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Conveyances, le; oonsiaeration. ;. s7,537.4
Proposed Evangellstio Work.

Rev. Z. Randall, an evangelist, who says his
work has always been among the lower classes
arrived in the city last night and proposes to
stay here some time, preaching ana exhOrting
among people and in places that are outside the
ordinary church influences. He will begin at
the Jail to-day, and thinks he will tackle Buck
town next, and then, in the regular course of
progression, Waehstetter's saloon. Mr.. Randall
has papers showing that he is a member Of the
Methodist Church and has done much work in
other cities. He is known by many as 1.-THE con-
vict preacher" having once confessed to for
gerry, when he was sentenced to two years
imprisonment. He states that after the crime
was committed he besame converted and ac-
knewled il, and since then has devoted his time
to evangelical work among the abandoned
classes.
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Miscellaneous News.

The Boston & Albany Railroad Company has
declared dividend OF So per share, payable
Sept. 20.
Buffalo papers foresee imposing structure
for their city in the projected depot of the New
York, West Shore & Buffalo, and Buffalo, New
York & Philadelphia railroads.
Within few months through Pullman cars
will enter san Francisco from four different
points. They now run in from Omaha and Kan
City. They were also put on recently from
New Orleans clear through. The next line is to
be from st. Paul.
The Northwestern lines are doing an immen Sc
business. For the third week of August the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul railway earned
of the Chicago & Northwest road for the third
week of August were $494,99o, an increase of
$4,000.
The Detroit g. Cleveland Steam Navigation
Company has just had built one of the hand
somesu, If not the handsOmest and most perfectly
equipped of the steamers the lakes. The
new boat is called the getty of Mackinsw."
The Wabash is already in the field planning for
some grand excursions in connection with this
boat.
Bondholders of the Savannah, Albany e. Gulf
railroad have effected compromise with the
management. Sherman, in his famous march to
the sea- completely demolished the road, and.
when the war was over, $450, 600 of new bonds
were issued, Endorsed by the city of Savannah,
10 put the road in repair The road defaulted,
and the city refused to pay them.
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THE FREE LANCE LINE.

The Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Not
Worrying Its Competitors.
The business that the Delaware, Laekawanna
d Western road is doing at the alleged cut rates
Is worrying outsiders seemingly more than the
competing lines of the "free lance" road. The
presidents Of the trunk lines and Commissioner
Fink were in conference last week several hours
talking over minor matters. Incidentally IL is
stated there was discussion of the relations
between the New YORK, Laekawana & Western
railroad and the trunk lines 1t was suggested
that the LaeRawanna might join the pool if it
had some assurance that q division of business
could be made which would be equitable to it..
1t ia said that the Lackawanna has intmated
that 10 ought to receive the same pc rcenta ge as
the Erie casual consideration OF the figures
that might he allowed to the new line showed
wide disagreement of opinion with this idea.
The competition of the Lackawanna was not
deemed important enough to warrant the adop-
tion OF heroic measures TO force it to accept the
agreement of the pool roads No reduction was
decided upon. 1t was felt that the situation
had not reached a state when hope of inducing
the Lackawanna to enter the pool without war
OF rates should be abandoned.
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AFFAIRS OFTHE RAILWAYS.
The Most Economical Method of Do
ing the Local Switching Service.
The Dressed Beef Shippers Make a Point
Trunk Lines Indifferent Regards
the D., L. g. W.
LOCAL SWITCHING SERVICE.

The Present Method Too Expensive to the
Railroad Companies.
Railroad men express the opinion that the or
dinance recently passed by the City Council,
compelling them TO haul but eight cars in one
cut over the Union tracks, is to seriously inter
fers with their business, and will make 1t neces-
sary to put in service several additional switch
ing engines. All would be willing, it is
Stated to have the limit placed at fifteen, and
in all cases that the engine should be at the
head of the train The fact is that this whole
local switching business should be done by one
company. the Union Railway Company or some
other, and the sooner such an arrangement ia
made the better. The fourteen roads
now centering here have in service some thirty
five engines. We're the switching done by one
company, twenty would do the work more
promptly than it is now done, as the switehing
trains OF the several roads are frequently in
each others way, and often trains wait
on each other hours at time. We're one com
paDy to do the work all this confusion would be
avoided. Then, if fifteen less engines would dO
the work there would be saving of 1878 per
day to the several companies, as 1t is claimed it
costs $25 per day to keep in service engine
and train crew. If the above statement is eXag-
eerated one-half IL would, in that case be great
saving to the railroad companies, and well worth
trying. This is really no new idea. Two years
ago the journal spoke OF the advantages such an
arrangement would have and there is not a rail-
road official who has given the matter thought
whs will not admit that the present method of
doing the switching over the Union tracks and
local switches Is now too expensive by half at
least
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PERSONAL AND LOCAL.

