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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-09

IT never rains but it pours Now that the
tide has set in against Boston, and Massachu-
sets in general, through the Tewksbury bus
mess, all kinds o. discreditable and hideous
tales are told of the Hub and its environs 1t
is possible that some of them are untrue,
while others would pass unnoticed but for
the unenviable reputation now attached to
the center of 'culcha." One OF the latest
stories is that city ordinance of Boston
forbids license to any saloon within 400
feet of school-house. OF course, it so hap
pened that several saloons were within the
prescribed distance. But Boston aldermen
were accommodating and when it was found
that several saloons were within 400 feet of
a certain school-house they made it con-
yenient to sell that particular house. The
end will be that Boston youth will
eventually take to the woods for an educa-
ton. In the way of horrible tales two are
furnished. 1t is told of the parents of Annie
Taylor (colored) aged nine, that they liter
ally allowed her feet, which were frozen last
winter, to rot off from inattention. The
authorities were notified and the child's
limbs found in a terrible condition. On re-
moving her stockings one-half of one foot
and one toe of the other came off The
mothers only excuse was that she hated the
child. The other horror is located at
Woburn, a suburban village. On Saturday
night, John Callahan bought a gallon of
liquor, and went on spree. He brought
his three-year-old child with him, forced
him to drink all he could and then threw
liquor in his face. The child went into con-
WILSON'S and died next morning.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-09

In the volume on Work and Wages"
written by the late Sir Thomas Brassey X.
c. b. and member of Parliament some in
teresting admissions are made. The writer
says in one place: 'If wages in England,
taking into account the amount of labor
performed for the money paid and the cost
of living give to the English artisan great
advantage over the foreigner, foreign labor
will be attracted to the English Workshop"
PROFESSIONALLY. This is as natural as it is
for water to flow down hill. 1t is these con-
ditions that make foreign laborers come to
American workshops This the writer ad-
mits in the next sentence, in which he SAYS:
"On the other hand, the cost
of a voyage to the United States
has been so materially reduced that
the higher rates of pay which the workman
receives on the other side of the Atlantic
cannot but affect the price of labor here"
In another paragraph of the same chapter
Sir Thomas says: "Since 1865, 5000 miles of
railway have been constructed Tin the United
Statesl, and the present rate of increase is
double what it was before 1860, being now
], 156 miles year; while the growth in the
the growth of the population" This is En-
elsh authority. Again he says; "The pro-
duction of pig-iron has been increased from
$4,000 tons in 1860, to 1850 900 tons in 1868
to raise prices; the profits of the
manufacturers have been very large
and these circumstances have artifically
illustrated production. The effect of these
influences upon the wages of the artisans
employed, is shown in the evidence of Mr..
Hewitt before the Trades Union Commits
pudding in Pittsburg was from 2ls to 27s
per ton as compared with 8s Cd in England,
there being notwithstanding the great in
crease in the cost of provisions in the United
States no corresponding difference in the
cost of living Mr.. Wells gives compare
tive statement of the wages in the United
States as compared with the rates prevailing
in England showing that, in iron rolling
mills in 1868, wages were 40 per cent.
higher in the foundries So per
cent higher; in the ship-yards As per cent
higher; in the cotton mills 20 per cent high
sr and in the wooden mills % per cent.
higher than the corresponding rates in Eng
land" And so on through the book No
question is raised about wages being higher
here than in England. The evidence is valu-
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blunder for them to move az distinct race. as
"colored citizens" or anything else but Ameri-
can citizens.-ChicagO Tribune.
No TAX levied by national or State authority
can be less Objectionable than that upon intoxi-
cauing beverages Such tax can never be bur-
oensome to any one, because liability to 1t can
only be incurred by the taxpayers voluntary
act II he thinks the tax too high, he can re-
duce 1t to suit himself by the simple process of
apating his consumption of the taxed articles,
which are In no sense articles of necessity.-Ch1-
cago Times.
AS has frequently been shown in the past, the
republican party has heap OF rallying ability,
anu when IL comes time to vote for President 1t
uLay uemonstrate a contiguity that will astonsn
the opposition by its completeness. In the mean
time 1t is suggested that the Democrats look
well TO their own disconnected condition. Up
to the present time an observer has failed to
ma any two occupying the same tariff ground.
Cleveland Herald.
The Geneva arbitration decided that England
was responsible for damage wrought even where
Delllgerent government, levying actual and CIV
illzed war; was allowed to fit out ships, or where
1t failed to take reasonable precautions against
mat winch was done. By much the more,
then, should every government be required to
prevent that which, whether it have political
cause or nor, ls mere vulgar crime, aud neither
war nor revOlutiOn.-C News.
THE people Of America have given the negroes
the right of suffrage. 1t Is too late now to argue
whether the giving OF it was wise or unwise
Tney have 1t, and the constitution DEGREES that
they shall be protected in the exercise of it. The
Bourbons of South Carolina defy the oonstitn-
o,on shu say the negro 5nail NOT vote, Wnat
are the people of the rest of the country going
20 DO about itf Shall the law prevail every
where except IN the Southi-New York Tribune
1T behoOves the Republican party to take its
stand squarely upon the principles Of the Scott
law. That an overwhelming majority of the
people are in favor Of this cannot be doubted,
and the time is coming, If it is not here now
wnen the Democratic party will be rebuked II it
snail be committed against the principle of regu-
iating the liquor traffic through taxation, which
Is the only available method, as 1t was rebuked
In times past when it sustained slavery and Cd.
posed the war for the Union It is ALWAYS safe
Tor party, as it Is for individuals, to do right
IL Is never safe or wise to oppose what is right
There is no fanatcism in this question, and it
cannot be fairly injected into 1t. 1t is business
proposition in the interest of the commonwealth,
and as such it will be discussed on the stump
and In the press.-Cincinnati Commercial Ca
Zotte,
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The Vacation Industrial School.

