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laws of God.

THE proposition to appropriate from the
nually for educational purposes is one that
should be carefully considered, and the
application OF the money rigidly guarded
if it be voted. The educational facil-
tiles in most States are reasonably ade
quate to all demands and every OPP
portunity is open to even the poorest to
secure liberal and sufficient educa-
ton for all practical purposes And even
if they desire to attend higher institutions
of learning, they can do SO free of charge so
so far as the item of education is concerned,
the only requirement being that they shall
maintain themselves, a condition which
would be one to obtain even though
100000 were appropriated annually
for educational purposes. Colleges and uni
versites independent of State support are to
be found everywhere, and to all appearances
they are as efficient and popular as those
maintained at the public expense; so that the
need of Federal aid is not apparent while
the opportunities for dissatisfaction are SO
numerous that the contemplation of such
possibilities is not pleasant. Every facility
should be afforded the youth of the land to
obtain practical education to fit them for
the duties of citizenship but it is not de
manded that more useless frills be put on
advanced institutions, whose advantages can
be enjoyed only by those who can afford the
necessary time and money. The poor have
free education for all the time they can spare
from their daily labor If the Weather
classes want higher privileges. let them pay
for them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-15

in regard to their whereabouts at the time
of the alleged crime that, with other circum-
stances brought to light after investigation,
will probably lead to their release. Among
other curious circumstances developed is
the fact that during the trial the men were
supposed to be brothers, but they are not
only not related, but never met until
brought before the justice to be committed.
1t would be we'll for the judge of that court
TO provide himself with an interpreter, who
might inform prisoners why they were being
nuniShed
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-15
Deyilish Atrocity.

SCRANTON, Pa, Jan. 13.-A horrible in
stance of human atrocity has TRANSFERRED
here. For some time past a man named
Quinnan and his wife have quarreled inces-
sanity, the wife usually proving the victor.
Resolved on revenge, Quinnsn purchased
whisky, with which he reduced his spouse to
a drunken stupor. He then heated stove lids
red hot, with which he burned her body in
horrible manner also piercing her limbs with
red hot pokers, When the police attempted
to arrest him, the suffering wife protested,
declaring she would infict worse tortures on
her brutal husbands as soon as able.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-15
An obiectionable APPOINTMENT.

CAMDEN, Me-. JAM 13.-Citizens, in a we'll.
attended meeting, expressed their indigna-
ton at the appointment of W. B. Rich as
postmaster, over the present incumbent
Alden Miller, jr., a wounded soldier, who
did not pay an assessment on his salary.
Resolutions were adopted that the appoint
ment was a base and unwarranted disregard
of the wishes of the people, in direct opposi-
ton to the civil-sefvice reform principle,
and intended to increase the patronage of of.
fee holders
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-15
whistler Defeated by Graham.

LOUISVILLE, Jan. 13.-Clarence Whistler
and John Graham wrestled at the opera
house tonight in the presence of a large
crowd. The stakes were $780, best two in
three The first round, catch-as-cateh can,
was won by Whistler; the second, Greco
Roman, by Graham, on a claim of foul
against Whistler and the third, Greco
Roman, after Wrestling seventeen minutes,
Graham threw Whistler to the floor heavily,
the fall breaking the latter's right shoulder.
The match was decided in favor OF Graham,
to whom the stakes were paid.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-15

Mr.. JAMES T. Dryer, now the editor of the
Logansport Journal, and two years ago the
assistant clerk of the House Of Representa-
tves, says in Saturdays Journal:
''The recollection of the writer is that the
constitutional amendments were all prop
erly set forth in full in the House journal Of
1881, with the vote thereon, when that jour
nal was scanned by him as above set forth
and he is very certain that such was the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-15

BUFFALO, Jan. I4-The new district attor-
ney decides that the Importers Tea Com.
pany which does business by selling tea and
coffee in packages that contain prizes, is a
lottery. A civil sut for $50 900 has been
commenced against the company, and it is
stated that the authorities are preparing to
begin criminal proceedings. il is estimated
that in the last week or ten days the concern
has cleared from $4,000 To $4,000 by their
snln
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-15
Funeral of Lot Nj. Morrill,.

AUGUSTA, Me-, Jan. 13.-The funeral SER
vices of Hon. Lot NJ Morrill, at his late resi-.
dence to-day were very impressive. The
Governor and Council and members of the
bar of the city each attended in body. The
two committees of the Legislature and dis
tinguished men from all parts of the State
were present The pall-bearers were Gov
ernor Robbie, ex-Governors Conner, Perham
and Williams Judges Webb and Lbbey,
Hon. George F. Talbot and Hon. Lewis II.
Smith
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-15
Gone to John Bull,s Aid.

