Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 23, Number 34, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 March 1874 — Page 5

THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 1874.

SPIltXü. BY ROBERT LOKI LYTTON. The green grass-blade aqnlver Witnjoy atthedawnof day (For the niONtinqcUltlve ever , Of the flowers oi the Held are they) ' " Upl it low to their laxy , . . Neighbors thai flat ou the ground, I'andtlion and daisy, Ut still In slumber sonnd. Bat soon, as a ripple of shadow Kuuover the whisperous wheat,

Th rumor ran over the tneauow With lt numberless flattering feet; It wa told by the water-cres-es To the brooklet that, In aiid oat Of IA garrulous green r-.cees. For :;QNnip was gadding about: And tne brooklet, full oi the niatU-r, Spread it abroad with pride: Uut hestopped to qossip and chatter, And turned so often aside, Thai the news got there before hira tre his journey down vrai done: , .Amt young leaven la the vale laus,-liea 0 er him; ., 44 We know It! The snow is gone.

yELLY. CA!.!. JtAOAilN. n Ma, Voen meads were stnddtd wtta fair flowers, Our babv came: iod's girt, an ansel wut to cheer the hours: Welly her name. Hearts throbbed to greet the little träger s binii; All nature wore A brighter aspect : and emed. roaud our hearth A richer store. "Winter! his fingers held In Icy strip The wee white hand: His chilly breath pa-wed o'er the rosy lip, And the firm hand That knit thre loving souU together (.uappf a. Tl mine to tell

blor Death dealt when in nis roue ue

The

wrapped

Oar darling Nell.

NEWS AND GOSSIP. Au Irisk artist ha.? got Into trouble because" be took to caricaturing. One of hi victims, who was represented in the character of a clown, has brought actien against him. Victor Xehlig, the painter of the famous 'Pocahontas," is not dead, as has been reported, but is at work in Lexington. Kentucky, upon a painting relating to the early history of that state. The Pake de Montpensier has lent, for a ons'uieration, 4" pictures to the Boston Museum ot Art. Anions: them are works of Murillo, Sebastian del Prombo, Yelarxjuez, Juan Valdes, Ribaito and others. The exhibition of the water color society of New fork closed Saturday evening. It L state 1 that the sales have been very successful this sea-jon, for over seventy pictures have been sold, and nearly JiOhave been already realized. Wilkie Collins is adapting a drama of his own. called 44 The Frozen Deep" for use as a reading, and will present it in Boston ou the 1:7th instant. The Wilkie Collins dinner on Monday evening was given" by W. F. Jill.

Dr. Schmidt of the university of Athens has just completed a map of the moon on -whtcn he has been at work for thitty-four years. It is justly regarded as" one of the greatest astronomical feats of the century. This will be convenient for travellers. George II. Smillie, who is in poor health, is spending the winter in Florida. His pencil is net idle, however, and he expects to return in the late spring with a portfolio well rilled with sketches of the scenery and luxuriant vegetation of that delightful region. General Dl Cesnola has returned to Cyprus and has brought to light more interesting relics. He has found a sarcophagus at Golgos, a Cypriote inscription, and some glass vanes. One of the vases is marked with the name of maker, Meges, and is marked: "Let the buyer remember." Mr. James Crawford Thorn, a New York artist is preparing a brilliant picture, to be sent to the coming exhibition oi the Royal Academy, London. lepresenting a "Scene in Normandy," with peasant children going for water. There is a pool of water in t heforeground with ducks swimming on its borders, and ia the distance, sheltered by serene of trees, is the farm cottage. The art gallery of Phillips' Academy, Exeter, has received an important addition in the-shape of a portrait f Daniel Webster,. ainted by Ames, and said to be a striking ikeness of that statesman. The picture was 1 resented by the Marshfield club, . of which eter Harvey, of Boston, is president. The gallery now consists of thirty portraits and. busts of the most distinguished of the alumni, and is oneof the most Interesting art collections in New Hampshire. James D. Smillie is painting "An Early Evening View on Racquette Lake, Adirondacks." There are several boats in the foreground, floating ou the quiet water, tilled with ladies and gentlemen, and in the clear reilected lLjht appear as if suspended in mid-air. Mr. Smillie says that when sketching on the Racquette, last season. In company with several ladies and gentlemen they were accustomed to row out on the lake at nightfall and hold a vesper service of song, and this sentiment he has endeavored to introduce inte his picture. The work, as far as advanced, is certainly very poetical in its ex

pression. The melancholy rumor obtains that Vinnie Ream is to be given the job of immortalizing Farragut in a statue for the capitol grounds. The trouble is that a majority of the commission emnowered to give the order are men, and, of course, the curlv pated Vinnie had things all her own way. It Is getting pretty evident that if we are going to have any respectable statuary in ashington, the giving of the orders will have to be placed in the bands ot feminine committees. Nothing else can save us from Vinnie Ream, who, though understood to be a good figure herself, can t wirk 1 1 1 A orpn a. tolerable one. In the present

case the committee consists ol General Sherm.n sicrptarv Robeson and Mrs. Farragut,

and it is understood that two are in favor of the eallant old admiral to

-VMnniA and the other opposed. We take it

for granted that Mrs. Farragut is that one.

