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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-03

every mouthful that it takes is considered
too small to fight about These mouthfols,
however, have at length brought Russia to
the gates of India-Chicago Herald.
Now THE honest farmer packs the eggs in
lime so that he may be able to sell them as
freshly laid" next winter, and yet we are
told that communion with nature brings one
nearer to God.-Philadelphia Herald.
II is little less than shock to the feelings
to come home from decorating the graves of
felloW-comrsdes and to find that large por-
ton of the community has been devoting it
self 10 base ball and sill thinks but true OBJ
serYance of the dsy.-Hartford Post.
Now THAT it is all over, we must admit that
Willism r. Morrison was the whitest and
decen test man Who apparel against Logan in
the senatorial contest in Illinois. He was
square, honest gentleman all through the
Philadelphia Press.
ENoUGH money has disappeared from this
city in the mselsirom Of speculation, in the
past few years, to build and equip several
manufactures, which would have added to
the wealth OF the city, increased its grand
list and furnished employment to large
numbers of people.-New London Telegram.
The same msy be said of Indianapolis.
PoLYeAMY is not to be extirpated in day,
or by single display of coursgs and deter
mination. 1t will die hard and gradually,
but it will die, if it be dealt with in a posi-
tive manner and with full undersia 1ding
OF the fact that the price of final success is
persistence and resolute refusal to think of
compromise under any circumstance. ST.
Louis Globe-Dsmocrst.
THE era Of good feeling between Northern
and Southern soldiers of the late wsr has
been fully re-estabitshsd. Unforgiying Bit
terness only exists in the religions dsaom-
instions that keep up the church North aud
the Church South, and can not agree to come
back into one happy family. The more is
the pity, because Protestant sinners look to
the church for illustrations of the prompt
sympathy, love and forgiveness taught by
ChrisE-New Orleans PicayUne.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-03

ROBERT EMMETT ODLUM. KILLED BY JUMPING
lbs FEET.
The death of Robert Emmett Odlum, of
Washington, reported in the morning news
papers OF May 20, 1885, was a sore shock to
the public. While the feat by which the
bold diver lost his life was foolish one, it
was one that appeared practicable and safe
to the man who executed 1t, who was sn ex.
pert diver and had performed acts of daring
in his profession only second to that in
which Re was killed. Moreover, the pablo
admire exceptional courage, and are disaD-
pointed and erieved when harm oVeriaSes
one who exhibits it. Robert Emmett Oilam
Is remembered with deep regret because Of
his melancholy fate.
The circumstances under which he died
are familiar to every reader. His life was
one OF peculiar interest.
Robert Emmett 0dlum was G native OF
Washington, d @. He was born thirty
years sgo. AlEays fond of water he learned
TO swim before he could read While very
young be distinguished himself in his native
city, by leaping several timss from the Aque-
duct Bridge into the Potomac. His skin in
swimming was as remarkable az his coursge
in diving; be was victor in many contests.
Five years ago he established a swimming
school in Washington. In 1881 he travelled
spent the GUNNER of 1882 at Old Point Com
fort, where he looked after the bathers. In
July of that year he rescued three persons
from drowning, among them a son of Schuy-
Ter Colfax. Odlum was not fortunste in
business matters and his latest exper-
fences in making a living we're disconr-
aging. During the summer seasons, for the
Last two years, after he had made an unsuc-
cessful attempt TO conduct q resort at Lower
Cedar Point, on the Potomac, he acted as
special policeman in a concert garden. More
recently he was usher in q theater at Wash
ipgton. For time he was clerk at Will
lslQ's Hotel, Washington. He arrived in
New York from the capital four days bsfore
ne took his fatal leap from Brooklyn bridge.
From his remarks in conversation with Paul
Boyton and others ii appears that he wss
| saneuine of being unhurt in the performance
of his perileus feat, which ne probably re-
/ gsI6ed as sn advertisement The mother
srd sister Of the unfortunate man reside in
the city of Washington.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-03
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

