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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-18
E}eMare.

of the continued use of mercury and potash for
the treatment of Blood and Skin dseases-thev
never cure, and Bearly always injure or totally
ruin the general health.
A wELL-KNOwN DRUGGIST.
My drugstore was the first to sell swift's spe-
ciic. 1t was then put up in quart bottles which
sold for So each. have seen great many cases
cured by its use, and some who had tried all sorts
of treatment. In fact, have never known it to
fail when taken properly. sell large quantity
of it, and for all diseases that are dependent on
blood poison or skin humOr 1t cures
PIMPLES AND BLOTCHES ON THE SKIN,
and makes the compile xon fair and rosy. As for
blood faint, there is such word fail. 1t cures
cases that have long withstOOd other sorts of
treatment, and without any of those recurring
troubles that generally follow mercurial and
other socalled cures.
t. L. MAssENBURG. Macon, Ga.
DRY letter.
For years was afflicted with Dry letter of the
most obstinate type Was treated by many of
potash and arsenic, which, instead of curing the
letter, crippled me up with mineral poison and
rheumatism. The letter continued to grow
worse, and the itching almost made me erazv.
In this condition L was induced to take SwlftS
Specific, and the result was astonishing as it
gratifying. In a few months the letter was
entirely WELL the Mercurial Poisoning all out of
my system and was a well mainland due only
to Swifts Specific. Alllike sufferers should take
it, JAMES DUNNING, Louisville, KY.
WHAT A PHYSICIAN SAYS.
CYPRESS RIDGE, Monroe Co, Ark,
July %, 1888.
Ihaye a bright little daughter who viii be two
years old next month. she has been troubled
nearly since her birth with a skin disease,
which first diagnosed chicken pOX, but later
found II to he some sort of eczema; at any rate
1t resisted very stuhborny all the different treat
ments. l procured one bottle of Swifts Specific
and gave il to her in small doses three times a
day, and in IA short while had The satisfaction to
see that she entirely well. l am so well
pleased with its effect on her that shall noc only
n | IA IN tar T. l. n
my other children and take 1t myself
W. L. BRONrE, NJ d.
Our treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mail
ed free TO applicants.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.,
Drawer 8, Atlanta, Ga.
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Premature Loss Of the Rair

may be entirely prevented by the use of Bur
nett's Cocoaine.
Housekeepers should insist upon obtaining
BURNErT's FLAvoRING EXTRACTS, they are the
hest.
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of the continued use of mercury and potash for
the treatment OF Blood and Skin diseases-thev
never cure, and Bearly always injure or totally
ruin the general health.
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Dinner I'm AMONG fine clouds,

couveyances, S. consideration. 81, 7s5, 90
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-03-07
DEATH AND DESTRUCTION.
Several Persons Killed and Wounded in an
Elevator Fire.

ALBANY, n. Y, March Sat O'Clock this
morning the watchman at the Dunlap elevator
discovered fire in the sixth story. BY the Iime IL
wss extinguished the flames had broken out
fercelv on the fourth floor. and several men were
caught on the sixth floor. Gary Benson. The
watchmaD and Louis J. Miller, clerk of the Fire
Department, rushed down stairs through the
flames and were badly burned. Firemen Samuel
Atkins and John Myers and Joseph Gilligen were
literally forced TO come down the iron hoisting
chain outside the building, distance of 100 feet
About forty feet from the ground the chain WAS
covered with ice. and the men slid 10 the ground
with great velocity, more less severely injured.
strong north wind was blowing, AID the
whole department was called out. The fire spread
rapidly through the mill and elevator, enyelOp-
ing the whole structure. About 4 O'Clock the
upper wal fell outward, part falling through
Bridge * Davis provision store, adjoining on
Broadway, burying several persons under the
ruins. Firemen william Carlin and Michael
Sheedan, and Michael McEween, an emplOye ot
Bridge & Davis, were killed; James Cameron,
bookkeeper OF the same firm, was injured inter
nally, aud probably fatally; James Kelley had
both legs crushed; Fireman Goldth waite. back
injured.
The entire mill and elevator were destroyed.
The property belonged to the estate of Robert
Dunlap. The loss on the building is SIS 600; in
sured Tor S32 500. The mill and elevator were oe-
cupied by Frank ChSmbeTlin, whose loss is about
$780, goo; insured for Sl1O,5O0. About 1900
bushels Of grain were in the elevator. The los
of parties who had grain stored was about sac D
insurance not ascertsined.
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FLEEING FROM TIE FLOODS.
The People Along the st. Francis River
F1oching to the Hills-TOwns and Villages
Entirely Under Water.

