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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-07
ABOUT PEOPLE.

HUBERT HERKoMER takes to England $50, 900
earned by painting portraits of distinguished
and undistnguished Americans. His charge is
So, 500.
JAMES GORDON BENNETT estimates the value
of the New York Herald at $1O,O00,OOO, and
says it is paying per cent. interest annually on
that sum-
JOHN RUsKIN has beautiful country home at
Brentwood, ConisUon, in the north of England.
A stream, a lake and forest, with an apple
orchard, all close by his two-story gambling
house.
WHEN the Due de Morny represented France
at the coronation Of Alexander III, of Russia he
struggled over the borders a large quantity of
wine, which he sold to pay the expenses of his
lavish outlay.
A LONDON paper asserts that nobody except
an intimate friend knows Mr.. Parnelps London
residence. When he takes a cab from the House
of Commons he drives to Charing Cross and then
walks rapidly toward the Strand.
REV. E. E. HALE, of Boston, was sailing down
the harbor on his way to Europe to attend to his
sick daughter, when cable dispatch was re-
ceived announcing that she was better. The
good news could not be communicated to him.
At a meeting of the Society for the Suppression
of Vice, at Boston, last week, Anthony Com
stock said that during the past ten years such
societies had destroyed over twenty-five tons of
yilainous. literature and over seven tons of
gaming instruments.
DR. MARK HOPKINS, in a recent lecture to the
| theological students of Princeton Seminary, is
reported to have expressed his views in regard
to evolution very forcibly, saying that the theo-
ry was not only "athestc," but entirely INSULT.
Gent to explain in any way the origin of the hu
man species.
| 1T is said that Won Bulow,, who allowed his
wife to get divorce and marry Wagner is now
| anxious to take her back. His present wife is
| quite willing for him to get divorce so she can
marry less cranky man, even il not so famous
The widow Wagner has not yet been heard from
on the subject.
| THE Webster Historical Society, of Boston, are
receiving liberal donations of valuable books for
their future library. Many of the governors of
States, ooth North and South, have already
contributed some of their most valuable his
toric and statistical works and it is the desire
of the society to obtain complete sets from all
the States.
THE New Orleans Times-D Democrat prints a
story to the effect that while a lady at Bronson,
Fla, was leading her fOuryear-Old boy by the
hand an alligator about six feet long rushed
from fence corner and seized the cnild's leg.
The mother pulled the boy away, but the alllga-
tor persisted in the attack, and was finally killed
by the father Of the child with club,
THE story is being whispered around that some
tine agO-months, not years-an eminent Boston
philosopher felt the need of a wife, presumably
TO comfort his declining years Choosing among
his lady acquaintance rather bright womai',
possessed of considerable property, and the one
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is worst With all the mental
energies alert ambition at It's zenith, and
life at its best, it is nextto impossible to rec
oncile oneself to a "spell' of sickness Youth
does not realize its loss, and old age can phi
Josephine on the inevitable, but to prime
manhood there is none of this. Every day
is so precious for work or enjoyment of
some kind, that the loss appears unsupporta-
BILE. week or month on the fiat of ones
back, at that time of life, means a leaf torn
out of the most enjoyable portion of human
existence. Fine weather or foul, it is all the
same, and the victim has no patience with
the well-meaning friend who, with ill
judged kindness, calls his attention to the
fact that it is beautiful day, splendid
night Fine weather forsooth! 1t is that
fact above all others that makes sickness de-
testable. Not to be able to rush about with
the best of them, or to lazily enjoy the first
warm nights OF the new year, is enough of
ITSELF without any vexatious suggestions,
that in the very nature of things are impos-
aible to the sick man. Faugh! Life is dis
gushing this spring. ST.. ~ IS st..
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who tells this story, he offered himself to her.
The lady was presumably surprised; at any rate
she refused him decidedly, and, as she thought
finally. He, however, persisted in his wooing so
manfully and so vigorously that in desperation
she told him that if he would "cease to press
his suit she would give him 1000" and he
took it.
IN addition to his forthcoming serial in the
Atlantic Monthly Mr. F. Marion Crawford mas
arranged with Messrs. Macmillan, the publishers
OF "Mr. Isaacs," for the simultaneous publication
In this country and in England of a new novel,
to be called CDR. Claudius;" the scene of which
Will be laid partly in Germany, where Mr.. Craw-
ford spent some years of student life, and
partly In the United States.
RICH ChiDaman of Rock Springs, Wy, to
whom his wife lately presented fine boy, has
been entertaining his friends with an exuber-
ance corresponding to his joy. He invited 600
guests In detaohments of $50, to a feast which
cost 81 300 and made everybody "dlunk;" and
even then he was not satisfied but announced
his intention to hold a second celebration the
following week in Evanston and third next
month In San Francisco.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-07

