Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 24, Number 6, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 September 1874 — Page 5

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THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1C 1874. 5

accordance with legislation. Judicial decisions and public policy. And the companies can not nay to thö producers, nor can these members of Congress aay for them, "if the fares and freights are too high yon can carry your own produce to market as yon used to do." The public corporation must serTC the public at reasonable charges. That is the purpose of its existence, and the advantage to the members is but an incident. Highways, whether rail or mi?ht he made bv the State directly,

and in every respect would be under State control. The public corporation, created to traild and maintain auch highway, stands, in respect to its powers and Its duties, in the place ot the State. It is a creature of the State, endowed with a part of its powers, to serve the pablic And if such a corporation refuses to serve the public at reasonable ntM th Ktate mir compel auch service. I suppose the rule in respect to a private corporation would be different. In this I do not refer to the case in which the State nuv have exoresslv relinquished the convitnthanrnnration itsell. In this State th nower is exoresalv reserved to amend the general laws under which railroad com panies have Deen organized wow If possible, the other remedy against exorbitant charges, suggested by the congressional address, is more objectionable. It is, that the State shall buy the road Irom the company, or build another road by its side. It is not probable that the people of Indiana will ever again permit the State to enter upon the hazardous work of constructing or managing works ot internal improvement. The reliable remedy is to be found in the wise and prudent exercise of the powers which the Statehas over her own institutions. Under the pretext of regulating commerce among the States, the dangerous scheme ' has been devised of congressional intervention and control over State corporations. The real purpose is to strengthen federal nthnHtv. and nrouiote the concentration of nan vou conceive a scbemo of greater danger to the reserved rights of the states and of the people? These corporations exist by State authority, and their powers are defined by State laws, which congress has no right to modify. Should congress, by commissioners to be appointed by the president, take the management of the railroads and lines of lelegrapb, every per son in the employment or the companies will, to some extent, b3 made dependent upon this new power, and made to do its btddine. Give this new power this enormous partronage to the president and the problem of the nomination for the third term is settled. Can you estimate the corruption it would introduce? Senators Morton and Pratt both advocate the appointment of commissioners with power to fix the fares and Ireights. They concede .hat the same rates can not be adopted for all the roads; that they must be adjusted according to cost of construction and repairs, and amount of business, etc. "Who will be the cominissionera with such powers to regulate rates as between the companies themselves and between them and the people? With the president's capacity for bringing into office men not known to the country, we intent expect a new Sanborn, an unheard of Jtichardson, a Tennessee Murphy, a Saw yer, and a Shepherd. Their brilliaut passage from road to road in the palace cars of the companies, as they inspect, and judge and adjust the rates, will never be forgotten by the people. The scenes will be gay and festive, for the offl- .... a cersoftbe companies will Know mat nut lions will depend upon the decisions. And when they come to decide between the interests of the corporations on the one hand and the modest rights of the farmers on the other, now do you think the case will go? It will be co case at all. lne credit rooDi lier was a modest and retiring cvprian com pared witb this brazen faced barlot. It was a strange coincidence that the credit mobilier overcame men or only one class with but a single exception. Thev were good men, and to be trusted, and not like the democrats, bad. The people are nearly done with such trash and deception. To secure a fair management of railroads, and a just rate of transportation are the farmers and mechanics not safer in the bands of their immediate representatives in the State legislature, than in the hands of Congress or of such commissioners? 'The responsibility to the people is more direct, and the representatives are more in your sympathy, and corrupting influences are less powerful. The credit mobilier grew out of a congressional enterprise. Within the past three years the Pennsylvania rail road was able in Congress to make its own selection of extensive and valuable grounds in the div ol Washington over a powerlu opposition. The Central Pacific railroad came very near carrying through Congress a grant of an island of immense value in the harbor of San Francisco, although it was o tbe highest importance to the government lor military purposes, and was so reported by the army engineers. Home interests are safest ULder nome management. The proceeding to regulate the relations between tbe railroad corporations and the producers by Washington city con missioners, would present the spectacle of the jury eating and drinking intbedininghallof the rich defend ant, whilst the poorer suitor, in bis humble nome, bewails his unequal fortune. 