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The Indianapolis journal., 1883-06-21

know said to me: I'd rather be as poor as
1 am than be as mean as Vanderbilt is, with
all his millions. Why, do you know that
to-day ! saw him in horse-car, and when he
came to pay his fare he held a 10-cent piece
close up to his face and turned it over and
over, and clung to it harder than l would to
$50 gold piece. After such an exhibition,
| believe he is the meanest man on EARTH
Mr.. Vanderbilt is not the mean man that
this little transaction made him appear, and
explained to the gentleman who told me
the story the facts in the case. At the time
of his illness Mr. Vanderbilt lost the sight of
his right eve, and ne is now entirely blind in
that eye. / know this to be So although Mr.
Vanderbilt has taken every precaution to
conceal the fact of his intirmity."
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-06-21
NINE-TOED ALICE.
A Tender Tribute to the Memory of a Kan
City Belle.
Kantas City Journal.

Tender Tribute to the Memory of Kan
sas City Belle.
Kansas City Journal.
1t seems remarkable that one so young as
she who forms the subject of this SKETCH
should fall victim to such an untimely
death, but, nevertheless, this article, which
records her birth and achievements, must
also sound out her requiem. "Nine-toed
Alice" is dead! In mad attempt to push q
skiff too far out upon the bosom of the rag
ing Missouri the pole slipped and she was
precipitated in the yawning waters. Her
death was untimely, and, it might be re-
marked, uncalled for. She never did any
body any harm except herself, yet now she
slumbers in a watery grave and her body is
feeding the catfish under the quiet lee shore
opposite Liberty Landing. With one wild
shrek she sank to rise no more. Some say
she rose to the surface once, but on this
point the statements of eye witnesses are
contradictory.
This all happened at the foot of Delaware
street. about 1850 o'clock yesterday evening.
Alice Brown, better known as Nine-toed
Alice, in her lithsome gayety, jumped into a
skiff, and in attempting to push it away from
the shore, fell overheard and was drowned.
Nine-toed Alice was seventeen years of age,
and lived in a small domicile overlooking the
dog pound. She was the daughter of Scar
faced Mag, an interesting belle of Helps Half
Acre, and an own sister of Ginger Cake Joe,
of likewise enviable notoriety. She leaves
one sister, Eliza. to mourn her on earth, and
host of admirers who will pray for her
hereafter. 'Nine-toed Alice" will serve no
more terms in the work-house. The old
familiar whitewashed walls will near her
voice no more. But in tns she is amply
atoned for. Her partner the side-wheeler,
went out to the works last night.
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-06-21
NEW PUBLICATIONS
The CENTURY
FOR JULY
CONTAINS:

Recolections of the John Brown Raid, by
Virginian who witnessed the fight tHon. Alex
r. BOteer), with comments by a radical aboi-
ZIONIST Drank B. Sanborn) The Illustrations in =
clude "a striking portrait of John Brown.
Anthony TrollOpe, a charming essay by
Henry James, with full-page portrait.
Striking Oil, practical and picturesque ae-
count of the Oil Regions of Pennsylvania, by E.
V. Smalley. Fully illustrated
Nights with Uncle Remus,-more of the
"Uncle Remus" stories, by Joel Chandler Harris.
Old and New Roses, by H. B. Ellwanger, with
several exquisite ehgravings.
The Native Element in American Fiction.
II: Since the War. By james Herbert Morse.
Black Bass Fishing by an experienced ang-
Ter, DR.. ]. A. Henshall, of Kentucky. With
humorous illustrations.
The Philadelphia Committee of One Hun
dred, practical account of the organization
and work of this famous citizens anti-ring COM
mittee
Flood and Plague in New Orleans, by Geo.
W. Cable; illustrated by Joseph Pennell
Washington on the Eve of the Civil War, by
General Charles P. Stone tStoue Pasna of the
Egyptian army. An interesting chapter of his
tory
A Study of Sea Sickness, by DIR. George T.
Stevens, containing novel ideas and sugges-
tiOns
The contents also include early Letters of
Ralph Waldo Emerson" written in 1928; ''The
Legend of Padre Jose,' by Thomas A. Janvler;
"Frans Has, sketch of the great Dutch
painter. by Mrs. Schuyler van Rensselaer, dlus-
trated); Interesting papers IN the new depart
ment of ''Open Letters" Summer Songs" by
various poeUs etc.
Sold everywhere; price, 35 cents: ST a year.
THE CENTURY CO., New York.
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-06-21
Human Nature Strong in Women.