ONE of the meanest adulterations and one
most likely to deceive the purchaser, is in
seas The cheat is practiced more than ever
before, and the amount OF spurious tea in
the market is very great Last week the
health authorities of New York city stopped
the sale of 1900 packages of Pingsuey teas on
the ground that they had been aduterated,
and were therefore impure and unwhole-
some The teas which were thus condemned
were said to be the property of Boston
firm, and consisted of over 100000 pounds.
With no market in New York these spu-
rious teas will find their way westward,
Consumers should be on the lookout for
them
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The Denver Tribune says the quarrel be-.
tween Secretary Teller and Senator Hill sis a
private quarrel of long standing, and the
principals ought to fight it out among them
selves. 1t is their business. We can see
nothing in it which makes it a matter of pub
tic import Both men hate each other. All
sorts of charges, whether true or false, may
therefore be expected. None of them, we
The matter is personal, and the Republican
party should not concern itself about it,"
The country is evidently in harmony with
the Tribune's opinion. The correspond
ence' has not made ripple on the surface
of events
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"THE INDIANAPOLIS HoG.r
Comments of the State Press on the Show
ing of Federal and State Patronage, ,o

BIZ
Terre Haute Express. ...< 10. -ee r.
The indianapolis Journal devotes consd-
cradle space to showing that indianapolis
has not captured more than its share of the
Federl patronage of the State, and cites the
Express as one of the papers (which have
caught up the echo of the sentiment" that
indianapolis had everything. The Journal
must have been thinking. of some other paper
than the Express, for the latter has done
nothing of the sort. 1t merely stated that
there was a considerable feeling of this kind,
which statement is now verified by the Jour,
nal. s.... --tt ."
Richmond Palladium. I'D 10 80 ....s
The trouble with the politicians at Indian
apolis is that they are divided into too many
warning factions, cultivate too much bitter
ness of feeling for each other, and thereby
fail not only to exert proper influence on
the politics of the State, but to secure to
themselves their proper share of the Offices
Their want OF harmony and united action
not only defeats their own aspirations, but
has bad effect upon the party throughout
the State. Instead of being a tower of
strength, as it should be, it is rather a source
of complaint and weakness Let the Repub-
licans of indianapolis compromise their diff
ferences, cease their factonal contentious,
put by their animosities for each other, and
unite heartily in a common cause, and they
need not complain of too small share of po-
sitions, nor will the country press complain
that they get too much.
Evansville journal.
The citizens of the State capital in consid-
ering the question of the distribution of Off
cial patronage, must not forget that they
have the advantages growing out of the fact
that all the patronage of all the State offices
is divided among them; that the various po.
litcal conventions of the State are all held
there, and they get all the benefits arising
from their location rs the political center Of
the State, compared with which the few
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-07

