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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-05-03
A False Alarm

ST.. LOUIS, April 26-John Dean, young
boy in charge of the Chicago and Alton
telegraph Office at Centralia, Mo, was chic
reformed and tied last night about IL
o'clock by two unknown men. They put
out the ligh and were obliged to leave
without any booty.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-05-03
Attempted suicide.

COLUMBUS, o., April 25-A Journal spe-
cial says: Frank Heyman, recovering from
a prolonged debauch, shot himself at a
hotel at Cambridge this evening. The ball
passed mean the heart and was cut out of the
back by a surgeon. He will probably die,
but swears he will try it again if he recov-
ersn
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-05-03
A Biz Fire.

LITTLE Rock, April ga Gazette special
from Searcy, Ark, says: "At half past this
morning fire broke out in John A. Lewis
grocery, and was soon beyond control. The
whole block was destroyed. Loss to Hessy
& Watkins, general merchants, 81, 200; no
Insurance.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-05-03

THE Chicago Inter-Ocean advises Arthur
to push ahead in his work of slaughtering
half breeds, and refers him to the policy
adopted by King Theebaw as worthy of ina
itation
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-05-03
Uhe Ssntfmel.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 8.

A WAC has sent Arthur a new suit of
clothes, the buttons of which are all bullet
shaped ''CheL" ought to wear that suit on
the day Guiteau is hung.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-05-03
Hurlbut,s Remaips.

NEW YORK, April 26.-The remains of the
late Minister Hurlbut will be taken on the 5
o'clock train this evening to Chicago, &C.
companied by the family and friends.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-05-03
Anti-wonopolx Convention.

ALBANY, April 26.-The Anti Monopoly
Convention met to-day, 400 delegates being
present. l.. G. Chittenden was temporary
Chairman
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-05-03
4 Serious Charge.

MONTREAL, April 26.-Zeroondaki, Consul
here for Greece, has been ARE ted for assaults
on girl ten years of age.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-05-03
The NIalleY Trial.

New HAVEN, April 26-The Malley trial
was resumed. Testimo y thus far unim
portant.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-05-03
Read FALSE AND TRUE.
TO THE PUBLIC:

There can be no better guarantee Of the virtue OF
Dr. Railways old established Z. K. Remedies than
the base and worthless limitations OF themas they
are Felse Resolvens. Relief and Pills. Besure and
ak for Railways, and see that the name Rad
war" Is on Tbst you buy.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-05-03

Pure blood makes sound flesh, strong bone an
cleer skin. II you would have your fesh am
your pones sound, without carries and your cor
solvent -
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1882-03-23
Important Notice-Words Of Warn.
ing!


