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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-30
PARALYSIS OF LAW,
parties.

The Cannelton Reporter and Enquirer pub
fishes fearful list of UNPUBLISHED crime in
Perry county, which shows the slack enforce
ment of the law, and, without intending it,
gives the fundamental reason for the exist
ence of mobs and mob law. Perry county is
not peculiar. like paralysis, OF greater or
less degree broods over law and justice
throughout the country, until now it has be-
come the regular thing to read in connec-
ton with the arrest of any criminal for a
deed of special atrocity, that a speedy lynch
ing is expected This feature of our crime
reports is one that should arrest the earnest
attention of every citizen, but of none more
seriously than of those who are charged with
the administration of the law, and have ac-
copied places and duties in the temple of
justice Read what the Perry county paper
says, and see if that locality is at all excep-
tional
IF person who is resident of our coun-
ty and conversant with the everyday affairs
oflife reflects upon the events of the past
four years he will naturally ask himself if
direction of harvest of crime gathered from
the effects of seeding with pernicious exam
pie. There have been in our county during
the past four years, no less than nine cases of
murder within its limits, one case of mystic
rious disappearance, and one death of
stranger under very peculiar circumstances,
to say the least. AT the present rate of in
crease it seems as though crime was at a pre-
MUM, and also that punishment for crime
was the exception rather than the rule. OF
all the willful murders mentioned above,
two of the perpetrators have been sentenced
to the penitentary, and they only because
the evidence against them was so direct that
by no twist of legal technicalities could they
escape from receiving some slight portion of
justice. That our laws are defective there is
no doubt, but the persons who sworn to
execute the laws seem to have fallen into
the habit of failing most ngloriously in do
ing that which the best interests of society
demand that is the bringing to speedy trial
of the violators of the law in any form, and
the administering of justice in such man
ner that wrong-doers will be convinced
that they are required to have wholesome
respect for the laws and the executors of the
same"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-30
ABOUT PEOPLE.

| RUBENsTEIN hesitates to accept 81 900 for
| 100 concerts in this country.
THE engagement of Congressman Perry Bel
| mont to Miss Langdon has been terminated by
| the young lady.
EMMoNs BLAINE, the ex-Secretary's son, has
| become division freight agent on the North
| western railway.
| CARDINAL MCCLosKEY has requested that the
| wearing of low-necked dresses at weddings in
the New York Cathedral be discontinued.
JOHN RUsKIN is a slightly built man, with ad-
| mirable powers of conversation, soft voice, a
pleasant smile, modest manner and kind blue
| eyes.
Almost effective and popular beggar for chart
ties is now going the rounds in Scotland. 1t is a
doll dressed by the Princess of Wales, which is
taken from fair to fair, and holds audiences
| with curious people at a shilling head
| GEN. PHIL. SHERIDAN told the Chicagoans, at
| the farewell banquet they rendered him, that if
they would spend more money for good streets
they would need to spend less for hospitals and
| in the course of time would make theirs the most
beautiful city In the world.
| SIR MOSES MoNTEFIoRE is the first Jew that
was ever elected to be sheriff of London. He
was chosen few days after the succession of
| O zen Victoria and received the honor of
knighthood at the hands OF her Majesty when
she visited the city on the following Lord May
ors day.
MUNKACsY is suffering much from poor health;
for some months he has been growing worse,
and sOfteuing of the brain is feared. Van Marck,
the cattle painter, has the painters cramp. He
is totally unable to the right hand in paint
ing, aud is now cultivaung the use of the brush
with the left hand
HENRY JAMES is poor The fortune that his
J - how, Infk L..
very small, and Mr. James has had TO shoulder
burdens that have driven him hard and fast.
Through the hot summer months he was often
seen writing day after day, and all day long, in
an upper room of his house Mount Vernon
street, in Boston.
THE spoken feuletons" of Saroey, the
famous critic of the Paris Temps. and Henri dc
Lapommeraye, the writer aesthetics, are the
latest novelty of literary Paris Criticism of the
dramatic novelties o: the day and literary and
personal "reminiscences constitute these lee
lures, which are delivered. in the Sale des Con
ferences on the Boulevard DIES Capucines, and
attended by the elite of society.
"IwAs IA member Of q delegation of colored
men," said Frederick Douglass, the other day,
to a Cleveland Leader correspondent, talking
about the civil-rights bill, "who called upon
President Andrew Johnson in the spring or 1866,
aad mentioned the idea of universal suffrage
and perfect equality under the law He an
swered us,in A c7at-and-dried speech, in which he
scornfully declared that what he had always
meant by making the negrotFee was the making
him free to labor and that the CHING OF eq"~',hv
to the blacks would initiate war OF races. He
spoke for perhaps fifteen minutes, and when he
had closed he dismissed without giving us b
chance TO make a reply. After we left we talked
the matter over, and knowing that the Presi
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-30
THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL.
ATTRACTIVE AND INTERESTING.

