Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 33, Number 28, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 August 1887 — Page 4

THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL. AtTGUST 10. 1887.

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TEBM3 PES TEAK. Blncle Copy, without Premium........, f 1 00 QaU Ol tlx for . S CO We uk Democrat to tear la mind and select their own State paper when they come to take subscriptions and make up clubs. Agent making up clubs tend lor any informaÜOü aeair&d. Address IXDIANAPOLI3 SENTIXEL, Indianapolis, lad. IMPORTANT NOTICE "We hare received letter Inclosing money Without postoffice address from, the follow leg persona: Janes E. Carr. 8. P. Cabbage. B. H. Culberson. Henry Sneddon. Fred Friday. Jno. Mnench. Mrs. Miller. Daniel Black. Lewis Messner. It is impossible to send or give credit to parties who do not give their fall address. In writing, always give postoffice, county and State. A HtAw frost occurred in portions of 2uw York State Saturday night. Kentucky don't roll up her largest Democratic majority every time an election comes off, since 20,000 to 23,000 majority is ample. The New York Tribune says "the Republican party stands just where it stood in 1SS1." Precisely; and there it H1 stand for many years to come. Now is the time to bring Carnahan to trial. He is an indicted Republican. Ue tried to play Dorsey and devil with the tally sheets Why not try Carnahan, and let the public know the character of the crime he committed. No Democrat wants Carnahan found guilty on perjured testimony, or because ne is a Republican. Democrats demand for Carnahan a fair trial which is more than the Journal or any of the Republican committee of one hundred demand for indicted Democrats. Whxh it sticks out as prominently as a hump on a camel's back that a judge tries to convict men because they do not train With his politiaal party it is safe to say that his court becomes in the minds of all honorable men, without regard to party affiliations, ineffably despicable. It appears that J. M. Tut tie, who was anxious to insult the President at St. Louis, on one occasion borrows! $70,000 when he was in the hog business, and was hog enough to swindle his friends out of $33,00). No wonder he left the Democratic party and joined the Republican party. It is said that Col. Robertson had more money in his pocket the other day when Michener paid him $000 than he ever had in his life before, at any one time. He was paid for presiding over the Indiana State Senate something he did not do for even five minutes. Cap 5 ah a and Barrows, a couple of Re publican lepers or leopards, indicted for perpetrating election felonies, have not been tried, cor do we hesr of any movement in that direction. The Republican Committee of one hundred are not after Republican scalps. The overseer of the poor farm of La wrence County is a thrifty Republican. It seems that ha has been hiring out paupzra to the farmers of the county at $1.75 each per week and pocketing the receipts. We have a n;ckle that lays that Uichener can furnish him with an opinion that will bolster him up. The p30ple of Indiana will not forget that at a time when the Institutions of the Insane, the Feeble Minded and the Soldier's Orpbaa ware all suilering for the want of mosey, two Republican otncials calmly pa, thc-ir hands Into the State Treasury, take 03 several hundred dollars and hand it over tj Col. Rbert3on for absolutely doing nothirg. The money in ihi Sute Treiiar ru so low tlat it becsrns necessary to deprive theJISaliiers' Orphan's noma of funds, and yet in the face of that situation, Michener, the general attarney of the R 'publican party o! Indiana, took five hundred dollars of tha people's money and handed It over to Robertson for work that he never performed. While the institutions for the Insane, the feeble-minded, and the solliers' orphan are all Buffering for money, Republican officials very coolly take severalhundreddollarj fiom the State Treasury and give it to CoL Robertson, of Fort Wayne. Lieutenant-Governor or not, he wjuld have been entitled to this money if he had presided over the State Senate last winter, but the record shows that he did not preside in that body one moment 3IICHE5EB wilt undoubtedly be reoom!rated by acclamation by the next Republican State convention. He is probably the worst case of Attorney-General that the State has ever product, but as general attorney for the Republican party, he is a daisy in full flower. The pirty cannot afford to go back on Michener. Tae people Of the State, however, want to givs the matter very cirefal consideration before electing him again. The New York Sun discovers a "pointer for hot spells" in the fact that Chinamen wbo have embraced the Christisn religion and changed clothing to suit conversion, have, during the 'hot spell," gone bac to their heathen costume, and the San thinks ikat "backsliding" that far Is commendable, and urges Americans to adopt the "Chinese House" and discard the heathenish Christian summer appareL .Not a bad idea. A nsKTLivAH who was preeent ears Gen Carnahan, when recently connected with the great soldiers' camp meeting In Washington, put on more alri than were ever Credited to Alexander, C?ar or Npoleoa.