Mr.. Lovejoy Probably Will Accept the Pres
idehcy of the d. g r.. G.
n. G. Diehl, general freight agent of the Indi-
ana. Bloomington d Western road has gone
East.
Aquilla Jones. ST., president of the IndiaHapo-
lis Rall-Rolling-mill Company, left for New York
last evening.
President Winslow, of the New York, Ontario
g. Western, announces that the general officers
of the West Shore have been appointed to sim
liar positions ON the Ontario & Western.
George Bender, superintendent of the Ken
lucky Central road, is in the city. He reports
the earnings of the X. @. for August to be run
ming 81 900 per day ahead of those of the cor
responding period, 1882.
Secretary Rogers, Of the Haskell & Barker
car-works Michigan City, is in the city He re-
ports the works busy building cars for the
Northern Pacific road. The payr0lls show that
504 men are employed at these car-works.
T. A. Lewis. Western manager OF the Erie fast
freight lines, goes to New York. Sept. l, to act
DuvaI. General Manager Duval will take q
months rest, spending portion OF the time at
the White mountains
Major Kline. superintendent of the Atlanta di-
vision of the East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia
railroad is preparing to move to Macon and as
sumo the duties Of superintendent of the South
western Railroad. His successor on the e. T.,
V. 81 G.. will be Mr. j. W. Fry, now superinten-
dent Of the Columbia & Greenville.
The programme is now understood to be that
presidency OF the Denver IL Rio Grande, on con-
dition that Messrs, Scott and Cassatt will re-
main In the directory for one year, and the add-
tional statement that Mr.. Loveioy has resigned
would seem to indicate that his conditions have
been accepted,
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EARNINGS OF PENNSYLVANIA LINES.
The July statement Nearly Wipes Out the
Gains of Che Year.

The July Statement Nearly Wipes Out the
Gains of Che Year.
A study of the statement of earnings of the
Pennsylvania railroad interests both east aid
west of Pttsburg for the seven months of 8s3,
as compared with the same period of 1882, shows
an increase in gross earnings OF 81, 1883. 533 an
increase in expenses OF 81, sos. I8S, and an in
crease iu net earnings of $174,34 All lines
west of Pittsburg and Erie for the seven months
of 1888 show surplus over all liabilities of
5000, $50, being decrease as compared with
the same period of 1882 of 5,34O. The gross
earnings not only show falling off for July, as
compared with the previous July, but the gross
earnings are smaller than for the preceding
month, which had one less day in 1t. AT the same
time the expenses. though much smaller than In
June, are per cent greater than in July of last
year. This leaves The net earnings 9la per cent
less than for July, 1882, though bare trine in
excess of those for 1881, when the net earnings
were 1891 600 less. This falling off in July has
wiped out nearly the whole Of the gain of the
year. The gross earnings show gain of less
Than q per cent, though the capital stock is
100000 greater, and the increased expenses
have reduced tine gain in the net to less than 2
Der cent, or trlie less than two days gross re-
ceipts. The total is actually less than for the
first seven months OF 1881, when the capital
stock was $50, 000, 900 less. Nor have the Vest
ern lines helped out the deficit. They show a
surplus ever Liabilities of $309,690, which is
$45,34O less than for the same period of last
year. This is loss for the month of 81 90, 8o8,
and for the first time this year the total falls
nehinA the total for the same period of 1882.
me ratio OF operating expenses has not been
altered by the July returns and il is 8 per
cent greater than last year, and Ga per cent
greater than in 1881. The Northern Central
which is operated by the Pennsylvania, also
shows comparative loss of earnings, for the
first time this year. At the same time the ex-
lItnses have Increased until the net earnings
show loss of per cent. This reduces the ag-
Rregate increase for the year to lola per cent,
but the net gain is still % per cent,
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DRESSED MEATS.