ATTRACTIVE AND INTERESTING.
Portland Commercial.
The Indianapolis Journal is the finest
specimen of Western journalism published.
The managers are live men, and gather in all
the news of the day that is afloat The mat
ter is in condensed form, and does not con-
sist of police news and scandals written up
in savory manner, as is the common fault
with most papers, thus making them danger
Gus to morality, especially to the young
Its editorials are as good as those of any
paper in the world, and pertain only to
those topics which legitmately belong there,
and they are full of pith and vigor. In adj
diton to all this it is the most neatly printed
paper of any Of its kind published, making
it attractive to the eye as we'll as interesting
METROPOLITAN AND MODEL.
Kentland Gazette.
The indianapolis Journal has become a
truly metropolitan and model newspaper
under its present able management Its
editorial discussions of all public questions
is able caustic and dignifed, and as a news
gatherer from all points of the compass,
home and foreign. it is not eXcelled. We
can secure the Weekly Journal for our sub
scribers at less figure than ever before.
Those who take a city paper should by all
means have their State paper and especially
for a year hence which will include the po-
litcal campaign of next year if subscribed
for now.
MORE THAN CAPITAL NEWSPAPER.
Brookville American.
The indianapolis Journal is published
daily and weekly. To say that it is capital
newspaper would be but echoing the senti-
ments Of every well-informed citizen 1t
contains fresh and reliable news from all
parts of our State and a large amount of it,
which is collected by regular correspondents
and forwarded by mail or telegraph The
Journal is the best newspaper in Indiana
Every Republican voter i'll the State ought
to take the weekly edition.
RELIABLE, FRESH AND INTERESTING.
Huntin gton Herald.
The indianapolis Journal is one of the
abest papers in the State; its news is always
reliable, fresh and interesting; its editorials
able crisp and just to the point. The Jour
nal is an able exponent OF Republican prin-
ciples. and should have wide circulation.
Many farmers desire publication outside
their county paper and after the Herald, Wa
can cordially commend the gonrnal.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-30

The Springfield, Mass, Republican tells
what is very disgraccful, if true as an ex-
PLANTATION of the raid upon John Brown,
made in the North American Review and
other journals recently. 1t says;
1T is no secret in Kansas, and was long
since made known to the readers of the Re-
publican, that the movement in that State to
give John Brown one of the two statues
which Kansas will send to Washington, has
aroused the opposition OF men there who
want themselves or some of their friends to
have the honor of such statue. As there
are to be but two from the State Brown
must either exclude some other Kansas
worthy or be excluded himself Hence
these tears and groans, at least in part
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-30

WHEN a great audience, such as was gath
break over the evident prophecies Of the
place and occasion, and vigorously applaud
the statement that 1.-THE shotgun must go
from the politics of. the solid South and the
whisky bottle and beer mug from the poll
tics of the North" there is food for serious
thought. 1t is as certain as the procession
of the seasons that there must be a free and
fair ballot all over this country-free from
the Intimidation of the shotgun :and the re-
volver in the South and free from the in
timidation of an organized and lawless bust
ness in the North. The free ballot is one of
the issues that will not down.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-30