He spread himself intending, evidently, to be the observed of all observers and yet, at that very time, a United States grand jury was engsged in fashioning an indictment against this great and grand military chieftain for issuing a felonious

circular for the purpose of making the elec tion a farce. It may be that this General Republican boss will not go to the penitentiary. Certainly we hope he will not be sent "over the road" on perjured testimony, such aswaa used to convlit Democrats. We insist that Carnahan, the Hepublican boss, shall have a (air trial. Col. EocjET30!f, of Fort Wayne, stand up. Question. "Why did Michener' pay you $500 the other day out of the State Treasury?" Answer. "Because I am the LieutenantGovernor of Indiana." Question. "Were you paid the $500 be cause you are the Lieutenant Governor of Indiana?" Auswer. "Well, no, not exactly. You see ;.he Lieutenant-Governor of Indiana receives pay for presiding over the State Senate." "Question. "Did you ever preside over the Senate in your life?" Answer. "No." Question. "Well,then,why did Michener and Bruce Carr take $500 of the people's money and pay it over to you?" Answer (with finger in his mouth.) "Damnfino ask Michner." THE ROBERTSON STEAL. Robertson never served a minute as Pres ident of the Senate, was never a constitutional Lieutenant-Governor, and yet the treasury of the State has been raped to the tune of $309. 23 for the benefit of Robert son. The opinion of Michner is not law. It has no binding force in any court; and yet this Republican dirt-eater, shoe-licker, gives an opinion which Bruce Carr assumes gives him authority to take the people's money and pay it over to a contemptible Republican impostor, who assumes, with out warrant of law, to be LieutenantGovernor of Indiana; and worse still, the money is paid for Services never rendered. Here is a case for the people to consider. Is this man Michner, Attorney-General, attorney-go-between, attorney-jimcraok, attorney-ginger-pop, attorney-gourdhead, and Bruce Carr, the jacobin, to rape the treasury every time some mendacious Republican mendicant gets short of f ands ? Robertson, it is surmised, never before had as much money at one time as Bruce Carr gave him upon the opinion of the MerryAndrew Michner. The people will be likely to look into this Michner-Carr-Rob-ertson rape of the treasury, and denounce it as it deserves. The New York World publishes, with illustrations, a most graphic description of the beginning, the rise and the decline end fall of Mr. W. K. Vanderbilt's princely hennery, at Oakdale otherwise Patchogue, Qucgue, or Cutchogue Long Island. It seems that Mr. Vanderbilt wanted a hennery that would beat all creation, and what Mr. Vanderbilt wauls he can have, if money can secure the desired object. To secure the largest possible style and success, Mr. Vanderbilt imported a hennist from England Mr. II. C. Toms and this educated hennist at once proceeded to build mansions for Mr. Vanderbilt's Houdans, Langshans and Cochins which bad the appearance of seaside hotels. Vanderbilt was delighted, Toms was a success. The hens put on aristocratic airs. They laid the eggs, but were not required to hatch or nue the chicks patent incuba tors did the work while the hens enjoyed themselves in beautiful parks which the hennist had provided. Finally Mr. Van derbilt sailed, to make his voyage round the world. Then Mr. Toms sold cut everything, pocketed the proceeds, about $5,000, shipped his family to England, and retired. As a consequence, the most gorgeous hen nery In the world has gone glimmering. Sic transit, etc. MICHENER ON THE STAND. Mr. Michener, take the stand. "Mr. Michener, you are the general attorney of the Republican party of Indiana, we believe?" "Yea, sir." "Mr. Michener, the f ands in the State Treasury are running very low, are they not?"' Yes, sir." Do you know why the funds are In that condition?" "Ye, sir." "Mr. Michener, will you please state to Ihe jury, who it Is that is responsible for this state of affairs. Remember, sir, you are on your oath to speak the truth." Gentlemen of the jury, to be honest about It, the Republican House of the last Legislature refused to join with the Democratic Senate in making ths necessary appropriations." "Then, Mr. Michener, knowing that the f und3 were low, why did you advise Bruce Carr, the Auditor of State, to pay CoL Robertson $500 out of. the State Treasury?" "Well, in the first place, Bruce Carr was not necessarily bound by my a Ivies. In the secend place, Mr. Robertson was bard ud ur money ana naa to nave iu ia other words, 'it was ground hog with him. and then he was fairly elected Lieutenant Governor. "Supposing, slr.that he was fairly elected Lieutenant-Governor, does he not receive money only when he preside i over the Senate?" "Yea sir, I believe that is correctly stated." "Did he ever preside over the Senate?" "No sir." "Then you paid him simply because 'it was ground-hog with him' and he had to have money as you have already delicately pntit?" "Yes air, that la about the size of it." "Mr. Michener, another question. Among those under the protection of the State who are greatly in need of funds are the orphans of soldiers Is it not so?" "Yes sir, I believe that is true." Then you and Bruce Carr are in the position of taking the money of ths soldiers' orphan and giving it to Colonel Robertson for doing absolutely no thing?" "Yes sir, it looks that way." "Are you not the soldiers friend?" "We'.l, between ui girl row, tb? lad Is

that that sort of taffy (I refer to the soldier business), we only use at Republican State conventions. It makeB a bully good trap to catch votes." "That will do, Mr. Michener, you may take your seat."