Springfield union.

an enterprise Involving long ; exper ence and much scientific labor.' In the days of the Colinies, Silk Culture was vigorously pursued, but the results never amounted to anyibing of lasting value. The climate was not favorable to the fertility ot the grub-worm, and the production ot cotton

and tobacco supplanted the husbandry of silk. Yet some very fine pieces of this fa

mous material were manufactured in this country in the year 17&3. Queen Caroline wore a dress of American silk ; and the Earl

or inesterneja naa a coat or neu silk man

ufactured in South Carolina. In 1747. Gov

ernor Law, of Connecticut, wore a coat made

of 4-honie silk." In l.0, raw silk was man

ufactured in the New England states. Yet

these great successes in weaving silk in this

country were destined to amount to naught.

and the enterprise to become an utter failure. But, after long years of rest, the husbandry

of silk was again revived in America. THE CHENEY BROTHERS,

near Hartford, Connecticut, have succeeded

in manufacturing silks which, are without

rival for durability, beauty of finish and

cheapness. This house was established in

140, at which time only mvwing silk was manufactured. In 13Ö0, silk linings were produced, and, ten years later, a superior

uualitv of Merceline and Florence silks

made their appearance. The enterprise con

tinned to grow in favor. Mr. Cheney was indefatigable in his etforts to build up a profitable silk husbandry in America. He

sent to China and Europe for experienced

workmen, and has finally succeeded In pro

dncing a labric equal in beauty to Lyon?

silks. American silks are spun instead

of woven. There are many secrets in the manufacture of all goods, but the production of silk appears to have a double share of the mysterious. The value of silk is generally estimated by its weight. It it has a heavy, thick body.it is very desirable goods, and brings a handsome price. Much of this weighty quality is effected In the process of dying the raw material, which can be made, through the influence of minerals, to weigh three times its original weight. The result is a rich-looking fabric, that is apt to wear very poorly. When the goods are made up, it will soon become shabbylooking, crack in the folds, in fact, present the appearance of a "used-up" garment when it is quite new. The Cheney Brothers' gros grains lay no claim to great weight, nor to superior lustre and very smooth finish; and, in not possessing these qualities, the - manufacturers aver that the silk will wear better, the threads being perfectly free from all oxide proper-tie-, ami the weight consisting entirely of silk. Auother very important point gained in the manufacture ot Cheney's silks is their cheapness. At $'2 per yard, retail, you can

purchase a silk equal, and in some respects

superior, to an imported silk that will cost from $1 50 to per yard. The secret of the American silks selling so much cheaper than a foreign silk, is simply this: In the first place there are no duties to pav; next,

the fabric is spun by machinery, instead of

ueiug woveu in uums.

COLORADO. NOT AIT INTTTINO PICTURE HOW THZ LAND IS GRABBED. Letters from Denver to the Chicago Tribune give a glimpse at that land: Colorado

is a country requiring irrigation,, and the supply ot water is so liruHed that not abcye

1,000,000 of acre are capable of bring culti

vated. Settlements,conserjuently, fceve bee

so slow that now, after fifteen years- occv pancy, the populaion does not exceed 90,0o0:

Denver is the principal town, and it has-

nearly a quarter of the population of the whole territory, ffrom the arliet days,, a set of sharp speculators had their bead-

quarters in ieaver. ancr they en

gaged so extensively in selling- undeveloped mines, represented to be enormously rich, that Eastern people, during a few years-, in

vested from Jjo'.OOO.OO'J to all of which may be said to have been lost. Thia

furnished a good working capital. The next, and the most favorite speculation has- been' to get hold of choice pieces of land. The

process must have been to hire men to swear

that they bad made improvements; and to

proye up, and, when the patent warreceived,.

the tale was transferred to the speculator. The-selection was almost always so judicious thatv in a short time, . the land could be- sold at lrom $5 to $10, and ! even 15 an acre ; and in this way hundreds ot thousands of dollars were realized.. This was-a business carried on bv a great many men called respectable ; and, as settlements progress, the speculator is alwavs lound in

the adYrance, with his evidence of filing or of

title. It is safe to say that there inot a

really eboice piece of land, easy to water

and valuable for hay, between Denvar and

J Ulenburg being along the South Platte

Valley but what some man in Denver has

a clauu. to it; and valuable coal and timber

land have been seized in the same wey. Of course the damage done to Colorado in- the way oi retarding immigration is immense.

