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The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1882-05-06
INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA SATURDAY MAY 6, 1882
aitless wish that he

great statesman the aitless wish that he
may be taken back to old home where
he shared gophers with an old fish line, or
pasted blue mud all over his freckled skin
and ran along the beach in the warm July
air, and scared the frisky horse of the young
lovers who drove along the pebbly shore.
Greatness is to be sought for and desired
because it stirs the stagnant ambition of
man and helps him to kin time; but freeh
lauleis and bronze medals can not minister
to pair of torpid kidneys. The praise of
men and the smiles of beautiful women can
not bring jey to the heart of hollow.eyed
tatesman who can not digest anything but
oatmeal mush and distilled Graham Juice.
The world is full of great men, men who
when they write their name on q hote
register are sure that they will be inter
viewed by newspaper men and their words
printed before breakfast; men who wear
Prince Albert coats every day and talk
gramm stically even when they are mad;
but the collection of happy men-men who
laugh and have fun and never miss meal
is comparatively small. Wealth does not
al ways do the business either. Money can
buy off the opinions of the public some
times and take the edge from popular CEN
sure, but it can not choke off the nightmare
or still the vague unrest of q congeeted
liver.
1t is ever thus through life. He who has
big bank az count may also have the
bilious colo, and he whose name is found
on every page of nations history may
have an ingrowing toe-nsil that makes his
life burden to him. If we could look at
this life philisophically and live on soda
crackers and calm the consuming smbi-
tions which torture, the great would not
come nigh US, and when we died, the hu-
man hell-hounds who survived us would
net dig up our crumbling bones, and spread
our errors out before q gaping. grinning
world, while our widow and orphans would
suffer thousand sgonies, helpless under
the iron heel of the relentless slanderer of
the dead. Blessed is the dead whose worth
less dust belongs al ne to his sorrowing rel
atives and to his God The public did not
feed him during lite, and in death it can
not blacken his name
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1882-05-06
CONSOL ALTON.
Bill Nye in a Reflective Mood. in Which He
Takes Philosophical View of Life.


Dear friend, do you ever stand in the
doorway of memory, when the golden sun
lights up the road over which you have
travelled, through the dust and heat of for
mer years, and while you look out over the
field of your great struggles, and victories
and defeats, do you ever wish yourself back
again beyond the hour when first ambition
filed your heart aud made your present
seem distasteful. and poor and mean in your
eyesf Did you ever figure your gains and
losses and look with weariness and unrest
upon your achievements Does it not
sometimes occur to you that you have dear
ly bought your position and wealth?
All, who can buy the joyous hope and
bounding health Of sore-toed boyhood2
What wealth can procure the free and un-
slloyed satisfaction of those days when you
could eat your 6sh-bate ard stay in the
water up to your eyebrows all day2 Would
not President Arthur to-day madly fling
away his scepter of power and resign his
lofty position if ne could once more be
placed back at the threshold of life, with
his pantaloons hanging by one homemade
suspender2
How empty and how vain are the glories
that crown the hero of a thousand battles
How worthless are the faded laures that
crown the bilious, pimply brow Of great.
ness. We combat with all humanity for a
proud position, and just as we get our name
in print we hnd that our digestion has gone
back on us, and the overtaxed gastric de-
partment must be sent to the shops for re-
pairs.
Then comes those retrospective loRgings
ior the dreamy nights long since, when the
atydid sang in the August grass, and the
watermelon went to its long home. Then
come golden memories of the bright days OF
midsummer. when beneath the bending
willow we bsthed in the sunny depths OF
the silent pool and speared the watery toad
with al old pitchfork.
It is proud day to the ambitious states
man, when in the flush of victory he stands
before the spplauding host of those who
have carried him upward to this gloriou.
moment, when he feels his own strength
and calmly surveys the CORY field ove
which he has fought. But when ever
man, who voted for him, has asked and pc
titioned him for the nine dollar postoffice q
his old home and threatens to bolt all nom
inations and disrupt party if he can no
have it, there steals the senses of tn
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1882-05-06

Johns. We did not know, but have since
been informed that they can be found al
most any evening on West Walnut Hills.
Miss Cornelia King, the reigning beauty
of the "Hills" will be the guest of Miss Liz
zie Laurence, of Glendale, during the greater
part of the Summer season.
At the last meeting of the Labor League
the following substantial business was trans
acted: a sick committee was appointed, a
fund of twenty five dollars was ordered
to be raised to meet sick dues each member
being entitled to four dollars per week dur
inghis illness.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1882-05-06
English Humor.

