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The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-07-12
A FALLEN MACkATE.
Some Facts in the Career of James u.
Fish, the Late President of the Marine
Bank.
IN. Y. star.


The President of the Marine Bank is "au
old.timer" in several senses He did not
nlunge into Wall street in his youth aud
rake out fortune. He began i'll partner
ship with his brother years ago, in the
shin stores business at No. lOB South
street. and did a solid old-style trade,
which assured him comfortable circum'
stances. II was Just before the war times
that he W, mt into banking as an expert
uant and rot control OF the Marine Bank.
Stress was laid on his methodical business
HABITS and his old time stability as guar
ontv thar the institution would be run on
the proper basis. He i, a Staid, Solld old
man, with genial smile that seems m
suired hy perfect couteut and full money
boos. and the last person i'm the world that
one would suspect of risky HABITS. liiS
INTERNAL air would ,tihe such 4 thought al
nrce. Imagine then the surprise of the
writer when one night he passed this re-
snectahlc old President IN the lobby
If Nihlo,, Garden with two beautiful
actresses hanging on his arms, and
Iookiup lovingly INTO his eyes. His admira-
tiou for the drama seemed 10 increase a.
time passed, lbi ne was 7'N'' '''-''
ward i'm the green room OF Nib!o'N wu'h
Harry Palmer was running grand Spec'a
Giles. with plenty of pretty women engaged
Ua became the best known man Oi the pun
Liz. behind the scenes u All the ballet gifI'
could point out ''the funny little man" a.
the President of the Marine Bank and his
infatuation for the profession seemed te
GROW as he advanced in years. In early
life he had been brought up strictly under
Quaker tutelage and had never gone to a
tbeater. When he became old and bald ne
acquired his taste for the drama anu graf
fled il with the recklessnesS of boy
The managers encouraged this weakness,
giving the old man the entree to the stage
and introducing him to the prettleSt ac'
tresseS, who, having turned wiser and
Younger heads, had no trouble with hln'
The managers gave him these lacililles
havond a doubt, because he was gooo
Marty TO borrow money from when they
more short. but whether he ever loaned any
T.. not known. Whether he did or not
ho,vevsr. Ia. always managed up TO th'
last moment to preserve his popularity be
fore and behind the scenes, and WAS re
,,ardsd AS Que Of tho maiu5tsys OF m
drama in New York.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-07-12
GRANT AND VANDERBILT.


n. Y. Cor 81. Louis Post. Dispatch
1t has been announced, upon author
ity, that General Grant has declined to
receive back the property which he
turned over to Mr.. William II. Wander
bit in payment of the loan of Sli0,p00
made just before Grant az Ward failed.
so much sentiment is connected with the
personal misfortunes of General Grant
and his attitude toward his creditors
that the Vanderbilt incident is becom.
ing matter of great interest. The
original story was, that when the
firm was about to collapse, Ferdinand
Ward requested Ulysses Grant, Jr., to
raise large amount of money, as it
was needed very badly. Mr.. Grant, it
was said, went to several prominent
capitalists, among them Jay Gould,
who refused to lend any money because
the securities offered were not consid-
cred good. This part of the story has
since been denied by Mr., Gould him
self When matters became desperate,
General Grant was asked to raise the
money on the representation that it was
needed to cover heavy contracts. On
the Sunday preceding the collapse the
ex.Presdent called at the house of Mr.
Vanderbilt and asked for "A cheek for
}l5 900, promising to send his own
check for the amount to Mr.. Wander.
bit on the following day. The amount
was trans ferred to Mr.. Ward, and on
Monday General Grant sent Mr.. Van
derbilt check for the sum he
had borrowed. Grant 81 Ward failed
on Tuesday. A. soon as General
Grant aScel tanned that the firm had come
to grief he transferred the deeds of all his
real estate to Mr.. Vanderbilt. The General
had already parted with all his ready mon
sv, and the total amount of property owned
| bv him was just about sufficient TO repay
| Mr.. Vanderbilt The millionaire at once
returned the deeds with note expressing
his sympathy for the General, and saying
that the loan matter could stand over in-
| definitely, as he could not think of accept
! ING the deeds under such circumstances.
When Mr.. Vanderbilt was asked about tho
| subject on the day that he departed for
| Europe, he said: That is a question which
| don't think it would he fair for me to an.
,wer. 1t concerns Il matter which interests
! ,nly General Grant and myself. As said,
know nothing about the firm or its bus.
mess methods. My relations with General
! Grant were of personal nature"
! 1t is known that General Grant has been
very much borne down by the whole af-
fair, but he insists upon paying his debt to
Mr.. Vanderbilt. His sons have personally
assumed all the debts which they contract
ed for the firm, but this was the only debt
contracted by the Genera. His wife is as
DESTROYS as her husband tlat the obliga-
ton should be discharged, although 1t ruins
both of them aud leaves them poor, except
from the a. ,ured income Of the General.
A friend of the ex.President said few
days ago that General Grant did not want
his property 10 go into the hands OF the re-
ceiver for Grant & Ward, as it would leave
him still in debt to MIR. Vanderbilt. The
fact that the money borrowed was swal'
lowed up in a day makes him feel his po-
sitlOn keenly. ~
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-07-12
Me-, 1 an Annexation Fnncies.

