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The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1882-01-21
statement of such a reason brands Bly,

statement of such reason brands Bly,
den as a shallow pated mountebank.
If any back-woods pedagogue in this
country were To make such statement
about any of the great languages of the
earth, he would be considered fit sub
iect for commission of lunacy. DIR.
Blyden has held the position of Liberi-
an minister to England and has mas
queraded before the world as the most
intellectual man the Negro race haspro-
duced.. Owing to this undue notoriety
his recent utterances have made him
the laughing stock and butt Of ridicule
throughout the newspaper world. The
fact is there is great poverty of intel
lectual men i'm Liberia, and mounte-
bank with a smattering of education
and good stock of brass and cheek,
finds it easy to become a recognized
literatem among the benighted nOvices
by whom he Is surrounded. Ii DIR.
Blyden may be taken as type of the
Professors of Liberia College, peo-
pie will rightly conclude that she has
nothing that deserves the name of col
lege and no class that can rightly as
sumo the title of literary or even intel
ligent men.
We advise DIR. Blyden to join a car
AVIAN to the Ethiopian interior where
his intellectual gymnastics if not Sc
amusing to himself, will be less dis
creditable to his country, and less an
noying to the Negro race of which hi
is an alleged member.
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before entering the vehicle. He broke down
and confessed, corroboratiDg Courriol's state
ment. Roussy, he said, cut down the cour-
Ter, by whom he (Durochatl was sitting.
Durocbat tried to defend him, receiving 4
cut on the hand, and then tried TO escape
from the scene of butchery, insisting that
he had bsrgained for highway robbery, but
not for murder, but Courriol held him, lay
ing the deed to Roussy's hot temper, but
insisting that rs it had been done they all
must sink or swim together. Dubosc, he
said, wore faxen wig for disguise and the
silver spurs.
Ddrochat WAS condemned to death, but
ere his execution was confronted with Du-
bose, who had been arrested. So COM
pletely, however, was DIbosc disguised
that Durochat declared that it was
not he but another Dubosc that had been
concerned in the affair. Madeleine Breban
swore to his identity, but only one of the
witnesses against Lesurques declared that
Dubosc was the man of the broken spur,
though all admitted the striking resem-
blance. Richard, however, was brought up
from the galleys, and on his testimony
Dubosc was held. Twice be broke jail. and
it was not until 800 that he was brought
to the scaffold. In the interim Vidal,
for whom Guesno had been mistaken. had
been taken and gui'lotined, exculpatipg
Guesno and Lesuroues. And finally Rous-
sy as run down, and died attesting Lesur-
ques innocence. Since 1904 the heirs of the
unfortunate merchant (now represented, we
believe, by the family of his grandson,
DAnjon,) have been moving to have bis
innocence declared judicially. and his for.
tune restored, with interest, but hitherto
without success, the woman who has just
died invariably swearing that Lesurque:
was 1.-The man with the broken spur, though
she admitted the striking resemblance o.
Dubosc
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Queer Dishes
chambers JOurnal.1

What marvellous variety of tastes, of likes
and dislikes with regard to special forms of
food, from cannibalism to currant-cake. we
find among people physically constituted
alike in every respect. This person eats his
meat burned to q cinder; that will touch
only what is rawly undone. George III.
preferred fish when it was semi -putrid; his
successors weakness was for hot plum bread
crumpled up in quart of cream. Lord Bacon
is said to have lived whole weeks ut inter-
walls on nothing but oranges; while the elder
Pit could not endure the sight of fruit, and
never suffered any to be brought into the
room where he was.
1t seems an extraordinary thing to speak
of eating a skunk. and that, too, in part OF
the world where beef and mutton are inf
nitely more plentiful than bread; yet, il is
fact that the Guachos of the Banda Oriental
are in the habil of hunting this creature for
the sake of its fiesh-nor Is this incompre-
hensible to anyone who is acquainted with
the true nature of the skunk The disgust
ing liquid which it elects is contained in a
gland on the back, and constitutes its weapon
of defence. Certainly, the effluvium is the
most horrible and enduring that may be
conceived, and man and beast will fly from
it; but if it be surprised and killed before
it has time to use this, and the gland be
afterward extirpated with care, the rest of
the body is destitute of all offence. Skunk
skins are largely used by furriers, and beau
tifal skins they are and the animal is caps-
BILE of being domesticated, as it never emits
the secretion except when in danger or
alarmed. never ate skunk, but l have
handled tame one without any olfsctory
disturbance.
/ see that timed pepper-pot is now to be
obtained in London, but can not fancy that
it would be much like the real article Pep
per-pot is a favorite relish for breakfast out
West, and is eaten with rice like curry; in
some of the old families in Demarara it is
made to perfection. An iron crock is filed
Up daily with scraps of meat. fish, almost
anything, and various spices, peppers. chill
lies and other condiments added, the essen
tial one being casaripe, thick, black,
treacly fluid extracted from the cassava
root. The crock itself is brought to the
breakfast table, and the contents served
with wooden spoon. The mixture is black
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and fbrous in appearance, and intensely
hot to the palate; but the sine que non o.
excellence in pepper pot is that it shall
never be allowed TO become empty The
quantity it holds is immensely dispropor-
tomato to that required for daily ccnsump-
ton; nevertheless, it is filled up every
morning. and kept perpetually simmering.
Rats, for instance, firmly believe, would
be not only wholesome, but very nice if
properly prepared-not common sewer rats,
but such as i ate, barn-fed animals shared
in hop-garden. The flesh, though perfect
ly white was dry and tasteless; but then
they were only skinned, cleaned and sub
mitted to the fire without any Of the eject
eras which make other meats savory. DIR.
Kane, Rear Admiral Beaufort, Captain
Inglefeld, and other Arctic explorers speak
highly of rats as welcome addition to
their supply of food in those dreary lati-
tudes
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1882-01-21

