Greenfield Evening Republican, Greenfield, Hancock County, 18 January 1895 — Page 1
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A RELIC OF THE PAST
THE SUNDIAL BEFORE THE OLD COURTHOUSE AT ST. LOUIS.
Views of tlie Janitor—A Man Who Is as
Quaint as the Dial Itself—Fine Paintings
That Cost aRight Smart Heap—The Past
Linked to the Fresent.
[Special Correspondence.]
ST. LOUIS, Jan. s.—Although this in
teresting
old city is gradually ridding it
self of many of the peculiarities that have heretofore stamped it as more of an old timo southern than a modern •western town, the transformation is still far from complete, and it is this very survival of an occasional feature of other days that renders the place entertaining to the curious visitor.
Standing within a 4 by 5 foot inclosure of iron fence, near the white painted old courthouse, for instance, is an iron post, I topped with a broad, flat, circular plate. Rising from the center of the plato is a triangular projection, and there is an iron hinged cover attached, evidently intended to bo closed when the weather is bad. Such a contrivance is a rare sight nowadays anywhere, but it would havo been a poor sort of town indeed five or six decades ago, especially in tho southwest, that was without one, and no one would have been at a loss regarding its use. But there is not a day in a twelvemonth these modern times, so the courthouse janitor told me today, that some stranger does not inquire curiously about tho one in the St. Louis courtyard. "But of co'se," said he reflectively, pulling his chin whisker and turning his quid of shaved plug in his cheek, "theah's not many but what knows it's a sundial when they comes to examine it. It's a fine dial, that. You sco, it's running jiisfc as good as it did when it was lirst put theah. And many's tho fine gentleman, with his kid gloves on, that steps up to that theah old dial, suh, at noon and sets his gold watch by it. They all know, suh, that, notwithstanding a sundial is old fashioned, they ain't no going back on sun time, suh. "They use to bo two sundials to this heah co'thouso. You kin see tho post of the othah one out theah on the othah side of tho yalul. But the dial paht is gono forcvah, suh. You see, they's a pow'ful
THE SUNDIAL.
lot o' boys heah in St. Louis that hain't got no bettah business nights and Sundays than t„) pound co'thouse dials with rocks and tilings jest to destroy them. '•When the othah one was toah down, suh, I up and kicked. Yes, I did. I told the county authorities that if they wanted to have any sundial left at all they'd haff to be a watchman heah nights and Sundays. You see, tho city p'lice is cahless about county prop'ty, and they prob'ly wouldn't do nothing to nobody, not if they even ca'h'd off the co'thouso itself, suh, let alone just smashing a sundial or two. I got the watchman heah after a ha'd fight., suh, and, as you see, I've saved one of the dials. But me and my watchman, we has to watch out mighty sha'p, I reckon."
This delightful janitor's namo is GrifYin, and he is quainter even than the old dials. In person he resembles our Uncle Samuel, save that, instead of being thin and angular, ho is round and stout and ruddy. When I first saw his face, I was almost surprised because his trousers were not striped red and white and his vest was not blue and star spangled. His office is in a big bare room in the basement, whero he sits most of the time in a throneliko chair on a raised daisliko platform alternately chewing shaved plug and smoking natural leaf tobacco. He must have a right smart "pull" of some sort, oratleast bo in what in Chicago and St. Louis is called tho'"push," for when during our chat today a county official entered and pleaded for a feather duster for his office the custodian of tho building consulted certain memoranda before replying. Then ho said slowly and i.npressively while he carefully shaved off enough plug for a fresh quid: "You've had one feathah dustah a'ready this month, Mistali Jones-. I can't spaih you no mo' till next month. You must use the dustahs on you ah boots in youah office, Mistah Jones, the way you git away with them."
The official bowed himself timidly out of the presence, and the janitor explained to me that he had four "reel good grounds" for anxiety. "I'm worried all tho timo about the way them officials, in p'ticlah tho youngah ones, uses up tho county supplies, i'm afraid the boys'11 break tho remaining dial. I'm in doubt lest the county'll sec fit to toah this grand old co'thouse down and put up a great big steel frame modern building, and I hate to see tho paintings in tho doom go to ruination."
