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The Indianapolis journal., 1883-08-14
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.


The proceedings at the regular meeting OF the
Board of Aldermen last night were without spe-
cial interest. In voting for the ordinance ap-
proprating $4,000 to the account of the street
department Mr.. Sebert directed attention to
the questionable manner in which the funds
had been expended under the item of taking
down the crown of a cistern," in lowering the
grade of Mississippi street two squares south of
First street fifteen inches and gravelng 1t at an
expense greater than the original cost of the
streets Improvement. He characterized the
improvement as "gOuge." bat voted for
the appropriation of $4,000, because, he said,
"the money had to be spent" Mr.. Tucker stated
that he concurred in all that Mr.. Seibert had
said, and voted for the appropriation because,
he said, "there no money to spend"
W. X. Holloway, the commissioner of Circle
park. complained TO the board that the drivers
of express and transfer wagons, who congregate
about tho park, have become a nuisance, and
requested that the wagOn-stand should be trans
ferred to the State-nOuse or courthouse square.
The matter was referred to the committee on
pubic property.
j. r. Shelton, the master of the West mar
ket, submitted proposition to the
board, Offering to continue the market,
paying the city taxes and the $500 claimed as
rents, and making settlement with the city
TO the committee on markets. The finance COM
mIttee in reporting upon the action of the Coun-
ell In accepting proposition to lease the West
market TO c. 4. Coffin 65 Co., recommended non
concurrence, and that other suitable grounds
should be procured for a market place.
A resolution was introduced by Mr.. Tucker,
requesting the telephone company TO reduce
payment from three months IN advance to
thirty days, with the exception of the first three
months the telephone is in by subscribers,
and "that II this request Is not complied with
within thirty days, that the city attorney shall
present to the Council an ordinance repeating
all rights granted to the telephone company"
The resolution was adopted Messrs. Tucker,
Seifert. Wood and Layman voting In the afiirma-
tive, and Messrs Rorlson and Hamilton in the
negative
Mr.. Tucker introduced resolution providing
for the use OF the money raised from the saloon
tax levy for the City Hall fund in building a via
duct over the railroad crossing Virginia
avenue. The City Hall fund cannot be used for
the special purpose for which it was raised, and
the resolution provides for the repeal of the City
II all ordinance. The resolution further proposes
that the work upon the viaduct shall be begun
soon as the railroad companies give u guaran-
tee that they will pay the cost OF the part
ing their tracks Ii Is provided that committee
of interested citizens shall be appointed, ln ad-
dltiou to the one selected in Nov. 1882, to bring
the matter before the railroad companies and
learn the probable COST of the viaduot. The al
dermen VINO voted for the resolution were MeSsrs
Tucker, SeiberU, RorisoR and Wood. Messrs.
Hamilton and Layman voted against it.
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-08-14
Local Notes,


The Yandalia company will this week begin
the erection of a telegraph wire between Logans-
port and Lake Maxinkuckee.
The board Of commissioners OF Dsviess county
have ordered elections held in four of the east
ern townships on Sept. % to vote aid to the Chi
'cago Great Southern road.
G. H. Briggs, train-dispatoher OF tho Oincin-
nati, Wabash d Michigan read. has been in the
Guy day or TWO. He rep0rs both passen ger
aud freight traffic heavy over their road.
The Wabash ST. Louis & Pacific is coming ont
of the kinks regards earnings, which in the
first week of August were 1916. 6.430, an increase
OF $5s,35S over the corresponding week of 1882
The earnings OF the st. Louis, Alton & Terre
Haute road (main lineJ for she seven months
ending July 81, were 1854 446 an increase of
1882.
The earnings of the Cincinnati. Indianapolis,
st. Louis u Chicago road for the seven months
ending July 81, were 81 .354.274; CORRESPONDING
month, 1882, $1,409,653. Decrease this year.
$S55,479.
Agent Holbrook, of the Empire line has inst
returned from an extended trip through south
ern Illinois, and lie returns strongly impressed
with the idea that freight traffic is to be light
until late this fall.
There is a big fight on between the local pas
eenger agents to secure the Quakers In this sec
ti0n who go To Hight Point. N. c., to attend the
yearly meeting. The JellicO route, the J. NJ. &c
A. or the c., l., st. L. & G. TO Louisville and the
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-08-14
UNGENERoUs COMPETITION.

