Rensselaer Republican, Volume 15, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 March 1883 — NEWS AND INCIDENT. [ARTICLE]

NEWS AND INCIDENT.

Our Lom-'xtion oi the. .'m.xjrtant Happenings of the Week. A DRADWOOD HORROR. The men who escaped during the burning of the boarding-shed gave the following story: They were awakened oy the blowing of a locomotive whistle, about 1 o’clock on Sunday morning; the room was filled with smoke from below, and the fire was leaping up around the kitchen stovepipe. The men were dazed, but four of them went down the ladder and escaped with severe injuries; three escaped unhurt through a small eliding window leading to the roof of an adjoining building. Eighteen persons were in the house, eleven, of whom perished. . Two bodies were burned to ashes. The men had saved up their earnings, and, it it is* supposed endeavored to get their money and valuables out of trunks, and thus lost the opportuniny of escape. The building, constructed of pitch pine was totally consumed in thirty minutes after the discovery of the fire, AN OUTRAGEOUS VERDICT. The trial of Dukes tor the murder of Col. Nutt at Uniontown, Pa., resulted in a verdict of acquittal, although the circumstances would in np way seem to justify it The murder occurred about a year ago. Dukes, a .awyer, had betraye the daughter of 00l Nutt. The latter demanded that Dukes should marry his daughter, and in case of refusal, threatened him with death. Dukes appointed a meeting of the two, and when Nutt arrived in Duke's room, the latter deliberately shot him dead, and gave himself up. The judge of the court, as will all who read the incident, justly denounces the verdict The people of the town became greatly excited upon hearing of the finding, and outraged justice may yet be fully atoned. DYNAMITING LONDON An attempt was made Thursday to blow up the government offices at London. The explosion shook the House of Commons, but it appears no serious damage was done. The event took place at the Times office. .It is the second recent attempt. The authorities claim it is the work of Fenians. The explosion is the general topic in London, and everywhere in England. The damage will probably be $20,000, Westminister, the Abbey, the Houses of Parliament, the great structures of the public offices, the clubs and dwelling houses were all violently shaken. The London Times says that is the purpose of the Irish extremists, "it is certain tne day of remedial legislation is over.” The , Berlin papers are utterly dismayed. The explosion causes a violent revolution of feeling toward Ireland. It is attributed to the “Invincibles.” A reward of $5,000 has been offered for the criminals. WAR DECLARED. The explosion in London, Thursday, is commented upon as follows, as reported rom New York: O’Donovan Rossa was asked whether the explosion at London was caused by dynamite or was an accidental explosion of gas. He answered: “We could not follow out our system unless we used dynamite, and that was what caused the ■explosion. There was no accident about “Do you think is was intended to destroy the building only, or to kill those within it?” "It was intended to do all the damage possible, and it was done, to show England that she had better give Ireland her own parliament, England is at war with Ireland, and Ireland should be at war with England.’’ Rossa said he had received offers of money, and can obtain ail that he needs. In answer to a question as to what would next be done, he showed a letter advising him to publish in his paper a declaration of war on England, signed by representative Irishmen. When that was done, it could not be claimed that their action was dishonorable. As tor weapons all available ones should be used. This he said was his answer. Patrick J. bheridan, whose extradition England has requested, said: "The work is that of Irishmen, and is but an advance picket—much more will follow. England will shortly see that she must free Ireland or suffer the consequences.” egan’s views.* At the dose of a lecture on B*. Patrick, ' by Father Lilley, of Ohio, at Waterbury Conn.., Father Walsh introduced Patrick Egan, as "the little man who made the British Lion tremble.” Egan said Ireland to-day is in the hands of her most brutal and coercive foe, who is hanging innocent men, bayoneting women and shooting down children. England, he said, with her spies, informers and packed juries, is trying to crush out the national life of Ireland, but there is a new Ireland on this side of the Atlantic which she cannot tramj le out, and which will hold her to a reckoning for the ci imes committed * home. He believed Ireland's long night of slavery was approaching its awn, and that the measures for her national independence would be successful