5TNANCE. The expression in favor of a return io cie payments Is very general, but the real question is when and how can that be accomplished? So long as the supply of coin is so small as compared with the paper money it is impossible. The effort now would probably result in commercial disaster. The people so believe. No sentiment attributed to Mr. Greeley in 1S72 was more hurtfal to his political fortunes than the demand for Immediate specie payments. To render it possible, without hurt to the country, coin and paper must come nearer together in quantity, lhey will then be nearer, if not uniform, In value. IIow shall that be brought about? By reducing the paper currency With the present burthen of nation. State and local taxation, and th large volume Qf other indebtedness ue provided . for, that can not be borne. It would cramp business and paralyze labor. No one deslrea a return to specie payment'. more earnestly than myself, for I beliy gold and silver are the real standard O alues, universal and permanent. 8 i had' occasion once before to say, tb existence of commercial mediums ot different values, one description of mone-; for one class and purpose, and another lor a different class and purpose, is too serious an evil to be long ndured. All the money of the country should be of uniform value and readily convertible. But v-.e are not in that condition. Our vaper rp.'oney exceeds the coin by nearly fiv dollars to one. IIow will we, bring them nearer together In. quantity, that they may approach 'jad meet in value? Shall we commence at lh top and tear down, or at the bottom and 'build up? Business, enterprise and labor, -very important interest of tbe country demand that the volume ot the currency be maintained to meet their requirements; but every interest will be strengthened by increasing tbe supply of coin. IIow is that to be accomplished? Bv encouraging an increased production of our great staples that command the foreign market; by reducing tmr expenditures in foreign purchases; and by reversing the fatal policy which has sought to make our debt a foreign When we purchase less of foreign goods and sell more of our productions abroad. and cease to pay so much of the interest on our debt abroad and pay it to our own citi zens, tbe current oil gold will turn towards our shores; and then specie payments will be certain, natutal and Dermanent. and will benme the bia of an enduring prosperity. Th8 dtclaration in our State pltiorm tbat tho five-twenty bonis should bo paid in

treasury notes,has attracted much att'tfntion The subject, for some years, has Jot j,, considered by the people. In when il was a living and practical que&tl0n j thought, and so attempted to mainta' tnat tne iaw8 under which the bonds, Änfi greenbacks were issued allowod tb'a payment in the latter. I have no doubt tbe laws admitted that construction; that P, was the proper construction. And I think no subsequent leg

islation should huve cnanged the mode of payment. But by the ;ürst act which President Grant signed in 19C9 the faith and honor of the country are pledged to the payment In gold. That was an act not required by any circumstance in the condition of our affairs; it was a special favor to tbe holders of the bonds, to .which thej- were not entitled; and it was a corresponding wrong to the tax payers. Under it, many millions of premium have been paid which tbe contract did not authorize. But the Dresent question is. what is the effect of tbe act of 1869, pledging payment In gold? Upon that question I have no doubts. Congress passed it, and the president approved and sicned it. Thev had the constitutional power. The people naa eiecxea them upon an equivocal platform, and their acts within the sphere of their nower bind the people. Millions ol tbe bonds have since Deen sold, ana ine Durcbasers must be paid in accordance witb the pledge given. It my neighbor holds my note for money, to which I have a complete defence In Isw, as that It was given without anv consideration, or that it was obtained by fraud, and I say to another neighbor who contemplates purcnasing u, mat it is ngot and will be paid, and, relying upon that statement, he does purchase it, I can not withdraw that statement, it binds me, into whatever hands the note may subse quently pass . It is because my assurance induced mm to Duy me note, ana 1 would be a fraud upon the holder to allow me toset up any defence which ex isted at tbe time I made it. A lower stand ard ran not be set un for the government than that which measures the rights and liabilities of Individuals. It is because tbe act of 1869 is thus binding that it was so grievous a wrong upon the people. The party which did it should be held politically t . r. i .. : 1 111 respUUBlUiB. .11113 qunuun is- rapiuiy w ing practical importance, for the bonds have been converted in large quantities, ana are now being converted into live per cents, carrying the promise of payment In gold upon their face. That is one oi me wrongs resulting from the act ol 1309. THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL. We