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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-28

ton had drifted into the realms OF journal
ism, newspaper men are hard workers."
The reporter nodded a melancholy assent.
And" continued the Governor, "they
have to do a great deal of work in writing
about public men. Now, as long as 1 was
in Washington l never had word written
against me in any newspaper by Washing
ton correspondent
sfndeedl'' exclaimed the reporter, who be-
gan to think that the Governor was losing
his memory.
Not a word" he added "Things are
said in the Washington correspondence that
weren't always mplimentary, but [ found
out all about how it was done"
"How?"
ut was the night editor every time"
and the Governor drew long breath as he
gazed quizzically at the reporter from be-
meath his half closed eyelids.
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called to the Door and Fatally Shot.

CLEVELAND, O., Feb. 27.-Edward letter
was awakened at o'clock this morning by a
knocking at the entrance of his house, on
Factory street. On opesing the door he was
shot in the left breast by one of three men
outside, all of whom at once attacked him
with murderous intent. Though desperately
wounded, Teller made such vigorous re-
sistance that he succeeded in selling re-
volver which one of them carried and was
about to open fire when the assalants fled
Neither they nor their object is known
letter will probably die His ante-mortem
statement has been taken. A Bohemian la
borer has been arrested on suspicion of be-
ing one Of the gang.
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The Wicked Night Editor.


well, /" said Governor Butler to Herald
reporter some time ago, after the converse
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-.TOoNiOA| 4, 0SO0z
THE NUMBER OF PENSIONERS AND ENLIsTMENTs
IN THE SEVERAL WARS.


THE NUMBER VI rnNSnUHnh1 AM
In NE De '''AN ans
The hrst pensions were PAID by the United
States in 1889. Of the 278,021 soldiers who
SERVED in the revolutionary war ~ 500 re-
49, - g.. .on.,;.o ~, ~
ceiFeo peh'lo"S ioi 'ei'i0e' anu .iie assre-
gate amount paid TO them was SAG, Oo2, 1881
The last survivorof the revolution pensioned
under the general laws was Lemuel Clark, of
Clarendon, N. Y, who died MAY 90 1866
aged 1O4 years Of two pensioned by special
act of Congress, receiving $500 per annum
one, John Gray, of Brookfield, O., died
March %, 1862 aged 105 wears and the other
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THE COST OF PENSIONS.

From the foundation of the government
until 1861 the United States paid in pensions
the sum of $50, $50 $685. Since that time
the enormous sum of 1862, TAI 1907 has been
paid out The following table shows the
amount that has been expended each year
since 17Sq.
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Forty Years Experience of an Old Nurse.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup is the prescrip-
ton of one of the best female physicians and
nurses in the United states, aud has been used
for forty years with never-falling success by
millions of mothers for their children. 1t re-
leves the child from pain, cures dysentery aud
diarrh4a, gripping in the bowels, and wind collie.
BY giving health to the child it rests the mother
Price % CENTS a hottie
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THE old and reliable Banking House of John
A. Dodge & Co., IL Wall street, New York city,
send on application, free of charge their Week
" Financial Report" giving authentic ac-
count of the weeks transactions on Wall street,
together with variety of useful and interest
ing matter i'll relation thereto.
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Extending the Amenities.

New York Graphic.
We beg to offer our profoundest sympathy
to several esteemed contemporaries in view
milk
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DURKEE's SALAD DRESSING is composed of the
freshest purest and choicest condiments money
will buy. 1t surpasses any that can be made at
home is cheaper, saves labor and all anxiety.
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MISSION OF THE ISABELLA
The Indiana Relief Steamer Makes a
Visit to Shawneetown.

Scenes of Desolation Along the River from
Evansville DOwn-Hundreds of Resi-
dences and Buildings Destroyed.
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Horsford's Acid Phosphate

ia recommended for headache occasioned by In
Digestion ana whenever there is general feel
ing of sluggishness and lack of energy
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-02-18
A DIABOLICAL DEED
An Unnatural Mother, While Under
the IDfiuence OF Liquor, Attempts
TO Smother Her
Dying Son by Building a Bonfire in
His ROom-The History OF
Nashville Firago.

