Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 31, Number 18, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 June 1883 — Page 1

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YOL. XXXI. NO. 18. INDIANAPOLIS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 1883. WHOLE NO. L578

A I31IID8E ilOKROR.

Fourteen IWes Lost or the East Iliver Structure. Hie Crowd Too Great tu Pass Through . the Footway, a Tanie Ensues. Those on the Steps Thrown Headlong Eelow Scenes at the HospitalThe Dead and Wounded. A FE AUF TL ÜATASTEOPflE. The Brooklyn Bridge the Cause of Large Xioss of Life The Crowd, Too Great to PtH ThroaJi, I"orc?a Over tit Side Many Killed aud Wounded. Niw York, May :V). A fearful catastrophe occurred on East River bridge this afternoon, by which a large number o people lost their Rves. The narrownei-s of the footway for passengers is the cause of the horror. The majority of the dead are so far unidentified. At about 4 o'clock the lori line of people on foot in the centre walk of the structure going , from' and coming to this city thickened, swelled and stopped in its motion just at the Btairs leading up from the concrete roadway to the bridge proper. Strong men and feeble women, manhood and infancy were wedged together in that jam by the fearful pressure of the crowd, which extended for miles, one might say, on either end of the line. It was remorseless, fearful, stupid force that hehlita Tictims as immovable as the stone foundations of the bridge ltielf. The stoppage lasted nearly an hour, dariDg which time scores of people fainted. To relieve the jam the bridge officials removed some of tha iron pailing, a iew feet trom the stairway on the New York side, when, of course, those unfortunate enough to be near the opening, weak and iainting almt to death, as they were, immediately fell heiter skelter, heels oyer head, down on the jagged, gravelly road beneath a mass of bruised, discolored human flesh. Scores were trampled upon instantly, and to stumble was death, Men were dragged out of that heap of helpless humanity with faces blue A3 indigo and life's blood trickling out of their nostrils ; children and women, PALE, DISUEVSLLED A5D DEAD. The roadway cn either side of the walk was strewed with dead and dying, a pitiable siht, and yet, it is said, no efforts were made by the bridge officials to stop the psople coming on the bridge. The dead and dying were carried off in wagons, carts, etc, improvised in a moment for service, and it was a long time befors the police arrived and anything like order restored or an ambulance appeared. Meanwhile teams were rushin both ways at a full gallop over the roadways, threatening the limb3 and lives of those on foot wüo were attempting to assist the unfortunate victims. The police shouting themselves hoarse, 'Clear the way!" wasons rattling over the rough stones, men and women crying in all directions made it a bedlam indeed. A party of men in uniform did yeomen service at the spot as volunteer police to check the vulgar fc-id curious. THE DEAD. At Chamboys Street Hospital there are lying thirteen dead six unknown men and six unknown women, and George Smith, of No. 42 Water street. The office was filled with people making frantic inquiries for missing friends and with hysterical women. Two more of the dead one a boy of fifteen, and the other a young woman are lyinir at the City Hall l'olice Station cnidenti fed. Others identified are: F. E. Dale, 7'J Henry street; Wilhemina Loejo, V.0 Monroe street; two unknown women; Mr:. C. Yosrle. C2 We3t Twenty-sixth street; Minnie Smith, 215 Houston street; Elle.i Peagsn, (.2 Horatio street; an unknown bey, unknown gi.l, Mattie Aelyles, 257 Grove street, Jersey City. Th 3 Icllcwiiig is a partial LIST OF TEE WOrSDED! Frank Eirrett, 10 Mott street, leg end left arm broken, he i3 a little bov and his mother was with him; Otto Beschoir, 6i:i East Sixth street, leg broken and body injured intern ally; Andrew Dougherty, six years old, 152 lean street; Chants h.berjnen, 3"i East Fifty-fourth street, leg crushed; L. M. Ebert, mulatto, 4 Jlsnhassat i'lace, Brooklyn; C&rbary Ottinger, young ladychest injur 'd and right eye i adly crashed, 413 East Sixth fctreet; ihoiuas Reerdoa, thirteen years old, SO Montgomery street, injured about the naa; i,en:nara iveicners, cigar masrer, j.. Deiar-ey street, severely; Mina Schmidt, 2"Houston street; Mrs. Zeorin?, 2-3 St. Marks I'lace, slifchily injured on the chest; Lizz:3 TiTcey, agfil eighteen, St. iJaräs avenue, Brooklyn, injured about the body; Lester K?que, severely irjured; John Keller. We?tfarnv, missing; Ifnacio Antepara. 2S2 Seventh avenue, bruised; Anre Goldsteen, oO East Broadway, fctad badly irijnri'd; Sa'-ah Gaertoner, a yourg girl, 27 SuiToIk street, bruised on head, arms ar.c legs. Albertine Bohnet, ViJ Division street, was last seen to fäll with her biW in her arms, and when the crowd rushed ovtr her the baby was found uut the laother was ECEXE AT THE ETATI05 HOUSE. The sene in the City Hall Police Station waj i;mply terrible. Women were scream ing eriU wringing their hands, men with torn clottir.g and bleeding faces, and all around ferrns of wounded, most of th?na un'conocjoud, lying beside the wills. Every now and gain a frantic mother would rush in inquiring for some one lobt, but there were none to answer Lr, for a revival of the insensible occupied the thoughts. Then the iancle o the ambulance bel'i added to the confusion. es ascD titer wagon tore up to the door ai.d furceona descended. A perfect streara ct unron-?ciou8 fouis was borne into tho sta ti-on on stretchers, as the ambulaacaü were üirn and driven away. "f vtp8 wii kins' alone; the bridge toward the New York entrance," said a man whi Lei J a youcg girl who wis crying: bitterly bv the h"nd, "when I heard shouting ar.J eTtcrmng suddenly arise in front of cie. 'J j-en I saw ht'.s, uticks and hands stretched O ';'', and with one scream the whole deusri irres surgjd and swayed toward tho fTütci). I cppos9 the people thought iha bri!go was coming don.

