Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 32, Number 4, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 February 1886 — Page 1

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Docrlefper Dcta'dscn Sere Eeset by Friends Who Want ClSca. 1b S'lvcr Qoestion to t Considered at an Fat? j Ij Kall Displayed, by th Constituent of an Indiana CoDfrcwmaii Note. Wafeinoton, Feb. 22. Doorkeeper Donaldson is now going through the tortures of those who hold office with hosts of friends W ho want places. Kccent investigations disclose the fact that several very able newspaper writers representing Chicago, Cincinnati, Louisville and Nashville paper? are upon the rolls clat5ied as laborers. Until wJthin the past week they all wore silk hats and did not know a spade from a pair of tong. Since the investigation began the silk tiles have ben rast aside and poor Jacksonian headwear has prevailed among the alleged laborers; and the manner in which they can expatiate on the trials and tribulations of the shovelers is worthy of conspicuous place in the pages of fatare history. It is opposed they will be board to say They did not know it was loaded." The Silver Problem. Mecial to the ifeaUnel. Waeinoton, Feb. 22. The Housj Committee on Banking and Currency intends to take tip the question of silver.which has been r cnaidered from stich a variety of standpoints by the Committee on Coinage, Weights and Measures. The organization of the first named committee left it somewhat doubtful as to how it viewed the silver question until Mr. Findlay, of Maryland, a very able and earnest opponent of silver was made ere cl its members; but the addition or" II r. Findiay seems to leave no doubt that the Lenting and Currency Committee will deal with the silver problem just as ihe 'oinage 'emmittee doos, which being inteoreted means to let the matter rest where it is. The Wants of a Conslituent. tipecisj to the Sentinel. Y eim.ton, Feb. 22.-Among other things, an admiring constituent of liepublioan Kleiner's asked for in a recent letter, was fcr three bester White pigs, which the constituent wants shipped to Lewis G. Keifer, ft. James, Gibson County, Indiana. The rJgs can not be secured, but Kleiner hopes to be able to compromise on a Kocky Momtain ram. If not, that he will trap a patent tfice report c n a basket of garden seed.. TV .13 Ke-eie Hi .tppointmtnt. PpecicJ to tie clrtel. f i p.:Tf Feb 22 K&rry Frye, of Marien, Grant County, who was last fall appointed to i position in the Land Orh"?e at Lamd, Kas.,b :t later on resigned and asked o be given a pla -e more in keeping w;;h his wishes, Ls t-en tendered the Indian Agency at Oiray, in Utah Territory. The jppointicEt wJI be made, it is said, at quite 2n early Ile, doubtless by the twiddle of this werfc. It is tto-cht several of the applicants

from ind-ica will be app:T:red this we'-ic. Precial to tie Sentinel. W-r:.v.rr , Feb. 1. f his was a g!or:ou3, rcar'tg Czj in tie Hou-e. .Similar, I jdjre, in foacy ways to the historic scenes enacted upen the f oor a; the time when rebellion was thret.ter.ed and the public pulse heat fast and tar J. To-day's scene was upon a .nestien made h!story Ly war. It carried the recollections back to the dark days of the great revolution, when the tread o: the soldiers and the booming of cannon was about all tnat was heard. To-day ended the discussion of the celebrated Fitz John Forter case, which has grown familiar to every school toy witLin the past five years. It was history repeating itself again. After the morning hour h2d closed the discussion was jestiiced by "William Walter Phelps, of New Jersey, who spoke ably in support of the zceasxre. He did not, however, assume all the time allotted to him, but instead gave the balance of his time to the venerable and distinguished War- lovemor ot Pennsylvania, Mr. Curtlc. When Mr. urtin arose to speak all eyes were upon him, and in the great hall silence and ruietude reigned supreme. It was a time when the Governor felt called upon to place himself in the front rank of the battle in the defense of an American citLeu, who was resting under a strain which, in jtstict to him, would be removed. He was fired with that old-time enthusiasm that made his name illustrious during the daya wteu it tried men's souls. He referred to the gentleman on the republican side A the house wh:. had gon' so far as to say cf Torter that he was a trator. Jl Torter was a trator," said Mr. Oorvn, ' so was Henry Vrilson, of Massachusetts; Horace Oreely, of New York, and myself who review ed the Torter case after the trial, and we then tore testimony to his loyalty as a citlxen and bravery as a soldier. Wiisoa and Gree.'y are dead, but if any man wants to call me a traitor, I invite him to the ecrrxlors to ilo it." The old man was angered and he ij.eaut what he said. His speech was an able oae, and embellished with the beauty of oratory fcr which he is celebrated. Among those of the Jpublican si.ie of the House who fell bleeding and wosndel from the shot of the venerable chieftain, none was in a more pitiable condition than representative Steele, cf Indiana, who. before the day had closed, had made himself the laughing stock of the Jloui. The debate was closed by the Chairman of the Committee on Military AEaixs, the famous General Bragg, of Wisconsin, who was with Fitz John Porter at the memorable tattle as the commander of the lighting "iron brigade." If ever the grand oM Republican party was knocked down and li:eraliy mashed to pieces, it was .done by Prafg. When he had finished there was no reed for any one to call out "a little more gray, Captain Prapg."' He had given them iLtir belly full. For cne soli J honr he poared it to them in a manner that made Ihua wLdc. In Treciting the history of the ec&äo, the cecxt jbaniaj as aU pertaia- -... Iv - it i