SAN Francisco, Jan. 13.-A Port Townsend
dispatch says: 1.-The United States revenue
steamer Oliver Wolcott Captain Louis N.
Stodder, left this morning for Simpson.
British Columbia, to quell an Indian dis
turbance at the request of the authorities of
British Columbia, no British naval vessels
being there. The British gunboat went to
Alaska on the occasion of the Indian trouble
in 1879. The present trouble in British
Columbia furnishes an opportunity of re-
turning the courtesy"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-15

"The Republicans in the Legislature will
miss a grand opportunity il they do not
agree upon and presenta well-considered re-
strictive, high tax liquor law. as a party
measure. On square issue between free
whisky and liquor traffic restraint, the re-
suit before the people would be overwhel M
ingly against free whisky"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-15

SENATOR HUTCHINSON is left in a pleasant
position by his party friends His fellow
Democrats in the Senate have virtually in
dorsed Mr.. Winterbothams estimate of him
that he "is a contemplate scoundrel,"
They refused to vote an expression Of con
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-15

IT is understood that only Secretary Ere
linghuysen, OF the cabinet is friendly to
the Fitz John Porter relief bill. Secretary
Folger is thought to believe in Gen. Porter S
innocence of the charge upon which he was
court-martialed, but as lawyer thinks Pres
ident Hayes's Schofield board was entirely
unauthorized, and the testimony taken by
it of no more value than so much sidewalk
gossip. 1t is not believed that President
Arthur would approve the bill, even should
it pass the House.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-15

In August last the Democratic party knew
they were opposed to the prohbitory amend
ment at all stages of its progress, under all
possible circumstances, and in all possible
conditions. They are not so remarkably
positive as to what their position is just now.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-15

THE treatment of Mrs. Langtry by the news
papers of Chicago has been disgraceful and in
famous. The Newsletter of that city says:
"The poor woman has simply been bounded to
death ever since she put her foot In the town.
According to her own statement made TO the
writer she has never been able to walk from her
room TO the ladies entrance of the hotel without
being conscious that least five six spies, in
the shape of reporters, were dogging her steps
and watching her every movement. Her clothes,
her food, her doings, her sayings, indeed every
little fact concerning her daily life has been
served up for the public in the morning. and on
the days when the reporters were unable TO gain
much information, they simply invented"
But all this is what passes for enterprise" In
the CITY of bucket-shop boards of trade pork and
grain corners, shoddy wealth, parvenu society,
gostrating politicians sensational religion, and
sham and wind generally,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-15

FITz JOHN PORTER claims to have letter
from Gen. Garfield showing that he was pre-
pairing to change his mind upon the case.
Gen. Logan stated in his speech that Gar
field had talked with him so late as Feb
ruary. 1880, about the matter, and that he
was then contemplating a speech in defense
of the action and sentence of the court mar
fial
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-15

fidence in his integrity Very few gentle
men would care to remain in that position
long, or at least to affiliate politically or
personally with lot of gentlemen who had
put themselves on the record that way. But
we presume if Mr.. Hutchinson can stand it,
everybody else can.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-15
A Threatened Strike.

FALL RIVER Mass, Jan. IA fifteen pei
cent reduction of wages takes effect at thu
Fall River iron-works, this city. and thu
Mount Hope and Old Colony iron works, in
Somerset, on Monday. A general strike IL
threatened,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-15

THE sanity is questioned of Mrs Hardin,
the widow of the late Chief Justice of Ken
lucky, who was recently discovered to be liv-
ing in the most abject poverty and want in
Louisville Mrs. Hardin has little daughter
living with her, and although she has an
abundance of clothes, the girl is clad in the
dirtiest and most unreasonable garments.
Mrs. Hardin positively refuses to leave the
wretched rookery in which she has been liv-
ing for the past four years.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-15

The reported fire in the Planters Hotel,
st. Louis, was not so bad as the first bulletins
made it, but it was bad enough as our tele-
graphic columns show.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-15

Dr. SAMUEL A. MUDD is dead. He set John
Wilkes Booths broken leg and kept him in
his house after the assassination OF Lincoln.
Mudd was arrested, tried and condemned to
the Dry Tortugas, but, after serving time,
was pardoned by President Johnson.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-15

JOHN c. JEssUP, of New York, who filed a
petition in bankruptcy in June 1877, has
asked for his discharge, offering to pay per
cent. on an indebtedness of $4,000. Jessup
is the typical bankrupt
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-15