Our TeveTed ex-senator Mcdonald holds
very high place in the esteem OF the admin
ist1aiioD. When he visits Washington he is
always invited to long confidential confer
ences with the President.-Seymour Demo
cIat.
THE man who bored through the back door
of the Postoffice the other night must have
been Republican. Democrats are breaking
into the Pestoffices now all over the country,
but they go in the front door-Daviess Coun-
~ Democrat.
IT required six months of hard work for
Mr.. Logan to again work himself into the
Senate. If he is put up as Presidential can
didate in 1888 Mr.. Logan will have to make
better time to avoid repetition of the dis
aster CT 1ss4-Vincennes Sun.
THE United States never had President
who, in so short time, dropped completely
out OF the minds of our psopls as has Ruth
erford B. Hayes. His name is scarcely ever
mentioned, even among the most partisan
Experimentation Democrat.
The circular of Postmaster General Villas
has produced healthy scare in the Repub-
cial changes. The Republican organs are
resolving Indignantly against Democratic
administration putting in Democratic Post
mssters.-Wabash Times.
REPUBLIcAN journals are doing good deal
of Growing over the count Of the money in
the Treasury vaults. mot q cent was miss
ing" they say. The forgot that the stealing
Al
lions were taken from the pockets OF the peo-
pie that never reached the Treasury, through
whisky rings, Star-route gangs, navy frauds
and Credit Mobilier eyndicates Button
Banner.
AN exchange calls attention to the very
psrtinet fact that according to Republican
arguments last year, Democratic success
was TO overwhelm business all over the coun-
try, but it was expected to prove especially
disastrous to the local interests of the CAPT.
tai city. Grass was 10 grow in the streets of
Washington, hotels and boarding houses
were to languish, snd the gloomy legend of
"this place to let" was to stare from long
rows of handsome dwellings in the most
popular portion Of the city. As matter of
fact. however, these misfortunes have not
made their appearance. nor is there any i'm
mediate prospect that they will. On the
contrary, business in the district is better
than it has been in a long time. More
buildings are going up this spring than in
any previous year, and the future of the
city never looked brighter. The prospects
for general revival of business in all parts
of the country are Tar better than at any
time since Garfield was elected, which but
shows the unsoundness of Republican cam
palgn logic, Winchester Democrat.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-03

pertoEs when they speak OF the good effect
var would have upon the oil market ars no
doubt looking at the matter from this stand
point. 1t seems to us, however, that war is
more likely to stimulate than to check the
development Of the Russian oil helds, and
cur reasons for thinking so are these: Russia
depends upon England almost entirely for
her coal supply. Even now before war is de-
claIed the shipment OF coal from Newcastle
to Russia has almost ceased, and there is,
coTding to reports, coal famine At st.
Petersburg. Now, of the total product OF
the Baku wells, only 80 per cent. is illumin-
ating oil, the remainder being either lubri-
eating oil or refuse, tar ETC., which makes e.
excellent and very portable fuel. 1t has
losg been used on the Caspian and Voiea
steamers, and recently on the Caucasian and
Central Russian Railroad. 1t is probable that
in the event of war there might be q great
demand fer this refuse fuel" for use. first of
al on the railroads in lieu of coal and on the
st6 amships, which no doubt will be kept
going at far livelier rate transporting men
ind munitions of war than they we're trans
porting crude and refined petroleum. The
production OF crude oil would thus be in
creased, and with every seventy barrels of
"refuse fuel' there would be thirty barrels
Of refined oil which would have to find
market, some day or another, at the expense
of The United States.
However, everything at present looks very
promising, unusually promising for the
home producer. For the first time in long
stretch OF years the production has declined
and is still further declining below the con-
sumption, and. as natural consequences, the
stocks on hand are being reduced. In the
last six months the stocks have been drawn
upon at the rate of nearly, il not quite, 15.-
eco barrels day. The daily production of
the oil region OF Pennsylvania and New
York is now So 0oO barrels, and the demand
shout 0,0O0 barrels. In addition to this the
stocks Ia Europe arc unusually Low.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-03
THE PETROLEUM TRADE AND SUP.
PLIES.