ingto the case, he never lost an opa portunity of arraigning the Republican party for its years of hypocricy and alleged patriotism to those who honorably fought the battles of the Union. It was the most famous speech made. His words fairly burned with fire, so scorching wrre they in their force. At the close of the debate, after the previous question had been ordered, there came near being a scene which involved the personal courage of Eragg and Cutcheon, of Michigan, Republican, who spoke against the bill yesterday, Eragg referred to the speech of Cutcheon, and in the latter's opinion a statement contrary to the facts had ben made by Bragg, for the proof of which necessitated the Teading of the reporter's notes. Before this was done a general wrangle was precipitated in b''utcheon accus'ng Eragg of falsification. At this moment Brumm, a Republican from Pennsylvania, grew very much excited and talked loud. While doing so he had both hands on his hip pockets, and under his coat-tails glistened in the gaslight the shining butt of a bull-dog revolver. The worst blood was up and every man was upon his feet The galleries were filled with men and women and excitement was running high. Many great and conservative men were tired with anger. Voices trembled; the leaders came nearer and nearer in the center aisle. Kverywhere was there confusion. Rig men ran over little pages; cripples took to the cloak-rooms, and for a few minutes the situation was indeed serious. It was all the Speaker could do to restore order, but better judgment linally prevailed, and the bill was passed by a majority of m. All the Indiana Democrats voted for it.

A Lund Suit. 5pccil to the eiitiEel. Y.-iu.t"n, Feb. 21. Comuiis-siouer Sparis' latest novelty is a decision in a homestead entry made by Senator Call, of Florida, by which the Senator loses title to a good piece of land and a j-H.r colored man gains what the Senator loses, and perhaps a good deal more, for the latter has his home on the land in juestion, while the Senator has a roof here in Washington to shelter his head. November 11, 1ST!', Robert Swaim, an ignorant colored man, riled a pie-emptien declaratory statement at the Gainesville, Fla., Land Orhce for a certain tract of land, alleging settlement October 17!, and the Register gave him the usual certificate, wLerein he was notified that he had thirty months from date of his settlement within whi' h to pay for his land. Swaim was living on the land and had a house 2nd other valuable improvements uron it. Iecember 17, 1V', nearly eighteen months before the expiration of the thirty months .mentioned in fc'waim's certiUcate, Wilkinson Cai'then and now a United states Senator for the State of Florida, entered this same Iznd as a homestead. There is no evidence that he ever had a residence on it, and if the la5t Congressional directory is correct he certainly lives elsewhere. His entire claim was based v.pon the assertion that, notwithstanding the certificate given Swaim, the latter had forfeited his claim becanse he had not paid for it within a year. A contest ensued, evidence was taken, and the case reached the General Land ' :!ice. The Commissioner unhesitatingly decided the case in favor of Swaim, and refused to recede. I'red louslass' Office. Syecil Wj the Sectluel. W.lPflNi.TtX, Feb 1:. There is a growing

sentiment here in favor of havine Fred Douglass, Pieoorder of Deeds in the District, removed from oftice. This, however, docs not come from Democrats alone, but from Republicans as well. In fact, from all classes having business with the Recorder's ott'.ce. The affairs of the office are badly administered. The clerical force are said not to be competent. The deed records are full of errors, and it is an impossibility to gefa clean, true and correct copy of a deed. It is true that no instrument of writing has ever been known to come from his oftice unless badly blotted, and innumerable erasures and interlineations. The labor employed ia very cheap but wholly incompetent. The oftice is worth perhaps f'cr day, and there is no reason why more competent persons should not be employed. Real estate men and lawyers are loud in their complaints. Some instances are cited when as many as ten copies have been made from a record before a correct copy could be secured. In most cases lawyers are comDelled to send their own clerks to the office, and perform the work of those in the office in order to get correctly what they want. There is no objection to the colored force employed in the office, but what they do want iscompetent persons. Unless some change ic soon made by Douglass a petition will go to the ITesident asking for Douglass' removal. Note. Special to the Sentinel. . W.ifHisxox, Feb. 22. Colonel Harris, of Decatur County, who has leen here for some weeks for treatment of he eyes, has had performed a surgical operation, which necessitaten the taking of one eye from its socket, and is now in a fair way for recovery, and will soon be able to start for home. Dr. Erant, cl Indianapolis, now of the Kxamining Board of the Tension Department, will lead to the altar to-morrow evening, at St. Matthew Chapel, Mrs. Walker, . a beautiful blonde, also of Indianapolis. After the marriage ceremony the bndal party will leave for Philadelphia and New York, where tfcey will sojourn for a few days. Awarded Jlaraager. pe Jl to the ientincL ' LoAxsroKT, Ind., Feb. 22. In the case ot Henry Hile vs. the Pleasant Grove Turnpike Company, a verdict was rendered awarding the plaintiff damages, claimed to have been tustained from an accident that occurred ou the road a year ot two ago. Hile's wagon wa overturned because of the bad re-, pain in th road, and in falling his leg was broken. At a previous trial cl the case only! V4X)daeiajB wer a warded, ; i j .... 4 ' it'

