Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 24, Number 14, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 November 1874 — Page 3

THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10. 1874.

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AN OLD MAX'S THOUGHT OF SCHOOL.

WALT. WHITMAN. An old man thought of sch'iol. An old man, gathering youthful memories ana blooms that youth Itself can net. Now, only do I know yon! Ofalr auroral skies! O morning dew upon the grass! And these I see these sparkling eyes. These stores of mystic meaning these young lives, . , , . Building, equipping, like a fleet of ships Immortal ships! Soon to sail out over the measureless seas i n K aAiil'a VAretTA. vu tue ovu a mvm Only a lot of boys and girls? Only t le tiresome spelll Only t le tiresome spe ng, wrltlrg, ciphering classes? Only a p a blic school ? Abmore Infinitely more: As George Fox raised bis warning cryMIslt this pi le of bricks and mortar these dead floors, windowg, tails you call the church?, Why this la not the church at alt the church is living, ever living souls,') And you, America. Cast you the real reckoning for your present?. The lignts and shadows ot your future good or evil? This Union multiform, with all its dazzling hopes and terrible fears? Look deeper, nearer, earlier far provide ahead counsel In time. Not to yoar verdicts on election days not to your voters look. To girlhood, boyhood look the teacher and the school. CAMDEN, . J., Oct. 31, 1S71. GENERAL NOTES. In the public schools of Cleveland, O., the cost cl instruction per head is 15 51. The loss occasioned by the late typhoon at Hong Koag is estimated at 1,000,000. Recent experiments have shown that T6xas is well adapted te the growth of the grape. The new elevator of the Wabash Company in Toledo O., the largest in the world, holds 1,200,000 bushels of grain. Tb.9 endowment fund of 30,000, which was beiag secured for the Central University of Iowa, has been fully made up. A petrified butterfly was found in a Dubuque quarry the other day, and all the delicate outlines as perfect as in life. An apple, said to be the largest ever ripened in the United States, has been picked in Nebraska. It weighs ounces. Six establishments, with an aggregate capital of 1,500,000, are manufacturing oil and cil cake iromcotton seed in New Orleans. The Catholic Total Abstinence Union lately in session at Chicago, numbers (30,000 members ; or, according to another authority 100,000, and its rate of increase is said to be 2,000 a month. The Paris Figaro sayathat 45,000 greenfinches are blinded every year in France to make them sing, and that this cruelty is practiced generally by the little boys at the primary schools. In an article upon American watch manufacturing, a contemporary states that it represents a capital of nearly fö.OOO.OOC, and that tue annual production of watches in this country is about 200,000. In Massachusetts 0,476,927 C5 was raised by taxation lor public schools alone in 1S7172. Private contributions increase the sum to ?,350,0C0. or ?22S5 for each school child in the State, and 4 3(3 for each person in the population. In E;ypt the school attendance is only 17 per 1,000 of the entire populatien ; or, taking into'account males only, a strong prejudice existing in all Mahommedan countries against the education of females, the propor tion is 34 for 1,000. The building for St. Augustana College, Rock Island, 111., is progressing. It will accommodate 100 students. The college was louEued about 13 years ago by six Lutheran ministers. It has O0,XX) in lunds and pos sesses some real estate. Delaware still remains without any State supervision of schools, and in her two lower counties soma improvement is observable, especially in methods of instruction and provision lor the education of colored chil dren. There is no provision in the State law lor the education of these children. A census lately completed by the local authorities in Minnesota, gives 552,000 as the present population of the State, and rates the taxable value of property within its borders at ?217,000,(.00 an average of fraction over 3'J3 to each inhabitant. It is stated that an exceptionally large group of spots is now visible on the surface of the sun. They may be perceived with smoked glass without the aid of a telescope According to Mr. W. t. Denning, of Bristol England, the spots cover an area of nearly 78,000 miles. In repairing the pavement of the cathe dral at Rouen there has been discovered, in the center of the nave, a heart enclosed in leaden box. M. Deville, the historian of the tombs of the cathedral, thinks that the heart may be taat or Sibylla, wife of Robert II., duke of Normandy. The largest vessel ever constructed for the freshwater lakes is now on the stocks in a ship-yatd at Toledo. She is to be a lourmasted schooner, 215 feet long, 40 leet beam, is feet hold, double decks, 1,800 tons displacement. Her carrying capacity is 80,000 bushels of wheat, and her cost will reach ?S0,000. One of the large houses engaged in the production of chromos in this country employs a capital of 5000,000, 50,000 of which is represented in the shape of lithographic stones. Twenty-five printing presses are employed to do the work of the establishment, while fifteen artists, one of whom receives f 10,000 a year, prepare the drawings. An American millionaire has given an order to Dresden for a dinner service. It consists of 1,100 pieces, into which 50 different slides