PHILADELPHIA step-mother will ''swear of"
on confidential friends hereafter. She had a
friend In whom she trusted and in q moment of
weakness confided to him the fact that she had
not been pleased with the latest will made by
her husband, then some time deceased. The OBJ
jectionable document bequeathed his property
to his sons and daughters by former wife; but
not liking this she burned it and presented for
probate one of an earlier date, which left every
thing to herself. The treacherous friend
whispered the story to chum, who promised to
say nothing about it, and now the courts have
compelled the widow to turn the property over
to the children
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ut must be confessed the Journal makes
out q strong case for the capital and the
modesty OF the politicians there in not push
ing their claims more energetically is worthy
of the highest admiration. But in scanning
the notes of official appointments, copied
from our contemporary at the capital, one is
led to inquire how long must a man be a
resident OF that city to be charged to its &C.
count? General Gresham has been a resi-
dent of the capital for many years, yet he
is credited to New Albany. '-Evansyille
Journal.
Judge Gresham was appointed from New
Albany. He never lived a day in Indian
apolis until he was obliged to come here by
reason Of his official duties. As well credit
indianapolis with Governor Williams and
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-07
Not An Available Candidate.

Bloomington Ill.) Leader. . -..f a. ct.
Ex-Governor Hendricks attending physi-
clan says his only trouble is necrosis of the
dorsal artery of the third toe causing exfoli-
alton of the metatarsal bone" which is the
learned medical way of stating that His
ex-Excellency has a troublesome corn.
AS the first duty of Demo-
cratic President would be to kick 100000
office-holders out of their places, in order that
Gus drawback to Mr.. Hendricks's ambitious
designs on the White House. He is certainly
not an available candidate. r-.. 'att -
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-07
THE ILLS OF ILLNESS.

1t will go without dispute that one of the
greatest trials of life is sickness. Nearly
every mortal has had some experience in
that direction, and knows what it is to feel
good over convalescence. The man alb
normally healthy is in one sense to be pitied;
ton of getting better and stronger day by
day, until at last one is wholly well before
he knows it. But the trial of enduring sick
ness-of feeling the unwelcome languor and
lassitude creeping upon you and through
you, too feeble to grasp you and too indolent
to let go, and by strange paradox can
not be shaken off-the endurance of such
burden calls for fortitude that even a
well person does not possess, and the victim
surrenders in sheer desperation. At this
season of the year-the backbone of winter
broken at last, and your own spinal column
sadly out of repair-with the days beginning
to be balmy and fragrant, to have your rudy
friends tell you, q thousand times day. how
fine the weather is, when at the very moment
you were not conscious whether it was mid
winter or midsummer-it is vexatious
enough to make the sufferer turn his face to
the wall and give up.
1t is bad enough to be sick in childhood
when the current of life runs like torrent
and feet and hands are impatient to press
the fresh grass and to paddle in the water.
A thousand pities spring up In the heart for
the flush-faced boy whose unnaturally big
eyes seem hungry for glimpse of the green
woods, never so sweet and enticing as when
the echoes of their cool recesses are wakened
by his shouts. 1t is sad trial for him
withal; but when it is over, and GONZALES
cence lets him get out once more the dis
tinction his illness gives him among his COM
rades half compensates for what he has suf-
fered. Then, youth is quick to forget.
1t is soon an unwholesome dream of the past,
the vigor and fire of irrepressible youth re-
turn, the rush for fun is resumed and all is
forgotten
1t is still more trying for the aged to be i'll;
to have the closing days or months OF life
marred by pain. For three score years, it may
be- the poor old frame has been pushed and
punished until at last when life should be
'freeest and serenest," it is "turbidest and
meanest." 1t would be pleasanter to go down
to the grave under the trees that have grown
old with you-to feel the genial air about
you, and to enjoy it, IT. when
old, we could pass from life as one
would pass from outside darkness into q
brlliantly-lighted chamber, old age would in
deed be filled with the calmest satisfaction.
But to have the thin hands hot with the
fever and the sunken cheeks unnaturally
flushed, to have the limbs racked with
pains, and all the time the consciousness,
not to be dismissed, that possibly one is d
burden on those who are younger and cant
understand, is trying to a degree, and but
for the fortitude acquired in years oi struggle
with the world, would be unbearable. Old
age is the time for peace, and rest and quiet
But of all ages at which an attack of sick
ness is most irksome that Of middle age
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-07

all the other State officers who are forced to
live here during their terms, as with Judge
Gresham. We have not seen a single denial
of the truthfulness OF the list we published,
which showed in the most conclusive man
ner how utterly without foundation is the
cry against indianapolis whenever an APP
poin tment is to be made or a candidate for
Office to be nominated
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-07

