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The Indiana State sentinel., 1879-02-05
A Legislature suitable to mr. Anthony


Tie Rhode Island legislature has been ad
yi,sd by q witty member to advertise for
something to DO. The House has spent one
day in eulogizing a member detained at
home by accident, yet 1t refuses 10 consider
a proposition for an early adjournment.
The Indiana State sentinel., 1879-02-05

ONE reason why American bonds are IN
high repute in Europe is that the capitalists
of England and the continent no longer
have faith in any Of the rotten dynasties
and refuse to loan them money at any rate
The Indiana State sentinel., 1879-02-05

THE Cincinnati Com mercial says that less
than S1ee, ,OO0, 600 OF u nited States bonds are
held abroad. We presume it means less
than 81 600 100000
The Indiana State sentinel., 1879-02-05

CANADA must be in a better condition for
beef than the mother country, since it pro-
hibits the importation of American cattle.
The Indiana State sentinel., 1879-02-05
INSURANCE LOSSES.
Three Resent Fires and What They
Have Cost Various Companies.
Fire of january IL, 1879.

[Chicago Times of Jan. q, 1871
The following is lis, of the amount of
policies held by each company on The prop
erty destroyed by the great fire on Thomas
street, New York City:
The Indiana State sentinel., 1879-02-05
Fire OF Jauuary 1879.

Itharleston q. % News and COufier.I
The following is the official list furnished
by the chief adjuster of insurance, Colonel
John NJ. 0tey, of the amounts insured by the
various companies on property destroyed by
the recent cotton fire. Salvage and over in
surance will, however, materially reduce the
amounts that will eventually be paid:
Com m'cinl Union. So 5D1i Nat, of Hartrd 81. .0oO
London Ass'nce- As 4l5I Virginia +. & NJ 1000
Imp1 & North'D. s0.iO0is-t Paul-.--.. 1000
I.iv. & LIN & Glib. $500 Citizens OF ". Y. 1000
Royal..-..--..-.-.. S5,00ii Firm Kiln, of Phla 5000
Ins Co. OF n. A.. 2j,OD Scottish Com1.-- 1880
Fire Association. 2i910i ri chm'd a Co Co.'s
Underw's Ag'n'y 2f6i5l .F.na.of Hartf'd 5000
Hambg Brm'n.. n 25Jl IL srtrd of H'tfd- 5000
Lon. & LIN shire. Il ,225 Howard, of n. Y 5000
Home, OF n. ". $1,000 Phenix of n Y. 4.OOl
W'r'n of Toronto 20Ul0l Flremen's Fund $500
German Am n. Il, ,235, Phoenix, OF Hf'd. 5000
Home, of Chles' 1900. Wms'oig Cy,N.Y. 1000
Niagara l543pl It. Nicholas. Y 900
Connecticut H. iS0l I.orillard -. 1000
French Corpn-... i,i65l National, Of Bait. 1850
The Indiana State sentinel., 1879-02-05
Fire of January Is, Is.o.

The following Is list of the amount of
policies held by companies doing an agen-
cy business on the property destroyed by
the great fire on Broadway, n. Y:
The Indiana State sentinel., 1879-02-05

CoMMITTEE-Our present insane asylum sys-
tenn affords too great licsnse OF an ire
sponsible power and furnishes an opportun.
ity for so artfuily covering up and concealipg
the treatment of the patients from public
scrutiny as to almost defy the detection of
evil practices. If any exist. Aud also the
present system deprlves all its inmates of
every opportunity for self-defence, by not
only making every inmate prisoner for an
indefinite period of time, but it also places
every inmate outside the pale of justice
and beyond the reach of the laws,
by depriving them OF all communication
with the outside world, except throu n the
consent of the superintendent. And it is
the acknowledged practice of the superin-
tendents to burn many of the letters written
by, or sent to, the patients, and thereby
severing the only link between them and the
provisions of this bill are needed for the
humane plrpose of placing the inmates
hereafter under the protection of the laws.
AMI why should not the patients of in
zane asyiums be under the protection of the
laws as well as other citizens? They are not
criminals, and thereby forfeited any rights
neither are the insane capable of defending
their own rights, while in this condition.
And a-e not the innocent, tine weak, and the
defenselsss the very class Christian laws are
dess ned to shield and defend? Verify, the
insane have the same right to be treated
with ressor, justice an humanity as the
sane. Therefore, the insa'e ought to have
the same protection of the laws as the sane.
Under our present system, every superin-
tendent of an insane ssylum is as omplets
an autocrat in his realm as the car of Rus.
sia, SO far as bis rover over his p tients is
concerned. For them there is no appeal
from his decisions, no matter ho V unjust,
unreasonable or malign they may b..
Now. gentlemen, we claim that der our
republican government no absol ite au-
tocracy ought 10 te allowed to exis.. The
The Indiana State sentinel., 1879-02-05