Governor BEN. BUTLER has begun his work
of ECONOMY by cutting off the States sub
scriptio.a to the Boston Post, the Democratic
paper The Governors good taste, as we'll as
the economical feature of this act OF his ad-
ministration, is to be commended.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-15

THE very first day OF the meeting of the
Maine Legislature proposition for a local
option liquor law was introduced. Prohibit
DRY laws do not settle the liquor question.
That is proved i'll Kansas and in Maine.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-15
THE Saturday Herald saws:

"The Legislature will hardly see fit to ac-
cede TO the demands OF the State-house con-
tractors for million increase of pay, until
it has examined into the affairs. Asking for
million appears to be large requistion on
the State. Will it be the only favor to ask?'
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-15

THE year of 1882 was dreadful year for
fires but 1883 has started out in a manner
which, if kept up, will make the record of
last year insignificant.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-15

THE house in which Mr.. Lincoln died, No.
516 Tenth street. opposite Ford's Theater,
now the Army Medical Museum, will prob
ably be bought by the government and used
for clerical purposes, the death chamber of
the President being reserved and kept open
for public inspection.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-15

ST. JoHNsBURY Vt, Jan. 13.-Mrs John
Welfoot, of this place, has just given birth
to two daughters and one SON Their total
weight is six pounds and thirteen ounces.
Mrs. Welfoot has been married before, and
twins
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-15

SOME concerted action with regard to the
extinction of smallpox is imperative Trust
worthy reports from Baltimore place the
number of cases now in that city at not less
than 1000. Other and smaller places are al
most as badly afflicted. With the with
drawal of the National Board of Health the
inspection of the hundreds of thousands of
immigrants has ceased, and the danger OF
sowing the contagion broadcast all over the
West and North is imminent. The cost of
maintaining the National Board of Health
would be insignificant compared with the
good it would accomplish. In Chicago
alone, last year. there were 3,Gl1 cases and
1892 deaths from smallpox.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-15

THE National Republican says: Senator
John A. Logan has received not less than a
thousand letters from ex-soldiers and Others
in commentator of his course in the Fitz
John Porter case The writers, without ex-
ception, indorse him fully and in the strong
est termsn
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-15

A WAsHINeToN special says: "Commis-
sioner Dudley is now busy preparing list
OF all pensioners and the nature of their dis
abilities. 1t will be sent to Congress before
its adjournment and doubtless ordered
printed 1t will make three large octave
Volumes"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-15

THE forestry law in Kansas has led to the
planting of $1,000 acres, chiefly in cotton
wood trees
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-15

ONE hundred and twenty-five physicians
are now engaged in vaccinatng the people of
Baltimore This should have been done
months ago; but the Board of Health has not
before had the authority to enforce yaccina-
tion
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-15

DURING the past year there was 443, 440
pounds of meat condemned in Chicago. And
this does not include boarding-house steak.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-15

THE House of Representatives has passed
the pension bill, which appropriates $Sl SIS,
600 in round figures for payment this year.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-15

ANOTHER horrifying calamity by fire is re-
ported On Saturday, during a circus per-
formance at a city in Russian Poland, fire
broke out and three hundred of the specta-
tors persisted in the flames.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-15

AN instance of the way justice is some
times dispensed with in courts has just come
to light in Pennsylvania. Some months ago
two young Hungarians were convicted of
highway robbery on the unsupported testi-
mony of an Irish pedder, and were sem
ieutvd to two years imprisonment. A gem
tleman who speaks the Hungarian language
lately had occasion to visit the prison, and
was astonished to find that the men were
ignorant of the charges which had been
made against them, knew no reason for
their confinement, and were wondering how
soon they would be released Upon learn
ing the nature OF the charges they were
greatly excited, and gave such information
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-15