and colors are introduced. The plates and dishes for each course are of difierent pattern, and in the center of each plate is an enameled landscape, and on each dish a copv of some celebrated piece of statuary. The cost is 1,000. According to an English journal, the difficulty of removing hard putty from a win dow sash can be obviated with great readiness by simply applying a piece of heated metal, such as a soldering-iron or other similar implement. When heated (but not redhot) the iron is to be passed slowly over the putty, thereby rendering the latter so soft that it will part from the wood without any trouble. Mr. Bescher, speaking on the subject of prayer the other day, said, in regard to praying at stated times in the day: You might as well bo a soldier under the command of a martinet, and have to turn out for ho many drills whether you liked or not. . .Ycu might as well have to kits your chil- . dren punctually so many times a day, no . matter what your temper or preoccupations. No; we want liberty, personality, breadth, variety in prayer; a little when ,you need a little, none when you want none. The new Roman Catholic University College at Kensington, England, wa3 opened on the morning of October 15, in presence of

the rector, Monsiguor Capel, D. D., and professors and students. Although the actual number of students la only 17, it is anticipated that the total number will be at least 30 at the time of the formal inauguration. The college contains a theater, lecture rooms, a school of science, a discussion room and a chapel. RIVER PIRATES. BANDS OF DESPERADOES AXON'S THE OHIO RIVER GREAT EXCITEMENT CONCERNING THEIR CAPTURE. The New Albany Ledger-Standard contains the following account of the operations of a tand of river robbers: Hard times are upon ns, and it seems the tighter money matters become, tbe more crime and general deviltry among that class of people who make their living off of others. It is said that an organization of desperadoes are industriously at work along the river from West Point to Owensboro, and, though no very serious damage has been done until recently, a number of instances hare been pointed out where tbe citizens living near the river have lost goods, money, poultry, and many other small things. The robbers are in small bands, and scattered along the river at distances of from five to ten miles apart, and report to headquarters at short intervals. From two citizens of Stephensport, who came up on the steamer John S. Bransford to-day, we learn of the capture of a band of robbers, or river pirates, near Stephensport, Kentucky, on Thursday night. It appears that one band of the desperadoes, river pirates, about ten in number, including women, have been floating down the river from Louisville, in a smalt trading boat, robbing the people on both shores, and defying arrest. They were thoroughly armed with sixteen shooters Henry rifles and generally anchored out in the river. At night they would go ashore and rob farm bouses of provisions-, poultry, and such other articles as they could get away with. They robbed a store ia Amsterdam of about $100 worth of goods. They in

vaded the farm of a widow in daylight and robbed her of turkeys, chickens and other property. They had become THE TERROR OF THE UPPER COAST, and the citizens armed themselves for protection, and tried to obtain a cannon with which to blow tbe piratical craft out of the water. They robbed an old man- named Davis, opposite Concordia, of all the pro visions he had, and he was compelled to kill hog before his family could breakfast. On Thursday a posse of twenty-five or thirty men slipped upon them and captured nine of the party, and there are apprehensions that they would jare roughly. Of tbi9 gang there were lour men, three women ana two children, and near by in the woods, near Roberts' Landing, was found a lot of burglars tools, keys, and a complete gunsmith's shop. In attempting to make their escape one of the men was shot in tbe arm and a boy wounded in the foot by tbe discharge of a gun. The boy begged piteously, and said he would divulge and tell the whole story if bis Iile was spared, ibe captured party were placed in safekeeping, and are to be tried to-day. The men had on red shirts, and one of them was particularly shrewd,and made a rather prepossessing ap pearance, lhe news eoon spread over tue whole neighborhood, and the wiMest excitement prevails. Threats of lynching are made, and we would not be surprised to hear of the men of the gang pulling hemp. LETTER FROM DOCKRAY. THE PRISONER HEARD FROM AN AMERICAN PRISONER IN SPAIN "HOPIXO, HOPING AND HOPING." F. A. Dockray, the American whose case has so long been the subject of diplomatic correspondence between the United States and Spain, is still imprisoned at Stantander. Interesting details as to bis treatment, con dition and hopes are contained in the sub joined extracts trom a private letter written by him to a mend in Washington: Santander, Spain, Sept. 30, 1S74. I am in Spain ; rather a queer way to visit Europe for the nrst time, l was ordered in haste from Puerto Principe on Aug. 2G, and the day after I reached Havana ordered on board the Spanish mail steamer for Spain. Seventeen days from Cuba brought me here. The captain general of Cuba informed our consul that ne sent me nere at the disposl tion of the Madrid government. Of course you know that Serrano granted me a pardon of my liie, and instead of choking me to death ordered me for ten years