Indianapolis Leader, Volume 3, Number 38, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 April 1882 — Page 2

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Entered as wccnd-clMi matter at the Poetoffice at Indianapolis, Ind. TEEM-! OF SUBSCRIPTION. Single Copy, 1 year. li.oo - l.oo 6 months-. ' 3 month-. 1 month.... .56 . .20 1.76 i 1.50 Clnbe of eix 1 year, each copy ten, 1 year, each copy this paper sz : säräs Newepaper Advertising Boreaa (10 Spruce St ) where advertising contract maybe mad for it in fcw YORK 1 NnbHjrrlbe for the Leader. Let every colored man who favors the elevation of his race subscribe for tke Leader; and let every white man who believes that slavery wa3 a crme against humanity and that it is the duty of the ruling race to aid the Negro in his struggle for moral, social and intellectual elevation do likewise. ATTENTION! Your Announcements. As many of our citizens are already doubtless aware, there will be an election next November for various State; and county offices; and as there are quite a number of enterprising individuals who desire to receive the suffrages of their fellow-citizens on that important occasion, we beg to say that our columns are open for them to proclaim their intentions to the world. Our politics are well-known; but we make no invidious distinction against party, sect or race in the matter of. advertising; all are welcome. It is early, but you want to begin in time, if you would become acquainted with all the voters in this county previous to the meeting of the various nominating conventions; and besides, the early bird catches the worm. A stitch in time saves nine, and a hint to the wise ' Is sufficient; so bring in your announcements. The Mormon Cannon was fired out of the House last week. Blaine stepped on Siiipherd Monday, result, the latter is a mashed guano pile. Men may come and men may go, but bank failures and embezzlements ro on forever. The ship Rogers sent in search of the Geannette has, like the latter, been shipwrecked in the Artie seas. There is yet room for more shipwrecks up North. Billy Florence alias the Hon. Bardwell Slote, Cohoes, is an applicant for a foreign mission. He should be appointed and confirmed "by a large majority." The editors and managers of this paper are not responsible for what other people may or may not say, and other people are not responsible for what we may or may not say. Guiteau has no doubt indulged in high hope for himself since the verdict declaring McLean, the would be assassin of the Queen a lunatic; but it is sweetness wasted on the desert air. The late lamented Jesse James will not rob any more trains or banks, and neither will he attend presidential conventions incog hereafter. He has a permanent engagement as fireman in Hades. Indianapolis has no election in May. The last legislature saved us the trouble. AVhat a brilliant idea it would have leen, had they saved us the trouble and expense of the April election. But then inchoate Daniel Webster cannot think of fo many trivial things at one and the same time. W. R. McKeen has disposed of the Ter re Haute Express to Geo. M. Allen, Paymaster in the U. S. Navy, and Harry G. Thompson, son of ex-Secretary Thompson. Samuel P. Butler of the Washington Capital and Washington Critic will have charge of the editorial department. The initial number of the Colored Patriot has reached our table. The Patriot is edited and published at Topeka, Kansas, by Ed White, formerly editor of the Topeka Tribune. Mr. "White is a gentleman of high scholarly attainments, and judging from the first number, the Patriot will be a valuable accession to colored journalism. Whatever mistakes the Virginia Readjusters may have made, and they would be very unlike any organization hitherto known among men if they had not made some, it must be admitted by all candid men that they have placed Virginia in the front rank of Southern states in the recognition of the results of the war the equality of all men before the law and the education of the masses. There is a fact in connection with the Readjuster movement which

has been very generally overlooked, but which is a high compliment to. ' the sagacity and independence of the colored people of Virginia. It is the fact that in 1879 when General " " Mahone obtained his first success in the State, when the Hayes administration and the white ' Republican leaders in Virginia opposed the movement, the masses of the colored people voted with the Readjusters and carried the legislature which sent Gen'l Mahone to the Senate. This fact should not be forgotten

