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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-07
THE RECORD as 1T STANDS.

The attitude of the Republican party, as
represented by Republican members of the
Legislature and by State officials, is one
that cannot be assailed. Their contest
against the Democratic majority that en-
ployed every energy to gather to the Demo-
cratic party every office and every advantage,
has been observed by the people Of Indiana,
and will not soon be forgotten. A more
shameless raid for spoils was never known.
Too much credit cannot be bestowed for the
notably Republican senators, who made such
a gallant fight against the partisan acts of the
majority Among these should be men
toned Senators Henry, Spann, Yancey, Ora
ham and Bundy, while members of
the House also made a determined
but hopeless stand. acknowledgement
Hanna, on account of his firm rulings in face
of the hooters, deserves the thanks of every
honest man in the State while Governor
Porters conduct has been a model of fairness
and frmness. His veto of the infamous
metropolitan police bill sets forth his OBJ
jections with a clearness that must win for
him the Endorsement of fair-minded men of
all parties. Yet, despite the combined
efforts of the Republican minority, Leuten-
ant-governor Hanna and Governor Porter,
the Democratic majority ran riot every
where, and only let go its hold when every
possible bit Of plumber had been picked up
and apportioned among the retainers who
implicitly do the bidding of the bosses.
Besides raping the benevolent institutions
and despoiling the most important cities of
Indiana of self-goverDment, this hungry
horde of harpies purposely failed to pass the
general appropriation bill, thus depriving
some of the State institutions of support,
unless the Governor shall consent to open
the halls of legislation to special session to
the same men who have just proved them
selves incapable, and without scruples as to
the means employed to secure all public
places to the Democratic party. The metro
measure as unblushng impudence ever
conceived, its confessed object being
to bring under Democratic control
two cities which are Republican. Gov
ernor Porter laid bare its inconsistencies,
and, in a manner at once dignifed and deci-
sive, placed his veto upon it. The refusal to
pass the appropriation bill was for double
purpose: trst to insure the passage of the
police bill, and, secondly, TO put some thou
sands of dollars into the pockets of the DEM
ocratic State Treasurer And thus the issue
stands The Democratic party has COM
mitted grand larceny on all the places
within reach, stopping at no legal barrier;
has torn from Republican cities the right
of local government, and taken steps to
compel an extra session, with extra cost,
with the alternative of seeing Democratic
official enriched at the expense of the deaf
and dumb, the blind. and the insane. The
record is made up according to Democratic
ideas. So let it stand.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-07

IN a recent lecture On "The Glory and the
Shame of New York." Rev. Howard Crosby. D.
D., ranked the Croton aqueduct, the Brooklyn
bridge and the elevated railroad among the
glorious achievements OF Americas great
metropolis. Among the shames he placed The
debt of over $1O0,0o0,O00, "resulting solely
from the plundering of politicians" DIR. Crosby
said: Tweed was no exceptional case. His
type was still to be found office. Men were
elected as aldermen and county clerks, not be-
cause they had the slightest fitness. but because
hey kept liquor saloons, which were servieea-
BILE to the party. Bruisers and gamblers we're
made directors of the clty's morals. Ely, Cooper,
Grace and Edison had been unable to effect any
reform. They rather yielded to the overwhem-
ing power of organized rowdyism or made vain
and useless opposition to it. Our primaries
were but mODs where roughs had il all their own
way and the drunkard and the loafer were men
OF consequence.
"rhe agent that disgraces society is this very
rum that destroys political work. There are
10000 drinking saloons in New York-one to
every hundred in population, one to every
eighteen drinkers. TO enable the saloon keeper
to conduct his business prufitably each of the
eighteen must pay the saloon-keeper on an aver
age OF So a week"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-07

Mr.. JOHN FooRD, editor of the New York
Times, has secured controlling interest in
the Brooklyn Union-Argus, and will, about
the first of May, take charge of thai paper.
1t is understood that the price paid for the
property is 500, 900, the purchase including
the Union-Argus building, subject to mort
gage of $4,000. The paper is to remain Re-
publican in politics. Mr.. Foord's successor
in the Times office has not yet been selected.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-07

FIVE natives of the Gilbert Islands, in the
Pacific ocean, have endured a horrible, and,
at the same time novel experience. In at
tempting to pass from one island to another
were swept out to sea. Without food, the
pangs OF starvation soon caused the death of
five of the ten the boat contained, and the
remaining five were picked up in a famished
condition by a passing ship. They were
brought to San Francisco by the steamship
City of Toxic. They are to be sent back to
Australia, thence to the Fiji Islands, and
from there to the Gilbert Islands
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-07

