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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-01-29

those furnished in compliance with the sub
poRnas of the commissioners.
The witness said he knew of some tele-
graphic correspondence being collected prior
to the issue of the subp9nas, between James
n. Tyner and John w. Foster, the latter OF
Indianapolis. At the request of President Or
ton, the witness sent the kilograms in ques-
ton either to Orton or to Captain Whitney,
at Washington. The messages referred to po-
litical matters, and the impression formed by
the witness was that they referred to the sale
of some political office. This was possibly in
incorrect, as the air at the
time was filled with political
excitement, and the fact of Judge Tyner's
holding an influential government office
might have had the effect of leading them to
assume that such was the fact. He had 40 di-
rect information that the conclusion arrived
at by him was true one.
By McMahan: Where was Orton when he
made the request?
Witness: He made the request by letter
from Washington.
Question..-Has that letter been preserved?
Answer-No, sir, burned 1t myself at the
instance of President Orton.
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She Lost Her Bonnet.
Detroit Free Press.


Last night, as Officer Babcock was standing
at State and Water streets, there passed him,
going up the latter, gentleman with two
ladies. The officer then started down the
street, but had hardly taken step when mis-
foot struck something.
81 gave it KICK says he, land then L
looked at it, and then l kicked it again
Then 1 picked it up, and it was a bonnet,
with gold cord and white velvet
well, declare" said he, lone of those
ladies must have lost this. And then / ran
after them, and when held the bonnet in
the face of one of the ladies she was sur
prised. tell you.
"-Well, declare sand she, L didn't know
lost it
And then she took it and put it on, and
saw the reason she didn't know was because
she had veil tied tight around her head. 1
then turned around and left them, but had
not gone far when the man said, Hello,
there, come back a minute. but l said,
That's all rjght-it's all right but he called
me again and again, but said, Never mind.
that's all right 1 didn't know what the
man wanted, but didn't have time to bother
with them"
If the friends of .sBab" can not appreciate
the above incident, it is because they do not
quite know his honest, off hand way of doing
things; but we are awful sorry he did not go
back to see what the man wanted, as perhaps
it was his intention to give him $40 bill
jus. for making it "all right"
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| A Quiet Dsy-A Large Number of Bills
4 introduced.

A Quiet Day-A Large Number of Bills
introduced.
Mr.. Wright's bill, loaning $500 to every man
not worth $500 desiring TO take advantage OF
the homestead law, was taken up.
After discussion the bill was defeated-yeas
-, nays 2l2.
The following is the Affirmative vote: Messrs.
Bliss, Bridges, Butler, Collins, Cox of New
York, Everett, Franklin, Hosmer, Ittner, Kel-
ley, Killongers, Luttrell, Mackey, Mullock,
Phelps, Robertson, Randolph, Reilly, Scales,
Turney, Wilson and Wright.
The following bills were introduced and re-
ferred:
BY Mr.. Young-Providing for treaty with
Mexico.
By Mr.. Fern-Proposing amendment to
the constitution providing that the term of
the judges of the supreme and inferior courts
of the United States shall be limited to u
years, and that the offices now on the bench
who have served II years be vacated.
By Mr.. Bridges-Granting medal to each of
the survivors of the five companies of Penn
sylvania volunteers, who were the first troops
to come to Washington at the call of the pres
ident at the beginning of the late war.
By Mr.. Dunnell, from the committee On
commerce-Decaring the jurisdiction of the
United States over the harbors and navigable
waters of the United States Ordered printed
and recommitted.
Mr.. Haskell moved to suspend the rules ana
pass a bill authorizing the secretary of war to
erect headstones over the graves of the Union
soldiers inferred in private, village city cem-
eteries. Agreed to.
Mr.. Whitthorne moved to suspend the rules
| to pass bill for the erection of the followin:
buildings, the amount opposite the respective
places to be the limit on the total cost on that
| for which the amount is herewith appropri-
| ated: Custom house at Augusta, Ga, 100000;
court house at Oxford, Miss, $4,000
court house at Key West, Fla, 100000
| court house at Lynchburg, Va, $4,000; post
office at Montgomery Ala, sl50,oo0; post office
at Brooklyn, N. ", s250,000; court house al
Lacrosse, Wis, $4,000; court house at Erie
Penn, sl5O.OO0: court house at Greensboro, n
| c., $4,000; coart house at Council Bluffs, la.
| $4,000.
In the case of Oxford the whole amount i:
| required as appropriated.
1 Mr.. Mills inquired why there was not an ap
preparation for building iu Texas, and
i moved to adjourn. Agreed to-yeas, l5S; nays
81.
A Democratic caucus was announced for thi.
evening.
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MARrINsvILLE.
Found Dead and Terribly 61utilated-
Suspected Murder Of Prominent
Morgan County Farmer.

