhy 0nU Pub a PAAOS Oh ehS hSoo
of the governor, unless their distress is re.
lieved. They inform the Government that
unless extensive public works are al
once opened and employment pro-
vided for the people, the native
trades encouraged, taxes reduced, and the
salaries of the highly paid Europeans cut
down, they will not cease to plunder, and viii
extend to Europeans what they have hitherto
confined to natives. They will kill the gov.
ernor of Bombay, hang the judge of the
court of sessions of Poona, carry
murder and rapine throughout the country
and engage in the massacre of Europeans
The manifesto ends by warning the governor
that unless he at once complies with the
requisition, the price of 900 rupees will be put
on his head. Four PERSONS. i'm
cluding y Wassado Bulward, appent
their signature to the manifesto anc
| their seals. The Government, which at frs
was Inclined to leave the matter in the hands
of the local police. is now taking more ener
getic means. A considerable number of troop!
patrol the country, and reward of LOO
| rupees has been offered for tn,
| capture of Bulwund. Rain still hold
| of in Behar, Chata. Nagpore, and the district
| around Calcutta. The indigo crop will be yer,
| short, and other crops must SITTER IL shower
do not fall very soon. Prices have alread.
risen. There has been some rain in othe
districts of Lower Bengal, but more is wanted
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LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.

Spring Meeting of the Jockey C1ub-Derby
Day and the eFayorites-Facts, Figures and
Speculation Indianapolis Maennerchor-
Monster Tonson Come Again.
Special to the Sentinel:
LOUISVILLE, KY, May I9.-The blue grass is
in this city to-day in all its glory and pride,
with headquarters divided between the Gait
House, Louisville Hotel and Jockey Club
grounds. Newer before has there been gathered
here SO many fne-Iooking thoroughbreds.
The Enquirers. Bonnie Scotlands, Lexingtons,
LeaminGtons, Australians, Pat Malloys, Long
fellows and fheatons, with others OF equally
dne hair and blca blood, are pranefng in
beauty, strength and spirit over the fine track
to-day, speeding and testing themselves, soto
speak, for the grand opening event of the
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FRANKLIN.

Sent to the Insane Asylum-Lecture-
Knocked Down.
Special to the Sentinel:
FRANKLIN, Ind, May 19.-John Fairly, who
was adjudged insane, few days ago by a COM
mission appointed by the court, was taken to
the Insane Asylum at Indianapolis to-day.
Hon. Schuyler Colfax is advertised to lecture
on abraham Lincoln" at the NJ. E. church
tomorrow.
beaten, in this city, by a few roughs who
wished to test the courage of our black chief-of-
police. They are known and viii be prosecuted
and punished.
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The Presbytery in Session at Louisville.
LOUISVILLE, May l9.-The General Assembly
of the Presbyterian Church South convened at
O'Clock this morning with the moderator,
James r. Wilson, in the chair. Prayer was
offered by the moderator.
DR.. II. q. Yerger, of Nashville, moved that
the report of DR.. Stillman, manager of the
Tuscaloo Institute, for training colored
ministers, be read. Carried.
DIR. Stillman read his report showing the
condition of the Institute.
DIR. d. X. AcFarlaud, of Ssvannah, moved
that the report of the special committee on
Sabbath observance be referred to a special
committee for suggestions. Carried.
On motion of DIR. Judkins, of South Carolina,
Charleston, 8. c., was selected as the next
place of the meeting of the assembly.
On motion of Mr.. Woodrow, the subject of
foreign missions was selected as the order of
the day for tonight, and, on motion of DIR.
Grasty, tomorrow night was selected for the
subject of sustentation.
The reports of the treasurer and the board OF
trustees of the assembly were read and re-
ferred.
DIR. Adger, chairman Of the committee
made a report upon the book of church order,
which occasioned considerable discussion
which is still going on.
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The General Presbyterian Assembly.

The General Presbyterian Assembly.
SARATOGA, May 19.-The General Presby
terian assembly telegraphed the following
message to the General assemblies at Louisville
and Memphis:
teirian church. now In session at
Saratoga Springs, presents 1t cordial
saiutafions to the general assembly in session
at Louisville and Memphis, praying for them.
Jesus Christ In behalf Of the assembly and in
sympathies Of common faith and order"
A communication was received from a
committee OF the Southern General assembly
suggesting cooperation In their efforts to pre-
vent desecration of the Sabbath. Referred to
q committee.
The resolution approving the work of the
Society for the Suppression of Vice was
adopted.
Rev. DR.. Miller presented a report on the
work of the board of publication. One hun
dred and ninety-eignt Thousand dollars was
received during the past year, and the funds
have been administered with economy and
discretion. The mission work has been prose
cuted with zeal and usefulness. The report
closed with resolutions indorsing the
plans OF the board and declaring the
Sabbath school of every church
under authority Of the church session. Rev
DIR. Schenck, secretary of the board OF publica,
ton, made some remarks regarding the worh
Of the board. Last year they had circulated
S,500,000 copies Of their weekly paper
or 729O0 weekly. Professor Steven
Alexander, OF Princeton College. OBJ
jected to the resolution putting the Sabbath
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-05-21