had been led to hope that the ques tions and controversies between the white and black races had been finally and defi nitely settled. By law they had been placed upon terms ot equality in respect io per sonal and political rights, and it was sup posed that control or ma social relations would not be under! aKen. But we were mistaken. There is pending in the House a Senate bill which assumes the right to regulate tbe schools, places of amusement, hotels, public conveyances, etc., in the States. and to declare by whom and upon what terms they Mian be emoyed. iheso nave always been held to be domestic institutions and subject only to State control. This is another effort to concentrate power. If Congress, upon any pretense, may prescribe who shall be admitted to the schools, may it not on the same pretense go further, and prescribe tbe terms and regulate the treatment of the scholars in the schools, and do whatever may le desired to preserve a supposed equality? And thepretense un der which Congress compels admissicn to hotels and places ot amusement, win go further and regulate tbe treatment alter being admitted, for equality may require that, too. Thus we will have a usurpation of power in -Congress to regulate tbe most interesting and delicate of our domestic affairs. It is an assumption a usurpation. There Is no such power. Tbe constitutional amendments do not confer it. Our common schools, in their control and management, should be kept as near to tbe families hs possible. This move ment is another and dangerous effort to con centrate power. It can do neither race any good, and will probably harm both. The races are not alike, and their amalgamation is unnatural and oflensive to the better classes of both. I suppose, if left to their own judgment and wish, the colored people wonld be content to associate together. Are they not willing that their children shall go to school together? Why not? Full and sufficient provision should bo made for their education, as ample as for the whites. It is so now in nil our cities, I believe, and will soon be so throughout the State. Let us protect free education throughout the country from this dangerous mow. our senators supported the measure. Mr. Pratt now seeks a re election. To show you the spirit influencing him, i will read an extract irom bis speech made in the Senate the -0th of last Mav: "It has seemed to me a most surprising thing that people who declaim against what they call negro equality are never heard to start any objection to admission to fullest rights ol citizenship ot the foreigner, though hebe ignorant to the last degree, a pauper or a criminal, unacquainted with our laws and not capable even of speaking our language. More than the third of a million of immigrants from every country of Eu rope annually land upon onr shores and r-. heartuy welcomed to ite privileges of citizenship, with whom it Is not unfair to say the negro population of this country will bear favorable comparison in all the elements that go to make useful citizens." SOUTHERN TROUBLES, It is now so noticable a fact that no one can fail to see it, that immediately preceding the important elections troubles'are excited between the whites and blacks io tbe Mouth. It has two effects. It is made tho pretext for sending troops iuto i ie Southern States and controlling tbe elecon9 tor the radicals, and it is nsed in f, 0rth to arouse radical passion od thusl car, the elections there. cw as these are tbe onlv results "va rollow. who does in me emissa 11 S. ihe rrty tbat inak 4 f?ain y lt . v countrvmen. we must iook souarelv p'.ad honestly at this question of the strife between the two races. During tbe war, when the Southern men were off in the field, there were no insurrections. The colored people preserved tbe peace at home. After the close of the war there was harmony between the races nntu your unfortunate policy or reconstruction wa3 started. In that you undertook to base the machinery of society upon one element. and to exclude intelligence. ou stripped the white man ot political privileges, and clothed the negio with political power. The races had been harmonious, but at once and for purpose you placed them in hostile attitude. You left many of the hangers-on of the army in tbe South: men who went not to light, but to plunder. They were your emissaries; they organized the negroes into a political party. In every neighborhood they formed them into oath-bound secret societies, called loyal leagues. They were sworn to stand together. In these societies, from which the Southern white man was excluded, they were taught to regard the white men as their enemies, and tbat they would soon receive their property. Thus they were arrayed in antaironism to the whites. The work was done thoroughly, and by it you held political power in many states. But those states are crushed and ruined now. We can not, we must not, goon in this direction, lhe welfare of ou country calls for a change. Men must be placed in power who will relieve society from these dangerous inlluences; who will stand honestly between tbe two races, and see to it that each is fairly aud fully protected in its rights; who will Bee that harmony, based upon justice, is re-

stored, so that labor shall be rcure and capital shall uot be afraid.

