Indianapolis Sentinel, Volume 34, Number 2, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 January 1885 — Page 1

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Tho President - Elect Terribly Cored With Aspirants for Oflico. Animosity Between tho Senato and Ilonsc Kcccmlng Extremely Uittcr Tarty Lines Sank. A Largely Attended Reception at tha Wfcito IIouqo on New Years. Grand Preparation for Cleveland's Inauguratlon The Largest Ball the World Ever daw. OFF! CK SKEKEK8. The Preslrient-Fdect IIa Tivo-ThlrJ of Ills Time Taben Up With Asjdraut tu Ofllce. Special to the Sentinel. Wasuim.to:, Jan. 1. A gentleman who baa been in very recent conversation with Governor Cleveland, at Albany, saj3 that the rreeident-e!ect is overwhelmed with atii veiy greatly annoyed by applications for cilice. His irails cos'st of scores of letters, sometimes aggregating several hundred a day. It is learned that the object cf Governor Cleveland's letter to George William Curti9 on civil service reform waa for the purpose of getting before the country the lost paragraph cf the communication stating that "while Democrats may expect all proper consideration, selections for offices not erabraced within the civil service rules will bo bated upon sufficient inquiry as to rltnes3, instituted by these charged vilh thtt duty, rather than upon persistent. lmportunitv ot self s-olicited recommendations on ba'idif of candidates for apixnntment." As indicated in tbte dispatches, Governor Cleveland intimated to a friend eone time ago that, as'he was being greatly annojed by inquiring aspirants a id officeholders, ha wonld like to lay certain sentiment before the people. The letter of Curt:3 was then arranged for, and the answer published cane promptly. Mrs than twothirds of the Governor' time, it is eai i, 13 being occupied in unnecessary work on account of men seeking spoil3,"and he very much desires that there should b3 an iniuediate cessation of the trouble. It cocm from a source, largely, th?.t he can not ignore, and the only way to check it i3 to caution acaintt importunities. A Buflalcau who h familiar with the rrscnal character of tho Prtsident eiset sajs the individuals who are firing applications fcrd rc coffjmriiditljns at that individual are not only losing ammunition, but are doing their cause irreparable injury; that if there is cne thing the Governor abhors more than aiother it is a bore cr a man who is premature in his importunities. THE EDUCATIONAL. HILL.. It Win ProbAbly Cnnse a (iooil Deal of PUruMtou iu the House Defore Lonfif. Special to the Sentinel. Washington, Jan. 1. It seems probable that the Ulair Kducational bill will make a good deal cf stir in the IIons3 pretty soon. It distributca about $:0,OfX),000 In proportion to illiteracy to tho several States and territories for educational purports. The Sanate passed the bill by a very decided majority, but almost the f utire South op no?! it in the llouee. Sjutherners oppose it cn tha grsuad that itlocls toward centralization, and that ir.asmr.ch as the fcouth io able and willicsr to educate ih own peop! cf ;t'l colors ad c'.afs, it docs net ws.ru to ta'ift mor:ey oat tbe Xational Treasury to do it. Kepubli canp, and a few Xortnern Democrats, too. &y the reason why the South ii opposed t j the measure is that it anticipates the ed'ic tion of the rrgro, and the Saatli doeau' want to ehoalder fuch an accusation. I'robably the debates will take JonieVn3. of a rectional form before they aro all over, and it may be that the final vota will be a party one. In that event the bill will b: defeated. Bat the sectional line wiii have to be dr&wn iineiy and otfnaiveJy, because a strict party vote wilt be tnif n. The Kentucky delegation and tht menibera fiom the Virginias are sp'it up 0:1 tbe question, wlnlo a Lumber havecomm ted thjenj selves in favor of it. The subjec' ailords a broad field for a fiery debate, and excitts mnch cemxeut already. Talk About AVhlsky LIxtenslou in BouJ. Special to the Sentinel. Wasiii.nctox, Jan. 1. Parties representing the whisiy interests here take a good deal cf