Indianapolis Fast-Freight Line Agents An
noying Commissioners Fink.
Commissioner Fink will form poor opinion Of
the fast-freight line agents at this point, unless
they behave better Twice of late has a brother
'ast-freght line agent reported a brother agent,
in each case failed To sustain his charge. In
case investigation showed that the lumber
an who was SAID to have been favored with
lt-rate had never shipped pound OffreighJ by
that fastfreight line, and even went so far as to
say he never would while the present party rep
resented the line here. In the other case, 1t was
shown that the line in question was the only one
which took business for the point TO which it is
said a cut-rate was given, aud 1t is hardly proba
HE that in sucn case line agent would cut
rate, and it was demonstrated on investigate
that the agent could have taken the property at
three-cent lower rate, and then
not have really cut the rate
Such charges, when unsustained, not only
injure the complaining agent in the estimation
of Commissioner Fink, but welt creates
I'll feeling the part of the shipper who is
annoyed by Commissioner Fink's representative,
who. to learn the truth in the matter. must ask
him to make statement of facts, as the position
of the agent is jeopardzed. Twice, recently, has
the railroad reporter of the journal heard ship
psrs remark that they would have no more to
do with the line or the agent that had given
them trouble of such a character.
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-08-14

Louisville & Nashville are now competitors in the
field, ami being some 200 miles the shortest
route, the old lines are havinga poor show. One
party OF forty went south over the j., M & l. last
night.
The local passenger train on the louisville,
New Albany e. Chicago road is run on thrifty
fourmile per hour schedule, actual running
time. This is said to be the fastest local time
of any road IN the State.
The passenger earnings of the Cincinnati In
dianapolis, st. Louis & Chicago road for July were
$4,000 less than for the corresponding month
of 1882. The Acton camp-meetlng was held In
eral thousand dollars. This year August gets
the benefit of the camp-meeting.
The Fort Wayne, Lafayette e. st. Louis, better
known as the tow-path road, an enterprise
which 1t was thought had been abandoned, Is
showing signs of life, and inquiries have been
received by parties in Indianapolis which are OF
such nature as to Indicate that syndicate Is
about to be formed which will build the road
The st. Louis division of the Indiana, Bloom
ington & Western (the T., d. Il 81, the road which
has been for a year past something Of an ele
phant on the hands of the l., B. u W. people, Is
now doing about much business as the Peoria
division, and promises the next feW months TO
pay handsome sum above operating expenses
and rental.
A bold theft was committed yesterday at the
Indiana. Bloomington Western depot at Craw-
fordsville, Ind. lady purchased four tickets
for Columbus, o., placed them in her hand
sachel ana also got two trunks checked, placing
the checks well in her sachel, all of which
were stolen from her at the depot. she did not
discover the theft until upon the train. The
conductor teegraphed the circumstances, ana
General Manager Henderson ordered the pas
sengers carried through. The party who stole
the checks, it is supposed ordered the trunks
stopped at Indianapolis, and before they
missed on the train, managed to get away with
them, and it will be difficult to get clew to the
thief, as neither the agent at Crawf9rcsvlle nor
the passengers remember the numbers OF the
checks.
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-08-14
PERSONAL AND LOCAL.