The bOUlD is now oeing wvereu witn troops. Iiuen. urani wuuiu imtsusicjur himmelt X would not iear me result., m many respects I admire him. He is a man ol great ability, and does not hate people mere ly because tney oppose nis corrupt pan jr. Two veara aco I said that we were fighting the ring that controlled him more than the president himseir, and now we nave to iear the bad influences mat aurrouuu aim. no will not investigate. lie will tike his in formation Irom the most malignant man in the country, the attorney general. Tbe men who are maintaining such baleful authority in tbe South, crawl into the office of attorney general, and do their work. It is a dreadful thing that our army must be used to perpetuate a rule so hurtful to tbe wnoie country, bucu as prevails in South Carolina, Florida, Mississippi and Louisiana. Whole communities and the business and production of the country are being played upon for political results. The welfare of the country calls for a change Let the sentiment be felt everywhere from the palace oi me capitalist to me cauiu of tbe negro that complete and exact justice shall prevail, and then all will once more bow to public authority. It was so once; it mav be so again. The party in power has failed. Let us not be led by hate to utter ruin. PUBLIC LANDS, FOREIGN POSTAGE, ETC. The congressional address says "since the advent of tbe republican party the finishing touches have been given to our land system That Is nearly true. There may not be much more to grant. But Senator Pratt claims for his party the credit of the homestead policy. That measure was not carried by the votes of either party, it was supportetl by men of both parties. But Andrew Johnson, whom they sought to imEeach, was the real author of the measure, te was its earnest and persistent advocate in Congress before the birth of the republican partj-. I understand that Senator Pratt also claims for bis party the credit of secur ing the full right of naturalization and its reconnition bv European countries; and also the credit of cheap foreign poätaze. How can he make such a claim? These important and valuable measures were not secured bv legislation, but by treaties and the leading treaties were negotiated by An drew Johnson, at a time wnen ne was op posed by the party, when the party hatred of him was so great that it pursued him by wicked impeachment. I voted to ratify the imoortant treaties of that class. Senator Pi att was not then in the Senate. FRAUDULENT APPORTIONMENT. I will ask yonr attention to some questions more immediately affecting our State. At the special session of a legislature of 1872, an unjust and wicked law was passed divid ing the state into senatorial and representative districts. It was done to enable the party to hold political power in the legislature against the majority of the people. Gov. Baker would not sign it. 2o man ought to have voted for it. They now pro pose to appropriate and use tne advantages of the crime by securing the re-election of Senator Pratt. The history of such nefarious efforts has generally been that they turn against the guilty party. How shall it be now? Will the people of Indiana become a direct party to it by so voting as to- give them the benefit of the wrong? Let us see. That my motives may not be misunderstood in what it is mv duty to say upon this subject, I wish to assure you that in no event can I have any personal interest in it, I am not, and will not, be a candidate for the United States Senate. I did not want to be a candidate for governor, as many of you know, but I have accepted the office, and intend to hold it during the term. As we all have to obey the laws, it is fair and right, and by all honorable men recognised as fair and right, that we shall have an equal voice in making the laws. But deeming it "possible that, for party gains, some men might reject this sentiment or justice and right, our constitution has provided that the apportionment ofsenators and representatives among tbe counties shall be according to the numbers of tbe voting population, to be ascertained by an enumeration every sixth year. Tbe oath of the legislator to obey the constitution is, in this respect, only to do what is just and right. The enumeration next before the passage of this law made tho voting population of the state to besty,oss. ine entire vote in October, 172, lust before the law, passed, wasr77,8H. The difference between the enumeration and the vote was onlv 1,200. I will test the law by a comparison of the apportionment to the counties, with their vote. The entire vote or tne Mate, ;77,81!, ap portioned among one nunared representa ti t s and lifty senators, would give one rep resuuikiive tu o, ..1 . . O 1 ib, and one senator to 7,-o voters. Lake county, with a vote of 2,4-11, which is 1,3-H below the representative ratio, has one representative. Porter, with a vote of 2,977, whk'h is 801 below tbe ratio, has one representative. Steuben, with a vote of 2,7Jö, which is 9S5 below the ratio, has one representative. Lagrange, with a vote of 2.8Ü7, which is 911 