Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 22, Number 41, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 2 April 1892 — Page 1

Vol 22.-No. 41

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TOWN TALE.

INTEREST IN 3EWER AND STREET PAVING CONTRACTS UNABATED.

Not Satisfied with tho Work of the Council of money during tbe last two years, and Committee the Cltlxen* Conclude *0 Take that all the plans drawn by

HanA In the Investigation The-mselves

—The Street ComralBioEer, eto. The-sewer and street paving contracts have continued to occupy public attention this week, and although little progress has been made in the Investigation there if no abatecnerat in the interest. People, generally have formed VQU are min uwre »IUHU opinions as to the guilt -or innocence of the8hoat&ersof

the parties interested, and they have not

been backward in giving their views

and Haggerty, (the-investigating com-

mittee), together with Mayor Grlswold

to business and conduct tbe investiga-

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While tho comurittee was trying to straighten things out a large number ot tho representative business men of the city was gathered together in tbe Commercial ooll ego hall to take a hand in the proceedings on their own account, and independent of the council couirnittee or any'otlier committoe. D. W. Minshall presided. He stated that the object of the meeting was to take steps to Investigate tho charges of incompetence and corruption in the plans and letting of public contracts and the performance of official duties. Ho thought tho tax

Ayers owo it to themselves to probe matters to tho bottom and he believed there are many prepnied to give freely of their time and money In order that a complete investigation may bo had, and tho rights of tax payors defended from tho corruption of contractors and officials. Sovoral othors addressed tho meeting in a similar strain, after which it was resolved to appoint a committee to bo known as the "Committee of One Hundred," which shall take such steps as may be deemed necessary to investigate who the inefficient and corrupt parties are, If any oxist that a sub-committee of live from tho one hundred be appointed and given full power to push the investigation, employ counsel aud experts to aid them, and to report progress from time to time to the full committee. The members of the committee pledged themselves to devote their time and money to aid the Investigation, to the end that the confidence of th8 people of tho city may be restored.

On Wednesday afternoon the representatives of the citixens* commltteo, with their attorneys, Mack cfc Henry, held a consultation with Judge Taylor, of the Circuit court. The prosecuting attorney was also present and the investigation was thoroughly discussed. Tho drift of opinion was that the charges should be thoroughly investigated, aud the opinion of an expert engineer had before the matter is placed before the

The|citl*ens' committee is

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understood that Captain Fitch

which "lie has drawn as city engineer, and seem intended to discover if he was connected with any fraud in letting contract®. Evidently there is no intention on the part of tb« council to show that it has been reckless in the expenditure

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tion on buainW principles. The Mail's ^..nown tb6t the city engineer prepares A. I.. m.M, M« A filtlll l*A rtf t.fM I ii. 1 Ml* iVt A plane and specifications only under the direction of the council. When these plans and specifications are completed they are submitted to the council for approval, and ordinary business sense should cause a thorough examination before final action. It is no portion of the engineer's business to furnish estimates, and a moment's reflection would show its absurdity. In the mat

remarks concerning tbe failure of the council to employ Captain Fitch to examine the work in controversy seemed to have the'desired effect, for the communications from Cincinnati, St. Louis and Indiawapolis, recommending expert engineers were quietly laid aside, aud it •was agreed to dmploy Captain Fitch tie conduct the fxpert examination. Mr. Stein also moved to employ an at'-oroey OWl» CMOV IHV*VM WUIHU SUUW 1VB OU»UIW*VJ -a** vmw to assist the oity in the case, and the city, ter of sewers the man who estimates attorney took the hint and coincided. A letter was "presented from CaptainS Potter, Who wants an Investigation of the work of grading and cindering south Center from Park to Huiman streets, in which tbe venerable gentleman makes serious charges against the street committee and the oity engineer. For tho first time'the committee made the discovery that it was working on a case lri which no charges had been preferred and agreed to prefer them itself, ©r. Xiarklns seemed inclined to tho opinion that the committoe had been appointed to act as whitewash artiste, but was promptly called down by his colleague, Mv. F«m«a, who took a different view.

