Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 24, Number 39, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 May 1875 — Page 4

THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL, THURSDAY MAY 20 1875

THURSDAY, MAY 20.

The indications are that Secretary Robeon, of the navy department, has been stealing -with a degree of imprudence altogether dangerous to the prosperity or the party, and he will bo the next victim of relorm. L There fcave been extensive frauds in the Importation of crape and mourning good a, as well as in tbe Importation of laces and ilka aad the Manufacture of whisky. The -admlnistratioe. thieves go "from grave to .jay, from lively to severe." ti --' The order Issued by Commissioner Douglas tiree m'jr.ths ajo for a change among the whisky upervlsora wa, the New York Tiaea savts, "revoked upon the president' direction fee reasons that eeemea to nun sat is factory," This reason will not seem by any mean satisfactory to the people ol the country. Accorihi to the papers there is a law in existence la Indiana allowing a bownty on fox nd welf ssalps. The act was paused by tbe late legislators. It fixes the bounty for wolf scalp ai !J0, and for those of foxes at so. provided me animals rilled are at leeai ui moamsoiu CrawtorirviUe Journal. There eeems to bo some misapprehension throughout the state as to the provisions of this law. The last legislature simply auiborteei county commissioners to provide for th9 ravment of such bounty. Without tbls action 2Q the part of commissioners, money can net be collected on the presentation ol such -claims by legal process. The scalp must also bo taken in the county where Vlie claim is presented. The bill making these provisions -was passed particularly in the interest of two or three counties In the northwestern portion of the state, whersthess posts abound. The Sentinel has, on more than one occa sion, spoken of the darger to be apprehended from the advance of the grassuopf er plague eastward. There was much discusslm last summer among scIentiCc men as to whether tb.3 locusts were of such nature ta move onward season after season, and the preponderance of opinion seemed to be In favor of the theory that they were not. Rut anions shrewd observers in Nebraska and Katjas, who had watched the progress of theplasue, the opposii3 opinion prevailed. They declared that no matter what science said in regard to the habits of the grasshopper, the ugly fact remained that the insects wero steadily advancing toward the east, and that the approaching summer would find them in Missouri, and that the next season would see them in Illinois and Indiana. It would eeenz. that the practical observers had gcod grounds for their evil prognostications, and rumors fromMlssouri indicate that the plague has swruck that state. The governor cf that state Eeems to be thoroughly alarmed at the prospect of impending calamity, and he has adopted a rather old-fashioned style of averting it. He has issued a proclamation appoint ing a .day of humiliation, fasting and prayer, saying "nothins but the Interposition of Providence can save us from the pest," recommending that "the supplications of the poople be raised for divine relief and protection," Such a course is very pious doubtless, but It isgrather at variance wh modern scientific notiocs. It i now generally acknowledged that these plagues are dependent upon natural causes, and are not, by any mes.n8, the Jesuit of special providencoa, and consequently, while the people cf Missouri are praying to get rid of the grasshoppers, it may be well for -. states further East ta considar whether they . can not do somethiBg more practical towards saving -themselves. There is a good . dealof homely sense and not so much im- j piety as some people imagine in the Baying that "r-rovideiice helps those that'help themselves." Secretary Uriatow is cleaning out the Augean staples ct the administration with marked sue es, though the task is not a trifling one. He has all possible Impediments thrown in his way by the dishonest .ngent -of the government, who beset honjosty on-cvery aand with audacious boldness The whkky rl.g could only be broken up by prompt and decisive action outside of the xegular revenue routine business. A movement could not Ve made through the regular .official channels against a dishonest distiller, .unless he would, in aocae way, receive aJvices of it Ja advance of the ju-rlval of officers. Not only was there ofLcial collusion with illicit manufacturers in .various districts, but in the ' iead U the department at the capital as well. It new transpires that for the aast two or tiaree years a systematic and successful swindle in the way ot smugfliDg Iks And laees through the !New York cuätora house, has been perpetrated through aaiiullar ring, government cfliciala being parly tp the fraud. The finest fabrics have from time to time teen thrown upon the market at piices far below the market quotations, such firms as that ot II. B. Clafa fe Co, being purchasers of the illicit Importations. It