encouragement from the decision? cf the Attorney General and Secretary of the Trea?ury on ths sub jct of tax on stock in bond. They believe these decisions will have a good induence upon proposed legislation. .N'ext winter it 13 intended that another eCort will be made for an extension of the bonded period, in the event Mr. Randal's proposition fails to abolish the whole revenue system. The late decision of tbesa two oilicer?, piring practically on extension of several months to those who propose exporting is intended as an indorsement of the proposition to grant an exieaeion cr loan of the money tax for a period of two years.- Whisky matters are etlervetoing hero at present. wuite iiursK nucErnoK. The Last Reception ruder Artliar' Regime the Largest acii liraudest of tbe Series, WAfiiiisoTO, Jan. 1. New Year's Diyha9 been generally observed here. The weather was almost as disagreeable as a year ago, whenitralned through the day. At 12 o'clock a cold wind was blowing and snow falling, and before night the atmosphere had a midwinter in clemency. However, it did not interfere v ilh tho celling and reception at

the White House, the laat under President Arthur's administration, which was .13 large as that cf :my previous year. The President was assisted by a number of ladies prominent in eociety, who stood by him in the Bine Parlor. The callers entered the Red Parlor and passed through the Blue Parlor, thence through the Green Tarlor into the Rast Room, from which they m?.de their exit The lloral decorations in the corr;dor3 and parlors, a3 nana!, were very elaborate and haadiorae. In the lo::g corridor and Red Parlor there were tropical plant3 and ferns, and all the chandeliers and mirrors were. twined with smilax. The mantel in the Clue Drawing Room was entirely covered with cut llowera and blooming plants. In tha windows there were palms, ferns, crotoa and ether foliage plants. In the Green Room there were Powering plants on the raantsl and tropical I lants In the rece:s3 of tbe windows. The f Dur mantels in the Eist R?om were decorated with pots cf blooming primroses and a cLoico variety of oth?r liters. Tho ladies who assisted tbe PresMeit gstherrd in the library of the Wjiite Hou,) a few minutes before tha reception bfg;i.

r.ew 1 ear s greeting wero eschacu0.! vith tb President and bis r.ster, Mrs. McCIr r, at 11 o'clcek. The Marino Und wustitioned in the vestibule and p!ayed "iiiil t) the Chief," and th.2 receiving party entered tbo li'z.p I'arlor. Mra. Frelinghuyaen ac-c-rrpn::iei the President in the liiue Parlor, Mr?. McElrcy stood next to hira, then Mrs. St-ntor R icntird?, Mrs. I'relingMuyt-en, Mr3. McCiiilocti. Mrs. Chandler, Mrs." Brewster, Mrs. Hattoti. Mra. Toiler, aud the wives of tome of the Justices of the H apreme Court and ether ladles of the receiving party paed on into ths Green Parier. Thn drese3 of the ladies were rich and handsome. Mrs. McEiroy woro pala heJitrc, e f atin, trimmed with peirl beading f- md a heart-shaped neck. Mra. P'reürght; xvore black velvet, trimmed v?ith b'sck jC8Md dull jet. Mrs. McOallech wore " r:.i whita satin. Mrs. Edmunds wore mourning silk In )laiu style. Mrs. Newbold, who is a granddaughter of tho !ato GenerU Cofs, accompanied the family rf Secretary Frelirghuysen to tbe White Uou?e; she wore gray t atin, trimmed with white lace. Secretary" Chandler's wi' wore an elegant dres3, with front f-f cherry Kitin and b'ack and cherry brocade! velvet train. Mrs Brewster wore a golden bronze silk, cn.broidered in bronze and gold colored bfßd?. Mrs. Teller wore an Rnby velvet atd patin, trimmed v Ith Duchesso lace. Senator Harrison's wife were a combination of salrrcn pir.k gros gr&in and parnet velvet, garr.iihed with point lace. Mrs. Field, wife of J.istice Field, were a copper colored silk and satin, trimmed with EgvpLian blue. Mm. Miller, of California, were a train cf whit satin brocaded in boqnet?, richly colored flowers and embroidertd tablierc; her lace end diücjcnds were very beautiful. Mrs. E ean was richly dresi-ed in black velvet, with froi:t breath of point3, and vest of shrimp pink, trimmed wuh apliue embroidery iu colors- Mr Boa Cameron, and her cousin Miss Racfcel Sherman, camo together, and v,oro elesant while dre?:c. All l.