We desire to give this friend
ly word of warning to whom it
may concern, that all persons
who have been or are now deal
ing in a preparation called
clayton & Russell's Celebrated
Stomach Bitters," put upon the
market by Adams & Co., OF
New York, render themselves
liable to prosecution and DAM
age, as said article has been
pronounced by the u. S. Circuit
Court, Southern District, New
York, in a decision rendered by
his Honor. Judge Blatchford,
February, 1882, as being an i'm
itation OF Hostetter's Celebrat-
ed Stomoach Bitters, and who
granted a decree of perpetual
injunction with damages,
against the said Adams & Co.,
for violation of our Trade Mark
in the premises. The principle
of this important decision ap-
plies with equal force to any
article of Bitters, the labels of
which bear a general resem-
blance to our Trade Mark, as
well as to the re-filling of our
old bottles with spurious stuff,
or selling in bulk any article
purporting to be our prepare
ton, and hence this friendly
word of caution. We never fail
to convict, as the Court Records
of New Orleans, St. Louis, New
York and other points fully af-
firm.
HOSTET.rEp q SNITu
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STATE Press, in the Calves
ton News, one of the Oldest
newspaper editors in the state,
says: "All political questions
should be discussed more with
regard to their bearing on gen.
eral interests than as matter of
individual concern, and editors,
like legislators, should learn to
respect the rule that the motives
of their opponents are as much
entitled to respect as their own.
Recrimination is not argument,
and it is as easy to use harsh
epithets toward good men as
bad ones"
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TIE Fort Worth Democrat
says the result in the Crisp case
lately disposed of at Sulphur
Springs furnishes another strong
argument in favor of abolition
of grand juries. In 1868 Felix
Patrick was killed in a row.
Seventeen years afterwards
John T. Crisp Of Missouri was in
dicted for the murder. He came
to Texas and stood his tIial, and
after an absence OF four minutes
from the box the jury returned
a verdict Of not guilty. An in
nocent man was brought from
a distant state and put to great
expense simply because he was
indicted by grand jury on
what the trial proves to have
been ex parte testimony.
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The Houston Post thinks
that the BANNER rather under
estimates the ability of Senator
Coke, and says that while he
does not agree with the senator
on all political points, it must
confess that he is an able man,
and in proof of his ability it cites
his speech on the tariff ques-
ton. While the BANNER en-
dorses his views on the tariff
question. it does not overlook
the fact that speeches have been
prepared and made in the SEN
ate and in the house of repre-
rentatives for buncomb. Sena-
tor Coke is one of the shrewd-
est and most willy politicians OF
Texas, and no one knows bet
ter than he how to tickle the
public fancy; however, this
does not detract from the merit
of the speech.
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The Houston Post of We'd
nesday has an editorial on
Sergeant Mason's case" in
which it takes the correct posi-
tion that he is crank and that
the sentence passed upon him
is just one and should be al
lowed to stand. Cranks
throughout the country are TAX
ing up Mason's case, and petit
tons miles in length are being
presented to the president urg-
ing his pardon. Those engag-
ed in the effort to get Mason
pardoned might apply their
time to better uses.
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Citation by Publication.

THE STATE OF TEXAS. '-
To the sheriff, or any constable Of Lee
county, greeting: II lsa
You are hereby commanded that by
making publication of this Citation ia some
newspaper published in the county Of Lee
if there be one published in said county,
but if not then in any county where a
newspaper is published in the 32d judicial
district of Texas for four consecutive
weeks previous to the return day hereof,
you summon Henry Lawrence, whose res
idence is TO plaintiff unknown, 10 be and
appear before the district court. tc be hol-
den in and for the county of Lee al the
courthouse thereof, in the town of Cid
dings, on the FIRST Monday in May next,
then and there 10 answer the petition of
S. h. Mcllhenny Of Harms county, Texas,
filed in this court, March 10Th. 1852,
against Emanuel Reed, Elnore Freeman.
Charles Freeman. William Miller, Isam
Phillips, John Emanuel Reed, Lewis
Fulcher and Henry Lawrence fer suit and
being numbered on the Docket 2o5. The
nature of which action is as follows. That
oA about the 3rd day of December.
lr valuable consideration the de-
executed and delivered TO plain
s. three certain promissory notes. the
wo hundred and fifty dollars, pay
laintiff on list of January, 1886.
hree hundred and fifty dollars, pay
same party January Ist, 1851, and
srd and last for three hundred and
dollars, payable to same party Ianua-
a, 1882, each bearing interest frem
al ten per cent. per annum. That said
fnts though often requested have
b pay said notes or any part Of the
That said notes were given in part
ment of the purchase price of a certain
t of land described by metes and
nds in plaintiffs petition) in Lee coun-
conveyed by plaintiff TO defendants, I'D
cember, 1873, being out of the W. N.
ok League and containing FIVE hundred
A "a TWENTY-FIVE acres of land. That the
Vendors lien was specially retained on said
land. Plaintiff charges defendants with
possession of the deed and notifies them
TO produce the same on the trial of this
cause or secondary evidence will be used
of its contents.
Plaintiff prays for Citation 10 each OF
said defendants and Citation by publica-
ton to defendant, Henry Lawrence, for
judgment against all of the defendants for
his debt, interest and costs with foreclos-
ure of the vendors lien on said land and
general and equitable relief.
Herein fail not, but have you then and
there before said court this wnt, with your
return thereon, showing how YOU have ex-
ecuted the same.
Witness, w. A. Knox, Clerk Of the Dis
,rict Court of Lee county. Given
-, under my hand and seal of said
LIS. court in the town of Giddings,
~ this the 10th day OF March, AID.
1882.
w. A. KNOX,
Clerk District Court Lee CO.
order this Citation published in The
Brenham Banner, newspaper published
in the city of Brennan, Washington coun-
ty, for four consecutive weeks prior to the
return day hereof.
JAS. NJ. BROWN,
Sheriff Lee county. !
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The San Antonio Express
regards the governors procla-
nation, calling the legislature
together in extra session, as
another and shrewd electioneer-
ing document. A reduction Of
taxes and regulating the rail-
roads are regarded by the gov
ernor as a very popular move,
and one calculated to catch the
eye and ear of his friends, the
farmers. As a class the farmers
far outnumber all other calllngs,
and if he can capture the farm
ers' votes his election is as sure
as sunshine:
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AN effort is being made in
certain quarters, to make a
martyr of Sergeant Mason, the
the crank who tried to murder
Guiteau. Mason has been
settenced to eight years impris-
onment. The sentence is Sc
we're, but just, and instead of
trying to get him released, he
should be left in the peniten-
tiary for two or three years at
least. Shooting a prisoner, no
matter who he may be, is wrong
and should be punished.
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The Texas Live Stock Jour-
nal was started two years ago
as aIsmall four column folio pa
per. 1t has grown steadily and
and rapidly, and is now a r.
page seven column paper, the
largest in the state and has a
complete outfit, including a fine
Job office. 1t is a Fort Worth
enterprise, and apparently the
greatest journalistic success in
the state. 1t evidently supplies
long felt want.
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The Waco Examiner says it
has no objection to reduction
of state taxes, but it can see no
way by which state taxes can
now be reduced without doing
the counties an injustice. The
present rate of taxation in coun-
ties, 40 cents on the 500, is
hardly sufficient to keep some
of them out of debt.
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HoSTETTER & SMITH.
Pittsburg, March, 1882.
Beating Satan Round the Stump.

