Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 24, Number 40, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 May 1875 — Page 2

THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL. THURSDAY MAY 27.1875

LOWELLS CENTENNIAL ODE. I From the Atlantic, for Jane. I. Who cometh over the bills. Her jrarruents with morning sweet. The dance of a tbousatld rib. Making music before her feet? Her presence ircshenti the air, Hunehlne steals Jlght from her face, Tne leaden foots U-ps of Care Leaps to the tune of her paceFairness of all that is fair, Urace at the heart cf all grace! Hweetner of bat and of ball, Brlnser of life out of naught, Freedom, oh, fairest of all The danghters of Time and Thought. li. he cometh, cometh to-day; Hark 1 hear ye not her tread, Hendlng a thrill through your clay. Under the 6i, there, ye dead, Her champions and chosen ones. Do you not hear, as she comes. The bav of the deep mouthed guns? The gathering buzz of the drums? The bells that called ye to prayer, How wildly they clamor on her, Crying, "Mb e eoraeth! prepare Her to praise and her to honor, That a hundred years ago HcatU red here iu b)oo A and tears Potent seeds wlierefrom should grow CHadnesa for a huadred years?" in. Tell me, young met, have ye seen ,veatare of diviner mein, For true hearts to long and cry for. Manly hearts ti live and die for? What hath shs that others wat-t? Itrows that a'l endearments haunt. Eyes that make it sweet to dare, Smiles that glad an timely death, Looks that fortify despair, Tones more brave than trumpet s breath ; Te'l me maidens have ye known Household charm more sweetly rare? 4irace of woman ampler blown? Modesty more debonair? Younger heart with wit full grown? Oh, lor nn hour of my prime, The pulse of my hotter years, Tnat 1 ralfjht praise her in rhyme Would tingle J our eyelids to tears. Our sweetness, our ttreng;h, and our star, Our hope, our joy and our trust, Who Jilted us out of the dut And made tw whatever we are! IV. Whiter than moonshine upon snow Her raiment is: nut round the hem Crimson stained; anJas to and fro Her sandals Hash, we bee on them. And on her instep vetned with blue, Flec&s of crimson on those lair feet, High arched, Diana- like and fleet, Fit lor no grosser stain than dew: Oh, call them rather chrisms than Jdalns, Sacred and from heroic veins! For, In the glory guarded pass, Her haugh .y and lar-bhiniug head She bowed to shrive Ijeonluus With his Imperishable dead. Her, too. Morgarten saw, Where the Swiss liou fleshed his icy paw ; She followed Cromwell's quenchless star Where the grim puritan tread Hhook Mart, ion, und Naseby aDd Dunbar; Yea, on her feet are dearer dyes Yet fresh, nor looked on with uutearful eyes. V. Our fathers found her iu the woods Where is a uro meditates and broods The seeds of uuexanipied things Which Time to consummation brings

Through life and death, and man's unstable moods ; They met her here, not recognized, A sylvan huntrsss clothed in furs. To whose chaste wants her bow sufllced, Nor dreamed what destinies were hers. Hue taught them beelike to create Their simpler forms of Church and State; She taught tliem to endue The l'iist with other functions than it knew, And turn In clan nets strange the uncertain stream of Fate: Better than ail. the fenced them in their need With iron-handed Duty's sternest creed. 'Uainst belt's lean woif that ravens word and deed. VI. Why cometh she hither to-day To this low village of the plain Kar from the fre sent 'a loud' high way, From Trade's cool heart and seething brain Why cometh she? the was not far away; Mnee the soul touched it, not in vain. With patbos of Immortal gain, T is here her londesl memories stay: tthe loves yon plne-bemurmured ridge Where now our broad browed poet sleeps, Dear to both Kuslands; hear him he Who wore the riugot Canace; But most her tean to rapture leaps Where stood that era parting bridge. O'er which, with footlall stul as dew, The Old Time passed into the New; Where as your Meal thy river creeps He whispers to his listening weeds Tales of suollmest home pun deeds; Here English law and English thought Against the rnichtof Knelaud fought. And here wre men, cco-equal with their fate) Who did great things unconscious they were great. They dreamed not what a die was cast With that first ausweiing shot; what then? Theie was their duty; they were men Ixng t chooUd the inward gospel to obey, Though leading to the lion a den ; They felt the hbit-bailowed world give way, Beneath their lives, and on went they, . Uohappy who was Ust; When buttrlck gave the word That awful idol of (he hallowed Past, Strong in their love and In their lineage strong, Ffll crashing: if they heard it not. Yet tue earlu heard. Nor never hath lorgot. As on from siarlied throne to throne, Where Hup-rsiition sate, or conscious Wrong, A shudder ran ol ome dread birth unknown. Thrice venerable spot! Itiver more fateful than the Kubicon ! i 'er those red plank, to snatch her dlalem, Man's HoDe.star airJied. snrand wita.them. And over ways untried the feet of Doom strode on. VII. n-hinV Ton these felt no charms In thir- xray homesteads and embowered farms? Tn household faces wait in z at the door Their evening step should lignten cp no more? In fields tneir Doyisn steps nau Known 7 In trees tnelr fatner's hands bad set And which with them had grown. Widening each year their leafy coronet? Velftnev no pane of passionate regret For those unsolid goods that tee in so much ou own? These thlnzs are dear to every man that lives, a ml life rised more for what it lends than gives; Tea, many a tie. by Iteration sweet, Strove to detain their fatal feet: And yet the enduring half they chose. Whose choice decides a man life's slave or king Theinvio'e things of Cod before the seen and known; ThereivM meir memory inspiration blows With echoe ga' bering on from rone to ion, For manhood, is the one immortal thing Beneath Time's changeful Sky. And where It lightened once, from age to age Men come to learn, in grateful pilgrimage. That Itngth of days Lj knowing when to die. VIII. What marvelous chngeof things and men! She, a world wandering orphan then. Ho mighty now! Those are her streams That whirl the myriad, myriad wheels Of a l that does and all that dreams, Of all that thinks and all that feels Through spaces stretched from sea tc sea: By idle tot gues and busy brains. By who doth right and who refrains. Hers are cur looses and our gains, Our mager and our victim wie. IX. Maiden hal' mortal, half divine, " We triumphed in thy coming; to the brinks Our hearu were filled with pride a tumultuous w Ice Better to-i'ay who rather feels than thinks: Yet will some graver thought intrude And cares or nobler mood ; lhey won tnee; who hall keep thee? From the deeps Where til-crowned empires o! their ruins Andn7ny tliwnrtrd hope wrings its weak lip.nü in! "V' i P'i . . i l;eir t e V-..C as "I a mighty wind Froin all heaven' caverns rushing uiicon1 Frdm, d we!l with knowledge; I abide Wltb men whom dust of faction can not To the gow tracings of the Etefoal Mind : With mou, by culture tra ned and fortified, Who bluer duty to sweetlasts prefer, ir earieüs to counsel and obey :

'nr,infni7iucritpr is. and law my swotd.