The Indianapolis Journal very truthfully sa is that Colonel Robertson has been officially declared and recognized as Lieu tenant Governor, and having very properly been paid compensation as such daring the session of the Legislature it becomes more apparent than ever that Green Smith should return to the Treasury that portion of the Lieutenant Governor's salary which he surreptitiously obttauod dar in His nsnrpatioa of the oiH:e. The amount was two dollars, and we presume the late pretender can raise it. Madison Courier. The foregoing is some of the specimen "swash" that the Journal and other Repub lican papers are giving the people in explanation of the recent plundering raid of the State Treasury by Michener and Bruce Carr In favor of Col. Robertson, of Fort Wayne. Let us see. Robertson, if he was paid for anything, he was paid for presiding over the State Senate. Sectios 23, of Articles, of the State Constitution, says: "The Lieutenant-Governor, while he shall act as President of the Sanate, shall reciveforhis services the same compensation as the Speaker of the House of Repra senlatives, and any person acting as Governor 8b all receive tbe compensation at tached to the office of Governor." With that clausa of the Constitution staring him in the face how was it possi ble for any honest official to pay CoL Robertson $500 when it Is well known that he did not preside over the Senate one moment last winter. It was a steal, pure and simple. Another point in the controvsasy is that the Senate is sever under any obligation to call the Lieutenant Governor to preside over its deliberation. That body may keep one of its own members in that posi tion as long as it pleases. The Lieutenant Governor is not entitled to any pay unless he presides over the Senate. Robertson, even if elected Lieutenant Governor, was entitled to no pay because he did not preside over the Senate. Hence when ho was paid several hundred dollars by Michener Co., the act wa3 a steal. THE DEMOCRATIC PARTT AND THE TALLY SHEET CASES. From the first, Democrats whether re siding in Marion County or elsewhere, were desirous that the man, Democrat or Republican, who altered the tally sheets, Issued felonious circulars, voted double tickets or voted more than one time, should be apprehended and punished. It was known that the tally sheets had beenj unlawfully taken In charge by Rapublican officials in obedience to the re quirements stated in the Carnahan felon ious circular. It was believed, and rightly too, that the purpose of the Republicans in illegally obtaining possession of the tally sheets was to perpetrate a fraud of some description. It was known that there were Republi can adepta in forgery, and that the party had often perpetrated the most flagrant frauds to securs office. A crime had been committed, but wbo the perpretator was could not be ascertained. Why Republicans unlawfully secured possession of the tally sheets admitted of but one explanation, and that was that they contemplated perpretratlng a fraud oi some sort Carnahan's circular, manifestly, was the first step taken to perpetrate a crime. It was successful, in so far as giving Republicans unlawfal possession of the papers. Carnahan has been indicted for commit ting a felony. He has not been brought to trial. The crime he committed, though it was the first in the f series! and contemplated other crimes, has not been tried. Republicans are endeavoring to screen the felon. The entira Republican party Indorses Carnahan's crime. The party would debauch court and jury to shield Carnahan. A Republican criminal is a Republican pet. Day after day the Journal has howled like a hysterical crank and an asthmatic invalid, charging the Sentinel and the Democratic party with indorsing forgery and defending forgers. This lying artifice was adopted and pur sued for the purpose of shielding Itself and clique from merited obloquy, for indorsing and defending Carnahan's crime. The Sentinel and Democratic party de mand a fair trial for indicted Republicans and Democrats. The demand was never made by the Sentinel that Carnahan should bs convicted upon perjured testimony. The Journal pursued a different course. It wanted Democrats convicted upon par jured testimony. It indorsed perjury. It eulogized the perjurer. An alleged Demscrat confessed that he committed the forgery. This he did upon a contract to implicate Democrats who, as was shown in open court, were guiltless, and that a verdict of "guilty" could ba ob tained only on perjured testimony. Seven jurors, honest men, men of unim peachable characters, men under oath, did not believe Sam Parkins. His testimony was shown to be false. That he swore by contract, more to shield himself, more to gratify the Journal and the malignant crew who support it, was apparent. Democrats honest men of all partiesshould understand that the Journal is animated by an implacable hate of the Democratic party; by a desire to Imprison honest, innocent Democrats for partisan purposes, willing to find them guilty oa parjured testimony, and is mad because its plans and schemes did not auccsed. While the Journal and its party are pursuing Democrats with an uparallelel railignity, they are shielding Carnahan, who is indicted for committing a felony. They dare not bring their Republican culprit Into court. They dare not compel hlra to face convincing proof of his guilt. We invite the attention of Damocrais and the Democratic press of the State to the incontrovertable facts as we have stated them. The Jfrnrxal hope" to .'n;culatt the pub

lie mind with the lie that the Democracy of Marion County and the Sentinel would shield the villian who altere 1 the tally sheets as the Journal and the Rspublicins of Marion County are shielding the clrsular felon, Carnahan. The fact stands out in . haggard prominence that the self-confessed scoundrel, Sam Perkins, is the only hope of the Jourcnal for convicting innocent Democrats in the interest of the Republican party. The public now know who altered the tally sheets, and the public demands that Carnahan, the circular felon, shielded by the Journal and the Republican party, shall be tried. The United States Court Is not to be run in the interest of the Republican party to convict Democrats and let Republican rascals escape.