to Ceuta, in Alrica, a penal colony. Well, here in the old carcel of Santander, rotten and filthy with age, I write you just briefly by way of acknowledging yours of July 2G, which reached me through the consulate about the middle of August. A tew days alter l was piacea in toe presidio, or chain gang, iron rings around my ankle and a chain connecting an running up to my waist, where it was sasnended bv a leather belt. This was five days before I left Principe. In Havana the irons were re moved. Have communicated with Cush ing, our minister at Madrid, who responded promptly to my telegram. Subsequently Mr. Auee, secretary oi legation, spent sev eral hours with me on his return from Madrid to Paris; said irom what he knew of my case that I could feel satisfied it would finally be all right, though my patience might be severely taxed. Am in hope of being removed to the castle of San Fran cisco, at Madrid, speedily. Health excel lent and spirits corresponding, as far as possible in my situation. You can do me an invaluable favor by sending me a big pack" age of papers, old books, etc., through the state department. Meanwhile think of me as miserably hoping, hoping and hoping, r aithtuiiy yeurs, t A. dockray. AUSTRIAN ARCTIC ANTICS. THE PREPARATIONS FOR AN EXTENSINE EX PLORATION IN THE ARCTIC REGIONS. A Vienna correspondent of the Oaliguan Messenger, writes thus: Tbe enthusiasm created by the return of the members of tbe expedition to the North Pole is far from having subsided; mention is even made ot a second voyage. The Neue Freie Press goes further, ana declares that the aflair isal ready decided on. This time a good num ber of savants would take part, and the en terprise would only have a purely scientific character. Accoraing to that journal a pub lic appeal will probably be addressed before long to those Kho would wish to join it. M Payer proposes to put in execution the new project which he has devised, his opinion Deing, as is Known, mat there is a possibil lty oi reaching the pole by a land route For that purpose lie will proceed to the east ern coast oi Greenland, the interior of which is in great part still unknown He will explore the country and ad vance toward the north as far as possible, un the other hand Count Wilezek wto places himself at the head of the other expedition, will Feek, according to the recommendations of M. Middendorff, the terra lirma ol the Polar sea. He will conse quently, first, of all, make fail lor the coast ol New Siberia, with the intention oi reach ing Cape Ischeljuskin. From that point he will advance into the frozen sea by means of canoes, and will chiefly endeavor to discover whether there is any connection between the firm land which M. Middendorff supposes to exist, ana tue tract caneu r rancis-Joseph, One of the members of the expedition to the isortn Pole will loliow Count Wilezek in that which he . proposes to undertake, namely, Dr. Kepes.

TWO BABIES.

FA2CXT BARKOW. From the Galaxy for November. Little winsome baby Fay Like a snow-white rosebud lay In her mother's arms all day. Alice, dancing up and down Rosy, saucy. Ulm pllng, brownBreaks her playthings, tears her gown. O the eyes of little Fay! Holemn, sweet, and dream-like they, Telling mysteries alway. Alice's eyes are wildly bright. Fall of frank and fearless fight. Scarcely will they close at night. Fay so gently shows her love, Cooing, nestling like a dove, Bho your very heart would move. Alice with a tightened strain lings with tiny might and main Kisses, laughs, and hugs again. "WitchinK each- in her own way, Alice aDd the little Fay ; One so gentle one so gar. HeaveDly Father, give these flowers Hummer days and rainbow showers. Let the clouds and storms be ours. STEEL AGAINST fclTr'.r'.L. VON ARNIM' IN PRISON. THE CRUEL MANNES OF HIS ARREST BISMARCK'S EFFORTS TO DISCOVER THE MISSING PAPERS THE CHANCELLOR' PHYSICAL CONDITION. Great pressure is beinput upon Count Arnim. He is in solitary confinement at a charitable institution hospital for mad dogs opposite and he is subject to interrogatories, interrogatories somewhat rode; and his replies are received in sullen silence after the official German manner;, always much wanting in courtesy. His arrest at his birthday dinner was roughly done. "You come with us!" said the policemen, and took him suddenly. His countess, too, was asked questions without tlx nsual formalities addressed to gracious ladies from whom information is desired. "Where are your keys? Where are yonr drawers and paper reoeptacles? Turn out your pockets." A high-spirited coantess this, full of fire and indignation at such treatment, one of the most beautiful and well-born women in Europe, whom ao imperial chancellor's bulldogs have treated thus, while her husban J sits in solitary confinement under such interrogatories a have been hinted at. A diplomatist who has insisted on the right oil asylum, once the most precious privilege of bis profession, now fallen obsolete, ani who has had it conceded to him by bis own government and in bis own person, by ways and means he never dreamed of, is truly a sight for gods and men. An ambassador in sanctuary, with the needy, the forlorn and the insane ot his own country people, and having only won up even to that sod height ot misery by extreme favor, together with the aicLof medical certificates solemnly declaring on the professional reputation of divers physicians, that he verily has "the sugar sickness" ana is In a bad way; kurely tbe plight of