WANTS TO BE A STATE,

tHEIB

SILKS. ORIOIN AND MANUFACTURE AMEUI CAN OBOS-GRA1NS.

In an interesting article Under this head

the New York Commercial Advertiser says:

The origin of silk is quite an ancient story. It troes ut back into the mouldy, antiquatod

records of the past. But the beginning avors of the romantic, an element never

devoid of interest. The Chinese claim the invention of ailk, and award the discovery to the Empress Si-ling Chi, who reigned 2 6T.0 years before our era. Our own history 7-,-J ,.a tht the Orientals manufactured

.ki. i.,..t fa.hr -o 3400 vears before the

v.i,;...r ra Thfl first fcilk-worms that emi

crated from China took passage in two hollow canes belonging to two monks, who managed to smuggle their precious passengers safely r;.,ntinnn!(L It was not long after

this that Europe became acquainted ith

thiarnnisite fabric, letil was no- mn

. hatwftifLh eenturv. when Sully opened

Bilk worm nursery in Paris, that silk manu

facture became an enterprise ot any importance to the French. A great deal of labo" and any amount of money and scier knowledge, have beenspended to m? buk one of the mont beautiful and woven fabrics. The entire rout"8 i operations necessary to put the fieU f the srttb-worm Into silk cloth f"VreJt and Bing to the ad, fuv nrwtj aaa

Colorado is clamoring for admission into the sisterhood of states. I question much if

she-has the necessary population entitling

Ites to such a condition, especially when we

take Into consideration the thousands who

are tied down, hand and foot, by the pressure of hard times and overstocking, and would

be only too glad to leave the country.

Homeless, shelterless, and hungry, they

wander over mountain and vale, seeking

employment; the vietlim, in many in

stances, or a rapacious railway and

newspaper combination clique, in making this statement, I do not include the

whole press, but I do strike at the so-called leading paper of this territory. The- largest ami most prominent advertisement in the

Denver isews is one extolling the lands along the Kansas Pacific aad Denver Pacific

Kauways. 1 know nothing ot the- lands along the Kansas Pacific, but some along tl..

Denver Facihc I can vouch for as being con.

paratively worthless at present for agricul

tural purposes. or nny ous oi me anared and odd miles of the Denver Pacifia railroad, one can conceive nothing more cheerless

and less inviting than the land on, both sides. As far as the eye can scan is a dreary waste, streamless, I may sav; the abode of prairiedogs, cayotes, and some antelope which must have surprising powers for enduring thirat. All, or nearly all, the land, and that in narrow strips, along the streams, is taken up; .and until some extensive system of irrigation is adopted, the greater portion of Colorad.o must remain a desert to all intents and pur

poses, as far as farming is concerned. Today this territory, for a range of 20J miles north and south, that I am personally acquainted with, is overstocked in laboring population. It is no uncommon thing to find two men harborod on a sma'l farm in consideration of their labor, an the men onlv too glad to have such a rome. The cities and towns are crowded ith men out of employment. How tby ve the angels only know. Many unfortunate being has been forced t the committal of tbett goaded on by pm-visaged hunger.

if.); CITY . COUNCIL? t ; ' The council met last night. Mayor Mitch- I

ell presiding. Present Messrs. Aaams,

Rollman, Brown, Craft, tarnen, oimuer,

Kahn.'Xennington, McLaughlin, l'endieton, Presley, Stratford, Twiname and Woodburn.

The committee on contracts reported, rec

ommending that the following awards De

made:

1. For grading and graveling Linden

street and sidewalks, from Huron street to

English avenue, to James Mahoney where

already graded, at CO cents on eacn siae; where not graded, $1 15 per loot front on each side. 2 For grading", paving and curbing the west sidewalk and boulder the gutters on Alabaua street from Pogues Rnn to feouth street, to Andrew Douglas, grading and paving with brick 70 cents, curbing 68 cents per lineal foot front; bouldering gutters a cents per lineal loot tront. 3 For grading and bouldering the first alley west of Delaware street, running from Maryland street to the first ally running east and west to Andrew Douglass, t5 cents on each side. m ,. , . . 4 For trradinir and graveling the east side

walk on Khelbv stree;, from prospect street to the south line of lot C, in Munkidick's in Martindale. Hubbard et al.

addition! to W. A. Baxter, at thirty-five

cents on each side. ' vnr n-radine and eravelinz the first al

low west öf California street, from Market

to Washincton street, to Samuel C. llanna,

.anfT-.fiv fpnt rer foot on each side.