-idie3 who were invited to receive were in rvening drees, while three who called to I ay their Jcsp ct3 wem in visiting dras; I I ij i.T, tLort skirtaend bonnets. The color3 ver dark and eubilued. Mrs. Carlisle, who w&3 published a among the ladies who would &t,iit tbe- President, was cot iu the city. After cn informal reception of the members cf the Cabinet, tha doors were opeued and the Diplomatic Corps received. In the absence cf Mr. Preston, Minister from Hayti, who is Dt&n of tho Cor;;, Viscount bis Nccueiras, Minister frora I'ortusaJ, headed the diplomatic proccioo. The Secretary of State stood on the left of the President, and presented the representative:! of the foreign powers. There have been many changes among tbe diplomats within three years, none of those lcw here having ecrved longer than six ytars. The members of tho corps were in court uniform. The British Legation was represented by Hon. Lionel Sickwell West, his eldest daughter, his second daughter (who is a deburan( Mi:a Heard, thsir guest; Mr. Alan Johnstons and Mr. Uelyar, secretaries of tie Legation, and Mra Helyar. The Chinese Minister was absent, and tbe Legation was represented by Tai Kwak Chin, Mr. D. W. JUrtlett, tha American rccretary cf te Leralion, and serral ChLüfEö alicches. The Minister from Arr.tria-Kunsary, Baron Imnats Chaffer, was accompanied by Baron Paumpatten, acting, tecreuiry of tha Legation. Mr. Romero, the Mexicin Minister, is aVent, to ttatthe legation was represented by the First and Pecoad Secretaries. Thoy were accompanied by the ladies of thei; lemilifs. Mr. Charles DeSirura, Minister fiom Russia, wa? accompanied by his wife red Secretary. France wa3 represented by Mr. Tbeodcae Rondtan, the Minister; Mr Lecomte Maurice SO.a, firs! Secretary of tht Irgatk n, accompanied the Minister, as diJ Mr. Phil Latavre, the Third S?cretary, anr the Chancellor, Mr. Reballier Desidles an bis wife. The Cierman Minister, Mr. H Yon Alvensleben, was preeenr, as were al. the foreign representatives, who are in thi ciiy. TLe Jcsliccs of the United States Supreme Court, accompanied by the ladies of their households, were next received. In the absence of Chief Justice Waite (who ia ill) Justice MiUer was the first received, followed by tte other Justices. The Chief Justice und Justice Matthews were the only absentees. The Senators and Representatives in Congress, of whom there was an unusually larpe attendance, came next; thes were followed by the representatives of the irmy and navy, nearly every ofiicer on duty or visiting in the city being iu liue. The army delegation was headed by Lieutenant General Sheridan, and the navy cilicials by Admiral Porter. Next camo the ciiefj of the various departments and district otÜ:iali, ex-ire mbrs of the Cabinet now ia the city, end civic associations. The Grand Army of the Republic bad notably a large representation, both white and cclcred, many bing in uniform. At 1 c'olcck the citizens' rpception b?gan. This continued until 2:15. During the entire tirje alirtted for citizens to pay their respects to President Arthur, represanatives of almost all grades of society passad through the varioa3 parlors. The employes of the Executive Mansion were the last to extend a New Year's greeting to the chief executive. Y'hen the people had departed the President called for his horse and took a short ride. He returned to the White House and dined with the members of his family. Secretary Frlinghnysen entertained the Diplomatic Corps at breakfast ft 12 ia. He was assisted by Mra. Frelinhuysen and his danghter, who had left the reception at the White House. At 1 p. m. a generl reception tej:an at the home of the Secretary of State. Allthe Cabinet ladie?, with the ex-

tion of Mrs. Lincoln, whose mother recently died, entertained cailers during the afternoon and evening. Mra. General Sheridan, Mrs. Admiral Porter and a number of the wives of Congressmen also received.