Not to ba drawn In passion or in play. But terrible to punwn ana ueier. Implacable as Lion's word, Like it a shepherd a croon to mem iui wuuu., err. . Yoar Arm-pulsed sires, my martyrs auu mjr Lotnffl. Shoot of that only race whose patient sense Hath known tomingie uux w ui Hated toy chaMe denials and restraints Above the moment's clear paid paradise: Bewar lest, shifting with time s grauuai cici-, ri,o iioiitthitirniiiMl Rhine into your eyes; The envious powers of ill nor wink nor sleep; Fe therefore timely wise, 'or laugh when this one steals cr that one lies AS It your 1UCK COUIU tul mvo .. tr TllUhe'deaf fury come your house to sweep !"' 1 hear he volo and untfrrighted bow ; Ye shall not be prophetic now. Heraids I III. that caraeningfcy rw-n mv vifiinn and the ralnbowed lay. Or oa th lea your hoarse forebodings croak From manv a blamed bough OnJgdrasll'sstorm-Mnewed oak, ,,,. That once was green, Hope of the est, as thon. Yet pardon If I tremoie wone x For thee I love as those who pardon most. X. Away, ungrateful doubt, away ! At least she Is our own to-day; Break into rapture, my song. Verses leaD forth in the sun. Bearing the joyanee along llke a train of nre as ye run s PauFe not for choosing of words, Let them but blossom and sing B lthe as the orchards and bird With the nt w coming of spring ! ItancAin vourlollltv. bells: Shout, cannon ; ceise not, ye drums : Ans wer, ye hillsides acaaeus; Bow, all ye people, she comes. Radiant, caim-fron led as when the hallowed tbU April day : BUy with us! Yes, thou shalt stay, Softener and strengthenerof men. Freedom, not won by the vain, 7.0t t be courted in play. Not to be kept without pain : Ktaywihusl Yes, thou wilt stay, Handmaid and mistress of all, Kindler of deed and of thought, Thou, that to hut and to ball Equal deliverance brought ! Boulsof her martyrs, draw near; Touch our dull lips with your fire, That m e may praise without fear, Her, our delight, our desire. Our faith's inextinguishable star: Ourhope, our remembrance, our trust ; Our pre ent. our past, our to re. who win mingle ner me wua our uu.. nd make us deserve to lie iree : 03ITUAR V. TBK REV. ERWIN HOUSE, A. M. The many Methodists throughout the northwest who were accustomed to reading the writing of the K9V. Erwin House, associate editor ol the Western Christian Advo cate, will be shocked at tno announcement ot his death. Ho died at his post, falling dead on the stairway of the Methodist uook Concern, in Cincinnati, as ho was passing from one part ol the Duuaing to anotner in the discharge of his editorial duties. His aflsction was heart disease. On the morning of the day of his death he had been informed by his physician that hla heart was badly diseased, yet he persisted in pursuing hi3 professional work. Daceased was a native of Ohio. He was born in Clearmont county in February, 1821, and graduated from Woodward College in 1543, with high honors, uunng nis senior year ha was tendered the exceptional honor 01 teachinz in the institution. After he had received his degree of Master of Arts he became principal otone ot the public schools 01 uin- . . i - i . i 1 a.Ä 1 : . : . Vcinnati, wmcn position uo uu i rcumjuisu pubsequently on account ot ill healtn. Jost prior to 1850 he had so far recovered his health as to admit ci nis accepting a pruiuinent position in the instructors corps of Uerron's Seminary, which, however, he soon reslzned to accept a position on the Advocate. His marked abilities as a writer srieedilv advanced him to the desk of associate editor, i or twenty years before his death he was the active editor and principal writer on this standard Metrodist publication, besides contributing much and ablv to religious literature outside of the paper. In earlv life he became a member of the church, and about the timeot bis first connection with the Advocate was admitted to the Cincin nati Conference and licensed to preach. lie leaves a widow and one daughter, and thousands of admiring friends to mourn his nntimelv removal from the field of his life's great work. JESSE D. BRIGHT. The telecraph brinzs the intelligence ol the death of the Hon. Jesse D. Bright, who for years had held the highest honors within the gift of the people of Indiana. The sal event, which took place at Biltimore, had been expected for soma tima, 'but even the anticipation of the bareavement seams to have failed to soften its ellecta upon the friends and relatives of the deceased, who was a man of positive and aggressive character,int9nsely hated or Intensely loved He was born in Chenango county, New York, December 18, 1S12, and removed to this state earlv in life, and received here an academic education and entered upon the practice of law. He won public distinction earlv and held it long. He was in succession circuit iudize of Indiana, state senator, Uni ted States senator, lieutenant governor of the state and president of the United Statea Senate lor several session?, ixe was eiecteo to that body three times; in 1845, in 1S51 and in 1S57. On the last occasion he proclaimed himsalf a candidate only in case there should be no party opposition, and he was chsen by acclamation. lue contest that ;ollowed in regard to his aeat was one arising concerning the character of the bodv electinz him. He remained Id the Senate until February, 1862, when he ras expelled on the charge of disloyalty. hv a vote ot 32 to 11. the ground of the ac cusation beinz a letter which he had writ tAn introducine Mr. Lincoln. of Madison. in this state, to Jef lerson Davis, as "a person desirous of furnishing arms." This