Special to the Sentinel.
MARTINsvILLE, Jan. 26.-Yesterday morning
John Ratcliff, living about five miles east of
this place. left his home after breakfast tor the
purpose of feeding his hogs. Not having re-
turned at noon, his family supposed he had
fallen in with his step-son, William Radford,
whose farm adjoins his, and with him had
gone to Martinsvllle, as was his usual custom
on Saturdays; but night come, and with it
brought fears to Mrs. Ratclif that all was not
well. Search was Immediately instituted, and
about fourth of mile from the house the
familys dreaded suspicious were fully real
lied by the finding of the dead body of the
missing farmer. 1t lay near a corn crib,apd was
in such a dreadfuliy mutilated condition that
it was scarcely recognizable. The viscera had
been entirely removed by the hungry hogs.
The autopsy, which was made to-day by Drs.
Blackstone and Johnston, gave no proof that
would lead one to infer that the deceased had
been foully dealt with, but aside from this
there are circumstances which go to show that
he was murdered. The deceased's pocketbook,
which is said to have contained about Sl50, is
missing. 1t is thought the guilty
parties are known, as one was
seen in this place yesterday with a
large amount of money, something very un-
usual for a person in his circumstances. The
deceased was about IS, and highly esteemed by
all who knew him. He was related to Hon
E. Henderson, auditor of state.
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COLUMBIA.
Who was He:-FOund Dead and Nearly
Naked-Queer Story of N Man Frozen
to Death in Whitley COunfy-Tife and
Children in Boston, Mass.

Special to the Sentinel.
COLUMBIA CITY, Ind, January N.-On the
18th day of December, 1875 there came to this
place mana stranger, and stopped at the
Columbia City House and registered as "James
Ross, Muncie, Ind This man remained
about the hotel till bed time, when, at his
quest, he was shown to his room. Some time
about 1880 p. m, most hideous noise was
heard by the inmates of the hotel, In the mans
room. The night clerk and others tried to get
into the room, but found it fastened on the in
side. The door was broken open, when the
man Russ, Tor Ross, was found standing in
one corner of the room, in nude condition.
He was taken to another room and dressed.
He was crazy, laboring under the paroxysms
natural to mania-a-potu. He left the hotel
some time after II o'clock, and wandered to
the north west part of the city. Between II
and l o'clock the next morning he was heard
crying, s.murder, help me- etc.
He was found near the West ward school
house. He was much chilled, nearly frozen.
He said his name was .'James Russ, from
Scotland and affirmed that he had been
.'hunting the Doctor" During the night he
had two or three very severe paroxysms and
came near dying. In his lucid moments he
said his name was James Russ; that he was
born in Scotland; that he was in the army of
the Potomac; that his wife was dead that she
died in Massachusetts,; that he had three
children; that the eldest, Frank Russ, was in
a wholesale house in Boston. Mass; that his
daughters name was Ella Russ, and was in
Boston. He said he a tailor by trade; had
worked at South BEND, Muncie and other
places in Indiana ana was about IS years old
This was the substance of his story. He re-
manned till daylight. When breakfast was
ready he partook of coffee and light meal
He remained about town all that day. at
night the city marshal, by Russ request, took
care of him.
On the morning of the 20th of January he
| left town saying: II think 1 will go to Au-
burn.n This was the last seen of the unfor-
| tunate man till last week, when some young
| men were cutting and hauling wood near the
| line of the Eel River railroad, about three and
| a half miles north east of town, found him
| frozen to death and nearly naked The body
| was nearly covered with snow, one arm and
| part of the head only being visible. Coroner
| w. III. Yountz held an inquest and the verdict
| of the jury was, "Come to his death by freez-
| ing" He was buried by the township trustee.
| The man was of more than ordinary intelli-
| gence, of manly appearance, and had been at
/ one time well to do. Who was heg Who
| knows of him. Had he children and friends,
| or was he a wanderer upon the face OF the
earth?
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The Arr OF Going Away.
lHome Journal.J


