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The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-08
CITY IN BRIEF.

The wife OF Worth Wright, Deputy County
Treasurer, who was tbs daughter of Reese
Hammond, died Wednesday night.
Rhoda McRes. one of the parties arrested
for alleged counterfeiting. has been taken to
Bloomington to testify IN murder trial.
Jehn Reno was released from jail yestsr-
day on bond of 5000 to appear and aa-
sver a charge of passing counterfeit money.
The prosecution of Eugene a. Craft for
embezzIement is dismissed, be having made
< Co.
The Indiana Eclectic Medical Association
will meet on the 18th. DIR. J. F. Maddux, of
Sbelbyville is President, and DR.. G.. n. Alb
bett lie Secretary.
Georgs Porry charged with stealing pair
ofshoes, and James Robinson, charged With
stealing geese. were sent TO the Grand Jury
yesterday and iacic'ed
Bithop KniCkerbscker has secured Miss
Sarah F. Smiley of New York, to give
series of Bible rssdings at Christ Church,
from the ON 10 tie nth of this mcnth.
John b. Barton, OF New York, hiss brought
suit In the Federal Court to foreclose a mort
gage given by Willism Brooks and others on
certain real estate II Jackson County to se-
cure q loan of $500
Lydia Ora Neller hes been declared insane.
Che is married and is twenty-six years old.
About fifteen years ago che fell from horse
and hurt her hesd She thinks she and her
husband have to die.
Governor Gray has been examining into
the question SIS to which Stste certain lands
north OF the Ohio and ad accent to Green
Island belong. The change in the course OF
he river cut of part Of Kentucky. which
= now IN Innana The question is only
one OF jurisdiction and not one of possession.
William Pitts. young man who has been
selling what be claims % be silvsrwAre and
washed" gold watches for soma time past,
Uss arrested yesterday By Sergsants Qnigley
aud Lowe on charge Of petit larceny. He
Is accused Of haYing nipped . pcckesbook
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-08

The entire membership of the Lyra Socls-
~ was present at their hall, on last evening,
the occasion being the last of the regular
concerts for ihe present season. The pro.
gramme was fully up to ths standard main.
tanned By This organization, and vas hearth
~ enjoyed by tboss pYssent. Tie principal
orchestral number was the overture to Ros-
sinis masterpiece, "William Tell" which
was given with much spirit aud
intelligence, the violoncello solo
IN the Introduction, being executed IN mag
nihcent style by Mr.. Julius Wocher. A
pleasant iesture OF the first part was an oboe
solo by Mr.. John 5e;gsrhuis, who although
quite a young man, has tie reputation of
being the best oboe player III the State. Mr.
l.. A. Dcchtz who is established fsvorite
with the public, sang a beautiful bari
tore selection and was rewarded with q
hearty encore. The mixed corus and
orchestra presented the four part waltz,
''ChesIfulneSs," by Gumbsrt, which was
gwen with such marked success as q c0rnet
dUet at a former concert.
The entire second part OF the programme
was taken up with the third act of the diff.
cult opera of Der FIeischue'z," by Weber,
which was given in full from the original
score, and demonstrated the fact that the 30
ciety. with its present composition,
vas able to jnterpret the works OF the best
masters. The solo parts were taken by Mrs.
Barmier, Misses Wengsr aud Weegman and
MCssrs. Smith, Loomis, Foster and koths.
In The 'aIia" allowed to her Mrs. BSfmisr
bad 81 opportunity for showing the splen-
did cultivation OF her beautiful voice, and
me did go the entire satisfaction of the audi
eDce- Miss WeBger as Agatha" demon
streted her power az 3 coming soprano, her
voice being specially spted TO the part.
Miss Weegmsn assuu ed the contrslto role in
excellent style. Messfs Kothe Smith and
heartily applauded for THAR meEitorious
work. Me-. LOOMS sang the difficult bass
solo in the fnaie in q manner calling for the
greatest p-eiss. A pleasant dance concluded
the entertainment
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-08
THE NEW HOSPITALS.
Report From the Evansville Building
The Claim OF Contractor
Campf1eld