below the ratio, has one representative. Jenninga, with a vote of 3,431, which is below the ratio, has one representative. Vermillion, with a vote of 2,243, which is 1,533 below the ratio, has one represent,, tlve. Warren, with a vote of 2,490, which Is 1,288 below the ratio, has one representative. Lawrence, with a Vote of 3,069, which is 209 below tbe ratlc, has one repres-ntative. Monroe, With a voteol 3,216, which is 262 belOtt the ratio, has one representative. And Benton and Newton together, with a vote of 2,935, which is 813 below the ratio, have oner repesentative. These eleven counties are strongly repub lican, giving an aggregate republican majority of 4,592, but they lack 8,799 votes to entitlo them to the ten representatives given them. There are evt n other counties which fall below tbe ratio In tteir vote, and are allowed each a representative, but the aggregate de ficiency is less than one representative apportionment. Bartholomew is a democratic county, with a voting population of 4,761, which was 983 more than enough foi a representative, but she was allowed none. Brown county is democratic, with a total vote of 1033. She was allowed no representative ; but she and Bartholomew constitute one representative district, with an entire vote oi being an excess of 2.61G over the ratio of representation, and such excess being more than the entire vote ot either Lake, Vermillion or Warren, each of which has a representative. Bartholomew is denied a separate representation, whilst Lawrence, with 1,192 less votes, Monroe, with 1,545 less votes, Vermillion, with 2,."ltf less votes. Warren, with 2,671 les votes. Lake, with 2,317 less votes, Porter.with 1,784 less votes.La Grange, with 1,894 less votes, and Steuben ,with l.lnis less votes, have each a representative; and Jennings, n adjoining countv, with 1,327 lees, has a separate representative and a rep resentative lointly with Jenerson and Scott: Decatur, with 355 less, and Hush, with W2 less, and Ripley, with 455 less votes, have each a representative and onejointly; urant, with 408 less has one representative and one jointly with Klacklord; Delaware, with 401 less votes, has one rep resentative, and one jointly witb Jay; and Hamilton. with but five more votes, has one representative, and one jointly with Tipton. Wells, a democratic county, has 3,00G votes, being 554 more than Lako. 210 more than Steuben, 755 more than vjllion and 513 more than Warren, separate representative;

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others has one. Wells and Adams, democratic counties, are joined for one represen

tative. Their aggregate vote is ".W, being 1,409 more than tbe representative ratio. Brown and Bartholomew, with U.394 votes. and Lake, with 2.444. have tbe fcamo repre sentation, which gives two men in Lake more than the votoand political power or five men in either Bartholomew or Brown. It is bo also In Vermillion and Warren and nearly so in Porter, Steuben and Lagrange. The wrong is enuallv creat in the Senat. Posey and (w i bson, wit h 8.177 voters, have one senatorand Lake and Porter.with 5,421 voters, nave a senator. Dearborn and Franklin, stronslv demo cratic, with 9,404 have a senator, and Elkhart. with but 5,892 voters, has a senator. JefWaon with but r,405 has a senator, whilst Clark and Floyd together, with 10.278 voters, have but one. Shelby and Johnsen, with 9,024 voters, have a senator and Parke and Vermillion with butC,lC4 have one senator. Adams and Wells, with uneonal represen tation in the House, have no senator except jbu viini in a uisvrurfc oi ivjhu. Randolph with but 5.014 has one senator and Putnam and Ilendricks.with 9,357,bave one, which is controlled by the republican majority of Hendricks. Bartholomew and Brown, with 6..'594 votes, have one reoresentative and one senator, whilst Lake and Por ter, witn but 5,421 votes, have two representatives and one senator. Why shall one voter in Lake, Vermillion, Steuben or LaGrange have a voice in making the laws more than equal to two in Brown, Bartholomew, Adams or Wells? Whv shall these counties have so much more voice in pro portion to numbers than Shelby or Johnson, Dearborn or Franklin? Is it because that same year Bartholomew was taxed upon more than nine millions, Johnson more than ten and one half millions, and Shelby more than ten and a quarter millions, and Dearborn and Franklin each more than eight million dollars; whilst Lake was but three million six hundred thousand; Vermillion four million four hundred thousand; and Steuben less than three million? I do not wish to be understood as saying that this apportionment may be changed by the next legislature. I think it is a grave question whether it must not stand until another enumeration is made at the expiration of six years from the last, as required by the constitution. ra. it . i . um me people may and should rebuke the outrage, as a blow at popular representation and republican government. iney snouia rebuke it iv defeating its pur pose, by preventing the misrepresentation intended. It is a gratlticatJon q me