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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-24
Real Estate Transfers.

Instruments fled for record in the ReeOl
office Of Marion County, Indiana. for "a
ending at O'Clock P. NJ, Nov. %, 1888, a
nished by ELLIOTT IL BUTLER, abstracts
titles, room No. 8. IEJna Building;
Peter Moir Csohrane and wife to
Amanda Wright, lot IL, in square
of North Park addition to Indian
apolis. Observation-Disclosures. !
Oscar L. Neisler and wife to Adm
Barber, part of the southwest quar-
ter of the southwest quarter of sec
ton 81, township 16, range east.- SO
James Hart ct AL TO VIM. A. Ford, lot
33, in Samuel G. Yanees subdivision
of block 2 of Parker OF ais Oak
Hill addition TO Indianapolis.
VIM. A. Ford and wife to Joel j, POr-
ter, lot SO, in Samuel G. Vance's sub
division of block of Parker ct ais
Oak Hill additioa to Indianapolis
Joseph Leeper TO VIM. Leeper, part of
the south half of the east half of the
southeast quarter of section 16,
township ID orth, range 5 east;
also, part of the east half of the
northeast quarter of section 21,
township Ia north, range east.
VIM, j. Mathers and wife to Vim.
Richard lot 112, in Fletcher ct al.'s
subdivision of outlets 90, 81, 90 and
south half of 81 in Indianapolis. 1,C
Vim. NJ. PrichnrcG and wife to F. o.
Wadsworth and wife, lot Az in
Fletcher ct al subdivision of out
lots "a, 95, 90, 81, SO and south
half of 81 in Indianapolis .-.. 5
John Pugh and wife to Marshall Pugh
ct al, part OF the west half of the
northeast quarter of section So,
township 10, ran ge 2 east, contain
ing 80 46-100 acres. Observation-Disclosures %
Aretus W. Hatch to the c., l., st. L. &
G, Railroad Company. lots Ito.
ia and lis, in Allen ct ais Wood
lawn addition to indianapolis. IL
Conveyances. 9; consideration. 49,. 49,!
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-24
Grant Sells Returned.

Grant Sells, The young man who absconded
after embezzling So, 100 of his fathers money,
was returned to the city by his father last night.
About $1,000 found in his possession, and
diamonds, seakskins, jewelry, ETC., which he
had purchased for his inomorats, representing
the remainder of the total amount taken. He
will not be prosecuted.
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PERSONAL


Colonel John Webster, of Detroit, is as the
Grand.
Mrs. T. D. Kingan, of London, Eng, is at the
Grand.
William sugden, of London, Eng is at the
Grand.
William H. Lefevre, of Dayton, is at the
Grand.
Mrs. R. P. Charles, of New York, is at the
Grand.
F. NJ. Charlton, of Lebanon, is at the Bates
House.
3, Gen. VIM. Crosse, of New Castle, is at the Bates
House.
Hon. j. R. Gray, of Noblesville, is at the Bates
House.
A. W. Butler of Mauch Chunk, Pa, is at the
Bates House.
E. W. johnson and wife, of Milwaukee, are at
the Bates House.
At Christ Church, on Sunday night, Rev. Mr..
Bradley will lecture on 1.-THE first llturgies."
Madame Heine the pianist, has recovered her
health, and is now able to resume regular charge
of her classes.
IS. Galley, of the Charlottesville News,
bright and apparently prosperous little daily re-
Gently started, was in the city last night.
Rev. Mr.. Boyd, of Lancaster, o., will preach
to the Seventh Presbyterian Church congrega-
ton next Sabbath, both morning and evening,
James F. Alexander, Lafayette; General Van
derford Utica, N. Y; F. A. Gerhard, New York;
W. T. Gary, Cincinnat 8. W. Webb Green
castle; Stephen Mack, B. j. Young, Chicago; H.
j. Craig, Cincinnat j. G. Council, Cleveland.
are at the Grand.
John A. DOORS, Evansville; Chas. E. shiveley,
Richmond: John A Crawford and wife, Craw-
fordsville; Prof. ". s. Blumenschein, Dayton;
o. c. Hadley and Miss c. B. Mitchell. Danville
and F. B. Caldwell, Lafayette, are registered at
the Bates House.
John G. Williams. of Terre Haute, general
solicitor for the Vandalia Railway Company,
who has a reputation a first-cass attorney,
did not complete the arrangements he was max
ing to become a member of the law firm of
Harrison, Hines g. Miller of this city, the COM
pany having advanced his salary to such a
handsome figure that he altered his plans and
retained his position with the railway.
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Y. NJ. @. A. Notes.