OLD WORLD GLEANINGS

A libel Bait. Agairsi the Ticnua Ageit cf & Kew York InsnriEce Company. . Di Snftpeneioi) of Evictions I rged I mil the Irih Land Question i Settled icti6ion of the Tolish Bill in the l'rusian Diet. Yiixxa, Feb. 22. The action for libel against the Vienna agent of a New York insurance company for denouncing as forgeries the statement in an article criticising the American tontine system is attracting a great deal of attention here. The plaintiff in the case is Herr .S:honenberger, a newspaper editor. . He originally published, in his own journal, the assertion that the American tontine system was the greatest lottery scheme in the world. The advantages it offered were merely of a gambling natu-e and were a swindle. He demanded that the state prohibit agents of the system from doin? business in Austria. Herr Schonenbergcr's article was reissued in pamphlet shape in both the German and French languages, and was widely circulated. In February, 1W, Herr Vonstahl, the Manager of the oflice hereof the American company referred to, published a reply to Herr Schonenberger's article, which he declared was a collection of falsehoods and forgeries. For this he was cited to appear in an action for libel. Tbe different sides of the case have srathered an immense amount of evidence, and have collected all writings obtainable on insurance subjects, to be used at tee trial. There is a general charge bv the plaintiff of corruption in American linance matters. HOME RULE. It Will Not Aftei-t the Union or Supremacy of the Crown. Rom-on, Feb. 22. It is stated that Mr. Morley, Chief Secretary for Ireland, has so instructed the police and military authorities as to render it virtually impossible to effect evictionsArch Bishop Walsh, of Dublin has written to Mr. Gladstone that the Irish Rishops con-idered that the result of the elections answered Mr. Gladstone's appeal to the Irish people to '"speak out." He says the bishops believe that home rule would not affect the union or the supremacy of the crown, and urges the suspension evictions until the land ouestion ha- been settled. Count Von Hatsfeldt, the German Ambassador, has notified Lord Roseberry of the establishment of a German protectorate over the Marshall, Providence and Brown Islands. In the House of Commons to-day Mr. ( hilders, Home Secretary, announced that the committee advised a thorough and immediate overhauling and reorganization of the jolice department of London. PRUSSIAN POLITICS. Ihe Projected German Colonization Poland Druouncril ia the Lower Houe ot the Diet. of I'.EKi.ix, Feb. 22. In the Lower House of the Diet to day, in the debate on the second reading of the Polish hill. Herr Wirsebinski passionately denounced the projected German colonization of Toland. He declared that Poland would not perish, although a life or death stTiggle was imposrd upon her. Minister Lucious said that the bill was an act of nece ssity and self defense. The Poles, he said, were unwilling to become Prussian subjei ts, an'l dreamed of a restoration of I'olanil, although they owed their prosperity to Prussia. The Government was fully aware of the difliculty of the task it had undertaken, but trusted to the support of the Diet and to the patriotism of the country. Thirteen members gave notice that they would speak in favor of the measure and nineteen jtanounced that they would speak against it. A BAD BANKER. Flight of a Hitherto Hiskly Respected nancirr of Itruels. l.oxtoc, Feb. 10. A story comes from Belgium of the flight to New York last Saturday, on a Red Star steamer from Antwerp, of a well known and hitherto highly esteemed financier of Brussels. Since his departure ithas leaked out that he has for some time past been engaged in a liaison with a woman in Park, to whom ncarlv all the caeh the financier -could lay his hands upon found its was. Owing to the uniqtte and entirely original methods adopted by the pair, they enabled to carry on their scandalous plans and operations without the least attempt at concealment. An apartment was secured in a fashionable quarter of Paris wherein the woman was installed as mistress, under the name of a lady long since deceased, and to whom the whole world has paid high tribute for her benevolence and public-spirited works. The financier's frequent visits to Paris excited no suspicion, and hiscalls upon the lady won lor him an enviable reputation for charitable deeds among1 her neiehbors. The most singular feature of the affair is the fact that, although the lady whose name the financier's jr.istress bore was well known by repute to the woman's neighbors and acquaintances, cot one of them appeared to kaow that she was no longer living. GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.

Loral CJiurchlU's Reception. Et.LFAET, Feb. 22. Large bodies of Orangemen wearing yellow, displaying banners and headed by bands of music, met Lord Randolph Churchill at the depot. He was escorted by a large procession to Ulster Hall, whtre addresses were presented to him. Replying he said he wished that those contemplating the dissolution of the Union were only present. They would then perceive that Belfast would never submit to disunion. The town is excited. Extensive police precautions have been taken to prevent rioting. The Greek Anxloat for Hostihtie. Loxdox. Feb. 22. The Greek Ministers of War and Marine threaten to resign unless war against Turkey is declared. The people of Greece, who are anxious for hostilities, are much excited. The torpedoes have been surreptitiously removed from the harbor of Salonica. The Turkish authorities boarded the Greek steamship Omonia and arrested the Captain on suspicion of having beenconcerneu in the removal. They then searched the vessel, but failed to find any torpedoes.' The Captain was thereupon released. ; Want rditora Committed for Contempt, i LoNfcos, )'cb. 20. The ßorlaliit leaders have applied to court to have tbe editor and piiblibtr cl Fvxc.b coEiititted fpr ccm tempt of court for .11 '.: .. .;' ,',w. .a : .:. . J '

attenr.tiT)f( to excite pr.tllc opinion ' a&trt bumf. Uyndinan, i'bauipion and Williams, wbiic the latter were till on trial for tbcir utieraaces d irinc the Trafalgar Sjuftre liot. The complainants also intend to ak for a Fimilar comuoiliDent againt the editor and proprietors of the London l ost. Tbe basis cf tbe intended action aptiinst tbe latter paper is tbe publication ty it of a ielter urgioff the tiogRiogof the defendant. Tbe cause of -oinplaint against Punch in U.at it printed a rartoon representing PanCh" bangicg hums, I'ycriinbL, Champion and Williams BIG DAMAGES.

