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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-18
ABOUT PEOPLE.

ONLY the MS. of the first volume of Thurlow
Weeds autobiography is complete; the rest of it
is a collection of fragments.
MRS JULIA WARD HOWE presided at break
fast given to Frederick Douglass and some of
his Abolition friends in Cambridge, Mass, last
Friday
EMILY FAITHFUL's friends admit that she is the
homelest woman in the world, but say that she
Is mighty good and always wears a veil on the
streets
1T takes man of muscle to play tottering
King Lear. 1t Edwin FORESTS finest char
acter in his last years, and now Salvini has made
q hit In 1t.
ARABS wife does not accompany him to Cey-
lon, but is living at Paris hotel, and intends
soon to take up her residence permanently in the
Champs Elysee.
QUEEN VICTORIA is a large real estate owner in
New York. An advance In rents by her agents
has changed the tenants IN large block on
Broadway near Eighteenth street.
GIN not a hom9opath, or an allOpath or q hy-
dropath. I'm a Jesuspath, and wouldn't give
my doctor for hundred Others" said Evangel-
ist Barnes, last Sunday, in disgusting har-
angue.
SENATOR RANSOM of North Carolina, prays tho
Almighty for strength to discharge his duty to
his State and country. Coming from Ransom
this recognition of superior power is somewhat
significant
CHICAGO, with sixty square miles OF territory
and 600, 900 people, has only 444 policemen,
about two hundred and fifty being available for
night service. Hence Chicago is fast becoming
the wickedest city in the country.
MR.. WHITTIER is quoted by q writer in the
forthcoming Harper as saying that Hawthorne
only once mentioned the "House of the Seven
Gables" to him; "and then he said the story was
about half finished, and, to use his own Words"
continued Whittier, sit darkens damnably."
MR. Ross WINANs's beautiful resi- lence in Bal
timore is already in mourning. The home,
which cost nearly half million, finished
and occupied by the family week ago, and on
Thursday last an infant daughter died in its new
nursery of SMALLPOX.
THE late william Galignani, proprietor of
Galignanis Messenger, left 1000 meters of land
properly, renting for $4,000 a year, for the es-
Establishment of home for men OF letters, libra
rians and printers over sixty years Of age. The
home will accommodate fifty persons who will
pay 800 year and fifty who will pay nothing.
THIS characteristic story is told IN the Hotel
Mail: "Once when Daniel Webster was dining
table d'hote at the Aston House, in the days
when it was conducted on what we call the
American plan, a servant came to him and said
a bill. SIS he good waiterf' asked Webster. Il
don't know answered the servant. Neither do
T. said the orator so we will have to ascertain.
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The Late Under-seoretary Burke


DIR. Burke, of Lafayette, brother of the as
sasinated Under-secretary of Ireland, was
interviewed by Courier reporter touching
the confession of the scalawag in Toronto,
who claims to have been one of the park par
ty who committed the shocking murder DIR.
B. gives it no credence whatever-in fact, has
the best reasons for discrediting the whole
story. He classes the confession" with that
of low fellow in Australia, who made the
same pretense and thus obtained transporta.
ton home to England. The only tangible
clew, in Dr. Burke's opinion is the discovery
of the knives secreted near the scene of the
assassination, and even this has an ancaat
and tish-like smell as possible job. DIR,
Burke has sad news from the devoted sister,
who has all her life been the devoted com.
panion of the murdered Secretary. Her rea-
son is impaired, and the elegant home in
which she has lived as the head of her BROTH
ers household is Swallowed by sorrow worse
than death,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-18
The Meteor of Jan. 3, 1888.


