Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 23, Number 49, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 July 1874 — Page 3

THfc INDIRA T AT K - SKM T i N EIL T V ESllA Y , JÜLT 21, 1874.

THE CANDIDATES. WHO THIT ARE AND BOMBTHlNQ ABOUT : Below are given brief sketches of the prominent caudldates f r official position. The first candidate, the Hon JobnE.Neff, . nominee for , , SECRETARY OF STATE" was born in Winchester, Rando'ph county, Ind., and is now but twenty-eight years old. He has lived in the place of his nativity, and giown up without going west, and built up a deserved popularity in his own county. His education was obtained at the state uniTersity in Bloominitori, aid there, as at home, he won every Dodv to his enduring friendship. When the Monroe delegation were delicately approached in the interest , of another condiiate, tbeyoungraeu replied: We knew John v. heii be was wirh us in college, and he Is onr man. An older delegate said, Nefl boarded in my family and I know his won h. and he must have my support. For seven years bs has been in the practice Of law at Winchester. He came within tweut three vot-s of winning the last election to congress over the Hon. J P. C. Shanks, and is th most popular young man in the state of Indiana. Ha is a fluent and eloquent speaker on the pla'form, a modest and genial man, a zealous democrat, and every way worthy the confidence and Honor Ol his countrymen. AUDITOR OP STATE.

The Democratic candidate for Auditor of State is Mr. Eoeaazer Henderson, a farmer of M irgan county, who is one of her native born sons, and trid and trusted public ser vant. He is now forty one years old, a man ' of fine puysique aud established character ' He received his education at the State Urn versitv. and belongs to the class .t inielli cent, thinking laborers of the S ate. In 1860 be was elected treasurer of Morgan countv. and in tiitt capacity wou the favor of bis tellow citia-u. ilewas a member of the Si ate Senate iroui Morgan and Johnson comities in 1809 aud 1871. and received the nomination of the '.aruiers' convention on ' the 10th of June for the same otBce as that which be was named lor yesterday. He is emphatically tb people's candidate, and will receive the deserved support of the democratic party which ue ha always supported with a constant and unwavering fidelity. TREASURER OF STATE. Col. B.C. Shaw, the candidate for treasurer state, was born in Oxford, Oaio, in the year 1831. At the age of 17 he removed to Greens burg, this state, where be learned the trade of carriage making. He continued at bis trade at Greensburg until the bn-akitg out j - . . . ! . 1 1.1 rt Ida mar nrhan hi AnlldtAfl croi nur into wheu he enlisted, going into the service as econd lieutenant ol the Seventh regiment of Indiana volunteers. TT- a IT . . ..Int . . I Kn nIti.xn . . 9 wan Lilian Y uiuiuhicii ' uo ifw-m nwn wi . i- . . : ... . .u K..ti. IDHIOr 1U lUBk IX IL. niniiti. i iud usiiirj Jl Winchester he received a severe wound, from the effects of which he was compelled to resign his position. Soon alter arriving home he was appointed by Governor Morton a recruiting oSQoer of the fourth congressional district, and rained the 68th regiment of voluneer', with whicn . he Kain went to th field, bnt declrning health originating from the wound be received at Winchester, ouch more compelled ' him to retire from military service. And in the fill of 1863 he came to Indianapolis a ' mere shadow of his former s-It. By undergoing proper me iical treattn-mt he has almost entirely recovered from the effects of his injury. He h is oeeu engaged in the cirriage business ever siuce he removed here, and is the cnief member ot Shaw Jfc Co., carriage manufacturers of this city. SUPERINTENDENT OP PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. The convention had special regard to the qualifications oi its nominee, and selected a man who has, for many years, rendered conspicuous service t the educational inter ests of the state. Professor Jarao H. Smart has V-een for nine years the succsful build er offne Fort Wayne public schools, and has eiveu them a reputation co-extensive with the sta'e. Dating the same time he has leen an active tiietuoer ot the State Board of PMucati r,and at ihis time is president of the State Teachers' Association. Mr. Smrt was born in Center Harbor, New Hampshire, and obtained hfs education In the excellent schools of that state. In 18t3 he accepted a pos!Mn in the schools of Toledo, Ohio, whence tbe Fort W-tyners took him into the educational work of the tioosier State. Professor Smirt is, therefore, ä fried man for the position to wuich he is called by . the democracy of the state. He is a work- , ing member of tbe part y and will receive its nndivided support in the campaign. ATTORNEY GENERAL. Southern Indiana makes up in quality what she lacks iu numbers on tne ticket, the Hon. Clarence Buskirk being a staunch - democrat and a young lawyer of decided talents in his profe-sion, Mr. Buskirk is but thirty-one years old and bas been in the practiceof his profession at Prince'on, Gibson county, where he no lives, for eight years past. Consequently he must have begun lifo for himself in the locality from which he now dates. He was born in Allegheny county, N Y., and graduated in the law course at the State University of Micbi f;an, in 1S63. He was am mberot tbe late egislature, and is conceded on all bands to be a good choice. He appears well on the platform, speaks with force and freedom and will honor the ticket wherever he represents it in the canvass. JUDGE OF SUPREME COURT. Judge Horace P Ciddle, the gentlemen nominated yesterday for a seat on tbe Supreme bench, is not unknown in the his tory of Indiana. In professional and public life he has been conspicuous for 40 years past. He was born in Ohio, but his entire life since childhood has been spent in this state. He is now about GO years old; 35 of these years have bsen devoted to faithful professional labor. From 1S48 to 1S52 he was iudge of the Circuit d urt of tbe Eighth . judicial district, and again Irom 1860 to 1862 he occupied the same position, making 18 years in all ol Judicial service. On the ocsrasion of bis last election to the office, not a solitary vote was cast against him, showing . . . l i I u: an instance or au election ut me juugesuip In which party considerations were wholly lost sizht of in the merits of the man. In . 1830 he was a member of the constitutional convention, and one of tbe hard workers in framing the organic law of the stale which is ' to-day a monument to his honor. II r ' was elected in 1857 to the same office fo which he is now nominated, a supreme Judge of the state. He did not. however, täte nis ' seat. There was a question as to the vacancy, and Gov. Willard decided: tnai tne incum bent was entitled to hold over, and declined to issue a commission to the judge elect. Judee Biddle is a man ot letters and literary tastes, perhaps more exclusively so than any other citizen of Indiana. .The New Orleans Republican compiles from the following rather cmious aod.sug geetive statistics as to tbe per centage of domestic servants to the gross population, aged ten years and over, in the following states: California, 3 per cent; Connecticut. ZM Illi nois, 2; Indiana, ü; Iowa, 1; Kansas, X; Maine, 2; Massachusetts, 3; Minnesota, New York, 4; Vermont. 2: Alabama. Arkansas, 2M; Georgia, Kentucky, VAl Louisiana, 5; Mississippi 4; South Carolina, Z ; North Carolina, 4; Virginia, 6.

THE FIRE CITY. ITS LaTE&I DISASTER.