It should be explained that perhaps tho most interesting feature of tho courthouse is tho mural decoration of the rotunda. "If you'll examine them theah paintings, suh, you'll observe that they wero once very fine. They cost a right smart heap of money, suh, when they was painted. It was a German gentleman that done them, suh. I disricoliect his mime, but ho was a reg'lah old mastah, though, as you can seo fob. yo'sel'. Now they aro all peeling off, suh, and the ch'icest works of art in St. Louis is a-falling to the floor of the doom in dust to bo trampled undah the feet of men."
Tho janitor is right in what ho says about the pictures, for they wero painted by Carl Wimas, whoso paintings of Indians have long been considered really great as works of art, M. I. DEXTER
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Local and Personal.
"Pocahontas." T. C. Herring's little child has the measles.
Mrs. J. H. Binford went to Indianapolis this morning. Deputy Auditor, Jas. L. Smith is confined to his home by sickness.
The county clerk's office is being beautified with a coat of kalsomine. ffj Newton Wright's little grandson, Arthur Wright, is threatened with lung fever.
Benjamin H. Binford of Blue River township is sick with a severe attack of the mumps.
Mrs. Cora Dowlingand children left for Dayton, 0., this morning for a visit with relatives and friends.
The Arabian Dance in Uncle Hiram. See the (greatest craze of the season at Masonic Hall, Saturday night.
Airs. Wright, corner Walnut and Pennsylvania streets, is said to be getting worse with an attack of the shingles.'
The Uncle Hiram Co. which will show at Masonic Hall Saturday night is one of the best that ever strikts Greenfield,
Auditor Lawrence Boring and wife and their daughter-in-law, Mrs. Ed Boring are at Carrolltou to-day visiting relatives.
See the mammoth production of Uncle Hiram, including the well known comedian, Harry Green at Masonic Hail Saturday night.
Mr. T. D. Cotton of West Walnut street is on the road again traveling for the Acme Remedies. He reports a good trade.
Miss Ruby Martin was at Knightstown Thursday night assisting in a concert given by Prof. Hansen, the blind organist of Indianapolis and Prof. Graham, of the Orphans' Home.
The protracted meeting which is being conducted at the M. E. church by the pastor, Rev. Thos. Stabler, D. D., is progressing finely. The attendance is large and an excellent feeling manifested.
A sleighing party composed mainly of the secend year high school took a pleasant trip out to Mr. David Hastings, residing south of Cleveland, last night. The "bob" was furnished by Lida Morris.
Mrs. Geo. W. Duncan had charge of the lesson at the Columbian Hesperian Club meeting this afternoon at Mrs. J. F. Mitchells. The subject was the "Life and Works of Goethe," the great German poot.
Ham L. Strickland, of the Masonic Hall Grocery sold a fine Greenfield Model cook stove and outfit that went down into Shelby county to-day. Greenfield sells goods so low she draws from far and near.
Mrs. Jas. Lowder from the north-west part of this township was in the REPUBLICAN office to-day. She says her husband is seriously ill with lung trouble and has been confined to the house for two months. nmsswfi:
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The production of Uncle Hiram will be worth seeing, as it is seldom we get a company of such artists to come to our city. They will positively jroduce the saw mill scene and railroad traiu, just us advertised. They will appear at Masonic Hall next Saturday night.
Wednesday night a sleighing party attended an oyster supper at Benjamin Binfords, about three miles east of town. The following parties were present and report a very enjoyable time, Marshall Smith and wife W. N. Davis, wife and children Beatrice and Minnie Galbraith, John Barr and wife, and others.
Is Anyone Keeping Dynamite or A- Giant Powder in Greenfield?
The terrible loss of life at Butte, Montana, where nearly ten people were killed, was caused by a firm having giant powder, stored in their warehouse, contrary t®J.AW, and a lot being in the car yards 'in freight cars. The Greenfield City Council has a stringent ordinance on the subject of storing or briugiog dynamite, giant powder or any kind of a nitrogoneous explosive within the city limits. The penalty is a flue of $50 for each and every day the ordinance is violated, and for £,ny amount. The question has been asked, Are any such explosives, even ip small amounts, stored anywhere inour,c ty? Firemen would not be disposed to work in a building or even in a block where such an explosive was stored. We are not disposed to think any one here is»violating the law. Merchants are not allowed to keep in ther stores over 25 pounds of powder at ouce.
Dr. I'arkhin-st's New Word.