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bound by no council resolution and will him close enough to slip a peach in his eoover the whole ground in the most hand. Evidently brother-in-law Lehthorough manner. It will investigate man was here for a purpose, but that not onlv tbe sewer and street paving purpose is known only to those persons contracts, and the work which bus been directly interested, being one of those done under them, but will go into the thingswhich'StreetCommissioner^ehi charge* which have been made against doesn't consider the pnblic a business, the street commissioner and others. Its However, enough Is woik will be done very quickly, but the removal of Mr. fcehf with the lesst verv thoroughly, aud when Ita report is possible form or ceremony. It is clear made public

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gineer in that tirae were under the direction of the council or some member of that distinguished body.

In tliis investigation tbe spectacle presents Itself that the people of Terre Haute have no confidence In the men who are at the head of city affairs, and it is safe to presume that when all the facts are laid bare a load will be removed from

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forcible expression. ©n Monday even- there is nothing to "show coring Councilmen Larichis, Fnqua, Stein

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theengineer. Barringthe

Robertson fe Mercer, who

puttiers, and who admit hostUity to

rupt|0n

,or fraud in any of his work,

people generally, or even a large

of them,

and tbe thirteenth member, met in the this nasty business no one seems to council chamber to agree upon some thought of asking for his side of plan of investigation. There was evi- toryt

believe it of him. In

and

dently no intention to repeat the farce of ^jjiug that be should bear the burden the preceding Friday night, and tbe ofcotmciinaanic recklessness which has committee evinced a desire to get down |?een

feature of city affairs for some

it doesn't seem to be generally

the cost must be familiar with the cost of brick, excavation, stone, lime, cement, iron, labor and tho kind of machinery to be used the same applies to street paving. In the matter of the Crawford street sewer extension the city engineer was Instructed to prepare plans aud specifications. He said it would be an expensive piece of work to build it. When asked how much, he made a guess of not less than §10,000, and this was the price laid before the council when it was asked to order the work. This was before it was determined to make tbe,fill and use piling. It is true Jesse Robertson said the sewer could be built fdij-#10,000 ate a profit to the contractor, and It is equally true that hiB partner Mercer, a few days later, swore just as bard ttyit the contractor could not do the work for less than $11,000, cost price. The night the bids were opened it is true the engineer said something about the contractors combining to raise the price if the contract was not awarded, but he explains this by showing instances where buch a thing has been done. However, that could not excuse the council for letting the contract when there was such a great difference betweon the estimate and the bids. -Exclusive of Crawford street extension th-3 contracts for sewer and paving work during last year have aggregated $210,730.80. Common sense would, or ehould, have suggested the propriety of having a consulting engineer to whom all plans oould have been submitted with profit. It Is true it would have .cost ailittle mure, but subsequent events havo demonstrated clearly that is would

been a profitable investment. But it doesn't seem that tbe council wanted advice. It has been a grand rush to expeud the largest sum in the least possible time, and tho schemers must bear the responsibility which they seek to thrust upon others. Warnings have

been

thrown out repeatedly against the blind lead which mombers#have been following, but they amounted to nothing, and the natural consequence has followed. It has been a very expensive piece of work to the Republican party and the profit will certainly lie in defeat this spring unless the fanatical incubus can be disposed of effectually.

During the last week life has not been a bed of roses to the street commissioner, though his salary has been running right along. The more he has been investigated the greater appears to be the necessity of his retirement to the shades of private life. He had brother-in-law Lehman down here from Chicago this week, but kept him so closely guarded that a newspaper man couldn't approach

be found to cover all now that at the time Mr. Nehf purchased

the ground which las been gone over, the gravel pit, for brother-in-law LehIf there has been any crookedness every man, of course, that the city bad an person connected with it will receive abundance of good gravel close by It, impartial attention, and its conclusions and that this fact was known to the will be accepted as fact by the people, street commissloaer. In fact the land It

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act with this committee. gravel. It is also a notorious factthat The council committee at its meeting unscreened gravel has been hauled to on Wednesday evening sgrwd upon a town constantly and dumped on the course of action. Seven questions had streets to be hauled

'been formulated by the city attorney, to first ratn and used to fill in somebody's which 'one more was added. These lots, at somebody's expense. Itbas been questions assume that City Engineer asserted that the gravel furnished by

Cooper Is responsible for all the plana brother-in-Kw Lehman is cheaper than

over there Is nearly all gravel, and good

Total

those most interested are

away as mud after the

wms' TERRB HATJTE, IMP., SATTJBBAY EVENING, APRIL 2,1892.