The Cincinnati Commercial has a
correspondent in this city who is
worrying himself unnecessarily with
political matters.
He predicts breaking up and reor-
ganization of political parties. 1t is
just possible that few politicians who
forget their pledges and obligations to
their constituents as soon as they get
into Office will be badly "broken up
within the next twelvemOnth. This
will be about the extent of the reorgan
ization, the G.. G. to the contrary not
withstanding.
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IT now seems probable that Congress
will at an early date make an appropri-
alton for the benefit of the widow of
President Lincoln. Mrs. Lincoln is a
great sufferer from a complication of
diseases and her expenses are so heavy
that the annual allowance of So, 900 per
annum which Congress voted her some
years ago is entirely inadequate. A
liberal appropriation should be imme-
diately made. Let not pecuniary en-
barrassment be added to the woes Of
the saddened heart and blighted life Of
the wife of our murdered Liberator.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1882-01-21

j. r. Chalmers, the shoestring Pirate
continues to draw Hon. John r. Lynch's
salary from the United States Treas
ury. This thing is getting to be almost
as monotonous as the Guiteau trial
Mr.. Calkins, chairman of the commit
tee on elections, will win the applause OF
all honest men by giving the House an
immediate opportunity to kick this bra
zen, impudent scoundrel out of the seat
he obtained through villainies that
would shame an Italian bandit.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1882-01-21

THERE is probably no race or class of
people on the globe without its intel
lectual-as well as other cranks. DR..
Blyden of the College of Liberia, AT
RIGA, is probably the most notable proof
that the Negro race is no exception to
this rule. The Doctors most recent
idiosyncrasy has appeared in the form
of q pronunciamento against the Eng
lish language. He wants the English
language excluded from the schools of
Liberia.
In tie reason for the Doctors fierce
onslaught upon the noblest language
among men, appears the ludicrous
crank element in his nature. He would
put the language of Shakespeare and
8cott end Dickens and Whittier and
Loskfellow and Sumner under a ban
because forsooth ST contains words de-
grading to the Negro rsce.' The mere
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1882-01-21
Josh Billings Philosophy.


