Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 28, Number 4, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 January 1880 — Page 7

THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL, WEDNESDAY, JANUAItY 28, 1880-

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Statements of the Attendants at the Insane Hospital in Regard to the Conduct of the Institution. The Insane Hntterings of a Watchman, Better Fitted to Occupy th8 Position of Patient John a Hew, United States Marshal Dudley a ad " Jajhawker," of the Cincinnati Ice cirer, Tonn a Politi cal Partnership, Tor the Purpose of Manufacturing Cam paign Thunder for the Badical -Party. Interviewe Witt, a Number of Employes, in Which. Tney Stamp the LI on All the First rrslucts of the "Machine." la relation to the allegations made by Jeremiah Hutchinson in the Journal of Thursday, :r eck;f.rs states to a tentinel representative that they are "eminently false and monstrous." He is impelled under the circumstances to consider the source, and then make a eorrect statement o the lacts to which these horrible deformities relate. If thought desirable, a thorough investigation is invited, and every facility will be afforded. Mr. Hutchinson has been an employe for several months, and has uniformly performed his d ities thoroughly. Three months since he was promoted to a vacancy caused by a resignation of the night watch, and in this capacity had acquired the confidence of Pr. Rogers and the medical officers to 'ich an extent -hat praise of Hutchinson was of dally oc;'-irrence. Certain peculiarities of character, however, gradually made themselves prominent. He became irascible, suspicions, disposed to quarrel, uncomfortably sensitive, inclined to take a part in the. mansezieaient of Hospital affairs, thought his cervices demanded an increase of pay, and ünaLly, about two wei ago was guilty ot gross disrespect to a suDerior oicer. He was about to take im mediate action in this crisis by discharging him. but refrained, at the requtst of this otlicer, who presented Mr. H 's previous good record and his needy condition as a justification. It is his duty to report every miraction 01 rule to the superintendent, and the condition of the pa'.lenta to their respective physician?. He, so he says, last night, becarre offended at the doctor's apparent neglect at some of his s ingestions about two weeks ago, and resolved to do his duty to the Slate by layinc nie observations before the public press, objecting to the trustees as unreliable. The Journal of yesterday contains the res-t. in which body less shadows furnished by himself have been enlarged and vivified by the rhetorical brush of the journalistic artist into startling and gigantic horrors. During the late war Mr. H. was shot in the head, and sneered a loss of a portion of bis skull and serious damage to the brain. His pecnliariti of character tnay m some measure be due "o :nl3 injury. In any event, only the possession of a diseased imagination can explain the horrible distortion given by him to events -nd things which exist in such institution, always have, and, doubtless, aiwaye will, and which are altogether inevitable. As to the dissecting rooms, there are none, but there are two rooraj in tbe hospital for the proper care cf the dead, called dead rooms. Twice only during his administration has it been deemed desirable to make a post m ort err; examination in accordance with the same principles which ordinarily stiegest autop-ies. One was made by Drs. Thorn a. Hubbard and Stevens, assisted manually by Mr. Howland, an attendant, who, though, f .rmerly a student of medicine, had no other connection with the examination than in helping to move the body, un another occasion I was a participant with the gentlemen before mentioned. There are no medical student;, so-called, as su h, in the Hospital. Important pathological specimens were preserved in both cases. Due respect was given the body, and a decent burial ceremonial was performed at the grave, it being the custom at present to read the burial service at every pamper interment, and such only are buried there. Autopsies are not made without the desire or consent of friends, where such exist, and in tbe above case the county clerk telegraphed a statement in relation to the matter. The facts cf the case concerning the big frolic, as tha entertainment of New Year's night is called by Hutchinson, are teat a young girl named Eva Allen, a recent employe of the hospital, daughter of Mis. Allen, otticers' cook, was given a drink of wine out of a bortle by one of