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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-03
DIFFICULTIES.
A City where Truth Is Crushed to Earth
and Not Allowed to Rise Again
Dismissed Clerks.

Special to ihe Sentinel
NAsHISGIoS, May S0.---It Is inpcExible TO form
anything like correot estmste of = Presidents
character, until bis power has dspsSted. 1t is dii
heulty to distinguish impartial from preiudicial
judgment Man regards man thro-gh the caIiber
of his own understanding. Ths oficeseeker sp-
precia,es the power OF printers ink The press is
believed 10 have Influence with the adrniaisira-
ZION. IN consequence OF This II is addicted to over
stattment-the newspaper turned from its o-iginal
purpose OF conveying truthful Information, be
coming medium for the personal advancement
Of the individual, by fsitefinsthe individual. II
openly repulsed. the candidate flies Of on a tan
gent saying or writing things for publication,
containing large per cent. OF malice. A>num-
Der of elements and interests consPire to make e
President mythical being.
The power OF fsttery, wisely aud delicaiely
spread in costs to suit the subject upon the hu-
man heart liko sunshine to vegststion. "we
choose our friends not for what they are, but for
what they believe us TO be-" writes Judge Biddle.
By no one is the potency OF soft words SO well
understood IS by the man who has been long in
public lie. An old Congressman will take sn
average Washington reporter and pun him up un-
Ill he believes himself Plutarch. IN return icr
this elegance Of belief a ready pencil emblazons
an ideal Representative of some remote Congress
sional District. The Congressman treated Dy the
scribe is purely fiction. When the truth hap.
pens 10 e into print they cali IL sensation. Trut1
II is always crushed 10 earth in Washington and
never allowed TO rise again.
In the reduction Of the force in the Pension De-
partment according 70 law OF The last Congress-
which provides that the services Of $50 employees
shall be dispensed with. there ere some uncheer-
tul incidents. woman, receiving her dismissal
yesterday, ien 10 t1e floor in isint,1g ft, a1d
was only restored by the greatest care. she had
been long in the Department and. M doubt. knew
al Of what il Is 10 be poor and unemployed.
Upon the other hand some of them received
The discharge without giving evidence OF pain. A
woman whose face was unged vito African
blood. said TO be the greatest
beauty In WASHINGTON, resd the letter
with g smile, Ford. who last fall under the dtrec
ton OF Dudley. on the sly, in Ohio. opened his
mouth and taught them. saying: "ii the Demo
crats get into power pensions will be cot of" Tss
dismissed. he never III the army, but for
twenty five years has BEEN ngaged in driving n
fat salary, shooting of his Mouth, and vOing tle
rebellion down TDedlstress of sue 4 as he quick
ems in me no tears. On toe other hand. Will
laugh at his calamity and mock when his fear
cometh. Jar rURPEN.
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State Agricultural Society Of California, es-
hmates the acTesge OF the present year at
, SO0O00 Scres, with a total yield Of p 900, 900
bushels, or less than half the crop as COM
pared with last year. There is still on hand
in the State 10 000,0 900 bushels Of last years
crop. By deducting 100000 bushels for
home consumption, there viii remain 80 OoO,-
O00 bushels for export. The estimates for
Oregon and Washington Territory show large
gains. The acreage IN Western Oregon Is
% per cent. greater than last year The esrly
rains OF the present onth, which we're fol-
lowed by cool, cloudy weather. have assured
the spring sown grain, while the preee1 1t
condition OF winter wheat is better than at
the corresponding period last year. A close
estimste fixes the quantity OF whest for ex-
port from Western Oregon at 6 800 600 bush
els, and from Eastern Oregon and Washing
Ton Territory at 500 600 bushels, making
the total amount available for xpors from
Oregon and Washington Territory ii 600. 600
Bushels. The total yield Of wheat in Oregon
and Washington Territory last year was
IL 200, coo bushels The estimated yield this
gear is II 100000 bushels.
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AN ENGLISH WOMAN
Commits Forgery and Robbery for the
Purpose of Being Arrested and OBJ
tanning Food and Shelter.

