Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 April 1884 — INDIANA STATE NEWS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA STATE NEWS.

Tea number of persons who have Joined the temperance movement at Richmond ie 5,857. Five prisoners made their escape from the Jail at Columbia City. The/ had patiently worked on the stone ceiling for three weeks, having- obtained masons' tools from outsiders. Mrs. Philip West*, residing two milee from Hartford City, came near losing her Use, recontly, by drinking a decoction of poke-root recommended by an Ignorant plllpeddlcr. Sho was bettor at last accounts, but her life is yet endangeroa from Its poisonous offeots. Te* Sheep-Shoaring Festival, under the auspices of tho Indiana Wcol-Growers’ Asso. elation, will be hold at tho Exposition Grounds, at Indianapolis, April 83 and 21. It will not be an exhibition exclusively of Indiana sboep and wool, as sheep-owners in ether States are Invited to make entries. A horrible cutting affray occurred near Palom, 1m whleh one brother used the doadly knife upon another. Benjamin R. Wheeler and John Wheeler, It soems, wero playing a friendly game of cards, when a dispute arose which resulted in Benjamin deliberately outting bis brother's liver out. The Jury In tho case of Tom Taylor, of Petersburg, for malpraotloo on the person of Anna Poe, last fall, which resulted in the death of tho young lady, returned a verdict of guilty, and assessed bis punlshmont st seven years in the Stuto Prison and a fine Sf $2501 John Fox, aged 60 years, who had been living the 11 ro of a hermit for tho last thirty years in a littlo one-room hut on Samuel Cutslnger's land, near Edinburgh, was found lead in his hut at a lato hour tho other evening. Ho had not boon seen for several days, ind one or Cutslnger's workmen wont to his nut, whore ho found him dead. A letter from Prathersvlllo, Mo., states that Perry Manls, now sorvlng In tho Jeffersonville Penttontlary for the murder of Mrs. Nelson, near Torre Haute, resided in Missouri two years ago, and thoro, under tho name of 0. D. Harris, married an estimable young lady, whom he troated with great oruelty and thon dcsorted. After a retirement of twenty-four hours the Jury in the liquor-license case of Reiser vs. Welsh, on trial at ConnersvlUo on ohange Of venue from Henry County, failed to agree. Tho easo was tried about a year ago and the Jury failed to agree, and tho present is the seoond trial, and Is largoly a contest over the oosts in tho oase, whloh are very heavy. Hereafter orders given by employos on the Beo-Uno system to parties to whom they arelndobted will not bo honored. General Manager Thomas says giving “orders" and assigning pay causes trouble and oompUoates pay-rolls. Any omploye giving “orders ”or assigning pay will reuder hlmsolf liable to dismissal from the service of tho company. The Wabash management, last week, Issued a notioc of similar import. Mess Nevada Miles, one of tho most popular young ladles of Greosnburg and a sister . of the Hon. Robert Miles, of Bloomington, recently doped with William Minor, and they were married. Minor had been employed by the young lady's father, who is confined to his room by.partial paralysis, as a nurse, but it appears that the young man has not been ldlo, and has won tho affeotions of the daughter whilo caring for her father. Tbo old gentloman will probably weloomo thorn bade, as they left a note saying they would soon return as man and wife. A band of selT-constituled regulators seized William Blaolc, of Hamilton Township, Jackson County, whom they regarded as too proud to beg, but not too honest to steal, and sasipondod him from the limb of a tree three tlmos for tbo purpose of extorting a oonfceslon from him on the charge of stealing meat. Ho Is a large and powerful man, and made desperate resistance, knocking down several of his assailants before be was finally conquered. Ho persisted in his innooenoe to the last. Falling in their efforts, the regulators turned him loose. He says he recognized all of the party, and threatens to sua for satisfaction.

