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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-13
GENERAL NEWS.
Proposition for a Pooling Arrangement on a
Big Scale.

Proposition for n Pooling Arrangement on a
Big Scale.
meeting of the executive committee (passen-
ger Department. of the trunk-line and Eastern
and Western railroads will take place probably
the latter part of the month. plan for the
establishment of nine supplementary interior
pools has been prepared and will be submitted
They cover the business both ways between
Cleveland and Columbus, Cleveland and Ctncin
NATL Cincinnati and Columbus, Indianapolis and
Columbus, Indianapolis and the seaboard, Day
ton and the seaboard, Cleveland and he sea
hoard, Detroit and the seaboard. and Toledo and
The seaboard. The operation of these and other
pools to be established will be the same as the
main pools. Percentages will be awarded for
the division of business, and money settlements
will be made The effect of these pools will be
TO render even distribution of business in the
main pools more certain. and take away OppoF-
funities for IRE guarites.
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The Lines Consolidated.

The Erie & North Shore Dispatch and the Com
nercial Express fast freight, per programme
announced In the Journal some sixty days ago,
were, on Saturday last, consolidate d, and H. C
Villas has been appointed general manager. The
llurs will be operated on the same plan as the
Erie e. Pacific, the Great Western Dispatch and
South Shore are, and will ran over the same
roads they now operate over respectively. At
most points where both lines have agents there
will he consolidation Of offices, and enc agent
will dc the business.
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Turnpike Roads-One Side Macadamized and
the Other Side Dirt Road

Turnpike Roads-One Side RIacadamized and
the Other Side a Dirt Road.
TO the Editor N the IndlanaDoIis JournaE
Pike roads are desirable only when the
earth is wet and soft. A good dirt road is
preferable for ordinary travelin dry weather,
but pike or gravel road is almost neces-
sity when the ground is soft A road-bed
made wide enough for macadamized track
on one side ard dirt track on the other side
combines the advantages of both pike and
dirt road, and may be made much cheaper
than the ordinary double track pike. 1t is
we'll known that solid dirt road when in
good condition win draw travel from the
pike and if the two lie parallel and close to-
gether the dirt track will take more than
half the travel i'll the course of a year. The
pike being thus relieved of over half OF its
travel, will last over double the time, or will
cost for repairs less than half the money.
The importance of good roads is attracting
attention now more than ever before. The
heavy expense required to build them is 4
very general trouble. If it is true that a
singIe-track pike in connection with dirt
road Will cost but little over half to build il,
and only half to keep it up. and viii give
greater Accommodations than the ordinary
pike, why is it this plan has not been
more generally adopted? / has been objected
that the dirt track will cost as much for re-
pairs as the pike. Admitting this to he true,
the objection would hardly hold good with
men VINO prefer travelling half the time on
dirt roads, or with those who are forced To
economic III building roads. But our ex-
perence teaches different lesson in regard
to repairs. We have a pike leading from
our city constructed with two tracks one OF
broken lime stone and the other of earth,
and the road is now being repaired for the
first time.
The estimated cost of repairing the macad-
amized track is about $500 per mile while
the cost of the dirt track will not exceed $25
per mile. The culverts and cutters made
and necessarily kept in repair for the drain
aye of the pike leaves but little repair neces-
sary on the dirt track. The wear caused by
travelling over it only when it is solid and
dry is scarcely appreciable. Of course it is
not used much in wet weather
am aware that all do not agree to this
mode of building roads, and it is hoped that
practical road builders will give us their
views on this subject through the columns
OF the Journal. This is period of great &C
tvty in the construction of good roads in
this State. and any Information on the sub
ject will be read with interest
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. H. HENLEY.
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Couveyances, 6; consideration.

