St. Landry democrat., 1882-03-25

made by Thomas A. Hendricks, Frank
Hurd, Col. Villas, and others. and letters
from Sam. J. Tildes, Senator Bayard, and
other distinguished persons were read.
SECRETARY LINCOLN has sent to the
Senate statement showing that for the past
| ten years the cost of maintaining troop in
| the Indian country has been over 80 200, 00O
per annum.
GEN. STURGIs, military governor OF
! the Soldiers Home, Washington. D. c., in
his testimony before the Senate investigating
committee, says that no portion of the mon
ey appropriated has been expended for pro-
viding means Of recreation to the inmates,
and charges that the choicest products of the
farm, dairy and conservatory have been de-
livered to two members OF the board OF
managers at their residences. Material and
mechanics had been used in adorping their
homes at the expense Of the Government.
SurgeonGen. Barnes and Commissary-Gen.
MacFeely are the two members named.
THERE was a collision on the Balti-
more & Ohio Railroad, March u, near An
napolis Junction. Nd. The engine OF an
express train became disabled, was detached,
and moved on alone to the junction, leaving
the baggage car, paror car and two ordi-
nary passenger coaches standing on the
track. Shortly afterward way train came
rushing around curve, and the locomotive
crashed into the rear parlor car, breaking
the platform and the end section. The pas
sengers were thrown from their seats and
received severe bruises, but no one was Sc
siously injured. VIM. T. Henderson, special
agent for the Post-office Department, suf-
fered injury to the back. E. T. Bry, Of In
dianapolis, Ind, was considerably bruised;
Mrs. L. A. Cowan, of Baltimore, arm
bruised. United States Senator German
was, with his wife, in the palace car, and,
seeing the way train approach, they moved
toward the front end, escaping injury. Sam
uel Weaver, brakeman of the way train, was
badly cut about the face and head. The
seats in the three coaches were nearly all
wrenched from their fastenings.
MISS ANNA M. HERMANN, a native of
Germany, "a years Of age, died Of starvation
March u, in the Clark County Qnd) Poor
Asylum. Miss Hermann was lady of SUI
perior intelligence, and for time taught
languages in Jeffersonville. One day in
January last she suddenly became violently
insane and was arrested. She requested the
officer to kill her, as she desired to go to
heaven without delay. When this was re-
fused her, she determined to die by starving
herself. The visiting physician and super
used every effort to induce her to
partake Of food, but to no purpose. One day
shortly after her arrival at the asylum she
ate portion of an apple, but since that time
she partook Of no food whatever. She would
drink little water once day for while,
but lately had been unable to retain even
that on her stomach. During the last few
days of her two months fast, Miss Hermann
grew very weak, but retained her senses up |
to the end. She conversed intelligentiy, and |
when doctor called upon her the other day
she said: 81 did not send for you, and as
you are intruding wish you would retire"
From very stout person, weighing more
han 200 pounds, she was reduced to about
30, and the little flesh which chung to her
bones was almost mortified.