Commissioner Fink Fails in His Effort to
Advance the Rates.
The livestock shippers are making slow head
way in their efforts to freeze out the shippers Of
dressed meats. Mr.. Fink's report, recommend
ing an advance In the rates on dressed meats to
seventy five cents per hundred pounds, has not
been approved, nor is it likely to be. Were it
approved big fight would soon come on be-
tween the trunk lines, the Erie is getting into
fine position to make a strong fight for any point
1t desires to carry. This road is making spe-
cial feature of this class of traffic. has already
large refrigerator equipment, and is still in
creRsing it, Shipments of dressed meats
now being MADE to all important points in New
EngIand, as well as to New York city, and meats
thus forwarded from the West to Eastern mar
kets are bringing better prices than If shipped
a. live stock and then dressed in the East,
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RATES SOLID.

Commissioner Fink Has No knowledge of
the Cutting of Rates at Chicago.
The east-bound rate war got up by the ed
itOr Of the Chicago Tribune is not "pann1ug out"
well, as Westerners say. A reporter for the Mail
and Express called at Commissioner Fink's Of
lice on Saturday last. and saw that gentleman
When asked whether the above report was true,
Mr.. Fink said: ''rhere always rumors of
freight wars and cutting of rates. and presume
thaG this is one of them. Certainly, I have no
Snowledge of any such rate-cutting"
us Joint Agent Moore on his way here to CON
suit with you2"
mot that | am aware of. Joint Agent Moore
- not Dothertug his head about business now.
We 10 away on his vacation"
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HAVE known much of the manufacture and
use of Swifrs Specific There are men in this
community. well-knOwn citizens, who were vic
Tins in their early life and who have taken s.
). g., ana are now, to all appearances, and in
their own belief, free from faint of disease as
the first man. fresh from his Maker. Decacy
forbids their public recommendations, but am
allowed to refer the skeptic privately to those
who indorse everything that can be said in it's
favor. Being professionally much opposed TO
indorsing secret remedies. il is with hesitation
attach my name to this article; but know
whereof speak when say that our science has
not yet made pubic II combination equal to s.
s. s. for the purpose indicated.
T. L. MAssENBuRG, Phi. g., Macon, Ga.
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Officials of the Northern Pacific.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Aug. 27.-The following cir
cular was issued by Superintendent Muir, of the
Northern Pacific, this afternoon:
.'The business of this department will be di-
vtded and conducted under tie general super
vision OF the undersigned 10y the following oui-
GERS: Freight business east of Helena, j. NJ.
Hannaford, assistant superintendent OF
freight traffic. st. Paul; freight bust
ness west OF Helena, A. s. Stokes,
assistant superintendent of traffic, Portland,
Ore; passenger business east of Helena, Charles
8. Fee, assistant superintendent of passenger
traffic, st. Paul, Mimi; passenger business West
OF Helena, Z. P. Rogers general agent of the
passenger department, Portland, Ore; all ticket
business, G. N. Barnes, general ticket agent, st.
Paul. JOIN MUIR. Snperinte hdent OF TRAFFIC"
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GENERAL NEWS,
lengthy Litigation Decided in Favor of the
Railroad Connaoias

1I@eHgtily 11ItIRduIOn Deciueu IN FaVor OF the
Railroad Companies.
An old case in which the Bee-line Lake Shore
and New York Central roads were directly in
Serested has been decided In favor of the rail-
roads in the United States Circuit Court. at New
YORK, by Judge Shipman. On July 80, 1880, the
Yesger Milling Company, of st. Louis, Mo-, con-
aracted for shipment and delivered to the Mer-
chants Dispatch Company 400 sacks of -four
srom ST. Louis, Mo-, to Glasgow, Scotland. The
lsiour was delivered TO one of the railroad COM
I 'any connections of the Merchants line. It
was alleged that in the course of the transporta-
sion of said -four by the connections of the Mer-
sfhants' Dispatch Company, the defendants
f'ne OF said connections, received 1t at Buffalo
% transport to Albany. During the transporta-
fs!on the train WAS run into by another train at
fralmyra, N. Y, and the car containing the -four
Intaily destroyed. The hour was insured in the
A@hix Insurance. Company. which, upon due
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proof of loss, paid plaintiff the amount OF sueh
insurance. After reviewing at length the terms
and conditions Of the contract, Judge Shipman
says: "The defendant is liable for the amount
of the loss, ded1ctnR the cum which the plant
ifs have already received by way OF indemnify,
and as the entire amount of the loss has been
paid the plaintiffs are entitled under the con-
tract to recover nothing more" His honor, in
concluding, orders that Judgment be entered for
the defAndanfa
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Financial Trouble at the stockyards.