THE TERRIBLE TLE. THE MORNING AFTER THE riRK LOKS ES A GRAPHIC STORY HOW THE FLAMK WAS CHECKED THE INSURANCE. Chicago, July 15. Our citizens, reviewing the equation this morning, congratulate themselves that they have escaped tbe destruction of the most important business portion again, which appeared at one time imminent. This time the fire originated in alow frame building used for storing rags, and adjoined an oil factory that stood between Fourth and Clark stree's, on Taylor street. The great fire ot 1871 originated In a stable. In b oth cases the fire commenced in the center of a neighborhood occupied by wooden buildings. There was also a stiff southwest breeze, so that by tbe time tbe flames had consumed the small dwellings. siables, carpenter shops, and buildings filled with oil, paper, rags, and reached State street, where there were substantial business houses, they were like the beat oi a furnace, and all consuming in tneir power, thus the conditions for a great conflagration were not wanting. Fortunately after burning up near twenty blocks, and destroying the First Baptist church and two other churches, tbe postofflee on Michigan avenue and St. James hotel, the InterOceanic and other elegant blocks erected after the fire of '71, and a number of fine residences, the flame were stayed at. the verv doors of the heaviest business blocks and three or four of the best hotels. The Tribune savs editorially: "Every cool-beaded observer of the fire must have felt that we have paid a light penalty lor allowing our magnificent business center tobesurrounded with wod rookeries. We have come on cheap. The great gilded martyr, around which the fagots have been so profusely piled, has not yet been burned to death. Perhaps this small calamity will show us how to fare it. Perhaps not. I Here are now some sixty acres of burned territory between the faggots and victim. This gap may be tbe means of saving what is lelt: If so, let us tnank God. THE PREDESTINED FATE of every wooden building in a large city is to be burned sometime. We have now offered up sixty acres of our combustibles as a sacrifice to the genius of free institutions, meaning thereby the freedom of every man to keep a tinder-box and an oil factory where it suits bim best. Would that we COU1U BBV IUIS IS tun i"L VM PUtU UIDU um J . . J It is not. Chicago still has thousands upon thousands of wooden s-hanties to feed future fires, and go down they will, all in good . . ,, time. The Times and inter-uoean also i spak in strong terms of the folly of allowing wooden buildings within the limits. Tbe itdlowing are tne exact limits ot the hie as received this morning: The fire burned a small portion of Ciark i' street, near Twelfth, where it originrted; thence tork Third and Fourth avenues, between Peck Court and Twelfth ßtreet, and burned them as far as Harrison street. State street was burned from Harmon court to Van Buren street; Wabash avenue, from No. 452 near corner or rwk court, to 27 near corner ot Van Buren street. Michigan avenue was burned from Harrison street to Van Buren street, a short distance. The business buildings burned out on the east side of State street numtwr 89 on the west side; 96 on the east sids oi Wabash avenue; '2fi on the west side: 34 on Michigan avenue; 12 on Fast Clark street; 14 on the north side of Van Buren street; six on the sout h Ride; four on the north fide of Harri son; 12 on the south side; lö on tne souiu side or Twelfth street and 73 on the north side. The most prominent among the business issrs are St. James Hotel, William Bademann, druggist. Empire Sewing Machine Company, E. Remington, guns and pistols manufac tory; P. Li. Smith ix Co., c trnage manufac turers; Rupsmussen Br tber, boots and shoes; C. C Charles, lan.ps and reflectors; II. Staio, carriages; A. W. Wheeler, hard ware; O. M. Cheney, sales stables; Schwerer it il über, stoves, etc.; B. E. Gevanden A 1 rested, rings, etc.; P, M. Piatt, clothing; P. H. Mayer, L. C Chase A Co., saddles and harness; A. Schreferstein A Bro., furniture; M. W. & F Lester, furnaces, ranees, etc.; Frost A Co., wholesale liquors; John l. Mackean A Co.. stoves and ranges; H. A M. Nurburgen, furniture; Van Bromber A Flood, hardware and stoves; Seen g A Bck, billiards; Peters, Muench A Co., black smiths; Mardle A Bro.. dry good; Berg House; Horace Bucktnln-ter, restaurant; B M. Almioe, artists' ma1 trials; B. M. Murphy, cigars. etc.; Oreeman A