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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-14
Hoss Information.

A correspondent asks this paper these ques
t1ons l. What is the best record made by any
trottlng horse without running mate? 2. What
is Maud SIS best time without a running mate ?
3. How is horses record established? These
questions were wiven to the horse reporter, who
sat down and tossed off the following lnforma
ton: Maud SIS best time, made without run
ming mate, is 2:10l, which is the fastest
time made thus far, and until the
PAGER Johnson's feat at Chicago, recently
when that animal made mile in 2:10, was the
fastest time made In harness in any gait. John
sons achievement procured him a purchaser in
Commodore Kittson, of st. Paul, who gave $780,
900 for him. st. Juen's best time is 2:1l4. Jay
Eye-See, the PAGER, has made mile in 2:104.
When horses go with running mate it Is not
called trotting performance. and does not
make a troiting record. j. Keenan's bay geld
ing. Frank, ON Nov. Is, at Prospect Park, with
running mate, in a contest with j. =. Barnaby
& Co.'s "Winship" and running mate, made a
mile heat IN 2:0Sl9, though Winship won the
race, taking the other heats.
horses record can only be made in a public
race. public race is on any regular race track
with judges in the stand, and the race must be
for a consideration. That consideration may be
gate-money, bottle of wine, plug of tobacco.
or anything, and any fraction of track over half
a mile is counted mile so far AS giving a horse
a record is concerned.
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miscellaneous Notes.

The track of the Mexican Central road will be
completed from Ell Paso to Mexico City by April
L, the engineers say.
1t is reported that the New York Central earn
ings for November show decrease of $500, 1000
as compared with 1882.
Trouble is brewing between the Southern
roads on account of rebates alleged to have been
given by the East Tennessee company to ship
pers over It's line between Chattanooga and At
lanta.
The New York, Buffalo & West Shore will
make connection with the Boston & Albany at
Albany via the Greenbush bridge, and demand
an interchange of traffic under the laws of New
York State, backed by the new Railroad Com
missIoners of that State.
The proposed narrow-gauge road from New
Albany 30 CanneltOn has met with enthusiastic
favor at every point along the line in Perry,
Crawford, Harrison and Floyd counties. The
New Albany Ledger says the unanimity of senti-
ment in its favor in these counties is as remark
able as IL Is encouraging.
The arbitrators of the trunk lines are this week
hearing oral arguments on the appeals taken
from Commissioner Fink's recomme ndatiOns of
percentages in the east-bound ana west-bOund
pools. The award of Mr.. Fink on the eastbOuDd
pool dates from March 1, 1882, and that on the
west-bOund pool from July q 1882.
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The Wabash road has discontinued the practice
of running its fast night-express trains in two
sections the expense $4,000 per annumj being
more than the management thought the bust
ness would bear.
Yesterday morning a train of live stock for
warded over the Cincinnati, Hamilton g. Ind-
annapolis road was hauled from Indianapolis to
Hamilton in four hours and eight minutes. Dis
lance 100 miles.
The officials of the Indiana, Bloomington d
Western road in excellent spirits over the
fact that the system, the Ohio Southern division
excepted, earned in the first week OF December
$50, 045 08, an increase over the corresponding
period last year Of $4,264.85.
The Pennsylvania lines and the Wabash peo-
Pile, in.accordance with their usual custom, an
nounce the sale of cheap excursion tickets to
and from all stations during the Christmas hcli-
days. Tickets will be sold on December % to
January 1, and will be good for return passage
until January 3.
The Terre Haute Gazette says the Indianapolis
Journal has been misnfOrmed about the draw in
the 1. q st. L. bridge over the Wabash not hav-
ing been opened ga half dozen times in that
number of years." and adds that the opposition
at that point to oOndemniDg the Wabash above
Terre Haute will be loud and long, and The Bee
line will find it very bac policy to arouse il.
Lest the item in the Journal of yesterday con-
oerning the last years business of the Indian
apois Iron-rail ROliinR-mill might be miscon-
strued, 1t Is proper TO state that the light ton
mage manufactured was wholly due to the fact
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PERSONAL.

