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The ShelbyviIIe Ouarantine.

To the Editor of the indianapolis journal:
desire to call the attention of the people of
Shelbyville to the fact that their smallpox hand
bill was unfortunate in many respects:
First-It was uncalled for, as but one case of
smallpox has occurred in our city since Thursday
last
Second-If smallpox was prevailing here very
extensively, they should guard against it by
vaccination and re-vaccination
Third-The day of shotgun quarantine is over,
and it Is to be hoped that it win never again be
inaugurated Boards of health are able to handle
smallpox and all otherpreventible diseases with
out Interfering with the commercial or public in
terests of the country.
Fourth-The city Of ShelbyviIehas established
a dangerous precedent for herself. Suppose
that one of her citizens should die of smallpox
and by negligence on the part of his family four
OF them should contract the disease. How would
Shalbyville feel if the surrounding cities towns
and country should quarantine against their
city! Indianapolis has had about the proportion
OF smallpox that the above figures would be to
ShelbyvIlle. E. S. ELDER NJ d.
INDIANAPOLIS, March Il.
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AduIteratad Food,

New York, March 17-Before the State Sen
ate public healthcommittee, to-day, several man
ufacturers of oleomargarine testified as to the
harmless character of their product, claiming
substances.
Frank Ether used coloring matter in the man
ufacture of oleomargarine. He formerly manu-
featured in Ohio, where there was virtually
prohibitory law. Since the enactment of that
law there had been an increase in the manufact-
ure of oleomargarine, and he thought the same
would be true in New York
w. Waterbury, retail dealer, said his sales
for month sometimes reached 81 900. He ad-
vised that its name be changed to imitation but
market.
Several witnesses testified that the sale of
ole0lnargarine in the principal markets of the
city as butter was almost universal
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The Fast Mail Boomerang.
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To the Editor of the indianapolis journal:
A fast mail running in advance of regular con-
nections, is necessarily a local mail and of
benefit only to the people along it's route.
George 5. Bangs, the first general superiutend-
ent of the Railway Mail Service tried fast
mail from New York to Chicago, with the en-
thusiastie support of the papers Of those cities
then as now. 1t was abandoned, proved fail
ure, and MIR. Bangs resigned He had staked
his reputation on its success and lost This Chi
cago fast mail, which is being inaugrrated with
such flourish, is simply Cincinnati and In
dianapolis fast mail on an extended scale They
with. To be made a practicable success the
running time of all the railroads in the country
would have to be materially changed
INDIANAPOLIS, March H.
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of the Commissioner of Agriculture under the
joint resolution should commit the government
beyond the amount therein appropriated
The joint resolution then passed-yeas 20,
nays 14s As passed, it appropriates $50 600 to be
used by the Commissioner of Agriculture, with
the cooperation of the authorities of the State
in which it may be used, for stamping out the
foot and mouth disease, the government not
to be committed beyond the amount named.
Mr.. Williams presented the credentials of J.
S. Blackburn to be Senator from Kentucky for
the term beginning March 4, 1855.
The bill extending the term Of the Court of
Alabama Claims until December, 1884 passed.
Adjourned.
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Mr.. Gallup and The Relief Movement.

