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The Tewksbury Almshouse.

BosToN, Mass, May 5.-The board of char
tiles next week will appoint successors to Su-
perintendent Marsh and the resident physi-
clan at the Tewksbury almshouse.
The State Board of Health, Lunacy and
Charity adopted the following:
Resolved, That the office of superintendent
Is declared vacant, and this board at its next
meeting proceed TO the election OF a superin-
tendent, To hold Office until July l, 1888"
1t was voted that until the vacancy is filled
John Fallon assume the duties.
The board before adjourning adopted a
letter in reply to previous communications
by the Governor reasserting that previous
Attorney have furnished opinions
when requested by officers and members of
the board, and commenting on the letter
written by the Governor as couched in Ian
guage unparalleled in its character in the
history of the executive in corresponding
with any department of its government
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Creditable News-Gatherinr.

LOUISVILLE May 6-Primary elections
were held in this city, yesterday afternoon,
to select delegates to the Democratic State
convention to be held in this city on May 16,
for the nomination of candidates for Gov
ernor and other State officials. The Courier
Journal this morning published telegraphic
reports from 10 of the III coun-
ties, beginning with Martin, adjoining
West Virginia, and closing with Fulton,
on the Mississippi river, the entire report
being tabulated, with dispatches, filing
twelve columns of the paper, Many of the
counties are distant from telegraph stations,
but the reports were forwarded by specially
engaged messengers who, by system of re-
lays of horses and men, rode distances of
fifteen. twenty-five, thirty, forty-fve,
sixty and eighty-fve miles, over the
widest mountain roads. Such a report,
gathered under like circumstances, over
the same extent of territory, was never be-
fore made by any paper in the United States.
No paper has ever make a like large ex-
penditure to secure the result of primary
elections. Notwithstanding the large
amount of special dispatches it contained the
paper was out on time, catching the early
morning trains, and supplied home sub
scribers with their copies at the breakfast
table as usual,
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ment is manifested in the official circles, and
important discoveries are expected IN few
days.
Brief Mention.

Mrs. P. J. MCGOWAN died, on Saturday, at
Whitehall, after extended illness
Mrs. Rachel Roberts. a widow of South Elgin,
has received as back pension "a check for 81 ;
9S5.
Halliday Bros warehouse and offices the
Ohio river al Cairo DESTROYED by fire on
Saturday morning. Loss, 100000 insured.
Batavia hoy, Walter S. Burke, triumphed in
a navel cadetship examination at Elgin, in
which seven asprants from various portions of
the Fifth district were contestants.
DR.. A. A. McReynnds. of Jerseyville, has been
adjudged insane. The cause of his insanity IS
said TO be religious excitement brought on by
attending revival services at Roodhnuse.
Judgments against Moultrie county, aggregat-
ing nearly $4,000, were obtained in the United
States courts AT Springfield, on Saturday, on
bonds and coupons OF these over 0,000 were
in favor of the Society for Savings, of Cleve-
land, o.
The Governor has sent in the following NOM
nations: For member OF the board of State
charities, John NJ Gould, of Rock Island, 20 he
his own successor; for trustee of the southern
Normal, Isaac b. Self, of Edwards county, vice
Ingles resigned.
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POSTMASTERS' PAY.
No Money Provided for Salaries of Fourth
Glass Postmasters.

Glass Postmasters.
WASHINGTON, May 5.-Late this afternoon
a startling discovery was made at the Post
Office Department. The leading officials were
studying the new act for the readjustment
of postmasters' salaries and the reduction of
postal rates. This law is to take effect in No
vember, and it was generally supposed that
all the readjusted salaries would come into
play at the same time. By serious error,
which was only discovered to-day, provision
is only definitely made for the readjustment
of salaries of postmasters of the first second
and third class. No mention is made of the
fourth class. Under existing law this class
comes under the head of presidential ap-
pointments when the revenue reaches $3.50
per quarter. This omission in the new
law, it is held, brings the fourth-class
largely under its operation. Since it received
the executive approval in March last, their
read usted salaries come under the sales of
| three-cent stamps. and not as was evidently
intended, under the new two-cent postal ar
rangements. This fact creates CONSERVATION
in postal circles. There are about 25,00
fourth-class postmasters AS it appears at
present their salaries must be readjusted
from March last. Such a readjustment, on
the three-cent stamp basis, will bring 25, 600
fourth-elass postmasters within the scope of
presidential appointment. 1t is this fact
which gives officials alarm. The question is
asked: "Will the President take advantage
of it?' A great pressure will undoubtedly
be brought to bear on Arthur by politicians
who are always ready to seize upon appoint
ments big and little. Postoffice officials are
in trouble for other reasons. This error in
the act will lead to a great deal of revision
in the accounts OF fourth-class postmasters
The Postoffice Department is indebted to
them from March last and it will take sew
eral months to readjust their salaries and &C.
counts
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Noisy Agitators.

