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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-02-04
Riots i'm Old Virginia.

RICHMOND Jam 2S-Telegrams received
here stale that intense excitement prevails in
lision between white and black laborers at
the Columbia furnace, near Edlnourg, that
county. Governor Holiday received tele
gram from Sheriff Joseph Stickley, of Shenan-
dOah, as King the assistance of troops to aid in
quelling the riot; also one from Captain j. W.
McGruder of the Woodstock military com.
pany, stating that he has notice OF serious
riot at the point mentioned, and asking for
orders and what to do. The governor imme-
diately replied to Captain Magruder
at the disposal of Sheriff Stickley
and the Commonwealth attorney, ALLEN, for
preservation of peace, and to keep him tine
goyernorl advised OF events Other kilograms
were received by members of the Legislature
from Shenandoah valley which confirm the
above reports. The trouble, as far as can be
ascertained, has its origin in the fact that Jno.
W. Whittier q Co., proprietors Columbia and
Liberty furnaces, are substituting coIoIed Tor
white labor in their works. These works have
heretofore been almost entirely run by white
operatives, who 1--we and own their little homes
in the neighborhoOd OF the furnaces, and have
no other means OF support than their daily
labor, while the negroes who are replacing
them imported from other companies
where the negro element prevails to a greater
extent than in Shenandoah.
RICHMOND, Va, Jan. ESTATE Senator ii.
II. Riddleberger: OF Shenandoah county, re
ceived the following TO night in relation to the
WOODSTOCK, Jan. Is.
Left Columbia furnace at p. m. Every
thing quiet there, and reported by Or. Arm
strong to be quiet at Liberty furnace. An
attack on some negroes was made at Liberty
furnace, last night, and two men wounded.
The rioters then dispersed, with threats to re-
turn tonight.
A dispatch from the sheriff just received
says the rioters have now 200 men. He asks
for more military.
The governor has just received the follow
Ing:
WOODSTOCK, 80 p. m.
Governor Halliday:
Have Just received communication from
the sheriff and Captain Magruder, at Liberty
furnace, II miles from here. All is quiet now,
but there is difficulty apprehended. They say
more men are needed at once. The Wtnches-
ter company could be ordered up tonight.
The sheriff says a considerable body of rioters
seem to be organizing. Two negroes were
shot last night and severely hurt.
In response TO these, Governor Halliday has
telegraphed Captain James b. Burgess, COM
handing the Winchester Light Infantry, or
dering him to proceed with his company by
the first train to the scene of disturbance, and
place himself at the disposal Of the sheriff.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-02-04
Lincoln,s Canonization.
Boston Correspondence of the Hartford COul
anti


Boston Correspondence of the Hartford COuT-
anti
IL reminds me of what well-known Jour
nalist of this city said of Mr.. Lincoln lmme-
dietely after his death. He was met by
another journalist, since deceased (both
were noted men, who said to him, "Isn't
this ss sassination terIible?' ''Yes" was the
reply, "but you don't probably think of one
of the worst effects OF IL. IL has made II i'm
possible ever to speak the truth of Abe
Lincoln hereafter" The two men agreed in
this. They were Republicans. but, o. you
may imagine, they had not an exalted opin-
ion OF Mr.. Lincoln. 1 think they changed
their views aflerward, as 1t is possible Mr..
Chandler did also. Some OF our radical anti
slavery people who were impatient with Mr..
Lincoln, and criticised severely his action,
reached this view earlier.
Frank Bird went from here to the White
House in 1862, in company with DIR. s G..
Howe, Wendell Phillips, George L. Stesrns
AMI Thomas W. Higginson, to urge the
policy of emancipation upon the president.
IL was the first time Mr.. Bird bad seen Mr..
Lincoln. The delegation talked with him
for a long time. After the interview was
concluded those in il adjourned to Mr..
Birds room. "Well, what do you think OF
himP' inquired one of them of Mr.. Bird.
II think he Is q strong man. anc every inch
a president" was Mr.. Birds response.
Those who suppose that William H. Seward,
or anybody else. runs this administration
don't know what they ara taking. We
have never had a man in that chair-not
Andrew Jackson himself-who had more
entirely his own way than Abraham Lin
coin" No one In that committee depreci-
ated Mr.. Lincoln's ability afterward.
Mr.. Bird saw the president again, in an
effort to get Governor Andrew appointed to
the cabinet, in the last year of the war. He
was struck with the change in him. His
face, he said. had become spiritualized, and
the responsibility of his mission had made
an Enthusiastically elevaung mark on all his
hneaments. l suppose there has been no
man in our history to whose ability so much
Injustice was done as to that OF Abraham
Lincoln during his ifetime-snd this by
careful and experienced judges of human
nature. The mass of the people were the
fret to appreciate his greatness. All have
come to concede it since; and for this reason
il was hardly fair to quote unexplained
such early judgments as those of Senator
Chandler.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-02-04
Mrs. sprague's Dinner to Mrs. Conkling.