Tbe Anti-Cbinene. Riot lAhelj to Cent the United States a Good Konnd Sam. Ciut'ACO, Feb. 20. A special dispatch from San Fran cisco says: "If the damr.ge claims wtchtbe Chinese representatives have preferred ctn be brought ' to a head, the antl-Mongoliiui riot and cxrulsion ue likely to cost tbe people of the United States a round sx.ro. On calling at tbe Chinese consulate yesterccy, Ou YouDg Ming, the Chinese Consul General, made the following state ment: The rst claim filed with your S-'vte Department for damages was that for V,3&". which trrew out of the Denver riots ot October, IssO. It is still unsettled. Everything was quiet the a until the expulsion of Chinese from Eureka., llumboidn'ounty, California, in February, For thr dumuges suffered by my people there are suits being brought in the Circuit Court to the amount oi nearly flOO.UOO. I look not hopelessly for sjcess there, however, and claims wiU probably be tiled with the Secretary of State. On September 2 a riot occurred at Kock Springs. W. f., when twenty-nire . hinamea were killed and a la-ge amount of rroperty destroyed. For the Ic-t property, eleirr.s. have been filed for fU7,TU0. The indemnity for the killed has not been oon-!id'red. Five days fitter throe ho t pii'tcrs were killed and several wounded in JSquak Yallev, Washington Territory. Their homes were then burned. laims to tbe amaant of SWXH) have-or wiil be f.lcd for that episode. On September 11 mii'.'b Chinese property was destroyed r.t Cocl Crec c mine in KiDg County, Washington Territory. Claims have been filed for fs.Oji. The Chief dan. ape at Ta coma was done on November , end partial claims have been forwarded to tfce EJdOT.nVnf S'.&ttV1 - "What abont tbe- 5eattl distnrban es?" Cialms for damaces will not he pressed lo that instance if the authorities show a disposition to punish the offenders." "in addition tonhat tbe Genera.! b.s toM you," said Colonel l'-ee. Yi-e Consul, "a claim lor S;.),XO has been filed for the premises burned in r.asta County, California, in the first part of lastyer, wbik;claims or suits will be tiled or bro iphtfor SIW.UOO more for injuries and damages .t Eliding. Truokee, Boulder Creek, and hiocmntld, end Nicholas, all in this State." 'Ou 'S ung Minq tapped the ends of his Oe!i.?ate f ng'-rs together, but said nothing, while the .orrespondent, on adding up tbe amount of ciaima end suits found that the financial li-peot of 'he anti-chincse movement icvolvesaconsMeration of something over 50 WO. Attorney General Garland Interviewed Conrning Hi Telegraph Sto"k Whinn.ton, Peb. lo. Attorney General Garland to-day said to the agent of the Associated Tress that he Lad nothing new to say concerning the manner in which he Lad became interested in the Fan-Electric Telephone Company, or the circumstances under which the suit at Memphis against tbe Fell Company was instituted by the lirectlon of the Solicitor General, last autumn; "For," he added, ' my published statement to tfce Iresident last October said everything J know about these matters, and my attitude in regard to them has not changed in th- least since then, flesides this, it now appears that an investigation covering tüe who3 -uestion :s to bo bad by the House of Kepresentatives, a::d I am glad of it, and hope it will be thorough and complete, and that all there is of it will be revealed and made public. In advance of these investigations which I heartily welcome. I feel disinclined to go into th subject in detail, but I will say this, how ever, it is asserted by some persons that, as I am a member of a rival company to the Hell Company, and the Government is no"T prosecuting a suit against the Hell TeJephone that this suit ay result to my bci.tor advantage, and that, too, that while 1 tm at the Iepartment of Justice, through th Solicitor General of which the suit is to be carried on, and that, therefore, something hould be done bv me to relieve myself and the administration (rem the apparently deilcate situation indicated. I have considered this suggestion in all its bearings, as ar as I am able, and I recognize tle fact that there is much m it worthy of thought. - I have discussed in my mind most thoroughly what I could and ought to do in view alone of this state of the case, and I have determined to meet this in away that will, I think, receive the approval of all people wno really desire to be satisfied. This would be at once consummated, but as the investigation bv the House is now to proceed I do not think it right for me to do anything, or explain what I intend to do, until the investigation is concluded, as my motives in view of this investigation might be misconstrued. But whatever the result -et the investigation may be I will carry out and execute the determination which I have reached and of which 1 have already spoken, and more than this 1 hope you do net expect me to say or indicate. Question But, Mr. Attorney General, will you allow me to inquire whether this foreshadows your resignation from the Cabinet? Answer No, it does not. A Cruel Disappointment. Special to tbe SentineL Lafavette, Ind., Feb. 30. Quito a romantic love affair occurred ia this eity to-day in an elopement of a young couple from Hoopeston. Ill,, and resulted quite adversely for the parties concerned. A young man giving bis name as Samuel J. Brow n applied at tbe Clerk's office for a marriage license, saying be resided at Hoopeston. 111., and was here with his bride ready to become man and wife. The Clerk asked no further questions, and while the license was being made out Sheriff McCutcbeon stepped into the office, bearing a telegram instructing him to arrest a person named Brown, if auch persoa should apply for a marriage li-nse, giving "grand larceny" as cause ot arret. The telegram whs sent by the girl's lather. Brown quietly nbmitted and was taken to jail, while his "woukl-be wife" retreats! weeping and in great distress to friends on South street, probably until her lover's release. Sheriff McCutcbeon afterward received another dispatch asking him to bring tbe prisoner to the Bute line, where officers from Vermillion County would await him. Sheriff' McCutcbeon regarded this as a scheme to avoid a requisition, and consequently the demand was ignored. Another dispatch was received later, requesting the Sheriff to hold Brown until the Hopeston authorities with requisition should arrive to take him in ekarge. The law In this case is that no prisoner can beheld longer thAn twentv-four hours, and Brown will be released at 5 o'clock this evening If tbe Hoopeston anthorities ao not appear. Brown is furious, and promises to make it hot for somebody. The young ladv's father is opposed to their marriage, and preferred the charge of grand larceny in order to insure bis arrest.