ST. LOUIS, May 2S.-At a late hour last
night young woman giving the name of
Flora Downs broke the show window of
John Ballard's jewslry store and distracted
several articles OF silgerTare thereirom. She
made no effort to e.cspe, and was immedi-
ately arrested and taken to the Central Po-
lice Station, where she told pitiful st )ry Of
want snd desperation. She said she wss an
English VIC cman, from Bristol, was a L sws-
paper writer and had worked both ia Eng
land and Canada. She came from Toronto
to Chicago q short time ago, but not getting
employment in the latter place she came
here seek ago She was no more success
ful here, and having exhausted her means
she had become desperate and determined
TO commit q crime so that she
mingt be arrested, and thus obtain
shelter and food. She first attempted forgery
by signing the name CT q prominent broker
here 10 check and presenting il 70 bank,
but this did not result in her srrest. She
then wandered aosut the streets and lust be-
fore midnight, determined to commit rob-
berry, did the act abcve mentioned. She says
she wants to go 10 the Penitentiary, where
she viii obtain rest snd care, and her mind
seems 20 have become morbidlY fixed upOn
this idea. She was lodged in jail to day un-
der q warrant charging her with larceny.
She talfs nationally, and is evidently a
woman Of education ard culture. bat the de-
tectives who have talked with her think her
mind IS unbalanced, and think she ought to
60 to an asylum. She is known to have Wis
lied all the Newspaper offices here during the
past week and sppIied for work, ana there
doss not seem 10 be any doubt that the
most, If rot ali, her statements are true.
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military, Governor Of Paris, Senators snd
Deputies, depuiations, the projects of the
Seine, the police and military and naval
authorities, q contingent OF the army OF
Paris and q squadron of the Republican
Guards. The procession followed the route
from the Champs Elysee through the Place
de Ia oDcorde, the Boulevards, st. Gsrmain
and st. Michael, the Rue Sauffiot 20 the
Place de Pantheon. AT the time that the
head Of the procession has reached the De
Pantheon the end had snot left the Arc de
Triomphe. All in the procession sssmed to
appreciate that France was doing honor TO
her mcst illustrious poet. All were quist,
and all observed q NEST becoming demean0r.
Ihs pressure OF the packed masses OF people
was fIightful to contemplate, and many of
those who were in the packs" were seri-
oUsly crushed.
TIE obstquies to-day surpassed everything
within the memory of the oldest citizsn.
Such concoDTse OF people has rarely been
witnessed in Paris. Before the start Of the
procession the police seized fifteen red flags
and Immediately destroyed them. Pfeced-
ing the heaTse were twelve cars Of ladies
with floral CROWDS. Besides these, SO
wreaths were carried By the various deputs-
tions. There is general rejoicing because Of
the absence OF disorder.
1t is estimated that the procession nun
beIed 0OO O00 persons. Not { priest was
ssen in the line,
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horrible pfurder and Robbe-v.

