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,oemt ' "i thc,i"ctrins tia, the aboror is worthy
OF Ills hire: In other words. that good
NS is wcs soS ns , . a"S ar rs Sa IT,
tered. skiiful men must ndministsr them.
cirie IL precisely tho same us that which gov.
ems the workings OF railway. or q bank. or a
noIy ana is an and SO
much in "Dguo among our closet rct2rmers.
That WI" hawS f% fhs o XVI
ous Truth. Now sine there must be officials;
and sine. these officials must DO paid. and
S",t!o" " WY should they not be selected from
tho ;,enlturship Of :ho society that organizes
thn vietories q The dominant party: :,.,o, :, ,
sa,ycrl:. And .alj that tho. statement made
hr the epcn,,es .; Iammmeny that "Tamm9ny
ni:n%nrh intended for abuse. Tammaniy dosS,
stand by It's friends. and It always VIII until
viii ms nnsS Ia auR%e Fs hss
q man or an rs:soriation should stand by his or
r. enemies We ne wiiHE to admit that ths
he that III tho employee, of the city govern
mont. from, the Mayor to tue porter who
Ssrs o 's Tn ns SSa % Ths
one o. them commits mnlfeasance. he is lust
Ss sss g! shs 1s$
ISAi' uItN lie VIII ri once Ilnu nlluSSl1 CutSlue
Feartnlly aud wonderfully made are the tales
tss. G5s ;nt . "" Int the rural assts
rivine IN New YORK "x I" to fall il into
strssfinE thr.a:h tiles. ouicSsa no fears fears
the Lurr? man,on on. side and the sandbagger
on tho other. Reaching some hotel, he counts
hs oc That lis ESa "s s,u h
swina'. lin Is II :oreEone conclusion. Aud
Sne IN sny h ap Hnss nmons
his neshoors. as II rare specimen of a survival
tho n, sa e SW WITH tie sway Of
The tncts nrc TINT, New York is n ccntr re to
which the criminal element of tho .ntire coun-
a,iucratiyc i.e!d for rrimo and y snfc hiding
Es TIN LhTsSr to sSeia order and
in country solitudcs. II IS saie to say that any
rght-minded citizen who attends to his own
hours is as safe in New York as in any part Of
the globe, the most violently Republican town.
Our streets are Clean and are good erser
tons tear then; npand keep their rents gaping;
parked tits conceded that We have the BEST BEST
G"lice and fire departments in tho world. Our
when WEI he
and London docks. Our tax rate is lower than
That Of dozens Of other american cities whose
Nor is the tax rate low because the assessed
values are high. II any real estate owner
claims that his property is ovcrvalued. you can
silence him at once by Offering to buy it at the
valuation. Practical real estate owners know
that the county Of Now York does not over
assess its property owners.
Tint the Tnmmany Hall Democracy will
largely aid in organizing victory for the ma
tional ticket next November is beyond ques-
ton. The national Democracy is free to
choose whatever candidate it may prefer
Tammany has no desire, to dictate or control
"a al ia fn 1nnt
the candidate after he shall have been named
No matter what Republican majorites may
come down to the Harlem River from the in.
terror of the State. we propose to meet and
drown them with eightv-fve thousand ma
jority from New York and Kings.
RICHARD CROKER.
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Setting Jrwclry on Forged o,dcr-