Anyway they fought, 6cramed nd yelled like demons. Chisdrn and womn were knocked down aud trampled upon, and I wc8 borne irresistably out of the entrance. Then I found this little girl who had lost her friends, and here we are, safe, thank God." The little cirl, between her Bobs, said her name was Flora Davies, 92 Lewis street. CHASLE9 ELIGH'S 8T0RT. "I went on the bridge," said Charles Bligh, 50 Third street, Brooklyn, "at about 4 o'clock, and es I was approaching the river's span I found myself unable to move either backward or forward. The women and children commenced screamicg. Hundreds of men climbed with great difficulty on' to the beams running over the jailroads and made their way to the carriage way, ilany let themselves drop through between the beams and caught by those beneath. A number of women also escaped in this way. I escaped in this way myself. The police and otherj helped to pull oat the dead and dyiDg, and they we laid on the roadway until the ambulance came. The shrieks of the children on the pathway were bloodcurdling. They cried: 'Help! help! Sive me, for God'o sake!' But where we were we could do nothing."

FIGHTING AGAINST DEATH. A Laborer at Cleveland Repeatedly Barltd Beaemtb Sand Herculeaa Effort to Rat en Him at Last Successful. Cxitilakd, 0., June 1. A terrible scene was enacted on Ontario street in this city this Burning. It was a fight of a crowd of men against death, and humaaity wa. They did net fight fr themselves, but for a fellow-raa. About 9 o'clock this morning, as the workmen were excavating preparatory to putting braces under aa old building on Ontario street, rear Howe, the earth caved in, burying Fred Kutchinsky, one of the laborers. All about the place is one large bfdofsand. A dozen hands commenced to rapidly shovel the sand away to roscue the man. who was entirely hidden out of sirht. The e arrow space betweea the bailding was immediately filled with a living mass of humanity, crowding upon- those shoveling. tv hen the man a head was in sir at, he was fwund to be nearly smothered,' anil rapidly s nkicg in tbe quicksand. On account of his tiuking gradually under the building, his chances for liberation were growing more and more dubious. The land was heavy and wet. After about twenty minutes' shoveliar. & large tlide of sand fell oa the poor fel low, completely covering him the second t:e. KeJajs of six mea ere working witn shovsls, but with all their hurried exertions it rt emed as if no headway was being made. "vYhn a shovelful was thrown out amother borelful took its place. It was several minutr: before Rutchinsky's head appeared again. This time he was ashy pale, and could rot speak above a hisper. He moaned piteously. At this time great pilei of saud were on all sides, aad the workers and the sufierers were gradually sinking iat) the earth. The land had been shoveled away from Ratchineky nearly to his waist, and people commenced to breathe easier, when an awful avalanche of saad swept down pec him after the lapse of a few minutes, whieh seemed to be hoars, the man's head was egain ia view. Boards were drives srucad tbe man to force back the sand; axes were hurriedly brought into requisition, and dczens of hands were at work cutting the erds of boards to a point and driving them around the wan. It took at least twenty BiiHutes before the palisade was built, and all this while the men with the shovel were busy keeping the man's head free. A barrel was eecurett, the ends were knocked out of it, and it was placed over Kutchinsky s head to keep the life in him. It was now so far down to tho bottom of the cavern that bat one man could work Bear the sinking man, aid the land was passed up to a shoveler above, who then threw it to a man oa icp to the frightful place. Rutchinsky's tee wss turned up; it was ghastly in ap pearance, and his eyes wefe closed. Those on the blink thougnt ho was dead, but ho oteredhis eyes and asked for a dnak. It as procured and handed down to the man tho nearest to Rutchinsky. who gave it to h'iu. V hen his arms and shoulders were the t? ?rd time exposed, a rope was let down and iiut ur.der the man's arms. Word was given to haul away, and tho almost lifeless form of I ud Kutchinsky was Idowly drawn .up to the surface amid cheers from the crows on buildings and about the place. An ugly wound appeared on Rutchinsky's head, made evidently by a shovel. He was in the sandy sepnlcher onehour and thirtylrninntei Kutchinsky wa3takea to his homa at No. S3 oys street, he is a sturdy, muscular man, and wuJ recover. A BRILLIANT VICTIM. An CmLnent 31iniHtr lie From th Effects of iDteuir er&nce In New Orleans. New Orleaks, June 4 A pad end to what promised a I rilliant career was the death, last night, of Key. John Pnilson, late rector of St, Geore'a pii-cot-al Church. Ho was edu cated in Dublin, where ho graduated with high honor? from Trinity Collage. Coming to t:;:i country r.c took orders In tha K.nscT al Lhurcn, aad has had charge of several PerL-hes in this State. Sov.ral months ai;o be was invited, at the instance of Bishop Gal lasher, to take charge of St. George's Churc'i in thi city. He wai a gute! ereacner, and soon became popular in Lts r.ew pariah. In rrlylifehe hai been addicted to drink, and shortly after taking charge of St.Go.