Dr. Parthurst has coiued anew word, and its* aptness and clever construction are quite likely to make it famous. The eminent' reformer's word is "Andromania," and of it he says: "There is an element in the feminine world that is suffering from what I shall venture to call 'Andromauia.' The word is not an English one, for the reason, I suppose^ that the English language makers never supposed that we should need such a term. It is constructed on the same principle as the word 'Anglomania' which means a passionate aping of everything that is English. 'Andromauia' means similarly, a passionate aping of everything that is mannish."
Dr, Parkhurst makes his new word serve as the title for his first article in the next sssue of The Ladies' Home Journal, and uses it for a vigorous treatment of- the type of women for whom he invented it.
Justice Spencer's Court.
Henry Loudenback was fined $5 yesterday by Justice Spencer, tor hauling an unlawful load over the gravel roads.
The replevin suit of Lewis Neal vs Job Scott "was settled in Justice Spencer's court yesterday, in favor of the defendant.
The case of State of Indiana vs Miss Viola -Harlan, which was tried before Justice"Spencer was certified to the circuit court. Miss Harlan is a teacher at Maxwell and the case against her is for the whipping of an unruly pupil.
Will.'P. Beville was defendant in an assault, and battery case this afternoon on_as' affidavit §worn out byThompscn Allen. Justice Spencer fined the defeudent $1 and costs. In the case charging him with provoke a change of venue was taken to Squire Geary.
The New Itepublican Apportionment 15(11.
By the legislative apportionment bill which has been introduced in the legis'ature, Hancock county will be thrown with Henry county, both for a senatorial and representative district. The two counties have 10,93.1 votes, which is 89 votes below the senatorial unit average which is 11,020, and are given a Joint senator.
The legislative unit is 5510, Henry county with G440 is given a representative and her excess given to Hancock county and the two given a joint representative with the vote 5421. This will insure Republican representation for Hancock county, both in the House and Senate.
Will the Stove .Foundry lie Kemoved.
We have it on good authority, that it is the present intention of the management of the Stove Foundry to move the plant to Indianapolis, about May 1st. The reasons assigned are that gas has become so expensive that there is no longer any advantage derived from its use and also that practically the whole of the product finds a market west of Indianapolis, necessitating a considerable outlay for freight. There certainly should be some effort made to retain this valuable institution in Greenfield.
New Cases Filed in the Circuit Court.
Sarah J. Whelchel vs Howard Whelchel divorce and $300 alimony.
County Treasurer Hani went to Indianapolis to-day to settle this county's balance with the State Treasurer. We have to pay in to the State school fund $14,244.61 and draw out but $11,137.74, Some other counties draw twice as much as they pay in.
Hon. Montgomery Marsh is today circulating a petition which is being generally signed by taxpayers, asking the legislature to pass a fee and salary law that will be just to the taxpayers ai:d also to the officers. That is the proper thing.
A man who was in the city to-day was fixed all right whether the snow remained or melted away. He had gas pipe runners attached to his buggy and carried the buggy wheels fastened underneath in case of an emergency., That man or his wife is a philosopher. -v*
A Week's Work In liirmingliam. It is said that a week's work in Birmingham, England, comprises, among its Various results, tho fabrication of 14,000,000 pens, 6,000 bodsteads, 7,000 guns, 800,000,000 cut nails, 100,000 buttons, 1,000 saddles, 5,000,000 copper or bronze colas, 20,000 pairs of spectacles.
BELIEVE IN HANGING.
Indiana Will Not Abolish Capital Punishment.
BILL KILLED IN THE SENATE.
The House Discusses llie Kill Kegulating
tlie Number anl 1'ay of tlie Legislative
Employes Fort Wayne .Millionaire May
lie Jailed For Discharging Union Men.
Other Indiana News.
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 18.—The feature of the legislature's work yesterday was the introduction of the legislative op-1 portionment bill in both houses, Senator Wishard introducing it in the senate and Mr. Newhouse in tho liouse. The bill is very equitable. On the voto of 1892, when the Democrats carried the state by 7,000, the house would contain 52 Democrats and 48 Republicans, while the senate would hove 20 Democrats and 24 Republicans. But should the state go 7,000 Republican, the conditions would be precisely reversed, the Republicans having a majority of four in each branch.
Legislative Employes.