la reported that this firm la fifteen months purchased f-lCo00 wort of standard French ailksst from twelve to twenty centj below their quoted value, wbicfa never varies but a few cents, ot farthest; aui jot It Is urged, in extenuation, that the fir:npriumed that the patty with wton tbepub.se was negotiated became possessed cXbe property lo an honest way, notwithstanding such negotiations were had witb a gentleman engaged io another lice cf busing. JUny ftlhsr la'dins porters and dealors In Now York and alao in Europe are 811 to be Implicated' In these transaitiuns in one way anvi otter. A regular system- of cipher i - t J -i i u- y ,''V.Z tr--," Y.h't "ship i a jla Aud the custom house olHt ial end the merchants who received tbem Trfi7 and lndirectl7. The revenue haJ vn, rfflfratided of more than a lulllion I dollars In the last two or three years, pwards cf three million dollars worth of

foreign goods having, been surreptitiously thrown upon the American market in that time. The ringleader, one Lawrence, has at last been extraiitod, from England, where ho fled when Secretiry Bristow and his active azents made It too warm for him in the

United S;ates, nud it Js anticipated that he will turn state's evidence. Through him the secretary expects to fjree a settle ment with - thos2 who defraud the rev enue and also learn who it is at the depart ment that warns smugglers when extradl tion papers are prepared for service at the office the of secretary of Bt ate. Ilsvelatlons rioh. rare and racv may reasonably be an ticipated. Resolved, That the attempt of the democratic leaders to create tne impression tnat our pain nt in nrmldentdenlresor seeks a re-elect ion for i i hint terra la an absurd devlco to disrupt the republican party and produce a division between it and the resident. The charge has no foun dation. In tact, and can not mislead the people of the country Into a restoration of that party to power which came so near destroying me union Of our fathers. Kentucky ltepubllcan nauorm. If the renublicanslre opposed to the nomination of Gen. Grant for a third term they certainly adopt a wonderful method of expressing their opinions. Wty do they spend so many words In talk lnz of the " attempt" of the democratic leaders to create an "impression-' that our presldont "desires" a re-election. Why don't they come out boldly and ac knowledge that there is an impression abroad that the president wants a third term, and that the republican party is afraid to refuse to give it to him? Facing this .'act let the republican politicians assert, If they will, that Grant does not want another term, but let them make it clear that he can not have renomination at their hands wheth?r he wants it or net, northejr votes if he secures renomination br fair means or foul. What is the use of declaring that "the charge has no foundation In fact," and then leaving the matter there? The people think it has "a foundation in fact," and they ate impatient to know what republicans would do ia case ot auch an emergency. They ask from conventions not what are Grant's designs, for conventions can not tell ; but they ask from these bodies what are your designs, and they are entitled tp an answer. The School Question. DuriDg the convention of the German Catholic Societies of the United States at Cincinnati, BUhop McQuaid, ot Rochester, (1 livered a lecture on "State Education and State Schools," which is attracting a great dealof attention. Bishop McQuaid may be accepted as the champion of the Catholic Cuurch In this country upon the subject of education, as he has been the earliest, ablest and boldest advocate of the policy of giving the state schools a religions bias. In considering the subject ot education, Bishop McQuaid starts out from the axiom that the most important element in edueation is moral and religious instruction. He holds, as indeed all religious thinkers do, that it Is more Essential to a good and virtuous community that it be well grounded in morals than In seenluar knowledge. His premise is that any education worthy of the name must be built upon a religious basis. lie maintains that the education of a child is a matter that primarily concerns the parents, but he ac knowledges the Interest of the nation in the education of its citizens, and would not ob ject to its agoncy in the great work. Bat whether the father or the ktate manages a child s education, he maintains that the process must be a religious one in order to produce the host results. Ilia quarrel with the pres ent school system is that It is secular, and in so far as it is secular he regards it as involving a waste of the best opportunity for molding the minds of the young in the ri;;ht direction. Wherever it is partly religious, as for instance in localities where" the Bible is read, and hymns sung, ne considers it so iar exceiieni as a Protestant system, and only objects to it as unjust to Catholics, Jews and infidels, who pay taxes to support it. Ills theory isthat a good Presbyterian will be a better citizen than an