the attend ants th-it he bad brought from a wedding that he had jutt attended at Mt. JacLson. She then smoked a cigarette, which was given her by a vibl tor from the city. This girl, let it be understood, was an employe, not a patient Shortly after this she became sick ani went to her quarter;. Close to her room is a bath-room, where, I suppose, she went to vomit This girl i subject to frequent attacks of syncope, on account o: some trouble of the heart She was found there not long after by employe", and taken to her room. She was very sick all the next day. The mother took the girl, who, she says, is a young giddy thing, home. The girl wts gone before I knew anything of it This waj a mere girlish freak, an indiscretion that would not be considered a fault outside of the institution, and magnified by this man's y-spi cious brain into a crime. As to the attendant, be confessed his fault voluntarily, and after listening to a lecture was remanded to his duty. I wish to state that dronkenns is very rare in the institution, and is always punished by discharge. This young man was not drunt, neither was the girL TUE ACORD CA.-E. Dr. Hubbard cays, in relation to this case, that Acori is subject to epilepsy, and during the mania following these convulsions be is very violent, and requires his hands to be restrained In large leather gloves. Acord shows no sign of violence, and none of us believe that Hush would ill treat him. A kinder hearrel man than Kush never lived. THK:A?E OK DANIEL fO-. Ir. A. J. Thomas said: "I was present when Daniel Fox died. He was not my patient I was visiting my own patien a in tbe ward, and my attention was cailtd to l ot by Hutchinson, the night watch and curse. Fox died in two minutes after I iw him. He died In his crib. Tbe crib is like a child's crib, except that it has a cover ' over it He was a violent patient brought here in a strait jacket The exhaustion of acute xuanla was the cause of his death. He bad no restraints on his bands. The bed clothes were tied ' about him to keep him covered and warm." HOW CHIiTSIW ASD ASCCCKLE DIED. Dr. Thomas continued: "Childera and Ar buckle were both my patients, and both died in cribs in which, they were put to keep them from falling out and hurting themselves. They were watched day and night by eacial attendants. Arbnckle'a

wife, brother and father-in-law were Here when he died, and can tell that he traf well

treated. Jacob Childera was from Hamilton county. He died from exhaustion following acute mania. For two days and two night rt the end, and when he waa at the worst, an attendant waa with him." THE CASK OK JOHX S. BROWS. Dr. Thomas said: "Mr. Brown wasT-O yean of age; had an attack of paralysis before be ing sent here. He was here only a few days gradually growing wore. He had a small cut in the head received from falling from the bed while sitting on it lie died of genuine apoplexy. He was in a crib to pre vent him from rolling out ms wne was here with his daughter and son at his bed side when he died." The case of Joseph Mesmer was thus explained by Dr. Thomas: "Joseph Mesmer was found on the Soor at 4 o'clock, Friday morning, the 10th inst, with a cut in his head. The wound was not frightful, and there waa no clotted blood on his head. This cot waa over hia right eyebrow. There was a alight scratch on the top of his head. At this hour of the night Huchin.on has sole charge of the patients. Mesmer died of cerebral effusion caused by apoplexy. The wound he received had nothing whatever to do with his death. The fall and cut were caused by apoplexy, and had nothing to do with his death. The coroner so decided, and allowed the remains to be shipped to hia home in Elkhart" A 8entinel reporter met several of the attendants and one of the patients (Colonel Robert M. Goodwin) last evening, and interviewed them as to the trumped-up charges purporting to come from the Cincinnati Enquirer bureau, which were published in the Journal, of yesterday, and obtained the following: C. C. EDMrUDr INTERVIEWE. Reporter What are your duties at the Hospital? A. Am attendant What ward were yon on? A. I am on the eighth now. Q. What ward were you on at the time John 8. Brown, of Wayne county, died? A. "A" ward. Q Have you seen the statement in the Journal? A I have. ; It is stated by Captain Hutchinson that Brown was struck upon the head by one of the patients with a bed vessel. Do you know that to be a fact? A. I know nothing of his being strack by any instrument. O. How did Mr. Brown receive the hurt that was mentioned? A. By falling off tne bed. He was sitting