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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-01

IT is to be noticed that in the opinion of
not few people, the majority is always
right when it comedies with their views
When the majority happens to differ from
them then we hear of the tyranny of
majorities, and the clamor of public opinion,
and the ignorance of the people, and all that
But in this country, as Mr.. Lincoln said, the
people always wobbled right, and it will be
generally found to be safe to trust to the
ligitimately expressed voice Of the majority
of the people. That is the theory of this
government the foundation stone upon
which our institutions are builded. There
is no aristocracy in America except the
aristocracy of the majority. Whatever
power there may be in ability, in education.
in wealth, or what not, to accomplish any
thing, must impress itself upon the majority
and make the majority its servant.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-01

A STEUBENvILLE justice of the peace has
decided the Scott liauortaxing law to be un-
constitutional upon the ground of inequality
in taxation, and also that the provision
which compels tenants to secure the written
consent of the owners OF the buildings to do
a saloon business is an impairment of con-
tract. The provision Of the law is that the
tax becomes lien upon the property, and the
real estate is liable to be sold as on foreclo-
sure OF mortgage II the tax be not paid, there
being two years right of redemption, If a
tenant saloon-keeper declines to pay the tax
the owner of the premises must pay it in
order to save his property from judicial sale.
The provision of the statute making the tax
on all saloons uniform amount, without re-
specific the amount OF capital employed or
he amount of business done, was one that
rery vigorously opposed, both upon
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-01

and tokens, although with them is the
bugle call, the moral, the call to life and
duty.
''What potent blood hath modest May;
What fiery force the earth renews.
The wealth of forms, the flush of hues;
JOY shed in rosy waves abroad
Flows from the heart OF Love, the Lord.
"Thege is no orator prevails
To beckon persuade
Like thee the youth or maid;
Thy birds. thy songs, thy brooks, thy gales,
Thy blooms, thy kinds,
Thy echoes in the wilderness,
Soothe age, and pain, and loves distress,
Fire faintiDg Will, and build heroic minds"
To-day the children go a-Maying; it were
well if the old could go with them. Let it
be one of those days in which mind, home
and heart work in concert; when Natures
beauty shall be looked at with the child's
eye and the peasants simple delight, for only
by such return to Nature can life be found
life flowing from the source of life.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-01

N. w. MCCONNELL is judge of circuit
comprising eight counties in Tennessee, which
have population of 79,243. The judge has
the "four-mle law went into operation-a
law prohibiting liquor saloons within four
miles of school house-the number of in
dictments and presentments in the circuit
has decreased two-thirds. The Judge adds:
THE effect upon society is more marked
than in the number of indictments found,
Public sentiment warmly and largely sup
ports the law. 1t was opposed to it at first,
but its execution has so improved society
that it has been completely revolutionized. -
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-01

The State has appointed neither botanist,
entomologist nor ichthyologist the museum
contains no series of its birds. mammals,
fishes reptiles or insects 1t is fortunate for
Indiana that individual labor and knowledge
have been able, in some part, to supplement
the blindness of legislative action, and keep
the State in the line of scientific progress
which its great economic and commercial
interests SO certainly demand.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-01
Tnden's Unmatched Chickens.

Vail Street NEWS. = :, =
Rumor ascribes large part of the appar-
ent short interest in Union Pacific to the
sales of Hon. Samuel J. Tilden, who is said
to be disposed to get out of his stock, that
the fact of his being one of the largest stock.
holders may not be used against him as q
campaign card next year. While Mr.. Tilden
is believer in Union Pacific, he is credited
with disinclination to appear in any posi-
ton that may give his opponents the oppor-
tunity to ascribe to him unworthy motives
in his attempt to secure the presidency. 1t
is said that he is disposed to sell out all stock
holdings in any company where he might be
called upon as President of the United States
to take official action.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-01

