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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-28

ROCHESTER, N. Y, Feb. 27.-Recever At
kinson, of the defunct City Bank, publishes
detailed statement OF the condition of the
institution as shown by the books. The liza
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-28

LONDON, Feb. 27.-Arrived: Erin, from
New York.
New York Feb 27-Arrived; State of
Florida, from Glasgow; Helvetia, from Liy-
erpool.
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serious Fire at Ivnohbure. Va.

LYNoHBURG, Va, Feb 27.-The tobacco
warehouse of Myers Bros & Co. was burned
tonight Insurance, $40, 900; loss on building
and 400, 900 pounds of manufactured and 10.
900 pounds OF leaf tobacco estimated at
$4,000.
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About sheridan,s Extradition.

DUBLIN, Feb. 27.-It is believed the United
States government will refuse the demand
for the extradition of Sheridan.
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bilities amount to $685.. 127, $780, 900 of which
are preferred to savings banks. The proba-
bility is that depositors will receive about 20
MOI
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A Tariff Bill Creates a Demand for BIeu of
War Sea and Land.

CATANIA, Feb. 27.-Popular ferment has
resulted from the alteration of the railway
tariff affecting the sulphur trade, and the sit
uation is becoming grave. Two men-of-war
and regiment of troops nave arrived to
maintain order. Many persons have been
arrested, including several of impo rtance.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-28
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
Efforts to Assassinate Austrian officials at
Rome

RoM-. ab. IA paper bomb charged
with powder was thrown into the courtyard
OF the residence of the Austrian ambassador,
and two similar petards thrown at the same
time, one before the Austrian embassy to the
Vatican, and the other in front Of the Royal
Palace of the Quirinal. A supposed priest was
arrested. None injured.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-28
The Universal Verdict.

Lafayette Courier.
The present Legislature is disgrace to the
State,
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Her brother, who went to Greenfield, o.,
in search of her, has returned, and says he
found her; that she is penitent, and asks for
giveness; but as be returned without her, his
statement is doubted. There is strong sus
picion of foul play.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-28

Mr.. ]. A. PAU0H. LogRnsport, was cured of
aggravated dyspepsia by Browns Iron Bitters.
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The Losses by the Flood at Lawreneeb-rg.

The Losses by the Flood at Lawrenceburg
CINCINNATI, Feb. 27.-The Commercial
Gazette prints tomorrow detailed report
Of the damages and losses at Lawrenceburg,
Ind, made by the RELIEF committee of that
city, Mayor Roberts, chairman. 1t places
the total damage to dwellings at $54,125; to
twenty eight factories, 800, 400; total losses Of
all kinds, S433, OOO The report is approved
by A. A. Teller, of the indianapolis Board
of Trade, who spent two days examining
the losses. Governor Porter writes to Murat
Halstead that the amount apportioned TO
Lawrenceburg was all he could spare OF the
State fund, but it was wholly inadequate to
the wants of the people.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-01-25

In THE course of his remarks last
Saturday upon the House bill to en-
large the power and duties Of the de,
partment of agriculture. Senator
Plumb took occasion to state that in
justice was done to Commissioner
Loring, by an intimation that he was
"back of the bill' or endeavoring to
promote its passage, So far as the
Senator knew, the commissioner had
not urged the passage of the bill, OF
in any way said anything about it,noi
had he, unless it were incidentally,
been even advised Of its terms. This
vindication of Commissioner Loring,
though wholly unnecessary to those
who know his character as man
and faithfulness as an official, is just
and timely There is probably nc
one in public life less likely than he
to use the influence of his position ir
the lobby, and while be would natur,
ally desire the passage of any bill in,
tended to promote the great interest
entrusted to his charge, it may be sci
down as certain that he will never
support or advocate such measure
because of any benefit to his individ,
nal interests which it may be suppos
ably involve. - Washington Post
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-01-25
Judge WhartOn'S Decision Favor.
able TO Chalmers.

