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STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE
A Prop ositiOn Looking to Giving Indianap-
oils Extensive Representation on the
Standardization of Purdue Uni
versity Trustees.

At a meeting of the State Board of Agriculture,
yesterday morning, Mr.. DUNCAN submitted q
committee report fixing the premiums for the
Indiana exhibitors at the Chicago Fat-stOck
Show at $50 on CATTLE $50 on sheep and $25 on
hogs. Considerable miscellaneous business of
minor Importance was transacted, and at the
afternoon session l.. b. Custer was chosen
trustee of Purdue University to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Jacob MutZ, but
upon Mr.. Custer declining the position, Samuel
Hargrove, of Pike county, was elected instead.
W. A. Banks was elected to fill the place of W.
II. Ragsn, on the board of trustees of the in
stltutiOu.
Judge Martindale and General Coburn, repre-
senting a committee of four, consisting of E. b.
Martindale, General John Coburn, V. T. Malott
and Thomas L. Chandler, appointed at the noon
meeting Of the Board OF Trade yesterday, ap-
peared before the body, IN accordance with in
structicns, to confer with them upon the ques-
ticn of increasing the number of members of
the State Board of A Agriculture from sixteen to
twenty four, giving Indianapolis and Marion
county a representation of eight Judge Mar
tndale urged upon the board the advisa.
bility of the adoption of the propo.
sition, arguing that it would be to the
uTlutual interest and benefit of the Fair associa
ton. General C0burn read "a COPY of the bill
providing for the change, which il was proposed
TO have introduced in the Legislature, and a
committee of five, consisting of Messrs. MITCHELL
Stewart, Seward, Loekhart and Jones, were ap.
pointed TO confer with the representatives OF the
Board of Trade upon the proposition and to com
slider the bill. They were instructed to report at
the session this afternoon. The board then went
into committee of the whole, and the rest OF
the AFTERNOON was devoted TO the revision of the
premium list for the next fair, which will be re-
sulned this morning.
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

L
Sealed proposals will be received at the office
OF George +. harrington, Secretary OF the Rose
Orphan Home in Terre Haute, Vlgo county, In
diana, until II O'Clock noon Of the I'm day of
March, A. D. 1888, for the furnishing OF all
necessary material, except brick, sand doing all
the work necessary in the erection of the follow
ing buildings for the Rose Orphan Home, near
the city OF Terre Haute, Indiana, tO-wit: One
main administration building, one school house.
one chapel, one large cottage, one small cotUage
all TO be furnished aud done in accordance with
the plans and specifications prepared by Samuel
Hannatord, architect now on exhibition in
rooms IL, ID aud l 4, up stairs, In the Savings
Bank building, corner sixth and ohio streets, in
the city OF Terre Hante. Indiana.
Bids must be made for eaoh department Of
each building separately, as classified by the
specifications, viz: Excavation and brick work.
cutstone work; carpenters work and lumber;
cast and wrOIght-irOn work; plasteUng; paint.
ing and glazing; plumbing, gas fitting, galvan.
lied iron, tin work and stating.
Payments will he made as the work progresses
upon estimates furnished by the superintendent
appointed ny the Board OF Managers of the Rose
Orphan Home. but reasonable per cent. will
be reserved from each estimate to insure tho
faithful completion of the work.
Each bid must he accompanied by a guaranty,
with two sureties, and must be made upon tho
printed forms i'll the hands of Cliff q Williams,
Terre Haute, Indiana, as no others will be con
sidered.
The Board of Managers of the Rose Orphan
Home reserve the right to reject any all bids
BY order Of the Board of Managers of tho
Rose Orphan Home.
GEORGE f. HARRINGTON, SeU'y.
Terre Haute, Ind, JAM 81, 1888
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Personal Points.