INDIANA ITEMS: 1 The school children of Plymouth are , «n flaring from an epidemic of sore eyes. | Farmers it the southern part of the state are plowing for corn and sowing Prof. Bloss has retired and is succeeded by Prof. John W. Holcomb as Superintendent of Public Instruction. Four families of Swiss emigrants,twen-ty-seven persons in all, arrived at Fort Wayne, Tuesday,and will settle in Adams county. The new board of- directors of the Southern Prison organized on Wednesday. Dr. Hunter was elected President and Dr. Nor.al Secretary. Mr. John Sellers, of Sellersburg, has discovered a valuable mineral spring upon his farm. He will purchase machinery and commence working it at once. A New Castle undertaker tenders the use of his hearse free for sixty days to those who* desire to avail themselves of the offer. He wants to break up the opposition undertaker. The cotton mill company of Evansville, have decided to extend their capacity, having associated with an eastern gentleman of large capital and experience in the erection of a mill for the production of colored cotton goods. The stable of the Chase Piano works at Richmond was bunted Saturday evening. The mules used by the establishment in hauling were burned. It was the most valuable team of mules in the country—worth SSOO. The Knights of Labor of Cannelburg, Daviess county, where the late mine troubles originated,have leased coal lands near the Ohio and Mississippi road, and commenced sinking a shaft preparatory to openi ig extensive mines. The mines will be operated on the co-operative plan Heck Powell and John Bushing, two heretofore reputable young men of Logansport, have been arrested, and own to have caused a number of recent fires, just for the fun of it. They are in jail, in default of SI,OOO bail Both were formerly members of the fire department,and Powell is a member of the City Band. A farmer named Breimon, while riding to his home, north of Wabash, was dragged from his horse by highwaymen and robbed of S2O. Brennon called lustily for help. He was pounded until he was hardly able to walk, and covered with blood. He dragged himself to a hotel and told of the assault This is the second attack of the kind made there within two weeks. A frightful accident occurred at Tantrums Station, near Waynetown, Monday afternoon. As the hack was crossing the I. B. & W* track it was struck by a passenger train and the the driver and two passengers were were instantly killed—death resulting from the concussion, not a particle of blood could be found. The carelessness of the driver is given as the cause of the accident. A child of Jonathan Sprinkle, buried fifteen years ago in the Clear Creek cemetery at Huntington, was removed a -few days ago. The metallic case in which the child was buried was opened pud the features of the child were found to be as perfect as at the time of burial. Even the flowers inside the casket showed no signs of decay, nor had they lost their look of freshness. A genuine case of trichinosis exists at Lincolnville, a small town ten miles southeast of Wabash. Six weeks ago Marcus Copeland, son of a farmer, ate a large piece of smoked ham. Last week he began to notice that he was growing stiff, and now he is confined to his bed, with his armsand shoulders drawn up to his head. Whenever he is touched he suffers the severest pain, and it is doubtful whether he will recover. Mrs. Charles Wilson, of Richmond, has a pet cat that she prizes very highly. Lest something happen it, she took it with her on a visit to friends, nearly 100 miles west of Indianapolis. The first of last week she wrote home, saying pussy had disappeared— her visit was spoiled. Friday the cat appeared at her old home in Richmond, having traveled all the way on foot over roads and through farms that she had never seen before. A $5,000 damage suit has been filed in the Circuit Court at Greenfield, by James Rock against Mrs. Hattie McClaroon. It is claimed by Rook that she caused th report to be started in the community that he tried to get his wife, who was sick, to take some powders which were found to contain arsenic, with the desire to kill her. Both parties are well-known res : dents of the eastern part of the county, and the case is attracting much attention. John Lant died at Carlisle, in Sullivan county, on Friday, and that night two men neighbors, kept vigil over the corp ie. About 3 o’clock in the morning a crowd of drunken young men, including one by the name of Wood ward, came to the house and raised a disturbance. The two watches went out to restore quiet, and while they were thus engaged Woodward, slipped into the house, assaulted the stricken widow, and boldly attempted to outrage her person. The entrance of the watchers

