Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 25, Number 32, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 March 1876 — Page 1

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COX CKIB8IQ5AL BFMJIABT. TUISDAT, MARCH 14. Senate. The bill to reduce the president' salary to 123.000 arter March 4, 1877, Trat taken up, and, without further debate than a speech by 'ienator Sargent against It, -was passed by a vote.of 20 to SO. No other business was transacted aside from the presentation of memorials respestlng the Fenian Condon and the bounty bill and the Indefinitely postponement of a Senat bill permitting national banks to be organized In towns Irrespective of population. House. There was a long discussion upon the wretched ventilation of the chamber, and It was stated that thirteen members were detained by illness caused by the foul air. The committee on public buildings was directed to mend matters. There was a squabble between the committee on military matters nd that on Indian affairs ai to which should report the bill transferring the Indian bureau to the war department. It was finally decided that bcth should report on the matter, the Indian committee having the precedence. The chairman of the committee on the real estate pool stated the case against Hallet Kilbourne, who had refused to produce his books and to answer certain questions. The sergeant-at-arms was directed to bring that individual to the bar of the House and, upon Kllbourne's again refusing to comply with the demands, he was ordered to Jail, the republicans first making an unsuccessful effort

to allow him to te heard by counsel. Two fresh Investigations were, ordered and the Idaho delegate made a speech upon the legis lative appropriation bill. WIDSESDAT, MARCS 15. Senate. -Some unimportant bills of a local nature were passed, some claims reported adversely and Senator Allison's scheme for getting possession of the Black Hirs received and place! on the calendar. Honsc Inveetlcatlons were ordered into the non-assessment of a personal tax in the District of Columbia, and into the powers con f erred upon Etelnberger, the commissioner to th Himoan Islands. The House went into the committee of the whole upon the legisla tive appropriation bill, and the opportunity vuuized bv several members to make speeches upon the Pacific railroads, retrench ment and reform, the financial question, et THURSDAY, MARCH 16. KrvATK-Resolutions demanding that the debates shall be printed exactly as delivered and Information as to the amount of gold and silver In this country and elsewhere were presented. A large portion of the session was given up to abusing the newspapers, Senators Cameron, West, Logan and conning uenying certain charges against themselves and Senators Edmunds and Thurman sustaining the cause of the committee on the Judiciary, hieb had been assailed by the Baltimore Gazette. Senator Morton's proposed amer d ment to the twenty-second Joint rule was dlsnaoAH nnd that centleman suggested as a MUWW M " V further amendment that, in case of the dls agreement of the House and Senate upon the rtnm from a state, the Supreme Court should act as umpire. TJrT-sFKtP',s were taken to facilitate the A-W ' - - Jinvestigation into the conduct of a certain Colorado Judge, anl the subject oi the issue of silver coin in plaee of the fractional currency wa discussed in connection wilh a treasury printing appropriation bill. A report on the ventilation of the House was presented, which proposed to admit I ersons to the galleries only npon the tickets of members. Mr. Lanzor oflered a resolution to restore an elective government in the District of Columbia. FRIDAY, MARCH 17. Housk. Aside from the passa ge of resol utlons permitting the Centennial committee to sit during recess, and Instructing the military -committee to inquire into certain transpoita tinn contracts, the only measures acted on were bills of a private nature. MONDAY, MARCH 29. Sisati.