Joint Resolution No. 2, tSenate): a joint
resolution, proposing amendment to section
of article I'd of the constitution.
Resolved. by the SeBate, the House of Rep
resentatives concurring. That the constitution
of the STATE of Indiana be amended as follows.
By striking out the words, mo negro or mulat-
to shall have the right of suffrage" contained
in section of the second article of the consti-
tuition.
Resolved, That in submitting this amend
ment to the electors OF the State to be voted
on, 1t shall be designated as amendment
No. 2"
The Indiana State sentinel., 1879-02-05
AMENDMENT no. 8

Joint Resolution No. 4, (Senatel: y joint
resolution proposing amendments to sections
and of article of the constitution.
Res lived. by the Senate. the House of Rep
resentatives concurTing, That the constitution
of the State of Indiana be amended as follows:
Strike the word "white" from sections and
> of article 4th.
Resolved, That in submitting this amend
ment to the electors OF the State TO be voted
on, it shall be designated as amendment
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-12-03

LEADvILLE's OWNER Col,
November 20.-An important case, in
volving in it's results the title to all the
property upon which Leadville stands,
was decided by Judge Hallett in the
United States district court to-day. The
title to the land upon which the town
stands, and the suburbs, has become de-
rived through patents from the United
States government for placer mining
ground. The case was the ST. Louis
Smelling and Refining Company VS.. Thos.
Kemp ct al, brought by the company to
recover a lease which was purchased from
the patentee, Thos. Stow, by the compa-
ny, and which was taken possession OF by
the defendents. The court decided the
void on the ground that it appeared from
the evidence that the patentee's tract of
placer mining ground was composed Of
several different placer claims which had
been purchased, and it Gid not appear in
the proceedings that he had made as
many different applications, had as many
cummings made by the surveyor gene
raj, posted as many different notices, OF
done $500 worth of work in all the differ
ent claims which had been conveyed to
him, constituting the tract included i'll
the patent. The case goes to the United
States Supreme Court.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-12-03
TERRIFIC TORNADO.

LOUISVILLE, KY, November 28.-A
fearful tornado played havoc in the south
eastern portion of this city this morning.
Those who saw it say that one immence
black cloud came up from the southwest
at four minutes to 6. 1t was a sombre-
and gloomy spectacle. AS it neared the
city it was seen to be revolving at fear
full rate. Directly deluge of rain began
to fall, lit up by red electric light 1t
seemed, say those who witnessed it, that
the world was coming to an end, and
doubtless people in the track pursued
by the whirlwind truly thought SO. 1t
struck the city at the far end of Fourth
street, Rev. Stuart Robinsons house
being one of the first to suffer. Thence
it continued in northeasterly direction,
leaving the city at Cave HILL The south
fence of Central Park is all blown down
The old Louisville base ball park was
complt ttely riddled, not the least portion
of the fence standing except half of the
east side. The loof of the grand stand is
smashed into kindling-wood and blown
away. The grounds and street are strewn
with broken boards and timbers.
DIR. Stuart Robinson's house is slightly
damaged, about a third of the roof being
blown off. NJ S. Fishback's carpet-beat-
ing establishment, ON Third street, was
completely demolished. The building
was frame, and nothing is now standing
but the foundation. The loss is $500.
The suburb known as Brownstown was
badly damaged, the roof windows, fences
and trees suffered generally. Alfred
Lewis brick house on Third Street had
rocf blown off. The side of Phil. Belmers
house was shiyered. Tompkins' ice house
between second and Third, roof was torn
off and generally smashed.
The next place to suffer was Laval's
Cristal Spring Distillery at the end of
First street. Here the wind from across
the commons had full sweep, and great
damage was done. A new brick ware
house was completely blown down.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-12-03
THE MISSISSIPPI PLAN.