There are some hasty philosophers
who imagine that the United States is
likely in time to annex at least the
Northern portion of Mexico; and this
notion also finds favor among con-
siderable number of wealthy Mexicans.
who suppose that their property inter-
ests would he safer if the government
OF the northern republic were extended
over them.
This notion. however. seems TO be
entirely fanciful. There is nothing in
the northern portion of Mexico. with
the exception, perhaps, Of parts of Tam
aulipas, to attract the Immigration OF
North Americans. The barren regions
of Coahuila. Chihuahua and Sonora
offer small inducements to settlers.
Even the best parts of these States can
only be made useful for cattle ranges,
and these require but n limited popua-
ton. The mines, however rich they
may be. can only be worked with costly
apparatus, and the Indians of the
country will supply every demand for
labor In this situation there is moth
ing to bring about annexation. Ii the
country were rich, If ii were capable Of
being settled by a dense agricultural
population, the case might be other.
wise; but rs it now stands, there is moth
ing that can make it an object for
American politicians to add Mexico or
any part of it to the United States.
OF course, the restless Yankee will
! always have heavy interests in Mexico.
| No matter what losses may be incurred.
/ the chances of successful mining or of
fortunate hits in other directions will,
always suffice to charm due proper
ton of our spectators. But whatever
effect these gentlemen may produce. OF
however their wishes may be seconded
by a few rich McXicans, il is most inn
probable that the northern republic
/ will desire, or that the southern republic
will he willing. to annex the two coun-
tries together under one Government.
In the North the policy of adding sin OF
eight millions of Indians to voting
population in which there is already
too much Of ignorance will not be toll
Grated; while in the South the differ
cnccs of race, language, laws ant
usaycS will present on that side OBJ
stacl"s equally insurmountablc. Eacl
country will, of course, exert its due
weight in the development of the other
and there should be no reason in an,
national jcalousics or fears of cncroach
mext, why this development should no
be healthy. invigorating. and always II
the direction of progress. C. 4. Dana
IN ~ y SHn.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-07-12
TO MALARIA
lie FEELS LIKE A NEW MAN.

lie FEELS LIKE A NEW MAN,
81 have had Dyspepsia. with Constipa
kinds of pills, and TUFTS are the iirs
hat have done me any good. They hay
cleaned me out nicely. Ny appetite i
,plcndid, food digests readily, and / nov
man" W..D. EDWARDS, Palmyra, o.
'oldevcrywhere 25c. Office, II Murray St. NY
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-07-12
Really Didn't Know.

