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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-02


A READER Of the Cincinnati Gazette for
over twenty-five years, Mr. S. H. Potter of
Terre Haute, writes us:
"While feeling personal loss and regret
that so good and conservative paper as the
Cincinnati Gazette always was should be sud
denly overslaughed by the Commercial, |
at the same time feel that the citizens of
Ohio and Indiana have sustained a much
greater loss morally and politically.
The Gazette was always reliable,
and on State and national questions general
ly sound. The arrangement and bargain
with the Commercial seems to me as unwise
as it would be for farmer A, who owns
eood and reliable horse, good under all cir
cumstances, at the pillow, carriage and for the
saddle to make bargain with farmer B,
who owns a large, well-fed and muscular
horse, but at times very balky, always averse
to doing right, and noted for disorderly con-
duct, to make up a span and endeavor to
work them together For of thorns men do
not gather figs, nor of bramble bush gather
they grapes. have great doubts about the
fruits of the new tree. III preference TO such
a hybrid, prefer our own excellent aud re-
liable indianapolis Journal. S, Ii. POTTER
"TERRE HAUTE Jan. 81, 1888"
"P. 81 agree with the Journal that now
good and practicable license law should be
promptly enacted by the Legislature. |
wish could frame bill in accordance with
my own views"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-02
The New Colorado Senator's.

DENVER
Senator Fl. A. W. Tabor; So years old; five
feet ten; weight about 1876 pounds; stoop
shouldered am bling gait; awkward with his
hands; sallow complexion; black hair; In
clined to badness; large head; rugged fea-
lures; big black mustache which spreads at
the ends; dresses in black; magnificent cuff
buttons of diamonds and onyx; large dia-
mond ring; rather drawing in Speech stove
pipe or black felt hat; has habit GENEROUSLY
pulling at mustache; tenn perate; no public
speaker earnest in conversation; generous
and charitable; fond OF the theater; capital
poker player; on the street carries hands in
overcoat pockets; worth S. 600, 000
Senator Thomas NJ. Bowen: AZ years old;
five feet ten and a half in height spare build
thin, bony hands; face thin; complexion in
clined to be swarthy; hair black, with streaks
of gray; sparse mustache, good forehead;
eyes set close together and deep sunken; in
variably wears Prince Albert coat, stove-pps
hat, stand-up collar and black tie; rapid talk
er; fair story-teller; manner rather jerky;
squints when engaged in earnest conversation;
favorite gesture pump handle; walks erectly:
plays good game poker; favorite expression
II give it out cold and fiat" voice pitched in
high key in public speaking; generous and
bold; every body calls him Tom takes il
straight; worth $2,000000.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-02

stands six feet seven inches in his stockings,
or bare feet, as the case may be, and weighs
300 pounds. His friends-and every one of
his acquaintance assiduously cultivates his
good-will-say he is bruiser of purest ray
serene. When he reaches for man and
taps him on the head his victims scalp slips
down over his eyes like wagon-cover over a
pumpkin, his spine is shortened six inches,
and his legs become permanently bowed.
He came into Deadwood, recently, and those
who know of his exploits are anxious TO
match him against Mr.. Sullivan, or the
Maori, or both together, confident in the be-
lief that he will knock them both out in one
round. He has performed many desperate
deeds, and has killed men with single blow
of his fist. But if he will just take one good
square lick at Walcott, the quail-mangler, all
will be forgiven.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-02
Mr.. Landers and the Legislature.