Strickland, poultry and game; John M. Lowrey A Co., meat; Jol Bigel av, Pekin Tea Company; W. L. Call, blacksmith ; uenry üeitz. boots and shoss; p.. D. Mos ey, grocery; Sinclair uros., hardware ana stoves, Mrs. E. Berg, millinery; K.J. Malcomb A Co., s'oves nd tlnwsr; Webster A Luckhardt, druggists; P. E B titer, grocer; C. A. Dummich, tailor; C. E. Lohmann, photographer; n. C. Kleineschmidt, watches, etc. West Side: J. Wiugrave, ir.. ifc Co., gas fixtures; Adelphi Thea'er; Pennoten, Shaw A Co.. carriage manufacturer"; Win. E. Spsncor A Co., cutlery; Cowperthwalt A Co., publishers; Woolworth, Ains worth A Co., publishers; S. C. Griggs A Co , publishers; post-office; Carney, tiasket A Kearney, paiftters; Miss A. F. Hyan, um brellas, etc ; T. M. Fossett, photo grapher; Our Fireside rriend; North western Lumberman; New Covenant; Chicago Terra (jotta Company; Divis Sewing Machine Manufacturing Company; Mrs. Sloughton, millinery; Permoier, Shaw A Co., carriage mannfaftnrers; Pat O'Neil, liquors; Chicazo Fine Art ins'.itute; E:ioch Root, artist; Schureman, 11. Montelco, J. Ij. Schureman, S B. Vowell, Leonard W Volk, William U. Decarn and S. Hand, proprietors; Leonard W. v oik, sculpture, etc.; James Morris Arnold, artist; Dan.. T, B'gelow, artiät; A T. Brook-, artist; Liurites Halsc, arti-t: Arthur Pickering, artist; J. R. Robertson, figure and portrait artist. fine arts Institute Academy; Thomas Bäwn. druzs; R. A. Anthony, livery sta ble; A. J. Hopkins, veternary surgeon Burley A Tyrell, china and glasswere; Boomer A Jenks, furnaces, Slats and GalvanizedIron Cornice Company's works; Louis Jaeger A Bro., wines and liquors. Northwest corner: Bangs Bros., hardware and stoves; Schure man A Hond, Mantel Company; T. W. Smith A Co., mantles and grates; N. P. Tgletmrd A Co., real estate; Stats street savings bink, n rtb west corner; Weber A Luck hast, druggists; Charles Engenhart, surgical Instruments; H. Brink worth, pork packer; D. Kuerner, stockinar and shirt manufacturer; Chicago, Rck Island A Pacific railroad freight depot; Giss A Phillips Manufacturing Comnany: Hancb. Iggancbett A Carter, livery stable; All way A Larsen, painters; Hart A Goodall. carpenters and builders; II. Willelts, carriage, etc. , Hotels: Atlantic, southwest oorner of Van Büren and Sherman streets; Berg House, State and Harrison streets; Michigan Avenue House, corner of Congress street; Wabash House, St. James, corner of State and Van Buren streets. Churches: Kehelath Bnai8bolom Synagogue, 392 Wabash avenue; First Baptist church, 429 to 439 Wabash ayenae; Eehllath Anshemaarale, Jewish Synagogue; Olive Baptist church, colored. Among the residences burned were those of Uorrace White, editor Tribune, the Hon. J.

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tire of 71. As will be seen it failed to reach Side and West Side are merely indicated as only a Kmall relation of course to tbe whole Y. Seammon, J. K. Forrest, city clerk. E. G. Hall. E-q., comer Peck, Court and Wabash avfnues. This last was very elegantly furnished. Mr. White saved his library. To Jonts school building on the corner of Harrison street and El iridge court, was also burned. The colored people are GREATLY AFFLICTED by the loss of Olivet church.- The Times makes the following estimate ot the losses. which will be found to be pretty nearly correct. 4,The area burnei over overs fifteen squares. Taaing bits and half blocks here and there and lumping the whole, the burned area is about half a mile long and a little lens in width, and embraced the tumble down shanty and the palatial residence. Clark street?) i00: Fourth avenue $175,000: Third avenue $150 000; S'ate street $130,000; Wabanh avenue $1,700 0o0; Michigan avenue $150,000; Taylor street $50,000; Polk street $40,000: Harrison street $50,000; Congress street $75,U00t Van Uureu street o,000; Court, between Wabash avenue and State, $150 00; total 1,025.000." The following iTeral description of the progress of the lire and the exploits of the fire department to get it under control is furnished bv the Times: "Nearly east of the shanty where the fire originated was the larze brick o'l refinery of Fetch Bros., the iuterior,f which witQ Us Urge tanks of oil was all ablaze before the arrival of the second engine. The heat emitted by the burning of its inflam mable contents was intense, and when the wall, but a few minutes after the fint stream began to play upon it. fell the whole neigh borhood for a radius ot thirty rods around seemed to burst forth in one simultaneous blazs. Jnt north of the rag shop was a story and a half, barn hi led with hay which named up In an instant aud the flying wisps of burning hay tit the roots nearly a block away. With such rapidity did the fire spread after it was first discovered that two horses in this barn were burned to death before they could be reacudd. The eight or ten engines in tne firt distric' were speedily on the ground, and tbe most of tbetn t ok their stations on Clark street, where Marshal Banner at tempted to check the northern spread of the fl lines. Engine N'. 