-Senator Wright denied at length . a newspaper charge that he availed himself of the services of a secretary who was paid by he government as an employe of the Indian nreau. The Sioux deficiency bill was amended by lncreasio g the amount to 5150,000 and passed as was also the bill relating to the trans portation of goods in bond. Sentor Allison's bill for obtaining the Black Hills from their owners was discussed, and so was Senator Morton's Joint resolution as to the counting of votes for president and vice-president, which Senator Randolph proposed to amend. The military academy bill came back from the . House, which had refused to concur In the Senate's amendments, and the last named bodv voted to adhere and appointed a com mlttee of conference. . Hocsb. The usual batch of Monday bills was presented and referred. Mr. Atkins moved to suspend the rules and pass a bill re pealing all the provisions of the act of the Hth of January. ' 1575, for the resumption of specie pay menu, that authorize the secretary of the treasury to redeem and cancel United States notes and to sell United States bonds for tb accomplishment of that purpose. A call fcr theyeas and nays redulUd lu9 yeas to ICS nays. not the two-thirds necessary to suspend the rules. Mr. Payne had tried to substitute his bill, which was adopted by the democratic caucus, and he new gain tried to reach a vote upon It, but Mr. Meal, of the district com mlttee, to whom the remainder of Jhe day belonged, declined to yield, and thelioufe pro ceeded with tne oustness or mat committee. THE REAL ESTATE POOL. JODOK HEW, or INDIANA, STIRRING UP TBI DISTRICT MKNAQKRIK. The Washington correspondent of the Chicago Times compliments an Indian representative as follows: Halle KU bourne was before the real estate commit tee this morning to again undergo exam Inatlon. This committee has teen very patient with Mr. Kilbourne and has given him all possible time to make op his mind whether be will tell what be knows or not. This Investigation is one of the mos: important ordered by the present cod Kress. Judge New, ot Indiana, although, second on the committee, has thus far conducted all the examinations pf witnesses. Ills legal knowledge virtually places bim at the bead of the committee. He conducted the examination to-day. Kilbourne teetiHed readily enough as to ceitaiu general details of the real estate pool, but where the particulars were demanded he CLOSED HIS MOUTH AND REFUSED TO TESTIFY. He said at the outset that, as the poo "was originally formed, there were five members In it besides Jay Cooke A Co.

Jay Cooke & Co. put f25,000 into the pool, and each of the others $5,000. Subsequently there was tn assessment all around of 2 000, making a total sum ot 160,000.

Mr. Kilbourne rerusea io ten wno were any ol the five members in the pool. The firm of Kilbourne A La' ta, real estate men. did business for the pool, but in buying nd sellln 2 real estate lor me pool, tne names of the real buyers and sellers did not appear. In the records the name of Kilbourne & Latta appeared as trustees, and there was no way from the records of determining who were the beneflciarle. Subsequently Kilbourne A Latta bought out the Interest of some one member of the pool. wbcs9 name Mr. Kilbourne declired to give, and under the most RIGID CROSS-EXAMINATION by Judge New, Kilbourne refused tejiYe the slightest cue that could determine anything concerning the members of the real estate pool; This morning, whes the session of the real estate pool committee was ended, Mr. Kilbourne was given until this atternoon to make up his mind to answer, tbe committee having to-day decided tbat he snouia De iorcea io or ue considered In contempt to the House. This time was again extended this after noon until Monday. Iben lr Mr. iuibourne sh'uld prove obdurate be will be brought before tbe bar of the House. There is no danger of Mr. Kilbourne being overcome by this solemn ordeal. His bead is as cool as mat oi a cast-iron image, while his self-possession can not be surpassed by any corpse in tbe country. It is believed mat me nve memoers oi me pool, beside Jay Cooke & Co., were Geo. Grant, "Boss" Shepherd, lien. uaDcock, John 0. 