THE WAIt OF THE IIOC5E3. go Hitter Has the Antagonism of the Houses i$'Coraa Over the Naval Appropriations That Party Atllliations Are Sunk. Washington, J&m R Tho Star says the feeling of antagonism, for it amounts to that, between the House and Senate seems to increase rather than diminish. It has reached a degree iu which party sentiment and atliliaticns are sunk in the opposition of one house to the other. The D3mocrat3 and Rjpubl'Cf.ns of the House join in condemning the Senate for what they deeoa a disposition to usurp the entire legislative fanclio'js of Congresi S j prominent a Representative a 3 iiolman said todiy that under the encroachments of ihe Senate the ' constitutional method of . legislation was being gradually reverted. Said he: "Half the revenue bills now come Ircm tbe Seuaie, whereas all of then should originate in the House." AuC! ter Representatire sitting by eaid: "Yes, tte Senate wants to bo?s everything. Senators, ia crder to keep themse'lve.3 in placa and power, ere trying to run rough-shoJ over the House.' Amor5 Senator?, the opinion sasrr.s to be unanimous that th.'j House is arbitrry and dictatorial, and nnles3 tha Senate shall stand firm In the assertion of it3 rights, "it niisrht as well," as one Senator put it to-dav, "ba content to sit here and pass only such bills as tbe House chooses to send over." This feeling does not arua well tor an amicable settlement of the disputed naval appropriation. Close friends cf Randall openly declare it is Lis purpose to maintain the stand lie has taken on that subject, even though it may re:r.lt in a failure to appropriate for the present needs of the navy. On the Home side tha prediction is freeJy made that the Senate will back down as it did on the Naval bill last session, but even in the House aa ugly feeling seems to be arising on the Inter6tate Commerca fcilla. A Democratic member fail to a Star reporter to day, "T.iere are a good many who don't want any legislation for the regulation of railway tratii3. There aro perhaps more men iu Congress, either directly or indirectly, interested ia railrcad3 than is generally supposed, end all that c'cza is violently opposed to any such legislation. I have heard some pretty strocg talk oa tho subject, and I predict now that Congrers will not do anything thi3 nation beyond passing the Appropriation bill?. The same papr baa the f ollowing: Bland, the Chairman of the House Committee on Coinnge.. Weights aid Measures, says hi doc3 not think tfie committee will report Bickrer's bill lor tha luspensioa of the coinage of sliver dollars favorably. The e3nmitt?e will meet Dext Wednesday to consider the subjtct, acd Bla;-d will opro?e the bill. Ha 105s whenever thsre shall bo any s:lver legislation it must bs to give unlimited oinac cf silver, but the qoeition soould be let alone this session. Representative McMillan C3l i Vi the reporter that he dc's not believe th.vol3the lees! probability of tbe passive "i any a?t restraining Eilte t "ruinate this s: ;3lon. Hi Fays so far as the fIou3e is concerned, even if the Bpckner Bill should be reoorted from the Coinage Committee, it would not pass. Ho thinks there would b3 a two-thirdi vole in the Hou-e against it. McMillan does not believe such a bill would pass the Senate. The House Committee on Coir age stood .1 ti 5 on the Backner bill until the arrival of Chairman Bland. His presence makea the committee stand (5 t j 5 agaiDst the bill, so there is very little prospect of Us getting oat cf committee. In tbe Senate the Finance Committee have agreed to defer the consideration of the silver question until tbe arrival of Senator J ncs, of Newida, who h expected very soon after the rtaitembling of Congress. IN lUGUKATIOX C EUE HO NIES. Kotice to Intended VUittng Orgaulatlons The Itmagnratlou Hal! To lie the Oraud. est AlTuir Ever Attempted. Washington, Jn. 1. The inauguration committee desire that organizations intending to visit Washington