Mrs. Sprague's Dinner to Mrs. COnkling.
Washington Correspondence n. Y. World.l
One of to-day's local papers gives the fol-
lowing piece of society news" and shows
by the following illustrations how apparent
irreconciliations are adjusted in high life:
Zone of the handsomest entertainments
imaginable, being perfect in its minutest
details. was the little dinner given by Mrs.
Kate Chase Sprague on Wednesday evening
LAST to her friend Mrs. Roscoe Conkling,
who is visiting here. The ccZy home on
Connecticut avenue which Mrs. Sprsgue has
occupied since leaving Edgewood is arranged
with such artistic skill and on this occasion
was so beautified by h)wers that upon enter
ing the brilliantly lighted saloon from the
gloomy streets outside il looked
like fairy land, and the illusion
was not dispelled as its presiding spirit, ra-
diant in white camel's hair and diamonds,
advanced to welcome the favored guest.
The table, with Its flowers and favors, was q
work of art, everything being designed,
from decorations to dessert, by the hostess.
On the center of the table lay an oval mir
ror in Its tank of flowers, looking like
miniature lake upon whose bosom appeared
to float a huge swan with a back-load OF
fragrant blossoms. At each plate, besides
the customary bouquets, were exquisite
trifes, such as, for instance, a crimson satin
slipper with gilded French heel and
c0eDlelle DOruer6u Top, DOW Vi nhnu-
some satin ribbon on the toe, and
long loops and bow of the same to
carry ii on the arm as a sachel, and the shoe
filed with gorgeous Marshal Neil rose-buds.
ARother was chocolate cake wrapped in its
silver paper, upon which pranced a silver
goat drawing miniature basket OF fruits.
Trailing vines suspended from the chan
deliers aud pyramids of fruits and flowers
completed the adornments. Mrs. Conkling
l. - rnff
trimming OF white lace and ornaments OF
pearls. Mrs. Hamilton Smith wore a rich
black velvet costume, with black lace garni-
ture; ornaments, amethysts and violets.
Mrs. ConkliDg's trophy was a shepherds hat
OF satin filed with roses, which were held in
place by a silver dart. Mrs. Smiths long
Turkish pipe of crimson satin, the immense
bowl being filed with buds There were
but eight in the party, including the beau
tiful hostess"
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-02-04
A TELEPHONE EXPERIMENT.
Conversation Carried On a Distance of FOu
Hundred and Ten Miles.


OMAHA, Neb., Jan. 20 An important ex
pertinent with the telephone was made yes
terdsy between the Union Pacific Transfer
on the east side of the Missouri river, and the
American Union Office at st. Louis, dis
lance of 40 miles. The experiment pre-
viously made between Omaha aud st. Louis
had been unsatisfactory. Superintendent
Dickey, of the telegraph lines, and also head
OF the Bell telephone system in the West;
Manager Korty, of the Union Pacific Tele
graph office, and Manager France, of the
Omaha Telephone exchange, conducted the
experiment at this end of the wire, and Mr.
Benedict. of the American Union, and Mr.
Durant, OF the st. Louis Telephone exchange,
conducted the experiment for ST. Louis. Two
Jars, Callsnd battery, was used at this end,
live jars in St. Louis. But two or three inter
ruptions OF few seconds each occurred, and
these were clearly due to the swinging" OF
the wires in the strong wind which was blow
ing. An ordinary conversation was carried
on with the utmost ease, the most noticeable
fact being that, while the enunciation of the
words was perfectly clear, Their came invari-
ably with the regular vibration of a musical
note. The conversation was varied with
singing, OF which apparently not 9 note was
lost. A st. Louis singer sent over the wire
in a clear baritone voice rs eet By-and By
which France repeated back. The st. Louis
singer then sent I'm q Pilgrim and a
Stranger" which Mr.. France repeated back.
The wires over the greater part Of the dis
l lance were quiet and not in use, but ct the
st. Louis end there was a heavy induction.
This is said to be the longest distance over
which the telephone has been successfully
operated.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-02-04
10 Thine own Self he True
Burlington Hawkeye.l


