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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-04-05
The Csronei's Jury Decides the Crew of
the Burned Vessel Were Guilty of
Criminal Carelessnees

MEMPHIS, April 1.-The Coroner's Jury which
has been holding an inquest the past two dsys on
lae remains OF woman found floating in the
water near the wreck OF the Golden City, returned
verdict this afternoon to the effect that She came
10 her death by violent means Io-yit: By in
hallng flaming fire on the steamer Golden CITY.
on tne morning OF March 30; that the said fire
was caused by Wash Smith, colored captain of
the watch, handling q lamp setting fire TO A lot
OF Iufe stored IN the deck room and the said iute
rot been covered as il should have been TO
Juie was a lot of tar and oil barrels and that
tie manner in which said lutte and tar barrels
were loaded, and the absence of proper coverings
and the absence of specific orders In regard To the
carrying OF lamps through the boat eyiuces me
most positive crim ls carelessness on the MARI Of
the mate and other officers OF said boat. whose
duty 1t was to look after the loading and manage.
ger human life. Wash Smith, captain of the
watch, whose arrest has been mentioned remsius
in Jail 10 await the action of the Grand Jury,
which meets on Monday morning.
All hope of recovering the dead bodies from the
wreck OF the Golden q ity has been abandoned
No further attempt will be made until the river
tails sufficient TO permit the divers % work with
some show of success
MEMPHIS, April lat the reques; of several
Hrelatives who lost their lives by the burning of
tEe GOlden City. another attempt will be made
Monday TO recover the dead bodies. United
States Inspectors Garrett and Raiston are thor
oughly investigating the cause. OF the disaster.
Captain S. q. Mcintyre, of the i'll fated steamer
Golden city, in an interview tonight states the
verdict oil the Coroner's Jury rendered this af,eT
noon does him great Injustice. The examination
Of witnesses was conducted by Attorney
General Turner, OF the Criminal Court.
who is a brother in-law to Mrs.
l.. F.. KOuns, who, together with her three
children. were lost in the disaster. The Captain
had no attorney present at the examination and
says he is willing TO abide by the report of the
United states Inspectors who are now giving the
matter most thorough and searching inyesti-
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-04-05
Action OF the State Democratic ConsE ees
of South Carolina

COLUMBIA, 5, c.. March 30-The State
Democratic Executive Committee were con-
sidering yesterday political matters gener-
ally and election prosecutions particularly.
and issued an address to the Democratic
party Of South Carolina. The address de-
clares:
Despite the peace and quiet which have pre-
vailsd: despite the existence of the State Govern
ment, ready TO punish disorder, repress crime ano
protect It's citizens, Federal officials have seen tE
them 10. only before Federal Courts, but before
the bar OF public opinion.
The recent letter from Attorney General Brew
ster TO Sanders is the Indictment OF the Demo
cratic party OF South Caroline. To tlrs lldict-
nent the democratic party must egsFyer Us
chosen representatives, tnEoueh whose persona
il is sought 10 perpeiuate this outrage. aust b.
defended with ali the force Gnd al the elergy OF
tie Dam5eraiie party. The purpose IN view IS TOO
plain to be nj understood when hand OF assassin
struck down the President of he United Steies IL
dealt blow under which the people of the S5uth
are yet ste gseTiug. The change Of policy toward
the South rs Enthusiastically indicated within the
last few weeks. should warn al lovers 81 GOOD
Government TO be vigilant and sctive The
decree has gone forth that white people
Cf South Carolina must ayOw the prin-
cipies of ihe Republican party or be
declared criminals" The object Of those IN
authority is not tOpu1ish for alleged crimes in
the past, but 10 make adherence 10 the principles
of the Democratic party apostolic IN the 1uJure-
The lime for this action has been hty
ton. Our people are told they must submit
to return TO Radical rule or bear the
persecution OF officials sided by all the power of
| the General Governments The time ras come
for her indignant people 70 rise in their might
and protest against this unwarrsntable lnyaslon
of their nights If fail in our duty, our civil
ization Will be lost Foe and stranger vii sgaisa,
rule South Carolina. Oppression and tylanny.
which marked the history OF the Republlcan
rule in this States will sgain disgrsce our ciTtliz
tiou and bring disas ter our people.
In this situation OF affairs no true son OF the
State can doubt as to his dnty. Let Us stand TO-
gether as o1e man, and, while confTonting
q common enemy preserve for ourselves
and onr prosperity. that peace. justice and secur
itv which, under Democratic rules. all classes OF
our citizens have enjoyed since the ssand Revolu
ZION of ZIG They whose only ofisi'se Is fidelity
20 the welfare of iAs State must a. be permitted
70 suffer as criminals.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-04-05
The Train Robbers.