"MY GOD, WHAT IS THIS?" It is well understood that Judge Woods, of the United States District Court, Is an intense, uncompromising Republican. He is one of the beneficiaries of Guiteau's bullet. Through the hole made by the assassin's missile Arthur crawled into the White House, and a large number of Republicans, through the same opening, obtained office. Judge Woods is of the list. When Garfield fell, he exclaimed: "My God, what is this?" What was it, sure enough? It was a bullet, it was murder, to make Arthur President, and change the flow of spoils and boodle in another direction, and to a class of persons whom Garfield did not want to recognize. In the shuffle and deal of the political cards, Wm. A. Woods put on the ermined robes of United States District Jadge, and it so happen: that a number of Democrats, r&en of good character, so proven in court, were indicted for a crime which they did not commit so demonstrated in open court. The trial affords Judge Woods a eplendid opportunity to act the pure, white-souled, clean-handed judge. Now was an opportunity for Judge Woods to exhibit himself as superior to partisan clamor and partisan malignity. He owed this to himself, he owed it to his elevated position, to the ermined insigna of his offi:e, to his cath to his country and to his God. How well he has performed the task, now fully he met expectations, how sublimely he maintained the dignity of his position, are questions discussed throughout the State and the country. Men are reading his charge to the jury with bowed heads. Every honest man's cheek is mar tied with a blush of shame and humiliation. They read, and like Garfield, exclaim! "My God! what Is this?' Is it a partisan harangue? Is it a regular, despicable appeal for the conviction of Democrats, because they are Democrats upon the testimony of a confessed felon and perjurer? Is it an appeal to silence conscience and conviction, to ignore the sacred, binding obligation of oath, that the Republican party may win a victory, and Republican scoundrelism may be observed? And still the question rings out, mcuraf ul as a funeral knell, what does the harangue of Judge Woods mean? In the earnest efiort on the part of citizens to solve the problem, they continually ask, "Is Judge Woods totally demented? Are his pieceptions so blunted that he is unable to discern the lice, vivid as llghtning.that distinguishes between a judge and juggler, law and legerdemain? It has been said that the usefulness of Wm. A. Woods, as a judge, is a thing of the past, even if it could be said that he was ever of any advantage to the people in that capacity. It has been suggested that he should resign that thejcouit he presides over can not have the confidence of the paople while he remains on the bench. But it is conceded that a judge who could manufacture such a charge as he produced to the jury in the tally sheet case, and who receives $3,500 a year for.seryices, is not likely to resign. It has been suggested that be ought to be impeached and dismissed, in the interests of the people and in the name of all that is sacred in j urieprudence. But it may be that; the people of Indiana will be; required to remain subject to the rulings and harrargues of Judge Wm. A. Woods. It is a calamity which will have to be borne with such philosophical resignation as the people can command, and with such satisfaction as may be derived from the reflection that aa honest jury will give his opinions such weight as they deserve and no more, and when the purpose is to convict Democrats for the benefit of the Republican party, the probabilities are the jury will "hang." THE REPUBLICAN PARTY AND THE TALLY-SHEET TRIALS. The Republican party in Indiana has from the first been corrupt, infamously depraved and vicious. Its lack of principle has been notorious. It contaminated all things that it touched. Its disregard of law was always conspicuous. Republicanism in Indiana, and especially in Indianapolis, has always been a synonym of political putridity, rottenness, defilement, wickedness, demoralization. It has stuffed ballot boxes, altered tally-sheets, forged re turns, voted double tickets and time and again counted out Democrats who have been fairly and honestly elected. There has not been an election in Indiana for twenty-five years that certain Republican scamps did not commit crimes enough, if they had been properly punished, to have filled to o vex flowing the penitentiaries of the State, north and south. At the last election in Indiana an alleged Democrat by th name of Perkins tampered with the tally sheets. He has confessed the crime. As the proof shows, no one but Perkins was involved in the felony. Up to the dsy of Terkins' confession, tho whole bad business was shrouded in mystery. His confession enables the com tnunity to fix the guilt just where it belongs In the very inclpiency of the investigation, Republican scalawags, blatherskites, demagogues men known to be corrupt, profiigat and reprobate, set up a hca and crysgalnst the Democratic party. Taese miscreants demanded the indictment of Democrats because of their standing and Influence as Democrats, because they were capable of checkmating Republican rascality and of exposing Republican schemes. They organized what they called a Citizens' Committee, and by beating gongs and drums, tin pans and kettles, blowing trumpets and horns, they pursuaded a few decent citizens to join in the hunt. Suspicions vers aroused, Innuendoes, were set

