The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-10


Jail with him, but only for company. He
said: II will tell you all about it. James
had been away from home long time.
but came back a short time { go and said
he wanted to stay. 1 told him all right
and that as long as he obeyed me he
could stay. / wanted him TO do some
thing and he wouldn't do IL. and we got
into this fight He pulled his knife on
me and 7 got club. One of the neigh
bors took the boys part, and | licked
him. Made him 'holler' for help TO take
me off. Guess he got enough. First
trouble I have had for seven years ana
was never in Jail before. / am work.
ing member of the methodist church.
James made all of the trouble, and I
guess he BACKED my eye" What about
the crowd that talked Of lynching, Mr.
Toll?" asked the reporter. ''WelI, there
was lots Of people there, the most I ever
saw at Forest, and they were mad at ne
and very excited" Sheriff Hill who ar
rived there late Saturday evening, says
there were nearly two hundrd excited
people there and that there was plenty
of lynching tal6.-Frankfort Crescent.
Mrs. NJ. J. Campbell of this city has
in her possession a rare old document
which would attract the attention Of
relic hunters. 1t is a complete abstract
Of the log Of the United States frigate
Constitution" popularity known as 'Old
Ironsides," on her cruise from New
York 10 the Mediterranean and west
coast of Africa from March ,. 1853, TO
June ?, 1855, covering a period of two
and quarter years. II was presented
10 Mr.. Thomas Bradbury, a brother or
Mrs. Campbell, who made the voyage,
by Commodore J. Rudd, who was then
in command Of this historic old vessel
The document bears date June ,, 1855.
The Constitution was built under act Of
congress Of 1877 and is now one Of If not
the oldest vessel in the United States
navy, and is retained by the government
as a relic. The document referred TO is
Of the od-fashioned, blue-tinted paper,
and is in good clear, readable PEN
manship The log is complete in all de-
tails, and shows that the vessel covered
some SO 900 miles of travel on this Voy-
age. The Constitution was at one time
condemned, and was 10 be consigned 10
the government ''bOneyard." 1t is the
current belief that the following grand
old patriotic lines, by Oliver Wendell
Holmes, did much toward stirring up
responsive feeling throughout the coun-
try. that caused the revocation OF the
order and saved the vessel from de-
struction:
Av, tear her tattered ensign down!
Long has it waved on high,
And many an eye has danced to see
That banner in the sky;
Beneath hit it rupg the tn I battle r shout
The meteor of the ocean air
Shall sweep the clouds no more!
Her deck once red with heroes blood.
Where knelt the Vanquished foe,
When winds were hurrying DER the flood,
And waves We're white below,
No more shall feel the victors tread,
or know the conquered knee;
The harpies of the shore shall pluck
The eagle Of the sea!
O. better that her shattered hulk
Should sink beneath the wave!
Her thunders shook, the mighty deep
And there should be her grave.
Nail TO the mast her holy nag,
Set every threadbare sail,
And give her to the god Of storms
The lightning and the gale!
The document is well preserved, and.
Of course, is highly priced by the
owner.-AIichigan City Dispatch
The Rev. Quincy A. Myers and wife.
who left here last November for the
missionary fields of heather China, met
with some rich experience or the high
seas after they had been eighteen days
out They left San Francisco on the
9Th Of November on the steamer CITY OF
Pekin. For the first ten days the grand
old Pacific was true TO her name. The
waters were very smooth and II made
smooth sailing. But on Wednesday,
Nov q, there was quite change. The
climax was capped. High winds arose
and the mighty waves raVed ana eaNeo.
\ great, boisterous high wave, with all
the force of an angry and mighty sea
behind it, struck the ship on starboard
side. 1t came from the northwest and
upset things generally all over the
steamer. The Rev. Myers and wife were
in Social hall at the time Social han
was the place of recreation on the ship.
1t was located on the upper deck about
fifty feet from the rear. They were sit
ting up in the hall enjoying themselves
as best they could according TO their
environments, and were innOcently look
ing at the pictures that decorated the
walls Of the hall, when all at once with
out a moments notice OF warning the
terrible crash came. The reverend felt
himself emerged in water. Mrs. Myers,
who had been sitting near him, rolled
over and as she did she was caught by
her dress by her husband, who pulled
her toward him and held her firmly.
All of this occurred under water They
were both baptized. Social hall was lit
orally crushed in. Its huge umbers were
floating all around Quincy and his wife
and would undoubtedly have crushed
them had he not fought them of. He
was compelled to exert all his energy.
1t was a case Of life or death, sink or
SWIM survive or perish with them. Pres
emily the sea rushed off and Quincy
looked around to take in the surround
ings They had been knocked through
the wall of the hall They were washed
out directly behind the piano. which was
hurled overheard just where they landed
on the outer railing. II was close cali
from being hurled overheard and fed
to the sharks Another foot and their
doom would have been sealed. There
were two other occupants in the hall ar
the time of the crash. They were both
men and were bruised badly. One OF
them had his face smashed terribly and
one leg nearly broken. The other had
his right ear torn off and received nine
cuts in his head. No lives were lost
Hoosier State.
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