NEW YORK, May 5l.-John Lsurer, day
clerk at Henry C-a1fOrd's drug store, Hud-.
con street, this city, upon reportilg for duty
this morning, found the door unlocked,
though closed. Upon entering the back
room he was horrifed to find the dead body
OF Richard Hsnes, with a frightful cash in
the head as well as a crushed skull. The
shocked day clerk managed to get to the
street and find an officer. On returning the
men found q heavy iron pestle, covered
with blood aud hair, on the floor, the
dead mans throat cut from ear TO eSr
and ugly wounds on the right cheek
and over the right eye. Suicide had been
suggested, but an examination OF the wounds
snd the discovery BY Mr.. Crawford, who
soon arrived, that $50 or $40, that had been
taken in the store on Saturday, was missing
satisfied the authorities that is was s brutal
murder. The Coroner examination showed
the skull crushed in and the throat cut d.
rs city above the thyroid cartilage. with va
Tious other gashes and fractures. The
pestle. which was found, fitted well into the
depressiops in the skull. and seemed 70 have
been the weapon with which the blows were
struck. No sharp pe5ged instrument that
nigh have been used 10 cut The throat could
be found: nor even any signs OF struggles.
from behind. and the throat cut after the
clerk bad sunk IN his chair. The bed had
bseD prepared for retiring, and the man was
still entirely dressed when found. AS yet
the police have no cleH
Hsrds was Un usually popular aud was not
known TO nave an eLemy, His domestic re-
lations were CT the hsppiest He lived With
his wife and two children al A. North Moore
sUeet, opposite the building in which the
drug store was. On Saturday night his wife
brought his lunch 70 him as usual and left
him in good spiTits. When the news OF his
crime was made known 10 Mrs. Hands this
morning she vas Spreading cloth over her
husbands breakfast preparatory &c taking IL
TO him. The poor woman sWoODed away
when she realized the svf1l situation.
Hands bad been night clerk since January
19, when George Augsmyer was discharged.
Policeman O'Rielly SAYS be saw Hands IN the
store at u 20 a m. Mrs. Hands stated that
SIZE bad feared that harm would come 10 her
husband ever sirce Augemyer was dis
charged. From her statement there are said
TO be reasons for susDecting Augenyer. The
police ssy the murderer must have bsea ac-
quainted with the premises The cellar door
was open, and it is thought the villain en-
tered that way. a trapooor from the cellar
to the store bad been opened during the.
night. The police are hard ct work on the
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-03
a pesnernfr Murderer.

PoRT DErosIr, Nd, May 3O.-A. WoodIswn
this morning Charles p. Barnes met his
broiher.in-law, Thomss E. Brown, on the
road, and without the least provoca aacn, and
in cold blood, shot and killed him. Barnes
then went into his house, aud calling his lit
ten-ysar-old son, shSt and killed him. SEEING
his second son short distance away. the in
human father opened fire on him also, bat
the lad escaped with only a slight wound
The sheriff, knowing Bsrnes to be a dsspsr-
ate character, summoned a posse, captured
the double murderer aud hurried him to
Elkton jail, fearing that ne would be lynched
by the excited neighbors. A CoroZer's jarv
returned . verdict in accordance with the
facts Barnes has been drinking heavily and
his wife was compelled TO leave him a short
time ego. He msy have supposed that
Blown had something to do with ms sepa-
ration.
ELKToN, Md. May 31.-Chsrles 2. Barnes,
who yesterday wantoniy shot and killed his
bro,berin law and thirteen. year old son, at
Woodlawn, in this county, attempted to
commit suicide about q o'clock this evening
by dsshing his head AGAINST the walls OF his
cell. cutting deep cash in his forehead, and
severing branch of the temporal artery.
He is apparently unconscious of whs. hap
pened yesterday and is badly prosks.ed.
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PhIlsdelphis paper. one Chicago paper,
and the other was the writer.
"Well, that was dry haul
Yes, Washington journalism is made u .
ct that kind Of luck. Pll venture. continued
Philadelphia, "tbat have visited every
mans house or Office fall three times within
the last i've years whom il was absolutely
necessary for me to see"
"Thst is my experience,n spoke Chicago.
81 am unlimited IN the use of the wire pet
for weeks at tins / have gsne nightly to
the telegraph Office With 900 and 900 words
as the result of days labor"
WAS there ever any kicsiRg2'
"Not IN toe Chicago News, for the man
sging editor OF that paper is a retired Wash
ington correspondent" JAR TURPEE.
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An Awful rrarsdr.