12 vacs and James McGirder. Tbe member who was subsequently bought out.it is alleged, was Geo. Grant. His not possible mat muco can oe mau um of the ring witnesses, as they are lna combination to remain Beeret, if they have to pine in prison until tue end of the session. MORE FRAUD. THE DAY OF DEVELOPMENT BUT DAWNING. STARTLING EVIDENCE ON THE WAT TO WASHINGTON . AFFECTING HIGH OFF! CI ALB A GREATER THUNDERBOLT TO STRIKE. The Bismarck correspondent of the New York Herald telegraphs the paper as fol lows: Those who Imagine that Belknap's corruption began and ended with the sale of the traderships at Fort Sill must prepare themselves for disclosures which will show that.with but few favored exceptions, theclBcers and soldiers at almost every military PDBt on tbe lrontier were syr tematically plundered by Belknap and his confidents In order to maintain mm in nis extravagance. The fact that a man, fill iog so high and honorable a station, should Btocp so low. and become so cor runt, must be accf pted as a cause of regret to tbe entire nation. Tbe following develoDmentp. however, substantiated as th6v are bv documentary evidence, em bra cine facts and hzures in the nanowritlnz ot tte guilty parties, win sun further humiliate the American people when it ia learned that undeniable evi dence, which your correspondent has seen and beard, will be sent ir ui this place for WES jington in a few days, proving mar, within one week after Belknap's installs tlon as secretary of war. he bezan his scheme for THE 8 ALE OF ALL THE PROMINENT TRADER' BH1P3 on the frontier; that they were evidently disposed of lor money, a single post. that of Fort Lincoln, opposite this town, paying to Belknap and his friends more than $12,000 yearly other smaller poets paying to the same parties In proportion and tbat in tbe barter and sale ot these posts the evidence referred to will show that one senator, one ex-senator (both from the same state, the latter now governor of a territory), and an ex-gov ernor of a territory, now holding a high and responsible position in tbe war de partment, and an ex-territorial marshal have all been deeply implicated. ExGov. Campbell, of Wyoming, made tpscial visit to Washington to control the appointment and sale ot post traderBhlps On his return be announced to his brother (whose letter your carrespondent has seen, and which, with other connecting documents, will be forwarded by mail) that be bad succeeded In bis mission, and none but administration men should hold post leaderships. In tbe letter it is de manded that, while the Campbell brothers are to RECEIVE A THIRD OF THE PROFITS, they are to supply none of the capital; it is to be kept secret tbat Governor Campbel ia interested. Governor Campbell's brother, in arranging terms, said he could not close tbe bargain until ne bad sub mitted them to tbe governor. J. M Hedrick, of Ottumwa, Iowa, who occupies ... . . m a the same position therein internal rev enue tbat Joyce did at St. Lou if, is known to havejteen tbe recipient ot bunireds of thousands ot dollars irom tne eaie oi pest tradershlps, which Bums can be traced to other parties holding high official post tlons. including Belknap. One letter lrom Hediick. written in 1870, announces that he can control any tradership In any department. Another letter to a pest trader, finding fault with tbe latter for tbe small profits derived, says, speaking of General Rice, of Iowa, "You know Klce Is a bachelor of expensive habits living In Washington. lie must baye his codfish in in summer and his tr.'p to Florida in winter, and yon must PONT UP AND KEEP HIM GOING. He can't live on less than f 10,000 a year, The trader at i oit .Lincoln, tearing removal a fe weeks aro. Orville Grant's clerk at Standing Rock advised him to see Grant. "He can fix you." A tele gram has been seen here from Delano to Orville Grant, making the appointment of Ravmond. of tbis place, as trader at Bertnold upon tbe telegraphic demand of Grant. The post traders along the Missouri river, baying been taxed almott to the full amount of their profits, and regarding the downfall of Belknap as the breaking up of tbe ring, are anxious and willing to hasten to Wasnlngton and disclose ail they know Some of them are here awaiting the de parture of the first train for tbe East, and declare thev Intend to implicate certain officials now standi n a: hiza in public con fidence. Tbe post of Fort Fetterman paid a profit of r6 000 In two years, to be divided among the members oi tne ring, The ex-senator referred to, among other appointments d if posed of, placed bis son

at one of the most lucrative positions.

RADICAL ROBBERY.

