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The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-05-15
The Excelsior Ladies' Club.

"The social event of the season." was
what was heard on every side from those
who were present at the Leap Year Hop,
given by the lady members Of the Excel
sior Dancing Club last Wednesday eve
ming at their parlors, "a w. Market st.
Miss Katie Stewart, the president, with
her pleasing assistants, did the honors of
the evening in the most approved Leap
Year style Misses Mary Crawford, Susie
and Parthenia Lamb, and Mrs. Cell Saun-
ders, committee on refreshments, ably
conducted the menu part Of the program
me. Space will not permit to give the
bill of fare in full; suffice to say every
thing in season was served and showed
wise judgment on the part OF the commit
tee. Miss Alice Robinson, as floor mana
ger, did remarkably well. All the latest
dances were INDUCED in. The prince OF
musicians, Henry Hart, furnished the
music, and he well knows how to cater to
please those who "trip the light fantas
tic" The following gentlemen and la
dies were present: Messrs. J.. Ter
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-05-15
About People.

Mr.. Len Nicholson, of Upton, was in the
city, Thursday.
The familiar phiz of Joe Blakey is again
to be seen on our streets.
Professor T. II. Brown, of Vincennes, will
visit this city some time in June.
Mrs. Mamie Anderson has gone to Nash
Vile, Tenn, for few weeks visit.
Mr.. William A. Bib, will at an early
day embark in a new business enterprise.
Mr.. Jerome Johnson, who has been
on the sick list for some days, is himself
again.
By the promotion of Mr.. Willis Martin,
Mr.. Joe. johnson takes second place at
the Grand.
Miss Della Throckmorton, of Noblesville'
visited the city last Thursday with an ex-
cursion party.
Mrs. John Minor is rapidly recovering
from the injuries she sustained by being
scalded recently.
Miss Lucy Shelton departed for Louis
vile last Friday evening to spend short
time with friends and relatives.
Mr.. d. w. Grubbs has retired from
the county clerks office to take position
with the Indiana Banking Company.
Mrs. 7. @. Adams. and Mrs. NJ. L. Gavin
will leave tomorrow morning on visit to
former home, near Spartansburg.
Mr.. G.. w. Watkins who was confined to
his bed for several weeks with fever, is
able to be out and attend to business again.
Mr.. Sam Robinson, well-known in Indi-
annapolis, after a years sojurn in Columbus,
Ohio, has returned to the Hoosier Capital.
Mrs. Nellie Mann returned last Wednes-
day from Logansport, where fine has been
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-05-15

to visit her sister who had surgical opera
ton performed ON a cancer, recently,
which nearly proved fatal She is receiver
ing very fast.
Mr.. Sam Spencer says Cincinnati Is
very nice place, but thinks there are some
sections of it badly in need of missionary
work.
Mr. j. T. V. Hill is engaged in the book
business. Among the books which he is
canvassing for are some very valuable Sc
lections.
Miss Lulu Burden, who has for some
time been the guest of her sister, Mrs. j..
Q. Adams, left last Thursday for Spartans-
burg, her home.
Mr.. Charles Lewis, who closed his
school some two weeks ago, expresses him.
self as being well pleased with his initia-
ton into the mysteries of pedagogy.
Mr.. A Thomas, to the regret of his many
friends, left last Wednesday morning for
the Paris of-Amerca From there he ex
poets to go east to spend the summer.
Messrs Horace Heston, Charles E
Bailey and Andrew Lockleer, will 60 t.
Marion next Monday to set up lodge o
| Odd Fellows to be known as Missiniwa,
Lodge, No. 2l04.
His Grace the Grand Duke Beach ha
returned to the city, and viii in shor
time embark in business enterprise. Tn
colored people of Indianapolis are rapid
catching the spirit OF enterprise.
Mr. James H. Beach, recently of Peorii
Ills, in the tonsorial business, has close
up shop at that place, and will for shol
time remain here visiting friends. II
says the far West will be his next vel
| ture.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-05-15
A Shooting ARRAY.