It could be obtained elsewhere. The countyjjommissioners purchaso a great deal of gravel ei-ery year and rfever Day more than eight cents per yard, and get mo3t of it at five cents. Tbey own a pit at Macksville, as does the ci ty, and never find it necessary to purchase any when it is needed in that locality. Tben it has been asserted that'Mr.

Nehf

has at divers,

times tried to emulate Trustee Peker by having the city board his horse for him. There are also some other small irregularities promised in a few days, which, taken in the aggregate, show the street commissioner to bo a very thrifty man. That the gravel pit has been a paying investment is demonstrated by the figures. Tbe amounts paid by the city in four months were as follows:1 September 2,1891 05 October 15,1801. W7 November 1,1891. ... 158 00 December 1,1891 19 January 1,1892

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It will be remembered that Mr. Nehf gave it out that lie purchased the ground from Mrs. Amalia W. Ulrlch for $500. An examination of the records show that the deed was made to Philip Lehman on September lltb, 1891, nine days after the order to Mrs. Ulrich was made out for the first gravel which was parchased from her. But Mrs. Uirioh never get that $241.05. The warrant drawn in her favor was signed, 6r endorsed, on the back by her, and the money was paid Philip Lehman, whose name also appears on the back of the warrant. The bills against the city are all made out in the same haadwrlting and are endorsed "O. K. A. Nehf." The endorsement is in the same handwriting as the bill, and tbe ink used is thei same. The first gravel was purchased by Mrs. U.lricb, and as she was owner of the land atthe time it would seem that she should have received the money. But the above transaction shows that she didn't get it. In her statement she said that she signed a paper for Mr. Nehf, of the contents of which she was ignorant. Probably it was. this warrant. It appears that none of the warrants were presented for payment untii brother-in-law Lehman came down from Chicago this week, when they were passed in in a. group. That was why Mr. Lehman came down from Chicago this week, and explains how his expenses were paid.,

There arc rumors that idevelopmente will soon be made in the late proposed electric light plant scheme which will be rich, rare and racy. In that business there "was no combination by the contractors, but tho oity was saved throtigh a fortunate bid. If one of the contractors can only be induced to tell all he knows the Health Office combination will'sink from sight.

As another illustration of tho careless manner in whicia city affairs have beet) managed the opening of Eighteenth street is cited as a shining example. First it was ordered opened, and then after the benefits and damages had been assessed, on account of an alleged dispute with Joe Blake, the proceedings were vacated. Blake sued tho oity for damages, and was given judgment for $510.72. During-the trial Judge McNutt ruled tnat Mr. King is not the city council, which was a surprise to people generally, as the judge is considered authority on fact as well as law. The city attorney notified Blake's attorney that be intended to take an appeal, ami thirty days were given him in which to prepare and file his bill of exceptions. The time expired last Monday, and on Wednesday Mr. Stimson came up smiling with his bill and asked permission to file it. The law on this point is that when the court bas once fixed the time beyond tbe term within which a party must file his bill of exceptions, its power is exhausted, and it can only grant an extension thereof by the joint consent of both parties. As Mr. Blake didn't bring the suit for amusement or merely for practice in the courts, his attorney declined, and the city will have to settle. Of course the city attorney has his excuse for the delay, but courts being governed by cold law they avail nothing.

The case broke into court this week with an abrupt precipitation which was surprising* On Thursday morning Judge Taylor called the grand jury into court and informed them.of a conference which he had had with the citizens' committee, at which it had been agreed that no practical progress could be made in the case until such time as the grand jurors could have the benefit of the findings ot the expert engineer who will investigate the work that when the proper time came he Would instruct the grand jury in tbe premises, and that an attorney selected by the citizens' committee would be deputised to assist the prosecuting attorney in the grand jury room. The judge then said that he had been Informed that some person had been importuning at least one member of the jury to summon witnesses in the esse, whose names he furnished. Charles Wood, one of the urors, stated that WIU Dorssey, an employe of the city engineer's office, bad approached him last Monday evening, saying that Cooper was Innocent) and that the investigation should go on as rapidly as possible. Doraey famished Wood with a list of the names oi the pooling contractors and the assistants In the city engineer's

office. The court deprecated any outside interference, and hoped that the guilty party did

not

appreciate the grav­

ity of his offense at the time be committed U. The city engineer knew nothing of Dorsey's scheme, or would probably .have condemned It. Mr. Cooper should pray for a speedy deliverance from such fool friends, who let their zeal outstrip ^heir judgment.