THE 90. 900 residents of Boston who went
to see Mr.. John Sullivan pound a rival
pugilist into jelly will be pleased to learn
that that gentleman is to remain with
them. The 10000 can attend symposiums
hereafter at Sullivan's ''irst-class sporting
house" which he has Just opened in Boston
at an expense to himself and admiring
friends of $15 900.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-07
A Question That Has Been Asked Before.

jackson (Miss.) Clarion.
Hon. Joseph Mcdonald, of Indiana is a
sound man and good man, who will make
fine run for President if nominated by the
Democracy. But the public must prepare
its mind for large amount of blather&xit-
ism from his friends and the partisans of
other aspirants between now and the assem-
bling of the convention. For example, one
OF McDonald's Jealous supporters screams at
the top of his voice that if ''he is nominated
he will carry Indiana by $4,000 majority"
The question naturally arises, then, how is
1t that the people of Indiana refused to elect
him Governor when he was the Democratic
nominee, and why have they since permitted
him to be beaten for the United States SEN
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-07

"HAD the Journal read our article little
more carefully it would have seen that we
only referred to the complaint against In
.dianapolis as one generally made, but with
out indorsing 1t. Our complaint against the
capital city is not that she gets too much, but
that her efforts for too much are rewarded
with not enough. Richmond Palladium.
This is amazing. We give it up. The
touching and tender sympathy of our friend
because indianapolis does not receive its
share of offices, is paralyzing.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-07
A Case that Calls for Hanging.


Already the threat is heard in this coun-
try that nitro-glycerine is the weapon of the
one against the many, of the weak against
the strong. 1t is necessary to hang those
who appeal to the Internal explosive. The
sooner they are tackled the better. They are
fighting not against the British empire, but
against the constitution of human society.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-07

THE latest way to increase the sales of OBJ
scure magazines is through personal" columns
of newspapers. Cards such ae the following,
clipped from Cincinnati paper, may be set
down as tricks nine times cut of ten:
~ GENTLEMAN retired from business, income
VI $4,000, would like TO correspond with a
lady with a view to matrimony; lady must re-
semble Monia, in the story of "The Califor-
mans" IN the May number Of the -. Address,
Inclosing photograph, NJ, A. 16 east Seneca
street, Buffalo, N Y.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-07

ILLINOIS has one Christian Girl. He Is wanted
by officers of the law for having threatened TO
kill his son because that young Girl failed to
live up to the teachings of the Dunkard church.
Later: The Girl cannot be found in Illinois, af-
ter all, but is supposed to have fled to Iowa.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-07

A MAN named Eaton, alias Bond, has been
doing the "gold-brick" trick in New York
city with considerable success. 1t is no
libel on some people to say that they would
implicitly believe man who protested to
sell genuine greenbacks at ten cents on the
dollar. But it is surprising that such fools
should be found in New York and possessed
of money too
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-07

VERMONT man plowed up half dozen an
cent silver coins, and when his nelghbors heard
of it they all wanted to help him cultivate that
field. The next morning when he went out to
work he was compelled to discharge thirty or
forty volunteer hands, who were engaged with
shovels and hoes in digging up the earth.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-07

Offices distributed to the other parts of the
State are mere bagatelle.
But there is no occasion for the heart to
chide the other members of the body, or the
members of the body to find fault with the
heart. They should work tremendously to-
gether in order to make a complete and
healthy body corporate. Let it be the aim
of all to realize that the entire State is hon
ored when one of its citizens is called to
position of influence in the general govern
ment
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-07