-j;e'a tiie oid tabit returned. At las his Intemperance became so narked that on the 20th of May his resignation was demanded by the estry end wes tendered. On Tuesday la-t he went on a sprep, which continued until death r suited. Last night he was carried to bed and when the room was visited this morning it wp. 3 found that he had died during the night of congestion of the brain. Seven Persons Killed by Accidents In IMlchlgau. East Sac.ihaw, Junel. The shingle bbüI o G. Y. Turner & Sonseight miles below this city, was biown to atoms at 8:30 o'eloek tkis niorDing by an explosion of the bMler. Will G. . Turner, engineer, ITiraim Golding. fire man, and John W. Dowell, night watchman. were killed. I. L. Turner and Rose Flew, seriously injured, and Orlando Seidsrs and Peter Kelson fatallv hurt. The csase of tha explosion is rot known. John Fitzgerald, Joha Walto and Job Nausland, log drireis employed by the Hai kegoa Boom Company, were drowned ia the iiukegon River at Ilersey yesterday. Charles McMillan, a brakeman an tbe Flint and Pere Marquette Railroad, fell from the top f a car this morning at Flint and was caught under tho wheels, whiob cat off ore lej and mashed the otiier. II died shortly after. Amaw Stone's Will. Ci-evelakd, Jane 1. Ama3 Stone's will is not yet on record or accessible, but trustworthy information is that he leaves $100,CC0 to Adelbert College, i.'.akine kij ontri buticn to that Institution C!X,0(X); lves propprty valnd at $1000,000 to his widow, end the remainder f h:3 fortune, variously estimated et l Oou.COO to $12.009,000, to his two daughters, Af r. Coloael Ha nnd Mrs. fotnuel Mather, '.Those husbands are executors of the estate.

MEMORIAL DAY.

General Recognition of tbo Day of Our Hallowed Dead. President Arthur and Tarty ReTieirä the Deeoratin? Procession In New York Citj. Parades and Appropriate Ceremo nies in Washington, Chicago, Cincinnati, Baltimore, and Other Points. DECORATION. The Observance of the Day la Now York, Washington and Kltcwher. Kiw Yobk, May 3 Decoration Day i3 being generally observed. All the banks and exchanges are closed, and with few excep tions, bnsinefs is suspended. The weather is somewhat undecided, bet there is every indication that the observances of the day will excel those of any previous year. From an early hour the streets in all sections ot the city resounded with the thunder of martial music, and hundreds of persons were out in holiday dress to see the display. The ronte along which the procession was to pass was lined with people; the windows of tho houses along the route were also crowded. On the plaze at. Madison Square was erected a stand on whieh were seated President Arthur, Secretary Chandler and Sec retary Folger, Attorney General Brewster, Major General Hancock and staff, Mayor Edson, Commodore Upshur, Brigadier General Baron De Trobriand, Governor Ludlow, of New Jersey, with General "Weston, General Spencer and many others of prominency. Opposite the grand stand was another stand equally bright with flags and bunting, on which sat the officers of the G. A. R. and guests. The President and party were eccorted from the Fifth Avenue Hotel to the reviewing stand by the old guard and by a guard of honor composed of two comrades from eack G. A. R. Post. In addition to the several Grand Army Posts there was a Naval Division, composed of seamen and marines from the Brooklyn Navy Yard, under command of Rear Admiral Geo. H. Cooper. In the rear of the pro cession were a large number of trucks decorated with Hags and bearing Immense loads of flowers, a large portion of which wers con tributed by the children of the public schools. The procession marched down Broadway to Canal street, where the divisions were dismissed. That portion going to Brooklyn cemeteries marched over the East river bridge. When the procession had passed the reviewing stand President Arthur and party were escorted back to the Fifth Avenue Hotel, where for two hours the President received a large n amber of visitors. The day, in Brooklyn, was celebrated with wonted enthusiasm. Flags and bunting were displayed upon the City Hall. Court House and municipal buildings, as well as on thou sands of private dwellings throughout the city. The Courts, public offices, schools and stores were closed. Cars upon all the routes leading to Greenwood, Evergreen, Cypress Hill, Calvary and Holy Cross Cemetanes were crowded with women and children bearing floral tributes for the decoration of graves. Washington.. Washikgtok, May 30. The "Nation's dead,' whose remains are interred in the cemeteries in and around Washington, were honored this morning with the usual cere monies of Decoration Day. Comrades of the Grand Army of the Republic and other organizations and the people of the city and District decked the graves of the known and unknown dead with sowers and National colors. Poets recited rhythmical eulogies, of the coantry's fallen heroes; orators paid rhetorical tributes to their memory. The day was clear, calm and pleasant, and all nature seemed in accord with the spirit of the celebration. The Governmental Depart ments were closed and general business alnicit entirely suspended, so that the city had a deserted appearance. Memorial services at the principal cemeteries were conducted under the direction of the Grand Army of the Republic, but the Irish residents of the city held independent services in the CaAolic and Protestant cemeteries. The Ger man Veteran Union decorated the graves o their comrades in Prospect Hill Cemetery, and a Committee ol Freemasons placed flowers on the graves of deceased Ma3ons in five city burial places. The G. A. R. Posts paraded in uniform at 9 o'clock cad marched to the Arlington Nitronal Cemetery, where the principal services of the day wete held. Here a large number of parole assembled to witness the ceremonies whicli were cf cn impressive character. A National sclrde was fired by the Signal Corps, and Immediately afterward the procession