In one of the Chicago papers of Thursday morning appeared a special from this city concerning the all-absorbing topic. It was two columns in length, embellished w^th. a glaring initial .letter of suggestive significance, and mfrtraits of Col. R. W. Thompson, Hon. John E. Lamb, Prosecutor Hamill and a fear view of the famous Health Office. The headlines were: "Terre Haute Boodle. Residents Refuse to Shake

Hands With tho Aldermen. An Invesiigation Now On as to Certain Contracts Awarded for Paving Streets and Constructing Sewers—Back of It Is a Chapter Which Might Have Been Written in Chicago—'Unole Dick' Thompson, ExSecretary. of theNavy, in the Role of Inquisitor." It purports to give a history of the sewer and street paving contracts, and incidentally maligns and grossly slanders several person^ including the court. Knowing that Editor Fishback of this city had been correspondent for the Chicago paper that gentleman was notified the same afternoon ^to appear forthwith, and be appeared. ,'TJnder oath Mr. Fisbeck denied writing the telegram or that he furnished any of the objectionable matter which it contained. The examination continued two hours, and George Allen, proprietor of the Express* and F. E. Benjamin, agent for the American Express company, were deawn into Ht. Thef judge was very severe in his remarks, his denunciation at one time being almost terrific. Findley A. McNutt was appointed by the court to prepare charges, the nature of which had not been determined, and Mr, Fishback was released on bis own recognizance. The case will come up on Monday, when a thorough examination is promised. The objectionable article was prepared by a correspondent who was sent down here for the occasion, and the object of the court is to discover who furnished the information,

Th'6^1f6\ving^^telP'tliecSses investigated by Humane Inspector "Bradbury, of the Terre Haute Humano^society, during Maroh: Children neglected, 4 children beaten or abused, 2 children having improper homes, 8 overloading animals, 3 driving animals when galled or lame, 10 animals deprived of neccessaryfoodor shelter, 11 animals driven when diseased, 2 offering diseased animals for sale, 2 ordered out of city, 10 warned, 29 animals ordered to stable, 11 animals taken from work, 6 animals killed, being .u^fit for, further use, 2 dogs killed, 4. tilli

The question of taxing building and loan stock Ib one which has always been a puzzle to answer. Some time ago County Assessor Erney went over to Indianapolis and.asked the attorney general whether or not be should consider, in the matter of taxation, premiums paid for loans, interest, and fines received by building and loan associations. In his reply tbe attorney general says the assessor must assess for taxes the amount shown to have been paid In, 1ms the amount loaned to shareholders upon mortgage security. He holds that under the law, and in the very nature of the business in which such associations are engaged, the items of premiums on stock, interest snd loans become apart of the income and are as much a source of profit to such Institutions as the weekly dues themselves. "Clearly" he says," such items must be considered, In making tbe return required by law to the county auditor, as well as the weekly or monthly payments of dues on stock. The language of the statute plainly covers all outstanding shares of stock which are in force." In conclusion he says: "I think the reasonable ^ntent of the law is that the association should be given credit for all loans well secured, whether by mortgage on realty or second by personal surety or collalateral. The construction, It seems, would justify the deduction from the receipts of the association such loans may have been made to shareholders, even though secured by the stock itself "rather than mortgage upon realty, as the law provides.*'

A MAN'S OBSERVATIONS.

CONCERNING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TALENT AND GENIUS.

Fatality Among Idiohs Caused by Cigarette

Smoking—How Men are Sometimes Rich

Without Money—Causo of Many^of

Crimes

Committed

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Qeorg&lb. Durham died at his home in Honey Creek township last Monday morning after a protracted illness. He had been in feeble health for several yearsj and has been, confined to the house since last September. Deceased was born in this county in 1837, and was the oldest son of Thomas Durham, who settled here from Kentucky in 1820. In 1863 George Durham married Miss Sarab J. Crandall, who with two sons and two daughters survive him. He also leaves a brother, Thdmas L. Durham. Deceased was one of the most widely known farmers of the county, and possessed a wide circle of friends who deplore his death. The funeral occurred on Wednesday, the interment being in the family cemetery.