indiflerent one, a good Catholic a better citizen than one who knows little about h'13 religion, and an earnest Jew a better citizen than one careless about bis faith. To make the process of education, the:efore, a religiou one, Bishop JMciuaia advocates tne divis ion of the school moneys among the various sects for the support of schools In which the dogmas of each sect can be taught in con nection with ordinary secular studies. So important does he consider this religious eh ment in education that he has adopted the policy of buiUicg costly Catholic K'hools in his own diocese, and, in the city of Rochester, the children attending them are nearly equal in number to those attending the public schools. The present system he regards as a practical abandonment of education by all the sects to the infidels, and he defends the proposed reformation as more just, effective and American. To such a course of argument there are many objections so many In fact that it is not easy to condense them into the compass of an editorial. It may bo acknowledged that religious and morar instruction is the most important element in a child's education, and yet it dees not follow that it is the business of the state to take charge of the religious and moral education of children. In this country it has been determined to leave these branches entirely in the control of the parents and the churches. For teaching them we have literally ro common school system, and the work is done by private enterprise, all creed standing on an equality. The state simply busies itself with secular knowldedge, which parents and churches ara a little apt to forget, and which i?, nevertheless, of vast practical importance. The fallacy of Dishop McQcald'a argument lies in assuming that tun state education frivolvrall th Instruction wbih a child I lo rtcbive and occupies all the time which be can devote to study. The truta Is that the purely secular education of tbe common schools occupies but a small portion of a child's existence, and leaves abundance ot opportunity for religious and moral instruc

tion. A few figures will make this plain. There are one hundred and sixty-eight hours In a week. A child generally goes to school five days in tne J week, for five hours a day. Tbm he devotes to secular education only

23 hours out of 163. And yet it 1 held to be a neglect of religion to forget the study ot it for such an Insignificant period! It is just as reasonable to say that a boy who studies arlthmetio without any mixture of morals is receiving an Infidel education aa to say that a boy who is learning tobe a carpen ter, without being drilled in some catechism, is serving an infidel apprenticeship. There is nothing to binder children from growing up In our public schools good Pres byterians, good Baptists, good Jews, or good Catholics, if their parents do their duty. Again, it must be objected to the system of education in sects that it tends to foster narrow and bigoted views, and Jdraw distinctions between the various classes of the community, which consequences by no means tend to tbe unity and Bood-fellowsbiD ot the people. We are not over-tolerant of each other now, and a lit tie closer association of the various elements in the rising generation would be greatly to the advantage of alL Moreover, should the government acknowledge relig Ions sects in the distribution of public money, it would soon assume the tight to Interfere with the sects, and control them In the expenditure ot the funds furnished, and the result would be the old nterminable quarrel of church and state Soma of the worst defects of such a system, however, would be practical difficulties in its operation. The enumeration of the dilLrent sects would afford ground for endless bickering. In ceitiin districts wbers a par tlcular creed was powerfdl it would have large and prosperous schools to the d waning of all others, and it would control them after the strichest sectarian fashion, while in other parts of the country profeasors of the sarue faith would be obliged, perhapp, to attend schools managed by their bitterest theological foes. Such a division of the school funds would be especially hard upon the Catholics. In large cities they would get alonu well enough, but io country towns th9 scat tered Catholic population would be left with out a single school, and would have to receive their education, not from the state but from some Methodist, or Episcopalian, or Baptist community, which might furnish them with Nast'a cartoons lor drawing copies and Eugene Lawrence's tirades lor history. . Tbe Sentinel is decidedly of opinion, as it has declared already on more than one occa sion, that our common school system can not, without tbe violation of sound thery and sound practice, be altered to suit the convenience of any creed or nationality.' It is necessary for the state to furnish education to the people, of a plain, elementary, secular character. It should be free to all who desire to partake of it, or who are too poor to purchase anything else; but