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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-06-01
PROHIBITION
Declared Unconstitutional by a Kansas
.Judge-An Important Decision


LEAvESwoRTH. May 27.-Four cases were before
the District Court of this County YESTERDAY. in
volving the construction of the prohibit0ry
Legislature TO carry ii into effect Mr.. Holmes. 3
druggist OF this city, was charged with four viola
uons of the law. ~ In selling bay rum for
toilet purposes. (2) In selling tincture OF gen
tian, compound for medicinal purposes. t3l Ia
selling McLean's cordial for medicinal purposes.
IA I'm selling essence of lemon for culinary pCr-
roses
The information filed by the County Attorney
charged that the articles sold would produce in
toxication, and that Mr.. Holmes had not Der
init to sell the same from a Probate Judge. The
defendant moved to quash each Information,
claiming that under neither statute had he been
guilty of public Offense.
Judge CroZier, in sustaining the motion to
quash delivered an elaborate opinion, the main
points of which are as follows: That under the
amendment the Constitution can not prohibit
but only regulate the sale of Intoxicating liQgOrs
for mechanical, medicinal and scientific purposes
intoxicating liquors, he says that any liquor or
mixture thereof that will produce intoxicaslOn
shall be considered intoxicating liquors
in the meaning of the act, and
il shall beprohibited, and hence the
allegation that the articles sold were intoxicating
liquors in the meaning of the law must be taken
as true, and therefore the Court held that inas-
articles, which. under the amendment. ii could
only regulate il was unconstitutional, and .nat
the act was further in contrayenton of the COust
tuition, because il undertook to confer judiciary
powers upon the Probate Court.
The gist OF the decision Is that such articles as
cologne and tinctures are prohibited by the law,
| but that the law itself is unconstitutional.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-06-01
GROUNDLESS.
An Attempt TO show a Defalcation on the
Part of John G. Thompson.


WASHINGTON, May Alt appears that John G.
Thompson, who has been Sergeantat- Arms of the
House of Representatives since 1874, is behind in
his money accounts with Members OF Congress.
The regular way for Congressman TO get their
money from The United States Treasurer Is on
certificates signed by the Speaker of the House.
For convenience, the custom has grown up for
the Sergeantai-Arms 70 draw the money from
The Treasurer on these certificates, and then the
Congressman draw on the Sergeant-at-Arms a.
they need the money. The office of Sergeantat-
Arms Is conducted on the order OF Bank OF
Deposit for members Thompson, as did his pre-
decessors would draw large sums OF money keep
u on hand and aud sf, cash checks OF Mem
4 seems he Pept his own pay
ana accounts along with all the others and, in
using the money he had on hand, he went be-
You'd his own funds, and is unable TO meet the
checks of Congressman who did not draw their
pay up to time. IL sometimes happens that men,
Arms for months Under the new rules of the
House, ThompsOns bond is $4,000, but as II is
not under the laws OF his duty 70 pay Congress
men, IL is claimed his bOndsmen can not be held
ior the dehct. II is claimed in behalf of Thomp-
son that in handling such enoTmous sums Uf
money, as he has, some members have been ac-
commodated beyond what was due them ana
that IN settling up Thompson will ma Ike every
thing good ana square, and settle up every dollar.
A PROMPT ANSWER.
COLUMBUS, o.. May 27.-Westem Associated
| Press dispatches from Washington to-day contain
a statement relative 10 John q. Thompson, Ser
geent at Arms of the National House of Repre-
| sentatiyes, which the friends of that gentleman
claim do him an injustice In an interview re-
garding this subject MI Thompson made the fol-
| lowing statement: The press dispatch referred
TO is ridiculous and false far IL concerns me.
| No draft drawn by any Member of Congress for
| his salary ever presented 10 the Sergeant at
Arms during my term Of office which was not
paid. Mr. Winship, of Circleville, o., is my
| Cashier. He is one of the most thoroughly cor
rect and reliable business men know of in the
| whole country. Had there been any inability on
| his part 70 pay any draft Of any member for his
| salary would have been notified by Winship OF
/ that fact. AS have received such notice
| from him, assume no check or draft has been
presented TO the Sergeant-at-Arms that has not
been paid, therefore the report on that question
| is without any truth or foundation.
RETRACTED.
| WASHINGTON, May 27-The rumors generally
circulated ana talked Of to-day 10 the effect that
the Sergeant-at-ATms OF the House is short in his
accounts with members are evidently incorrect.
Thompson is absent but his Chief Clerk this fore
noon went over the books with Il Western AsSociAt
ed Press reporter 10 show that the accounts with
| the last Congress had been settled, and every
check drawn had been cashed. The report started
| from complaints of parties 10 a Government ofi
cial, who reported them.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-06-01