Kenterkinns in Trouble at I'etertbargh. Special to tbe SentineL Fltepsei neu, Ind., Feb. 20. In December, ls$5, FJijah K. Hedges, of Franklin County, Keutucky, paid a viait to Mr. Joyce L-Ickson, of this place, In company with a pretty little b!oude whom be introduced to relatives here as his wife. His relative here, never having seen his wife, entertained the couple with due respect, end tbcir visit continued pleasant until yesteriy, when tbe true wic appeared on the scene and filed a complaint against the happy couple charging them with adultery. When teccd by his wife this morning the truant hband confessed hl guilt, ana it now tranpireu that the woman Is Mrs. Carrie Hedges, wife of Jamea Ileduea, w ho Is Elijah's couuin. Hedges, w ho is a strikingly bandvome roan of about thirty, left a wife and five children to monrn his ir.fdeLity, and Carrie left a husband and cne child. " The arniky pair are now confined iff the Pike County jail, wutiDg the action ft the Circuit V9urfc ... . ' ,'

A TREATY OF. ALLIANCE

F.rtKi Between Prince Eismirck and PreI ; ' .rnier Gladstone, Tbe Ftory Dented in Government Circl Tbe Folie of Berlin Charged With Provoking Social Democrats to . the CoinuxiMkon of Crime. , London Feb. 20. The Tories are to-day in duhtriously circulating a report that a secret treaty of alliance has been signed between Trlnce Bismarck and Mr. Gladstone. Tbe negotiators of the treaty are said to have been Count Herbert Pieman k and the Marl ot Kose ben, Mr. Gladstone's new Foreign Secretary. Several telegrams from Ecriin to members of the Carlton Club are Cxhilitea in Support Of this statement. These dispatches assert that overtures were first made by tbe J-arl of Kosebery to Count EKmarck during the interval between Lord Salisbury's retirement and Mr. Gladstone's assumption of office; that they progressed rapidly, and were soon taken in hand personally by the two Premiers; that Mr. ciadstohe was tne more anxious of the two to effect the ailiance, and that all the concessions that were made were on the British side, i 1 be Tories claim that TriDoe Bismarck was allowed to partially dictate the formation of th new Cetiinet by Mr. Gladstone's consent to his lemand that the former Liberal Secretaries -for Foreiro A flairs, for War aDd for the Colonies lrl Oranville, Lord Ilartinxton end the Karl of Ierby should not be reapiointed to those oftlCCS. By this means, tbe Tories say. tbe German chancellor removed from his path Earl Granville, -whom he regards with a mixture of hatred f.nd contempt, and secured the appoint of the K&rlof Koset'ery, lor whom he has a sort of patronizing afl'ection. Tbe story is denied in Government circles, but it receives considerable wjden' elsewhere, bs it goes far toward explaining the aggressive eontioeuce with which the young Foreign Secretary las Kr sped the difficulties of his new office. RUSSIAN POLITICS. Debate on the Anti-Socialistio Law-Tlte Clericals Will Support the Spirit Monopoly Bill. I i.r.LiN, ib. -t Ihe Fcclesiastical billiutrodii'id by the Government in the Upper House of the Landtag, which virtually abolished tbe May lews, has had the effect of causing tbe c-enter party to modify its opposition to the anti-Socialist laws. Tbls was visible throighout yesterday's delete. Dr. Windtbors. end otter clericals, thotigh refusing to modify tbeanti-Soo'alistlaw.practi'jally supported tc-t measure, speaking In approval of the principles of the bill. The puüi?e of Berlin are charged with employing fgetits to provoie ir.cmbers of the So:alDemocratie oj;ety to tbe comiuitslou of crime. Herr You Puttkawer, Minister of tbe Interior, lcncd this accusation, whereupon Herr Singer bended to b im a paper on which were written the names of witnesses v, to, he 'aid. were ready t swear to the truth of tbe charge. It is rerorted tfcat the remittee whi. h has beiv arpointed to c'iiS"r tbe Anti-Socialist bill will propose to proiocg irs operation three year, under the fint of tbe 'Government, au i alio to eoul'me to Berlin thy working of the section declaring a rviior state of sifj.-.-. Tfce spirit mono;ly bill has a b t;er cbß of support from the Clericals in :he Kcichstag. Tbe Bundesrarh tvtssed the t ill wi:hoat making any maierial alterations. The delegates from Hiimourg and Brem' n voted &ga'ni the bill, and the members from Bavaria, Vurt- mbnrg and Baden abstained from voting on t'ie measure. The majority voting on the Soria.1 Beicocrats bill, piviuc t tbe Deputies their daily trav?';np expens1; and a sa.ary, included members of ail sections ee- i t the Conerva:iHerr llaseiK'lcver, in a pech whi-h may Vecome rotable, eulogied the examples set by ihe t 'onsei vr.tiv. s as well as by the Socialists ia recognizing tiro Iftbors of members by vibscription and donation. He referred to the ilecisions of the tribunal--apaint tbe Government prosecution of tbe oeiRlist deputies for taking payment for their s-? kv-sa-g'Ung tfcat the decivou wa prof of the lenuiiy ot' vü,-n a cour-rf?. He predicted ihnt in the neat elections thirty-six Sh-ir!:s;s wo;i)d be returned iusteed of tweiny-:our, the present lv.iinbor of social Deputies, and that their e'.e -tor-ct--wuM l.e willint: to pay them for th.