whosoever wants more religion, more languages, more accomplishments than the state gives, has the privilege of going to private schools and getting them. There cau be no attack made upon the common school system on the ground that it Is a costly burden, since its expense will depend eventually upoa the amount ot patronage which it receives. Ia conclusion, it may be said that no change or revolution in the school sjfetem is possible without a change of sen timent in the people, and as things now stand, no political Organization would think of adopting a policy hostile to the schools as established. Indeed it might be well for both parties in Ohio this samnier to affirm thsir full faith In the secular system as the only proper one for this country. Sherman's Memoirs. Tbl morning's Sentinel contains a review of the second volume oi Gen. Sherman'a memoirs,and no apology is needed for devoting so much space to the work, for no book oi the age is better deserving tf attention, both on account of the importance cf the matters of which it treat3, tbe intimate acquaintanco of the author with tbe subjects, and the literary genius with which he handles tbem. 'Of Sherman it may be raid emphatically, that be writes as he fought, "fast, fiery and true," and the fctory of the great war, told by its greatest soldier, has the interest of a romance and tbe value ot a technical treatise. That the inside history of important campaigns, vivid pictures of men of our own times, and bold criticisms on statesmen and commanders yet in public life should possess a lively interest is natural enough, but the mere delight which we take in gossip about celebrated people will not explain the charm of this book. It should not be comDared, lor instance, to such a work as Grevllle's Memoirs, for the originality of Sherman's mind and his easy, masterly style lilt hi3 work to a higher level. Neither ought it be mentioned lu connection with tbe dull and pompous autobiography of General Scott, which reads like the compilation of some literary drudge, void of imagination, mechanical In style and method. In ieed it may be said without exaggeration that Sherman will prove a form idable a rival to Xenophon, Canar and Na poleon in literary tame aa in military renown. It !s clear that he could have conducted tbe celebrated march of the ten thousand and described it as well as the first, and If hardly capable of the military and political achi vemen ts o. the other two.be would at least have been as admirable a chronicler of them. It would be a more just illastration, perhaps, to say that he seems to have proved himself as god a general a) Sir Charles Napier, and as good a military historian ai his brother, Sir William Napier. It is not the design ol this editorial to re.capitulate General Sherman's opinions of his contemporaries and their deed?, although it is a pleasure to notice wiih what keen discrimination he palctsthe popnlsr impistf rs of tbe re bo:lion, men as Hooker, Butterlield and McClernand, and how justly he measures out the praise to those who are now recognized as tbe true heroes of the war. This readjustment of the laurels is only an Incidental matter. .The most important eubjecl

connected with the publication of the memoirs is the necessity, of securing, in the interests of the future, materials for an accurate history ot tbe recent civil war. Without a knowledge of tbe truth regarding it, the lessons of tbe rebellion' can scarcely be of any value. In proportion as we know the exact strength, energy and resources ot the Confederacy and the Union, and the I blunders and successes of the rulers, in each, we can estimate the nature of the struggle, and learn wisdom to meet another encb crisis, should it ever arise. Therefore all -honest publications like Sherman's memoirs are of value, and their appearance suggests once more as a theme for public indignation the Blrange policy that the administration has pursued in regard to the waroffice records, the rebel archivesand other valuable materials for the future historian. It is well known that Secretary Stanton was one of that class of statesmen who assume that the people should not know the truth in regard to public afialrs. lie acted on the old doctrine of Machiavelll, that it was easy and safe to govern by means of judicious lies. There were emergencies during tha war when he thought that the truth would be inconvenient, if not dangerous, and when the war closed he had a Jnatural antipathy t letting the fact be known that he had dealt so liberally In falsehoods as a meins of statecraft. It has been more tli3n once asserted, therefore, that the records of his office havo been tampered with. Persons seeking Information have been refused facilities lor obtaining it, and at one time masses of public documents were sent out of the country to Adam Badoau to be usel ia preparing a life cf Gen.. Grant. The rebel archives, wbic'u were purchased especially on account of their historical vulue have been plat ed under lock and key, and acces? can net bs h.d to them without authority ol a

