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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-05
GENERAL SHERMAN.
His POsitiveness and Integrity of Character,
and Good Common Sense.

His POsitiveness and Integrity of Character,
and Good Common Sense.
Gath's New York Letter.
His positiveness OF character, yet gallantry
and suavity, have been recognized in thou
sand places. He has never been the second
figure any where; he has never opened his
mouth but something substantial came from
it, and it is very fortunate for the country
and his fame that the temptation of the
presidency has never disturbed his moral
equipose. His enemies all along predicted
that he would do something rash or impetu-
Gus, expecting his high melted nature would
reach out for things forbidden; but the honest
heart of the man has always been his ballast
keeping him from a thousand evils. At the
beginning of the war, when his services were
in request in Louisiana, he told the people
that he should go back into the Union where
it's friends lived. So, after commanding
the army in time of peace-one OF the proud
est positions gentleman could WISH a place
which in England seldom passes ont of the
hands of the royal famiy-Sherman, with
out an intrigue, with fiat refusal to be foot
ball for politicians went back to the city
where, at the beginning of the war, he COM
manded horse car railroad that city in
in great part composed of former opponents
OF the military cause he espoused, and has
made it his home.
General Sherman has been one of the most
admirable commanders of the American
army it has ever known. With the luster of
great deeds perpetually around his counten-
! ance, he has never paid more than the sim
plest respect to dress or show; has travelled
over the country, immense as it is to see the
posts and commanders, looking like some
tak hnl
children; ana though he has never put a
rein upon his tongue, or sought to abuse his
| influence or to moderate his proper claims to
attention, the impression has been growing,
particularly of late years, that the man
once considered to be almost insane had the
best sense in the whole country, General
Sherman was perpetual rebuke to political
towards who were afraid to speak aloud lest
their chances for office or honor might be
weakened. We now see how he could speak
SO frankly-because he had no self-seeking
in his nature. He could afford to go on
record, because his aims were pure. In his
retirement he has become an enormous
availability for future influence in this coun-
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The Rabbi of sadnrora.

Jewish Chronicle.
A celebrity, whose name was household
word among the orthodox Jews in Russia,
Hungary, Galicia and the Bukowina, has just
died in the chief town of the last mentioned
Austrian province. We refer to Herr Fried
mann, the famous Rabbi of Sadagora. His
name exercised a charm in many parts OF the
world, and the Rabbi of Sadagora was, by
those who believed in him, spoken of with
the utmost veneration. From all quarters
Jews, and sometimes also non-Jews, streamed
to Sadagora to behold the venerable rabbi,
and to ascertain something from his mouth.
Not only believing but even non-believing
Jews frequently came to his residence, and
waited there patiently day after day until
their turn should come for an interview. On
their departure they were wont to give vent
to their wonder at the remarkable things
they had seen and heard during the audience
with the great rabbi, whose death, it is al
most needless to observe, has created pro-
found sensation in eastern Europe.
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SWINDLING ATTORNEYS.
Their Method for Getting Money from
Soldiers and the Government.
An Increase in the Production of Tobacco
and Decrease in the Making of Whisky
Recommendations offered.
SWINDLING AGEN rs.
Their Method for Getting Money from sol
diers of the Late War


WASHINGTON, Nov 4.-Judge Ferris, sec
ond auditor of the Treasury, in his annual
report, exposes the methods by which sol
diers of the late war and the government are
being swindled by unprinciped attorneys
and agents. He says not one in ten of the
applications for arrears pay and bounty pos
sess any merit, and not one in twenty of all
these claims is filed upon the suggestion or
by the voluntary action of the claimant.
The attorney seeks client and represents to
the uninformed-more generally col
ored soldiers, or their heirs-that
they have not been paid all that
is justly due them; that some new law, or
new construction of the existing law, entities
them to more bounty or further pay A
small fee in advance is required, generally
two or thres dollars, sometimes more; in
fact all that can be got, with promise that
no more Will he demanded, unless the claim
be allowed. The fee is allowed, application
filed, and in the end rejected The attorney
rarely looks after the case claiming it does
not pay; he has received his little advance
fee, and 1t pays better TO hunt up more vic
tins. Soldiers are swiudled, and after their
claims are rejected, frequently denounce the
government and its officers, who simply adj
minister the law as they find it.
Another class of worthless claims is con-
stanty increasing, namely, claims for
bounty already paid. In many of these
cases the denials of former payment are
made under oath, when the records of this
office, authenticated in the highest manner
known to law and courts, show conclusively
that payments were made years ago. To
perjury is sometimes added forgery, and as
the time since the war increases the chances
for the success of the perjurers and forgers,
should these records be destroyed-and such
calam ity is not beyond possibility-the
government certainly would be defrauded
out of millions of dollars.
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Notes and Personalities.