M. II. Nabor, of Lafayette, is at the Grand.
E. E. Law, of Evansville is at the Denison.
F. NJ Basson, of Greencastle, is at the Grand,
F. T. Rumbarger, of Gosport is at the Denl-
son.
1, Ensign Fuller, of New York, is at the Bates
House.
W. Frank YanArsdell, of Frankfort, is at the
Grand.
William Cassidy. of Nashville, is at the
Grand
JEFF. X. Scott, of Omaha, Neb., is at the Bates
House.
E. D. Bannister, of Lawrenceburg is at the
Denison.
Hon. Milton S. Robinson, of Anderson, is at
the Denson.
Col. Charles Howard, of Danville, Ill., is at the
Bates House.
Hon. c. 8. Jewett. of New Albany, is at the
Bates House.
George D. Tate and A. H. Dukes, of Kokomo,
are at the Grand.
Judge walker is ill, having had a congestive
chill on Wednesday.
c. H. Summers and C. 81. Wilson, of Chicago
are at the Bates House.
Harry Hedden, city editor of the Evansville
Courier, was in the city yesterday.
Judge ]. G. Denny, T. H. Adams and Fl. F.
Broadstreet. of vincennes, are at the Denison.
George F. Wheeler, Milwaukee; ]. T. johnson,
W. d. stansirer, Columbus; s. L. Morrison,
Stewart W, Smith, are among the late arrivals
at the Denison.
]. A. McGregor and wife, Columbus Dr. j. W.
Compton, Evansville; Albert Emerson, Danville
VIM. Copeland, Madison; j. NJ. Gill, Bellaire, o.
W. B. Myers, Newport, Ind; A. H. Kaiser,
Brookvlle; George Ross, Anderson; W. s. Lingle,
Lafayette, are at the Grand.
II. Hedden, Evansville. Willis G. Neffand T. G.
Grooms, Greencastle; E. c. johnson, Michigan
City; Chas E. Karmire, Shelbyville; W. e, John
son, Kokomo; p j. Smith, Mt. Vernon, O.; AL
fred Hirt, Greencastle, and Fl. Leonard and
wife, of Silver Lake, are registered at the Bates
House,
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PERSONAL AND LOCAL.
Movements of Railroad Men-Business

Movements of Railroad Men-Business of
the D., o. g. o. X.
Superintendent Burrows, OF the l., & st. L.,
and Chief Engineer Reach, of the Beeline system,
are in the city.
d. F. Jennings, acting general freight agent
of the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago sys-
tenn, Is in the city. He reports their freight
traffic thus far this month running ahead in
earnings of that of the corresponding period,
1882.
II. r. johnson, of the c., st. L. & p offices.
leaves for Van Vert, o.. to-day, TO assume the
duties of general freight agent of the Cincinnati
Van Vert & Michigan road tomorrow. His sue
oessor in Division Freight Agent Perkins's office
has not yet been appointed.
Charles Howard, receiver of the Danvile, o.
ney & Ohio River road, is in the city. He states
that the road Is doing fair business, when it is
taken into consideration that the wheat crop on
the line was total failure, and the corn crop
partially So Mr.. Howard claims that his man.
agement of the road has been satisfactory to a
majority of the bOndhOlders, notwithstanding
the statements to the contrary.
L. d. Richardson, general manager of the Chi
cagO and Ohio river pool, says. regarding the
pool, that he would like to have the roads In it
carry out hOnorably the present per cents as
awarded for three months, and he thinks all
would then be satisfied with their respective
awards. General Manager Richardson finds the
managing of this pool much bigger contract
than looking after the affairs of the old Green
line pool.
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SOMETHING IN THE RUMoR.


A Belief that the O., l., st. L. & @. and L.,
N. A. s. C. Are To Be Consolidated.
A telegram from New York confirms the
abatement published in the Journal of Monday
last to the effect that negotiations we're pending
looking to the consolidation of the Cincinnati,
indianapolis, st. Louis & Chicago and the Lou
isvlle, New Albany & Chicago roads. The char
,aoter of the negotiations would then have been
more fully given had not an officer of the c., l.,
SC. L. & C. requested the Journal not to make
public the facts in its possession. The same Off
s0Ahl states that, should the consolidation scheme
be perfected, the through Cincinnati and Chi
cagO line would be run via Indianapolis, Lafay-
cite and Monon. President Ingalls, would
then have q seventeen-mile shorter route
than he now has, the distance
between Indianapolis and Monon via Lafayette
being two miles shorter than between Indianapo-
lis and Monon over the Chicago & Indianapolis
Airline, and the Big Four would have an old
solid road-bed to run their fast trains over. The
Chicago Il Indianapolis Airline, so-caled, has a
very fine local traffic and this would be worked
he said, for all there was in it.
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State Health BOARD