AS an outgrowth Of a recent transaction at
the stocky ards, two or three firms there have
been somewhat embarrassed. and one, Dye,
Withrow IL Co., is reported to have dissolved
yesterday. Fort, johnson & Co. brought suit
against Middlethwaite & Graybill to recover
81 .967 on a "weiRh check calling for that
amount from Kingan & Co., and the latter are
made co-defendants, and restraining order
asked to prevent them from paying the check,
which. however, it is understood. was done early
yesterday morning. The complaint alleges that
the defendants deposited the check in the First
National Bank merely as the agents for the
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plaintiff, and that tho bank is making an effort
to get the money. to apply it to an Old indebted
ness of Mddethwaite, Graybill & Co. The re-
cent financial disturbance found the latter firm
indebted to the bank, and the present transac-
tiOn which involved other firms, has embarrass-
ed them considerably. 1t is thought that some
arrangement will be made to-day whereby all
will continue business as usual.
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t"Old Seminary BOYS. :"

The annual reunion of the "Old Seminary
Boys" will be held tomorrow, at the farm of
Calvin Fletcher. at Spencer, Ind. special car
will be attached to the regular train on the l. &
v. road at 720 A. NJ, and will return on the reg
ular evening express. Only those who have Wis
tied the Fletcher farm can form an adequate
conception of its many attractions, and the re-
union win no doubt be the most enjoyable yet
held
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Halffare rates have been secured over all
lines entering Indianapolis for passen gers com
ing to the s@ngerfest next week. Already the
indications are that the city will be visited by
another such crowd as came to see the encamp-
ment and the success of the project is practical
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Real Estata Transfers.