of the G. A. R., ex-soldiers' and sailors' orphans wks formed and marched, headed by the Marine Raid, through the Cemetery decora'in graves. At the head of each of the thousands of graves a miniature American Hag had bi'en placed, and as the proceseion matched cpaiidiown the long linej, flowers were profusely tcattered over the mounds. At the tcmb cf the "Uriknowu Deed," -a halt was made, and while tho band played a dirge flowers were strewn thickly" about the enclosure. The other exercises were theld in the amphitheater in the grounds, 'and consisted of rauBical selections by the Marine Band and Octelle siegers, a poem by James J. Stewart, of tbe Surgeon General's olfice, dedicated to the "Unknown Dcnd at Arlington," and an oration by Major William H. Lambert, of Philadelphia. While these exercises were id progre?s, members of the Colored Grand Army Posts held special services in Park Cemetery, where the colored soldiers aro buried. Cleveland. Clivelasd, May 30. Memorial Day is being tlserved with the usual ceremonies throughout Northern Ohio. Garfield's tomb -In Lake Tiew Cemetery was decorated with flowers to-day by the Committee like other soldiers' graves, aud in addition with a beautiful wreath from Garfield fcbool, Des Moines, Ia. Hard showers interfered with the ceremonies, and tho exercises were held indoors instead of at the cemetery. At St. Louia. Pt. Lons, May 30. Notwithstanding a conti r.uous rain all the forenoon, Decoiation Day was observed in the uhu.U mmr.er at the I'aricrjal Cemetery at Jefferson Barracks, four miles below tbe city. 8tearaars and railroad trains commenced running about 1 o'clock,

and by 3, when the ceremonies began, 2,000 to 3.CO0 were on the ground. The service

was conducted by the Grand Army of the Republic, and consisted of addresse?, music and readings from the ritual, efter which the 11.000 graves in the Cemetery were profusely strewn with flowers, wreaths and garlands. Many of the best citizens of the city partici pated in the ceremonies, and were assisted by a large number of ladies. In the city the day was observed as a holiday, the public Exchanges being closed and general business largely curtailed. Chicago. Chicago. May 30. The various organiza- i tions of VetercnB proceeded to the several Cemeteries where are interred the soldiers this morning. The ceremony of decorating the graves was carried out faithfully, though a heavy rain storm has prevailed ail the forenoon. The programme for tue day contemplated a review of the State treops aud various civic orders this morning, but owing to continuous rain was ab .ndoned, and the menu rial address delivered bv Colonel Clark E. Carr in the Armory. The battery floral monument on the lake froatwir.be dedicated Sunday. Lronisvllle. LcrisviLLE, May 30. The ceremonies of the decoration of soldiers' graves was inter fered with by a heavy rain, causing the at tendance to be much smaller than it woald have been otherwise. All the graves were decorated, after an address by Colonel John Mason Brown. The grave of ex-rresident Zachary Taylor, eight miles from, the city, was decorated this morning, a number of gentlemen from the city, accompanied by General James A. Ekin, United States Army, and other officers from the Post at Jeffersonville, attending to this duty. Sandusky. SAKDrsKY, O., Mav 30. McMeens Post, Grand Army of the Republic, chartered the steamer R. B. Hayes and went to Johnson's Island, and, after impressive religious cere monies, decorated the graves of tue Confed erate soldiers who died there ia the Military Prison. tlUCluUUtl. Cincinkati, May 30. Memorial Day was observed by a parnde of the militia aud Grand Army of the fiepublic in the city, and by the strewing of fl jwers on the graves of soldiers at Spring Grove Cemetery, with the ritual of the Grand Arrav of the Republic. bitltluiore. Baltimobi, May 30. The observance of Decoration Day was mere general than for a number of years pat. The r ederal olhces were closed and all business Exchanges, and nags were displayed at half-mast. EvttimvU.. Evassvillk, lud.. May 30. Memorial ser vices were held in Jvansvule. Ihere was a large crowd, an' interesting address and music. THE AKKY VOKER CLUB. Repetition of tke cimrges Agednst Paymaster General Rot bester. "Washiägto, MayS 31. the erroneous charge that Paymaster General Rochester is connected with the Army Toker Club ha3 also called out a repetition cf the charge brought against him in executive session when he was nominated for his present position. Heretofore only the natare of the charges have been known, but it has not been possMe to obtain the points of tho evidence by which they were wholly overthrown. It is a very eurious story. The charge was made by Colonel Febigtr, then Acting Paymaster General, and was to the effect that in 1S71 Major Rochester ha 1 exchanged receipts with Major Hodge for a large amount, which enabled thelaUercfäcr to conceal a large deficit. Itwas notclaimed that Major Rochester had &ny part whatever in Hodge's irregularities, but that at order against such exchange of receipts had been violated. Colonel Febiger'3 testimony, when called before the Senate Committee, was 3 good as a play. He testified that he did not regard the letter against Rochester which he had filed a charge, bat merely a petitioa that he (Febiger) might mot be overslaughed by the promotion of Rochester over him. Colonel Daniel MoClure came first and he (Febiger) second. If either had b jen nominated instead of Rochester these charges would never have been filed before the Senate Committeeoranywheree!??. They were only presented because the President