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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-05-17
MIR. BURk M,s BROTHER
Gives an Account of the Services of the
Late Under Secretary.

LAFAYETTE, Ind, May S.---Dr. A. Burke, a
prominent physician of this city, and an
active member of the local Land League, is a
brother of the assasslnated Under Secretary
of Ireland. A reporter called upon DIR.
Burke this afternoon and was cordially
received. but found the gentleman greatly
depressed in spirits and not much inclined
to be interviewed upon the subject of his
brothers life or assassination. AT special
meeting of the Lafayette Land League, held
last evening, DR.. Burke addressed the as
semoly substantially as follows:
Mr.. Presidential was o'clock this morning
when the bell rang. / sprang up cheerfuliy ana
hastily. Having clothed myself, | opened the
papers under his arm. He handed me one (the
Sunday Iournal. adding: "Al about the asses-
heading of the fatal new. Ny heart grew full.
and tears came streaming down my fsveriSh
cheeks, and the words l wished 10 utter were
oboked ~ my throat. Having already lost father
friend-my eldest brether-cOwardly killed at the
hands of an assassin. My brother wGs a noble
man in every sense of the word. To my aged
mother he had been the most devoted of sons aud
under his rcpf my father passed away quietly
aud serenely surrounded with all the delcacies
flial love could gather around his last days. TO
his brothers and d his sisters he was a father
more than q brother for he insisted on them all
living t-gether ia his pala i'll residence, thus
sharing with him all tine luxnTisS his emtaell
political position entitled him %. Often and
often had he urged m me 70 partake CT the same
privilege. but 1 had determined e. cut my way
through the hardships of life alone AS public
man he had no Superior. Nominated in 1867 by
the then Gladstone Ministry To the Under Secre
tsryship for Ireland. he from the start had to
counter the opposition of the Tory element, he
being the first Catholic appointed to such q
high civil Office In Ireland. Interpolated on this
matter in PSrliament by a Conservative mem
Der of the House, Mr Gladstone paid my brother
the beautiful tribute of his mastery eloqueDce
THAT it was time." said he. among other things
that Ireland should be governed by Irishmen
and that of all Irishmen Thomas Burke was the
httest man for the place" Before this he had
always been under Liberal Admi istrations, the
Private Secretary Of the Chief Secretarv for Ire
land. and thus had in store vast amount of ex
perience. 1t was he who with the Honorable
FOrtesqne, framed the bill of the disestabishmenl
of the Church and also the Land Act bill. In
fact. had the rulers in England followed hi.
timely advice all the present iron bes would have
been averted, for all the infuence he could brins
10 bear he threw into the liberal tide OF political
and economical readjustments.
During the meeting a lengthy resolution
was unanimously adopted, voting extreme
censure upon the assassins, whoever they
might be.
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Fnneral of Hon. Horace nraynard.

KSoxsELbE, Tenn, May 5.--The funeral
of Horace Maynard, ex Postmaster General,
took place at 2 o'clock this afternoon. The
funeral OraJion was deivere by Rev +. f.
Ssurges, pastor Of the Second Presbyterian
Church. Uf which Mr. MAYNARD was a mem
her The remains were inferred in Gray
C-metrv. The University of Tennessee,
Public Schools and Courts closed to-day,
and business houses in the afternoon. Lieu
tenant Washburn Maynard United States
Navy. james Maynard and Mrs. DIR. Kidder,
of Washington, all children of the deceased,
arrived last night Frank Hatton, First
Assistant Postmaster General Assistants
Elmer Hszen. Freeman, Thompson and
Others of the Possoffice Department, attend
ed the funersi- The procession Was the lsrg
est ever witnessed in Knoxville.
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The Dublin assassination.

DUBLIN, May 15.-Rush, who it was stated
drove the car containing the murderers, is
a car owHer. He was questioned as to
whether any of his cars were missing. but
without result. The police make no pro-
gress in the case.
CoRK, May l5-Robert Dowdall was ar
rested on the arrival of a train from Dub
lin on suspicion of being concerned in the
Dublin murder. His face was scratched.
DUBLIN, May 15.-The police have dis
covered the car in which the murderers es-
capped. 1t was hired by stranger in the
southern part of the city, and was returned
about o'clock on the evening of the muir
der. They hope to be able to trace the
driver.
The assassins dispersed when the car
returned TO the stable on the night oi
the murder. The police merely suspect
who the driver is. They have a man
under surveillance, and he may be arrested,
but the detectives have no chance of bring
ing home his guilt unless an informer comes
forward. The persons who witnessed the
flight of the assassns have been shown tae
car, horse snd suspected driver, but their
evidence as to identity is conflicting and un-
satisfactory.
A dispatch from Dublin says the hope o!
ever discovering the murderers of Caven-
dish and Burke is beginning to evaporate.
The text of the bill for the repression oi
crime is published. The alien clause con-
tains provision that an alien expelled from
Ireland may subsequently be expelled from
Great Britain.
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CONTINUED.
Mrs. WaIton's Case Continued by ,gudg
Bonner-The Negro's Confession