S1.00

Room No Hon. Napoleon B. TAYLOR, Judge.
Philipena Lather VS.. Turman Stout ct al: re-
pleviu. Trial by court and finding for plaintiff
The Belt Railroad Company va. Bernard Wing
hotter ct al; Appropriation of lands Appraisers
file report of assessment of damages.
Isaac l.. Bloomer ct al. vs. John 8. Martin; suit
for attorneys fees. On trial by jury.
Room No. 3-Hen. Livingstone Rowland, Judge pro
tenn.
Richard ]. Wells ct al. VIM. Pegs: suit on
assessment. Dismissed at PLAINTIFF costs.
The City of Indianapolis Va. David King ct all
suit to enforce street opening. Dismissed at de-
PENDANTS costs.
Anna Pfeffer ct al. VS. John Schmidt and the
city, suit for damages On trial by jury.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-13

THE celebrated Vegetable Compound for fe-
males, which within few years has made the
name of Mrs Lydia f. Pinlsham known in every
part of the civilized werid. reletess scattering by
the safe and sure method of equalizing the vital
forces and thus regulating the organic functions.
1t is only by such method that disease is ever
arrested and removed.
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HOW pramatic Critic Are "worl.ed. I,

Saturday Chat in St. Louis Post Dispatch.
/ met the representative theatrical advance
agent last week in position where had all
the advantages He knew not that ! was a
(printer's) galley slave, but evidently mis-
took me for an ordinary and well-meaning
mortal. | asked him how the press agent
succeeded In working" the newspapers, so
that the dramatic critic will say "Lo it is
good," when verify it is quite bad and he
told me- "AIl men," said this philosophic
and intellectual advance agent ''are vain,
but journalists are vaner than others. All
you have got to do is to find out some piece
of work which the young man has done of
which he is proud-a very easy task. That
done I've got him. Why, I've jerked more
favorable criticisms into papers by hunting
around and finding some scoop the critic
made when he was an ordinary jack-leg re-
porter than [ could buy in for $50 a week.
never knew newspaper man in my life that
wouldn't sooner have taffy than money. The
fact of their being in the business proves
that"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-13

The trunk-lines east-bound tonnage in Octo-
Der amounted to $4,000 tons against $4,000
last year.
The order to lump the earnings of the Gould
Southwestern roads, for the reason, as alleged.
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The Seventh district convention of the W. c.
T. U, met at the Friends Church yesterday after
noon with good attendance and much interest
The evening address by Mrs. Wallace was full of
good thought and enthusiasm. The convention
continues through to-day and tomorrow. Lee
ture tonight by DR.. Marine, of Central avenue
L
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ST. LOUIS. Nov. 12.-It is stated here that W.
r. Woodward, late superintendent of the Han
nibal & ct. Joseph, has been appointed TO I'LL
the position of general manager, lately vacated
Nv George w. Rister, on the Texas & St. Louis
'rTow-gauge. Woodward aud President Para
lore started last night on q trip ovl Q
fua
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Real Estate Transfers.

INSTRUMENTS lieu lOr record IN Un6 tS6cOrO6r'b
office OF Marion County, Indiana. for "a hours
ending at 5 O'Clock P. NJ. Nov IL. 1888. as fur
nished by ELLIOTT & BUTLER. abstraoJers Of
titles. room No. 8. ECna Building:
Thaddeus NJ. Stevens ct al. to F, NJ.
Churehnan ct al, part of lot Ii In
square Ga, in Indianapolis. .......-. S1.00
Thomas c. Horton ct al. to the First
National Bank of annapolis, No.
1856, lots l. 2, and IN Mary A.
Pottss subdivision of part of block
% in Holiness west-end addition, TO
Indianapolis. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 100
Eliza j. Hoover TO Cnas. Greenwalt
and wife, part of the northeast
quarter of section 20, in township
15,range east, containing 55-10O
acres ........-........-..... 100000
VIM. T. Stiz and wife to Richard s.
Turrell, lot 50 in section OF Mar
tindae e. Stz's addition to Indian
apolis ......................... 425OO
Annie E. Butler to Clara f. MITCHELL
lot 3 in OVID Buffers heirs subdi-
vision of lots &c, II and % in Ovid
Buffers addition to College Corner,
in Indianapolis. Observation-Disclosures 10000
Frank o. Wadsw Orth and wife to Ed
ward 6. Potts, lots D and in Ross's
subdivision of lots ID to % inoa-
sive in Braden'S subdi vision of part
of lot 81, 10, II and Is in Hender-
sons addition, to Indianapolis. 1,00000
Couveyances 6; consideration. s., 925 90
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SPEAKING of coughing" says Mrs Darlington,
''some will cough till their faces gets black and
blue aud never think of buying bottle of DR..
Bulls Cough syrup"
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THE RAILWAY INTERESTS.
More Complaints of Exorbitant Trans
fer Charges at indianapolis.