NASHVILLE, February 1.-THE Baansr
publishes the following: STRONG drink often
produces in q civilized human SO well ss the
wild savage their 6endish powers, aud some
times while under the Influence of iutori-
catirg drink the most Dnnatnra! acts are
committed. To-day the Bonner is called
upon 10 record q most diabolical deed OF an
unnatural mother. The case in question IL
that of a woman who has lived for several
years in the city, and who is also addicted
to the overuse of intoxieanls In q natural
condition she is quiet, peaceable woman,
but when under the influence of drink she Is
a perfect virago, and has become 8 source Of
great trouble not only to her immediate
family, but 10 the neIghbors. She is accused
of Fastening to the grave her husband and
several OF her children, but the latest act OF
her lie, which if accomplished would cause
q thrill Of horror to overspread the entire
community, was an sttempt on the life of her
dying SOD, aged twenty-three years. He has
been prostrated on q bed OF pain for
some months with consumption, and
from lime 10 time the neighbors have
been called upon 10 prevent her from COM
hitting violence while intoxicated. Yester.
day a little girl ran TO the Office OF magis.
trate AMI told him to come quick, that heI
mother was smothering her brother. The
| Justice on reaching the mouse found ali The
doors and windows tightly closed, and or
efecting an entrance he was Mortified TO see
this unnatural mother at the bed of her dy
ing SOD, cursing aud threatening to kill him
The room was filed with dense volume o
smoke, caused by pile of bran and feather
which the woman had piled upon the hearth
and then set fire TO it. She said her con haC
| lived long enough, and il was time he wa
dead. The justice took the womap,.at tn,
request of her son, TO the stationhoHse, bu
later in the night he thought he was dying
and so sent 10 the stationhouse for her. Tn
justice placed her uuder bond and sh
promised not 10 drink any more until ne
son WAS better. This morning. the boy wa
thought TO be failing fast and had but FEY
more hours to live"
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-02-18
AN OHIO ROMANCE.
The Secrets Betrayed by Search
Through q Miser's Howell.

There is little town near PIttsburg named
North Lima, with kind of romantic his.
torical sffair which has furnished the neigh
bors and villagers food for talk. The
hero, if such he could be called, was queer
old man named Jacob Augustine. He lately
died. He was a strange, good-hearted little
man, who had never slept a single night
away from his home, and the longest Jour-
ney he ever made was to come 10 this city, q
distance of but few miles. And yet this
stranger 10 the world at large, whose life was
almost that of a child, through all his years
had romance, the secret of which he car
young man he became betrothed 10 a bright,
vivscious little German girl, Gottlieb Wea.
laadt. She smiled upon his suit, but
her father broke the match. From
this moment Jacob Augustine led the life of
q bachelor. 1t has been known of late that
acob was accommodating considerable wealth,
althoug b he made no exhibition OF it, and
when he died a search was at once instituted
for the money and his will, which he had
made year ago. The search through the
attic of his house revealed in out-of-the-way
corners many and various amounts of money,
which was largely in Mexican and Spanish
coins, but ne trace of the missing will was
found until a trunk was examined, and
there, pinned securely TO the sleeve of an
oldfashioned swallow.tailed wedding coat,
was the will and a bsg containing nearly
500 in gold. Yesterday all the personal
effects left by the strange old man were sold
at auction. and almost within hearing of the
auctioneer's voice, a prisoner in her own
house, was the once fair maiden, Gottlieb
Wealandt, now and for the last ffly.sight
years hopelessly insane because Of the cruel
fate that kept her from uniting her heart
and life with her betrothed. She remain.
the last survivor OF this sad romance of a
half century ago.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-02-18
TIGHT LACING.
Richard A. Proctor, the Astronomical
Lecturer, Gfvipg His Experience
I'm Corset Wearing.