adrift, falsehoods were concocted, slander, calumny, defamation, detraction, aspersion, in every conceivable form, burdened the air. So devilish was this partisan rancor, so demoralized the pursuit, that many an honorable man saw the animus of the aatanic proceeding, and abandoned the yelping gang. Effort after efiort was made to procure indictments of influential Democrats because they had been able to thwart the criminal schemes of Republican rascals. Failure, followed failure until at last a purjureu, self-confessed felon, was secured. Then a bargain was made with him, by

which, if he would aid in convicting cer tain Democrats by taking the risk of future hell fire, he should be exempt from punishment in this world in 83 far as the courts were concerned. This card won, in so far as indictments were concerned. Democrats of unimpeachable character were caught in the Republican drag net Perjury had done its work up to a certain point, and Republican bosses overflowed with congratulatory slime.drool and drivel. Democrats.as innocent as angels, had been caught in the Republican trap, and were to be crushed to gratify the malice and vengeance of men, many of whom ought,. long since, to have been sentenced to hard labor in the penitentiary. The confessed felon was nursed with assiduous care by Republicans who relied upon perjury for conviction. They had stolen the offices of President and VicePresidedtby fraud, perjury and forgery. Samuel J.Tilden and Thomas A.Handricka had been the victims of Republican infernalism, and now the Republican bosses of Marion County believe by the use of per jury they couliJ everlastingly damn the re putations of Mai'.n County Democrats,and send them to p i.on. The trial cam-, but partisanism and per jury railed, lue jury could not be per suaded to damn their souls to aid the Republican party to win a victory on perjured testimony. The Republican bosses had heated the furnace ten times hotter than usual. The Republicans, many of whom had aided and abetted election crimes in Marion County, chuckled over an anticipated victory. It did not come. There were men on ihe jury who taw through the plot. They saw tha' the Re publican persecutors hoped for a verdict on false swearing that the whole business was unspeakably villainous. The realculprit stood before the jury, and it was only upon his testimony, proven to belfalse, all along the line," that a verdict of guilt could have been rendered. All hail an honest conscientious juror a man! who can not be intimidated nor swerved .from his convictions all hail jurors Jof 'courage who know their duty and dare perform it all hall jurors who stand between? the imperiled citizen,, and a blood-thirsty 'set of pursuing Republican hounds whose am bition was to advance the interests of their corrupt, decaying and ostracised party by practices so vile that the American people view it with unutterable loathing. Returned tlie Girl to Iler Home. Scllivait, Aug. 5. A sensational elopement story comes from the Northen part of Sullivan county. James Carrithers, a young man of wealthy parentage, eloped with Mi as Stella Brown. All lived in the aame neighborhood. Miss Brown escaped the vigilance of her parents by alleging that she wanted to visit her sister in Shelburn, a village a few miles from her home. Instead of that she went to Robinson, III. Carrithers, the lover, followed in a baegy, accompanied by John Haugher. At Robinson, Carrithers sold his outfit for $100. Miss Brown expected to be married at Robinson, but Carrithers refused and said he wanted to wait until he got out west. He Bent MIes Brown to Willow Hill, 111. and when there eaid he wanted her to goon toOiney, I1L, where he would be sure to meet her. Carrithers did not put in an appearance at Olney, but sent his friend, Haugher, there with instructions to take ner to St. Louis. In the latter place- Haugher planned to go to Denver. Col.r but Carrithers never showed up. Miss Brown was greatly mystified by his strange conduct. Sheriff" Willis all this time was on their track, and by the time the elopers reached the latter place the snerii arrived and, much to the dissatisfaction of young Haugher, took Miss Brown in charge, who was returned to her delighted parents yesterday. Miss Brown is very young. The rsttwaukee Accident. Milwackes,, Aug. 7. No more bodies have bien recovered from the river where the launch accident occurred yesterday afternoon and it is now believed that so body was drowned as there have been no reports made of missing people. The inquest on the bodies oi Eddie Zerbei, the boy whose head was