The People Along the st. Francis River
/ FIoching to the Hills-Towns and Villages
Entirely Under Water.
Sr. LOUIS, March 1.-The latest news from
the overfowed country along the lower Mis-
sissippi River is that what are known as the
Sunk Lands in the st. Francis River region
are entirely submerged and that nearly as
far down as Helena there are but few
places above water. The people are living
In upper stories of houses when there is
more than one story to the house or are
floating around on RATS or in boats. Most
of them, however, have deserted the country
and gone to the highlands back from the
river. Several lives are reported lost In this
region, but no definite information is gwen.
Five railroad labOrers who were lost in the
overflow were picked up in boat a day or
two ago in a starving condition, they
having been without food nearly a
week. All bayous in this region are
rising rapidly and great volume
of water is pouring to the southwark which
will reach Helena about Tuesday. All rail
road grading in this section has been sus-
pended.
New Madrid, which is further north, is
submerged, there being from two to four
feet of water in all streets, and there is
scarcely house in the town, the lower part
of which is not in water. The whole coun-
try back of this place as far up as Cairo on
the Missouri side and from Hickman south,
for over fifty miles, the entire bottom is
inundated and much property in way OF
corn. live stock, fences etc, was destroyed.
No great amount of suffering is reported,
however, the people generally being in bet
ter condition to meet the circumstances
than they were last year. A good many Of
the people have left the bottoms and gone
to high lands.
At Arkansas City the water is still about
two feet lower than last year. The backwater
in the town is more than foot higher than
in the river, and is running over low spots
in the levee back into the river. Nearly all
the business houses and residences have
water in them, and business is good deal
curtailed. The Little Rock, Mississippi River
and Texas Railway is stlll in operation, and
the Superintendent is taking every means to
keep the road in working order. A good
many women and children have been sent
out of town to friends on the high ground
back from the river. Only one case of real
destitution has yet been reported. The
losses of stock around Arkansas City are
much less than last year. The Bolivar
County levees, in Mississippi, are still intact,
and it is hoped that section of tAe country
will escape the overflow this year. The
RosdmAster and two men of the Memphis
and Little Rock Railroad were precipitsted
into the water at Blackfish Bayou Friday
night, and as nothing has been heard from
them ii is feared they were drowned.
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a CROOKED coRPoRArIoE.

The Standard Oil Monopoly Buys Up the
Agent of Pennsylvania in the Action to
Recover Taxes.
HARRISBURG. Pa, March Governor Pat
tison sent message to the Legislature to-
day stating that sit has been publicly as
serted b. F. B. Gogen, 3 respectable and
responsible citizen, in the hall os the House
of Representative that one E g. Patterson,
person employed by the State on The &C
ton 20 recover certain taxes claimed bv the
Auditor General 70 be due by the Standard
Oil Company TO the Commonwealth, was
paid by the officers of said Corporation to
suppress the testimony he had collected
aod the State thereby was debarred from
obtaining its Just dues" The message was
accompanied by papers giving the facts in
TIE possession Of the Governor core srning
the charge against Paterson, indicating that
the LATER was employed by The STATE and
that lie was subsequently employed by the
Standard OIL Company at a large profit.
Without expressing an opinion or The sub
ject, the Governor deems il his dutY 70 lay
before the Legislature the facts which he
has been able to ascertain by g call npOn the
Departments. He also suggists ihst
Committee OF investigation be appointed by
thr Legislature with power to send for per-
sons and papers in order thst the truth of
the accusation may be delivered aid that
the State may be vindicsted IN its efforts to
compel corporations to be obedient 70 the
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THE BONANZA KING.
Marriage of Senator Tabor at Washington
AS75,OOO Bridal Present.