6. For grading . and graveling Alabama street and boulder the gutters from South to Morrill Rtreet. to James Mahoney, grading

and graveling,?! 43 rer front foot on each

side. 7. For grading and graveling Potomac

alley or street from Black.'ord to California street, Samuel C. Uanna, 4d cents per front

loot on each siae. s. For grading and graveling the first

alley west of Noble street from North street to its present terminus, to John Welsh, 43 cents per foot front on each side.

y. ror grading auu graicuu iwicjr running from McCarty to Buchanan street

and between Boath and Sullivan streets, to j Richard Cair, 35 cents per front foot on each

side. to. For eradlna and craveling the first

alley north ol North street, between Blake and Ellen streets, to James Mahoning; 34

cents on each side from üiaKe to uougias

street; 40 cent on each side from Douglas to Ellen street.

11. For gradin, curbing with stone and

paving witn uncx, me sou in siaewaitt on Georgia street, from Illinois to Mississippi street, to Henry C. Koney; paving with

brick, ?1 lo per lineal foot front; ior curbing,

62 cents per lineal loot front; flagging, os

cents per lineal foot front; bouldering, iV cents per square yard. 12. For grading, paring with brick and curbing with sione the sidewalks on Mississippi street from Maryland to Georgia street, to flenrv C. Ronev; paving with brick $1 20

per lineal foot fronton eeh side; curbing, sixty cents per foot.froat on each side; flagging, fifiy-ei?it cents per lizmri foot front; bouldering, seventy cents- per superficial yard. 13. For paving with brick and curbing with stone where net now curbed, and paving the sidewalks on Virginia avenue from ashington to Maryland street, to Jo?eph Runaun; paving witl brick, ?f 17Ja on eaeh side. No bid for curbing. The report was concwred in. REPORTS OF dir ATTORrffirV. The city attorney reported that the city lTa hidgment in the superior co irt against tae-Indianapolis A Vinccsnes railroad convpaoyfand also a petitioo from CjL Allen for the city to delay enforcing the collection

of She Judgment, and stating that the judg

ment would be paid in two-install aie nts the- loth day of May ancV the 15th day of June. The attorney was of the opinion it wo?ild be advisable to delaTv and accept the payment of installments. The report was concurred in. The street commissioner made his monthly report, reporting that he had paid out the sum ot7.Sc7.3G. Concurred itu

The city attorney reported that in his opinion' in the improvement of Illinois street if it was found necessaryto take up and relay the railroad tracks, tbe ex pens of doing, this sbould be paid out of the city treasury. Th report waa concivred in. The- city desk reported the affidavit of Illranv Gubert vs. Aaron Bürget, for' the collection of street improvement by pre cept, amounting to 119.50. Concurred in. The gas- raspeetor ro ported, calling attention tx- the lauupa in White river bridge, and asking the- inspection of the same.. Con curred in SETT ORDINANCES. The following ordinances were introduced: 1. TV grade and gravel Kinnington street, and sidewalks from Nebraska street to the first alley south of Nebraska street.. 2. To pp-ade and gravel Rockwood street,

and side walks between West and Hecota

streets

3. To grade and gravel .reru avenue from Cbarles street to first

alley south cf St. Clair Street.

4. To grade and gravel Morris street and

sidewaUt, from Meridian to Tennessee

street. 5. Tograde and gravel New Jerserstreet,

from Tuckipr to Ninth or Bolton street. 6. Tograde and gravel Elk street and sidewalk lrom Virginia avenue to Dillon street. Several ordinances appropriating.ruoney to puroha.se gravel roads were detdrred to await the opinion of the city attorney as to whether or not they can be legally condemned and taken possession of by tlte city, and if so, under what circumstances nd by what process. ORDINANCES PASSED. Oriinanc-wi were passed providing Jor the lighting with gas of the following, streets:

Meadian street from Morris to Kansas street ;.Ohlo street from Highland tc .Arsenal

avnue; Market street from Highland to Aasenal street; Meridian street fromWilliam

to Hubert street; Coburn street from Madl

son avenue to Virginia avenue:. Meridian

sfmeetfrora Tinker to William street; First

sureei irom Tennessee to Fennsyl vania .street ; Tinker street fron

PeLeware to Tennessee street' Morris

street from Deleware to Etst street:.

Wyoming street, from Delaware-to High stjeet; Forest avenue, from Harrison to Dillon street; Hosbrooke street. from Ceda

fco wot street ; Meefc street, from. Noble to Dillon steet; Harrison street, f jom Noble to

"ot; .Douglas streeV from Nw

to the preceding one was in trod need, providing for' the construction of said sewer." " A petition was presented from Andrew Wallace praying that tbe council in perfecting plans for th construction of the city hall and market place, to include a suitable room where the two organisations, the Indianapolis board of of trade and tbe Indianapolis real estate board of trade, may separately meet and transact their respective

business. The petition was received and referred to the committee on public buildings.

un inof.m, Messrs. Cutlin andArbuckle were givon permission to grade and pave,

with brick eight feet in width, the front of their property on Washington street, east.

ine committee on nre department and water supply of the Indianapolis Fire Insurance association petitioned lor protection from da maze by water of merchandise in

buildings on fire. Referred to the commit

tee on fire department. .