i prevented the accomplishment of Woodward’s hellish purpose. The- brute fled i to escape summary punishment, and has 1 since been in hiding. A. N. Wyman, assistant, has been appointed Treasurer of the United State®, vice Gilfillan, resigned. Lieutenant Danenhower expresses the relief that there is no open Polar sea and that Lt. Chipp and party met their fate long ago. The new design for the nickel coin has the legend “E Unum” above the wreath instead of below it, and the word cents is placed above the numeral V. There are on file in the Interior Department 12,000 applications for positions, every one of which is indorsed by some influential name. The President is in receipt of about 300 applications a day. Ex-Senator David Davis was married Wednesday, March, 17th, at Fayettesville, N. C., to Miss Addie 0. Burr, with few guests. The bride is thirty-five years old. The bridal couple will make an extended tour of the country. George Albert Mason, a notorious counterfeiter, recently released from prison, where he had served the greater part of a term of twelve years, has made a -claim against the government for $50,000 for false imprisonment. He made his claim as a British subject through the British minister. A most dangerous counterfeit of the standard silver dollar has made its appearance in Ohio and Indiana. The base coin has the exact ring, weight and appearance of the genuine, and resists the acid test unless the outer covering of silver is penetrated.| Spanish citizens residing at Havana have been awarded, by the Supreme Court cf the United States, a verdict of $95,000 and six pter cent interest from June 1863, for the seizure and detention as a prize at Port Royal,by General Sherman, of the steamer Nuestra Senora del Regia. The Treasury Department is informed that the shipment of whisky out of the country to prevent payment of tax before it is required for consumption has already begun,’and will probably continue as long as there is more whisky to come out of bond each month than there is demand for. Some goes to Europe, some to Canada and some to other countries. THE EAST: .The Boston stone masons will demand $4 per day after May 1. Ex-Senator Conkling doubts the constitutionality of the tariff bilk The French cable is reported broken 225 miles from Duxbury, Mass. Reports are again current that Tilden’s health is in a precarious condition. Alexander B. Orr, of New York, in thd pork trader says the American hog will get into Germany, edict or no edict A donation of $2,355 has been sent from China to the Garfield Memorial Hospital fund. The Baptist Year Book for 1883 reports 16,574 ordained ministers for 26,931 churches. The New Jersey Senate passed a bill to prohibit the sale of cigarettes or tobacco in any form to minors, under a penalty of $lO for each offense. Salmi Morse declares he will produce the “Passion Play” in New York without a license. He has built what he calls •"a church,” aud terms his play “a service.” Father Nicholas Bjirring, formerly of the Russian Greek church, of New York, has been received as a member of the New York Presbytery and licensed to preach. During 1882 the gross revenues of the Western Union Telegraph company amounted to $18,398,968, and the net profits were $7,624,833. The jury who acquitted Dukes, the murderer of Captain Nutt, in Uniontown, Pa., were hissed when they appeared on the streets, and were severely denounced iu a public meeting. The New York World has summarily discharged two-thirds of its editorial and reportorial staff It is said the object is to reduce expenses on account of J. Gould’s refusal to make up the difference between receipts and expenditures. Ex-Governor Wm. Sprague has been nominated by the Independents for Governor of Rhode Island and will probably be endorsed by the Democrats. A ugus tus O. Brown has been nominated by the Republicans. George A. Smith, night clerk at the American hotel, in Hartford, Conn., stopped. a runaway horse on Monday, by jumping into the sleigh and seizing the reins. He then fell forward on the dashboard, dead from heart disease. Two boys were arrested at Jersey City, Monday, while buying tickets for Chicago. They were going West to annihilate Indians, and had four revolvers, two bowie-knives, a thousand rounds of ammunition and $lB4 in gold. A prize fight for SI,OOO a side was fought Sunday night, between a Pittsburg and a Philadelphia knocker, in the parlor of a wealthy "gentleman” near Altoona, Pa. A ring was marked off with chalk on the Brussels carpet and this chalk line sprinkled with silver dust The Pittsburg pug won after 47 rounds.

