Democratic Sentinel, Volume 6, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 May 1882 — THE CIRCUS [ARTICLE]

THE CIRCUS

did not effect the prices at Honan’s. The Diplomacy of tho State De* partment under Secretary Blaine too nearly coincided with the private in' terests of speculators in Peruvian misery. This is the spot which Blaine must wipe from his escutcheon before he can be acquitted on the minor points of his conduct or our foreign affairs.—Boston Transcrip [Rep.]

A heavy wi-id storm visited Rensselaer last Saturday night whioh done considerable damage, blowing two houses off (heir foundations. Edward Parcels’ house which had just bee n completed was wrecked badly, but on Monday the citizens turned out and placed the hous e back onto its foundation. This is the way they do it in Rensselaer. —Montieeilo National.

He was told to remain as; er school, when the teacher, trying to impress upon the youthful mind the sinfulness of not speaking the truth, asked him if they did not tell him, in Sun-day-school, where bad boys went who told falsehoods. Choking with sobs, ho said; '‘Yes, ma’am; its a place where there is fire, but I don’t just remember the name of the town,”

The United States Court, at Cincinnati, assessed a penalty of SI,OOO and costs against the Cjpcinnati Southern Railroad, for refusing a seat in a first class coach to a colored woman, a Mrs. Gray.—Kentucky Gazette, And had the complainant been white, her complaint would not have been iegareded by said court. No civil rights bills for de white trash.

Speaker Keifer, in his bright and brief career at Washington, reminds us irresistibly of that little pig of phe uomenal appatite, which, having assimilated a bucketful] of food, was placed in the bucket and found only to half fill it. The point of resemblance is that Speaker Keifer has managed to lose a great deal more repu** taticn than he had when he went to Washington,

The situation in Pennsylvania, so far as the stalwarts are concerned, is best expressed in the language of Senator Cameron, when he told an inquisitive person in his dignified manner: “My friends, and those who know me, say that I never recede when a position is once taken.” Therefore it is believed that the slate already mapped out will be nomina ed at Harrisourg.

It is natural for those just enterine manhood to be possessed of a desire to strike,out and carve a name and fortune for themselves. Now another of our young men, F. R. Donnelly, has taken himself tc the far off regions of Dakota, to grow up with the country. He left on Tuesday morning in charge of the goods and clmttles belonging to P, B. Lyon and 8. A- Morgan. As be took a pig with him, it is supposed he intends to go iuto the stock business. —Remington News.

Recently the wife of Pete Jones, of Benton County, left her home with the intention to visit relatives at Lebanon, but stopped at Thorntown, where she wrote to Mr. Jones that she had found a man who she loved and who loved her; that he could get a divorce when he wanted it; and it would be no use to track them* Mr. Jones started in hot pursuit but failed to find any traces of their whereabouts. James Stevens who has hitherto borne an excellent reputation is supposed to be the handsomer man.

Poor Blaine! Notice how neatly he was ripped by Mr. Belmont. Blaine, in giving his successor Frelinghuysen, and perhaps Mr. Arthur, a side wipe, said; “I think there has been nothing more vicious growing up of late in the diplomatic annals of the United States than the perpetual publishing of the dispatches of the State Department.” Upon which Mr. Belmont quietly observed: “In this connection you will remember hat the first dispatches published were those that appeared in the press which you published yourself.” Down fell poor Mr. Blaine, calling out, “Oh yes!” Perhaps some of the admirers of Mr. Blaine will champion him for the next Presidency. Those who think he had t ie best of Mr. Belmont should have the preference.