NEW York, May 6.-About score Of men
and women made up the thirteenth an
nual convention of the American Labor Re
form League. r. W. Hume presided, and
e. II. Haywood offered resolutions, which
we're adopted. They declare that, as labor is
The source of all wealth. accumulation by
interest or otherwise is robbery; that TO pay
no rent is bounden duty, not in Ireland,
but in New York and all over the world; that
czars, queens presidents, and land, railway
and bank monopolies are the special expo
nents of vast confederacies of organized rob-
bers, who may expect to be taken off by dyn-
amite, the dagger or whatever other means
retributiye justice demands to establish the
common right. The action of the Philadel-
phia convention was denounced as fruitless.
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Reasons for Its SuppressiOn-Letters Free
quently Lost and the Government
Service Brought Into Discredit.
The Unpleasant Predictment of Post
masters of the Fourth Glass.
Alleged Attempt to Jump the Reservation
of the Zuni Indians-Notes and Gossip
of the Capital.
PRIVATE POsTOFFICEs.
Reasons Why the Service Rendered in New
York Is Not Satisfactory.

Reasons Why the Service Rendered in New
York Is Not Satisfactory.
WASHINGTON, May 6.-Oficers of the Post
Office Department, in reply to inquiries with
regard to the proceedings recently taken to
close the private postal companies in New
York city, say that so far as the investga-
ton has gone, it seems to show that the most
fragrant violators of the laws are the COM
panies known as "Hussey's Express"
"Boyd's Dispatch Post" Manhattan Dis
trict Telegraph Company" and the Omitted
States Circular Delivery Company" two of
the organizations named being one and the
same company. The prosecution of this I'M
lawful business by such companies, the
postoffice officials here say, not only results
in the loss of large revenue to the depart
ment, but materially and in many ways in
terferes with the proper conduct of the
United States postal business and brings I'M
deserved discredit upon the United States
postal administration. Investigation shows
that in many cases business men in New
York have given letters, ETC., to subordinates
to mail, with money to pay postage at gov
eminent rates, and that such subordinates,
instead of mailing the letters in the
postoffice, have given them to one
of the private postal companies, which
NOulu uSIlNeT IIleIl IHOTe CISdplg budu lilc
government and have then pocketed the
difference between private and government
rates. Many of these letters have been lost
or delayed, and the writer's, attributing such
loss or delay to the United States postal au-
thorities, have made complaint of bad sery-
ice to the department, which was in no way
responsible Therefore.
The Boyd and Hussey companies make
collections and deliveries only twice a day,
while the regular government car
riers deliver and collect from eight
to twenty times daily. 1t
is not true, therefore, that private
postal companies are patronized because their
service is better than that of the government.
The only advantage which these private pos
tai companies have over the government is
that of lower rates The private organization
doing business under the names, Manhattan
District Telegraph Company" and Circular
Delivery Company" has recently begun to
transmit mail matter in bulk to other cities
than New York. where they have agencies,
and to distribute it there thus beginning the
formation offs network of mail routes, in
clearly illegal competition with the Postofhce
Department
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A LAND SPECULATION.
Amending an Order for Benefit of the Zuni
Indians.