BUFFALO May 27.-In the General Assembly the
report of the Committee on Publication was taken
up. The following was offered as an addition 10
the report, but tabled:
That the General Assembly order that no
Church receive help from Home Mission Boards
which does not use the publication OF the Church
Board.
The report was then adopted.
The gross receipts of the Board for the year
were 500 plus balance OF 50 395 from last year.
s123 264. The number of Churches erecled was l76,
located in thirty-four States and Territories.
There are many places without place of wor-
ship. For next year, $50, 600 are needed. During
the year. 3,llS Churches sent nothing TO the
Board.
The Judiciary Committee submitted its report
sustaining the action of the Synod of Long
Island, which approved the action of the Presby-
tery OF Brooklyn in dismissing the charges OF
falseoood preferred against Rev. T. Dewitt Tai
mage.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-06-01
THE FLUID EXPLOSION.
List of the Dead and Injured-Horr ibls
Death of the Barkeeper.

Death of the Barkecper.
ST. JOSEPH Mo-, May 24-There we're
twenty or thirty men in the colored saloon
last night at the time of the explosion and
most of them escaped. The conclusion blew
the walls of the building outward, and sew
eral who were blown out with the walls
found themselves under the debris. from
which they were rescued more or less
burned. Charles Dunlap, the bartender a
large man weighing over 800 pounds. came
near making his escape, but his feet were
caught under portions of the fallen roof and
he was burned to death while desperately
struggling to free himself and appealing for
help which could not reach him in time to
save his life. His body was pulled
out after life was extinct in a
charred condition. Billy Williams.
was burned to death. The body was rscoy-
cred. Several others who were rescued
within the first moments after heexplo>ion.
and supposed TO be dead, are living and
although more or less burned may recover.
At o'clock this morning one body was
taken out of the cellar, and probably others
may be found. John Hick, and o lad
twelve or thirteen years old. are mis-. NJ
The following is the list of in jured:
Jim Holiday, cut in the forehead and back Of
the head.
Jonn Beacham; head badly cut and bruised.
recovery doubtful. He was playing cards WIZ a
u an named Williams. who was killed.
George Coleman, badly bruised
Jack Lincoln, arm broken.
John Rucker. back sprained.
Alexander NOrthcutt, both ands burned badly
TO the wrists; cheeks badly burned, in some
places TO a crisp.
David Brewster, cut in the head.
JOhh Cooper. head badly burned and peeled
Andy COwhern. burned in the face aad htu is
John Green, leg broken.
Dick Dysart, arm crippled badly.
Ben Hoffman, face burned
As to the cause of the accident, there is
nothing positive. Just before the explosion
took place, Alexander Northcutt, who has a
number of men and boys in training for q
minstrel combination, came into the saloon
and got a match for the purpose of going
down stairs 10 light up for rehearsal. The
basement was divided, the front portion
being used for storage purposes for Dan
fOrth's fluid. and the latter for the rehearsal
room. where a large crowd of colored folks
have been wont TO gather nightly. 1t Is pre-
sumed that when the match was struck the
fluid ignited, thus causing the explosion.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-06-01
THE REVISION.
Mr.. Philip Scan Speaks on the Revision of
the New Testament