such an ambassador is pitable! Count Arnim walks about in the garden tl this asylum, where ke has been lodged so unexpectedly, and he seems baflied, angry, possibly a little flus tered, not seeing his way so clearly as when in Pari9 last year. Among tho possibilities I of his case, and perhaps that which he dis cerns most plainly at present, is this: lie may be condemned to a year's imprison ment, or even to FIVE YEARS' IMPRISONMNENT, by the Criminal Court, for having stolen pa pers which the civil tribunal will at the same time declare to be his own psopertj-. One thing is more certain still, that however innocent he may be, he will not escape more punishment in addition to that be has already suffered. An attempt is bei Eg made to break down the courage of this stubborn Count Arnim; an attempt which has not hitherto succeeded, nor is likely to succeed. A very obstinate man the count, who will in no wise admit that he has done wrong, though he regrets that matters have come to such a pass with him. His wife and son were formally forbidden to visit his prison yesterday, the command being briefly signified to them in harsh terms. And as though that were not enough, the house of the Countess Arnim-Boytzenburg, widow of the late prime minister ol Prus sia, was also searched in the wild hunt now going on for the ex-ambassador's papers, which are safely deposited abroad. Still, Prince Bismarck, acting through his law officers, thought up to yesterday, that he might get hold ot these papers by subtlety; and having been informed that a part of the ex-ambassador's effects were coming Irom Paris, he obtained a list of 8G boxes belonging to his excellency, through tbe French custom house. These boie3 being dil igently searched by official persons of experience competent to such a task, were found to contain a noble lady's wardrobe and, well, a lew letters dated "Rome, 1S70" nothing more, and the official persons bad to report that they were again baffled, after having taken so much trouble. Baroness Rothschild refused to allow this ambassador, Count Arnim, to lead ber into dinner when he was at Paris. There has been A FEUD OF LONG STANDING between the Rothschilds and the Prussian government. (Fight going on warmly even now, as my commercial friend knows.) The Rothschilds have persistently refused to issue Prussian loans, and this new Prussian coinage, which is just equal to English money, ia a measure aimed directly at the Rothschilds. It has already inflicted harm and loss upon them. The Berlin bankers have been repeatedly outmano?uvered by the Rothschilds, now they have taken their revenge. Rothschilds also may have th6ir notions of reprisals, and "this business of Count Arnim has been notoriously stirred up in Paris through small official persons very accessible to influences. The temper ot Prince Bismarck has become ungovernable. He is constantly racked by' Eain of body and mental disquiet. His ealth is very bad, and his diet ot a kind to keep him In a perpetual state of feverish irritation. He has of late become sullenly suspicious, impatient ot observation, and as rude as a bear with a sore head ; has a sore head, indeed, himself. He has long been jealous of Count Arnim, who is much liked by the queen, and whose elevation would be certainly welcome to the nobility. What be has done against Count Arnim has been dictated as much by fear as by anger, and auger is always cruel. He has done himself more harm than he thinks by these proceedings, and I expect to hear every day that he will have a stroke of apoplexy. I am one of the supporters ol Count Arnim who advised him not to yield in this case. I have been a judge myself, but I never would fcavo countenanced or taken part in the arbitrary proceeding which has imprisoned a high ollicer of state on a prosecution by the crown without a trial. 1 do not believe that the judges who have rejected his appeal to he set at liberty are free Irom improper influences. I do not believe that the havo acted in accordance with the law. and I think that the civil courts will pronounce against them That WILL NOT SAVE COUNT ARNIM; for I have reason to suppose that it has been already decided to sentence birr, to one year's imprisonment. That will do him no harm. The prosecution directed against him will do him no harm; on the contrary, it will make him popular. I-.verybody know1? it arises from the personal rancor of

Bismarck. I speak very freely to you, because I am not in the public service, and may say what I like without fear of consequence?. I have no doubt in my own mind that Count Arnim will be chancellor of the German empire within the next live year., perhaps before. He is a very clever man, very honest, very much liked In high quarters and very rich. We have had enough of Prince Bismarck, and wh"n he dies, or when tbe king dies, there will be a clean 8 weep cf all bis creatures. That will be Arnim's opportunity, and he will profit by it. Whatever beeomes of this business, Count Arnim is politically mined. Lie has been guilty of insubordination, and it is entirely contrary to the official traditions oi Prussia that be should ever again be employed in the public service. Tbe best thing which can happen to him is to be forgotten. Tbe queen has no influence whatever over her husband, and the crown prince is loo cautious to break through tbe customs of the country. Connt Ar ..im is in the wrong; and if he were not in tbe wrong it would be all the tame. lie is a ruined man.