Sr. Louis, April 1.-The Republicans In
dependence special says: ''The Bugler trial
progressed to-day, and good deal of testi-
mony was given. John Land. whose con-
fessiOn was teiegraphed last night, was sub
jected to the most rigid crosS-examinatioD,
but all the art and skill of counsel for the
defense failed TO trip him or make any
break in his direct statements as to how the
robbery was committed or who were engaged
in it. Dick Little asserts that Land was not
present and that no one participated in the
robbery except the cid James gang, while
Land gays positively. and reiIerates the
statement, that he, together with Bugler,
Motifs, Chapman, and t--9 or three Others
who lived IN the immediate vicinity of Blue
Cut. were engaged in the act So far Land s
testimony seems To have the most believers,
and the defense is evidently weakening.
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and Hanged to Bridge-The .vpchfnc
Witnessed by Thousands of P.eopIe.
Special to the Sentinel:
KoKoMo, Ind. April s." M Jail is sur
rounded by thousands people. A mob
is organizing in Hash .,ts Grove, this, II
o'clock midnight t hang the rape Gend,
Gibson. The exc ..en,ent is intense.
One hundred masked men took Charles
Gibson the ape fiend, from the Jail and
hung him to the Main Street Bridge at l a.
IN II .ousands of people witnessed the
hahg .ng. Rev. McCune was present and Of
ier ID a prayer and asked the wretch
he was guilty of steal
ling the horse. He said he
was He asked him if he had stolen the
watch He replied he had. He then asked
him il he was guilty of raping the little
child. He said he was not He was placed
on box and his hands and legs tied. The
mob then asked him il he had any
thing to say. He commenced sing
ing, See that my grave is
kept green" After finishing he said he
hoped he would meet his father and mother
in Heaven. He gave his name as Richard
Long, and said he resided IN Franklin.
The mob was wei organized, and had
their coats turned inside out. They marched
from Haskett's Grove to Ogden <
Reeds blacksmith shop, and got
sIedge hammers and crow-bars and made
their way to the Jail. They were just
twenty-five minutes in getting into his cell.
The Sheriff refused to deliver Up the keys
and they broke the door down, dragged the
poor wretch to the Main Street Bridge and
hug him. 1t was a terrible affair, and
great many of the citizens condemn the
whole affair in the most severe terms.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-04-05

be seen. She evidently had been suffocated
by the binding smoke. He half carried
and dragged his aunt down steps, and Just
IN time to reach the coal barge as the vessel
was carried down stream by the current.
An inquest is in progress over the re-
mains OF the dead woman found today
near tne wreck: II is thought to be Mrs.
Anna Smith. of Massachusetts,.
Wash Smith, the colored Captain Of the
watch, was sent 70 Jail this afternoon on a
warTsnt charging him with murder through
his carelessness in causing the fire on the
steamer. A diver will try tomorrow and
recover the bodies that are supposed TO be ia
the wreck of the i'll fated vessel
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad
and Captain Bob Wise, OF j. w. Gaff, have
generously offered to convey the PASSENGERS
and crew of Golden City to Cincinnati free of
charge. Some left for home this afternoon.
others leave tomorrow.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-04-05
More of 1t

A Washington cial Of the 3lst says
There is q deficiency of $4,000 IN the spprO-
pIiation for dies. paper and stamps for the In
ternal Revenue Service The House IS being
urged 10 make this deficiency good as es-ly as
possible. The Bureau OF Engraving and PIi9tint'
today stopped work on these articles, and 70 -
important TO the business of whisky, tO3aocc
etc, that there should be no scarcity OF stamps
The Internal Revenue Bureau has sufiielen
amount OF stamps on hand 10 last some time. ex
cept cigar stamps and proprietary medicins
stamps. Commissioners RsuIn to-day appeaIes
before the Appropriations Committee 70 urg
that the deficiency be. Immediately met 5y thf
approximation Of sI70gOJ. Although this may no
b. dune at once. Congress viii. before ise sosenc
o funds cripples The business Interests IL
make the necessary appropriation.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-04-05
KILLED uis Tbis-, Man.