1t has been said that one CT the most i'm
portant social accomplishments is that of
entering a room gracefully; but to our
minds that of leaving one easily and judi
ciously is to be preferred. 1t is painful to
see people anxious to beat a retreat from a
call or witt, and yet apparently as unable to
escape as rats in trap, although
nothing bars their egress, and all
persons concerned would gladly dis
pense with this company. The
art or science OF departure both from locali-
ties and positions is worth studying in great
as we'll as little matters. To understand
where to bring to an end morning call or
public career requires, in a lesser or great
er degree. the exercise of the same faculty.
No visitor is likely to be popular who has
not the tact to leave at the proper time a
house at which he may be staying. 1t is
one Of the greatest merits of a novelist to
know when to wind up his story, and the
orator who can sit down at the right mo-
ment and in the right way is master of q
good half of his art. Preachers sometimes
complain that their greatest diff Guilty is that
of concluding their sermons; but in this
particular case there is little need for the
exercise Of any special ingenuity, e an alb
rubt but early ending is the fault, of Ill 9TH
ers, which is most readily pardcned- by their
hearers.
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Toronto National. !


"You look sad and thoughtful, Lornie,
DEAR" said the princess, after they had got
home from Rideau hall. .sWhat is it? Do
you pine for the heath clad hills Of"
mo, Louie DEAR" said the marquis. Not
that, but my mind misgives me as to the
ultimate effect of this precedence business
If by virtue of your royal rank, you are
ever to precede me"
"Why, Lorne, I declare, I never-thought
I'd heard OF Highland pride-l never
thought that you'd presume to desire me to
give up the right which my birth confers
upon me-"
mo, no." said the marquis, ''its not
that; think of the rigor of a Canadian
winter, and think of your feelings, on a
bitter morning, with the thermometer down
among the thirties, and think-oh, it makes
my marrow freeze-of my darling Louie
being compelled by that precedence rule,
to get up first and build the kitchen fire.
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THE CIPHER DISPATCHES.
Testimony Being Taken by the Potter
Committee.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27--The Potter commit
tee to-day began the investigation of the ci-
pher kilograms.
Clarence Carey, attorney for the Western
Union Telegraph company, testified that GER
tain kilograms were placed in his charge when
t was proposed to issue sIbppnas for their
production befor the Investigating committee.
The purpose of splacing the kilograms in
his possession was to avoid, If pos
sible, their delivery for public inspection.
1t was thougt the subpoena would not be is
sued to him, owing to his position. He was
finally, however, directed by the executive
committee to deliver the messages to Captain
Whitney, manager of the Western Union Tel
egraph company at Washington, with instruc-
t1ons with regard to the picking out of the
dispatches that partake of a ncal charac-
ter, the collection when first made being for
the sole purpose of getting them out OF the
way Of q subpoena.
Floyd Grant, who made the selection of the
dispatches in New York, said he thought of
the % 700 about 300 were in cipher.
The manager of the Western Union Tele-
graph company at Washington in compliance
with a request by Potter, produced a schedule
showing over three hundred kilograms de-
liyered to the Morrison committee; thought
that Morrison returned the dispatches. Other
schedules were produced showing that the
various kilograms delivered to the Senate
emmittee on privileges and elections were
delivered in two different packages. When
the trunk was returned to the witness the
schedules previously prepared were not veri'
fed by the contents OF the trunk, 1t being i'm
rnediately shipped to New York per order o
President Orton. Van Horne gave verba
order in his (Whitney's) Office to collect al
political kilograms from the files and forward
them to New York.
BY Mr.. Hiscock, Qaughingly)-No one OF
this side entertain The idea that the trunk wa
fed by the MORRISON committee, Dir. Chair
man.
Mr. Morrison-It has been stated that tn
trunk was not IN the possession of the Nor
rison committee. When it comes to that poin
You win find the laugh to be nearer home.
Mr.. Reed, (sarcastically) right. q
ahead. We await the result in fear and tremb
ling.
James o. Green testified to burning the en-
tire contentsof the trunk, containing the teie
grams as received from Washington.
Mcmahon asked the witness If he knew any
thing Of any kilograms being kept back from
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FOREIGN NOTES.

Russia charges the measures to prevent the
spread of the plague as unnecessary.
The Prussian ministry has pronounced
aSainst the tobacco monopoly and in favor of
taxation according to weight.
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vINCENNEs.
The Catholic Cathedral and Other
Churches Robbed of Their Elegant
Silver Service.