Just be honest with yourself, and then you
will be honest with the world. And when
you get to be honest with yourself, my son,
you will be surprised to fnd what good
fellow you are. You will like yourself.
You will want to shake hands with yourself
and pat yourself on the back, and call your
self cold boy" and be on familiar, friendly
TON and Bill' terms with yourself. But so
long as you are not fair and candid and hon.
est with yourself, so long you make your
self a promise on the LIST of January. and
break it on the I'd, you will hate yourself
you will be ashamed of yourself, you will
seek any society to avoid the rebuke OF your
own presence. So, be good to yourself, my
boy. Be honest with yourself, and If you
made any promises on the lst OF January,
stick to them If you have to go out of society
and live in a cave. Keep them If you break
a trace 100 times a day. Be honest with
yourself, and by tile middle of June you
and your conscience will be so satisfied with
each other that you will want to run your
self for president
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-02-04

A curious case Of swindling has just been
detected in Paris. A young woman of ex-
quislte manners and very we'll dressed, was
money to relieve the poor In this severe sea
son. She showed papers signed by ecclesias-
tics or officers, and was uniformly successful.
Not satisfied with this, she even went further
and pretended to fall into a fit. explaining
as she did so that she was an epileptic. OF
course her hostess rang for the servants, and
hurried about to help, during which time
the visitor calmly pocketed al the jewelry
and yalusbles upon which she could lay
her hands.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-02-04
A sharp Little Thinker.
Norwich Bulletin

INOIWIcu bUItJIn.I
little Woodstock miss had long desired a
sister for a playmate, and having been
taught to ask God for everything, she asked
Him for sister. telling her mother she
would do the praying if she would make the
clothes. After praying several nights and
getting a little impatient that her request
was not granted, she said one night: "Oh,
Lord. please send me little sister right
away. IL you haven't got a white one send
a black one." This same little girl was cor
rected by her mother.the other day for be-
ing naughty. "Well, l can't help it," she
said; when you prayed for me why didn't
you pray for better child?'
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-02-04

and declare our Judgment to be that the SEN
ate whose presiding officer is Hon. Joseph A.
whose presiding officer is Hon. o. Weeks, con-
stitute the legal and constitutional Legislature
OF the State.
(6igned) JOHN APPLETON,
VIM. q. BARROwS,
JOHN A. PETERS,
JOSEPH w. SYMONDS,
CHAs w. WALTON,
CARLES DANFORTH,
ARTEMUs LIBBEy.
To Albert q. Andrews and III. II. Cheever,
ESQ, Augusta, Me.
sCATTERING-THE FUSION LEGISLATURE AD-
JoURNs TILL AUGUST.
RosroS. Ian. &.-The Herald's Augusta
special says the Fusion Legislature, after a
prolonged secret session this afternoon, ad
journed to meet the first Wednesday OF August
next. Many OF the members will go home not
to return here before that date; others VIII go
back to the people OF their districts TO abide by
their decision as to joining or remaining out
of the State House Legislature. Others will
take their seats among their republican
brethren. The counted-tn members will,
some OF them, 90 home, while Others will con-
test the seats OF their rivals in the Capitol for
the sake of getting pay usually voted TO de-
TWO Fusionists to-day appeared in the Re-
publican House, and numerous others have
70 m f4ow and mem TaboS
speaker of the Fusion House, will leave Tor
their homes tomorrow.
THE FUsIoNIsr SECRETARY AND TREASURER
WILL SURRENDER THEIR OFFICES
AUGUSTA Ian. 2S.-Some Fusionists claim
that is the honest purpose and intention OF
their Legislature to meet In Augusta, and that
they will enter upon heavy campaign Work
for the next election, and that they will en-
deavor to have two returns of the COMPRESSION
al vote, one to be sent to them and another to
be sent 10 the Legislature as recognized by
the courts, and that they will make
the electoral vote. the Republicans
and quite a number of FusiOnists say
that the Fusion Legislature will never again
meet as will be shown to morrow by MEM
beers taking their seats in the regular Legisla-
ture; that the course pursued was an indirect
method of dissolving. II the members go
home they will soon be returned by their con-
stituents to look out for important interests
coming before the Legislature this session.
The Legislature will declare vacant all seats
that are now file, and new elections be or
dered. The FusloniSts' secretary OF state,
SAWYER, promises TO return the valuation
books to the Office of the secretary OF state,
and it is thought he will not claim to be secre-
taIy any longer.
state Treasurer White was unaole TO De
here to-day, but telegraphed the finance
committee that he would read the opinion
AMI meet them tomorrow, his only desire
HAVING heen To secure himself and bondsmen
against loss The opinion prevails that he will
freely give up the keys and property 10 his
office as soon as mis- successor is qualified.
Only one company of militia is now at the
state House. and that Will soon be relieved
from duty. IL is the opinion on.a sides that
the contest has now ended and the excitement
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-02-04
Abandoned by His Children at the Age of
One Hundred and One.
philadelphia Timesl