The Springfield Mass Republican
prints the subjoined extracts from lettel
written by former Union soldier al
Aberdeen, Miss, to a manufacturer in
Holyoke, Mass:
We'll, | must talk politics again.
When | came from the woods on the
evening of election, we met numbers ol
freedmen who were not permitted te
vote. The election was a mere farce
The Democrats, by armed force, seized
two of the heaviest Republican boxes (or,
as it is at present, the Independent party
in the county, and they were not count
ed. They also stole the poll book ai
another precinct, so there was no voting
done. They now openly boast that they
will do the same next year, and that they
will rule the county in spite Of the id
Yankees. This not the language of the
rabble, but of the men that boast of their
superiority. | Go not know what kind OF
Government We have, if they are per
nitted to go Oh in this way The negroes
are very much disheartened, and the least
encouragement from the white men
would make them rise up and have a
general massacre. But this would not
do, as they would afterwards be slaugh-
tered like rats. The Democratic party
is banded together here in the nature Of
a conspiracy to deprive the negro of his
rights under the constitutional amend
ments. The Government freed them,
and cid 1T as war measure and [ think
they are entitled to protection. The ca
pitalists of the East have some interest
IN the cotton culture of the South, but If
the negroes are not given justice they
will leave the cotton culture of the South
to grow up in weeds White labor can
not cultivate these prairies like the ne
groes. 1t strikes me that the white Re-
publicans of the South are entitled to a
little consideration at the hands of the
present Administration. [ am greatly
encouraged from the present and recent
attitude of the President. He no doubt
meant well but he did not know the depth
of ingratitlde Of these people. I was
very much rejoiced at the news from the
North this evening, and was glad that
political demagogue, Butler, was defeated.
1t was glorious victory all through.
We want next year to swell the triumph
no matter who the Republicans nomi-
nate. If the Government will give us
such protection as will secure a fair cleo
sion and fair count, we will bury the
solid south out of sight. This solid
southis only so by virtue of the shotgun
policy and all other manner of intimi-
dation. If the South is solid at all, it is
solid Republican. know you are tired
of my writing politics, but if you were
here and witnessed the arrogance of these
would be aristocrats, it would make your
blood boil. And what are they but a
parcel Of slave overseers and their pro-
geny? / will close with three cheers
for the Republicans Of the North, East
and Vest
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-12-03
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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-12-03

How NAPOLEON I. WAS BURIED. AN
old newspaper says: On Sunday the 9th
of May, 1921. was sent for, while attend
ing divine service, to make tin coffin
for General Napoleon Bonaparte. On
Monday, 9TH, | was ordered to attend at
Longwood House for the purpose of SOL
dering up the body of General Bonaparte
in the tin coffin, which was performed in
the following manner, in presence of
General Bertrand, the French chaplain,
the French surgeon, Mr.. A. Darling, DIR.
Rushop, III. M. Twentieth regiment of
foot, several of the French domestics, and
Samuel Ley, private in the Twentieth
Regiment. The body of the late General
Bonaparte, in full dress, was deposited
in a tin coffin, which was lined with
white silk and cotton. His cooked hat
lay across his thighs. and on the left
breast of his coat was gold star and cross,
and several medals of the same metal !;
several pieces of coin Of various sizes and
different values were also put into the
coffin. His heart was deposited in a sill
yer urn or tureen filled with spirits, to
which was soldered a lid or cover of the
same material, which was placed between
the lower parts Of his legs. His stomach
was deposited in silver mug in which
there was spirits, which was also put in
the coffin. A silver plate, knife, fork,
spoon and silver cup were also deposited
in the coffin. Subsequent to placing the
body of the General in the coffin, the lid
of the coffin, being lined with white silk
and stuffed with white cotton, was put in
its place, and [ soldered it On the coffin
inclosing the late General Napoleon Bon
aparte and all the above mentioned arti-
cles This thin coffin, with its contents,
was then enclosed in a mahogany coffin,
and they inclosed in lead coffin, which
made in all three cofins ns-Abrahan MI
Hngton, Sergeant st. Helena Artllery.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-12-03

On Willsam Ellery Charming centen-
NAL birthday, next April, the corner
stone of the Charming Memorial Church
at Newport is to be laid with due cere-
mony. DR.. Chaning's nephew, the Rev.
w. II. Charming, of London, WILL give
the address, and DIR. Bellows will possi-
bly, speak on the evening before the cere-
mOny.
A sword which once belonged to Gene
raj Washington is owned by DR.. Spots
wood of Mobile. The sword was convert
ed into pruning knife by Gen. Wash
ington, who filed one edge Of into a
saw. 1t was given to the grandfather OF
DR.. Spottswood by Gen. Washington him.
self.
Of Mr.. Gladstone, recently his guest
in Paris, Emile de Girardin says: "What
first strikes attention and retains it are
his eyes, wonderful for fire and depth.
They seem to see further and better than
others. They light up and they pierce.
1t would be difficult to deceive him while
looking at Them
Mr.. Joshua w. Waterman, of Grace
Episcopal Church, Detroit, found his
church was in debt to the amount OF To-
OOO Instead of going around urging
people to subscribe to fund for lifting
the debt, he drew his own check for the
amount.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-12-03

