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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-09-25
A DRUNKEN BRUTE'S CRIME.
PoURs solLINewATeR ON HIS CHILD.
A Most Revolving Case of Cruelty to Chill
dren Brought to- Lieht-Thirteen-Year.
Old Mary Hefferan Nearly ScnIded
to Death by Her Father.

NEW YORK, Sept. 1S.-One of the most
revolving cases OF cruelty TO children.
and at the same time the worst
example of drunkenness and deprav-
ity in the police records. was brought
TO light from a tenement in this
city to-day Owen Hefferan, a hod-carrier,
was arrested for assaulting his daughter
Mary Jane, thirteen years of age. She is
in Bellevue hospital in a precarious con-
dition. Beside the father and mother
there are three children in the fam
iy-Mary Jane, thirteen years; John
seven years and Julia eleven months old.
lleieran had his left leg broken several
weeks ago while at work in Wall-st., and
his employer continued his wages. The
greater part of the money was spent
IL drink by the father and mother,
and so prevalent was the habit
in the house that the eldest daughter, who
carried in the beer, became addicted to it
also. The neighbors say that every time
she carried beer to the house she stopped
on the stairs and helped herself freely
from the 'growler."
Between 10 and $50 o'clock the girl
brought in sixteen pints of mixed
ale. During the afternoon the
party became noisy, and Mrs.
Travis, the housekeeper, went upstairs
TO quiet them. Opening the door, she
saw the girl drinking glass of ale. Hef-
feran was getting very ugly, and when
the house-keeper left his wife said
something to him and he struck her,
backing her eye. His daughter, Mary
Jane, interfered, and the rufian,
Selling her by the hair, dragged her
across the room and threw her down in
front of the stove. Holding her by the
hair Of the head with one hand, with the
other he seized the kettle full of boiling
water and began TO pour IL over her body.
The girl screamed but her brutal father
emptied every drop of boiling water in
the kettle upon her before he stopped.
Her cries brought up the other tenants,
who, when they saw what the brute had
done, called a policeman and had the
father arrested. The mother sat stu
pidly looking on at her daughter being
scalded, but never interfered to
save her. Hefferan began tanning the
girl when the policeman came in. She is
so badly burned that her recovery is
doubtful. An agent of the chill
dren's society and two policemen
had to break in the door
to get possession of the remaining children.
The mother was lying drunk on the floor
in a mass of filth and rags which
served as a bed. The infant, sickly look
ing and suffering terribly from neglect,
was being rocked in a broken cradle by
the seven-year-old boy. This boy is an
imbecile. He was taken charge of by the
society, and the infant was left with the
mother for the night.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-09-25
HIS Ideas CHANGED.
boston Transcript I

"Ain't he a splendid baby?" said Mr.. ParPar.
as he gazed upon his offspring as it lay
wrapped in slumber and blankets. That
baby is my solace and my JOY; l don't know
what should do without him." A half hour
later Mr.. Parpar was requested by his help
meet to take the baby out for an airing. he
had in the meantime, it seems, found reason 10
change his mind, for he actually used language
which il was well that the infant was too
young to understand, and wound up by saying
in a most emphatic maDner: I'VE didn't need
that Young one no more than we need g gold
mounted roof 10 the woodhouse."
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-09-25
COLLEGE or LIFE"
a Peculiar Institution in Existence in the
Heart Of Chicago.


CHICAGO, Sept. 1S.-The Eterlinq Journal
says: Con the northwest corner of Cot
tage Grove-ave. and College place stands
a fine, double, four-story brown stone
front building. Over the double front
stoop is a sign bearing tine words college
of Life" Here reside about fourteen men,
mostly gray-headed, and about fourteen
women, mostly young and good-looking
The head of the household is DIR. Cyrus
r iced. What the college of lite is, and
what the twenty-eight people are after. is
something Of puzzle. There is a wide
spread belief that they live together
for anything but holy or a
good purpose. But according to
their own representations they are
religious and scientific reformers, their
specially being new theory concerning
married life and chastity, as related to
goodness and immortality. They look up
to DR.. iced an an inspired teacher, and
some say as Christ"
The Journal follows with long inter
view with iced, in which he sets forth bis
particular ideas, and this is followed by
interviews with a number of husbands
whose wives have deserted them and
joined the Teed aggregation. They
unitedly denounce him in the roundest of
terms as breaker up Of happy homes.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-09-25