crushed and who was afterwards picked up . oat of the river, and Charles Walwick, a young molder who diod of his injuries shortly after being taken home, will be held later In the week. These are the only deaths, but Collins Finn is so badly iniured that he can live but a abort time. Of the twenty or more persona who were injured, cone others are likely to die. Tbe-seene of the accident was visited to-day by between 10,000 and 15,000 pec pie. Weevil in Flax Seed. Chicago August 7. The flax seed inspector of Ibis city has discovered that ecsae of the cars of flax Beed received from the Northwest contain weevil to an alaj-micj extent. If the seed is as numerously infested as the inspector says, it will not mat e flaxseed oil. The inspector thinks the veevils he found is of a new variety. Of this he is not certain and has submitted the matter to the scientific investigations of the Illinois St -da Board of Agriculture. The insect is not on the seer lot this last rears' crop, but invest the crop of kätyear. To what extent some of the crop has been effected by contact is not known, but it is certain that none of the elevator people Will accept the so2d with the insect, for ODce the pest is-in the house it is hard to get it out. Best Time ever Made In the State. Iebbe Ha-uts. August 3. Special. The only race of special Importance of the Breeder's Association, meet this afternoon was the free for all pace. This was won by "Rover Boy," owned by W. A, Jonas, of Rushvule. in three straight heats. Best time, 2:17 X. This is the best time ever made in the State, and. was very much of a eurpzisa. Barn and Valuable Horse Darned: La Porte, August 3. Special A barn owced by L. lineltzmgsiowen bocatea in tbe reer of his bakery on Main street, was destroyed by fire this cfternoon and all of its cements. Including a valuable horse. The names tread to the extensive ma chine tbon of M. Rumely, but were extin erJsbed before any material damage was done. Loss 11,500. There was no Insurance on tbe barn Hid it not been for the efli Hncy of the Holly water works dlsaS' trvus fira would hays resulted . .

EFFECTS OF DROUTH.

SeTtntj-Fiva Tfcozsisd Stairs M:lei tt Parched Farcis in ths Northwest Leaves Falling From the Trees, the Grass loathe Bleadowa Yellow, and Streams as Dry as Powder Horns, Chicago, Augrat 8. A local paper, summing up the many reports received by it of drouth, prairie fires, ruined crops, etc, says this morning: There is an area of perhaps 75,000 square miles in the Northwest where the dust lies heavily upon the earth. The driBticts bounded by Madison on the north, Bloomington on the south, Lake Michigan on the east and the Missis Bippl Hirer on the west. It is within the limits of these boundaries that vegetation bas lost its normal color end the earth its moisture. Day after day the sun sends its burning rays upon the parched farms and fields. Leaves are falling from the trees, the grass in the meadows has grown yellow and white, and the streams in which the cattle used to slake their thirst are as dry as powder horns. It has been nearly ten Weeks since a soaking rain fell in this district. The big bull thisti?, the past of nearly every farm, has at last succumbed to the fate of all other vegetation. The tig weed nist nteu, uaix .lunr . bi.; and finally fell upon the earth. With not enough moisture in tb9 ground ti fesd a thistle, the condition of corn and the ten dtrerM in rniei1nwprTnv he Imagine' In Southern Wisconsin there are thousands of acres where corn will not yield a peck to the acre. The crop has been scorched an-1 almost totally destroyed. The leaves of the cereal ere yellow and Lrittle, and droops almost to the ground. The loss of the corn crop, sericus as it is, will Dot impoverish the farmers. They lived in the country since the land was first tilled, cad have, for the most part, laid by enocgh money to carry them throagh a winter. But there are other dangers to be confronted. Wells have run dry and in some towns water famines are imminent. The drinking water at hand is polluted and filled with poisonous germs. Typhoid fever is becoming more prevalent and d j sentry ani other stomach disturbances are so common in some place? as to be almcst epidemic Unless rain falls before many days, the suffering will bs freatly augmented. The intense heat has een a terrific strain upon man, but its (fleet upon cattle has been simply appalling. Without pasturage to browse epen or pools in which to stand during the hot hours of the day the poor beasts have become bo emaciated as to be wholly unmarketable. The farmers in tbe dairy districts have in some instances been compelled to feed and water their cows from their own larder. In other places forest tree: have been felled and dragged to the'pastures and the cattle turned loose to browse upon leaves. Hundreds of cows are being killed and shipped ' to market for a mer3 pittance. At Winslow, 111., one farmer bought ten head of cattle last January at $30 per head. When he offered to sell the entire herd last week for $100 he