A glittering ball room dress, made of
strands of spun glass, has been offered to
any San Francisco belle who will buy and
wear it. Professor Theodore Gremer has
done the spinning by blowing the glass into
of water and beet root sugar. which has q
toughening effect. The weaving was done
on an old fashioned hand loom, the warp
being 10 feet long and the woof four feet, q
number of colors being worked in 90 as to
produce . bright glass cloth. The dress rs en-
panier, with loop sleeves and square neck,
ornamented with box plating and bound in
blue. With the new dress there is . set of
beautiful blonde glass curls of a natural hue
upon the head of the model, reching to the
waist.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-05-21
CONNERSvILLE.
Death of Prominent Business Man.

Death of a Prominent Business Man.
Special to the Sentinel:
CoNNERsvILLE, Ind, May 19.-Philander H.
Roots, of the well-known manufacturing firm
of P. II. & F. NJ. Roots, also member of the
Connersville Hydraulic company, and presi-
dent of the First National bank, died last
night at $50 o'clock, in the
sixty-sixth year of his age. He
was known not more as clear-headed
capitalist than as an intelligent Bio1e student
and a Christian gentleman.
Asa Clough, the oldest man in Connersville,
died Saturday night, aged Sc years.
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CRAwFoRDsvILLE.
An Interesting Bastardy Case.

An Interesting Bastardy Case.
Special to the Sentinel:
CRAwFoRDsvILLE, Ind, Nay 19.-The suit of
Miss Mahala Hays against Julius Cox for IS, 900,
for bastardy, has excited much interest in the
court to day, on account of the many sensa-
tional features connected with the case. The
plaintiff is a healthy old maid of 40, and the
defendant mere STRIPPING of hardly 20, while
both have heretofore moved in first-class
society. The jury has returned ne verdict up
to this hour.
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SOUTH AMERICA.

GENERAL MARULANDA AND OTHER OFFICERS
se. TO BE EXECUTED.
PANAMA, May l9.-General Renjifo has an
nounced his intention of executing General
Marulanda and several officers captured at the
battle of Aguadas, on the ground that they
prolonged the revolution against the Govern
ment after they had lost all hope of success.
He lays down the doctrine that "Blood use.
lessly shed must be avenged" Several Mexi-
can officers captured recently in the ranks Of
the revolutionary party in Honduras will be
tried by court martial and shot.
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MADISON.

Firemen's Fight-Death of an Irish Gentle
Special to the Sentinel:
MADISON, Ind, May ia fireman named
Joseph Eckert, was badly cut and several
others more or less injured, during a fight at
No. AS, after returning from an Insignificant
confiagration last evening.
A respected irish gentleman, Michael Kelly,
died to-day. He left handsome donations to
the Catholic church, and a house and lot
apiece to two deserving families, who were
good to him in his sickness. He had no
family. H4ft
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NORTH VERNON.
Scarlatina Scourge.

Scarlatina Scourge.
Special to the Sentinel:
NORTH VERNON, Ind, May l9.-The scarla-
tina is raging here to such an extent that
many parents are sending their children to the
country to escape 1t. Since last fall more than
so deaths have occurred from this dreadful
scourge. One of Mr.. Reeder's children and a
bright little four-year-old con OF Councilman
Hugh Dorsey, died yesterday, and numbers Of
other children are almost at deaths door.
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. GREAT BRITAIN.
ArERR1BLE FIRE RAGING.


LONDON, May ia dispatch from st. Pc
tersburg reports that great confiagration is
raging in Petropawlovsk, Siberia. Several
quarters of the town are in flames.
YAKooB KHAN POLICY.
LONDON, May ia correspondent at Simla
says: Among the principal points of agree
ments with Yakoob Khan are British COM
mand of the passes with sufficient territory to
constitute q scientific frontier, the appoint
ment of a British resident at Cabul and the
control of foreign relations of Afghanistan.
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Going the Rounds.

ST. LOUIS, May ia st. Joseph dispatch
says: Jay Gould and party arrived mere at 5 80
p. m. in a special train, and we're received at
the depot by committee of the Board of
Trade, and taken in carriages for q drive
through the city. Mr.. Gould is now owner Of
the bridge across the Missouri river at st.
Joseph, and is interested in the extension Of
the st. Joseph and Denver railroad. The
party leave here tonight for Council Bluffs.
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Mr.. Winans, the American millionaire, is
building in the Clyde a monster cigar ship
at a cost of close on GOO, 700. She is to be
of 1000 or 5000 tons burden, and it is be-
lieved by her owner that she will be able to
cross the Atlantic in five days This will be
the third vessel Of the same type that Mr..
Winans has built The other two are much
smaller and are well known to all who fire.
queDt the Solent in the summer. 1t is un-
derstood that the three vessels. from first to
last, will have cost over f400. .000 Under
these circumstances says Truth very truly,
1t is fortunate for Mr.. Winans that he is .
millionaire.
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INDIA.
MORE INcENDIARY FIRES.