If you will sit down and wait. yung man,
at least one-haff ov the good things ov life
will at sum time eddy around near yu,
while the more yu chase them the more
they will break into run.
All ov naturs works are part ov per.
fekshun ov plan. She makes no mis-
takes, kreates no vacancys, and guesses at
nothing.
Ideas are what wins, but if man hain't
got but one, he IL very apt to run that one
into the ground, and take himself along
with it.
Latter proves nothing. Wize men laf,
and ideats grin all the time.
Cunning liz q weak imitashun ov wisdum
and il liable ct emmy time, to merge into
fraud.
Happiness haz no abiding place, bat often
is very near at hand, like the old woman's
spect c'es. After hunting for them hi and
10, she found them at last safe on her noze
Gravity IL bekuming to phool at all
times, but only to wize man on state
ock, shuns.
Very menny seek knowledge, not SO
mulch for the truth, az for the specialization
thare liz in it.
Heroizm liz simple, and yet it Is rare.
Every one who duz the best he kan IL a
hero.
Snty is dangerous gift. The vanity it
inspires, and the base fiattery it attrakts, its
possessors are not 10 be envyed.
Charity makes no mistakes that she kan
be charged with.
Good breeding IL the only thing that kan
ma. phool endurable.
Servisude liz so unnatural that an honest
servant liz the rarest ov all things.
There liz great art in knowing how TO give
without creating an obligation.
AS selfish and ill-bred as the mass of man
kind is, prefer to live with them, rather
than go into solitude, and try to live with
myself.
Gratitude is word that you will find in
the dictionaries, but you will not find much
of it anywhere else.
If q man haz got the right kind ov relig-
ion he kan pick up breed ennywhsre that
will fit it.
A true friend liz one whom yu kan chide
for hiz faults. without giving offense, and
who, without giving ofense can chide yu.
Nature haz never made emmy thing per-
fekt, and she luvs variety 30 we'll that she
never haz made emmy two things Just alike.
Incidence IL quiet nalady, but it haS
eat up more foundashuis and tipt over more
superstruktures than Wild annbishun ever
haz.
Abstinence should bethe excepsun, and
temperance the rule.
Foremost ov all, let nj child have pride
don't mean vanity, I mean prids-hon-
esty and energy are almost sure to follow.
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THE occasions have been extremely
rare when We have been able to make
favorable mention of the Hon. d. w.
Voorhees,. 1t affords us pleasure how
ever to say that his opposition to the
repeal of the arrears of pension act is
worthy of high commentator. 1t may
do for old slave drivers like Beck of
Kentucky to denounce this act of tardy
justice to the Nations defenders. Mr.
Beck pursues the course that will win
the favor of his constituents. A prop
osition to repeal all pension laws and
repudiate the National debt, would
doubtless receive the enthusiastic sup
port of Mr.. Beck's constituents, but
throughout the great North where emp.
ty sleeves and wooden limbs are famil-
lar sights, the Senator or Representa-
tive who votes to repeal this measure
will receive a rebuke that will convince
him that the people are not yet ready
10 repudiate the pledges made to the
men who placed their lives between the
Nation and her foes. Senator Ingall.
Of Kansas, voiced the sentiment of ev
cry patriot when he said:
81 would have voted for it if it had cos
$5O0,O00,OO0. | will to-day vote to ALLOW
any claim Of a soldier that is established Il
run back to the time his disability was in
CURED, whether it costs $500 or 100000
0OO."
1t is safe to say that the measure
will not be repealed.
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In our next issue we hope to be able
to announce positively the exact time of
c. j. Guiteau's last appearance before
the American public. If Manager Cox
consults the wishes of the public, the
time will not be later than high noon
ON next Friday.
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SOCIETY DIRECTORY.
United Brothers of Friendship.

Sumner Lodge No. IL, regular communi-
cation every first and third Monday of each
month. Hall northeast corner of Meridian
aud Washington streets. All members re-
quested to be present, also members of other
lodges of the same faith are invited.
III. w. Jackson, Worthy Master.
w. s. Lock financial Secretary
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Let every colored man who favors the
elevation of his race subscribe for the Lead
Or; and let every white man who believes
that slavery was q CRIME against humanity
and that it is the duty of the ruling race to
aid the Negro in his struggle for moral, social
and intellectual elevation do likewise.
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We continue 10 act Solicitors for Patents Caveats.
Trade Marks Copyrights. etc. for the United States,
Canada Cuba, England, France Germany, etc. We
have had thirty.five years. experience.
Patents obtained through noticed in the SCI
ENTIFIC AMERICAN. This large and splendid illus
trated weeklypaper SO year shows the Progress
OF Science is very interesting and has enormous
circulation. Address MUM CO.. Patent Solicf-
tors, Pubs. of SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, 81 Park Row,
New York. Hand book about Patents free.
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1t is great mystery to bachelors why
married men seem to be so afraid of their
wives aud bear themselves with such an air
of subjugation. The only answer to the
conundrum Is that given by the Quaker:
Friend, when thee Is married thee will
know."-New York Herald.
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A gentleman on getting a soda
and brandy. was retiring from the re-
treatment bar. "Recollct, sir" said the DO
lite Miss Horn, "K you l.se your purse, you
didn't pull 1t out here. PC Glasgow Evening
Times.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
WASHINGTON d C. Feb L. lHX0