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A reader wishes to know the difference between talent and genius, if there is any. There is a streat deal of difference, and its manifestations are in a very marked contrast. Talent is a development of the natural understanding. It may be inherited or it may be an original gift. At any rate, It is special natural inclination in any certain direction, as for language, for music, painting or what not else. Cultivation perfects it meohanically and develops it to its fullest extent. Genius is the action of reason and the imagination. It is thoughtful afid creative where talont is merely mechanical and imitative. Talent treats of what it sees. Genius creates something to treat about. Talent reflects ideas and objects. Genius produces ideas and objects in order to inspire them with life. In this way of familiar illustrations, it may be said that Charles Dickens was a genius, aud Charles Rdade a man of talent. Anthony Trollope was a talented man, and Thackeray a genius. With this hint the reader

go ahead and make up a contrasted list of what he considers the genius and the talents of the universe for himself. •V* W yjU fWh I.J1

The cigarette is sapping the constitution and the energy of young America to a degree that is positively alarming. Statistics state that during the past six months more than sixty cases of death have been caused by smoking or inhaling smoke from cigarettes, and that about fifty persons have become orazy from thelhabit.* The legislatures of almost every state have tried to restrict the sale of the poisonous "articles. Before the committee of the legislature of Michigan more than two hundred of the leading ministers, physicians and citizens appeared in favor of the proposed law restricting sales. Professors of colleges, teachers of schools, temperance societies, the Woman's Christian association, health associations and many organizations are opposed to the use of cigarettes and would restrict their sale. They are looking anxiously for some better way than the passing of state laws. It has been suggested by some reformers that the most practical remedy would be an increased internal revenue tax on the abominations, but the only efficacious means of wiping out .the evil seems to lie in making the sale of cigarettes a penal offense. 9

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Many a man is rich without money. Thousands of men with nothing in their pookets, and thousands without even a pocket, are rich. A man born with a good, sound constitulton, a good stom ach, a good heart and good limbs, a pretty good head piece, is rich. Good bones are better than gold, tough muscles than silver, and nerves that Hash fire and carry energy to every function are better than bouses and land. It is better than a landed estate to have the right kind of a father and mother. Good breeds and Had oreeds exist among men as really as among herds and horses. Education may do much to check evil tendencies, or to develop good ones, but it is a great thing to inherit the right proportion of faculties to start with. The man is rich who has a good disposition, who Is naturally kind, patient, cheerful, hopeful and who has a flavor of wit and fun in his composition. The hardest thing to get on with in this life, very truly remarks a writer in the Watchman, is a man's ownself. A cross, selfish fellow, a despondent and complaining fellow, a timid and careburdened man, these are all born deformed on the inside. They do not limp, but their thoughts sometimes do.

Says an exchange: The fool-killer is still abroad In the land and is getting in his work In various ways, but the fools are really passing away. The breed is running out. Take a walk through the cemeteries throughout the country and you believe with us that the fools are slowly -but surely passing away. You pass the last resting place of the man who blew into the empty gun, the modrat tomb of the hired girl who lighted the fire with kerosene, and the grass covered mound which covers the remains of the boy who took themule by the tail the tall monument of tbe man who didn't know'it was loaded overshadows thtf dug-out of the man who jumped from the cars to save a ten-rod walk. Side by side lay the etherial creature who always kept her corset laced up to the last hole and the intellectual Idiot who rode a bicycle nine miles in ten minutes. Here reposes a young doctor who took a dose of his own medietas. Right over yonder in abe southwest corner the breezes sigh .through the weeping Willow that bends ever the lowly bed where lies the fellow who told his mother-in-law she lied.