21 and one other were stationed on Fourth avenue, and a vigor ous fibt with the advancing foe wan coin meuced at this point. In teu minutes after the first alarm th pine shanties stretching eastward toward tbe avenue were all aflame for nearly half a square. At 4:40 o'clock KLEYEN MISUTKS AFTER THE FIRST ALARM rang out. Marshal Sweeney turned in the second alarm, and engines frj'n the greater part of th sou lb division aud from several oi the west side engine horses were sion at tbe scene of peril. The heat arising from the blazing pine shanties, was terrible, aud the breeze stiffened as the heat increased bearing destruction to the dry roofs that lay in ihn path of the destroyer for rods ahead. A large part of the augmented fire force was concentrated on Fourth avenue nail way be tween Taylor and Twelfth streets, where they worked wi:h terrible energy to stay the progress of the advancing eumy. In twenty minutes after the firt alarm. the roofs of the buildings on Fourth avenue were all afire for a width of a dozen buildings north of No 285 At 4:51 o'clock, 11 minutes after the second alarm, the general alsrm was turned on by Assistant Marshal Pe'ere. The last warning brought to the spot the entire fire force of the city. At the time the alarm was struck, seven of the West side engines were at a small tire on tbe corner ot Ashland avenue and Twenty second street, and they were thus retarded nearly half an hour. In less than half an hour the engines that were posted on Fourth avenue, directly in the path of the fire, were compei'iJ to beat a retreat. All succeeded in escaping except engine company No. 21, tne colored company or the force, who delayed a minute too i ng, and the flames bursting upon them before they bad attached - their horses to tbe engine, . they were compelled to abandon it, and the hansome steamer was warped and twisted tnto a ma-s of iron and steel, and half melted in the nrv furnace that girdled it, Tbe fire had swept diagonally across tbe block to the corner of Taylor street and Fourth avenue, and was rapidly eating its way through the remainder ot the block fronting on Clark and Taylor streets. Tbe marshal stationed a number of engines on Clark street, and every effort was made to stay the the northern progress of tbe flames along that thoroughfare, but tbe shanties from which poured a swarm of lallen women, laden down with wardrobes and furniture, were ripe for destruction and no sooner had the torrents of water extinguished the fire in one building thau the root of tinder boxes still further to tbe north would burst into flame, but , the most of tbe marshal's attention was directed to ' tbe front of the fire and every energy was

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m u Hilter -.uai u wouiu pass westward. Ater mat two engine covered the entire fiehl roin Polk street south on Clark avenue h fwellth btreet to Wabash avenue, where the engagement was growing hotter and hotter every moment. When tbe southern and western ends of tbe fire bad been made se cure the northern and eastern lines d attack were rein'orced aud the enemv confined into narrower and narrower quarfera On Hamson btreet the fiend was tore! to give up Fourth avenue and Tnird rvenue at Vauburen street. The mnntr w iriven out of State, tne St. James being the list building to succumb. When the fire reach-? that point the interest in its progress necame intense. It was moving afne lth ides of State, between Harrison ami Vn BureM. Oa tbe west fide stood a row of four and nve story marble fronts. On the east as the St. James. Beyond the St. James. northward, was an open space several hundred feet sauare. There was a eood hope that if . A 8TAND WAS MADS at this hotel tne flames would be prevented rom crossing the open space on the west ide. If there was no such barrier, it was certain that tbe whole row would eo. and then, crossing Van Buren street, make its way to the Palmer House. Opposite the St. Jause? stood a four-story marble front, covenng aoout iour numiters. 