WASHINGTON, March Senator Tabor,
of Colorado, was married tonight
to Mrs. Elizabeth B. McCourt, of
Oshkosh, Wis, by Father Chapelli,
pastor of St. Matthews. The Pres
ident, Senator.elect Bowen, Secretary and
Mrs. Teller, Senator and Mrs. Hill, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Belford, Senator Sawyers
and Senator Chaffee, General Charles Ad-
ans, ex-Minister TO Bolivia, Hon. Otto
Mears and William Bush were among the
guests. Mr.. and Mrs. Tabor will remain in
Washington until the close of the session.
They will then proceed to New York for
a brief visit and thence go to Colorado. The
marriage took place in the private parlors at
Willard's Hotel, which was magnifcently
decorated for the occasion, and an elegant
supper was spread in an adjoining room.
The presents were numerous and of great
value. President Arthur remained an hour
after the ceremony and other guests till late
in the evening. Among the relatives pre-
sent we're Msxey Tabor son OF the Senator;
the father and mother, two sisters and two
brothers of the bride, and Miss Lizzie Nc
Court, of Oshkosh, Wis. One OF the
Senas nris presents to his bride was a dia-
monE necklace valued az SIS, 600.
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National Notes.

WASHINGTON. March 5-The issue of stan
dard silver dollars from the mints tor the
week ended March g. was 143, ,495; the issue
for the corresponding period last year was
137, ,497.
Secretary Polger has almost recovered
from his recent illness. He was at the Treas
ury Department to-day and received large
number of visitors.
Second Assistant Postmaster Elder, Su-
perintendent Thompson. of the Railway
Mail Service, and Superintendent Slater, of
the Railway Adjustment Division, have
been designated the Commission to frame
and submit to the Postmaster General sys-
tenn for gauging the rates of pay for carrying
the mails ON railroad routes, in accordance
with the provisions of the Postoffice bill for
the next fiscal year.
B. F. Pritchsrd, of this city, has been
placed upon the Postal fraud list. An In
speetor's report shows that he advertised
himself as a pension and patent attorney
when, in fact, he had been 6ebarred from
practice before all Executive Departments.
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STEAMBOAT DIsA sTER.
The Yazoo Strikes Obstruction and Sinks
Sixteen Passengers and Members of the
| T.oa

The Yazoo Strikes an Obstruction and Sinks
Sixteen Passengers and Members of the
Crew Lost.
NEW ORLEANS, March 4.-News is received
that the Steamboat Yazoo, hence last even
ing for Bayou Macon and Tinsas, while
turning the point last night during a high
wind capsized and sank near Red Church.
The boat and cargo are total loss. 1t is be-
lieved number OF lives were lost.
The Times-Democrat Donaldsonville spe-
cial says: This morning at o'clock the
steamer Yazoo at Bonnet Care struck an
obstruction, supposed to be a log, and com
menced to fill. She was landed and small
line put out, which parted. The beat sank.
The following were picked up by the steamer
st. John from floating debris: ]. b. Sulli-
van, Captain; w. B. Eoulk, first clerk; r.
E. Cooley, pilot: Bill Curtis, barkeeper; j.
Fl. Richardson, Mrs. r. Z. Cooley, Miss
Daniels, passengers; Alfonso, barber; Grant
Miller, third cook, and six ro1stabouts. II
is supposed the balance OF the crew went
ashore while the line was being made fast. I"
The Captain reports that the following are
known to be lost: Lee Carper, second
carpenter; Dan Lightner, steward; colored
chambermaid and eight colored roust-
abouts.
Passengers lost: Mrs. Lewis Chicago; q
seven-months' old child of pilot Cooley; g
colored woman, name unknown.
The disaster occurred at Gypsy Point,
twenty-five miles above the city. The boat
was heavily loaded with miscellaneous
freight, value unknown. The boat was
valued at 81, 500; insured in the Peoples, OF
New Orleans, and Eureka, of Cincinnati.
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A SECRET WELL KEPT.
The Marriage of Senator Tabor at It. Louis
Kept From the Public for Five Months


ST. LOUIS, March. THE secret which will
no doubt cause much surprise, not only to
those concerned, but to society generally
has Just been revealed here. 1t is that SEN
ator Tabor, of Colorado, and Miss Elizabeth
McCourt, of Oshkosh, Wis, were privately
married on the 30th of last September. The
ceremony took place in the law Office Of
Colonel ID. p. Dyer, who is an intimate
friend of the Senator, and was performed
by John VI. Young, a Justice of the Peace
and witnessed by brother of Miss McCourt
who accompanied her to st. Louis for the
purpose. He stated on the authority of
Colonel Dyer that the ceremony was kept
secret because at that time, although Mr..
Tabor had been granted decree of divorce
from his first wife, she had a suit against
him for alimony, and it was feared the an
nouu,ement of the marriage during the
pending of the suit might complicate mat
ters. Mr.. Tabor's visit here was ostensibly
to attend to some law business, but ii is
pretty clear that the meeting was prearrang-
ed and for the sole purpose of being married.
He returned at once to Denver while his
wife went back to her home at Oshkosh.
Why this marriage should have taken place
when it did, or why there should have been
second ceremony at Washington last week,
unless it was to satisfy the parents of Mrs.
Tabor, who are Catholics, Colonel Dyer does
not pretend to know.
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wANTON WATERS.
The Lower Mississippi Rising Rapidly and
Great Uneasiness Felt.

