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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-06-13
STAR ROUTES.

Suits Instituted by Postmaster General
Gresham Against Salisbury, Parker, and
Other Contractors to Recover Overpay-
ments Made by the Government.
WASHINGTON, June 10.-0n June Il, 1882
agreements were made between Geo. Bliss,
Assistant U. S. Attorney, and R. G. Inger-
soil, attorney for Salisbury, Parker and
others interested with each of these conbin-
ations of Star Route contracts to refer the
claims of the Government for alleged over
payments on various routes to Richard A.
Elmer, Second Assistant Postmaster General,
George Bliss or any one that mIgat be de-
signated by him. Copies of the agreement
were also transmitted to Elmer by Bliss With
a letter on October %, 1882, and on Novem-
Der "a, 1852; the original agreements were
20 transmitted with a letter from Bliss
substituting H. d. Lyman in his place.
The arbitration, however, did not
proceed, because it was found
necessary to obtain additional inform alton
on two routes embraced in the submission
and this information Elmer proceeded to OBJ
tain. He mas secured il upon one route, and
has not completed his inquiries on the other.
During the progress of these inquiries, Elmer
directed the attention of Postmaster General
Howe to the provision OF Section 4 .0j7 of the
Revised Statutes, (which declares in sub
stance that when sums have been wrOngfaIIv
paid by reason Of false statements in mail
service the BOstna aster General must sue ior
the recovery thereof, and asked his advice
and direction Gs 10 the course he should pur-
sue IN view OF the proposed settlement OF
the cases BY arbitration The Postmaster
General was OF the opinion that the sgree-
ments were not valid or binding upon either
the GovernmeHt or other parties and that
the award would not conclude either party,
and be addressed letter to
the Attorney General requesting
his opinien upon the agreement.
The Attorney General replied it was difficult
10 imply power in the Attorney General TO
submit 20 arbitration q case in which the
Postmaster General is especially directed to
cause suit 10 be brought. as q question Of
law, therefore, the right of submission seems
10 be in serious doubt. He further indi-
Gated the proper course would be to institute
suits, when. under the authority of the
Court the arbiUstors, when appOi nted,
could proceed regularly. The inyestig I;iOa
having been completed in one OF the tWO
CASES, ard inquiries in relation 10 another
route, namely, the Willow Ranch, Gala, 10
Reno New, having developed facts Sufficient
10 warrant proceedings for recovery, Elmer
has directed the attention of Postmaster
General Gresham to ths cases, and suggested
that steps be taken looking 10 proceedings
for recovery, sn accordance with the statute
cited. On the Srh inst. the usual course OF
action in such cases was adopted. The
amount sued for in the cases will be near
$500, 600. Other cases are to follow against
the parties named, as well as against others
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nit to Recover s1o,OOo,ooo wsrth of
Land.

ST. LOUIS, June 6-George NJ. Willing an
old and well known resident of this city,
backed by a syndicate of lawyers of st.
Louis and California, is about to institute
legal proceI 1ings to secure tract of 5000
square leagues, or 2 700 square miles of land
living along the Gila River, running back to
Maricops Mountain in Arizona, which was
acquired by Ar. Willing's son from Spau-
lard named Miguel Peralta, in 1874, and th
deed of which was recorded at Prescott.
Ariz, but which owing to the sudden death
of Mr.. Willing was not disposed of iii his
will. There are some applications regard
ing the ownership, but Mr. Willing, Sr., and
his legal advisers feel confident of being able
to secure the land. The property embraces
several mines. and is estimated TO be worth
at least $40 coo, 900.
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An Ex-Millionaire, Arrested for Theft,
Commits Suicide.