PITTsBURe, Pa, May 29.-Mr. Philip
Scaff, Chairman of the Bible Revision Com
mittee, addressed large audience here to-
day on the Revision of the New Testament.
After briefly reviewing the different trans
lations made from time to time, the speaker
said for fifty years there had been growing
demand for a new translation. The reasons
for such a revision we're two. First, the
changes in the language; and, second, the
promises in Biblical scholarship. Every
living language changes from time to time
Certain words have changed their meaning
TO the direct opposite formerly expressed.
Suchas prevent used in the sense of pre-
cede, let for hinder" carriages for
The most important reason, how
ever. is the growth of knowl-
edge. The forty-seven men who made
the King James translation had none of
them been in Palestine, and knew little of
Biblical geography. They were thus liable
10 make mistakes, and did make many.
Since Egypt has given up her treasures,
since explored, Palestine trayersed, Babylon
and Ninevah have risen from their graves
TO testify TO the truth Qk the Bible. and
lend their manuscripts and inscriptions to
the explanation OF some OF its passages
| Older manuscripts, since discovered. have
been used in the present revision
and many actual errors rectitied
Strain at gnat' has been changed
to Strain out gnat," and a great
many such typographical errors corrected.
Two words in the original were both trans
lated "hell, in the King James version,
hades," meaning the abode of souls after
death, and 'Gehenna,' meaning the abode
of the damned. In the revision this has
been corrected. So, also, has the distinction
| between devil and demon been brought
out. The division into chapters, first made
| by Roman Catholic Cardinal in the thir-
| teenth century, and that into verses first
made by a Paris publishing house in the
sixteenth, have been done away with, and
| the text divided according to sense Itali-
and weakening 10 trace, have been discarded
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-06-01
CRIMINAL CARELESSNESS.
An Open Switch-rwo Persons Killed and n
Number of Others Seriously Injured.


TRENTON, n. j., May 30.-The train on the
Pennsylvania Railroad, which leaves New
York at 3:15, being behind time was run
ming at full speed near Bear Swamp, four
miles from Trenton, and ran into an open
switch. The Pullman Palace Car only
kept the track All the others left the rails,
and one car turned completely over. About
a dozen persons are said to have been in
jured seriously, and several others slightly.
Augustine Ritter, of Philadelphia, was
killed outright. He was trying to get out of
the window, and was struck by some pro.
jecting timbers. Mrs. Lucretia Pennington,
aged eighty-One, of Sixty-tirst street, New
York, was fatally injured, and died about 6
o'clock. A little girl, niece of the old lady,
was injured IN the shoulder. Thomas Muir
ply, of Frankford, injured in the spine.
Conductor Lew Selance, injured. in the hip
and hand. Many of the wounded went ON
to Philadelphia Three of the cars were
smashed to pieces but a wrecking train
cleared the track in about half an hour
Three of the wounded are now at the Tren-
ton House. j. G. Beilstein, Jr., and wife, of
Pittsburg, are two OF the number Beilstein
keeps a hotel there. He has a fearful scalp
wound. His wife has also a scalp wound,
and is otherwise injured. The third person
is the little girl with the old lady who died
at the depot. The switch was carelessiy left
open.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-06-01

| turn my thoughts from this retrospect OF
the last half century, and venture 10 look
TO the future, my mind is dazzled By the
brightness of the pictures which rise before
ii, and l am forced 10 exclaim, Who can
venture to predict what the next half CEN
tury may bring forth Whatever 1t may be.
hazard nothing in predicting that no small
part of its achievements will be due To the
men of your profession. Permit me, then,
to thank you in advance for what am sure
you will accomplish, and again 10 tender
you in behalf of my fellow citizens, cordial
welcome TO our CITY,"
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-06-01
The Treasury Crookedness.

WASHINGTON, May 27.-The officials OF the
Treasury Department who have been implicated
in the Treasury Custodian Ring still retain their
positions, and therefore exercise some authority
over the members of the Investigating Commit
tee. This fact, together with certain efforts TO
have witnesses make some correction, has led TO
an impression that the affair may END in white
washing. but this will not be the case. Secretary
Window put in possession of the plain evi-
dence of the wrongdOing before the investigation
ordered, and the Secretary requires a full
and thorough exposure with the fOreknowie edge
OF misuse of public money. The Secretary had
men appointed on the Committee of a character
who will not hold 10 plea of friendship or any
other kind 10 save the parties who have been in
the ring. Ii will be some days before the anal
report will be submitted.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-06-01
From ST. PnnI to Glasgow.

ST LOUIS May PA contract has Just been
closed here for the eXJ erimental shipment Of 30,
coo bushels of spring wheat from ST. Paul 70
Glasgow, Scotland, by barges 10 New Orleans,
thence by steamer. The barges TO receive the
grain leave here for ST. Paul tomorrow IL this
shipment proves successful Others will follow,
amounting perhaps, TO 1.000, 900 bushels. The
rate for this first shipment is twenty-eight cents
per bushel. Negotiations for this shipment were
made through the ST. Louis, New Orleans and
European Dispatch Company. and through bill
of lading will be given by them. Another lfota-
BILE fact that has just transpired is, that large
lot of sacked -four was just shipped from here to
Liverpool via the river TO New Orleans at the ex-
tremely low rate of fifty cents per 100. OF course
this is not the regular rate, but it shows what
be done when there is surplus Of tonnage az
New Orleans.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-06-01
The Star Routes.