The Lower Mississippi Rising Rapidly and
Great Uneasiness Felt.
ST. LOUIS, March 5.-The latest news from
the lower Mississippi River is that the water
at Helena is rising at the rate of about one
half an inch an hour, and it is now thought
the highest mark of last year will be
reached. The levees still hold, and 1t is be-
lieved they can and will be able to resist the
additional rise. A good deal of uneasiness
is felt, however, and preparations are being
made for the worst. Boats and other float
ing apparatus are being rapidly constructed,
and planters as well as people in the city,
are furnishing themselves with means of
escape should the leyees break. The trestle
on the Helena branch of the Iron Noun tain
Railroad at Longville River, thirty miles
north of Helena, which a week ago was
forty feet above water, is expected to be
submerged to-day, and trains are stopped
until arrangements can be made TO transfer
The men washed off the Memphis and
Little Rock Railroad bridge, at Blacklist
bayou, reported last night, were rescued. At
Arkansas City the water is still rising at the
rate of three inches per day; otherwise the
situation remains about the same as pre-
viously reported.
Accounts from the section between Friar's
Point and Vicksburg, on the Mississippi
side of the river, a distance of about 300
miles, are that the reports of damage have
been grossly exaggerated. The levees there
are still unbroken; no danger is appre-
hended, aud planters are busy blowing and
preparing to put in crops.
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A sensation That Did Not Pan Out.

EVANSVILLE, Ind, Feb. 27.-The report of
terrible murder about three miles above
the city at daylight this morning has
reached here As near as the reporter can
learn a man by the name of Ed Cooper
murdered family of five persons with an
ak on Lem Sansbury's place, which is sur
round0 by water
Late{.-The reported murder was only a
eating scrape. Officers went up to the house
in the bayou and found the negro Cooper and
arrested him and brought him to the city.
They found Rice, the man supposed to be
murdered, up chimney in the house.
Cooper says he went up stairs where Rice
was sleeping to get blanket, and pulled il
off of the bed where Rice was. Afterward
he went up to get an ak to chop wood, and
was met at the head of the stairs by Rice
who refused to let him come up. Coope,
tried 70 get past Rice, but Rice shot at him
and in the scuffie which ensued both mer
were cut badly. The women in the house
thought Rice was murdered because theJ
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-03-07
Convict Labor.

ALBANY, n. Y, Feb. 2S.-At the inquiry
into the State Prison management the fore
man OF the stove foundry at Sing Sing
testified that the convicts do about half q
days work of honest workmen. II a con-
vict does not finish his allotted task one
day the uncompleted portion goes into the
next days work, and so on until heperforms
his proportion of the labor. Two men now
working are unable TO perform tasks. The
foreman favored paying conyicts for over
work.
The moulder and foundry keeper of Sing
Sing and Auburn said the prison contracts
wiped out the hollow ware trade and Grip
>pled the stove trade. He testified also that
be profits of boots and shoes had fallen of
per cent. owing to Prison work.
SING SING, II. Y, Feb. 2S.-Superinten-
ent Baker visited the Prison to-day
Ind informed them who lately revolted
that they could have opportunity to re-
establish themselves in the confidence of the
Prison affairs. He advised cheerful COM
pliance with the regulations, saying it was
for themselves TO make a life burdensome
or comparatively comfortable. The law
sent them here, and said they should labor.
He was warranted in saying the Governor
would withhold communications from insub-
ordf
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DAMAGING TESTIMONY.