letter WAS WRITTEN BEFORE THE "WAR, and Mr. Bright's case seems to have been almost Identical with that of the ardent patriot, now representing the country at the court of Spain. Since that time Mr. Bright has taken no part in politics, save that dur in his residence in Kentucky he repre sented the counties of Carroll and Trimble for two terms in the state legislature at the unanimous request of the people nf th district. While a citizen of In diana Senator Bright resided at Madison and afterwards at Jefleraonvllle. Within h rsiLHt vear he had purchased a residence in Baltimore ahd made that city his home, Ha was art.lv el v enzaged up to his last illnoa in th management of an extensive Aai min in Western Virginia, on the (.'in river. Ills disease was an or ganic affection of the heart, arising from in rhenmatism. He leaves i Jesse J. Bright, and five rianrhtAm. Mrs. Lawrason Rlgg", of Baltl more, Mrs. Moss, ol Puducab, Ky., wife of the recently nomiEawm iwtuejr-souoii nr thABtatA. Mrs. Dr. Henderson, of Coving ton, Kentucky, and two unmarried daughi am fipnrtTA M.Brieht.and Michael Q.Bnght ot thiacitv. father of Kichard J. Bright, are surviving brothers of the dead senator. To tbe people oi Indiana, little need bo said by way of comment upon his career or character: Both are well known, and his foes wnniri luten to no defense, while his friends would aik lor no vindicti'A. Now it appears that the Maryland peach crop is to be bo unusually large that the steamboat lines are increasing their facilities lor transportation. It may be remembered that fifty per cent, of the bads were "blighted" In the last cold snap.

APPALLING AFFIDAVITS

ABOUT :he deaf and ASYLUM. DUMB ACCUSATIONS AOAIXST THE MAN AGEMENT. FORMER PUPILS CHARGE THE SUPERINTEND ENT AND ASSISTANTS WITH BEDCCII0N, ABORTION ASD CONSPIRACY DOCUMENTS IN THE HANDS OF THE T RÜSTE ES. Indiana ro lis, May 18, T875. To the Board of Trustees for the government of the Institution of the Deaf and Dumb lor the State of Indiana: I demand the removal of Thomas Mclntire from the poeltloivof superintendent of the Institution of the Deaf and Dumb for the state of In diana for gross, Immoral and criminal misconduct running through a period of years since he has been superintendent of f aid institution, and charge him with being guilty of the following epeclflc acts: 1. That while Superintendent of said Institu tion he made unchaste and Improper advances to Marietta Enochs, while she was a pupil In said Institution, as is shown by her statement hereto attached, marked exhibit "A." 2. That while superintendent of said Institu tion, on several occasions, he, Faid Mclntire made unchaste and Improper solicitations to Candlce F.Johnson, a female pupil of said Insti tution, and attempted to have criminal lu te reo arse with her as is shown by her statement filed herewith and marked exhibit " B." S. That while superintendent of sali Institu tion, dariag the year 1867, he, said Mclntire sought and had criminal intercourse with one Annie Carey, then a pupil In said institution, and from that time on had frequent criminal ntercourse with her till she left the institution in 1309, as shown by her statement sworn to by her before the cleik of the Circuit Court of Wabash county, Indiana, on the 11th day of May. 1S73, and filed herewith and marked exhlbifC." 4. That in the month of August, 1S71, said Thomas Mclntire, being then superintendent of said institution, in one of the rooms of said institution had criminal intercourse with one Adelina Davis, a deaf mate, as Is shown by her statement sworn to by her before Austin II. Ei-own, clerk of the Marion County Circuit Court, on the 13th day of May, 1S76, and fllid herewith, and mada pa;t hereof as exhibit D." 5. That during llie year 1S71 Ida Fawkcer, a female pupil of said Institution, was seduced by Kzra O. Valentire. a teacher in said institution, who afterwards procured an abortion on her, ana mat mia ..mc inure when informed of said facts concealed the guilt of said teacher, and far the purpose of screeulrg said Valentine and himself, conspired with said Valentine to Induce, and did induce said Ida Fawkuer to charge the crime on me, as shown by ber statement sworn toon April 27, 1875 and filed herewith and mr rked exhibit "E." 6. That while said Kclntlre lias been 6uperIntendent of said institution, he has on other occasions and with other persons, been guilty of other gross and immoral conduct. I therefore demand that a meeting of the board of trustees of said Institution be immedi ately called and an early time fixed for a public investigation of these charges, and that oppor tunity be given me to appear by my counsel Dye & Harris and Eyfleld & Howe, and produce the evidence of these charges. John E. Kawksek. THE DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE. A SERIES OF MOURNFUL STORIES IMPROPER SOLICITATION SEDUCTION ABORTION AND CONSPIRACY VILLAINY CHARGED CPON SUPERINTENDENT AND ASSOCIATE. In the following s'atements there were some passages which were unfit for publication, and they had to be omitted. Their place la marked by stars. STATEMENT OK MARIETTA ENOCHS EXH1IUT A, COPY, Olney, III., April 27, 1S75. This Is to certify that Miss Sarah Mllmaa told me of the following statement : That Mr.Thomas Mclntire, superintendent of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum, called her Into a private room and there seduced her. He also tried to seduce me and hugged me to do so, but I resisted him as 1 could, and intended to scream, but he to'd me not to do so, and told me not