The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-26

PROBABLY by this time some people have
reached the conclusion that the decision OF
the majority in the Iowa court did not settle
everything.
SENATOR VooRHEEs proposes that treaties
shall be discussed publicly by the Senate.
There has been steady movement in this
direction for number of years.
PROFESSOR EDWARD P SHIvING OF New
York maintains that to pass into trance
state is sure cure for seasickness. There is
kind of trance that is effective-trans-At-
lantic
THE Chicago water department had sent
out 10000 postal cards, Wednesday, notify
ing delinquents on water rates. 1t is sur
Drising to note that so many. people in
Chicago use water,
NORWAY, Mich, has a bride of ninety days
aged but thirteen, while her husband is
forty-fve. They are said to be very proud
of each other, billing and cooling in the regu-
Iation honey moon style.
PHuApELPuIANs are aghast at the temerity
of an alleged temperance man who has
wagered 800 that he can drink one quart of
Schuylkin water, animalcnl;e and all, in ten
minutes, on six successve nights He still
survives the third quart.
In congress of fat men" in q New
York museum are ten contestants whose
weight aggregate nearly 5000 pounds. The
heaviest is Recinne Porter of Camden, In
diana, who weighs $50 pounds, fifteen of
which are credited to his feet
A GRAvE-RoBBER has been arrested in
Washington who boasts that it was his in
tention to secure the remains of John How
ard Payne as soon as they were brought
back to this country and buried.
there's place like home"
THE human frame comes nigh in Brooklyn.
A girl there has sued the propretors of a
factory, where she left half of one of her
fingers for $4,000, and boy who lost a hand
demands SOS, 600 for the same. At this rate
of valuation all uumutilated residents of
Brooklyn must rank as millionaires.
THE very meanest man of the season lives
in New York, and his name is Lynch. For
six years he has deserted his wife and son,
lad of fifteen. few days ago the boy was
fatally injured by the cars, and subsequently,
died. The unnatural father then obtained a
burial permit and attempted to obtain pos
session of the body His object was to gain
the right to sue the railway company for
damages 1t is comforting to know that he
WAS defeated in his meanness
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DIR. BEARD the noted specialist on nervous
and mental diseases, whose death was men
toned yesterday, was professional to the last
To friend at his bedside when he was dying
he said, pathetically: "Tell the doctors it is
impossible for me to record the thoughts of
dying man. 1t would be interesting to do
so, but cannot. l hope others will carry
on my work" The pangs of death were evil
IDENTIFY made keener to him because he could
not describe them for the benefit of the
world.
AN exhibit just prepared shows that the
condition of fire insurance companies was
not so good at the close of 1882 as in Decem-
Der, 1881. Last year there were but sixtv-six
companies doing busness-a loss of FIVE from
the preceding year. AS compared with the
figures of 1881, the gross assets show a de-
crease of 81 ,604 975.11 and the gross liabili-
ties a decrease of 1878 22560. The unearned
premium fund and unpaid losses, however
show an increase of $435 S6485. while the
gross capital stock invested in the business
has sustained diminution of 81, 200 600
But seventeen Of the sixty-six companies
were fortunate enough to increase their ne t
surplus, while the remainder show deer ease
THE coroner's jury investigation of the
Newhall House fire developed criminal neg
ligence in many things necessary for the
protection of guests in case of fire, and Gull
pable stupidity in not arousing the inmates
while there was yet time for escape with
Their lives First, there was an alarm bell in
the inner court of the hotel, which was to he
sounded only in case OF fire. Through neg
lect the rope that had rotted away had never
been replaced and when the chief engineer
ran to ring that bell he was unable to do so.
The rope had been missing for TWO years.
and the attention OF Mr. Antisdel the pro-
prietor had been called to it repeatedly, but
he had done nothing toward providing a
new one. While the flames were still con-
fined TO the elevator shaft, though the firemen
recognized that the structure was doomed
Young Antisdel son of the proprietor, was
bnsying himself about the cash-drawer and
safe, while nobody made any attempt to
arouse guests on the upper floor Thomas
Delaney, night clerk, said he had no instruc-
tions how to proceed in case of fire. In his
own words, he woke a few people up on the
Office floor did not think he could have
awakened everybody if he had tried, but
might have awakened those on the north