E. Nye's BOOmefang.I
The London Spectator says that 1.-THE
humor of the United States, If closely ex-
amined will be found to depend in great
measure on the ascendency which the prin
ciple of utility has grained over the imagin
ations of a rather imaginative people," The
humor of England, if closely examined. will
be found about ready to drop over the pickle,
fence into the arena, but never quite making
connections. If we scan the English literary
horizon we will find the humorist up q tai
tree depending from q sharp knot thereof by
the slack of his overalls. He is just out Of
sight at the time you look in that direction
He always has a man working in his place
however. The man who works in his plact
is just pairing down the half-sole and newly
pegging joke that has recently been sent in
by the foreman fox repairs.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1882-05-06

Margery Deane says, Hungarian gentle
men, like most Europeans, have q curious
idea of American ladies' that we are "spoil-
ed," as they express it, by much petting, is
generally believed. An Hungarian express
ed his knowledge of US by saying, when ask
ed to contribute to my entertainment i
speak only Hungarian; can not talk with
her; but 1 will find q rocking-chair in the
town somewhere, and will be the man to
fan her. saw once in Hungarian paper
picture of the American lady at home. Of
course she sat in rocking chair, and four
gentlemen hovered about her with fans and
wraps"
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1882-05-06

A large and remunerative trade is carried
on, principally by the women of st. Angus
tine, in the manufacture of hats, baskets and
brushes from the native grasses and palmet-
to leaves. For jewelry, their dexterous
fingers convert the almost gossamer fish,
scales into variety of delicate patterns, and
exquisit plumage of the native birds is skill
fully converted into flowers and fans
Florida Letter.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1882-05-06
INDIANAPOLIS LEADER.
CORRESPONDENCE.

Correspondents will please make their communi-
cations brief and concise possible Owing to our
limited space, frequently compelled to leave
out matter that we would like to publish, but can
not for want of space. All letters outside of In
disnspolis should reach Us Thursday. All commu-
nications written both sides Of the paper will be
refu sed.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1882-05-06
"Dust on Your Glasses. ~


l don't often put on glasses to examine
Katy's work; but one morning, not long
since, did so upon entering q room she had
been sweeping.
"Did you forget to open the windows
when you swept. Katy2" inquired; 'this
room is very dusty"
II think there is dust on your Eyeglasses
ma'am,' she said, modestly. And sure
enough, the Eyeglasses were at fault, and
not Katy. / rubbed them of, and every.
thing looked bright and clean, the carpet
like new, and Katy's face said dI'm glad j,
was the glasses, and not me this time. n
This has taught me good lesson, said to
myself upon leaving the room, and one
shall remember through life.
In the evening Katy came to me with
some kitchen trouble. The cook had done
so.and-so; and she said so-and 20. When
ber story was finished / said, slnilingly
There's dust on your glasses, Katy; rub
them of, you will see better" She under.
stood me and left the room
told the incident to children and it Il
quite mmon to hear them say to each
other, "Oh, there's dust on your glasses.
Sometimes am referred to, mamma, Har.
~ has dust on his glasses; can't he rub
them Off"
When hear person criticising another
condemning, perhaps, course of action he
knows nothing about, drawing inferencel
prejudicisl to the person or persons, think
right away, There's dust on your glasses, ,rut
it Off" The truth is, everybody wears these
very same glasses, only the dust is q little
bit thicker on some than on others, and
needs harder rubbing to get it of.
said this to John one day. some little
matter coming up to call forth the remark
There are some people | wish would begir
to rub then" he said, "There is Mr.. So-and
so and Mrs. So-and-so, they are alwayl
ready to pick at some one. to slur, to hint
l don't know, don't like them" "I thinl
my son John has wee bit on his glasses
just now; he laughed and asked: "What is
body to dof" "Keep your own we'll rubbed
up and you will mol know whether Others
need it or not" IL will" he replied.
think as family we are all profting BY
that little incident and through life viii
never forget the meaning of-"There is dus
on your glasses"
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1882-05-06
GreencastIe Ind.