Nashville, Teon~ April 2.--The Ameri-
cans MRafreesboro special says: Thomas
Evan, Special Deputy SSeriff, went out
last night to arrest Bethel Thompson, who
skOt all otAcer in Shelsyville last year, when
about to be arrested for korse stealing.
L sompson was concealiag himself at a house
ofal-fame snd was in bed. While McEwen
was reading the warrant Thompson sh, (
him Uilh pistol. which he dew from un-
der the pillog, the bullet passing through
the neck, infiieiiog bad wound, probably
fatal. McEwen returned the fire, killing
Thompson instantly. Thompson was The
third m4n McEwan has killed"
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-04-05
A Total of Eight.

CHICAGO, April "A Pueblo dispatch
says: a Thomas Bagnel arrived yesterday
from st. Charles River, point east oi
Pueblo, and brings intelligence that three
more victims haze been hanged by the Wig
ilanes. He says the victims were being
men, and blood Vas streaming frou their
mouths aud nostfils from blows received.
The lyncherz very decidedly requested Mr..
Bagnell to move on and not interfere. AS
he turned away he could plainly hear the
doomed mems sain appeals for mercy
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-04-05
Clearing out the Robbers.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April Ex-Governor Crit
teuden very emphatically denies the state
ment made in a special dispatch from Inde-
penderce on Friday last and which was in
corporated in Associated Press report of that
date, that he aud others will receive 500, ,OoC
for breaking up tue train robber bands The
Governor also denies that he promised Dick
Little a pardon. The most he did or could
do was to assure him protection while he was
aiding the officers in capturing the robbers.
He further says he thinks the train robbing
gangs are all broken; tllat Jesse James him
self, the noted leader of the desperadoes, wall
either be killed or captured before long.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-04-05
A Fight With Pisiois and Bowie Knives.

CINorENATI, April IA Commercial spe-
cial froR Lexington says: "At Frenchburg,
Menifee County. Ky, last night, in a moon
shine whisky shop, fight with pistols and
bowie knives commenced between about a
dozen desperadoes over game OF cards, and
was continued in the streets by moonlight.
Two of the combatants, Bill Thompson and
Martin Jones, were each shot twice. The
latter was mortally wounded. Bill Duncan
bad his abdomen laid open with a bowie
knife. The doors of houses were broken
open. and some of the citizens fed 10 save
their lives. 1t is believed a man named
Murphy was killed aud carried away.
Many OF the roughs who escaped were
Wounded ~
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-04-05
Barn and Thirty Head of Cattle Burned.

hIltclaI % the SentiBel:
PETERsBUEo, Ind. March sI.--A large barn
belonging 10 GoCdlet Morgan, in the suburbs OF
the city, was destroyed by fire about 10 O'Clock
LAST night together with thirty head OF cattle and
4 large quantity CT hay and farming implements
Loss about S. 900. Noinsurauee. The FIRE Is sup
posed to be the work Of an Inceadiary.
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form. The feeling is not only among the ra0ole,
but among the best citizens as well. am 9tl"
suTa that unless the excitement dies dov r.
that the miserable wretch viii not lie alive o. "a
the IN comes up tomorrow morning.
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peath OF the nlaror OF Perm.

Special % The Sentinel:
PERU, Ind, March So.-william 3. Reyburn.
Mayor of this city. died this afternoon of rheu-
matism rf the heart The deceased vas In bis
fitch year
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-04-05
HUNG BY A MOB.

TAe Kokomo RaPist Taken FrOr jail
and Hanged to a Bridge-The ..vpchfnc
Witnessed by Thousands OF p eouIe.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-04-05
SPREAD OF THE FLAMES.

Marion Purcell, one of the pilots, was in
the clerks office when the alarm was sound
ed and rushed through the cabin, bursting
in the state room doors aud awakening
passengers. Bnt so rapidly did the flames
spread that within five minutes after discov-
ering the fire, which broke out amidship,
the after part OF the steamer was all ablaze
Those that were saved had 20 flee in their
night clothes
The Wichita city eagle., 1882-05-18
TEE raeIr's NEW COMBINATION PRESS.