BosToN, June 11.-William A. Putney, at
one time proprietor of one of the largest dry
goods houses in Chicago and rated among
mlllionaires, through business depression
and bad investments became hope
lessly involved, and was finally obliged to
give up his business on account of impaired
health. Without money he returned TO the
East and obtained a position as salesman in
Shepard, Normell & Co.'s. The firm has
been missing considerable valuable goods.
Detectives traced the thefts 10 Putney, and
lie was arrested at his summer cottage, Nan
tuCket. The officers with their
prisoner took the steamer for Bos-
ton. At Putneys solicitation they did not
put the irons on him. Putney desired 20
avoid the people he might know on the boat,
and was allowed to move about Suddenly
while chatting with the officers he plunged
overheard. He was taken from the water by
the boats crew and everything done TO re-
suscitate him, but he died in about ten
minutes; age, hfty-two years.
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Wylie has practically decided that point so
far as his Court is conceI ned. Judge Wylie
seems disposed to use all his power to secsre
a verdict of some kind. In other words, to
prevent disagreement A curious feature
of this case is the position occupied by Rer-
dell. He has confessed himself guilty; yet
should the Jury acqult the other defendants,
it would have The effect of setting aside this
plea Of guilty of conspiracy, and thus, in
negative way, declare him innocent OF the
charge TO which he admitted himself guilty.
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jackson County and Vicinity.

Special to the Sentinel:
SEYMOUR, Ind, June ia cyclone of un-
usual severity and not over 100 yards wide
struck the western part of this County last
evening about o'clock and completely de-
molished the farm residence of John W.
Holmes and tore his orchard up by the
roots, and killed some very fine stock for
Charles Esham.
Another cyclone of signal severity struck
and demolished the farm residence OF a Mr.
Ties, six miles southwest of the city.
Frank Menning's barn, filed with old corn
and agricultural Implements, and his cribs
were prostrated and carried to the four
winds. No such storms have ever visited
this County before.
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the edge of town, told the lady that he was
i'll and asked to lie down in the house. She,
however, was afraid of smallpox and turned
him out of doors. He was sfterward found
lying upon the side of the read and brought
home. Medical aid was called and the
patient appeared to rally, but at 10 o'clock
last night was taken worse and expired in a
few moments. The deceased was in his sixty
sixth wear.
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Death From Exhaustion.

FRANKLIN, Ind, June Con yesterday
William McCaslin, one of our oldest and
mcst respected citizens, rode out to bis
farm near this city and there ne found some
horses in one of his fields. and in the effort
10 dri-e them out he over taxed his strengr1.
On his way homo he stopped at house in
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President whites Successor.

LAFAYETTE, June Professor James H.
Smart, of Indianapolis, late State Supeun-
tendent of Public Instruction, was to-day
elected to the Presidential Chair of Purdue
College, to succeed Professor E. Z. White,
resigned.
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monies. The exercises were attended By
large gathering of people, including 100
alumni. The statue is of granite, eight feet
three inches high, and on pedestal nine
feet high. The only inscription is General
Thayer, father of West Point Military AcId-
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RerdsIrs PeoaIlar Position.

WAsHINeToS. June 1O-Nerrick, in his ad-
dress in kbe Star Route case, has utilised the
requests the prosecution will make in its
prayers for instructions to the Jury, and IL
they are approved by the Court, it Is likely
the final charge will be strongly against tue
defendants. Undoubtedly, the prayers in
behalf of the defense will strike a the in
dictment. There is not much hope on that
side of favorable reception. The defense will
probably maintain the statute Of Limitations
has run againss this case, but already Judge
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The statue Co General rhayer.

WEST PoISr, June 1.-The statue in honor
of General sylvsnus Thayer, erected by the
alumni of the Military Academy, was un-
yelled this afternoon with suitable cere-
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johnson COunty's Ex-Representative Says
No Girl Travelled With Him From In
Daily Republican., 1883-11-09
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High FeodlMx Most PfOAta BILE

