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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-08-26
PERSONALS.

THE President enjoys the society OF literary
men.
SENATOR VOORHEES, is the lion Of the hour
at Hot Springs, Ark.
ALL the relatives of Ex-President Wheeler
have died during the past ten years.
SHOULD Justice Coleridges married life
turn out unhappily he can grant himself
divorce.
IT is a notable fact that the inventor of the
Calling gun peacefully resides in the same
city with Mark Twain.
PORE LEO is an indefatigable student of
general European politics, with special
liking for that of England.
ARCHBISHOP WILLIAMS, of Boston, WILL it
is said, be given Cardinals hat at the con-
sistory to be held in December.
THE Bayard family is the only one which
has ever had representative for three sue
cessive generations in the Senate.
THE Emperor OF Japan can trace his de-
scent for $500 years, during all of which
time his family have been on the throne.
BERRY WALL who is called "King of the
Dudes in New York, manages to spend an
income of $4,000 year in keeping up that
reputation.
BEEcHER has received a hundred different
letters threatening assassination, but he keeps
right on promulgating new doctrines, and
does not lose a moments sleep.
LEO TArIL, the infidel writer, recently con-
verted to Catholicism, has been solemnly re-
lieved from accommodation by the Pope's
Nuncio at Paris. His wife still remains un-
converted.
OLIVER OPTIc, whose stories, over twenty
years ago, gave many boys living in local
tiles far removed from the battle fields their
only picturesque glimpses of the war, is only
sixty-three years old.
MICHAEL CHEvREUI, the chemist, was born
on August 81, 1856. Consequently his hun
dredth birthday will be on the last day OF
this month, when the Partisan students pur-
pose making special celebration.
Mr.. WILLIAM STEAD, the editor of the Pail
Mall Gazette, is unpleasantly reminded by
the Atlanta (Ga.) Constitution that brother
of his was tramp at the South and now
lies in pauper's grave at Clayton, Ala
THE inventor of lawn tennis is probably
known to only small fraction of the host Of
devotees of that game. He is Major Walter
Wingfield, o: Her Majesty's body guard. and
he brought out the game in 1874 under the
outlandish name, "Sphairistike.
HoN. SIR LIONEL S. SAcEvILLE WEST, British
Minister at Washington, is described as a
small, slight-bald man, by no means British
with pomp, who on entering the drawing
room looks as if hunting for quiet corner
into conversation he is very entertaining
but there is a sad, tired look in his hand
| some ewes
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-08-26
WOMEN PERSONALS,

BELvA LOCKWOOD counts Michigan in her
list OF States that will soonest adopt woman
suffrage.
Miss BAyARD has returned TO the Capital
with her father, and again presides over the
household there. Mrs. Bayard's health is
iluch improved
A RICH American widow has determined
to marry the Marquis de Caux, PATHS dis
carded husband. She will probably succeed.
The Marquis is for sale.
Miss GRANT, native Of British India, was
one of the two ladies who recently passed an
examination at the Sarbonne for the degree
of Bachelor of Sciences.
VIC WooDHULL and Tennie c. Clafiin con-
slider themselves quite good enough TO enter
English society, where they are liable to
meet Dixie, Wales and Langtry.
Miss ADELAIDE RUDoLPH, of Cleveland, o.,
has been selected by the Board of Regents as
the Latin professor at the State University of
Kansas. Miss Rudolph is a niece of Mrs.
Garfield.
WILLIAM ID. HowFLLs says that no woman
can live in the same house with genius
which would indicate an astonishing scarcity
of genius-but the idea was hooked from
Jane Welsh Carlyle, who warned her sex
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-08-26
HEAVY REPUBLICAN sTEALAGE.