Courer-Journal Correspondents.
Hon Franklin Landers, late candidate for
Governor gave q reception to the members
of the Legislature and other distinguished
gentlemen at his residence this evening It
was one of the most elegant affairs of the
kind ever given in indianapolis, and sus-
tanned Mr. Landers's reputation for hospis
tality. A member of the LEGISLATURE
wanted to know what the R. S. V. P. at the
bottom of the invitation meant, and when
informed said he couldn't attend. Senator
Bell instructed the member to write in
response I'D. s. c. C."-damned sorry
sent it back. Mr. Landers once remarked
that "a man who doesn't like the smell of a
hog is a leetle too nice for me-" This was,
no doubt, a campaign speech, for the recep-
ton tonight Indicates that Mr.. Landers is
getting exceedingly high-toned, and would
make good kid-glove Governor.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-02

AS political matter it may have been
very we'll to add to the general discontinue
of the Senate by summarily Diminishing the
doorkeeper but after all, the violations of the
law with which he is charged are
the fault of the Senate, and
not to be condoned by making
Mr.. Kirke, a scapegoat. Mr.. Edmunds will
not obey the law as to the number of EN-
pioyes any better than did Mr.. Kirke, if the
Democratic senators continue as eager and
as hungry for places for their strikers as
they have been. The attention of the tax
payers of the State is respectfully
called to the calculation of how much
the present Democratic Legislature costs
them, in the way of employees, than it
should if the law was obeyed. The fault is
with the senators, not with the doorkeeper
and the responsibility should not be al
lowed to be shifted Democrats will be very
glad if poor doorkeeper can be made to
bear their sins off INTO the wilderness Let
the responsibility be kept where it properly
belongs
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-02
The New Common Coins.
Washington Special.

The coming OF the new five-cent piece is to
begin in the Philadelphia mint tomorrow.
The Treasury Department was not satisfied
with the five-cent piece now in circulation,
and at the last session or Congress last year
authority was given for the coming Of a new
piece The old piece was near the three
cent piece in size. The size of the new piece
is between that of the three-cent piece and
that of the twenty-cent piece. The new
coin is OF the same weight as the old. and of
the same alloy, the proportions being twenty
five of nickel and seventy-live of copper.
The coinage of the old piece is to be stopped
as soon as that of the new piece is begun,
The coming of the old cent will cease to-
morrow, and that OF the new cent be begun.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-02
INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY

women and young girls. If the remedy is a
good one, it should be applied in all such
cases-the age of the victim being specified.
The discretionary feature is one of question
able value, in view of the fallible nature of
petit juries. But it is matter of doubt
whether the entire bill is not repugnant to
the constitutional provision that punish
nents shall be neither cruel nor unusual
This punishment might be held to be un-
usual by supreme court. As rule, courts
decide all questions of a criminal nature
against society and in favor of the criminal
This is a great pity, but it is true, and pity
> tbs it's true.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-02

Hon D. NJ. SABIN, of Saltwater, Mimi,
was yesterday elected United States senator
to succeed Hon. William Window. Mr.. To-
bin is the choice of tine Window men; is Il
gentleman of large business ability and ex-
perience the president of the immense
Northwestern Car Manufacturing Works,
located at his place of residence, The defeat
of Mr.. Window is to be regretted but MIR.
Sabin brings to the Senatequalities that will
fit him for an intelligent and efficient dis
charge of his duties. He is a Republican
after the strictest faith. Michigan is now the
only State in which the senatorial contest
remains unsettled.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-02