THE WEST: I Chicago has made St Patrick’s day a legal holiday. George W. Winkleman broke his arm while pitching ball at Cincinnati Sunday. The prohibitionists at Bloomington Hl, have put a full city ticket in the field. In the Illinois state legislature the house passed a bill to punish wife beaters by whipping. The Cook County (Hl) Grand Jury Saturday found a true trill against Jere Dnnn for the murder of Jim Elliott. The contract has been let for the building of the extension of the Northern Pacific Railroad to Yellowstone Park, to be done by July Ist Matt. Carpenter’s estate, when all settled, has left Mrs. Carpenter and family $150,000 in money. His life insurance amounted to $70,000. The lowa Brewers have determined to spend money liberally to secure control of the legislature of that State to be elected this fall The community of Galena, 111, are much excited over the appearance of trichina in the family of August Hannan, all of whom are afflicted. There is a large emigration from the vicinity If Kankakee, Hl, to Dakota. About forty car loads of goods and live stock will leave this week. Sunday night fire destroyed the entire town of Forest City, Cal., leaving hundreds of homeless people in the streets. Seventy-six buildings burned. John W. Burrill is on trial at Carlinville for the embezzlement of $7,000 from the Hlinois Masonic Grand Lodge while •he was Grand Secretary of that body. The Ohio Legislature will not submit a prohibition amendment to the people of that state, and the high license bill passed by the Missouri legislature is said to contain serious informalities. The Ohio Supreme court has affirmed the validity of the Westerville ordinance dosing saloons in that village from 8 in the evening until 7in the morning. Thia decision gives local option under existing laws. The annual review of pork {packing in Chicago shows a small increase for the winter season (from Nov. 1 to Feb. 28) as compared with the proceeding season, and a falling off for the entire year Feb. 28,1888, of 850,000 head in the number of hogs packed. A prominent farmer living near Plano, 111, was so alarmed about the Wiggins storm that he made every preparation to meet the “terrible event” He had his buildings weighted down with heavy stones, using ropes, monstrous logs, etc. He had a brick smoke-house cleaned out and the most valuable of his household goods conveyed there, fastened his barn doors securely, had his family fell come home, and in fact, made every preparation for the “most terrible storm ever known on earth.” Emma Bond, of Taylorville, HL, the victim of last summer’s outrage, mysteriously left her sick room, last Friday night, and was discovered by her attendants lying on the ground north of her home in an unconscious condition. The incident creates a suspicion that an attempt at abduction was made to prevent her appearance before the grand jury, as she seemed on the road to recovery. The prospect of recovery is now doubtful Advices from the Creek Indian nation says that Sleeping Rabbit, one of the principal leaders of the Spioche faction, who was arrested some days ago by General Porter, commander of the Chicote party was killed at Okmulkee. last week, while attempting to escape. Two other leaders of the sajne party were also killed. The murderers, as they are called, are said to have aroused the Spioche men to renewed action, and 200 of them are reported to be marching to Okmulkee, for the purpose of bringing about a fight. General Porter, wit 200 men, has gone to meet the advancing party, and a conflict is expected. THE SOUTH: The high license bill has passed both houses of the Missouri Legislature. Philip Hinkle, City Auditor of Louisville, has been acquitted of the charge of complicity in the frauds of that city. The Florida Agricultural Can y (limited), of London,has purchased 40,000 acres of land in Orange county, Fla. Clarence Hite, one of the James gang, pardoned last week by Governor Crittenden, of Miseodri, lived long enough to reach his father’s home in Legan county, Ky., where he died on Monday. The Missouri legislators are now working for $1 a day, the time for full pay as provided by the Constitution having expired, and they are rushing things with commendable celerity. A German of’ Philadelphia, acting under instructions from Berlin is negotiating for the purchase of several million acres of land in Mexico for settlement by German emigrants- . The entire expense attending the trials of Neal and Craft, twice at Catlettsburg and once at Grayson, will reach about $65,000. There is a report that Governor Blackburn may pardon Craft.