Amending an order Tor Benefit OF the Zuni
Indians.
WASHINGTON, May 5.-Through a miscal-
culation in surveying the lands for the Zuni
Indian reservation, in New Mexico, an error
was made, and the intention of the govern
ment that the reservation should include
the springs which lie directly northeast of
the boundary line of the reservation was
not carried out Recently it has been stated
that Paymaster William T. Tucker, son-in-
law of Senator Logan, and his associates
have taken up six claims, three desert and
three homestead. containing in all 2,40O
acres, which embrace the springs mentioned.
II is further stated that should the claims of
Tucker and associates be granted the water
supply of the Zunis will be practically cut
off In the absence of survey of the Tucker
claims however, they were rendered void
by the issuance, May 1, of an executive order
amending the original order so as to include
within the limits of the Zuni reservation an
additional tract of land on which the above
named springs are situated.
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SPORTING MATTERS.
The Winners of Saturdays Racing Events
at Nashville.

at nashville.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, May SIN the first race,
five.eighths of a mile, Granite, General Hard
ing, Mona, Ten Full, Bob Miles, Jennie NJ.
and Eulogy started. Granite, the favorite,
was off first, and was never headed, winning
by length; Mona second Harding third.
Time, LOG.
In the second race, mile and quarter, Joe
s., Brocade, Pearl Thorn, Tilford, Sovereign
Pat and Olivette started. Brocade got away
first Tilford second, the others on even terms.
Joe s., the favorite, was second as they passed
the stand, but did not get place at the fin
ish. Sovereign Pat won by a length; Tilford
second, Brocade third Time. 214X
In the third race, mile and a quarter,
Saunterer, Wallensee Callao, Athlone, Month
cello and Egyptian started, Callao in front
Callao led for mile, when Saunterer came
on and won by three lengths; Wallensee sec
ond, Athlone third. Time, 213.
In the fourth race one mile, A leck Ament,
Pope Leo, Buchmaster, Centennial, Carson,
Leonore and George Fisher started, Buck
master in front Carson won by half a
length Aleck Ament second, Pope Leo third.
Time 1:46%
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A Hint to Cincinnati.


Everybody has observed what fine effects
conductors sometimes obtain by employing a
large orchestra in piece of chamber music.
Thus, in string quartet, by having all the
first violins play the violin part, all the eel
los the cello part, and so forth, the sound is
magnifed without loss of detail. Why
not apply this plan to a festival drama?
By employing, say, six Othellos, six lagos,
six Desdemonas, and so on, and having them
speak in unison, truly festive effect might
be produced. This plan would also have the
advantage of avoiding all occasions of jeal-
ousy, as it would put all the stars upon an
equal footing, and enable them all to be
seen and heard. The idea is worth trying,
and Cincinnati is clearly the place to try it.
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PROPOSALS FOR POsToFFICE ENvEL-
OPES.


WASHINGTON, d. C., May l, 1888.
Sealed proposals will be received at this De-
partment until Thursday, the 9TH day of June.
1888, at II o'clock m, for furnishing Postofiee
Envelopes, in such quantities and at such times
as they may be ordered during the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1884, of the following classes,
viz:
Nos. to 4. For Official Letters and Returns.
No s. For Returning Dead Letters
No g. For Registered Packages.
No.7. Tag Envelopes for Registered Pack
ages.
No 8. For International Money-order Adj
vices
Blank forms of bids, with samples and full
specifications, will be furnished upon applica-
zion TO the Third Assistant Postmaster general,
Washington, ID. G.
W. @. GRESHAM, Postma ster-general.
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Racing in California.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 5.-The fifth day
races of the Pacific Coast Blood Turf Horse
Association, at the Oakland coarse, occurred
to-day. The track was very heavy and dan
gerous and hoof-deep in mud.
In the dash of fve-eghths Of a mile, two
year-olds f. J. Baldwin's Grinstead flly
walked over for forfeits.
In the mile and three-q uarters dash, Gano
walked over.
The two-mile dash between Sam Steven
son and Atlanta was won by Stevenson.
Time, 4:16
An extra day will be given, Wednesday
next, or the first day and good track there
after,
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New Metal for Telegraph Wire.

WASHINGTON, May 6.-J. Edwin Sherman,
metallurgisr of Boston, has just concluded
here series of experiments upon a new
metal recently discovered by him with a
view to ascertaining its fitness as compared
with other metals for telegraph wire, The
ex periments, it is said, show that wire made
of this metal has great tenacity, does not
rust and is superior in point OF conduc-
tivity to any wire now used for electrical
purposes. The metal, which has nearly
specific gravity and has somewhat the APP
pearance OF silver, can be produced, it is
said, at cost of five cents pound.
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west virginia,s Coal Deposits.