NEW YORK, May PA dispatch to the Tee-
gram Washington SAYS: There are mutter.ngs
to-day of the Star Route storm, and il is now
thought that il may burst during the coming
week. Attorney General MacYeagh and Pest
master General James were working steadily all
morning on evidence they have obtained They
hope to have all warrants issued and arrests
accomplished early in June. They expect to
prove the existence of a huge conspiracy 70 rob
the Government. and tn produce evidence to
show how much money was stolen and TO whom
II was paid. Strong appeals, mingled with threats.
are up to President Garfield against the proseou-
ton of the investigation"
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-06-01
VIRGINIA.
The Readjusters Completely showed Under

The Readjusters Completely showed Under
Unexpected Democratic Majorities.
WASHINGTON, May 27.-The Post says: THE re-
suit OF tht elections in Virginia yesterday shows
| a strength for the regular Democrats which they
themselves did not expect. That wing of the
party is accordingly in high spirits today over
the news received from different parts of the
State and il declares that it is significant Of pop
ular sentiment which will sweep MehOheiSm out
OF sight at the coming state election. The Read
juster element here on the other hand, declare
that the local Virginia elections are of no impor
tance, saying that Malone made no fight, and
that the issues not those which are 10 be
fought in the State camgaign. What these issues
will be has not been detlLitely announced. Per-
sons well informed on the Readlusier plans say
run for Governor, and that the platform will be
an approval Of his debt bill. In putting forward
Riddle berger a candidate. they say they present
a candidate who has had the suifrages and APP
proyal of the whole Republican side OF the United
States Senate, and that a candidate who has been
thus vouched for can be consistently supported
by the Republican rank and file III his own State"
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY.
HARRIsoNBURG, Va, May 27.-RockinghGm
County elected by decided majorities the Demo
cratic Clerks to the County and Circuit Courts
over the nominees of the combined Malone Re
publican party.
THEIR LEADER is MALONE.
WASHINGTON, May 27.-Informstion from the
Virginia County elections held yesterday, so far
as received, are adverse 10 the Readjusters.
American Institute of Mining Engineers.
SrAUNToN, Va, May 30-The American
Institute of Mining Engineers met here to-
day, William Metcalf, of Pittsburg, Presi-
dent The Institute was welcomed in the
Opera House first by Mayor Balthis and then
by A. H. H. Stuart. Secretary of the Interior
under President Fillmore, who spoke on
behalf of the citizens. He alluded TO the
remarkable accomplishments of the geolo-
gists and mineralogists of the day, and in
speaking of the wonderful strides of science,
said he well remembered when, in 1884, the
distinguished DIR. Laudner delivered a lecture
in England to prove it was absolutely i'm
practicable TO apply steam to river naviga-
ton. Unfortunately for the Doctors repu-
tation as scientist and prophet, a steam
ship was the first to bring his lecture to this
country. After reviewing the history and
progress of the scientific achievements that
have rendered this day and generation con-
spicuous, the speaker closed by saying:
Truly we live in an age of progress. When
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-06-01

While Eli Martin, Napoleon Martin and James
Bouchard. who belonged in the vicinity of Fort
Kent N. B.. were breaking jam Of logs on Fish
River they We're carried over the falls.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-06-01
comparat,.e statements of Crops

WASHINGTON, d. c.. May 27.-The Census
Bureau furnishes the following statement giving
the results of the first count of cereal crops Of 1879
-lSSn, in comparison with that Of 1s69-ls70.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-06-01

The first crate of Georgia peaches left
last night for New York. The crop is esti-
mated at about 10000 baskets.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-04-21
a 8 G d { $
el n00 MtDETN co DAYS