The members OF the Board of Commission .
ers oi the new insane hospitals who visited
Evansville on Wednesday rescued the city
yesterday, and The regular monthly meeting
wac held in the Office of the Governor. In
conversation with members OF the board re-
gsrding the charges that detective material
had been used at Evansville, and that the
work was not being done according to con.
tract, they said that precisely the reverse
was true; that the inspection OF the work
proved that IL had been done according TO
he terms OF the plans and specifications,
ard the board was well pleased with the
work. During the winter several hundred
feet OF the walks had been injured BY frost,
but the contractor had torn away the 10 iured
parts without any instructions 30 to do. and
the building was proceeding in very satis-
factory manner. Speaking at the visit of in
speciion, the Evan sville Journal, which
charged that the work is defective, says:
While here these gentlemen examined the ma
terials and workmanship OF the new Insane Asy-
lum, and aftervard the Governor AMI Messrs
Crosse and Sray expressed themselves satisfied
with the Character or the materials and work
hard winter weather, which would be repsired
they ssid the work vas done according 10 the con-
tract
1t appears that in consequences of lack of suti-
Gent money 10 build that edidce-aiso those vt
Richmond and L1ganspOrt-as a. first designed
the contract was modified after the award and
sm ended specifications were written, which re-
duced the grade of some OF the workmanship and
materials ana saved about S2C0 eco In the three
asylums about go, 0l0 in ours.
For this reason the gentleman who brought the
alleged deficiencies in the work to the Journals
attention expected higher decree OF excellence
then was required He is an entirely competent
Judge, but he was absent from the city when the
Official examination was made. He returned last
night after he departure OF the Governor and
party, and still insists that the work ia up TO
The modified specifications. SO the affair stands
between his judgment and that OF the responsible
officials.
During the entire day yesterday the board
was engaged in hearing evidence from
various parties regarding the claim o. Con-
tractor Csmp6eld Of the Richmond Asylum,
for extra work alleged 10 have been per.
formed. The contractors Claims for there
are several CT them, aggregate s.. col. a, and
arise from work done IN better style aud at
greater expense than provided for In the
specifications. On the contrary the archI-
tect and superintendent of construction
claim that they ordered the work to be done
IN the particular manner CLAIMED, aud that
it was called for in the specifications, and no
extra compensation should be given.
The board reached 10 conclusion yester-
day, and Will be in session again to-day.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-08
OLD PAPERS.

Good conditioned old papers for sale at
this Office at only 10 cents per hundred.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-08

containing So 65 from Mrs. w. u. Husband
OF 6S2 North Illinois street.
The annual reunion OF Butler University
alumni will be held on the 18th of next
month. A fine programme has been pre-
pared. The exercises will close with q ban
quet at night in the dormitory hall.
EThe Williams and Hen derson Company,
organized for the manufacture OF trunk slass,
bed Stats and other articles, and to be located
in ST. Joseph County, was incorporated yes
teIday, with capital stock Of $4,000.
Several bucket-shops in this city which
formerly obtained quotations from Chicago
over special wires leased from the P. @. and
s.. have joined the Chicago Board aud are
now operating over Western Union tickers.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-08

ting from perch 10 perch. the while hold
ing twitteripg conversation, one with
another. The sturdy workmen appear TO
consider the feathered family rightful
tenants of the upper section, or fat If You
please, and lock with pleasure at the annual
appearance of juvenile twittersrs. The only
Unaffected attache of the works is President
Millard's handsome little Cocker spanieI,
Splash" which daily runs from end to end
of the room, barkiDg and bounding upward
in vain attempts to get ct the intruders.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-08

The immense moulding room of the Indi-
annapolis Car Manufacturing Company
has been selected by fparrows for their place
CT residence. The ceiling Of the angular
roof which il considerably elevated, .
GOV ersd With scot and dus., and az times the
room is FLIED with smoke. which is deDsest
toward The loof. But there the spsrro rs
have msds themselves houses. and through
the slmCs: sitting smoke may be seen fit
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-08

Tire object OF the National Benefit Asso-
citation, Of Indianapolis, is TO furnish pro.
lection and indemnity against the hourly
and daily accidents that occur to humanity,
and at rates > to 90 per cent. less than stock
companies The management are conserva-
tive, reliable and honorable business msn,
and fully worthy Of confidence.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-08
To NV Frfends-

DEAR READER-With many thanks for
fayors shown in the past wish to inform
you that i am row with Ryan, The Halter,
q and % South Illinois street, where l MOST
respectfully solicit your patronage, and
sgsin thanking you, remain,
You're To command,
p J. KELLEHER,
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-08
New etvIes Wau paper.

