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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-31
ABOUT people.

REV. GEORGE GLADSTONE, a brother of the
English Premier. is travelling in California.
MRS. GAINES has offered to compromise her
claim against the city of New Orleans for the
sum of 81, 317 900.
1T is proposed to change the name of Washing.
ton Territory to Tahoma, an indian word, signi.
flying almost to Heaven"
MIR. LANoTRY IS living in little Welsh village,
and receives, an English journal announces, q
weekly remittance from his wife OF a3 So.
Mr.. W. M SINCERELY, proprietor of the Phila-
delphia Record, has dairy of sixty-fve cows on
his farm in Montgomery county. and sends 900
pounds Of milk daily TO a creamery.
NJ. KALKoF, the editor OF the Moscow Gazette,
Is said to have more influence with tho Gear than
any other man In Europe; but, unfortunately, he
believes in the divine right of imperialism.
THE London World says that when the Queen
made the journey from Osborne to Windsor, she
was lifted into the cars from the deck Of the AL.
berta and did not attempt to stand even for a
minute
1T is said that John Bright does not want to
marry, but is willing to make the sacrifice to
test the question whether the law Is valid that
forbids marriage with deceased wife's sister,
II 10 another case of readiness TO sacrifice a
wife's relations.
AN interesting ceremony took place at the
Brevoort House, New York, on Monday even.
ing, when, by special dispensation of Depart
ment Commander Reynolds, @. A. r., the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-31

THE fool story has started upon its rounds
again that bargain was made during the
presidential canvass of 1880, whereby GEN
eral Garfield was to appoint Stanley Mat
thews to the Supreme Bench in return for a
contribution of 100000 to the Indiana cam
paign fund by Jay Gould. The only answer
required to such yarn is, that Mr.. Mat
thews was appointed a supreme judge by
President Hayes, and his appointment. fail
ing of confirmation, was simply renewed by
President Garfield.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-31

IT is wise and significant action taken by
the Presbyterian General Assembly in pass
ing resolutions, ETC., declaring against prohi-
bition, as a distinctive measure, but hailng
with Joy and thanks the efforts to check in
temperance and the sale of intoxicating bev-
erages by the power of the Christian con-
science, public opinion and the strong arm
of the law" The vote in the Assembly upon
these resolutions, which were introduced by
the ex-moderator, Herrick johnson, was
fully two-thirds majority. 1t may be OF
some influence in the temperance reform
that such body has recognized the fact that
a man may be Temperance" man and not
necessarily prohibitionist The action of
the General Assembly is wholesome rebuke
to a narrow and intolerant fanaticism which
hinders true temperance reform more than
any other one thing
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-31

MRS WALTER DAVIS proposes 10 sue for
damages for the killing of her husband by
Congressman Phil Thompson. If the state
ments recently made by Mrs. Davis, in her
letter to the Lexington Transcript, can be
substantiated by legal proof in a court of
justice, the widow owes it to the memory of
her dead husband to vindicate him by suit
in which the facts can be established. At
the late trial, which was really but an ex
parte hearing, nothing was permitted that
could tend to exculpate Davis from the foul
charges made against him, and which was the
ground of defense for the killing. In civil
suit. it is probable the evidence which Mrs.
Davis claims to have in her possession could
be properly introduced. For the honor of
Kentucky manhood and womanhood it is to
be hoped that Mrs. Davis can and will do
what she proposes and even Mr. Thompson,
as it seems to us, must hail with satisfaction
anything that will remove the stain
from the wife he once swore to love and cher
ish until death, and give back to his cher
shed daughter a mother with unsullied
character
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-31