San Francisco Wasp.
1T is a very bright paper" said Mrs
Jones; but my husband does not like me to
read it. 1t is SO full OF naughty wittcisms-
he says"
That is just what my husband says" said
Mrs. Smith; "but be brings home copy
every week-having merely cut out the i'm
proper paragraphs. OF course l buy another
copy"
Then he might as well have saved him
self the trouble of supplying mutilated
one"
Indeed, no; it is very useful One cannot
read an entire newspaper. 1 lay his copy
over mine, and read through the holes"
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-06-21
Arranging for the Regatta on Calumet Lake
atPullmau.

CHICAGO, June 20-Sixteer of the noted
oarsmen of the country have arrived to take
part in the regatta at Pullman, on Friday
and Saturday of this week, and they COM
prise one of the finest fields of oarsmen ever
assembled in this country for contest. Han
Ian, the worlds champion, will contest in
both the single and double seull races, his
companion in the double scull race being
Lee. Hanlan is in fine condition, but it is
asserted that he will have to row to hold
first place, as some of the fifteen are known
to be in most excellent shape, and are liable
to press him closely. Owing to the large
number of contestants, three preliminary
heats in the single scull contest will be
Towed Friday forenoon, commencing at
10 O'Clock, and in case eightean report,
six men will appear at each heat.
The first and second men in each of these
preliminary contests, or six in all, will de-
eide the question OF supremacy at 4:30 P NJ.
the same day. On Saturday, at 4:30, will oc-
cur what is known as the Consolation"
open to all contestants of Friday who failed
to reach first, second, or third place. Then
follows the double scull, for which there are
five entries, as follows: George Hosmer and
John Mckay, Hanlan and Lee Weisgerber
and Briceland, Plaisted and Parker, J. g.
Gaudaur and J. w, Kinney. The oarsmen
describe the Lake Calumet course as one of
the finest, and with good weather there is
promise of an enormous attendance, as it is
really the first great professional race which
has ever occurred in the West.
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-06-21
THE GREYsTONE sLAsHER.
The Recent Humorous Deliverance of Count
| Watterson.

Atchison, Kan, Champion.
In reading Mr.. Henry Watterson's deliver
ance on the subject of old man Tilden, it is
difficult to determine whether Mr.. Waiter
son is the prince of American humorists, or
only rarely gifted and magnifcently en-
dowed liar In whatsoever field of usefulness
Mr. Waterson wishes us to consider him as
appearing, he is undoubtedly a harvester
never before equaled in lightness of draft or
width of swath.
Mr.. Watterson is a fairly athletic man, in
middle life; Mr. Tiden was an active polti-
clan in the days of Van Buren, and is an old
man, and even if endowed with the strength
common and proper to his years, would seem
to be no match for Mr.. Watterson, whose
bones were made in Kentucky and who has
been nourished all his days on noble bour-
bon, eXcelling any meat on which Cesar fed
and yet this -.alwart Kentuckian describes
himself as trailing, painting and exhausted, at
the vigorous heels of old Sam Tlden, a man
old enough to be his father. Mr.. Watterson
can stand the fatigues of Kentucky horse
race all day and play poker all the succeed
ing night, but when it comes to walking with
old Sam Tilden his knees knock together, the
perspiration pours out in flowing streams,
his tongue hangs out from very weariness
and be is forced to ask the old bouncer. the
whalebone and india rubber, the cast steel
and douhle-sgeared lightning pedestrian of
Gramercy Park, for heavens sake to hold up
and give fellow chance to rest.
air. Watterson, it appears, was treated not
only to private view" OF Mr.. Tilden's tre-
mendous gait as a stair climber and a swift
traverser of "labyrinths," but he had a
chance to behold Mr. Tlden as stragh
away cross-country walker; where his mus
Gle had a still better chance. Mr.. Watterson
limped hopeessly behind, while Tilden, as
fresh as a daisy, strobe away at a break neck
pace which compelled admiration, while it
deiied cOmDetition Mr. WatterSOn was clad
when it was over, and he was permitted to
sit down, while the rosy, bright-eyed old
athlete poured water on his head, and talked
to him about Thomas a Kempis, and Thomas
A. Hendricks, and other good men of a
former age.
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-06-21
Base Ball.