Mrs. WaIton's Case Continued by Judg
Bonner-The Eegro's Confession.
GEEESsBUEG. Ind, May 9-Upon the opening
of the Court this morning the case Of Ellen V.
Walton was called. Mrs Walton came into Court
with firm and steady tread, deeply veiled in
black. The Court room was crowded with curl
Gus spectators. After few motions to strike ont
etc, Ed Ferris, Mrs. wslton's attorney, brought
matters 20 paint by asking continuance OF the
cause, and ding en- affidavit to the effect that
material witness in the person OF ST. Clair Bryant
was absent etc. When this case was called Oh the
2sth OF April Mrs. wslton asked a continuance On
the grounds OF the msteriality of the evidenced
St Clair Bryant, who, il was claimed in denial of
the story that Mrs. Walton ON the evening Of the
murder removed the flowers and window blinds
from the window through which John Walton
was shot, would testify that "the room where
Mr.. Walton was shot was in the same condition
that it had been for two weeks prior to that time
and that there was no change of flowers. flower
stand or window blinds in that room; that Mrs
Walton was at the side of her stricken husband
within five minutes, ard continued to render him
every assistance aud attention from that time till
his death.''
Notice to take 6eposi!iols had been sent 10
the authorities at salem, Virginia,
the home of the much wanted witness. 81. Clair
Bryant NJ d. Tackett, Prosecutor, went on the
part of The State to superintend the taking of his
deposition. butit appeared that the witness. VINO
proposed to do the journey on foot has not put
in appearance. A continuance was grantsdsiiil
the 9th day of September. Being unable TO give
the bail fixed by the Cotft (si0, ,OoO) Mrs Walton
viii languish In jail
It'll generally regretted that the case conld not
be tried at this term, the County having slready
been to great expense. But tie continuance
was matter of economy. becarse the affidavit
conformed TO the requirements of the law in ev-
cry respect. and had Judge Bonner overru ed the
motion and forced the party to trial. the verdict
| if guilty-would certainly have been reversed ON
account of technicalities, and the County bur
dened with the additional expense of another
| trial.
The regro Aaron Frazier viii not be brought 10
trial until after the trial Of Mrs Walton. for the
reason that the state relies upon him for IN
| portsnt testimony against her for completely in
! the crime.
1t is said that the negro DOW claims that his
| former confession was made by the procurement
| Of Garrett; that il not true; that he did ii
because he feared TO Gisobey Garrett; that he is
entirely innocent and ignorant OF the shooting Ci
| Walton
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-05-17
AEa1y OF TaE TENNESSEE.

Fifteenth Annual fse union of the Society
of the Ezsuy of tine Tennessee at st.
Louis.
- LoUcs, Iay 1O.-Glorious weather ush-
"a in the opening day of the Fifteenth
hnual Reunion of the Society of the rmy
81 the Tennessee. The sun shone brightly,
while gentle 'sreeze tempered the heat
The Peoples 1aaater, in which the reunion
issheld, is ei&Sa-stely decorated foE the oc-
easion. Upon the right d the stage stands
the battle scroll an .eolors of red white ord
blue bordereo with black. Upon the scroll
are.ingraved the Rames Of the battles ia
vhA the Army of the Tennessee was en-
gaak6- Upon the left a smaller scroll
bekrsl.he names of tissir distinguished dead.
s<Iazse shield with the motto ''E Pluribus
Unam,s surmounted with an American
eagle azd draped VITA three American
flags Is suspended. The boxes are graceful ly
drapeG with flags aud laorel wDeaths. SILK
guerdon festooEs of sRilax and evergreens
are garianded around the chandeliers. The
pillars, windows and doors are decorated
with co,oreS bunting, flags and eSergreens.
The third tier is devoted TO the display
of the SatGe-worn banners of Union
Missouri sediments The vestibules
Saf the Thssater are artistically deco
Sfxted- Portnsits of General Sher
nan festo0aeG with flags and bunting
/ are displayed jn the center. Smilax is
wreathed around In such manner as to
! make complete shield. On the frame
work surmouVting this shield are the words
l"Welc0me,' worked in evergreen. At the
| base OF the portrait, plants and Towers in
Islands covered with HOss. are placed. The
{,uter walls of The fhester are covered with
|three large flags TO which are suspended
khree shields, bearing names of Lloyd,
&5herm3n and she idan.
| Shortly after 10 o clock the local posts OF
| be Grand Army of the Republic esCorted
! be membera of the Army Of the Tennessee
| rom their headquarters at the Lindell
Hotel to the Peoples Theater AT lilo
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G sncral w. T. Sherman called the assem-
L. rocather 9th the fnllnNUino remarkSs