had nominated Rochester. Febiger then testified that it was not a custom for Paymasters to exchange receiptb when ore was called on to traasfer bis funds and rebond; that he never exchcrged receipts for this purpose ; and, on being asked if he had made such an exchange with Paymeeter Johnson at Cincinnati, he declared that, if he ever did s ha had thcroughly forgotten it. He farther swore that his exchange of receipt for purposes of rebondicg was not a usual thing, and that with the exception of the Roche-ter-Hode transfer be had never heard of ore. Upon calling other oificers and thess in chsrpe of Paymaster and Treasary accounts, it appeared that Colonel Febiger himself Lad exchanged receipts for $5,000 with Ma j or Johnson, and that an examination of records of rebonding each four years howed that forty-two such transfers of receipts had taken place, aDd that the b-st officers in the service were aniODg them, and tfcut it Wis a well-known and recognized system. It was so oommon a fast that Febiger iimself hai exchanged receipts for " nearly iOO.COO, and oa another occasion for $37,000, and thoroughly forgotten it. Next Colonel Febiger let out the fact that charges a;;ain3t Kochester were brought by himself, his friends, and Colonel McClcre. Iiut not only were the charges made to appear malicious, but all the testimony outside of that of the two prosecutors concurred in representing Major Rccheiter as a gentleman of the highest character, as one cf the moat efficient ofloers in the list, one whose accounts were always clear, and the only one who always got every cent he made requisition for, because in long experience it ted been found that he figured Ids estimates bo closely that they could not be cut without detriment to the service. The upshot of it all was that the Senate Committee m3de a raot complimentary report in favor of Major Rochester's continuation. The Tityler statue. Locisvilli, Ky., June 4. I about oae month a marble slatue of General Z&charia Taylor will be unTeiled at tho crave of the late President, eiht miles from this city. All survivors of ti.e Mexican "War are to be invited. At the mggeetion of General Themas H. Taylor, General Thomas L. Crittenden, of the retired list of the United Statt s Army, wha terved on the staff of Qsaeral Zacbaria Taylor in Mexico, has been invited to deliver the oration on the occasion of the unveiling, but no response has yet bf?n received. Yesterday General Taylor, who is a near relative of tho brave, old, rougu etii ready boldier President, called on Genersl Grant at the Gait Ilt rse, invited him to attend the ceremonies. Tue ex-President, exposing his thanks for the invitation,as3ured General Taylor he would be present if possible. The exact date of the ceremonies csn not be fixed aa the statue has not yet arrived from Italy.

CROOK'S CAMPAIGN.

The Country in Yliich His Command Is Operating. Statement From the War Department Showing the Preparations Made for the Journey. . Can Carlos Hostiles Re turning to the Reservations Crook Expected to Return to Arizona. IN TUE SIKTtRA MADF.E3. The Desolate Country Which General Crook lias Entered In Porsmit of the Apaches. Washington, May 31. Lieutenant William Baird, cf the Sixth Cavalry, who has ju&t returned from the Mexican frontier, said to a Star reporter to day that he did not think the reports of General Crook's engagement with the hostiles were trustworthy. Very likely, he said, there has been fighting, but I do not think any decisive action has takes, place. General Crook did not Intend to sen back word until he had accomplished some thing or entirely failed. In reply to a question why General Crook did not take with him into Mexico a larger force of cavalry. Lieutenant B&ird said General Crook's action in tht respect is not fully understood. He took all the men he could possibly provide transportation for. Everything in the wav cf provisions and baggage had to be carried on pacn mules. The country was scoured, and all mules that could be procured at different posts were brought in. These mules are not very plentiful, and the size of the force had to be regulated in accordance with the supply. It was absolutely necessary to take scouts to track the enemy. General Crock took with him as far as the border eight cr ten companies, with which he formed a cardoa along the line. Six companies were left In the vicinity cf San Berndino. under Colonl Biddle. It was with one of these companies that I was stationed. It is a terrible country. General Crock entere! perfectly desolate. Prosperous ranches that used to stand alorg tho base of the raocntamsLave be?n swept away by the savages, and en occasional isolated hamlet is ell that is left of the villages. The great difficulty General Crook has had to coatend with is the scarcity of water. Scouts only know on or two places where water can be found. Bat the fugitives know where every drop is in the mountains. The most cordial relations existed between General Crook and the Mexican authorities, and his ; lans and intentions are fully approved by them. I think no uneasiness niAv be felt for the safety cf Generai Crook. We had no other idea down there but that be ktew what he was about and would ccme out all right. Tho TUws at Army Headquarters on the ;Sltnation, Washington, May 31. The following statement of the view taken at Army hesuquwrters on the situationof affairs on the Mexican frontier and plans and circumstances of General Crook, is made by authority: Some time since Seeretary Frelinghuysen, in behalf of the United States and Senor Romero. Mexi can Minister, with the appiovalof his Government, entered