To the Editor Of the indianapolis journal.
My attention has been directed to various
statements published in our city papers regard
ing my recent visit to the flooded districts on
the Ohio river In justice to myself, the relief
committee and the worthy people who have
suffered from the terrible food l desire to
state that erroneous impressions have been
made by the published statements In the first
place I did not visit either Lawrencoburg or
Aurora. Ny trip extended from Madison to Pa
tliot, and have not been in any other town
above Patriot for year
1 found all the people most grateful for all
that had been done for them, not only by the
indianapolis Board of Trade but for aid received
from other sources. The committees and indi-
vidual persons with whom | conferred at the
several points visited received me with
the greatest kindness and attention. and
were anxious. as [ was to ascertain the exact
needs and necessities of their suffering people
They said we had already done all that thew
could expect, and yet if we could still aid those
to restore their damaged houses and make them
habitable who cannot help themselves ii would
be most gratefully accepted. There was no de
mand no greed and only the kndest and most
grateful feeling. And desire especially on my
own behalf. to acknowledge the assistance ex-
tended me by the citizens Of Madison, Brooks
burg, Vevay MARYLAND, Florence, and Patriot in
the discharge of my duties and in my efforts to
find out the wants of the several places named;
and thank these good people for myself and in
behalf of the relief committee, whose duties have
been so arduous, and. as L Think have been con
scicntiously performed.
have not attempted to make an estimate of
the amount of money required to reimburse the
people for their losses blythe food but have only
recommended that certain allowances be made
to individual cases where they We're most in
need, and the money has been sent, to resOonSi-
bic committees, which will be disbulsed as
already indicated. WN. P GALLUP.
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TO the Editor of the indianapolis Journal:
Seeing a statement that Mr. G. J. French,
superintendent Of railroad mails, Fifth division,
has promoted soldiers defy him to name one
soldier that he has promoted to the position of
chief clerk here at indianapolis. All the promo
ton the soldiers get under Mr. French is as head
clerk of IA car, and no further. After a man has
served eight to ten years as clerk of a ear in
charge and has been soldier and his record is
good he ought to be entitled to promotion of
chief clerk, but Mr. French prefers the young
dudes. He cannot show one in his division
has taken from a car and promoted to chief
clerk who was soldier during the late war
Z. c. SMITH
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The Logic of 1t.
Greenfield Republican.

G. Jay French, superintendent of the postal
mail service, has been on trial for quite a While
before commission of postmasters at Indian
apolis, charged with oppression and cruelty to
the postal clerks under him. The testimony has
been long and tedious. What the result will be
no one can tell But any one who will read the
testimony can readily see that one of two things
is certain: either that C. Jay French is an OPP
pressive tyrant, or that the men under him are
a set OF shirks and dead-beats. Either he ought
to go or the men ought to go. We do not he
ieve these charges would come from so many
men without cause, and hence we conclude
that French is a tvrant.
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A Life for a Life.

,.GREENvlLLE, Tex, March III. Parker and
Joe Baker, between whom an old fend has ex-
isted met in the town of P.inckiack Grove on
Saturday, and after few, words Baker pulled a
pistol and shot Parker fatally through the lungs
Bystanders took s-,les, and exchanged number
of shots without results. Baker then ran into
an adjoining house got another pistol and was
fet-,rrring When fred on with shotgun by his
victim Parker, and instantly killed. Parker,
when told that his own wound was probably
mortal, replied: Il don't give - am salts
fad
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Upton, Ind, March l6.
The Schools and snperintendent Tarbell.


The Schools and superintendent TarbeIl.
To tho Editor of the indianapolis journal:
1t will be a sad day for the schools of this city
when political interests contend in their man
agement; and much to be regretted when fair
ness and hospitality toward able men who make
their homes among us shall be wanting
A few years ago this city was in need of an
experienced and capable superintendent 1t in
vited the State superintendent of public schools
of Michigan, then recently reelected to take
charge of its schools. He resigned that high
office and came, but there is every reason to be-
lieve that he has ever since been too much en-
barrassed by influences which had to be con
ciliated to make any SUPPLEMENTARY in an
ordinary business way possible, let alone carry
ing out any high ideal of the
duties of that office. Envy and
plotting for the succession, rather than
zeal to make the schools a success under the
present management have prevailed to too
great an extent
It is time the responsibility was put on one
man. AMI he sustained in his efforts and held to
full accountability. If this be withheld no honora
BILE man will ever be found to trust his rtkluta-
ton to city which invites to recklessly disgrace
an officer, who should be a gentleman and
scholar. No one at the head of our
schools has ever given such patient
attention to the demands of intelligent parents,
and to the conclusions Of the medical profession
in respect to the healthfuness of our Schools and
l think expresses the opinions of the majority
of the intelligent men Of the city, in saying that
he has done more than his duty in endeavoring
to secure harmony in the entire school system,
and healthful, well-hghted and convenient build
ings good water and pure air for our children
willie at school We should show some apprecia-
ton of this work. while we prove ourselves Il
community with whom such labols obtain com
mendation.
Let the excellent machinery of the schools do
its work unhampered by contentious, and the
true public voice be heard Oh the question of new
buildings More rooms must be provided for
pupils What they shall be-whether one large
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The Kitz investigation.