JUsr now the subject Of veterinary surgery
is a popular topic, and is receiving the at
tention not only of private individuals, but
the government also, has taken the matter
III hand. This is an important step in the
right direction. In view of the great losses
annually by disease among live stock, it is
somewhat remarkable that this branch of
science has been SO long neglected. 1t would
not be bad policy to extend the curriculum
OF the medical college so as to cover this sub
ject The practitioner in this field could
realize as much cash tor his skill as in any
other. But there is no good reason why the
family p' ysician should not be able to pre-
scribe for the family horse or the mlch COW
as well as for the members OF the household.
The odum that once attached to the "hoss'
doctor no longer exists, 1t is now q matter
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-31

Officers and comrades of Abraham Lincoln Post
No Ii. mustered in as u cOmrade in their post
Charles z. Stone, Acknowledgement of the
Egyptian army and ex-brigader-general Of the
United States forces during the war.
MRS. GEORGE Fl. THOMAS, tho widow OF the
hero of Chickamauga; Mrs Z. o. c. Ord, and
Mrs. Robert Anderson, widow of the defender of
Fort Sumter, attended the services at the Sol
diers' Home at Washington, yesterday. Mrs.
Anderson was accompanied by her daughters.
THE will of the late Baroness Ashburton was
proved in London a fortnight ago by Lord Ash
burton, her son. The value of the personal
estate in England amounts to $765, 900. To her
daughter, the Duchess of Grafton, she gives the
sum of $600,Ou0 and au annuity of $4,000, and
after several minor legacies and annuties, she
gives he residue of her fortune to her grand
son, Francis Barring. She desires that she be
buried with all ner rings, and that plaster
cast of her late hu sband should be placed in her
coffin.
MRS. ANNIE BBsANT, the Malthusian apostle
and editorial colleague of Charles Bradlaugh, is
no% about forty years old, and is of Irish birth
When young she was famed for her beauty, but
an attack of brain fever destroyed the charms Of
her oountenance. She is now a large, well-prO-
portiohed woman, with dark-brown hair and
dark-gray eyes full Of fire. Her face is leonine,
energetic, restless in expression. She is finely
educated ana has a particularly logical mind.
She is planning to come to America soon, on
leoturing tour.
BEN PERLEY PooRE tells the following story:
"stephen A. Dou glas was very demOnstratlve
In his profession of regard One day-so the
story goes he sat down on Beverley fuckers
knee, put his arm around the Virginian's neck,
and exclaimed Ia his impulsive way: 'Bev., OLD
boy, love you Douglas says Tucker. will
you always love met Yes says Douglas, Il
WILL But persisted Tucker, will you love
when you get to be- President!' IF 1 don't may 1
be blankedr says Douglas. what do you want
me to do for your Well says Tucker, when
you get to be President all want you to do for
me is to pick some public place and put your
arm around my neck. just as you doing now,
and call me 'Bev.'"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-31

REV. JOSEPH Cook lectures tonight upon
the Seven Wonders of the World" The
eighth wonder is how such person has been
able to keep himself before an intelligent
public so long as a great man. He has on
hand stock of ponderous platitudes,
clothed in words of learned length and thun-
derous sound, which he imagines are philoso-
ply, and has really made few other people
think the same. His lectures on spiritual
ism in the last Boston Monday course showed
how shallow his pretensions were and how
great was his credulity, while his recent
prelude in Chicago. in which he uttered
by wholesale lies and ISLANDERS upon the
newspaper press of the country, evidences a
reckless disregard of common honesty which
deserves to be Indignantly rebuked.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-31

AN awful disaster occurred on the newly
opened East-river bridge, yesterday, which is
fully reported in our Geographic columns.
Because OF JAM" a large number of peo-
pie lost their lives aud still greater num-
Der we're seriously injured. Only the other
day this mighty structure was inaugurated
for public use with all the ceremony that the
completion of so magnificent an enterprise
deserved, and now, on almost the first oc-
casion when the public could fairly engage
in its use and enjoyment. it is baptized in
blood. The shadow of the horror will cling
to the bridge through all time; but. de-
plorable as the event is, it is matter of con-
graduation that it occurred through no fault
of the great work 1t was simply the result
of an inexplicable panic, having a beginning
in the smallest possible reason.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-31