A passenger who boarded train com
inc east over the Detroit, Lansing "
Northern Road, at lonia, the other day,
took n seat in front of woman who
was very curious-minded about the
country. She asked about the crops,
the price of land, the characteristics Of
the people, the climate and many other
things. TO each and every question he
returned Il respectful
don't know ma am really don I
know"
is this as good u climate as New
York;
Il think so, ma am, but amt sure. y
ado the people seem Cheerful?'
Il think they do, but I'm not GER
tain"
Whom do they seem TO prefer for a
Presidential candidate?'
Cant say, ma am
"Are the farmers low spirited over
the price Of wheat
They may be, but cant say as to
that
should you say this was II good
State for II young man to begin life in'
Il shouldn't like to say, ma am?
His nOn-committal answers seemed 10
annoy her, aud, after brief silence,
she continued:
"IIavc you been in Michigan long?'
Three years, ma am,
"And yet you don't seem to have
posted yourself much
"Wcll. ma am, to tell you the truth, -
he replied, as he turned about, I'm IA
resident of Ohio. | came up here and
stole horse, and was sent to the lonia
prison for three years. | haven't been
out more than two hours yet.
She rose and took the fourth seat back
in Il way to make the dust fly, and she
didn't open her mouth again even to
the conductor, until the train was run
ming into Detroit LetrOH Free Press.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-07-12

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The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-07-12

The little State of Tlaxcala the Rhode
Island of Ne xico, has codes peculiarly its
own. This State was an independent re-
public, defying tho might Of the Astecs
when the conquerors came into tne land
and its laws are said TO be much the same
As they were then in many respects, the
only instance, it is tAosght, where the
aboriginal laws have been preserved fof .
civilized comm unity.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-07-12

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The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-07-12

Some English ladies stopping at Il
New York hotel. said that the candor
with which American ladies wore front
false frizzes without concealment aston
ished them more than anything they had
Yet seen in this country.-N l. MAJ.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-12
THE CITY IN BRIEF.


The Pu1im masquerade will be held at Men
nerchor Hall this evening.
A social will be given at Roberts Park Church,
by the ladies of the congregation, this evening
Judge Howe has tax en- the Black divorce suit
under advisement and will give decision this
morning.
The Republicans of the second precinct of the
Second ward will hold a meeting at the engine
house this evening.
Judge Howe yesterday annulled the marriage
of Ella and Thomas Jones, as she is a white
woman and he a negro
The Cooperative Loan and Savings Associa-
ton, of Rushville with a capital stock of $4,000
was incorporated yesterday.
The pink tea social at Fletcher-plaes Church
last night much of a success that it will
be continued again this evening.
The Hospital Sewing Society will meet at
Plymouth Church this afternoon at 2 o'clock
All ladies interested in this work are invited
The indianapolis Light Artillery dance, which
was to have been given at Lyra Hall, last night,
was postponed, on account of the Indictment
weather
Marriage licenses were issued yesterday to
John NJ. Jester and Lizzie Newton, Joseph Sci
fert and Bertha Cramer, John Davidson and
Abbie E. Smith.
Ben Jearl. keeper of the English Kitchen, y
was fined $40 and costs by Judge Norton yes
terday for allowing one of his rooms to be used
for gambling purposes
circular letter has been issued by the State
Superintendent urging the county superintend-
ents throughout the State to have all the public
schools observe April ii as arbOr day.
The trustees of the Medical College of Indiana
have chosen Dr. w n Wishard to deliver a Sc
ries of lectures on "Clincal Medicine" and DIR.
w. 7. Hays on Diseases of the Skin"
Winnie Patterson has brought suit in Justice
Feiblemans court against Edmund Pattson for
'.maiciously and mischievously injuring one
yellow dog the property of the affiant by shoot
ing him through the head neck and body with
gun
The headquarters of the Howe Sewing Ma
chine Company will be removed to Cincinnati,
Mr.. +. d. DIN, the general agent removing
thither with his family. The room in the Deni-
son now occupied by the Howe is to be taken by
ID. II. Baldwin & Co
Grand Marshal Deery has appointed the fol
lowing named gentlemen as his assistants for
the St. Patricls Day celebrations Captain c.
Ii. O'Brien, John Rayland. John AIullaney, Pat
rick Manley Ed +. Hart, Richard Butlar, p. J.
Kelleher, William Curry, Frank NJ. Ryan, r. r.
will meet this evening at No. 10 West Washing
ton street, to arrange line of march.
The voting for the gold headed cane to the
most popular candidate for township trustee.
which takes place this evening at the Purim bal
masque at Mennerchor Hail. is creating quite a
sensation among our local politicians. The COM
mittee having this matter in charge say that the
voting shall be honest and the ballot fairly
counted. A judge for each candidate will be
selected from the audience, or the candidates
may select them themselves, if they so desire it.
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miscellaneous Notes.