AND, June 2o.-Cleveland A, Detroit
:, June 20.-Boston %, Philadelphia
EDo June 2o.-Toledo IA, Springfield
ST SAGINAW. June 20,-Saginaw 6, Quin-
.UMBus, June 20.-Allegheny ii, Colum-
sycINNAfI, June, 2o--Cincinnati IL, Ath-
T! l..
X CRY, June 2o-Fort Wayne Q, Bay
JvIDENcE, June 20,-New York 4, Provi-
de %.
GRAND RAPIDS, June 20-Peoria 6, Grand
Rapids 8.
LEXINGTON, KY, June 20-Lexington 8,
Newport A, eleven innings.
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-06-21

Boston Herald
When Mr.. Topnoody had settled down
after supper Thursday evening, his wife, after
few preliminary coughs, remarked
''Mr. Topnoody, have you thought any
thing about where we would spend the sum
mer?'
"Yes, my, DEAR have given the subject
some deliberation."
And have you decided on place, dear2'
''Yes, love, l have"
"Oh, you sweet thing. Where is it to be?'
"At home, love; the dearest place on
earth, the conservatory of our affections, in
hope and happiness, contentme and salts
fed serenity"
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-06-21
Harvard Wins the College Contest.

New LONDON, Conn, June 20.-The four
mile straightaway eight-oared contest be-
tween Harvard aud Columbia college crews
was won by Harvard by twelve lengths
Time, 24;45. Columbias time was 2555.
Harvard rowed in fine form from start to fin
ish, and was never headed. In the third mile,
Columbia's stroke and No. gave visible
signs of being distanced, and were perfectly
winded at the close. Before the start Colum-
bia was the favorite, bets ranging as high as
100 to go, Frank G. Brown, of the Nashua
club, New York, was referee.
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-06-21
Opening Day of the Rockville Races

special to the Indianapolis Journal
ROCKVILLE, June 20.-The races commenced
to-day, and in the three-minute trot there
were three entries Jersey Lily, Frank Gray
and Queen. Jersey Lily won the trot in the
FIRST third and fourth heats and was dis
tanced in the second heat the sulky break
ing down. The driver drove about quarter
of mile with one wheel off, and came to
the judges stand in a brisk trot He was
cheered and recheered, new sulky was
found and he won the third heat Time,
2:34, 2:3715, 2:3s, 2:40.
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-06-21
Cattle stampeded in Chicago.

CHICAGO, June 2o.-A report has just
reached here from the stockyards that 500
Texas steers became frightened, stampeded,
and are now charging through the streets
in every direction throughout the southern
part of the city, all the way from Ashland
avenue to Lake Michigan, a distance
Of over a mile They are said to be
wild and utterly uncomfortable, and citizens
nre out all through the district with guns and
pistols shooting at them and adding to their
frenzy, Particulars are not yet obtainable,
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-06-21
Negro Lynched in Alabama,

NASHVILLE, Tenn, June 2o.-The
Americans Pulaski special says:
Wesley Warren, negro ac-
cused of the murder of young Trice, near
Veto Station, Ala, was taken from Jail last
night by a large mob. His body was
found this morning hanging to tree, half
mile from town. He had also been shot The
evidence against Warren developed at the
coroner's inquest was very conclusive"
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-06-21
Vanderbilt Blind in One Eve.

WashlnRton UOffespOhdence Boston Herald,
"You probably remember" said New
York gentleman the other day, that a few
Vanderbilt was seriously ill. This report
was denied in the newspapers almost as soon
as it was made. There was more truth in it
than the public has ever known. Soon after
Nr. Vanderbilt got out again, a gentleman l
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-06-21

BosToN, June 20-The June meeting at
Beacon Park opened this afternoon. The
track was good and the races interesting.
Both ia vorites won-Wallace in the 2;3S
class in straight heats, lowering his record
sA seconds, to 2:291<, and speedress, in the
o:29 class, also lowering her record 81
seconds.
Summary for the 23s class. purse $400 di-
Yided. three in FIVE. to harness:
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-06-21
An Iucarnate Veto.


Boston Herald.
The New York Sun would 'rather have
Holman President than Governor of Indi-
ana" The great obieetor won't object; but
the people may not take kindly to the idea
of electing to the presidency man who is
nothing but an inearnate Veto
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-06-21
TNDIANAPoLIs JOURNAL, THURSDAY, JUNE a1, 1888.

but report says number of people were run
over and more or less injured, and one per-
son was killed.
Later reports fix the number of steers at
100 Nobody was killed, and as far as heard
from only one man hurt. About forty
steers were killed and the remainded gather
ed together and driven back to the yards.
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-06-21
Mr.. Blaine,s Philosophy.

