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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-09-09

"Peace. executed by the noted sculptor,
Signor PertcO, at a cost of $4,000. Here is
one of them-the figure representing
"Peace." The other is figure of correspond
ing size, in the costume of a Roman soldier,
grasping sword and shield his belt and tunic
Ornamented with appropriate symbols. In
the tympanum of the pOrtico IS another
group, in sandstone by the same
artist said to be the design of John
Quincy Adams Within the rotunda you
find the painters are most apparent. Around
it runs line of large paintings, The Landing
OF Columbus The Discovery of the Missis-
sippi, The Baptism of Pocahontas, The EN-
barkation of the Pilgrims from Delft Haven,
The Signing of the Declaration of Independ-
ence, The Surrender of BurgOyne, The Sur
render of CORVALLIS, and the Resignation of
Washington. They cost $4,000. Above
these pictures are a series of alto relieves, fif-
teen in number, then Brumidi's famous sue
cession of scenes portraying American
history, so skillfully painted in chairo-
OscurO that il is difficult to believe that
the figures are not in relief, still unfinished,
but slowly progressing under the hands of
the son of the dead artist. Still above is
Brumidi's allegorical painting, "The Apoth-
costs of Washington" which cost $4,000,
and which covers over 1000 square feet, the
entire canopy which overhangs the eye of
the dome, which ''eye" is itself fifty feet in
diameter.
While on the subject Of the rotunda and
dome it is well enough to say something of the
statue of freedom which surmOunts the dome,
a representation Of which is given herewith.
1t stands some twenty feet in heighth, was
modelled by Crawford and cast by Clark
Mills at a total cost of over $4,000. II
weighs, in round numbers, 1900 pounds,
and stands upon the dome Of the Capitol,
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-09-09
He Liked II.


samuel" said Mrs. Tolblitter. as the were
walking home home from church, 'Eow
did you like the preachers description OF
Heaven
First rate, my dear, said he with en-
ergy.
III what he SAID is all true, and of course
it is what do you think YOU will like best
when you get there
The arrangements for securing peace,
said he, with glibness.
Now. Samuel, what do ~ou mean by
that?''
"Thev don't have any marrying there, my
dear said he. edging off a little
The discussion took a warmer turn at
once.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-09-09
Fresh Complications

II you have humors and pimples, boils and
eruptions on face hands or skin, it is because
the system needs toning and purifying
Nothing will give you such good health,
smooth and fresh skin and vigorous feeling
as Simmons Liver Regulator, purely yegeta-
the Regulator to stimulate the liver to cleanse
the eyes and skin of yellowness, to improve
digestion, and to make the breath pure and
sweet.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-09-09
The nIost CnnnhIe serrnnt.,
INew Ynrk Timcs.l


A party of gentlemen were discussing the
merits of walters of different nationalities.
In this blarsted kentry," remarked an
Englishman. 1.-THE hotel walters are doosid
unfit, y'know. It's honly i'm the hold ken
try that one can find walters that are handy
and to ones fawncy dye hear"
''You are quite right about that, said an
other of the party. "A hotel proprietor
once told me that Englishmen make the best
hotel servants in the world, not even except
ing niggers-'
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-09-09
..Tbe plav's the thing

7 nc pay ; tIIt tIiIIIE
Wherein I'll reach the conscience of the
king"
And equally true is it that DIR. Pierce 5
Pleasant Purgative Pellets" (the original
Little Liver Pills. are the most etfectual
means that can be used to reach the seat of
disease, cleansing the bowels and system,
and assisting nature in her recuperative work.
By druggists
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-09-09
CautiOn!

Consumers should not confuse our Specific with
the numerous limitations, substitutes. Potash and
Mercury mixtures, which are gotten up "a sell not
on their own merit, but on the merit OF oar
remedy An imitation l. always a fraud and a
cheat. and they thrive only they steal from
the article initiated.
For sale by all druggists.
Treatise on Blood and skin Diseases mailed free.
The swift Specific Co, Drawer q, Atlanta Ca
y. y. l57 ". sd ST.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-09-09

the highest object in Washington except the
Washington Monument.
Next in interestin the great building is
statutory Hall" formerly the hall in which
the House of Representatives sat. 1t is de-
voted now, as is we'll known, 20 statutes of
eminent men; most of them presented by
various states which have each the privilege
of placing the statutes of two of their great
men here The states have responded
as follows: Connecticut, Jonathan
Trumbull, Roger Sherman; Maine, William
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-09-09

An Englishman has been condemned 10
twenty years penal servitude at Lyons for
plundering churches. While secretly pros
ecuting his career of crime he was received
into fashionable sporting circles and became
a patron of the turf
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-09-09

France Is a star. and the boot of Ger
man swashbuckler can not crush it, is the
imagery of new Hungarian poem.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-25
THE MAN WHO JUMPS
Stupidity of the Average Man who Leave
a Moving Railway Carriage.