Silver Service.
Special to the Sentinel:
VINcENNEs, Jan. pa successful raid by
burglars was made last night on the churches
OF this city. Saint Xavie's Catholic Cathedral
was entered, and the silver ciborium, lined
with gold. worth nearly two hundred dollars,
and especially valuable to Father Guegen and
congregation as a present made TO the late
Bishop st. Palais, while in Rome, was stolen.
The vesseli containing the consecrated host,
valued at fifty dollars, and Father Guegen's
prayer book were also taken. The latter was
found in the alley to-day. st. Johns German
Catholic church was also entered, hut the
locks proved burglar-proof, and the vaIuables
escaped desecraIion- The communion service
of the Evangelical Lutheran church, Rev. Mr..
Tramm's, valued at one hundred dollars, was
also stolen. Several other buildings were en-
tered, but nothing valuable secured. There is
no clue to the thieves.
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twenty minutes after their arrival here. Our
officers, could they have had their own
way, would have had the whole gang
up two years ago. To them, and to them
alone belongs the credit of overcoming the
tlmidity of our people, and causing the arrests
chronicled. AS 1t is, there is mot man, wo-
man or child in the whole region OF Palestine
and Spartansburg, that has not sworn ven
geance against them.
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rhe reiier Committee.

CHARLESTON, Jan. 27.-The Teller committee
took a large amount of testimony to-eay.
Several witnesses, both white and black, said
that there was no intimidation ON the part of
the Democrats. One colored man, a preacher,
said that the Republicans had refused to let
HIM preach since the election, because he
voted the Democratic ticket. Several wit
nesses testified to the fact of outrages COM
mitted by coloaed Republicans. The investi-
CATION will be continued tomorrow.
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TOLONO, ILLINOIS.
Another Unfortunate.

Special to the Sentinel:
ToLoNo, ILL, Jan. 27-A well known young
man of this place, named John French, was
horribly mangled between two cars on the
Illinois Central road, this afternoon, at Arcola.
The accident occurred in coupling cars, and
will be fatal. His parents were sent for, as he
could not be brought home.
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BLOOMINGTON,
Arm Broken n Horse stolen - Church
Matters.

Special to the Sentinel.
BLooMINeToN, Ind, Jan. 27.-Howe Ryoss,
Of the firm of Ryoss, Balenbaker d Co., while
on his way home last night, fell ON the icy
pavement and broke his arm in two places.
Garrison Panley, farmer residing about
half a mile south of this place, had a valuable
horse stolen from his stable last night.
One hundred and twenty three accessions
have been made TO the NJ. E. church during
the revival which has been in progress for the
past three weeks.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-01-29
Crookedness Brought to Light in the
Secret Service Bureau.
The New York Nominations Being Dis
oussed by Both Parties.
A Large Amount of Other Interesting
Telegraphic News.
WASHINGTON TOPICS.

Irregularfties in the Secret service Bu'
reau-CrOobedness of Chief Brooks
General Shields-The New York Nom
fnees-Governor Bishop Representa-
tive Eyans and Other Republicans
Placed in Rather Bad Light.
Special to the Sentinel.
WASHINGTON, Jan, 27.-The irregularities in
the secret service bureau, referred to in for.
mer dispatches, has eliminated in the refusal
of the treasurer TO approve any more bills or
accounts until he is furnished with a list OF
employees, setting forth the nature of the
ice etc,
Chief Brooks declines to furnish the infor-
nation required, even to the solicitor who
responsible for the conduct of the office, alleg-
ing that it will impair the efficiency OF the
service.
1t is stated by an employe of the bureau that
$4,000 has been expended which has not been
accounted for, and that Brooks has two sons
and one brother In the service, whose united
salaries amount to s24 per day and expenses.
General Shields presented his credentials to-
day, and the oath of office was administered
by Vice President Wheeler. After the cere-
mony was over he received the congratula-
tions of nearly all the senators present. Sena-
tor Armstrong will remain here for some
days yet to attend to some private business.
The administration is bringing all lis forces
to bear in behalf of the New York nominees.
and the result depends wholly upon the action
of the Democratic senators. They differ
widely as to the best course to pursue in the
matter, but it is believed Conkling can get
enough of them to secure an adverse report.
Governor Bishop, OF Ohio viii remain here
until the leading Democrats decide upon
the nominee for governor next fall. His friends
say ne can have it If he wants it, but they ad-
NIT that the White House is his objective
point.
The Potter Committee produces a letter of
George E. Bullock, addressed to Representa-
tive Evans, of Indiana, which promises to
throw good deal of light on the cipher dis
patches. The writer, who was formerly a mes
senger in the Senate, but now consul to
Cologne, writes that he is fearful that the pub
lication of the dispatches was result in great
injury to himself and family if it should ap-
pear that they are the same one that he gave to
Evans, and which Evans subsequently turned
over to Tom Brady of the postoffice department.
Altogether, the thing wears bad look fer
Evans and his associates, and their connection
with the matter VIII be hard to explain away
Brady, who is second assistant postmaster gen.
eral, VIII go before the committee tomorrow.
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rrimr.ing as an Art.
fAtlanta Constitution

