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The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1882-04-15
Urbana. Ohio.

Mrs. Lurinda Stanhope is visiting in Xenia,
o. the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Flora j.
Gales.
Miss Addie Artis, of West Liberty, is spend
ing the week with her cousin, Miss Emma
Boyd.
Rev. p. Tolliver spent Easter Sunday in
Mansfield, assisting Rev. Singleton in quarter
ly meeting.
c. B. Jones, who has served the first ward for
the past two years as assessor, was reelected to
that position at the recent Springelection.
Most Venerable Patriarchs, John T. Jones
and c. III. Butler of Springfield, were in the
city last Saturday on business pertaining to
the Order.
w. Green, of Flint, Mich, was in the city
last Saturday and Sunday, en- route to Indian
apolis. He has the misfortune to be blind and
having recently been deprived of his compan'
ion by death, is seeking the home of an aunt
living in the latter place, TO spend his days
He is quite intelligent and is a very interest.
ing speaker the subject of temperance
His address before ST. Paul's Sabbath School
was we'll received.
The newly elected mayor and City Council
will enter upon the discharge of their respect
i've duties next Monday evening, and 1t Is
hoped that the colored vote, which was un
swerving in its support of the Republican tick
ct, will receive deserved recognition in the po
lice appointments as well as in the city lamp.
lightnins. SELwoB.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1882-04-15
Peru. Ind.

Frederick Marshall, colored, was the oniy
candidate for constable on the Repuphcah
,,clra of Yesterday and was beaten by his DEM
,,,.,atic conpetitor by a majority of over 2!eO;
abont 20 white Republicans voted for him, and
.,oor,,, An of these voted through mistake.
,binkins that Dr. March, white, was running
independently. Yetevery coioreo voter III 1' 'he
,l.,nsbin voted solid for the white Republi-
cans on the ticket. When will the une. ar
rive when the Negro shall receive MS reWaro
for his blind afhliation of the good ola ne
nubIican party?" 10000 Negro citizens OF I'LL
nois the same per cent. in Ohio, Kansas ana
To,ra with still greater in New York, vote the
Republican ticket, saying nothing Of Massa-
cbusetts Pennsylvania, etc., not without re-
,,rat do we recognize the fact that not one nor
tbsrn colored man has ever occupied a posi-
ton i'm either house of Congress.
Jordon, of Logansport. occupied the
,,,,Init of the A. NJ. f. Church Sunday. Mr.
Iorfon is a gentleman of ability and expert
aroa and we coincide with many of his views
mt his antipathy toward secret societiesls Is not
dotspded with that skill which is characters
.,oof the intellectual development OF the
nineteenth century =
Tr,ar,as Lewis entertained quite number o
a., vouno folks at his new home in Ridgeviev
>,ondav evening. Charles is an adept with th'
..toIin and Terpsichore was incarnated.
rIias Roberts. of indianapolis: has accepted
,,osition i'm William Browns tonsorial room
william Brown visited the metropohs las
week: while in company with Charhe bro"i
and Jerome Johnson, he met the Lonesome
..triou Messrs. s., ID. and b. soLIAihh
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1882-04-15
A Boy Hero.
Boston Heralo.l

The suit of VIM. OConnor against the
Boston and Lowell Railroad at Lawrence has
resulted in verdict for the plaintiff in $40,
600, one half of the amount sued for The
suit grew out of an accident which occurred
August q, 1880 The plaintiff was the
father of child then between five and six
years old. He and his brother, three years
older, were crossing Q private way main.
tanned by the railroad for the Essex Oom
Pany. and the younger boy while walking
backward stepped between the rail and the
planking of the roadway inside, and
was unable to extricate his foot. AT
that moment the whistle of q
train was heard within a few hun.
dred feet. and out of sight around q curve,
and it appeared from the evidence that the
older brother, finding himself unable to re-
lieye his brother, ran down the track to.
ward the train; but finding that he could
not attract the attention of the train men
to his brothers condition, and that he must
be run over, ran back to him, and telling
him to lie down, pulled him outward and
down, and held him there until the tram
had passed. Both feet of the little fellow
were cut of, or mangled 80 that amputation
was necessary. The theory of the defense
was that the boy was not caught but, while
running across the track fell and was run
over. hut the testimony of the older
brother was unshaken in every particular.
1t would be difficult to match the nerve,
thoughtfulness, and disregard of self dis
played by this boy, who at that time was
less than nine years old.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1882-04-15
THE CALUMNIATOR.
BY LINDSEY FLEMING.