Stupidity of the Average Man who Leaves
aMoving Railway Carriage.
There's always some fool to jump
off a train and get hurt" said brake
man. land frequently the one that
jumps is just the man who always
claims that he knows better and gives
other people lectures for their fOolhardi-
ness. I'll never forget little thing that
happened one day As we were going into
indianapolis. On the train was q Sheriff
who had in charge three imbeciles
whom ne was taking TO the asylum.
They were not handcuffed nor tied in
any way, butt were permitted to run
about the car just as they wanted to.
On board was a passenger who COM
planned about this a good deal. He
thought the imbeciles should be
tied up. They haven't any more
sense than to 90 and jump Off the train
he said. and they should be better
taken care Of But the Sheriff he just
took things easy, and said he guessed
they were all right. Well. as we we're
going into Indianapolis | was standing
on the rear platform. This complain
ing passenger came out, with his grip
in his hand and his shiny silk hat on his
head. AS we came to 4 street cross Nc
he said: Guess I'll get off here and
before | could dc thing to stop him
he jumped. He probably thought We
were running slow, but those things are
very deceptive. He landed on his feet,
but he didn't stay there long. He Just
assumed the shape of q half circle. bent
the wrong way to be comfortable for
him, and ended up with his nose in the
mud and his heels in the air. Then he
spread out and fell flat. kind o. sprawl
ing out as if he wanted TO cover the
whole street. But the funniest thing
was that as l turned to 90 into the car
found one of them imbeciles looking
out the door, He grinned as if he was
never so delighted in his life and uttered:
The darned fool did jump, didn't hep"
-C.icago Herald
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Fashions in Grave Yards

Fashion is potent even in the grave
ward. A marble dealer at Rutland,
VT. is quoted as saying that fashions
in graveStOncs are more arbitrary than
almost anv others. There is con
slant changing" he SAYS, land we are
all the time trying to get up something
new. as if we were millinerS-there i
a constant demand for it. Something
that is taking in the shape of mon
ument VIII become the fashion, and
then 90, and sometimes come and 90
again. Just as certain kind of bonnet
might. and Just rs absolutely and arb
trarily so far as you could see. But
then there is some reason for it. You
see. the great bulk of marble goes to
small country cemeterieS-thc proper
ton of grayestones IN all the large
grounds is comparatively small, when
YOU come to think about it-and 4
dozen monuments just alike make a
GOOD deal of show in the small GEM
pteries. So one kind of monument
comes in. people like it, and others are
boaght, the cemetery fills up with
them, and they grow monotOnouS.
Then somebody puts in one of another
kind that is taking, and others Ike
that follow, and so it goes; and It
seems to us as if they all changed at
once. ~. T. Post.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-25
Ex.COMMISSIONeR LORINC.
Tie Is Requested to Hand Oyer the "Dissl-
lowed Balance

tie Is Requested to Hand Over the IS isai-
lowed Balance"
WASHINGTON, June 2O.-Comptroler
Durham's letter to eX-CommissiOner Loring,
asking him to deposit in the Treasury the
disallowed balance, is as follows: Your
account for payments for the laboratory in
the Department of Agriculture from June
!, 1854, to April 3, 1885, has been adjusted
III this Office per report of the First Auditor
No. 246,347, and balance has been
sound due to the United States
of 500 Your current acc unit
shows balance due yourself If
1918. The balance found due the United
States is part of a Gisallowance made IN
this account as is explained by the schedule
of differences herewith transmitted. As
shown bv the schedule referred 10. you have
paid ont from the Appropriation ''fOr the
laboratory of 1885, the sum OF S20,801 which
should have been charged TO the appropria
ton made ''fOr the purchase, propagation
aud distribution OF valuable seed. etc.
1885," The above sum seems to have been
paid for sorghum seed, for pay rolls, in pre-
pairing said seed or other seeds for diStribu-
ton and none seems TO have been paid fol
chemists or apparatus for the use OF chem
lists or microscopists, or for any experiments
made in the manufacture of sugar from
sorghum and other vegetable plants. Ii
seems very plain to my mind that ali of the
above amount as stated in the vouchers
presented, should have been charged to the
fund appropriated for the purchase, prOpa-
CATION and distribution of valuable seed.
and not the laboratory fund. | find nothing
in the precedents of this Office To warrant
the allowance of said account in the form
as now presented, and the above amount OF
$50, SO1 is, therefore, diSallOwed. The
balance found due the United States, $50,
227, you will please deposit in the treasury
at your earliest convenience, in order that
your account may be closed on the books OF
this department"
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-25
POISONED BY PANT.
The Crew of a Norwegian Bark Suffering
from Lead Poisoning.