special ai t of congress, and they have been kept even from Sheraaan'a inspection. Where public documents have remained so long, without responsibility, under control of interested parties, it 13 doubtful whether tfcey can be esteemed aa perfectly good historical authority. Stanton was not a tu a a who would scruple to tamper with any document which he considered injurious to himsolf or his party. The navy department has been set on fire Jour times, the New York Sun says, to secure the destruction of soma of its rec ords, and where such charges are so boldly made this policy cf secrecy and mystery should be discontinued. Itii time for the truth to bo told. The Washington correspondent of the Cin cinnati GazettP, who has the reputation of having the entree to all the departments, telegraphs that Sherman's new book is creatirig a great deal of discussion, and will excite unmerciful critlcUm. The general is accused ot inaccuracies in some of his statements, and if the charge ii true he will doubtless retort by declaring that he was denied access to the records. The following statement Is evidently made to break the force of public indignation regarding tbe secresy with which the rebel archives and other matters of historical interest are guarded : Coupled with a general anxiety to see the whole work there is a redoubled interest in the work of publishing the records, both of tbe union and confederate armies, now lapidiy pro gressing under the direction of the secretary of war. .Material tor two volumes na already been put in type wince congress adjourned, cousistiDgchlelly of reports of battles. The secretary had lately been criticised for refuslns ac cess to confederate records purchased some time since by iSecretary Boutwell. These are not under control of tbe war department, bat are in possession 01 tue treasury, captured confed erate archives are In course of rapid prepa ration lor publication by the war department, n pursuance 01 tne order of conzress. and on this account are not in a condition to allow handling by outside parties. Thus it would appear tbat the records of the war are undergoing a careful levisiou tor the public benefit. In the meanwhile it would be vastly satisfactory to know exactly what the originals contain, as the ex clusion of outside parties, such as the com mander ot of the armies, has a decidedly suspicious appearanca. ENCOURAGING SLIGHTED GENIUS. A SINGULAR STORY OF GEN. GRAST. Tne subjoined scrap of history ia from the Herald's review of Sherman's memories", crowded out of yesterday's Sentinel: There is a singular Btory of Gen. Grant thit, when taking command of the army, he was anxious to draw again into its service those officers of note and influence who had for various reasons "drifted into inactivity and discontent," among them Gens. Buelf, Mecieiian, isurn&iae, aicuooK ana ivremont. Gen. Graut, Sbermau informs us, "thought it wise and prudent to give all these ofn :ers appropriate commands that would naoie tbem to regain tbe inuoence they had lost," and he instructed Sherman to specially look cut for Buell, McCook and Crittenden. As it was manifest that we were to have some card fighting he was anxious to bring Into harmony every man and every officer of skill in the profession ot arms. This purpose was only partly rea.ized, and Sher man Informs us Mr. Stanton, secretary of war. "was notoriously vindictive in his pre judices" and would not consent to t he em ployment or tneBO nicu officers. We men tion this fact as one not generally known in the history of tbe wa, and reflecting credit upon the discernment and the generosity of Grant, w! o believed tbat to su press the rebellion it w: necessary to use every agency that could be obtained. There is a fine, patriotic s .y of tbe lion, .lames Guthrie, lormerly a-s. etary of the treasury under President Pierce, and the president of a Kentucky railroad, which re flects honor upon him as a reside i.t of a southern stae. Mr. Guthrie complained tbat General Sherman had detuned his locomotives and Cirs. wrote to him." says Sherman, "frankly telling him exsc.ly now ve were placed, appealed to LI patriotism to stand by us. I advised him in like manner to hold on to all trains coming into Jefftrsonville, Ind." Mr. Guthrie gladly assented to this arrangement, and to his patriotic co-operation the General at-. tributes the periect success of the future campaigns. 'I hare always," he says, "felt grateful to Mr. Gutnrtp, wbo bad sense ebough and patriotism enough to subordinate tte interests ot his railtoad company to the caue of his country." The greatest frand in the whisky business wai tha practiced upon tbe officials by the distillers. It appears from the investigation tbat the former received for their connivance in the robbery of tbe revenue, only 40 per cent, of the stealings. This was infamously low. A sworn servant of the public who will sell himself f lr less tban 50 per cent, of the booty to be gotten by his treacbe y, bja disgrace to the age.

A SHAMEFUL STORY.