Among the numerous freaks of the Mississippi, during the present high waters, was the washing awgy of Island Sixty-Four, consisting of 500 acres. It is reported in Nashville, Tennessee and generally believed, that Polk’s attorneys have made a proposition for a full settlement of his deficit to the State. During the past year the Baltimore Conference of the M. E. Church South received $153,000 for missionary work—the largest contribution since the war. Joe Jones, of Oglethorpe county, Ga., shot and killed his wife, on Friday. They were married when she was eleven years old, four years ago. After the marriage Jones attempted to outrage his mother-in-law. He had been gone three years and returned recently and tried to get his wife to live with bin. She refused and he killed her. He was arrested and attempted to commit suicide in jail. FOREIGN: Parnell goes to America and Sexton re- - mains to watch Parliament. Tn 1882, 5,201 families, representing 36, 536 people were evicted from their homes in Ireland. Gortchakoff, the Russian statesmandied Sunday. A suspicion is prevalent that he was poisoned. It is stated that Joe Brady, a conspiracy prisoner, has confessed that he murdered Lord Frederick Cavendish and Mr. Burke. , Tripp’s electrical tramcar ran a fultripin London, Saturday, fulfilling the requirements of the board of trade. Louise Michel has fled from Paris, it is believed to Switzerland. No disturbances were reported throughout France Sunday. It is said that before Egan quitted Ireland he handed the land league funds and documents to Parnell, Biggar and McCarthy. The reasons given by Egan for his departure are considered unsatisfactory in Dublin. It is generally believed he left because of Mullett having turned informer. The ship Dun’taffrage, from Calcutta via Dundee for Liverpool, was wrecked on the coast of Aberdeen. Fifteen men, besides a number of women and children, were lost. The defalcations of Makeoff, president of the society or regulating the social condition of the Russian Jews, and who committed suicide, amounted to 11,000,000 rubles. The whole country on the border of the Transvaal is in a state of anarchy. The natives are arming against the Boers. Chief Mohoch has just defeated the Boers, inflicting a severe loss. The existence of a branch of the "Black Hand” society has been discovered in the northern part ol Portugal Several of the members have been arrested and important papers seized. Troops were sent to the locality. The steamship Andes, which arrived in New York on Wednesday, from South America, reported having passed a large school of whales about 100 miles east of Cape Henry. The whales seemed, as seen from the steamer’s deck, to be from 56 to 110 feet long. ANOTHER OUTRAGE, Two men, disguised in female apparel, assaulted Lady Florence Dixie in Windsor Park, England, Monday. They used daggers, and her lite was saved by the presence of a broad steel rib in her corset, which turned aside their murderous points. Since she charged the manager of the Land League with the misappropriation of $152,000, she has received several threatening letters. A London cable says: Following so closely on the heels of the explosion, this singular occurrence has naturally intensified the current of anti-Irish feeling for it need hardly be said that the rules of procedure are reversed, and the Irish party adjudged guilty in both instances until it shall demonstrate its innocence. I conversed for a tew minutes to-day on the subject with leading Irish members of Parliament, who said: "Unless the real offenders are caught, I suppose it will be impossible to convince the majority of the Englishmen that every Land-leaguer would not be glad to hear of Lady Dixie’s death because she presistently questioned Egan’s honesty, and fired off in various magazine newspapers ammunition prepared for her by Richard Pigott Still, the reported outrage is remarkable in many respects. If the men desired to murder Lady Dixie they might easily have done bo when she fainted, and if she W<ke unable to make an outcry the dog ought to have done so. There are many mysterious features in the affair, and it is quite possible that the attack was planned by those who are trying to bring the league into disfavor. For my part, I cannot ( behove that any Irishman defler.v--ing the name would try to injure Lady Dixie. Her mother is an out aq£ out Nationalist* and that fact alone, apart from the regard due to the general sex, would guard the daughter of the dowager j Marchioness of Queenaberry from insult, of violence.”