Rev. NJ. L. Wells, pastor of the Seventh-street
NJ. E. Church, will give the exposition of the
Sunday-school lesson at the teachers meeting
in the chapel to-day atnoon. Subject David
and Goliath" 1. Sam, xvii, 1851.
The 4 O'Clock Sunday meeting which was re-
sumed last Sunday. has many features of good
encouragement. This meeting will be regularly
continued hereafter in charge of MIR. w. M.
Mora
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-24
A SANDER Suit.

Emma j. Harrington yesterday instituted
damage suit for SANDER against Ellen Fox,
claiming $4,000 damages. She alleges that the
defendant recently publicly accused her of un-
chastity, wherefore her good name has been
greatly injured.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-24
Tho Flood subsIdinc.

The water in White river began subsiding, yes-
terday afternoon and there now seems to be no
further danger of an inundation of Ihdianola,
unless heavy rains in the country above hero
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-24

Pat. Smith, who assaulted his divorced wife
on the street several days ago and cut her with
knife, was arrested last night by Captain
Lang after a chase of a square and a half.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-24

2hehouse of T. W. Huston, a well.to-do farm
err two miles from Unionviile, Mo. was de.
5eEQYed e-by Hre on Thursday night, and Mrs
aau5sefntnd Two children persisted in the flames.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-24
DAILY WEATHER BULLETIN.
Indications.
WAR DEPARTMENT.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFYtCER,
WASHINGTON, Nov. %, l A. M
Fer Tennessee and the Ohio valiey-Gen-
erally fair weather, stationary or slight rise Of
Temperature and pressure.
For the Upper Lake Region-Fair weather in
southern portions, light rain or snow, followed
by fair weather in northern portions.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-24

Local Observations.
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. %.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-01-19
Legislative Postage Stamps.

Mr.. J. Mcdowell Sharpe, a member
of the House, has called attention to
the fact that members each receive one
hundred dollars worth of postage
stamps and fifty dollars extra for the
purchase of stationery. 1t is under
the act of 1870 that such an amount
of postage stamps is drawn. Section
nine of the act of June, II, 1879, pro-
vides that each senator and member of
the house shall be entitled to receive
fifty dollars for every extra session in
lieu OF stationery now allowed by law,
and that no stationery, printed matter
used rs stationery, nor any perquistes
whatever shall hereafter be furnished
TO the members of the legislature by
clerks at the expense of the state. Mr..
Sharpe held that these two laws con-
ficted and that the latter repealed the
act of 1870. The matter was referred
to a committee of inquiry which has
reported that the law granting men,
bers one hundred dollars in postage
stamps is perfectly sound.
We endorse the view of the matter
taken by the Harrisburg Patriot which
is as follows:
There can be no doubt that this pos
tage stamp business is an abuse.
There are few if any members who
send through the post office anything
like hundred dollars worth of mail
matter The banks and business men
of this city know what becomes of the
bulk of legislative postage stamps. 1t
is nothing unusal for postage stamps
to become plenty and cheap in Harris
burg after the adjournment of the leg
islature. The subject will certainly
bear investigation and the point raised
by Mr.. Sharpe should be submitted to
a committee of lawyers of the two
houses. If such committee decides
that the two acts referred to do not
conflict, then the first duty of the DEM
ocrats should be to introduce bill for
bidding entirely the distribution of
postage stamps. The state could thus
be saved in the neighborhood of TWEEN
ty-four thousand dollars at every ses-
sion of the legislature. Here is an op-
portunity to cut down expenditures
which should not pass unimproved.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-01-19

There has been organized in New
York society for the preservation OF
Niagara Falls, whose object will be tc
promote by Legislative and other meas
ures the restoration and improvement,
of the scenery of Niagara Falls in ac
cordance with the plan which was ap
proved by Gov. Robson, which pass.
ed the Assembly in 1880, but was
not put through the Senate because OF
the opposition of Gov Cornell.
James II. Gardner, who, in compan,
with Frederick Law Olmstead, made
an inspection and survey of the Falls
at the request of Gov. Robinson, and
on whose report the bill of 1880 for
the preservation of the Falls was based,
addressed the meeting He said that
Goat Island had thus far been preser-
we'd as primeval forest by the owners,
the Porter family. Within two years,
however, partition of the property
must be made, and Goat Island must
De sold. Various projects have been
suggested for the future uses of the
island, most of which involve the de.
straotion of the primeval forest, which
includes trees 250 years old The plan
at present most likely to succeed ap-
pears to be to cut canal through the
island, and build row of mills to use
the water power. There is not place
where the Falls can now be seen from
the American side without going on
private property. 1t is proposed to
have the State purchase enough land
about the Falls to preserve the natural
scenery, and to cooperate with Canada
for that purpose. Gov. Cornell oppos-
ed the appropriation of State money
tor the purpose, and said he had no OBJ
lection to the erection of row of wa
ter power mills on Goat Island.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-01-19
Death Of DR.. Mudd.
THE PHYSICIAN WHO SET BOOTHS
LEG AFTER PRESIDENT LINCOLN
WAS AssAssINATED.