Carl Moller, l6l East Washington street,
has elegant Rew styles Well Paper and Win
dow Shades. You can Go better here than
anywhere else in the city.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-12-03

The supply of wheat and corn in
sight is, respectively, 4535, 343 and 4, 140 202
bushels.
Two journalists have just been re-
leased from political Imprisonment in the Mex
lean capital, and will be given banquet
The eight Indian murderers sem
fenced to death for their bloody deeds in the
late Northwest rebellion were hanged at Battle
ford They met death stoically The muir
ders for which they were hanged were in each
instance cruel and unprovoked. The eight
hanged were Wandering Spirit, leader in Frog
Lake massacre, for killing Agent Quinn
und-the-Sky, for killing Father Fafard at
Frog Lake; Manachoos and Miserable Man, for
killing Charles Gouin, a British Columbian
half-breed, at Frog Lake; Mapaz and Little
Bear, for killing George Dill, brother of the
member for Muskoka; -without-blood, a
young Assiniboine Indian, for killing Bernard
fremont, near Battleford, on the morning of
the uprising; ntch an old Assiniboine, for
killing Instructor Payne, at Eagle Hills While
Riel was alive these men were full of the hope
that their lives would be spared, and spent
'ioii 'iiiie III suOn gay eties auu ahlusement as
their position permitted, but with the news Of
his death their manner changed and they be-
came serious. Upon first learning their own
fate and that hope Of reprieve was past they
broke down and wept for days together.
A subscription has been opened in
Montreal for the benefit of the family of Louis
Riel
There were 225 failures in the United
States reported to BradstreetS during the
week, against ga in the preceding week, and
237, 232. 1S6, and l15 in the corresponding
weeks of 1884, 1888, 1882, and 1881 respectively
About so per cent were those of small traders
whose capital was less than $1,000
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-12-03
FOREIGN.

Clifford Lloyd has been gazetted
Lieutenant Governor of Mauritius
The Bulgarian army has driven the
Servians back TO their own soil with great loss
King Milan has summoned the first class Of the
landsturm for active duty. General Javano-
witch, on being dismissed for disobeying or
ders, killed himself with a revolver.
Returns of the Parliamentary cleo
tons in Great Britain leave little doubt that
Mr.. Gladstone's party is defeated, and that
Mr.. Parnell the author of the defeat The
Tories have gained in all the boroughs where
the Irish had the casting vote. The Celtic
sovereign citizens" obeyed implicitly their
leaders manifesto. II may be that the Tories
will not have majority in the next
Parliament but they will with the support
of Parnell, who is virtually master of the sit
uaion.S The election of his ablest literary
lieutenant, Mr.. T. p. O'Connor, for an English
constituency QiverpooD marks new departure
"a very significant one, too-in British poll
tics. Among the well-known people returned
to- Parliament. are the TT Hon. David r. Plum
kett, First Commissioner of Works under the
Conservative Cabinet; Mr.. T. T. Holiness At
torney General for Ireland, also under the Con-
sentative Cabinet; Thomas Burt, labor
candidate; the Right Hon George Trevelyan,
Chief Secretary for Ireland uRder Mr.. Glad
stones administration; Col +. A. Stanley,
Colonial Secretary in the Conservative Cabi-
net; the Right Hon. Henry Campbell Banner
man, Chief Secretary for Ireland under Mr..
Gladstone's Administrations Mr. Justin Nc
Carthy, the novelist; Sir Charles Dixie and
Ashmead Bartlett
A Madrid dispatch announces the
death of Marshal Serrano. Spain's illustrious
political and military leader, after lingering
illness. He was IS years old.
Two naturalized Americans, resi-
dents of Illinois, named Peter Jepsen and Martin
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-12-03
WESTERN.