1t is apparent that the world is made up
OF men OF every vocation; and that in each
vocation can be found men who master their
profession. 1t matters not how low nor how
divine, mems thoughts are deepening and
their efforts are being exerted to exhaust,
if possible, their chief delights. And while
| admit that there are callings in life which
have their charms, their magnetic properties
and merit or demerit by which the human
mind is attracted, there is no calling which
comes under our immediate observation,
that necessitates our careful consideration
more than that of the Calumniator. Be-
cause, there is none more degrading nor de-
structive to the happiness of mankind.
And as an Egyptian Asp would coil itself
around the neck of a reposing traveller and
stop the breathing of the atmosphere, so will
slander wind its way in community, and
poison the minds of those who are breathing
or dwelling upon truth. In fact, so direful
is its results that it is explicitly exemplifed
among foes and friends Slander is of a
| two-fold nature, or, there are two classes OF
slanderers. The one has been, or is still
living checkered life; and as misery loves
company, seeks to draw every one on is
platform. And, as this class has made the
profession study, it will spare no means in
devising schemes by which it may draw you
into its lair. Remark here, that this is the
most dangerous class; because they are mer
of some importance and influence, which
means affords them better facilities for OBJ
scuring and controlling some Of the mos
stapled and unbiased minds, and put them
in vacilating condition.
The other class is composed of men who
are :gnorant superstitious and malicious
And, because those who are about them ar,
seeking to fulfill the mission Nature anC
Natures God assigned to them, he (the Sian
derer) does everything to paralyze their eff
forts: because, he knows but little and seeks
to know less. In fact, slanderers are tn,
most depraved characters in community
The thief, the eut-throat and other mis-
creants commit depredations and are brough
| to justice, but the slanderer uses himself a
a cause, and sees the effects in the distance
Hence, he manages to keep out OF danger
The designs of his heart are often masquer
AIDED out in the garb of a saint. But h
loses sight of no opportunity to plunge hi
dagger deep into the breast Of those wit
whom he comes in contact.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1882-04-15
Springfield Ohio.

Mr.. ID. f. Smith proposes going into the mer
camille business. We wish him success.
Mr.. Vivious, what did you do with that gold
ring you bought with another ones initial in
it?
While Mr. G. w. Reynolds sat thinking SO
hard of country girl, he forgot where Spitz
bergen is.
Sumner Literary Society reopened last Fri
day night, having suspended its meetings on
account of the revival.
In the teachers examination last Saturday
one OF our young lady teachers was not pres.
ent. She contemplates, it is said, matrimo
NAL combat in June, hence her absence
The first of this moRth was very warm, and
from the blossoms on the trees the fruit croI
looked promising, but the recent cold weather
seems to have blasted the prospects.
The A. NJ. E. Sabbath School will give al
exhibition and entertainment the first Tuesday
evening in May. Messrs NJ. III. Waugh and
T. Mitchell promise rich and brilliant pro
gramme.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1882-04-15
ENrRrAIyING HER BIG Sister
BEAU.
BY BRET HARTE.

my sister'n be down in q minute, and says
you're to wait. II you please;
And says might stay till she came. If I'd promise
Nor speak till you spoke to me nrst But that's
nonsense, for how would you know
What she told me to say. If didn't? Don't YOU
really and truly think sol
And then you'd feel strange here alonel And
you wouldn't know just where to sit;
For That ,nst chair isn't strong OF Its legs and we
We keep # to match with the sofa. But Jack says
itwould bs like You
To flop yourself right down upon 1t and knock
out the very last screw.
"s'pose you trya won't tell. You're afraid to.
y! you're afraid they would think II was
Well. then, there's the album-thars pretty, II
your fingers are clean.
For sister says sometimes 1 daub 1t; but she only
says that when she's cross.
There's her picture. You know 1T It's like her;
but she amt Is good looking. OF course!
This is me. It's the best of 'em all. Now. tell
me, you'd never have thought
That once was little as thatY It's the only one
that could be bought
For that was the message to Do from the photo.
graph man where sat-
That he wouldn't print OF any more till he frst
got his money for that.
What? Maybe you're tired of waiting. Why
often she's longer tnan this.
front curls to friz
But it's nice TO be sitting here talking like grown
people just you and me.
DO you think you'll be coming here often? oh.
do! but don't come like Tom Lee.
Tom Lee? Her last beau. Why, my goodnessl
He used to be here day and night,
Till the folks thought he'd be her husband: and
- Jack says that gave him fright.
You won't run away, then, as he did, for you're
not rich man. they say:
Ia says you are poor "a q church mouse Now
are!ouT And how poor are theyi
Amt you glad that you met mei Well, am.
for know now your hair isn't red:
But what there is left Of it's mousy and not what
that naughty Jack said.
But there! must 60. Sisters coming, But wish
could wait just to see
II she ran up to you and kissed you In the way
that she used to kiss Lee."
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1882-04-15
Franklin, Ind.