Dr. Samuel A Mudd. who served a
term at the Dry Tortugas for harbor-
ing and assisting John Wilkes Booth,
the assassin of President Lincoln, to es-
cape, died on the 10th inst, at his resi-
dence, near Bryantstown, Charles coun-
ty, Md. Dr. Mudd came of an old
Maryland family of prominence and
influence in Southern Maryland. AT
ter the assassination Booth and Harold
rode to his home and he dressed
Booths injuries. He found that
Booths right leg was fractured, the
bone being broke clear through Just
above the ankle. The leg was much
swollen, and DR.. Mudd insisted on
Booth remaining at his house all day
and into the next night He gave him
the necessary surgical attention, but
the pursuit of the assassin being
fierce at midnight Booth was guided
to the Potomac, when he rowed over
in boat to the place where he met his
death and where Harold was cap
tured.
DIR. Mudd was at once arrested.
tried, convicted and sentenced by the
court to be confined for life at hard la
Dor, and President johnson ordered
him and Others to be sent to the Alba.
ny Penitentiary. He was subsequent
ly sent to the Dry Tortugas, where,
during yellow fever epidemic, he rem
dered such valuable services that, af.
ter few years confinement, he was
pardoned by President johnson.
About year or two ago he brought
claim for those services before Con-
gress but it was not allowed.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-01-19
THE COLUMBIAN AND DEMOCRAT BIO OOMsBURG, COLUMBIA
Democratic State Committee.

AT the meeting of the Democratic
State Committee at Harrisburg last
Monday, w. U. Hensel, Esq, was
reelected chairman. The Office of sec
retary was left open for the present.
Nominations were then made for
members of the executive committee.
While Secretary Sloan was having the
ballots printed, the meeting proceeded
to fix the time for holding the state con
vention. After the first ballot the first
Wednesday in August next was agreed
upon. After spirited but good-natur-
ed discussion between the respective
merits of Harrisburg and Allentown as
the place, a resolution was passed leav-
ing the matter of place to the executive
committee. On the first ballot Hon.
X. A. Packer, of Bradford Hon. b. +.
Meyers, of Dauphin, and William f.
Harrity, Esq, of Philadelphia, were
elected. On the second ballot Hon.
Robert z. Allen, of Lycoming, and
General Richard Coulter, of Westmore-
land, wero elected. On the third ballot
w. j. Brennan, of Allegheny county,
was elected, and on the fourth ballot
Nicholas Isenberg, of Huntingdon, was
elected.
On motion of Geo. f. Elwell, it was
resolved that whenever a vacancy shall
occur by resignation, removal or death
in the membership of the state execu-
tive committee the vacancy shall be
filled by majority of the remaining
members called together by the chair
man for that purpose.
A resolution was offered by Mr. Har-
rity that when the committee adjourn
it adjourn to meet the evening before
the first Wednesday in August next.
1t was also resolved that the basis of
representation in the next state conven-
ton be made according to the present
representative apportionment.
On motion of Mr.. Charlton, of Wash
ington, section two, of rule one, calling
the state committee, was recommended |
to be changed by substituting the
Wednesday, after the third Monday of |
January at o'clock p. m.
On motion of Hon. II. J. McAteer,
of Huntingdon, it was resolved that a
majority of the members in attendance
at any stated meeting of the state com.
mittee shall constitute quorum.
Nearly all the members of the com
mittee were present in person or by
substitute and the democrats of the
state were well represented.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-01-19
Pattison's Cabinet.
THE APPOINTMENTS SENT TO THE SENATE
AND CoNFIRMEp.

