The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-15

compelled 10 refund TO the city. whose print
ing be was doing. the sum OF 5000. As one
of The bridge trustees, the investigations o.
the committee OF nifty disclosed other frauds,
and be was compelled TO refund and did re-
fond $4,000 overdrawn. This Is the dis.
tiDguished citizen who died In the order OF
sanciity the other day, and at whose funeral
Mr.. Beecher delivered volunteer GRAFTON.
praising him rs AN honest man, the noblest
work OF Godi' Less than year ago he
praised kinsella In about the same terms,
though kinsells had been involved la the
sane tremendous frauds. and had for years
lived. publicly and openly, with the wife OF
his friend, Tom Fields, after having dis
carded bis own wife and daughters 4 hap
pen 10 know something OF the relation OF the
Plymouth pastor TO these gentlemen which
has ever been published. and which let's
light IN: In 1870 the Brooklyn Eagle (Deu-
ocrsi) was owned by Isaac Van Anden. The
Democratic ring OF which Kingsley and Kin
sella were at the head and which was In
control OF the city government, wanted 10
buy 10 Ia order 10 protect the rear" as one
OF ihe:H put It. Van Anden refused TO sell.
They then bought OF l.. II. Chittenden the
Brooklyn Union made II Democratic
paper. and raked the Eagle fore aud aft.
They took away its city print
ing, and threatened 10 ruin Il and Its pro.
prietor. Under these measures they forced
him TO SCI the Eagle, for which they paid
S35O,oCO. Then they sold the Uuion 70 the
Bowens who put Theadore Tilton In charge
OF H. Inside OF year the ring doubled the
city printing in the Eagle. and qusdrupled
its Job Office, SO that IL was estimated TO be
worth 81 100000 The Bowens, with the
Union, made terrific attacks on the ring
organ," and exposed It's dishonest methods.
About this time Kinselar smours with Mrs.
Fields eliminated. The Bowens got hold of
the story and threatened to publish IT, Kin.
sella met one OF the Bowens one morning In
crossing tho ferry, and shook IA hi3 face n
written document and esid Nov 10 ahead;
you print word about me, and | will print
this. IL IL "a damaging disclosure" They
could not think what on earth IL could be,
ano, 10 draw Klnsella's fire, they published
the scandal about him. The next morning
appeared In the Eagle kinsella's bomb-the
damaging disclosure" IL was nothing lesa
than the "tripartite agreement'-the secret
document which Bowen, Beecher and Iilton
had signed. and In which they confessed
having scandaiized each other and promised
20 do so no more. This WAS the tirst publ
cation OF anything unpleasant between TIL.
ton and his pastor. IA. II. Clahln was tho
custodian OF this curious paper, and IN n
moment OF brotherly love he had let Sam
Wilkeson copy 40. Sam gave 10 % 80. Clair
Mckelway, who gave u 10 Kinbelia 30 pro-
tact himself with. Klnaella's mistake was
in not telling Bowen what tho document
was, for the Interests ut stake were 10 tre'
msndoua that Bowen, who really built
| Plymouth Church, would doubtless nave let
M on the ring 90 ssve his rayered pastor.
| Then the ex ploeion came; then Mr. Bssoaer
and the Eagle made bi partite agreement,
| the provisions OF which both parties nave
always honesty executed. So it 10 that tie
| great preacher has delivered eul0gies AT the
| graves OF the men who, In moment OF
pique, blufted out his unfortunate ssorst 10
| tue world.
What man." asked B,ecber at the grave
| al Kingsley, "can 10 no and cay that his
| hand was soiled with dishonesty, though ne
was engaged In al eager strife Tor pecuniaty
| gains2 What matter tha, thu tonguei Of
men did wrong aealt .; nim; be outl1ve- 1t
by doing his dutyl
STRAIGHT Tfrs.
The automatic cempositor" is 10 be nut
| 10 practical use In SIX OF the largest news'
paper offices In the country, aud michlnes
are now being constructed for that purpose
II IL not tyne setting machine, but IL takes
| the place OF type settlers and type founders,
casting solsd line at "a tims. and delivering
IL rapidly ready TO print from. The machine
| coats $500; Is very simple; can be operated
by an intelligent woman at 50 day, aud
Will do the work OF SIX compositors at ~ a
day each. have seen IL work, and IL looks
to mo like solution OF the problem OF cheap
printing. IL Is not we'll adapted to anything
but straight work, though.
The French ball OF Monday night at the
Academy must have delighted the white
soul of Anthony Comstock. There was very
little low dressing or high kicking, and one
might almost have taken his mother there
with propriety. There was so little dancing
that one felt inclined 20 ask every minute,
when will the ball begin? aud the pop.
ping OF champagne corks was no feeble aud
ibfrequent as to induce melancholy rather
than hilarity. Some Yale students came
down but they were 80 disguised that they
|
wanted 10 so and see the wax works nj TIE
Eden Musee aud have fun Ths fact Is thai
Bacchus Gambrinus, Silenus. Erosssnd Jez'
ebei were thoroughly tired ont by the Arion
saturnalia, and are still resting.
There 10 much excitement here Just no "
over the discovery that u young polo swell
and u society lady, Who are supposed 10 bt
single and have paid and received attentions
accordingly, have, In fact, been married Il
each other for a couple OF years. She wa
the heroine. eight years ago, OF a tremendous
steamship disaster, and saved herself by
swimming, and he Is we'll known In coach
ing circles; and. since the partial retirement
OF Colonel DE Lancey Kane, has been a Ia
nous leader Of the German. They have
concealed their match because neither has
penny of his or her t"thou's'') own, aud th,
young woman's mother turned him out o
They have beilew, bellud. IL is the ole
team OF pride and poverty-lll.matchei. nu
frequently insepaIable pair. But there
musn say word sbout II. for II IS yet 0
derss secret to thu mothers of both the
happy wretches, and IL mention names tn,
New York papers will some OF them ind on
about it,
Public attention is on the aui vive abou
the author OF 1.-THE Money Makers" TIE
novel is a remarkable piece of work, quit'
superior to The Bread Winners" il seem
TO me- ind / know Of few Americans VIII,
could have written such vigorous and ye
fsmboyant story. Perhaps Frank Hurs
could have written II; know too little o.
him to judge. Probably Theodore Tilton OF
William Henry Hurlbert might have writ
ten il. II was evidently written by some
body who didn't know anything about dali,
ioufr alism In New York.
Mrs. Frank Leslie has returned from
fortniehts trip to New Orleans. She is quit,
enthusiastic over the exhibition as mucl
dner than she expected and she predicts
great success before IL CLOSES. She says SD
enjoyed being away from her desk, an,
gained five pounds IN q week.
w. A. CRoFFUT.
Considerable Deliberation.