Mrs. Mollie Ecton was taken i'll very sud-
denly Monday. Her life was despaired of at
one time, but at this writing she is thought to
be out of danger.
Monday was the birthday of Mrs. Robert
McDaniels, and she was agreeably surprised
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1882-05-06

by the members of the A. NJ. E. congregation
with handsome dress, which was very costly
and for which they have her sincere thanks.
Tuesday was the final settlement as to who
should rule our city. The Republicans car
ried the city with one exception, that being the
councilman of the second ward. Alexander
Hawthorne thinks that the colored voters who
did not support Frank Hayes in the third ward
ought to be tried for arson. We would like to
ask Alex. if he has forgotten that when MIR.
Hayes was in the convention two years ago,
he said he would not run in a convention with
a damned Niger" and We would like to ask
him further did not Mr.. Hayes at the recent
convention call this same gentleman a"G-d
id bladk nigger 81 of a b-h." Now
we would like Mr.. Hawthorne TO know If he has
nomore independence than to support such
men, we have, and we will assert our rights
when We have an occasion so to do, and IL Mr..
Hawthorne will stay In the ward in which he
belongs, We think the voters of the Sd ward will
take care Of themselves. Wedo really hope he
will not make himself so unpleasant as to ac-
cost men in the street about scratching such
men as Mr.. Hayes has proven himself to be-
We admit that the ticket was good one, and
was worthy of the support of Republicans. But
we hope the would popular gentleman has
"gumption" enough to know that we will not
kiss the hand that smites us. We believe in
Republican rule and will do what we can to
maintain it. RUE.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1882-05-06

washington g. H., Ohio.
Frank White is doing good business at the
Central Hotel
The A. M. E. Sunday school anticipates hold
ing a concert soon.
Elder Carr has returned home after few
days visit to Columbus.
We learn that Alonzo Anderson will soon
go to work for w. A. Kane, to finish learning
his trade.
r. NJ. Turner visits Hamilton, Sunday, via
Wilmington, to help Rev. Charles Bundy in
his meetings. 81
Wilmington, Satonia, Martinsville and Rich
land intend to hold q combination excursion
of the A. NJ. Z. Sunday schools.
William Day is doing good business with
the firm of Craig White. This gentleman is
one of the favorites of the town. We wish him
success.
Milton Easton left for Springfield recently,
where he has accepted a position in a machine
shop. SELBOR.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1882-05-06

SPRINGFIELD OHIO.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1882-05-06

TIM MODERN HIGHNAYMAN.
The ancient highwayman was stout and brave.
And robbed the lonely traveller of.his pelf;
The modern highwayman's a sneaking knave,
Who tries to steal the great highway itself.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-10-29

Denver, Oct. 2S.-The Republicans
Pueblo special says: The Santa Fe
railroad detectives have succeeded in
arresting two of the gang who recently
robbed the Santa Fe train near Grana-
da, and the rascals are now in jail at
Topeka, awaiting the arrival of a requi-
sition from Governor Pitkin to bring
the rascals back to Colorado.
One of the parties under arrest is a
discharged telegraph operator on the
road. He was in Pueblo last Sunday
morning, and was Swallowed by Frank
Whitfield, better known as Texas
Frank, n Santa Fe railroad detective.
He was s. drunk in Pueblo that he gave
the whole gang away, and when Las
Animas was reached by the robber and
the detective, Monday, night, en- route
east, the self confessed robber was
thrown in jail.
Yesterday Whitefeld arrested one
James Talbot, a deputy sheriff of Bent
county, at Topeka, Kansas, as one of
the prime movers in the robbery. Tai
bot denies the charge, but the detec-
tives claim to have him foul.
Talbot is well known in southern
Colorado, and is the same officer who
it will be remembered undertook to
quell a cowboy disturbance at Granada
last summer, and after MORALLY wound
ing n of the desperadoes was himself
shot and seriously wounded. After
ward he accused his wife of infdelity
and tried to kill her.
Officers are now after three others of
the gang, known to be in Texas, and
hope in a few days to capture all of the
scoundrels.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-10-29
WASHINGTON T