'these were di vided from tbe building south by a single lot 25 feet wide. A mere bagatelle, said everybody, and nobody anticipated bat tbat little open space would check the flames. But it did. Fortunately a splendid fire-proof wall had been reared at the south. Madly tbe flames beat aeainst it and went clear over the building, setiin? fire to the St. James, nut this wall stood tbe test grandly, and though there was fire at tnesoutn and nre at the east, and not a nail of water thrown upon it, the building stands mere at. mis writing, a savioroi untold mil lions. It was the citadel of tbe conflagra tion. Its surrender would have given the wuole city over to tne ravaging enemv Instinctively every one in eight of the scene appreciated the importance of the position. ana wnen tne Duuaing to the south tumbled together with a thundering crash, thereafter harmless, a shout from 50,000 throats rose high above tbe roar ot the conflagration it was the moment of moments dur ing the progress of the fire, and fitly was it commemorated. While this buildimr stood the brunt and onslaught of what might oe caiiea overwnaiming odds, a four story DriCK, apparently out ot -all danger, on the comer ot Wabash avenue and Van Buren street took fire from the St. James hotel An upper window bad been left open. curtain ws set on fire by a stray epark, and in a moment tne whole Interior, already mied witn bot air, was a sheet ot flames. As tbe flames shot forth a cry of anguish was wrung from the spectators, for it seemed inevitable that now two more squares must fall a sacrifice. But fortunately the flames were couuneu wo icai ana tne aajoining Duuaing, ana tne normern limit was reached Having hitherto shunned Michigau avenue it now turned venomously upon it, making its way aiong uongress street, and consumed the Oceanic building, the structure that once did duty as the Tremont, and one or two otners, ana then was FINALLY AND EFFECTUALY A SQUELCHED in time to save those noble structures, the Mattison and Gardner houses and tbe Expo sitlon building. The wooden cupola ot the German Evangelical church, on tbe corner of Polk and Third avenue, was set on fire by sparks and the church almost destroyed be tore tne names reacnea tne wooden build ings immediately south of it. At this point an enort was made to blow up some of the buildings unaer tne airecuon or Mark Sheridan, Uol Lippincott and Captain A. McCloud. A keg of powder was placed in No. 28 Polk street, a two story frame building. The destruction ot the building was complete. Powder was was next placed in the frame building on th southwest corner of Folk street and Third avenue. By this time, however, the flames were so close that before the place could be cleared out, they bad crossed the street and broken out north ot Polk street. Several ä' tempts were afterwards made to blowup buildings on State between Polk and -Van Buren, notably at the St. James Hotel, but nothing Ulectual was accomp. lished. It was impossible to ob'.aiu powder in sufficient quautiiies to accomplish the work. INSURANCE The Evening Post and Mail lurnishes the following partial list of insurance: The Continental, Brewers and Malters Exchange, Merchants and People's companies, had ricks to the am unt of ?173,2ij.of which the loss will not exceed 60 per cent. The Clav of Newport, Kentucky, loses SöüoO: the Orient of Hartford, Lancaster and Connecticut companies, lose between forty and fifty thousaud ; the Franklin ot Boston, $5.500; Allemaoia of Pittsburg, Marine and Fire ot Millville.N. J., Trade of Camden, N. J., lose $13,000; the Phenix of Brooklyn, New Hampshire of Manchester and the Mississippi Valley companies, lose $20,000; the Atlantic and Pacific company of Chicago, is one of the beavest losers, their policies in the burnt distict agggregating ?100.00; tbe Michigan Estate,fl5 000; the Q ieen ol Liverpool and Commerce of Albany. $00,000; Mechanics and Traders of New "York, 50.000; Union of Philadelphia and Narragansett of Providence, 20,000; Underwriters of New York, , Magra of Xew York. Firemens of Dayton, O , between flO.OOO and $.00.000; the Uibaralter of Philadelphia, $1,500; Farmers of York, Penn.. $12 000; Geo. F. Farmer's agencv loses, $10,000 on Aikens Theater, the