Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 April 1885 — Page 5

THE REPUBLICAN. Rensselaer Time Table(J Passenger Trains North: i South: 4:59A.M- 10:33 A.M. 3:57 A M. 11:28 P. M. 5.-18 P. M. . ——• ' 10:28 P.M.

Gen. Grant’s conditfbn,which was nearly desperate during the earlier part of the present: week, assumed a rather more hopeful turn, Tuesday afternoon, and there is now somp grounds for hoping that the old hero’s lease of life is not to be terminated just yet. Ho endures the dreadful pain of his disease, and the prospect of impending death, with the heroic fortitude which has ever been an inherent part of his nature.

Journal of the Indiana Legislature.

’ Chicago News. Monday—Nothing. Tuesday - -Supra. W ednesday—lbid. Thursday—Ditto. Friday—Adjourned. f Total,” $15,000. We have received from the publishers of the Police Gazette a proposition to advertise that publication, and receive the same in payment for the advertising. But we have no use for the Police Gazette, and decline to advertise it upon any terms. We look upon it as a mos t pernicious and demoralizing sheet, and believe that its sale ought to be suppressed by law. — I— —II It is now discovered tha t at one time Mr. Edward-J. Phelps, appointed minister to England, spoke in the bitterest terms of Mr. Lincoln, and denounced the “Abolition War.” Mr. McLane, minister to France, wanted to shoot down the Massachusetts volunteers on their way to the national, capital. It should be remembered that both of these men are old Democrats, and it would be hard to find a Democrat of age in. 1861 who had not denounced Abraham Lined n, and who did not vfant to shoot Union sokliers.-India'napolis Journal.

THE EASE OF ORTH STEIN.

At Kansas City, Mo. last Thursday the jury returned a verdict, acquitting Orth Stein, formerly of Lafayette, who shot and killed George Fredericks, proprietor of a variety theater in that city, in June. 1882. The quarrel arose over Stein’s attention to Fredericks’s mi stress, a woman named Hartine, and ended in the shooting of Fredericks 0.1 the stairway as the two men were leaving her room, late at night. The woman was the only witness to the shooting, and testified against Stein. The The plea of the defendant was selfdefense. At a former trial he was found guilty and sentenced to twentyfive years, but obtained a new trial, resulting as above stated in acquittal.

A Notable Book.

We have just received from the pub- • lister a hardy little volume entitled; “Gaskell’s Hand Book of Useful Information.” It contains calculations, trade secrets, rules, business forms, legal items, and statistical tables of practical value for mechanics, farmers lumbermen, bankers, book-keepers, politicians and* all classes of workers in every department of human eftbrt, from the household to the manufactory; and a compilation of facts for ready reference on almost every subject. It is in fact a portable encyclopaedia. No mere valuable book has ever been offered, as it contains so much information of practical value in every day lite. It is.nicely gotten up, and will be sent to any address by mail, postpaid, on receipt of 25 cents, by Geo. W. Ogilvie, publisher, 230 Lake St., Chicago, 111.

Where to attend School.

1. Where you can get good instruction in whatever you may wish to study. -' 2. —Where you can get .good accommodations and good society. 3. Where the expenses are legist. 4. —Where things are® just as represented, or all money refunded and traveling expenses paid. Send for special terms and tyy the Central Indiana Normal School and Business vollege, Ladoga, Ind.

A. F. KNOTTS,

The Trial of George Stitz for Arson, r z A destructive fire occured ini Remington last April; Some six buildings south of the depot were burned, entailing the destruction of about $5,000 worth of property. Among tne buildings burned was a meat market belonging to Geo. Stitz, and suspicion at once fell upon him as the author of the fire. He was arrested shortly alter the fire and indicted in June. Owing to various untoward circumstances the trial of the case lias been deferred from term to term until the present. As has been previously stated, the trial was begun on Friday of the first week of the present term. A number of witnesses were examined that week, but owing to the absence of one of the jurors, the case was not resumed until the present week. Below we give a brief, and necessarily imperfect, summary of the principal points in the evidence :

Stitz’s building stood very close, within 12 or 14 inches, to a building occupied as a harness shop, by a Mr. Wilson. The fire, when first discovered, seemed to have been started in the space between the two buildings, or under the corner of Stitz’s building. His building was insured for all, it was worth, and there was, also, a heavy insurance upon the contents. (Wilson’s stock, it is proper to say, was wholly uninsured, and the fire was a great damage to him) Stitz’ building stood upon leased ground and the lease had about a year to run, with the privilege of renewal for a year or two longer; it was not salable property. tiis business did not pay, and besides he lived on his farm about six miles from town, and looking after the shop necessarily caused him much inconvenience, and interfered greatly with his farm work. The weather was warm, and there had been no fire in either building for several days; it was not likely, therefore, that the fire was accidental. It was in evidence that Stitz had been overheard to say, in conversation with his son, that he wished the shop would burn, and that he had the insurance upon it. On or about the afternoon previous to the fire,. Stitz had sent his shop-keeper, S. H. Raster, away, ostensibly to buy beef cattle, but with the, unusual instruction to pay not more than one dollar per head, advance money, upon any animals be might bargain for J Contrary to his usual custom, Stitz stayed very late in his shop that evening, and that; too, when he had almost nothing in his shop,to sell. Stitz was an ignorant man unused to business and did not pretend to attend