Superintendent Burrows, of the Indianapolis
St. Louis is at this END of the line looking after
matters.
Paymaster Shepherd, of the Wabash system,
was in the city yesterday and paid the employees
fer December service.
Hiram Miller has been appointed travelling en- =
Eineer of the Pttsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago,
to succeed Theodore Gray, resigned.
John Evan, superintendent of the tndianapo-
lis division of the Bee Line, Yesterday moved into
his new office, on North Alabama street.
E. B. Thomas, general manager of the Bee
Line, and Robert Blee, superintendent, are IN
o nclnnati, in readiness to arrange for getting
their trains into Cincinnati as early as possible
after the river goes down.
Samuel Baxter, chief clerk of the West-bound
business in the L. & st. L. office at this point, has
accepted the position of cashier in the freight
Office of the Wabash. Thomas Peck succeeds Mr..
Baxter III his position IN the l. Il st, l..
C. c Waite, vice-president of the Cincinnati
Hamilton & Dayton lines, in a very honorable
manner offered the Bee Line the privilege OF run
ming over their tracks and use of their passenger
depot, but the offer was, to his surprise, declined.
Fl. G. Burt, who has accepted the position of
superintendent of the Iowa division of the Chi
cage Il Northwestern road, is "A Terre H9ute boy.
HIS friends have presented him with rine gold
watch, indicating their pleasure OVER his promo
ten.
Edward Haren, the Western passenger agent
Of the Atehison, Topeka & SANTA Ferailroad, has
the Ksnsas CITY Fat Stock Association, an In
sttntlon allied to the Kansas City stockyards, In
which Boston capital is heavily Interested
A. B. Soutnard, general freight agent of the
louisville, New Albany & Chicago road, as
stated In the journal some days since that he
would. sewers his connection with that company
to-day, and has accepted prominent position
on ore Of the best systems of roads crossing In
diana.
C. s. Sawyer, general manager of the CONT
Mental Line, has appointed Alexander Banks,
formerly agent OF the Continental Line at Ev-
ansville, general travelling agent to succeed j.
N. Tennis, recently deceased. r. c. Hill,
formerly of the Evansville & Terre Haute freight
department, has accepted the agency at Evans
vile.
The cincinnati, indianapolis, st. Louis & Chi
oaR0 officials speak in very complimentary terms
of the handsome treatment they have received
from G. G. Waite, vice-ptesident, and George
trtscom, superintendent Of the Cincinnati, Ham
1ftan q Dayton lines. Not only have they al
lowed the use of their track and depot facilities
81 Cincinnati, but have done all in their power
foexpedite the movement Of their trains until
lAigh water intePfered.
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Nos. 20 and 81 W. Washington Street.
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NOTICE OF SALE OF BANKING HOUSE OF
~ WOOLLEN, WEBB & co.
A gents wanted.

By order OF the Marion Circuit Court, will
offer at private sale. from this date to the hour
of 10 a. IN. OF the 9th inst. the following de-
scribed real estate, situate in the city Of In
dianapOlis, In Marion county, Indiana, to-wit:
Seventeen feet and six inches off lot No. two, in
square No. sixty -six, described as follows Com
meneing ut the northwest corner of said lot No,
two, ON the south hne of Washington street,
thence east seventeen feet and six inches along
said south line of Washington street, thence
south on line parallel to the west line Of said
lot one hundred and ninety-tive feet, thence west
seventeen feet and six inches along said south
line of said lot, thence north one hundred and
ninety five feet to the place of beginning. The
same being the property heretofore occupied by
WoOlen, Webb & G. as a banking house.
Bids received at the office OF Brown e. Boyd,
IN the Board of Trade Building.
Terms of sale, cash; and sale will he made for
not less than thirty thousand dollars, subject to
the confirmation of the Circuit Court.
FRANKLIN LANDERS, Assignee.
February IL, 1888.
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Superior Court.

Room No. Hon Napoleon B. Taylor. Judge.
Amos T. Smith va. l., G. & L. Railroad Com.
pany; suit for damages. On trial by jury.
Room No. 2-Hon Daniel W. Howe Judge.
Paffenheim Hardware Company VS.. John A.
Hunt ct al; suit in replevin. On trial by jury.
Room No. 3-Hon Lewis G. Walker Judge.
Herman Cords vs. James Hyland ct al; suit on
note. Judgment for SI91.
Martha j. Fisher vs.. Nancy McCollum.; suit
for Partition. Dismissed at defendant's costs.
Horace b. Makepeace VS. Ira IrislG suit ac-
oount. Tried and taken under adyisement by
the court.
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EDUCATIONA
THE ROSE POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE,
A School of Practical Science,


TERRE HAUTE, IND,
win open for the reception of a class of twenty
i've students In Mechanical Engineering on
Tuesday, the 9th of March. 1888, when can
dldates for admission Will be examined. On
Wednesday 7th of March. dedicatory exercises
will be held at the Institute, and on Thursday
March 8, the school duties Will begin. The open
ing class will be graduated after a course of
three-anda-half years and Will he selected from
the most proficient among the applicants. The
course OF study which will, in general, require
four years, will comprise all branches necessary
to thorough training In either of the practical
sciences. and will embrace Mathematics from Al
zebra, beginning with Quadratie equations, to
the Integral Calculus, Chemistry, general aud
analytical; Geology, MineralOgy, Metallurgy.
Mining, Civil, Typographical aud Mechanical
Engineering, Physics, Drawing, French, Ger
man, English Literature and History. Ample
facilities will be afforded for laboratory and
other practice in all departments demanding it,
including completely equipped manufacturing
shop for training in Mechanical Engineering
Applications for admission, and all inquiries,
should he addressed to DIR. CHARLES @.
THOMPSON, President of the Faculty or to
SAMUEL S. EARLY, Secretary OF the Board of
Managers.
Terre Haute. Dec. 80, 1882.
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ADJUSTMENTS.