THE mistake of some prohibitionists, and
very grievous one, but persisted in with
pertinacity not infrequently as often
sive as it is untrue, is that no one is a ITEM
perance" man or a Temperance" worker
except he believes in and advocates prohi-
btion. Now it will not do to draw this
line-prohibtionists on the one side as the
only Temperance" people, and everybody
else free whisky people, linked with and
working for the liquor interests. 1t is also
the height of nonsense to talk about 1.-THE
resources of license having been exhausted
in Indiana" That such is not the case is
within the experience and consciousness of
every man who cares to be honest. In 1872
and 1874 the Temperance workers" wanted a
local-option law. They would be content
then with that and they were not 'free
In 1880 the Temperance workers split in
twain on the question, one wing for prohibit
ton ana one wing for local option.
The truth is, that whatever may be indi-
vidual opinion and desire, there is such a
thing as practical legislation" and that is
the direction in which all good people
should now work. 1t does. not require that
any prohibitonist should cease his efforts in
the direction of what he believes to be best,
or that local optionist should refrain from
the advocacy of that plan. But in tine pres
ent contingency OF affairs in Indiana, it is
not prohibition or free whisky, but it is bet
ter law than the one we have in the direction
of higher license and stricter responsibility,
or leaving the question just where it stands
Will any prohibitionist please tell us what
can be done legislatively now in the direc-
ton of his remedy? In the absence of any
earthly possibility of legal prohibition, the
Journal, for one is not in favor of free
whisky. and knows there are many thousands
of the best people of the State who feel as it
does The sweeping characterization of all
who do not believe in prohibition as free
whiskyites, or the assertion that society
must either accept prohibition or free whisky,
is at once to the last degree in bad taste and
founded upon nothing more tenabe than
unreasoning dogmatism-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-02

WIN. DARLINGTON, of Montezuma, Ind.
aged eighty-five, is citizen of whom the
State may we'll be proud. A few days ago
Mr. Darlington was widower in the seventh
degree having in the course of his checkered
career laid seven wives in the tomb. There
is cold comfort in a row of tombstones, how
ever, and Mr.. Darlington daringly resolved
to take one more wife, and was accordingly
united in matrimony this week to Mrs.
Moore, an estmable lady, who willingly be-
came number eight. Mr.. Darlington is a
member of the United Brethren church, and
no one can say that he has not lived con-
sistent life. AS a united brother he is sue
ross
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-02
Chief Justice Agnew for Prohibition.

" opeCIdI,
Ex-Chief Justice Agnew delivered lecture
in the hall of the House of Representatives,
Thursday night in favor of the bill propos-
ing an amendment to the constitution of the
State, prohibiting the manufacture and sale
of intoxicating liquors. which is under con-
sideration by the committee on constitu-
tiona reform. Judge Agnew claimed that
the experience of 200 years had demonstrated
that license laws were failures Prohibition
was the demand of the hour. About 100.
600 have already petitioned the Legislature
to pass the prohibitory bill and it is estnla
ted that fully 200 900 persons have signed pc
titions in favor OF the measure.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-02

Mr.. W. d. MURPHY, the campaign orator
who sued Mr.. English for campaign pur-
poses, got the first blood yesterday. Mr..
English demurred to the complaint on the
ground that il a contract had been made, as
Murphy alleges, for hisspeeches in this State
It was ultra wires, against public policy. The
court overruled the demurrer. Heavens
what chance that court had for immortal
flannel If it had established the principle
that contracts for campaign speeches were
against public policy-as they undoubtedly
are-s grateful nation would have risen up
and called it blessed. 1t is to be hoped Mr.
English will appeal on the demurrer, and
see whether so palpable an error OF the lower
court will not be oyerru.ed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-02
belongs.

WE greatly fear that the human tendency
multiplicity OF courts. If the facilities for
litigation are increased the chances are that
the business will be increased. Adding to
burden of any. Why should not the facili-
ties for appeal be curtailed? How would it
do to try some sort of remedy that might
have tendency to abridge rather than en-
large the volume OF litigation?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-02

peated at East Marion, Long Island, on Tuesday.
The three-year-old daughter of Mrs. Mary Walsh,
OF East Marion, was more fortunate in her
perienee. She was playing in the upper part of
the house, and climbed into a large, heavy trunk.
Suddenly the lid closed down upon her. The
child remained in her prison for several hours,
while no one below could hear her cries. Lucki-
ly she was missed in time before there was
fatal end to her rrolic. After search she was
discovered insensible and almost suffocated, but
ere long was revived
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-02

IT is sad commentary on womanly mod
esty that the ladies of Morristown left a
courtroom only when the judge ordered the
bailiff to remove them. II was at the trial Of
Treglown for the murder of Minnie Cherg-
win. The defendants testimony was shock
ingly vulgar and the "ladies" present were
warned that it would be unfit to hear; but
not one of them moved until the galleries
we're cleared by order of the court, and even
then they waited about the door to hear all
they could
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-02
Tariff Commission Expenses In Indianapoii,