So the Editor of the Indianapolis journal:
The following extracts from a letter by
Professor William F. NJ. Goss will give some
idea of the work to be done in the proposed
vacation school,
Such a class should work with the view
OF acquiring, first, the use OF the common
woodworking tools, and second an under
standing of the elements of construction"
by my plan of instruction l would
bring each tool before the class, show and
explain its parts, its adjustments and its
action; point out where failures in its use
are likely to occur, and how they may be
avoided. In fact, l try to bring out all
| important points relating to its theoretical
| operation. This done the student is prepared
to begin work with it. After all the different
tools have been brought before the student
| in this way, he has definite practical knowl-
edge OF tools such as most artisans do not
possess.
I'm construction wood is Joined according
to fixed principles In elementary construc-
| ton the object is to develop the general
| principles of joints to show their applica-
ton and adaptation to real work, and to
make by actual construction such a va
riety as the time will allow. In work
ing out this general plan 1 should
| give ten minutes talk each day, in which
L could bring out some tool or constructive
principle or show the application of some
prlnclple TO general work. The remaining
| time would be devoted to practice with the
| tools in development of whatever may have
been the subject of the talk.
This course of training. besides giving the
student thorough knowledge of the COM
mon tools, and of the elements of con-
struction, acquaints him with the nature of
materials, quickens his powers of observa-
ton, and opens the doors to: limtless
field of thought In my opinion the mental
training is fully equal to that afforded by a
| language study. The physical exercise
| should not be disregarded.
Upon the completion of this course boy
will be in possession of the underlying prin-
ciples of all woodworking trades, and if he
choose any one of them as his life-work he
has foundation such as no apprentice ever
| enjoys. If he should become a professional
man, he would never regret the time spent,
| nor fail to find opportunities to apply the
| information gained"
Any person desiring to know further in re-
| gard to this school can obtain information as
| to the scope and detail of the plan by apply
ing to Professor w. w. Grant of the High
School, or myself at any time during the
next ten days H. S. TARBELL.
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judge The bench is made a competent
tribunal. So is the jury. If majority vote
is binding in one case why not in both?
As a matter of economy, both in time and
money, the system of the majority vote has
much in in its favor. The deliberations con-
sumo less time and therefore less money.
More than all, that fruitful source OF delay,
vexation and Extravaganza hung jury
would be generally avoided Then the ad-
verse vote OF one crank, who very often
makes up his mind from frivolous incidents
of the trial rather than the merits of the
case, could not entail upon the public and
litigants the expense and vexations it
often does under the present rule. While
we do not feel free to press these suggestions
hastily, yet there seems to be enough in
them to merit the consideration OF those
who make and enforce the laws. If the ma
jorlty system is better and cheaper for other
States it would be for ours. We certainly
ought in reform of this kind, Be able to keep
up with Texas There is another question
that is to be considered as WE'LL and that is
restricting the jury to simple finding of the
facts, leaving the law and the verdict to the
court. r...'. ..,
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THE PETIT JURY.