THE HAMMIL MURDER MRS. MERRIQAN REMARKABLE STORY A IX SEEMED LIKE A DREAM. The New York Herald of tbe 31st ult. contains the testimony of Mrs. Merrigan herself, concerning the Hammill tragedy, an I accotrat of which remarkable crime has al ready appeared in the Sentinel. The report says: Mrs. Sarah C. Merrigan's trial for tbe murder of Miss Maggie Hammill was continued yesterday ia the King's county eourt of Oyer and- Terminer before Judge 7apren. After several witnesses had been examined to prove tbe good character ot the prisoner, the counsel lor the defense called her as a witness to testify in her own behalf. She gave ber evidence in a clear,. unassunxog manner. She was 21 years of age, and first made Maggie's acquaintance at school; their relations were very friendly, a they were in the sarxe class together at the convent and studied tbe-samo studies; tbey were confidential friend and their friendship continued up t3 the time of her death; Maggie never macto ber any presentsbut sh made the children presents of clothing; she believed in fcrtane-telllng, an-i told Haggie about the gypsy fortune-teller, Bertha, when they were on their way to a fortune-teller in West Fort j-fturth street. New York ; told her of her performances about measuring the bead, the temples the feet, the toes,, etc.; she measured witness' toes, he said, to see if she was parrottoed: Maggie, when she came over, asked ber to show ber bow the gypey did it, and they went through the same performance; the beet thiag to use as a measure, she said, she thought was the clothes line, so she went to the clothes basket and got it;, it was necessary for Maggie to gt upon a chair and place tbe line about her neck; tae two ends then hung down; tbe measurement about ber neck was 14 inches; marked it with a pin, tut the pin would not hold well, so Maggie made A NOOSE ABOUT HEX NECK; witness was measuring her feet and toos; Maggie, to get tbe other end of the line out of the way, and also to bring the rope tight, threw one end over the top of the door; they beard sotce one coming up stairs, and Maggie said: "Don't let them come in and see how foolish we are acting;" so sae left Maggie on the chair and ran out, meeting Mrs. Knowle just as she was coming upstairs in search of her daughter; Mrs. Knowles asked for Mary Jane and Irene; just then the girls called out from the foot of the stairs, and also called witness to come down and see what tbey were doing; she went down, and they sho wed her some sensational papers and cards; she was absent about seventeen minutes, and when she re turned Maggie was strangled. was strangled, hancine against the door; she hardly remembered what she did after that; she remembered taking her band and asking her what she could do tor her, praying for her, and searching for the- scissors to cut her down; all she remembered was that she saw Maggie's eyes and teeth staring at her; Maggie had artificial teeth, and they seemed to be looking at her; it all seemed to ber like a dream, something which occurred when she was a child, and of which she only had a distinct remembrance; she did not know how Maggie was strangled, unless by falling from the chair against the door and closing it tightly upon the rope; she felt of Maggie's heart, and and it bad ceased beating; the child bean to cry, and she took it up, but what occurred after that she was unable to say. District Attorney Winslow cross-examined the prisoner for some length, trying in every manner to shake ber testimony, but she related the same story even more distinctly. Up to the time ot the tern Die affair her memory appeared to be very good. BURNED TO DEATH. A SHOCKING ACCIDENT TO A WHOLE FAMILY A HEROIC SACRIFICE. A special to the Chicago Tribune from Watseka, 111., on the 2 J inst., gives the fol lowing lacts of a painful tragedy: A correspondent of the Iroquis Times, writing from Papineau, in this county, relates a most frightful catastrophe which took place there last Friday night to one Peter Lane, bis wi'e, twocbildien and a little hired girl. When they retired they lelt a strong fire burning in the kitchen. From this fire the house caught. Mrs. Lane, being awakened by the smoke, rushed into the kitchen and took out the child that was sleeping there. After she left the house Lane awoke, and. not knowing where his wife was, rushed into tbe kitchen to save the child. By this time tbe floor of the kitchen was so badly burned that Lane, on entering it, fell through into the cellar, and remained there roasting, while his wife took out the other child, the little assistant, and some goods, wondering all the time where ber huband was. How he ever got out ol the cellar