The EAGLE is printed this week on the
finest newspaper press ever brought TO the
State of Kansas. There are a half dozen
presses, or more, in the State, made by the
same firm. but none of them are complete
and substantially built as the one we received
last week direct from the factory Of Cottrcll
d Co.. Westerly, Rhode Island. Ii vas built
10 order from the floor up. was five months
in course Of construction, and is combina-
tion book and newspaper power press with
capacity Of two thousand impressions per
hour. Ii is highly finished. nickle-plated and
OF extra strength, and good for the lifetime
OF least the present proprietors. The EAGLE
brought the first power press to this valley
and was the first TO run by steam, aud we
know our many subscribers will rejoice with
us In the fact that we are now prepared to
meet every demand likely TO be made upon
us. The printers of the State will know
something Of the value and style of our new
acquisition when we tell them that the ma
chine weighs within fraction of 1--WE tons.
with bed 34X54. that the grippers are work.
ed by new and silent spur and cog motion
instead Of cam, that il has air-cushions and
gauges, a book registry, u distribution appa-
ratus of rack and screw OF seven rollers, in
Guiding two yibratOrs, all on a hinged frame
which turns over from the form rollers, and
that the papers are delivered without tapes
by system OF steel nippers fixed in a reel
that can not get out of fix and that eau never
fail Of its work. The first edition was run
OF at little exceeding 400 an hour, and
from the style and manner Of its first work
we are satisfied that In two or three weeks. |
or as soon all the adjustable parts come
nicely and smoothly together, its work will
be up 10 the highest demands OF the art. |
With the addition of this press the EAGLE
printing house is one OF the best equipped |
office in the State, and by all odds the finest
office in this State west Of Topeka. The Of |
flee has now i've presses, four Of which can
he run by steam, good engine, and very |
complete bindery with the facilities for turn |
ing out any thing from dodger, or bank
check, TO a newspaper or bound book com
plete.
The ladies of the city and country--also |
their children, il they desire-are invited to |
come 10 the EAGLE next Tuesday or Wednes-
day afternoon to see the workings of this |
fine machine.
The Wichita city eagle., 1882-05-18
Wichita Wool House,

We respec tfully inform the Wool Growers
Of the Southwest that We have secured one
OF the largest brick store houses In the city
Of Wichita for the express purpose OF stor-
ing, shipping and selling on this market all
the wool that may be entrusted to our care !;
and will do all In our power. with the assis.
lance OF our patrons, to procure the best
price for their wool, giving then the choice
OF selling at home, or shipping II they think
best; and we think, by the accumulation Of
. large amount Of wool, will be able 10 de-
mand the best prices. We have made ar
rangements with = Boston house that we
think will be satisfactory to all In the rstes
Of frsights, AtOrsge, commission, &c I; and
will say that our house will be excluslvely .
commission house, aud will work hard for
the Interests Of our customers, and will at
oil times be ready TO give our advice and any
Information we may be able TO, and with
encouragement that our patrons can give,
will be able to build up business that will
be mutual TO all concerned.
Our commission Tor storage aud shipping
will be one cent per pouRd.
HELLAK 4 Co.
6-St. Wichita, Kan.
The Wichita city eagle., 1882-05-18
A HORSE PAIR,

horse fair will be held at Wichita, Kan.
sas, June 2S, 20 and 30, under the manage.
ment of the Sedgwick County Agricultural
Mechanical and Stock Association, with the
following programme:
First day-Gentleman's driving horse, "a
wagon. in 3, mile heats; purse, $50; first
sI5. second so, third 50. Trotting, three
minute elias. 3 in 8, mile heats; purse, $50
first S25, second s15, third $40.
Second day-Running race, catch weights.
half mile, m 8; purse, $50; drst S25 sec
ond SO. third $40. Trotting, stallion class,
3 in 8; purse, $50; first s25, second sl5,
third $40.
Thir'! day-Running race, catch weights,
3 in ., mile heats; purse, $50; first $50, SEQ
ond $40, third $40. Free for all, trotting.
in 8, mile heats purse 500; first go, Sec
ond $50, third $40.
All trotting will be governed by the ma
tionai rules; all running by the Lexington
rules, except in weights. Entries will close
at o'clock p. m., June 9th. Entrance fee,
ten per cent. OF purse. No time called; four
~ enter, three to start.
The Wichita city eagle., 1882-05-18
TIE WHEAT FIELDS or sEDswIcK.

