Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 February 1887 — INDIANA STATE NEWS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA STATE NEWS.

—The convention of Jersey Cattle Breeders of Indiana, which met at Indianapolis recently, was one of the most interesting yet held. The convention by a unanimous vote expressed its approval of the bill establishing a live-stock sanitary commission and recommended its passage. The tieci retafry reported the membership fees of the new members had thns far keen sufficient to pay all expenses of the association, and that there was now about $1,400 in the treasury. He also said that eighteen volumes of the Herd Register had been {mid for and were now the property of the association. The election of officers resulted as follows: President, Jndge J. D. Conner, of Wabash; Vice President, B. H. Jenkins, Indianapolis; Directors, J. W. Hliger and C. C. Crockett, Richmond; H. H. Wbeatcraft, of Southport, and Peter R/tab, of Indianapolis. The new board of directors then organized and re-elected T. A. Lloyd Secretary, and W. J. Hnsselman Treasurer. The next meeting will be held January 23,1888. —lnterest in the Noblesville gas well continues to grow and the volnme of gas steadily increases. The find of gas there is attracting attention of gas and oil operators from various parts of. the country. Parties from Lima, Ohio, are breaking ground there and contracting to begin operations inside of thirty days, while experienced oil men from Pennsylvania are on the ground prospecting with a view to operating. The company that developed the well now in operation are testing new territory with a view to drilling additional wells. This company still claims to have the best well in the State. Gas-fitters and plumbers are locating there and expecting a good business. —A number of Catholic citizens of Liberty have been made victims of a neat swindle. A middle-aged lady arrived in that city and called at a number of places, representing that she had recently drawn ot a Catholic fair in Baltimore, 0., a fine china set, and, needing some means, wonld sell one hundred chances on it and have the drawing in one of the business houses. The scheme took. The numbers were sold and the woman left town, and has not been heard from. She is the same woman who has successfully been working the same racket in other towns in the eastern part of the State.

—“lndiana can respond, should war with Canada be imminent,” said Adjutant General Koontz, “with as much promptness today as she did during the civil war. She has forty-two military companies with an average membership of fifty each, and the census shows that there are 463,000 men competent as to age. The military statistics show Indiana fourth as to military appointments, so at least three-fifths of the competent men in the State would: make an army in themselves.” —The following Indianians have been awarded patents: George W. Altman and P. K. Meech, Huntington, broom-holding rack; Millard F. Anderson, Columbia City, evercheck Spreader or bar; Audew T. Campbell, Veedersburg, wheel cultivator; Andrew C. Harrod, Newville, hand-rest for penman; Nicholas Oley, Indianapolis,, pump-boring machine; Warren L. Rnynes, Montezuma, saw-mill set works; Chas. H. Roberts, Washington, traction wheel, two patents. —T. S. Marshall, a fur dealer, wellknown over Central and Western Indiana, while hunting near Mecca, not far from Terre Haute, heard a noise in the thick underbrush. Upon nearer approach att animal rushed ont, and, killing the dog, attacked Mr. Marshall. He fired both barrels of his shotgun at close range, and was so fortunate as to kill the animal, which proved to be a Canadian lynx. It is a beautiful specimen and had a fine coat of fur. —A petition asking the Legislature to change the boundary line between Scott and Washington Counties, whereby three miles of the latter will be annexed to Scott County, has been circulated through the territory asked to be annexed, and 105 out of 140 voters and land-owners signed the petition. The people there are generally strong advocates of the change, and most of those not signing the petition offer no objections. —Two men recently went to a house in Crawfordsville and demanded admittance. They were refused and commenced to pound upon the door. One of the women in the house fired a revolver and the ballet passed through the door and struck one of the men above the left eye, passing around the skull to the ear. He was not seriously hurt, but did not tarry. —Nickerson Mills and some hired help were moving some saw-logs at his place, eight miles from Pabli, and two of Mr. Mills’ children were playing around, when the men lost control of one of the logs, which rolled over both of the children, killing them instantly. They were both boys, aged about five and seven, respectively. —Henry G. Smith, an old citizen of Jackson County, died at his residence in Driftwood Township. Mr. Smith was one of the largest stockholders in the First National Bank of Seymour. He was & large land-owner, and was reputed to bo the wealthiest man in Jackson County, —The Bartholomew Trotting Association has deeided to bore for natural gas on their grounds near Columbus. A committee was appointed to contract for tlie work, and operations will begin as soon as satis-' factory arrangements can be made. —At the saw-mill of Euliss & Schoffner, five miles east of Danville, the foot of Joseph Schoffner came in contact with the saw and was so badly mangled that it had ’ —A tenement-house • on the farm of Thomas Dawson, near Vernon,.homed recently. The house took fire from a spark from a locomotive on the Branch road. Tho tenant, Alex. Levy, a colored man, barely escaped with his family. All his honsehold goods were burned. —James H. Lowe, the young son of Trustee Lowe, shot and killed a vonng bald eagle near his father’s house, eight miles south of Greensburg. It is a finelooking bird, and measures three feet from beak to end of tail, and seven feet from tip to tip of wings. - - _ er ; 7 - ri -V'■* -T: "

7 The Supreme Court lias ailjou rnc*d for ten days without handing down their decision in the Liru-tenaut-Governorship .case. There is not a Democrat or Republican in the state who would have objected to Kelson taking his seat if he had been elected Li u-tenant-Governor, The democrats of this senator; ial distiict are well pleased with Senator Thompson’s coarse & not attending the joint convention of last Thursday.