The session of the house opened with a report from the judiciary committee upon a bill regulating the number and pay of the legislative employes, which proved to be something of a bombshell. This bill had been introduced by a special committee appointed for the purpose, and was referred to tho judiciary committee. The latter committee brought in amendments cutting down the force of the house employes to eight doorkeepers at $4 per day, two janitors at $3 per day, four pages at £2 per day, 10 assistants to the p.- incipai clerk at $5 per day, eight assiatxUts to the assistant clerk at $4 per \J, and four committee clerks at $3 per day. The size and compensation of the senate force were proportionately reduced.
There was a sharp debate on the amendments proposed by the committee, which finally resulted in referring the bill back to the special committee that framed it.
A amber of bills were introduced. benator McCutcheon introduced a bill to reorganize the. state militia on a larger scale and make an annual appropriation of £7.3,000 for it.
Senator MoCiain introduced a bill appropriating $35,000 to the state normal school to complete a building.
Capital l'uiiishmeiit.
At- afternoon session of the senate a couple of unimportant bills were introduced and the body took up the question of capital punishment arising upon the two committee reports on Mr. Gilford's bill to abolish the death penalty. The question before the senate was the adoption of the minority report favoring the bill, and nearly every senator in the chamber took a hand in tlie discussion.
The most remarkable speech of the discussion was made by Senator Gilford, author of the bill, in which he attacked the Bible in vigorous terms, declaring that witchcraft, polygamy and various other forms of cruelty and barbarism had been justified by quotations from the same sacred book, which declares "An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.''
The senate finally reached a vote and killed the bill by defeating the minority report by a vote of 29 to 14.
OPERA HOUSE BURNED
At Marion, Ind.—Falling Curtain llreaks a Gaspipe.
MARION, Jan. 18. Wednesday, just after the Wilbur Entertainment company had given a matinee performance and the curtain was being lowered the ropes snapped, letting the curtain down and breaking a half-inch gaspipe. The entire audience passed unharmed to the street, while back of the stage ail was bustle, putting out lights and fire. The stopcock to turn off the gas in the building was frozen. When this was discovered a scramble was made for the street. Hardly had they reached it wlien with a loud report the roof rose and fell in. The rear wall bulgod and fell in the alley. The lire had licked up everything in sight. No one was injured. The ioss is $32,500, with $7,500 insurance. Tho Wilbur Entertainment company lost nearly all their stage costumes. Their loss will be nearly $500.
DISCHARGED UNION MEN. I
A Fort Wayne Millionaire Who 31ay Get a Sentence in Jail.
FORT WAYNE, Jan. 18.—The streetcar strike yesterday assnaed a new aspect. On orders of the State Federation of Labor, tho prosecuting attorney filed affidavits and information for a criminal action against Frank Do Haas Robison, millionaire J. II. Bass and Press Bond of the Uld National bank and other directors of the street railway company for unlawfully discharging Motorman Hollansvvorth and Conductor Ward, two strikers, because they were uuion men. Tho men, on oath, prefer the charges. If the offense is proved, the penalty in Indiana is six months in jail and $100 line. All tho cars aro running regularly, some being manned by new men.
Reduction—Walked Out.
NOBLHSVILLIO, Ind., Jan. 18.—The ponderous machinery of tlie American carbon factory has stopped. A reduction of wrages of one-third to one-fourth was announced, and the employes •vyalked_out. Tlie low price of parbon is
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To Reimburse the Governor.
The bill to reimburse the governor for the pay of the militia during the strikes last summer was taken up by the house and passed under a suspension of rule upon a favorable report from the committee on military ali'airs. The bill appropriates £48,513.1)9.
The senate at the morning session passed a couple of legalizing bills and Mr. Lcyden's sinking fund bill. This latter requires the sinking fund commissioners of the city, and county corporations to give bond simply for twice the amount of the fund under their control instead of the amount of debt.
claimed to be the cause. Relief is expected from the company's headquarters at Davton. U. m. 3Ioney iN
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PORTLAND, Ind., paper publishes tho the motU'V uo«»ssarv
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cinnati, Union City and Chicago load has been secured, and it will be constructed as soon as possible. Tho Baltimore and Ohio is said to have a hand in the deal, and the new road will connect with it at Nappanee and run from there through Huntington, Bluiftoh. Union City and Portland, striking the Cincinnati, Jackson and Mackinaw near Greenville, O.
IN DEFENSE OF HER HONOR.
This Dying Woman Confesses Killing JV Ulan Twelve Years Ago.