The Republican papers are raising quite
hubbub over two or three triiing defective
appointments made by the administration.
We call their attention to a colossal stealage
by Republican officials amounting to nearly
81, 100000, which dwarfs into insignifcance
any and all of the mistakes of the present
Democratic administration. The enormous
amount of defalcations alluded TO in the
foregoing were the result of stealings on the
part of Federal officials in Louisiana, or
their employees. A large proportion of the
Federal officers under Republican Presidents
have been defaulters. They either robbed
the Government themselves or their clerks
did A correspondent of the New York Sun
has given the matter thorough overhaul
ing and he estimates the total OF the various
defalcations at 81 ,620, 900, of which the Gov
eminent loses nearly S1,500,O0O He first
takes up the United States Sub-Treasury
at New Orleans and what is revealed. We
ask the attention of our readers to the figures
given: ''Messrs. T. p. May and w. Whit
aker were the first two holders of this Office
after the war. Both are on the Sub-Treasury
books to-day as short, the amount lost
through them being 100000. Under Whit
aker's successor, George 5. Walton, the Gov
eminent lost only $4,000, that being the
amount of a forged check paid by him. His
successor, Charles Clinton, afterward Audi
tor of the State, was robbed of $500, which
Congress RENTED. Next came the present
Treasurer, Mr.. z. F. Herwig, who is soon to
retire. His losses, through the defalcation
of his confidential clerk, Aufdemorte, were
$4,000, making total loss since
1866 for this department alone of
SAP, 100 General Benton, who took
possession of the internal revenue after the
war, was "short" $4,000, and Charles
Smith $4,000. James 5. Chapman was short
1000, but his bondsmen paid it. Chapman
was succeeded by Oscar Rice, who was de-
faulter for $4,000. Rice, by the by, was the
only ore Of the Federal officials in Louisiana
who was really punished, the Others being
fined very small part of the sum they
robbed the Government Of Rice was found
| guilty and sentenced 10 the penitentiary,
from which he was released only last week
| A. w. Norcross, in the Assessors office
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Mr.. Davitts friends think that If he can get
men he will be able to return twenty men,
bers from Ireland.
For every man killed in war, ten have been
sent over the gulf by the aid Of the cork
screw.-Chicago Ledger.
THE divine rule of doing as we would be
done by is never better put to the test than
in matters of good evil speaking. We may
sophisticate with ourselves and upon the
manner IN which we should wish to be treated
under many circumstances; but everybody
recoils instinctively from the thought of be-
ing spoken Ill OF in his absence.-Lefgh
Hunt
sucH of the religious press as are trying to
make out that the Sunday disasters to excur-
sion parties are visitations of Providence for
the dissertation of the Sabbath are appealing
to an old superstition for the purpose of
awakening terror. Accidents happen to ex-
cursions on Mondays and all other times as
well as on the Lords day. If no better ar
guments than these can be PRODUCED the sub
ject had better be dropped at once.
''IT is not to be doubted that the admins
tratlon desires the public prosperity and the
revival of business. All political interests
prompt it to promote such a change as far as
possible. Some of the men who have part
in the administration are active in business
and suffer as well as others from the depres-
sion which has been so severe since the cleo
ton. 1t is easy to believe, therefore, that if
the administration could see by what steps it
could hasten the revival of business it would
be strongly inclined to take those steps,
New York Tribune
WE have many false ideas about reverence.
We should be shocked, for instance to see
market woman come into church with a bas-
ket of eggs on her arm; we think it more
reverent to lock her out till Sunday, and to
surround the church with responsibility of
iron ratings believe that ii is truly rever-
ent when the market woman, hot and hur-
ried in the morning her head much confused
with calculations of the probable price of
eggs, can nevertheless get within the church
porch, lay the basket down on the very steps
of the altar and receive thereat as much of
help and hope as may serve her for the days
work.-Ruskin.
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slightest noise. Their description of the
serpent is probably exaggerated. for it is
plainly evident that labOring under the in
tense excitement to which they were SUBJ
iected mistakes were liable vet neither OF
them Will have it so, and firmly saythe snake
was twenty-four feet in length and two feet
in diameter, and as they give descriptions a.
to its color and appearance, which tallies,
with all former descriptions We are not pre-
pared to doubt the truth OF their statements.
Further than this, the cries of the Leppars.
upon discovering the snake attracted
the attention of John Lane, one of the
many wOOd-chOppers who was cutting
wood for Mr.. Ward the charcoal
man. Mr.. Lane fastened to the rescue
of the Leppars with his ak in hand,
and endeavored to get lick in on the mon
sters tail, but the serpent was thoroughly
aroused and in its fury tore up the ground
and laShed into fragments the bushes for
yards around.
In short interview with Mr.. Lane, he
stated ''the monster emitted an unearthly
noise of a kissing and blowing character, and
gave out an odor from its excited body, the
stencil of which was unbearable; also that
the secretiOns of its skin were so Shiny and
tenacious that leaves and small sticks adher-
ed TO 1t readily" Lane was so frightened
over what he termed his marrow escape
that all the money of his employer will not
induce him to enter the woods again until
the thing Is disposed o..
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-08-26
Improper Expenditures.