Whereabouts of Railroad Men-Cassatts De-
cision and Its Eject
W. G. Sala, superintendent of the Chicago &
Indianapolis Airline. is in the city.
Clay Rockwell, of the Chicago q Atlantic aud
itOr's office, is spending a few days with friends
in this city.
H. B. Smith, general freight agent of the
Louisville, New Albany & Chicago road, is
spending day or two in the city. looking after
business matters
General ]. Fl. Devereaux, president of the Bee
line; s. L. Tllinghasr, assistant presdert of the
New YOrk Central road, who are now on their
way home from the West, reached Chicago yes
terday.
gfneer on the Jacksonville, Madison & Indian
apolis road, died yesterday at the Insane Asy-
lum, where he was taken some seven mont his ago
for treatment
Ira g. Pierce, assistant agent and telegraph
operator of the Indiana Bloomington & Western
In the Office of Frank Palmer, district passenger
agent of the Wabash, ST. Lows & Pacific road.
The declinaton of A. J. Cassatt to accept the
presidency of the Denver & Rio Grande has
given the stock an ugly setback Had he accent
cd his successful administration of his duties as
an executive officer OF the Pennsylvania road
would have created great confidence in the fu-
ture OF the properly, ana would have doubtless
caused sharp advance in the stock and securi-
ties.
Colonel Edward A. Flint has been appointed
chief engineer of the Toledo, Cincinnati & St
Louis railroad, by Receiver Dwight Colonel
Flint l5 well known IN Boston and has had large
experience in railroad construction and mamie
nance both in this country and abroad. He was
engaged in The early surveys of the Northern
Pacific and Atlantic IL Pacific roads and in rail-
way construction in California. Later lie had
charge OF extensive railway syssems in Chill
and Peru,
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-08-14
Real Estate Transfers.

Instruments filed for record in the Recorder office
of Marion county Indiana for tho twenty -four hours
ending at o'clock. NJ, Aug. l3 sS3 AS furnished
by ELLIOTT & BUTLER abstracters of titles, room No.
,, Rtna Building;
Frank Mcwhinney and wife to James f.
Thomas, lot 30, in brakes subdison of
outlot H. west of White river............. 500 OO
VIM. O. Holmes and wife to Alvin d. May,
lots l and in the Commissioners subdi-
vision ofpart of lot & in Hendersons addi-
to Indianapolis 500
Morris and wife, lots rs and 2g in south
Brooksde addition to indianapolis. ....... 500 OO
Orval II. Cosler and wife TO John Beggs aud
Lucy Beggs, lot q in block 80 in John q.
Burtons addition to North Indiqnapols.... $500
Isaac L. Hedges and wife to John Jordan and
wife part of the southwest quarter of the
southwest quarter of section rs town
ship l5 range east, containing acres... 10000
Robert y. Catterson to Dennis Egan, lot 9 in
H. B. Aliens subdivision of lots 29 and 20
in Hendersons addition to India apOs.... 40 90
Nathan Murphey to Hugh A. Murphey, un-
divided interest in part of the southwest
quarter of the northeast quarter; also
northwest quarter of southeast quarter all
in section Il, township 10 north, of range
cast, containing 50 0acres................ 900 ~
Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Company to
words subdivision Of blocks to s. inclu-
sive in E. T. and S. X. Fletehar's addition
to apolis......., , $50 10
John W. Pierce and wife to Winslow s.
Pierce. jr., parts Of lots and in square 75
in Indianapolis also part of outlot l42, in
Indianapolis, 100
Thomas q. Campbell and wife to n. o, Wads-
worth and wife, part of lot l3 in David s.
Beatty's, commissioners, subdivision of
part of outlot lu in Indi ianape lis........ 500 90
Olive ii. Wadsworth ct al. to Ida h. Engls.
part of lot 10 In Greer Il Waters's su6di-
vision of part of Outlot IO in indianapolis 900 Oh
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-08-14
A vicious Assault with a RAZOR.