Mime Interior Passenger Pools To Be Organ
ized-Pithy Paragraphs Regarding the
Railways in General.
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all the News, together with
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National Republican., 1883-03-21

prescr,bes the length of time which shall consti-
tuie day work but It does not establish any
rue oy which the compensation for n days work
shal bs determlnod--ths being LEFT TO be fixed in
the ordinary or customary manner, where the law
u1es not oiherwisc provide.
- lhht IL does not contemplate reduction of
made in the length ofthe days work. but, on the
other hand, II does not require that the same
wages. shan be paid therefor as are received by
lnose, who, in similar private employments, work
,sgea agrestGs Length Of time per day This matter Of
Wnges Us 10 De dealt with ns pointed out in the
pTehG,elding paragraph, having due regard to the
tracts for labor, fixing different length of time
Ior % Tue days work than that prescribed in the
THIS exposition OF the act referred 10 Is in hsr.
mony with the opinion of the supreme court in the
case of the United States vs., Martin, cited above
There tho court say that the act prescribed the
tho subject" but that q" L does not establish the
not specify nuy SUM which shall be paid for the
labor OF eight hours nor that tho price shall be
Sre ,he Sr wnen NE hours are greater or less When
anything except the direction TO its officers. that
eight hours shall constitute days work @br.
laborer" we regard the statute" remarked the
court, chiefly In the nature of direction from
principal To his agent that eight hours is deemed
70 be proper leugth Of time for days labor aud
that his contracts shall be based upon that theory.
II Is matter between the principal and his agent
IN which third party has no interest The
OF tne anu tno net OF lhl2
are In harmony with this view Of tho statute. We
are of opinion, therefore, that contracts fixing or
giving different length Of time as the day's
work are legal and binding upon the parties
making them"
The view of the statute here announced must
pc regarded as an authoritative Interpretation OF
It's provisions; and II, being thus interpreted, the
statute fails to accomplish the objects which 1t is
Claimed congress had In view when enncting It,
this failure eau now be remedied as II seems to me
only by additional legislation.
With respect to the charge implied IN tho appi.
cation for an enforcement OF The statute-iudeed,
expressly mado theren--namely, that its pro.
visions are not complied with by the officers
charged with the employment OF laborers, &C., for
the government, | am unable, from want Of In.
formation on the subject, 10 form an opinion.
As already inumGted by me, the application
does not state specifically wherein there Ia u non.
compliance with the law.
In this connection, therefore, remark that no
recommendations are suggested by my examina-
tlon OF that paper.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant
BENJAMIN HARRIS BREWSTER.
Attorney General.
National Republican., 1883-03-21
DISTRESS IN IRELAND.

Interesting Letter From Rev. Father Ma
Ioney, Describing the Condition OF
Things.
The following letter, received by Mr.. James
Bellew in acknowledgment Of the contrlbu.
tions Of the Clan.na.G Gael association Of this
city, shows that the distress still continues in
Ireland and that the relief sent from this
country is thoroughly appreciated:
KINvARA, COUNTY GALWAY, IRELAND, March 7,
lSS3.-hg Dear NJ. Beliet0 am in receipt of your
very kind letter inclosing a check 'front.' the Clam
na.Gael association for the relief of the suffering
poor OF kinvara. May God bless you aud reward
you and your charitable and patriotic associates,
and and may the prayers of the Kinvara poor, which
VIII be offered in your behalf, be heard at the
throne Of mercy. Your very large contribution
is indeed, Godsend, aud will relieve many
Door families who would otherwise be in dire ala.
tress. In this town and district there are many
persons as badly of as they were in 1880 but the
number OF such persons is not so large as II was
papers there must be great distress I'm Donegal aud
other parts of the north, but believe we have in
KIN hinyara as much poverty as can be met with in
Along the seaboard there seems to be greater
want than In the inland portions. The constant
the fishing, which helped many poor families In
other years. Kinvara being fishing station, has
shared the common lot. Within the last month
have received some small donations for the relief
OF the suffering poor, but have made no public
acknowledgment, except In few cases, as know
ilom experience thatif move to do so my place
would be bcsieged from morning till night BY an.
plicans for relief, try to distribute the little
have privately to the most deserving and the most
needy so trust you and your good friends will
be satisfied with this ACKNOWLEDGMENT, which /
make with the most sincere gratitude
am anxious TO get employment for the laborInr
classes, as IL Is the only effective way OF meeting
tho present distress. .V.t q
I must ask you TO offer to ench and every mem
Der OF your association my most grateful and sin
cere thanks, begging you will accept the same
from yours, most respectfully and thankfully,
JOHN MALoNEY, p. p
National Republican., 1883-03-21
I,naaI Iten1a.