The brilliant meteor which passed over In
diana from east to west about o'clock on
the evening of Jan. 8, was noticed in the
Journal of the following morning and was
very generally observed, not only in Indiana,
but also In northern Illinois. The writer,
by corr, spondence and otherwise, has col
lected many observations of the meteors ap-
parent height, direction, ETC., and from these
has deduced the following facts in regard to
its true path. The discussion of the observa-
tions would here be out of place, but your
readers may be interested in a brief state
ment of the results:
The meteor, before entering the atmos-
phere, was moving in an hyperbola about
the sun, its motion being retrograde or in the
opposite direction to that of the earth in its
orbit. The point of its first appearance was
vertical over Grant county, Ind, not far
from Marion, at an elevation of eighty-four
miles above the earth's surface. The direc-
ton of its motion was nearly west, or, more
accurately S. ITO w. When directly north
of Bloomington its height was fifty-two
miles. Its path, which passed almost ex-
eactly over Kokomo, Ind, and Danville, ILL.,.
terminated over the southern part of Cham
paign county, in the latter State, at an alti-
tude of thirty-two miles No sound fol-
lowed the explosion, and if any meteoric
stones reached the earths surface they have
not yet been found.
f. Z, Hunter, Esq, of Bloomington, de-
scribes the meteor when first seen as not
l., If ho SaoOn1 rNoOpittt1a
1t rapidly increased in brilliancy, and when
Immediately below the pole star its size was
about one-third that of the full moon. Its
light was such that persons could be readily
recognized across the street.
DANIEL KIRKwooD.
BLOOMINGTON Jan. IS.
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The Congressional Library Building.
1. al

The bill reported by Governor Rice, Chair
man of the House committee on library, in
the House to-day, for a new library building,
designated the Secretary of the Interior, tho
librarian in Congress and the architect of the
Capitol a commission to select site, which
is to be some reservation owned by the
u nited States. The some of $500 900 is ap-
propriated for the commencement of the
work, which is to be Immediately available,
and limits the entire cost to 81, 100000 The
bill approves of the Smith Meyer plan OF
building, but provides that it shall be SO con-
structed that it can be enlarged if needs be
in, rho
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-18

has provided for the independence of each
of the three coordinate departments-the
executive, judicial and legislative. Neither
should be allowed to encroach on the other.
If the Presidents inability becomes a ques-
ton let it be settled by some one of the
minor courts, and in this way will the indie
pendence of the departments be maintained.
The bill should provide as we'll for the con-
tingency of the disability of the Vice-presi-
dent, or some other official acting as Pres
dent
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-18
THE COMMERCIAL GAZETTE,
A Swindle PractIced on the Country Press
The Meanest Paper in the West.
Huntington Herald.


Huntington Herald.
The Herald did about twelve dollars worth
of advertising for the Cincinnati Gazette fol-
the purpose of securing its daily issue. Since
the consolidation we are served with the
Morning Journal instead, paper that is sold
at one cent per copy. The old Gazette, OF
which we have been a reader for more than
a third of a century, never treated its friends
in such an ungrateful manner. The CONNER.
cial was the meanest paper in the West, and
the G-zette seems to have absorbed its bad
traits.
Huntington Herald
The Cincinnati Weekly Gazette of the pres.
ent bears no resemblance to the old-time
Weekly Gazette, and we have not found
man who does not express disappointment.
1t has long had a large circulation in thi.
county, but we shall certainly be greatly
mistaken if it does not experience material
decline during the present year For many
years past the Commercial has had no circu
lation in this county, and we predict thai
the Gazette will before another year expsr.
fence the same fate.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-18

IT is very evident that the Democratic ma
jority in the Senate propose to Gust Mr.
Overstreet and seat Mr.. Johnson. There is
neither excuse nor warrant for this, save sup
posed party necessity That necessity does
not exist in this Legislature but there is
"hold over" vote for United States senator in
1885 which must be saved. Mr.. 0verstreet is
one of the most esteemed and conscientious
gentlemen in the State of Indiana. He was
the choice of majority of tho
voters of Morgan and Johnson
counties, because of his high
character and abilities, to represent them in.
the State Senate. But the Democrats think
they must have that vote, and as Mr.. Over
streets majority was not large, they entered
into conspiracy to unseat him. We hap
pen to know, personally, that a distinguished
Democrat, with whom Mr.. Johnson coun-
seled, and who listened 70 the evidence, told
MIR. Johnson that he had no case, and adj
vlsed him not to contest But the party
managers oyerruled him in the natter
and Mr.. Johnson is simply acting as the
tool of his masters. Lei the farce go on
to its conclusion. There has not been day
since the Legislature met that the Demo-
cratic majority has not made capital for the
Republican party. The loss of Mr. Over
streets vote in the present General Assembly
will not be seriously felt and we can say to
the Democratic ringsters that the outrage of
law and justice involved in the seating of Mr.
johnson will cost them dearly in the cleo
ton of 1884. Our legislative report gives q
full outline OF the debate. 1t shows the
Democratic spirit and purpose. The Repub-
lcan party can well afford to be satisfied
with the record
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-18