Ju;us Hir3chhcr:;, 10 years Old. " I5l
brnoGln street. ard jidw.rY, Berry. - years
cd. If %!Giivcr street. wr!r 'i";'::ht Up before
Justice Smith NJ tho Ton'H C"nrt y"st S,duy
"n chang" "i grnnd larceny urcfcri"G By
Adrian G.. tGnrl;. " icH"i"r II II J"hn street.
Funnel, ,ad th,.. Ia" ,,r" "ys cdine into his
si"r"on Thursday and presented note tlr-
luri IN: to lr from INl, i,,lt!'t in. II iirnd uf
l'wu"k'n IL the ,rNnIry Hs,ne-s ~ 100 Grand
r"r;. rha note directed lanck :? deliver to
the boy two gold watches worth together
$50. The note was I. iorgrlT. TINS was not
discovered at first. however, and tho. watches
VIZ" si ynm TO Mirschh@rs ,a Mnd Berry:
tried HE same trick at .Davis's ewolry store. Il
Maiden lane, presenting an order from Gold
stein for nnmhcr Of diamond rings worth
aro,l-r and detectives Innthcr and Hickey
wcrn summoned They arrested the boys; At
tie Tomh,s Yesterday the prisoners were held
in 81 .o99 hai! each examination on Monday.
stein. from whom the orders for the watches
and rings purportrn to be. and as the hoy was
an expert pcnmnn tn" forgery Of Goldsten' 3
name was not at first apparent. tioldstein
snys he lad discharged Hirachbers twice for
dishonesty.
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overjoyed at the honor the Pope conferred on
him. Through Archbishop Katie, OF Milwau-
kee he requested the Pope to name some one
else for tho Bshopric OF Green Bay. Word
has Just come from Rome that the Pope has
declined to accept his resignation. and Dr.
MleSsmer will therefore soon leave the Catho-
lie University.
Dr. Messmcr. who is n brother of the Rev.
Gabriel Messlner. head OF the Capurhin
Fathers Church and monastery Of Our Lady
Of Sorrows In Pitt street. this city. was horn in
St Ga Switzerland. on Aug. ~. 1S47. On
completing his course in the Realschule Of
Roesch bach. near his native place. lie entered
the JUNO ."minnry "f st. Gin at the age Of
TX From there he went to 1nnsprnck. where
he studied under the Jesuit professors for
four years. In Rome he completed his theo-
logical studies. and on July 81. 1871. b. was
raised to the priesthood mt ST. Gall ly Bishop
Gi,th.
Two months later lie came TO This country.
and was almost immediately, appointed TO tho
Hall. in south Orange. ;he -cclesiast zeal sem-
post unit! 1882. when he lI,,a arected 10 iii the
chGir of canon law in tho now cath die Uni
vnr-ty. In Angus: nf that year ic wont to
Rome to study. and tool; his new rn-t IN De-
tObor. 1890. AZ the ThIr! pirn&r. Council ii
baltimore. held in !SSi his arcnmrli''h n,nn.s
as y th"nnTiar aE'! Il u ;atini~t L.! &, his ;u
DhintnrGt ~ one -! tI:r E".r'tnri"s. A% ;5ir,-
t"sG,,r -! canon Hw in tho Catholic Cn:vcr-...
he showed himself TO hc :nmliIr with Tia, eva
a" Of The ritrG States AMI "a pI"soSG II com
pr"h"N@ivn knnw!cd!:e of the pcruliar circunl-
stnn""' which environ tho Catholic CI.urci IN
this country.
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A, J.CAMMEYER,
sixth .Avr!,,.c. cor. E3ti, ~.
starved :" ,,r.'h IN 81 Nncd-hrd.

When III" i."athr, j. Cold Ar.&hrr" along
.hr Nhdsnn it j. j,i.vIy T., J." II lew degrees
c,h.rr "a, ,orrYa! II: l"i,n Nntshai says
HAT a!:hpu,.'r .nr tn""r3iiHrr ans not hccn
excessively Iuw 1i!- .',s"n Il" has suffered
mere ,i,i.r formerly. Iii, family !,aa not had u
cl;rkrn dinner .ra Er".,', "i;-s irr "A month.
Ionr week. 40 Al!-. Hiehn!t lah 80 vcry
choice fowls. Now h" has only Il single r!l"riy
ropst r. nf nn,,!rsryiIt breed and lind o! ono
ny, i.,ui'iv ut":t&r fast heavy Hiiow ',il MI
her hons t..a,. -" ", cad, though. .hr
foxes driven h.M'l from tia noun
tain, ~ .'r"N, t., w,T..!:rr ~" rlla'iou-
chicken thieves. aH" "'rit not h"li,N'
they had .,orn al her r"'ttry in Il single
ui,h' - make nlitr"s worse. there WAS
very i..;l. w,pd N T." h,usn, and Il Tl3a,,
uv.'nnrhr"' .t,uW had 3, pod down from Ma
side, h, # W. to-; = WAIh std III"
wn~ many l,t deer, an ~ nor: snow wa"
ruriiniiaity a,,''.ns is weight 70 TIE . .!nni
li". Mr. N.nr;hal! ,h"rn"" tint hiw,nnli Im'l
barn, 800 yr.!- ron IL" honSn. 'han - Gear
Ia, lit On Thurelay nj! 3l:o wood in 'ho barn
ni., the door ot H., vpri~hai. With two u,nu
ussi.ttn% him M rinr hal want t" " ,rk. ard
alto ,,Ir hours 81 lWri labor tti"y entered the
li,.lr huidirg. ll"W"l vas th"",,n IF r,nrsIn,
iy.n iunhrri ana ~ e i",fi-. Wh'Y had stravr6
In til".'' Tor rIo"" warmth ihan they "0ut. find
them; The tmrrratu"G .rs,"" 'hn shed was
very high. nnh All the binds had starved to
death with the exemption % tho on" eyed
roost"r. He showed soma "igns Of lie. and
revived when he was r'nrcl before til" Kitchen
fire. What he found t. live EE0n for inur
weeks puzzles Mr. MARSHA and his family. hut
Tough fowl. ana should to allowed to end hi,
DAYS in Dpace.
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New York Life ! fairs,

