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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-11
German Praise for Willard.

BERLIN, Sept. 1o.-The Tagbatt says the
speech delivered by President Willard, on the
completion of the Northern Pacific railway,
on Saturday last, will make a lasting i'm
preston on both sides of the Atlantic, and
adds: Both here and there, all agree in
hoping that such brilliant undertaking
may prosper.
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Good Advice from Germany.

BERLIN, Sept 10.-It is stated that Ger
many has advised China to arrive at an
agreement with France. The Chinese gov
ernment has taken the greatest precautions
TO protect foreign representatives at Pekin.
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Reports Considered Unreliable.

LONDON, Sept. 1O.-The Paris correspond
ent OF the Standard regards the statements
made in the Figaro on Saturday. touching
the propositions submitted by the Chinese
ambassador for the settlement of the Tonquin
troubles as unreliable.
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tonic fever. Three members of her opera
company have died of the same disease.
Right Honorable Hugh Law, Q. c., Lord
Chancellor of Ireland, is dead.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-11
The Ouakiuo Earth.

LONDON, Sept. 10.-Earthquake shocks were
felt yesterday and to-day at Casamicciola,
Ischia.
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THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Why Paul Vandervoort Was Removed
from the Posta Service.

Rumor that He VIII Make a Personal Appeal
to President Arthur for Reinstatement.
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THE LATEST CABLE NEWS.
Negotiations Still in Progress Be-
tween France and China.
The French Press Stating the Terms-An
Unwise Recommendation-Rep of
Terms Considered Unreliable.
Russia's Attitude Toward Bulgaria
May Reopen the Eastern Question.

Sundays Demonstration at Waterford, Ire
land-The Latest About the War in
the Soudan-Cable Notes.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-11

MR.. E.. s. DANIELS, prosecuting attorney,
Twenty-ninth judicial district of Indiana, says:
Browne Iron Bltters is tue remedy for indiges-
ion,
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James G. Daily and Tom McAlpine, the
seconds of Force and Dempsey in the recent
prize fight at Coney Island, have been ar
rested. Richard N. Fox, of the Police Ga
zette, stakeholder for the fight, was served
with bench warrant At the time of the
arrest, the parties were arranging fight be-
tween Daily and Joe Prendergast.
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slade and Mitchell Must Fight.

New York. Sept. 10.-Harry Hill, the
stakeholder in the Slade- Mitchell fight, has
issued the following ultimatum:
finally decide that Mitchell and slade must
fight within 100 miles of New Orleans, as am
assured no interference will take place there
the fight to come off on Tuesday, Oct. % next,
either man falling to appear in the ring be-
tween A. NJ and p NJ. to forfeit. No one can
alter my decision, as act only in fairness to
both parties and the sporting public.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-08-17

In the gas works At Twenty-third and
Filbcrt streets. Philadelphia. d gets
an idea Of the valley Of death. Here Is
the deadly cross-fire like that through
which the nonchalant Cardigan gal
loped. Two double rows Of retorts. that
must be heated for ~forty-eight hours be-
fore they have the proper temperature
for gas-making. stretch clear across the
building. In this lane Of fire men work.
.sWhen / come out of there. after TWEEN
ty-eight minutes work o. my four re-
torts,' said one to the reporter. II can
put my hand on top Of nv head and
feel the blood leaping. 4 can roll up
my sleeves and see il bounding IN my
veins. For seven or eight minutes aft
er that, when | press my hand On my
heart as hard as 1 can. il seems Is II the
heart would Jump through il. lam not
a drinking man. and | am a strong one.
To those who have that fire without and
that wild-fire within, as many Or them
have. not being able % do their work
without stimulants, ! can imagine what
IL must BE-. / have on rare occasions
and long ago-for 1 have been here four
teen years-taken q glass Of whisky be-
fore going on. Upon my life. sir. I
could feel the blood boiling within mc.
That icc-water there, u which every
man drinks from ten 10 fifteen quarts :
day, positively tastes warm until you
get two or three cups Of Il down. That.
with oatmeal In IL, Is the best thing ;
man can drink
"How long do men last at the bust
ncss:pr
"Somc only three or four years. 9TH
ers five Or six, . few much Ionger."-
Philadelphia Times.
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were flying over. uttering distmss>A
crios- The air was full % smoke Ana
burnt grass. and the cracking ~ The
flames could plainly be heard. II Wa
. trying moment. The increased roar
u the advancing fire warned Lindy
that she had hut very little time Ii
which 10 complete the circle around
house and barn; sti.l. Il she hurried too
much. she would lose control u the
fire she had started. and with Il all hopa
u safety.
The heat was intense. - smoke SUI.
locating. the rapid v =: ~ IL tho
heavy bag most exhausting. but She
was unconscious Of these things. The
| extremity of the danger inspired her
with wonderful strength and cndur.
ancc. Instead Of losing courage. She
| increased her almost s~uperhuman eNer.
tions. and in another brief interval the
task was completed. None too Soon
either. for the swiftly advancing col.
umn had nearly reached the wavering.
struggling. slow-moying line Lindv had
sent out % meet IL.
II was a Wild. fascinating. half terri.
Die. half beautiful scene. The tongues
of flame. lcaping above each other with
airy. fantastic grace. seemed. cat-likc.
20 toy with their victims before devour.
ing them.
"A sudden. violent gust Of wind. and
then with a great cracking roar the
two fires met. the flames shooting high
into the air as they rushnd together.
For one brief. glorious moment they
remained there. tapping the air with
their fierce. hot tongues: then. sudden
IL dropping. they died quickly out:
and where an instant b. orr had been 4
wall of fire was nothing now but 4
cloud 81 blue smoke rising from the
blackened ground. and here and there
= sickly flame finishing an obstinate
tuft Of grass. The fire on each side.
meeting no obstacle. swept quickly by.
and Lindy stood gazing. snell- bound.
after il a. il darted and flashed in ter
riblc zigzag lines farther and farther
away.
..Oh. Liniy'' called a shrill little
voice from the house. Elmer had lust
awakened.
Yes. I'm coming" Lindy an
swered. turning. But how very queer
She felt. There wa a roaring IN her
ears louder than the fire Had made;
everything whirled before her EYES.
and the snn seemed suddenly "a have
ceased shining. Ill was "a dark.
Reaching Tie house 81 A GREAT sffort.
49,
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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-08-17