WAsHINGToN Nov 3.-Secretarv Teller has
written a letter to the Attorney general sub
hitting the question whether he can legally
detail an examiner in the Pension Office to
assist Colonel CorkhilI, United States District
Attordey, to investigate the frauds by attor-
neys and claim agents upon pensioners Ia
concluding the letter, Secretary Teller says
his endeavor will be to vigilantly carry out
the law regarding this matter, and to assist,
to the best of his ability and authority IN
the prosecution of those persons who have
committed otfenses against the pension laws
or are guilty of other statutory or common
law otfenses.
After hearing the defense offered by Roux
and English pension attorneys of this CITY,
suspended a snort time ago, they were to-day
disbarred from practice before the Interior
Department by Secretary Teller
Postmaster-genera Gresham. Secretary
Lincoln and Commodore Walker United
States Navy, will accompany Secretary
Chandler trip from New York to New
port oil the United States steamer Trenton.
The party leave Washington on Sunday
night.
Secretary Folger has gone home to vote.
No bond call will be made for some time to
come.
1t is estimated by the Commissioner of
Pensions that $40000,000 will be required
Tor the payment OF pensions the next fiscal
year.
The report of the Chief of Ordnance shows
that 80 621 arms were manufactured at the
national armory during the year Contracts
have been made for converting fifty ten-incn
Rodmans into eight-inch rifles and making
four large breech-loadng rifles.
The First Auditor of the Treasury reports
that during the year 81, 099 accounts were
examined and adjusted involving 50, 1879,
AGO 496.
Comptroller Knox will decline to grant
authority to operate national bank in In
dian Territory. His declination is based upon
the ground that the applicants are not citi-
zens, hence not entitled to privileges under
the banking act.
There has been less malaria and fever of
all types in Washington the present season
than for many years. owing it is claimed, to
the dredging OF the flats.
President Willard having offered to take a
fsh-car gratuitously over the Northern Pa
cific road, the fish commission will, on next
| Tuesday, send ont 10000 carp for distribu-
ton in the Northwest, from Wisconsin TO
Oregon.
Lieutenant Graydon, sent by tie govern
ment to make chart of the San Francisco
harbor, with a view to terrifying against at
tack, says with an expense OF 100000 it can
be made impreguable
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His Three Weeks in Ireland the Most Pro-
ductive of His life

His Three Weeks in Ireland the Most Pro-
ductive of His Life.
LONDON, Nov. MOODY successfully
opened the great mission at Islington. Four
meetings were held, each attended by 1000
to 5000 persons. The iron hall built for the
occasion proved complete success in all its
arrangements, affording seating room for
$500 persons. Sankey sang with his custom
airy effect Moody's powerful addresses
showed that he had not lost his hold on the
people here. One hundred persons rose to
be prayed for. A heavy storm this afternoon
and this evening somewhat diminished the
attendance, but unfailng interest was mani
tested. A number of prominent clergymen
occupied seats on the platform day and even
ing. Moody, abiding to his mission in Ire
land said that the three weeks work in that
country had been the most productive of his
life.
At the close of the evening meeting a man
shouted out that Moody's last mission in
London had been a failure Moody an.
swered by calling for volunteers to come
out boldly on the Lords side whereupon
5000 men arose. The incident caused much
excitement
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The Lady of the white House.