TRAFFIC IN POST TRADERS HIPS IN THE TERRITORIES. A SUSPICIOUS ORDER BJ PRESIDENT GRANT ORVILLE'S PARTICULAR FRIENDS SYSTEMATIC RORRERT OF THE SOLDIERS BT THE SCOUNDRELS. Tbe Laramie City correspondent of the New York Sun contributes tbe following to tbe developments of tbe day: When this reaches you the excitement ' incident to the development of Belknap's rascality will In a measure have passed away. I will say, however, that many persons are surprised that tbe whole matter in the traffic of post traderships was not sooner exposed. It must be remembered that at tbe time Belknap came into office tbe general of the army bad the power of appointing traders at the mititary posts "not in the vicinity of towns." Belknap soon saw bow piofi.able the appointing power could be used, and set to work to have the law so changed as to give tbe appointment ot traders to tbe secretary of war. By adroit maneuvering be accomplished bis object, and immediately the shameful traffic began. A man from Iowa by tbe name of Hedrick became the broker for tbe posts in the Western country. They were all PUT UP FOR SALB BT THIS MAN J and they went to the highest bidder. Not a doubt was expressed here, even at that time, as to who were tbe persona who shared in the profits of these Bales. While Hedrick. was the man who was generally to be consulted, Orville Grant was the person who did a great deal of the talking and working. It is only about a year ago that Orville Grant intimated tbat be could have the post at Fort Sill if be could get a responsible person who would be honest in dividing the prome. ice persons wno beard Mr. Grant make this oner are oi me highest respectibllity, and hold themselves In readiness to testily when called nnon. Fort Sill is only one ot the places it was thouett necessarv to bleed. All of tbe large posts are treated in me same way, and they must have yielded enormous plunder, 'la Keine case or ton Laramie, w. S. Bullock, a gentleman or respecta bility, bad been post trader there lor about fifteen years. He-was a generous, kind hearted, genial man, whese first treat ment of both officers and enlisted men will long be remembered by them. Under Belknap and the new law be was forced to eive up his business to a aruuKen pon tician by tbe name ot McCormlck, who soon became such a nuisance to the post tbat common DECENCY DEMANDED HIS REMOVAL. At that time there was a firm of shoe and leather dealers at Omaha, known as S. & J. H. Collins, particular Iriends of Orville Grant. A consultation was held between these worthies, and it was agreed that J. H. Collins should have the tradership at Foit Laramie. To the surprise oi every one here, tbe following order was very soon received, signed by tbe president of tbe United States: Give the tradership at Fort Laramie to J. II. Collins, in preference to an otners. (Signed) U.S. urant. This order, from the executive mansion, the Collinses showed to a number of persons, and asked information as to how ttey should manage things. They have managed things nobly for themselves, as the Door enlisted roes, 'who were tne euner ers, can testify. They have accumulated a laree fortune, and live like nabobs. Their prices have been exorbitant in tbe extreme. and a? thev have no competition at the pott they can well afford to pay 17,000 year, which is said to be the price. Of course all tbis money comes evenmaiiy out ot tbe pockets of the pocr enlisted men and their iamllies, since the mora the post trader ' PATS FOR HIS POSITION the more he charges the soldier for tbe wretched staff he sells. Prices charged for many of the ncessary articles of sol diers' supplies are so great that if they were given they would hardly be believed All tbe large poets are the same. Fort Abraham Lincoln, Fort Union, Fort Fet terman. Fort Richardson, and a score of ether forts have a history of fraud and corruption similar to tbat of Forts Sill and Laramie, Let Mr. Dent step up and tell what be knows about Fort Union. Let Mr. A. C. Lelghton, trader at Foit Bedford, be me.de to slve bis experience on the witness stand and then let Major Terrill pay master of the army, step up and tell bow a tradership in Texas was obtained for his clerk, one Wallack, and how the man who had the pDst before Belknap's ad vest was plunder! and finally squeezed out by this man Wallack, who still holes tne post tlon. THE POOR SOLDIERS ARE ALSO ROBBED by other persons In high official positions, When John A. Campbell (now a clerk in the state department), was governor of Wyoming, he subjected the post traders in tbat territory to forced contributions, on the pretense that money was wanted for campaign purposes, and few, if any. ot tbe traders dared to refuse to pay over. Let Mr. Campbell etep up and tell what he did with that money. I . can give the names of tradeis who sent the money to him. The trader at Fort Sanders, a post not really