Boston Herald.
Mr. Blaine says that he is the richest man
in Washington, because he has enough"
and is eontented herewith. A good many
men could set up as philosophers if they had
accumulated five or ten millions on a salary
of IS, 000 year.
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-06-21

The convention assembled at Huron, D. T.,
adopted resolutions calling a delegate conven-
tion to meet on Sept. 4. to form State consti-
tuition and urge the admission of southern Da-
Kota as a State.
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-06-21

New York, June 2O.-Arrived: Ethiopia,
from Glasgow.
LONDON, June 2o.-Arrived; Bohemia,
from New York.
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-06-21

At Kansas City. John Parvey, an empfoye of
the Kawsmouth Electric Light Company, while
repairing the line, was killed by shock, the
current being turned on without warning.
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-06-21
SPORTING MATTERS.
Second Days Trotting of the Tri-state AS
ISOLATION.

TOLEDO, June 2o.-At the races on the
second day there was fair attendance and
the weather and track were fine. In the
three minute class, purse 5000, all started
with Morocco the favorite, at SIS to 500 for
the field. The second heat was dead between
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-06-21

At Fresno, CAL, a destructive fire occurred,
yesterday morning. Ten buildings were burned,
causing a loss of $4,000; insurance unknown.
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-06-21

That Browns IRON B1rTERs
will cure the worst case
of dyspepsia.
VIII insure a hearty appetite
and increased digestion.
Cures general debility, and
gives a new lease Of life.
Dispels nervous depression
and low spirits.
Restores an exhaustednurs-
ing mother to full strength
and gives abundant sus-
tenance for her child.
Strengthens the musclesand
nerves, ,enriches the blood.
Overcomes weakness, wake
fulness, andlack ofenergy
Keeps off all chills, fevers,
and other malarial poison.
Will infuse with new life
the weakest invalid.
AZ Walker ST.. Baltimore, Dec. 1884,.
For six years have been great
sufferer from Blood Disease, Dys-
pepsia, and Constipationa and became
SO debiitated that could not retain
anything on my stomach, in fact,
life had almost become burden.
Finally, when hope had almost left
me, my husband seeing BRowNS
IRON BITTERs advertised in the
paper, induced me to give it trial.
! am now taking the third bottle
and have not felt so well in six
years as do at the present time.
Mrs. l. f. GRIFFIN.
BROwN's IRON BITTERs
will have a better tonic
effect upon any one who
needs bracing up" than
any medicine made.
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-06-21

Time-2:33l4, 2;s2, 2:32la, 2:32l4, 2:32.
The 22o class for purse of 5000, had four
starters. Deck Wright was the favorite at
$37 to 81 for the field. Summary:
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-01
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVENTION.

The Democrats of Hennepin county will meet
in convention in Turner Hall, Minneapolis, on
Saturday, October 6, 1888, at u o'clock m, to
place in nomination candidates for the offices Of
county treasurer, judge OF probate, superin-
tendent of shoots, county commissioner, and the
delegation from the First and Second Wards In
the city of Minneapolis will place in nomination
a candidate for county commissioner from the
First district. Wards and townships Will be en-
titled to delegates as follows:
City of Minneapolis - First ward
IA; Second ward 6; Third ward, IS; Fourth
ward, 10; Fifth ward, 10; Sixth ward, i6;
Seventh ward 5; Eighth ward, 8.
Chsmplin, Excelsior, Ninnetonka, Mime
trista, st. Anthony and Osseo, each one delegate.
Bloomington, Brooklyn, Crystal Lake, Eden
Prairie, Greenwood, Independence, Minneapolis
township, Grove and Rlch1eld, each two dele
gates.
mouth, each three delegates.
Ward and town committees VIII please see that
caucuses are called in time. By order county
committee. Il. ". GLENN, Chairman.
MINNEAPOLIs, Sept. 20, 1888.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-01

The Spectator displayed a little common
sense, to the utter surprise of its readers,
when it said yesterday, in speaking of the
ridiculously silly spleen of the twilight
sheet of this city, noisomly vomited daily
upon the hearthstoIe of the municipal
subscribers, est Paul is fine city. Call
ing names does 10 good and slang ceases
to be picturesque Or smart when it grows
stale. These cities are rivals, of course,
in securing railroad car shops and many
other things. There cali be fun and even
satire. st. Paul ia fair game, but let it
be wit and not more slang and epithet.
Onr peopIe viii always appreciate good
hit at the expense Of our neighbor, bat they
are getting tired of too much pigs eye
foOlshness"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-01
Praying A1Gt,sSt Time.
[Harper's Magazine.l