Before the Jeanette board of inquiry
Lieut.. Danenhower resumed his nara
of the retreat after the loss of the
Jeanette.
The special examiner of accounts for
the department Of justice has been
ordered TO examine the accounts of
Marshal Longstreet.
A story is reported oe the streets to
the effect that Richard Devens, late
discussing clerk in the department of
Justice, has been transferred to the
postofice department, because he was
charged with having given information
about the inside workings of the de-
partment of justice in regard to the
star route defendants. 1t is added that
he has since informed the attorney gen.
eral that he simply gave information to
his official superior, Chief Clerk Mill
ken, and later gave it out that the said
Milliken and another prominent I'M
ploye of the department would be dis
missed.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-10-29

The appointment of Division Super
intendent Ed. Dickinson to the general
superintendency Of the Wyoming divis-
ion of the Union Pacific, vice Robert
Law, resigned, will give Laramie City
the offices, and, according to present
arrangements, leave Cheyenne, the
largest town on the line west of Omaha,
and the centering point of two rail-
roads besides the main line, without
division headquarters or a dispatcher's
office; for the present force is to be re-
moved to North Platte, all of which is
a very pleasant compliment to Chey-
ence and an exhibition of good judg-
ment on the part of the company. An
effort will be made to have Superin-
tendent Buel's headquarters here, but
the outgrowth of it is uncertain, with a
probability on the side of failure. AT
any rate, Cheyenne never has had any
favors from the railroad company, and
is remarkably prosperous, and it is
quite probable that the present state of
affairs won't kill her.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-10-29

Washington, Oct. 2s.-The paymas-
ter general of the army in his report
for the fiscal year shows the total re-
celpts and disbursements to be S45,-
1872, Pas. He recommends that the act
of July %, he so amended as to al
low, in the discretion of the secretary
of war, one months leave of absence
to officers of the army without deduc-
tion of pay, or an allowance for each
year during which such absence has
not been taken. He thinks 1t would
be better still if all the laws affecting
the pay of the officers while on leave,
or reported enlisted men of the army
still continue to avail themselves of the
benefits deposits system. During the
ten years this system has been in oper-
alton the sum of S3,s43, 0Sl has been
received. On deposit of payments for
the same period amounts to 80, 766, Gl3,
leaving a balance still on deposit of
S1,03G, 448. He recommends in this
connection that the act of May Is,
1872, be so amended as to allow inter-
est on the m'-.num deposit OF 80 from
the date of its deposit, and further,
that the benefit deposit system be ex-
tended to commissioned officers.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-10-29

The latest in regard to the Minden
murderers isthat they are still at large
with General Alexander and a party in
close pursuit, in northern Kansas. The
sheriff of Trego county, Kansas, passed
through Lincoln oil Wednesday, hay
ing in charge two ~accomplices Of the
murderers, who are also charged with
horse stealing, and will be prosecuted
under that and the other charges.
Dick Belmont, the leader of the gang,
is from California, but has spent the
last five years in Kansas, Nebraska and
Colorado. The sheriff was fearful that
the prisoners might be taken from him
and lynchel upon arriving at his desti.
nation. Omaha Bee.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-10-29

New York, Oct. 2S.-Business is pro-
crossing quietly in all the leading de-
partments, and fluctuations in values
during the past three days have with
few exceptions been immaterial.
Money, though not over abundant, is
quite as easy as it has been at any time
during the last few weeks, and the
slowness of trade cannot be fairly
ascribed to the lack of funds at reason
able figures on sound collateral. There
is but a moderate supply of commercial
paper offered at the banks and brokers'
offices, which is 70 some extent a conse-
quence of the quletude and conserva-
tism in trade, and rates of discount
remain at 6!@7 per cent. for the best
signatures, and 6 per cent. for selected
acceptances. Sterling exchange has
slightly advanced on the light supply
of commercial bills and increased de-
mand, which, with lower freights to
the transatlantic ports, assists the ex-
port trade. Cotton has further de-
clined, with a brisk export trade.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-10-29