worth $1,000 a year, was called on for fo by Mr Campbell and the money was gent to him, If the committee investigating tne ac counts of the war department be sent thorough history of poet traderships in the territories, let mem summon Major uen era! Hunls N. Palmer, ot tbe regular army. and make him tell what be knows of the post traders business. The report ot the royal commission on vivisection has Just been laid before tbe British parliament. The commissioners after having taken a great mass of evi dence, came to the conclusion thatlt would not be reasonable, even if it were possible, to prevent experimentation on living ani mals. They refer to tne wnoie mstory o medicine as pregnant with examples ot benefits to humanity derived lrom such experiments. They quote, as illustrations Harvey's great discovery of the circulation of tbe blood, tbe discovery of the action ot the lacetal and lymphatic system or ves sels. and ol the compound function o the spinal nerves. Harvey's discovery. almost wholly due to holly due to vivisections la thAfnnnriattnn of all mir knowledge of the treatment ol the diseases of the t ear t

and blood vessel, and in surgery bridges

ids interval oetween me old practice of earing itumps with red hot irons and the present use of tbe carbolized ligature. At present, Investigations by experimentation are in progress, having relation to cholera, consumption, pyaemia, typhoid fever, sheep pox, snake bite, and the use of disinfectants. Experiments such as these have resulted, and these are likely to result, in the mitigation, or poeslblv even the removal, ol some of tbe severest scourges which afflict the human race. In respect to the charges ot cruelty, the sec retary of the royal society for the prevention of cruelty to animals readily acknowledges tbat be does not know a single case of wanton cruelty. They reject tbe proposition to render unlawful any experiment made for the mere advance ot science, on tbe ground that Harvey's great discovery and Galvani's . were, at' tbe time they made them, "mere scientific discoveries." Demonstrations in medical schools they hold to be necessary and permisslonable under tbe existing circumstances, viz: that they be performed under aueesthet'es. Experiments, however, are to be regulated through the licensing and registration bv tbe home secretary ot all persons employed n experiment, unacr conditions in ac cordance with the above principles, and through the appointment of an Inspector. PIATT'S PLAY. A WESTERN JOURNALIST FOR A MATT S NEW DRAMA A. C. B. A CAPABLE BULL ALONZO C. BCELL. The following from the Washington Capital Is evidently from tbe pen of Donn Piatt In response to a communication to A. C. Buell in the St. Louis Times: The fact is, we have always suspected we bad a oramauc turn, ana wnesever we see a striking, picturesque person, the impulse comes upon us to utilize tbat individual -it - i py putting bim upon tbe stags and have a plot, love-making situations and things. 'I his impulse came upon us with irrealst I Die iorce one aay when we saw a young man upon tbe avenue, of medium height. muscular built and a Bowery walk. His eyes were black and piercing, and seemed to guard, like two dragons, a nose tbat looked as if, in spite of such guardianship, it had been smashed on more tban one occasion. The jaw was full and prominent, the mouth was of the pre-Adamit9 period, wnen me only use oi mat organ was to Mceive its food. The face was composite, for THE CHEEK WAS OP THE GRANT PERIOD and simply immense. This picturesque and imposing person was clad in a dra matic costume. His intellect was covered with a seal-skin cap. His coat was a very delapidated coat indeed, warning off virtuous people ot both sexes: and while from his manly bosom of immaculate linen Bhone an Aiaek diamond, like a Dcty hammer of tbe first magnitude, his little finger flashed another, and a massive chain restooned inopreislvely on and below his velvet vest. To aay this young man was gorgeous but feebly expresses the impres sion bis appearance made in tbe eyes of little milliner girl, colored bootblacks and hack men. We made inquiry con cerning this youth, and found be was from the far West; yea, even unto tbe land ot Joaquin Miller, where buffaloes, bowle-kuives, red men and revolvers do most abound. His name? ItwasBuel), originally Bull Aloczo C. Buell but known to tbe frontier aa A. capable Bun, from bis prowess and famous achieve ments. He was THE HERO OF A HUNDRED FIGHTS. He has punched and punishe 3, cut, carved, shot and eaten more of the . enemy than any man of his size and years In the far West. Yet was be modest withal. He did not boast ' of these great victories. He was distinguished by the softness ol his voice and the sweetness of his manners. He at 9 with his knife. He did not est with the knife from any ignorance oi the usages of polished society not he but lrom