Brady's Profits in the Star Route Frauds
RerdelI's Letter to Bosler Concerning
Dosey's Books.
WASHINGTON. March LIN the Star Route
trial to-day, Mr.. Rerdell testified that Dor
sey agreed to pay him $4,000 at the end of
the contract term, contingent upon his
proper conduct of the business and upon
the profits of the concern. At the conclu-
sion of Rerdell's testimony, James W. Bos-
ler, of Carlisle, Pa, was called to the stand.
His testimony only consisted in the state
ment that he had been unable to find the
letters from Dorsey and Rerdell to himself
and did not believe he had ever received
such communications. From the testimony
given by Western Union officials, it appears
that the kilograms from Dorsey to Rerdell
have been destroyed, under the standing rule
requiring the destruction of messages after
being kept six months.
Rerdell was recalled and said Dorsey
wrote a letter to Bosler May J3. 1872, which
the witness copied in the letter book. 1t
first proposed to Bosler TO take an interest
in the business. Then followed a statement
as to how much Dorsey had already paid
out etc. 1t gave the amount paid to T. +.
B. as $40, ,0OO amount credited to s. w. D.,
$4,000. The profits at that time were $54,
600 and there would be ten or twenty thou
sand more to be paid to T. ]. b.
The second letter was dated May p, 1880.
II was from Rerdell to Bosler, and is as
fellows:
May y.
J. w. Bosler, Esq:
MY DEAR SIR-Yours Of Yesterday to hand with
enclosure $50 for Steele TO start West, and who
will go tonight On last night was subpenaed
to 90 before the Appropriation Committee to-day
at 10 a. m, and to bring all the books and papers
relating TO the Star Mail Route contracts belong
ing to s. w. Dorsey. Immediately teiegraphed
you TO that effect asking what should do. 1 am
now Just in receipt OF your reply, saying no
harm could come of the books being made
public. In this we all here think every
different for the following reasons: First, the
| books would show very large profits and would
| be used by the Committee as an additional argu.
menI that all expedited routes should be readver
tsed and relet; second, there are several entrie.
giving D. credit for large cash payments made tC
John Smith and Samuel Jones; third, under
stand the Committee Will try to show he had an
| interest in mail routes before last April.
Iappeared before the Committee this morning
and got excused until Monday morning, bu
before doing SO I drew up an answer
sfter getting advise of counsel, that
could not produce the books and papers
asked for until I had consulted with Dorsey
This answer shall hand to the Commission or
| Monday, and endeavor by ever means to delay
my examination until hear from Dorsey. There
| is much more In this than you think. and
| would like TO hear from you about IL. General
B. is very much alarmed, and he and had q Ions
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conversation to-day, during which he made sew
eral valuable suggestions. which shall follow.
will not produce the books until advised by
you or Dorsey 70 do so 0s shall claim that am
his attorney, and as such am not required to di-
yulge confidential matters / would be glad to
hear from you by Monday morning:
Very truly, M. K. RERDKLL.
Mr.. Ingersoll asked if it did not astonish
the witness when Bosier telegraphed him he
saw no harm in showing the books to the
Committee, and that, too, after Dorsey had
written the letter Of May 13, 1879, a state
ment of the amounts paid and due to 1T. J.
b. The witness answered it did not, be-
cause at that time Bosler knew nothing of
the manner OF keeping the books, and never
saw them so far as he knew.
Miss Alice @. Cushman and Miss Rerdell
testified that while Rerdell was in Jail they
went to his Office and found his papers in
confusion.
John w. Oonnelly was the next witness.
He copied Dorsey's books for Rerdell in
1880. Recollected the accounts of Dorsey
and William Smith and G. Smith. Some of
the accounts, notably William Smith were
omitted from the copies. Rerdell marked
with pencil those entries he wished omitted.
Could not remember the exact amount OF
Smiths account. Believed it was about
$50 coo. In balancing the books that
amount was carried to profit and loss. Two
or three accounts were so transferred. Did
not remember any entry against Belford
Tyner, A. NJ. Gibson, Lilley, McGrew or ~
B. b.
Chas. z. Grubbs, Cashier of the Ebbitt
House, took the stand. Had known Rer-
dell since the fall of 1879. Between Christ
mas, 1879 and March, 1880, his wife and
himself had copied books. and papers and
letters for Rerdell. The books copied con-
tanned an account of the expenditures and
M nf hQ "a hnc IL
remembered entries under the heads of
Rerdell, S. W. and J. w. Dorsey, Steele,
Smith, Jones and Jennings. Rsrdell said
he wanted 10 send a copy to Dorsey who
was then in New York. After the examina-
ton of some papers the Court adjourned.