A Correspondent Of the New York
Churchman calls attention to the fact
that the Non conformists were not the
first to keep Thanksgiving in New Eng
land. The earliest service of this kind
was held by Church Of England men,
Popham Colonists, who on August 9th,
1907 60. S. }, landed upon an island near
the Kennebec, and, under the shadow of
high cross, listened to a sermon by
Champlain Seymour, also ''gyving good
thanks for our happy metinge and safe
aryval into the country The first
Thanksgiving held at Plymouth was after
the harvest Of 1921, when Chief Massasoit
and his retaiaers feasted for three days
in company with the natives. Other
Thanksgivings were held by the Ply
mouth colonists in 1923, 1868 and 1889.
In Massachusetts,, Thanksgiving have
been held quite regularly since 1861
although the first was held in July, 1880
and had no reference to the harvest.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-12-03

SrUTTERING.-Mrs Edgar S. Werner
read before the Albany Institute paper
on this subject. Mr.. Werner himself was,
at one time, afflicted with his terrible dis
ease. and he says that parents almost in
yariablv treat suffering child with
much severity, and thus, by frightening
him, increase his malady, or spoil him ut
terly by too much leniency, The proper
manner in which to treat such children
is thus described: In nothing is the ad-
age. "An ounce Of prevention is worth
pound of cure" more applicable than
in suffering. Indeed, in this instance,
an ounce of the one is worth a hundred
weight of the other. Children with stut-
tering tendencies should take a great
deal of physical an out door exercise;
care should be taken that their lungs are
fully developed and that their nerves are
not irritated, Late hours and highly
seasoned food, and every thing tending to
derange, weaken or unduly excite, men
tally or physically, should be avoided.
The child should not be allowed to talk
too RAPIDLY or when out of breath. 1t he
has trouble wish word he should be ask
ed to repeat the whole sentence and not
merely the offending word. Oftentimes
q serious mistake is made here. The child
is drilled upon his most difficult words,
and he comes to fear them, and, as a re-
suit, his ability to articulate them is con-
tinually lessened. He should not be per
mitted to associate with another stutter-
ing child; indeed, no child should. Inve-
terate suffering may be caused by MIN
licking Others Throughout, the child
should be subjected to kind but firm treat
ment.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-12-03
AN ACTIVE MIND.-Mr. John Roach


AN ACTIVE MIND.-Mr. John Roach,
the veteran ship-builder, is described as a
man who never wastes minute. During
his railway travelling he reads, plans and
sleeps; and he is oftenest to be found In
his ship-vard, seated in some sheltered
corner, making figures, sometimes on pa
per and as often on pieces OF board. He
is very abrupt in his questions, and often
poses for minute even the many expert
men about the yard. For instance, In
walking the street with his naval archl-
tect he may suddenly change the subject,
no matter what it is, and ask how big a
ship must be to carry SO many bales Of
cotton, accommodate a certain number o1
passengers, and make so many knots pei
hour. He expects an answer instantly
and generally gets it.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-12-03

Hartford Republican: 'EMr John M.
Wiley, insured in the Dodge County
Mutual Insurance Company, paying $12
cash and a premium note of $15. After
being insured about three months the
concern went into bankruptcy. He was
called upon to pay his note of $15, he be-
ing assured that he would get the most
of it back again In addition to the
above he paid so cents for attorneys
fees. His amount after settling up the
company was 53 cents, which, after de
Quoting the so cents attorneys fees, left
him three cents, and he recently receiv-
ed check on the Milwaukee National
bank for that enormous amount"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-12-03

DEALS DIRECTLY WITH NATURE.-In
extracting fruit havors, DIR. Price deals
directly with nature, and leaves the use
of artificial extracts to those who have
not the chemical knowledge to extract
from the true fruits. DIR. Prices Special
Flavoring Extracts are conceded to have
no peers in the market.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-12-03
BEWARE of IMPOSITION

The prices of our new machines are less than
those asked by dealers in secondhand, rebuilt
and refinished machines or those selling out old
stock to close up business. many such inferior
and old style machines being offered as new at
reduced prices; beware of imposition and only
buy new machines. There are no new first-class
machines offered as low as the Family" by
many dollars.
Machines sent for examin tiou before
payment of Bill.
Extraordinary inducement offered to Clergy
men Teachers Storekeepers, ETC., to act as agents
Horse and wagon furnished free For testlmon-
ials see descriptive books, mailed free with SAM
pies of work. liberal terms, circulars, etc. Ad-
dress
"FAMILy" SEWING MACHINE co.
755 Broadway New York,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-12-03
S25.OO REWARD.

will pay the above reward for evidence that
will convict the person that poisoned my dog
on Monday afternoon.
S. M. EATON.
Watertown, November 25th, 1879.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-12-03

M. William Henri Waddington, the
French Premier, will not admit that he
is English, and calls himself French
man. at all opportunities. But in char
acter and appearance, as we'll as in race
and education, he is even a typical Eng
lishman.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-12-03
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