Democratic Sentinel, Volume 9, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 August 1885 — INDIANA STATE NEWS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA STATE NEWS.

—-Tames H. Kintner, the oldest Mason in Northern In dint a, died at Logansport. —The Methodist Episcopal Church was established in Richmond fifty-two years ago. —Rev. Father Genben, late of L< ogootee, is now paster of St. Michael's (. Madison. —There are four counties in the State untouched by railroads—Brown, Ohio, Perry, and Switzerland. —Two new yachts, one steam and the other sail, have recently been launched on Turkey Lake by the Cedar Beach Association. —The body of Nicholas Mueller, of Evansville, who had been on a spree for several days, has been found in Pigeon Creek, near that city. —Towler, the albino who, while traveling with a circus a few years ago, married Miss Porter, < f Carroll County, the Indiana giantess, died very suddenly at home, in Camden, that county. —Henry Mosier, the distinguished artist, who, twen y years ago, was a student at Richmond, and has for the past ten years been in Paris, writes that he.will revisit his old home in September. —A lad named -Joseph Dalton, only thirteen years of age, committed suicide at Greencastle. He hanged himself while the members of the family for whom he worked were absent at a circus. —The Liberty Herald is agitating the question of erecting a soldiers' memorial building at that place, hold u< that a mere monument, artistic and beautiful as it would appear, would be only so much capital locked up for all time to come. —Frank Kelley has died of consumption at the prison at Jeffersonville. Kelley, murdered a fisherman on a boat at Rockport, after which he robbed the boat. Ho was tried at Rockport nnd sentenced for life and served out his sentence without commutation. His age was nineteen years at the t.me of his death. He was buried in the prison graveyard. —“ Is this hot enouah for you?" ho said. I made no say, and no more would you, , But I tumbled my pistol some instead, And nave him n shot or two. lie fell in a heap ns the balls went through. But he murmured still, for he was not dead: “ Is this hot enough for you?” I stabbed him twioe and bruised his head. And fired some more, for my arm was true, Then 1 turned to the admiring crowd and said: ‘‘ls this shot enough for you?” —lndianapolis Journal. —lt is not likely there is much in the cave iccently discovered near De Pauw station. The cave has been explored a great distance, but a gentleman who went through it about three iui.es says it is very muddy, very rough, devoid of fine scenery or fossils, and one has to crawl on his handsand knees long distances. Another cave about one and a quarter miles from De Pauw station is large and fine, but yet difficult to explore on account of the many narrow openings. A cave near Milltown is said to be finer than either of the inves at De Pauw station. A few nights ago some fishermen, who had their lines set at a point in White River, below Medora, had occasion to build a fire, using as a “back-log" what they considered to be a part of an elm tree, which was lying near by on the bank. As the fire grew hotter one of the men noticed that the “Lack-log” kept cracking, and finally burst open, or rather transversly across. Investigation revealed the fact that the “back-log” was bone—a huge femur of something they knew not what. The bohe was carefully put away for the night, and the mornings examination showed it to be five feet in length, and of the dimensions of a man’s body. They also found a portion of what proved to be the jaw-bone of equal proportions to the lemur. Upon raising it up a tooth, weighing four pounds, fell out of its socket to the ground. Dr. M. F. Gerrisb, who has the largest and rarest collection of remarkable specimens of all kinds of any person in the vicinity, will probably have these curiosities removed to his office in Seymour. — lndianapolis News. Rivers and Harbors. IWashtnston telegram.] Capt. Lockwood, of the Engineer Corps, has made his annud report of the river and harbor improvements under his care. Of the outer harbor at Michigan City he says: “To complete the new east breakwater pier nnd construct the west exterior breakw’ater in accordance with the report of the Board of Engineers, dated March 2, 1882, it was estimated by Major Smith that it would require $4511,600, and as this construction of the breakwater, when once commenced, should be pushed to completion as rapidly as possible, I would respectfully recommend that $250,000 of the above amount be appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30. 1887.” The original estimate of the cost of this improvement in 1857, amended in 1870 and 1882, was $587,000. The who’e amount appropriated for the work from 1830 to 1885, inclusive, is $814,418. There has been expended $800,699. On July 1 last there was available for prosecuting the work $13,718 for the inner harbor, and $5,000 for dredging is asked. Major A. M. Miller, in charge of improvements on Western rivers, has made his annual report to the Chief of Engineers. For improving the Wabnsh River in Indiana nnd Illinois an appropriat on of $190,0(10 is asked for, the greater portion of which it is proposed shall be expended on a lock and dam at Grand Rapids, two miles above the mouth of White River. The sum of $15,000 is asked for improving Kelley’s ripple in the White River, Indiana.

democratic Sentinel FRIDAY AUGUST 7, 1885.

An imag’nary ‘leaeing Democrat’ gives our neighbor taff / this week. • ■— Al. J. Kitt, of the Goodland Herald, has been appointed postmaster at Goodland. Correct. — Kitt, accept cong atulations. An exchange well says that “the ‘conspiracy’ of the United States Government against old John Roach is something like the conspiracies which Grand Juries enter into against estimable citizens whom there is some occasion to believe ought to be in State Prison.” Monticello Herald: Senator Fred Hoover has received the appointment of Indian Agent for the Osage tribe in Indian Territory. The agency is the most important in the service and Senator Hoover will doubtless perform the duties assigned him intelligently and honestly. Roach underbid other ship builders hundreds of thousands of dollars and received the contracts for the United States vessels. The question is presented: Was the estimate made by Roach —so far below the estimates of others—an honest one, or did he propose to construct the vessels in accordance with the amount he was to receive forthem? If the latter, —which|is most likely- and the Government demands a fulfillment of the contract, what right has Roach and his sympathisers to complain ? In view of the fact that Roach, thro’ the mode of ex-secretary of the the navy ‘ Billee” Chandler of doing business, or in accordance with republican methods, has been paid more than the ageements called for, we think that the sham sympathy and the assignment should be exposed and set aside. Mr. Rand his friends should be taught that the Government has rights which a Democratic administration will reqaire him to respect.

Republican organs have declared that the cattle kings’ case would furnish a test of the President’s firmness. Well, how did he stand the test? He said to the cattlemen; “This application for an extension of time or modification of this order is inadmissable. The questiod resolves itself into a contest between private interests, involving pecuniary loss and inconvenience, and all important public interests of peace, safety and good government. There is one point that seems to escape your attention. That point is before my eye, and it is the public interest. * * Two interests are iu conflict. - Which shall give way? On the one side we have public peace, public security and the safety of public lives. On the other side are your interests. The former, gentlemen, must be considered, tho’ pri .ate interests suffer. * * An effort was made after the order was issued to secure an extension of time. A dispatch was sent saying in positive terms the order co’d not be modified. Here you ai e after twelve days have past. * * If your interests led you out of the Territory, I can but think you co’a find some way out in the specifi. time. I wish you would co-oper-ate and take hold, and try to get the cattle off. No argument induce me to change what has been done. Some loss and inconvenience will, no doubt, follow, but there is an interest greater than yours which must receive attention.”— Will the Republican organs which have made this a test case of the President’s firmness be honest and consistent enough to concede that the President has shown the firm, ness and frankness that his high duties call for?