The passage of bill in the New York Leeisla-
ture to prohibit free passes except to railway
employees and persons accompanying freight has
been recommended.
The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe company
has made a corrected statement for 1883 show
ing net earnings of SIS sos 000 against S. PIG 000
as previously reported.
The Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Com
pany is experimenting in the manufacture of
steel rails which will weigh eighty pounds to the
yard. These will be the heaviest rails ever
rolled in this country. The ninety pound rails
tested on the Camden & Amboy road were man
ufactured in England.
The Lehigh Car Manufacturing Company
works at Scranton Pa, which have been lille
for several months, started up on Thursday last
with a full force of men to build 250 twenty ton
coal cars for the Baltimore d Ohio Railroad
Company, and to fill enlarge orders received
within the past few days.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company is to en-
ter Pottsvlle with its Schuylkill valley line by a
route thirty-five miles in length and extending
northward from heading, built by a syndicate Of
private citizens. The leading member of the
syndicate is Joseph G. Bright, d merchant of
Pottsville who has an old grudge to settle with
the Reading for the high freights it has charged
Rim. He puts quarter Of million Of his own
money into the enterprise
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-12
The PENNSYLVANIA Stockholders.

PHILADELPHIA March 1.-THE annual meet
ing of the stockholders of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company was held to-day. President
Roberts being asked by Mr.. Lockwood about the
charges that some shippers We're charged 1-2c
per ton for coal per mile while others were
charged three cents, replied that the company
never charges one man more than another
under the same circumstances. Mr.. Lockwood
asked if the Pennsylvania company charged
itself with tho responsibility fora loss of but
$l1 .22s ON the lines west of Pittsburg when the
actual loss was shown to be much greater. The
president replied that the amount represented
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company's proper.
ton of the loss on these lines.
Resolutions adopting the annual report, which
has already been published, and instructing the
incoming board of directors to carry out Il
recommendation to the effect were adopted.
The policy indicated in the annual report re-
garding tho paying of dividends was approved
and the board authorized to act accordingly.
Mr.. Lockwood offered resolution denouncing
the various contracts with other corporations as
a usurpation Of the power of the shareholders,
and demanding an investigation. Pending &C
ton the meeting adjourned.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-12
VIII the Fast-Freight Lines Coz

The Buffalo Courier says the Indianapolis
Journal isvery much mistaken when it states
that the reorganizing of the pool and the estab
fishing of a clearing house will result in the do
ing away of the fast-freight lines "A little in
vestigation will speedily convince the writer of
these misleading paragraphs that he is indulg
ing in idle talk The Journal has only quoted
what was said by one of the trunk-line presi-
dents at a recent meeting, and what has been
said on this subject by railroad officials who look
upon fast-freight lines, as now operated, as be
ing heavy drains railroad companies earn
ngs. A leading railroad official remarked FIAT
it was costing s., 500, 600 a year to operate the
fast-freight lines north Of the Ohio river.
He said there were twenty-nine important
fast-freight lines. The twenty nine managers, at
a salary of 81, 900 year. were paid SIG, coo.
Each manager would have at least three clerks
whom he would certainly pay 5000 year, max
$50 200 then, the twenty nine Offices the rental
would be at least 500, 900; then, there were ia
line agents who, at the low salary Of 1925 per
month, would receive 81, 07l, 900 a year; then,
three clerks, at $50 per month. 1923, 400 a year;
offices, placing the rent at $50 per month. 1928,
400 To this, he said is to be added printing
and stationery, which would be fully $75, 600,
and. above this, the telegraph bills and the loss
of revenue, through excessive competition, and
il was quite evident that in summing up
tho expenses and supplies would reach sum of
s., 500, 600 or more. The plan of a clearing
house is a valuable one, for it is undoubtedly
true that the present system of conducting Il
tonnage pool with so many lines is becoming
altogether too complex to be agreeable for Com
missioner Fink. The clearing house is a pet
scheme of the Commissioner, and with his
splendid command of details it will enable him
to greatly simplify the present methods.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-12