Cincinnati Gazette-1
In Kansas, since the consti-
tutiod has forbidden the sale of
all sorts of drink, beer has tax
en- the name of sea-foam. The
following is from the examina-
ton of a witness in the prose-
cution of the seller:
Question-Did this sea-foam
look like beer1
Answer-lt did.
Odd it foam like beer1
Alt did.
Odd it taste like beer2
Alt did.
Q:-Could you discover any
difesence between it and beer ?
Al could not.
Q.-What then, in your judg-
ment, was it1
Alt was sea-foam.
Q-What is sea-foam1
Al don't know.
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The Dallas Times has been
anxiously looking around for a
candidate for governor but as
yet it has not found the man
that suits it exactly. 1t, how
ever, finds no scarcity of candi-
dates. 1t is opposed, not to
Roberts or his policy, but to a
third term, and it is also oppos-
ed to any and all things having
even the most remote SAVIOR
OF independence. 1t shudders
at the word independent.
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An Austin correspondent Of
the News suggests a way oil
saving the present county tax
and reducing the state tax. He
says let the state tax remain at
40 cents and provide that those
who voluntarily pay their taxes
on or before a day named in
such year shall be entitled to a
rebate of 20 per cent. of the
amount due. The legal ques-
ton arises, can the devil be
whipped around the stump in
the manner indicatedP
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The republicans being in the
majority in congress now tack
politics on to every bill that
comes before that body for con-
sideration, it matters not what
the, subject of legislation may
be the latest aud most notable
case is the anti-polygamy bill
which was passed by a strict
party vote. In matters partain-
ing to the public good party
politics might well be abandon
ed by legislative bodies.
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A Third Term.