THE poor relation is apt to be something of
eddy after death with a request to be provided
for, he becomes an affection indeed. DR.. Samuel
Findly, of Philadelphia, has had an experience
OF this kind. Some days ago he received o
postal card informing HIM tnat the remains of
young man, who was distant connection, had
been shipped to his address from
Petersburg, Va, and that he was ex-
pected to have them inferred III his fam
lily lot in the cemetery. The body arrived in due
time, was unloaded upon the wharf and the Doc
tor notified. He declined, however, having any
thing to do with it, saying that as the Young
man had died twelve years before, and had
as far he knew, rested in Virginia soil, he saw
no occasion for having disturbed his repose.
The relatives who dug him up and sent him
across the country might take him back again,
or :he authorities might dispose of the corpse as
they saw fit. He, the Doctor, had great many
relatives, dead and alive, and aid not propose to
establish the dangerous precedent of spending
$25 on this one. The rest might conclude to
come on and be planted IN his graveyard too,
and he resolved to draw the line as against
dead relatives. The steamship company now
has the CORPSE in its possession, aud does not
know how to get rid of it, as the city authorities
claim to have no jurisdiction. If not sent back
to Petersburg ii will probably be dumped in the
river.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-07
SPEAKING of the recent New York appoint
ments, the New York Herald says:

SPEAkING Oh LIle recent NEW L OTk appOluL-
ments, the New York Herald says:
president Arthur, before the civil-service
commission has got to work, has given to
the commissioners precisely that practical
and powerful aid which is needed to make
their administration of an important but
untred law successful. He has taken the
custom-house out of politics. and no man
who has seen the growing evils and dangers
which the partisan prostitution of the public
service has brought upon the country but
will give him hearty thanks for the clear
headed perception of what was needed to be
done, and for the courage TO do it which he
has shown. They say in Washington that he
has made otiiceseekIng questionable BY
these late nominations he has declared that
the public business may and shall be con-
Quoted for the public service and not for the
benefit of candidates or office-brokers. There
remains, SO far as custom-house management
goes, but ones step more. If the collectorship.
when Mr.. Robertson goes out of office, should
also be filed by the promotion of a worthy
and efficient subordinate, that would go far
to effect permanent separation OF business
and politics. And why not? The New York
custom house is only great business estab-
lishment 1t has no proper relation to par
tisan politics"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-07

NoTICTNG the sudden popularity of elocutiOn-
airy entertainments in New York, a cynical COR
respondent remarks that snch performances
are considered particularly appropriate TO the
Lenten season. Why, do not know, unless it
be from their depressing nature, and that one
may close his ears and reflect on the pomps and
vanties of the past season without feeling that
he has lost anything. have wicked idea that
the ladies like these entertainments for two
reasOns-one. because they meet together and
gossip before the performance begins and have
sort OF social reunion, and the other because
they think they are doing the heavy intelec-
tual."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-07

''Two young ladies residing in Parishville, St.
Lawrence county, this State. with the aid of a
small dog and hoy, captured deer one day last
week. After chasing the animal for some dis
tance it became fastened in the snow, and the
ladies secured il by tying the mind legs with a
shawl."-EX-
This little fable may be filed away with the
rest of the fish stories. Two young ladies who
could tie the hind legs of live deer without get
ting the clothes kicked off them could easily land
a full.grown whale with dip-net.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-07
what Causes Cruelty in Prisons.

New York Star.
The prison contract system, which bank
rupts manufacturers. which robs citizen me-
chanics of work and reduces their wages, in
spires and directs all the cruelty and inhu-
mainly, the suffering and madness and death
in the great prisons of the State. This infer
nal system is the root crime from which all
others grow. To destroy this system is to get
rid of all occasion for maltreating prisoners
And no reform in the prisons is possible
until that system is utterly destroyed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-07
Why He spent Quarter of Million.