House OF REPRESENTATIVES.
WAsHINGToN, u. c., Feb. 49, 1850.
MY DEAR Cox-In our twenty-five years
quaintance and friendship you have never done a
greater service TO the truth, nor given me 80 valu
able help rs In your letter OF the 14th inst,
which have just received. have been SO stung
by the decision of the Sco6eld Board that 1t is
very hard to trust my own mind TO speak OF 1t as
IL appears to me. / have made a strong effort to
separate myself from the and to look at 1t in
tellectualy as though Ii related only to the pieces
and chessboard. and not to living men. or men
who ever had lived, and all my best efforts have
brought me out precisely to the conclusions OF
your letter. Still ha not yet made. in the light
of new testimony, careful strategic study of the
field and not you have done. But how curious
IL is that what you say now, with the new maps
before you, Is the exact picture Of the field and
Porter's conduct upon 1t which glowed in strong
colors In the mind of the Court Martial seventeen
years ago. And now. my dear friend. l need your
help still further and need IL more than ever be-
fore In our Acquaintance Overwhelmed as am
with the current daily work OF the House, 1t Is
almost impossible for me to get the time to GO
infinitely through all the mass of this new evi
deuce as i ought 10 do. With kind regards, am
as ever yours. J. A. GARFIELD
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GLORIOUS NEWS roINvALIns

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by Mail at 81 90 pr bex. Once % Virginia avenue,
Indianapolis, Ind.
DR.. BENNETT,
uccessor TO DR.. ID. b. Ewing
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Garfield on Fitz John Porter.

CINCINNATI, Jan. 19.-General Jacob ID.
Cox has furnished the following answer to
his Fitz John Porter letter for publication:
Horar nr REpp rsENrA rIvrs
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RAILROAD TIME TABLE.
On and after Sunday, Dec. 1, 1851.

Indiana, BlOOmfu Kton a. western.
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THE RESULT IN BROORLYN.

GREAT DEMOCRATIC GAINS.
crFyFIAND's MAJORITY ABOUT 10000 IN KINGS
Cor-NTY-rHE DEMOCRATS ELECT TWO OF THE
THREE CONTEMPLATION TRACY DEFEATED
RESULTS OF AssEMRLYMEN, ALDERMEN AND
SUPERVISORS.
The result of the election in Brooklyn, giving
Cleveland majority of 3S1O3, was a sur
prise even to the most sangulne Democrat
No one whose Judgment would be considered worthy
of attention predicted a majority OF
more than 10000 and when 1t was re-
membered that Governor Tilden carried Kings
County by only $4,000 this estimate was
generally considered much too high The city
which Mayor Low carried by 5000 majority had
enough Republicans willing to rebuke the meth
ods of the Saratoga Convention to equal
$4,000 votes for the Democratic State
ticket The great Democratic majorities IN
MANY instances arc rolled up in the
Republican wards
The vote Tor Governor was as follows:
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THE NEW CONGRESS.
UNITED STATES SENATE.

CERTAINLY DEMOCRATIC AND PROBABLY RE-
PUBLICAN BY FROM 2 TO MAJORITY.
The present Senate contains 81 Republicans 80
Democrats, 1 Independent and Readjuster, and
there is one vacancy caused by the death OF Bena-
min H. Hill, of Georgia. The terms of 20 Senators
will expire on the 4th Of next March, OF whom ii
are Republicans, IA are Democrats and 1 is an hide
pendent. Seven of these prospective vacan-
cies have been filed already by the
election of 8 Republicans, Democrats and Re
adiuster. OF the nineteen Legislatures which are
vet to elect Senators, seven will doubtless he con-
trolled by the Republicans. seven by the Democrats
and five are doubtful. The doubtful Legislatures
a%e those of New-Jersey, Delaware Illinois, lenheS
see and Colorado Without electlng senator IN
any of the doubtful States, the Republicans Win
the aid of the Virginia Senator'S tie the Senate
If they carry three of the doubtful Legislatures
they will have a majority of without the assist
ance of the Readu,ters and If they carry them all
there will be a Republican majority OF IN the SEN
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INCIDENTS or THE ELECTION.