Since there has been prospect of war be-
tween England and Russia, the petroleum
trade has been discussing what effect hostili-
ties would probably have upon the oil mar
ket. So far, the minors of war have effected
petroleum less than any of the great com
modities, and yet Russia is the only COM
pstitor the United States has in the petrole-
um trade.
The oil wells of Western Pennsylvania
and those Of Bsku, on the Caspian Sea
practically supply the world with petrol
cum. 1t is true some oil is produced in Can
ada, South America, British Burmsh, Aus
tria, and even In Germany, bat it is not suf-
iicient to supply home consumption. It is
impossible to state exactly what the worlds
consumption of petroleum amounts to. The
daily demand upon the Pennsylvania wells
fer home and foreign markets is now about
10000 barrels day, but it is difficult to OBJ.
tain trustworthy figures regarding foreign
oils,
As TO the production OF oil, statistics are
little more satisfactory. The propuction of oil
rels of forty-two gallons each. OF
this amount "a. 100000 were pro-
duced by the United States and
.OOO, COO barrels in Russia. OF Americas
production over two-thirds go abroad. With
the exception of 100000 puds (7,250,00O
gallons), which were exported, Russia con-
sumes the entire output of the Baku wells.
Americas largest customer is Germany.
Then comes England and Belgium, China,
Farther East Indies, France and Holland.
From the foregoing il is plain that war
engaging England, India, Afghan and Rus
sia can have little or no effect upon the
American oil trade. Russia's oil production
is now about equivalent to the home do
mand. She buys very little of Us. At the
same time her export trade is so small that
even If it were to fall to rs during hostilitiss
| we would not be benefited to any extent.
1t is well known that in the event of an
Afghan war Baku would be the point of
shipment for troops en- route from the eau
cssus to the seat of operations. The feet OF
oil steamers trading on the Caspian and on
the Volga would no doubt be used as trans
ports, aud many persons think that
this, with the possible drain upon the
population of Baku for military service.
might paralyzs, at least for time, the
Caucasian oil trade. For the past years the
Russian oil business has been making great
strides, securing first of all the home market,
and now being on the point Of branching ont
into Germany and Turkey, and the markets
OF Asia Minor and Central Asia. Any check
upon this extension would Of course be o
benefit 10 the American oil industry. Many
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-03
Speaker Carlisle in arecsnt interview said:

The President is sisensible, honestsand patriotic
man whose highest ambition is to discharge his
official duties in strict accordance with the Con
ttltuuon and the laws, and for the promotion of
the public welfare. He is careful and conscen-
tious about everything he undertakes, and If he
commits any mistake in making appointments or
otherwise, they will in my opinion, be due to the
fact tina; he is not able in every instance to procure
correct inform alton concerning the matters upon
which he is compelled to act. He works hard.
listens patiently TO the statements aud tue sugges
tOns OF Others, and then he decides &C 'ording to
his own judgment as to what is right and proper
under all the circumstances. The amount
OF work he performs is remarkable. 1t is physi-
caly impossible for the President and his Cabinet
to 10 more than they are doing. People who
think that the entire body of officers and employees
who have charge Of these vast interests and who
are fam1liar with them can be suddenly changed
without cetTiment TO the public service are, in
my opinion, very much mistaken. and therefore
think the administration has so far ted wisely
in respect to this subject But this does not mean
that The party which has received the endorse
menI OF the people shall not control the Govern
ment. IL means simply, as understand il. that
hasty and lnconsideraie action will be avoided as
far as possible, and that due care and caution VIII
be exercised in determining the times and places
in which changes can be rOperly made.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-03
ILLINOIS OUGHT TO BE DEMO
CRATIC