On motion, llenrv Schnull was civen per

mission to erect an awning ever the side

walk on Illinois street in front of the main

entrance to the Palmer house, as it is now

being rebuilt.

ine committee on Fire Department re

ported, recommending that the chief fire en

gineer be authorized to re-lease the property of Mr. Siebert for tbe term of two vears for

a nose reel house on Jersey street; recom

mending that the city clerk be directed

to advertise lor the building of one TOO barrel cistern to be located at or near tbe cor

ner of East and Morris streets : recommending that the chief tire engineer be directed to

secure proposals for a new hook and ladder

wagon. They reported adversely to vari

ous other matters referred to them. Tie re

port was concurred in.

The same committee reported, asking that the city clerk be instructed to insert in the

next appropriation ordinance the sum of

IW in favor of John Montietb,for a perpet

ual lease of 11 inches of his property now oc

cupied by the South street hook and ladder house. The report was concurred in. 0a motion permission was given to C. F. Christian to make a roadway in front ot his property, on Delaware street, between New York and Vermont, the same tobe done with wooden blocks, and a; his own ex

pense. On motion a committee of five consisting oMV. H.English, John D. Morris, E. B. Martindale, F. M. ChttVian and J. Gaorge Stütz were appointed to ascertain what amount can be obtained by gift, aud to solicit subscriptions from the citizens residing in tbe southeastern portion of the city, to secure the removal of the Indianap 's, Cincinnati & LaFayette track from Louisiana street. On motion, the chief fire engineer was instructed to place a fire alarm box at Coffin Ä Co.Vpork house, near White river. On motion, Mr. M. C. Wellman was directed to proceed with tbe lettering ot the street lamps of the city, where they are not already lettered as per agreement. On motion, the gas committee was instructed to ascertain what arrangement can be made for extending gas mains during the ensuing season, and whether or not such extension can be made bo as to distribats tbe mains equally as to quantity among the

din9rent wards. A petition was presented praying for the opening of Dillon street from Virginia avenue to Bates street. Referred. The action of a meeting of property owners resVllng on east Washington strett, asking for eertain improvements on Washing

ton street, was preaentad and appropriately

referred.

flOn motion the city civil engineer was instructed to keep a list ot all the contractors

failing to file bonds- for the fulfillment of

contracts warded them, said list to include

all who have failed' within the last six

I months.

On motion the council adjourned.

THE POLITICAL CALDRON.

PRESS COMMENTS ON

GATHERING.

THE LATE

SPANISH LIFE. HOW THEY 8PKXD THE 9AY AND SIGHT.

Yoa cannot think how entirely different

Spanish domestic life is-from what it is in England, nor vwuld yon credit it were I to

tell you how rough and rode is the life of

th lower how ephemeral! and purposeless

th pursuits of the higher classes. Let us take a glimpse ot family life in the middle

class. The Spanish bouses- are built chiefly of the hard but porous sandier iron stone,

qurrnes or wnicn abotrndin- tbe interior;

they have some ten orrtweiTO rooms, all of

whih are paved with stoneor large tiles, for in this country ot dust and burning heat-the thermometer "has- varied from 87

tod.? throughout tbe summer no carpets

seemed to be used, save jost in one room, in

the heart or the winter. I he stable is at tbe back ot the house, and horses,, mules, and carriages all pass through the Jail just as do tbe inmates of tbe house. I ha-veotten been taking a "refresco " with the senor and his spos rn tbe hall, and we have had to move tbe little table to let the servant and his mule pass through ! Every aaorning the 4 creada or Spanish maid sorvant, takes her watering-pot, and careitrJy lays the dust, tvnd cools tb6 room with an abundant spricklmgof aqua fresca. At early morn the master rises, and his little crvp of chocolat, a egjZy and a slice of melon await him in the sals, or large sitting-room to English eyes a most comfortless plaee ; very large,, stone flagged, with a- few massive chairs, .walls painted in the rudt way, and one large table in the midst.. Tbe rooms, owix&to tlie beat, are always kept darkened by raearus f closed shutters throughout the day jsomeol the windows har i glass, some not : but all are strongly protected, without exception, by a strong cage of massive ironwork.oafcMde. THE SENORA has- Lere&ocolati in her bed room, at the opea window, enjoying the iresh- morning breeze. All tbe Spaai ards rise as a rule at five or six in the summer to enjoy the only enpyable time of the 8ummday ; atone o'c'teli.tby have dinner the-comida and alten that follows the two hours' siesta in a darkened room. Evening then draws on, the delichx&s night breeze rie3and blows tr jsbly from the hills, and the ladies go out in. groups to tbe alemedo for the passao, er walk., bech is the Spanish .'ndy's day. She has, however, her creadas to look after ; andi above all, her dresses to make or sulerihtemi, and her gracefrri mantilla to arrange. It is quite a striking sight to pass

down tl3 streets from six to eigbt at night, and seo tbe graceful carriage ot the head v

ONLY A QUESTION. From the EvaotvUIe Courier. I We see it announced that the Rev. W.W.