The petit jury is an object of perennial
malediction. The winner in the suit swears
because the verdict is too small, the loser
RACES because the verdict is too large Where
the jury hangs and finds no verdict, it is
often cursed by both parties And to make
their damnation more complete, blsteriug
sarcasm from the bench is frequently added.
Without going into the cause of this state of
things in detail, any one ought to perceive
that the rule requiring the verdict to be
unanimous is the chief stumbling block
Owing to the difference in mental consttu-
ton, education, cranks and kinks in human
nature, together with the unconscious inhu-
ence of prejudice, there is no great wonder
that so many verdicts are the result of the
most ridiculous compromises. But what
are we going to do about it? Several ways
abolish the jury altogether, another to make
the finding of the majority binding. The
proposition to abolish the jury will not be
discussed now, but passed with the remark
that such an important innovation ought to
be approached with extreme caution.
But the rule to make the
verdict of the majority binding
is authorized by statute in some of the States
of the Union, and is the practice in Scotland
and most all the States of continental
Europe Texas and Nevada have adopted
this method and so far it is pronounced
more satisfactory than the old rule of unani-
nous verdict. The findings are more gener-
ally within the law and the evidence. When
it is reflected that laws are enacted by ma
jorities, it would seem that their enforce
ment, so far as the jury has to do with it,
ought to be made valid by a majority vote
also. To carry this analogy step further,
causes are decided by majority vote of the
bench when referred to that forum. Why
not so by the jury? The law permits the
learned judges in banc to differ, and makes a
majority opinion valid. This same law that
allows the learned to disagree oompels the
unlearned to be unanimous 1t expects of
the hod-carrier more than it requires OF a
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-09

Interview with Douglass Taylor.


1 think that the Mcdonald movement hal
already captured a good many prominent
Eastern men who are looking toward the
ce-presidency and other matters. When
the convention meets to nominate the Demo-
cratic candidate next time its animating
principle will be the honest, openly -confessed
principle of securing the patronage of tie
government. Whatever speeches be made
there, the purpose of the convention will not
be idealism of any kind, but entering our
rest, getting comfortable habitations of an
official sort over our heads for as many years
as we can hold Office. Mr.. Tilden will not be
voted for, because he is great statesman, nor
General Hancock, because he is a good fell
low. The object will be victory, and through
the candidate the best arrangement every
body can make for himself. OF course, there
is community which does not expect office,
but, as | have told you, office-holding is the
biggest organized industry in the United
States
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THE DEMOCRATIC STATESMEN.
The Efforts Made to Compel Mr.. Hendricks
to Do Duty.

Special to New York Times.
The Democratic statesmen are still at
work endeavoring to make Mr.. McDonald's
| path straight, and to smooth the differences
| that exist between him and Mr.. Hendricks
Some of the plans are very laughable but
| their very absurdity shows how deep-seated
| is the feeling that Mr. Hendricks cannot be
| chained to the wheel of the Mcdonald char
| lot as mere matter of course. The latest
| suggestion is one from Secretary of State
Myers, to the effect that Mr., Hendricks shall
| be nominated for Governor and Mr.. Melon
aid for President. The idea of Mr.. Hendricks
running for Governor to help Mcdonald into
| the White House is particularly laughable.
| If such an intimation was authoritatively
made to the senior favorite son he would
soon let the rash ambassadors know
! that where he sits is still the head of the
Democratic table in Indiana. Another
scheme to help Mr.. Mcdonald is for Mr.
| VOORHEES, to make the race for Governor
| The Wabash statesman may be very forgiv-
| ing and obliging man, but he will be likely
| to remember the contemptuous manner in
which he was forced off the track to make
way for the imperious Mcdonald. when, as
he himself said on the day of his withdrawal,
| if the matter could be left to the Democratic
| voters of the State, he (Voorhees) could beat
Mcdonald five to one, which was undoubt-
e1ly true Voorhees, is the most popular
man with his party in the State. But he has
| DeeU eiUOWtu ny IllO luuCulue l6dueTS
to suit their own convenience. If Voorhees,
will make the race for Governor he is then
to be reelected to the Senate If he will
not, Mr., Mcdonald is to again beat him for
that, if the presidential nomination eludes
his grasp.
The talk about the health of Mr. Hendricks
continues to be contradictory, and the mys-
terry of his toe is likely to rival the secret of
Gramercy Park. The attending physician
says Mr.. Hendricks health is perfect. One
who saw him within a day or two writes
"That he has taken a fresh hold on life hardly
expresses the delight with which he basks in
the sunshine and breathes the outer air. The
vigor of his intellect is strengthened by the
enforced rest, and any one who supposes he
will not be lively factor in future politics,
because he says he is out of politics, will be
/ egregiously mistaken" But, despite these
assurances, there is feeling that the venera-
BILE gentleman is really in no condition to
undertake the labors and endure the excite
ment of political canvass.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-09