INDIAN INDECENCY AND INDIGNA TION. SHOCKIXO IMMORALITY AT TH8 WIXXERAOO AGENCY CHILDREN KKARFT) TO PR(1MTTTI'TIOS WITH THEIR PARENT'S CONNIVANCE UJFCIAI. VERSION OF THE DIFFICULTY THK SCHOOL TURNED INTO . BAGNIO. Ia there to be no end to Indian troubles? It would seem tbat there is not by the re porta received from tbe reservation. Here Is the latest development from the Winnebago?, as It appears In a Sioux City epecial to the Chicago Times: The troubles of tte Winnebago Indian agency, alluded to In a dispatch to the Times of tbe Hth inst., are assuming a rather serious phare as learned from the agent of tbe reservation, Taylor Bradley, who was In the city last night, and gave your reporter a statement of the situation. Under Instructions fnn Superintendent Barclay White, of Omaha, who has general supervision of the seven agencies controlled by the Society of Friends, a reformatory school was established at tbe Winnebago agency in October last. The aim has been to gather into the school the young of both sexes, ranging in age from 10 to 18 years, and by isolating them from the beatbenish homes ot the parents, make an earnest effort to civilize them by not only giving them tbe rudiments of an education, butaa wtll by instructing the girls in housekeeping, sewinr, ccoking, etc., and tbe boys in agriculture and a geueral knowledge of business. In raakire 11 n thn nhnol iit care was taken In selecting tbe better c-lasof cnnuren, ana cere the diificuliv, not before tfcalized to its full extent, confronted the agent. Upon inquiring into tne record of tbe girls, it was ascertained tbat there was hardly ona of 14 years cf a;;e and over but that WAS A COMMON PROSTITUTE, and that too with the knowledge and ap proval of the parents. MakiDg the best sections possible twenty-six boys and twenty-five girls were gathfred into the school, and every endeavor was made to humaEizo their degraded natures. Coming there dirty, ragged, lousy, and diseased, they were cleaued, clothed, and carefully cared for, and the treatment thev received was such tbat, hardly, without exception, they profess a desire "to remain. Only one difficulty stared the managers of the school in the late, and that was a laxity of morals on the part of the older girls. Tbe sexes were carefully isolated and all communication between their respectire apartments birred in a manner which ROPmAd tn dmfv r. cess from one apartment to the otter ou the part of pupils. But all the cunning of their . race wes brought to bear to circumvent the teachers; locks were picked, lattices broken down, and nearly every night there wculd bea minclingof the sxes in the sleeping rooms, which was In the highest degree repulsive to decency. Tbe teachers could not uelp knowing what was oing on, and though they made every effort to check tbe evil, they were thwarted on every hand. Finally, one idgbt, when matters were boiDg carried ou with a high band, and after be Lad dragged two young Indians from beneatb the bed occupied bv tw o "girls, Mr. Clark, the superintendent ot the school, did mike an examination of the nerpon oi the girls. As has beem before charged, this actiou is not approved by Mr. Bradley, who knew nothing of it until the next day. He docs not Dtlieve that Mr. Clark was ac tuated by any improper motives ia doing wua. ne aid, duc mat his HASTY AND ILL-ADVISED ACTION was the work ot a moment when he was la boring under strong excitement, induced by the scandalous situation which confronted him. Mr. Clark is a man of middle age, married, and is a brother-in-law of Mr. Bradley, and has always enjoyed a reputanuu Wim repro3cu. wmie nis course in this particular Instance ran v.nt h of in the least, still -there is a reason to be lieve tnat he meant no harm. Mr. Bradley says tbat the degradation which exists amors the Winnebaeos is hpart-Riffcnin(r and that female virtue is Bomtth'.ng alnost wnouy unknown. lie thinks the treatment of tbecirls bv Mr. Clark Im pretext of by disaöected Indians to cause trouble, as thev hv nn nnxh Ideas of decency as would lead them to naturally revolt at the examlnntic objected to. One cause of trouble at the agency Is the enforcement of a recent order wnlcij cuts or the annuity of such Indians SS Will not Work, and this rlun. Indirrnar.t. at being deprived of their accustomed gratuities, is full of wrath, and ready to seiz the nrst opportunity to create a disturbance. For himself, Mr. Bradlpy say?, be courts tue fullest investigation, and proposes to keep Mr, Clark in his place, and keep tbe girls wnere iney are 111 the Bcnool, until proper authorities decide what action shall be taken in tbe premises. In thn meartima thTn. diacs have been working