Class feeling has been running very high In De Pauw University for some time. It be* gan by the seniors adopting plug bats as the insignia of tbdr class. Those were promptly stolen by the sophomores, who had their ploturos taken with them on. The other evening, during the progress of the sophomore performance, about thirty freshmen entered the hall with large paper saoks Inflated and labeled “sophomore wind." After hearing four spoeobes they all started to leave the hall. Dr. Bldpath, presiding, tried to detain them by looking the doors, but these were buret open and the fresmen escaped amid great excitement. During the uproar firecrackers wore exploded, filling the hall with smoke. At a later hour the cannon were taken from the armory and fired repeatedly. The absence of policemen during the fray was noticeable. Purdue University has out aspeoial catalogue of asohool pharmacy to be opened next autumn. Instruction will be given in junior and senior courses of twenty weeks each, twenty-two hours each week. The fa<c ulty Is composed of the President, James B. Smart; Bobert B. Warder, chemistry; John N. Hurty, pharmacy; Alembert W. Brayton, materia medloa and toxicology; Charles R. Barnes, botany. The instruction is free, as In all departments of the university. Matrioulatlon, Incidentals and ohemloals amountto less than SBO per term, so that $125 covers the total expenses of a term of twenty weeks. Including board, room-rent, foes, books, and Incidentals. The leotures begin Sept. 23*1881 and close Feb. 9. 1885. The degree of pharmacy will bo conferred upon applicants completing the course, and who have been three years and a half under a preceptor In a dispensing pharmacy, deluding the time spent in the school. For catalogue and further knowledge the School of Pharmacy, Purdue University, Lafayette, may be addressed. The City Council of Oreenoastle has Interdicted the sale, bartering, or giving away of any sporting paper within the olty limits, especial mention being made of the Police Ornette, Police Newt, 'lllustrated Times, and Week’s Doing*. Near Huntington the barn of Peter Karst was consumed, and three horses were burned to death. A large amount of grain and a number of farm implements were also destroyed; loss, $3,500. Alice Smith was stabbed three times ta BhelbyvlUe by Alva Brown.

Mr- Bates was the Democratic can didate for clot k, and is to-day prosen* ted for the office of Township Trustee On both occasions he was made the uoininee in opposition to his wishes. It will be a great convenience to tue citizens wf this township in case of the election of N. S. Bates fox Trustee that he resides in Rensselaer JTe will bo on hand at all times fop the transaction of business—not on stated periods as under present circums tauces Mr Griswold is the Republican nominee for township Trustee bo is a gentleman and a good citizen. We would not attempt to place him in a, false light. His opnonent Mr. Bates, is ulso a gentleman, a soldier* and being a man of family, would no doubt be more fully in sympathy with the School needs of the fowiiBhip than his conpetitor, Mr. Griswold. The inconvenience of being required to go miles into ths country in order to transact business with the Township Trustee, except on desig Dated days, would be avoided in the election of Mr, Bates. Being a resident of Rensselaer, he would be on hand every day to attend to ; ny matters that might be necessary. Had the candidates placod in nomination by tli© Democratic township convention last Saturday, been seeking for office, orjhad there been boss es with old scores to sett e engaged in drumming up their followers, as was the case in the Republican conven tion, the Republican would not be occupied iu couipariag the votes cast la the respective c®uv*etio»6. The Democratic Marioa Township Convention wa« held in tho Court House last Saturday and was largely attended, Hon. G. H. Brown was elected President, and Dr, F. F. Bitters Sectetary. The names of N. S. Bates, L. K. Yeoman and Wm Hoover. wore presented for Trustee. On second ballot N. S. Bates was nominated. A, H. Wood was placed in nomination for Justins of the Peace and Daniel W. Duvall, Henry Zoll and John MlunicuS selected for Constables. *-<#►-

The Democratic County Conyentior lasi Saturday was calied to or. derbyCLuts- H, Price, ebairmau of committee, and in u few neat and well timed remarks resigned as chairman. Tha convention proceeded to business with Hon- ti. U. Brovni in the chair, and Dr F. V. Bitters, secetary. 'hbe C m tral Committee was reorganized with Ezra C. Newels as chairman, and das. W. Doutliit sec r&'ary- Wc will publish it next week. Delegates were appointed as follows: To State Convention—E, C.Nowels, Jno. G. C::lp. Frame Lukin and Fred. Hoover. | Alternates—Madison Makeever, \v. L. Rich and G. E Brown. District Conventions— Jas. W. Dciithit, Dr- J- H. Loughridsre. James y and —Au3A spkctaTi from Washington to the Indiar.aaolis Sentinel March 25th, is as follows: The Bepoblicau party will find decided uphiH work in cenvincing the peopla of theeeuntry that it is no necessary to reduce ike tariff at this time, and will hare a h»rd time proving that the course of the Democratic House i» aot coasictent aid hosfst. cvei though there may be a difference In opinion among tho leader*. Great effort has beea mad# to have tbe country believe vhat the party Is divided. It is false. There Ue simply two ideas on the tariff •ntertianed, The smaller portion of the Democratic party ia tho House believe that the reveuue of the Gov •r should be reduced by abolishing the interna! taxes. The mas Jority of the party eay it is better to tax whisky and tobaeeo as now and reduce the revenue by redueiug tbe customs dues. “If you reduce ©r aboiish the internal revenue taxes you encourage the consumption of tobeeco and whisky and relieve only luxuries, whereas if you reduce the duties on customs you relieve all classes of burdens, and make the effect felt in every home in tho country/ say the majority of the party. This 1* the situation in a nutshell f It is nothing rc -le or less than a questlcn of wheth. be reducti ju shall bo