Mrs. sarah stewart has purchased hand
some organ.
pnmor has it that our city is soon to be dis
,,,rhed by the rustic of weddinl garments
wessrs. Casselman and Moore look flying
,rip to indianapolis, Tuesday. IL
After lying dormant quite WHILE Frank
lin is again coming to the front.
p-of A. Carter spent last Sabbath in the
Capital. He says he had an exquisite" time.
rbe A. M. E. Church members have taken
steps to form choir. We hope they VIII sue
ceed. .,,
Mr.. Trueheart of Jeffersonviile, intends max
,,o this city his future home, barbering for Mr.
Christie.
MrsJ T. Hill, of indianapolis, who was
..,,ad tn the bedside of her aunt, Mrs. X Titus,
Who has been quite sick, but we are glad TO
learn is slowly eonvalescingJ has returned
home. She made quite number of warm
friends in Franklin, who were sorry her de
narture was so soon, and hope she will come
again.
1T. Hill. attorney, spent last Wednesday
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1882-04-15
A million Dollar Fund for the Education
of Freedmen.

NORWICH, Conn. April 12.--John F.
Slater of this city, has signified his inten-
ton to create a fund OF $1,000. 900, to be
known as THE John F. Slater Fund" for
the education of freedmen, the fund to be
vested in Board of Trustees, which IN
Waite, William E. Dodge, New York; Gov
ernor Colquitt, Georgia; James P. Boyce,
Kentucky, and VIM. A. Slater, the donors 8
son. Slater explains: "The general object
which l desire to have exclusively pursued
is the uplifting of the lately emancipated
population of the Southern States and their
posterity by comforting upon them the bles-
sings of Christian education. The disa-
bilities formerly suffered by this people, and
their singular patience and fidelity in the
great crisis of the nation. estab-
patby and good will of humane
and patriotic men. can not but feel COM
passion is DUE in view OF their prevailing ig-
norance, which exists because of no fault of
their own"
Slater suggests the education Of teachers
for the colored race may be the wisest Pur-
pose to which the fund can be put 1T after
thirty three years three-quarters of the
Trustees shall, for any reason, agree there Is
no further use for the fund in the form OF
an Institute. Slater authorizes them to en-
ploy the capital to the establishment OF
foundations subsidiary to those existing in
institutions Of higher education. 30 as to
make them more freely accessible to poor
colored students. Under the present insti.
tuition of the fund, he expressly wishes that
either principal nor income shall be ex-
pended on land or buildings for any other
purpose than that of safe and productive In
vestment for income.
John r. Slater has been identified with
the business interests of Norwich since IS4(
and is Director in several banking. railroad
and manufacturing enterprises. He is very
wealthy and has one OF the finest estatel
about Norwich. His father, John, came
from Derbyshire, England, with q brother
Samuel in 1906, established the village o
| Statewide, r. J., and built several mills II
| New England,
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1882-04-15
ATLANTA constitutional

ATLANTA Constitution.l
Ole 81 was meandering around the Office
yesterday, and after reading the Times said
81 see by de papers dat dey holes er
temperance meetin' in dis town ebery day.
$50 they do"
"Well, Use heard dat"
"What do you think of iti"
"Well, l tink dis temperance is ali berry
good, but de way dat yer do hit ar'nutheI
thing"
"What way do you proposef"
"Well, or man Gums out ez or Temperance
nan an talks like or sojer, but he goes in
Vid der boys an drinks like or fish.
You must be mistaken
"No, hsint mistook muffin. Ise bin
drunk-tdrunk ex or billed OWL but I'se
nebber seed de time wen sum Teller drunkez
dan me didn't talk temp'rence. Hit seems
ter me dat de mo- temp'rence what yer gita
de mo- ticker what yer needs. Rfdey1 jest
invent somehn fer ter take the red outen 81
mans eye ebery mornin' den dey1l dc
somean fer de temp'rence causep
And with suspicion of redness in his eye
the old man left the Office.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1882-04-15
Provisions of the Bill for the Election of
President and Vice President.