MXUMMMM
Hiisferinc CONSTITUTES onc a fhe more
| effective appliances u The healing ~.
and Is one u the chief remedies IN y
siderable numbor 81 diseases. The main
counter Irritation. or % reducing In
fIammatory action IN an interior organ
% the animal system by exciting =
stronger local inflammation on the near
est exterior part or the system: and !
subordinate principle 4 the accclcrnting
Of the action o. the nearest blood vessels
or tho rousing of the local absorbents 70 4
temporary condition Of unusual energy.
BIisters are cminently eficacious II
dispensing such callous swcllings a.
arise from strains. bruises, and other
similar causes. They Are of great SER
vice in reducing the Inflammation Of
parts remote from the surface. This in
1lammation Of the internal parts 81 the
foot NAV be reduced by hlisfcrinr above
the coronet; Inflammation Of the bowels.
BY blistering the abdomen. and innam-
nation Of the lungs. by b~lisfering the
sides. BliStcrs are also the best RENE
dies for curbs. windgalls. spavins and
various other disorders. When properly
made and free from any such caustic
ingredients as sulphuric acid and cor
rosive sublimafc they inilict no permn-
ncnt damage on the skin. and do not
prevent the hair from growing: and
when they are not successful in the first
application they can. with all safety. be
repeated. But a blister ought never to
be applied 10 a part which Is irritatcd
or tender, for il might then produce ex-
tensive and virnlent slonghing: nor
ought i ever 70 be applied where there
y > tendency 70 grease or scratches. for
II would be likely 70 aggravate such dis
orders; and whenever il requires 70 b
applied during winter. thorough care
ought 70 DC used 10 protect the animal
from cold or rom . current Of air about
the legs.
When q blister i 70 be applied. the
part should previously be cleared rs
much a. possible from hair. a quantity
Of the blistering ointment should be
well rubbed into il. and q thin coa Of
the ointment afterward spread oye the
whole surface. a horse, on beginning
70 feel the action 81 the blister. Is very
apt 70 bite the part, and. in ccnse-
quence. both 70 do serious mischief 70
the part and TO blister his month. To
prevent this. he ought 10 either be tied
short or &c have what i called a cradle
placed about his neck. during six 10
eight hours after the application Of the
blister. When the blister i applied ID
any u the legs. the bedding should be
removed during the same number Of
hours. and i the hinder limbs are 70 be
$500 NJ" 49, ~A.I .L-..I IM 49, MA
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Mr.. Charles Glib says that IN Rus
sia the finer varieties Of plums are raised
by planting the trees d an angle Of
forty-fvc degrees or lower. and bending
them down before snow falls in winter.
which then overs and protects them
completely.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-08-17