BOSTON, Ind., Jan. 18.—Mrs. Theresa Coates, 37, died at her home near Mifflin. The day before she died she confessed to having killed Jacob Winternieyer 12 years ago last November. This she claimed happened during a struggle for her houer that he tripped and fell, and before lie regained his advantage she struck h:ni upon the head with an ax. She was a widow at tho time, and never remarried. She was never suspected of the murder, which took place between her home and a dancehouse, to which they were going.
Caught a Lot of Suckers.
BKOWNSTOWX, Ind., Jan. 18.— Throe persons representing themselves as agents for the Standard Oil company worked several citizens out Df various sums of money yesterday. They sold powders to be used in lamps, which, they guaranteed to save oil and prevent' explosions. They sold ^boxes at $!. apiece, which went like hot cakes. Thepowders proved to be nothing but pulverized saltpetre.
Hread. &
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INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. All the leading bakers in the city lias reduced the price of bread from 5 cents per loaf to 3 cents, or t\vo loaves for 5 cents. This is the result of a quiet bread war which has been going on between tho bakers for some time. The size of theloaves will be the same as before.
Cowardly Assassination.
TOWEU HILL, Ills., Jan. 18.—John. Nance was assassinated Wednesday night. He was standing in front of a«s store when he was shot by some person or persons who were some distance away in the darkness. Five bullets pierced his body, causing instant death. A woman is the supposed cause.
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BRAZIL, Ind., Jan. 18.—George Small--comb, a young man residing at Harmony, was buried beneath an avalanche's of dirt and coal while at work in mine' No. 1, belonging to the Brazil BlockCoal company. Workmen began aG once digging for Siuallcomb's body.
Hurned to Death.
VALPARAISO, Ind., Jan. 18.—The resi--s dence of John Connors, near Demotte,. was destroyed by fire. Connors was", burned to death. He was a sintrlo man.. Tlie origin of the lire is a my story.
lilown Fifty Feet and Killed. LKHANUN, Ind., Jan. 18.—-The boiler"
in tho Lebanon plowhatidle factory exploded, wrecking the plant. Engineer" Thomas Durham was biowu 50 l'eet in. the air and was fatally injured.
Freight DitrlHMl.
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train No. 98, which passed hero at 4:30' p. m. yesterday, going east, was ditched at Dillsboro. Four cars were smashed to pieces.
Fined llim.
ELWOOD, Ind., Jan. 18.—Steve Clancy, a saloonist on trial for shooting William Richardson during a saloon riot, has been lined $100 and cosis. ,..V(
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ANDKKSON, Ind., Jan. 18.—Work hasbegun at rebuilding tho linest passenger station owned exclusively by the Big Four road.
I'eddled Whisky.
WINDFALL, Ind., Jan. 18.—Charles Howlin of Elwood was arrested here for peddling whisky around town in quart bottles.
FEDERAL JUDGES ROASTED
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Uy a Labor Leader Addressing tlie 1 md Central Labor Union.
Ci I AND, Jan. 18.—At the meeting of tlie Central Labor union the action of the judiciary committee of the house in recommending the beginning of impeachment proceedings against Judge Ricks was discussed. JohnF. McVean, one of the directors of the American Railway union, was one of the speakers. He referred to the decision in tho Debs case. "Ever since Judge Ricks, in our own state and city," he said, "decided against the workingnien, the federal judges have gone on following in the same footsteps. The workingnien niusr stand shoulder to shoulder against the tendency. If a new judge is chosen in place of Judge Hicks, we must see to it that a man is chosen who will stand for the common people."
SPEAKER CRISP'S HEART
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Is Giving llim Trouble! and Take a licst.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18. Speaker Crisp, by order of his physicians, will be compelled to leave Washington at once for about fwo weeks' stay at Asheville, N. C. He is suffering from gonie trouble of the muscles the vicinity of his heart, and the doctors have urged him to absent himself for the remainder of the session. This he will not do unless the, trouble becomes worse, though his friends aro advising him to do so since there is little of importance likely to be done this session.. Tho speaker was well enough yesterday to preside over tho house aud attend a rules committee meeting.
ISo Smallpox at HiiMli),
COLUMBUS, Jan. IS.—Secretary Probst Thursday received word from Toledo that the epidemic oi smallpox there had entirely abated, the last subject having been discharged.
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