President and vice President.
WASHINGTON, April 12-The House Com
mittee on the law rspecting the election OF
President and Vice President has agreed upon
bill to carry into effect the provisions of the
Cons titution respecting the election of Pres
ident and Vice President of the United
States. end directed Chairman Updegraff, of
Iowa to report the same to the House with
favorable recommendations. The bill pro-
yides that the Electors shall be chosen on
the Tuesday next after. the first Monday In
November in every fourth year, except in
cases specified in sections l47 to l49 of the
Revised Statutes; that the Electors shal
vote on the third Tuesday in December fol-
lowing their appointment; that between
the day of choosing the Electors and the day
on which they are to vote the title to office of
the Elector may be determined which. if
made by the highest judicial tribunal of the
State having jurisdiction shall be conclu-
sive; that Congress shall be in session the
second Wednesday in January next after
the meeting of the Electors and count the
votes that upon the reading of the certifi-
Gates the President of the Senate shall call
for objections. which if any, shall be made
in writing and shall state clearly and con-
clusively without argument the ground
thereof and shall be signed by at least one
Senator and one member of the House of
Representatives before the same shall be re-
CciNCu tndt Al VIC Csohs VI "A.
any State as to the appointment
and eligibility of Electors. the de-
cision thereof by its highest judi
cial tribunal having jurisdiction shall
be conclusive, and the vote shall be counted
in accordance Herewith, unless reversed by
both Houses: that if there be more than one
judicial decision the two Houses shall de-
termine which shall be received; that where
there has been a controversy in any State
and no certified decision has been transmit
| ted, or where two or more such certified de-
cisions have been transmitted. the contested
votes from such State shall no. be counted
| unless both Houses concur therein,
and il there be several Electoral GER
tificates from any State and no such
| Judicial decision the certificate held
| by both Houses to be executed by proper
| authority shall be conclusive; that if the re-
suit is not reached before the fifth calendar
| day after the first meeting of the two Houses
no further recess shall be taken by either
House; that Notwithstanding the decisions
| and declarations mentioned, the title to
| office of any person declared to be elected
| President or Vice President, and the title of
| any claimant thereof, may be tried and de-
| termined by an action in the nature of a
| quo warrantO, and action may be brought
| prior to the actual entry or usurpation, and
must be commenced within ten days after
the declaration of the election of the defend
ant in the Circuit Court of the United States
| for the District in which the defendants or
| either of them reside.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1882-04-15

A London paper recently contained the
following advertisement: "a gentleman
(R. CO. of very respectable family and hold
ing good business appointment is anxious
to acquire loan for short time to enable
him 10 settle his mind in religious matters.
Kind offers in strict ebfdence."
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1882-04-15
Pettis. Ivers & Co..
indianapolis LEADER.
CORRESPONDENCE.

Correspondents will please make their communi-
cations and concise possible owing 20 our
ont matter that we would like TO publish, put can
not for want of space. All letters outside OF IN
a.. ,olis sbouid reach Thursday. All commu-
nic.tions written on both sides Of the paper viii De
refused.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1882-04-15

He Obtains Permission to Visit His Fam
lily, and Taxes an Unceremonious Leave
of the Officer.