The most amusinv. n ma tbc mo,
instructive. feature ~ tbc Dorsey,
Barker revelations Il thc new lich,
thrown upoo two IMMIGRANT nol;l}cn]
events: the nomination ~ Garfield n
Chicago and tac Rcpublicnn victory n
Indiana II the election IN The FOLLOWING
October. The contemporary historians
Of the great moral idea party have
!. sprcad themselves" 80 10 speak. is
describing the ..providential circum-
stances which led - thu defeat W
Grant and the selection ~ 4 candidate
who had never bccn seriouslv fhonchf
Of IN connection with Presidential
honors. and who VA - mnch snr-
prised when they were thrust mon him
81 the Convention As was Cincinnatus
when summoned from the plow II the
Dictatorship OF imperiled Rome. who
can forget. or remember now without 4
burst q laughter. the accounts Of Gar
6eld's BEHAVIOR ~ MA immor-
tai occasion?-how he was .scom-
plefcly overwhelmed when his
name wa mentioned: how he
,. vainlv endeayorrd "a decline
the coming event IL favor Of John Sher-
4 how he insisted thar consent
was impo<sible:" how ..terribly con-
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** -*<*t< <"<<<<A ~ - 4F0I<<t
An answer 70 that question win throw
some light on the probability q the
story. stephen y. Dorsey came 10 the
political surface during the " recon-
<trnction period. bcing scnt b. the
negro Legislature ~ Arkansas - : SEN
ator % represent that State ~ Wash
ingicn- ~ course he was = stanch
and stai~art Republican. He was -
familiar with corrupt and desperate
political measures that he was soon
PLACED on the Republican National
Campaign Committee and eventually
became is Secretary. During his term
- Secretary he became familiar with
the methods Of getting and carrying
out the CONTRACTS for carrying the
Federal mails. He engaged in that
business AMI invented. the scheme for
robhing The Treasury commonly called
= The >tar-r0ute robbery BY this
means he accumulated . large fortune.
; part Of which he has invested IN cattle
ranches and silver mines in New Mexico.
When the Presidential contest Of 1880
opened i was speedily discovered.
through the Republican defeat ii Maine
early in the summer. that the genial
Marshall Jewell. Of Connecticut. Chair
man ~ the Republican Committee. was
wanting IN something. and that their
canse was lost unless the most desperate
measures were resorted To- In this dire
emergency the Republican leaders in
stiDciiycly turned 20 Dorsey. gave him
che management Of the remainder Of
the campaign and begged him 70 save
the grand old party Dorsey accepted
thc task and went at il with character
i<tic ardor and unscrupulouSneSs- The
keystone Of the contest was Indiana. II
he could wrest that from the Demo
cratic ranks the Republicans might
elect the President. This he succeeded
IN accomplishing. Hancock was de-
feated- Garfield WAS elected.
Every intelligent politician was aware
that Indiana had been carried for the
Republicans in October Of 1880 BY the
the lavish use Of money. Indeed. Vice
President Elect Arthur. ~ tho famous
Deimonico's banquet in New York. |
given in honor II Dorsey. openly and
shameleSsly Landed Dorsey for the ex-
ceedinEly able manner in which he car
ried Indians BY the use Of documents
~oap- When Garfield was
elected ne offered Dorsey the position
q Secretary q the Interior. but Dorsey
declined He had > .'better thing in
the postal route frauds. All he desired
was 70 shape the Administration 50 that
he would b. allowed 70 steal with i'm
puni,y- This il was agreed should be
done. But ~ Dorscy's great disgust.
President Garfield attempted TO take
care 81 Dorsey and a. the same time
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-Governor Hubbard. d Minnesota,
ono edited . country newspaper.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-06-27

Not since King Herou sent out men
TO murder the children Of ,tudea ma.
there been such u slaughter of the in
noceuts as occurred at sunderland.
IN England last Saturday. Waco EN-
amlner.
We would ak the Examiner if il
really believes KING IIcrod sent out
men tor any such purpose Dcui-ou
Gazetteer.
st. Matthew says he did, and we
are not prepared to prove that Mat
thew was mistaken. But all people
do not think alike about King llerod
For instance, there was once crusty
old bachelor at family boarding
house, where two dozen children
wautoned, gambolIed aud shouted to
their hearts content. And one day Al
dinner this bear Of bachelor, who
loved quiet and repose, horrihed the
fond parents of the little ones by lift
ing up his glass OF wine and drinking
the toast "Here's to the memory Of
the much abused King HerOd."
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-06-27
AwomAH,s REMEDY.