could not find a purchaser. Farmers in this district have already turned their cattle loose to feed upon the crops. In some places fences have beea run through corn fields and the starving catt:e permitted ta feed upon the leaves and stalks. When these have been eaten the fences are extended until the entire fields have been eaten clean. Added to all the miseries at tending the trreat drouzht is the constant fear of fires. The tall grass of the prairies is dead, the fields are ready to burst into name and leaves lie in heaps in the forests. A spark starts a fire and the blistering Sa-hara-lUe wind fans the flame into a conti tration. Already the land encompassed y the boundaries has been blackened by wild fires. In some towns the people are often called out three or four times a day to fight the flames. Destructive fires have been raging for many davs in Kenosha and Walworth Counties m V isconsin. Thou sands of acres have been swept by the flames, and the loss to farmers in hay. grain, fencing and buildings io- very great. Above Madison the bogs are burning fiercely and the pungent smoke hangs over the country for miles around. A SENSATIONAL STORY; How Oae of the Chicago 15oodlers -Saved Htaiself from the Penitentiary. Chi?aco, August 8. An almost incredi ble tdery of how George C. KIchm, pres ident of the Count v Board, played the part of spy upon his associates throughoat the boodle trial, is made public this morning. The gist of the story is that Klehm, to save himself from the penitentiary, agreed to act as a defective for tbe StrUo's Attorney, and serve him with ail information possible regarding the plans of the boodlers and their lawyers dur;.og.the trial. Af ter that Klehm attended ail meetings of the defendants, and was a close observer of svery thing said and don He and the -State's Attorney met every night in an ynt off the very place, ana Unnneil recei?ed notice of every plan of the defense, so much so in fact that no -re-butt&i evi dence could be oflerei by the boculers. In other words, witnesses for the State was produced who testified on every point to be brought forward by the defence, and the latter were compelled to simply deny. During the examination of tale&naen for tie jury there was kept up a system ofcorrespondence right in the court room between Klehm and Grinneil by means of almost Imperceptible signs by which the ttates Attorney was able to uetect wnethera person being examined was a "safe" man or not. Klehm's pleading guilty was a surprise to everybody, and the action was caused by his belief tbat the promise of Grinneil would avail him. nothing if thejury were to adjudge him. He therefore threw himself on the mercy of the j adg. Shot Throaah. tX Drain. Chicago. Au. 8A special from At lanta, Ga., says a terrible tragedy oecurrei last night in a private room in the Kimbal house. E. H. II Drue, one of the most prominent citizens of Atlanta, was Instantly and unintentionally killed by CoL Bad Veale, equally prominent. Col. 8am Venable and Veale were engaged in a fisticu2 over a personal quarrel, when Home and several other preminent gentlemen attempted to separate them. Veale fell to the floor with Yenable on top, but managed to get out his revolver aad fired upwards twice. Home was shot through the brain. He came to Atlanta from Cincinnati a few years ago. He was the owner of large granila quarries and had a contract for building the Seate capitol. Veale is in jalL The affair causes inlensa excitement on accouat of the prominence of all parties connected with it. Moonej's Patriotism. New York, Aug. 8. "Down with the English flag; hurrah for the stars and stripes," shouted Thomas J. Mooney, the incendiary who tried to fire the steamer Queen as he waived his hat this morning in Jefferson Market Court. He had been brought there and placed among the audience to see if he could be id&ntiffed by Robert Sinclair, the colored stoward333 cf the steamer Gnyandotle.of tho Old Dominion lice, as the dynamiter who caused ths explosion end injury eornetiiuo a.oto that veBsel.Sinclair.however, failed to recognized Mooney, and the latter was again returned to the prison pen. Affairs In Hawatl. San Fraxc ifco, Aug. 8. W. W. Hall, of the firm of Hall & Son, Honolulu, who furnished tbe ordnance for the R;ßas," which wer fo effective in th revolution, was ose of tbe arriv1" by the steamer Zeefadia yesterday. Since the KYolatlQu

Mr. Hall Las olU "Jl ü tbe new Minister as to the management of SÄ KiV0, 10 the reported intentiow ?w . Wvernment to repudiate iw 6 Jsu 9 bonds, be says, it is u?x 5KLTw Ti11 be done, but the probabiliv a re bat the government will insist on r Tlf. regarding bonds earned out . K ,?,le"8 The law allowed the syndicated ,f,, capitalists, who placed about see .nrilloa five hundred thousand in Enlknd 5 3r cent, commission and 2 per cent, for xv peness. The syndicate endearcred to saddls a large bill of expenses on the government in addition to the liberal persenttge allowed. This the fiaaucial aest would cot endorse. THE TROUBLE OVER CODFlSlf.