St Louis Globe Democrat.
The mystery of Mr.. Tabors lavish expen-
diture in the recent senatorial campaign in
Colorado is probably explained by his mar
riage to the belle of Oshkosh. He spent $780,
600 on the Colorado Legislature, and the
people wondered why he was willing to pay
so much for thirty days in the Senate. His
purpose was not fully understood. He didn't
pay dollar to be senator, but he paid $780,
900 to enable the belle of Oshkosh to marry a
senator. Oshkosh bellies come very high,
but the millionaires OF the Senate and of the
country must have them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-07

FLORIDA is using every effort to make
known the attractions that State offers as
place of residence, and as a result is reaping
rich harvest of newcomers The State
Legislature has appointed commissioner to
attend the autumn fair Of the New England
Mechanics Institute, and has Appropriated
Sc, GOO to secure the proper representation of
the State at that fair.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-07
OUR LATE LEGISLATURE.
An Improbable Session, the End of Which
Causes Feeling of Relief


Special to Chicago Times.
Taken as whole, the record made during
the session has not been a favorable one.
The greater part OF the time has been taken
up with political legislation. The Democrats
have taken the control of all the State insti-
tutions possible out of the hands of the Re-
publicansand turned them over to represent
atives of their own party. A large number
OF bills have been passed, but they have prin-
clpally been of a local character. Nothing
has been done with the subject of fees and
salaries, in which particular there was such
pressing need of reform. There has been
no railroad legislation of any kind and moth
ing to resist the encroachment of monopoies.
On the other hand, much legislation that is
absolutely vicious in its tendencies has been
accomplished. A number of the State nsti-
tutions are left totally unprovided for, and
work on the new State-house will have to be
suspended. There is a general feeling of re-
lief i'll business circles that the session is over.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-07

AN eight.year-old girl, pupil in public
school, died in Baltimore on Sunday from brain
fever brought on by overstudy. The child had
felt terror of being reduced to a lower graie
and in her delirium for forty eight hours before
her death continued to calculate sums IN arith-
me tic. tits to be hoped that the System OF
heaven is more elastic than that of the public
schools, and that little angels may be excused
from exami nations in mathematics.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-07

PHIPPs, the Philadelphia defaulter, is becom-
ing old NAH of the to his "friends." Ex-
tradition proceedings have been pending in
Toronto for some time. but the impression hav-
ing gained ground that the courts would decide
that he could not be compelled to return, the
friends have become irregular In their remit
tances And now Phipps says if these gentle
men do not look after his comfort properly he
will come back to Philadelphia of his own free
Will and tell all he knows.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-07

Special to Chicago Inter Ocean.

opeVidi 10 OnlCaSO lubeF OCean
A large number of bills have been passed,
but they have generally been of local and
unimportant character on those subjects on
which the people, regardless. of party, de-
manded legislation, namely fees and salaries
and railroad monopolies, but for the support
of the State institutions absolutely nothing
has been done On the other hand, much
that is hurtful in its tendency has been done.
The Democratic majority in the Legislature
has taken the control of all the benevolent
institutions from the present incumbents for
purely political reasons turning many effi-
ciens~ men out of office to give places for
ward-workers who are totally unfitted for
the place. They have defeated the pro-
posed amendments to the constitution and
have done nothing toward better regulation
of the liquor traffic. The browning act of
infamy to-day was the passage of the metro
politan police bill over the Governors veto
"a measure that meets with unqualified con-
domination from everybody except the Dem
ocratic political bummers OF indianapolis.
The record made during the session will be
a strong drawback to Democratic success in
Indiana in 1884.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-07

a SYRACUSE man awoke the other night to find
n bulethole through his head and the pistol nm
der his pillow, holland smoking. He says lie knew
noth hing about it, and it is supposed that his
wife, who has "strange psychological infu-
enc" over her husband, caused him shoot
himself. The moral of this incident is that u
man with psy chological wife should not keep
rcvolver,o or owning one of those weapons, should
remain bachelor.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-07

AN Omaha woman sued her brother-in-law, q
prominent and wealthy citizen, for $4,000
damages for having slandered her. The case
has not been decided, but the church of which
she was a member reached the conclusion that
it was very naughty of her to be slandered, and
SAID she should be turned out unless she with
drew the suit. She refused to do so, and was ex-
PEELED. Then the righteous members, including
the prominent and wealthy brother-in-law, went
TO the pastors house and held jollihcation
meeting,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-07

A SCIENTIFIC paper quotes one DR.. StOrk as
saying that ''Oachelorhood is more destructive
to life than the most unwholesome trades or
than residence in an unwhOesome house or dis
trict where there has never been the most dis
taut attempt al sanitary Improvement" We do
rot know who DIR. Stork is, but he has evidently
stood on one leg long enough to have evolved
what is undoubtedly great truth.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-07
The Gouaar-Mandler Case.

Terre Haute Courier.
Two or four days at the furthest, was
enough time to have fully investigated all
the pertinent facts in the case had the judge
so ruled. But eight or ten weeks have now
been consumed and the end is not yet. This
is disgraceful to the court. Our sympathy is
with the woman. She seems to be environed
with combination to destroy her, and she
fights heroically, and it now looks, triumph
antly for that which is dearer than all else
to true woman-her honor and her rePlta-
ton
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-07
WEDNESDAY, MARCH Z, 1888.