EEL4. w -SoLDIERs-I am glad to meet those here
l>Eessiu en- this day and in this place lt Is said
we cor a. not meet on any day whlcn IS not the
anniverssry of some battle, but IL was not by ac.
cdenu thu we hold this reunion of the Army Of
the Tennessee in St. LO1is. The day ves chosen
u do honor 10 those who took part IN tne
capture of Camp Jackson, in the suburbs ef ST
Louis. We have malice toward none and charity
10 allS TOrgiYirg the past, but not forgetting II,
will cherish the megory OF the Wss forever. p,
plaEse1 Each year i'm inishes the members OF
our Society, but net the glorious eaemories OF the
ctvi1 War of 1S616S. but beneath this we have the
kind lest feelings toward all. | am glad 20 see
this hall filed With faces that come back 70 me 1s
r5Fsnly as when We parted at Raleigh
Tha reading of the eminutes was dispensed
w'ith. ard then General Sherman begged
sardon for introducing little episode. A
magnificent Eoral tribute, sent by Chicago
TO ST. Louis, was here uncovered, and a
most eloquent address delivered by Right
Reverend Bishop Faliows, Episcopal Bishop
OF Chicago. Ex-Governor Thomas G.
Fletcher acknowledged the gift IN behalf OF
st. Louis in an appropriate speech.
General Sherman announced the Commit
tees on Nominations of Officers, on the
Selection of an Orator for the Next Meeting
ON the Selection of the Time ard Place for
the Next Meeting when the Secretary made
his report, showing the funds on hands 10 bs
-, Geo. The list OF members who had died
since the last meeting was next read, amer
which letters from absent members fol
lowed Among the letters receSed were
those from President Arthur Vice President
General Grant, Secretary Lincoln, Senator;
Logan and Vest, General George Mcclellan
John G. Whittier and Samuel ]. Tilden
aiter which the meeting adjourned until
evening
The Society was Immediately escorted to
the Merchants Exchange by Committee o
thar body. Fully 500 people were assem-
bied on the floor and Ia the galleries 10
receive them, and a speech of welcome wa:
made by President Slsy back. General Sher-
man, General John Pope, General W. 3.
Hazen and ex-senator Thurman responded
eacls with brief remarks The Cotton Ex
change was next visited, where the Socieiy
was received by its President, William NJ
Reuter-. Generals Sherman and Hazen, eX
Senator Thurman and Judge Cooley, oi
Michigan, made short speeches, after which
the Society marched TO the Lindell Hotel Il
dinner. This afterpoOn the members were
driven out to Shaw's Garden, where they
we're entertained by Mr.. Henry Shaw. Re-
turning. they drove through Lafayette Plrs
10 tnenOtel.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-05-17
Attempt to Blow buildings.

CHICAGO, May s.-A special published IN
this mornings Milwaukee Republican says:
'Sorthfeld, Ninn., is excited over two at
tempts to blow up buildings with internal
machines One was made about two weeks
ago. in a public hall, where a large audience
was present, but the machine missed fire.
Saturday night terrific explosion aroused
the citizens when it was found : box of ex-
plosiyes had been placed in the basement OF
the building at the east end of the bridge,
which is occupied by DR.. Greaves as an
office. The basement walls were completely
blown out and good deal of damage was
done to the medicine in the office, but moth
ing else was injured and nobody hurt. Some
citizens csnnect these acts of deyiltry with
the raids once made by the james and
Young brothers.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-05-17
A TERRIBLE STORM.