THE citizens of New York, some of whom
are reputed to be wealthy, are about to APP
peal to the great West to help out on the
foundation for Bartholdi's Liberty" OF the
total amountrequired--ab $3.50, O00-$1OO,-
900 has been raised. Give the statue to any
live Western city and the amount would be
secured within a week and without going
outside the corporate limits. However, it
is urgent that the foundation be built and
nobody should refuse to help.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-31

Mr.. HEWITT, of New York, in his address
celebrating the completion of the Brooklyn
bridge criticized the protection policy of the
nation as inconsistent with its policy of i'm
proving harbors and removing the physical
distractions to commerce. How frivolous is
such criticism is apparent when tits re-
membered that our rail and water commerce
is more than 90 per cent. purely domestic
and in no way, so far as that is concerned. is
the improvement of harbors and bridging
rivers inconsistent with our protective poll
cy, for we seek no protection between the
people of the several States of the Union, but
are constantly striving to cheaper domestic
commerce. And 80 per cent, of it is of more
concern to us all than the other 10 per cent.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-31

THE observance OF Decoration Day was very
general throughout the country. Certainly
the beautiful custom is not dying out, nor is
the service losing its freshness by reason of
the increasing gap of years since the conclu-
sion of the war. 1t is not a war ceremony,
but emphatically one of peace, One day in
the year given to a study of the great con-
flict is the best conservator of the future
honor and harmony of the nation. 1t is to
be said for Indianapolis that despite the for
bidding weather the display was altogether
the best the city has seen in later years.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-31

HERE is little interview with Hon. Will
liam McDougall. one of the prominent lead
ers of Canadian politics, and who has held
high position in the Dominion government
How does protection work in Canada?"
TT has worked so we'll that Sir John A.
Macdonald was returned to power again at
the last election on that issue"
Protection does, then, protect in Canada?'
"Most certainly. 1t has built up our man
ufactories. We are now a thriving people"
"No likelihood of Canada becoming afree-
trade country again2'
mo, sir; not for many years, at least"
If England cannot control its own colonies
on the subject of free trade, why should its
policy be accepted by the American peopleP
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-31

Two shocking cases of juvenile preoocity have
recently occurred in Connecticut. The auihori-
ties of the town of Preston have for some time
been endeavoring to ascertain whether Rosa L.
Pierce twelve-year-Old girl, was married or
not. The matter was brought before probate
court but the evidence was not sufficient to es-
tablish the alleged marriage ana the case was
postponed. The male in the case ia youth
named Guile, and Rosa has been living at his
house for the purpose of giving color to the pre-
tense of marriage. About a week ago Guile
turned the child out of doors. To a neighpor
who asked him his reason for so doing he re-
plied "Why, she spends too much time playing
with her doll She won't even wash the dishes.
There is something else to do In my house be-
side doll-playng" 1t would seeih that Juvenile
indisoretons are NOT uncommon in Connecticut
Not long ago a Lebanon child twelve years old
brought II suit for seduction against Lebanon
boy, In the Superior Court. The child played
with her doll in the arte.room, while her babe, a
month or two old, was taken care of by its grand
mother.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-31

THE difference between the Journal and its
contemporaries IN the matter of news was
again signally instanced yesterday. Our
specials from various points in the State
completely covered the disaster resulting
from Monday evenings great tornado while
the other morning papers had but the most
meager and partial accounts. Our news SER
vice is now completer and more satisfactory
than ever, while all departments of the pa
per have been strengthened. 1t is our desire
to give the public better paper than has
ever been known in Indiana, and the effort
has been and is being met by the kindly sup
port of the people throughout our entire
fold
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-31