Corry, by tbe grace of God and the voters of the republican party, tbe secretary of state for tbe State of Indiana, has laid aside his official duties for the time being, and allied himself most earnestly and actively with the women's movement in the cause of temper

ance, ine prayers or the reverend officeholder are said to be of an unusually fervent and lengthy character, calculated to over

whelm the most obdurate aloon keepers with an agonizing sense of thei r total deprav

ity, x uis course oi me twv. Mr. tTnrry will doubtless receive the approval of a large proportion of his party friends, the temperance

iue uemg in reality indigenous to tne remblican party, as, indeed, is every other dea ot a strictlv moral or pious nature, so

to speaK. ism now will it be with that oth er class of republicans who are not averse, on occasions, to convivial enjoyment, and who believe, as a matter of hygiene as well as pleasure, that there is virtue in moderate indulgence? We simply state the facts, and ask the question without any further reference to Mr. Curry, than the fact that be will, of course, be a candidate for re-electiou next fall. That is all. VOTES ATE. From the Logniiort 8tr.1

Indianapolis is agitating the removal of

the state university from Bloomington to

that city. W e have long been in favor of

removing the university lrom that old.moss covered village of Bloomington to some

other place in tbe state. Bloominsrton is al

most inaccessible during the greater part ef

the year, except by a line of baloons. The

town is one of the relics of the past agas,

and tne couege never win amount to any

thing while it is hidden away in that ancient place. We aro not certain that the canital

is the place for it, but if the general govern

ment will donate the arsenal grounds to tbe

state for that purpose, we say Indianapolis

by all means.

DELUSION AND SNARE. From the Anderson HrrnM.1 At the call of E. S. Alvord, chairman of

the democratic state central committee, tbe

wheel horses of the old party met at Indian

a pol is on Wednesday, to prepare themselves

by counsel with each other for tbe work of the coming campaign. It is seriously to be doubted whether they are equal to the emergency. Wedded to an empty name.

unable to comprehend the mighty moral

and political revolutions which are in pro

gress, they doubtless confined their atten

tion to the exploded issues of the past, and

nave returned to tbelr bomes bugging te their bosoms the anti-progressive ideas which have so often proven to them a delusion and a snare.

THE GENERAL VERDtCT. rrrom fhe LlOirler National Banrrer.l Hon. Miehael C. Kerr has consented to be

come a candidate for congress from tbe New

Albany district. ITeing the ablest political

economist of the entire west, and one of the pa rest statesmen vn tbe country, he should

not only be honored with a unanimous nom

ination but also with a unanimous election.

Republicans as well a democrats are interested in being represented byamancapa

ble of competing with tbe strongest minds of

the east, and the district being lareely dem

ocratic, we see no reawons why the repub

licans should not thus compliment the most

useful man wno ever represented Indiana in

congress. BEST APPOINTMENT. (From the Evansvi'.t rOwirler.)

The result of tbe meeting of tbe demo

cratic state central committee at Indianapo

lis, on Tuesday last, was ra every sense

most gratifying. Representative men from

all parts of the state were in attendance, and

questions that came before' tbe committee

were discussed by the best in&eiligence and

character of the party. Horn E. S. Alvord, who has so long and faithfully served the

committee as chairman, resigned the post-

tieo and was succeeded by the Hon. Joseph

E. McDonald, perhaps the best appoint

ment that could have been made.. We pub

lish elsewhere some of the particulars of the

meeting. A "happy vein."'

Opium, Morphine Habit, and Drunkennes

Cured by a former sufferer, a sarg en U. H. A. Book with fall particulars sent tor two tAaniD.

Addrew VT. H SOU1KE, M. D, Worthlnirton

Greene Co., Ind.

There Is no humbu? in this.

Habit, if not necessity, makes a btlr dressln

indispensable to many. The new 4Vl(iOIt," which Dr. Ayer'.Ubratory Usus, is one of the most delightful we have ever used. It restores not only the color, but gloss anl luxuriance to faded and gray hair.

o AdoseofVesetlne taken Just before coin to

bed, will entmre a comfortable night's ret to the

Hearing restored. A great Invention. Send

tamp for particulars to Oeorse J. Wood. MaJi.

son, lnd.

o -

"TC-.OR s ALE A a ater iower vlrin mill, an . tile, Ind., with 213 acres ot e0a' laad. either the i

wno!-

arlors-

1 in tract.. Best mid teat iu the rrtrr aJI.