Articles of incorporation have been
issued to the Chicago Columbus Centennial
Worlds Exposition Company, for the purpose
Of holding an international fair in Chicago, to be
opened in June, 1892 The capital stock is
100000
A small hotel in Seventh street, st.
Louis, known as the Metropolitan, was de-
stroyed by fire. A chambermaid named Amelia
Scharff leaped from a third-foor window to the
pavement, and expired soon afterward A deep
razor cut was found in her throat An investi-
CATION showed that she had admitted q discard
ed lover to her room after midnight 1t is be-
lieved that he wounded her and then fired the
building.
The Circuit Court of Cincinnati has
ordered certificates of election to issue to the
four Republican candidates for the Ohio State
Senate from Hamilton County.
A death from yellow fever occurred
on board the steamer Venezuela in the harbor
of New Orleans.
Officials of the Union Pacific Road
have filed at Lincoln articles Of incorporation
for the Omaha and Elkhorn Valley Railway, with
n capital stock of 100000. The survey is
being made, and work is to commence early in
the spring.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-12-03

peint. He possibly lacked somewhat of the
nerve necessary to manage q great army, while
as n corps commander he was unequaled.
Netp York Tsibure.-Of cofHciliatory ways and
winning manners Mr.. Hendricks was probably
the most popular man I'm his party, and came
the nearest to representing its true views ana
honest wishes. The fact alone had much 70 do
with the repeated defeat OF his Efforts 10 secure
n presidential nomination, as tho time had not
arrived when the Democratic leaders saw the
way open 20 success with candidate who pre-
sented no aims other than those popular with
the masses OF the party.
NctO York Sml-There was no eccentrlcity ana
no compromise in his political ideas. Inc doc
trines OF Jefferson and jackson were his doc
trines and he held fast 20 the traditional states
manship of his party. He belonged To the people,
and knew nothing OF that phar1saic ana feder-
alist pretension which holds them In distrust
and contempt. His political speeches. were
filled with this spirit, and, like his forensic
breadth, elevation, vigor OF reasoning ana
catholic comprehensiveness.
Nei0 York TiBles.-Mr Hendricks was type OF
the sincere and earnest partisan Democrat OF
upright personal character, and considerable
abilities, whose sympathies were TOO marrow,
and his views too restricted TO perInit'him the
place in political history tdwhich he aspired.
Chicago T9ribtne.-Mr Hendricks was esteemed
by all who knew him personally as man or
upright character and genial nature, being
possessed of many social Cruces and remarkable
BY the mere force OF his personal character
and his success in making friends he had OBJ
tanned n prominence in the politics OF his own
State which probably no man, with the single
exception of Oliver Morton, ever possessed De-
fore or since.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-12-03

Secretary Manning has asked the
resignation of Mr.. Henry N Gassaway, As
sistant Chief of the Division Of Internal
Revenue and Navigation, for alleged discount
esy to persons making official inquiries.
Thomas A. Doyle was reelected
Mayor of Providence, II. L, by a majority Of
2,946 over the Prohibition candidate. The ma
jority for license was SIG.
A successor to Senator Cockren will
this winter be elected by the Missouri Legis-
lature. Col James Burnes, owner of the Ga
zette at St Joseph, is the principal candidate,
but Judge Sherwood has recently entered the
field.
There are usually from twelve to
twenty contested election cases in the House Of
Representatives, but this year there will be
only four, three of the contestants being Re-
publicans, and the fourth is Mr.. Weaver, the
Iowa Greenbacker. The most interesting case
is that of Mr. Frank Hurd, of Toledo, the bril-
liant young free trade advocate, who disputes
the legality Of the election of Mr.. Romeis, q
Republican who holds the certificate. Hurd
claims that Romeis was elected by ille-
gal voting, and that he was not en-
titled to the certificate on the count Mr. G. w.
Steele, of Indiana Republican, will have to
defend his seat against Mr.. Kidd who makes
similar charges, and G. H. Page, Democrat
claims the seat of Mr. w. A. Pearce, a Rhode
Island Republican The contest which has
been waglng in the Sixth Iowa District ever
since the last Presidential campaign Will then
be transferred to Washington, and Mr. Weaver
will have to fight for his seat
The Prohibitionists carried Atlanta,
and the county of Fulton, in which it is stu
ated, after prolonged aud desperate contest,
by the very narrow majority of PIC in poll
exceeding 5000 votes. The fight was 80 fierce
az to excite the whole State of Georgia as spec
tators of the battle. The city proper gave an
AUTHORIZATION majority of 32O, but the coun-
ty precincts went "dry" by 500, thus beating
the "wets" in the city by 2l9
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-12-03