EX-SENATOR OGLEsBY seems to have some
thing of lead in the race for the nomina-
ton of Governor of Illinois A correspond
ent from Springfield, in speaking of the
political outlook, SAYS;
Judging from the present aspect OF affairs
General Oglesby has by all odds the inside
track in the race for the gubernatorial NOM
ination next year. Though the subject OF
the nomination has been under discussion
for months, the canvass may now be said to
be in its incipiency, and it opens most en-
couragingly for the ex-senator and ex-Gov-
ernor Whether he will be able to hold the
lead he has taken of course depends largely
upon his ability TO keep the interest in his
political fortunes thoroughly aroused, as
we'll as upon the action the two senators
from Illinois may take. So far both Logan
and Cullom have taken no hand in the fight,
and have allowed Governor Hamilton and
General Oglesby to conduct their own bat
ties for the supremacy unhindered by sena-
torial interference"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-30

THE death of Prof Samuel X. Hoshour re-
moves a revered and honored figure from the
educational and religious circles, not only of
the State but of the Northwest and of the
country generally. A life of eighty years,
passed as was that of Professor Hoshour, is a
towering monument for the regard and emu
laton of the present and future generations.
1t is simply impossible to measure the inhu-
ence of his words and work. He had among
his personal pupils many whose names have
been written high in the councils of the
nation, while in many ways, directly as
we'll as indirectly, the salutary influences of
his life and character entered into the active
forces that have made the nation great, pros
porous and hopeful.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-30

A FEW weeks ago it was reported that VIM.
X. Vanderbilt had lost his little all through
rash specuations. His father, on being in
terviewed, denied that his son was fool
and said he had lost nothing 1t is again
asserted that the old gentleman was mis-
taken, and that William K has dssipated
his wealth. He will not be brought to i'm
mediate want, however because his father
has promised him an annual allowance of
100000 He was going to make it $40, 900,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-30

SEVERAL philanthropic ladies of Chicago
are interesting themselves in securing the
reformation of the murderess Theresa Stur-
lata, now about to be released from prison
A very worthy object; but, why would it
not be well to make the same effort for the
reformation of fallen women who have not
yet committed murder. 1t begins to appear
that one must shed blood in order to enlist
sympathy and friends in these later days.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-30

THE decision of the Supreme Court in the
May case amply and forcibly sustains the
position of the Journal with respect to the
general appropriation bill in the last Legisla-
ture The constitution says that mo money
shall be drawn from the treasury but in pur-
suance of appropriations made by law" and
it is also provided that mo laws shall be en-
acted except by BILL" and that the laws shall
commence with the words, "Be it enacted ="
etc. The Supreme Court decides that these
provisions of the constitution are mandatory,
saying sit is a cardinal rule of construc-
ton that statutory provisions will not be
held to be directory, when they embody a
prohibition by the use of negative words"
Now the constitution also says, mo bill
shall be presented to the Governor within
two days next previous to the final adionrn-
ment of the General Assembly," Here is a
negative word. To have presented the gem
eral appropriation bill to the Governor on
the Monday preceding the adjournment
would have been a violation of the constitu-
ton. Lieutenant-governo Hanna had sworn
to support the constitution, and he would
not be party to the revolutionary and I'M
constitutional scheme of the baf11ed Demo
cratic conspirators, to whom an oath
amounted to nothing if it stood in the way
of their partisan plots. The Supreme Court,
in the Burford and May decisions, have
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-30

New YORK noodles have renewed their
claims to being monumental asses. AT a
meeting at Delmonico's, God save the
Queen" was drunk rs a toast, and "Rule
Britannia was sung with gusto. While all
this fulsome fattery was spread over the
people who equipped rebel cruisers and
bought confederate bonds, the princely gift
from friendly nation goes begging for a
place to stand.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-30