tits determined by the friends
of Governor Roberts to urge his
claims for reelection to a third
term. In fact, according to their
way of putting it, the welfare of
the state, now and hereafter,
depends upon his occupying the
gubernatorial chair. The Gal
weston Journal, an opponent of
of the governor, says his friends
are not numerous, but in this it
is evidently mistaken; he has
written a book and dedicated it
to the farmers ; he has also said
that civilization begins and ends
with the pillow; he smokes a
cob pipe, and does other things
to make himself popular with
the farmers; he gets the credit
Of accumulating the cash bal
ance of over million dollars in
the treasury, which, viewed in
a business and financial way, is
wholly indefensible, but then
the farmers, as a class, are not
versed in the mysteries of
finance and the cash balance is
viewed as great achievement;
again. the "pay as you go" poll
cy is dwelt upon, and the fact
that trust funds in the treasury
are directed to other uses than
those intended is entirely over
looked, and those sounding the
governors praises and blowing
his trumpet, never make any
mention OF the fact. The estab-
lishment of normal schools is
kept constantly before the pub
lie, but, in the meantime, the
system of free schools in the
country is sadly neglected, and
and of this none ought to be
more fully aware than the
farmers themselves. Among
the newspapers the governor
has but few supporters, but, as
the Galveston Journal. remarks,
what they lack in quantity they
endeaver to make up in noise.
Nearly every leading paper in
the state is opposed to the gov
ernor; yet, strange as it may
seem, their opposition seems to
make him friends among some.
The work of the papers is, how
ever, having its effect, slowly,
it is true, but surely, and at the
last election the governor ran
behind the ticket; if he should
be renominated his majority
will, at the next election, be
very materially reduced. Re-
publicans and greenbackers will
not vote for him under any Cir
cumstances, and thousands OF
democrats will show their indie
pendence by scratching him.
There is, in reality, no DISPOSE
ton in the democratic party of
Texas to split, but the convic-
ton that Governor Roberts is
not the democracy of the state,
is growing far more rapidly
than his friends are willing to
admit. The Journal says that
the man who is to succeed the
present executive twill be not
only a progressive and enlight-
ened democrat, but a man of
iron nerve and steadfast pur-
pose. He has probably not
been named yet, but he will be
picked out of a picked number
of possibilities" 1t is to be
hoped that this prediction will
be fulfilled.
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STRINGS having promised to
give an illustration ofthe editor
of the Houston Age, the latter
gets ahead of Siftings by pub
fishing a cartoon entitled Sift-
tings in his Sanctum, writing
under difficulties. The sitter. is
a seated on a beer keg, presum-
edly empty, at the editorial
table with a pencil in his hand,
a 6ve-cent cigar in his mouth
and a very large bowl of foam
ing lager within. easy reach.
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Mr.. C. p. HUNTINGTON who was
in Galveston the other day gave
it as his opinion that twenty-five
feet of water in the channel
would have the effectof making
Galveston a city and a great
seaport, it being 500 miles near
er the Pacific than New Orleans.
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The Mexia Ledger says every
objection the governors enc
mics have raised, has been met
and shown to be groundless. 1t
is not so clear that the governor
has many enemies; the simple
fact that a great many men do
not agree with the governor in
matters of state policy and do
not want him reelected does
constitute them enemies of the
governor.
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ONE of the greatest necessi-
ties throughout the state is good
roads. The experience of the
past few months has demonstra-
ted their necessity. None know
the need of good roads better
than the farmers, and as they
are in the majority they should
instruct the next legislature to
amend the road law and provide
some means by which good
roads may be had.
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The Galveston News says
rumor has it that C. P. Hunt
iugton has purchased T. w.
Pierce's one-third interest in
the Galveston, Houston and
Henderson railway and that he
will have a survey made from
Clear Creek to Clinton, with a
view to running the Houston
and Texas Central trains
through to Galveston.
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GOVERNOR ROBERTS now has
a defender in the Marshall Her
aid which paper says, the war
made on him by large portion
of the press of this state is as
unwarranted as it reprehensible.
According to the Herald's
theory the papers that oppose
the governor are pseudo demo-
cratic or independent. 1t says
it is opposed to third term in
office, but if it were necessary to
vindlcate his administration it
would support him cordially.
Fortunately there is plenty
democratic timber left, and of
the best quality from which to
select candidate" The BAN
NER fully endorses the last re-
mark of the Herald.
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Ladies of BRENNAN and vicini-

ty, if you wish a nice pair of
shoes or slippers of the latest
style go to H. Hodde's, there
you will surely fined a fine selec-
ton of Misses and childrens
sandles and newports; go to H.
Hodde's.
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Party Fealty.