BINGHANroE, n. V, May 30.-At Deposit,
on the Erie Read, forty-fve miles east OF this
city, occurred to-day an awful tragedy. Geo.
AxielI, young man, came TO that placs,
and drank more or less during the day.
While in saloon he became aDgered at a
negro waiter. Pulling a revolver he began
firing. The saloon was crowded. AxtelI
Hred FIVE shots, killing two men outright,
wounding q third fatally and two more
seriously. The men killed are William
Perry, eyed thirty-eight, q jewellsr, and G.
Freeman, aged twenty five, farmer. +. A.
French, farmer aged oixty, was shot ia the
bowels and fatally wounded Fred Weaver
had his nose broken by bullet, and another
man. name unknown, was shot through the
cheek. AxtelI, after a desperate fight, was
arrested, brought TO this city and placed in
jail.
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Department CT Justice to be used in any
manner deemed best for tue Democratic
parry, and tc avoid the department any EN-
baFrsssnsnts or complications gro wing out
OK the sppoins.nent, and when, consequent
~, he.YeceiVed word yesterday afternoon that
his resignation bad been accepted, he wss
not surprised To the friends who were
willing 10 stand By him ne expresses the
hesrtest tbEnks. Othergiss he Is indifferent
10 The whole matter. except the falsehoOds
msliCiously circulated about bis Democracy
at Washiueton. He hopes C8mpbeli will so
conduct himself in Ofice as to honor his ap
pOiniRent.
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other lawyer ever prOcse5ed His was far
vsnce Of public opinion, yes AZ had the SO
pearapce of one being led. With eli the
strength of q great nature. ne hated slavery,
yet ne joked toe sboisionists He knew all
of what II was to be ia Kestucky poor
white trash" upon whom even the negroes
looked with high disdsin. When he talked
in private conversation OF that condition, his
thin lips grew white and his eyes flied with
tesIs. He intended from The beginning that
the war never should close until human
seIvitude was exunguished on Ibis continent
JAP TUEPEN
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Not at An Disappointed.

KEoKrK, Iowa. May 2s After Mr.. Will
ANS received the appointment Of Marshal
the Southern Iowa District, and found
rat IL was likely to occasion some criticism
I the administration 81 Washington. be
lscsd his resignstion IN the hands Of the
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-03
GOING SLOW.

What the Democrats Might Hsve Dcne, but
Have Not Chosen to DO-In Dir. vO0r-
hess' Opinion, Wasbins tou, Jeh-
aud Lincoln were tho
Greatest of the American
Presid ents The Indi-
aniaB at the Capital
Of His C0unUry.
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CslIfornia's Estimate Of the Wheat ero

Cslif0rnia's Estimate OF the Wheat Crop.
SAN Francisco, Cal, M 3l.-The wheat
crop of California, this on, viii be the
smallest for many years. There are two rea.
sons for this.
/. The large yield of last year aud the
low prices received caused great shortage
in the acreage.
?. The late suow-grown grain on winter
ployed lands will, from lack OF rain, be
cut for hay.
The acreage of wheat In 1854 was 10 round
numbers 100000 acres, yielding 81, 600 900
bushels. Edwin +. Smith, Secretary Of the
National Republican., 1885-09-07
NEW SHORT ENDS.

case Of Reversible or Jersey Lining, il2c
l case of best quality Body Lining, 5Ac.
case Of Masonville SILICA, all colors, DC.
case Of Genuine Turkey Red Calico, 5i2c. War
ranted fast COlOrs,
! case of simpsons Mourning Prints 4c. These
are the best goods and no imitation.
Tease Of genuine King Philip, yard-wiie Cam
brio, Tie
case of Fruit of the Loom A Blcached Cotton,
TIC.
! case Pride Of the West Al Bleschcd Cotton S'ac
cases -Amoskeag Canton Flannel, 7i2c. q. O..
brand, blcached or unblCached.
] case of Fine Check NainsOok, different styles
SIG.
] case Unbcachcd Table Linen, l5c.
l case Of Rcnfrcw Table Linen SOC, in Turkey
Red and Blue full 90 inches wide
1000 yards Of fine Brussels In lengths Of 10 III
yards, 4Oc per yard. Which includes some of the
Lowell body. Cheapest Rugs you can possibly put
on your floor.
A variety of other Short Ends we also include N
this sale, which space will not allow us to cxhibi
price and kind singly.
National Republican., 1885-09-07

shchan Has Another Adventure.