WASHINGTON, May 5.-Ex-Speaker Randall
has returned from a visit to Senator Kenna,
in West Virginia, and Is thoroughly i'm
pressed with the great future of that State.
II dislike to see it," he said because of
State pride, but the Kanawha valley of
West Virginia will soon supply the West
with coal, Only recently million of En-
glish capital has been invested there. Rail-
roads are being built, and the rapid develop
ment of the State is phenomenal"
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Justice to a Clerk.

WASHINGTON, May 5.-The Star says: ''ln
justice to the late disbursing clerk, Joseph,
of the Interior Department, and to the
officers of the Freedmen's Hospital, it should
be stated that the total appropriation for the
hospital was not exceeded. A surplus fund
under one head was used to meet deficiency
under another, and that is all there is in the
stories of irregularities.
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ANCHOR LINE.
United States Steamships
Soil frOm Nav York averv SATURDAY. ror

UHIItU bUdItS steamships
Sail from New York every Saturday for
Glasgow via LONDONDERRY.
Cabin passage, $50 to $50. Second Cabin, $40
Steerage, Outward 1913, Prepaid $2l.
LIVERPOOL AND QUEENSTOWN SERVICE.
From Pier No Al n. r. New York,
BELGRAVIA sails May IL, June 16. July 81.
FURNESSIA sails May 26, June 80, August 4.
CITY OF ROME sails June 9, July Ia, August 1S.
Cabin passage $50 to 1928 according to accom-
modations. Second Cabin and Steerage as above.
Anchor Line Drafts issued at lowest rates are
paid free of charge In England, Scotland and
Ireland. Fer passage, Cabin Plans, Book of
Tours, etc. apply TO HENDERSON BROTH
Frs, New York, or ALEX. MEIZGER, odd
Fellows Hall, or FRENZEL BROTHERS. Vance
Block, indianapolis.
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A Clock 344 Years Old.

1t is stated that the first pendulum clock
brought to New England found its special
home in Rhode Island. 1t was made by w.
afterwards Baptist minister, who reached
Salem, Mass, in 1889, and afterward removed
to Rehoboth, and finally setted, in about 1850
in Newport, where he died Oct. Is, 1852, aged
SaventV-siY wears.
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Not Much in the Mcdonald Boon.

Interview with Thomas Kinsella.
How does Mcdonald strike you, as a can
didate?'
81 do not think there is much in the at
tempt to boom Mcdonald. I do not know
what he has ever done that should commend
HIM for the position except, perhaps, the
fact that he lives in Indiana, and that reason
carries very little weight with it. There are
at least fifty men in the party who might be
nominated, who are identified more with
public affairs than Mcdonald. If he did not
live in Indiana he would not be thought of
at all
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Notes and Personalities.

WASHINGTON, May 6.-Mr. Charles W.
Folger, son of Secretary Folger, has been APP
pointed discussing agent of the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing, vice Burrill, pro-
NOTED by Secretary Folger to be chief of that
bureau.
Mr. John w. Foster, the new United States
minister to Spain, will sail for Europe with
his family on Thursday next.
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No One Need Be Proud of 1t.

BOBtOn JOurnaIs I
A piece of poetry which has been float
ing about purporting to have been writ
ten by President Arthur in his youth
full days, was in reality wrtten-so CORE
spondent states-by Rev. Thaddeus Mason
Harris, of Dorchester, for Edward Everett,
when a small boy.
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Scheme to Take the Ayes and Noes.

Special to Cincinnati Enquirer,
Mr.. Clark, the architect of the Capitol, has
given permission to Boston firm to erect
and put in working or Ter in one of the
rooms of the Capitol their electrical arrange
ment which has been designed to register and
record votes of parliamentary bodies By
this system an aye and no call of the House
of Representatives can be taken, it is claimed,
in less than a minute. The machine prints
the name of each member and indicates on
which side he votes. 1t also indicates the
absentees and those who are paired.
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The Alaska Again Lowers the Record

NEW York, May 6-The Williams & Guion
line steamship Alaska arrived to-day. She
made the trip from Queenstown in six days,
twenty-three hours ana forty eight minutes,
"knocking OUT her former quickest time on
record-seven days, one hour and fifty min
utes.
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THE GARFIELD STATUE.
The Plan of the Memorial Practically Agreed
Upon.

