The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-23
Fire at Observation-Disclosures Nominations at
LaPOrte and Wasbington-Death of
Mrs. Morgan at Fort Wayne.
What Mir. Lingie Has to Say About
the Lafayette POstoffice.
Els Confidence in tie Honesty of His Clerks
"A Paris Shoemaker Fills His Body
Full of Gunpovder.
INDIANA.
Evansville woolen-Mu Wrecked, and One
Man Killed.


EVANSVILLE, April 21.--A boiler exploded
in the woolen-mill of Roser g. Scofeld, on
Third avenue, at 1890 to-day. Those resid-
ing in the neighborhood blocks away heard
the explosion, which Jared window panes,
and in five minutes after the accident the
open space around the mill was crowded
with men, women and children, many of
them employees who had just returned from
dinner to resume work. In the debris was
found the charred remains of Ferdinand
Schultheis young German but short time
in this country. The boiler was situated on
the outside of the building under shed, and
close by this shed the unfortunate young
man was sitting, having just returned from
dinner. With a terrific noise the explosion
came, throwing him thirty feet in the air.
a gentleman who saw the occurrence says
he did not recognize the OBJECT as that OF a
man; it looked like huge black ball bound
ing upward and coming down with thud
which he could hear distinctly as it fell
through the steam and smoke. When the
reporter arrived on the ground there was q
curious crowd surrounding a piece of can
vas, under which SchultheiS lay, black and
without q shred of garment on him. His
body was perforated in places, and his throat
was cut from ear TO ear. 1t was horrible
sight.
An examination revealed that the boiler,
| which was second hand two-flue horizontal
one, ripped open into two parts, one being
| thrown into an adjoining lot at least one
hundred yards from the mill.
The Shortage in the Lafayette Postoftice-
Much Ado About Nothing.
Lafayette Courier.
There is nothing mean about Postmaster
Lingle-nothing small-but his salary and
his feet. He is quite willing, no doubt, to
! furnish the newspaper boys with an item,
sensational or otherwise, and rather enjoys
headlines, but we rise to remark that our es-
teemed contemporaries, far and near are
working up the alleged shortage in the stamp
account of the Lafayette postoffice for more
than there is in it. Two of Mr.. Lingles i'm
mediate predecessors in the ofice-Colonel
| Wilson and John L. Miller-were victim
lied by dishonest clerks in a very consider
able sum of money which they had to make
good. Mr.. Lingle has the best bond in
the State Moses Fowler and Adams Earl
are his sureties) and with the unfortunate
experience of his predecessors in Office has
been naturally very solicitous about the per-
feet fidelity Of his trust. While reposing full
confidence in his clerks, who alone carry the
KEYS, and have the absolute and exclusive
custody of the cash and stamps he has al
ways welcomed and invitec the occasional
visits of the postoffice inspectors, who, like
the bank examiners come around from time
to time to count the money and stamps on
| hand. Mr.. Jingle reposes such confidence
| in his staff that he has never, as in some Of
fees, required bond, but handing over the
keys said: 81 hold you responsible for this
property. Treat me as you treat others
| -, 6 al
ernment employees. Never allow me nor any
| body else to oveldraw accounts. When want
a postage stamp will buy it at the window
| like ANYBODY else" This confidence has been
repaid by absolute fidelity. There has been
an occasional and unavoidable shortage as
| happens in every bank, but the clerks always
| made it good They are square, manly men,
and Mr.. Lingle stands right with them in
| this matter. The shortage disclosed in the
very thorough and complete Investigation by
! Mr.. Stuart. chief inspector is more appar-
ent than real. 1t is shrinking rapidly. Orig
| nally 81 1875. q on the face of the remorseless
figures, it has been dimished to less than
81. 900 by the return of stamps borrowed by
other postofices-and still further dimin-
ished by the redemption of certain tickets
for newspaper or periodical passage
carried as cash, to accommodate the
local press, but which the inspector
pronounced mo good" and refused
to count. III Will inspire commence In the
money order and postal system to know that
nothing but clean money counts. The bank
check of one of our best houses was thrown
out by the inspector the other day. 1t is
enough to say that whatever shortage there
is, will be made good right on the spot, and
there will be no trouble about it. Mean
while every fellow with a real or fancied
grievance against the editor postmaster
every low fellow of the baser sort, whose
name has got into our police reports-every
pot-house politician who thinks to make a
point against the Republican party pending
the city election, is privileged TO revel in
surmises-suspicions and imputations.
Postmaster Llnge and his clerks with clean
hands will sleep we'll and arise refreshed.
Henry County Suffragists.
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