The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-19

THE DAILY JOURNAL.
BT JNO. C. NEW s son.
For Rates of Subscription ETC.. see Sixth Page.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1888.
TEN PAGES.
Indiana Republican Editorial Association.
On account of the unprecedented floods
throughout the State, and the consequent him
drance to travel by rail, the annual meeting OF
the Indiana Republican Editorial Association,
heretofore announced to be held at IndlanaDo-
lis on Thursday, 22d inst, has been postponed.
The date of the deferred meeting will be deter
mined aud announced in a few days. Members
of the association will therefore govern them
selves accordingly.
W s. LISGLE, President.
CHARLES L. WILSON, Secretary.
THE Journal of this morning consists of
ten pages. On the supplemental sheet will
be found the market reports, congressional
proceedings, the court record, letters to the
editor, and other interesting matter.
THE Langtry matinee in Cincinnati for the
relief of the food sufferers netted 81, 107. %.
THE Postmaster-general has declared the
Dime Distribution Company, of Indianapolis,
a fraud.
A BILL has been introduced in the New
York Legislature to punish wife-b heaters by
flogging s....
SAINT MORSE is proceeding with the re-
hearsal OF the Passion Play, and in time ex-
poets to bring it out.
BoorH's Theater, New York has been sold
to James D. Fisk for $3.50, 600 1t will proba-
bly, remain a theater.
CAREFUL compilation of the loss by the
flood in the city of Louisville, made by the
Ceurier-Journal, foots up 1851, 800.
THE body of the late Richard Wagner has
been embalmed. No religious ceremony will
be held, the family having declined such ser
vice.
Mrs II. NJ VALE, wife of a star-route de-
PENDANT, died at Independence, Mo-, on Fri
day night, under circumstances indicating
suicide.
STEPHEN HEMPsTEAD, the first lawyer who
settled in Iowa, and the second Governor of
that State died of heart disease at Dubuque,
on Friday last.
Do;o
announces the receipt of 5SS 900 marks from
the United States for the relief of the suf-
ferers by the floods,
COLLECTIONS were taken lin nearly, if not
quite all, the churches of the city yesterday.
So far as reported to the Journal. the aggre-
gate amount contributed is $1,586.42.
THERE is to be no st. Patrick's Day parade
in Philadelphia, and the money set aside for
the purpose will be devoted to charity. A
good example in the present exigency.
THE disaster at the Braidwood, H., mine
is worse than at first reported. Seventy four
persons met their death, and forty-six widows
and forty-nine orphan children were made.
IT is generally believed in Washington
that both Brady and Dorsey will go on the
witness stand for the contradiction of Rer-
delPs statements. Attorney Bliss says the
government will rest its case probably to-
morrow, being satisfied that they have given
evidence sufficient to convict all the defend
ants.
JOHN E. GILBERT, the actor, has brought
suit against the Newhall House stock COM
pany for $25, 900 damages. This suit is
brought against C. D. Nash personally, as
well as the stockholders in general. 1t is
thought that not less than fifty similar suits
will grow out of the fire, involving damages
that will aggregate $780, 900.
Col. A. NJ. SwoPE, of Kentucky, has writ
ten a letter declining to be a candidate for
the nomination for Governor on the Repub-
lican ticket But he advises straight NOM
ination of the best man in the party, with
out any compromises or coalitions, on an
unequivocal Republican platform, and that
an active and aggressive fight be made.
IT is understood that Mr. Pendleton will
recommend ]. Edwin Spear, formerly an ed
itorial writer of the Cincinnati Enquirer but
now of the New York World, as the Demo-
cratic member of the Civil-seryice Commits
Bon. Dorman B. Eaton is likely to be made
chairman. BY the way, it is reported that
Senator Pendleton has grown indifferent, if
not absolutely hostile, to his own pet meas
ure since its passage. He did not expect the
Republican House would agree to it.
THE St. Louis Post-Dispatch very properly
and discriminatory praises the manliness
of Cincinnati in refusing to accept any re-
lief funds or other assistance from outside.
&c 80 10 Al.