-ir labors. Prince Bi-warck i e.xpe:ied to ignon- the vote, end s nh action, it is thought, will carc the ii :nlesra;b to re'e t the bill. The report of the t-erman Nau:$-vil 1 ciou for th-year sa.", jusi made public, shows that there svas'codimunition or depression in the shipping t;nde of Germany durinv the yenrlu iconse to Mitrtrestions made l?v tbe English Arbitration Society, that a similaroreaniatiou te jo; med in ermany, a meetiiig eillwl by Deputy Schrieder wes held Jat week to discuss tbe adviahilitv of establishing a reane association Thirty mem hers of the Keiobtr attenld the meeting. Hcrrs Virchowand Keiciensprigcrmade addresses in advocacy oi tnepropes- dassoojction, and a committee was appointed arrange the detans oi us organizauou. HeriAVobeser. who translated Mr. Henry M Stanley's nook on the Congo stete, replies to the attacks of Herr Loehse acusitisr Mr. Stanley of having deceived the public ts to the resources of that l orntry. Herr Wobescr sfyg that as long as Herr i.oebse was in the emtnlov oi the inter nation African Association he vaunted the riches of the Congo country, but being dismissed now abuses Nr. Stanley. Tbe 100th anniversary of the fejrthdav of Karl AVilbelm Grsnim, tbe famon writer, will ccur on the J4th icBt. In honor of the occasion 10,000 marks have been subscribed toward the con struction of a monument for ibe brothers irium, wri n win Deerectei in flaunt. iBUSINESS OUTLOOK. Tbe Situation, as a Whole, ot Materially Changed. New Yokk, Feb. 10. Special telegrams to rjradstroets present some changes of detail as "to the oondition of general trade, yet the situation .as a whole, is not widely different from that .previously reported. At Chicago, Milwaukee, Detroit, Indianapolis, Memphis and Kansas City the movement f merchat--dise has been more active and k increasing. This is true to some extent also . at Cincinnati. At St. Paul, Minneapolis and Davenport business is fair, and the prospects point tD a good spring trade. The chief improvement at the cities first named appears to have been ia dry goods. More favorable weather and the renewal of transportation are largely responsible or the change. At Boston the situation makes observers there less hopeful. Dry goods are in lighter demand, and there is a tendency to uiark up prices owing to labor troubles and iigher wages, and to make delivery contractconditional on no labor troubles. There ie some difficulty in maintaining the late advance in woolen fabrics. Print cloths are duK and lower, G Is being 3J cents, less 1 per eent. per yard. 'Wool is less buoyant, owing to the higher wages paid operatives. Imparts have depressed the market, and. while pries are unchanged, doubt has replaced coafidence. At Baltimore the movement of goods South and West does not improve. There iias been no gain in anthracite coal prices, notwithstanding the much talked of coal famine. There is no visible change in iron or steel in tbe direction of improvement, notwithstanding expectations at various centers of higher prices soon. Petroleum has been higher, and exports have increased. The late combination to force a decline has apparently accomplished its purpose. There is no special change in the wheat market. Prices declined during tbe early part of the week, but have reacted since on firmer foreign cables, improved exports and reports of increased interior milling demands. "Indian corn is weaker and lower ßince the attempt to corner the February option, and hog products are easier as well, Cotton ia heavy and lower, spots

closing IfcC off, as compared with the close a weefc ago. The industrial situation is not solved. " ' Charles A. Dana's Opinion of General Sher- ' ' man. New Yokk, Peb. ' 19. The Tribune will to-morrow publish an interview- with Ghas. A. Dana, editor of the Sun, in regard to the sfatenient3 made by General Sherman in an interview at rittsburg last nighL The following is the essential Dart of the talk: . Tt is hardly worth while," eaid Mr. Dana, "to take any notice of what General Sherman 6aid. There is no logic and no coherence in his rmarks. The fact that he made a compact with General Johnston,' undertaking to settle the political questions involved in the civil war, and that the Government repudiated the compact, is too notorious to le discussed. One of the public reasons for repudiating this compact ßiven by the executive at the time was that it would re-establish slavery, and it is very interesting to find that this view of the case, taken in "Washington by President Johnson and Mr. Stanton, and by General Grant as well, was also taken by the Confederate Cabinet at Charlotte. Whether General Sherman himself favored slavery or not, is nothing to the point. General Sherman's personal abuse of me is equally foreign to the subject. He says: lie (Dana) followed our army as a spy. It was generally understood that he was a spy. This is too absurd. I was with the army as the representative of the President, sent there by him, and it was kaown that 1 reported to him, through the Secretary of War, every day. I was Assistant Secretary of War myself, and there was not a General in the army, either the Army of the Tennessee or tbe Army of the Cumberland who did not perfectly well understand the position and the duties it imposed. From