The Crew of a Norwegian Bark Suffering
from Lead Poisoning.
NEW YORK, June 16.-The Norwegian
bark Bonner Zogea arrived in this port on
May 81, after a fOrty-three days voyage
from Aracaci, Brazil The first mate, who
WAS acting captain, and the crew Of eight
men, were all sick, and went to the Long
Island College Hospital in Brooklyn. One
of the crew died there and DIR. BelchCT, the
house surgeon, pronounced the symptoms
those of chronic lead poisoning An analy-
lis will be made of the water used by the
crew of the vessel.
The bark while at Copenhagen, IN July,
1884, had one of the water tanks painted
red, and eight days later, when the paint
was supposed 10 be dry, il WAS filled with
water At CadiZ, Spain, the tank was re-
filled. and during The subsequent trip to
Rio Jaueiro the captain and twoof the crew
were taken sick with symptoms OF poison
ing after drinking the water, and had 70 90
TO a hospital in that port The water with
which the tank was flied w2s from stream
OF sluggish water.
While coming to New York the acting
Captain and crew became i'll The Health
Board chemist found the water OF yellow
color with a sediment, the latter containing
vegetable and mineral matter of poison,
Gus character.
The lead from the paint on the tank had
also scaled off and been absorbed in the
water. The rolling of the vessel caused the
substances in the tank TO spread and thus
the crew got the full benefit Of the poison
when drinking Those in The hospital art
in fair way to recovery
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-25
Sarah Wouldn't.

There was Il wedding tour in this
direction the other day. and the happy
couple were accompanied by three
others. 1t was sweet spectacle to see
the four pairs prOmenading up Jeffer-
son avenue with hands claSped and a
taffy-like smile spread over every face,
and hundreds of pedestrians stopped
to gaze and admire. The porter of a
wholesale house wasn't quite satisfied
with what he could see, but stopped
the last couple and inquired
..Is it a case of love?"
"You bet" replied the young man.
care they extremely happy"
jest a-biling over. sir"
"Why don't you and this gal follow
suit?"
I'm perfectly willin', but Sarah
kerflunks on me. I've asked her over
twenty times to have me, but it's no
60"
Never Never she firmly said as
she rolled her cud of gum to the other
side for moment. when a man
takes me to circus and crawls under
the canvas to save expenses, and then
can't see the man with the lemonade
nor the boy with the peanuts,
wouldn't hitch to him if l had to 60
out and set bear trap TO catch part
nerr-DetrOH Free Press.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-25
CHOLERA RkVACES.
Ae Plague Making Fearful Headway IN
Spain.

Ae Plague Making Fearful HeadwaY IN
Spain.
MADRID, June lin the province of
Castellon de la Plan2, yesterday. there were
eighty cases OF cholera and sixty deaths.
Thirty thousand people have fed from Muir
cia, owing to the terrible dread OF the dis
ease which has taken possession of the
people. In the city of Murcia alone, yes
terday. there We're, according to the latest
rumors. sixty-four new cases and thirty
nine deaths In the province of Murcia,
outside of the city, there were fifty cases
and sixteen deaths. The OfTciGl Gazette
confirms the statement that cholera is now
raging in the provinces Of Valencia,
Castellon de la Piana and in the city Of
Madrid. The opposition newspapers deny
thai cholera exists in Madrid, and say that
all the testimony regarding the suspicious
cases is insufficient 10 give warrant for
the assertion that they are cases of cholera
There were five new cases of cholera in
this city yesterday and one death in the city
of Valencia. There were no fresh cases,
but no deaths in the province of Valencia.
However outside of the city there were
forty-eight new cases and twenty-seven
deaths. The city of Murcia reports forty
new cases and seven deaths, while other
parts OF The province of Murcia return
twelve fresh cases and four deaths.
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NATIONAL RELICS.
A Flag Awaiting NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ing Souvenir.