B>b Ingersoll said the strongest pr of that he ever had of future pun* ishmeut he got from an Irishman, whom he found beating a SDake. He watched him for some time, when he said: what are you pounding that snake 1 r, it. has been dead a long time?’’ Tin: Irishman answered; “Bedad, and ii’o myself that knows that, but 1 Want t) taehe the haythen that there is punishment after deatfi’j

[Huntington Democrat.] The present Board of Directors o* the Northern State Prison was seleo ted by the Republicans of the last legislature, and is composed of A. C. Beeson, of Wincneater; W. T. Horine, of Crown Point, and Leopold Levy, of this city. When these gentlemen entered the service of the State, oui readers will remember a great flour* ish of trumpets was heard in this locality, and that the Republican organs of the State were boiling over with the portrayal of the reforms and wonderful amounts of money likely to be saved to tho State of Indiana through these Republican managers. As to their administration and issuing of orders and rescinding tbe same, and tbe making of contracts and their efforts to annul them, we snail not here speak, as tnese matters have been very generally placed botore the people of the State, through the action of Beeson and Levy. It is our purpose to bring to light another matter not known to the people of Indiana, and ond that calls for an in vestipation under the laws of the State. On page 205, Acts 1881, section 144 reads as follows: >

Any State officer. County Commis** sioners, Township Trustee, Mayor or a Common Councilman of any city School Trustee of any town or city, or their appointees or agents, or aDy person holding any appointing power, or any person holding any lucrative office under the Constitution and laws of this State, who shall, during the time he may occupy such office, or hold snch appointing power, and discharge the duties thereof, be interesed directly or indirectly in any eon-, tract for the construction of any State House, Court House, school house, bridge, public building or work of any kind, erected or built for the use of the State, or any county. Township, town or city in the State, in which he exercises any official jurisdiction, or who shall bargain for or receive any percentage, drawback, premium or profits, or money whatever, on any contracts, or making airy appointments wherein the State, or any County, town or city is concerned, upon convintion shall be fined not more lhan $5,000 nor less than $3,000, and imprisoned in tbe State Prison not more than fourteen yeats nor less than two years, and disfranchised and rendered incapable of holding any office of trust or profit for any determined period. It will be seen by the readers of the Democrat that the language or the statute is plain, and the penalty for its violation very severe. That it has been violated by at least one of the Directors of the Northern Prison is evidenced to our minds conclusively upon an investigation of the Prison records. The records show, under date of April 18,1881, voucher No. 100, a clothing bill of $93 in the name of Blun & Cope, and receiped by them in the handwriting of Levy, per L. On May 31,1881, voucher 113, we find another clothing bill of $180.40 in the name of Sam Rosenthal & Co.,receip' ed in the handwriting of Levy. July 14 1881, clothing, $lB, S. Roseul thal & Co., voucher No. $7, receiped by Levy. On November 30, 1881, a clothingaccount of $458 91, voucher No. 115, W. R. Caldwell, receiped by Leopold Levy.

December 8, 1881, clothing $35.75. W. R, Caldwell, receipted by Levy. January 31, 1882, voucher No. 41, clothing, $145. 70, W. R. Caldwell, receipted in the handwritting of Levy. March 14,1882 clothing, $22,80, W. R, Caldwell. The clothiDg amount of clothing bills foots up $902. 56. drawn from the State, and Leopold Levy drew every dollar of the money upon the, vouchers here given. Mr. Levy is in the clothing bus! ness and the interesting part of his extraordianary preceediug in this matter will appear in the fact that Sam Rosenthal, in whoso name he signed vouchers amounting to $148.40, is a clerk in his clothing store. As to the W. R. Caldwell vouchers, amounting to nearly S7OO, 'the fact will appear that Levy knew the necessity of haviDg a stoolpigeon, when we say that Mr. Caldwell has o: ly resided among us for a short time, i 3 a young man, and runs a small jewelry store. We have also learned the fact that the clothing was, except, perhaps, the first bill here named, shipped out of this city and from the clqthing house of Leopold Levy. Taking the facts with the statute above quoted, which places a heavy fine and not less than two years imprisoment on any officer of the State who shall “be interested direetly or indlreotjy in any contract in which he exercises any official jurisdiction," and our leaders can uederstand the efficiency and the position of at least one Republican member of the Board of Directors of the Northern Prison. Will the Republican authorities of the State investigate this matter or will they pass it in silence? is the question. [