1t IL an error to assume that high
feeding Is too expensive for general prac.
tice, as will endeavor to show by a
few examples: In the case of pair of
grade short-horned twins, owned by an
Illinois farmer, their food for the first
six months consisted of sour skim milk,
oil meal and grass, which gave as good
.rowth as whole milk. At six
months old the pair weighed 1,340
pounds. For the next six months they
were fed out of doors on grass, corn and
hay, and weighed at one year old 1850
pounds. At two years they weighed
3, 305 pounds, and at three years 5. 800.
Any dairy farmer can feed calves as
these were fed. and should see that it is
for his interest to give them all they
can eat and digest.
A Concord On. H. y farmer bought a
calf which weighed l60 pounds at the
age of four weeks He fed 1t exclusive
l. upon skim milk until it was nine
months old, allowing 1t, Of course, to
Craze on what it would; during the
next three mouths it got shorts In addi
tion to the skim milk. At the end of
that tune, being one year old, its girth
was five feet five iAches, and lis weight
l,20O pounds, live dressing 902 pounds,
as much as some four -year.olds
These instances show that large calves
can be raised without feeding them on
new milk; skim milk supplemented
with oil-meal or oorn-meal, will effect
IA rapid growth, and at cost which
will permit handsome profit to be
realized
Daily Republican., 1883-11-09
To Move Into n SH Ou Arters.

The business Of Mcssrs. II aid & Co.,
real estate agents, whose Office is at the
southeast corner Of Seventh and Mar
ket streets, having increased to such an
extent that their present quarters are
inadequate, i, became necessary to look
aronnd for more congenial quarters, and
accordingly they have purchased the
large and commod ious structure known
as the Askew building, on the north
east corner # Seventh and Market sts.,
the lower floor Of which is now occu-
pied by BroWning's branch clothing
house. Thr purchasers will remove to
their new quarters as soon as they can
get pos ssion Of the building, which
will not be later than Mar.h 25, 1884. If
the manager of the clothing store sue
ceeds in hnung u suitable location for
his business he will vacate before the
lease expires.
Head & Co propose to remodel aud
tit up the interior of the store with all the
necessary improvements for tirst-class
real estate exchange.
Daily Republican., 1883-11-09
The Man who struck MahOne.

PETERSBURG, Va, November s.-The
Index. "A Appeal to. day publishes com.
munication from William Long, tobac.
conist, of this city, to the effect that he
is the party who struck Senator Malone
at the polls on Tuesday during a dis
turbance. Long states that he saw
General Mahone and his son Butler
alight from their carriage and 20 rect
ly to the polls. At that moment a
difficulty occurred about Democratic
negro voting, which caused great con-
fusion, and threatened serious riot
At this time a pistol was drawn and
held up to the crowd as having been
taken from General Malone. Long,
being pressed by the crowd at this
moment, raised his hands to clear him
self of the throng, and as he did so some
one struck him violently on the right
hand, which caused it to strike General
Malone lightly on the face. Long says
he hopes he did the General no serious
harm. He had no intention or desire to
do him a personal injury, and as to his
offer of 800 to know " the scoundrel or
assassin who struck him, he (Lnng)
is the responsible party, and he hopes
this statement will be satisfactory.
Daily Republican., 1883-11-09
Industrial and Labor NOf e..

The President and six members of tht
Miners Association left Pittsburg yes
terday for a tour among the third and
fourth pool mines to induce the miners
who have accepted the reduction In
wages, to strike pending the acceptance
by the operators of the proposition tc
settle the question of wages by arbitra
tion.
The conference appointed between the
glass blowers and manufacturers OF
Pittsburg, to be held yesterday, did not
take place, owing to the absence Of three
members of the manufacturers com.
mittee. The manufacturers say that no
concessions will be made. President
Kline and James Campbell of the
WOrkmens' Association have left for
the East to induce workmen not to
make glass for Western shipment,
and also to try if the importation Of
glass cannot be stopped.
The cigar-makers in Cine nnati threat
en- to strike because of demand of the
manufacturers that they shall pay
for the gas used morning and evening.
Representatives Of twenty-six firms
throughout the country engaged in the
manufacture OF barb fence wire met in
Chicago yesterday. to determine the
amount Of royalty to be paid the Wash
burn & Mo"n Company, which prac-
tically controls all the barb wire pat
ents. 1t was determine to offer uni
form royalty Cf 80 cents per hundred
weight instead of IS cents, which has
been the sum paid.
1t is reported from Chicago that a
number of the saw mills on the east
shore of Lake Michigan will be closed
within week, in consequence of the
low price of lumber, and :" the fact that
the saving season has already been as
long as usual -
Daily Republican., 1883-11-09
bad Boys at smyrna