as it shows that the colored people of Virginia are thinking . for themselves, and are possessed of a knowledge of political affairs with which they have not been generally credited. . , We sincerely regret that the Congressional apportionment bill adopted by the Readjuster caucus failed to become a law. We would have given eight Administration representatives in Congress instead of four or' five. Its passage, however is only a question of time. : Notwithstanding this failure the leg islature which has just adjourned has done some good, a brief summary of Which we clip from the Richmond Whig, the organ ' of the Readjusters. "They have elected another Readjuster to the United States Senate; they have elected a new Supreme Court of Appeals; they have passed measures to reorganize and reform all our educational and charitable institutions;' they have passed the Riddleberger readjustment bill and, . its auxiliaries; they have redeemed the free schools and provided for their arrears and their current dues; they have adolished the whipping-post and the lash; they have finally adopted the joint resolution to strike the poll-tax restriction of suffrage from the constitution; they have provided for the erection of an asylum for the colored insane, and for the institution of a normal school for colored students." Ex-Congressman De La Matyr has settled the matter. A Republican middle man as betweeu Arthur and Blaine will be the next President. After that, according to our Rev. exCongressman, the Greenbackere will step in as heir apparent and take possession of the estate and run the business. That will be, all right for the Greenbackers if the scheme only works well. But ay there's the rub, etc. The time will come, and it won't be very long either, until it will be found as unprofitable to insult and discrimi nate against Negroes in this country as Judge Hilton has found his Union Hotel anti-Jewish crusade: Merchants öf that race have ceased to patronize his stores and mills, and they have ceased to be profitable. Negroes will have money after awhile are geting it now and they will know how to resent insults as well as the Isrealites. . There is a strong and seemingly growing tendency in this city and county among a certain set of flap-eared, soft headed donkeys, who foolishly im agine themselves very astute political managers, to curse and abuse without stint the "dam niggers" for every mis hap that comes to the Republican ticket. Now we want to say to these same soft headed donkeys, just wait until you are candidates, and the day after the election you will be so astonished that you will think you have been struck by a three story double brick house in full motion. Then it will be time for you to curse the "dam niggers." Dr. Erasmus Darwin, the eminent English scientist, died at his home near London, April 19. Dr. Darwin was the author of many scientific works relating, principally, to zoology and biology. His best known works are "The Origin of Species" and 'The Decent of Man." These had been translated into many foreign languages. The father and grand father of desceased were eminent investigators in the same line in which he distinguished himself. Party Ties. The recent municipal elections all over the country would seem to indicate an alarming weak condition of the bond of brotherly communion usually known as "party ties;" in fact, if the election? might be taken as a true indication, it would seem that these same p. t's had suffered a hopeless relapse. Whether they have or not remains to be seen, and will doubtless depend upon the character of treatment which the political doctors administer between now and November. It is patent, however, to the unprofessional layman that if the causes which have produced the recent collapse are allowed continued existence, very serious results may follow to the hapless patient. Political independence is abroad in the land to a greater extent than is imagined by many. A broad and generous policy on the part of those who hold the reins of the dominant party in hand, will restore confidence and pat the rank and file in shape for a successful Fall campaign. Toadying to one class of voters, however, and abusing another class is not going to secure that end; on the contrary, if persisted in, it will run- the party ship into some very dangerous breakers. Ambitious young gentlemen who know more about selecting a fashionable beaver than conducting a political canvass, would do welt -to make a note of this. They should. remember

that in a party, favors and burdens should be equally distributed; and, further, that every class of voters have memories, and consequently : on some fine election morning may take a notion to resent the insults they have received from a set of impudent prigs. " If, therefore, party ties, in these piping times of peace and good will among fellow-citizens, are to be restored