should communicale to the coram itfee the nnmber of ptraons included in tho orcanization, their intended stopping place and other particular?, so positions in the line of the procession may be reserved for th3m and other ncccstarv arrangements made. The Albany Jactscn Corp3, numbsring eaventy men and a band of twenty-five musicians, have signified their intention to attend and have applied, for places in the line. The comn &ndaat writes that tho corps has tendered an escort from Albany to Washington to tke President elect, who ia a li.re member of the organization, but no reply has yet bcea received. The Committee on Public Order express a determination to iave Pennsylvania avenue, from the Capitol to the White Hoa.e, leared of all vehicles and obstructions ca the 4th, so the proceision may not be thrown into disorder. The committee state that the inaugural ball will be made a prominent feature of tbe occasion, and is expected to surpass anything cf the kind ever attempted in thi3 country. Work ii progressing rapidly on the Tension Building, and the grand bll icons will undoubtedly be completed iu season. TLe court of the building, which will be roofed over to form the bill-room, is r.lG feet in length by 111 feet in width, surrounded by three tiers of coiridon twenty-two feet in width. Tnis magnificent structure afibrds an opportunity for decorations of the most striking and elaborate description, which the comuiitte3 gnarantee shall be provided. It is estimate I that 15.0JO eue3ts can be accommodated, but the number of tickets will be limited to to 12.5C0. Quite a lively contest is in progress between the musical organiztioa3 of the country for the honor of furnishing music fcrthebilL Dodgeworth's Band, of New York, the German Orchestra, of Philadelphia, and the Marine Baud, of thij city, are the rccst prominent competitors. Tne comraittfe has practically decided to have three bands, oce etatloned ia tho center hall far dance music, and the others f:r promenade music. Itroke Hi Leg. "Washington, D. C, Jan. 1. Representative Laird, of Nebraska, met with a Eevere accident while cut riding to-day. His horse slipped cn the pavement and fell, throwing him to the ground, and falling upon him, breaking his riqht leg above the ankle. The physicians say he sustained a compound fracture of the limb.

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Katdall and Party Warmly Received at Birmingham, Alabama. Numerous Steam Whistles and Uooming Cannon Announce Their Advent t3 the Mining- Center, Scheming For the City Offlcoa of New YorkAfter tho Spoils. KAN DALE AND PAKT Y. Their Arrival at liirtnirgham, Alabama, nil ft are Welcomed hy Steam WhUtlvs Hud Artillery, Also b the 31 or and Other Prominent Älea. Birmingham, Ala., Jan. 1. Hon. Simuel J. Randall and parry arrived here on a soecial frain from Nashville at 8:3Do'r!o:k this morning, and were escorted by Colonel J. W. Sloss, President of the South and North Alabama Railroad Company and the SI033 Furnace Company; Colonel Eao:h Easley, President of the Pratt Coal and Iron Company, and several other gentlemen. As the train pulled into town the whistles of the railroad locomotives, furnaces, foundries and machire shops saluted it with their best blast?, and the B'rmicgham Artillery fired a number of guns. Whsn the train stopped and Mr. Randall appeared, Mayor A. 0. Lane stepped on the platf orm of the car and spoke a few appropriate words of welcome. Mr. Randall replied in a short ep?ecb, in which he said he had had a great dP3ire to see the city that ships iron into th9 District he represents in Congrew, and promised that no labor of his shonid ever be given toward enacting laws to prevent this people successfully competing with any country oa the globe in converting raw material into marketable commodities. Congressman McAdoo followed in a pleasing speech, announcing himself as from a State which, for over a quarter of a century, had