, . C.C ANDERSON.' Ta.. .orsville. Earth. .lorn-- Couotv, Iotf.

gPRING

SALES.

New goods in aU department, viz:

BLACK :SILKS, STRIPED SILKS,

And Dress Goods of all Kinds. CLOAK AND SHAWL DEPARTMENT. A beautiful stock of all the new and choice styles in Paisley Shawls, Polonaise, Talmas, ana English Walking Jackets, Hamburg Embroideries, choice, new patterns, very low, indeed.

An immense stock of Woolens cf French, L.ijlisb, S'.otch,aud American manufacture!

witn an experienced cntter we warrant

garments to tit. Orders solicited and prompt

er auenueu 10. We have removed our T)rew MVSnr

Department to Second Floor, and propose to make thi-s branch worthy of patronage. Prices moderate and encasements uromntlv

kept. " -

TUE DEEP SNOW.

TF

OF

TELEGRAPH POLES BURIED OtTT

SianT TWENTY-FIVE FEET OF IT.

San Francisco, March 16. Thö contral Pacific railroad is again blockaded near Emigrant Gap. The snow atSumraii is fully 25 feet deep on a level. Tbe telegraph poles and wires are hurried out of sight lor half the distance lrom Emig'-ant Gap to Sanrran-cbco.

Dillon

York, to North street; Indian. avenue frm Blake to Locke irpet Rric!fc Rtrept fmm

Vermont to Nort. strsat ; Litxcty street, jrom W ashingtou to ' Georgia streets; Alabama ard Tinke 8. ta the exposition building. Ordinances were also engrossed prori&rag for the improvement of portions ot Lie following named streets and alleys: Broadway, First, Mississippi, the first alle-v north oi .Ohio, McCarty, 'Georgia, Ray, Missouri streets. Fort Wayne avsaue, Arsenal av enue, Woodlawn avenue. WASHINGTON STREET SEWER. A petition was presented from Messrs. Woolen, Webb fc Co., E. A. Butler, and ten other citizens, and front property owners, praying for the construction of the WashJugtga Street sewer4 An orOIiiJUi (Similar

and th-stat)T upright waT of the Spanish. deKra8

I T 1 ! . x.t- . I : , . 1,1. Ä .1 . II Poovros

!,ituiies. witn iuir iuue uiiuiww3 trail-

from r ing behind them in a ckud of dust ; bovt IVJ1A4 (,, . .4

mey manage to waiK oer ine rougn, urwpavev uneven streets without a trip is a mystsry. At about ten all retire to rest, to rise ap refreshed for anelbev-eventful day. As segards the master of toe house, he really seems to have butt ene interest in Etc and that is, politics. He- may ride ox A to view his olive farm, or his mine ;; and you wiä certainly meet him ii bis shop, his casin or bis friend's casa, smoking the inevitable eigarillo, and cholting, or making a b&rgain. But there is absolutely no reading of any sort, not even a book of the calibre of a three-volume novel. Politics, politics are everything to him und of politics he seems never to tire. MaiiM inn's Magazine.

GUILTY OF MURDER. A LITTLE ROCK MURDERER CONVICTED HIS VICTIMS A WHOLE FAMILY.. Little Rock, Arkansas, March 16. After a two weeks trial, of Cass Matlock, charged with the murder of Missouri Moover, at Pock Creek, near this city in November last, the case was given to the Jury this evening. After being out a lew minutes, tbev returned a veituct of ' guilty

I From the Franklin Herald:"

Tlte address of the state central'eommittee

issuad to-day, has tbe ring of the oil bonest,

democratic metal in it, and still broad eno-jgh to enable all opposed to the thieving radical ring in power to stand'upen. The

granfsers will be with us, because

honestly, they cannot go elsewhere.

Tbe aims, objects and princples of

the party, is their creed. The plat

form which they enunciated at St.. Louis, is

our old time-honored democratic faith. Tbe

allied powers are spontaneously boaaogeni ous, act withstanding the efforts of a few rad ical tricksters in this county to make 1

otherwise. Such a trick oi radical

chicanery is not attempted in any other

country in tbe state, nor in the whole na

tion. But it is now thoroughly understood,

and wtn eaten no sucKers. THE "WRESTING" BCSINEi rfu the Rochester Sentinel.

IIoru.E. S. Alvord, who has ser.ed in the

capacity of chairman of state committee for

the past four years, tendered his resignation

which wa accepted, and Hon. Jbseph E.

McDonald, a man in whom ws- have the

utmost oon&dence as a man of ability and an

ticoest .and faithful worker for the interests

of the party, was chosen to fill that high and

responsible position. W 1th coacert of ac

tion and a harmonious Convention we can

again .wrest the Hoosier state frtm th hands

oi an .extravagant and untrustworthy party.