We desire to state in the most explicit man
ner that no rebate will be allowed 70 any OF
our subscribers who may be obliged to leave
town for the benefit of the community, or who
NAV be hanged and buried for the same reason.
In several late instances friends Of such sub
scribers have called on us and asked 10 cash up
for the upexpired term, but we have invariably
refused Subscriptions to the Kicker run for
one year. We contract to deliver the paper for
that time. II the subscriber is arrested. driven
of or hanged, it is no fault of ours. Please
bear this in mind and save yourselves trouble.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-09-25

Isigh for the home Of my childhood,
The dear little cot on the hill,
The meadows and wonderful wildwood,
in memory poisoning STILL
The garden a tangle Of flowers,
Where father at evening would rest,
Willing the perfumed dim hours
With tales Of the bravest and best.
Twas there first heard the sad, sad story
Ct Erin-her hopes and her fears,
Her beauty, her grandeur and glory,
Her tragedy, valor and tears.
Her fairy lore thrilled and enthralled me,
Her legends Of holiness awed.
And the wrath Of oppression appalled, me.
When tyranny triumphed and lsWed.
The glories that dawned with the morning
Trailed over the windows and doors,
With rainbow bells gaily adjoining
The spot that poet adores;
The hollyhocks royalty tinted,
The sunfowers golden and grand,
And moses coquettishly glinted,
Nurtured by mothers fond hand.
For she. with her poetic dreamings,
Mingled love for the fair,
Her soul, bright with Hyppocrene streamings
Garnered up fantasies rare.
The spring-time was rich in its beauty,
The locust tree waved her white plumes,
Love became life's sacred duty
Bright as the peaches rose blooms.
The White river flashing in splendor,
Laughed back to the laugh of the sun,
Or mirrored the summer moon tender,
When the hot harvest day was web done.
The steep bank Of silver sand cleaning,
lowered high over the road,
And in an old cotton wood dreaming,
To paper my rhymes we're bestowed
Strange visions of power and passion,
Fancies from Elf-land and mist
Pictures Of glamour and fashion,
Uncertain as enchantment's rare visit.
The world as seen through dream-glass
Glowing intangible. grand,
The ocean Of life beating softly
On Imagerys deifed strand.
Oh, could 1 conjure the fairies
To coin me treasure Of gold,
The sanctiied home Of my childhood
My own forever would hold.
And there would sing in my gladness
Till Fame in her wonder would smile
And garland my loye-blushing madness
With laurels that naught could defle.
hicago, September, 1889. [A1.cK MAY QUINN.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-09-25
The Wrong Theme.

"Jones. have a very fine book here-only
dollar. Every farmer ought TO buy IT."
whats it aboutp
"The title is, Keep the Boys on the Farm
and its theme sir, is"
"Eh? Keep the Boys on the FARM / sup
pose you didn't know that all my boys are
girls?"
$40. didn't"
"And I've just paid out $50 for shotgun
and club to keep the boys OF the farm. Don't
want your bookW
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-09-25

pect of a long life before him. went
over the Linsfarne estate with him only
the other day. 1t is, indeed, magnificent
heritage Yet 1 am not sorry there is no
prospect of its ever being mine. My one
prayer is that he may never know how
very near l once was 10 causing his death,
and that he may live TO let me nurse lit
tie son and heir on my knee.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-09-25
Trusting to strategy For a Meal
Yankee Blade.

Tramp-"Please, ma am, viii you give poor
man a bite TO eat?"
MatrOn-"NOt bite; don't encourage idle
ness. Get out or III set the dog on you"
Tramp continuing PLEASE. ma am, a friend
of mine told me you gave him piece OF cake
once. and il was the best cake he ever ate, aud
he thinks you're the best cook he ever"
MatrOn-"Come right in, poor man. Mary
Jane, get good breakfast ready for this poor
ereaturen
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-09-25
One Stage of ConvaIeseence,
TBOSton Herald

"And how are you this morning"
Better thanks; I'm feeling much stronger
than | was yesterday.
well enough to walk down to the Officer
ooh. mol Just well enough to push the baby
car rage for MY wife"
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-09-25
She Knew the brand


Rochester Herald
Ethel (entering parlorl-"Oh, Agnes, 50 glad
to see You. They kiss Why, you are engaged
TO be married"
Agnes-"How do you know"
Ethel-'I can tell by the way you kiss
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-06-19
PROPOSALS
FOR THE
Purchase of Irrigation District Bonds

GEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED
- at the office of the Board of Directors of the
Nlneland Irrigation District at the town of
Nlpeland, IN Los Angeles county, state of Cali
Iornla, up to y o'clock NJ. of Monday the first
day OF July, A: d. 1889, for the purchase of
thirty thousand dollars of the bonds of said
Nineland Irrigation District
The bonds of said District have been issued tn
the amount OF nifty thousand $50 600 dollars, as
follows; sixty bonds in the denomination of five
hundred $500 dollars each, numbered one m to
sixty (oo) both numbers Included and two
hundred bonds of the denomination of ono brln
dred ielOO) dollars each, numbered from sixtv-
one i6ll to two hundred and sixty (260) all bear
ing interest ffom and after Jul : / lSsq nj the
rate OF SIX t6) per cent per annum, interest pay
able at the office of the Treasurer of said Dis
trict ON the first day of January and July of
each year. The principal of said bonds is
payable rs follows: At the expiration of
OF said bonds; at the expiration OF twelve
years not less than six per cent: at tho
expiration of thirteen years not less than seven
per cent at the expiration of fourteen years
not less than eight per cent; at the expiration
OF fifteen years not less than nine per cent. at
the expiration of sixteen years not less than ten
per cent; at the expiration of seventeen wears
not less than eleven per cent; st the expiration
OF eighteen years not less than thirteen rer
cent; at the expiration of nineteen wears not
less than fifteen per cent, and for the twentieth
year a percentage sufficient TO pay of said
bonds.
Coupons ior respective payments of interest
and principal are attached to each bond.
said bonds and the interest thereon shall he
paid by revenue derived from an annual assess
ment upon the real property embraced in the
District, ana all the real property in the District
is liable to be assessed for such payments, and
such assessments are lien upon said real
property.
Said bonds are issued in pursuance of and
after strict compliance with the provisions of
an Act of the Legislature of the State of Cali
fornia. entitled: AN Act to provide for the
organization and government of irrigation dis
trlcts, and TO provide for the acquisition OF
water and other property. and for the distri-
button Of water thereby for irrigation purposes !"
Approved March 7, 1887.
Proposals Will be received as shove stated for
the purchase of thirty thousand $50 OoOl dollars
only OF said bonds.
No proposal can be entertained for said bonds
at sum less than ninety t90) per cent of the
face value thereof and the Board reserves the
right to reject all bids.
Envelopes should be addressed to Vineland.
Irrigation District, and marked Proposal for
purchase OF bonds"
By order of Board of Directors Vineland Irri-
CATION District.
1889. ' ~ -
Attest !. y. RHODES, Secretary.
ieil-90t
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-06-19
SnectacIes on Il Hnrse-

a horse in Detroit wears spectacles. The
farmer that owned him having come to the
conclusion, from various symptoms, that
the animal was. ..short-sighted, got an oculist
to take the necessary measurements, and
had pair of spectacles manufactured for
him. They are made to fasten firmly into
the headstall, so that they do not shake
out Of place. At first the horse appeared
startled by this addition to his harness, but
he soon got used to his glasses and liked
them. In fact" says his owner, "when l
turn him out to pasture he feels uneasy
and uncomfortable without his goggles,
and last Sunday he hung around the barn
and whinnied so plaintively that had to
put the headstall and goggles on him, and
he was so glad that he rubbed my shoulder
with his nose Then he kicked up his
heels and danced down the pasture" He
could see what he was going to eat then.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-06-19
TIENDISH CRIPPLE.
Story of the Ruin of IA Young Baltimore
Girl

Girl.
Los ANGELES, June 1Sth-Alfred Nor
man, a legless cripple, who has been work.
ing the public sympathy with his unfort-
innate condition, to-day attempted murder,
through intense jealousy, and succeeded in
putting bullet through the wrist of a
young baker named a. c. Bertrand. The
woman at the bottom of the difficulty is
May West, pretty blonde from the M0nu-
mental City.
According to her story, she first met Nor
man in Baltimore about a year ago. She
was an orphan, living with her aunt She
first pitied the cripple and then blindly
loved him. Under promise of marriage
at Washington, she went with him there,
followed him to Virginia and then farther
South, where, after he had ruined her, he
told her that he had a wife in England
and could not carry out his promise. He
mastered her so thoroughly that in Gal
weston he put her in a disreputable
house and forced her to support him.
They subsequently drifted to Los An
geles.
Two months ago Norman went to San
Francisco. During his absence she took
up with Bertrand, who treated he- so
kindly that when Norman returned here
and attempted to make her live with
him again, she refused. Boiling with
rage, Norman yesterday morning tried to
enter the room where the young couple
were, and failinge, fired through the
door, the bullet striking Bertrand Nor
man was arrested and held on charge of
attempted murder
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-06-19
EAST OF TEE ROCKIES.
Pennsylvania Votes Against the PrOhi-
bitiOD Amendment.
THE CHICAGO GRAND JURY.
New York Merchants Attaching
Seattle lnsurance-Latest News
From JohDstown.
SPECIAL DISPATCHES To THE prooaD-Usrox.l !
PENNSYLVANIA ELECTION.
High License Too Great a Succes,-Pr
hibiti,p S,,,,,,-,l ,-.,