THE shipment Of Indian wheat continues
to increase. During the first five months OF
1882 the total shipments to Europe were
g. 102, 500 cwts. During the first five months
of the current year the total reached 49,
720,917 cwts. The time is not far distant
when American farmers must wholly depend
OH home markets for their wheat, and it nat
urally suggests itself that our markets be
kept good by giving mechanical employment
to every mechanic west of the Atlantic.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-30
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

The Journal will publish the annual
message of the President of the United
States, the day after its delivery to Congress,
in supplement form for the use of such
county papers as may desire to give the
document in full to their readers, 1t will
be furnished at the uniform rate OF So per
thousand. Orders should be sent in as soon
as possible to insure prompt receipt
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-30

Fools are not all dead yet Oscar NJ. At
wood, colored clerk in the Surgeon-gen-
erals Office at Washington, made application
to enter the National College OF Pharmacy.
Twenty mine students petitioned against his
admission, but the board of trustees very
properly declared that he could not be ex-
cluded on account of color, When he en-
tered the lecture-room these twenty-nine got
ND and left, only eight students remaining.
Atwood laughed scornfully, and took his
seat. The students who bolted declare they
will not return, and it is to be hoped that
their determination will not be shaken.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-30

THE Chicago News, for some ineXplicable
reason, thinks that indianapolis would be
very convenient for Illinois people," but
that our accommodations are not adequate
to the accommodation of a national con-
vention. If the people of Indianapolis ask
for and get either or both of the conventions
next year. they will be provided for fully.
The Railroad City has her second wind, -
and will do all she undertakes, and do it
we'll
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-30

justified Lieutenant-governor Hanna at every
defeat of the appropriation bill upon the
Democratic majority of the House of Rep
resentatives beyond the possibility of ex-
PLANTATION. The Democratic party will have
to wear the badge put upon its forehead by
a Democratic Supreme Court.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-30

THE Chicago Inter Ocean of yesterday says;
Indianapolis seems to be very much in
earnest about trying to secure the next ma
tional Republican convention. 1t is, every
thing considered, the place of all others for
the purpose. 1t would be good politics
and common sense in every way"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-30

IT sounds startling to hear that during
1882 there were 90, 296 arrests in London for
drunkenness. But the report is assuring
when it is recalled that in 1881, when the
population was but one-third of what it now
is, there were 81, $50 such arrests. The world
is growing soberer if not better.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-30

The Cloverport (Ky,) News has kept rec
during the present year. The grand total is
as yet inaccessible as the business is still
going on. The totals for September and Oc-
tober are given at twenty-seyen and thirty
respectively, or a total of ffty-seven during
sixty-one days. At this rate there would be
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-30

THE Cohasset tragedy of several years ago
Is recalled by the trial of Freeman, the
yeligious enthusiast who murdered his child
as sacrifice to the Lord. The trial begins
at Barnstable, Mass, on Wednesday next.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-30

Mrs ELIZABETH CADY STANTON and Miss
Susan b. Anthony have returned from Eu-
rope in good health and spirits, and an
nounce themselves ready to ''agitate" once
more. They will attack Congress as the first
move in the programme.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-30

IT reads like fiction, but it is told for the
truth, that doe that escaped from the Central
Park geological gardens, eighteen months ago,
has just been recaptured 1t was being trans
ferred, with two others, when it was frightened
by dog and darted into some dense shrubbery.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-30

A STATE convention of the colored people
of Virginia has been called to meet in Nor
folk Dec 10, to expose 1.-THE methods OF the
Bourbon party" and to give to the public
''the true history of the Danville massacre"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-30

'Ex -SENATOR MCDONALD, of Indiana. has had
an offer of s. 900 per year act president of
a lightning-rod mpany."-Exchange.
He had better accept the position. BY refus-
ing he may lose his last chance to be president
of ANYTHING
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-30