that in my first address to the people as a candidate in 1872, in the expectation that the legisla ture would be democratic, I said: "It will be the duty of the legislature to redistrict the State for legislative and Congressional purposes. Xot only the constitution but just and honest representation requires that the apportionment shall be made among the counties according to their voting population. It is a shame if the people allow the adjustment of representation to be made upon any other basis. It is an aggravated fraud If some counties t allowed more and other counties less than their proportion of senators and representatives because of tbe political opinions of their people. Tbe apportionment of 167 was thus tainted. Should the men who support me this year have tbe control of tbe Legislature, I hope they will be governed by the constitution and justice only in making the new appor tionment, iorit is ngnt, and it will prove politically expedient and wise. For that my labor and my influence shall be given." i tninK you Know tnat the corrupting sentiment has been growing that. unfair advantages are right in politics, and that private gain may be made of political success. I moK you Know that from that sentiment the corruption has come which is under mining our institutions. Then, need I specify the large sums of money of which the people were defrauded by the Sanborn contracts, by the credit mobilier, by the New York custom house frauds, so hurtful to our commerce, and so wrong to the inercnantsr -ecu l spoaK or the great for tunes built upon the Distiict of Columbia corruption and of the scores of investigations which the clamor of an outraged people compelled? Need I mention, that for all these none of the guilty parties have been punished save ouly one old man expelled l'fom tbe house; whiht others have been rewarded by, and now hold high and lucra tive oliices? Why is it not enough to turn to this unparalelled legislative fraud in our. own State? Would you again trust a man who would corruptly wrong even an enemv? Would you employ him in your store, or office, or shop, or on yonr farm?. Then bow can you trust the affairs of goyernment in tne nanus or a party which requires its leg lslators to despoil a part of the people cf ineir rights, and to bestow them upon others; Do thev not all equally pay taxes and pear the public bur thens? Why then shall some be robbed of their rights as eigens? The industries and resources of the country will restore the millions lo3t by th frauds and corruptions to which I have referred but Who Shall restore tO the rteonln nf manv counties their lost privilege and right of an equal voice ia making the laws which all must obey? I.orMiATIVE EXPEX.SES. I "Wia detain you to speak only of one other characteristic of the last legislature. I speak of its own extravagance in tbe use of the public money. The general and special sessions continued 101 days, and tbe expenses were 91;k,5ü3 32, as appears by the report of Mr. Glover, as treasurer of State, page 10. Tbat includes only legislative expenses. It was at the rate of ? 1 ,t76 per day. The legislature of 1871 was in session only 53 days. The important measures and business of the sessioa were defeated by the resignation of republicans in the House so as to destroy the quorum, and they stop business. The breaking up of the legislature wss revolutionary in its character, and not justified by any public consideration, or sumcient reason in me condition of its business. Tbat proceeding made the session of 1871 oiJy 53 days, and the expenses were $82,520, as appears by Mr. Ryan's report, page 9. That was at the rate ot $1,557 per day, and was 419 less per day than the expenses oi the legislature of 1S73. But it is proper to add that the pay of members of the legislature was increased at the special session from 5 to 3 per day. That increase of $ per day, for one hundred representatives and fiftv senators, was $450 rer day .but applied only to the regular session of sixty-one days. It amounted to $27,4o0, and, deducting that from the $1J0,5G3, leaves 172,113 as the expense of the 101 daj-s, excluding increased pay, or $1,704 per day, pay, more than the democratic legislature two years uejore. . COXCTXSIOX. I understand that Judge Turpie, our can didate for tbe legislature, will address you upon the question of temperance, and the proper legislation in relation thereto, and ns I have heretofore stated my views very fully thereon, I will not detain you to repeat them. We hear no more of the foolish cry that tho democratic party is dead. Staunch, strong and earnest, it has Its work to do; tbe pleasing work of restoring good government, wholesome and equal laws, and universal harmony to a great people. It is cheered forward by the increasing respect and con ü dence of the people, as shown in the elec tions as they come on. When the day cf complete triumph shall come, and the burthens and responsibilities of government shall rest upon its broad shoulders, heaven for bid that the people shall be disappointed in their just expectations.