High License Too Great SucCess-Pro-
hibition showed Under.
PHILADELPHIA, June lSth.-The returns
from to-day's election are just beginning
10 come in. Bradford county gives ! 9Og
msiority for the prohibition amendment
ana about 500 against the poll tax amerd-
ment. Junista county gives 100 majority
against the prohibition amendment and
700 majority against the poll tax amend
ment. The following maiorities for and
against the prohibitory amendment have
been received
This city complete, against coo: Ca.
merCn county, 100: Berks. 10000 against
Chester, $500 for Cleartield, 500 for
Northampton, 00O against Reading CITY.
6,7OO against; Wayne county, 400 against
Warren, 400 for Bedford, 600 against
Fulton, 400 against; Indiana, $500 for
Allegheny, 10 900 against Jefferson. Il. 600
for M!itiin, $50 for; Monroe, 500 against;
Lnzerne, 200 against; Center, : <Tn for
Chester City, 500 against.
From a out of 81 counties the returns
show msjoritv against the prohibition
amendment OF l69,454. Full returns from
the whole State will probably raise the
figure to nearly 200 600
PITTsBURG, June 1S,h.-Conseryative po-
iticians say the majority against the
amendment will reach $4,000. The returns
received from the surrounding counties are
estimated as follows:
Fayette, 800 majority for; Forest. $50
for; Beaver, l,5oO for; Huntington, / 900
for; Westmoreland, 500 for; Butler, 500
for; Mexican, 500 for: Washington. 2GOO
against; Crawford, >, 500 for; Blair. $500
for; NenaDgo !, 500 for; Greene, 400 for.
PHILADELPHIA, June 19th.-2 A. M.-The
vote of the city complete gives 93,IS4 ma
jority against the prohibition amendment.
and 90,36l majority for the amendment
aDollshlng poll tax. Cameron county gives
$50 majority for the prohibition amend
ment; Lehigh gives 5000 majority against
Potter gives 500 majority for Berks gives
10000 majority against; Bradford gives
1,20O majority for; Juniata gives $50 against
prohibition.
New York, June 1Sth.-I:3OA. M-Spec.
ials 10 the World make PENNSYLVANIA
msjority 100000 against prohibition.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-06-19

Engraving on wood was practiced in
China many centuries before it was known
or used in Europe and whether Italy or
Germany has the best claim to the honor
of the invention, or of the earliest produc-
tions in this line of art, remains an unset
tied question, the preponderance of evi-
dence being rather in favor of Germany.
China claims to have had printing mate
rial there before Adam inhabited Paradise
In theater at Ashton, England, during
the performance of melodrama, an ex-
cited woman threw her bonnet and UNI
brella at the 'villain" on the stage when
he was strangling one of the characters.
She brought down the house"
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-06-19
BASE NGRATTTTDE.
\ Farm Hand Breaks Up the Family
His Benefa ctor.

Farm Hand Breaks Up the Family of
His Benefactor.
FRESNO, June 1Sth.-About two weeks
ago John Peterson and wife and Charles
Nelson, all Danes, arrived at Selma, in this
county, from the East. Nelson had been
living in Peterson's family in the East for
several years, and Peterson paid his fare
out here. Nelson was to work the fare out
and pay it back to Peterson. Peterson found
work on the ranch of A. A. Webber, while
Nelson went 10 work for J. L. Gilbert.
Everything went on smoothly until one
day last week, when Nelson and Mrs. Peter
son appealed in town, and took the 2:3O
train next morning, saying they were going
to Fresno and would be back next evening.
Nothing has been seen of them since
This morning Peterson appeared before
Justice Shepard, and swore out a complaint
charging Charles Nelson and Annie Peter
son with grand larceny in taking 500 that
belonged 10 him. Inquiry showed that in
stead of going to Fresno they purchased
tickets for Sacramento, where they are now
probably stopping.
Peterson and his wife have been married
some fourteen years, and be describes her
as being good woman. He takes the loss
quite badly, and feels much hurt to think
that Nelson could have SO little respect for
all the confidence he reposed in him. They
have no children. Mrs. Peterson is a very
large woman, weighing about 100 pounds.
while her lever, Nelson, is a very small
man, probably not weighing more than 125
or $50 pounds. What Nelson and his
stolen love intended to do Is not known, as
all the funds they had with them was the
500 they took from Peterson. The officers
have notified the officers at Sacramento to
look out for and arrest the runaways.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-06-19
FRESNO ITEMS.