THERE is breach between German and
Irish Catholics in Cincinnati and the region
roundabout. In Cincinnati The complaint is
that the contributions for the benefit of the
church come chiefly from the German con-
gregations, and the money is spent upon the
Irish congregations. Over in Kentucky,
where the congregations are nearly all Irish,
there is fault found because Bishop Tolbhe
places German priests over them. At Fall
mouth, KY, the St. Patrck's Benevolent So
ciety was forbidden from attending divine
service in full regalia on St. Patricks Day,
or from appearing in any church procession,
or from holding their meetings on the prop
erty of the church. From Falmouth a letter
signed Shamrock" appeared in the Catholic
Telegraph, in which the Bishops action was
reviewed and the opinion expressed that his
course would prove disastrous to the inter-
ests of the church. Bishop Elder has been
patient with the Telegraph, but this attack
on Bishop Tolbhe seems to have been more
than he could stand, and he has made public
statement i'll which he charges the editor
of the Telegraph with attempting to inter
fere with the authority of the bishops and
superior officers of the church. Though
twice requested by Bishop Elder to make
reparation for it's alleged wrongdoing, the
Telegraph has so far declined to make any
apology.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-01

MRS. HARRIET HOLMES, colored OF Philadel-
phia, is sixty years old, and was blind from
birth, until three weeks ago. DR.. l.. W. Fox. one
was attracted by the popularity in the formation
of her eyes, and made an examination, which con-
WINGED him hat her sight might be restored The
old woman's consent TO an operation was not
obtained without difficulty. as she said she
was "dreadfully afeared of dem cuttin' doctors"
She, however, found the operation quite pain
less. Her eyes were Dandaged for eight days,
several days afterward. When the bandages
were taken off she was very much astonished
Although the room was dark, she could see OBJ
jects several feet distant but quite indistiDctly
or "all mixed up" as she afterward declared
She was kept in the dark room until her eyes
grew strong enough to bear the full light of day
When the bandage was removed the patient
and for moment was quite nervous from the
effects of the shock. For the first time in her
life she looked upon the earth. Owing to her
first impression of distance she was for some
time afraid to walk with her eyes open, the
ground or floor appearing fur way off" in
strange contrast with her impression of distant
objects. The popular impression that person
horn blind who lie restored to sight imagines
that men and women are walking on their
heads, and trees look like elephants, was not
verified in her case She is fully convinced that
DIR. Fox is the greatest man who ever lived, and
that he is possessed of superhuman power.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-01

THE dog is said to be a noble animal, some
times. But it would be difficult to convince
Frank Mccormick and wife, of Pottsville, Pa.
A few days ago their four-year-old boy ran out
In the yard to play. Getting into an adjoining
yard, with childlike confidence he went forward
to play with large dog, chained. Although
represented as docile, some mad freak took pos
session of brute. He seized the child, dragged
1t into his kennel and literally bit him pieces,
SO that he died within few minutes. The dog
was killed, of course, but that will avail little
long as hundreds of thousands of other worth
less and dangerous ours are permitted to roam
at large,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-01

Cincinnati News-Journal.
To-day for the first time in its history tho
News presents its readers with the dispatches
of the Associated Press. Those experienced
in the newspaper business can understand
what difficulties have been overcome in the
effort to obtain what has become u necessity
in American journalism. An Associated
Press franchise is to the newspaper what the
dress coat is to the man ambitious of social
Observation-Disclosures Indispensable.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-01
thought of.

IT is pleasing to note the advancing pros
perity of Southern industries. 1t is said that
there are now 191 cotton factories in opera
ton or in course of erection in Southern
States. If English competition be kept out
awhile longer, these mills will be able to sus-
tain themselves and continue to give employ
ment to Southern workmen and to add to
Southern capital.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-01

Mr.. INMAN has cabled his agents at New
York to the effect that the reports of the
prospective sale of the steamships of that
line to some of their competitors are utterly
without foundation; that the company had
entered into no negotiations looking to the
sale of any of its steamers and that nothing
tbor0ht of
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-01