to tell anyone. slgned.j ams. ikietta u it ah am, MltS. M KT ETTA formerly Marietta Knocks. Witness E. J. Graham. STATEMENT OF CAN PICE F. JOHNSON EXHIBIT B. Kendat.ville, 1ni., May 10, 1875. I mate the following statements about things that transpired at the Deaf and Dumb institu tion, at Indianapolis, in connection with Mr Mclntire, the superintendent, and myself. Otje evening I went into the office on business, and Mr. Mclntire Missed me. Ina few days I weat into the office a second time to get some letter paper and envelopes. Mr. Mclntire shut the door, and kifsed m, and pressed me close to the door, i tell somem'ng nura oeiow, ana pusneu him back, And told him to let me go. He toid me not to tell any one else, lonty nodded my head. Ssoon alterward i wect into tne office again on business. Mr. Mclntire again noshed me up to the door he shut, and pressed 1,1 htnrlv nlnse to minp. l was af raid if I had let him do It. and submit ted to it, he would have seduced roe. I believe he is a lustful man by the way he acted with me. 1 also anow ana oeneve nim to De a Daa mn. Candice F. Eekrvman Witnesses formerly 1. 1 . Johnson. John W. Bekbtmas. Miranda J. avanaugu. STATEMENT OF ANNIE CAREY EXHIBIT C. Wabash, Indiana, May 5, 1875, In the following narra'ive I will make a tine story ot matters known to me, and that I have seen my self In and atxut the Deaf and Dumb Institute. at Indianapolis. I was there as one of the pupils nine years, from the fall of 1860 to the summer of 1809. I will only give statement about myself, during my stay at the institute. I often had occasion to go into the office on business, and to get papers, envelopes, etc. Of course I bad to get them of Thomas Mclntire. the superintendent, bomeilmes he would caU me into the parlor or reception room. I went into the office and parlor mostly in tne evenings af ier rupper. cm tnese occasions lie would oiien Kiss me, and ask me to let him do so sometimes. I refused him sometimes. While in the library he would look over the books and tell me of them, and kiss me. At last be began to ask me to let him seduce me, or In other words have criminal connection with me. I refused to let him ao so: but be asked me again and again when I happened to be around in these rooms, He said he would Klve me from three tc- five dollars, or as muck ai I thought It as worth If I would let him do fo. One evening In the spring of 1887, 1 haDDened to be in the Horary alone, looklnz over the books, when Mr. Mclntire came in. He told me to wait a few minutes. When be came back be shut the door, lie commenced kissing me several times, and then pushed me down on a chair and began to seduce me. i tried to resUt him. but he kept me down so I could not helD in v self. As I could not help myself I had to let him do aü he Pleased with m, though I tried to resist him Whn all ws over be made me promise not to tell any one else. These are his words: "Don't say any thing about what I did withjou." said ves. I would not. He then said, "AU rieht.' He did not give me anv money on this occasion. After this he often kissed me and felt my breast. He did not quit this, butcontlnued to do this until I .eft the institute in t tie sum merofisos. He alt-o often seduced meaiereocomDlishlnz his first purpose, and aid with me almost as if 1 was his wile. He never paid me anything in money for all this. Mr. Mclntire, the superintendent of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum, hnd bis lustful desires always satisfied with me. lie was my superintendent ana I WAS IN HIS HANDS AND CARE. What could I do but obey him? By the way he acted with me I can Bay that he Is a very losU

fulraan.and I know by experience End fully believe him to be a very baa mun, though he holds a very responsible tiosltlon, wlththefu'il ciilicteuce of the board or trnstte. Mrne of his associates and some of the people of Iudiana,but 1 will swear under oatb, and Uod is my witness, that aü I hove said is true and Just liat he did Ith me during my stay at the Ivaf and Dumb Asylum. I cart say

with truth that he t;.K creat care not to let others do the Fame wltu me sähe could keep me all to hlrasll. He always petted ma very much, and always said I was sweet when lie kissed me and had criminal intercourse with me. h;b criminal intercourse was mrstly done in Mclotiie s oHie0, wl h txts doors shut and locked. Sometimes he ci led me out of the gi is' sitting loom very eany In tbe nomine, before breakfast, into the dark hall and parlor close by, and feel over me for his own pleasure. Now, all these statement are made frankly. lr-elv bv me. and under oalh I will swear to all of them, atid God Is my wit ness. ANNIE UABKY. State or Indiana, Wabash County: Personally appeared before me tne under signed, clerk of said county, this 11th day of May, 1$75, Annie Carey, who, upon her oath, says that she has carefully read tbe above statement, and that the matters and thins therein stated are true of her own personal knowledge, and that he red and signed th same in the presence of the der, of sat a county. And 1 certify that afllaut read and signed the same In my presence, and that tne oath was admlclstcred in written form, her hand uplifted in the usual manntr when oaths are administer, d. Witness my hand and seal of said Wabash Ch mit Court, affixed at Wabasa this 11th day of May. W-j. JIM M. A Moss, -" alj Clerk Wabash Circuit Court STATEMENT OP MR. ADELINE liAVlä EX1IJCIT D. May 12, 1S75. On the 1th of Octo1er, is;l, 1 acd my husband Garrard Davis, went Irom the town cf Mitchell, Ind., where I live, to st friends in the country, W'e h.td their team drawn by oxen. When we came to the railroad costing, about two milc-s westrf our town, we storped the team and looked up nnil down themilrcad foi-the engine There is h urve a lltt'.e distance from the crossIns, ar.itind which we could not ?, and being dear we couii not iif sir tue coming or a train T niriRio-4 llml all wii.h riiciit, we started ngtln. s i-en we otin.tr on tha tracli there came the cuslne al'iie, swiftly bv around the curve. W'e I nought our late u as scaled, l he engine struck the at?'"