Wabhlngt0n SptCIaI 70 OOUTIbT-JOufHaI.
At Indianapolis, where witnesses were
heard on the subject of encaustic tiles, the
advertising account reached $500. The In
dianapolis Times had construed the order to
mean write up" and had so printed it OF
course, this more than doubled the cost. The
bill was rendered, Write up. $43. DO" 1t
fell into the hands of the executive clerk.
who pointed out the absurd light such a de-
scription would place the commission in.
For heavens sake" said Secretary Porter,
"haye the voucher changed, but pay the bill
The editor is great friend OF the President
and Mr.. Oliver"
The bill was paid and the voucher changed
so as to pass muster at the Treasury Depart
ment.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-02
No Sentiment to Enforce the Liquor Law.

Since the enthusiasts in the cause of tenn
perance have proven themselves so indlf-
ferent in the execution of the present law,
is there not reason to apprehend that they
would prove equally indifferent in the execu-
ton of prohibitory law, and that the only
result of such law would be to cut off the
revenue derived from the liquor traffic,
without curtailng the evil.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-02

A RARE, sweet creature has been found,
,hild of nature, a son of the West. His
name was not suggested by Mrs f d. T.. N.
Southworth, and is not as pretty as some, but
1t will have to do. 1t is John Zaccheus. but
he calls himself the "Niobrara Triplet" He is
not exactly dandy. and probably is not as
handsome as Freddy Gebhardt. but what he
lacks in delicate beauty he atones for in the
way OF physical exceiIcnco Che Triplet
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-02
Democrats Have Defeated the People.
Greenfield Republican.

This settles the question of the amend
ments for the present 1t is nothing more
than was expected when the result of the
election last fall was known. The Demo-
Gratis have been true to their party policy
and the will of the people is not to be voiced
in the matter Notwithstanding this defeat
the Republicans have nothing with which to
reproach themselves, and must bide their
time,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-02

THE Madison Star takes strong grounds
against the Jewett bill, now before the Legis-
lature, forbidding grand juries inquiring into
misdemeanors. The ostensible purpose OF
the bill is to relieve grand juries from a con-
siderable amount of work. The Star main
tains that the bill is wholly in the interest of
saloon-keepers as all cases of violation of
law by them would have to be brought by
their patrons, which would practically leave
them to do as they please.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-02
Not in Favor of Forcible Prohibition.
L,nganRnnrt Phnrns (Dnml

The Democrats we're right in voting the
measure down in the Senate: First. because
the record of the last Legislature is defective;
second, because a majority OF the people have
no right 10 say what the minority shall cat
drink and wear. Every man is better off by
being temperate in all things, and the right
is accorded him of being so. Laws that force
people to be temperate haye always been
failures, and always will be.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-02

WHEN Sir Rowland Hill introduced his
penny postage, Lord Litchfield, the Post
naster-general, said: "Of all the wild and
visionary schemes which have ever heard
or read of, it is the most extraordinary"
And the result of cheaper postage in this
country will make the stock arguments now
used against it as absurd.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-02
The Rape of the Benevolent Institutions.

Mr. Magee, of Cass, voted with the Repub-
icans. He is the only Democratic. senator
who had the manhood and independence to
oppose this infamous bill. We greatly mis-
take the temper of the people of Indiana if
they do not upon the first opportunity most
emphatcally condemn this unseemly display
OF partisanisn. If the bill passes the House
it is to be hoped the Governor will veto it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-02
Correctly Stated.