the beginning to the end I was on the best terms with them ail, including bnerman, and in all ray reports of military operations I do not thin, there is a single instance m which I had reason to speak of him with anytning but praise. Hut fortunately 1 was not present .t this convention with General Johnston, i"n Twe case oi oeneral Grant especially my relations were always of the most cordial and friendly character, and whon he went down to Chattanooga to take charge of the operations there, he made a special request that I should go with him. ' An Llopement. Special to the Sentinel. 3 EFrrRsoNviLi.n, Ind., Feb. Iii William Poyd, aged about twenty-four years, and who had always borne a good character, was recently appointed Deputy Tax Collector for a part of Orange County, Indiana. A few days ago he went to Paoli, the county seat of Orange, where he hired a horse and bug'y of William Ilhoads for a trip, as he said, to New Albany. He drove from Paoii to Handinsburg. in Washington County, where he got a young lady of good family into the buggy with him, and they then came on to New Albany. Boyd placed the horse and b.iggy in the Keach livery stable at New Albsny, where it now is and will be recovered to-day by the owner. He then took the young lady and departed over the Air-Line Railway toward the setting sun. It is now reported at Paoli that Boyd carried off with him f7X or f Sou of the money he had collected for taxes. The county will not lose anything, however, as P.oyd had given a btnd of sl.000 to the County Treasurer for th faithful performance of his duties. Fatal Miooting. Nevai'A, Mo., Feb. 22. News has reached this city of the fatal shooting, last Thursday night, of tire Itay Aggerscn by John Brasher, at a school-house three miles from Jericho, in Cedar County. Both men were about eighteen rears of age, and had grown up together in the same neighborhood. They had gone to the school-house to ettend prayermeeting, and at the close of the services a fend of -several weeks' standing between them was brought up for adjustment. Brasher knocked Aggerson down with astone,who, upon arising to his feet, threw a stone at Brasher and turned to run. Brasher drew a ös-calibre revolver and fired, the ball taking efl'ect in the center of Aggerson's back. During the-orotement Brasher ran ofl, and the last heard of him he was coming in the direction o. this city on foot. A Deputy Sheriff, who left in pursuit of Brasher a short time after the shooting, said the wounded man cou'sl not possibly recover. Capture of a I'orger. Special to the SentineL Gkeeiie!.p, Feb. 22. Word has been received that Williii Press Shelby, who is , wanted here for forgery, has been arrested near Win field, Kan., and is now on the way for this oounty. He is a son of John if. Shelby, a prosperous farmer of this county, and. forcing the names of his father and two brothers-in-law. left the county. It is thought thaLby his nimble use of the pen he secured over a thousand dollars, the priori pal loserj being the Citizens' Bank. Hughes J .ant and J. I. Uinfeley, ot vayne County Officer Lafcyette SI if er, backed fey the Citizens' Itan'k, effected his capture. Court convenes in 5.arch, and he will pet a speedy trial. Wayward Minnie. Ciri'i.EviiE. O., Feb. SI. Minnie, the youngest daughter of our worthy townspeople, lr. and .Mrs. I-annuut, ran away with Peggy Huoille, a married man, and a noterious gambler. A relative oi Mr. Lannum overtook the runaways at Columbus, CL, and brought Mise Winnie home. This is an outrage upon society that such men are allowed to fool young iriddy girls away. Miss Minnie is a very iicndsome young ladv, under .ago, but inclined to be wayward. The parents arejaged, and devout members of the M. E. Church. Mr. J -annum is a local minister in this church sf .ao mean ability, and this ica sad blow to the household. Finding of Tjuo Vnlcnown Hod i es. Savankah, Ga., Feb. It). The dead bodies of two unknown persons were found tied to the foot of a sapling in the woods, six miles from titis city, this morning. They had been gagged, their mouths having been rammed full of day and leaves- their arms and legs were tied together, and fastened to the sapling by a cope around their necks. There were no marks of violence on the bodies. They are thought to be brothers. John Graham, a crazy negro, living near the spot, is the supposed murderer. He was captured this evening, and neither denies nor admits his guilt. In l!ad Luck. Special to the Sentinel. Coli r.is, Ind., Teb. 20. Tobrokö A; Aldcnbftgen'a large burn nnd saw-milWat Whviiuiuville, twelve miles southwest of this county, were totally destroyed by fire yesterday mornlrg. Six bundrod buels of wheat were burned. Tbe loss, which will reach SC.OOO, Is total, as there whs no insurance. Tbe mills were burned, it is thought, by enemies ot the firm. Their store has been entered ly turglnrs three times within the Pfct year.

GEORGE WASHINGTON.