to and kent in the Dröper - decree of A .a - w strength to insure victory, party management must be conducted with a reasonable degree of common sense and fairness to all elements of the party. Any other course will have a very debilitating and weakening effect on the . essentially vital portions of our party 'ties anatomy.- - Simon pure, straight Republicanism, unmixed with the woman's rights, prohibition and other isms, is what a majority of the people of this State and the Nation want. The integrity and supremacy of the National union; . purity of elections and honest government; equal rights to all citizens everywhere; a just conservation of the rights and interests of our laborers and manufacturers, these are the foundation . principles of the party, and with sensible leadership it can appeal to the people and win on them now and in the future, as heretofore. But the way to defeat is open and easy of access. If every whimsical absurdity of the many able bodied people, who give themselves up to theorizing without practice, is adopted and tacked on to the platform, it is clear that a defeat may be secured at almost any time. This is especially true when a further invitation is extended by plac ing the party management in the hands of incompetent leaders. The proper policy to pursue is to ad here to the real principles of the party, and put the best men on deck and at the helm. Bank Failures. If there is anything needed additional to the numerous bank collapses occurring daily all over the country to show Congress the absolute necessity of establishing the Postal Savings System, we would like to know what it is. Indianapolis is no exception in that respect from any other business commu mty m the country, ana we presume there are few here who do not see the pressing necessity for a system of banking that will afford protection against the dishonesty of bank officials and clerks. We have had sufficient failures in the past few years, and have incurred sufficient'losses to fully ' impress this fact on the community. The fact that a depositor cannot look upon his money as safe in any bank, is a condition of affairs that should not exist if it .can be remedied; and that it can be remedied, has been fully established by the success of the postal savings system in England, where it has been in continuous operation for several years. Poor people at least should have a safe depository for their surplus earnings. If the rich desire to entrust theirs to the honesty or dishonesty, as the case may be, of a cashier, teller or book-keeper, they should have the privilege; but the poor, those who are not able to have their money squandered for them in Chicago bucket shops by thievish bank emyloyees, should be protected. The financial system of no country is complete and secure until absolute safety of deposit is secured to its citizens. And this can be done, too, without interference by the government in the legitimate business of the banks. In fact, the government could go no farther than to receive deposits, for which it would pay a reasonable rate of interest, and use them in paying interest and principal on the public debt, and defraying the current expenses of the government. This could be done without interference with the business of the banks, and would at the same time afford a safe means of investment for the public. There is an alarming prevalence of carelessness and dishonesty in the management of the banks of the country. Carelessness on the part of the trustees and others whose duty it is to know that the affairs of the bank are conducted in an honest manner; and dishonesty on the part of avaricious or spendthrift clerks, who wish either to A get suddenly rich or live a fact life at the expense of other people. The public should have protection from such persons, and the Postal Savings System seems peculiarly fitted to secure this protection; therefore, let us have it. The hanging by linch law of GarRet at Greensburg Monday for complicity in the murder of his paramours husband, while much to be regretted, is but a natural outburst of popular indignation at the acquital of a man against whom the evidences of guilt were so overwhelming. Garret and the guilty woman hired a brutaly ignorant colored man to do the deed which the v themselves had not courage to do; and so overwhelming was the remorse of Garret when tha murder was fresh that he attempted suicide. , How , the jury could acquit him in face of the evdence against mm is strange.

WASHINGTON LETTER.

A'FeV Words About , MornionismIts Rise," Progress, Lead- . : er8", and Apparent Check . , Miscellaneous Notes. : Washington, D. C, April 24. Tue present Congress will be known in history as the first to take a decided and positive stand against Mormonism. ! In fact, the Church ot Latter Day Saints will date the beginning of its decüriefähcL 'downfall from the year 1882. The Anti-Polygamy, law - and the re fusal to seat Gannon, the Mormon .delegate, are doubtless the initiatory steps that must ultimately, from the . very force of circumstances, result in the virtual unrooting of Joe Smith's and Brigham oung's system of theology and morals. ' Were Utah an entirely isolated region, or if its own population were united and it had a less powerful foe to contend with than the