up on the bed, and I saw him fall. (J Was that a very severe cut or a slight on? A. It was a slight one. Did Mr. Brown receive any ill treatment that vou discovered during his resi dence in the Hospital? A. Xa, sir. n How was he watched in the day time and at night? A He was watched as close as be could be watched all the time, day and nicht Q. Was he ever left alone at night without some one sitting up with him? A. No, sir. j Was his wife with him at any time l previous to his death.' A. les, sir; tor four or nve days previous to nis ceatn. Q Had she remained in the Hospital most of that time? A. She remained in his room mcst of the time. Q Was she furnished with accommodations by the officers of tbe Hospital upstairs, in the way of dining room, room, etc. ? A. She took her meals at the officers' dining room. t Had his relatives from the city come out, at that time, and remained, on different occasions, with bim? A. Yes, sir. They were out frequently. (J a brother, sister-in-law and niece? A. Yes, sir; that was my understanding in relation to it. . What time did his son and daughter come to see him? A. I believe it was the night be died. (j. His wife had been there all that time? A. Yes, sir; she had. H Did Mrs. Brown express to you any dissatisfaction as to the treatment oi her husband? A. No, sir. Q What did she say to you about It? A She said we had taken as good care of him aa we could have done. v Did she seem to be grateful In her expressions toward ou and the other young men who helped to tike care of him, and than yoa kindly when he left? A. Yes, air; she did. 2 How long have you been at the Hos. pital? A It will be 10 months February 0i Who employed you? A Dr. Elatun. Q You are still there in that same capacity, are yon? A Yes. air. ii During the present administration of the Hospital affairs have you seen any ill treatment of patients? A. No, sir. Have you ever seen a man knocked down by an attendant or an employe? A. No. sir. Q Have you ever seen one atruck? A. No. sir. ii Have you sometimes seen patients fight among themselves? A. Once in a while they will get into a fight before we can get to them. COLONEL ROBERT M. GOODWIN INTERVIEWED Reporter State your place of residence at present and your place of residence before you came to the Hospttal. A. My residence before I came to the Hospital was Indianapolis. Marion county. I came to the Hospital from Brookville. Franklin county, on July 24 last lam a patient in the Hospital, and was in the ward where Mr. Mesmer wai hurt Q. Have you read the article in the Journal of this morning concerning the Hospital for the Insane? A. Yes, sir. 4 Did you know a man named Joseph Mesmer, a patient in the Hospital? A. I did. Q Did you know of his being sick? A. Y., sir; I did. Q. And you know he died? A. Yes, Bir. il You know nothing of the circom stances of his being found there that morning? A. As Dr. Thomas went out I went down immediately. I came out and went to Mr Welch. Q That was after he had been put in bed? A. Yes, sir. Q Did you see the wound on Mr. Mesner'a head that he received in falling from the bed? A. Yes, Bir. Q What was the character of the wound? A It was a slight cut over the right eye. l was present when the wound was washed, and there was but one cut il What was its character as to producing dangerous effects? A. It was not dangerous. (J During his illness was he attended to carefully, or was he badly treated or neglected? A. He was attended carefully and continuously day and night. J How often were the attendants with him; that is, at what intervals? A. Very frequently. I should think it would average every quarter of an hour of the day and continuously during tbe night H How often did the medical officer of the Hospital vitlt him? A. I waa not in the ward all the time, but I know of the medical officer being there at least a half dozen times during tbe day. H Was you ever in the room where this man was during tbe visit of the medical officer? A Yes, sir. Q Did vou see a cut on the top of that man's hesd? A There was none there. I examined it There surely was but one cut, for I felt of the skull and examined him carefully immediately afterward that was just after the doctor left. I came from the door in my night clothing just aa he closed the other door. H Daring your seven months' residence have yoa ever seen any evidence of the ill treatmentof patients by attendants? A. I have not Q. Have yoa seen any neglect of patients by attendants? A. No, sir. Q. Have you en any neglect of patients by the medical officers of the hospital. A. No, air.