is not known, but he was seen later sitting on the steps with nothing on but a shirt, the back of that blazing. His wife rushed up to him and put out the fire. Lane then went to the stable, let out tbe horses, and ran some twenty rods to a neighbor's where be fell down belploss. His tracks were marked by pieces of flesh that had fallen off bis body, and on the halters or his norses were large pieces of skin. He was immediately taken up by the neighbors and placed in bed, and died next morning. His face was scarred most horribly, and on his body, in many places, the bones were ex posed, and tbe flesh in some places black and crisp. Miss Virginia W. Johnson, the author of "Joseph the Jew" and "A Sack of Gold," ha3 been invited, it is said, by a prominent English publishing firm to taue up her abode in London, and there continue her literary pursuits. Miss Johnson's two novels mentioned above are exceedingly bricht and entertaining. A short story from her pen, "Wooed by an Attache," in the current issue of Harper's Monthly, contains some happy character drawing and some clever sketches of fashionable life at the national capital. It is to be hoped that such an original write. as Miss Johnson will not turn her attention to English work, aud thus decrease the already too limited num ber ot acceptable American authors. Even ing Post. Prof. Davidson's party to observe the transit ot Venus received, while In Japan, every attention aud courtesy from tbe ofiic ials of that covemment that would assist them in the object of their journey.

HOME CORRESPONDENCE. THE JACOBS LYNCHING. IITR ' ATENOKR8 STILL UNKNOWN SOME FACTS ESTABLISHED FURTHER INVESTIGATIONS ,. TO B4& MADB CORRECTIONS A STRANGE CHARACTER. Occasiousl focrenpondence of the-PenUnel. Bloomington, Ind, Niv, 2 Since the killing of Dtvid Jacob, ytur correspondent basawaittd tho result of the 'nve ligation of tbe alfair by tbe grand j'irv, which has been in se8siothe last two weeks under the especial orders rt the court. In order to give your readers tbe f sets, in wbat, perhaps, is tbe most inj steriou-s case of lynching ever reordecJ within the bounds of the State. Without casting any refections upon past grand juris of this cowntyrit may he said, with trulfc, that the one jut aajrnrned, was the most pTaetieal and efficient of any which has found a "true bill, within this balMwick for year. The very fact tbe M . L. MoCullouhr was their toreman, is sufficient guaranty that no stone was left unturned in rtler t ferrrtout tbis whole transaction. And ye, with one weeks arduous labor, and the examination of one hundred witnesses, nothing eoukl be learned wiich would justify an indictment. Ol one thing the ju ry is satisfied; and that is that none of Jacobs' neighbors had a hand in-the killing, although one or raore of them might bave been cognizant of, and helped mature the plot. Numbers of eood reliable men, living on the road leading from Bloomington to David Jacobs', testi

fied to having seen dillerent bodies of mounted men on that road, and in fields and roads adjacent, on that evening who were utter strangers-, and unknown in the country. William Blacwell, who lives in tbe southeast corner of this county, on the road leading from here to Brownstown in Jackson county, says x body of horsemen paseed his door on the night of the killing, between 9 aodlO o'clock wbiefe, he judged, two abreast, would reaeh THRXE HUNDRED YA3DS. Several places in the Immediate vicinity ef the killing bore evidence of having been trampled by numerous horses, and all tbe lacts and rumors go to prove tbat the killing was done bv parties not residents of thi county. Who they were will probably never be found out, but tbe next grand lury win take up the case where th one left off, and as it will be enabled to secure the attendance of some witnesses whose presence could not be had by the last jury, some light may yet be hrown upon this uari ana bloody deeu. liat come of it what may, the present petit iory is deter mined that there shall be no exsuse for mob law in tbe next three months to come, as it has sent four men to Jenersonvllle upon indictments found by the present grand jury, and wherein bench warrants were issued. three lor petit larceny and one for grand larceny. And the coming week will witness more bench warrants and moro convictions. In the Sunday issue of the Sentinel, Oct. 25, in speaking oi the Jacobs lynching, editorially,, some errors occurred which, perhaps, it would be well to correct, la the articl referred to- it is stated that "the man Jacobs was,, by a strategem, separated from two companions while riding home at dusk." This is a mistake. Philip Bond and Wm Hays, his