IJ. S. Government, the issue of the struggle now begun '.would rest in doubt; but surrounded on all sides by determined and aggressive toes, its own system and society permeated with doubtful friends, and its own population divided and at war, it is only a question of time when the Mormon power will be overridden und stamped out as to its main features; namely, polygamy and oligarchical government by the church. The peculiar tenets of the system that do not conflict with the law may, and doubt less will, continue for a long time the dominant religion of Utah; but it has seen the zenith of its secular power, and it must henceforward rapidly sink' into the position occupied by other secta rian religious ; bodies. The Mormon church was organized at Manchester, N. Y., April 6, 1830, by Joseph Smith br., Hiram and bam uel Smith, O. Crowdery, Joseph Knight, and Joseph omith Jr., the lat ter of whom was its prophet (?) and founder, lhe so-called book of Mor mon whose whereabouts Smith Jr., claimed had been made known to him through a revelation, was and is the foundation basis of this church. The first conference was held at Fayette, N. Y. in June of the same year, and the next summer the head quarters of the church were removed to Kirtland Ohio. Here Smith engaged in many business enterprises, out nnaiiy tailed and was compelled in 1838 to leave to avoid ar rest. While at Kirtland a $40,000 temple was built and dedicated. ' Smith and the bulk of the church went to In dependence, Jackson Co. Mo., and af terwards to adjoining counties. The peculiar practices of the Saints brought on the hostilities with the older citizens, and Smith, in 1839, founded Commerce, afterwards Nauvoo, in Uli nois. In the Carthage Jail in 1844, he was shot by the Missounans m revenge for the attempt by a Mormon to kill Governor Boggs of that State. He was succeeded by Brigham Young, who has probablv been more instrumental than Smith in making Mormonism powerful. Joseph ömith, Jr., in his younger days was a wild, reckless sort of a man, given to much ot the vice and dissipa tion that usually overtake the unsteady vouth in his teens. He was accused of swindling, lying, getting drunk, and other bad practices. -Before his revelation he was inclined to be a Meth odist, but he got off the track through some means, probably by getting drunk. He it was who established polygamy among the Saints through one of his pretended revelations. While at Nau voo he announced himself a candidate for President of the United States, and issued an address to the people. It is needless to say he was not elected, but he is probably the most prominent candidate for the Presidency who has ended his days in jail. His murder was unjustifiable, and grew out of the bitterness of feeling then existing between Mormon and Gentile in the vicinity of Nauvoo. He was at this time incarcerated in jail on a criminal charge, which' may or may not have, been trumped up for the purpose of depriving him of his liberty. His death served to raise him to the ranks of devoted martyrdom among his devoted followers. After the death of Joe Smith, Nauvoo was raided by the lllinoisans, the temple destroyed and the saints scattered and "driven from home." Brigham Young returned from England, where he had .been proselytizing, and was placed at the head of the church. Under his leadership the Mormons moved, first to Council Bluffe, Iowa, and shortly afterward to Salt Lake. Here in the fastnesses of the Wasatch Mountains, these fanatical followers and devotees of Smith's and Young's seemed to have found an abiding place secure from Gentile encroachment. But not so as the sequel has proven. ' When in 1847, the Mormon resolution was taken to remove to Utah, that Territory belonged to Mexico, and their .intention was to settle there and form an independent nation after the Texas fashion, which a few 'years pre vious had successfully established its in dependence. Thus it will be seen, the Mormon dream of power was much after the Mohamedan fashion, in that it embraced secular, as well as spiritual dominion. They furnished a battalion of soldiers to fight against the : Mexicans, and doubtless expected from the start perfect immunity from the government, to live and govern as they pleased in their new home. It would . have been an interesting spectacle to see them grapple with, and perhaps defeat the Mexican powers. Much of their subsequent cruelty to the few gentiles and apostates among them, doubtless grew out of their being baffled in the design of establishing an independent- power. Mormonism, like other creeds and fanaticisms, has its schisms . and : , schismatics. There are polygamous and anti-polygamous Mormons. The latter call themselves Josephites,1 after Joe Smith, and always refused to recognize Brigham Young. This is not a little curious when it is' remembered that Smith was the individual who "revelationed" polygamy into a church creed.