to the retailing business of the shop and especially he was never knownilo stay in his shop in the evening, but on the afternoon before the fire, at live o’clock he told Kuster tp take his, (Stitz,) horse, and ride home and‘stay there. Kuster offered to stay, but Stitz insisted upon his leaving. For a number of days previous to the fire, Stitz had a number of horse collars and other parts of harness hanging in the front part of his shop, for sale. Between 5 and 8 o’clock of the afternoon previous to the fire, these goods were removed from their accustomed places. There was no evidence showing that they had been sold, and their disposition has never been explained. Wilson, the harness man, at Stitz’ request, kept the latter's shop a few minutep, at about 8 o’clock in the evening, while Stitz went to a drug-store, and while there, at the request of a man who came after beef, he looked in the refrigerator, and found it contained nothing but a pile of game birds, of little value. Stitz was much displeased at Wilson for looking |in the refrigerator. Willson slept in a room back of his shop, and very 'ft ear to Stita’ shop. After going to bed that night, he heard Stitz walking about in his shop fora considerable time, and later in the evening he heard what he ’bought, was a man crowding himself into the space between his building and Stitz’s. Stitz left his shop about 10 o’clock, and, late as it was, he went about half a mile to Kuster’s place, and. stayed and talked with him for about an J hour. Stitz carried to Kiiater a rubber belonging to him, which had been banging in Stitz shop for days, and which there seemed to be no •gooff reason for taking away ’ fioni tne shop, at that lute hour.

Stitz left Kuster's housi at about 11 o’clock, ostensibly with the intention of going straight home, a distance of six or six and a half miles. Ho did not reach home until nearly or quite two o’clock, or three hours after leaving Kuater’s. It was about 11 o’clock when the fire was first discovered. Early the next morning, after the fire, Stitz told one Belliele, a young laboring man staying at his house for a few days, to do acme ditching, that his “shop had gone to hell”* On being asked how he knew his shop was burned, he said h'e saw the fire when abou t six miles from town, and he knew from its position tljat it must be about where his shop was.' He also atUkd the astonishing statement that the light of the fire was so

Principal.

A BIG CASE.

great that at that distance he could see to read a paper, ", He did not go to towh the next day, sent his son after a load of tiles and with directions to take an extra horse and if he found that his, shop was burned to come back, at once, with the news. Before the boy could return, however, the man Raster, accompanied by a boy named Hascall drove out to Stitz’s house to fell hi mos the fire. Te them he repeated the statement of having seen whore the fire was when six miles out. At neither that time nor any other did Ke ask any questions about the results of the fire:’whether any of his property was saved, nor what were the losses of others. His daughter testified that the subject of the fire was never discussed in his presence. Previous to the fire Stitz showed much interest in the subject ot insurance, and especially was anxious to find out if Wilson had any insurant on his harness stock.

After the fire, in his sworn schedule of property destroyed, he put down a barrel of corned beef. Koster swears that when he left, at 5 o’clock there was not more than 100 pounds or at most 125 pounds of corned beef in the shop, and it Was shown by the testimony that at leas tSB pounds of that amount was sold before dark. In the same way ho valued the fresh beef in the refrigerator at $lO, while Kuster says that tbore was not more than $2.50 worth when he left, and Wilson says that when he wss in the shop, at 8 o’clock, the beef was all gone. There were many ether points in the testimony, but it ts impossible to give an ythin’g more than an imperfect outline of a case in which the testimony is so voluminous. THE TRIALWith Prosecutor Walker and Judge Hammond upon the side of Jthe state, and DeHart and Thompson for the defense, it goes without saying that the case has been ably conducted. The defense was mainly technical in its character, although a stritng, but scarcely successful, attempt was macle to impeach the credibility of Bellisle, one of the most important witnesses for the state. In making their argumen ts on the case Hammond opened for the prosecution, Tuesday afternoon, DeHart spoke far the defense in the’ evening and Thompson yesterday 'forenoon, and Walker closed tor the state in the afternoon. The case was given to the jury late yesterday afternoon, and at this writing, (Thursday morning,) they have not agfeed upon a verdict.

SOME FACTS ABOUT THE MONON ROUTE.