WashlngtOn Correspond e1ce.
Mrs. McElroy will have charge OF the social
management of the White House this winter
She has not yet arrived here. She is a very
pleasant lady but because she has no recogniz-
ed official position of her own, there has been a
great deal of jealousy shown toward her by
the wives OF officials here, who have an idea
that wife has more of a claim upon the
position of a husband than a sister has upon
a brother. The result has been to make the
few receptions held by Mrs. McEiroy very
has no more liking for society than did Mrs.
Garfield.
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Foreign missionaries are returning to their
posts in China.
There were $40 deaths from cholera at
Mecca last week.
AT Havana there were twenty deaths from
yellow fever the past week.
Sir Stafford Northcote has been elected
rector of the Edinburgh, Scotland, Univer-
sity.
Gustave Dores statue OF the late Alexan-
der Dumas was unveiled, yesterday, at
Paris.
Many districts in Thessaly, Greece, are still
flooded, although the rains have ceased The
fate of many villages is still unknown.
A minor state of siege is proposed for
FrankfOrt-on-Main in consequence of the ex-
plosion in the office of the chief of police.
The German press generally regard Pho
trowski who states that he was sent by Rus
sian Nihilists to kill Bismarck, as an impos-
tor or lunatic.
The London Observer says the question of
making second canal across the isthmus OF
Suez is occupying the attention of the Egyp-
tian government.
1t Unsupported that Great Britain has sounded
the Brazilian and United States governments
to ascertain If they would mediate between
France and China
1t is asserted that the Malagassy ENJOYS,
who recently returned from a visit to
Europe and America and the Prime Minis
ter have been strangled.
Prince Behloff has been banished from St.
Petersburg for originating the device of a
wreath with broken chains for a floral offer
ing at the funeral of Turguenieff the
novelist
The Cubans in Key West and a number of
bandits have entered into a conspiracy
to make descent on Cuba. They also con-
template assassinating the Spanish consul at
Key West.
1t is stated the German government has
offered its service to settle the dispute be-
tween Russia and Bulgaria, and advised
Prince Alexander, of Bulgaria, not to be rash
in his actions.
1t is stated in the Hobbies of the Chamber
of Deputies at Paris, that the report that
DeBrazza, the African explorer, had been
killed in the Congo country, is untrue. 1t
is further said that his brother was killed.
This fact gave rise to the report that the ex-
plorer himself was dead
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ARMY REORGANIZATION.
Scheme Left by the Retiring General for
MUbilizing the Army.


General Shermans Report.
Before leaving l beg to record an express
sion of opinion that it will be found wise to
provide a common organization for all arms
of the service, viz: That each regiment of
infantry be composed of twelve companies,
the same as now, with the artillery and cav
airy, making three battalions, each of four
companies in time OF peace and OF eight in
time of war; that each company shall have
100 men, and that in time OF peace two Of
these battalions eight companes) shall be
maintained on perfect war footing, while
the other battalion flour companies) may be
mere skeleton with its complement of
officers, and used as a nucleus for recruits
In this battalion can be placed the officers
and soldiers invaded by hard service or by
sickness, and such as are not yet weaned Of
home influence or family Importantly.
Were such an organization thus briefly
sketched, but more deliberately described in
former reports, to be sanctioned by Congress,
the military peace establishment could, l be-
lieve, be maintained on the present esti-
mates, and would possess the inestimabe
ad vantage of admitting of an increase with
out disorder or confusion" to 5000 artil
lery, 1900 cavalry and 10000 infantry, by
the mere scratch of pen and the magic
wand of money, and afterward, by doubling
the enlisted strength of each company, with
out the further addition of single officer,
we should have the respectable force of &c.
600 men, force large enough for any proba-
bic necessity during the remainder of this
century. The militia and volunteers of the
States would soon follow suit and we should
have throughout the country these small
handy battalions of four companies instead
of the large cumbersome regiment OF ten
companies, bad tactical unit, and in prac-
tiee always scattered.
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WAsmNGroN, Nov. 4.-The annual report
OF the Director OF the Mint shows that the
gold received and operated upon for the year
amounted to 100000 and silver nearly
S390oo0oD The coinage for the year is val
ued at 500 2O0,7lO. The Director expresses
the belief chat equal coinage both in gold
and silver by all nations is desirable and
suggests that Congress consider the question:
whether the law directing monthly coin
age OF -, 600 600 silver should not be modi-
fed or repealed. The Director recommends
that the coinage of the gold dollar, and
three-cent nickel piece he discontinued. and
the repeal OF the act authorizing the coinage
of the trade dollar, and that the latter coins
be sent to the minis and exchanged for
other silver dollars
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All About a Baby's Toe.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4-Several months ago
the Chinese minister became the happy
father of a baby daughter The event was
hailed with joy at the legation, and in
honor TO its birth place the child was named
America" The infant daughter has been
made the recipient of many handsome
presents from members of the different
legations She is waited upon by half a
dozen servants. Every attention is shown
her BETTING the high rank the child is
destined to hold. The responsibilities of
rank commenced with the infant before she
wasa month old. One of the first attentions
lavished upon the child by its noble parents
was the bending of the big toe of her right
foot. The toe has been bent nearly double
This fendish act of cruelty was performed
to the slow music of a Chinese religious in
cantation. The explanation made by the
min lister is that the toe is bent as a sign of
royal blood, and if his daughter should some
day return to China with straight toes she
would not be permitted to enter into the
royal circle and her aristocratic associates
would not recognize her. The baby still
lives, but what torture it has undergone no
one will ever know.
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FRED. DOUGLASS.