THE EXPOSITION.

C.ntimtcd from TJUrd page. and leather show the highest skill on the part of an artisan. Very beautiful and exquisite are the specimens of work presented by the women of our State, as they do much credit to their taste and culture. OX BEHALF OF THE BOARD I thank them for so attractive an ad dition to the Jxposition. Much interest will cluster around the beautiful specimens of the fine arts. Many of the pictures on exhibition are of superior excellence, and it is gratifying to say that some of the finest are by Indiana artists. They are an ornament to tbe Exposition, will be a source of pleasure to thousands, and will have an elevating and refining influence. Triumphs were allowed by Rome to her successful generals against the foreign enemy. All joined to add to the grandeur of the display. A unter thus describes tbe triumph: "The appearance that Rome presented on the occasion of a triumph, especially in later times, was joyous in the extreme. All work was suspended; tbe temples were thrown open, and decorated with flowers; the populace were clad in holiday attire, and crowded the steps of all the public buildings in the Via Sacra, and forum, or mounted the scaffolding erected for the purpose of viewing the procession; banquets were spread before every door. THE CAPTIVES TAKEN in the war and the spoils taken from the vanquished were marked, features in the triumphal march." THE ASTONISHING ASCENSION. "CP IJ A BAIXON BOTS" ATJIOST A CAL AMITY TO CAUSE THE WORM) TO LISTEN THE RACE PECLABEI OFF PROGRAMME FOR THE BE GINSISQ OF THIS WEEK -UNDOUBTEDLY A SUCCESS SO FAR. During the day yesterday the Exposition' was not so well attended as on the previous day, but at night the people fairly swarmed around the entrance and inside of an hour over 1,000 tickets were sold at the two entrances. At all, during the day and evening, there were in the neighborhood of 2,500 tickets sold, which added to the exhibitors and other "dead heads." made an entire attendance of probably three thousand people. This amount is large indeed, when everything is taken into consideratiOB, A number of improvements were made during the dav, nut inere are several more spaces to be filled, which will be done by .Monday night. At 3 o'clock theiudges rang the bell to call out the horses in the unnmsnt d z: w tror. it wiil Do remembered that they trotted four heats ou t nuav anu auer some quarreling it got so dark that the race had to be postioned with Jim Fiske" and "John B." each having two heats. Yesterday when the bell rang. Jim t lske" did not put in au appearance, The iudges, after calling up the two other drivers, said that owing to the owner of uJim Fisk" claiming the lirst money on rn day night, and his not rmtling in an appear ancethen. tbey would decide the race and all bets on. This raised another hot disp.ite among the friends of the horses. However, tbe balloon was then being inflated for its advertised flight to the clouds. '1 he adver tisement had not stated how EXCEEDINGLY DARING would be the flight of the man who went along with the balloon. Indeed had the al most fatal result been known beforehand there would have been no balloon ascen sion. As it was the unexpected dangerous trip was one tbat those who witnessed it and knew the lull danger do not care to be spectators of such a risky trip again. The balloon is a hot air one, and accordingly a furnace, made of sheet iron, about five icet in lengtb, twe feet in diameter, and weigh ing in the neighborhood of 400 pounds, is placed underneath it to give it tue amount of air required. Yesterday the men who were inflating it were anxious to send the dangerous air-ship as high as possible. The stav ropes were held a3 lonjj aa possi ble to give it enough air to send it live miles toward tbe heavens. Tbe daring man who was to perform on the suspended trapeze, got bold oi nis oar, ana me stay ropes were pulled Irom the top. The balloon has an aperture of ten feet in diameter, and from around mis mere are two small ropes reaching to each side of- the three foot bar, on which the man performs and w hich is the only thing he has to hold to, besides these ropes. When tho balloon raised from tbe earth it so happened that the lurnace got caught on one ot the ropes, about half way between the bar and tbe balloon, whicn w.is fifteen feet above the bar. In a moment the balloon had rose to the height of .sixty feet and as it shot up the man, who was hanging irom tne bar by one band, was seen to point down to the grount nd say something which could not be heard On it wfcT1 With tbe almost red hot furnace hanging above tue man, vno was given