MADAM SCALCHI is a step in advance of
American ladies. She has the portrait of her
pet parrot embroidered on her dresses. This is
a foreign fashion which should be encouraged.
woman witch the portrait of lap.dOg on her
gown can be endured If she does not carry the
beast itself Ia addition.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-30

THE uplifted torch. in the hands of Liberty
enlightening the world" is significant She is
looking to see where tho money for the pedestal
is to come from.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-30

but William said he couldn't live on that.
The neighbors will not find it necessary to
send in any cold vctuals this year.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-30

LARGE number of divorce suits are pending,
or impending, among people of the Every high
est social circles" in New York city. discrim-
mating public long since noted the fact that the
higher the ''respectablity" and wealth of parties
seeking divorce the vller are the details of the
affair. In announcements of the suits mentioned
the usual comment appended is, the complaint
contains allegations unfit for publication.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-30

EDITOR HUTCHIN, of the Bloomington Qn)
Eye found himself somewhat embarrassed yes
terday, as a result of promise recently made.
In last Sundays edition of his paper he stated
that j. r. Piper, a capitalist, had decided to
give each poor family of the city turkey. The
item was intended to be sarcastic, speaking of
Mr.. Pipers well-known liberality, and concluded
by saying that he (Hutchin) would give $40 to
every family receiving turkey from Piper.
The latter determined to take Mr.. Hutchin at
his word, and, on Wednesday. made a raid on
the markets with well-tilled purse and made a
score or more of families happy with fat fowls.
He has kept list, and Will call upon Mr..
Hutchin to shell out about $500. The latter
himself was favored with one of the turkeys.
and at last accounts was undecided what course
to pursue.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-30
Have You an Oyster Train9

Muncie News.
The indianapolis Journal, of Saturday,
reached us on Tuesday. We were glad to
see it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-30

THE military companies Of New York City
have custom of making CALCULATIONS and re-
marks in chorus, and in strict marching time,
the effect of which is sometimes startling On
Evacuation day the procession passed Mr.. Van
derbilt's house. That gentleman had forgotten
to hang out flag, perhaps because he had none
and could not afford to buy; but he stopped
counting out his money and wondering where
that dollar had gone" long enough to go to the
window and look at the parade. Three hundred
militiamen were just passing. They saw Mr..
Mr.. Vanderbilt, but they saw no stars and
stripes about hs mansion, and instantly pro-
pounded n terrific conundrum:
"One-two--three! VaD-der-bilt, whereas
-your-hag?"
When the roar had cleared away the million
aire had vanished. He was probably behind the
door making naughty remarks about the public.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-30

SOMEBODY of an 1nquiring turn of mind has
discovered that dogs bay the moon and invite
midnight maledictions solely account of
cruel treatment. He has found that cold and
comfortess kennels are the source of the
trouble. The attention of Mr. Bergh is called
to the matter, who will probably see that dog
kennels are provided with plate glass windows,
Brussels carpet and adjustable base-burners.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-30

THE American hog will soon be readmitted to
German military circles Herr Krupp has in
vented projectile tipped with tin cant of lard.
His theory is that when it breaks and greases
the surface of vessel the entrance of the
hall will be facilitated. If the theory is good,
why not begin the action by shooting whole
hogs. The enemy's feet would soon be ole
aginous enough to meet any ordinary demand.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-30

PARIs-American Exchange in Paris, So Boulevard
des Cspucnes.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1883-08-08
HIL0 NOTES.,

The schooner Emma Claudina,
Captain w. Matson, arrived here on
the 27th inst. Is days from San
Francisco. She brings an assorted
cargo valued at $4,000 and the fol-
lowing passengers: w. j. Corscad-
den, Geo. d. Curtis, Mrs. j. D..
Blackman and 3 children, Mrs. T..
Mckinley and 2 children. She will
load with sugar for San Francisco
and sail soon.
The artist, Mr.. FurneauN, has
been busy in Hilo recently and has
a number of beautiful sketches of
sea and landscape. He leaves for
Puma and the volcano in few days.