Washington Letter.
Fred. Douglass still holds his Office here
and looks more gray and grizzled than ever
as the years roll on. He will probably re-
main in his Office as long as be lives Yes
terday was shown a letter written by Mark
Twain to General Garfield indorsing Doug
lass AS this letter has never been published
and is eminently characteristic of its writer,
give it in full 1t is as follows
HARTFORD, Conn, Jan. ~, 1881.
General Garfeld-Dear Sir-Several times
since your election people wanting office have
asked me to use my influence" with you in
their behalf. To word it in that way was such
pleasant compliment to me that never com
piled. could not, without exposing the fact
that hadn't any influence with you, and that
was thing which | had no mind to do. 1t
seems to me that it is better to have good
mans hattering estimate of my iDtiuenee-and
keep lt-than to fool it away with Trying TO get
him Office.
But when my brother on my wife's side-Mr
Charles j. Langdon, late of the Chicago cOnven-
tiOn-desires ME to speak u word for Mr.. Fred.
Doug ass, am not asked to ''use my influence"
consequently am not risking anything.
30 am writing this a simple citizen. l am
not drawing on my fund of influence at all. a
simple citizen may express a desire with all PRO
priety IN matter or recommendation TO office,
and so | beg permission to hope that you will
retain Mr.. Douglass in the present office of Mar
shall of the District of Columbia, If such course
will not clash with your own preferences or with
the expedences and interests of your admins
tratiOn.
offer this petition with peculiar pleasure and
strong desire, because so honor the mans high
and blemishlesS character and admire his
brave. long crusade for the liberties and eleva-
ton of his race. He is personal friend of mine,
but that is nothing to the point for his history
would move to say these things without that,
and [ feel them, TOO.
With great respect, am, General, yours truly,
s. i. CLEMENS,
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THE ToNou1N TROUBLE.
General Bouet Explains the Object of the
Present Contest