American Fishermen Warned FTot to noZate tli Treaty of 1818. Halifax, N. S.? Aug. 9. Consul-General Phelan has received no farther advices concerning t?e seizure at Souris M the schooner J. If. Ferrin, and it is not liki'ly that he will hear anything more unill the course to be pursued by the Dominien authorities ia known. The Et&tement la repeated that the British We? fleet new In: these waters is to go to North Bay and tbt Prince Edward Island coast tv protect th fisheries from American encroachments Those giving the report prof ens to knew whereof they speak, but nothing connecting the men of war with the fichery serviceis to be ascertained from the quarters mostinterested. Commander Permont, of hte warship Can-' ada, states that his ship, the BeUeuphoa, and the Tourmeliue, will sail for ijaebec August 3, the cruise being the- regular one mace every season. None of the officers v. ere aware that they were to take tart in leeping Americans outside of the prohibited waters. Dockyard officers can give do mere satisfaction than is to be obtained on the Canada side. They say that nothitghas been communicated officially or otherwise that would famish ground for the report current, and they seem to think they wculd have received some Inkling of the matter. It has leaked 'out that the Fishery Department tx-o-pose making a change in the cruiser service by replacing the eailing vessels with email but very swift launches. It has not developed whether the department has come to a final determination respecting the change, but the belief is that the service would be immensely improved; If the proposal should be adopted at least a Eccre of launches would be procured as soon as possible. They could be obtained from England at very short notice, and it is stated that it would not cost as much to run one as it would to ran a sailing vessel. Minister Foster left the city Saturday night for BL John, X. B. It is impossible to gather anything more tbau haj been already reported concerning Saturday's conference between Mr. Foster, Commdore fcott, Consul General Phelan and Admiral Luce. The Consul General states that he had a second interview alone with the minister of Fisheries, but that he cannot say what is nature was. He will not give an explanation of the abandoment of tbe idea of issuing a circular to United States Ssbermen and the only fact to be ascertained is that the instructions prepared were torn up and the pieces scattered to tbe wind. It is asserted that the American authorities are doing all they can towards keeping zaatters as smooth as possible between the two countries. American fishermen boarded by officers of the American war ship Yantic have been warned egainst violating the treaty or tbe Canadian custom laws and told that if they do thsy must suffer the consequences. Probal EfTfletd of Coercion In Ireland. Baltimobb, August 8i- -The Sun to-day has a letter from its special correspondent now in Dublin, which includes an interview with Archbishop Walsh on the probable eifcet of tae Coercion act. The Archbishop says he does not regard it as a political question, but as one purely social and economic one that concerns the domestic welfare- and the happiness of every household in the land. It ia quite certain that the literal execution of the act would break up, root and branch, the national league and absolutely stille any open demonstration of sympathy with home rule. It is probably quite as much on account of its unusually harsh features as for any -other reason that the Irish Nationalists look upon it as a measure that England would' fully avail itself of as an extreme resort. The Archbishop, attaching only secondary importance to thi3 act, and looking upon the amended law bill as removing a large portion of the injustice of which the farmers complaicangura happy prospects for the future. He, too, thin tea that in a year or more an Irish parliament will again sit in the old parliaiusat home in Dublin. In the nuttter of the evictions, which the archbishop asks io- be stopped, tbe face seems appalling that for the three months just ended or: the second of July, one hundred and forty parsons have been evicted. Gladstone, he said, did net want an appeal to the country this- year,, when they were all as confident as could be th&t Gladstone would go back to power with a tremendous majority to back' him. The archbishop Mid h never went to Dublin Castle, which, is the abode of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, except ox public business, but he seemed to think it was probable in view of the expected improved order of things, that he would in ths future visit there socially. A Tothfal Murderer Frrroir, Mo August 7. Coroner Epperson yesterday held an inqueet on the body of Hereon Bsaitb, who was assassinated four miles south of town Friday. The evidence developed before the coronf-r pointed to Smith's son. Mentor, as tho murderer. When the boy was put on the witness stand be admitted doing th? ehooting, and says he was pursuaded to do so by his sister and a colored boy he had met here, in Fulton on the 4th. Mentor, the youthful murderer, : is only 10 years old. He says his father did not treat him well and whipped htm for stayins away from home the night of the 4th. The whipping was done in the morning and it Beemed tbe boy watched for a chance to murder hip father. He did his work welL Demolished by a Cyclone. bT. Locis, August?. Additional cJvicesfrora the town of Millbrook, Kan., which was struck by a cyclone last Thursday, are, to the efiect the place was practically dmelished, aeventy-nine buildings, mclui--ing hotels, school houses, churches, storesand residences, being wholly or nearly destroyed. The losses foot up $iSv0OO. The people are in great distress, and a relief committee baa been organized to solicit aid for the families whose hemes we swept away. Fay Their Flue. Chicac o, Aug. 8. The four boodlers who were merely fined, appeared in court this morning for sentence. Action, however, was deferred until Thursday, except U the case of Commissioner Gettles. He was anxious to have the matter closed at once. Sentence was pronounced, and the anxious boodler quickly paid over his $l,0O) fine. Arguments for motion on a new trial in the cases of the seven bcodlders santenced to the penitentiary were postponed until October 15. Another Monopoly. CnicAGC, JuJy 8 Strphen W. Dorsey, Jepee R. Grsat, V. A. Bites, Samuel B. SchaTf and other ewtern capitalists registered from New York, yesterday noon, took cinrer and went Eist on the Z.Z'J train. Ttey weic just from Gogebio, where they beve been consolidating the iron rnlres there Into two trust scheme s to control the output and the price, and have inveiled teveral million dollars in tho pur chase of ixoipezij there.