JOHN BRIGHT is said to want to marry his
deceased wifes sister. An old English
statute stands in the way. John is young
of Wales becomes king this foolish and OBJ
noxious statute will most likely be repealed.
When the question was agitated in Parlia-
ment some years ago the Prince, upon the
floor of the House of Lords, advocated the re-
peal and the matter is likely TO become
government measure in the near future, and
will, no doubt, oe adopted.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-31

dom OF commerce and of industry in this
country can only be obtained through pro-
lection. There may be a license without
protection, in which stronger manufacturers
can come over here and kill us off; but that
is not the freedom the American working
man and American manufacturer wants.
Mr.. Godwin is emnently correct in saying
that progress has not been made in free
trade, as he and his school regard it. The
progress" is the other way by large ma
iority
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-31

A SMALL and select boom for the presi-
dency is being given to Justice Miller on ac-
count of his decision in the Arlington estate
case The question involved was whether a
private citizen could sue an officer of the
government without the consent of the gov
ernment The Supreme Court was closely
divided five to four, and Mr.. Justice Miller
wrote the opinion for the majority of the
court, upholding the rights of the citizen
against the claimed prerogative of the gov
eminent. He pointed out the differ
ence between the British government and
the institutions of this country, and refused
to follow the presidents of the English
courts on this point. ''Shal it be said" he
asked, that the courts can give no remedy
when the citizen has been deprived of
his property by force, his estate seized
and converted to the use of the
government without any lawful au-
thority, without any process of
law and without any compensation because
the President has ordered it and his officers
are in possession? If such be the law of the
country it sanctions tyranny which has no
existence in the monarchies of Europe nor in
any other government which has just claim
to well-regulated liberty and the protection
OF personal rights"
Justice Miller writes 'like a house afire"
His decisions have a vigor ard ring that
make them mighty interesting reading. He
delivered the opinion unfolding the legal
tender act, and it is a drum-beat from one
end to the other, 1t is well to have such a
man in such a place as the Supreme Court.
He could not be honored personally by a
transfer to the executive office, while the
court would certainly be weakened by his
withdrawal from the bench.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-31

MIKE MCDONALD, the bully and Democratic
boss of Chicago, not only has the power to
walk into open court and secure the release
of any of his gang from the clutches of the
law, but has the Chicago lawmakers under
his thumb also. He can abuse and browbeat
them with impunity. so much so that he
now adds splitting in the face as kind of
finishing touch to his gross blackguardism.
He is the acknowledged head of the gambling
fraternity, the leader of the whisky ring and
the champion of verything that is rotten in
Chicago. He controls the elections and fur
nishes the ''moral" tone for the city
government. In the recent city cleo
ton he entered the field with
every newspaper of note and every Protest
ant pulpit against him. but when the bal
lots were counted the influences under the
leadership of Mcdonald had carried the day.
He is immensely wealthy, and through his
gambling-houses clearinghouse and other
places of vice. he has put hundreds of men
to silence, and indirectly compels them to
do his bidding through fear of exposure
These men, many of them, are regarded as
good citizens, but for the reason above can
not be induced to join in the fight against
Mcdonald, his slugsers and bummers The
plight is pitiable one for a great city like
Chicago. What will they do about ii? When
the majority of great metropolis refuse to
be guided by the admonitons OF the pulpit
and press, but choose rather to follow the
lead of a notorious corruptionist and law
breaker, the moral sentiment is certainly
most deplorable.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-31
Filling a Long-Felt Want.

Michigan City Enterprise.
Fishback continues to pop away at Con-
gresham Peelle, with paper wads from his
little wind-gun, but with no perceptibe eff
feet Some one really ought to tell Peelle
that Fishback is firing at him, as in his pres
ent unmindfulness OF what is going on he is
most recklessly exposing himself. 1t is prob
able, however that the wads have been
chewed so often and so long that they have
become very soft and make little impression.
Besides, the little wind-gun seems to DO
cracked and leaks badly at the breach, caus-
ing the wads to fall short of the mark, not
going further than the indianapolis News
office, where they are gathered up and used
for padding, long-felt want, by the way,
which they seem eminently we'll calculated
to fill
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-31