Special to n. o. Picayune
JACKSON, Miss, Jan. l6.-The court
has decided in the Chalmers case that il
has jurisdiction of the proceedings and
to prohibit the counting by the Secretary
of State of the l472 votes from Tate
county for any other person than J. r
Chalmers until the hearing; that the so
called tally sheet on the reverse side OF
the certified statement WAS not an official
document, and should have been ignored
in the count; that the subsequent state
ment certified to the Secretary of State
correcting the misplislon of the clerk.su
AS to make the tabular statement of
votes conform to the certified statement
of the commissioners originally trans~
mitted and their finding as to the canvass
had WAS proper and should have been
recognized and that of the Secretary of
State proceeded with. The count was
perplexed by the apparent discrepancy
between the certified statement aud the
so-called tally sheet. He should have
referred the matter back to the election
commissioners for explanation.
The judgment of Judge Wharton will
give the certificates to Chalmers.
When the judgment overruling re-
spondent's demurrer was rendered the
proposition was made to the respondent
to let the whole question be settled on
the facts about which there is no contest,
and to submit the whole cause to be
settled on Monday by the Supreme
Court; but the proposition was promptly
rejected.
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of the United States Army it was hit
duty to defend his flag whenever il
was attacked, whether by foes from
without or from within. Porter pleat
as zealously, as eloquently, as l have
ever heard any man plead a cause il
which his whole heart was engaged
and it was this pleading which caused
Thomas to arrive at a decision.
l do not say that Thomas refused
to obey his orders, but I do say that
he hesitated and would much have
preferred that the duty had devolved
upon another. Thomas was a Vir.
ginian and had, as many other good
and patriotic men, great doubts as to
the advisability of the Government
coercing the States back into the
Union that had by their Legislatures
formally withdrawn, but having tina,
night decided to remain with the
Union, from that time forward there
was no doubt, no hesitancy, nc
wavering, g,but an earnest, hearty sup
port to the side which had for its
motto the maintenance of the Union
and to- day his name is among the
brightest, best, and purest of its mil
itary heroes. II Fitz John Porter
was to any extent instrumental il
saving this great name to our list o.
military heroes, I ask should not this
country be graceful to him. L thlnl
it should.
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Col. j. &. Clarke.

This remarkable man has n singular
history, as We are informed. He com
menced as brakeman on freigh, tran
when quite a young man was fireman
on an engine, and became a locomotive
engineer, in which capacity he sorvet
ten years from trainmnster he was
made division superintendent, then vice
president, and dischargiug the duties o.
that Office was promoted to presidency
Of the Chicago, st. Louis & New Or
leans Railroad, Now in 1888 he looms
up ms general manager and vice-prcsi
dent of the Illinois Central Ralroad, on,
of the greatest roads i'll the country
He did not get his high position by In
iluence of money or through friends, bu
by his own merits and faithful, energeti
performance of duty. Here is higl
example for young men TO follow. =
Times and Intelllgencer.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-01-25

Special to the Vicksburg Herald

Special to the Vicksburg IIeraldl
OXFORD, Miss Jan 1.-THE Federal
Court ut this place has been busy this
week with the prosecution growing out
of the recent election in the Second Con-
gresaional District of this State.
Gen. James r. Chalmers. who has se-
cured an appointment for himself MS As
sistnnt United States District Attorney
in this Court, is engaged in prosecuting
with vigOr number Of the most promi-
nent citizens of the District who opposed
him in the recent election.
The cases from Tullnhatchie county
were tried on Monday, All those tried
hy jury We're acquitted. In eight of
these cases a nolle prosaoui was entered,
information filed against them by the
prosecution.
The cases from Marshall county were
called up for triul to day. A motion
made by counsel for defendants to quash
the indictments, and after argument the
motion was sustained by the Court. The
Argument of Judge john ". G Watson
III support of the motion, WAS pronounc
cd by many eminent visitors to be of ex-
traordiuury ability and power Judge
Hills opinion was elaborate and able.
The prosecution gave notice that they
would file Information against these de,
PENDANTS TO morrow.
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REPUBLICAN, newspapers are generally