A little after o'clock Tuesday evening,
an ARRAY occurred at the corner OF Ala
bama and Washington streets, which
created great excitement, butwas not ser
ious in its results. Special Policeman Bech-
tel, at the City Garden, was talking with
friends in front OF the place, when Frank
Moses came up and pulling. out revolver
fired two shots at Bechtelsone OF which
struck him on the thigh, and the other
missed its aim. He fled at once, but was
overtaken and arrested, and was slated at
the Station House, charged with shooting
with intent to kill. The ball which struck
Bechtel did not penetrate the skin, but
dropped in his boot. The cause of the diff
flculty was that Moses had been elected
from the place by Bechtel few evenings
previous, for fighting.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-05-15

rell, FL. Hall, r. Mason, J. Pernell, s.
Robinson, JAS. Beach, Sam'l Spencer, B.
d. Bagby, Thos. White, ]. Roberts, jack
son Johnson, J. Chapman, John Hines, r.
Bennett, W. Bibbs, II. Spaulding, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. H. Ringgold, Mr.. and Mrs Cell
Saunders, Misses Katie Stewart, Mary
Crawford, Sallie and Daisy Hart, Clara
Brown, Clara Carter, Parthenia Lamb, Ce-
celia Scott, Sadie Robbins. Susie Bradford
Alice Robinson, Lizzie Stokley, Belle
Fields. Lena Thompson. The ladies may
pride themselves on having done every.
thing possible to make this grand fair
The indications of morn were stealing o'el
the Eastern horizon ere the merry dancers
left for their homes.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-05-15

is a self-made man in the fullest sense of
the word-all he is and has he has
made himself, never receiving any assist
ance from any one.
The friends of Hon. Enos b. Reed will in
sist upon his nomination for Senator from
this county. Mr.. Reed rendered the city
valuable services as Councilman, and he
would be no less useful to the city and
State as Senator. Mr.. Reed has elements
of strength that will render it highly ad-
vantageous to the party to place him on
the ticket. Mr.. Reed has so ably and
earnestly advocated the interests Of the
colored people that he would have their
enthusiastic support
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-05-15

She lay in a hammock suspended over the
bed, and when the attendant carried sup
per to her, she was found to have passed
away sometime in the afternoon. The
family thought she was sleeping and did
not disturb her.
Mr. Nicholas McGinnis is fitting up
new store room at No. 80 Wesleys BLOCK
on Indiana avenue where he will in Jew
DAYS omen out merchant tailoring estab-
lishment Mr.. McGinnis has had extern
sive experience in the tailoring business
having been engaged in it nearly all his
life. good fitting suits will be guaranteed.
Especial attention will be paved to clean
ing and repairing. Look out Tor his
add i'm our next weeks issue.
The Council on last Monday night,
ordered elections to be held on the lZtn
of June, in the Third. Fourth, Seventh
and Eighth school districts, to elect COM
missioners. The above named districts
are respectively represented by DR.. III. G.
Carey. George Merritt, W. +. Reasener
and Peter Reuter- gentlemen who nave
filed the positions very acceplabiy 10 the
public, and should be returned.
Thursday morning between l and z
o'clock, the roof of the Cincinnati, inoi,
anaDOllS, OF. LOulo duu OhiS"6O 1890
shops was discovered to be on fire. The
alarm was turned in from box 81, and the
department was promptly on hand. The
fire was confined to the ROOT, and the loco
motives and machinery were but little
damaged. The loss in betting seems to DC
tbe most serious The entire loss is estl
mated to be between $4,000 and $4,ooo
The origin OF the fire is unknown.
The public installation of officers OF the
Silver Queen Lodge, l. o. OF l., will occu
at the Vermont Street A. Nj. f. Church
next Monday evening The ceremonle
will be conducted by Rev. j. Holiday, u
d. M. after which an address will be de
livered by Rev. ]. l. VINEYARD. After tn
exercises are over, refreshments Will o
served. An admission fee OF hiteen cent
will be charged at the door.
Yesterday while Mr.. John Sylvester wa
showing his visiting friends the sites
the city. one of them met an old acquain
ance: the first inquiry after good nan
shake was. Tom, where did you com
across that beautiful hat you WEAR LII
reply was, sir, bought that of L. Lelewe
the boss halter, where you can BUY an
, find all the latest styles OF straw and sun
mer hats. cheaper than any house In ii
the CITY. A very fine hat for Sl.OO, go an
be convinced, remember, L. LeleWer, :
West Washington street, between limo
and Meridian streets.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-05-15
Pros pectiye Orange Blossoms.