Mr.. Richard A. Proctor, the we'll known
lecturer on astronomy, once tried the expert
ment of wearing a correct, and thus describes
the result: "When the subject of corset.
wesring was under discussion in the pages
of The Eaelish Mechanic. / was struck" he
says, with the apparent weight of evidence
in favor OF tight lacing. was in particu.
lar struck by the evidence of some as 10 its
use in reducing corpuleuce. L was corpu.
lent. l also was disposed, as | am still, to
take an interest in scientific experiment. i
thought would give this matter fair trial
/ read all the instructions, carefully followed
them, and varied the time OF applying press
ure with that perfectly stiff busk,' about
which correspondents were 20 enthusiastic
l was foolish enough TO try the thing for a
matter of four weeks. Then l laughed al
myself as hopeless idiot, and determined
to give up the attempt to reduce by artificial
means that superabu nd.nce of fat on which
only starvation and much exercise, or the air
of Americs, has ever had any real reducing
influence. But / was reckoning without my
host. As the Chinese lady sufers, am told
when her feet bindings are taken of, and a.
the fat-head baby bowls when its head.
bosrds are removed, SO tor while was il
with me. / found myself manifestly better
in stays. laughed at mTszlf no longer. ]
was TOO angry with myself TO laug III. ]
would as coon have condemned myself to
using crutches all the time as to wearing al.
ways busk. But for my one month OF folly
/ had TO endure three months Of discomfort.
At the end of about that time / was my own
man again."
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A FAITHLESS WIFE,
Who Insisted ON Being Divorced with
out surrendeTfnE the Name Of
Her Lover.


When a woman wont, she won't! In the
London Times agency columu" there APP
pesred last summer several fond and plead
ing letters signed "Spes Ell Fides," in which
the advertiser assured his correspondent that
he would never comply with her request,
adding: aRest assured 1 will never fail you
when you express penitence." The story
connected with them has just been revealed
in the Divorce Court. "Spes ct Fides" was
Maj. A. I. White, Of the Royal Artillery,
and the woman 10 whom the advertisements
we're addressed was bis wife, the daughter
of Maj. Gen. Thompson. They we're mar
ried In 1869, when abe wss seventeen and he
twenty-six, and three children were born OF
the union. He was wounded while on ser
vice in Indis some two ye,rs ago, and re-
turned 10 England, where he lived with
his family until last July. On the Sd OF that
month Mrs. White lett her fathers house,
where che had been visiting, telegraphing
her husband that she would be home 10 .
few days. The telegram was followed by q
| letter, 10 which she told her hnsbsnd thai
she had left him for good and did not intend
to return; that for The previous eighties
months she had been only a nurse to him
and had resolved not 10 lead such lie any
| longer; that for years she had not beer
| happy with him, and only her mother snc
! her children had kept her vita him; tssl
enc had given him proof enough TO euzbi;
! him 10 get divorce, which she imPlersc
him 10 proceed for without delay, a. 81
mooths must elspss after hearing before tbs
decree for dissolution OF the mzrriags
] could be made 6nal. She had gone TO Z
hotel with her pzranour, registering then
namts A. "Mr. snd Mrs White" There sh,
gave the servants every opportunity Of iden
flying her, and left a shssi engraved viii
her name. In letisrsio her father she avoHeS
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-02-18
Three Hundred Men, In Moment, In the
Twipkling Of an Eye, Are Caught
in q Deafh-Trap.
The Water, Inundating the Wilmington
Coal Fields, Pours Down the Shafts
Of the Mines,
And, Before Anything Could be Done for
Them, 100 OF the Miners We're
SmOthered.
HeartrendiBg Scents-The Piteous Walls
Of Wives, Mothers and Sisters and
the Agony Of the Men.

BRAIDwooD, ILL, February 1.-THE most
horrible tragedy that ever visited the Will
mington coal fields occurred yesterday after
noon, in shaft No. of the Wilmington Coal
Mining and Manufacturing Company, known
as the Diamond Mine, situsted 1872 miles
northwest OF Cnic1go. Three hundred men
were in the various shafts when the ground
staggered under the weight OF water that
had saturated aud loosened it. Sixty-two
we're 10 one shaft, which caught the bulk OF
the falling debris, and which WIS instantly
flooded. Every one Of them was either
drowned or smothered inside of five min
utep, AMI the bodies are now buried beneath
many tons of earth. One hundred acres have
been excavated, and not one of the miners in
the one unfortunate shaft escaped. Digging
and pumping is going on vigorously, but ii
will b. many hours before the frat Of the
bodies can be reached. The mine was OF the
ordinary kind, supplied with a regular shaft
and supposed TO be we'll protected from &C.
cident
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DERAtlEQ.

SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON THE CLEVELAND, Co
LUMBUs, CINCINNATI AND INDIANA ROAD.
CLEVELAND, February 17.-General-M
sger E. Thomas telegraphed from Gallon to
President Devereux, of the Cleveland, Co.
lumbus, Cincinnati and Indiana railroad,
last evening, as follows:
Train No. i, with the postal, baggage aud
smoking car, coach and eleeper was wrecked
one mile east of Gallon at II 55 o'clock 3.
m. The entire train, with the exception OF
the engine, left the track and turned over on
the side, resulting in death or injury to the
following persons:
THE DEAD.
d. G. GUTHRIE, Madison Square Theater
Company, New York, instantly killed.
D. J. FOURST. Shelby county, Ind, so BADLY In
jured that he died soon after reaching Gallon.
masters ONCE at Cleveland, injured, and died
soon after reaching Gallon.
INJURED.
G. T. sTAMM, Milwaukee, Wis, slightly bruised
OF MIS- RS ' G. +. sTAMMs Milwaukee slight scalp
wound and bruise on right leg.
CHAs. DEFAULT, Canton, o., bruised about
E. Z. PoPPLEToN, Cleveland. scalp wound
MRS. JANE Z. HILLS, shelby Ind. bruised on
]. DAYKN. eond scalp wound.
p HUGHES, brakeman. leg hurt.
BAaGAGE-aAsTER WHITE slightly injured
So far as can be ascertsined, the above j;
q complete list OF the injured persons, either
employees or passengers. The balance con.
tinued going, and did not signify that ia. }
were 10 any manner bruised or otherwise
| injured. The train left Cleveland on time
and was about twenty-five minutes late a
the time OF the accident.
Gsneral-Master-Me Mechanic Turef, who wa.
Ion the engine, states that he was not run
ming to exceed eighteen miles per hour a
the time the train left the track. He feli al
unusual Jar or melton Of the engine, and tn,
first notice Of trouble was the breaking loss;
of The postal cars. from the engine when j
| left the track. His statement of the rate o.
speed is corroborated by the fact ihst III
train only ran los feet after leaving the raj
4 and turning ever.
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hope, 10 not TO be trusted as an advisor.
Contrast the condition Of the Irish of Amer
lea with that of the Irish in Ireland, and
the duty of emigration is fully demonstrated.
There is unbounded hope for Irishmeu, but
none for Ireland. The people there have
so long been persecuted, robbed, plundered,
buliied and falsely advised, that they will
have no peace 40 long az they remain. There
ia no escape for them except 10 get away,
and in newer and broader lands take on new
robes of citizenship. The old tragedy is
about to be repeated in ireland. The &C.
cus.d murderers of Lord Cavendish and
Secret lry Burke are to bsfried. The men
aTaigned laugh at the farce and will con.
tinue TO laugh on the scsfold. These men
counted the cost, and stimulated by
a hatred eugendered into every fiber
add ligament OF their bodies, add the
e1pecist alton OF a pc. thunus fame, they cared
little for The consequences. Their execution
can no more be evaded than could the exc
Gu lou Of Jjhn Brown. Bot this will not
prevent a r-pe'iIioa OF the oil tragedy. Tue
scsfJ d has no terrors lor men VINO are
wrouged, prosecuted, AMI whose chillTen are
crying for food. They are nerved to desper
alton BY ref citing on the amount of money
anpually sent away as tribute TO EnglzEd-
sen, TO men who hold titles TO Irish lands
through the conquest Of heartless msrsuders
vino, generations ago, despoiled their suc .s-
tors Gncb urono, for -00 vears la 20 m a A q
wild beasts Of good men, and it will continne
90 long ss tine Ifish remsin 10 LELAND.
Great Britain should buy out her Eoglsh
subjects whs hold lands in lie.
land; aud Irishmen shoud combine
the world over 10 raise funds 10
bring their counirymen away. Tue dream
OF creating au Irish nation in Ireland ca
never be realized. The history Of Ireland is
nothing hut memories crimsoned with blood
and black with famine. To live there con-
tract. the lives OF Irishmep, kills their better
selves and nurs's all The e rec passions The
efforts Of The | -ish 10 secure the freedom Of
Irelsrd il as vsin and frurless as the Gagged
eagle which spreads its wings and beats its
life out against the bars of its pitiless prison.
The Irish can secure peace and plenty only
by abandoning the graves of their martyrs,
the land which will live in song and story,
aud seek homes where land is cheap, the air
il free and there is room for expansion, and
mind, surrounded by new scenes, will be di-
veried from the contemplation OF sad aud
bitter memories
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in every shade and tint are shown in profu-
sien. A season Of flowers is predicted, and
the dsndelion is the flower of the season.
Little clusters of the blossoms are mounted
on the top rim Of the bonnet, mixed with
pompons and ribbon, or two shades OF the
flower 10 ribbon-the pale, lemon-like tint
ofthe edge OF the petals and the darker
orange shade of the center of the blossom
are used. An exquisite little cottage bonnet
OF Havana brown straw is trimmed
on The brim with a macs Of gold
colored pompous, ostrich tips, dande-
Ions, flowers, buds and lesves, and &
roseue-like bow of gold velvet at one side.
StriDgs of gold velvet two inches wide finish
the bonnet: An exquisite poke bonnet Of
pale strawberry pink straw has band OF
velvet an inch and half wide placed near
the edge of the brim. A large bow Of satin
ribbon in strawberry color and in two widths,
one an inch wide, the other two inches, is
pfaced on the top of the rim and q cluster OF
lopged siemmed dsndeliou- is nestled at one
eide. The strings of the bonnel sre double
in the Two widths OF the ribboo. Black lace
pokes, with tiny cspo;es in eUcre lace and
gold tinsel lsce are also offered among the
fist exhibitions of spring millinery.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-02-18
rHE srAxs AND THE wE.rHEx,