a pardonable de3lre to show bow dexterously be could handle the dangerous cutlery. We incontinently determined to dramatize this remarkable youth. This is our original and ingenious plot: In the wild ol the far West, weary ol his triumprs over barbarous and semibarbarous men; weary ot love-making to Indian maidens and frontier wives, he Is filled with a vague desire for mental immortality. He suddenly resolves to write t!ie r'sa and fall of tbe Russian empire. Suddenly forsaking tbe bannt h a deeds have rendered faious, he comes to the national cap'tal. One can not write history without some little information. A. Capable Bull has everything but Information.' To gain tbat be Joins Newspaper Row and turns coi respondent. NEWSPAPER BOW 19 FAMOUS for its historical research and accuracy ol information. The third act dis covers our hero in great distress and povei ty.' The Nestor, Shaw, has cheated him out of tbe proceeds of both sword and sutlershlp. le is, moreover, sadly depressed to find that in the brlel absence from Newspaper Row the world has enjoyed a peace and . quiet tbat aurpasseth understanding. To make up for lost time and regain bis power, he throws a bombshell into conenss, has a pugilistic encounter with old Zacb. Chandler, scalps Senator Conkling and marries Susan B. Anthony. Driven wild by these terrible events, Secretary Robeson declares war on Cuba and sends out a fleet of iron-clad canal boats armed with proclamations. Bristow assassinates Pierrepont, and in turn has bis (Bristow 's) HEAD SEVERED FROM HIS BODY by Lieutenant Colonel Fred. Grant, with la sabre de mon pere. Jewell puts himself in a mall bag and a fast train, and reaches Cincinnati three weeks after bis suffocation. The Hon. Hamilton Fish Is solemnly replaced in tbe family vault on tbe. Hudson, Grant appears lna white table-clotb, crowned by Belknap as Julius Csesar riding In a chariot made up of a barrel marked "crooked wbiBky," and Morton, as the " Devil on two ticks," fiddles while the army and navy buildings are burning, and all the office-holders proclaim the third term. The curtain lalls on a grand transformation scene, in which appears the apotheosis ot our hero supported by Susan B. Anthony and Doctor Mary Walker in tights. Ford rejected this sensational drama because he said he had been mixed up in one assassination and dil not care to try another,

THB MACHINE MONOPOLY;

Fifty Millions Saved to the People of the United States byOne Transaction. WORK OF A DEMOCRATIC HOUSE. SOME riOURSS WHICH SO TO SHOW THB MAGNITUDE OF THB SEWING) MACHINE BUSINESS THB PROSPECT OP BELIEF. Apropos of the action of the democratic Hons 9 of Representatives in refusing to extend tbe special privileges of the sewing machine monopoly, already alluded to in the Sentinel, tbe St. Louis- Times says: "Tbat was the death blow to the mcst gigantic monopoly that has overruled this or any other country said a very intelligent gentleman to a Times reporter rast night, white discussing the refusal of tbe House congressional committee on patents to entertain the Bewing machine people's petition for an extension of their most important patent. "For years," he continued, "the combination have been determined to obtain from congress a new lease for their main invention, and last year it was thought that it stood a good show ot getting through. Somebody, or a number of somebodies, weakened, after tbe grangers made so mnch talk about patent monopolies, and the bill never fairly got out of the committee's band?. If it had, and been brought before tbe Hoesa the combination declared they could have carried it through. As for the Senate, they always have claimed to own that. Bat now the last bope has fled. Money or braes wont Eare them. The House committee were unanimous against it, and even if it hadn't been, it wouldn't have stood any better show than a mint Julep, when it came before that democratic ring-smashing House." " What do you mean by the combination?" asked tbe reporter: "I mean by the combination tbe three leading sewing machine manufacturing companies tbe Singer, the Wheeler A Wilson, and the Grover fe Baker. Twelve years ago these companies were fighting each other, and the people were getting the benefit of it. They had some shrewd men at the headot one or two of them, and the result of over tures was a combination for their own protection and tbe victimization of tbe public. THET POOLED ALL THE PATENTS, owned by eacb, bought everything that was worth buying in the way of improve ments held by outsiders, and entered into an alliance of the most rigid nature, putting the price of machines at a point over five times the cost of manufacture. No other company could run without using their patents on which they had to pay n royalty, and before tbe combination would grant them a license to manufacture they were forced to agree to a echedule of prices which