The State Agricultural Society, in their
last report, show that Sedgwick county, in
her returns for 1881, lead all the counties Of
the State in the value Of her agricultural
productions. For five years now she has led
in the amount Of her acreage of wheat or
corn. Last year she came very close TO ear
rying of the prize in both. The amount of
the wheat acreage for 1881 was one hun
dred thousand and thrty-four acres,
and Of corn one hundred and six
thousand acres, or about one million and
els of corn. or upwards of thirteen thousand
ear loads OF grain.
The acreage of this year has not yet been
made ur from the assessors returns. but
taking these two leading products together,
there will be no falling of OF acres planted.
As to prospects for grand. rich harvest,
they could be no better. A ride ever two or
three townships on the west side Of the riv-
er. made this week, cGnvinces us that never
before has the promise Of heavy yield been
SO magnificent. Thousands and thousands
Of acres OF wheat stand so thick, strong and
uniform that one can throw his felt hat in
any place, and it will ride on top Of the
grain, which stands three feet high, and SO
uniform that two or three hundred acre
field resembles a molten sea. With no mis-
fortune, the seven elevators of this city
will get no rest night or day for year after
the first of July, and unless our Fort Scott
and Wichita road is completed, smother block
of grain of months duration may be expect
ed. With good prices, the railroads will
have more than they can do at this point,
as on the west side, so on the east side of the
county, and so with Butler, Cowley, Sum-
ner, kingman and Harper counties. There
is no end to the wheat, and hardly limit to
the promised yield. or all this belt, Wichi-
Ia is. of course. the central and controlling
market.
The acreage Of corn seems greater than
last year. While little backward, it is all
in, and up very uniformly. Never before
have our farmers 80 universally kept their
fields clean. Last week we heard an intelli- |
gent gentleman, who has been in the county
since its first settlement, remark that with a
fair season, Sedswick county would crib
seven million bushels of corn for 1882.
In the face of such prospects and figures.
many Of our farmers are very anxious for
railway, like the Fort Scott and Wichita, to
this point, and on west through the county. |
The new road not only has its eastern con-
nections at Fort Scott, but with all the roads |
at Kansas City over the Gulf line
The Wichita city eagle., 1882-05-18
"As Sure as Your Name is DON
aid, Well Make it Hot
For You"

This Is very encouraging to q new firm
coming to the metropolis of this beautiful
valley, to earn, by the sweat Of our brow
and the intelligent use Of what brains we
may have, our daily bresd and clothing, yet
this 10 the reception we have at the hands Of
ouI competitors. Men from whom we ought
to receive consideration. Men for WHOSE
benefit we propose to establish wholesale
business In this thriving town. The very
men who showed their graspfng disposition
when they bought up evero dollaas worth Of
goods we had rather than let the people got
thd benefit But let It come. We have been
In hot places before and it has ::beeu i'm
pressed upon our minds that unless we
change our course we will experience much
hotter season when we get to the end OF the
rope 90 perhaps f0retaste would prepare
US. Let It come. We differ from the dry
goods men Of this city, in that we have all
VIC can do in managing our own Affairs. We
will not attempt to regulate the business Of
our fellow merchants except in the matter of
low prices. We would be friends with the
merchants of this town, as we have been and
mean to be with the purchasers Of Dry
Goods In this city and vicinity; but such u
threat as the above would bar allintercourse
with the men who made it, aud we rely on
the purchasing public to sustain us. Our fa-
cilities for getting goods cheap cannot be
equaled, and we are determined to establish
In this community large business. IL our
competitors can find either consolation or
profit In asserting that we "stOle the goods,
or will never pay for them, or that we are
selling them for half what they can buy
them for" they are welcome to il, NOR viii II
make any material difference to purchasers
so long as they can save SO much money in
buying of us. To the Dry Goods merchants
in this city, who offered us such an insult,
we say, shoot yonr wad.
Silt J. +. DONALD Il Co.