been faithful to Democratic principles. The party wer tnen driven ia carriages to the Florence Hotel, which had been decorated for their entertainment. After about aa hour, in which the partv breakfasted, they left for the . Pratt mines, six miles from the city, on the special train provided by the Pratt Coal and Iron Company, oa its railroad. Aboat forty perbons accomranied them. At the mines, alter a happy introduction by Colonel KnsJey, President of the Pratt Company, Mersrs. Randill and McAdoo made short speeches to a large number of miners, comprising a'so a band of school children, with banners anJ devices. L. W. Jhn8, minicg engineer for the company, followed in welcoming the visitors 0:1 behalf oi the workingmen. The party then visited tho mines, which comprise a shaft, two slopes and a drift. They went into the ehaft and saw the process of digging coal noon as thoroughly a scientific plan as ii operate! ia the world. Mr. Randall wore in the mine?, instead of his silk Lat. a felt hat he had brought with him, and a minei's lamp attached. The party reached the city aaia at 3:30 o'clock, and erent the afternoon visiting places of interest. Mr. and Mrs. Randall, assisted by Consress-man-elect John M. Martin and Mrs. Martin, and about a dozen ladies of this city and Tuscaloosa, received the callers at the iorecce Hotel to night. At the occning of the reception the members of the Jefitfreoa Damccratic tnd Randall Club called in a bo ly and presented addresses, printed on white sttin. Mr. Randall replied appropriately. At 9 o'clock the visitors went to the theiter and saw Carrie Swaitn and troupe iu the latter Laif of the "Little Joker." To morrow Messrs. Randall and McAdoo will visit the furnaces and iron ore mines withia a few miles of tho city, on tha Louisville and Nashville and Birmingham MlDeral Railroads. There 13 every assuranca that the banquet to morrow night, at the Florence Hotel, will be an event long to ba remembered in the Eocifll history of Birmingham. Invitations to It are very gratefully received es compliments among the residents. There will be seatj for nearly 200, and other places in the State will furnish a good proportion cf the banqueters. MUNICIPAL SCHCMI X O . Not Modi Excitement About New York City Hall. New Yor.K, Jan. 1. The feeling about the City Hall to-day was by no means as intense as yesterday and last night. The principal events of the morning were the appointments by Alderman Kirk, who had been Bwcro in aa acting Mavor at midnight. He appointed Colonel E. T. Wood, Mayor Edson's brother-in-law and Tammany leader in the Twenty-fourth Assembly District, as Corporation Counsel, and James M. Lyddy, another Tammany man, Chief Clerk. Both gentlemen qualified immediately. Colonel Wood then went over to the ofilce of Corporation Counsel Lacombe and made a formal demand for possession of the office. Lacombe declined to surrender, and Wood retired. At balf-paat 12 Mayor elect Grace entered the Mayor's office, which was crowded with Grace's friends. The new Mayor made a brief addreES of thanks for hi3 reception, and assumed his duties, and, after a short time the politicians bgan leaving the building. Hubert O. Thompson sys he will make no opposition to Mr. Siuire. wh?n the new Commissioner of Public Works comes to take possession of tbe department. Corporation Counsel Lacombe notified Mayor Grace cf Colonel Wood's demand upon him, and asked protection. Thereupon the Mayor ordered a detail of police safiicient to secure the Corporation Counsel in the peaceable and undisturbed possession of his otfice, and to preserve tbe property and records of the city from interference by any person. The police will remain on guard all night. Another complication has arisen tjy the election of Alderman Waite to the PrevideDcy of the Board, in the absence of Al- , derrxan Kirk. Waite claims that Kirk can

not be Alderman and Mayor at the samo time. A DASTAHDLY DEED.