Indianapolis is having another investigation
For change this time it is Trustee Kitz There
are many charges made against him for reck
lessy expanding the township money. All the
defense Mr. Kitz makes is Il charge that the
chairman of the Republican central committee
is doing it for buncombe-po political capital How
quick people will jump at the conclusion that
some one else has been following out the rule
which they themselves usually work by.
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The Texas Pacific Cotton Frauds.

DALLAS, March Morgan Commack hay
ing turned States evidence in the Texas Pacific
cotton swlndle, was released today on ST. ,@vvu
Bank, for the Texas Pacific Railroad Company,
$20, OF the money stolen on fraudulent bills Of
lading' An attachment WIS shortly afterwards
Sea out by Oliveleettt Griggs, bankers here for
$lS 900 Of the amount, but levy was found i'm
practicable. The bank has since been garn-
isheed by Oliver & Griggs, who have a suit
pending against the Texas Pacific road.
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Husband and wife Commit spic;d..

CHICAGO, March 17.-Frederick W. Gagow
and wife, who came here month ago from
Leipsic, Germany, were found dead in their
sleeping room i'll IA Westside boarding house to-
day, having committed suicide by hanging They
could not speak English, and the cause assigned
is dependency from failing to find work
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or several small buildings-it Is tho duty Of the
school board to determine II has the power.
and on it must rest the responsibility Our
character as people demands that Justice should
be done toward those who labor for our Children.
even though we should deny them our gratitude.
INDIANAPOLIs, March 10 W
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Logansport journal.
The election of township trustee is indeed
very important part of the campaign work, and
every Republican voter should perform well his
part and use every effort to elect the best avail
able men in the party
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Living and Dying Every Day.

PITTsBURG, March IA wonderful case of
suspended animation is reported from Egypt,
old boy, who has lived and died every day dur
ing the last month. From sunset to sunrise he
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What To DO with the Lasker Resolution.

Brooklyn Eagle.
As Bismarck declines to receive the Lasker
resolution and Frclnghuysen refuses to take it
back, perhaps the best disposition that could be
made of it would be to label it "GinX's Baby"
and hang it up in the Patent Office.
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El Mahdi to the Tribes of the soudan.

j hay.. heard t}e Voice. of theT,or3
Aetha prauhat heard Of ola.
Tu1 me have the blessed anyels
The Lool; of Fafa rrrollel.
Gabriel. hottest. highest
Flushed TO nav ca.,, from +1,, s1.,.
And cl.ied. as t6e dawn illun,iuad tis cast
Wake for the end +. Mill
And tt.;i. p,,I,d oI,-,,.,.ss,,r. sls,
And TO 6Il Tho. earti, Win r., ,b+sol,sto.s
Before fine Indictment Da1- -
Then he was gone ms tl,a lie-b+nir,, ..oos
And INV hea,t Iear+ m, IS HaIne
And forth rushed +, tie Hon, lEar
Fnr.tba qIor,- Of AUaI's i1a1ae.
And l.if,,Iiu.r ,,i,-e,. IN, ] t1i,I.g,aads
And HE wind Of tha da.art s;e}i,..
Echoed his cl...a . + messed them by.
..SneaI, fo,. The ,,,,,e .,., f,insi@
The tinbna,ns sbo,,s Iila ls,7cas Iron
Across Inc NTec.,n main
Tho roar Of hosts was In my ears
Th.ir fr1ry. n, INV h,.,in.
And vowed IA, lie (5n5 az f,c Faithful
His prt,1,bet. alone sI,o,,il rrion,
Now. who Is ON The side If God
To fight this fight with me
a lana. L fl,t4, sg,F+ 1,.. lie,
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Who the Critics Are.