This monogamous branch of the 'Saints recently held a general conference somewhere in the west Missouri, I-believe, which was largely attended. They are not in sympathy with the

leaders of the church in Utah. While Mormonism has probably received the bulk of its converts from England and other European countries, yet it is, strictly speaking, a' Vif"'c, Simon pure, Sam Slick, woodr-i nut meg Yankee trick. The Book of Mor mon so called, is claimed on good authority to have been written for amuse ment in his leisure, hours by the Rev. Solomon Spaiding, a graduate of Dart mouth College. It was printed in an establishment .where" Sidney Rigdon, afterwards a Mormon leader, was em ployed, and it is claimed he made a copy of it, ' which was used as 's ' a basis for the Latter Day Samt theology. Joe bmith, .Brigham ioung, feidney Kigdon, Kev. fepaulding, the lastnamed not a Mormon,' were all of New England birth and lineage: hence I am borne out in the assertion t that ; the wnoie luormon scneme 'was and is a li-ar , successful Yankee trick. Mr, I. C. Wears, of Philadelphia, lectured at Lincoln Hall in this city Thursday evening. Mrs. .trances Ellen ANatkms Har per, of Philadelphia, the famous lec turer, was in the city last week. Mr. J. W. Cromwell, of the People's Advocate, read an interesting paper on "Colored Journalism last week at the meeting of Bethel Literary Society. Tl 1 1 1 I II ., ' IT " xi, nas Deen aeciaed Dy tue V irginia authorities to locate the Normal school for colored youth at Burkville, Prince Edward county. One hundred thousand dollars have been appropriated to put it in operation. Washington ejoyed the distinction o having a national . metropolitan snow storm bunday last all to itself so a least, the bignal officer' here states. "The beautiful," etc., did not even ex a 1 V 1 . " mi tend as iar as .Baltimore. ne rain storm of which it was the outcome originated near Ft. Leavenworth, trav eling slightly south-eastward I v. Arriv ing in this vicinity Sunday morning, it encountered a peculiarly low state of temperature, which immediately resolved the rain into a snow storm. Today (Monday) at noon, however, the snow has gone the way of all snow down the guter and the sun shines as serenely and encouragingly on the opening verdure of Spring as ever it did upon a beautiful May morn. Athens, Ga., has furnished considerable material to "fire the Southern heart" recently. In a street recoutre between two young men, one white, the other colored, the former who was a student in a college in that town, was killed. The difficulty arose, I believe, about the possession f the sidewalk. It was thought for a while after the tragedv that an effort would be made to lynch the young man who did the killing, but the jail in which he was confined has been guarded by friends and officers of the law, and thus far mob law has not held court in the case. Because the colored man engaged in the affray had been somewhat prominent in advocating the independent movement in Georgia, sonxe of the Bourbon editors are trying to make that political party responsible for the death ot , the victim of the affray. One of them has violently assailed Mr. Speer, the Independent Congressman from Georgia, as being responsible for the particular result of the fight. If the colored man had been killed, as is the usual outcome of such affairs of. the South, Mr. Speer would hardly be held responsible. This gentleman evinces considerable uneasiness at the assault upon him, and in a letter replying to these attacks shows that he is too sensitive on the subject by reasserting his devotion to his kindred,- friends, etc. The Bourbons need not expect that the coloredyouth now growing up will cheerfully submit to all the insults that they have been accustomed "to heaping indiscriminately upon colored people. A realisation of this fact will avert many fatal affrays, as well as to secure a . better understanding between the races in the South. Madame Selika, probably one of the' most noted of the new prima donnas of the country, will sing here shortly at a benefit concert. Gerster and Kellogg are also billed for the National Theatre. I had the distinguished pleasure a few weeks ago of meeting the Hon. Edwin R. Belcher, editor of the Savannah (Ga.) Echo, in this city. Mr. Belcher is one of the intelligent and aggressive young Georgians, who will be heard of hereafter. ; . Washington has quite a number of large and well-patronized hotels, but probably the "toniest" of them all is the one belonging to Wormley, the colored caterer. He charges the "highest prices and the "solidest people who come to Washington stop with him. Attorney General Brewster, Postmaster General Howe, several ' foreign ministers aud many other people of note, make their homes at Wormley's HoteL Wormley, who is himself an excellent cook, has been steward and caterer to Charles Sumner and various other prominent men. It is related of him that sometime ago he learned that the family of his former master was in very needy circumstances, and he immediately offered them the. hospitality of his house. The benefit concert for the Sunday Item was quite a success in an artistic point of view, and the Item is . deservedly richer by several guineas. Jere Haralson, of Alabama, is no longer employed in the Baltimore custom house. Prof. Everett J. Waring ("Wraign") of Columbus, Ohio, made a flying visit to Washington a few days ago. Representative Dezendorf, of. Virginia, has introduced a bill for the erection of a new TvvprMitlv moncmn In tlio place.of the White House. The bill contemplates the purchase at a cost of not over a quarter of a million, a site consisting of twenty-five acres near the city, on which the new mansion is to be erected. By this arrangement the White House would be' used by the President during his business hours as an executive office. ; ,E. R. B.