Wilmington is not alone in her com
plant of bad boys, and otlier towns
are afflicted in a similar manner. Al
Smyrna on Sunday last, according to
the report of the Times, a number OF
boys entered the new school building
at that place, despite the instructions and
placard warning them against trespass,
and while they were playing with a
hoisting machine a piece of scantling
was thrown on the slate roof breaking
over 200 pieces Of slate, aud breaking
the machine. In consequence of this
the contractor, Mr. T. W. Ferree, of
Christiana Hundred, has issued n no.
tice to the parents of the boys to the
effect that if they do not wait upon him
and make arrangements for settling the
damage. they will have to abide by the
law in such cases.
Daily Republican., 1883-11-09

GHERIFF'S SALE-BY VIRTUE OF A
y writ Of levari facias, to me directed, will
be exposed to Public Sale at the Court House
on Market street, between Tenth and EIev
enth streets, in the city of Wilmington, New
Castle County, d -laware,
On THURSDAY,
THE 2?ND DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1883,
At 2 2oclock, p. m., the following descr bed
real estate, viz:
All that certain lot, piece or parcel OF land
with two-stOry frame house thereon erected
situate In the city of Wilmington, bounded
and described as follows: Beginning at a
point on the westerly side OF ButtonwoOd
street at the distance OF l43 feet ~ inches
southerly from the southerly side of b street
thence westerly parallel with b street anu
through the middle Of the division wall be.
tween this and the adjoining house on the
north 100 feet to a stake thence southerly
parallel with ButtonwOod street 10 feet to
another stake, thence easterly and parallel
with b street lG0 feet to the aforesaid side OF
Buttonwood street and thence thereby north
erly 10 feet to the ,ace of beginning, be the
contents thereof what they may. Book X,
vol. II, page 236 etc.
Seized and taken in execution as the pro.
perty of Walter q. Tatnall and Annie H.,
his wife, and t. t., and TO be sold Ey
JAM ES MARTIN, Sheriff.
SHERIFF'S OFFICE. Wilmington, Del, No
vembcr |, 1888.
Daily Republican., 1883-11-09

SHEklFF'S SA E-BY VIRTUE OF A
> writ of evar fdcias, to me directed, wi l.
ne exposed to Publ ,alc.at the Court HO rs,
on Market street brtwctn Tenth and Elcv
enth streets in the city of Wilmington, New
CASTLE County, Delaware. on
THCRSD y, NOVEM Der %, 1883,
at 2oclock, p. nj the following described
real estate, viz:
All that certain lot, piece or parcel of land
wi h twostor! frame house thereon erected,
situated in the city of Wilmington. bounded
and described rs follows to " t: Beginning
at point on the westerly de of Clavmont
street at the distance Of n feet inchess nth
rrly from the utterly side OF A ST., thence
wester y parallel with A $, % feet to a stake
thence southerly parallel with C!aymont,
street 10 feet TO another stake thence easterly
parallel with street ard throughtne middle
Of the vision wall between This and the
adjoining use o. the south 70 feet to the
aforesaid side Of tiaymont street.and thence
thereby northerly 10 feet to the place of he
ginning be the contents thereof what they
may. Book w., vol II, page lo3, etc.
SGize0 and taken In eX cut on as the pro.
perty OF Walter f. Tatnall and Annie H., his
wife, and t. t., and to be sold by
JAM rs MARTIN, Sheriff.
SHERIFF's OFFicE, Wilmington, Del, No
vember !, 1859.
Daily Republican., 1883-11-09
Make 4 BEGINNING.