Policeman Shehan, who shot and killed
Coleman in the "Bloody Field" short time
ago. was informed carly Saturday morning
ing woman In house on his beat. The Of
ticCr arrested johnson, who at first resisted,
but finally submitted The officer allowed tho
prisoner to walk by his side without any
cried out to the officer, Lookout mister" and
the officer turning to johnson saw II pistol in
his hand. a struggle ensuCd between the
men, during which johnson tried to shoot tho
officer. Sergeant Nokes went TO Shehan's as
sistance, as did also officer Work, and the pis
tOl was taken from johnson. In the police
court Johnson was sent to jail for six months
for nsgaultinp the officer
National Republican., 1885-09-07

OUT or 4 SwAMP.-This Is where the inlu
CnStry SvE or LU " aynr gSS gnd RS%PS RpPr IN 1me
This influence drags its victims down into the
Slough OF Bespond and gives them awful
visions of the future. Browns Iron BttCrs is
system and raises suffering victims of malaria
TO the highest enjoyment of complete health.
II cures liver complaint and corrects all kid
ney troubles.
National Republican., 1885-09-07
Free Fight Among Women.

A free fight took place about 1880 o'clock
yesterday afternoon on South Capitol street,
near d southeast between Priscilla Smothers,
the wife of Tom Smothcrs, who is now in the
penitentiary serving q term of thirty years, and
Eliza Brown and Maggie Young, all colOred.
During the melee Eliza Brown was cut IN the
head with n glass thrown by Priscilla. The
trouble was due to jealousy over colored
man. Sergt. Daily and Officer Anderson broke
up the fight by suddenly appearing on the
scene. The women were locked up at the
CiGhth precinct station.
National Republican., 1885-09-07
Woman and Her Mission.

The poet, in aposrophizing woman, says:
when pain and sickness rend the brow, q
ministcring angel thou" No one will deny
that woman's soft touch can sooth pain, espe
cially when she anoints the sufferer with ST..
Jacobs Oil. Headache, earache toOthache,
rheumatism, and neuralgia all vanish before
this conqueror of pain. There is virtue in its
touch, II heals burns and bruises, and the peo-
pie of four continents are ready to testify to
The magical way in which 1t acts in the most
stubborn Cases
National Republican., 1885-09-07
MINOR LOCAL EVENTS.
The Smaller Happenings OF Day in
and About the City.

and About the City.
Frederick weisc, German, was naturallzcd
last Saturday.
4 marriage license has been issued to Frank
W. Jones aud Irene Bland
Hcary lI.williams, colorcd. was robbed of sl)
Saturday by an unknown swindler of his own
race.
r. u. o. Smith moved into his handsome new
residence nt the northwest corner of Vermont
avenue ard 7 street last week.
Dennis Burkc. who reported to the police
Friday night that he was robbed Of 500 now
states that he has found his money
Mr. whiting of the firm of Dulaney & Whit.
ing. Is erecting II handsome house at the corner
OF Twentieth and streets, to cost $4,000.
Henry Warren, colorcd saturday, broke his
cg by jumping out OF Il second story window
II his anxiety to catch his runaway horse.
Henry Hall, colorcd, fugitive from justice,
was arrested Saturday morning by Detective
Edelin for Sheriff Pinkney Scaggs, OF Primo,
George county, Md
Walter Fowler, colored was yesterday ar.
rested by the police Of the eighth precinct for
knocking his wife down with his fist. The
woman was badly hurt.
Charles r. Ward, the brcklayer who was
arrested here last week for n murder committed
in Georgia, was released on Saturday, the gov
crnmcnt admitting that he was not the man.
Two citizens of Georgia who came here failed
to Identity him.
Tho Washington Cadet Corps assemble al
their armory at q o'clock this evening and
after street parade, Will proceed TO the old
SChuetzCn Park, on seventh street, where they
will be cnonmpcd for the ensuing two weeks
The camp will be open to visitors every evening
from q to 80 O'Clock.
National Republican., 1885-09-07
SHORT END GOODS.