The announcement OF the approaching
marriage of Mr.. Frank / Gaines, OF the
Grand Hotel, to Miss Beta Holmes, OF Rock
dale, Ind, the LIST of June washanded in yes
terday. The prospective groom is favorabiy
known among the Hoosier bellies, while
Miss Holmes, known only to a few here, is
a lady of fine ability and very industrious.
She will prove valuable addition to the
society here.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-05-15

The Social Key Club will give fishing
excursion to White River (Myer Grovel
next Thursday. The wagons will leave at
O'Clock, from 1877 Indiana Avenue. al,
the members have invited friend. good
time is expected. Every member must
come prepared to have good time.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-05-15
POSTPONED.

The grand rally to be at the Second bap'
fist Church, 5 'n''y ihe 24ia has peen post
poned until Sunday the 3Oth, IN order 10
have Rev. H. Hollingsworth present OH
that day, who is unable to come sooner.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-05-15

Prescriptions carefully compounded at
all hours, day or night. at X. Fertigs Ere
scription Pharmacy. % Indiana Ave.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-05-15
GRAND ENTERTAINMENT
Testimonial Concert by the Lyric
Association in Behalf Of Union
Titararv Society.

Testimonial concert by the Lyric Asso-
citation in behalf of Union Literary So
ciety. The Lyric Association, very ex-
cellent musical organization OF which MIR.
w. d. Mccoy is the leader, will give two
grand concerts at the Second Baptist
Church. on Wednesday and Thursday
evenings of next week. Below we present
the complete programmes for both even
ines. Everybody should turn out and en-
courage so worthy an object
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-05-15
Kav Climb HxcurSiOn.

Go to Fertig's 50 Indiana Avenue, for
YOUR drugs and medicines.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-05-15
County Clerk.

DAvID +. STOUT is candidate for clerk of
IL Marion County, subject to the decision of the
republican nominating convention.
TOHN G.. BLAKE will be a candidate TO
.. county clerk subject to the decision ofthe repub
lican nominating convention.
HARRY A. DREW will be candidate for county
1 clerk, subject to the decision Of the republican
nominating convention.
John REYNOLDS will be candidate for
county clerk subject to the decision of the repub.
lcan nominating convention.
MOSES g. McLAIN will be a candidate for
MI county clerk, subject to the decision of the
republican nominating convention.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-05-15

cxvvro n AnED may be found on file at Geo
Thl6 fAx Ed p. Rowell & Cos Newspaper
advertsing Bureau 40 Spruce St where adyerts,ns
sontracts may be made FOR IL IN NEW Nohh'
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-02-13

| OUrDooR SPoRrs.-Thers is talk of getting
up base ball, foot ball, cricket and bicycle
club in Carson next Spring, each one of
which will not be afraid to meet any organ
ization in the State. Carson has every facility
| for the practicing Of such games and good
roads offer every inducement to the lovers of
bicycle riding. Just at present there are
several hundred boys who play SCRUB games"
| of base ball, but none of the members of the
juvenile clubs understand anything abeut the
science Of the game. There are scores Of ex-
cellent players here and their is plenty of ma
teral for crack nine. The advocates of
cricket are found chiefly among the English
and Cornish residents, aud there are several
notable bewlers and wicket keepers in the
city. Cricket is by far the most scientific ball
game ia existence, and bears about the same
relation to base ball as chess does to checkers,
or good champagne to Oregon cider. The level
sward on Treadway's ranch would be just the
place to pitch the wicket and there is plenty
of room for the stunning hits to square leg or
long field which make the game Sc attractive
to experts. Foot ball is getting to be quite
the rage in California and the old fashioned
way of heavy kicking has been supplsnted by
a scientific style Of play which makes the game
very interesting to spectators. The rage for
bicycle riding has broken out in the East to
such an extent that the avenues leading to
some of the large cities are constantly crowd
ed with men on wheels An Olympic Club
might be formed il Carson and good gym
nasium furnished at trlfaing expense. Such
an institution is greatly needed. The rifle
teams are practicing hard and the Carson
Guard propose to give the Comstock shots
hard tussls next Fall for the picnic medals.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-02-13
NO OTHER REMEDY