The regular quarterly meeting OF the State
Board of Health was held yesterday, all the
members, Drs. Compton, Lomax, Vinnedge and
Partridge, being present The session was de-
voted principally TO the consideration of the
forthcoming report of Secretary Elder, which
will be submitted to the Governor in a day or
two. 1t Will contain, in addition TO the articles
which have been already announced, papers by
the different members o. the board. The subject
Of President Compton will be "Dlsease germs"
DR.. Vinnedge will have a paper on "Ventila-
tion;" DIR. LOmax will have a treatise on "Syp-
TICS" and DIR. Partridge on "The diseases of do
nestle animals" After approving this accounts
night.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-14
THE TRIPARTITE AGREEMENT.
The Terms, as Detailed in Brief, of the Re.
cent Alliance.

The Terms, as Detailed in Brief; of the Re-
. cent Alliance.
CHICAGO, Dec. 13.-General Manager Clark
gave to a representative of the Associated Press
this afternoon details of a compact entered into
yat New York between the Union Pacific, st..
Paal and Rock Island roads. The text of agree
ment would prevent publication, owing to it's
length, but the Union Pacific had no desire to
preserve any secrecy as to the character of the
document. The announcement that the agree
ment is TO run twenty-five years is correct, as
also is the statement that the three roads are
bound by an agreement for the full period, and
can only be released on giving five years notice.
The published statement that the agreement
oontemplates the pooling of business is ncor-
rect, and does not necessarily disturb the status
of the old Iowa pool or any other compact which
the five Iowa lines may enter into
SIT is," said Mr.. Clark, ga defensive and Of
fenaive alliance, the terms of which, in brief,
are that it makes the terminus of the Union
Pacific railroad at Chicago instead of Omaha for
competitive business The compact is not dis
terminating in any sense 1t does not speak of
the local business of the Union Pacific railroad,
and it is open for any of the five Iowa lines to
sign it,"
In further explaining the scope of the alliance,
Mr.. Clark said it was the necessary outcome of
roads building into the territory OF the Union
Pacific lines.
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that the prices paid for rails would not justify
them in running considerable portion OF the
year. Plenty OF work was offered. out the terms
were such as to indicate that the company would
be i'll better shape at the end of the year were
their mill to be idle much more of the time than
usual.
Appraisers were appointed on Monday by the
Gibson county court to ascertain and assess the
damages to the Louisville, Evansville & st. Louis
Airline arising from the Indianapolis & Evans
vile Straight-line crossing their tracks at Oak
land City. AS the report Is filed at Prince
ton, the f, IL L. H. will at once proceed to re-
move the distractions across the Airline road
bed.
The Cincinnati, Indianapolis, st. Louis x Chi
eago people are TO test a new rail devised by the
superintendent of one of the Ohio deal and
dumb institutes. The rail is dove-tall JOINT, SO
solid and smooth to pass over, that the usual
click of the wheel when passing over JOINT Ia
not heard. 1t really is a continuous rail- In the
laying of track ish-bars and bolts are dispensed
with, which, it is said. will be a saving OF at
least rs cents in each joint.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-14

The Michigan City Enterprise, noticing the
presence of Governor Porter in that CITY, says;
Governor Porter examined several applicants
for pardon at the prison this forenoon anI
among them DIR. Young, who lately received %
sentence of seven years from Judge Moves fO,
trying to kill his wife with knife, while driving
from Stillwell to their home In LspOrte, and
then tried to take his own life by cutting his
throat. The Governor called DIR. NJ. G.. Sherman
TO examine Young, whose throat has never
healed and is still running sore. DR.. sherman,
after examining the man. said he could not live
but a few weeks, and IL is possible with this
fact la view that the poor wretch will be nar
doned. There Two other cases, one being u
young man by the name of Lawless, and th
other a colOred man by the name of Brown, both
from Indianapolis, charged with minor offenses,
who were formerly very upright and homes
men. Their chances for pardon very favor
able"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-14
GENERAL NEWS.