Tho "i,i"rrs Of the Nov York Life Insurance
Company were in co.'s ,ltntion with Iawyora
all dav Yesterday in An upstairs room of the
huiid'n@ Frederic i. IJu'icft eril TO d Sun
reporter:
Nothing will DO done until the trustcoS
meet on Monday. Any report that. Mr.. Beers
has res Enod IL absolutely inlsc. Nor does he.
to my Knowledge. contemplate resicning.
should te very sorry Indeed t" see him re-
sigh
when thry moet on Monday"
would not prophecy But should he sur
PriS"n 10 see :hom remove the President whO
;ias 'na'!n tho. compnny what it is to-day.
WnH, nn YOU think tilc!o gcntlencn pre- going
part to weigh against twenty wears Of SO mag
Ntlirnn' iInnnclai management that to-day tho
Gitodhl "t' abe to make tn line showing TINT
come TO look into tho accounts Of tho institu-
Ton hey will find It 40 prosperous that the
president S few mistakes will pass for nothing.
Everybody makes mistakes.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-24
A Mule that Has krc.cd for 81 Years.

Just how long a mule may outlivc his use
fulness. if kindly treated, has never been
definitely asccr.aincd. for few peopl" Rppro-
ciato u mules personal qualities after he has
ceased to bc able to draw u wagon. anl h" is not
ten entertained in i,ion"ss, but Nh. Richard
Mccarthy Of River road ln!cn township. y. j.,
has inst ruychns"i n mule. which is certainly
MI ies. than ~ wears old, aud he says he can
run away from som" # tho fastest horses in
li"rgom county. White haired men remember
nulrs numr--Whvn they were boys He WAS
a venerable animal then, and he had Il SAM
like back that II was No,y difficult TO sit upon,
even when his heels We're still.
Richard MeMains. who sold Richard tho
mule to Mr.. Mccarthy. says he is more active
now than he was half century ago. He was
never an army mule
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-24
PORT ,JE1IEHSoS's MYSTERIOUS BOX
Sent to the Milling Company by Mistake-
Probably Not nm Internal Machine.