REPUBLICAN newspapers are generally
disappointed a. the Senate passing the
bill for the relief of FltZ John Porter,
and sneerngly inquired if justice is vindica-
ted by Porter being restored to the army
by ex-rcbcl testimony. Gen. Longstrect
is the eX-rebel referred to. He says that
General Grants recently expressed opin.
ion as to Porter's case is correct. Since
the eX-rebel Longstreet is now Repub'
lican Federal official in good standing, il
may be inquired whether Porter's resto'
ration is not complete vindication
even in the face of the abuse of sucl
bitter partisans as John A. Logan anC
that portion of the Republican press
which never saw any good ina Democrat
and wouldn't see it if they could.-Dayo'
| ohio Democrat
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-01-25

ABOUT three hundred millions of
dollars has been expended or filched
by the Navy Department since the
close of the war, and yet we have not
a vessel in the service that would
rank as q third class man Of war in
the service of England, France, Spain,
Italy, Germany, Russia, Turkey, Aus
tria, Holland, Denmark or Sweden,
and not one that will compare with a
first class vessel in the navies of
China, Japan, Chill or Brazil, though
we could perhaps hold a hand with
Mexico, Hayti, Peru, and the Sand
wich Islands.
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The Illinois Central.
st. Louis Railway Reporter.

st. Louis Railway Reporter.
The Illinois Central, since it acquired
the Chicago, st. Louis & New Orleans
r. r., has decided to construct numer-
GUS branches and feeders in Mississippi.
These short lines will be built mostly on
the west side of the line and nre designed
to connect it with the Mississippi and
give access to the rich cotton lands along
that river The road now lies on the
great central ridge about hundred
miles distant from the river and, though
the soil along the line is for the most
part good, it is not as rich MS that of the
river bottom where the best cotton is
grown. By building these feeders the
company gains all the advantages OF
passing through the productive low
lands, without losing those of having its
main track on high ground, where it Can
all the better be kept i'll repair and over
which through business can be done with
greater ease and quicker time
The Illinois Central is determined tC
develop Mississippi by giving it the ad
dltional railway facilities which its river
districts SO much need, and from then
the company itself must derive great
profit, besides adding to the value of th,
main line. The people of Mississippi
ought to appreciate the Central for it 1t
doing the State excellent service.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-01-25
An Opinion From Judge Hill.
nj to VIcksbuTg Herald.

Special to VIcksburg Herald.
OXFORD, Miss, Jan. Is. S.-Judge Hill
delivered most important decision to
day, that the appointment of commits
sioners OF inspectors Of election was {
crime and the most fruitful source o
election frauds in this State.
The indictment against the Holly
Springs election managers was quasheC
on technical grounds, hut information
was at once filed by order Of the court
and the case continued until The JUNE
term.
The information charges a conspira
cy to procure fraudulent certificate fol
Manning by the appointment of illega
inspectors and other fraudulent acts
named, including the counting of the
Tate county votes for Chalmers.
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JOHN F. Olmstead, who was nomi-
mated by the President for Commits.
sioner of the District OF Columbia
retired last week under fire. In bis
letter to the President he expressed
confident belief that the Senate
would have confirmed him had he
not seen fit to ask the withdrawal Of
hia mama Th:~ ~"onto~ y -..,:l~ =, :, @
those who know him, for O'mstead
is about the last man in Washington
who would have surrendered such {
position.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-01-25