Has SO beneficial an action On the human
system and none is SO pleasant to take as
SYRUP OF FIGS. 1t is better than oil
salts. pills or any liver remedy or purgative
to cleanse the system, to purify the blood,
to give tone to the stom ach, to regulate tbs
liver or to act On the bowels, acting gently
yet thoroughly, without gripping. CHILDREN
CRY HoR If, bseause it is pleasant to take,
and grown people like it besause they find
it just the thing they need to keep their
bowels open and livers in good order. For
sale by ali druggists, jan25
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-02-13

A SAFE GAABLR.-About one Of ths surss
CANDLES on the stock list just now is ths
North MONDAY and Orient. The rival con
panies are engaged in law suit, and the de-
cision will send one or the other of the stocks
up several hundred per cent. For instarce
MONDAY is 50 so and Oriont 40 cents. If a
man purchases 100 shares of Orient for SAC
and % shares Of North MONDAY for $62 so,
he will save his stakes if MONDAY wins and
make good ,urn if Orient gs.s away with the
suit. Kither stock is liable to jump to IS a
share, and perhaps $40, VIXEN the verdict
comes in.
VALENTINES the leading periodicals.
both of this ssast and the Eastern States can
be found at Cagwin & Aliens, and now that
the valentine fever Is beginning to exhibit
symtsns of going higher, there is rash to
the place to secure the tinted and scentsd
Aissives.
WEITR LEAD.-The Atlantic Pure White
Lead 10 the best white lsad now in market
@. Il. Reynolds & Co. Of San Francisco, are
the sole agents. See I'D :"
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-02-13
CARD FROM w. N. DAVEEK.
ApvRRTIsEkaFT.

EDIfok APPEAL: You will obligs me by con-
tradieting the notice in the Daily Nevada
Tribune of last evening stating that our troupe
closed its engagement on Tuesday evening,
which the editor himself knows to be an un-
truth, as he came to my apartments himself
to enquire if | wanted an announcement put
in his paper last evening. Thinking it was
not worth while I declined He went away
nuttering to himself all the way down stairs.
Although could not tell what he was saying
it was easy to understand what he meant.
He knows very well that we had more than
one programme and that the public were not
disguised as the receipts of the second night
show, and furthermore we were requested to
give third performance which we did with
great change of programme, and consider it
very childish for him to tell such an untruth
about me bessuse l would not give him
chance to earn few dollars
The receipts of last nights house give quite
a correct estimate of the influence of an anna
teur newspaper in this intelligent community.
W. II DAvHkE
Manager of the French Troupe.
Carson, February II, st.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-02-13

ARREsTsp FOR FoRansx-Yes yesterday after.
aoen U. S. Marshal Asn came ia from Battle
Mountain with j. A. Joass, charged with
forgery. 1t appears tia! he telegraphea to a
nan named Ware in Michigan and sigAed his
sons O.. G. Ware) name to dispatch asking
for $50. He then went to the hotel and reg
istersd as L. G. Ware. occasionally, calling at
the post Office for the expected money order
1t finally came and he signed the receipt, for
which he was arrested. The case will Do tried
IN the U. s. Circuit Court in this city
An elegantly carved heavy cassd Elgin
chroaomster, the finest watches made, beau
tifal present for lady, worth $3.50, wsrrap-
ted for eight years, will be sold for $40, at
Uncle Harris 22l Kearney Street, bstween
Bnsh and Sutter.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-02-13

FHR ONE PRICR DRT GooDs SToRE.-Hal]
the divorce suits started in Carson arise
from the fact that husbands are driven near
ly cay by the extravaganza Of their wives.
BY trading at NJ. COINS these troubles can
be happily avoided. He has now on hand a
new supply of ladies cloaks, childrens' wool
en- goods and in fact everything that woman
wants in the shape of clothing. His ia the
original one price dry goods store and he
defes competition.
To LKr--A furnished front room at Mrs.
W. F. Wilson's. The room is sunny and
eoanodious. i23Atf
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-02-13
ADJUSTMENTS.