Probably Not nm Internal Machine.
The mysterious box which was received BY
the Pert Jefferson Milling Company on Tues
the breast of Secretary W. Il. Wheeler. is prob
ably harmless. after all. and-n an Internal
machine. rs was at first supposed.
The box contained n yellow painted and
travelworn iron trunk. such as immigrants
brin: with them to Ellis Island. The pccul-
nrity of this trunk was that it was execution
ally heavy. For this reason the Port Jefferson
people susrertrd dynamits and declined to
receive or ."pen the case. They returned i to
River. with orders TO send it back as
unclaimed freight to Westnort., Conn., whence
jefferson Milling Company is said to have had
his barn burned recently and to have been
used "s target ty unknown To~a,he asf "a
offered $50 to any one who would open til"
mysterious box. but what i" did say was that
h, would rather give up 500 than open tine box.
When th, -, trunk! N Was returned YESTERDAY
G to Gus it Ky VAS D Fr.r Nho An n"
Cooper examined it and found THAI nl' the
mystrry was du" t. +" very. simple mistake.
port enclosed IN II box that had ut on" time
contained goods manufactured hy the Port
JsiI"Es,m M'iin@ c"Wnny Mrnc" that com.
so, it va, s",,; 70 thrir mil! by c,istnhc. The
real consignre !, son!e ucrson in Coiumbin.
5. C.. lut Oh, ;uisirc.- had been 40 c.rclrs'ly
nailed I" the hog 'hnt Il vas torn on Ia transit.
Mr.. C""pcr decided that, ~: best way 70 got
thu trunk I" lis prop: -tin:.inh wcu'd be 70
return il 10 ""stpnrr. fh- 'rH i.':t ut 10
t,'rIorl; vNstor,Iny ni"rci,:. Cor .hat place.
=, i:ooh many r"on!r E,".i to n" tic" ~ soc
IT, st..rii,s Il, ~; ',.tu:a i ~1 sent away.
and nh"1y v"i"n'"'r,.! "o"9 r. NJ, Cooper
%:uHic. ut', ai;oW tits. irIrnT'r -" '''' said he
n n ~, & %"s" o. II tt , CIV, N"u l"y
the tluEk cnntiiu| n.:,",'Gi Cn-"t-. one man
W. g"i dawn un MIS- Nncr- and su,"il"h nj Tho
tiIrN lid m :!lnl, GOOD.
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T',rgr VII a. many novel attractions IT tho
.nark hail - ti"t r".r Francai+ de- Harmonic
on l'"i'. y. +rr'n"i t!.u imported "osjla.Gs 70
IL d!.ilayr. viii, j. Is sail. ne iii" 1n'IS"r!cs'
eyer S"rr harc"s t"y vii! ara 'U''cily l,n tho
most costly. Wwn Of hr'n. thn. ~ Joan of Arc
AMI that III r"riiaa lti"hilc:i. arr said . 10
covered with Jewels. ca riir STAG" ~ IN"
metropolitan o,'",1l House t!!l" WAL hr
crcrtc'l II iar.; Tyre. formed! ~ "n!nr"d ""rt:icr
!i,:its tho ray. iron, whicn will ~ reelected
UPON the IL, vein. li,n, in nrrr t" hrin. out
ii" .,n,.!"nU:' "ji"'i,, ~ tho fame! costumes;
i,nw re. ana from ne collin: viii 10 sus.
rpt.lri rinrons ni covers. Tho sal, Of noArs
i ali, ,!dy f.2... Two E'nt!crd musician" Will
furnish nugi, tor ia" 'iurccrs. Preparations
are makiE:, 10 receive not !csS than ic.ooo
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-24

Thn"Trirr Ali.lnrr.' the organization COM
posed % the furniture, carpet and upholstery
trades will celebrate the yeas prosperity by
giving II reception and bal; on rrdnj evening,
Jan. 30. 1T Central Opera House in East SIXTY
snvcrtl, .trnm The Triple .tiiinnr" has rs
hradiunltrr5 ~ i3 Fast Ncvcatc"nfh street;
their ieilow ,lndornlrn from Al Oyer. the
United S,atcs. \ circular from tho Alliance
sny- its prospects ara nr9htcr thiu ever. Hh'l
years have worried tho Alliance have been
solved. Tho Alliance desires to improve MS
headquarters n!,L maze thcIn more attractiv"
than eyer. and henco it gives the reception
ard l.li
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-24
DEPENDS on THE WOMAN
II She Has Heart Disease 1t May be Cruelt,
to Cain Her had Names.

Marie Johanna CRUDE has secured limited
divorce and $3.50 week alimony from
Charles CRUDE. granted by Judge Bookstaver
OF the Court of Common Pleas. They were
married May l. 1880. and separated last June.
She charged in her complaint that no had
struck her on two occasions and had aspersed
her character. 1t appeared that she has heart
disease.
Judge Bookstavcr holds that the evidence of
assaults is not sufficient to warrant IL decree.
but adds:
II do not say that these repeated express
sons of contempt AMI i'll will would naturally
rntitle II woman of good health to II separation.
yet think in view" the rln intin,'s health an d
temperament they are not only brutal in
Themselves but cruel and inhuman within the
meaning of section .762 Of tn" Code"
Judge Book stlvrr cites the decision 0f IEorri
Stowri!. in which Il was h"ldto be cruel within
tho statute where IL woman Was weak and
,ckv for the husband. in ~, cr t" distress her
and incrcn 80 her Jain. 70 make 4 violent noise
near her Will. !. hanin4r.
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RALLICH. y. C.. Jan. -! IN" Farmers Al
lance in ;h' state las decided ~ t,.tc uo :
ties TO max" its .g;: inside tho Democrats
organization Iustchd q: nominatir:. II soy
nrnt" tckG they will carry MI til" county con-
y"ntiouS thcy can under the Democratic rni..
send th"ir delegates 10 III" regular Demo-
cratic - ate Convention. md cnhenrpr to corr
tr". tn't BODY. IL has been for SON" tim" n
mn,trr Of common rcpor: that Pre'id i'o!k
II nnN'ru" 10 secure til" Guhrrnatnrla! nom
innt!nn. h'ii it is doubtful wh"thr" he r"'ild Obj
TAIN even If the Alliance "ie,G"n! con! rollc,!
tEo Convention
Coy. Holt 'lc,'irrs to srcc"cd himself. nr.t
stands = 'a'r ,h;lnr". Of doing Sc, 'hougE IT Is
date III the Convention. io liz not u m"n'b"l
81 that "rsanizaton. though one .! the largest
man once elected to tho Goveinnrsi,ip ia this
state cannot EUcc""d hims"ii. hut this does
no',nnrly 10 Gov Holt, because he succeeded
e ~" Office last sprins. ON the death oi Cos.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-24
The Geographical Exhibition.