The arrangement now is that Commissioner
Richardson, of the Chicago and Ohio river pool,
shall call a meeting of all parties interested in
the pool the second Wednesday of next month,
at Cincinnati or Chicago, to consider the re-
adjustment of per cents, the traffic agreement
entered into between the c., L, st. L.
6 C. and the L., N. A. & c. making
to be moving along tremendously, as whole,
although We becr occasional backhiting by some
Of inc officials, who are sInorherng their feel
1ngs over what they think is an injustice to the
roads they represent. While the pool will
doubtless be continued, should there be some
sharp talk at the proposed meeting in April it
will create no surprise
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-12
Snnerinr Court.
Room No. Hon. Napoleon B. rayiol

Room NO lion. NapoIeoh D. TaFTor' Jnlss.
William H. johnson ct al VS.. John E. Sullivan
Dismissed by plaintiff.
Mary Josephine Allen VS. National Benefit Assoeia
tom suit on policy. On trial by jury.
Room No. 2-Hon. d. W. Howe, Judge.
Cassius L. Black VS.. Carrie P. Black; divorce suit.
Taken under Amusement.
Room No. S-Hon. Lewis c. Walker. Judge.
I. n. VanVo VS. Richard Carter; suit con
tract. Jury ont
David c. Minnick VS.. j. W. Power ct al; suit for
settlement. Samuel *. Hardy ct al. apply for ap
pointmeut of receiver Petition granted, and Giles
S Bradley annointad.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-12
The Conference of Trunl1-Line Presidents.

The meeting of the trunk-line presidents to.
day in New York is looked forward to with much
interest, and opinions of freight men are about
equally divided as to the conference resulting in
a reduction in east bound rates. 1t is to be
hoped some unanimous and definite action will
be taken, which will result in better plainte
nance of rates. Shippers are at their wits end to
know what to do Certain favored ones at all
Western points are given rates which enable
them to do all the business, while shippers who
are outside the ring, so to speak, must pay full
tariff rates What shippers want is uniform
rate and they prefer to pay reasonable rates,
providing all are placed on the same basis.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-12
To BE am Important Meeting.

H c. Diehl, general freight agent of the l., B.
& W, and J. A, Perkins division freight agent
of the c., st. L. & p. left last night for Chicago,
to attend meeting to be held to day in the Office
of T. c. Moore pool commissioner, at which is
to be represented all lines interested in restoring
tariff rates to interior points i'll Illinois, Indiana,
Ohio, Michigan, New York and Pennsylvania
1t is expected that full representation will be
had of all roads doing business in the above
named territory, from St Louis, Peoria, Indian
apolis, Cincinnati, Louisville and Chicago.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-12
At the TIleaters.

Three of Kind was repeated at the Grand,
last night, by Salsbury's Troubadours, to an
- other good audience, and the play and company
we're well received. It will be presented again
this afternoon and tonight, which concludes the
engagement.
AT Engfshs, the last three nights of the week,
the Harrison & Gourlay company will appear in
their comedy success, Skipped by the Light of
the Moon," which has met with much favor
elsewhere. The company is well spoken of, and
the advance sale is good.
SUIT AGAINST BROOKS DICKSON
New YORK, March 11-Miss Ef6e Ellsler, the
actress has brought suit against Joseph Brooks
md James B. Dickson, theatrical managers, for
S6l 300 damages, for forfeiture of theatrical
contract The plaintiff has been ordered to fur
nish bill of particulars
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-12

Phe private bal masque of the Mennerchor
Society, for members and few invited guests
only, took place at their hall last night and was
tho occasion for much merry making. There
were about 300 ladies and gentlemen in attend
ance, majority of whom wore original and
striking costumes The dancing was kept up
until O late hour
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-12

Athlophoros enabled Rev. J. L. Seminar, st.
Paris, Champaign county. Ohio, to do quite a
work as Good Samaritan in his neighborhood.
He writes respecting it; 'Athlophoros has
proved highly satisfactory to me. One lady who
was confined to her bed with rheumatism was
relieved in twenty four hours after beginning to
take it, and has not had return of the disease,
Numerous inquiries have been made of me for
the remedy