themselves into a iiHii ucnemenr, ana named yesterday as tbe day when they would make an attack upon tbe school and take the girls out by 'orce, if they should not be peaceablv given UD. Mr. Rradlpv'n vilit tn thn ritv KnnHmt night, was lor the purpose of telegraphing A SMALL FORCR OF MILITARY to bo sent to tbe agent to preserve crder. He returned home early this morning with tbe understanding that a portion of the cavalry company now in camp at Yankton would be sent to his assistance. The whites at the" azency are lew in number, and In this crisis tbe agent deems it important that his authority be maintained at all hazards, for should the reds get advantage now, there is no telling what the result might be. Lieut. Gibson, with 16 men of company IT, Hin cavalry, in response to orders from St. Paul, came down by the Dakota Southern road this afternoon and startPd at nnm nr the agency, 2 miles distant. THE SPEAKERSHIP. PUBLIC SENTIMENT AS INDICATED BY THE PRESS COX'S HALLUCINATION. From the Chicago Times, Ishraaelite. Sunset Cox is evidently laboring under a great hallucination. He fondly imagines that he has got the speakership of the next House within his grasp, and that Mr. Kerr. of Indiana, is his only competitor worthy of consideration. Mr. Cox has evidently .been Mattered too much by bis friends or he would be able to read the signs ot tbe limes more clearly. Although he is probably the least objectionable among tbe Eastern candidates for the position, be does not control as many votes as either Fernado Wood or Samuel J. Randall, and it would cot surprise anyone if eitber of the eentlemen ehould walk away from their diminutive competitor and pluck the honor with scarcely an efiort. Besides, the sneaker's chair is not the proper place for Mr. Cox. He is too Interesting a debater to be spared from the floor. Without bis frequent sallies of wit and eloqaence there would be notbing to relieve tbe proceedings of the houso from positiv monotonous dullness. KERR THK MOST ITBEXOTHEMNO AND SUITABLE. From the Brooklyn Eagle, Dem. Mr. Kerr would be the most suitable and strengthening speaker the democrats could select. He is a statesman. He has carefully studied our system of government, and be belives ia a democracy which, withouc paradox, Is both old-fashioned and

progressive. He is the equal, in coagrr w I - C9,0f ny repreeentntive, andhn I? L?DS "lerling.juf t life mate with his correct education, constant study, and . of Principle and policy. lie is Lm JOGyVreTenue tariff democrat, wbo S2M tbeLuaI rights of states and iitV? iTPatIc! Pr ntimenUl nonsense with his convictions on those maters. We SS 01 Dn ther ,Dan who W0U m tnor! oughlwpullupand buttress the party, an reassure the country. With Mr. Kerr w !Rrr- d Mr. Randall as flooMelde?. and Mr. Cox & sharpshooter, and II. R. EK".' JUdiCiaJ uthorit bv the in telligent oppos.tlon of Blaine, Garfield TV heeier. and men of that order, the next iewi,u 3be eo which the country need not. Le ashamed one which would guarantee the dominion ot common sense in this country for the rest of tuls century. KERR AGAINST THK FIELD. From the New York Tmes, Rep -He (Mr. Randall) iS bv DO meint Ilm

ablest, hardly among tbe ablest, of the demu.iscacseuwthe forty. fourth congress. Mr. Kerr is greatly his superior in logical power, m grasp of mind, in fact, in all that goes to make op statesmanship. Mr. Cox ia b.wwjr ui, superior in culture, In acquaintance with the fat irhtK v.. . l . u.vu vuicub i uo Laxen Into account in all legislation, and. In Kenkn?wldS6 of political eeoDomy arid the philosopiry of uovernment. Cut Mr. Randall is "a good fellow," has much practical ssnse, and is democratic in tLesense of being one of the people. He has no rigor of principle that keeps Lim from voting ana working to increase salaries, although he preaches econ my vJgorouslv and as one of the mbrity te is likely to sustain all appropriations that will help his party. Hi3 knowlede of rarliamentarv law lslnct great in fact is ouite indirTern- tnr one so long a member. Mr. IUndad wil. nnd.it Le ehould be sneaker next w'nter w.tli Blame and Wheeler on the floor, that filibustering 13 about tbe a parliaments have small means of ii.r. r i i . . (""kiui, vl I'll. J.