THE new trademark treaty with Spain is
now in force. It'll particularly in the inter
est of Spanish and Cuban cigar manufacturers,
for by its provisions no one can reproduce,
counterfeit or colorably initiate" without be-
ing subject to fine. If this will put stop
to the murder of the Spanish language by
some of our blacksmith printers in their en-
deavors to get up suitable label for gen
uine' Havana cigars, it will more than pay
first cost
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One Man for Hendricks.

indianapolis Correspondence Commercial Gazette.
Whom do the Buckeyes favor for Demo-
cratic presidential candidate?" asked the
writer of John g. Doren, ESQ.,, editor of the
Dayton (O.) Democrat, and member of the
Ohio State Central Committee.
1--WE are for Hendricks, of course, by all
Odds" was the answer. III
"How does Mcdonald stand among the
people of your part of the State?"
mcdonald won't do" and a look OF dis
gust that said much more than even those
three monosylables settled over his face,
which discouraged any further discussion of
SO disagreeable subject as Hon. Joseph E.
Mcdonald.
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MIR. Conkling's Last Blunder.

Lafayette Journal.
The life of the Republican party nor its
success never has and never will depend
upon Roscoe Conkling. If he would have
the country believe that he was the prop
that supported the party and that it was
upon his shoulders that it was borne to vic.
tory, he now overestimates as he has hither.
to overestmated his own greatness Mr..
Conkling has made many plumbers in hif
overreaching ambition, and his Saturday
night speech is another of them.
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to the rumor of his resignation: ut is one
of the current lies of the time 1 don't
know why this story is started again. But
it seems to be sweet morsel that news
paper men roll under their PEN"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-09

PRINCE GoRTcHAKoFF's memoirs are ready
for publication, but they cannot see the light
until the Gar has personally read them and
they have been scrutinized by the official
in the Russian system.
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able because it was written for no political
purpose, and only to arrive at the facts in
the case, in order, if possible, to reach
remedy for the labor troubles constantly re-
curing in England. We commend Mr..
Brasseys book to those who think protection
in the United States does not increase the
wages of workingmen
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-09

MRS. JENNIE DIXON, who created sensation
in ST. Louis society, last winter, by deserving
her husband and three little children to elope
with q dude several years her junior, has put
herself right in the eyes of the world. Mr.. Dixon
got a divorce the dude abandoned her, and Mrs.
Jennie was in a predicament, until the happy
thought struck her that she would marry again.
This she has done, we're "nice gentleman" and
esteemed citizen being the unlucky third choice
OF the volatile creature. They have settled
down costly TO Housekeeping in st. Louis. and
are prepared to see all their friends who are as
easily satisfied as themselves
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-09
WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 1883.

Mr. EGAN thinks Alexander Sullivan, the
new president of the Irish National League,
is Sin state of grace" but that it will not
last long. The inference is that Sullivan
will now give way TO the irreconcilables in
the organization.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-09

CLEVELAND has an EnOch Arden case. The
fond husband, a young artist, goes to Italy for
six months absence. Accident, brain fever, in
sanity, slow recovery and subsequent poverty
on his part; distress at unexplained silence,
search resulting in supposed knowledge of
death on part of wife. All this followed by mar
riage of bereaved wife to former lover. APP
pearance of 'Enoch" at last, who learns state of
case, goes and looks in at window in approved
poetical style. and then HES himself to remote
village and commits suicide. Accidental diseov-
cry of facts by friends and consequent sorrow Of
wife, which, however, will doubtless be tempo
rary.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-09

THE Empress of Austria writes poetry, but
shows mercy to editors and publishers by having
the illusions printed at home, on private print
ing press. If women similarly afflicted would
follow the noble example of the Empress, edi-
torial life would be shorn of one Of It's greatest
terrora
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Mr.. Mcdonald and the Driven Well.

South Bend TrlDune.
If Senator Mcdonald is presidential can
didate next year the driven well will be an
issue in the campaign, and greatly to his in
jury. He was mainly instrumental in estab-
fishing the validity of the drive-well patents
which makes every man who has drive
well pay $40 ROYALTY
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of November last, and expresses the Pope's
greatest pleasure in the untiring labors of the
Cardinal for the Catholic cause in this country.
That it is autograph letter is regarded as very
complimentary, as indeed the spirit of the letter
itself is the very kindest
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-09

Interview with Douglass Taylor.
You see the enormous cost Of presidential
elections; and where is the money to come
from except from these huge men who can
put their millions into the race? party
out of power like the Democracy, can no
longer afford to run men with fortunes of
100000.