Gre at DestT uction Of Property and Loss OF
Life i'm Indian Territory-Railroad Travel
Suspended, Caused by the Fury OF the
storm.
PARSONS, Kas., May 1O-A terrible cyclone
passed over McAllisser, a mining settlement
in Indian Territory, Monday night. The
destruction of life and property was terri
BILE. Seven persons were killed outright;
four fatally and eleven dangerously wouud.
ed, and thirty-nine more or less hurt rItty
nine houses we're totally demolished, and
thirty others badly wrecked. The cyclone
cut swath through the timter just a
scythe wOsld NOW through the grass.
The damage to the Usage Coal and Mining
Company is very large. The population of
the settlement was only 500, and the suffer
ingis very great.
Mound City, No. was also struck by q
cyclone Monday evening. and things were
terribly torn up. The storm was the worst
that ever visited that section. Trees were
uProo,ed, fences pros rated md crops greatly
damaged. The steeple of the Christian
Church was blown down. Jacob McCanns
house was blows fifteen feet from the found
alton and fearfully wrecked. Pierce's car
penter shop was lifted from its foundation
George rrook's house was unrOofed and
cipslzed, and windows generally blown III.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
DENIS IN, Tex May TO- A terrific cyclone
struck the town of McAllister in Indian
Herritory late Monday night. From the
meagre news thus far receiysd, it seems to
have destroyed the entire place. killing
eight people. and wounding some forty
others, several of whom. it is said. will die.
Several miles of telegraph line are down.
and it is impossible 10 obtain details. 1t
seems that two storms met aud centered at
the coal mining camp three miles from Nc
Allister station, on the VI X. and I. Road,
and wrought death and destruction such as
only a cyclone can. Every building was
torn TO pieces. A train. with physicians,
muses., and aid generally, has been sent
there. The fall of rain was terrific, and ii
was accompanied by great quantity of hail
stones which fell as far North as Fort Gibson.
TROUBLE IN TEXAS.
A washout occurred on the NJ, X. and T.
Railway near Armstrong, in the Territory
A locomotive went down the embankment
and the engineer was killed. Travel is gen
orally suspended on mos OF the Texas
Roads cansed by the fury of the storm.
Marshall and vicinity was also visited BY
the elements. Great trees fine houses, farm
buildiGgs. fences. etc, were torn down like
toys. The buildings on Tom Craig's planta-
/ tiOn, tUeive miles from Marshall were de-
molIshed and the occupants seriously in
jured A negro was killed on Frank Hall;
plantation. There were number of casual
ties, bUt no deaths, in Marshall.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-05-17

Report of the Committee IN Advocacy %
the Bill to Regulate the Civil Service of
the United states.
b WASHINGTON, May Ex-senator Pend'.e-
Fton on behalf Of the Committee on C'Hi!
Service ard Retrenchment, to-day prese atca
the Senate q report in advocacy of the pass
age of a bill Ito regulate and improve the
Civil Service of the United States" repsrted
to the Senate on the 10Th of March last. The
report reviews at length the growth Of the
Government since its foundadon, asa the
effect OF this growth on Civil Servise. Re
ferring 10 what is characteri zed as the
spells systern'' and its effect tzoon the
President, il maintains that instesd Of lie
votihg has time TO great questions
OF stateSmanship he must sperS
most of it IN weighing liz the
balance political considerations tlsat
shall determine the claicn OF tls;s friend CT
that political sups s.orter to the possession Of
some Ofice OF profit or honor under him.
Tire President of the RepubiS created by
the Constitution in tle beginning. and the
Chief Magistrate of to-day, isss maintained,
are two entirely different functiOnaries.
There has gown IN such a perversiOa Of The
duties of the Presidential oifce such pros
titdtion of 1t TO an end unworthy the great
idea of its creation, imposing burdens so
and functions becoming its occu pant. that a
change, the Comnittee THINKS, has Slread Y
occurred in the character OF the Govern
mentitself, which, If not corrected, will be
permanent and disastrous.
Personal attention TO the consi&ie Grafton
which should control Executive aotion in
the disposition of patronage and in the
selection OF officials has become impossible.
and political control as a guide to such ac
ton is fraught with decentralization and
danger to the Republic.
w hithOuC multiplying words" the Com
mittee say, ''this much is patent: ThaE in
the growth and eS expansion Of the Nation the
appointing power IS taxed beyond posi-
bihtv OF personal attention TO requirements
of,Officiai positions, increased Q hundred fold
in number and manifold in variety and the
responsibility OF duties to be performed; thai
in the discharge of this highest OF all
Executive functions, political influences
and corporations have come TO dominate
and 10 subordinate all other considerations
ind the distribution of official spoils has
feOme TO be the lawful prer0gative of polii-
cal ascende1cy. Offices have come 10 be
sought and bestowed as so many charities,
furnishing support 20 the needy and exact
ing in return partisan service, and not rs q
many trusts, imposing duties on the hold
-ers.'
These abuses, the Committee assert, have
grown out of system comparatively new
in our Government. Appointments because
of special fitness and removals for cause
were the rule in its early hiStcTy.
The report after quoting from the views
heretofore expressed by Presidents Grant
Aeyes, Garfield and Arthur in favCr ol
kgulating the civil service by law, closes BY
Furging the passage of the bill.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-05-17
CAPSiZED.
a Boat Containing Eight Persons Capsizes,
and All arc Drowned.