Shortly after midnight an alteration occurred
near Graham's Hall. on Elizabeth street, where
ball was beng held by the colored people, in
which two girls, Josephine Bush and Henrietta
Miller, both colored, were cut with a razor by
Richard Taylor and badly wounded. The girls
had left the ballroom, and were fol 10 we'd by
Taylor. who is negro of a very bad kind.
Some remarks passed, resulting in Taylor
drawing his razor and making a vicious assault
on the girls. Josephine Bush was cut in the
breast and in the arm, and Henrietta Miller was
badly cut in the right arm. Their injuries, how
ever. are not OF a dangerous nature. Taylor was
arrested on the charge of assault and battery.
The wounded girls were brought to the police
station with the prisoner, and were given surgi-
oul attention by Dr. Hodges the police surgeon.
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-08-14

Thirty-seven hundred anu fifty dogs now wear
license checks
Seventh street M. E. Church will be dedicated
on Sunday. Bishop Bowman will conduct the
services.
David Fisher and Julia A. Schnell, Burt Over
ton and Eliza Reynolds were licensed to marry
yesterday.
Building permits were issued yesterday to
Plttman Cook to build frame house, S400
corner Pine and Georgia streets, and to Q. Back
us to build a $1,S00 fVame house Rueke
street, near Nlnth,A
The body of Frank Ward. the son of DR.. B.
Ward, who was drowned at Maxinkuckee last
Friday evening, was found yesterday, and the
fuueral will be held at tile family residence this
afternoon at O'CLOCK.
The members of the class of 'S4 of the high
school are requested to meet at the hIgh-schOOl
building this morning, at $50 O'Clock. for the
purpose OF adopting suitable resolutions regard
Ward.
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-08-14
Last Nights Fires.

Two stables were set on fire last night between
10 and IL o'clock in the north western part of
the city. The first, situated In the rear of No.
359 Indiana avenue, was owned by Andrew P.
Cranor and was damaged to the extent of about
$40. The second alarm turned in about
1880 O'Clock for stable in the OF No 500
North West street, owned by James Eads and
rented by Mrs Bertha Rice. 1t was filled with
hay and burned with flash. A horse In the
stable at the time burned to death.
The total loss will amount to about $4O0. and
there is an insurance of $3.50 in the Buffalo
American Company. Two men were seen run
ming from the direction OF the stable shortly
after the fire was discovered and it is believed
that the same incendaries set fire to both
stables.
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-08-14
THE l., B. & W. ROAD.

Handsome Increase in Earnings in the
First Week of August
The management Of the Indiana, Bloomington
Western road are in fine spirits over the hand
some increase in earnings in the first week of
August over those of the corresponding week in
1882, all divisions of the l., B. & W. system
showing an increase of $13 .951so. The earnings
in divisions as follows: Peoria division, $685.
2o7.39; increase, $1.25l.13. st. Louis divis-
ion, $12,025. 80; increase, $3,253 So;
middle division, $11 .S7l .O4, increase, $6,697.-
80; Ohio division S23, 300, increase 81, 1,350-7S;
making total earnings of the l., B. & W system,
proper, 2.404.23: increase over earnings first
week in August 1882. Sl2,4537S The OHIO
Southern earned SO, ,S00.S7, increase, 81 1893 02;
making the total earnings of the read in the
Corbin interest, $s2, ,4o5 10, an increase of $13,-
G5l8O.
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-08-14
As to Ooroner,s Fees.

The board of county commissioners yesterday
had a conference with their attorney in refer
ence to the allowance of coroner's bills for in
quests of deceased persons who have left estates
sufficient to pay tho expenses Of such inquests,
and, on motion of Mr.. Smith, it was resolved to
disallow the claim for the inquest held upon the
body of William Richter deceased, so that a test
case might be made for the decision of the higher
courts, the coroner having already given notice
that if it was disalowed he would appeal from
the decision OF the board.
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-08-14
NerevH

Has been moro destructive to human health and
life than war, pestilenoe and famine combined.
So said distinguished writer many years ago,
and 1t is as true to-day as them The poor vic
tim of Blood Disease is drugged with Mercury to
cure the malady. and then dosed with Iodides to
cure him of the Mercurial Poisoning; but instead
of any relief. the first breaks down his general
health and makes him cripple, and the other
runa his digestive organs. To those afflicted In
this way Swft's Specific is the greatest boon
on earth, and is worth more than its weight in
gold 1t antidotes this Mercurial Poison. tones
up the system. and brings the sufferer back to
health and happiness. Every person who has
ever been salivated should by all means take a
thorough course of this remedy.
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-08-14
DIED.