! iu t he ct nie.r, and 2-entithll round In sphnters Mr. Davis was thrown heaalong into the oi en row-pit, nnd th" ctigiue broke one of tls h . I was nivsi-lf thrown up and f-ll on the around on one side of the irsc-K. e.r.d the wji-ls whirled ly my read. If I had tallen a few lnchei closer my head would kave struck the rail, and the eine would hive severed ray head. My litt e boy was thrown on the other side of i he track, und received a floih wouud on tbe head. Itwua TERRIBLE TKIAL T'J U-, and it Is a wonder that we escaped without death. People in the country locked to our assistance. Mr. Davis wat dravn o;tof the jit We 7erc taken b-.ick to tho town. Tha doctor amputated the leg of my husbr.nd Vclow the kt.ee. For a long time we were fcorely a.l'Icled. When Mr. Davis cot well eaough to attend to business, ho-Mid the railroad company for dam-Sge.-s itlieChio (V.-Mivsslppl Ktuiioau.) it ws put oil irom time to time till he had it le moved to orange county by venue, ihere the jury. 1 believe, ugretd la tavor o' Mr Davis's c:t--e, nut the counsel on the railroad comranv's sidr moved to appeal it to the yupretne Court. T Is occasioned a long de'ay. We were la doubt whe her we would bj successful and get the money for the d-tmase. On the lltli day of Mav-, lyj'i, Mr. Da is died from an affection in the leg, and his casein ourt was not yet decided In this sore trial I diu not know what to do. There was uo one to advise me in my condition. Mr. Davis was buried in S)he!by county, where his folks used to live, it benig his desire to be buried among them. Ho-m afterward my child died and was burled by hi side. 1 remained In Shelby coo.ii ly toout three and a half years among Mr.. Davis's relatives, and then returned to my own home in Mi?x;nell. o one helped or advised me what to do a bout the case in court. They knew we were deaf, and perhaps thought we could not uo anything. Alterwards I was compelled Jo p iy t1) for the expenses of the trial, lrr Uavls Had to pay o for the wazon that was destroyed before be died. Thtse troubles went heavily with me. They wero dark and filled my heart with erlef. W hen I became more oulet. and accustomed to thes-e trials and troubles by the lapse of yeais, 1 was advised to go to Die Deaf and Dumb institution at Indianapolis to see what Mr. Ihomts Mclntire, the sunerintecdent, could do for me. as he was considered the FRIEND OF THE UNFORTUNATE In his charge. Of course I went, in August, 1S71 stopping at Franklin, Ind., to see some mutes on my M'ay. At the institution Mr. Mclntire told me it was too late, to do anything by the lapse of years. I was very much disappointed needed money for my livelihood and to support my other two children at home. I had to submit to my fate. One afternoou while I was at the institution, Mr. Mclulire asKel me to go over th building with hiru. Of course 1 went around, and when we got into the hospital or s'ck room of the girls In the north part of the building, he aked me to let hlaido something with me. I refused to do so and he forced me to let him do it. Then he made me promise not to tell any one else. I was much surprised at his action and In ray condition I knew not what to do, as lie had this conndence of the penoie and the board of trustees, who were his intimate friends. Of course I hd to submit to my tdditional 'ate not knowing how or where to ap ply tor redress. Before doing the above be asked me cow long ago 1 had bden unwell. He gave me a ticket from (Jreencastle to Mitchell that he had no use for, but gave me no money I do not believe he is really tbe friend of the deaf and dumb In some cases, as he did cot seem very willing to do anything lor me at the time I believe the reason why he toid me rot to tell any one e'se, was because he did not want them to Know, for fear they rulirht turn him out of tne institution. For the above action 1 believe him to be a bad man, because he might try oi tier eins as he aia roe. This statement is all true. Under oath I will swear to the truthfulness of the same. Mrs. Ad&lina Davis, State of Indiana, Coumy or Makiox. ss. Before me this day personally com s A ellne Davl. a deaf and dumb person, to whom Me foregoing atndavit was exhibited and by ber read, and the usual oath being administered to her by ueat and dumb signs by the undersigned, through an interpretor, one William French, and by the undersigned in writln?,savs the same is true and correct .s she verily be.ieves. Witness my hand and seal of the Circuit Court of said county, at Indianapolis, this 13th day of May. 1S75. Seal Austin H. Bbown, Clerk. 