General Bouet Explains the Object of the
Present Contest.
PARIS, Nov. 4-Much interest is felt in the
arrival from Tonquin of General Bouet, who
is one of the youngest generals in the French
army, being only forty-five years of age He
states that DR.. Harmand wished him to rep
resent to the Ferry cabinet the true condi-
ton of affairs in the far East, and the sacri-
fees which continuation of the struggle
would still entail. The truth is that DIR.
Harmand and he have quarreled. Neverthe-
less, his report will have great influence on
the question of peace or war. The French
need more cavalry. The Chinese are armed
with the Remington rifles, and Others with
weapons of different patterns but the troops
are trained in the German school, and
are commanded by Europeans. They
are well provided with artillery.
Both the Chinese and the Black
Flags fight we'll behind intrenchments, but
cannot stand the rush of the French. When
the general took his departure there we're
barely 5000 French troops in Tonquin. Now
there is 5000, but 10000 are needed. This
estimate did not make any calculation in lieu
of Chinese Intervention, and in such case it
would be necessary to still further reinforce
the French troops.
Being interviewed General Bouet said:
"You must understand that this is no ques-
ton of contest. All we may do is to estab-
lish protectorate. AS am a soldier not a
statesman, it is not my province to discuss
the matter, but l suppose the ideal course
would be to do what has already been done
in Cambodia, the King of which country is
not ruined because he pays tribute to
us. At the same time we must
take from Tonquin a slice as large as Cochin
China. That is the real end IN view. 1t will
be difficult to get out of the scrape with too
small a force. We shall have many sacrifices
to form protectorate, but must do it if we
want to found a colony. This expedition, is
necessary for the future safety of Euro
peans,"
The General added that it was almost i'm
possible to form approximate estimate of
the number of Black Flags 1t was believed
that the Sontay garrison contained upward
of 5000 men and Hanghoi is defended
bv6,0O0. According to spies the total strength
was 10000 This was, however, a mere sur
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MINOR MATTERS.
Lawyer Marries Client After a Lapse
of Twenty Years.

of Twenty Years.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3.--Joseph H. Bradley
prominent Washington lawyer over eighty
years old, was married in Philadelphia on
Wednesday, to Miss Mary Harris, whom he
defended for shooting a government clerk,
AdoniramsJ Burroughs at the Treasury De-
partment, nearly twenty years ago. Miss
Harris came to this city from Chicago in
search OF Burroughs, who she claimed had
broken a marriage engagement with her, and
visiting him at the department and finding
him still faithless she drew pistol and shot
him, killing him. She was indicted for MUIR
der, and the trial resulted in a verdict of ac-
quittal. Senator VOORHEES, and Mr. Bradley
appeared as her counsel. When the verdict
was announced the excitement was very
great, and among other demonstrations Miss
Harris turned and kissed Bradley. Not long
after she was pronounced insane and COM
mtted to an asylum. Subsequently she was
released, recontined, and finally discharged
as cured. During all this period Bradley
manifested interest in her.
Miss Harris is fine-looking woman, per-
haps fortyfve years of age, and has remained
here ever since the shooting of Borroughs
The happy couple returned here after the
ceremony, and Bradley was to-day attending
to business in his Office as usual
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 4.-The Third Assistant
Postmaster-general recently sent a circular
to the postmasters at thirty OF the largest
postolfices in the country directing them to
report promptly the amount received on ac-
count of sales of stamps in the month of
October during which the reduced rate OF
postage on letters was in operation. Twenty
postmasters have returned answers. Only
one office showed reduced receipts as
compared with October 1882, and in that
case the difference was verv small. Taking
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Women on a Strike.

DUBLIN, Nov. 3,-Several hundred factory
women are on strike at Londonderry be-
Cause the proprietor has refused to discharge
man in the factory who moved the corpor-
alton of Londonderry to rescind the resolu-
ton granting permission to the Lord Mayor
of Dublin to lecture in the city hall. The
women paraded the streets, crying God
save Ireland" They we're attacked and
stoned by mob, which they fought desper-
ately. The police finally dispersed the mob.
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Aifonso's Insult.

MADRID, Nov. 3-The cabinet resolved to
summon the Cortes TO Assem- BILE Dec. Is.
At the cabinet meeting to-day Senior Ruiz
Gomez, Minister of Foreign Affairs, read a
dispatch from Paris assuring the Spanish
government that speedy settlement of the
controversy between the two nations, arising
out of the i'll treatment received by King
Alfonso in the streets Of Paris, would be
made.
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DUBLIN, Nov. 3.-Lord Mayor Dawson re-
turned from Londonderry last night. He
was received with great enthusiasm. A pro-
cession with bands of music and torches es-
corted him from the station to his residence,
where Sexton addressed the multitude and
denounced the treatment of the Lord Mayor
in Iononderrv