would main tain the high rate, ''What were those patents, and bow many were there of tbem?'' "There were a half dozen In all, but tbe main Invention was the lour 'motion teed' that expired a cou ple of years ago, but a subsequent improvement carries it in effect to some time in July ol this year. That was tbe patent tbe cociblnatlon wanted to renew, and which they have been busted on." ''What would a renewal for fourteen years have been worth?" "Not less tban fifty millions. In fact, its value would have been inestimable, and I have no doubt, in short, I know tbat if a cool ten millions would have put tbat extension tarougb congress without any of the succeeding unpleasantnesses that have distinguished other jobs, it could have been had without any trouble. Probably not less tban a million ta betn spent in 'working aiound' already." "What is tbe ordinary profit on a sewiog machine?" "The cheapest is eold Icr 65, and it costs about ?12 50 to turn one out by either of tbe members of the combination. They are sold to agents at about forty per cent off ot retail rates, and consequently net tbe companies nearly loity dollars. Counting out office and otner expenses it is sate to say that every machine represents a profit of ?25. SOME FACTS AND FIGURES. Last year the manufactures 6tood in about this ratio: Machines. Sin ger Company..........-......2ö0,x o Wheeler A Wilson 10-J.OOÜ Grover & Baker.'...-....-".lW,iJ'0 llo we..... .m.li6,Uuu Other companies .... ..... ... 1U0.0U0 A total of......- M 6X0 Estimating a profit onthese of ?25 eacb, and tbe comfortable figure of fifteen millions is obtained a sum which was yearly taken out of tbe industrious cr middle classes." "Has the product increcsed or diminished of late years?" "Why, it has increased, of course. Sawing machines for the past five years have been pushed, shoved and even shot into families. Tbe voice of the sewing machine agent has vexed and harrowed the lend. The boeses saw the end wis approaching and tbey were anxious tbat every family should have one or two or three of these helps to mankind. It didn't make so much difference how much was paid down, if a person would only consent to boy. Then he was considered fixed." .'The combination must have gotten very rich." "Take the case of Singer, the much married man, to Judge by. - He owned two-flithsof the Slnaer stock, lived very extravagantly and died worth thir een mil lions.' "Then, of course, THE PRICE OF THESE VACHINES MUST COMB DO WS." "Of course; a sixty-five dollar machine will shortly be bought for twenty-five dollars and perhaps less. Tbe agents' or solicitors' business will be done away with, and tbe consumer will buy of tbe first and second bands when he wants to buy, the same as be does now when he wants a wash tub or a bedstead. That isn't alb These companies probably bold altogether between thirty and forty millions of peoples' notes. Machines have been sold tbem on tbe lease plan, payable, say, one or two dollars a month. If the payments stop, tbe machine can be taken and the amount already paid ia lost. A great shrinkage In tbe value ot these claimB will result. A larmer or anybody else who has paid 20 on a 65 machine will give it up sooner tban pay the balance when he can step out and buy a new one for half of the amount due. He can do bo honorably, too, because tnat Is his contract." "How long have you been in the business T" "Off and on I have hAAn Identified with the sewins-niachine trade lor filteen vears. I know about all there is worth knowing concerning

it, and I also know tbat ot all tbe monopolies that have afflicted or blessed the country this was the largest, the strongest, and the farthest reaching. Still tor the value of tbe Invention to the human race I don't know that the race has paid too much. It would have been rather hard on ft to have levied, another tax of fifteen million. nri VAfl an than W a

9 j w ia suaua There is no telling what might have hapfvuuu ii uBiftuap jneuua caa naa tne) decision of it." A CANAL CONUNDRUM. THE OLD WABASH & ERIE MUDDLE. A COBBESPONDENT WHO CLAIMS THAT THB WABASH A- EBIE CANAL BED AND BANKS BELONG TO THB P ABTIES WHO OWN THB AI JOINING LAND. Stearns Fisher, of Wabash, who is the beet possible authority on the ques tion he discusses, writes to the Wa bash Plaindealer a letter, from which it will be seen that the purchasers of the Wabash A Erie canal have not struck as big a bonanza ss tbey thought. Mr. Fisher's idea of the law in the case is very accurate. He savs: I learn tbat there is some little excitement among tbe propertynoiaers tnroogn wmcn me Wabash K trie canal runs in regard to the rights ot the recent purchasers of said canal, and having been officially connected with tbe canal doring all Its early history, and believing that I understand everything in relation to it as well, or better, than any one now living, I feel constrained to