8TATEMENT OF IDA K. FAWKNER EXHIBIT E I make the following statement and explanation to exonerate my uncle, John E. Fawknr, who I unjustly and falsely accused of my seduction. Thinking all the time Mr. Mclntire's oath of secrecy would not be broken, I took the advice and took an oath to Mr. Ezra G. Valentin never to tell of our criminal Intimacy. But after Mr. Mclntire broke his oath I found that my uncle, an iunoceat roan, was suffering, while the guilty was nnpanisbed. Just one year ago, in January, 1874, 1 was called to meet some friends In the reception room. Aftfr showing them over the buildings they bid me good-bye and left. As I went through the Übrary I met Mr. Ezra (J. Valentine, who was reading the papers. Alter some conversation, he Invited me to go to bis room to show me bis photograph album, three in number. I told him 1 did not think Miss Julia Taylor would al'ow me, besides It was against the rules, fcd. U. ValeDtlne SAID I COUt D EASILY COME TO HIS ROOM without the knowledge cf Miss Taylor, or anyone else. I sale well, perhaps I would. I asked when he wanted meto visit him. Herald he would let me know. Tbe following Satuiday, the loth of January, of the same week, I went into his room after sur per. He showed me his albums, and conversed awhile, then he bid me good night with a kiss, invl ing me to return a?aln some evening soon. I met him in the hail in February following. He asked me why 1 had not been to see him. I told bim I was afraid Miss Taylor would scold me, as it was against the rules. K O. Valentine 6aid that 1 could easily avoid being seen if I wa careful. He told me to come tbi evening. I wnt Into hi room about 6 o'clock the same evening. He kissed me very often and wbhed me to sit on tbe chair with him. I misted, but he entreated and promised he would malte It right with me in a year or two I understood 1 thought be meant to marry me, and, after a good -many promises, 1 consented. .Afterward 1 went out. He first loo&ed to see If the hall was empty, t hen to d me to go as there was none to see me. I escaped from the room without observation. I continued to go into his room very frequently until May, when he SAID HE HAD BEEN CAREX.ES9, and I would have to take medicine, of which I did. and I came out all rlht In June. I left ( school the last of June and returned In September, and I again met Ezra U. Valentin i, bat

had no connection with him unlll October.

I Went into Mr. Mclntlre'a ortlc to t htm 'read a letter before endtnsand when I wa through 1 went into the hall and met tl. alen.in. He asked me if I was well. I said yes. Why have you not been in my room? I iid I did not know. "Well" be saitj. "come somp evening to see me." to whtrh I consented. He said he was so innesomo. Be tween the firxt and the middle of October. Is71, i was agisting Ezra O. alentlne, a teacher. In fixing the books u tbe libra v at th d;r antt dumbaylurn. He said, -come this evening lo B-'e roe." to which I consented. When I had done fixing the books I eut out of the library and went up stairs to his rom. We again had criminal intimacy and continued during the month of N'ovemt er. Vn.a be found 1 h.id nilssvd my monthly period he was alsrmed, and bought me some meatciue and the Instruments. I got my monthly and was well on th vd Hv or November, and was not well any more until 1 ;ost tbe child. Iulhe month of November I met K. O. Valentine in the ball as I was coming from the stud v room to the ail box to put a letter in it. He askd me if I was all riant. I said, -No." lto:d him I had taken the medicine as directed, but it had done me no good. In the month of December he Invited me into his room. I told him I would not go. He said I must not look so cross or feel bad, and If 1 would come to his room that afternoon he would explain I told him I wonld never do it again. He said he did not Intend doing anything, but he would explain matters to me. fco I consented after his saying be would not have any connection with me. 1 went into his room. He told me not to be troubled; that he hoped 1 woud come all right, snd he was very much troubled because he had done wrong in seducing me; but 1 must be patient, aud when I was all right we would la a year or two make """Si' It nougnt be meant to marry nei. He took mo by my right haad and MADE ME TAKE A SOLEMN OATH never to tell any one to keep it a secret unto death. He gave me more medicine ; also, when the medicine was all gone to let him know, and he would get some more, but for me not lo come to his room any more. I went out. After it was gone I let him knov, end he handed me another bottle full In the library in January. I took the medicine and it made me very sick. I commenced taking it in November and continued till January, when I found It did me no good, so I threw themeiio'.ne away In the middle of January, when there were several girls wl Ji myseir reported as missing our monthly period. We were ordered to the sick tooni, bo we could be kept warm and to take medicine. I reiustd lo tae medielneand did not wait to go to thesick room, but the matron made me mindji-he never knew what was the matter wiih me. So when night came the nurse gave me medictre out of a Mg botUe on tbe 6ih of February. It was oa Saturday night. When I took the medicine on Sabbath, February 7, I suffered with very mu 'h pain ia stomach all day, and in th evening I was so sick that the matron assisted me to the sickroom. She nver knew what was the matter with me. 1 still sullVred all night. 