into an agreement, not a treaty, that troops of either Nation might follow the Indian raiding party across the National border and destroy them. Pnreait must be made in "hot blood," on "fresh trail," and according to International law (due notice being given to the other party) and must cease the moment the authorities of the territory invaded were able and willing to tak6 it up. General Crook was assigned to the command of the Department of Arizona on account of his especial titresa and exrenenee, and he was given increased force to enable him to prevent these Apache raids whico so interfered with the development of the resources of the territory. This force consisted of two full regiments of cavalry (Third and Sixth), one regiment infsntry (First) and 200 Indian scouts (two-thirds of all now employed by the United States). General Crook was convinced by recent raids tbat peace and eecurity in Arizona could only be attained by making the Apacbes in Sonora respect and fear the power of this Government, and he thereto; j determined to follow the raids to their hiding place in the mountains which seoirate tho Mexican Stages of Sonera and Chihuahua. He made his preparations with great caio and deliberation, and took the precaution first of visiting Sonora in person and consul tin with its civil and military authorities With regard to his contemplated Bjovement. They were only too glad t j have 6nch an auxiliary in the work of preventing Apache raids, and having assured himself of this General Crcok returned to kis oommand and began the movements now in progress. The W&r Department had given General Crock the fullest iib"ity to cuuduct this bold enterprise ia his own way and his own time, reposing in Lis absolute confidence, and furnishing him with men and money fully up to his requisitions and esti mates. There ie no hurry iv. the mitter. fori uring his absence from Arizona all railway and mining operations and other pursuits of people in that Territory are going on without interruption, and his presence on the other side of the border will keep all hostile Apaches there from andertaking another raid. General Crook in due time will account for everything in his own way or perish. . The Colered People and the ChersksM. "vTashington, June 4. Tto representatives of tbe colored people liviuf ia the Indian Territory were at the Interior Department to-day to look after their interests under the set cf lat Corgress, appropriating 1 300,100 for the Cherokee lands west of the Arkansas River. This act provided money should be paid into the Chrrokee Treasury aud expended as acts of the Cherokee Legislature should direct. The Cherokee Legislature, it is claimed, took advantage of this olaase and passed a law directing the mdney should be divided only &ncng pure blooded Cherckees. Thia act not only deprives the colored reople, of their rights, but at30 the Bhawnees and Delawares. Delegate? from the latter tribes will also come on and have a conference with the Secretary of the Interior. The money ia not available until the conveyances of lac da are executed end they Biust be satisfactory to the Secretary ti the Iuterior. The latter is inclined, under tho present phase of tha question to withhold his encrent to the deed3, unless a fairer division cf the money is made. In regard to tke rights of the eolcred people the Cherokees claim they have the exclusive authority to determine their status end the Government denies this authority. Me trick's Argument. W3UIKGTOW, June 4. In the Star Route case Merrick bitterly denounced Brady, declared that the testimony of Walsh stood unimpeached, and, after Iocs explanation of

what constituted conspiracy in a leeal sense, asserted he had connected the defendants in a conspiracy within the meaning of the law. Adjourned. Merrick will conclude Wednesday. IX DÜNA XEYTS.

SCHOOL SUFKKlSrrKDE2iTS. . Bepeits From tho Elections oC These Officers in Different Counties. Special to the Sentinel: Fbakkliü, Ind., June 4. The Trustees of the several Townships of this County met in the Auditor's offiee this afternoon and elected Professor M. F. Kickoff to the office of County Superintendent for the ensuing two years. He is a Republican and was elected by a strictly party vote. Special to the Sentinel: Covington, In., June 4. Never before in the history of Fountain County has there been such a figbt for the office of County Superintendent. The Trustees met to-day, but owing to the large number of aspiring candidates for the position, and extensive t)f'oaeeriDg by their respective friends, r ;v:i s!. :;.; Reed and the principal of the i.i-1 School; Higgins, of Veedere; Boord, cf . Buren Township; Bingham, of Mileretk Township, and Professor McN'igkt, principal of the Coviagton High Schools, ere the candidates. It is generally conceded that Professor McNight is the best qualified and will undoubtedly be elected. Epecial to the Sentinel: Rcckfoet, Ind., June 4. J. W. Nouree was elected County Superintendent to-day on the first ballot, Mr. Nourse was formerly Superintendent and was Enrolling Clerk of the Senate last winter. Special to the Sentinel: . Anderson, Ind., June 4. William M. Croan, the present incumbent, was re-elected County School Superintendent, by acclamation, to-day. He has made a very popular aad efficient official.. His management of our public schools has been able, and his interest for their welfare untiring. His re-election gives universal satisfaction. Special to the Sentinel: Mttncie, Ind., June 4. This afternoon, John Lewellen was elected County School Saperintendent. Special to the Sentinel: Shelbyvillk, Ind., Jure 