Pennsylvania American Fire Associa tion and tbe Reading Company, $50 000; tbe St. Paul Company, $15,000; the Fire of Cleveland, $10,000; the Actual of Hartford, $00,000; the Home of Columbu9, O., Manufacturers' Fire, Marine ot Bston, Hoffman of New York. London Assurance Corporation, $50.000: Williamsburg City People's and Ben. Franklin's Companies, $10,500; Commercial Union of London Adriatic New York, Shoo A Leather and Prescott, of Boston. Fireman' fund of New York, $150,000; Phoenix of Hartford, $20,000; Imperial of London. American Central of St. Louis, Standard of New York, St. Joseph of St. Joseph, Mo., Scotch Commercial of Glasgow, Lamar of New York and Manufacturers ot Newark, fS5 000; Commerce of St. Louis, German ot Freeport, Ills., $15,000; Cituens, Pranklin and St. Louis $5.000; National Peoples and Safe Guard of Philadelphia, Home of Galveston, Texas, $80.000; E.G. Jewell's agency, $23.000, Sen, Moore A Co's agency $135,000; Lycoming and Pennsylvania, $50,000; Traders of Cuicago $60 000.' This list aggregates about $1,400,000, and indicates a to'al loss to insurance companies ot from 2,000,000 to $250,000. A strange suicide has been committed at Bremen, under the following circumstances: Mr. L., a bachelor, lately returned from America with 150,000 thalers (22,500) iq cash, informed his housekeeper that he Intended to shoot himself, requesting her to rush up-stairs as soon as she heard the report, aad to take possession of 500 tbalers lea for her on the table. The 500 thalers perspective Influenced the good soul to take it all tor a joke, and on hearing next morning the fatal report she lost no time in ascertaining the reality of her master's generous intention. She, however, found him sitting in' his easy-chair, and pointing out the hole be bad made in the ceiling just to try her and his re vol f er. A few hours . afterwards the woman heard another report the young man had blown out his brains.

STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION'.

ITS SESSION YESTERnav RrtivTTuiv.in. TED, ETC. The first session of the State Board of Ed ucation began esterdav forenoon Th were present Messrs. Alex. M, Oow, Cyrua N'utt, President State University, J. H. Stewart, Superintendent of Fort Wayne Public Schools: Milton B HonUin sinntr. luteiident of Public I x officio; George P. Brown, newlv eletl Superintendent of Indianapolis Publk Schools. Alex. M. Gow was elected secreLarv. Blank certificates of nroficiencv whs nnu seuted. entitling the holder tö enter the S at diversity. Ordered, that missioned High School be supplied with blanks On motion, Mr. Oow was appointed a com mittee to prepare a circular to City Schools, asking ch nge In its nomenclature ol grados in public schools. On motion of Mr. Stewart it w ordernd that a Committee Of two ha innnintbl In attend to the preparation of a series of examination papers exhibiting th uhnnl work, said papers to be sent to tbe Indian Exposition of 1875. On motion, the board dimimoH tin rs,aa day, July 14. ' SECOND SESSION. Board met at 2 p m.' Present, Alex. M.Oowr. G do nre. P. Brown. J. II. Smart, William k. Jones, President of State Normal School. On motion. President Jones was appointed to act as chairman of the board. Mr. Oow, from the committee on recomendations of grades made tbe following report. u : l i , . ' . . wuicu was uop eu ana oruered printed ia tbe educa' ional journals: To the Sujrrintendents and Principals of Grad Schools: G ENTLRM en A great diversity appears in the annual school reports ot cities and towna as to tbe terms employed to designate tbe various grades of pudüs. Kef-rence made to primary, intermediate, grammar preparatory and high school grades, unaccompanied with any key or clue to enable tne reaoer to determine the relative rank of tbe scholars. These terms are not used to express the same idea in every nlaee. In some schools the grades are designated by letters and in others by numbers. Hons number or letter the grades from the lowest to tbe highest; while others reverse the order and letter or nomiier them from the highest to the lowest. If the stme system ot nomenclature can be generally adopted it will saye the annoyance and peiplexity arising; from tbe present confusion ot terms aad render the reports more valuable as a means of comparison between the schools. For the purpose of securing a greater degree of uniformity, the Board of Education respectfully suggests tbat the lowest grade