Governor Pattisou, at a special ses
sion of the senate Tuesday afternoon
sent in for confirmation the appoint
ment of VIM. 5. Stenger, to be secre
tary of the commonwealth; Lewis G
Cassidy, to be attorney general Pressl,
N. Guthrie, to be adjutant general anc
5. Davis Page, to be controller of the
city of Philadelphia. The senate al
once went into executive session anG
the nominations taken up In order fol-
confirmation. There was not single
vote against Mr.. Stenger or Mr.. Guth
rie. When the name of Senator Ken
nedy was called on the confirmation OF
Mr.. Cassidy, the youthful senator took
the floor and made ten minute speech
against the appointment. Mr.. Ken
nedy's vote was the only dissenting
one. ....
The nomination of Mr.. Page was re-
ferred to the judiciary general commit
tee on motion of Mr., Stewart, second
ed by Mr.. Wallace, to ascertain whether
the governor or Philadelphia councils
have the power to make the appoint
ment of controller.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-01-19
The Western Union Suit.

Attorney General Palmer has an
nounced his decision in the matter OF
an application for writ of quo war
ranto against the Western Union Tele
graph Company. In paper address
ed to Messrs. Brewster and Swayne
counsel for the company, he says
After giving the case the considera
tion demanded by the magnitude
the public and private interests involv.
ed (apd the difficulty Of the question is
suggested in very able arguments OF
of counseD, am of opinion that il
ought to be submitted TO the courts fol
determination, and in coming to this
conclusion have considered the jus
tice and propriety of inaugurating the
litigation, as we'll as the possibility OF
final Judgment in favor of the Com
monwealth. | do not see that for
NAL explanation of the reasons that
have led to this conclusion can serve
any useful purpose shall immedi
ately cause a bill TO be filed in the Su-
preme Court of Pennsylvania substan-
TALLY in the form Of that presented to
you and praying that contracts and
consultations entered into by the
Western Union Company with other
companies in the State of Pennsylvania
in violation of the Constitutional pro
vision and the general statutes may be
declared void and that the said eoinpa
nies be perpetaally restrained from op.
Grating under them.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-01-19

The following letter has been sent to
the Senators and Representative in
Congress from Pennsylvania.
DEAR SIR:
The thanks of the Philadelphia Civil
Service Reform Association, and of the
public, are due to you for your favora.
BILE vote in Congress upon the Pendle.
ton Bill.
While that measure can only be re-
garded as beginning, because its OPP
Grafton is restricted TO offices in the sew
eral departments at Washington, and
TO others employing fifty or more per
sons. and it therefore removes from
politics only about 10000 of the ILL.,
900 government employees, yet the
great majority by which it passed each
House augurs well for the eventual at
tainment of the object in which the
people of the country at large seem 80
much interested and it is creditable to
Pennsylvania that the first step towards
removing patronage from politics should
have commanded the affirmative vote
of her Senators and Representatives in
Congress. with the single exception of
the gentleman from Schuylkill County,
representing the Thirteenth District.
Yours. Very Respectfully
WAYNE MACVEAGH, AND OTHERS.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-01-19
General Palmer's Report.

The Attorney-General's report, pre-
sented to the General Assembly, gives
in detail the transactions of his depart
ment during the past two years, inclu
ding the names and amounts of claims
placed in his hands for collection, the
amounts collected aud commissions
received, He states that the proceed
ings instituted under direction of the
Legislature against the bogus diploma
colleges have been successfully termi-
mated and all known institutions of that
character broken up that the charters
of upward of 200 graveyard insurance
companies have been forfeited by le-
gal proceedings, and that other ques-
tions of interest and importance have
been settled at the suit of the Common
wealth His total collections during
two years were S426,3O5; commissions,
Sl6,384,4l; excess paid into the Treas.
ury, S2,3S4,4l; total collections during
his term, SS97,OlO,6i. He calls atten-
ton to the fact that William NJ Sin.
gerly, Esq, furnished the necessary
funds to prosecute the bogus colleges,
aud that he has not been reimbursed,
no appropriation having been made by
tie Legislature for that purpose.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-01-19
NEWS ITEMS.

