Democratic Sentinel, Volume 9, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 February 1885 — Enormous Profits. [ARTICLE]

Enormous Profits.

Lucy Peck, a**! 115 y»*«. w “ burned to death, at Crasrfordsville, Georgia, last Saturday eight. The numerous frieods of Hob. GeoMajor will be pleased to note that he • has been re-elected to the directory H>? the Northern Prison. The odious alien land act of Indiana wasfenaeted by a Republican Lo* gislat re In lStl and approved by a Republican Goyernor. It should be repea'ed. Hon. Rob’t. C Gregory, an n* Judge of the Bupreme Court of the State of Indiana, died of lung f»v«r at Lnfayette, Tuesday of last week, aged about 74 y ars. Illinois, evidently don’t need anot'i er U S'. Senator. It would cost less to be satisfied with one. It is seid that John A. Logan has not been in 'Washington bldcc the Ist of Jatuarv. and the Sena « pee ms to get along about as well without him. On Tuesday Senator Hoover intro two bills in the Senate: Bill (S----254) for the encouragement of life time convicts in the State Pris us, and providing that twenty-five years shall consti.ute a life sentence in the State Prisons of Indiana. Bill (S. 255) to amend section 4 of the act oT March Bth, 1883, concerning the behavior and time of convicts.

The Indianapolis Herald: “We scarcely know of man in public life who has more to f licitate himself on in the political situation than has Senator Voorhees Hte party is triumphant in the State nnd nation; his rriends ore to be cared for; his son is in Congress from the far West* and the Senator has just been re elected to* succeed himself in the United States Seuate, without opposition in his own party. The stars are all in his favor.” All very cor rect nnd proper. L. T. Miehener of Sh*dbyville, Tnd., Secretary of tit" itepublican State Central Committee, on the 2nd. inst, brought action fur $2,500 against Prof. W. H. Fertich, Superintendent Of the public schools. The action is bas"d ou the following allegations in j tire compl but t Tliat hereto! ne. January 22, 1885, in the morning. Nora Jlio ciier. the daughter of tiie plaintiff, went to her school room, as a scholar, to receive instructions, "lit was denied admittame by tlm defeu Jant, and she returned ta her home: that said day was extremely cold, the temperature on said morning b-iog eighteen de*. firecs b: j low ztro and the earth covered with a deep snow: that while on her way home through tin voidjtnd snow, as aforesaid,, she became exr tremely coid and jbilieu, and both hor feetjwere frozen, causing her great pain and anguish: that said plaintiff’s daughter was refused ad mission without any rigut or authority of law. The case has created great excitement there.

A very bad memory serves a good pa:t to some people. It requires a very shrewd lawyer to meet the requirmeuts of witnesses with treacherous memories. After a very bad memory, for util ty under certain c.rcumstances, comes the convenient memery—one that cau remember or rot as the exegeneies of the occasion demand. Uucli an one seems to be in the possession of Mr. C. P Huntington. The New York Herald gives as an example of Mr. Huntington’s forgetfulness that when on the witness Stand last Wednesday, lie could lot state within $20,000,000 wbat wer? hla profits in the Central Paeiftt. He admutrl finally that they wore les° than $5,000,000. The Herald declares that his share of the profits was in the neighbornood o r $41,000,000, It reasons thus, L’here were four in the syndicate, of which Mr. Huntington was one. This syndicate put into the road $1.00n.000. They have drawn already $165,000 000 in stocks bonds, dividends and simT at forms, and from the other enter prises to which the Central Pacific served as a stepping stone this syndicate hopes to bag another $165,000, 000 profits. ” If Mr. Huntington was entitled to one-fourth of the profits, he drew more than $41,000,000. Such gigantic operations were never possible until the Republican patty began to shape the legislation of the "country. We merely refer to this tt/ soothe the feelingsjff ceitaiu reputable members of the itepublican who may DercLanoe continue to mourn over the November defeat of the “grand old party."

A rich widow of St. Roch, Quebec, seventy-four yeais of age. w*s raar» rie i. on Tuesday last, to her coachN man, a youth nineteen years of age. Remington News: Mr. and Mrs. Hammond living about three miles from town took their two weeks old infant Info the bed with them for thh purpose of keeping it warm. Wnen tney woke up in morning they were horrified to find the little one dead and cold, having smothered to death during the night. A bill kas been introduced in our State Legislature by Representative Picasso's, o' Cass coontv. requiring all druggists to keep a. record of ail sales of liquor in less quantities than a quart. givingfTho name of the nnrdhaser. tne date and the quantity, which shall be filed In the office of the County Clerk once a month.