The vote of the Republican majori.
ty against the Pugh amendment tc
the Civil Reform bill, subjecting ex-
isting Office holders to the test ol
fitness, shows that they were more
intent on retaining thoir partisans in
office when the cyclone strikes in
1884 than in reforming the Civil Ser
vice-Jackson Clarion.
That expresses it exactly. All
they thought Of or cared for was
making provision for their followers
against ga day of wrath" and their
zeal in this behalf proved conclusive-
ly that they regarded Democratic
victory in 1884 as a certainty.
The work, however, is but clumsily
done, and whenever the Democrats
obtain possession. of the Departments
there will be regular ''house clean.
ing"
Prior to the election of 1910, Hen.
ry Clay and the other great Wing
leaders were loud in their denuncia>
ton Of the theory that "to the victors
belong the spoils" but after the inau-
guration OF Gen. Harrison they
claimed that ian emergency existed
that imperatively demanded a
change in the personel of the Off
cials, and just such an emergency
will be announced after the 4th of
March. 1885.
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Supreme Court De cisiOn.
MONDAY January Is, 1883.

MONDAY January Is, 1883.
The following cases were affirmed;
A. NJ. Suddoth, VS. Ella p. Morton.
Mary Myers vs. j. P. Little.
Jas. klncanon VS. Overton Harris.
SchoolfelT, Hanauer & Co. VS. Lou
o. Vikings.
Jennie Jones VS. John j. Gage,
superintendent.
Maria Sadler, ct al, VS. S. G Sadler
G G Gray VS. W & n G Carter
Mary Mayfeld VS. John Mayfeld
A W Sandlin VS. W L Clayton ct a.
The following cases were reversed
and remanded,
Robert Clayton vs. State of Missis-
sippi
Human & Kahn vs. A J Sticklin
The following cases were reversed
and bill dismissed:
CHI Aldrick ct al VS. Warren Lewis
VIM I & p j Brett VS. E NJ Sayle
f NJ Goar ct al VS. w A M'Canlese
Trustee
Nj A Pollard VS. W G Stow Il
Motion overruled
ID H Whartley ct al VS. j S Chan,
cellor & Co. Motion sustained
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EDITORIAL MATTER,
rom Tri-Weekly issues of Friday & Monday
GIVE US FREE SHIPS.

We can never hope for revival of the
American ocean,carrying trade, until
our laws are so amended as to permit
Americans, like the people of oil other
countries, to buy ships in any market in
the world and transfer them to American
registry to be sailed under the American
flag. When this is done-and it will be
done sooner or later-the mere business
of repairing will give our American ship
yards and ship-wrights more work to do
than they have had at any time in the
last third of century upon commercial
vessels. Ship owners. like other mel
chants, must be left untrammeled to
seek the cheapest markets, for while you
may deny them the right to buy or build
in foreign ports and fly the stars and
stripes at the mast heads Of such vessels,
you cannot force them to buy Or build at
home at exhorbitant prices. The surplus
products of this great country must ''go
down to the sea in ships" so long as
there is q demand for them in foreign
lands, but they will freight the craft of
other nations until Congress Is wise
enough to repeal or change our odious
and oppressive navigation laws, and
permit Americans to obtain generous
dividends upon their capital by opening
the registry to vessels bought or built
wherever they CAM be most cheaply
Obtained; by permitting the free impor-
tation of all material used in their repair
and construction; by relieving them Of
the huge burden of tonnage duties and
simply taxing them upon their earnings,
as Great Britain does; by ceasing to
carry on the pillage of charging import
duties upon the material taken on in the
shape Of necessary repairs in foreign
ports, and by denying to the several
States the right to tax as local property
the structures that are actually domicil-
ed upon the high seas. Millions of dol
lars are annually transferred to the Golfers
of foreign ship.owners in the way of
freights upon our outgoing cotton, grain
and other products, and upon the mer-
chandise we take in return, that should
90 to the enrichment Of our own people,
and that would be added to the wealth
of the United States but for the suicidal
policy so long and recklessly adhered to
in the interest OF handful of selfish
who in the hope OF being
subsidised to keep the American flag
afloat, are wiling to strange an industry
that undrr a bette, aua "i~~- --o'--~
was the pride of the country.
In certain extreme cases we are willing
to grant subsidies but deem the plan as
a general system to be ruinous and de-
moralizng. Ii merchant can buy
ship on the Thames for half million
dollars, we consider it robbing to force
him to pay eight hundred thousand for
the same character OF property III an
American yard, and commend his good
sense and prudence in prefering to ship
his goods upon an English, French,
German or Russian vessel, under
foreign flag, much MS we deplore the
sacrifice of the millions that annually
leave us In the way of ocean freights.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-01-25