I'll estimated that $50 100000 will pay for
the construction of canal for the purpose of ir-
rigating interior Africa, and the amount is re-
garded as very reasonable. Yet, while the rab-
bits Of Australia said to have already cost
the colony 100000 less than the above
amount, or SIS, 900, 900, the sum is regarded as
very large. SO it appears that sum is large or
small according to circumstances.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-01

says she has been annoying him with letters,
She explains that she accidentally learned that
his wife about to elope, and wrote to him to
that effect. That was all: but some men nate to
have people interfere when their wives are about
to take a vacation. Peck is very much disap-
pointed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-01

THE sea serpent is ecpsed. Captain Augustus
G. Hall, of the schooner Annie l.. Hall, reports
that during recent cruise along the Grand
banks OF Newfoundland, he discovered an i'm
mense trunk turtle, which at first was supposed
to be a vessel bottom up. The schooner passed
within twenty-five feet of the monster, affordng
an opportunity to obtain good view, and the
dimensions were estimated to be at least forty
feet in length, thirty feet in width. thirty feet
from apex of the back TO bottom of the under
shell; the fippers were not less than twenty feet
in length
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-01
TUESDAY, MAY 1, 1888.

In the meeting of the Methodist ministers
of Cincinnati, yesterday, strong ground was
taken by DR.. Walden against separate polit-
ical action by the Prohibitionists and that
position was unanimously and earnestly in
6nrsad
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-01

WoMAN's, delicacy of feeling was never more
touchingly illustrated than at a coroner's in
quest in Hampshire, England recently. 1t ap-
pears that a certain man got up early one morn
ing and hanged himself. His disconsolate widow
testified that she came upon him before life was
extinct, but that he made such dreadful faces
that she had not the heart TO cu3 him down, and
that while she went down town to wake up a
policeman to do 1t the unhappy man died. The
moral is plain-no hanging man should make
faces at the wife of his bosom if he wants her to
do her whole duty by him. The affections of
fond wife should not be trified with.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-01

On Wednesday evening, little Annie Carroll,
aged seven years, came home to her mother, In
New York, and Told her she had skipped the
rope 200 times and her head aohed. She died on
Friday, and the doctor said it was from coma
and congestion of the brain.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-01

AS has before been remarked, women are
rum critters" There's Miss Annie Parater,
daughter OF Police Captain Parater, of Rich
mond, a blooming miss of sixteen. 1t has just
been developed that she has been the operator
of a series of pleasing surprises on the premises
of her pa. The house was repeatedly plundered
by elusive burglars, and recently it was stoned
in q mysterious manner But the climax was
reached last Thursday, when the amiable Annie
WAS found bucked and gagged, and her dress
and corset torn la Lady Florence Dixie. The
fact that the deluded creature practiced these
diversions herself has brought great relief
to many fainting feminine heart.
But sometimes dear girl gets blamed for heroic
self-abne cation. Take the case of Miss Laura
Vincent, of St. Louie. She has been arrested
and placed in prison on complaint of Mr. Peck,
of New York, who took this measure to restrain
her from making him bnshel OF trouble He
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1883-05-10


TIE CoLoRED MEN TO MEET.-A
call has been signed for e national
convention Of the colored race TO
meet in Washington in September.
The basis Of representation Is one del
egate to every IS 900. This will give
q convention Of about three hundred
members. Maryland viii be repre-
sented. The call j. signed by Fred.
Douglas, Geo. w. Williams. author Of
che History of the Negro race in
America" Prof. Richard 7. Greener
and others. The signers bring FIVE
distinct and specific charges against
the white majority. We cOndense the
several complaints, which are as fol-
lows:
/. Negro labor at the South is not
fairly remunerated. The Southern
negro is not protected by law in the
collection of money due him.
2. In most parts Of the country the
negro does not have q fair show in
the public schools.
8. The negro is not protected in his
civil rights. Notwithstanding the laws
passed by Congress.
4. His political rights are ignored.
Six and a half millions Of people are
without representation in Congress.
5. Tie negro does not get his share
Of Executive protection and encour-
agement.
According to the census Of 1880 the
colored people have q million and a
quarter voters in this country, and
that indisputable fact lies behind any
protest they may see 6t to make.
The conclusion Of this call is interest
ing. It is as follows:
According to the signs of the
times, the country is on the eve
Of great political revolution, and it
behooves US, as race, to make our
interests paramount to those of any
party or sect; that it is our duty to
unite and strike out some bold policy
and line of action which will bring us
nearer to the estate of full citizen
ship and power when this great rsvo-
luton is over"
If the proposed Washington con-
ventiOn really proves to be a repre-
sentative body, sincere in its pur-
poses, honest in its motives and indie
pendent in action, there is not the
slightest doubt it can do much for its
race.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1883-05-10