He Obtains Permission to Visit His Fam
lily, and Taxes an UnceremOnious Leave
of the officer.
WASHINGTON, April 13.-H. w, Howgate,
for some moths in Jail in this city on ac-
count of his inability to procure the amount
of bail required for his appearance to answer
charges made against him in connection
with his administration of the financial
affairs of the United States Signal Service,
escaped from his guard this afternoon while
visiting his family. The circumstances are
as follows: In accordance with precedents
already established in similar cases, How
gate, at various times for the past four or
FIVE months applied to the Court for tempo
rary leave of absence from Jail to visit his
family. These applications have generally
been granted, the Court sending an officer
with the prisoner to prevent his escape, and
limiting to few hours his absence from Jail.
To-day, for the first time in two months or
more Howgate asked leave TO go to his
house for the purpose Of seeing his daugh-
ter recently returned from Vassar College,
and of looking over certain papers. Judge
WyIie. to whom application was made,
gran ed the request, and sent with the
prisoner Mr.. Doing, one OF the Oldest 81 d
most trustworthy of the Court Bailiffs, with
orders to bring him back to Jail in two
hours. 1t was then about o'clock. At
Howgate's house the Bailiff. for some rea-
son, lost sight of the prisoner for a moment,
and when he turned around Hewgate was
no longer in the room. The Bailiff asked
Miss Howgate where her father had gone.
She replied he had stepped out, but woud
return In a moment and asked the Bailiff
to sit down. The officer suspecting
samething wrong, rushed out of the house,
but could see nothing of the prisoner. The
house was searched, Police Headquarters no
tilted, and the police everywhere put on the
alert, but up to IL p. m. no clue to the fugi-
tive's whereabouts had been obtained.
Marshal Henry thinks he is still in the
city, but as a precautionary measure the
police authorities of Baltimore. Richmond.
New York, Philadelphia and Boston have
been notified of his escape. If he should not
be arrested before tomorrow, $5, 900 will be
offered for his apprehension
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1882-04-15

CLEVELAND, O., April lS-The annual
meeting of the stockholders of the Cleveland,
Columbus, Cincinnati and Indianapolis
Railway was passed because 1t was presumed
that its absorption into the Ohio Railway
vas final; but the State Supreme Court hav-
ing declared the consolidation illegal, .
meeting was held to-day, at which William
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1882-04-15
Several Persons Killed and q Number Seri-
Ouall Injured.


BALTIMORE, April 1S.-A large boiler in
building on Pratt street. next to the corner
of Fremont, exploded this. afternoon wi
terrible loss of life. The immediate part of
the building where the explosion occurred
is occupied by A. w. Sibley y Co., as chop
and feed mill, and the floor above and the
first floor adjoining on King street by Mil
Ter & Coleman as a cash and door factory.
The machinery has been idle for some time
for repairs and fire had just been started to
resume work when the explosion occurred.
A portion of the boiler was propelled north
ward entirely demolishing two two story
brick dwelling houses on King street, and
throwing down the side wall OF the rear
building adjoining. AT the time OF the ex-
plosion John Addison, engineer; Harrison
Walters colored fireman; Andrew Cooper,
machinist, who had been making repairs,
and Frank Kraning, boy, were in the en-
gine room. All we're killed except Cooper,
and he is not expected to live In the house,
l73 King street, George Pentz, age nineteen,
was killed, Ida Rosenberg had leg broken
and Ellen Rawlings. a oolored servant was
severely hurt by walls falling upon
her. In No. III King street Grace
adjoining the factory Abraham Hepbros,
colored, unloading a lumber wagon, was
struck by flying missel and bis skull frac-
tured; James Roden, aged fifteen, had his
skull fractured; Edward Callaghan had a
leg broken: Mrs. Margaret Kauf, 514 Pratt
street, adjoining the factory, was killed at
the wash tub. in the kitchen, by flying
bricks. c. w. Gates, at work In granite
yard;i IL a. sqnare distant ha; was aIn, struck
hurt. Edward Kellogg an employe in the
building, had leg broken. Several others
we're less seriously hurt The building and
machinery and dwelling houses were owned
by Richard Cromwell, Jr. Several bodies
are supposed to be still under the ruins, in
Guiding those of the engineer, fireman and
the boy Kraning The fremen are endeav.
oring to recover them. The damage to
property and machinery is estimated at
$4,000. There was a similar explosion In the
same building twelve years ago, when FIVE
persons lost their lives
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1882-04-15

Christ is not only the historical and doc
trinal center OF Christianity, but above al
He is the center of Christian life and ex
perience. We must begin with Him and
end with Him. It 10 the mistake of thou
sands to begin with self or Church, or q
creed, or the Bible or some plan OF saliva.
tion, and alas, to end with thsm.-S. ].
Niccolls.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1882-04-15

As we have already remarkd, our
stock of these goods. if thoroughly ex.
amined and impartially compared, will
be found to excel anything of the kind
in the city, for quantity, quality, vari-
ETY. or low prices. Should you think
this at first sight a pretty sweeping as
sertion, we will only ask you to remem-
Der that the New York Store has rep
utation well established in this and
other States for representing things
just as they are.