NEW YORK, August PA Washington
special to the Sun says: The Treasury Com
mission, which. has been investigating the
Office of the Supervisor Architect, has Or
dered the suspension of all payments in the
case of the new Postoffice building in Kansas
City A bad state of things has been devel-
oped there. At the last session of Congress
$40 900 was appropriated for the completion
of the approaches to the building, for a
clock, and for sewer connections. On the
strength of this appropriation the citizens
subscribed 81. 800 for fine clock bell. which
was to enable residents of the city and
vicinity within a radius of six miles to keep
the time and set their watches by. But
months passed by and there was no sign Of
the clock. This led to inquiry and inquiry
led to disagreeable revelations. IL now APP
pears that Supervising Architect Bell has
spent the whole $4,000, and that only 81, 400
of the sum has gone for any OF the objects
embraced in the appropriation. This sum
paid for iron fence The sum of
SlS,GOO has been spent for heavy marble
wainscOtting within the POstoffice, for which
there is no warrant in the appropriation.
The result is that the accounts are suspended,
and Mr.. Bell finds himself charged with an
illegal and improper expenditure of public
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against marrying men of genius but con-
tinued to live with Thomas till she died.
BETTY FRAUTHAM, of Lincoln County
Tennessee, unbfushingly claims to be 149
years old.
Lolita is out with a new adj. She was re-
Gently thrown double somersault from a
wagon. but landed on her feet all right. The
theatrical season is near at hand.
LYDIA Thomson will come to this-country
again to play in opera boufe. The files Of
the leading papers for the winter season of
1882 speak of her performances very highly.
MINNIE HAUK has a castle in Switzerland,
and she never lets day pass, rain or shine,
witEcut the stars and stripes above her doors.
Tha, is the kind of an American girl Minnie
is.
Mrs. NJ. J. PrTNAN, "Margery Deane,
claims direct descent from Captain Isaac
Davis, who lead the Concord fight, and was
the first officer killed in the Revolutionary
War.
1T is rumored that the late Mrs. Tom
Thumb is not happy with her Italian hus-
band. He bosses her too much, while Tom
used to submit to hen pecking without a
murmur.
SANTA Annals widow, bright and chatty
little body, full of "reminiscences of her hus-
band and his times, is still living in the City
of Mexico. She was married to him at the
early age OF thirteen years.
MADELINE A. GARsIER, the new translaling
clerk in Assistant Postmaster General Stew
enson's department, is a niece of Joaquin
Miller. Her originally clever mind was
much improved by eight years foreign
travel, during which she learned to speak
five languages with ease.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-08-26

defauited TO the tune of S175 600. the Gov
eminent losing the entire amount. The
Postoffice at New Orleans shows up as badly as
the other Federal departments there, except,
says the correspondent, if it was not the Post
master who defaulted, it was some inferior
clerk. Colonel w. b. Smallwood was vic
timized in this way to the tune of $4,000,
all of which he had to make good, although
it ruined him. Mr.. Taliaferro, who sue
ceeded him, was out $4,000, which his
bondsmen made good. c.. W. Lowell, at
one time Speaker of the House in Louisiana,
was out a very large sum. and his bondsmen
persuaded the Government 10 compromise
it for 5000 Both of his successors, MessrS.
Parker and Merchant, had on more than one
occasion, to make good the shortages of their
employees In the Collectorship Perry Full
Ter, the first Collector under Republican
rule, went to New Orleans from Indian Ter
ritory, in which far-off region his bond was
made. When his accounts were ascertained
to be short there was no way of getting the
money, and Fuller was allowed to go scot
free and his defalcatiOn credited to profit
and loss
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-08-26
NOTES AND OPINIONS.