DUNLOP-At his residence IN Oak Park,
Chicago, ILL.,, Samuel Dunlop, aged 60 years
WARD-Drowned at Maxinkuckee. on Friday,
August 10, Frank, son or Dr.. Boswell Ward.
Funeral from the family residence, 3s7 North
New Jersey street, to-day, at 3 o'clock p. u.
Friends of the family invited to attend.
CURTICE-Mrs Jennie Reed Curtice, wife of
Charles c. Curiice, and daughter of Mrs. N r.
Ruckie, OF consumption. at 2:55 O'Clock sunday
morning, at 923 North Illinois street.
Funeral from the family residence, on Wednes-
day, at p. M. Friends of the family invited to
attend.
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-08-14

commission consisting of DR.. Hodges and
Justices Feibleman and Seibert yesterday off,
cially inquired into the mental condition of
Robert Greenway and decided that he was not
insane. rut was suffering from the combined ef-
fects of epilepsy and drunkenness. Greonway's
relatives made statements that be constantly
imagined that he ghosts but no specfca-
tions were made regarding snakes.
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-08-14
GENERAL NEWS.

The 'Litte Bantam" Earning $4,000 Per
Day.
The Toledo, Cincinnati & st. Louis narrow
Suage road, in July, earned S92,5oo, and is re-
ported to be now earning $4,000 day, which is
at the rate of $15O,O0o per month. President
Phillips tells the directors that "the shil vent
down in sight Of land" OF, to drop metaphor, if
they mad waited month before applying for
receiver, they might have avoided the step al
together. It is due to Mr.. Philips TO state that
ing figures correct. his predictions are being
almost literally fulfilled.
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-08-14
s9,Oil.W


ST LOUIS, Aug 13.-Judge Noonan. OF tho
Court OF Criminal Correction, before whom the
Sunday law yiolationa cases are being tried, de-
cided this afternoon that the State must prove
that street ears are not necessity in order TO
convict the officers of the companies who are on
trial for violating the law by running their cars
on Sunday. The State having failed TO prove this,
Judge N0onan instructed the jury TO acqut, and
the prosecuting attorney nVlle pressed all other
cases against the street railroads.
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-08-14
NOTICE TO BUILDERS.

Notice is hereby given thar the undersigned
Board of Commissioners OF the county of Glib
sOn, in the State of Indiana. have adonted plans
and specifications for new Courthouse to he
constructed at Princeton, in said county, and the
same are now on tile in the office of rhe Auditor
OF said county, aud tllaJ up to ~ O'Clock NJ,
on. the 20th day OF September, 1888. scaled bids
are invited ana Will be received hy said boar
at the office of said Auditor at Princeton, IndI-
ana, for the construction OF said court -hOus',
and the contract therefor win be let to the low
est responsible bidder; said board leserving thp
right TO reject any and all bids. such bids Wilt
be received for the whole work aud for tho
separate parts thereof, and each bid must he
accompanied by good and sufficient bond, pay
able to the State of Indiana, signed by the bId-
der and at least two resident Freehold Sureties,
which bond shall guaranty the faithful perform
Hnce and execution of the work bid for in case
the same is awarded TO said bidder ana that the
contractor, receiving the contract, shall
promptly pay all debts incurred by him in the
prosecution of such work. inclnding labor. ma
terias furnished and for boarding the aborers
thereon. Said courthouse will be ninety by one
hundred and twenty feet, faced with stone,
throughout. The plans and specifications there
for may he inspected at SAID Auditot's office,
and also at the Office OF Messrs. Mcdonald Bros,
architects, Louisville, KY.
Witness our hands this sth day Of August.
1888. SYLVESTER BENSON.)
JOHN s. MEAD, Com.
JOSIAH KIJHrLY,
Lucius c. Embrec, Attorney.
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-08-14