Several thousands OF people visited the
geographical exhibition Mt tho Arsenal. Cen
trail Park. yesterday. A large number OF school
teachers and many students wore among ne
maps, just received from Germany. We're yes.
teriay added To tho collection. IL IL not yet
certain tAnt tho collection will be seen NJ tle
visitors srnr! III" greater rart OF day IN INC
examination Gf .hrs beautiful COLLECTION o,
maps. rrliris, aliases. and other Gc"gra"i''cal
;,,.iuri,l
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-24
s..oo,.oy- KIN rhe.r Teacher. lro,her.

LIMA. o.. Jan. 23.-John Stephenson, Burt
Smith William and Charles Sparlock. whose
ages range from II TO IL years. are in kenton
I,ii charged with murder. Their teacher. Miss
McIaush him corrected them for misconduct
in school Yesterday, and they began TO beat
intcrfered.. The boys turned on him and beat
him. intiicting inJuries from which he died in
a few hoprs. Miss McLaughlin is badly in
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-05-18
IN A MAD HOUSE.
Unique Plans of One Woman 60 Avoid
Arrest by Another.

CHICAGO, May 13.-Miss Emma sesmans
OF Fremont, o.. q comely brunette Of
thirty-fve who showed that she is of good
family and has q snug balance in bank.
was placed on trial in the insane court
here today under peculiar circumstances
She was very indignant at being shut mp
in a mad house and declared il was the
result of spite work on the part OF an old
acquaintance, Mrs. White, with whom she
has been visiting. The two ladies have
been considering establishing q worlds
fair boarding house in partnership. Miss
seamans says that she finally decided MOI
to 90 into the venture and sngered Mrss
White by refusing to advance her money.
Fuel was added TO the quarrel by Miss
Seamans accusing Mrs. White of theft, the
latter, however, declaring the money IN
question to be due for board. In revenge.
or to forestall her own possible arrest By
Miss Seamans, il is alleged that Mrs
White decoyed Miss Seamans into ths
railway station for home, but instead
drove to the detention hospital and bad
the Ohio l=dy locked up as insane. No
witnesses appeared against Miss Seamans
and Judge Brown promptly ordered her
discharCed
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-05-18

Mrs. Rosamond Peckinpaugh was the
wife of DR.. q. z. Peckinpaugh, and was
twenty-eight years old Their home
was in Mt. Vernon, Posey county, Indiana.
In March last DR.. Peekinpaugh came to
this city to attend the New York poly
clinic. Soon after his wife joined him
here, and they boarded together at 10l L.
Twenty-ffth-st. Mrs. Peckinpsugh had
suffered for some time from illness, and
was obliged to undergo painful surgical
operation. This seemed to affect her
mind. On April q last she mysterIously
disappeared, and. despite all the efforts of
the police, private detectives and friends,
no trace of her was found until today.
DR.. Peckinpaugh and Mrs. Peckin-
paugh's mother went to the police station
and fully identified the body as that of
Mrs. Peckinpaugh. The $50 found in the
pocket of the dead woman's dress was the
sum she YVES known to have in her posses
sion when she disappeared.
Mt. VERNON, May 16.-[ Special The
news of the finding of the dead body of
poor Mrs. Peckingaugh in the Hudson
river was received with great sorrow here,
at her home. She was loved and respected
by all who knew her, and all hoped that
she might be recovered alive and restored
to health. Her mysterious disappearance
andldeath must certainly have been caused
by an unsettled mind on account OF i'll
health. The sad ending has cast gloom
over this city.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-05-18
THE COUNTY sUPkRINrENDENrs.
An Interesting Program For the Approach
Ing Convention.