GRAND oPERA-HoUSE-''LA soNNAMBULA."
The Abbott Opera Company closed at the
Grand last night with "La Sonnambula" to the
best audience of the engagement, and the per
formance, taken as whole, was the most lin
ished Miss Abbott appeared to unusual ad-
vantage, and justified the claim made by many
of her admirers that this is her best opera Mr..
Castle gracefully shared the houors with the
prima donna, and The cast throu Sh0ut ex-
Evansville, where IL should lueet With "a hearty
reception.
THE OPENING ATTRACTIONS TONIGHT.
At English's tonight, and during the remain
der Of the week, Miss Maude Granger, an actress
of great power, will appear in The Planters
Wife," an emotional drama that has achieved a
success only second TO that of '"The Bankers
Daughter" Miss Granger Is supported by Harry
Lasey and a competent company. The engage
ment promises to be successful, as IL we'll de.
serves to be.
The popular play of 'Hearts of Oak" will he
presented at the Grand tonight, and during the
remainder OF the week, by James A. Herne's
company. which has been received with much
favor here on former occasions. The play is one
of the most Interesting the stage, and one of
its chief attractions is the striking scenery and
effects which have made 1t so popular hereto
fore.
The entertainment given by the English Bell
Ringers lOf tne DEMENT, OF Une MOOD sufferers, at
the Park last night, was largely attended and
pleasing In the extreme.
NOTES
The sale of seats for the Modjeska engagements
will begin at the box-Ofiice of the Grand Satur-
day morning.
Havery's MINISTRIES. who at Engsh's next
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, is composed
of the well-kUowb organization of that name and
the principal members of Hague's operate Min
strels, the consolidation having been recently
made. The double company is said TO be a very
strong one.
The sale of seats for the LaRgtry engagement
began AT the box office of the Park Theater yes
terday. and vas exceedingly large, IA majority of
the best seats being disposed of before noon,
the sale amounting to $1,000 during the day.
The sale Will continue from day to day, and those
who desire eligible locations should attend to
the matter at once.
The performances of the young comedian, MFR.
William j. Seaman, III BARLEY Campbell's com
edy drama, Friend aud Foe" at the Grand
Opera house the first half of next week, will be
uIder the auspices apd for the benefit OF Unit
form Rank No. ., k. Of p, one OF thebe known
and most deserving orders In the city. The
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Rank represents eight subordinate lodges of the
order, and Manager Dickson will present an ele-
CANT prize TO the lodge selling the greatest num-
Der of tickets,
The sale of seats for the single performance Of
Nine. Geistinger, the famous German prma
donna, at the Park Theater next Monday even
ing, commences to day at 10 o'clock at Cameron's
music store. The prices are 81 50, ST., rs cents
aud 80 cents. "The Trempette," by Lecocq, Is
the opera chosen for production here, and 1t will
enlist the efforts OF a company of one ahundred
people.
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che DAYS RAILWAY NEWS.
Notice of Importance to the General
Ticket and Passenger Agents.
Several Personals of Interest-Freisht Bust
ness at a Standstill-Matters of Gene
raj Importance.


Railway supsrintendents and other officials
are requested to honor NO requests for passes, or
other fav ore. save those directly from John Z.
New & Son, from either the business or editorial
Nepartments Of the Journal
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Damage Suit Against the o,tv.

Malinda Murphy, a washerwoman, over fifty
years old, brought suit yesterday against the
city, asking $4,000 damages for injuries re-
ceived in a peculiar way. She wheeling
SOME laundry in a baby carriage throughs Cineiu-
natl alley, and one W heel sinking into rut, the
carriage was about TO tip over. Attempting to
prevent 1t. the plaintiff claims to have strained
her back, permanently iHjurng herself
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General Debility and Liver Complaint.

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General News.