HENRY D. PURRoY, one of the commission
ers of the New York fire department ex-
presses himself much after the ground taken
by the Journal relative to life-saving corps.
He believes in a department specially drilled
for this service, the men to be picked care
fully with regard to their physical fitness.
He says the most important aid to such men
is light scaling ladder which weighs about
twenty pounds. 1t is shaped like pole,
with long hook at the end and with rings
on the pole. The fireman forces the hook
through a window, pulls it down on the sill
and ascends from window to window. This
is in use in the life-saving corps of Chicago
and st. Louis. Each man wears wide belt
of canvas with steel clasp in front of it.
He can fasten this clasp onto the rung of the
ladder, and thus is left free to use his hands
to assist people, or anything else necessary.
In addition to this, he wears around his neck
life line, which is a coil of rope arranged
like collar He can fasten the end of this
rope anywhere, take woman or child in his
arms, take turn of the rope around the steel
clasp of his belt and gradually lower himself
to the ground in safety. While these means
are crude and dangerous, they are vastly su-
perior to no system at all, and ought to be
encouraged and improved. Commissioner
Purroy is decided in his opinion that tele-
graph wires are great hindrance at fires, in
terferng with the raising of ladders, and re-
tarding the operations OF the department.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-18
Who Arc the Fools9

Richmond (Ya.l Special.
The suite of rooms occupied by the Mar
quis and Princes is the same that was as
signed to the Prince of Wales on the occa-
sion of his visit before the war. 1t was on
the occasion that Jim Cooke, famous Virgil
MIA concoctor of liquors, made for the Prince
of Wales the first mint iulep His Royal High
ness ever tasted. To-day the glass from
which the Prince had this drink was un-
locked for the first time, and was used for
the royal guests. ..,,..,.a, r-.
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failure. The vote on NJ Floquet's motion
Enthusiastically indicates that the prince"
will take tour to foreign countries within a
few days. But whether he goes or stays he
will never have the satisfaction of seeing
himself or either of his sons at the head of
the French government
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-18

AN eastern paper announces that a post
norton examination was begun upon the
body of young Syracuse woman, alleged to
have died suddenly. before the life was out of
the girls body. The neigE bors are said to be
greatly excited over the Circumstance,
which is not surprising
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-18

WASHINGTON people are trying to have
law passed to prohibit street car companies
from collecting fares from any passengers
whom they cannot provide with seats. The
alacrity with which every young and feeble
man will then arise to give place to ladies
will be remarkable.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-18

A LADY. who declines to give her name,
has sent $40 gold piece as conscience money
to Collector Robertson. 1t seems that in the
haste of debarking she forgot to pay duties
on an umbrella and a few other inconsder-
able trifes. After the umbrella is stolen she
will wish she hadn't.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-18

THE four medical experts summoned by
the government in the Guiteau trial-Dr.
Gray, of Utica; Drs. Macdonald and Allan
McLane Hamilton, of New York. and DIR.
Kempster, Of Kenosha, Wis.-are to be paid
each at the rate of $25 per day. The total
amount Will reach ST.. 900.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-18

A PROPOSITION to submit to a vote of the
people repeal of the prohibitory amend
ment has been introduced into the Kansas
Legislature.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-18

TIE Senate appropriation bill has agreed
to the two-cent rate for letter postage, and it
will undoubtedly pass the Senate The re-
duction will probably go into effect on the
LIST of Julv next
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-18

THE letter of Duncan F. Kenner, of Louisi
ana member of the tariff commission, just
published, is very discreditable. If nothing
wrong was done, the tone of the letter shows
a very low morality on the part OF Mr..
Knnnar
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-18