Ct.NUT u ! DE n % DA ,
Now il the time 10 make IL. Piospe. ily ha'
dawned unon the people OF this country, aud al
are enjoying its blessings. YOU can Just as
we'll make little money by devOting some o.
Your sp2re lime "a our business. We Offer one
OF the best opportunities over Yet given 20 an,
one 10 make money n takes no capital. You do
not have 10 invest q large sum 81 money aud run
"A great risk Of losing IL. Your energy and you
business capacity viii bt All toe p!ttl you WIZ
require. Ladies can engage in the business a.
wei rs gentlemen, and even boys and girls do
Ncil. Even II you do not "esire Go engage IN
business. we c2R i-upar inform itl ~ g you thai
viii be OF great Td.ce. You will readily SEE that
It will be a comulrPtively easy me- ter 10 make
from $40 10 500 week, aud esta bils IN
crat!ye, iGGc pendent Business.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-04-21

the wagon was thrown first 20 one side
and then to the other of the thorough
fare. as the maddened horse tried to
shake off the snake in its wild
race. The snake clung to his hold,
but the race was brought to II sudden
termination hy sharp curve in the
road. The driver was unable to make
the turn and horse and wagon dashed
into brush fence. The driver was
thrown over the fence, bnt fortunate
ly alighted in safety on his feet. The
horse made desperate efforts to extri-
cate Itself and showed such extreme
terror that Coons concluded something
uncommon must have caused his fright
and subsequent runaway. Catching
the horse by the bride he endeavored
to calm the animal. While engaged IN
thttask he pOticed the snake which was
still coiled around the animals leg
suddenly catching the reptile by the
tail he pulled with all his strength. The
tip Of the tail came off in his grasp and
the snake ut once uncoied and fell to
the ground. The horse was anally ex-
tricated from his unpleasant position
and securely tied until he bad become
somewhat quiet. Tbs snake WAS kill
ed. 1t measured four feet six inches
in length.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-04-21
News Miscellany.

DOES ANYBODY KNOW what is
Syggi2nocism? II is this: Ii two
men approach store and one COM
mandS the other to enter and boldly ab-
stract therefrom sundry valuable al
ticlrs, and the command Is obeyed,
that is not theft, but Syggignocism. II
Is Il supplementary defense To kleptom-
ania AMI emotional insanity, for it is
alleged that the mlI who gives the di-
rections cannot be punished, for he
has stolen nothing, while the man who
does the abstrdctiug is the victim OF
Syggignocism.
The wonderful changes of fortune
have rarely been more forcibly illustra-
ted than in the case of AlOnZo j. Ran
sier, of South Carolina. Ransier is
now employed on the streets of Charles
ton rs q common lAborer. a few years
ago he was wealthy and member of
Congress. He had been Lieutenant
Governor Of South Carol ina, Il member
of the convention to revise the Consti-
tuition, chairman of the Republican
State committee ana a Presidential e.
lectOr in the first Grant campaign. II
is very much to hi s credit that he is
willing to earn his own living.
The Philadelphia Record says "the
| fault cf common school direction in
! this state for years past has been that
it has overshot the mark. Instead Of
furnishing an excellent elementary ed
ucation, something b eycud is aimed at
and the result, us Il whole, is neither
excellent nor supereXcellent. If DR.
Higbee will bring the common school
system back to the primal intention
of teaching the children of the State an
effectual course of reading, writing and
arithmetic, he will do well. The rest
may be safely left to private hands,
where it certainly belongs"
WHIPPED By a SNAKE.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-04-21
WHIPPED By a SNAKE.
Remarkable Cause Of a Run
away in Schuylkill County.

From the Pottsyille Miners Journal.
A terrific runaway of a Jrse attach
ed to a spling wagon and driven by IA
man named James Coons occurred on
the turnpike, near Mine Hill Gap, yes
terday. The horse, generally we'll
disposed animal, was jogging along
quietly, when one Of his fore feet graz
ed black snake which was crossing
the road. The snake at once reared its
head and sank it's fangs into the horses
leg, above the knee, at the same time
coiling itself around the limb. The
horse snorted with terror and dashed
off at terrific pace. The driver Was
almost thrown from his seat, but man
aged to retain it and held a firm grip
on the reins. The road was rough aud
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-04-21
Local Department.

Court commences next Monday.
Scarlet fever is still raging in the
vicinity of Pleasant Gap.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-04-21
Murdered in Jail.

CLEARFIELD, Pa. April Geo.
Evans, under conviction Of voluntary
manslaup hter for killing Swede
named H0garsen. and serirusly wound
rg another named Bergstrom, at
Hoptzdale. in June, 1880, last evening
Stable and killed Edwin Ghi dwin, a
ftlln a-prisnner. chirg1d with larceny.
in Jail at this place. Evans Is young
man and desperate c aractPr.