.FIAT JCSTiriA RUAT COELUÄ1.

The Decision of y a Jennings County Court Reviewed by Judge X.ynch and Reversed O. M. Oarrett Taken From the Greensburg Jail, and Banged bjf a Mob. ' I From Indianapolis Sentinel. April 25. J Gbeeksburo, April 21. This usually quiet city was startled from a Sabbith nighfa repose at 2 a. m. with the cry re-echoed through the street, "Garrett's hung by a mob!" Your reporter hastened to the spot in time to see the Sheriff, John W. Stout, cut the rope that held the limp and lifeless form of the once dreaded Oscar Marion Gar rett, suspended from a limb of a maple tree standing in the street, immediately in front of the County Jail. The Jailer, William Toothman, say? that at about 2 o'clock an alarm was given.' At tha frontdoor, and upon its being answered three men rushed in and seized him, d manding the keys, to Garrett's cell. The Jailer,,trotesting against such mob violence andref asipg .- the -demand Avas borne "up stairs by the crowd, which followed. Here in the hall, in front of the cell in which Mrs. Walton is confined, the party halted, and, JDexngzagain rerusea tue keys, a rope was placed, around the Jailer s neck and violence i. threatened mm il he should persist in reius inz to deliver up Garrett His wife interceded and begged, "If you must do this ter riblc deed, break down the doors, and do not 'implicate us." While this parley was being held a noise was heard in the cell to the left of the hall (better known here as the .female depaxtmenij. ia which the doomed man has been confined sinco his rearrest. One of the crowd exclaimed, "The d d s n of a b h is in here." and at once a stalwart proceeded with two blows of a sledge hammer to demolish the clasp and lock such as ornament country barn doors. The work was soon done, but Garrett was forewarned. He knew his time had; come. ;, -The ,nrst. man; entering was met with'a'bloWfrom'a chair,' which felled him to the floor. But immedi ate! 7 three of the mob rushed in, and over powering the prisoner, he was dragged by the feet down a night of stone steps. At the la iid ins he was placed upright, a rope tied about his neck, and . an intimation of his fate given hira by the spokesman of the party. Garrett called' aloud to th 'Jailer, wlroTras detained above. "Oh, Toothman! Oh, Toothman!" The Jailer answered. "Garrett, I can't help you now," for- he Was heavily guarded, bnt making an effort to get below, was struck a savage blow in the fore head and felled to the floor. A PKISONKB'8 STOBT. A prisoner who is confined on the lower . floor, and within four feet of this scene, says Garrett lought like atieer, exclaiming re peatedly, "I know you. -! 1 know you, 1 I he prisoner, however, as wen as the Jailer, fails to be able to give the names that should bll the above blanks. Ho won der: all were frightened, and all this terrible tragedy was enacted in a few minutes. After this the only sound heard was a gurgling noise made by the doomed man as he was dragged from the Jail by the rope around his neck. He was hung to a maple in the front of he Jail, over a limb some sixteen feet from he ground. . The rope used was a common cotton clothes-line. The mob came fully prepared, and tbe person who affixed the rope to the limb was shod with what tele graph men term "climbers." PRFCAUTIONS. The guard who had the Jailer in charge upon leaving, warned him that if he showed his head within twenty minutes . it should be "blown off." .The poor turnkey, in trembling fright, was willing to obey, but nis wne naving native curiosity regaruing the movement outside, crept to the garret and after three or four minutes fby her time) announced that the party bad gone. and that the coast was clear, men be essayed forth and summoned the Sheriff and Coroner who. together with - the Sentinel representative,' were soon upon the ground. ' THE tfOB A CXtkl ' The prisoner on the lower floor alluded to says he counted twenty-five men in the hall. Some were armed with pistols, others with long guns. All were masked. It has been discovered that at Rev. Joseph Tark ington's, one mile northwest of the city, a large party of horsemen hitched their horses last night, and judging from the "sign and trail," near 100 men . were in the mob. Here the mob organized and marched in fours to the Jail. It is also rumored that party of men, supposed to be Kentuckians, got off the late train at this place last night, out tins indicates that the mob came irom ou rauif tne scene oi ' THE BECENT TBAGEDV in which John M. Walton was shot January 9, 1882, by the negro Aaron Frazier. who confessing the deed implicated Lllen Wal ton, the murdered man's wife, and Garrett, her paramour, the victim of last night's