1 tooa no mediciue ou the Sabbath, but on Monday I still suffered, and the nurse gave me some rr.ore medicine. On Tuesday morning, the 9th of February, it passed away. Mr. Kzra Valentine came to the sick room between tne 11th acd 1-ith and asked rneif I was sick. 1 told him I was and was a.l ria;ht. He made me swear never to tell it was Lim, AM) I A FEW TEARS HE WOULD HELP ME. He then lea me. The nurses were In the room at the time. I still grew wore, and on the 11th l suffered unto death. Thev tent immediate? fortwopby-icians. They told Mr. Mclntire to ask me whether I bad draa anything bad, and said if I did not tell I would surely die. I con tested I had. Then the doctors attended me; then they left. Mr. Mclntire asked me a great many questions. I was very s etc and delirious. I remembered my oath to t. J. Valentine so I tol I him mr uncle John. Mr. ülllett took down what I said, but 1 do not remember 11 1 said I ecause I was so sicS. Then Mr. Mclntire swore he never would tell, but he broke his oath and pub.lshedlt. On March 1!8 he showed me the newspaper and told me to read it and be carelul I to see it It was all right. He asked me who bought the medicine and instruments. 1 told himLzra G. Valentine, but he would not be lieve. I told him, if he did not believe me, to callE.ti. Valentine. He called him. and he came to the sick room. Mr. Mclntire asked him if he bought the nndiclne and instruments. Mr. Valentine said, Oh, Ida, did 1 get them for you? How can j-ou lie? 1 never answered no or yes. I only cried. Mr. Maclntlre would not believe me. He said a young man could not know what to buy, and that it must have been a married man. Mr. Mclntire insisted It was a married man, so 1 told him nncle John E. Fawkner. Then Mr. Valentine patted my head and said, "I will excuse you for putting that lie on me." On Monday, yth. Mr. VaenUnecame Into the sick room, acd made me swear agin never to tell. He said If 1 did tell he wouid kill himse'f with a pistol. He said the judges would be here In the evening, and if ltold that It wa him, Mr. Mclntire, the matron and ad would be expelled, and THE ASYLUM WOULD BE RUINED, and I will be put J.in Jail. The Judges came in the evening, and told my teacher, Mr. Gillett.to give me the oath, and when they questioned me, 1 had to tell them lies.' Mr. Valentine said he would pray lor me In his room td give me strength to write, and for Ood to forgive me for lying for him. He prayed as long as I was in the library. After I was dismissed, Mr. Mclntire came to me and asked me if I felt sick again. J told him yes, I was very tired and weak: It was most 12 o'clock. On Wednesday, the 81st, as I sat in the nurse's room with the matron, Mr. Valentine came In and sat by my side. While the matron was writing on the siate, she did not look at me and Mr. Va'entine what we were talking about. He again made me promise toketp secret about him, and he would make all right iu a year or two. I asked him If he would please give me his picture, he said he could not give me his picture, fcr he was afraid they would suspect him. He said he would put his picture In the matron's letter when she wrote me. He shook hands with me and told me never to tell any one aoouthlm. He bid me good bye and left. In a few minutes he came to see me again, and he coaxed me very olten. and he would never want me to tell any one about him. Hold him I never would tell. He threw a kiss to me and left. My grandmother and uncle George Fawkner came for me. Mr. Mclntire advise-d me not to ride in the coach If my grandmother was not with me; acd if uncle George foster wanted me to go to his home in Indianapolis, to refuse, and say 1 wanted to go to my grandmother's, and if tney insisua, to come oacK to tne asylum. But my grandmother was in the coach, and I left the city to go to Danville in the evening of te 31st of March. X here made this full and true statement. 1 was in great trouble. When I went to bed I prayed for God, but could not pray. I thought God would not want to hear me what 1 praye.1. 1 was sorry that I had told a wicked lie ou ohn K. Fawkner. Ida K. Fawksis, Subscribed and sworn to before roe. P. A. B. Kennedy, a Notary Public, this 27ih day of April, A.D., 1875. J A. is. Kennedy, seal. Noury Fnblic Mine. Ristori and Mrs. .Lander were handsomely breakfasted in Chicago the other day by the Ladies' Fortnightly Club in that city The breakfast was very prettily conducted, the president dolicately su;estin2 to the waiters the propriety of removing wine bottles from fthe table, as "they were hardly appropriate at a ladies party." The .ladles were all in semi-toilette, the regulation black silk appearing at regular intervals. Both Mme. Ristori and Mrs. Lander were arrayed in black. Mme. Kietori's heavy silk was nearly overlaid with crapeuand lines of let. The glitter from all parts of her costume, the flowit g sleeves, and, above all, her unique pansy bat, added to her extremely distingue appearance. Iler hat was a mass of pansies of tbe real royal purple tint, and it seemed very appropriate that tbe kingly color should blossom in flowers on her noble head. The crape she wears is a badge ol mourning for her dead mother and brother, but the glistening Jet and the regal crown seemed a natural outgrowth. Sitting in the Tabernacle the other night, two young ladies, evidently sisters, came in and seated themselves behind us.- Oar reverie was shortly disturbed by this conversation: "Why, Katie, where did you get that ring?" "Never mind; somebody gave it to me." "Well, you oughn't to wear it on your forefinger." "Why notT" "Because, mi savs you oughn't; it might prevent a good oiler." Acd all this in the midst of a fervent exhortation fiom tbe Rev. Hammond. Oakland Tribune.

LAW. LIBEL SUITS AGAINST THE ßLINTIN THE COMPLAINT3. The following are tbe complaints filed yesterday: State of Indiana, Marion County, In the Marion Civil Cihccit Court. Thomas Mclntire, plaintiff, vs. The Indianapolis Sentinel Company, John E. Fawkner. The plaintiff. Thonia Mclntire, complains of the Indianapolis Sentinel Company.