A lady of San Antonia, Texas, has
10000 silk worms at work in her ward.
There are nineteen life saving sta.
tions along the coast of North Carroll
ma. ......
For dressing the Lair and beautify-
ing when gray, nothing is satisfact
ory Parkers Hair Ba lsam.
The Girard estate, college and all
is now valued at about eighteen mil
lion dollars.
Jonathan Neck, merchant, residing
at fremont, Schuylkill county, has
brought civil suit for libel against the
Miners Journal Publishing Company,
claiming $4,000 damages.
Ice men on the Penobscot river saw
that they have harvested some lS9, 800
tons, and they had about $4,000 tons
left over from last season.
If General Porter is traitor, as some
vicious republican newspapers wildly as
sert, then General Grant and several
other very prominent northern military
men are guilty of approving his trea-
son.
Patterson, N. j., is supposed to poss-
ess more one. eyed men than any other
city in the United States except per
haps Pittsburg. Nine.t .tenths of those
thus afflicted are workers 10 iron and
steel, and have been struck in the eve
with the metal clippings.
The federation of all the bituminous
coal miners of this country has been Sc.
rionsly considered The organization
would have constituency of 10000
men. Pennsylvania furnishes employ.
ment to 10000 bituminous coal min
ers.
All the employees engaged in laying
the track on the new railroad from
Frazer to Phoenixville are colored
men. These men are from Virginia,
aud they have all worked at putting
down track in this state,
The SEARCH FOR SILVER ORr.-The
parties who have been prospecting for
silver and other valuable minerals near
the Wind Gap, on the lands of f. p.
Searls, in the Blue mountains, but who
for a time had suspended work will
soon resume operations and push their
work vigorously. They have made
two tunnels, one 2a0 feet in length and
tha other 275. In one of these a cave
thirty feet long and from six to eight
feet iD width was struck. Traces of
silver. copper aud other minerals have
been discovered by thu explorers.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-01-19
DERWICK ELECTION DISTRICTS.
STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA CO

| Among the records and proceedings OF the Court
OF Quarter Sessions OF the Peace ia and for said
| county It is int ralia, this contained. In the
matter OF dividing the Borough OF Berwick into .
| Election Districts.
And now, December 10, 1882 upon the presenta.
| tion OF citizens OF the Borough OF Berwick and
due consideration thereof II is adjuI Iged by the
court mat IL Is eXpedlent TO grant the prayer OF
| the petitioners
| lt is therefore now ordered that the said
Into two Election Districts by line beginning In
| the middle OF Market street at low water mark In
| the Susquehanna river; thence a long the middle
| of said street TO the Northern boundary OF said
Borough and that portion of tha borough East or
said line shall be called "Berwick Election District
| Fast" And that portion OF the borough West OF
said line shall be called Berwick Election District
West"
The Elections In the East District shall be held
at the little office OF jackson q Woodin Manufac-
turing Company, on the northeast corner OF
Market anu Third streets.
And for tht West District at the Justices office
or Nm j, knorr, on Front street, between ,iarket
and Mulberry streets. The Election officers for
| the East District at the February Election shall
De the officers who are authorized TO hold Elec-
tionS In said Borough
And the o1icers for holding the Election in the
Vest District at the Election in February next
Shall be as follows:
Samuel II. Ruch, Judge. Inspectors, Levi Bred
oenner and Jennings kurt2, who are hereby ap-
pointed 10r that purpose. BY THE COURT.
Certified from the Records, December 27th, A.
D.. 1882 WIN. KRICKBAJM
Jan. 8, S3. Clerk O, s.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-01-19
I IST OF CAUSES FOR TRIAL AT
Il LFEBRIfARN TRRM A ID. issa


curtis $. Books vs. Borough OF Danyile.
Daniel Rhodes VS.. William Tyson.
Columbia County Va. Milton charles.
Peter HelwlgS Executors. VS.. Isaac Lewis ct al
Joseph A. Henrie ct ux VS.. John w. Holman
Francis Evans Trustee ct al, vs. John W. Hon
man. "
bloomsbury Banking Co., vs. Samuei McHenry
Freas Br0s vs. Joseph Lamon.
q. H. Helfrlch Receiver VS.. Joseph M. Freck,
mon. ~
David Young VS.. George p. Young ct al.
John X Yohe VS.. John Hinderlter.
hlls ); StokervS Henry cope.
w. F: Bibby VS. Isaac III. Seesholtz ct al
isaiah Bower vs., Daniel Brader.
Gltnarine Schmicks use vs. W. r. Bibby.
SellZer ana Miller vs. Daniel Morris.
n. NJ. Wler VS.. Richard Angel ct al,
william ~ Keller VS.. N. Il W. b. Railway Co.
.. NJ smith assignee vs.. Calvin Clark ct ux.
lewis Netters Executors vs william Yeager.
george a. Bevan ct al. VS. Louis A. Riley a Co.
Jonn Sneater VS.. Philip Springer
george w, Sterner ct ix vs. William Neal.
Cnarles Relchatt VS.. Aaron Grover
y, a. Hess VS. N. & w. B. Railway co,
Philip litchard vs John Sheatler.
nlram reese vs. Charles Krug ct al.
Danlel W. Walter VS. James r. Lewis.
george Ruckle vs.. David Geisinger.
ID. Nellck VS.. John w. Hoffman,
Jonn q. karns VS.. Town OF Bloomsbury,
tnarles .kechart vs.. Charles Klingaman.
Aaron BogHrt vs.. Peter B0gart.