The Legislature of South Carolina Tinker
ing with Its Railroad Laws.
bill is now before the railroad commit
tee of the Legislature OF South Carolina which
takes from the railroad commissioners the
power to fix the rates to be charged for the
transportation OF passengers and freight, and
restore this right to the companies. The
schedules of rates adopted by the companies are
to be submitted to the commissioners, who shall
make such changes rs are requisite to prevent
discrimination and to make the rates reasona-
BILE and just, the companies having the right to
appeal to the Supreme Court from the decision
of the commissioners. The proposition is to
require the Supreme Court to hear and decide
the controversies betweensthe companies and
the commission on the subject of rates. But 1t
Is impossible for the Supreme Court to discharge
such duties This would be placing some tedious
work on the court TO ask them to decide the
hundreds of questions, relating to railway af-
fairs, that would come before them. They have
no knowledge of railroad business, and no time
to study 1t.
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Superior Court.

Room No. Hon. Napoleon B. Taylor Judge
Youngstown Malleable Iron Company vs. Ros-
well r. Rouse ct al; suit on account. Dismissed
by plaintiff.
Minnie Brazelton VS.. VanCamp Packing Com
pany; suit for damages. Dismissed by plaintiff
John Kidd, administrator of Melville Ravens
VS.. Charles I. Gilmore, proprietor of the Zoo
rheater; suit for $4,000 damages. Ravens fell
through door, breaking a leg, and the COM
plant alleges he died from the injury. Jury i'm
panneled, and case will begin to-day.
Room No. 2-Hon. D. W. Howe, Judge.
James L. Mitchell vs.. City of Indianapolis suit
for 50, 500 damages. On trial by jury.
Room No. S-Hon. Horace Speed, Judge pro tenn.
John Flora VS.. John P. Myers ct al; on trial by
jury. suit alleging fraud in the sale OF patent
right for washing machine.
VIM, j. johnson VS.. Oliver p. Lare ct al; suit
for possession of farm property in Wayne town
ship. Jury found for plaintiff this being tht
third trial of the cause.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-14
Phoenix Literary Snnietv.

The Ph9nix Literary Society gave their sec
ond entertainment TO delighted audience last
evening, at M@unerchor Hall. The programme
opened with violin solo by Mr. Harry Kahn,
which was admirably done; Mr.. Maurice L.
Mossler gave recitation in good style, which
was followed by piano duet. from the "POet
and the Peasant" by Miss Amy Willard and
Miss Florence Bamberger which was deservedly
applauded. Rev. o. C. McCulloch delivered an
address and Mrs. Fl. Barmeier and Mrs. Bailey
each sang solos delightfully."-. Miss Mammie Hill
debrand gave piano solo, and Professor j. I.
McAvoy and Miss Sophia Helms each delivered
Rotations. The entertainment was in every
respect delightful one.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-14

Mr.. Lewis H. McMurray and Miss Bertha A.
Cash, were married last evening at the residence
of Gideon B. Thompson, on West New York
street. Rev. j. r. Mitchell performing the cere-
mony, in She presence of about one hundred
friends Of the contracting parties. Mr. McMurray
is chief book-keeper for Jeffrey, Herriott & Co,
the members of the firm remembering him on
this occasion with a check for a handsome
amount. After the ceremony refreshments were
served and an enjoyable evening was spent.
Mr. and Mrs. McMurray go to housekeeping i'm
mediatey, on Broadway.
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Berliner's COMPLAINT.

Samuel Berliner, who was arrested on last
Monday, on a warrant sworn out by Henry Co.
hen, the pawnbroker, from whom he was ac-
cused of having obtained loan of $25 on a
worthless ring, was released from bond yester-
day at the order of the grand jury. The treat
ment Of Berliner, when arrested. is denounced
by his friends as outrageous. 1t was not Ber-
liner who obtained the loan. The ring, how.
ever, was worth more than the amount realized
The officer who made the arrest is charged with
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-14
AMUSEMENTS.
GRAND OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