A WAsHINGToN paper has nominated SEN
ator Cullom, of Illinois, for Vice president
The Illinois Republican papers treat the sug-
gesLion with scorn, and assert that if the
Senator is a candidate in the next presiden-
tial canvass his name will be at the head of
the ricket
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-07
MIR. DePauw for Governor.
New York Tribune.

There is some talk of making the Hon. W.
C. DePauw the Republican nominee for
Governor of Indiana next year. He would
doubtless make a strong candidate. His
sterling character, his well-known benevo-
ence and his success in building up one of
the largest manufacturing establishments in
the country have made him very popular
throughout the State. The lree-trade tend
encies OF the Democratic party drove him
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-07
A Clean and Able Man.

louisville Courier Journal.
The new Vice.president is an intrepid,
partisan fighter, OF perfectly clear ideas,
equally clean hands and great intellectual
acuteness and foresight. Since Republican
was inevitable it is pleasure to have one
who has sportsmanlike way of striking out
from the shoulder and gentlemanlike way
of hitting always above the belt
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-07
The Endowment House Infamy.

Salt Lake Tribune.
The Mormons who passed law making
Feb % holiday do not observe the day as
such in the Endowment House when it
comes on Thursday Yesterday there was
big grist of marriages in that reasonable
place, and fresh victims were added TO the
harems of the old lechers. No Utah cont
missioner was there to encourage them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-07
THIS, from the Cincinnati Enquirer, may
serve 70 point moral. if not adorn a tale:

THE gallant chivalric South, not forget
ting the noble charity of the North in the
hour of sore distress has literally poured
her bounty into the lap OF the Ohio Valley
sufferers. Are we right? No, by Jove, our
compass is out of fix, and we are dead
wrongl 1t is the East that is doing this
pouring"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-07
A Posthumons Publication.

Philadelphia Press.
George w. Julian" is the signature to
paper in the current number of the North
American Review. 1t must be posthumous
work Mr.. Julian has been dead for great
many years, and his ghost is frequently
called UP from the vastly deep to entertain
Democratic coincidence meetings i'll Indi'
am
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-07

into the Republican party. 1t is not known
whether he would accept nomination. He
has made no sign thus far that indicates thas
he desires such an honor.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-07
The First Time in History.


TV55'
Senator ID. Webster Voorhees, declined to
serve on the conference committee on tho
tariff. We are pleased to be able to record
the fact. 1t is the first time in Americag
history when Mr. Voorhees, was ever known
to decline anything.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-07
The movement for High License.

New York Herald.
Nearly every prominent journal that comes
to our desk from the Western States contains
an article in favor of the high license system
for saloons, the idea being that small saloons
will be unable to pay the large sum, and
that the number will be diminished.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-07
A Proud Name for indianapolis.

Michigan City Enterprise.
Indianapolis has won for herself worthy
record by the promptness and liberalIty with
which her citizens have contributed aid TO
the flood sufferers 1t was good and noble
work, and many families in Indiana will
pronounce blessings upon the capital of their
State.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-07

"REMENYI has found IA twelve-yearold girl in
Texas whom he pronOnnces the greatest viOlinist
America has ever produced."-Ex.
She will probably become the bow ideal of
fiddleity.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-07

A PLAINvILLE, Conn. woman got tired of SELL
ing one-dollar bonnets for ten dollars each, and
has applied for liquor license. She wants a
business THAT has some money in 1t.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-07

THE world is growing better and more charita-
BILE. There were no popular collections for the
benefit of the sufferers fron Noah's flood, and
potato subscriptions were unknown.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-07

All HING, Chinese proprietor of 4. Philadel
phia laundry. has just married pretty eigh-
teen-year-old American girl. Who says the
Chinese cannot become civilized
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-07

present bedlam State Senate, led by Bazoo
Brown, or the Democratic House, led by that
bright and shining light our rebel General
Heffrenn
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-07

Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
No scape-goat could carry off the infamy of
the Indiana Legislature. 1t would take a
mule team to draw the load
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-07

SARAH MORTON, a Philadelphia centenarian,
who died the other day, had been Sunday
school superintendent for fifty years. Just be-
cause she was woman, Sarah knew nothing Of
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-07

the pleasures and perils of bank cashiers life,
aud her Sunday-school career was therefore,
one of unbroken monotony.