of pupils be designated the "First year grade;" that those who have passed the first year and entered tbe second In regular course shall be known as the "Second year grad," and so on. Thus, if a pupil is in the "Eight year grade," it wii) be readily understood that ce has pas?d seven years of school instruction and has entered upon the eighth. . It it be deemed desirable to retain the old terms of distinction for the fake Oi local convenience, the change may easily be effected by affixing to tbe preeeut name the term first year or second year, as tbe case may be. The term "Grammar School" may b made clearly intelligible to every reader by a slight addition determining the year occupied in the course; thus, "A Grammar, eighth year;" "B Primary, third 5 ear," etc. The board recommends that the proposed change be made during the comiDg school year, and that in all reports courses ot study and otner documents,the grades be so desig nated. On motion Colonel James Thompson, of the Bloom i fi ton State University, jamen A. Yoqng.ot Covington, and William T. Harris were ,apointed visuors to the "Rural School." wiib James Thompson as chairman to ferve one year. Walter L Smith, A C. Goodwin and J. M. Wallace were appointed a cotnmiitee to prepare a course of study tor tbe public schools, to draft a blank for trustees reports to county superintendents, with instructions to submit the same to the state bo ml of education. Mr Smith, chairman of tbe coinuil. tee, appeared before the board and suinmitted the report of that committee. On motion a committee was appointed on the sutjrct. of the bUnks submitted by the committee from the superintendents convention before adjournment. George P. Brown and A. M. G01 w were appointed. Whereas, A communication is received from a committee appointed by the convention of county superintendents, having reference to adopting a course of instruction for public schools. Whereas, The consideration or the sub ject of the said communication is of the greatest importance to the schools, therelore, Resolved, Tbat a committee of three be appointed to consider the subject of the communication, and report to this board at its next meeting. These resolutions were adopted, and A. M. Gow, J. II. Smart and William A. Jones were appointed a committee. 1 Adjourned till Wednesday morning at 8 o'clock. ITS LAST SESSION TE.STERO AT CERTIFICATES . GRANTED, ETC. The board met yesterday morning at ft o'clock. Present Messrs. Gow, Jones, Nutt, Brow u, aud Hopkins. Tbe committees appointed to examine the papers of the applicants for State certificates reported that they had finished the examination. On motion it was ordered that the following plan be adopted for tbe preparation of questions for the county examinations: 1. Each member ot the board shall be appointed a Btanding committee to keep tbe clerk supplied with questions on the branches assigned him. 2 Betöre tbe questions are priuted they shall be submitted to tbe resident member of the board for approval. 3. It shall be the duty t f the clerk to notify each committee when questions are needed from bim. 4. It shall be the duty of each committee to supply three sets of questions on tbe assigned branch when notified by the clerk. On motion the question of commissioning high schools was postponed till the next meeting. The clerk was ordered to secure additional information from those high schools tbat now bold comissions. On motion tbe standard to obtain a state certificate was fixed at seventy-five per cent., tbe same as laut year. Certificates were granted to tbe following persons: William S Bullivant,Lois G. Huftord, Geo. W. Hufford, C. 8. Atkinson, Temple II. Dunn, Harrison Kahler, Susan A. Good ale, L. D. Little, Amos O. Lawrence, James A. Grilles, Timothy Wilsoc, Susan F. Knorff. On motion the superintendent of publie instruction was requested to invite tbe boards ot trustees of tbe state literary institutions to rend committees of conference to represent tbeui in a joint meeting with the state board In reference to tbe wacta.of the respective institutions, at such time as he may designate,. it. On motion tbe board adjourned to meet at the call of the Btate superintendent. At the present time Russia furnishes all the platinum used in the world. The annual production does not exceed 4 000 pounds, and often falls much below that amount. It is worth $6 to $3 per pound.

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