WASHINGTON, May 5-The committee hay
ing charge of the proposed monument to
the late President Garfield have practically
agreed upon a plan for the statue, but the
question of a site is very troublesome. 1t
has been proposed that the statute should be
tive mansion between the knobs, where
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In the Now York Legislature.

New York Times.
The Democrats have made such a bad
record that the people can hardly fail to real
ize the futility of all hopes of reform from
that quarter
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DAILY WEATHER BULLETIN.


IntIlCaJOnS
WAR DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER,
WASHINGTON. May z, A. ny
For Tennessee and the Ohio Valley Warmer,
fair weather, southerly. veering to westerly
winds, lower pressure.
For the Lower Lake Reglon-Warmer, cloudy
weather with rain, southerly winds and lower
pressure.
For the Upper Lake Region-Cloudy, rainy
weather, variable winds, shifting to northwest
erly, stationary or lower temperature, followed
by rising barometer.
lnsa
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Kelly and Butler.

LOWELL, May 6.-Goyernor Butler presided
nt the lecture on early Irish Settlers in
America" by John Kelly, Of New York.
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DRESDEN, Ont, May 5.-Rev. Josiah Hen
son, Mrs. Stoves Uncle Tom, died to-day,
age ninety-four.
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Cancers and Other Tumors
Are treated with unusual success by Worlds
Dispensery Medical Association, Buffalo, N. Y.
Send stamp for pamphlet.
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OCEAN STEAMERS.
STATE LINE

New York and Glasgow, Liverpool,
Dublin, Belfast and Londonderry.
These tirst-cass. full-powered steamers will
sail from New York EVERY THURSDAY.
First Cabin, $50 to SIS, according to accom-
modatiOns. Return tickets, $40 TO $3.50. Sec
ond Cabin, $40. Return Tickets S75 Steerage,
outward S26; these steamers carry neither cat
tie, sheep nor pigs. Prepaid tickets for Storage
passengers from Europe reduced to $21.
Apply to FRENZEL BROS, Agents, As East
Washington street, ALEX. METZGER, Agent, 5
Oddfellows Hall; JOHN II. DIR, Agent, In
dianapolis; AUSTIN, BALDWIN & CO.. General
Agents. SO Broadway, New York.
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.INSU RANCEI
The oldest, strongest and
best New YORK, Hartford and
London companies represent
ed. Losses literally adjusted
and promptly paid by
BARNARD & SAYLES,
IS E. Market St.

dds WILL BE RECEIVED BY THE COM
ID missioners of Marion county, Indiana, at
their office in the Cour. house, at indianapolis,
Indiana, up TO May 10, 1888, for the purchase OF
100000 D per cent. sem-annual coupon bonds
of said county, principal and interest payable at
the banking office of Winslow, Lanier 81 Co., in
the city of New York. Said bonds to be dated
June l, 1888, and to run ten years. The pur-
chaser to deposit the money and receive the
bonds on June l, 1888, at said banking Office of
WinslOw, Laner u Co., New York oity.
j. l.. M0THERSHEAD
Treasurer Marion Gcanty,
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ITO PRINTERS RARE CHANCF-T9E
L proprietor OF a live paper, in a fOurlshing
town, DESTROYS of quitting the business on ae-
count of Ill health Will dispose OF the same to a
practical printer with some means splendid
opportunity for the right man. Only those
meaning business and who can command few
hundred dollars capital need apply. All such
will please address, for particulars WEST
BROS, Springfield, o.
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FOR SALE.

FOR SALE
NOR SALE-FARMS, CHEAP, ON LONG
Il credit, which we have taken on foreclosure.
Send for circular. FRANCIS SMITH & CO.
nor SALE-AN ASSORTMENT OF SECOND
Il hand engines. boilers and sawmills in good
order HADLEY, WRIGHT 81 CO., corner
Tennessee and Georgia streets, Indianapolis.
NOR SALE-A FURNITURE STORE AND
Il furniture factory located in good county
seat; fine opening. For particulars inquire of
RICHARDS & BUTLER, corner Missouri and
Georgia streets.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS.

DR. D. S. RUNNELs HAS REMOVED HIS
~ residence from 2S4 N Tennessee street to
267 North Illinois street.