GRAND OPERA HOUSE-AlMEE
Maurice Grau's French opera troupe. with the
celebrated Mile Aimee as the star, opened their
engagement at the Grand opera-house last even
Ing, choosing Lecocq's popular drama 'La File
de Mime Angot" for the initial appearance. The
company is a very superior one, and gave an
excellent performance, which, however was
but imperfectly enjoyed by the audience, which
was not large, owing perhaps to the fact that t
was imperfeotly understood, French being the
language used. The star has lost much Of the
piquancy and chic for which she was famous
during her last sojourn in America, and
her voice has weakened correspond
lngly. She is no longer the bright, viyacious
little Aimee of dozen years ago, although it
would De unfair and unjust 80 say that her char
acterzatiOn of Madame Angot's child was with
out artistic merit. She is still pleasing artistic,
and as a new acquaintance an attractive one,
put to those who knew and admired the Aimee
thing of a disappointment. She lacks the vigor
and impetuOslty which characterized her acting
in days agone, and the energy formerly dis
played in her singing and reading is notably
lacking. Still her performance, considered as
whole, was quite satisfactory. Mile Angelo as
M Tile Lange made up for the deficiencies of the
star by her excellent presentation of
the role assigned her Last nights
was her first appearance before an
| stage presence and contralto voice of excellent
tone and quality. The other members of the
sidered collectively it possesses extraordinary
excellence. The choruses well given,
celving merited applause, and the costumes new
and attractive. This evening the new opera, "La
Princesse des Canaries," will be given for the
first time in this city, the full siren 9Th of the
company being enlisted in its presentation. To-
morrow afternoon, "Chimes of Normandy" and
evening" "rhe Pretty Pertumer," in which
Aimee will Introduce the song which added nor
than any other one thing TO her fame, "Pretty
as a Picture"
NOTES.
Jane Coon BIS, whose reputation as an actress
is too we'll known to require comment, will APP
pear tonight and tomorrow at English's in
"Pique."
Neil Burgess appeared at the Park Theater
last evening to a good audience in his new play
"Vlm." The piece was well received and will
doubtless draw large houses during the
mainder of the week. The revolving stage and
other novel features OF the show are new to this
city and should be seen.
The Fay TempletOn company closed their en-
gagement at Englishs Opera-hOuse last even
ing, with '"The Mascotte," which was admirably
presented. Miss Templeuon has made herself
favOr1te in Indianapolis during this engage
ment, and will be warmly welcomed when she
next appears Miss Amy Harvey sang very
pretty song during the performance, which was
warmly encored
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.MysteriOuSly Missing.

girl fifteen years old, giving the name of
Libbie Oracle Belts, came here from West Vir-
gnia several days ago, Shortly after their ar
rival the mother was sent to the hospital. sick,
and Mrs. Warner, living on North Mississippi
street, took the girl into her house until she
could obtain employment. She left few days
ago, stating that she had been promised employ
ment in a family living at No. IS North Ala
bama street by four ladies whom she had met on
the street. There is such number on Alabama
street, and it is feared that the girl has fallen
into bad hands.
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Proposed Crematory Furnace,

The proposition to establish a crematory fur
mace at or near indianapolis, which has been
talked of from time to time, has been resur-
rected, and the advocates Of that system OF dis
posing of the remains of the dead have under
consideration a direct proposal, made by Fan-
ner & Hammown, the undertakers, to donate 3
site within a short distance of the CITY, and cas-
lily accessible, and to receive donations to the
fund. A plan for the building has been prepared
by Architect Stem, and is on exhibition at Elan
ner & HammOwns.
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The Female Equine Abduction

Cora Bush, the girl who was arrested for the
theft of the horse and buggy belonging to Rev.
II. A Edison. waived preliminary examination
yesterday, and she was sent to Jail, in default of
bail, to await the action of the grand jury. The
girl claims that the stolen rig was presented to
her by male acquaintance, and that she was
driving 1t to her homo in Kosciusko county when
arrested. She has been employed by several
families in this city as a domestic, but remained
at no place long, and is hardly responsible for
her conduct.
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The annual meeting of the State Grange was
brought 10 a close last night. The morning
session yesterday was devoted to the crnsidera-
ton of the report of the executive committee It
was shown that the cash balance N the treas
ury, after all expenses had been paid, was
SLIPS. In the afternoon the newly-elected Off
GERS were installed, and last night the work OF
the meeting concluded with the ceremonies OF
comforting the fifth degree of the order. II
next meeting will be held at Columbus, on tho
second Tuesday in December
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The Appeal to Commissioner Fink.

For some months past the Indianapolis q st.
Louis road, which is in an east-bound pool with
the Vandalia, the Wabash, the o. & M. and G. &
a. out of East St. Louis, has been running
around the st. Louis pool with its Kansas City
business, taking it from the Chicago g. Alton
road at Alton Junction, and TO such an extent
has the traffic been carried on that the Wabash,
o. " M. and Vandalia people have become 80 ex-
asperated over this, what they call dishonora-
BILE practice, that they have appealed to Com
missioner Fink to put a stop to this evasion of
the pooling agreement, and he says the matter
shall have his early attention.