&L.da is rhacces; indeed, hin party now probably don't know their own mind about it. Mr. 00d 8 rpnittirn HnnKtln.,. .... . "r; UCSHIJU all b,s hopes. Mr. Cox t-eemed last witter to be cut of favor with his associates. Mr. Kerr, if we micht rtriKo unu n ad democratic speaker. He seems to beIieyo in democracy; and the democracy he believes In has nm rrir.miOI. . ( .iuv.m i j mi, uu and some logical method in its .wv,r,. meets. HAD I1SDIANS. TIIE CAPTUKED CHIEFa PASS THROCGH IN-DIANAPOL18-ACROWD Of KIOHT SEER AT THE tsTATlON. A large number of people gathered at tbe railway station yesterday aiternoon to rauh a glimpse of the captured Indian, who are by the order of Gen. Sherman being transported to Fort Marion at St. Augustine, Fla., for confinement. The prisoners are Cbeyennes, Arrspboes, rComanchesand Kiow-as, and most of tbem were captured last fall and have spent the wmteratFort Leavenworth, the Chevenne atencv, though a part were taken only a lew weeks ao. Among tbe captives are several noted chiefs, Big Tree, Medicine Waler and others. The murderers of the Germain familv, too. are with tbem. They started froäi Fort Leavenworth Monday afternoon in two Missouri 'aeiöc cars, an additional car furnishing the quartern for a guard, consisting of a part of the first United States infantry. The captives number 75, two being women. They are accompanied by a half-breed, who njjices in the name of Romeo, and who speaks four or five Indian dialects, in the capacity of interpreter. The 4:30 Vandalia train brought the prisoners into this city, and, while waiting for the evening train on the Jefl; road, they were switched off on a siding, and were soon surrounded by a curious crowd. Some ol the noble red men wore disposed to beretiring, 8nd shut down tfceir windows and screens, reserving only a email aperture through which THEY OaZED UPON THE CROWD. Others were very affable, shaking hands with whoever tendered this token of amity, and venturing upon the treacherous sea cf the English language to the uttermost extent of their vocabularies. Several ladies passed through the cars and were received with great urbanity by tbe inmates, who all shook hands with them. Big Tree was one of the most sociable. Locking out upon the array . of small boys under his window, he expressed the sentiment "much papoose." He also presented several bystanders with copies of his autograph, but as their manufacture was only, accomplished with the expenditure of a great dealof time and bard labor, hi . patience wore out before the wants of the crowd, in this respect, were exhausted. The Indians were dreed more or less in army uniforms, and thei iorg hair was ornamented with all bcrts of barbaric splendor. From th right ear of Big Tree depended lour or five brass chains, 'and on one ot his wrists waa a bunch of keys.wbich he no doubt supposed were designed solely for the purpose ot ornament. Others were decorated with bone knick-knacks, and tbe faces cf a few were daubed w,iih red paint. The usual comment of the crowd was upon the difficulty of distinguishing tbe ssxes. Taken altogther, the prisoners make a curious spectacle as well as a puzzling problem for tbe government. Perhaps the idea of the powers tbat be is that a trip over the southern railroads will solve tbe question of what is to be done with them without further trouble to themselves. The Louisville train lat evening bore tbe red men out of the city. It wes stated that before leaving one of them slipped his feet from the shackels by which they are confined, and crawled through a window, bat was shot in the lei; bv a cuard and recaotured. THE BEECHER3 DONE IN WAX. THEY WAX WROTH WHEN POT BEFORE THK PUBLIC AS A SIDE SHOW TO A CIRCUS. The Chicago Tribune says: A singular Inci dent occured in Buriing'.cn, Ia., a week or two ago, which seems to have entirely escaped the notice of the newspaper). It ia more remarkable as its coueclion with tbe Brooklyn scandal entitled it to recognition as a sensational afiair. It will be remen bered that Mr. W. W. Cole, proprietor of Cole's New York and New Orleans Circus conceived the brilliant idea of familiarizing the countrymen with tha faces of '.he princiEals ia the Brookly scandal. lie therefore ad wax figures made i-. New York representing tbe Kev. llonrv Ward Beeebrr Mrs. teener, ineodore Tiltou andElibeth. How good the likenesses are we don't know. It appears, however, tbat Mr. Cole's enterprise was uudertond in w 1 ork, and the figures were followed to iuincy by a special detactire. When aoout to start on his summer tour. ' Mr Cole was notified by Mr. Dsecfcet's at torneys tbat legal steps would be taken to prevent tlie exloitlon of nimselt and wild 111 wax. Mr. Cole copcluded to disregard the aonouncement. aDd when the circus opened at Burlington, Mr. Beecher was fjund there too, m etBy. The day follow ing, one J. G. Williams appeared in Burlington, with a power of attorney from Mr. iseecner, ami o Drained an injunction, forbidding Mr. Cole's exhibiting Mr. and Mrs. Beecher in his circus. After a sharp legal fight the case was closed tho how-case

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