The fact can not be denied that the republicans of this senatorial district are deeply disappointed, Ito say the least, over, the fail uie of Senator Thompson to attend the joint convention of last Tkurs- . day, at which the preliminary, steps were taken to contest fire fraudulent election of David Turpie. There are thousands of Demounts in Indiana who do not endorse the course being pursued by the managers at Indianapolis The leaders have no regard for law, precedents or justice. If they had profited by the lesson of the gerrymander they would have been too wise to further provoke the j opposition of their own party friends. The unseating of McDonald bv the brutal Democratic majority in the Senate, was . the most outra-"'geoSs-pieee'of' pofitiml bulidtwi Bg ever perpetrated by an alleged legislative body. 'McDonald was riot permitted to make any deThe committee heard only one side of the case-—the Democratic side—and- upon that alone ’ McDonald was expelled. And yeti we frequently hear references made to “law abidii|g Democracy. v ■ttt wuum«ii3»aßßviim i ■■ ■ The fraudulent election of Turpie will be contested in the .United States Senate, and on such good and sufficient grounds that A is, to say the least, very doubtful if he is ever admitted to a seat in that body. Among the facts upon which the contest will be based are that Branaman was not- entitled to a seat in the Senate and had no right to vote at the joint convention; that Senator McDon- ■ aid, of Whitley and Allen, was bylaw ineliigi-ble to be a senator, and that Green Smith had no right to act in the dual capacity of Lieutenant Governor and State Senator. It is more than likely, also, that corruption and bribery will also be proven against, Turpie or his political friends. After 6 •months’ trial, prohibition in Bhode'lsland has proved s failure. When .o*eTronyc went into effect there were 1-44 licensed saloons in Providence, payFor a short.time it was difficult, to buy liquor, but now ii .ing : beverages can be procured in any quantity and in any locality _without much trouble or secrecy, There m are now 404 places where liquor cay be easily obtained —but the city does not get a dollar of reve-

nue from them. The number of arrests for assault, disorderly conduct etc. is rapidly climbing up to what was the maximum under the licence system; indeed during December ltiiiid, under prohibition, the number of arrests for assault was just double the number, durf ing December 1885, under tin* license system. Added to this showing is the natural contempt felt for a dead-letter law. The above facts *¥ _ ft ‘ ■ . * ami figures are taken from • the J?tOvW<&lce x Joiti iial, which was an earnest advocate of the enactment and enforcement of the prohibition law.'-y-iSpuf ft- Bund Tribune. Last Thursday was the day upon which the liepuhlicans of the two: houses had voted to meet in joint convention. On the morning of that day the Indianapolis Sun-' tim'd, “the state orgun of the Democratic party, gave utterance to the follow lug in its editorial columns: “it is positive that Senator Sears will not go, and there is also high authority for the that Senators Dresser; Kennedy, Thompson of Jasper, and Harness have signified their intention to remain in the Senate. ** * * They, of course, do not o}>en!y avow that they think there was an election yesterday, but nevertheless : it woukl seem to* i.«s Ih&ii- c> eviction. Slightly aiding to this unusual morality is the fact that their going would be. at contempt o£ the Senate, and for that body they have a respect which amounts to awe. The whisper may have reached them that two cases are already made out and the reports Written for expulsion, .which will give the Democrats a two-thirds, majority, a sufficiency to expel on resolution.”

Tke “nub” of this paragraph will be found in the last sentence, which is an unmistakable threat to the republican senators named that if they went into this joint convention that some or all of them would be forthwith expelled from the senate. That the Sentinel spoke, with authority and not from mere empty brag and bluster, is proven by the facts, that on the very same morning as the issue of th s Sknitinel containing the above appeared, die democratic members of the Senate Committee on Elections began telegraphing for Dr. Patton, of Remington, and Pat Keefe, of Kentland, to again go to Indianapolis. vua* ST* * -ezxkstfcjxxrmma Speaking of the joint convention of last Thursday, the day following the fraudulent-election of Turpie, the Indianapolis Jtmrjuil says: “The joint convention of IV ednesday was adjourned, on the motion of a Republican; to meet at 12 o’clock noon lon Thursday. No Republican member -of the Senate or House was heard objecting to thy motion. • Every member of the joint convention ( .heard the motion, and heard the result of the vote announced by Speaker Sayre- Every Republican Senator and every Republican member of the .house knew, that it was voted that at least the Republican members of the jbint convention were expected to be present at uoon on yesterday, in the hall of the House. Every idepub-. lican member, of the House was present and answered to his name. Senators Campbell, Davis, DeMotte, Drake, Huston, Mafey, Marshall, Thompson. Winter and Moon were the only Republican Senators who responded, t So far as the record shows the other Republican Senators were not present. The Journal states the fact that these gentlemen were notified of the meeting- of- the Republican members of the two houses at that time and place, and that they were expected to be there as representatives of the Republicans who voted for them. * But eight Senators failed to put in their ance at the roll-call. Two of them came in later, but when asked by their fellow -Senators to have ikeir fence* declined to have it done.” Wearosorry to -be obliged' to correet the Journal in the above statement and in a very important particular, and that is ihe assertion that Senator Thompson was present at tlxe convention. Mr. Thompson was not present