An Engine Thrown From the Trark by an Obstruction Placed In a Pros Kills Two Persons, Wheeling, W. Ya., Jan. 1. A most dastardly outrage was perpetrated by some unknown villain near Grafton, W. Ya., last night, causing a wreck on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad by which two men lost their lives and a number of others narrowly escaped. A bar of iron was wedged in the frog of a switch . in tuch a way that an engine passing over it would leave the track. It is thought the obstruction was laid with a view to wrecking the St. Louis f xpress, due at Grafton frora the fast at 10:45 p. in. The train was an hour late, and when tbe enpine struck the obstruction it was thrown from the rails acd tarcfd upside down cn the opposite track, and a postal rar thrown down the bafck into the creek. Collin Hepburn, the eagiretr, was instantly killtd; hismckandono leg were broken, and the other leg crashed. He leaves a family at Uloomiugton, Md. Thomas Dorsey, fireman, vras caught beneath the engine, and besides broken bene and bruise wes badly scalded, one sice being litf rally cooktd by escaping steam. He lived several hours. His home is at Keyser. He haves a wife and three children. No one elfe waä injured. Postal Clerk Mclntyre was burned, but succeeded in extinguishing the lights in his car before it turned over, thus saving himself from possible injury by fire. The damage to the company's property will amount to several thousand dollars. No clue to the perpetrators of the crime. A train from Wheeling to Pittsburg, on the B. and 0 struck a large boulder ne?r West Alexander last night and was der&ile l. and engine and several cars demolished. Traffic was delayed all day. Reduced Telegraph Kates. New Yokk, Jan. 1. The announcement of of loer rates on the Baltimore and Ohio telegraph lines attracted some attention among telegraph men, and provoked comments tnthat cla?s of business. As published it gives an impression that previously exhting rates have bten grraly reduced. At the cflico of the Mutual Union Telegrapra Company it was stated that the redactions are but in a few cases more than five cents below the rates given by that company for six months pist to the various points mentioned. The Mutual Union Company now announce a farther reduction of rates from New York, as follows: To Chicago, 15 cents; to St. Louis, Cincinnati and intermediate points. 20 cents; to all offices in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and to Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, 10 cent9. The rates by the National Union lines to all points West, to and incluvJlng St Lorns and Chicago, hava teen cut 20 cents fince July 12, aud the rates now given are in no case higher, and to many points are lower than these given by the Baltimore and Ohio Company. Franklin News. Special to tbe Sentinel. Franklin, Ind., Jan. l.Tbe Ricketta House, which has for several years ben run by the Strohmier sister, has been leered by Mr. James White for five years. Mr. White has been running a private boarding-hoase and has given the beat satisfaction, and it ia to be hoped he will do the same with the hotel, as we have needed a first class hotel in this place for some time. The Republicans of. this vicinity are id hopes that there will be such a rueh for tho Postofiice of this city, that our Congressman will enforc e the civil service eaough to leave our present Postmaster in office. The aspirants for that place are not eo anxious as thaU Victims cf the Tue Explosion. Chicago, Jan. J. The corpse of Captain Green, of the tog Admiral, blown to pieces on the river kkt night, was found to day in a lumber yard near the scene of the explosion. The body was thrown '2(t) feet, divested of clothing, the left leg broken, and the head nearly severed from the body. The remains of Engineer Hogan are still missiDg, and np to a late hour no trace has been discovered cf the two men who, besides the crew, were stated labt night to d aboard the tug. Inquiry today leaves but little doubt that there were five victims. The identity of the pair of strargers.i however, has not yet been definitely ascertained. Columbm, Ind., Items. Special to the Sentinel. Coli'm bus, Ind., Jan. 1. The Seventh Indiana closed a reunion here to-day. Twenty-six of the members of the old organizatien were in attendance. They wera banqueted at the Bissel Hstel last niht by resident members. The remains of Guy Griffeth, who was drowned in the river near here yesterday, have not been recovered. Huph Casady has been adjudged insane and will be taken to Indianapolis as soon as thd proper papers are received. Hreaklog of an Ire Gorge. Wilkkseakf.e, Pa,, Jan. 1. The ice gorge in the Susquehanna River broke this mining near Manticoke. The water ha3 risen twelve feet above low-water mark, covering; the lowlands on the we3t side, and communication with Kingston and pointa along the Delaware, Lackawanna aud Western Railroad is cut oif for the present. The Cold Spell. Sr. Paul, Jsn. 1 Thermometer ''0 below zero. Yery quiet and clear; the roads running northwest report little or no trouble with the trains. Trains on roads are delayed by storms in Iowa. The Signal Oific3r sajs the cold spell will be broken to morrow. INDICATIONS. WA53ryeTOS, Jaa. 2. Tor Tennessee and the Ohio Yalley-C.carin? weather, slightly colder ia eastern portions, flight rife of tempcratore In western portions, northwes.erly winds bfKromins variable, rising barometer, followed in western portion by a ilißüt fall. Upper Laie Region Cleiring weather, iigntly colder except in northwestern portion, riling temperature, northwestJy winds bectcalnst variable, rising barometer la eattern poition, faiilcrIn western portion.