Some of the impatient Democrats are
complaining that Uncle Allen G. is trim
ming too much. But If they will look
around they will perceive that while Thur
man is using only a pen-kDife, Blaine and
Sherman are using q pair of buck-saws.
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Guilty, but Drunk.
Washington Post-l

The hesltating, reluctant, shamefaced.
apologetic manner OF the Radical organs
when they venture word in defense of the
secret service bureau, is more damaging
to an Indictment: Guilty, but drunk. your
honor"
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An DERSON.
Somewhat of a Burglary.

Special to the Sentinel
ANDERSON, Ind, Jan. 27-The grocery store
of Patrick s. Kehan was burglarized Last
night. Guns, revolvers and other goods were
taken amounting TO about Sl50. There is no
clue to the robbers.
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Utica Observer.
Let those who imagine that the next presi-
Dental election Will be fought in the grave
yard of dead issues. go on with their prepar-
ations for funeral. But We hazard the
opinion that they will furnish the corpse.
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New Haven Register-1
The sight OF four Cheyenne squaws and
two pappooses dead on the battlefield must
have filed the heart of the gallant Weaels''
with surfeit of military glory.
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pessea and then En.iaved.

.'ilaspi>.,tn.. ~ i Caucasian : III" Is
q q itlgir.si ltilfur tllat Turk eau
,ms IL teaale ls,l ness Beautiful
kulnr, :. ltvelA EYES, ainl II nattclllcss
complex IA are lie inliet .ilcr III u
ta,'r with whicii the principle ma ldtns
lp,w lul,al,iiing Eniupr ul,. supposed
b. have Il e,nunntl origin. ln ever.
Caucasian l,ane. whether rich ur poor.
lln. dan gl,tis are II, real mistrrsSes
u liz 4.llS,. iesl I'D ~ inlr pa.-
rntS, u Il ktpt ifnm tvriy ial which
aiigilt iiiira,f Their personal Charms
They liz. Il hall.y lite u,al,r the ma.
it'rnal rMi; int all III : Indulgence
ssM~.S as e,asn as They marry. Hard
wink ii tie fields ard household
,llmiltfy II lie loi 1T liz, Caucasian,
matpn. al,d saul take away tie bloom
81 ilrr youth, =, ii neh - that after
,,nr year ii n,ari led lie ~lr appears II
nsrr,. wlrck / her former SET. The
" i, II lht Caucasian n.,nnisln,er has
H. ,Io evrtA tlltng lie snii. carry
water anl hel. Tend liz hn,lses and
cattle, grn,d the com. prepare The
Insl lssi.i,,s having i, Weave the
q III anil liz inen nterssaf, for the
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A rflnee'- Achievement.

By ,i,aa.tng iahr tu.i .. ia the
Appearances. ailttl tilty tnles southeast
ol X iu,', and sae, 900 leet above
ile sea. FRINGE rarltnla has added
81. u00 acre. Ia his rem roil An tx.
ien.lilafe 81 stu 0l0 QUO and labor
wnca has ,s.n,i,d ,ser twenty -four
Wears, have snIhc, Il In Tie naking ni
tunn,i aud tine er, et.m, II other
walks. aud iie lake is nnw only a
nall ca clinent t.lsln, which cileetu-
ally ,lialns the strlaalnllng district,
i,asns aln 81 1000 acres ,ll the lin
est arabic liant, ~, witch the hu band.
inaa eau exete ~ his skill without
lear d aa iAnud.li,n sweeping his
ionp.ste,li aad Ills l.,r,n inln lrsetfiey-
abie run. line lsaaa-e oi Lake Fu
clno viii hel.ciurth take ills place as
olie II lie Maniefs ui lhe m.tld, and
il Is IL hs hoaed that Prince larlonia
sn,s iehg i've 10 {; Us ,he trusis oi
his cnlcirilre ard perseverance.