ing Souvenir.
WASHINGTON, June 17.-The Critic says:
There is United States flag at the WaS
Department, the history of which the
authorities know nothing except that it was
found in the Confederate War Department
and is marked with the name of the Fifty
third Illinois Volunteer Infantry" The
flag shows evident signs OF hard fighting in
its neighborhoOd, for it is pierced in many
places with bullet holes, and through the
starry field and in places in the SILK stripes
are gaping holes where pieces OF shell have
torn their way, There is no flag staff at
tached, and the folds are deeply stained
with broad stripes Of blood, limiting that
some gallant color sergeant had torn 1t from
the staff and folded it away in his own
breast TO save it from capture and had
poured out his own life's blood on the flag
he had gworn to defend. Perhaps this
paragraph may meet the eye OF some one
who can tell where and how it was cap
tured, for the War Department do not know
where il was captured.
WASHINGTON, June 17.-There has just
been placed in the National Museum at
v
md exhibition what is known as the Ayre-
shire life car. the invention and property OF
he venerable Joseph Francis, known the
world over as the inventor of the Francis
life boat and other life saving appliances.
This car is the one that Was used at the
wreck of the British ship AyreShire, on the
coast of New Jersey. on the night of Janu-
AIRY u, 1850, in a severe snow Storm saving
the lives of POI persons. 1t is interesting
for ITS associations, and a curiosity in It's
construction. 1t has been often publicly
exhibited in Europe and America, and has
travelled over 10, 900 miles. 1t was trans
ferred to Professor Baird. for the museum
oy a representative of Mr.. Francis, together
with some miniature models of various
kinds. and also the diploma presented to
Mr. Francis by the Shipwreck Society Oh
Ali Nations.
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ACCEPTED.
Lord Salisbury Accepts the Premiership
and Will Form a Cabinet.

Lord Salisbury Accepts the Premiership
nnd Will Form a Cabinet.
LONDON. June 17.-Lord Salisbury has
definitely accepted the premiership. 1t Is
stated that Sir Stafford Aorthcote has &C
cepted peerage, leaving Sir Michael Hicks
Reach TO lead the Conservatives in the
House OF Commons Lord Randolph
Churchill will have an important position
IN the new cabinet, but the distribution of
portfolios will rot be decided until the ar
T val of the Queen. who is travelling with
all speed. Lord Randolph Churchill agreed
to the renewal of the coercion act on con-
dition that II only be enforced il found i'm
Berativr Several Liberal ministers held an
informal meeting at Gladstone's residence
to-day TO decide upon their action in re-
sponse to Conservative Oyertures for support
Lord Randolph Churchill's action yesterday
is generally attributed to fear that Lord
Salisbury and ather leaders would ignore
his claim to Office, and to desire to retard
the progress of the seats bill, in order to give
a chance if possible to appeal TO the old
constituencies, who are more likely TO sup
port lhe Conservatives.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-25
Boeart's Ale ged Fraud.

NEW YORK, June 20.-Iselin, Neeser Il
Co. brought an action some time ago 70
have set aside the assignment Of o. N.
Bogart il Co., bankers and brokers, who
failed for nearly two million dollars. The
plaintiffs claimed that the assignment was
fraudulent and void, alleging that the mem
bers of the firm drew large sums to pay
their individual debts regardless of the
firms creditors. Judge Domaine to-day de-
cided to set the assignment aside and di-
rected that receiver should be appointed,
70 whom the assignee should turn over all
me moneys received by him to pay the
judgments of attaching creditors
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-25
A Vessel Goes Down.

ping Company to-day received dispatch
from Captain J. G. Jackson of the steamer
Lake Manitoba, saying that the vessel had
stranded in southwest bay on Little Nj
quilin or Langley island, at $50 p m Sun
day afternoon, during fog. The vessel is
likely to bacSme total wreck. The Pas
sengers twenty in number and the creSs
were saved, biE lost all their effects. The
steamer was 2,l5O tons register, was So
feet in length snd of 1000 horse power
She was one IF the best vessels OF the Can
ada Shipping Company and was insured foi
about two-thirds OF her value.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-25
A LEGISLATORS Joke.
How One Congressman Turned the Laugh
- on His Associate.