Instruments filed for record IN the Recorders
Office Of Marion County. Indiana. for "a hours
ending at o'clock P. M. Aug. 81, 1888. as FUR
nished by ELLIOTT & BUTLER, abstracters OF
titles. room No. 3. lEtna Building:
Samuel Merrill MOores to Rebecca C.
Schotield, lot Is in square /, and
lots 4, 5, and Is in square l6, in 1000.
Charles b. Wanamaker TO Harry J.
Ketcham. lot in PattersOn's sub
division OF lots and i'll Hubbard
ct ais southeast addition to Indi-
Anap0lls. ----..-----. .--------------- oO'oz
John Won Spreckelsen and wife to
John A. Won Spreckelsen, part of
lot II in Preston A. Dav1dson's sub 1900
division in Indianapolis. -.---.---.-. 4OO.OO
John Moore and wife to Ella Ander-
son, lot 80 in Moore IL TaylOrS sub
division in Indianapolis. 16o.OO
Franklin Furber and wife 20 Levi Il.
Christy and wife, lot SO in Il. T.
Fletcher's subdivision of f. T. & s.
X Fletcher's addition to Indianap-
Peter A. Forsiund and wife to August
I. Paulman, lot 102 iii Spann &
Co.'s first subdivision, in Tndianap-
OILS lyOOO.OO
Elihu Scott and wife to John v Hos
annapolis. ....,...........,.......s. 10000
Friester, lot in Mary E. IL W. P.
lot 81, in Indianapolis .p.. ,v 100000
Christopher Hickman and wife to
ole Rasmussen, lot 30 In Dunlap
at ais subdivision of lots 20 20 26,
inclusive, of B. F. Morriss addition
to Indianapolis. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 10000
William c. Smock, commissioner. to
John V. and Rosalia Carrico, lot 20,
in Eliza Blake's subdivision of out
lots1 &c and 1877 in Indianapolis. 10000
John w. Blake ct AL to John V. and
Rosalia Carrico, lot 49, In Eliza
Blake's subdivision or outlets 166
and ICY, in Indianapolis -..... LOO
f. NJ. Churchman ct al to John V. and
kosalia Carrico, lot 20. in Blake's
subdivision of outlot 1877, In Indi-
anapOHs- 10O'OO
Jonn V. Carrico and wife TO Louis
Asnus and wife, lot 90 in Eliza
Blake's subdivision of outlots 166
and 1877, in Indianapolis. ---------. 10000
Henry Neirmeyer and wife to Louis
Brauns, lot %, in Drake & May
WIS second addition to Indianap-
Wis Luz
Lo uis Brauns and wife to Mary Neir-
meyer, lot "a, in Drake & Mayhews
second addition to Indianapolis. LOO
Emma Grandstatf ct al. to William
Wundurm, part of the north half OF
the northeast quarter of section Id,
township Is north, range east. 10000
CoHveyances, 49, consideration. $7,537.46
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JenersonVille, Madison & indianapolis.
Depart-southern Express, daily, S.. 4:25 am
Louisville and Madison Ex-
press ...--..-- .-.-........ $40 am
Louisville ana Madison mail.
p. c..,........ ....-.., -. 4:O5 pm
daily, r. c......-.-......... 6:4o pm
Arrive Indianapolis and Madison
Mail 1000 am
Indianapolis, st. Louis and
Chicago Express, daily, p..-11:l5 am
New York aud Northern Fast
Express, +. c.............. $50 pm
st. Louis. Chicago and Detroit
Fact Line, daily, s-.......... o:-l5 pm
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Wabash, St. LOUIS g. Pacific.
Depart-Detroit and Chicago Mail; 7:25 am
Toledo. Fort Wayne Grand
Rapids and Michigan Ex-
Detroit and Toledo Express,
datly. C. c and s.-..........11:4o pm
Upton AccOmmodation.---. 100 pm
Arrive Michigan and Toledo Express,
daily except Monday ..----.. 2;15 am
Toledo and Fort WAYNE En-
nress .................lO:45 am
Detroit ana Chicago Mail. --.. $40 pm
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Instruments filed for record IN the Recorders
office Of Marion County, Indiana. for "a hours
ending at O'Clock P. M. Aug. 81, 1888. as fur
nished by ELLIOTT & BUTLER, abstracters OF
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Indianapolis and st. LOUIS.
Danart-I,ov Fxuress daily c. c........ 7;2:i am
PARIS EXPRESS ............ 4:O1p III
Boston and 81. Louis ENpressp Gao pm
New York and st Louis EN-
press daily, =. ana @. c.. ll:lO pm
Arrive New York and Boston EK-
nress daily, c. c.--.---..-..... 4:lj am
Local Passenger p---..-.... 0:05 am
INDIANAPOLIS Express. .-..... $3.50 pm
Day Express G. G.. daily. 6;45 nm
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-05-31
STOCK GATHERINGS.
Plenty Of grass and water ON Il

Plenty of grass and water ON this
range.
&C. Longenayke, a stockman of
-Pawnee Valley, is in the city.
The stockmen are arriving in the
city. and horse and COW talk is quite
common.
John Blocker passed through for
Wyoming, with $500 head Of cattle, on
Sunday last.
B. 4. Jones is making arrange
ments to establish a COW ranch in
Wichita county.
j. D. Reed went down to his ranch
Monday. Mr. Reed lately came up
from his home in Texas.
r.. NJ. Wright has added lot Of
fine Polled Angus bulls to his herd.
Two of the bulls are of imported stock.
F. B. Barnard & Bro. have >, coo
graded sheep for sale. They are hold
ing these sheep near Cimarron station,
where they are engaged in shearing.
See advertisement.
Mr.. Forbes, Of Forbes G Gray,
sheep growers, was in the. city Tuesday.
He has had good luck shearing. The
aceces from eight sheep ran as follows,
the first named being Mexican eve:
lib, 5tb s OF, 5tb, 6tb / OF, SIb, 5tb Il or,
lib, and 4fb.
Capt. j. T. Lyle has received en-
couraging reports from eleven herds of
cattle be now has on the t~ail. So far
they have found all the grass and water
necessary and will go through to their
destinations in good shape, in fact in
better shape than for several years
no