$2,000,600 to be Expended in Improvements. A official of the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railway tells the editor of the New Albany Ledger that at the recent meeting of the stockholders and directors of the road in New York, a policy Was adopted that looks to the immediate improvement d< the road and the payment of all floating indebtedness. The betterments are to include the ballasting of the track, and the addition of a number of locomotives and several hundred freight cars. The owners of the L., N. A. & C. are among the wealthiest men of New York, who are abundantly able of themselves to make the Monon a firstclass property and who intend to do so. To this end the recent changes in officials of the road were made. Mr. Dowd, the new president, Las had a good deal of experience in railroad management, while Mr. J. B. Carson, the vice-president t-nd general manager, is noted as one of the energetic, and successful, and practical railroad men in the country. Both these gentlemen accepted their present positions upon the distinct understanding that

the owners of the road would put up one and a half to two millions of dollars to put the road in first-class condition in both track and equipment. Mr. W. S. 'Baldwin, the general passenger agent of the company, is also a railroad man of national reputation, and has been brought into theL.,N. A. & C. on account of his ability, and in view of the new era in the company's affairs and management. Nearly the entire stock and nearly all the bonds of the road are held by its New York owners, and they absolutely control its affairs. . There is no disagreement among them in regard to the new policy to be adopted, and- therefore not the slightest probability they are going to give up their own management of the property to a receiver. The company bas employed competent attorneys to especially adjust all questions of a legal character pending between the company and claimants—such as damages from injuries received in accidents, claims for stock killed? and rebates claimed by shippers, it being the purpose of the management to adjust such matters as early as practical! That the road has suffered in its business from the soreness, so to speak, of-uch claimants is undoubtedly true. One of the officers said the aim of the present management is to make everybody who is directly or indirectly a patron! of the kindi ly toward the company and interested, in its prosperity.

Special Sale.—Calico at 5 cts. per yd., at Trad,e Palace. Sherwin-Williams ready-mixed paints, at F. B. Meyer’s. Bacon, Hams mid Shoulders, just received, and they are choice, at Laßue Bros, Oh Say—Can’t you see we are trying hard to please the public. Come and receive the benefit. Hemphill & Honan. »»»■■,, A The most beautiful wall paper ever brought to this market, at F. B. Meyer’s, call and see tlie new patterns. School of Elocution. Mrs. Kirsch’s class of Elocution will commence Monday, April 6th. It will be held on each Monday and Thursday, from 4 to 5 o’clock p. m , at the Public School building. The class will close with a prize contest, first price S 3, second prize $2. Tuition, for ten class lessons,s2.. A reduction will be made when two or more piipils from the same family join the class. Private lessons $1 each. No books needed. 2t. Ladles’ Medical Adviser. A Complete Medical Work for Women, handsomely bound in cloth and illustrated. Tells how to prevent and cure alt diseases of the sex, by a treatment at home. Worth its weight in Gold to every lady suffering from any of these diseases. Over 10,000 sold already Postpaid only 50 cents. Postal note or 2 ct. Stamps. Address NUNJJA PUBLISHING CO., Nunda, N. Y. 17 25 3 mo. •JUST AS GOODMany unscrupulous dealers may tell you they have remedies for Coughs and Golds equal lu merit and in every respect as: good as the old reliable Dr. Bosauko’s Cough and Lung Syrvp, unless you insist upon this remedy and will take no other, yOy are liable to be greinly deceived’. Prices, 50 cents and sl. Sold by F. B. Meyer. 16-36-e3w-ly

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My CrMttehes Gone. I have suffered from rheumatism for seven or eight years. For one year I was compelled to use crutches. I tried various remedies, especially every sort of liniment, but none of them did me any good. I saw iu the newspapers an advertisement of Swift’s Specific for rheumatism, and resolved to try it. I have taken four bottles. After I had taken it awhile I was enabled to throw a way my crutches. I commenced using Swift’s Specific last November, and have had no further use for crutches, and only suffer a little at times now' and would not have-suffered at all if I had continued to take the medicine. My experience with liniments is that they are of but little benefit, and that only temporary. The disease is in the blood and must be eradicated, aud that is the reason I took S. SIS.. It is the ! best blood purifier I ever used. ißehtori, Ark., Feb. 10, ’BS j Mbs. Mary Park.

NEW! all NEW! * , 4 v I • I would respectfully announce to the people of Jasper Cai. Farm Machinery, EMPIRE MOWERS, EMPIRE REAPERS, EMPIRE BINDERS &c, And will keep extras on hand, at all times for the machines. ■ I am also prepared to do In the best and most workmanlike manner, and at the lowest possible rates. WAGONS AJSEE) BUGGIES repaired, and all other work usually done in that line. NEW WAGONS AND BUGGIES Made to order, and of the best material and workmanship. on Front Street, south of Citizens’ R. H. YEOMAN, 17 9 _ ts Rensselaer, Ind ■

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We are selling the above M£Mng Stoves. I And after a careful investigation of different manfactures, we GUARANTEE they have no Superior on the Market. Also a full line of Hardware, • Implements, Tinware, and the’ celebrated ~7 , Buchanan Tipi Which are warranted As Gdor ‘ as the Best. N.V. CUE A VER, ;■ inii ■'Tiii.uV.h in ■■■Ti ~'i ■!-' m '■mu.*. I " •■■iii..i IMP Having purchased the Lumbei Yard and Stock of ,F. 'L? Cotton ** will keep constantly on sale a full and ’complete stock of Latli, Sash Lumber Doors Shingles, Window*’ Hard & Soft Coal, '- > ■ Having purchased my stock for cash, I can and WILL offer superic’ 4 inducements to cash buyers. Give me a call before buying elsewhcr* R P. BENJAMIN ie-io-ff? ■ ' • . ... ..... j