John L. rawkner, defendants, and eaysthat be, plaintlff.is, and for many years has been, aro-ident ani citizen of Marion county, Indiana, and, until the committing of the several grievances by the said defendants, as hereinafter mentioned, was always reputed and esteemed by and amongst his neighbors, and other good and worthy citizens of the state of Indiana, to whom he was in anywise known, to be a person of good name, lame and credit, and had never been guilty, or uutil the committing ot the said several grievances by the said defendant, a hereinafter mentioned, been suspected to have been guilt v, ot auy such crimes and ofi'enses as are hereinafter mentioned, and by said defendants imputed to plaintiff. By means of which premises tbe sai4 plaintiff, before the committing of tbe said several grievances by the Hard defendants, as bet einafter mentioned, had deservedly obtained the good opinion and credit of all his neighbors and ct worthy people. Yet the eaid deteotiants, well knowing the premi3e, and contriving, and wickedly and maliciously intending to injure the said plaintiff in his aaid good name, fame and credit, and to bring him. into public scandal, infamy and disgrace with and amongst all his neighbor?, and to cause it to be suspected and believed by these neighbors, that he, the ssid plaintiff, had been and was guilty of adulterv, lornlcation, and gross immorality and lirectiousness.and to vex.harrass, oppress and wholly ruin the said plaintiff, to-wit, on tha 30th day of May, A, D. 1S73, falsely, wickedly and maliciously dia conspire together to compose and publish, and cause and procure to be composed and published of and concerning the plaintiff a certain false, scacdalou?, malicious and deUnoatorv libel, containing, amongst ether thing?, the false scandalous, malicious dolamatory and libelous matter following. Here follows tbe article published in yesterday's Sentinel. Which said f lse, iibeHou, scandalous aud defamatory matter aforesaid was published by said dälendants at sud eoauty ot Marion and fetate of Indiana, on tho 20th dav of May, 1S75, in a daily newspaper called The Indianapolis Sentinel," a daily newspaper printed and published and of general circulation in tho eaid county oi Marion, fetat-e ol Indiana, and elsewhere, by means o the committing ot which said several grievances by the said defendants as aforebäid, tho said plaintiff hath been aad is greatly ii-jured in his said good name, fame and credit, and brought into public scandal, iafaruy and disgrace, with and amongst his nelshbora and other good and wortl y citizens. Wherefore plaintiff says he baa bofa injured and baa sustained damage to the amount of iifty thousand dollars, lor which he tfernands judgment. Harrison, IIenes t Miller and Porter, FisHback A Porter, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Statk or Indiana, Makion Cocntt, ss. In the Marion Civil CiRcrrr Cockt. Ezra Q. Valentine, plaintiff, vs. The Indianapolis Sentinel Company, John 12. Tawk ner. The plaintiff, Ezra G. Valentine, complains of the Indianapolis Sentinel Company, John E. Fawkner, defendants, and says that he (plaintiff) i, and for many years has been, a resident and citizen of Marion count', Indiana, and until the committing oi the several grievances by the eaid defendants, as hereinafter mentioned, was always , reputed and esteemed by and amongst his neighbors and other good and worthy citizens of tho state of Indiana and elsewhere, to whom he was in any wise known, to be a person of good name, fame and credit, and bad never been guilty, or until the committing of the said f-tveral grievances by the eaid defendants, as hereinafter mentioned, beu suspected to have been guilty of any such crimes and offenses as are hereinafter mentioned, and by 6aid defendants imputed to plaintiff. By nitans of which premises the said plaintiff bo'ore the committing of tha said several grievances by the said defendants, as hereinafter mentioned, had deservedly obtained tbe good opinion and credit of nil his neighbors and other good acd worthy people; yet the said defendant?, well knowing the premises and contriving and wickedly and maliciously intending to injure the said plaintiff in his said good name, fame and credit, and to bring h:m into public scandal, infamy and disgrace with acd amongt all bis -neighbors, and to cau.-e it to bo suspected and believed by these neighbors that he, the said plaintiff had leu and was guilty ot fornication, seduction, abortion and gross itnmorility acd licentiousness, and to vex, harras, oppress and wholly ruin the said plaintift, to-wit.: On the 20th day of May, A.. D. 1S75, falsely, wickedly and maliciously did coajpire together to compose and publish and to ct use an d procure to be composed and published of and concerning the plaintiff a certain falso cation and gross immorality and licentiousness, and to vex, harass oppress and wholly ruin tbe said plaintiff, to-wit, on the 20th day of May, A. D. 1875, faisely, wickedly and maliciously did conspire together to compose and publish, and cause aud procure to be composed and published of and concerning the plsintiff a certain false, scandalous, malicious and defamatory libel, containing, amongtt other things, the false, bcandalous. malicious, defamatory and libelous matter following: Here lollows the article published in yesterday's Sentinel. Which said false, libelous, scandalous and defamatory matter aforesaid was published by said deiendants, at said county of Marion, and state of Indiana, on the 23th day of May, A. D. 1875, in a daily newgp&per called "lhe Indianapolis Sentinel," a daily newspaper, printed and published and of general circulation in the said county of Marion state of Indiana, and in other states. By means of the committing ol which said several grievances by the .said defendants, as aforesaid, tbe eaid plaintiff hath been and Is greatly injured in his said good name, fame and credit, and brought into public scandal, infamy and disgrace witn and amongst his neighbors and other good and worthy citizens. Wherefore plaintiff says he has been injured and has sustained damages to the amount of filty thousand dollars , for which he demands judgment. Harrison, IIines & Miller, and 1'obter, Fish back A Porter, Atty'a lor Plaintiff. The Baltimore American says it has seldom known a season when the ladies of Baltimore appeared on the streets in richer attire than at present. A lady Inst re turned from a three years' sojourn In Europe says, too, that she has seen more brizht dressing on our streets sinca ber return tban during a year's residence in Paris or Vienna. This is no ind'eation of extravagance, mind you. It onlv shows that the ladies are taking advantage of the low price3 of all manner of dres3 goods, even to silks and satins, which have net been so cheap since the war as they are at the present time,