PhiIHdelpHia Press.
President Arthur is criticised orgivinc dinner
parties during Lent. The citcising is done
mostly by The folks who aren't invited
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Kentiaud Gazette.
c. J French will probably receive coat of
whitewash To hide the deformities, it will re
ouire To be put ON thick.
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TAKE the news home to Mary, and tell her
that my cough is gone, and that % cent bottle
of DR., Bulls Cough Syrup did it.
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LETTERS FROM TIE PEOPLE.
Paving ponts VIII, the snrDIns.

To the Editor OF the Indianapolis journal.
l see in your issue of the 18th INST that YOU
head an article Indiana Giving Advice 10 the
United States Treasurer" and that myself and
friends had petitioned Congress to enact law
authorizing the United States Treasurer to caIl
in an amount of bonds equal to the amount of
gold and silver in the Treasury, and apply it to
their payment. The whole petition and reasons
for asking it have not been properly sent you
or you would have stated all the facts. The
United States Treasurer reports large accumu-
lation of coin and bullion, amounting to several
hundred millions, which has been held ostensi-
bly, to redeem the United States notes, common
ly called greenbacks, and here you left out one
sentence, which will explain our petition with
out making it appear like advice. It should say;
Whereas, The Supreme Court Of the United
States declares that said United States are law
full money of the United States to be received and
Kept in circulation, and consequently require
dempuon; therefore pray etc, to have the money
in the Treasury applied to the payment OF outstanding
bonds"
This proposition is so reasonable, that if prop
erly presented, will be comprehended and APP
proved by the American people at once. The
money is in the Treasury, and if we do not apply
1t as we petition, what in the name of common
sense shall we do with it! 1t is not needed for
any other purpose. Appropriate it for internal
Improvement and then to meet the interests of
all the American people we would have much
greater job on hand than the State of Indiana
did many years ago when she borrowed
$50, 00O. 600 and entered into general scheme of
Improvement We got twenty miles Of railroad
from Madison, and thousands Of holes dug all
over the State. The old Cumberland road that
runs through Indianapolis is monument of the
wisdom of United States internal improvement
Improve rivers and harbors Why with our
railroads the navigation of our rivers is nearly
gone out of use and steamboats, are rotting at
the wharves Our harbors-well our CONNER
cial marine needs some harbors in which to lie
and rot for our commerce is almost entirely
carried IN foreign bottoms. Then education
might be suggested Now see the surplus d-
vided among the States or, rather, the land do
nation for agricultural colleges. They are a
are paying interest on these bonds, and the fl
nancial principle is as correct with
State as with an individual to stop
interest whenever one has money on
hand by applying to the note. This is the true
interest of the American people, and especially
the laboring people. But few such fellows as
have no rights worthy of respect"
VIII You please make the correction in your
next issue, that may stand ON facts before
the country! Let our idea be properly presented
and we viii abide by the decision of the intelli-
gent American people The question is now be
fore the public, and like Banquos ghost, it will
not be put down till it is properly adjusted.
CRAwFoRDsvILLE, March ID. NJ HIATT.
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The Republican Party and Prohibition.