Mr.. A. B. Mullett, formerly supervising ar
chitect of the treasury, has filed d petition in
the court Of claims for the adjudication of
his claim against tho United States for $4,000
on account of salary alleged to be due him.
A slight fire in Markwood & Moran's paint
store on G street, between Sixth and Seventh
streets northwest, called out the fire depart
mont about $3.50 o'clock last night. No dam
age was done.
Thieves entered the residence of Mr.. Thomas
Smith, No. 6l9 Massachusetts avenue north
east, and secured a pair of gold bracelets, a
childs gold neck chain, gold breastpin, and
So in cash, The jewery is valued at $75.
The police are on the lookout for the robbers.
"The Widowers' club" which has withstood
many sewers trials, will have occasion to shed
tears Of sorrow tonight over the desertion of
one Of its most devoted members, Mr.. James
S. Davis, we'll known avenue merchant and
senior member Of the firm of James Y. Davis's
Sons. Mr.. Davis will lead to the altar a
young lady who has charmed all who have
met her since she has been a resident of
Washington. The wedding will be very
quiet one, and the happy couple will take up
their residence temporarily in LIE Droit park.
Many people in Washington will regret to
hear of the death of Jacob Leonard Dorwart
at Lancaster, Pa He was about 45 years of
age, and came to this city with Col. John w.
Forney in 1861 as mail clerk on the daily and
nal until 1877 He was honest, industrious
and one of the best natured men that ever
lived. For many years he was collector and
advertising solicitor of the Chronicle
Yesterday evening Louisa Austin, delect-
able colored denizen of the division, was ar
rested by officer Daily, on complaint of Charles
Longster, who charged her with assault and
battery.
Patsey Morgan assaulted q colored man
named Solomon Green yesterday morning and
was arrested by officer Shilling. He was re-
leased on $40 collateral.
A meeting OF the Union Manned Soldiers
and Sailors league will be held tonight at
st. Georges hall, All members are requested
to be present.
An alarm last night from box 12l was
caused by fire being discovered in the paint
and graining shops of H. I. Markward and B.
+. Moran, ON q street. near Sixth northwest.
The fire was caused by spontaneous combus-
tion. Loss, SIS. The fire department was on
hand with its usual promptness.
National Republican., 1883-03-21
PERSONAL,
q Reed, OF New York, Is at wormley Is

L. G, Reed, ofNew York, Is at Wormley Is.
Hon. Horatio BIsbee, of Florida is at the Eb bItt
Hon. NJ. b, Hayes, Of New York, is at the Eb.
bit.
Judge Harris and wife, of New York, are at
Willard's.
George Whitaker aud A, s, Lingee, of London,
are at The Ebbiu
II. G. Dun, Miss Dun, and Miss Bradford, of New
York, are at Wormley's.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. b. Stevens and Miss Stevens, OF
New York, are az Willard's.
George L. Lord. of that remarkably funny Jour
nal Pecks sun, is scattering smiles at the Ebbitt.
Mr. aud Mrs. G. Whiteheld, Miss NJ. WhiteGeld,
and Miss Schoomaker, OF New York, are at VII
lard's.
Mr.. and Mrs, Bartlett, Miss Lever, Mrs. G. s.
Bigelow, and Mrs II, X, Proctor, of Massao aohusetts
are at Wormleys.
John D. jeffrey, proprietor OF one of the largest
ioo printing houses In Chicago, Is In town. From
here he Intends TO go south with his family Tor a
few weeks.
Judge Lambert Tree, Of Chicago, is at the Ar.
lington, HIS son, student at Princeton, and who
Is Just recovering from recent illness, is with
hun. Tho Judge is son OF Lambert Tree esq., an
old and well. known resident OF Washington, who
was for many years and up to the time Of hls
death, which occurred about year ago, assistant
postmaster here. Judge Tree presided for several
years IN the law branch Of the circuit court OF
Cook county with credit TO himself aud with
honor 10 the bar but Of late years he has devoted
himself entirely 10 the management OF an ample
| fortune,
National Republican., 1883-03-21
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
A Young Drnughtsnnan Cuts Ills Throat
from Ear 10 Ear