THs DAvEEs TROUPE. The Davens Com
bination left for Reno last night, and the Big
-Four will doubtless come back here on satur-
day night to repeat their successful and taking
performance Of Wednesday evening. The
desire to see them again in their local special
ties is very strong, and they could depend
upon q house which, in the language of the
drama, would be "cerker." The troupe
has done very well in Nevada, and clean up
about IS 600 as profits of the trip. The com
bination is good one, and almost any one OF
the special features is worth the price of ad-
mission.
NICK OF TIE WOODS rshearsals for
this piece are going off very smoothly, and
when finally presented, on Tuesday and We'd
nssday evenings, it will probably be one OF
the finest amateur entertainments ever given
in Carson.
SELECT RRADlKe-Prof. Plummer, the
great and original elocstlonist, will give select
readings in the Presbyterian Church Oh Tues
day evening Of next week.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-02-13

W. III. Davsre, the famous acrobat and
gymnast, was taught most of his fsats by his
present wife. He lives in London, where he
has an elegant residence, and in the past FIVE
years ha. laid up $150,000. He speaks seven
languages and has travelled all over the globe.
Harry Hunter has gone East on business
connected with sths Chilled Car.wheel Com
pany, and will remain about six weeks.
There is a woman in Carson who commenced
the Lenten season by trading off Singer
sewing machine for keg Of beer.
Alexander Ardery, manager of the V. T
telegraph line, has returned from his visit to
California.
recent sale of a portion of the Elder
property by Sheriff Hill brought 81 500.
There will be Mex of the Woods rehearsal
ON Saturday and Monday evenings,
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-02-13
ALWAYS AHEAD q!

Certain stores are greatly exercised over
our success in reducing our goods to the
lowest rates, and are trying to initiate US b.
blowing what they ore going to do some
future time. To those we stately publicly:
That we shall not alter our plan; that we viii
continue to be always ahead in reduction Of
prices; that we herewith decline to keep up
the present prices even and have this day
made still futher reduction.
OLCovICH BrOTHKRs.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-02-13
THE KINDERGARTEN,
SOMETHING ABOUT THE OBJECT TEACHING sYs
TEM--HALF AN hour IH THE SCHOOL,
EouRIsHINa INSTITUTION.

Yesterday morning Al APPEAL reporter visit
ed the kinderga rten school and spenta half hour
in the institution watching the beauties of the
new system Of teaching small children by the
use Of objects. There are at present AZ schol-
ars in this department., and they are bright,
we'll taught children who show by their &C
lions and cheerful faces that they like their
school.
+ HOW faE CHILDREN ARE TAUGHT.
There are two grades in the school. Both
grades are taught ON the same plan except
that the upper is slightly more complicated
than the lower. The children are seated at
long low tables, divided Oft into small SO uares
Each child has box Of eight or sixteen blocks
as the case may be. and answers arithmetical
questions by dividing and sub-diHiding the
piles Of blocks. For instance the question is
put:
"What is one eighth of the whole7"
Each child of the lower grade holds upa lit
tie cubic section Of wood representing one
eighth of the pile before it, One half is rep
resented by four sections, and SO on.
Several hundred words printed Oh strips of
cardboard lie loosely in box and the teacher
forms these words into sentences ON a narrow
progresses, and requiring the children to sug
sest words and sentences. Part of the time
is spent in marching and singing, and in no
il the round of instruction allowed to
become irksome.
BRREF1Ts OF rHR sYsrKM.
1t is said by some persons, that child really
earns little or nothing at the kindergarten.
If this were true, it is not . matter of inpor
lance that child SO young should learn much
of anything. The object is simply to prepare
tae mind for study and application, which it
does to wonderful extent, and in this partic-
nlar its benefits are unqnestionable. 1t is an
admitted fact that when q child leaves the
and enters higher school he or
she makes much faster progress in study than
a child of the same age who has never received
by the kindergarten system. Here
hey acquire knowledge without the effort of
study and when y position is reached which
demands mental exertion their young minds
ire equal to the additional strain. The sys-
em delights the scholar because it is pleas
ng diversion, and sufficient occupation OF
he youthful mind. There are also exercises
n vocal music which the children, under the
,ficient management of Mrs. Warren WATSON,
AXE great interest in and make rapid progress.
The school is managed by Miss Babcoek with
will hesitate to send her child there if she but
,ays the institution Witt.