The One Hundred and Fifty-Fourth Anniversary of His Birth. Ths Historic llvent Celebrated by the Display of Flags from Public and Fri- . vate Building. Parades, lite, in the Principal Cities. WASHissiiox, Feb. 22. The celebration of -the anniversary of Washington's birthday was rather more general than of recent years. The bright weather afforded an important holiday element. Flags were flying from public and private buildings in recognition of the historic and patriotic memories of the day, and the principal promenades were crowded with people in holiday attire. The rising sun was greeted by a national salute from a battery at the Washington Barracks. Several of the local military companies paraded the principal streets, accompaied by bands playing patriotic airs. The association of the oldest inhabitants of the District of Columbia assembled, according to time-honored custom, and listened to the reading of Washington's farewell address. General Black and Congressmen Compton and Cabell were the orators of the day. In the evening the Loyal Legion held its annual banquet. Covers were laid for 200 guests. Parade In St. Louis. St. Lous Feb. 22. The parade to-day, in celebration of the anniversary of Washington's birthday, was a fitting celebratiou of the historic event which it was intended to commemorate. The militia were unaole to participate, as the time for notifying the members was considered too short after the reception of the invitation to join the parade. The police and fire departments, however, turned out in full force, and after forming in line at 11 o'clock, marched through tbe principal parts of the city. All the streets along which tbe procession passed were rowded with those assembled to witness the parade. There were 4"0 police in line and about 120 members of the t ire Department. The city and State fathers paid thc.r respect to the father of their country by reviewing the parade from the City Hall steps where they were enthusiastically greeted by spectators and participants alike. New York City Filly Commemorates th Iay. New York, 1 eb. 22. Washington's birth day was observed as a holiday to-day in tht usual quiet fashion. Flags which have been Moating from half-mast almost continuously of late were raised to the top of the poles and enjoyment in various forms was sought after. Patriotic organizations fitly commemorated the day. Foux of the five veterans of the war of 1M2. who live in this city, met to-day to talk over old times, in commemoration of Washingtons natal day. They were General Abraham Dally, aged ninety years; George Creiger, eighty-nine years; Henry Morris, eightv-six years, and Henry Abbott, eightythree" years. Elijah P. Henks, the absent one. is eiehty-eight years old, and was toefeeble to attend. A G. A. K. Tost escorted the old veterans and provided them a spread. A Festive Occasion liy the American Colony in the City of Mexico, ity or Mem o via 6al estn, Feb. 22. The American colony celebrated Washington's birthday by layin? the comer-stone of an American hospital in the suburbs oi this city. General Jackson, tbe United States Minister, delivered an address and Joaquin Miller read a poem. Music was famished by the military band and by. the American (."lee i 'lub. veral hundred American residents and tourists were present. The hospital is intended for Americans fallinc sick; here. The railway companies will proi ablyadd to the amount already raised. The daywas made a festive occa-ion by the American colony. ltuftinest Suspended. Pi TT" EC r Pa., Feb. 22. The Duquesue Greys, Washington Infantry, Fourteenth Regiment N. G. P. and the Junior Order of United American Mechanics, 3,000 strong, paraded the principal street to-day in com4iiemoration of Washington's birthday. All the exchanges are closed, but the courts are in session as usual. The day is bright and wa;m. A Patriotic Old Town. LrMX. Tox, Ky., Feb. 22. The students of. the State College fired a salute at sunrise in honor of Washington's birthday, and at noon the Castleman Light Artillery fired thirty-eight guns. Vessels Covered With Flags. JIavaxa, Feb. 22. In accordance with the invitation of the commander of the man-of-war Yantic, the vessels in the harbor, both national and foreign, were covered with flags in honor of the anniversary of Washington's birthday. A Banquet by the Bay tate Club. Boston, Feb. 22. The Bay state Club, the leading Iemocratic cl ab of .Sew England, celebrated Washington's birthday by a banCjnet. Mayor Grace, of New York, and Conirressman r-pringer were present and made Speeches. ' At Other Points. PmiAirj.rniA, Feb. 22. Washington's birthday was very generally observed in this city. All business was suspended. Knowille. Tenn,, Feb. 22. The ZollicoiTr Camp of Confederate Veterans and the Ed.Maynard Post of the G. A. P. united in celebrating Washington's birthday here. New Orleans, Feb. 22. Washington's birthday was generally observed in this city. A detachment of State troops fired a salute on the levee, which was answered from the French frigate Laftor, anchored off the side of Canal street. CnAF.MToy, s. C, Feb. 22. Washington's birthday was celebrated here by a partial suspension of business. Baltimore, Feb. 22. Washington's birthday passed quietly. Beyond the closing of the Federal, State and municipal oilces," the banks and exchanges, there was no suspension of business. The Society of tbe Army and Navy of the Confederate States held it? annual meeting, followed by a banquet. Death of a Pioneer Lady. Special to the SentineL l'i;ux, Ind., Peb. 20,-Mrs. Mary K. licit, widow of the late Pr. J. Kell, died this worein?, aged seventy-four years. The debased was born In Virginia and came to this place abo-it Ivy. be taught tbe first school fn Lublin. She was a woman of remarkable character and devoted Principles and was a member of tbe M.E.l'narh. or some yean Nhe has been suffering severely with dropsy, and for the last three months she wss sorely aft! icted. Live children survive br. three datiKL tcr aad two sona.