The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-10-08
PETTIS, BASSETT & CO..
THE MONDAY MAUNDERER

few days ago boy eighteen years old, hay
Eng served his term, was discharged from the
Northern prison, and returned to this city, his
home, to ask for work. His crime was theft, his
first offeDse, ana was committed while intox-
GATED. He Is SINCERELY penitent, and wants
work that be may earn his living and live an
honest life;' bnt he has the prison srnirch upon
him, and can find no one to employ him. He
has no money, and sleeps In halls and stairways
OF course therefs the usual opening for him, one
,that no philanthropy that we have had up to
this time has ever sought TO close against such
As he. The penitentiar is still there. He can
steal again and find food and shelter at the ex
pense of the State.
ST was favored the other day." said Deck sher-
wood, with an invitation to attend a meeting
of the Liquor dealers League, at the Circle Park
Hotel. I didn't go. 1t was a call for liquor
dealers to unite and support the Democratic
ticket, and wonI1 AaYe been followed by de-
.nand TO contribute to the Democratic campaign
fund. I'm ahquoriseller, bat Pm not fool. Ny
business is in no danger if the Republican ticket
Is elected, and no Democratic government can
give me any favors They may just as we'll take
in their temperance seare-crow: the bird won't
inspire any terror ia this canvass"
In the telegraphic account of the Philadelphia
street-car accident, in which two persons were
killed and ten wounded, occur these words:
"There was no conductor on the car, and the
drivers DUTY required him to guide his team.
see fares deposited in the box, and at the same
fime watch for trains at the railroad crossing"
That street-car line appears to have been run on
exactly the same plan as the Citizens street
railway of this city. That's the kind of line
Mr.. Schmuck is mealy -nouthed about saying he
wOuld give an opposition line a chance against.
Major Gordon has been for some time busily
engaged preparing brief in the case OF Major
Robert NJ. Goodwin, for a rehearing by the Su-
preme Court. MAJOR Goodwin, it will be remem-
bered, killed his brother, DR.. Goodwin, at Brook
Hie, a few days after he major GOodwin) had
been discharged from the Indiana Hospital for
the insane. The brief ia an exhaustive treatise
On expert evidence, embracing every view of the
suojecr.
Die Naeht ist duukel as de grave;
But, OIL my traurig' Brust
De music made by tddlers brave
Tonight gibJ keine Lust.
Elm beer macht keinen Unterschied-
All, allies ist velorn
De shtreet cars failt me at mine need.
Wy vas efer bOrnf
Gabriel schmuck, Tuesday night.l
It's birthstone shame to give the snap away,
but the name of the Democratic candidate for
Council in the First ward is Jerry Giles Smith.
Mr.. Smith has hitherto secreted Jerry behind a
capital j, but now he is compelled to acknowl
cage the castaway.
Two weeks ago a mailbag was brought to the
Onion Depot office of this city from Columbus,
D. It had thirteen packages of registered letters
IN it, about sixty-ive letters in all, aud The bag
and contents are now missing.
,,. .,,,,o, No :. ~. nosition 80
a large dog who has attempted to go through a
small hole III the fence and stuck.
Germany discovered America 200 years ago
yesterday.
king ELDER have the largest assortment of
al. 1..,ly -. Ia Gfntn