Q Tell what duties yon perform there? A. I have beea for some time assisting the bookkeeper of the hospital; I am daily through the wejde, more or less in reference to the records of clothing; I have pass key through the entire boilding. g. How long since you have had the liberty of the grounds by yourself? A. I have had the privileges of the grounds since about the middle of September. Have yon ever ben allowed to visit friends in the eisy alone? A. Yes, sir: I

have been allowed to Tblt ray friends in InH H In your relations to the Hospital, having access' to tie ward have you had opportunities of observing thi- treatment that patients would receive from the attendants? A. 1 have. q Have yoa seen in any case an attendant assault a patient brutally and mistreat him? A Sever. q Did you, in connection with Mr. Walsh, examine the room afterward, to see if there waa any implement or fragment of a vessel, that Mr. Mesmer could have been struck with? A. I spoke to Mr. Walsh, and we went in the room that morning and looked carefully to see whether it was possible for him to have received a blow with anything, and we looked for any little article that could have been in there wherewith an injury could have been ii tllcted, and tbere was none iO vessel broken, or anything of the kind. I know there was a couple of comforts in one corner, and took them up and separated them, so that nothing could have been in them, at all. T. C. r.VTLF.lGI INTERVIEWED. Reporter What are your duties in the Hospital for the Insane a A T im tri q ein rl Aa -A. mu eu at -wuuant. ii Oa what ward? A. "B" ward. H How long have you been there? A. Hieven months. Who employed you? A.. Dr. Everts. During that time were you absent irotn the Hospital? A. Yea, sir. il How long, and when? A. I left, I believe, the last day of May, and returned Joy : 1879. il Did you go off on a furlough? A. No. sir. I went to another hospital. 1 was hired the last time by Dr. Rogers. V Have you read an article in the Journal in reference tbe to affairs a t the Insane Hospital, in regard to the ill treatmentof patients? A. I have. it Do yon remember Mr. Arbuckle, a patie ut who died in December? A. Yes, sir, ii What attention did that patient receive from the attendants? A. He received all that could have been pcjlbly received by any one in his position. i'i Was he watched at night? A. Yes, Bir. the entire night, continually, by some one. q Was he seen frequently in the day time by the attendants? A. Yes, sir; almcst constantly. i IX J the medical othcer only visit him once a day V A. No, sir: at least a half dozen times sometimes oftener. i. Was any one present when Mr. Ar bu kle died? A. Yes, sir. H Then he did not die alone? A. No, sir. q What attention did Mr. Childers receive? A. He received the same attention aa Mr. Arbuckle. H Was he watched by attendants at nieht before he died? A. Yes. sir. i Was be watched by th.- attendants in the day time frequently? A. Yes, sir. Did the medical officer visit him only once a day.' A. rso, sir: several times every day und as early as 0 o'clock in the morning. C T'ld Mr. Childers die alone? A. No. i There was an attendant with him when he died? A. Yes, sir. i. fclave you, during your term ot service at the Hospiul, seen a man brutally treated by attendants? A. I have not. i Have you seen them neglected by the medical otticers? No. sir. ii What means have you Of knowing the rules of the institution? A. I have been presented with the by -law 3. i In what sbape? A. IVnted. My attention has been called to special articles by the attending physician in regard to the treatment of patients. ii Tbe attending physician of your ward? Has he ever spoken to you in regard to how necessary It was that the putients should be managed tenderly and not treated harshly? A. iep. sir. q Was your attention called especially to Mr. Arbuckle and Mr. Childlers when they were sick? A. Yf. sir. Were you asked by the attending physician to watch with them at night? A. Yes, sir. . Were you asked by the attendig physician to call him at night, at any hour if it was necessary in your judgment? A. Yes, sir. ii. Did you know a patient named John S Brown, who died a: the Indiana Hospital for the Insane? A. Yes. sir. Q He died in the month of Novembe r, 1S71? A Yes, sir. Q And what treatment did he receive? A. Good treatment i Was he allowed to remain alone at night? A. No, Bir. Wno bad charge of him at night what class of persons.' A They were the attendants. il Regularly detailed by the attending phyeican? A. Yes, sir. H Did thev remain with him day and night? A. Yes, Bir. 2 Did Mr. Brown's family visit him'at any time