Edward Harnes ct al. to Nathan N. Morris,
ISL in India ma polls ,.... POO. 10
James E. Thomas and wifo to Harry NJ. Nix
on, lot 90 in brakes subdivision of outlOt
a. west of White river in Indianapolis. 800 90
Harry NJ. Nixon to James Il. Thomas, lot 10
White river in indianapolis ....... 500. 90
Conveyances. "A; consideration. 50, ,Oil 100
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-08-14
Opium Poisoning,

Mrs. William Gordon, No. 233 South Illinois
street, accidentally took overdose of opium
last night, and for time 1t was thought that she
would die. DR.. c. l. Fletcher, who was called in,
by prompt remedies saved the lady's life. and
at late hour she was in a fair way to recover
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-08-14

MANY times you want to keep meat or fsh for
several days. Lay it in solution OF Rex Mag
nus over night and you can keep it for weeks.
You can also keep milk week or more by stir
ring in alittle of the Snowflake" brand.
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-08-14
A POSITIVE CURE FOR
EAY-FEVER

tarrha virus, causing healthy secretions 1t aiays
Inflammation protects the membranal Innings of the
head from additional colds completely heals the sores
and restores the sense OF taste and smell,
Beneholll results are reAzed by few applications.
thorough treatment will cure. Unequa,cd for
colds in the head. Agreeable to send for circu
cular, sold by druggists. BY mail SOC package
ELys' CREAM BALM CO., oswogo, NY.
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-08-14

BAD temper often proceeds from those painful
disorders to which women are subject. In fe.
male complaints DIR. r. V. Pieroe's "FavOrite
Prescription" Is u certain cure. BY all druggists,
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-08-14

NORTH END KINDERGARTEN AND PRT-
~ mary School will reopen Monday, Auguss
20, at 7S3 North Illinois street. For Further
particulars call on or address Miss MARY l..
AUGHlNBAUGH, 862 North Alabama street.
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-08-14

1 have suffered for
eight years with Hay
Fever, during July,
August and September.
In July | resorted to
Ely's Cream Balm,
have been entirely free
from the fever since
the first application. 1
can recommend 1t as a
cure. Edward G. Hill
man, at the New Jersey
State Arsenal at Tren-
ton.
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-08-14

OXFORD OHIO FEMALE COLLEGE OPENS
" Sept. 49, Excellent Music aud Art Depart
and ElOcution. Address Rev. l.. +. WALKER,
oxford, Ohio.
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-08-14

Apply by tho little
finger into the uostrils.
by absorption 1t Of
feotually cleanses tho
nasal passages of ca
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-08-14
JEFFERsoNvrLLE, Twiggs Co.. Ga.

Five years ago l found on my plantation q
colOred man VINO was badly diseased He stated
that five years before he had con tracted a violent
case of Blood Poison. and had been treated by
many PHYSICIANS, all failing to cure him. I
treated him with Swift's Specific, and in "A short
time he was sound and well. and has not had
symptom OF the disease since.
D. NJ. HUGHES.
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-08-14

One gentleman who had been confined to nis
bed six weeks with MerOurial Rheumatism has
been cured entirely, and speaks in the highest
praise of :. 8. s.
CHILEs & BERRY, Chattanooga, Tenn.
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-08-14

DEEKsKGIl. IN. " Military Academy. For or-
| culars, address Col. c. ]. Wright. y. NJ. Prn.
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-08-14

CAYUGA LAKE MILITARY ACADEMY,
" Aurora, N. Y. Maj. W. a. FLINT, Principal.