The Paris, Texas, Tribune
says that the expressions of
numerous papers throughout
the state, and of many individu-
ais in the county, Lamar, upon
the subject OF party fealty indi-
cate that public sentiment has
greatly changed. The spirit of
blind obedience to the will OF
! any particular party as express
ed in primary elections, con-
ventions and political platforms,
has grown weaker, and many
who have heretofore always
supported the platform and
voted the straight ticket, seem
to be determined to advocate
only their own settled convic-
tons of right, and to vote only
for men possessing qualifca-
tons Of honesty, fidelity and
capacity. The editor of the
Tribune says he was reared
in the principles of democracy,
and that he fully believes in
their truth and justice, but if a
blind support of all the nomi-
nees and platforms formulated
by democratic conventions. is a
prerequisite to his taking a
part in its primary meetings,
he very respectfully asks to be
be excused. His motto is prin-
ciples above all men.
The BANNER has expressed
views very similar to the above
on several occasions; it con-
tends and has contended that
the democratic doctrine is one
purely of principles. and it op-
poses all cut and, dried and
packed conventions. While the
convention system is purely
democratic, it has been so
much abused OF late years as
to almost bring it into disrepute.
1t is a waste of time to go into
details of the manner in which
conventions are manipulated.
Even now, months in advance
of the coming state convention,
the politicians at Austin are
busy making states; half a doz-
en- or a dozen men may, and
perhaps will, make a complete
slate, and having made it. the
next thing will be to so manage
the election of delegates to the
state convention that the slate
will be put through. If the
masses of the people, the rank
and file of the party of the
democracy, are going to quietly
submit to the process holding
of a convention is nothing but
the veriest farce. But happily
a spirit of independence is rap
idly gaining ground, and pack
ed conventions are losing their
potence. Individuals are think
ing for themselves, and the
old hard-shell democrat, who
pledges himself to abide by the
decision of every so-called con-
vention, is dying out and his
place is being supplied by
younger men. People ask
themselves, "What has the par
ty done for me as an individu-
al9" Usually they cannot dis
cover that it has done anything
tangible. The party should be
composed of the people and
not of the politicians; the
greatest good for the greatest
number should be the object
constantly kept in view. The
convention system is now on its
final trial before the highest tri-
bunal in this countrY-the peo-
pie themselves.
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The Bolton Journal, a demo-
cratic paper, says there is not a
particle of harm in the indie
pendent press giving advice to
the democratic party, the party
need not take the advice unless
it is good. The Journal differs
from some democratic papers
which affect to think that all the
wisdom in the world is possess
ed by them alone.
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Scientific Miscellany,

1t is 4 familiar fact that Il
black object on white ground
will appear mach larger than it
is in reality. For example, a
white stripe on a black surface
is apparently broader than a
black stripe of equal width on
a white surface. Peter Scherf-
fer has sought an explanation of
the phenomenon, and thus &c
counts for it: When one of
our senses receives a double
sensation, one being strong and
the other weak, the latter is not
felt. Especially is this the case
when both impressions are OF
the same kind, or when a strong
effect upon one Of the senses is
followed by a weaker one Of the
same kind.
Eight prizes Of SIPS each
have been offered by the Royal
Society of New South Wales
for the best communications
giving the results of original
study or observations on as
many specified subjects. The
subjects have special reference
to Australian progress.
Recent attention has been
drawn to the value of the Quill
Ian tree of Chill, on account OF
the powerful cleansing proper
! ties of its bark. 1t is said to
be more effective under certain
conditions than the best soap.
1t is already used to some ex-
tent in washing silk and wool.
An 9ronaut ascending from
Paris on a cold and cloudy day
in February, recorded a tenn
2e.af >6S degrees at a
fleet. This result
-. 80 L