during his illness .' A. Yes, sir. What members of his family were there during the three or four day.s previous to his death? A His wife, an.l I believe his daughter vUited nim, and some friends that I didn't know. H Did he have some relatives or friends from the city that visited him? A. I think he did, but I was not acquainted with them. H Did Mrs. Brown remain in tbe Hospital for some days before his death? A. So did. Q Did you converse with Mrs. Brawn during her stay at tbe Hospital? A. I did ii What did she say to you in reference to the treatment that Mr. Brown was receiving? A. She said he received all that bb could ask. H Did she express any dissatisfaction toward the officers or attendants? A. None whatever. A. Did she express her gratitude to anyone that you know of? A. She did to me and others. MATTHEW P. UEUH INTERVIEW EP. - Reporter What do you know of tbe death of Joseph Mesmer? A. At4 o'clock a. m., Friday, I was called by Captain Hutchinson, the night watch, and we went to the room occupied by Mr. Mesmer, and found him on the rioor unconscious and bleeding from a cut on the head. We placed him on the btd, and I suggested that Dr. Thomas be tent for nt once. Tnis Captain II. objected to, saying it was not necessary. I said if he would not go for tbe doctor I would. I proceeded to drees, intending to go to the doctor, but when I was dressed and started out 1 met Captain II. with the doctor. The doctor examined the wound and ordered it dressed, directed stitnulanti to be given every 15 minutes, and that he (Dr. Thomas) should be called at 0 o'clock a. m. At that time I reported that the pa tient was reviving. Tbe doctor directed ttimnlanta to be given less frequently. Again at 7 o'clock the doctor visited the patient and made another examination. (J. What care did the patient receive during bis illness? A. He was watched continuously, day and night, by an attendant Q What care did he receive from the medical officer? A. He visited the patient a half dozen times during the day, and at intervals daring the night cp to 1 o'clock a. m. Q How many men slept in the room with Mesmer? A. Three. Q What were their dispositions In regard

te violence? A. Quiet, never beving displayed any violence toward any person. V Did one of these men tell you that one of the patients in the room had strack Mesmer." A, o; but one told me he fell from iis bed. Was there any implement, or fragment oi broken yeseel, foand ia-the room? A No. Q What are your duties at the Hospital?' A. I am attendant in tbe third ward. il How long have yon been in tbj Hospital, and by whom were yco employed? A. Fifteen months, and was employed by Dr. Everts. ' Did you read an article 1a the Journal ef yesterday, in regard to the death of Jos. Mesmer? A. I did. What are tbe duties ( the nigh) watch about seeing the patients? How often ought he to see the patients?' A. It is hi doty to go into the dormitories every round he make That wonld be every hoar ? A . Yes,, sic it Dyou know that he was in the room at '6 o'clock, and that he was ia that room an hour before Mr. Mesmer was found? A. He did not. i Have you, during yourl") months in the Hospital, seen men brutally treated by the attendants? A. No. sir; not at all. H Did you ever see a man knocked down by an attendant? A' No, sir. Q. Did you ever seen an attendant stand on a man's neck while he was laying on the floor? A. No, tir; I did nut Q Do you know that the by-laws prohibit attendants from striking patients? A. Ye, Bir. l Do you knqw that there is a rule against the ill treatmentof patients'." A. Yes, sir. Q Has your attention ever been called to that fact? A Yes, air. ii By whom? A. By the attending pbyticlan. i) How do you know there is such a rule? A By reading the by-laws of the institution.

H On any special occasion darin; the present administration of affairs was there a special order issued in regard to this matter? A. There was two months ago. i Had 'any officer of the Hospital called your attention to those car tain rules in tne printed regulations? "A Yes, sir. This cpncluded the Interviews taken by the reporter. 