Lewis Rockwell, aged 1Ol years, lives in a
little cottage about five miles from Lacka-
waxen. HIS wife died about a year ago, at
the advanced age OF So, and the old man is
now left entirely alone. He has children,
ell of whom ase well to do, but those child
rem have so far failed to contribute toward
his support, and the centensrian has ep-
pied to the court for a rule to show cause
why his offspring should not support HIM in
his old age. Mr.. Rockwell was for num-
Der of years sheriff and also treasurer of
Pike county. He is probably the oldest
man in northeastern Pennsylvania
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-02-04
Bad Boys.

>Two bad Eureka boys recently shocked
their good mother by a simple device. When
they got her religious paper out of the mail
they slipped it from the wrapper and substi-
tuted a copy of the Police Gazette. When
the mother first opened it without her specs,
she thought it was a Christmas number.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-02-04
The Trouble All Over.

RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 29.-Governor Holiday
this afternoon received telegram from the
scene of the troubles between the blacks and
whites in Shenandoah county, stating that
everything was quiet. The excitement has
subsidized, and the military companies have re-
turned to their homes.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-02-04

The bsby's cries are its only method Of
letting you know that IL suffers and needs
DR.. Bulls Baby Syrup. Price 25 cents
bottle.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-02-04

In 1878 there were In this country 81 ,525, 900
acres in corn, and 80, los. $50 IN wheat.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-02-04

Mrs. Alice Oates Inst husband Is seriously
i'll. Too much oats.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-02-04
OUR PREMIUM INDUCEMENTS

Every subscriber to the Weekly state Senti-
mel, at 81 % per year, will receive copy of the
Sentinel's very able law treatise, by James B.
McCrellis, Esq, entitled
The Louisiana Democrat., 1880-05-12

seen by reference to the articles of
the Code of Practice that the remedy
by mandamus seems specially provided
for Just such case as We have now
before us.
Article s3O, G. P, provides: "The
object of this order is to prevent de-
NAL of justice or the consequence OF
defective police, and it should, there
fore, be issued in all cases where the
law has assigned no relief by ordinary
means. and where and reason require
that some mode shOuld exist OF re-
dressing wrong or an abuse OF any
nature whatever"
Article s3l. "This order may be is
sued at the discretion of the judge
even when party has other means of
relief, if the slowness of ordinary forms
is likely to produce such delay that
the public good and the administration
of justice will suffer from it,"
In this case not only the right OF
individuals are involved, bat q great
public interest, since the contest is for
the Office of District Judge, the 6aties
pertaining to which are o. such a
grave and responsible character and
which so Immediately relate to the
"public good and the administration of
instice," and where these cannot but
suffer if the parties are left entirely to
"the slowness of ordinary forms" for a
settlement of all matters pertaining to
this controversy.
Ii mast not be inferred from the
language of this decision that We have
undertaken to decide anything relating
to the merits of this contest or to ex-
press an opinion on the subject. The
question of title to this Office of Dis.
trict Judge IS not now before as, and
we do not decide who was elected to
it. What we do decide is that the
Secretary of State committed an error
in compiling and tabulatiDg any votes
from the Twelfth Judicial District ex-
cept such as aoere sho1n by the returns
forwarded by the legal returning off,
GERS, and that error mnst be corrected.
This will give to the relatOr, A. Barbin,
a prima facie showing of title to the
office in controversy, as provided by a
section of the statute quoted. To this
he is entitled; and no error committed
by the Secretary of State in the COM
pilatiou and tabulatiOn of the returns
can affect his status under this prima
facie showing and place him in the
position of a contestant for an Office,
to which the legal returns of the votes
in the Office of the Secretary of State
declare he was elected.
1t is therefore decreed that the judg-
ment of the lower court be reversed
aud the mandamus applied for ia made
p+remptory at the cost of the defend
ant.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1880-05-12
The Old Story.