We think the Rochester Tribune is mistaken
as regards the indianapolis Journal. The
Journal simply contended for the submission
of the amendments at special election, and
We are on the same side of the fence. SUBJ
mission at general election will not be q
fair test, and in all probability would do the
cause of temperance more harm than good.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-02
Almost Too Much for Belief,

During the days that Indiana boys carr
their guns through many weary march,
one would have thought that during
present generation, traitorous and dislo
copperhead would dare stand up in our
islature and fiaunt his nauseating record
the face of loyalty. Such is the case, HI
ever, and he was placed there by Democr
votes.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-02
STATE EXCHANGE, TABLE.
The County Papers of the State Full
of Interesting Views.
General Demand for a High and Strict Lii
cense Law-The Democratic "Old
Guard" of 1861 at the Front.
Democratic Duplicity Exposed.

Nlncennes News tDem.)
The truth of the matter is, that this pre-
text was seized upon by the Democrats, to
whom the result is certainly due as the
safest way to escape a dilemma brought be-
fore them by their own duplicity. 1t is an
open secret that our party, to its everlasting
shame be it said, was guilty of framing a
platform that gracefully stradded the ques-
ton of submission 1t was Janus faced. In
submission counties it was submission plat
form; in anti-submission counties it was
anti-submission. But everywhere, so it
would now seem, its true inwardness was
disclosed to the whisky men and their sup
port gained by secret pledges that the amend
ments should be killed in the present Legis-
lature. The scheme worked. Twenty-one
submission Democrats were elected TO the
General Assembly, the remainder being
either openly or covertly in alliance with
the anti-submission league and bent upon
defeating the expressed will of the people
regarding the amendments.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-02

bodily to the liquor interest they should
made to proclaim the fact and place it
record, SO that no more "equivocal' oil
forms on this subject can be made to .'hI
monte the elements" and deceive the nj
pie. Let us know what the Democrats
tend to do on this important question, d
whether they propose to trust the peoi
with its final settlement.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-02
Political Notes.

MOVEMENT is afOot in Illinois to limit the
regular sessions of the Legislature TO one in six
years.
GENERAL TooMBs ia reported as saying that
Henry ID. Mcdaniel will ne the next Governor of
Georgia.
1T Ia said that DIR. George Loring ia to be
pushed for the Republican gubernatoral candt
dacy next fal. III Massacb usetts.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-02

THE Republicans.of Massachusetts, are pre-
pairing for close readjustment of their po-
litical affairs. Henry CABOT Lodge, who has
been elected chairman OF the State commit
tee, is looked to hopefully for the best results
in organization and lin harmonizing all
elements for the canvass of 1884.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-02

ONE would think that cock-fghting of itself
was mean enough and cruel enough, but it
remained for a prominent sporting man of
Troy, N. Y, TO be arrested for Gripping birds
just before dropping them into the pit, He
would deity dislocate their hips or break
thigh in order to throw" the battle. About
ten years in Sing Sing would be little enough
p,for him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-02
The Judgment of the Voters of the State.
Rua bvi,i

1t is difficult to see In this result anything
else than the deliberate decision OF the ma
jority of the voters of the State. If they had
wanted prohibition they would have elected
men of their views to the Legislature. II the
amendments had to be voted down. possibly
something might be gained by not losing
two years more in fruitless agitation. Let
the temperance people now unite in demand
ing such amendments of the present law as
shall give us high license, rigid inspection of
liquors and perhaps local option.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-02

THE speaker or paper talking about the
condition of tine workIngmen of Europe be-
ing as good as the condition of the working
men of America talks of what is known to
be untrue, and ridiculously untrue. Such
assertions are not worth other reply
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-02

THE committee on agriculture in the Mas
sachusetts Legislature is considering the
drafting of law for the determination of the
English sparrow. In the discussion, no one
appeared in behalf of that bird
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-02

THE great dock fire in New York-which
was given exclusively in the Geographic
columns of the Journal yesterday morning
resulted in the destruction of property to the
value of about one million OF dollars. The
steamer Egypt was damaged somewhat but
the wind blowing inland fortunately saved
the shipping from much loss.