1'P.E1DNT FISH HACK'S TA1HMENT. Woodard invited me to come to hh office two or three times before I went. Finally, about 10 days ago, I went there, and be told me of sorue'revelations he proposed to make in regard to the management of the Insane Hospital; that in the Interest of the Enquirer he bad put a man in the institution, to be paid by tbe Enquirer, to make investigations or watch the management thereof. He then read to me a letter from McLean, of the En quircr, directing him to make tbe investigation referred to, and asked if 1 would order an investigation. I said to him that my theory was that daylight should shine through all public institutions and that if he could satisfy me that his charges could be sustained by reputable witnesses I would guarantee an investigation. He then promised that he would prepare the charges and submit them to me, in order that I might submit them to the trustees. I called at the time appointed, but he had not yet written tbe charges up. He stated to me that his witness was present, at his solicitation, to meet me, and desired that I would have a talk with him. Then Jerry Hutchinson, (the witness present) made a statement to me of the charges he had to make. I told Hutchinson that I would not act upon his etatements without he could substantiate them with credible witness k. I told him that he had been guilty of disreputable transaction last fall a year' in regard to selling tbe poll books of the county to Sheriff Fressley, and that I would not credit anything he would say in regard to the matter. Hutchinson eaid I ought not to blame him for that, that Mr. Dick Bright was familiar with the transaction and justified it In that conversation I said to Woodard that I had known for some weeks that this matter had been discussed by the Republicans, and that something of the kind would be done to break the force of the good financial showing that the new management have made since they have been in control of the benevolent institutions. The report of tbe Blind Asylum showed that we had saved nearly 110 per cent of tbe appropriation, and covered it into the treasury; that the report of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum did show that we were saving about $1 ".XXi per month, and that the forthcoming report of the Insane Asylum will show that we are making a saving there 01 between $:;,000 and $1,000 a month. He denied working in the interest of the Republican party, but admitted that he had been in consultation in regard to this matter with John C. New and Colonel Dudley. THOSE I'OLL BOOKS. Reportei How did Hutchinson get a position at the Insane Asylum? Mr. F. He got it through Jim Woodard, who in some way influenced Senator McDonald to get the position. Rep. What did you mean by your reference to John Fresley and some poll books? Mr. F Wby. John I'reesley confessed to me that he bad bought the poll books of the First ward from th;s man Hutchinson. Rep. What did he give for them? Mr. F. He gave Hutchinson a horse and buggy. Rep. Nothing else, Mr. Fishback? Mr. F. Well, about a month ago. John Fressley asked me not to discharge Hutchinson from the Insane Asylum. He said: Don't turn him out he is a d d good fellow." Still Th ey Come. Twenty-five neproes came in last Thursday over the I., C. and L., from Johnson county, X. C. They would not converse much, and appeared rather uneasy when questioned. They ay they will stop in the city for the present, and t'aat more are coming. Another batch of Carolina negroes came in Wednesday. They are a miserable looking set, and number about '-'5 They say that work has been provided tor them. If so, why not provide a little for those now starving in the city? The I-Ht Word of the Iylnc. It is probably natural that at the last the scenes which have male the strongest impressions m life should be recalled by memory. Tbe old mountaineer, when he cornea to die, wiih his last whisper says his snow shoes are lost; with the stae driver, he is "on a down grade nnd can not reach the brake;" the miner can not get to the air pipe; the sailor says "eigot bells have sounded," and tbe gambler plays his last trump. A little girl died here a few years ago, and, as her mother held her wrist and noted tbe fainting and metering pulse, a smile canfte to the wan fare, and the child wnispered: "There's no more;desert here, mamma, but all tbe world is full of beautiful flowers " A moment later the sirdle became transfixed. In an Eastern city, not long ago, a Sister of Charity was dying, and at last from a stupor she opened her eyes and said : "It is strange ; each kind word that I bave spoken in my life, each tear that I have shed, has become a living flower around me, and they bring to my senses an incense ineffable." Oaiiy . Norrlstown Herald. It is said that fashionable young ladiea of Philadelphia now want to be photographed in theatrical costumes, and some of them "pay $50 for a Black Crook fit-out" Why they should spend $0 and have nothing to show for the money is difficult to imagine. They already own such a "fil-out" They were born that way all except the hairpins and about 75 cents' worth ot acme fluffy uff.

SEYMOUR AND HENDRICKS?.