WE know of two Philadelphians
who have not been home at the time
of an election for number OF years.
who discovered by accident short
time ago that their votes had been
regularly cast every year for the Re-
publican ticket by men selected tc
personate them. Doubtless there
are thousands of similar frauds COM
mitted in that "city of brotherly
love" at each recurring election.
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A Newspaper Man Robbed.

Houston, Jan. l7.-The footpads who
have been raiding Houston for the past
four nights, last night attacked II mn
Cook, local editor of the Houston Post,
in the first ward and secured all his loose
change.
This was evidently case of mistaken
idenity. The idea of finding an editor
with enough money to justify a job OF
robbery is too ridiculous to be laid at
the hands of even "footpad."
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Col. John ScOtt. OF The Cincinnati
Southern System.

One of the most notable events in
Southern railroad affairs, was the election
last week of Col. JonN SCOTT to the po-
sition of President and Managar of the
Cincinnati Southern Division of Cincin-
natl, New Orleans e. Texas Pacific Rail
way. Although he has heretofore occu-
pied subordinate position in the affairs
of the Erlanger system, he has shaped
almost all of its business, and the action
of the stockholders in placing him at the
head of its interests was well conceived
and heartily endorsed by the people all
along the line of that road from the
Queen City to and beyond Meridian in
this State. He is deservedly popular
among the patrons of the Alabama Great
Southern, all of whom were delighted
with his promotion.
The Vicksburg Herald of the 18th
makes the following aI!usion to Col.
Scott and his system of railroads:
"Mr John Scott steps from the second
to the first office in the gift Of the stock
holders of the Cincinnati Southern Dlvi-
sion of the Cincinnati, New Orleans &
Hexas Pacific hallway. Mr.. Scott is thus
placed in name where he has for some
tims been in fact-at the head of the
Erlanger System; but Notwithstanding
this invitation to take higher seat, he
Will continue to ill the Office "f H"""""
Though an Englishman Ivy birth and
education, yet we claim Mr.. Scott rs a
Southerner by adoption, for it was in the
South that he demonstrated his wonder>
full executive ability as railroad man,
and the South has been the chef gamer
by his successful achievements. He was
the first to rcvers the rule universally
followed in this country, viz: to tax the
traffic as heavily as it could bear, and to
substitute in lieu thereof the wiser and
more liberal one of making rates as low
rs the capital invested could afford.
"We congratulate Mr.. Scott upon his
elevation to the Presidency of this splen
did system; we congratulate the stock
holders upon their wisdom in making
such a choice, but above all we congrat
ulate the people of the South upon this
renewed guaranty that they will be lib
orally dealt with in all matters apper
tanning to transportation Northward ant
Eastward"
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-01-25

If you feel dull, drowsey, debIlitated
have sallow color of skin or yellOwish-
brown spots on the face orbody frequent
headac he or dizziness, bad taste i'll mouth
internal heat or Chills alternated with hot
tlushes, low spirits and gloomy forebod-
ings, irregular appetite, and tongue coat
ed, you are suffering from torpid liver,
or "biliousness.' In many cases Of"livcI
complaint only a part OF these sysmp-
toms are experienced. As n remedy for
all such cases DR.. Pierce Golden Medi-
cal Discovery has no equal us il effects
perfect and radical cures. At all drug
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-01-25

THERE is a regular building boom
going on all over the State. We
have no doubt but that the twelve
months commencing July 1st 1882,
and ending June 30th next, will have
witnessed the consumption of more
brick, mortar and lumber in Missis-
sippi, in substantial improvements,
and the completion Of more miles OF
railroad, than in any previous ten
years of her history.