4. At a meeting of the Trustees of the various Townships oi this County this afternoon, Mr. Douglas Dobbins was chosen County School Saperintendent. Mr. Douglas is a young man of recognized ability, a gentleman in every respect, and a solid Democrat, who will be credit to tbe clfice to wbich he was elected. Seymour News. Special to the Sentinel: Setmocb, Ind., Jane 4 There have bee six cases of smallpox in thia city in the last four months, and only one case remains tket of Mrs. Joha Ayres, and she 13 aboat well of the disease. The preparations for celebrating the fifth anniversajy of the Reform Club ia this city on the 6th insL, Wednesday next, are about corrplete, and it promises to be one of the most inleresting temperance meetinrs eve held in Southern Indiana. There will be fif teen brass bands present, and perhaps aiore, that will contest for premiums. In an altercation between Charlys W. Murphy and Wiliiam Workinger, at Ewing, this County, on Saturday, the former was Etabben in the abdomen by the former. The wonnd, it is thought, will not prove fatal. Workinger skipped. The feud was the re sult of bad whisky. Infanticide. Special to the Sentinel : Shoals, Ind., June 4. Lato this afternoon a new-born infant was found in Peru Creek, about two miles east of this place. One side of the head was crushed in, as if by a heavy blow. The Coroner held au inquest and found by an autopsy that the child had been born alive and had been murdered and thrown into the creek for concealment The child was discovered by en old colored wr man who was fishing in the stream. No clue has been found to the murder or to the mother of the child. Want an Asylum. Special to the Bentiael: Madison, Ind., June 4. The County Coi miseioners, at their session to-day, passed aa crder for $10,000 toward the fund to purchass a site for the permanent location of one of the Insane Asylums in the County. This city ought, aid in all probability will, get one of the Asylums. Fire 'ear Claacie. Special to the Sentinel: Mcncie, Ind., June 4 About 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon fire burned to the ground the large barn of J.- M. Shiry, farmer living ten miles south of this city, together with corn, hay, farming implements and a self-binding reaper. Loss, $3,500; insurance, IÖGO. A PI 1 1 ABLE OASE TRULY. An Infamons Worasa Urires a Devoted Ilasband Into the filadhoase. Eeie, June 1. George Co'.lier, a lnnatie laboring under the hallucination of a divine command to present Superintendent Bro rn with the head of Keeper Mahoney on cbar?r, made a furious attempt to decapi tate Mahoney to-day, but was overcome. The maniac s case is pitiable, lie has been driven mad by his wife, vith whom he came from England with four children three years ago. She became infatuates! with a boy youne enongn to be her son, and with whom she eloped and married. Being arrested for bigamy fche escaped by an avowal of sharne, d'claring that she was ot Collier's wifo. With leers streaming from his eye the husband knelt in the Court and swore she was an honest woman before ske fied, and produced a copy of a certificate of marriage. The woman persisted in her avowal of infamy and was acquitted. She left Court with ber boy husband, and gave birth to a child a few weeks later. The boy deseited ber and Collier went raving mad. Death of General Bnel. Nashville, May 3L General G. P. Bnel, U. 8. A., died thia afternoon neax this city frorj the effects of an operation performed on his jaw some three wetks since, comlinsd with heart disease. General George P. Buell, was first eonstn of General Don tarlos Buell. lie was at the time of hit dath, Colonel of the Fifteenth D nitcd States Infantry, now stationed at Fort Btantou, New Mexico, cl has been at Nashville on a tfc't f aiioua since last January, lie leaves a wii, who is the daughter of the late Jndpe John M. Brien, of NaFbviUe. ar.ci one child. General Buell wai bora at Lswieccebnrj, Ind., and educated at trie Military School of ihlB State. He entered the array as a volwi'tcer la 151. and rose from the rank of captain to Colonel of his regimen, and was brevetted Brigadier troneral for meritorious eoudact '.n tbe csmptigu enfltnst Victoria en the borders of Kew Mexico several years ci,o. He captured Victoria and woti promo. ed lor gallantry in that iUion, was thrown from an Indian ponv and received irjurie8of the jawbone resilting- in carles of the bone, from which he was a Ion? sufferer. Oa tbe 7th of last Msy toe left half cf his lwer iawboue was lemotedby sureiral operation. He at one time commanded the t 'iity-cifcht LMi&na,

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Harvard College Eefuaea t Dub the GoTernor Doctor uf LatT8. Old Ben gays He la One of tho Faw Govern org Who Could Have Bead tbo Farehjaent. Eostos, Mass., May 3L After a session of four hours' duration the Board of Overseers of Harvard College to-day refused to concur with the corporation in conferring the degree of LL. D. upon Governor Butler. The corporation unanimously recommended that the honor be voted. By a yea and nay vote cf 11 to 15 the Board of Oversee &3 refused to concur. As the matter was finally dupoed of it was held that the Governor's character was inconsistent with the motto of the College, "Veritas." ' The subject was first considered in its rela tion to previous yotes of the Board. It was agreed that the precedents of the centiry were not by any means binding. Resolutions were offered setting forth that the degree was not essentially a tribute to the offics, but to its incumbent, and that In refusing to confer the degree on the present Governor, tke