companions, were his friends, and used no strategy to separate themselves from him, but they simply rode on, while David Jacobs stopped to talk with his brother a moment. Tbe diagram below shows the situation. The party who did the kill lag had passed up irom south or the main road, where they had their horses hitched in the lane, and met Jacobs and Rilled him Went back to their horses, mounted, and ' passed tbe thicket where Bond and Hays were being guarded, saying: "Go back, G d d n vou, and tell them he is dead." Parties on the knoll could see the approach ot Jacobs from Knight's to the place of the killing: Jct'. Jbo. Knight's. One other mistake in the article is in these words, "on the occasion of trouble between Mrs. Jacobs and ber present husband, she finally revealed the terrible facts," etc. Now.there was never any trouble between Mrs. Jacobs and her "pres ent" busband. Her last husband procured a divorce Irom ber, and had no lot or parce in the late difficulties. The trouble was be tween Jacobs and one THOMAS NELSON, who, to say the least, is a mj-sterious charac ter. He enlisted three times during the late war, and took French leave as often. Was sentenced to be shot once, but, through eood luck, escaped his doom. Has lived in the woods, according to report, for 12 or 14 rears, and, it is said, can lay in a hollow log for two weeks without eating a bite. One thine is certain, ho is the only man who haunted Salt Creek towpship whom Dav Jacobs feared. He claims that his right name is not Nelson, but that, as his mission is about accomplished, and he will boon bid us all goodby, he will make known his right name, and why be has inhabited this neck of woods for the last ten or twelve vears. He is thought by some to be one of Pinkerton'a detectives, but of course this can bo nothing but conjecture He was indicted this term of court for petit larceny through the instrumentality ol Jacobs, but as one of his main witnesses could not be found his able attorney A. McGinnis, had his case continued until next term of court. He hibernates some where in Halt Creek tqweship, the Lord only

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States musket loaded with 15 hurt shot Wbi?b he 8ecretM In the nhnr'ha mrA trV.iH he resumes upon bis outward march, goes and corner when he will and does as he pleases generally. J3. KANSAS STARVATION. AN APPEAL FOR AID TWENTY romnES WITH A VAKOB POPCLATJON DESTITUTE OF FOOD. The lol3owing appeal has been issued by the aid committee, of Jewell county, Kansas: Your readers have doubtless beard that the western portion of Kansas has been overrun and the corn crop entirely destroyed by the grasshoppers. Our legislature has devised mearterperhaps the "best they can do under the circumstances, but worse than useless to us; They had mucb better have remained at home, saved tbe cost of their useless session and left us to the sure charity and sympathy of tbe American people, resources that the sanitary snnoMes ot th -f 1 X war and the immense contributions of tha Chicago, Boston and Wisconsin fires bave proven to be-bo nd less. After spending precious time waitiaz for the enactments of the legislative larce. we are thrown opon our own resources, crippled as they are by the hall meaeares of the legislature, and the narrow pride of the governor, who persists in asserting, in the face of the plainest evidence to the coptrary. that Kan sas is able and willing; to take care of its own poor. We must have assistance tpnfold greater than the bond scheme can nossioly afford, and greater than the State of Kansas can supply. Twenty counties, with a population ranging from 2,000 to C.OoO, are almost destitute of food. 1 he case of Smith county is not unusual. Our population at the time the plague fell upon us, was about 6,000, made up in a greater part of soldiers, who, with each a team and scant supplies to endure till one crop could be raised, had pushed adventurously out with their wives and little ones, upon thscarce forsaken hunting grounds of tbe Indian, hoping through the munificence ot the government to build up for themselves homes, while thev reclaimed to civilisation a region which but a lew years ago was supposed to be a sterile waste, given over to the red man for at leMt a century. We were poor, but we were healthy and hopeful and happy. I have lixed in the States of New York, Ohio, Iowa,, and Missouri, so that mv experience has been varied, but never did I meet with a people so buoyant and confident in their own latnre, so enthusiastic in their love for their own homes, as ours were previous to the 2Sth of July. when, in a time of special exultation, at the very moment when