New York, Get. 28.-United States
District Attorney Woodwork this after
noon addressed a letter to Justice Strick-
Ter regarding the statement said to have
been made by the Judge, that in one
elections district in this city ballots had
been destroyed after the election and
tissue ballots substituted in their stead.
He asks the Judge to furnish him with
evidence of any such violation of the
United States election law within his
jurisdiction, and promises to prosecute
the offenders, no matter what the per-
sonal or official standing of the offender
should be. He says he shall have great
official satisfaction in trying to secure
his conviction.
AT a meeting of the Tammany hall
committee on organization this evening
it is reported that little was heard of
the citizen movement In the various
districts. The following resolutions
were adopted:
Resolved, That it the sense of this
committee that no countenance should
be given to any persons claiming to be
democrats who give support to the citl-
zens' ticket, which is regarded as a
movement to aid the republican state
ticket; and we therefore call upon the
democratic state committee to return to
Mayor Grace the 1000 subscription
he rendered them for campaign pur-
poses as a cover for his treachery and
ingratitude TO his party, and that the
said Grace be expelled from the council
of the state committee.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-10-29

At the Baptist church to day the
pulpit will be occupied by Rev. H.
Wood, of Boston, a talented preacher
and pleasing speaker, and it is hoped
that many of our citizens will be able
to hear him.
The Methodist pulpit to-day will be
occupied by Rev. d. H. Moore, chan
cellor of the University of Denver, the
popular Methodist college, at which
several of the young people of this city
are in attendance. A general invita-
tion is extended to all to attend the
services.
Rev. Mr.. Walker, of Texas. father of
one of Wyoming's prominent cattle
men, will preach from the Presbyterian
pulpit at 7:30 this evening at Library
hall, and a cordial invitation is extend
ed to all to attend.
AT st. Johns Catholic church usual
services will be held, and the same may
be said of the other churches of the
city.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-10-29

Denver, Oct, 2S.-The Republican
will publish tomorrow the telegram of
John Gilmer Speed, managing editor of
the New York World, to the county
clerk of Arapahoe county, in which he
asks for Information of the mortgages
on the Denver Il Rio Grande railway,
and the clerks answer therto.
The World published an article
based upon this telegram, and had the
gist of it circulated through the asso-
ciated press. The telegram discloses
the policy of the World to suppress GER
tain facts and garble others. The rec
ords here IN this county and the tele-
grams of the county clerk show that
the gross limit of the bonds authorized
and outstanding is covered by the con-
solidated trust deed of January l, 1880,
being $50, 000, 900, Of which Sc, 1872, 500
are set apart to redeem the old bonds,
issued under the first mortgage of April
ID, 1871, and of the balance of So, $780,
900 were to be issued Immediately and
be applied to extensions, and records
and kilograms show that $40, 000, 600
were thereafter issued under the same
trust deed, of further assurance, which
the trust deed requires in case of a new
issue.
No other mortgages by the company
are on record in Colorado, and yet the
World adds all the issues to the sum
authorized. The county clerk says the
utmost limit which a person could say
his dispatch covered amounts to S21,-
$50, 800.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-10-29
The Star Route.

Washington, Oct. 2S.-The star
route scandals now seem likely to break
out in a new place. According to the
latest story, several officers and clerks
in the department of justice are to be
discharged for revealing the secrets Of
the prosecution to the defense. Several
persons are said to be implicated in
this business. During the investigation
and trial of the cases it was noticed
that the defense had important in
formations as early as the government
itself, and this led to an examination,
which, it is said, disclosed the fact that
the clerks were b%etraying the depart
ment's secrets. The scandal involves
some quite prominent officers in the de-
partment,
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-10-29

Denver's city hall will cost $163,-
900.
Denyer's charity ball this year is ex-
pected to net 81, 900.
Trinidad brickmakers cannot sup
ply the demand being made on them.
Denver gets but s24, 000a year to run
its p~ostoffice, and thinks it should have
S4S, o00.
A stone depot is TO be built at Eaton,
the new town north of Greeley, on the
d. p. Railroad.
A number of Silver Cliffers put out a
card to the effect that if the county
seat be removed from Rosita to that
town they will furnish free rent for
four years.