Board implied no disrespect to the people oi Massachusetts. The Governor's course in relation to tho Tewksbury investigation entered into the discusaion, and, it was admitted by the mem bers, had considerable influence upon tbe decision. But that influence was not oa account of the Governor's a.tacc upon tko. Harvard Medical School. It was considered simply that he had descended too low to be recognized by any Institution cf learning; that he was Mastaebusef.s' v.oiit eeaiy, and that, for Harvard to confer np.'U him a degree, would, in reality, be en iault te tho je pie of the Commonwealth Politically every member of tke Board pretent expressed himself as etn-ngly onposed to Putler and "Butlerlija," and the gentleman who most earnestly advocated the voting of the degree exf iaised that be was es emphatically opposed to the Governor politically as any or;e present It was suggested tkat the decree might be so worded that it short !d ba . a tribote to the office and not to the man. but it was decided that such urtion would be s -aroc-ly more than "whipping the devil 'round tbestump." The inles were accordingly snapendeo!, and, by a yea and nay vote, ti e deree wan refr.sed. Yee s rresident Eliot. E. V. H.kkt. Stephen Falsbury, Jamts Z. Cabot. AlcxHe't AfcKeDiie, Labaiou Kumll, Francis K. i'rttr, Theodore Liiirj, John Wynian, Cb&rie K. Adams, Jr., Ltverett altoustall 11. Neys James M. Weed, Solomon LiBcoIa.Ca&rles R. Codrr.sn, Klchsrd M. Uodes, Ediu H. öeaver. Join 1 irke. Henry Le-, Jrbr. V. Ssr-at. E. M. Morse. E R. Hoar. H. H. Kidder. W. J. Kussell, Mortfceid htory 13. Paired Rot-ertD. Eraith.yea; James F. Clarke, cay. TUE GOVERNOR IS A TÄIFLK 8AKCA6TIC General Butler was called ufvm this evening by a Glebe reporter, when the following interview took place: "Have ycu heard that the overseers cf Harvard College have voted 15 to 11, not to confer upon you the degree of LL.D.?'' "I have so heard." "Of course, you believe this news to be authentic?" 'The only reason I have for not believing it is that it is pat upon the billetin board of the Boston JcurnaL" "Assuming that it is true, what do you think of it?" "I have to thank them fordoing mo a very great personal and political service. The affront intended by their action is not upon me, but upon the people who have elected me, and is tbe verdict and execution of the judgment of Harvard College npon the act3 of the people of thia Commonwealth for daring, by a large majority, to chooso a Governor "irhout asking the conFent of th-; Cul.'ge, and only emphasizes what I have i tines said heretofore that Hsrvard Collf're-. claLns the right to govern the Ccmmo'.wealth. Haviur received from more than one College a Lterary decrea of that rank tx cause of appreciation by those institutions of my attainments as a lawyer, for which consideration thu? bestowed npon e I feel the deepest sensibility, the act of Harvard would have added nothing to me, and therefore I can have no teali g because of its action in this behalf. I snould have felt very grttei" ul for it if it had been given to ' me, the lawyer, bnt to hare it giveu to me aa Governor I bhould have locked upon it as a ceremonious matter, a compliment "to the Governor of the Commonwealth aud the people of the Commonwealth, following out a cr.etom, without any regard to my httainments cr fitness for the decree, est cially as I have kap ened to know that I am perhap3 one of the two cr three men who rm fe reoeived it during the past twenty year who would have read it and translated it without the aid of a dictionary. I regret very much this political ection cn ihe part cf the College, because I fear it may tend to impair its usefulness, for it is quite possible that the people of the Commonweslth saay kereafter remember it to the disadvantage f the College, and come to the conclusion to divorce the Collere Dd State, as our fathers civorceed the Church and State, and aeny inquire if there is ary reason why the property of that Inrtitu:irn shall be exeaptl from the taxation which ia eo bar4ensone upon ns, while tl.ey nte tbe alma of the Stat? so bestowed cptn them for edncational purposes in an endeavor to control tbe politics cf the State. But time at last eets ail things even." The Tevkibarj Inquiry. Ecsto. Jnte 1. Rx-Gcvernor Rioe testidin the Terksbury hearing to-day. He visited the Alms House twice during bis term cf clfice end ssade a tborough examination of its conditio. He fonnd everything satisfactory. He suggested to Uars'j thi impropriety ot to wiaay members cf bis family ceicg employed at the institution, and shortly after two of them retired. He hai paid the visit on account cf rumors of its mismanagement, but had no resjllectioa that any definite eharje had keen brought to his attention. Governor Butler tben real a lonr eonmanicfcticn to ex-Governor Rice dated in 1S7C, from tho State Board of Charities, setting forth all these charroa and asking hit to interrxte. Ex-Governor E.ico did cot remember he had appointed Sanborn Inspector of tho Alms House. Governor Bitler read a letter from Sanborn declining to take such appointment if certain members were retained en the board. Ex-Governor FJce then said öoubtless the record was correct. Dick Bricht Tells Why. WAHiycTOK, June 4 Colonel Bright, Ser-Seant-at-Arnas of tho onited States Senate, publisfcüs the following card: Washijüto. Jnne 4. LH1 VlrrerreFea'ationa have been pnulithed abont tfce removal of H. F. Hayden 1-om the position of Chief Ercineer of the fccnate. He was removed for rture. Keasora will be furnished tl Senate If tho Prr;itt of the Senate tkonla deem tho manor of m&clent consequence.