made by an internal revenue or c»s*» terns duty. It is honest, it is fair, it is natural that there should be a di vision of sentiment on a great ques* tion of this kioji. Indeed, it shows honesty more that there should be two opinions. No one Jeuies that there should be •a reduction cf our income. Even the stoutest protectionist admits that. It is tod much of a burden and too much of a temDfation to be piling up in the Treasury scores of millions of money every year direct from the pokets of the people, and noplace to put It. The Morrison bill proposes a uniform reduction cf the customs, It proposes to make the clothing and food of the poor man cost him less without reducing his earnings. Any one who will take the trouble to lock up the character of the bill will see that while it reduces the articles the common peopie consume 20 per eent it only reduces the customs of unmanufactured articles, and therefore will not hurt our industries There is no rupture in tho party. Good feeling prevails, and there is confidence in the coming Presidential struggle. The development of to day show that the difference on the question of the tariff will be settled amicably, and the pledge of the party to reduce the taxes of the people will be carried out just as far as lies in the power of the party, and that the party will enter the campaign with more vigor and earnestness and a clearer recotd for howesty for having favored and discussed the advisabil" lty of reducing the spoils funds from the two available sources. The United States tariff is the heaviest in the world. England on her aggregate imports collects about ogper cent.fduties; France, 7or 8 per cent; Germany, a&out the same; Italy about 9; Russia is high ab e 2g 1-2 per cent. The United Stats-, towers above them all with her tar iff, with 30 per eent. on aggregate imports; 43 I*2 per ceat. average on all taxed commodities. The first American tariff only kept pace with others—B 1-2 per cent. But we have improved. Wo excel our former selves fourfold. A mixed cargo could go to England and pay its t ix, then to Franco and pay again, then tt Germany and make a third payment then to Italy and pay a fourth tax—and the four pa meets would Dot ad*» uait it into the United States. They would aggregate about 27 1-2, while we chaige 30 in a lamp, And yet of all people od the i’aee of the wide earth we have the- least need of any tariff at all. In the face of all tills however, our tariff is merely a little but many fold higher than any oiv.ilized power, Russia alone excepled —[“Federal and State Taxation raHun. Saut-1 Barnett. The tobacco tax is easily and eheapiy collected, and the treasury receives the full benefit of it. The war tariff taxes upon too necessities of the people increase the aggregate cost of protected articles by a sum variously estimated at from $1 to $3 for every dollar paid into the tre is ury. It is a bad policy to relieve smoke and continue to tax necessU tie3,—[Boston Herald

The Democratic House of Representatives is now paying off some of the debts intentionally left by tne Republicans in the last Congress as an embarrassment, t,® their successors. Th« doffieieet y bill reported from the committee of Appropriations aggregated aearly a million and three-quarters, every dollar of which would have boon prari.le l at tho last seeeioti but for the desire to bother the present Mouse The bill for retiring and recoining the trade dollar passad ths house the other day. Tho stings of buffalo gnats caused the death of 200 mules in the ’dcinity of Grenada, Miss,, in two days. • There is a youug man iu Chico, Cal, f who has almost entirely lost his speech from the excessive use of cigarettes. J. Warren Keifer is about the sickest man in America and the saddest feature es the whole aftair is that nobody sympathize* with him. William W.-tinr PUeips is the only friend who'will -i: iiy his bedside and hold his thin, wan han s and give hiiu his medicineonceeveij U\o nours.— Chicago News. A hogshead of tobacco haying fallen on a Kentuckian and crushed him out of symmetrical proportions, tire Aikansaw Traveler remarks: “It can’t ha denied that tobacco taken in large quantities is injurious,” ”It seems to me,” moaned Algernon, as he flew toward the front gate with the old man close behind him, “that there are more than three feet in a yard.”— [Piladelphia Gal