The Only Ticket to Bave the Demccratie Party. Sw Save Ike Washington l'ot and I'rtnnineat Dmiitrnit. Mv Special Dispatch to the C incinnati Times. Washixto.x, Jan. 1!. The Washington Fos to-day devotes a quarter of its first page to- an excellent wood-cut of Horatio Seymour, and two thirds of its space to editorial commendation of Seymour as a presidential candidate, and interviews with all leading Democratic members of Congress from different States on hia availability. A doubleleaded editorial says: "Aa events bave shaped taem.;lves the duty of the Democratic party is clearly defined. It should nominate Seymour and Hendricks and. adjourn, leaving with them the responsibility of imperiling not only the life of the party but the existence of the Republic by refusing to accept tbe great charge thus committed to them. His name is, in our opinion,, the only same left to us whereby the Democratic party ean be surely saved." These are specimen paragraphs from the editoral, the whole tenor of which ia that no man but Seymour can cave the Democratic party. Interviewed statesmen generally express the opinion that Seymour is the strongest candidate, many of them sayings however, that the uncertainty es to hi acceptance is the element of weakness in his candidacy, the majority agreeing that should he announce himself positively as a candidate, there will be no queston as to hia nomination. Noticeable in the interviews with loliana statesmen is that, while preferring Hendricks aa the head of the ticket none of them express a doubt that he wonld become the tail as readily in 1M) as he did in 1SV;, basing his hopes for the presidency evidently on the prospective removal of Sayiour by the angel of death before th- expiration of his term. Of Ohio members Thiuman indorses Seymour's character, but doesn't like to say anything about him as a candidate. Pendleton refuses, as usual, to talk. Ben Leferresays: "Seymour is our strong man. I think he'll be nominated and elected." Frank II urd says: "I am still for Tilden, wherever he maybe." Nearly all the Pennsylvania statesmen refuse to express any opinion, tbe most positive being that of Wise, who Hocks by himself and comes out boldly for Sam Randall. Gib Atherton Seymour and Hendricks is, I think, tbe coming combination. Geddes I am uuqualitiedly for Seymour and Hendricks. Kentucky representatives generally favor Seymour's candidacy, but, like all other Southerners, will support the candidate. I'ARSOX SAM. A lo-tical Seriiiou ly tlie olor-I liviuc Little Kock Gazette. Every Saturday there comes to the city from a down the river plantation, an old negro preacher, who no sooner stops at the corner of .Vain and Fourth streets, than a crowd of colored people gat tier around him. He is known as "Parson Sam," and it seems that his main object in coming to town is to give advice to the "darkies" immediately after they have sold their cotton. His last visit was politically characterized. Seating himself on a bale of cotton he waited until the crowd had gathered, when he began: "Gen'l'men an' fellow-followers ob de Saviour, I'fe waitd impatiently fur dis occasion fur sum time. 1 ain't much ob a political talker, fur I'ee followed de Lord much closer dan 1 has Cap'n Graut; but now, tenipomentanly layin' askle de religious cloak, an' pu'tm' on de guberment garmint, I proposes to gin yer an insight into de thing wbat yer hain't premioutly been awar. De 'publican party ob dis worl' he- had a nioughty hne c'reer, an' I'll jes show yer wby. Long time 'go, in de town ob Jeiusalem, de Repubrcins an' de Democrats was buckin' egln each uder; de Democrats carried ebery ward ub de town, an' de Repub Means was mighiy cast down. me day an' de Bible sustains me in de statement a Democrat and a Republican went into de caucus room ob de temple to pray. De Democrat Baid ! 'Lord, I'ee powerful obfeeged to you for kindnesses receebed. I'se much obliged dat yoa hepped us ter whip out de Republicans an' dat we'se got plenty ob money for the nalkst campaign. An' by de way, Lord, I'se much obleeged dat I ain't so honorylookin' as dat Republican standin' over dar.' Den de Republican raised up his voice, an' slappin' his old shirt, an' said: 'Ob, God, forgive all ob our sins.' An', fellow citizens, whateffeck did it hab? De Republicans contested de 'lection, üuvz out all de Six ward tickets, turned out de Democrats an' tuk 'session of de city gubernment. An' now see de eiTeck of hit ter-day in de State ob Arkacias. We'se got cullud people in de legislation an a nieger in de City Council. An' now, gen'lemen, take my 'vice. Don't bore de Lord wid a long prar. When yer talk to de Creator ob dis worl', talk mule Bense an' ter de pint." Science, the fraud. I Peck's Bun. ! Stop this scientific business where it is, '. and dou't let it go any further. It is robbing life of all that is worth liviDg for. Only a ; short time ago one of these scientific joskine ! analyzed a tear that had trickled down upon ! tbe cheek of a lady who wanted a tew dress. 1 and he found it to contain phosphate of ! lime, chloride of sodium and water. Ever ( since reading that analysis, we have lcU faith in tears, and no matter what a person J iabeilering about, we can only look at the tears, as they now over beauty s cheeks, and think cf the phosphate of lime, chloride of sodium and water. The infernal analysis has knocked all the poetry out of U-ars, for us, and we feel as though we wanted our money back. If the scientist will refand what he has taken from Us, be can have his old analys if. We would like to throw him in a corner and jump on him. He has robbed us. O, give us back them other days, when tears were teais, and not chloride of sodium, and other nauseating drugs. A Highly Effective Tableau. A supremely happy and green young countryman, with an equally verdant and happy bride, came to the city to epend Christmas, and upon seeing their namee, Mr. and Mrs. ,'for tho 1". rat time In writing on the register of the hotel, got considerably tinrried, and when pointed to the elevator, walked in at once, wondering what a small parlor it was for auch a big house. The young man suddenly remembered that he had forgotten his carpet-bs and ran back to tLe ofücc for it, while the elevanr conductor whisked off the surprised bride up six flights of steps and brought down another lady whom the husband embraced, supposing it to be hia restored wife. In tbe meantime tbe abducted lady found ber wits and tbe way down stairs, and armed in time to witness the rapturous embrace. The tableau was highly effective, and it took four clerks and seven black waiters, assisted by the steward, to explain the situation. There is always an irrepressible conflict going on in one's mind when he sees a small boy taking his first smoke, as to whether the boy is smoking the cigar, or the cigar is smoking the boy. Of course take your customary annual trip to the country but don't forget Dr. Bull'a Baby Syrup, that indispensable help in every emergency. Costs only 25 cents a bettle.