AZ certain ages and periods Of womin,' iin 'ii.
comes certain troubles, aches pam. Anl h u
These complaints and iIregGlAr'us' ~ t,iai "
marr,ei Wom1n until amer the "tu'n q W. M
Some have headaches, swimming o. IssA,,u
mental and nervous prostfauon, ellntns ~. II
h'oudless lips, lifeless eyes, clouds1 oIna y,
uIh,r, suffer with painful irregll4rsle'
placements and ulcers, hysteueal .lasI'' ilsstit
pTosuaton, chronic lsucotthua, ebloIys'l' ,,,,,s.
si0nI, loss o. Appetlts ovSI AN diseases NJ,
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ats, eonvulsions, insanity and DEAN E.Ip
generally the result Of inAttcnhon; T., ~,
iai,,, al tbs,s troubis, can te avefIsd All '-N
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The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-06-27

Ex-Mar-hal RUSSELL lmmurcd at
Chester +. heard from at last, aud it
seems that Brewster Cameron still
pur-ue- him
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-06-27

1t seems from the cable news that
Susan Il. Anthony and Mrs. Elizabeth
Cady Stanton are making themselves
heard in England, even u. they do
when at home in this country. We
always have money to bet ON Susan
Il. being able to get in her work.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-06-27

Pearl OF Orient Is a splendid cigar. decl
dedy the best center in the market
They are new, and Herr has Just received
lot OF them. -UCU3u
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-06-27

In the matter of the purchase at
Confederate bonds, now going on, "a
correspondent in the Times Democrat
offers the following solution OF the
mystery:
Parties abroad, who had business
transactions with the southern Con.
tcdertcy, have credits to the account
of the Comledrracy, and ARE securing
the maturing bonds to be held a. an
offset, and square the accounts, thu.
relieving Cou-clenccs of the weight OF
an Indebtedness for which there Is no
satisfactory receiver 10 settle with.
This is continental, but it is not
practical, and very few people vii! bo
inclined to accept it ia the real cNplu-
nation
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-06-27

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ImnorInnIIor GemIltlH'e"

CLERK Comfy Cour', McLeHna"
By o. " DAVID, DIP w.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-06-27

Wholesale Agents Waco, Texas
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-02
Church Entertainments.

The cantata, "Under the Palms." to be given
tonight at Memorial Church, will have several
novel features, and the entertainment will be of
very pleasing nature. The cantata includes
about twenty solos and quartets. and the chorus,
in addition to the members of the choir, will con-
sist of $50 children, for whose accommodation a
large platform has been erected. The church
will be specially decorated for the occasion.
At a concert to be given this evening at the
Second Presbyterian Church, Professors Hene
and Newland, Mrs. Anna Walker Mrs. Scott,
Miss Harrison, Miss Culbertson, Miss Harvey,
Miss Wood, Mrs. lowering, Mrs. Thorn, Miss Rob-
inson and Messrs. Meyer and Glover will con-
tribute features.
The social the young folks of Christ Church
are to give this evening in the chapel will be a
most enjoyable affair The object is novel, and
ought to attract the attendance and purses of
the church people. The idea Is to hang the first
church bell In Washington Territory. The new
bishop of the new diocese Ia Rector Bradley's
old pastor, and he asked the young folks 10 send
the bell
The California-street NJ. E. congregation will
also give concert and literary entertainment at
the church this evening, in which some OF the
best local talent will take part.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-02
Cigar Stamps.

Yesterday and day before were busy days at
the office of the Collector of Internal Revenue.
Day before yesterdays business was the largest
for any single day the office has done, the re-
ceipts reaching 81 ,748. This, for the most part
was special tax for the year, tobacco and liquor
tax, and seems to have concentrated this year,
instead of being spread over a month or six
weeks. The office was opened, yesterday morn
ing, to accommodate those who wanted the new
stamps for cigars and tobacco. at D O'Clock, and
before over S45o worth had been sold. These
figures are small compared with those of the
collectors offices of Louisville and Cincinnati, as
indianapolis does not take high rank as to-
bacco manufacturing center. So far as plug to-
bacco is concern, there is but one manufacturer,
c. Oliver, in the district, and he is
by no means large one. There are
numerous cigar manufacturers, but none of
Them manufacture on an extensive scale. Dur
ing the day about 81 900 worth OF cigar stamps
were Sold the largest purchasers being Andrew
Steffen, NJ Kickoff and John Rauch 1t was
thought by retail cigar dealers that the reduc-
ton oil $3 thousand tax on cigars would bring
a corresponding reduction in price, but such. it
appears, is not the case. Manufacturers have
been compelled to advance wOrkmens wages 81
on thousand, and the remaining So they will
add to their profits.