DOVER, n. H., Nov. Isaac Lucas. a prominent
Republican politician. arrested this afternoon
On complaint OF John Thcbau, for the a legged bri-
berry OF Patrick Aglow. Democratic voter
ST LOUIS, Nov. AT Waterloo. ILL.,. to-day,
Jake Fultz was shot and killed at the polls by SD
ney Burns, a supporter OF Willirm r. Morrison. tho
Democratic candidate for Congress Ia the XVIIIth
Dis riot.
CHICAGO, Nov In row at the polls tins after
NOON George 4. Kelly, a fireman, was shot and
killed by John Fldhcrty, special policeman.
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Der OF the organization until the present campaie,
the leaders xous that he should be beae 20
order 10 preserve discipline, one OF them phrs..
Sheriff Rowe and ex-senator John Fox wers ~. X
only persons found at irving Han N'S ma
were making preparations for the reception Of e,iay
returns In the evening. Mr. BOwe thought there ~
nor ncn aooot OF the rsction o. te entire Democrat,
% 900 The lesser cure, he thought would r.n,'
Kccnan's majority over OBrien. lie would not eoa..
Butler more than 10000 votes. 'ose
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the Second Judicial District, Judge Is. F. Tracy al
mitted last night that he was beaten by o,Ooo
majority in Kings County thus rendering the cleo
ton of Judge c. f. Brown certain
CoyGREssMEN ELECTED IN BROOKLYN
OF the three Congressman iu Kings
County, the Democrats elected TWO
William L. Robinson IN the I'D, and Felix camp
bell in the IVth District. In the lid DistrcV 'ho
Republicans elected Darwin X. James.
AssRMBLYMEN IN BROOKLYN.
The following Members OF Assembly are probably
elected:
District Dist1ct; r,o, p
H. NJ J. Hannon ID. VIII II. +. Conuoiiy.D
ri G. J. Henry d. TX. Alfred Hodges, X.
" lanes Coyne D. Y James Taylor h
V. NJ ]. Coffcy. ID. Al. ". D. Manu. II
VI. Z. J. McOaTon, ID. MI. NJ e Eari' ~
BROOKLYN ALDERMEN.
The returns Indicate the election of the following
Aldermen:
Ward. Ward. ~ ,,.- u
1T. D. Dino, r. AV.-Milliam Alllson H.
IIl-Lucen Knapp. r. XNIl.-M. H. MateIe'ISa;
N.-Join MEGA ~, ID. MN. - NHu.ich -
Viii. = Folk, X. Nh >. Oo Illns,, a. u
ND OConDell, ID. MILL. W. S I1vm ~
XII G. Benman, ID. AAN.-itoOefI NM "
Kills. NJ Weekes, H.
SUPERVISORS IN KINGS COUNTY.
The following Supervisors were elected III hiheS
County: w,
""'d Il. John Gallasner,LD "% Xx La Mysrs,Es.p
" joel Smith, X. MI lava ~ . ~ D'iit -
VI. II. o. COl1rd, ID. lAAlN d IL IlStiI|'
VIII. Daniel Lake ID. ~ LOS u, ~; SoT pdor p
VII Hngb Hond d. 'u'send. .J.Y Mckane d.
Wv iiuSn RehT ID !Y'pUt'cht. G.. Ferguson,
2vT TbeodnTe Wtursr % ff'tbush Peter Pigott, ID.
XVIII. CD. ArmsrOng,Rl
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DRITERs And RUNNERS on STRIKE

WuKEsBARRE, PENN, roy. THE drivers
and runners employed tnc Rcd ASH Galleries are
IA rike to-day. the company have been paying them
for nine hours whilo they have been dong ui days
Labor. TGcy d,Iund fan days pA!, ana ten Aours OF
work 10 constitute h day.
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THE ASSEMBLY CANDIDATES.
The following is list of the Assemblymen eiec'eu
in this city:
Dist.
II-J,mes Oliver &C. ID. and /. H.
Hip. y. Oakley (Ihm)
IV-P II Roach Il. H.
WILL. l. Van Allen (Rep)
w "a assembly In city matter
XIIIH DISTRICT
E. A. schwartz, Tam D. 2S3i
Sharics " sej anu, Ia - " ......... 2S7
SohWartz's plurality low
XVIuTH DISTRICT
ID p McErOy, Co. 80
Thomas +. Rightmire, ia
william Moore
NcElroy's plurality 'O''
TIIE RnARD OLE ALDERMEN.
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ASSEMBLY.

yIII-Geo II Weifelmin tRepJ
IX-Frederlck b. house (RcpD
X-ticorge F. Roesen c.. ID. and ~
XI-Walr.r Howe (Rep3
XII-E 4. schwartz (Tan.)
XIII-Hcury J. Spra9uo Skep)
XIV-J Murphy &C.. D and IT,
XVI-F. b. opin0la (rsm.l
XVuI-D. :. McElroy &C. d.
XXI-TaeOdore Roosevelt (Rep.)
XXII-Jacob Z. Miller &C. ID. and ~
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SUMMARY.

Republicans l46
Democrats III
IndepeD dents
.R4elected. q. l. AtLarge.