Talking against time Is common in con
gress, but praying against time is the device
of clever Brooklyn child who will know
how to get her rights when she comes in
sight Of them.
The fire burned slow in the franklin
stove, the cat was asleep on the rug, and
not mouse stirred behind the wainscot as
the mother wrote by shaded lamp with a
noiseless pen. All the house put on slip
pers of velvet when little Rose went to bed,
for she and sleep were euemies, and she
fought him to the last ey lash. Her voice
came from the bed room now with no sound
of surrender in it. It IS better to be at
prayer than to be asleep, and, of course,
no one could reprove hef for praying.
"Oh, Lord" said she, "make me- good,
and let me go in the omnibus to see Aunt
Margaret and all the aunts and neices and
mothers. Keep me safe, for I want to 90
and see Aunt Margaret, and see what I can
see. Don't let it hail, or snow or rain, for
want to go in the omnibus to see Aunt
Margaret very much indeed, and all the
aunts and nieces and mothers. Make me
we'll SO 1 can go in the omnibus; please do.
Bless grandpa and grandma, Aunt Kate
and Aunt Sophia and Mr.. Charles Swan.
Bless papa and mamma, and make us all
good, SO that we can go TO heaven ar last,
for Jesus sake. Amen y
There was short pause ana hen The
wide awake, defiant voice wau. en-:
'Keep grandma from dying iefc7o she
gets here. Don't let anything happen to
her. Don't let any bears or wild beasts eat
me up. Bless grandpa and grandma and
Mr.. Charles Swan, en6: Aunt Kate and
Aunt Sophia"
Another pause, little longer than the
first, and the unconquered began again:
"Ilong for some apples. Hong for milk.
] long for pie. Hong to be good. wish
1 had not that cold. long for some water.
long for some wine. I long for some
brown bread. long for some molasses.
1 long fer some white bread. long to
be a woman. I thank Thee that it did
not rain or snow. Give me clean spirit.
Let me be good when papa is here, for it
grieves him to have me naughty, and he
buys me things-playthings have pray
ed that should go to sleep. That makes
three prayers"
Ayawn, a long drawn breath, and then
silence presently announced that the last
prayer was answered, and sleep reigned.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-01

his step-son, Samuel Brooks, twenty-five
years Of age. Mr.. johnson had received
letter requesting him to come immedi-
ately as his stepson was lying very ill in
Minpsa polls, but ss the letter failed to
designate either street or number, he was
unable to find the young man yesterday.
Il. A. Earle Of Worcester, Mass, who is
in the city, has in his possession valuable
relic of the revolutionary war. II is cast
iron musket bullet, which was unearthed in
his presence by crew Of Italian laborers
who were excavating for the West Shore
Railway company at Cornwall, on the Hud-
son, recently, and was fully fourteen feet
from the surface of the earth. Being on a
side hill it is probable that it was buried
by land slides or by dirt wash
ing down over it during storms. The bull
let was undoubtedly used during an en-
gagement with tories, and fred by revolu-
tionary soldiers, who, exhausting their
supply Of lead, were compelled to resort to
iron and other metals.
The meeting of the Irish National
league, held laet evening, was unusually
large, every seat in the hall being occu-
pied. Mr.. Shadrick, Of st. Louis, treated
the audience to fine address, the subject
Ct which was truth. He enunciated many
truisms. which elected applause, and re-
ceivsd q vote of thanks for the intellectual
treat. Mr.. Roberts recited the well-known
Irish ballad SEamus O'Brien, and was
followed by Err. Gallagher, who read an
eulogy on America by the celebrated Irish
barrister, Charles Phillips, and also an ex-
tract from Emmet'5 speech on the dock.
The Marsellaise hymn was finely rendered
by Mr.. O'Connor, with piano accompani-
ment by Mr.. Wall. Col. Glenn was called
on and responded in happy speech, in
which he said the cause of Ireland was
rapidly advancing, and instanoed the
fact that Davitt and the
other adherents of Parnell
were permitted to utter sentiments now to
the people of Ireland for which they would
BIS sent to Kilmainham eighteen months
ago. John T. Lee made a few remarks,
and said he was the son of a Belfast man,
and that his sympathies were with Ireland.
Messrs. Ryan and Wales gave several
duets which were thoroughly appreciated.
After short address from the president
Hon. Ed. McDermott the meeting adjourn
ed, every one being delighted with the ev-
ering entertainment.