Juat a ft enr Blue river, crossing tb side of Nbrristown, the train ran off Siie-track at a witch opening. The tender, baggage car and' smoking car turned over-an embankment about ten or twelve ftet high. Th second nd last passenger ccaoh did not go I completely over, owing to theengineers ea 'doavo to stop tbe train as saorras possible.

It remained at au angle of about forty-bre

which, in alii probabilities..

saved many lives as S!le- cars were filled with passengers. The pass-.

engers and employees is tbe smoking ana fcaggage ear all escaped injury, with the exception ot a few wh received slight braises. The engine ran for some distance after the crash, and the engineer fearing that it would also vretk jumped, and

tnereby sustained pretty serious injuries, open his arm and back. Trains were sent from here and Cincinnati, and the majority

passengers weu uu w viucuoMi, L- v " 'i i wmsmmm

66

ADAMS A HATCH. Bt Washington street.

DAMAGED

B IT WATEE.

Eight case.i of

BLEACHED MUSLIMS

4-4 Hi 1194-4 Lonsdt le, 7-8 Hills,

4-4"Raymion, will Jbe sold at lO

and 121-2 cents.

FAEMERS' STORE,

94 and 96 last Wtuhhgtoa trat.

37

O A ORES

or

of the

VALUABLE MABION GOUETI LAHD3r FOR SALE.

By virtue of a dscree or order of sale of tlie Superior 4'ourtof Marlon county. Indiana, rendered at in March Term, A. 1. in aa action for partition, wherein Hardin Kruce and others, were and are plaintiffs, and Joton W. Bruce wasand Is defendant, the undersigned as Commissioner,, appointed by said deeree, will sell at publlt-auction (unless soones sold at privateHale) in real estate hereinafter described, on the fourteenth (H) day of April A. 1. 1K74, at the door of' the t'oart House of Marion cornty,. in. the city of Indianapolis, betwan the hours of 10 o'ciook A. x. and 4 o'clock p. m. of said dy. Maid. real rotate comprise a farm of 870 acres, more or lew, tdtuated lu Washington towmihip. Marion.coBJBty. Indiana, and about nine milesfrom.thecily of Indianapolis, a-i joining th town of AlliwcmvUle, and one mile and a hair from Catleton Nation, on the l'eru. & Indianapolis railroad. The entire farm Is under fence, and 1Sj acres thereof, more or less, tn a good state of cu1l1vmvUm.;. tUe residue Is hea-Cly timber! aud. ingood woods pasture. There ia on the prtniit a goej sziaU franie house wititellar,and,a.good spring near the house. Thero Is also au apple orchard en tlie premises. The lands to aesoid are d escribed as tke east fealf of section, twenty -2U), In lowncblp seventeen.(lT), range- four (i) east, ccutalnLD 2Z1 n-1i Vacres, ttore or less. Also 11 that part of the Boulh-east quarter of seetlou, e venule (17), iix Wie name tornshipanl rang, which liac toulh and twt of White River, beiig in the Bout!i-wett ooraerof said quarter-sec ti, ana containing. 1Ü 4-luO acre, more or lew, a im the south hair of tit north-west quarter f sect loa, number twenty-one r.'l), ta the gfne lowMliip and range, oontalnlng hi) acres raeceor 1. imim. diatposseiwion will be givn. . TTJtMS Or KtOJC

i uae-iaim i me purcnast-money in casa, one.third la caeyear, and oae-tUird fa two vai

ulmsers wyi be required to ,tve thir uoUs, payale In bank, for ihe deferred paymeau, payable without relief from valuation or appraisexaent laws, and with luttna at klx per ceut. from the dy of tale till maturity ; and with ten per cent, after matuilty IUI paid, and with rvm onahle attorneys' fees If suit buould be lnsttiutd to enforce payment of such notes, or any, or either of them. The purchaser or purchaser will receive a certificate of purchase conditioned for the conveyance of the premises purchased within ten days from and after the time when said court shall order a deed to be made after the purcbaae money aiiail have been fully paid. Tlie pnrohaser will be required to pay the taxes lor 1ST!, and all thereafter. WM. H EN DKltSOJf, Commissioner.

NTUSUA-L OPPORTUNITY QOEL nLAJKinrC3- MONEY.

We desire to employ agents to sell the WHEELER & WILSON SEWING MACFilxn in the states of Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Western rennsy ivania. To those who can give references as to character, and a bond of $1,000 for an HONEST performance oi the duties ol their Agency, we can give a rare opportunity 4to make money. None others need apply. Address t

EEHoEIR, &c 'WTT.SON MFQ-. CO. CINCINNATI, OHIO.