BOMBAY, May l9.-Incendiary fires, kindled
by native malcontents, continue in Poona
district. The Indian police killed the ring
leaders and four men belonging to the band OF
Dacoits, near the city Of Poonah. Several
others were wounded. One thousand troops
are engaged in suppressing Dacoity in the
Bombay presidency.
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FRANCE.

JUST HOW FAR THE GOVERNMENT WILL GO.
PARIS, May ls.-Leroyen, minister OF justice,
to-day Informed deputation of radical
deputies that the Government had decided
not to grant amnesty to members Of the
Commune, but simply to pardon them after
the 9Th of June. Rochefort, Wallis and
Blanquic win be thus pardoned, but simple
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-05-21
KOKOMO.
A Partisan Outrage.

Special to the Sentinel:
KoKoMo, Ind, May 19-The City Council,
which is, politically, evenly divided, elected
city officers tonight. DIR. J. M. Darnall, the
Republican mayor, gave viva voce vote to
decide tie which resulted from ballot vote
of the Council. Democrats feel outraged by
such partisan usurpation.
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URBANA, OHIO.
A Panhandle Brakeman HUI

Pan Handle Brakeman Hurt.
Special to the Sentinel:
URBANA, o., May ia man named Jack
son, Pan Handle brakeman, was probably
fatally injured this morning by being struck
by a bridge which the train was passing under
a few miles west of here. He was brought here,
where his injuries were dressed. Ee was then
sent back West.
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A Crazy Father Murders His Two children

A Crazy Father Murders His Two Children
and Then Kills Himself.
SAN FRAHcIsco, May l9.-L. Langbehm, a
German, living on vegetable ranch about
five mile from Antioch, Contra Costa county,
last Friday took his little boy and girl, aged
respectively six and four years, beat them to
death with club, cut their throats, and then
went to the house and blew his own BRAINS out
with a shot gun. The family had always lived
happily together, and the act in attributed to
temporary insanity.
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An Interesting Executive Session of the
Senate.

An Interesting Executive Session of the
. Senate.
WASHINGTON, May l9.-The Senate executive
session this evening was devoted to the
further consideration of the report of the judi
ciary committee on the subject of army pro-
motion. At the termination of the debate a
motion to amend the committees resolution
so as to declare that last years prohibition is
not now in force, and that the nominations
for appointments and promotion in the army
may legally be confirmed. This amendment
was adopted by a majority of 81 votes, but
when the roll was called on the question of
agreeing to the resolution in its vitaIly
amended form the minority RETAINED from
voting, and this broke the quorum, their
hope being to obtain q majority vote
in q fuller Senate at the next executive session
and meanwhile prevent final action. In con-
sequence Of these parliamentary tactics, and
on account OF the lateness of the hour, the
Senate adjourned with the main question still
pending. 1t was developed to day that the
members of the Judiciary committee were not
unanimously in favor Of the report that has
been presented on this subject, but as major
ity of the committee assented to 1t, the strong
influence Of a desire to sustain the committed 8
prestige is at WORK to secure its adoption by
the Senate, and the final result is somewhat
doubtful.
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OVERFLOW OF THE RIVER THEIss-TERRIBLE
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY.
PEsrH, May l9.-The river Thesis has inun-
dated 80 square miles of grain fields near Boze,
and destroyed two villages. The river Drane
has overfiowed its banks and destroyed hum
dreds Of houses.
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NOBLESvILLE.
Private Dwelling Burglarize

Private Dwelling Burglarized.
Special to the Sentinel:
NoBLEsvILLE, Ind, May 19.-While Mr..
isaac Williams and family were at church
last evening their dwelling was entered by
burglars, and clothing and money to the value
of $50 were stolen.
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BROOKvILLE.
Sent to the Penitentiary.

Sent to the Penitentiary.
Special to the Sentinel:
BROoKvILLE, Ind, May l9.-Andrew George,
the man who killed George Forrey, near
Laurel, some time ago, was to-day found guilty
of manslaughter and sentenced to four years
in the penitentiary.
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vINcENNEs.
VIII be Tried For Murder.

Special to the Sentinel:
VINCEEEEs, Ind, May 17.--Frank Ellis. who
murdered Frank Hickman at Laurenceville,
March "a, and who escaped at the time, has
returned and delivered himself to the sheriff.
He will be tried at the August term of the cir
cult court.