THE New York Free-trade Club had its an
nual dinner day or two ago, and the report
in the Herald of the affair, says: Mr. Parke
Goodwin spoke on Free Speech, Free Press
Free Soil, Free Men-Why not Free Trade?
He said he could from free-trade point of
view find very little consolation in the past
of this country. 1t was history of useless
struggles. He was forced to turn to the flu
ture for comfort. The country had made
great progress in fifty years, but the progress
had not been made in free trade 1t may
possibly be an establishment to Mr.. Goodwin,
bat the reason why there is free speech, free
press, free soil and free men in this country
is because of the protection" afforded by
the government. These things did not exist
originally; they exist and are maintained be-
cause of the protection OF the government
That is precisely what a government is for
II all these great and valuable things could
be had without government, governments
would not be instituted. Mr. Godwin should
,0ad the preamble to the ltion, Free
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-31

DEPUTY CoMMIssI oNER ROGERS says his
scheme for the reduction of the number of in
ternal revenue districts abriiges the present
number about thirty in the entire country.
Indiana now has six districts. Under the pro-
posed consolidation it will have three. The
plan of consolidation is in harmony with the
principles announced by President Arthur
lin his message to Congress, and will. doubt
iess, soon be inaugurated.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-31

GOVERNOR CLEVELAND told afrIend the other
day that his favorite poet was Walt Within an.
Elk.
And yet Gle veland was elected as reform"
Governor. Anthony Comstock and the Boston
society which prevented the publication of
Whitman's poems in that city should go to New
York and suppress the chief magistrate.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-31

OF all the charities which appeal for the recog
milton aud generous support of the public, none
Is more worthy than the Children's Aid Society,
which has for Its object the care of the little
waits who would otherwise grow up into the vi
cious or pauper classes. Without homes, or
home-iife and care, these children of the street
are gathered together, given the advantages OF
school training, and started in the way of honor
able and independent living. 1t is, In some de-
gree, the day Of small things yet with this char
ity, but 1t is because of want of means and not
for want of heart On Monday night next an
entertainment is proposed for the benefit Of this
society, which, in itself, will be well worth attend
ing, but doubly deserving large audience be-
cause of the charity it will ala. These calls may
seem to come frequently, but there is enough and
TO spare among the benevolenty disposed people
of Indianapolis. We commend the Children's
Aid entertainment to cordial greeting and sup
port.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-31

SOME students at Delaware, o.. having in the
course of their extensive reading heard of a bull
in china shop, conceived the overwhelmingly
funny idea of shutting one of those animals IN
the presidents private room. The president was
surprised to find the beast there of course, when
he came home, ana the students were also sur
prised to learn that they are to be arrested and
prosecuted for having caused the destruction OF
$500 worth of furniture. II they are forced to
work out their fines In a stoneyard the joke on
the professor will not seem so very funny, after
all.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-31
STATE EXCHANGE TABLE
What the County Press of the State
Is Saying on Live Current Topics.
The Boom for Tilden and Hendricks-Solid
Against Free-Trade Heresies Faulty
Methods of the Educational System.
The Hendricks and Tllden Boom.

New Albany Ledger.
1t is idle to say there is not Tilden and
hendrlcks boom i'll the country. These men
are honored American citizens They realize
fully their obligations to their country.
What Mr. Tilden or Mr. Hendricks may have
said in 1880 about being candidates was said
Tor 1880, not for 1884. If the people demand
their services for the good of their country,
their lofty patriotism so often tried in the
past will not permit them to turn deaf ear
to the appeal.
Inc Iiden and Hendricks boom will grow
steadily ia favor and power as the months
roll on. The logic of facts and the logic of
events the logic of fortune and of fate, the
logic OF retributive justice, and of all the
Verlties which enter into the final judgment
OF men, combine to emphasize the declara-
ton that should the Democratic party in 1884
nominate Tilden and Hendricks for Presi-
dent and Vice-president, it will utter har.
binger note of victory in the interest OF the
American people of grander proportions
than history has hitherto recorded