HARPER's Weekly of last week says that of
the three most prominent public figures in con-
temporary Europe Gambetta was the most
picturesque, and no single life was 30 important
as his. Neither the death of Gladstone nor of
Bismarck would shake England Germany
with such doubt as that of Gambetta shakes
France. This is far from saying that he
essentially SO great man either OF them.
Gladstone ana Bismarck belong IN a large sense
TO the class OF builders of states, while Gam
BETA was intrinsically a revolutionary figure.
He belongs with Renzi and Mirabeau and Dan
ton rather than with Ppm and Cromwell, and
our own Washington and Hamilton and Madison.
But his force of will and his OratOrical power
gave him popular ascendency such as no other
modern Frenchman has achieved. Lamartine's
influence il 1S4S, although hOnorably exercised
and TO be always honorably remembered, be-
cause Lamartlne more than any of the leaders
OF '49 prevented at the outset the lapse of that
movement into u red repubiic-was thin and
tepid compared with the passionate mastery of
revolutionary France by GamDetta. Himself
what is fondly called child of the people, he
spoke for the instincts of the people, and touched
its heart with electric sympathy. But If any
one should be disposed to argue from the stormy
and irregular life Of Gambetta that moral
strength and loyalty to principle and purity OF
wellordered life are not essential in great pOlit-
ical leadership and craftsmanship he has but to
look from the dead Fronchman, exhausted at
forty-four, to the greatest of living Englishmen
at seventy-three guiding with increasing wis
dom and undiminished power the political des
tiny of his country.
NJ. CHARNAY, not to pat too fine point on it, is
II hog, hguratvely speaking. He is a French
man, and desired to explore Yucatan. His own
government could not furnish him the necessary
money, but it generously gave its permission for
him to prowl around among the centipedes and
tarantulss of that region. Mr.. Lorlllard, a
wealthy New Yorker provided the money. NJ.
Charnay has just returned to France with fine
collection of relics and curiositles from the an
cent Aztec cities, and with a magnanimity
as startling ~ is generous he
offers to give Mr.. I.orillard some
casts OF the things in his possession, while
the originals go to the French National Museum.
or course this was quite concession, but Mr..
Lorillard was equal to the occasion, and de-
clined to accept such sacrifice Indeed, he
even failed to respond at all to the Frenchmans
proposition, at which Mr.. Charnay marvels
greatly. Americans are very peculiar in some
things, and one OF them is to refuse to play sec
ond fiddle after providing means of obtaining
something desirable AS We remarked above,
Mr. Charnay evinoes porcine tendencies greatly
aggravated.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-15
THE DAILY JOURNAL.
BIZ JNo. C. NEW & son.
MONDAY. JANUARY Is, 1883.

For Rates of Subscription. ETC.. see Sixth PAGE.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-03-24
4H0ME AGAIN"
HOME FROM A FOREIGN SHORE:
The HouOrsd Bone, OfJoAs Howard Payne Lrs In
j State In New rork-The Dlrss ChAAtsd by an
Exesllsst Orehestra-At Last ills "nOms,
Sweet Home" for the WAsdsrsr.

NEw York, March ga large numb,
OF visitors, including many ladies, called
at City Hall today, to see lying in state
the. remains, OF John Howard Payne.
During the day constant stream oil visi-
tors passed in and out Of the room where
the body lay, guarded by the Sergeantat.
Arms Of the Board OF Aldermen. Some OF
th@:ladies scattered flowers on the Casket.
Gilmore's great band in the afternoon
was assigned in front Of the City Hall, and
soon the sweet strains Of "Home Sweet
Home" made thousands OF people, hurry
ing homeward or bustling about business,
halt, all remembering the remains Of Payne
were in the Governors room, and went
thitherward. Nearer Ny God to Thee"
"The Last Chord" and the Doxology were
played by the band, and as the body
was borne to the hearse, every in
strument in full Of pathos as II the
melody gave forth again in modulated
strains the immortal Home Sweet Home"
all present, from Gilmore to the lowest
gamin uncovering. The coffin was en-
folded by the star spangled banner, and as
the coffin was placed in the hearse the
"star Spangled Banner" burst forth from
sixty.fve Instruments at the call OF Gil
more The funeral procession then moved
into Broadway to the Pennsylvania rail-
road depot and the remains were commit
ted TO tie authorities OF Washington.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-03-24
WHEELING, WEST VA. SATURDAY MORNING. MARCH 1888.

companies making the fight decline to
sign, and say they are willing to test the
ability Of the combination to drive them
out OF business here. There was meeting
OF the Underwriters Association here yes
terday, at which circular letter was issued,
saying: "The year 1882 was an unprofta-
BILE one in the business Of fire insurance,
not on account Of any increase OF the aver
age loss by fire, but simply because pre-
miums have again, as frequently In former
years, fallen below the sum necessary to
meet losses and expenses. A majority
OF the companies doing business in the
State OF New York-and that means
nearly every prominent company in the
country-hlve at this date smaller surplus
accumulations than they possessed at the
end OF 1881. Under these circumstances
the fire insurance companies doing busi-
ness in this city have, with three excep-
tions, united in advancing in moderate
degree and very limited number orcases
the rates Of fire insurance in Baltimore.
This action has been assailed in some
quarters as an unjust and aggressive at
tempt at extortion and a combination Tor
monopoly, with an acrimony never felt be-
fore, even when rates were raised to much
greater degree over the whole field OF busi-
ness, and a few individuals are charged
with the responsibility Of movement
which was entirely spontaneous.