wo were rejoicing in a bountiful rain that had revived our parched fields, and would bring plenty to our doors, a north wind cast upon us the devastating horde tbat reduced us at once to the most destitute condition, where we MUST HAVE AID OR PERISH. It is estimated that tho county contains 5,000 people, at least 2,000 of which are in a manner destitute now, and will be forced to depend upon charity within the next two months. Of tbe remaining 3,000 not fifty families have a surplus of provisions tor themselves without expending a pound in keeping up the strength of the team, with out the efficient aid of which a farmer loses more than half his strength. To help our selves is impossible; an absolute community oi ioou wouia noi supply our families until the 1st of April. The money we brought to the country is gone; the clothing we then wore hangs in rags that In some cases hardly serve tbe ends ol decency, much less those of comfort; our settlements have beea pushed forward so rapidly, and the disasters ot drouth, cbintzbugs and grass hoppers bave been so severe in the eastern portion of tbe State that we are more than 200 miles away from any succor that indididual effort can reach. Unless the sympathy and love of our richer brethren and sisters of tbe older States is extended us in tbe practical shape of money and supplies, a ercat part or our population win be lorced to leave the homes now so dear, upon the acquisition of which they have staked not only their last penny, but the last morsel of food, and will be forced to scatter east, west, north or south, anywhere that hope allures or necessity compels, a hopeless, squalid horde of vagabonds, who, in nine cases out of ten, if we manage to drag our attenuated trames into places of safety, will remain poverty stricken all our lives. It is very hard to realize that any person can DIE OF HUNGER, yet in this homestead region, without he'p from without, hundreds will surely die of want. It requires but a small capacity of logic to reach the conclusion that if the food is not in the country, and is not supplied, death must ensue, and a failure of tbe imagination to conceive the result does not help out the argument. Dear friends, we appeal to you, knowing that we shall not appeal in vain. A little Irom your abundance will enable us to retain the precious foothold, precious to tbe nation at large, but doubly precious to us, that we have gained. We will have saved for ourselves those homes for which we have toiled and enaured more than you can conceive; and we will have saved for you a country that has almcst no equal, certainly no superior, in richness and beauty. Wjth your help and the blessings of God we will yet realize of thiä country thelruition of our high hopes. We will make the desert to blossom as the rose. Smith county has appointed an agent to solicit aid, and the other destitute counties will no doubt do the same. Our agent, Mr. R. K. Smith, will visit Chicago, New York, and intermediate points. ALCOHOL IN BITTERS. CHEMICAL TEST UY THE STATE ASSAYER OF RHODE ISLAND 80ME STARTLING PERCENTAGES IN "TEMPERANCE" BITTERS. The Laboratory contains the following lUt of popular bitters and the percentages of alcohol found in each. The list was compiled by Mr. Henry Vaughan, State assayer of Rhode Island, who has made a chemical examination ol 35 samples of "bitter," including all the more important ones found in the market. His report to Sheriff Holden gives the following percentages of alcohol in the various samples: Tercent. Hostet ter 's Stomach Bitters l-D" Baker's Stomach Bitters...-.... . . '-57 Drake's Plantation Bitters :iJ.'t Sol r ank's Panacea Bitters-.......- S7ii Mishler's Herb Bitters Dr. lt. F. Hlbbard's Wild Cherry Bitters...Rush's Bitten lor the Stomach' "Sake" .. 34.; Dr. Fisch's Bitters - -V-.l'' Baker's Orange Grove Bitters .................. i.7i. Spoer'sStamlard Wine Bitters . 2".i: Traveler's Peruvian Bitters CM Dr. Clark's sherry Wine Bitters i. California Wine Bitten 1VU Dr. Wheeler's Tonic sherry Wine Bitters..., H.M Atu-nors uninine 'iodic imiers- .m Dr. Holme's Go den Seal letters Dr Job Sweet's Streust liening .Bittens.. Webber's Streust heniug Bitters Flint's Quaker Bitters ... Kestorauve Bitters - Luther's Tempeiarce Bitters Kichanlson's Bitters Armington'8 Uitters.. Davis' Bitters...- -- -.,ltrr'n N"frvin Hitters .... . u ."1...".." i:" m lllis cH.il "vJmlO Sil ..VI p 7: Dr. Warren 'b Billions Bitters... Hartshorn's Bitters Atwood 's Jaundice Bitters liirita'i Hit tors.... Dr I .onsrlev's Bitters - 21 U Dr.Hootland's German Bitters 'i.i Oxygenated Bitters.........- 19.23 Walker's Vinegar Bitura T.öo Dr. Pierce's Bitters - 6.-.