with no use for his grain, fruit, &c.
ba9ond neighborhood demands. but
have already transcended the limits
! allowed myself. and although there
are several verY Important points, /
have not discussed. still / must Close
nor do ! propose to renew TIE contro-
sefsy. There are plenty Of men -
the party more able than myself to
defend her principles and men who
owe the party debts Of gratitude that
her defence would not pay, whilst I
have had to stand back and look on
while the favored few received the
loavas. Now. as my receipts have
been abuse and unkindness, therefore
IN conclusion. must ask you 10 strike
lightly As you will strike at one who
VII not strike back, but shall leave
the futuEs defence Of cur principles
TO those who have been honored BY
the party. / am satisfied I have
helped 10 build il up from meanness
to the controlling power Of the coun-
~ and all this only for principle, so
now must request some Of our off,
cials to be ready to stand up in de-
fence Of the party that has been the
making of them. / have merely
sketehed an outline. Messrs. Editors.
The real argument in favor of protec-
ton would require more time and
space than I can give it. but / put
the ball in motion and leave it to
tAose who havacause for gratitude TO
keep i up. / believe I am right in
mr. placements and feel sure that the
M disastrous results would follow
what i called free trade and the rea-
sons for which belief to q thinking
man are a. plenty as roses in June.
Respectfully.
L. J. SUTTON.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1883-05-10

"THE YOUNG DEMOCRATS" The
Baltimore American, of Saturday last,
states that Mr.. German was in Balti-
more on Thursday, and spent some
time in consultation with gentlemen
who are known to be in warm SYM
pathy with the movements Of the new
political association describing itself
as young" and democratic" The
American goes on to say:
"Scme of the Young Democrats are
elated over the reception the public
has given their first move in declin-
ing the proposition of the regulars.
Their victory last fall has made them
defiant, and no intricate plan will be
adopted by them when direct and
sincere conduct in regard to the APP
pointnent Of judges for the primary
election would be more practical and
create more confidence. The regular
managers have lately dropped hints
favoring the postponement of all the
nominating conventions until Septem-
Der, so that their candidates could not
be battered down in a long campaign.
This feature Of their plans has no dan
ger for the Young Democrats, who
claim they will be as well prepared
to set in one week as they were in q
month last year. A prominent In
dependent said yesterday 1T is true,
we only enlisted 10000 Democratic
voters last year, but that was after
the regular nominations had been
made. and many good Democrats felt
that their party fealty required them
to support the old ticket. But we
have frst-class organization Of
thoroughly determined men, who do
not deal in theories about political
matters as much as some people
myself, for instance-thought. IF
the regulars defeat as at the prima-
ries we will not complain if it Is done
fairly, but after that they must make
good nominations or we will substi-
tite good men for bad men, and per-
haps nominate q whole new ticket.
Another prominent friend of the
Young Democrats said: I am hope
ful that we viii compromise our DIFF
ficulties within the party, but if we
are defeated by fraud or chicanery
the public can rely upon our acting
for the best interests of the people
We can see no reason why every mat
ter Of the public business or legisla-
ton should not be considered upon
its merits without having to pass the
review Of a lobby and paw toll in the
Council or legislature. I am conf
deaf that in one week after the regu-
lars make nominations, il they are
bad ones. we can induce the Republic
cans to join rs in an effort to put
them out Of power. even if the Re-
publican convention have put . ticket
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1883-05-10