on His Associate.
DR.. Burnev, of Dakota, was certainly
the greatest wag in the House of Rep
resentatives in his time. He was a
conservative Republican and supported
the President and his policy. A close
neighbor of his on the floor was Mr..
Williams. of Pittsburgh, a gentleman OF
extremely radical views. Mr.. Williams
was in the habit of talking to Burney
of conservatives as dead-and-alive sort
of men. and of the radicals rs the real
wide-awake, swapping turtle party.
The Doctor one day bethOught him of
joke, but only limited just then to Mr..
Williams that d better look out or
that swapping turtle party would play
the deuce with him. Next morning.
while passing through the market, he
saw lot of turtles exposed for sale.
among them pugnaciOuS snapper
that seemed to be atfOrding great
deal of amusement TO crowd or by
ISLANDERS. His size was about that OF
the crown of a mans hat, but his GRIT
was immense. and he jumped at every
thing that came in his way, whether !
crowbar or cornstalk. Burney imme-
diately became his purchaser, and seiz
ING him by the tail. put him in basket
and carried him To the Capitol. 1t Wa
not vet eleven o'clock. and the hall was
nearly empty. so he was enabled t
carry ont his project unObscrved. He
went directly to Williams desk. found
/ it unlocked. BY good fortune. quietly
! lifted the lid and transferred the snap
per from the basket, to rumble and
tumble among the fOolscap and public
documents, then closed the desk anC
left it as if nothing had occurred of III,
extraordinary character just related
After the House had been called TO or
der. Burney, who, with a few OF thu
initiated, had kept close eye on VIII
liams to see if he would open his desk
and had been disappointed, approache'
the old man, and. with an air o
feigned impatience, said: Williams
reach your hand into your desk anC
get me a sheet of paper-lm out.
Williams raised the lid of his desk jus
enough to let his hand in. and wa
reaching for the requested sheet, wher
he experienced a remarkable sensation
uttered a veil which astonished half tn
House. and jumped back half dozel
feet The snapper" had grabbed 10
him, caught him by the coat cuts an'
narrowly missed his hand. 1t is no
necessary to say that there was bi
laugh at Williams expense, at the tel
mination Of which Burnev said to him
Il told YOU to look out for this darne
snapping-turtle party. as you call ii
1t is a dangerous crowd. Len Pcrte
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-25
Hard Times Ahead

YOUNGSTOWN, O.. June rS.-Present in
dications are that the stacks of all the roll
ing mills in Mahoning except one will re-
Enain smokefess perhaps all sumEner. Me.
Curdy & Co, AndresGS Bros. & Co, the
Youngstown Mill Company, Trumbull Iron
Company and Brown, Bonnell & Co. each
stated that at present they would not sign
awhile The manufacturers here who are
members of the Western Iron Association
have decided to withdraw from il. a. they
charge die Pittsburgh men with treachery
and coNardice. The iron manufacturers
here have secured an option to lease tAs
Faican Steel Works at St Louis.
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HanlansNsrrnM EscApc.

ToRoNro, ONT, June 20--Hanlan was
was nearly drowned while testing new
boat yesterday. His own account OF the
accident is as follows: l was out
for practice in new boat l had
purchased from Trickett l had rowed
out about three-fourths of mile when sud
denly the boat broke in two throwing me into
the water. There was not enough Of the boat
left together TO support me, but with what
there was swan toward the wharf. After
going half the distance became exhausted
Some sailors employed on schooner lying
at anchor saw and saved me from drowning.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-25
Crime In kentuckr.

LOUISVILLE, KY, jane IA gentleman
jEst returned from Ka0tt County, KY. re
ports that the Hall and Jones factions are
item is imminent at any moment The
Hall party numbers thirty-one and the
Jones sAng eighteen, and all are armed with
WincheSter rifles, and defy arrest from any
and every source. Monday of last week on
Bower Creek, Perry Sherwood and Bill
Hawk Sizemore: the latter one of the most
noted and bloodAhirSty deSperadoes in the
mountains, were wEylaid, shot AID killed by
ambushed enemies. They both belonged T.
tie Hall faction.