AS a sop to the Nihilist cerberus, the Car
has allowed it to be given out from official
sources that upon his coronation the poll-tax
will be reduced an aggregate amount of
is. 100000 rnbles for the entire empire, and
that there will be remission of various fines,
sentences and penalties. His subjects would
do well to have the will probated before the
n0r0po+;op
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-07

1T will be but short time until you can have
your picture taken free of cost. German has
invented safe with an attachment that on
be ing touched flares electric light on the
scene, and at the same instant uncovers pre-
pared plate, on which the burglars photograph
is taken, while an alarm is sounded. 1t will be a
"safe cure" for burglars.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-07

AT recent meeting of the Medico-legal
Society, of New York city, District Attorney
George B. Corkhill read an interesting paper
on Insanity as a Defense for Crime" He
adverted to the difficulty, even of adopts in
diseases of the mind, in defining what nsan-
ity is, though the line between sanity and
insanity is as clearly marked and distinct as
is the line between health and any of the
diseases with which the human frame is
afflicted. Speaking of the almost Universal
practice of putting forward plea of insanity
as defense in the commission of nearly
every atrocious crime, the Colonel suggested
the following plausible remedy in law:
"My candid opinion, resulting from a very
large experience in the trial of these cases. is
that when prisoner proposes TO defend his
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-07
The Appointment of Judge Woods.


1t is with special satisfaction that the an
nouncement is received of the appointment
of William A. Woods as district judge in
the Seventh district, to fill the vacancy
caused by the appointment of Walter Q.
Gresham to the position of Postmaster-gen-
called fayorite in this county it is Judge
Moods
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-07

CINCINNATI is much like the Kansas woman
who had tin wedding, for which she made
fine supper, with all the accessories. The
next day, after the affair was over and she
had time to take an inventory of the tinware
brought in by friends she exclaimed: at
was q success after ALL"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-07
NIakas Ont Its Case.

Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
The indianapolis Journal goes largely into
statistics to show that the State capital has
not monopolized the federal Offices and it
makes out its case. II matters not so much,
however, what part of the State man lives
in as it does whether he has lived to some
purpose, and is capable of filling well the
office to which he may be chosen.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-07
An Expansive Man.


Brooklyn Eagle.
Released from the burdens and anxieties of
official life, Mr.. Blaine is rapidly developing
the evidences of exuberant health and good
living. His figure has become quite port1y.
and his ample girth gives the promise of still
further expansion. The fear in Washington
that nobody would be found to fill David
Davis's place is gradually dying out. Mr..
Blaine's friends are disciples of Protagoras;
they believe that man is the measure of the
universe, and that Mr.. Blaine is the man.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-07

BRooKLYNITEs are working themselves to a
fever OF enthusiasm over the grand celebra-
ton which they propose to have when the
Bridge-invariably capitalized-is formally
opened on the 24th of May President Ar
thur, Governor Cleveland, and fireworks are
numbered among the attractions of the &C.
casion
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-07

THE Rev. Josiah Henson, Mrs Stoves
"Unce Tom," died on Saturday, at Dresden,
Ont, aged ninety-four. Now fabout sixteen
original Uncle Tom" troupes would so into
mourning for thirty years, it would be in
good form, and the world be all the better
and happier for it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-07
They shouId "Come In


TnlIhUeIphIa FTess.
ham, the granddaughter of Thomas Jeffer-
son. as a contribution toward fund for her
relief. 1t will now be in order for Messrs
Mcdonald, Bayard, Cleveland, Butler, Pen
dleton and Payne to see this sum and raise
it if they expect to present their names to
the next convention with prospect of sue
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-07
The Art for Revenue Only.

CINCINNATI inquirer.
The festival may not have been revela-
ton of art, but in many ways it was re-
markable success, and brought many thou
sands of dollars to Cincinnati. Our city is
now, through the dramatic festival, the best
advertised city in the world.