The Vice President was in Chicago day
or two ago, and remarked to Judge Tree that
Illinois ought to be q Democratic State.
Judgs Tree said IN reply: Illinois is nat.
Urally Democratic. Daring the war 1t wss
Democratic By at least 90, 600, and at the
last election the Republicans only carried
the State by s reduced majority o: $4,000.
The truth is that the State ought to be ours.
The people inherited Democracy, they think
Economically, they act Democrsticslly,
and prophecy that it will soon be ranked
among the Democratic States" at seems
to me, said Mr.. Hendricks, that the Dam
ocTsts acted very foolishly in this Senatorial
contest. They certainly acted in a very
careless manner in allowing the Thirty
fourth District TO clip from their hands. It
was certainly a careless piece of work. We
cratic Senator from this State. 1t was Mr..
Cleveiand's earnest desire to have that
brought about"
Mr.. Hendricks is right in both PROPOSE
tions. Illinois fought to be a Democratic
Slate" and "the Democrats acted very fool
ishly in the recent Senatorial contest" This
setting ioolishly may be put down as the rea-
son why the STATE is not Democratic also.
Ever since the death o. Stephen A. Douglas
the Democracy of Illinois have lacked
spirited, intelligent leadership. The last
Presidential election demonstrated that the
State was not strongly Republican although
snti-Democratic by many thousands. Blslnes
majority over his combined opposition was
only about l 700, while the Legislature on
Joint ballot was a lie, and all that saved John
A. Logan was faulty and dissgracsful Dsmo.
cratic management. Mr.. Hendricks calls il
''foolishness." The word is hardly strong
enough. 1t was downright criminal
negligence. If Stephen A. Douglass
had been Logan's us ris in the
Senatorial contest, Logan would neysr have
reached the Senate. There has been ever
since his death no intelligent, aggressive
leadership OF the Illinois Democracy. Per.
hsps recent events may force something OF
the kind to the fore front within the near
future. 1t Is to be hoped so. One thing ID
manifeet that the great mass of the people
of Illinois are SICK aud tired OF Republican
ism, as they are in nearly every other S late
in the Union except where the Bourbon ele-
Inent of the party controls affairs
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-03

Miss CLEvELASD's letter, which was tele-
graphed over tie country By the Associate
Pres agent at New York the other Gay, was
written more than five years ago, and frat
appeared in the New York Evangelist,
March "a, 1881. 1t wss atterward issued by
the National Temperance Society as tenn.
perance tract, No. 100. and called "a Wom-
ans Cry" This must Sc regarded as very
enferprising work on the part of the Assp-
ciate Press management.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-03

VICE President HESDRICKs might proftably en-
joy himself during mis- vacation by Cooking over
the books which he wanted 70 see 50 badly during
the Presidential campsign.-Commercia GaZstte
The books of the Navy Department under
Chandler the Vics President thought needed
locking over particularly, and that is just
what is being done. The revelations made
from tine to time regarding the Republican
management Of the Naval Department are
fnfamous and ditgracefuI.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-03

THE President evidently has good MEM
DRY. This in point: "A certain Republican
editor called upon Mr.. Cleveland the other
day. he said to him: 4 desire to make your
acquaintance. may have said number Of
very dissgreeable things about you during
the campaign. That was simply politics,
you know. There was nothing personal in
It. The next time you come over to New
York hope to have the pleasure Of your
company at dinner at my house. The Pres.
ident looked at this editor a moment, aud
then he said: Some time after the election
you printed in your paper pa rsgraph say
ing that I was . man Of coarse and vulgar
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-03

STEPHEN A. DoUGLAs. the con of the de-
ceased statesman Of the same name, deliv-
cred an eloquent address in Chicago on Dec
Grafton Day. Referring to Mr.. Lincoln he
said: ST wish now to personally lay upon
his grave the slight offering of my affection.
Ee died not In the field OF battle. but sur
rounded by his friends. 1 was then child,
and when he laid his hand upon my head it
lay there so gently. And when he looked
into my eyes he spoke pleasant words OF my
dead father, whom he had known long,"
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-03

habits, and that when dinsd performed
wonderful feats of knife-swallowing. do
not think that would be a very agreeable
person for you 10 have at yoar table, Mr.
Editor. and you must therefore excuse me
from acceptipg your iRvItation.'n
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-03
The Washington Critic Saws:

Said a one-armed ex-soldier at the PostoHice De-
partment to-day: Il don't why the boys are
Kicking over their dismissal. The people elected
US to go, and we might as well go with good
grace have been in Office eleven years, and,
while like my position and am in love with
Washington, where my children have been raised,
could not say word If received notice to-
morrow. Luckily have saved some money, and
Virginia is good State to live in.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-03

VIZ never hear any more of Mr., Tiiden's
ill-heslth. The New York Tribune and
other Republican papers used to cripple the
old man frequently with paralysis or general
debility as long as there was any apparent
chance Of his receiving the Democratic nom.
ination for the Presidency.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-03

Poor old Hunter, of Virginia, is up among
the seventies, and recently secured little
Presidential patronage worth about $40 per
month. OF course, according to the bloody
shirt organs, ''the Confederscy is in the
saddle again." It was sin the saddle" in q
gsod deal worse shape when Longstreet
filed . foreign mission under Hayes, and
Nosby, another smart rebel rascal, held q
Consulate under Grant, but then it was the
Republican part Of the Confsderacy that
found itself in the saddle in their cases,
and Therefore, like Rips last drink, "don't
count"
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-03

THE Postmaster at Unionville, Connect.
cut, was found guilty of embezzlement last
week and sentenced to fine and imprison
msnt. He was so certain of Blaine's cleo.
ton that ne bet the public money on Blaine's
success. Perhaps Mr.. Blaine might feel
moved to pay the fire. 1t was only S., 600,
and Mr.. Blaine is said to be something OF a
millionaire
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-03

HERE row is q woman that has solved the
civil service question, with the offensive psr.
tisan business thrown in. The Postmistress
at Napoleon, Mich, has just married the
Democrat who has the inside track as her
successor This should unite the warning
factions at Napoleon.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-03

The decline in immigration is most notes.
able. Three years sgo immigration reached
7Ss. SOP. Two years ago it fell to 605, 332.
LAST yssr it dropped to SIS, 592. The indics.
tions are that it will fall considerably below
100000 for this year. These figures give 3
most significant indication of the dullness
OF the times.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-03

TIE annual revenues of the Government
of great Britain are s2lO, 600. 900, of which
sum the royal family draws e5S7, 600. Those
OF Russia are 2lo6. 900 OOO of which the Gar
spends on himself and family -. 100000.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-03

The seyentsen-yesr locusts are announced
from Charlottesville. Our correspondent
says that they are the genuine article, and
that the indications are good for plentiful
crep.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-03

AMONG the numberless worthless now bssieging
Washington IN the attempt 10 edge their way into
Office. IS e. e man who CAPTURED John Brown at
Harper's Ferry.-JOurnsl
Yes, and the man who hung John Brown
has son who will run this summer for Gov.
ernor Of Virginia on the Republican ticket.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-03

The piece-prics system of employing con-
vicss is to he put into effect in the New Jer-
the first trial made in any such institution
in the country.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-03

IT viii take President Cleveland Just sixty years
81 the present rate 10 turn the raseals all out
WestvilIe Indicator
Yes, Just about. There is big lot of
them. The crop has had unusual sdvan-
tsgss-rich Republican soil to grow in.
Hayes planted. Arthur watersd, snd the
devil gave the increase.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-03

A REPUBLICAN organ thinks that Logsn's
success as a Presidential quantity would be
ian appalling fact" That would be the cor
Ie,t name for 1t.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-03

THE Pail Mall Gazstte thinks that the Old
Testament IeViseIs have made hash" Of
more than one of the classic passages of the
Authorized Version.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-03

The wreath sent by Lord Tennyson to be
placed upon the body OF Victor Hugo is in
scribed: TO the worlds greatest poet"
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-03

Many man might ave become famous II be
had not become known.-Philadelphia Times.
Blaine, for instance
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-03
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