To the Editor of the indianapolis journal,
would like to PROFOUND a few questions to
the friend Of my youth 'E. P. W. with regard
to the attitude of the Temperance people which
he so earnestly defines in his letter in last Fri
days Journal, after placing both parties on
equal footing as far as favors to the temperance
people were concerned. He says the Republic
an party can go to the bottom of the sea ere
the Prohibitionists will vote for it, if it does
not set itself right to prohibition. Then
again, he says majority of our citizens would
vote for prohibition if permitted at special
election Isn't that just what the Republican
party offered you? Was it the fault of the party
or the temperance people that we did not have
this special electionl Why did not your tenn
perance Democrats join the Republican party
and elect enough men to carry that amendment!
Did not the majority of the tenn
perance Democrats cast aside their tenn
perance principles and vote squarely with
their party which did then and does still
proclaim with loud voice that it is in full fell
lowship and communion with the whisky league
and all its interests Why is it that some of our
great temperance orators are working so hard
for prohibition and at the s., time such faith
full workers for the success of the Democratic
partyt ''Oh, consistency, thou art jewel" 1t
seems that it does not require a prophet or
politician to see through such trickeIy Do you
think if you could sink the only party that has
ever shown You, and the rest of mankind, any
faYors, that you would thus accomplish your de
siresl In threatening to organize third party,
do you expect to draw enough of the moral ee-
ment from both parties to elect your ticket or is
it inst to have the privilege Of sinking the Re
publican party! Do you think it grateful to ac-
cuse the Republican party of dishonesty because,
as you say, three senators voted
against the principles of their partyl
If we are not mistaken you are a minister of the
gospel in the organized body over which you
preside. If there should be some sent out of
that organization to advocate certain doctrines,
would the church be responsible if they should
prove recreant to their trust. We do not think
all are saints in the Republican party, neither
are all sinners in the Democratic; but we know
that the majority of temperance men are mem
bers of the Republican party, and the majority
of the whisky men vote the Democratic ticket
Now, in the knowledge of these facts, is it wise in
us,as ProhibltOnists to antagonize the only party
that we may expect any favors FROM for we
believe in time the Republican party will in
dorse prohibition. We should stand by our
friends and not be used as cats paws to bring
about results just the reverse of what we want
A REPUBLICAN PRoHlBGTIoNIsT
Upton Ind March 16
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1884-06-28
SUMMONS.

TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
i Third Judicial District, oil the State VI
Nevada in snd for the county of Esmeralda.
j. NJ. CAMPBELL, Plaintiff,
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1884-06-28
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CAMPAIGN CLUES.

Republican clubs, for the campaign,
are already being organized. a polit-
ical club is capable of great good or
great harm-one as much as.the other.
II can be the means for the expression
of genuine enthusiasm, the means of
unity of action and of promoting a
worthy cause or it can become the
tool of designing men, the means for
the advancement of low ambitions, and
the medium through which partisan
ship Is made to bleed to satisfy the
greed Of political hangers,on. Prop
erly conducted and ofllcered, n club
can be made the rallying. center for
given community of partisans, the
medium through which they mani
fest their wishes, and the instrument
for legitimately and earnestly pro-
noting the cause of the party. 1t is
obvious that, as to what club shall
be, depends wholly upon the interest
which voters take in its organization.
The Blaine and Logan clubs for. Sac.
rametto should be filed by all the
Republican voters. 1t is essential
that every Republican should take
part, and make them from the begin.
ming, representative and forceful-not
merely pensioners upon partisan lib.
erality. Whoever feels it his duty to
forward the Republican cause should
take an interest in club formations
and conduct This campaign prom.
Uses to be one of unusual earnestness,
and every legitimate means should be
used to make it one full of meaning,
Record. linton.
The above applies to all places, and
members should interest themselves
In getting full, active and earnest
membership.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1884-06-28
CON sTITUrzoNAL coNvE NTION.

The State papers are. discussing a
Constitutional Convention. 1t Is
dangerous and expensive experiment.
If Legislature cannot be trusted to
engineer few needed amendments
from time to time, how can we trust
the same, or similar body of fallible
men TO change the entire State Consti-
tuition? The experiment is danger
Gus one. and in our present poor
condition the expense, alone, ought to
deter us from calling such body to-
qether Friends of the Convention
say it could be made to provide for q
State Board of. Equalization, do away
with useless Offices, etc. If the Legis-
lature can be bribed into defeating
every bill introduced for such objects,
is it likely that the lobby will be any
less vigilant at Constitutional Con-
yentiong Hardly. The Nevada Con.
stiiuton is defective, we must admit,
but gradual change can be brought
about, without expense, and under
standingly. Already a few amend
ments have been made, and the rest
can be made just as easily and intel
ligently. We fear the advocates of
the Constitutional Convention are
after the salaries as members OF the
Convention or hope to make big
money out of the legal chaos which
always follows radical change in an
organic law.-ReDeille.