mob. Headers of the bentinel will remem ber that Garrett, on a change of venue, was tried and acquitted in the Jennings County Circuit Court. The other two accused par ties are still in J an, ana their trial will come no at the present term of Court. which convened to-day. , Garrett had been rearrested upon a charge of burning a house near the Walton residence; because, as he admitted on his trial at Vernon, the inmates could keep too close a watch over his crim inal visits to Ellen Walton, the murdered man s wife. ' THE BODY. When the body was cut down it was fount that in the struggle all his clothing except his drawers and socks had been torn off. His tace was bruised and battered. Several large wounds, as if made with a knife, were found upon the head. ' His fists were broken and battered, doubtless by blows dealt in defense of . bis last breath. His entire body showed the marks of tbe blows, kicks, cuffs and dragging he had endured. It is probable that he was dead before he was hung. The following inscription on a placard was attached to his feet: "Fiat Jcstitia Rüat Collum." gone to meet jesse. . . Dec&tur Sends Greeting to Jennings. 'H mM"lnlM "WiMHt The above was in Roman capitals, as doubtless the classical leader feared tj risk the peculiarities of his chirography. ' THE INQUEST. Later 9 p. m. The Coroner commenced an inquest this afternoon. There was lil tie disposition on the part of the witnesses to talk, and only three were examined. The first was the Jailer, William Toothman, who gave in substance the facts presented above, though the Sentinel's interview with this gentleman is much more complete and gives many little details that are not hinted at in his testimony. The next witness was the Jailer's wife. John W. Peek, the only man who witnessed the outside performance, testified that he heard a noise in front of Jail about 2 o'clock. The door bell rang. J supposed they had a prisoner to bring in; came to the bead of the stairs; saw Mr. Toothman in the clutches of two men; Mrs. Toothman called for me, but I was afraid to go to Mr. Tooth man's assistance; 1 was up stairs when .thecame up. The next thing 1 heard was someone saying they had ' brought down the prisoner. They were then tying the rope around his neck in the hall below. Three men took hold '- of the rope and dragged him through the hall by the neck to the front door. Four men then picked him up and laid him down by the tree in front of the Jail. One man climbed the tree, another one handed him the rope, and four men lifted the body from the ground while the rope was draan taut, the feet being about two feet from the ground. Did not hear Garrett speak after he left the house. Heard him holloa "Oh! Bill," before thev knocked him down at the foot of the stairs They remained in front of the Jail about four minntesafterthis. They whispered but did not speak in a loud voice. - Did not notice their clothong. They had something on their faces. They went west when they left the Jail. Two two-horse spring wagons were in front of the Jail and a part of the I

men got into them while the others walked

on' down street. The mea were ol dinerent size, two of them being large and tall. TBI VBBDICT. - The Coroner at hrst expressed a determin ation to thoroughly sift the matter, but as "theres no hope of ever getting nearer the facts tnan those now in bis possession, and as Judge Bonner had instructed the Grand Jury to make a thorough investigation, that idea was abandoned, and early in the evening he returned a verdict that the deceased came to bis death by mOD viclence, being taken from the Jail of Decatur County and hanged by the neck until dead; that tbe parties to the killing are unknown, etc THE LAW MUST BX VINDICATED. When the Circuit Court ' convened this morning Judge Bonner addressed the Grand Jury, which is now in session, with special reference to this case, lie saia there had been considerable c iticism of the the manner in which the Grand Jury had conducted its deliberations, that is to say, there was too much time employed for the work done, but in view of the terrible tragedy enacted a few hours before, he deemed it but jus tice -to the dead as well as the good name of the city and County to specially instruct the Jury to mate diligent inquiry into and ferret out, if possible, the prepetrators of today's crime. He urged that the Jury act without regard to expense, and leave nothing undone that would tend to vindicate the law. - The Jury immediately retired and summoned Mrs. Walton, who remained in ; the J ury room half an hour. It is not thought any additional light was thrown upon the affair -for she was too badly rattled . to even remember what she saw. THE