ANY man can make money in a lottery by
simply not buying ticket.-New York Tri-
bune.
DELAY is the darkey that steals the chick
ems of opportunity from off tire roOst of
time.-Peck's Sun.
A NEW play has been written entitled
Glove in the Nineteenth Century" 1t is a
farce.-Buffalo Times.
THE effort 10 conduct the Government on
Cuisines principles will succeed if those
who have undertaken it faint not-Boston
Advertiser.
THE Chicago Current is of opinion that the
injunction to "Give the Devil his due
might be amended, to ''Settle up with the
Devil and quit trading with him.
MATTHEW ARNOLD, in his speech on giving
away the prizes at Dulwich College, England,
said that the reign OF the English middle
classes is now just over and that of the DEM
ocracy has begun.
The Illinois State Journal says that public
improvements in hard times are "a kind of
socialism that will bear investigation" and
agrees tie lucd DC NiuCil OOhoiu-
cred. Hard times, of late years, have come
to mean that one class gets all the money
and locks it up. Hard times used to mean
that every one was poor.
Ok hearing of the Dixie scandals, Mrs.
Mark Pattison, his affianced, telegraphed to
him from India to make public announce
ment of their engagement at once. The rab-
BILE rout of frantic mistresses and plaintiff
husbands has no terrors for a tenacious
widow when she has undertaken to marry
and reform distinguished rake.
The London World is informed that in the
course of the autumn Mr.. Parnell intends
publicly and decisively to break with MIR.
Davitt. The relations of the two Irish lead
ers have become more and more strained,
and it is impossible much longer to avoid a
rupture. Mr. Parnell intends to rely on the
support of the Irish farmers. and Mr.. Davitt
will endeavor to rally the Irish laborers on
! land naturalization principles. Some o
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-08-26
A NOTABLE REUNION.

We publish elsewhere in this issue a call
for reunion Of the surviving members of
the Indiana Constitutional Convention of
1850, which formed the present Constitution
OF Indiana; also a call for reunion, at the
same time, of the Legislature of 1912,
which revised the laws of the State with a
view to having them conform to the new
Constitution. The invitation is also ex-
tended to the surviving members of the
several Legislatures held under the old Con-
stitution. The meeting will be held at In
dianapolis on the first Monday in
next October, the thirty-ftth ami
versary of the meeting of the Con-
vention. and is expected to last three days.
1t deserves to be, and no doubt will be. a
notable event. The men composing these
bodies were, in some degree, fathers of the
State. The people of Indiana have every
reason to be proud of such representatives.
Over three-fourths of them have passed
away but we are told one object of the con-
templated reunion is to collect and preserve
biographical sketches of the departed. This
is well, for the name and fame OF such men
are the common property OF the State, go to
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-08-26
A BIG SNAKE,
A Ripley County Snake Twenty-Four Feet
Long and Two Feet Around the Body.

Special TO the Sentinel
PIERcEvIILE, Ind. August 2S.-This entire
county is worked up over the appearance
of huge snake. The latest report, came in
this morning, when Thomas Lepper, accom-
panied by grown son, gentlemen noted for
integrity and strick regard for truth, came
into town with load of wood. The Leppars
live on farm one and half mile south OF
here. Their experience with the serpent
was more startling and replete with actual
danger than has been that of Mrs. Stockman,
Messes. Kidd and Ward or James Wright.
Mr. Leppar and his son had loaded their
wagon with stovewood, and started to drive
through the thick underground and tangled
bushes which abound in all woods in this
section of the country, when all OF sudden
young Leppar, who was driving, saw the
monster with his head lifted five feet from
the ground, MS eyes flashing fire and dart
ing his forked tongue from his massive
mouth with lightning rapidity. The young
man, although. as he describes it, "almost
parayzed'' had the presence of mind TO
turn his team short around, thereby avoid
ing the stroke of the snake, and no doubt
saving his horses from the coil of the mon
ster. which meant death.
These gentlemen, in describing the snake,
were visibly affected, and, although two
hours had elapsed since they saw it, they yet
trembled with excitement, and started at the
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-08-26
Senator FRYE. of Maine. saws:

was in New Orleans during the time Sheridan
had charge, after the overthrow OF the kellogg
government by the White League, saw the General
every day. and was greatly impressed by him. In
fact my estimate of him was entirely changed On
my return to Washington, President Grant asked
me about him, and informed him of my greatly
increased respect for the General. The President
with deliberatiOn. said: General Sheridan is
the greatest living soldier. III there was to be a
war demanding all the resources and men OF the
country, l know of no man dead or living to
whom would intrust its conduct sooner than to
hi11nfr
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Brown explained that the signatures to the
petition asking for the appointment of Dali
ton were obtained and the papers forwarded
to Washington two months before the de-
falcation of Dalton was discovered; that
previous to- this he had borne good reputa-
ton, and the. recommendation Tor his ap-
pointment was made in good faith Colonel
Stevenson said the explanation was entirely
satisfactory, and that he acquitted the citl-
zens of any intention of recommending aa
unworthy man for Office"
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-08-26
A TRAGEDY.
Fred Berkey, of Salem, Indiana, shoots a
Young Lady, Three Men, and Then
Blows His Brains Out.
Special to the Sentinel.

Special to the Sentinel.
SALEM, Ind, August 23.-Fred Berkey Jr.,
in a fit of drunken insanity tonight, shot a
Miss Laura Klerner twice, turned and shot w.
s. Percis slightly on his arm. Running
up the street a short distance heishot Will
liam McGlanahan. A crowd then gathered
and began pursuit when he called to a couple
in buggy to halt. He shot Jordon Payne
and drove him from the carriage.
He then took his buggy and COM
PEELED his companion to drive out
of town. Pursuit then becoming very
close, he put the pistol to his own head and
blew his brains out, and died in few min
utes while being driven back to town. Miss
Klerner is shot in the shoulder and hand,
badly bat not dangerously. Payne is
said to be seriously wounded Mechanism
was shot through the hand. Intense excite
ment prevails. All agree it is well that
young Berkey's career is ended, while the
respectable family to which he belongs have
the sympathy OF the public. The suicide
has been wild, rowing and dissipated char
acter.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-08-26

In relation to the appointment of Maine
Postmaster, who was in Jail for defalcation
when he was commissioned, Washington
special Of the odd says: IS. S. Brown, the
Chairman Of the Maine Democratic State
Committee, called on Acting Postmaster
General Stevenson to-day, and made an ex-
PLANTATION relative TO the case Of Dalton, the
defaulting Deputy Postmaster at Lincoln
VILE, Me, who is now in JAIL but who was
recently appointed Postmaster at that place.
The appointment was revoked when the de-
partment was informed that the new APP
pointee was in Jail charged with crime. Mr..
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-08-26
A Mysterious Death.

PHILADELPHIA, August 24-Charles A.
GambriIl, wealthy Baltimore merchant,
died at the Continental Hotel under myste-
rious circumstances. He had been drinking
heavily, and in his room We're found empty
bottles marked ammonia and yalerian and
he had evidently taken an overdose. DR..
Woodford, who attended him, instructed the
hotel clerk to say death was caused by heart
SicooCa
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-08-26

THERE is general expression of confidence
in speedy revival of business. With en-
couraging reports from the West and South
indicating as fine crop prospects as our
country has ever known, trade has been
stimulated by the anticipated heavy demand
for the fall requirements. A spirit of hope
fulness pervades all branches of business,
many strikes of long duration have ended,
and general indications are of more cheer
ing character than for two years past. Prices
continue to rule low, and will for some time,
even after decided turn for the better has
fully set in There is no immediate pros
pect of an unusual foreign demand for our
surplus grain at high prices, but cereals are
not likely to rule lower than now, while
we expect large superabundance of wheat,
corn cotton and other products will be
realized this season from all sections OF our
Union.
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The Baltimore Sun saws:

Mr. J. L. Meade who was lately appointed Post
master at Hazlehurst, Miss, and whose commits
sion was afterward revoked by President Cleye-
land for his alleged participation in the 'Copiah
murder, was a candidate Tor nomination for the
Legislature at the recent Democratic primaries in
Copiah County. but badly defeated. This
would indicate that the Democrats of Copiah are
not very much displeased with President Cleve-
land for his action in suppresSing Mr.. Meade.
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Do You Mean business

Well, if you have strength to push your
business it is we'll But many a mans busi-
ness has broken down because the man was
broken down and had no push in him. IL
you want to make success, build up your
system by the use OF Browns Iron Bitters.
Mr.. W. NJ. Winfree, OF Petersburg, Va, says:
There is no medicine equal TO Browns Iron
Bitters for general debility. 1t cures dys-
pepsia, enriches the blood and strengthens
the muscles