a Boat Containing Eight Persons Capsizes,
and All arc Drowned.
CHICAGO, May 15.-A special from Pull
Rn, Ill. says: The most distressing acci-
bnt that has yet happened in Pullman oc-
eurred at about o'clock Sunday night. A
sailine-boat with eight persons, capsized in
Lake Calumet and all were drowned. The
boat was a small craft. used by the Pullman
people for pleasure excursions. and at the
time mentioned had on boa-d party W
sisting of Captain BucklIn, an old sea Cap
tain, recently from Maine; his two sons,
,-Lays of seventeen and twelve years OF age !;
kon Smith, Foreman in the Car Depart
heEt, and four men whose Eames can not,
present, be had. They had gune out
merely fora pleasure ride, although. owing
TO the rough character Of TIE water. they
wese urged by their friends Rot to venture
out. he,eapsiZing of the boat was seen by
large numbers of persons on the shore, in-
Guiding the wife and daughter of Captain
Buokiin. As the boat went over a scene OF
terror ensued on the shore. As soon as pos
sible three boats were manned and put out
to save the victims, who were seen battling
in the waves, but although they got within
hailing distance of the helpless persons it
was impossible to do anything owing to the
terrible condition Uf the lake. Several of
the rescuing party had narrow escapes from
drowning. Atthis writing the town Is Wild
with excitement over the sad event. as all
the persons drowned were known in Pull
man. The lake shore is lined with people
and the water is being dragged for The
bodies. Two OF the bodies, these of Smith
ID one of the iBncklin boys, Aaye been re-
covered"
The following are the names of those on
board: Napoleon Bucklen, aged 90, his tN O
sons Bon and James BuckliH: John l..
Smith, aged 20; Chas. +. Pier e, aged 46 II.
7. MOOFe, 38 years; w. o. Bunns, D years
yoang man named Foster, q man Dame't
Davis. A. years old, and another man whose
name could not be learned.
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THE NEW CHIEF SECRETARY FOR IRF LAMB
George Otto TIevelysn. Ike Sir Frederick Csven-
dish. whose place be takes as Mr.. Glf dslone's
Chief Secretary for Ireland is not likely I'd have
policy opposed to thst cf the man who sent
him. lie is more Of Liberal than the uDtortz.-
naie Sir F., dericS was which argues well for the
continuance Of the coRciliefion policy which was
recently coTlrleIced. and which has had 50 SAD
blow dealt 10 tx in late assss ssinations RIr Tre-
vel au j. the ard heir of Sir Charles EdwSrxl
TTeyelya5i. BsTf.. X c. B. exGoyernnr OF Madras,
great authority On lncia and Civil Service ne
form. His muJner was sister Of LORD 8eesulay-
fIs was born Gu The III OF July ISIS, ~ lsothieF
Tcmpe, Il cIstershire and WAS educated at Hax--
row aua Tfiri;y College, Cambridge. HIS ancle,
Lord MEcsulay was warmly attached % him. In
1875 he MADE Civil lord If the Admiralty.
bit TC~i ned IL 1873 ''Gn point Of conscience
tounec-ed gijh the Govern neDt + Irrational
till - e, is6s ne was elected 10 Punishment Tor
tia Border '.aI-s ana at the last general eiecsSo2
he was II ne I'egl Der fOr Hawick, Little SeOtch
constituency.
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Parnell's Proposition.

LONDON, May 15.-In the Commons Par
nell read a letter he wrote to O'Shea. the
Home Rule member for County Clare, be-
fore his release, and which is 10 the effect
that the reforms of the land act in regard 10
the arrears of rent, purchase and leases, are
necessary, and that with the com pletiOu
thereof the Land League would do all posi-
BILE to suppress outrages in Ireland.
Forster asked that the whole letter be
read. O'Shea then read paragraph omit
ted by Parnell, stating that if the reforms
specified were made the Land Leaguers
might act cordially with the Liberals in the
support of liberal principles. The reading
was received with cheers from the opposi-
lion benches.