Grain-tield Fires-Railroad Conductors
Taken In.
FRESNO, June 18th. Parties arriving
here about noon report grain fields south
and east of this city on fire. At the hour
mentioned the fire had burned over more
than mile of the country and the wind
was driving it on at terrific rate. There
are number of houses directly in the path
OF the fire and fears are expressed for their
safety. A number of persons, mainly in
surance men, have gone to the scene.
Railroad officials have been troubled for
long time with confidence men who
work the train between this CITY and Los
Angeles. Their plan is to board the train
IN the character of an emigrant, tell long
story to the victim about a sick family !:
they have no money, nothing of value ex-
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-06-19

PARIS (Tex.l June lS.h.-News mas been
received at the United States Marshal's Of
fee OF sharp combat on the South Cana
dian river on Saturday night between Dep
uty Marshal Rushing and posse and a
band of notorious Creek outlaws, who were
smuggling whisky into the Chickasaw Ma
ton. None of the officers We're injured,
but 1t is thought an outlaw known as
Black Tiger was killed. None of them
were capturcd
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-06-19
WASHINGTON TERRITORY.
\ Brave Idaho Sheriff Captures Bad
Indian-Other Items.


SPOKANE FALLS (W. IT,, June 1Sth.-
Young Dempsey and Jimmy Chambers
signed articles for fight this week at the
Bella Union Theater. Dempsey and
Stackley are also to have private contest
in the parlors of the Athletic Club for
purse offered by the club.
Paul Harry, the Indian murderer. has
been captured on the Cpur d'Alepe Reser-
vation by Sherman Martin, of Rathdrum,
Idaho. Harry was armed and threatened
10 kill the Sheriff ON sight. The Sheriff
went to the house on the Agency and Sc
creted himself, Presently he saw Harry
pass with friend, both armed. He crept
out and lay in the grass until Harry re-
turned, when he sprang out, aimed his
Winchester at Harry's head and COM
manded him to surrender. Harry surren-
dered, but his friends gathered around and
Tor some time serious trouble was feared,
but the Sheriff put him in his buggy.
chained him to the seat and drove off, fol-
lowed by the Indians. He succeeded in
carrying his prisoner in safety TO the Jail
Notwithstanding the efforts of the Indi ans
to rescue him.
General satisfaction is expressed all
through eastern Washington over the ar
rangement by which the Union Pacific will
control the Oregon Railway lines
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-06-19
HIGGINS HITS.
Dodge Couldn't Dodge Him and Got 1t
in the Neck.

Dodge Couldn't Dodge Him and Got 1t
in the Neck.
SAN FRANCIso, June 1Sth.-Monday even
ing Bill Higgins, politician. and w. W.
Dodge, q candidate for the office of Chief
Appraiser of the Custom. house, met in a
saloon on Polk street. After taking drink
the conversation turned on politics, when
some strong language was used. Dodge
made some remark to the effect that Zig
gins was not friend of his, whereupon
Higgins shook his finger under Dodge's
nose, telling him, You can't get moth
ing"
This was followed by an angry remark
from Dodge, whereupon Higgins dealt him
blow on the neck and Staggered him.
Just then friends interfered and the trouble
ended. Higgins refused to be interviewed.
and Dodge visited all the newspaper offices
to try and keep the matter out of print.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-06-19
The !" Imnerial ReYieN :,

Instead of " the largest circulation" the
newspaper of the greatest earthly dignity
has ''the smallest circulation in the world. y
1t is the Austrian Kaiser's chronicIe-the
most curious publication in Europe Its
proprietor is the Emperor Francis Joseph,
of Austria, who publishes it for his sole
benefit, and not for that of the public.
State duties occupy most of his time, and
he has little leisure to read the Vienna
daliles. He wants to know not only what
goes on every day in the civilized world
but also what is said in Europe and
America about the Austrian Government.
To satisfy this desire it would be necessary
for him to skim through hundreds of pa
pers daily, but even then many a pungent
notice of himself or his Government would
certainly escape him. And even if he
were to employ staff of clerks to examine
the papers, and clip out the proper articles.
he would be little better off, for he would
have no time to read the mass of material
which they would hand to him every
morning. News, however, the Kaiser must
have, and through this paper, the Imperial
Rer'elc he gets 1t in richer and fuller meas
ure than any other man in the world.