up for lost by all. seeraea du ewuu ue in- h heean to grow very small, and during that time hö ttCCtl on the bar and while holding to tbe two ropes on one side endeavored to shake the unwelcome furnace from the other two. After several efforts he evidently gave up trying, and leaned against tbe ropes on the unencumbered side, cooTy smoking a cigar. On went the balloon at ä certain rate of a mile, every two minutes, until the whole was hut a few specks in tbe sky. The furnace looked like a black spot, perhaps as large as a bushel, when it was seen to loose its place and DOWI IT CAME . at a fearful rate until it resumed its almost natural size, and was heard to drop about three-quarters of a mile from tbe fair grounds. The danger was then more evident than before, as the furnace had certainly burnt one of the ropes in two, and perhaps had so badly damaged the other one tbat it would, probably, part it and leave the man to hold on to nothing but tbe two small ropes on the other side, as his footing would then give way. Foe a moment the balloon seemed to stand still and then it began to come down. The daring man, trusting to the safety of one rope on one side, began his evolutions. As he became plainer, he could still be seen to smoke his cigar, and do his daring acts on the trapeze. Finally, it came down about a mile from the starting place in an open lot, and thortly after he was brought back to the grounds in a buggy all safe and sound. A general exEression of relief was seen on every face as e passed into the lent to change his trapeze clothing. A reporter of the Sentinel asked him if he was much frightened when he saw his danger, and he replied most cooly as follows: "I saw when I was about ten feet from the ground tho danger, alter throwing oil my advertising bills.I began to clamber up to shake the furnace bill I tried it several times and found I could not do it and let her rip. It burned one rope and then FELL PAST ME. It was mighty hot. I felt safe with the other rope. The balloon had commenced coming down when it dropped olE." When asked about himself aud his career in the wonderful business, the foil jwing was learned. His name is A. W. McCaw. IIo was born and lived near .this city for a long time. He is a ' single man, about twenty-four years of age, and

weighs 103 pounds. Ha is e mpkirr? Mr. O'tj'rady, and has made, inclmit. this, which was nearly the betone, ascensions. He is decidedly the cool Baaiy in danger that has ever been made kitorv tie is not a man who is reckless, bat na who realizes the danger of bis business, 5aä. has a love for It that he can not resist. undoubtedly follows it lor his livelihood., and bur poor pay. Fortunes addeti r to fortunes would not tempt one- ovX tfl twenty thousand to go up as he did yesterday. He will make another ascension c Tuesday afternoon.

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Our readers will see from an advertls nwat la another column that the grand gift rcotrn. which was to have been given by the MatmicRelief Association of Norfolk, Va., cu theäSHT September, has been postponed until Thcrdr the 19th of November. As the Directors remark In their card, tivraremany persons who desire and intead t In vest in this enterprise, but have been dc-twrea from so doing by the belief that a postponeraeaa would ta Re place, and they were un willia purchase tickets until they felt assured 1"U3 day had been fixed when the drawing positively take place. In consequence of Impression, the sale of tickets while 1 rgrtf.fr ii excess of the number sold previous totiejoßponemeut of the first gift concert given lijr VI association ha been to nch an exte&t Ot. enable the Directors to make a satisfactory dis tribution of prizes or 0 accomplish the jfca of the concert proposed to be given. Ii I ttt fore the interest of all concerned that tbe dilut ing be deferred until the day designated iatLrrannouncement; and we doubt not thai Me suc tion of the directors will meet with the IiewrTvapproval of their patrons, and that the rev3. will prove satisfactory to them. TTir. T,A5l GRAN'D CUT COXCKRT IS AII OF Tit . MASONIC RKIJEK ASSOCIATION t'K V1U0 POSTPONED. To the Pcr.Lic In selecting the :d JU s: September as the date upon which to l-uve their last Ciifi Concert, the Directors of ttrj Ma sonic Relief Association were influenced by tlwbelief that there would be a (.ufflcient Uo.liwT time between the publication ol the tchem- sal the above mentioned date to enable tliesrj X. dispose of such number of tickets as to nuref a full drawing and au avoidance of scalins tlprlzes. 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