Meeting of the Cabinet-The President Is
sues a Proclamation.

sues n REORGANIZATION.
No event since the election of Cleveland has
created such n sensation in Washington as the
death OF Hendricks. The President was lust sit
ed him conveying the startling intelligence
The President was greatly shocked at the news,
and Pat once sent the following TO Mrs. Hend-
ricks:
"The sudden and lamentable death OF your
husband excites my profound sympathy for You
in this hour of your great bereavement, and
sincerely mourn the loss Of so lately ASSOC
ciated with me in the execution Of the peoples
highest laws, while the nation mourns the loss
of an honored citizens and a faithful public SER
want"
At Cabinet meeting it was decided TINT the
should attend the funeral of the Vice Presi-
dent. When the Cabinet adjourned, the Presi-
dent issued the following:
1.-The People of the United States
Thomas A. Hendricks, Vice President OF the
United States, died at o'clock p m, at In
danapolis, Ind, and it becomes my mournful
duty to- announce the distressing fact to his fell
low-countrymen. In respect to the memory and
the eminent and varied services of this high
official and patriotic public servant, whose
long career was so full of usefulness
and honor TO his State and to the United States,
it is ordered that the national flag betdisplayed
at half mast upon all the public buildings of tho
United States that the executive mansion and
the several executive departments in the city OF
Washington be closed on the day OF the funeral
apd be draped in mourning for the period OF
thirty days; that the usual and appropriate
military and naval honors be rendered, and that
on all the legations and consulates Of the United
shall be displayed at half mast on the reception
of this order, and the usual emblems of mourn
ing be adopted for thirty days.
AGRovER CLEVELAND"
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placed ON nearly all the promjpent business
houses and residences. so that ~ morning the
city wiz have put ON general garb OF mourn
Mr.. and Mrs. Hendricks had lived I'm Indian
apolis for nearly thirty years. Mrs. Hendricks,
who is abrilliant and accomplished woman, was
OF great aid TO him In his political career SINCE
her husbands serious attack two years ago, both
OF them have been apprehensive OF a sudden
end OF his life. and the attachment between
them has grown very strong-almUst senti-
mentally so. So intense had this become I'm
fact that he would not consent for his wife 20 be
away from him for any length OF time. Only
last week while in Chicago he accompanied Mrs.
Hendricks even ON her shopping expeditions.
They had frequently talked over his condition
and the probabilities Of his early DEATH and IL is
evident that for several months past there has
Mr.. Hendricks has no near relatives except a
brother, who lives In Shelbyvile, Ind, and
sister, the wife of DIR. Winslow s. Pierce of New
York. He owns considerable property in Indian
apolis, but his entire fortune is estimated TO be
no more than 100000. 1t ia known that it was
his intention 20 abandon politics at the end Of
his term Vice President. Only q few days be-
fore his death, in confidential talk with a
friend, he said
The newspapers say am candidate for
President in 1888, but ii is not true. shall not
be a candidate under any circumstances. was
not a candidate for the position now hold, but
IL was forced upon me, and now my political
ambition is fully satisfied. want to retire and
rest for the remainder Of my life."
The funeral will be held at St. Paul's Cathe-
dral, indianapolis, Tuesday noon, and the re-
mains will be laid in Crown Hill Cemetery The
body has been embalmed Mrs. Hendricks de-
clines to permit autopsy, feeling certain that
it was paralysis of the heart kilograms Of
coincidence have been received from Samuel ].
Tilden, David Davis, Senators Dawes and Ed
munds, the Japanese Minister Mrs. Gen. Nc
Clellan, and many others. About twenty Senator'S
assembled in the Judiciary Committeeman at
Washington, and selected the following COM
mittee to attend the funeral: Edmunds, Sher-
man, Harris, Allison, Voorhees,, Pugh, Cullom,
Gibson, Conger, Blair Dawes, Camden, and Vest
There was also n meeting of about twenty
five members of the House in the Speakers
room, at which the Clerk of the House was
authorized to request the attendance ut the
funeral of the following. representatives OF
the House: Carlisle, Randall Hiscock, Long,
Phelps, Hepburn, Browne, Bynum, Morrison,
Holmm, Herbert, Blunt, Barbour Hewitt and
C,eddaa