MOB. There are all manner of stories afloat about those who conducted the ceremony, the number composing the party, and whence they came. Some , say Kentucky and others St. Omer, a hamlet just above St. l'aul and near the scene of the tragedy. The stories are conflicting, however, and the more you investigate the more you hear and the less you know. One thing is certain, whether there were fifteen or 150 in the mob no one'knows but the participants themselves, and --they- won't give the snap away. At least I don't think they will. I learned from a reliable source to-night that a nephew of Walton who lives in Kentucky was in the city a short time ago and made the remark in fimlth's-saloon that "Garrett has got to die." 1 don't give this as a fact, but it comes from a good quarter, and from this story grew tbe theory that the mob or its leaders came from the blue Grass District Another story. is .that there were but ten or twelve in the party, and hat her were from this city. There are so many conflicting reports however, that the truth, perhaps, will never be known, and a good many are not over anxious about it one way or the other. It W8S also rumored that the mob was an organization of Mrs. Walton's friends. This, like the others, is mere rumor. It was said Garrett had. by his testimony at Vernon, made Mrs. Walton's conviction certain, and he had to be disposed of. This too is urged as the reason tbe negro and Mrs. Walton were not disturbed. Guards were placed throughout the city. Deputy Marshal Bennett and one Forsythe were whiting away the time on Seitz corner. "Holloo." said Bennett: "there's a crowd down toward the Jail; let's go." They were intercepted very soon, however, by six of the vigilants. They made no objection to complying with orders for the men looked like full-fledged desperadoes, with masks, revolvers and guns. When the crowd dispersed Bennett was forbidden telling his superior what had occurred for one hoar. THE JAIL. The following is a diagram of the first and second floors of the Jail, showing tbe vic where the fight occurred: tim s cell, the hallway on the hrst floor i secoxd floor. B Hall. D A Stairway leading from first floor. B-Door to Garrett's cell. C Door to Mrs Walton's cell. D Departments occupied by Jailer. FIRST FLOOR. , D Hall. H : A I : C : C : C A A Jailer's residence. B Stairway leading to second story, c c c Cell. . D Front door. E Place where Garrett was ktocked down. F Where the body was placed after being cat aown. H Where Garrett was hung. American Newspapers in If 82. The American Newspaper DiK-ctory, which will be issued bv Geo. P. Howell & Co., of .New York, will contain the names of 10,611 periodicals in the United States and Territories, which is a gain of 344 in the year just passed. The number of daily papers has increased in a somewhat l&rg proportion, and is now represented by a total of 99G against 921 in lg81. The largest increase had been in New York 10 dailies, 29 of all wrts. Illinois and Missouri show a percentage of gain which is even greater' while Calorado leads all others in the percentage of increase, both of daily and weekly issue. California. Xeraska. Nevada. Oregon,South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, and West Virginia have fallen behind 1881 in the total number of periodicals issued.. In Georgia, Maine and Massachusetts the suspensions have exactly counterbalanced the new ventures. In every State not mentioned above, and in the Territories, there has been an increase. Mndethe GlrlKMad. An Iowa editor has raised a hornet's npst about his ears and will probably have to leave the State, all on account of an unfortunate accident in "making up" his paper. btcuis mere was a concert given oy young ladies of the city, and the gallant young editor wrote it up in splendid shape. The same day he had visited a herd of shorthorn cattle, owned by a farmer in the vicinity and he wrote up the cattle also. The cresseyed foreman of the office got the two articles mixed as follows: "The concert given last evening by sixteen of Storm Lake's most beautiful and interesting young ladies was highly appreciated. They were elegantly dressed and sang in a most charming maner winning the plaudits of the entire audience who pronounced them the finest shorthorns in the county. A few of them are of a rich brown ' color, but the majority are spotted brown and white. Several of the Meters were finebodied, tight-limited animals, and promise to prove good property." Time, Men who use the Negro as a stepping stone to mount to political positions, need not be surprised when they misuse him to see "the du 11 insensate stone" endnwm SiK life and kicking up a row. Ixuin-iUc Bulletin,