THE 1000. INDIANA WEEKLY SITE SENTINEL ENLARGED AND IMPROVED 91.00 PER AOTTUXI THE PÄPEß FOR THE FEOFLB PKO8PECTU8 FOR 1SSO. The coming presidential year promises to bathe mot eventful and thrilling in a political penne t bat we bave ever witnessed, and will determine questions of the most vital importance to every cilJzf n of the Htate and nation. It la not Improbable Indeed, it Is almost certain that, upon tbe determination- of them queettous, wJl depend the perpetuity of our present system of free government. These questions will b thoroughly discussed during the pre -en t aeseioc of Congreos. The Sentinel has arranged for a first-class experienced special correspondent at Washington, and, In addition to giving a true s.ocount of all the general proceedings In that body, will give the leading speetbes of our most prominent statesmen, and without depriving our patrons or the UKual amount of reading mater. The Sentinel will hereafter contain a supplement, making in all feisty Columns of composition. In a word, it is the purpose of the Sentinel as a steadfast wat chman of public Intelligence to do its whole duty in affording information to its subscribers upon all these topics of such vast moment. As in 76 ho in 'SO Indiana will be called upon to take a first position In tbe Iron t of the great contest, and upon tbe success or failure of the great and gallant Democracy of our Htate wUl depend the fate of issues tbe most rortentaaa ever suoimuea 10 me arbitrament of a free people. We shall also specially call attention, from day to day, as occasian may require, to an en tlrelv Sew 11 In tbe politics of oar State we mean the forced emigration for temporary S artisan puropses of pauper negroes from the ..outh into Indiana. The managers and leaders of the Republican party. In oar Htate and at Washington, are now engaged in this nefarious work, and are attempting by every means In their power to promote its advancement. They have failed, utterly failed, to convince our people of the correctness of their political principles by reasou or argument; inttr appeals to hatred and prejudice nave fallen harmless: their lavUh and corrupt expenditures of public and private moneys bave proved wholly futile. They propose now by an African invasion of worse than a vandal Tfome of beggari and mendicants to overrld tu voice 01 tbe people or tbe State, and toarowa the Demo, ratio majority. The last resort, the forlorn hope, the assaulting party, tue mcket assailing corps of Republicanism in Indiana, is thus maae up not Irom tbe Hunters, Harrisons, HeilmansorShacklefords of the State; not from the intelligence or ability of that party, but is composed of a motley, parti -colored gang of wretched field negroes from the South. The froth and scum of this worthless Importation are made use of to destroy the free franchise of resident citizens, nnd to tax our means cf home labor and domestic subsistence for tbe support of tbe political tenets of a defeated faction. The sleepless .Sentinel, upon the heights of popular rights and popular liberty, predicts that this movement will also be a failure. With respect to this before unheard ot method ot manufacturing party majorities In a State, we shall at all times give the latest and most reliable intelligence. Tbe American Xtemocracy, the Federal Union, the rights of the people and the States, one and inseparable now and forever. Tbe merits of the Sentinel as a general newspaper are so weU known among tbe farmers of this State, especially those of the Democratic persuasion, that commendation of It la deemed superfluous. 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