Our hunt was not In vain. We have discovered q
line Of goods that never able heretofore to
offer. One shipment Of 95 cases has been received,
which invite any Of our customers to inspect;
to show you that positively make 1t the greatest
part Of our business to get Short End Goods of any
and every description. So many initiate, not Of the
smaller ones but the sO-Caled leaders In trade,
but we:are here to meet the fox in this wise.
We are ready to compare stock
We are willing to compare novelties!
We are on hand to compare rlces!
And, above all, we sure there is no one In our
line that outdo us in caring for customer as
to politeness, attention. honesty, and integrity.
On account o omany goods arriving the Special
Items selected for this advertisement may be some.
what mixed, but shall try and do best to in.
terest YOU so that you will call and get some of our
untold bargains.
National Republican., 1885-09-07
SPECIALS.

30 dozen Alpaca Umbrellas, all sizes, 9Dc, These
genuine alpaca, satin border, and different mum.
bcr ofribs. The greatest drive ever offered. Call
early
100 dozen Misses Jerseys, warranted all wool,
SOC. Made with cuffs and In the following colOrs
Black navy, seal, brown, garnet, myrtle, ana car.
dinal, all sizes, from 30 to 80 inches.
Weare the Washington Agents for the Philadel-
delphia Novelty Jersey Company, and now claim
headquarters on these goods.
200 pieces Of 2O-inch Bird's.eye, per piece, 40c.
National Republican., 1885-09-07

One rem nant Nainsook Embroidery, II
yards long, 16 inches wide; formerly $1.65
q yard; special sale price for the remnant,
$l.15.
Another remnant, 81 yards long, 16 inches
wide; formerly $1.6S a yard; special sale
price for entire remnant, S2.25.
One remnant Swiss Embroidery, 81 yards
long, 0 inches wide; former price, $1.75
yard; special sale price of remnant, $2.65.
Another remnant / J yards long, 12 inches
wide; sold for csc yard; special sale price
for the II yards, soc.
One rem nant Frcn ch Embroidery, II
yards long, 10 inches wide; formerly sold
for S2.15 yard; special sale price for en-
tire remnant, $3.50.
~ A few remnants in Combination Colors, all
over robe patterns and bouncing to match.
One robe, rose pattern, in pink and white,
marked $4.9S; special sale price, S3.25.
National Republican., 1885-09-07

pairs Nottingham Lace Curtains yards long, former price, sas
reduced to 75c per pair
Pairs Nottingham Lace Curtains yards long; former price, Sas
reduced to 81. 10 per pair.
pairs Nottingham Lace Curtains yards long, price, So 5o
reduced to S2.5 per pair
pairs Nottingham Curtains az yards long, price,
$780, reduced to S3.75 per pair.
pairs fine Nottingham Lace Curtains long, price,
$780, reduced to $3.50 per pair
pairs Nottingham Curtains, long; price,
$780, reduced to S5.7s per pair.
pairs Real Lace Curtains yards long, former price, SIoo reduced
to $500 per pair.
pairs Real Lace Curtains yards longs former price, reduced
TO $1,000 per pair
Real reduced
price, SIa.5o per pair
reduced
to $40 90 per pair.
National Republican., 1885-09-07

The Paais Royal everybody knows, carries goods
another The embroidery is
nearly over and do intend to "cary over yard of
embroidery intend quote prices for last special sale
that will close out the balance of Our stock.