in the fsld. ! do not say these are
my own opini0us aleaa. but they
agree with what nv associates have
aid from tinte 10 time.
"By he name of Gems. JDshua. there
mout Be senekhing in this." but thea
ths AnseEiasn onght soknow that "what
Is sanee for the goose IS sancs for the
gander." Suppose the section Of re-
publicans represented BY the Ameri-
cun should be beaten at the primaries,
and some Of the nominees Of that
party. in the. americans opinion.
should turn ont to be incompetent or
improper men. win it advocate the
Substitution Of new and good men for
the bad men, 20 called. on the
ticket. and. if necessary. favor the
nomination Of 80 whole new ticket?''
And also. in the contingency suggest
ed. will il invite the democrats $50
join rs 10 beat the bad nominees?
All this il appears to commend in
the ''young democrats.' and what we
want to find out is. whethee it favors
the application Of the same theories
10 it own party? We don't say that
these are bad theories. On the con-
trary, the selection Of honest and
competent public officers we declare
should be the first consideration with
ell parties. -
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1883-05-10


Nor IN DIsPUTE.-As the BEAcoN
has never asserted or contsnded that
sehs BRITISH labovsr ohtaias 90 highra
price for his work as the American,
il is not called upon to prove. We sub
tait, either that lss doss oF dos not.
This can be safely sAid, hOwsver. that
the PnrehGsing power Of the money
which The British lahOrer gets for his
work isnearly doublsin Eneland what
it's here. What, we @culd like 10 be
informed. Is the difference to the Ia
borer whether he gsts Is cents in
ENGLAND Or 50 eents . day here. if the
% coats wiEkOassE tariff tar will buy
as much As the 50 esntssSstkite Uns
happily. Iaborsrs. almost every where,
live from hand to mouth, e the say
ing goes, aths reason why the Amer
lean laborer il better OF than this Brit.
ish brsthsr, is not because Of tie pre-
sent iniquitcps tariff bat in spite Of it.
In England, because ofits dense Popu-
latiOn, land il high beeauseitis scarce.
and labor is cheap because it is album
dant. The converse Of this Is the case
here. Here. land is cheap because it
is abundant and labor is high because
it is scarce. All labor. protected and
unprotected. skilled and unskiIled. is
higher here therefore than in Europe.
in obedience to the natural law ofsup-
ply and demand. If the laborer in
this country was only moderately
taxed. instead Of being taxed on near
ly everything he eats and on every
thing he wears for the benefit Of 9TH
ers, he would have q hard but fair
show ia the race Of American life. As
it il. he has ali the hardness and lit
tie or none of the fairness.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1883-05-10

NOT PRovEE.-The charges brought
by the Hay Of q "dicker" between
Gov. Huailton and Mayor White to
secure the nomination Of the former
as the democratic candidate for gov
ernOr at the coming convention of the
Iarty, and TO promote the senatorial
aspirations of the latter at the ex-
penss Of Mr.. German, has come to
grief, or Mt least is not yet proven,
both Hamilton and Whyte havisg
positively declared the charges to be
untrue and without the slightest foun-
dation in fact. No doubt. the charges
were made in good faith by the Day,
and upon information it regarded as
reliable. but the name Of the author
Of the charges is still wanting, and
We cannot help thinking that the Day
should bring it to the front or retract,
unless the author stands forth to
speak for himself. The Day endorses
the high character, and cartifes to
the honorable position of its inform
ant, but pretty is as pretty does,
and the fair thing j. to confront the
Governor and Mayor with their &C.
cussr aud let the public Judge wheth-
er this high character" is a truth
teller or . slanderer.
Since the above was written, the
Day has come ont like a man" and
gives M Mr.. VIM. H. Love. private
Secretary to Mayor Whyte. as the
person from whom the information of
the reported "dickcr" between the
governor and the Mayor was obtain
cd. Out Of abundant caution. the
Days reporter twice called on Mr..
Love, who confirmed in his last state
ment what be had declared in his
first. So. the Days skirts are clear,
whatever may be the condition Of Mr..
Loves garments. It has given up
its authority, and now the issue is
between Loves statements and the
Governors and Mayors denials of
their truth.