stats what I deem the right, not only of tbe purcbaser, but of the owners ot lands through which the canal passes, as well. Tbe purchaser of the canal at tbe recent sale has all the rights tbat the state had when it was conveyed to the bondholders, and no more. The state could not convey rights she did not possets. The right ol tbe state to use ail the ground occupied by tbe canal and necessary for Its maintenance and repair, and its euccessrul operation can not tor a moment be doubted; there is no question about this. The question is TO WHOM DOES THB BED AND BANKS BELONG when tbe canal shall be abandoned as a public highway ? Do they belong to the original owners of the land, or to the recent purcbaser? To determine this, we must inquire into the origin andextent of the right ot tbe state. Tbe land through which the canal passes may be divided into four classes and first (because it is the largest) we mention the "canal lands" which were ceded by tbe general government to tbe state to aid in the construction of the canal. These lands were sold by the state to Individuals in nearly every instance before tbe canal was constructed, or even permanently located, and the bed and banks of the canal were included in tbe purchase, no deduction having ever been -made on account of the ground tobe occupied by the canal. Tbe purchaser bought and paid for the k round the canal occupies, but the law under which these lands were sold reserved tbe right of way for the canal. The second claaa consisted of those lands that bad been sold by congress prior to the grant to the states. I know of no lands ot this class between Fort Wayne and Lcganepoit; there are some east ot the former and west of the latter. Tbe third class consists ot such lands as were owned by the Miami nation of Indiana at the tim? the canal was constructed. These consist of ten sections at the " FORKS OF THB WABASH" in Huntington county, and adjoining ttetown of Huntington, and a strip five miles wide extending from the Wabash to Eel river, and adjoining the original plat of tbe town of Peru on the east. At the treaty of 1S26, the Miami Indians ceded to the state a strip of land six chains wide where the canal should pass through these reserves. At the last treaty with the Miami's the t'n sections near Huntington were reserved to John B. Richardville, and one section near Peru to Francis Godfrey. Subsequently our legislature by an act conveyed to Richardville and Godlroy all ot this six chain strip In these respective reservations not occupied by the canal, except ten chains in length at each dam, and at eacb lock which were to be retained; tbat or a subsequent legislature provided for surveying and selling this chain strip through the residue of these reserves, which was done. Tbe fourth consists of the numerous individual Indian reserves granted by the treaty ot 1826. I can not name tbem all, nor is it necessary. It is sufficient to say that tbe ground upoa which Huntington, Ligro, apart of Wabash, nearly all ol Peru and Logansport are located is of tbis clais; land tbat never belonged to this etats cr to the United States ; land that belonged to tbe Miami tribe of Indians and was reserved to individual Indians when tte residue of these lands were sold to tbe government. In regard to the second and -fourth class of lands THE STATE NEVEB HAD ANT BIGHT but such as she took by her own power She appropriated the lands "without as much as saying by your leave, sir;" true she made provisions for paying any dam ages she might do the land, the same as provision is made for paying damages by locating and opening a road through one's land, and like land occupied as a road when it is vacated and abandoned as a highway, it becomes again the property of tbe original owner or his assignee. The same is true in regard to the first and third class. The state has sold the land to different persons, and received pay and issued patents, and she can not sell it again; nor can her assignees, he or her Jgneea may use it for purposes ot narration forever, but for no other purpose. Her rights consist in what lawyers call an easement, and nothing more; and, when the canal ceases to be a navigable highway, all rights ot the states in these lands end. I refer to tbat portion of - the canal eist of Lafajette especially, being more familiar with it, but presume the same rule will apply to all parts of it. I would say, in conclusion, to any and all who own land through which the canal passee, if any pretended owner comes along and proposts to sell you what you have already bought and have a deed lor, "don't be bit," you can get no bttter title than you now have; this is my opinion. Don't pay out any money until you consult a good lawyer. On Sunday the powder mill of Thomas C. Bralnerd, three miles south of York, Pa., exploded and the entire building was wrecked. No loss of life is reported.