CORNELL, of New York, and Allison, OF
Iowa, is the latest combination suggested for
1884 This comes from the wild, wild West,
Nebraska
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-18

IT is reported that Senator Don Cameron
has definitely concluded to retire from active
political life at the expiration of his present
term in the Senate.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-18

Mr.. WINDOW dropped -four points" in the
ballot yesterday in Minnesota. His chances
are growing smaller.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-18

THE gibbering idiot of the New York Sur
has broken loose again, and has visions Of
Grant for a third term, and then the empire.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-18

GA GERMAN has invented a safe which, in adj
difion to the customary walls and doors of steel,
has an attachment that, on being touched, i'm
mediately flares an electric light on the scene,
and at the same time uncovers prepared plate,
on which the burglars Photograph is taken
while an alarm Is sOunded."-Ex.
Why go to all this expense and trouble when
the cashier could be arrested the day beforei
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-18

Hon SHELBY NJ. CULLoM was yesterday
elected United senator, to succeed David
Davis on the 4th of March. Thus one of the
senatorial contests, which it was feared might
prove vexatious, is quickly ard properly set
tied. Senator Cullom will prove an able sena-
tor, as he is an experienced legislator.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-18
THURSDAY, JANUARY IS, 1888.

Mr.. HoAR came within seven votes of an
election yesterday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-18

Hon. JOHN A. MARTIN, of Kansas, is elected
secretary of the national Republican COM
mttee, vice Dorsey resigned.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-18

THE San Francisco Chronicle says even
Mr.. Vanderbilt can learn points in 'skimp-
ing" from the managers of the Central Pa
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-18

THE infamous treatment of Mrs, Langtry
by the Chicago Press seems likely to be dis
counted in disgrace by the newspapers of ST.
Louis. Is there not decent and sef-re-
specting public opinion in these cities that
will assert itself against such ribald brutal
ity as has been displayed by their papers?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-18

Mr.. GLADSTONE and family started for the
south of France, yesterday, for his health.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-18


eyebrows, and is continued in whisker-like
locks down the cheeks. The rest of the face is
covered with fine dark, downy hair, and the
shoulders and arms have a covering OF hairs
from an inch to an inch and half long There
is, it is said, slight lengthening of the lower
vertebr9, suggestive of a caudal protuberance.
and there are points In the muscular cOnfOrma-
ton and otherwise which will provoke discus
sion Krao has already picked up few words
OF English. She Is said to be of frank, affec-
tionate disposition, and, like the feminine MEM
bers Of the human family, shows a delight In
her clothes, jewelry and ribbons NOW if she
only eviuces fondness for ice-cream and mat
inee tickets, the missing link theory is de-
stroyed, for she is nothing less than human and
no mistake.
DRAMATIC star of great magnitude has
dawned on the southern horizon in the person
OF Miss King, grand niece of the late William
r. King, OF Alabama, who was elected Vice
president in 1862. Papers of that region assure
an admiring world that the young woman does
not seek publicity or wealth from any personal
motives other than the deyOut one of raising
funds with which to build monument to her
deceased great uncle. This is truly praisewOrthy,
and as an advertised attr action will be sure to
draw. When the actresses mission is under
s'ouu' s.anuine room at her SHOWS VIII I'M
uo"o'euly oea' premihcm' IL the average
American citizen delights in one thing more
than another. IT ia in con,rih,tino h,s ronov
tovvard tho hn;,d;no, - r,on,,,,,o,,s
and danor,ad s,o,oa,..r M, ,,,o,,,.-.. -.
finn foo hos tho oavon,ooa -. hoi,,,. ,,ano,.,aI
inst IA oood naxt vaor md tho ,oou g.. 80 ~
BUILDING mopumants In This r,ouno a. ,,a+tar -
tine os ara tha ro,ndi,o -, ,i,,rarios o., o.hou
pnbIic inst,tutiors In tho sor+h h., ,,,oon, 80
lotteries Rv rronar monooauont .,;sa u,,,.
NAV uostnone LAYING tho ,onnd.tior for ,frv or
benevolant iptantion uor sohon,o 10 rood
one
THE New York Herald laupbs at the idea that
a man cannot eat one quail a day for thirty com
secutiye DAYS. and declares that in the tenement.
houses of that CITY tbere can he found a hundred
thousand persons who will eat half n dozen mail
a day the vear round-tbe mail to ba sprnliad
by some one else. The Herald,s explanation Of
the origin of this nonular delusion 10 that in an
Giant tines IT, vas imrossihla to got o,,u t,
'"rty consecutive uays' the Dirds not oelng
"'1""oic' hence One sd" 1na1 no man could
ie"S' oh quail LOT that length OF time now
no"oFer' WIN mouerh lacliltles Ior shipping
Eaune' tne cohultiohs are changed ana any able
oou'eo man can disproVe the adage and not IN
convenience iiinseii ae all Inc Herald is ABOUT
rishI'
THE editor of the Macon (Ga,) Telegraph is au-
ao,,,o,.,o 80 90 70
AHFehCeu some"here aoouJ 1910 OF 1910 ny u
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-18