On Monday evening William schoenburn
draughtsman, attempted to commit suicide
NJ the residence of his father August Schocn-
burn, No. 1873 ID street northeast. young
man called at the house shortly be.
foro o'clock to see Schoenburn
about some drawings. A search of
the lower rooms and the back yard failed TO
discover his whereabouts and Maud sohoen.
burn was about ascending the stairs to SEQ If
he was IN his room when she henrd ber
mother crying. She staggered against the
stair rails, and told the visitor she was sure
something was the matter with her brother.
WlthOut waiting to ascertain what the
matter was the visitor ran out for medical
help, and shortly returned with Drs. Bayne
and Mallon. In the attic room they discovered
Sohoenburn lying in pool of blood, which
was still oozing from n terrible cash in his
throat. bloody razor which lay upon the
floor near his body, showed how the deed was
committed.
An examination by tho physician revealed
the fact that Schoenburn had literally cut his
throat from ear to ear, partly sevoring the
windpipe, and narrowly escaping the iugular
vein. The would-be suicide was partly con
scious, but speechless DIR. Bayne sewed up
the wound and SChoenburn was carried down
stairs and put in bed.
Schoenburn is about % years old and Is
cripple. When quite q small boy white
swelling made the anputation of his right leg
necessary, and since then he has been COM
PEELED to use crutches.
He has frequently said that death would be
as pleasant to him us life, although ho had all
the comforts that idolizing parents could give
him. He was general fayorite and plan
ist and violinist Of excellent ability.
He has always lived with his
father, who is an architect in
the office of the architect of the capitol, aud
his family are nearly distracted over his
decd. DIR. Bayne told REPUBLICAN re-
porter last night that he was in very crit
ical condition, but there were chances for his
recovery. Temporary mental alteration is
the only cause assigned for the deed.
National Republican., 1883-03-21
Pension CIatms.

The forty-seventh congress was not TO-
nanza for the old pensioners whose claims
date back Of the late civil war.-to the Mexi-
can, the Indian wars, and the war of 1912,
&c. At the late session 315 claims were re-
ferred to the house committee on pensions.
About 25 of these were reported TO the house
favorably and rs many adversely, but not
more than 12 or 10 passed. Tho committee
did not press these claims toward the close of
the session owing to tho fact that day had
been fixed for consideration Of Mexican
service pension bill, and the belief that a law
covering all these cases would have been
passed without serious opposition had the
matter been reached. The rush of business
and the precedence of the tariff and appro-
priaton bills prevented the bringing up OF
the measure, so these cases are left over
National Republican., 1883-03-21
CURIosITIEs IN CLAIMS
Fishcd Out From Among tho Thousand
i'm the Committee Rooms.

bbhed Out FROM Among tho thousands
in the Committee Rooms.
Old claims are stored away in the room of
the house committee on claims as thckly as
corpses in Perc Ia Chaise. There are no less
than two Thousand of them now resting on
mouldings, or sticking there. Some two or
three hundred were favorably reported upon
at the late session. but of these not more than
twenty were acted upon by the house. The
largest claim considered by the committee
was Ben Halliday's, now somo twenty years
of ago and good for half million IL it ever
makes all the connections 10 was fav orably
reported on by both houses of the forty seventh
congress; but back it goes to be introduced
over again, and again worked out Of the COM
mittees. The ironclad extra" claims arc
larger, but they, though before the committee
were not touched by it during the entire
session of the late congress. The Myra Clark
Gaines case is one of tho old ones. The
cotton dealers claims, ono OF which was
reported favorably late in the session, involve
large sums of money, and have come to be
classed with the slow cases. There were
many claims for relief from postmasters in
cases where postofiiccs have been robbed that
have been sent from congress to be settled by
tho Postoflice department under q general
law that covers them. Many cases for relief
ofmarshals and other officials remain unacted
upon. The most absurd case that came to the
committee during the forty-seventh congress
is that Of O woman who was hanging around
the galleriers and committee rooms all winter.
She claims 100000 damages on account of an
assault which she says was made upon her
long ago by senator. She thinks the gov
ornment ought to pay for all damages done by
its officials