Ing Convention.
A meeting of county superintendent
will be held at the capitol June IA, con-
tiEuing in session three DAYS. Mr. G. w.
Osborne OF Union county is president of the
association and Mr. w. B. Black of Jack
son county, secretary. The exchange of
educational ideas between the various
superintendents is not only beneficial in
broadening the teachers ideas, but the in
fiuence extends into the schools and
homes throughout the state. The eduea-
tors recognize the value of meeting others
in the same professional field, and learn
ing new methods, and the meetings are al
wavs well attended.
A program of the work has been pre-
pared and will be issued in a few DAYS.
The papers will be followed by discussion
and three minute speeches. Mr.. @. w.
Thomas OF Harrison county, will read
paper or "Obiects and Benefits of School
Visitation" Mr.. S. w. Taylor of War
wick county, will read on What / Do
and Say When Visit Schools" "Uni-
form Requirements and Uniform School
Privileges in the Schools OF Indiana" will
form the subject matter of a paper by
Mr.. w. II. Eichhorn of Wells county.
"Advisabilitv of Issuing and Using q
Uniform School Manual in Each County"
will be discussed by Mr.. Harvey Gardner,
Cass county.
Other papers will be read as follows:
Utility of School and Township Libra
ries," Mr.. j. +. Robinson, Morgan county.
"How Nav the Township Libraries Be
Made to Benefit the Public Schools, w.
w. Pfrimmer, Newton county. Indiana
ReNlinO Circiaan w "A Elson president
of the eircle. ''Needed School Legisla-
tion," c. n. Osborne, Union county.
"Shouid the County Superintendent Have
a Place on the State Board of Education"
o. Jackson, Hancock county. County
Institute Workand Worlds Fair Exhibit"
Oscar J. Craig, professor OF political econ
omy and history atiPurdue." Hinderances
in the Preparation of Indiana District
School Exhibit for the Worlds Fair in
1925" w. B. Black, superintendent of
Jackson county.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-05-18
A FATAL MISTAKE.
Preparing Meal for Food Mixed with
Rough on Rats"

EVANSVILLE, May l2.-[special. IA very
distressing accident occurred today, from
the effects of which one is dead and
another Is in critical condition.
Mr.. 4. o. Smith. a prominent chair man
ufacturer OF this city, owns large farm
near West Franklin, Ind, and for some
time past they have been troubled a great
deal with field mice. He started for his
farm this morning. with George Zacharias,
a lad about seventeen years of age, ex-
pecting to remain couple of days, TO
clean up the place. Before leaving, Mrs.
Smith had basket full of provisions pre-
pared for them, and also had prepared a
mixture Of rough on rats and corn meal,
for tho purpose of ridding the place of
mice. which she labeled poison and
placed in the basket. She also furnished
them with a small sack of meal for cook
ing purposes.
After their arrival at the farm the boy
proceeded to make some gravy, which
both partook of the boy eating the great
est quantity. After the meal they were
taken violently i'll, and to their horror, on
examination, they discovered the boy had
used the sack containing the poison. They
went TO a neighborin house and secured
quantity of buttermilk which they
drank, causing Mr.. Smith to vomit freely.
They then started for home as rapidly as
the horse could travel. suffering intensely
all the way, until they reached Howell
station. just below this city. where they
stopped to secure the aid of physician.
1t was discovered that the boy was dead.
and his remains were sent to an under
taker while Mr.. Smith was held for treat
ment.
Mr.. Smith was later brought to his home
and is now in very critical condition,
with but little hopes of his recovery.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-05-18
THE AST0R WILL.
Drayton and His Wife Cut on, To-
Gether with Henry Astor.

New YoRK, May l5.-The win of Will
lam b. Astor, the provisions OF which have
been practically stated in these dispatches,
was filed for probate yesterday. Neither
Drayton nor his wife will be able 10 touch
a'penny of tho estate. Henry Astor, the
testator's only surviving brother, is effect
ually cut of by provision which says:
1T is my will and intention that neither
my brother. Henry Astor, nor his issue,
shallreceive any portion of my estate" 7"
Henry Astor is the brother who married a
pretty country girl, displeasinR his family.
He was put off by his father with a small
patrimony, and has been living happily up
in Columbia county ever since.