WHAT does the indianapolis Sentinel mean
by the appended paragraphs, which appeared
as editorial in yesterdays issue of that
paper:
with all due Difference, we beg leave to
suggest to our Democratic friends of the
Legislature that it is perfectly easy for them
to lose for our party all that was gained in
November. We trust that every Democrat
will wisely consider and fully realize the inn
portance of making no mistakes in this i'm
portant crisis"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-18

1.-THE meaning of the political revolution
which gave Indiana back to Democratic con-
troll is that the people want above all things
an honest, economical conduct of public
affairs, and now if this great revolution is to
result mainly in successful raid on the
part of place-hunting politicians upon APP
proved existing efficient economic conduct
of affairs, and that, too, of Democratic max
ing, the people will not approve. Yea, as
certainly as cause follows effect, they will
disapprove and condemn the party from
which they gather such fruits"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-18

A WRITER in the Pail Mall Gazette declares
that the recent celebration of the 600th ami
yersary of the regning house of Austria was
founded on false pretenses, the present EN-
peror not being a Hapsburg. This is too
bad. But post prandial discoveries like this
are not calculated to spoil the royal picnic.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-18

Ex-SENAToR SPENCER has left Canada for
England. His consuming desire to testify
in the star-route cases, OF which he and his
friends have repeatedly spoken, seems to
have been overcome by the necessities of
foreign trip just at this juncture The coun-
try will be better off if Mr.. Spencer makes
his stay abroad permanent.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-18

THE clergymen of the Church of England
are greatly worried by the burials act, which
obliges them to admit the remains of Dis
senters into their churchyards. They have
proven themselves equal to the emergency,
however, and since the act does not prescribe
how they shall be admitted, some of the cler-
gymen have provided Especial gate for them,
the intention being to represent the Dissent
ers as thieves and robbers" by forcing them
to enter ''some other way" 1t is pleasing to
note that one bishop has condemned this
performance not only as an attempt to evade
the law but as an outrage ION all pious
Christian feeling"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-18

THE bill providing for the inability of a
President, introduced by Senator ingalls,,
requires: "(l.) That whenever two heads
OF departments shall state in writing to the
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court that the
President is unable to discharge the duties
and powers of his Office, the Chief Justice
shall convene the court, which shall hear
evidence determine the question OF alleged
inability summarily, and certify their decs
ion to the Vice president; if the alleged ina
bility of the President be affirmed by the
Supreme Court the Vice-president shall
thereupon assume the Office and proceed to
discharge the duties thereof. (2) That the
same steps shall be taken for the re-
moyal of the inability and the res
toration of the Office to the President"
May it not be mistake to place
the Presidents tenure of office in the hands
of the Supreme Court? The constitution,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-18

E. w. WHITAKER, late leutenant-colonel First
Connecticut cavalay, acting assistant Inspector
general Third cavalry division, and brevet brig
adier-general United States volunteers. cards
the New York Times relative to the white towel
which was used as flag of truce. His story is
scarcely more Interesting than is the fact that
E. W. Whitiker is the "late lieuteuant-colonel
ETC., etc, etc."