Those who have an eye for besuty OF the
sublime kind cannot fail 10 be gtaIi6ed if
about 9 o'clock in the evening, they look
toward the southeast part Of the heavens
by rare chance fine evening can be found
jusl now. There the NJ ost splendid sight the
northern heavens can exhibit is visible
Taurus shines with his minor constellation:
Of the Pieiades and the Hyades, the latter
displaying the glo wing star Aldebsran. 10
the east of Tourus two large white stars sp.
pear not far from each other; they are in the
constellation Gemini. Below Taurus is the
glorious constellation Orion. The three
bright stars, often called the yardband,
are in the belt of Orion; two large
4lsr- above the belt o. each
of his shoulders. The large, fine star
below the belt is Sirious, The famous dog star
and the largest Of the fixed stars. The still
brighter star and nearer "the seven stsrs,n as
the Pleisdss are called, lie Jupiter, Whose
four mcous and belts make him zoe object
with The telescope. Madame Moon coude-
scended to give us glimpse Of her crescent
on Friday night; she had evidently been
coqusttipg with Mr.. Jupiter while che had
kept hid SO long behind the murky clouds
for they were suspiciously near to each
other. The astronomers, who regard such a
beautiful sight as the two presented with
different feelings 10 those OF the poet, mark
the two as being 10 copjuncti on. Still, in
the neighborhood of the Pleia dee, and wesi
of Jupiter, is another bright star of q
deep, almost violet-red, contr asiing
with the cheerful white light OF
Jupiier's face. That star lie Saturn, q star
Of ill-augury with the fortune-teller, but
Offering one Of the grandest spectacles in the
universe 10 the ,elescopist On Friday the
moon makes friendly call upon the gala nj
Mars, but as he is now a morning star few
of US are likely to see the conjunction.
Venus, the brightest and the fairest, who
paid us long visitla sssssstser, on one oe-
casion throwing CONSERVATION among our
now blessing the morning ssky with her sill
very radiance. Thedays are showing a very
perceptible increase Of length. Ga the Ist
Of January the day was only ten hours
aud six minutes long, to-day il is
eleven hours aud seven minutes. Ven-
nor gives US weather colder and
stormy for to-day, which prediction, judging
by the woeiul weather we have as we write,
is likely 10 be very near the fact. Toner
row we are to have more storm and snow,
probably rain; Tuesday is 10 be moderate
and changeable, and cloudy with snow falls,
possibly rains and floods in the West; which
ia "a tale alas too true" Saturday, however,
is 10 be more plscab'e and gives us mild
weather, but with wind and rain. Altogether
February, this year, is emitting herself 10
receive with US the character the English
give her in their ancient rude distich:
February fill dyke
Either with black or white
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of the handsomsst banking rooms west of the
Mississippi river. This bank is doing a
large business, and our people are pleased
with its workings.
Capt. Embry, an enterprising immigr
from Admission, Ala, will begin the publica-
ton of the Arkansas Journal, at Greenwood,
the last Of This month.
Mr.. Grubbs, of Decatur, Ala, has ssCured
the position of prescription clerk in the
drug house OF C. II. Boyd & Co.