Down hexjB in the potter's field, with his toes sticking out to the rude blast of winter and the bolstering rays of the

Twenty-second Year

summer sun, is stretched all the earthly remains of the misguided regulator who tried to whip the editor while the broken bonos of tho man who wouldn't pay for his paper are piled up in thei cornet of the fence. The fool-killer still gathers them in one by one and pretty soon we will have apietty docout world to live in.r

Personal vanity, egotism, an overwhelming thirst for notoriety and an abnormal idea of one's own importance are tho underlying motives for many of the crimes committed by so-called cranks. There are some indispositions which can bear anything better than obscurity. Rather than pass through the world unnoticed and unknown, tbey will resort to any trick or commit any crime. ,As murder in some of its most terrible forms is, of cour3e, the most certain means of doing this, they become murderers, not from a desire to kill, but because they must in some way or other attract the public eye. If murders and murderers were kept from the eyes.and ears of the world, says the New York Ledger, this form of insanity would speedily die out. Take away tho notoriety of the aot, the newspaper discussion and dispute, the trial and the opportunity to act the martyr to some fanoied cause, and the emotional insanity aud crank murderer would dlsap-. pear. Sensational newspapers and sen-* sation-loving people seem not to realize that they are doing their best to perpetuate and increase the sentiments whioh lead directly to the unsettling of weakminds and the commission of the.most, atrocious crimes.

THE LODGES.

What Has Been Done Dnrlng the Week by the Various Secret Secletlca. "Tecumseh League" is the name of a new lodge of Red Men which will be permanently organized April 12th. It commences operations with, 40 chatter .members^

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Tammany Tribe of Red Men this weeTt adopted G. C. Smith, S. H. Jenkins, Louis Seeburger, Arthur Grimes, John R. Coffin, H. D. Roquet, John Roberts, Enos Shirley and John Whonhart.

The Haymakers of Tammany Hayloft No. 89K, will initiate GO candidates next Tuesday, all from thW city, in addition to which 25 are expected from surrounding towns. Afterthe initiation an elaborate banquet will be served. 'i

The Oriental Princos met in Castle hall, K. of P., Thursday night and conferred the rank upon Andrew JJurgett, Hot Fredricks, James Armstrong, Chas. Warner and Bert Finch. Cigars aad speeches made the occasion more pleasant. On the last Thursday in April the Princes will give a banquet and confer the rank upon aspiring knights from other cities.

The Supreme NeRt of Owls, at its meeting In St. Louis, elected the following officers: Supreme sapientscrcecher, D. F. Pennington, St. Louis supreme first vice, Robert Van Valzali, Torre Haute second vice, Robert B. Collier, Columbus, Ohio^supreme bag-holder, G. V. R. Meichlin, Baltimore supreme scratcber, Charles McCowan supreme blinker, G. W. Starr advisory board, William Richardson, Veit A. Koerner and H. W. Delding. The next mebting of the supreme nest will be held at Columbus, pbio, the third Tuesday in March, 1893.

Representatives and members of the grand commatidery of Knights Templar of Indiana are requested by Grand Recorder William H. Smyth to Ale their railroad certificates with him on the first day of tho session of tho grand commandery, which meets at Evansville Tuesday, April 19th. One hundred certificates must be filed or full fare will have to be paid both ways. Special rates have bsen made for representatives at the St. George hotel, Sberwood bouse and Hotel Vendome. Headquarters will be at the St. George.

The Peoples' party has nominated the following ticket in this county: Senator—Joseph McGrew, of Linton, formerly a Republican.

Representatives—W. B. Green, Riley, Re-publican-Nationalist and Sylvester J. St. Clair, ef Honey Creek, a Republican.

Prosecutor—John W. Kennedy, of Honey Creek, Greenback. Treasurer—Mark A. Creal, of Otter Creek, Greenback.

Sheriff—William Pugb, of Fayette, Demo-, crat and Nationalist. Surveyor—Christopher M. Demorest. city, Republican.

Assessor—A. L. Sherman, of Honey Creek, Democrat and Greenback. Commissioners—Second district, L. N. Trueblood, of Lost Creek, Republican and Nation-alist-Third district, W.%. Woodruff, of Pierson.

The following were elected delegates to the state convention, which meets in Indianapolis May 27th: M. C. Rankin, Charles M. Gilmore, C. A. Power and J. P. Harrah alternates, S. M. Young, Z. Haberlin, Christopher N. Demorest and George Elder Fayette J. Hicklin Prarieton, J. R. Adams Lost Creek and Harrison, J. H. Allen Linton and Honey Creek, William Coleson. belegates were also elected to a congressional convention, for which no time has yet been set. A resolution favoring the election-of trustees every two years and abolishing theofBce of county commissioner, whose duties are to be performed by the trustees, was adopted by the convention, which also took up a collection and listened to a speech on the usual subject,