The Atchison, TOpeka & Santa Fe people ara
said to have decided to build the LIE Joza cutoff
surveyed from lie Joza to Benson, Ari., last
year. Atpresent the A., 4. & s. f. is compelled
to run over the Southern Pacific from Demtne
TO Benson in order TO rench Guayamas. The cut-
on, when completed, win give the road a com
plete through line OF its own from the Missouri
to the Gulf of California.
There was recorded last week In the clerks
tofiice at Berry Ark, a mortgage executed
by the st Louis & Southern railway for bonds to
he issued by said company for building rail-
road from Newport, in Jackson county, to Eu-
sFeka Springs The mortgage bears the signature
iof Jay Gould, and requires nine pages to record
lft This new road Will be known as the White
river branch Of the St. Louis. Iron Mountain &
southern railroad. The survey is to commence
at once, and work will begin shortly
A narrow-gauge ''crank" is now in Boston
who went there all the way from Idaho with
plans, maps, etc, for the Initiation of a scheme
ior ouiuing narrow-gange ROAD all the way
from Boston to the Pacific Ocean, The man ONT
lines route which touches the following points:
Boston, Worcester. Springfield, the Poushkeep-
sic Bridge, Pittsburg, Pa, Chicago, and then
makes "A bee line for the Pacific ocean, keeping
some 200 miies north of the Union and Central
racine railways 1t is needless to state that
lines OF steamships to. Alaska, China, Australia
are contemplated-whene the road is COM
lpleted to the Pacific.
JANUARY EARNINGS.
Railroad earnings, as compiled by the Finap
cial and Commercial Chronicle make a good
showing that the Chronicle is inclined to look
upon very eheerfuly. 1t appears from their
tables that sixty one roads with mileage of A.
430 miles, had $40, 1902, 43s earnings in January.
THE increase in mileage was 4153 or trifle less
than 10 per cent. The gain In earnings was 81
tS4ooIo or IA per CENT so that the earnings
per mile were less than for the same month last
year. The gain has been largest on the South
Western roads, where the cotton movement has
been heavy. The loss Ii largest on the North
western roads, where the Comparison is with
}neavy earnings for January, 1881. The gain as
compared with 1880, is very large.
COMMISSIONS ARE WHAT THE AGENTS WANT
Que thing is quite evident-that is, that the
CLOSING OF the outside offices at Indianapolis has
not stopped the cutting of rates nor will any
aotlon the Union Railway Company may take
40 so while the passenger agents, through com
Emissions, are making larger salaries than are the
managers and supertntendents of tue respective
foads' A passenger agent who sees SO or 80
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NOTICE.

The annual meeting of the stockholders of tho
White River Railroad Co., for the election OF
officers and general business, will be held at tue
office of Kingan Il Co, in Indianapolis, on Thurs
day. the 18th day of February next at . o'clock
p. nj. r. s, SINCLAIR, Secretary.
Indianapolis, Ind, JAN %, 1888,
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Hon. Joshua G. Adams, Judge.
Malnda Murphy vs.. City of indianapolis; suit
for damages. On trial by jury
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indianapolis and st. Louis Rail-
way Company.

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 1, 1883.
The annual meeting OF the stockholders of this
company will be held at the office of the com
pauy in Indianapolis, Indiana, on Wednesday,
February FL, 1888, between the hours OF 10 and
l O'Clock a. IN.
The transfer books will be closed from the 10th
to the 22d inst.
GEO. r. RUSSELL. Secretary
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Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and
Indianapolis Railway.

CLEVELAND, o., February -, 1888.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of this
company, for the election of directors, and for
the transaction of other business, win he held at
the Office OF the company in Cleveland ON We'd
nesday, March 7, next. ut 1890 a. M.
The transfer books will be closed on the even
ing OF February 20 and reOpeded March S.
GEO. H. RUSSELL Secretary
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menced the use of II with very little faith. anu
in less than three weeks was able to take my
place on the road. The sores and copper-oolOred
spots gradually disappeared, and to-day [ have
not a sore or spot on my person, and my weight
is PIT pounds, being more than it ever was 1
do not wish you to publish my name, but you
may show this letter TO any who doubts the merit
of S. s. s., for know it is sure cure.
Yours truly, J. H 3.
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OCEAN STEAMERS.
STATE LINE


New York and Glasgow. LIVERPOOL
Dublin, Belfast and LONDONDERRY
These first-class. fuil-powered steamers will
sail from New York EVERY THURSDAY
First Cabin $50 to $75, according to accom-
modati0ns. Return tickets, 81 10 to $i30 Sec
0nd Cabin, $40. Return tickets, S75. Steeraee
outward $26; these steamers carry neither cat
tie, sheep nor pigs. Prepaid tickets for steerage
passengers from Europe reduced to SOL
Washington street, ALEX. MErIGER Agent, 5
Odd fellows Hall; JOHN H OAR, Agent, In
diaaapolis AUSTIN, BALDWIN & CO., General
Agents. So Broadway, New York.
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