The morning sunlight looked in
through the siken curtains, lighting
tie room az with an angels smile,
snddenly envelopIng the face of its oc-
cnpant with IL strange brightness and
transforming her pale brown hair into
waves of gIisteniag god. Said the
the garden where | used to- finh y0u
every mnrming. aud I came here to
seek son SIMMER will s"on be here
with her roses almost an bright as
Your rl,rpks. Are yon i'll = SO, nor
Responded the maiden, warming her
THU. hl,mileS, bands in the snnhranr,
"onIy Il Iitrir weak; shall soon he
ont in the garden to greet y"u-t"
morrow perhaps! | WIS inst planning
hry | should arrangp M, h,wers this
year. when iou prrped in. Are M.
li!li"s up yet = Yrs. your lilies ar',
ur; | lrIvc just been warming them
have tired yuu." sid the sunlight, IL,
he nntpeed the wra,'l, hr"oprng eye
lids (; Il will c,ne again to morrow it
ynu are not iu-thc garden" and al
leulIs Withdrew. leaving the fair s'un,
lclrr a!nue in the gloom. 4 few honrs
lit,r the moonlight stole snitly through
til. silAen cu,t;,ius, which we're gemtl,
faSt ing in The ni.ht brerz ''llaw
cniA!'' said the moonlight, rs che
tNrhcd the palid brow, and tl:rf
gru'lS iii'l he, land on the pulselrss
Ect,t "Drad!' -he sllndleringly
vniSiric,l, as sl;e withdrew through
tie snttIs rnssling curtains. 1t liz iIi,.
o'd. "|A story at eaiisnmp'inn. How
silr d,i'rrs her victims ut morning
with hopes Iln. i,i worms, and ut eve
Mug n,akcs them the prey OF the spoil
cl, Statistics show that oue-thiil of
mankind die cf Ibis disease, aud of
tbs fr The grca!cr part are young
l,,.FSnns brtw.,.' the ages pf fifteen and
twenty i've, in the dawn of manhood
and wnmanlloa,. For many years,
CONSUMPTION was generally believed to
lie incustble. But medicine in her fri
uHIphanr march aaaiust disease has al
ready added consumption to her list OF
enngneral. Dr. pieree's GOllrn Medi
cal DIsenvety cures this dread disease
if resOrted to in time. For full con-
sideration of this disease and its ra-
tiunal method Of treatment, read the
article on Consumption in the Peoples
Common Sense Medical Adviser, the
most reliable popular work npon Ply
siology, Hygiene, Diseases and their
Remedies, yet published. Price $3.50.
Address the author, R. V. Pierce, NJ.
D.. Worlds Dispensary and lnvalids'
Hotel, Buffalo, New York.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1880-05-12

THE great book of Gen. J. B. Hood
of his personal experiences in the Uni
ted States and Confederate States Ar
mics, entitled "ApvANcE AND RETREAT"
is being pushed for sale, as much on its
merits as valuable contribution to the
history of the war, as by the ladies of
the Southern and Western States, who
use their personal exertions to induce
their gentlemen friends to subscribe
three or four dollars for its purchase,
and thus add their share to "The Hood
Orphan Memorial Fund.-" which has
published the book through General G.
T. Beauregard, whose Post Office box
at New Orleans is crowded with letters
from all parts of the country with in
quiries as to the duties and privileges
of agents. God speed them in their
good work to help the orphan and the
fatherless.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1880-05-12

s35l 80
The time for which Mr.. Jas. s. Da-
Wis, Deputy Constable, was elected,
40 days. having expired, that gentle
man was, on motion, reelected for the
term of sixty days.
There being no other business, on
motion the Council adjourned to meet
in regular session, on Tuesday, the
lst day of June, 1880, at S o'clock
P. M.
SAM. FELLOWS,
A. B. RACIAL, Mayor.
Secretary.