Remember in all things that, il you
do not begin, yon will never come to an
end. The first weed pulled up in the
garden, the first seed in the ground, the
first shilling put in the savings bank,
and tn" first mile travelled on a journey
are all-important things; they make a
beginning, and hold outa hope, a prom
Use, a pledge, an assurance that yOn are
in earnest in what you have undertak-
en-. How manya poor, idle, hesitating
outcast il now creeping and crawling
on his way through the world who
might have held up his head ant pros.
pered If, instead Of putting off his reso-
luton of industry and amendment, he
had only made beginning
Daily Republican., 1883-11-09
sTOBY o. TME DALLOrs.
FaE Fad RatusDs Of Tuesdays Cou.
test. The 0lsuaalon Unchaoged'

test. The Situation UochoOged'
The Albany Evening journal esti
mates the majority for Carr, Republi
can, in New York at 1900, and thu
majorities for the Democratic candi
dates for the other Offices on the State
tickets at from 10000 to $4,000. The
assembly will be composed Of "a Re.
publicans and 55 Democrats.
The latest returns froIn Virginia In.
creased the Democratic gains. Reports
from all the Senatorial Districts except
two give the Democrats % Senators and
the COalitionists 10. Thus far the Dem.
ocrats have secured 63 members of the
House and the Coalitionists 80, with
only four districts to hear from. The
popular majority in the State is now es.
timated at $4,000.
Returns from all the counties In New
Jersey received last night give Albeit,
for Governor, a major ty of 6,626.
| Complete returns from Massachusetts
Excepting Gos mold, show a total vote OF
l6O, ,l75; Butler, 15O,074; Almy, 1854
scattering, 80 The Senate will stand
20 Republicans and Is Democrats-a
gain of 2 Republicans.
The latest returns from Minnesota in
dicate majority of "A, 900 for Hubbard,
Republican, for Governor, and 1000
for the rest OF the Republican ticket.
Revised returns from three-fOurths OF
the counties in Nebraska show that the
majority for Reese, Republican, for
Supreme Judge, will be about 5000.
Nearly full election returns from
Mississippi show that the Legislature,
on joint ballot, will have l3O Demo
Gratis to % Republicans and indie
pendents. The Democrats elected II
out Of II District Attorneys.
Governor Butler is said to have told
one of his Council on Wednesday that
he would again run for Governor next
year. The compliment OF 10000
votes makes III think he will be sue
cessful.
The Washington Star says that the
contest for Sergeantat-Arms in the
U. s. House Of Representatives is
generally thought to be between ex-
Congressman Leedom, of Ohio, and
John G. Thompson, Of the same State.
Leedom says twelve of the Ohio Demo.
HIaIic ueickdtioh hio pleukou W niu,
brt the friends Of Thompson claim that
the latter has majority of the delega.
ton.
The Cherokee National Council met
on Monday at Tahlequah, Indian Terri
tory. The first steps taken were to
organize the two houses and elect Off
GERS, after which the votes cast at the
late election were counted in joint
session. d. w. Bushyhead was an
nounced AZ Chief, and Rabbit Bunch
az Assistant Chief.
Daily Republican., 1883-11-09

CHERlFFS SALE-BY VIRTUE OF A
- writ Of Levari Facas, to me directed,
will be exposed to Public Sale at the Court
House, Oh Market street, between Tenth and
Eleventh streets. in the city of Wilmington,
New Castle County. Delaware, on
ON THURSDAY,
THE 22ND DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1883,
At 2 O'Clock, p M, the following described
real estate. viz:
All that certain lot, piece or parcel of land,
with two-story frame house thereon erected
situate in the city of Wilmington, bounded
and described as follows, to wit: Beginning
at point on the westerly side of Claymon
street at the distance of lO9 feet inch es
soltherly from the outhcrly side Of A street.
Il ence westerly parallel with A street and
passing through the middle of division wall
between this and the house adjoining on the
north 70 feet to corner, thence sOutherly
par rllel with Claymont street IS feet to a
corner. thence easterly and parallel with A
street - feet to the aforesaid side Of Clay
mont street, and thence thereby nOrtherly Is
feet to the place Of beginning be the contents
thereof what they may Book W, vol. II,
page 493, etc.
Seized nj taken in execution ms the pro-
perty OF Wa te- g. Tatual and Annie H., his
wife, and t.. and 10 be sold by
JAMES M ARTIN, Sheriff.
SHERIFF $ OFFICE, Wilmington, ;;el., No
vember l, 1883.