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CONGRESSMAN A. HERR SMITH, of Penn
sylvania, has been defeated for denomination,
a fact attributed to his vote in favor of the
restoration of General Fitz John Porter to
the army
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AT spiritualst seance in Washington piano
rose from the floor without visible aid and tried
to bump its way through the ceiling. While
this may go far towards convincing the skeptical
that there is spirit land, it is also indica-
ton that the promise 'there shall be no pianos
there" is false and the effect of the exhibition
is consequently depressing
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THE Journals scoop in securing extended
and gall to less enterprising dailies.
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Philadelphia-that sees no difference in guests,
and will no sooner permit prima donna to
foist dog on the other guests than it would
submit to such a thing from a ordinary mortal.
Madame Scalchi, who isn't Madame Scalchi at all,
but Mrs Lolli, became very indignant, and sum
moning carriage, bolted off to a caravansary
where pug dogs are rated on a par with other
people. "The idea, she exclaimed ''of sending
my dear pet to a horrid porter" hotel clerk
that would separate such a loving pair is cruel
indeed. Both of them should have been com
mitted to the porter.
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ness may be as great as it was one year ago
and still the clearances be 20 per cent. less.
The public should remember this when con
sidering the clearanees Of our city banks.
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Mr.. LAMB, of the TeTe Haute district
does not want to monkey with the tariff buzz
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-16

THE report of the rescue of the Greely
party was very bastard LIST of April hoax.
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To the Editor of the indianapolis Journal:
l. Has notary public the right to Swear in
election boards! 3 When an officer swears
them in should he say you or each of YOU!
A SUBSCRIBER.
l. Yes 2 Each of you"
THE addrnss nf William G Huff is rrnntnd
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kind nature from party of such antecedents sHch
present composition and such inevitable administers
ton in the future should it unhappily be permitted to
continue its msgovernment of the country.
am truly and respectfully yours,
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MANTLE!

For the past few days we have
been selling four lines Of Cashmere
Pants, two of which are STRICTLY
ALL WOOL, at the low price of
$3.50. We now offer an ALL
w DOL LIG T-OOLORED
PANTS at
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-16

THE public has already passed sentence on
the unsavory Cincinnati jury that made a
farce of justice by convicting the assassin
Berner of manslaughter, but it now appears
that they were even more infamous than they
were believed to be- The records of the
county We're either destroyed or hopelessly
scattered during the riots following the Ber-
ner business. On Monday last one Al Shaw,
foreman of the Belner jury, had the effrontery
manner.
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A Letter from the Great Chief Tilden
in Which He Says the Peoples Repre-
Sentatives We're Intimdated.
Bayard MOurns Over the Broken Con-
stitutiOn and the Bad Republicans.
PendletOn Makes Strong Argument in
Support of CivilService RefOrm-0ther
Speeches and Letters.

CHICAGO, April 15.-The Iroquois Club, of this
city, composed of gentlemen prominent in the
Democratic party, gave its third annual banquet
at the Palmer House this evening. The local
attendance was very large, in addition to which
there were many distinguished gentlemen from
all parts of the country Mr. Erskine NJ. Phelps
president of the club, in introducing the speak
ers of the evening, and speakingof the career of
the Iroquois, said:
This club has exerted its influence for reform in
politics, and especially upon the great question before
the peope-tar reform Believing that it is the only
road to prosperity in this country. that the
wheels of commerce throughout the length and
breadth of the land clogged by burdensome sys
TEN of protective taxes we feel that the people should
understand and upon this important issue to
enable themselves to compete in the markets of the
umphantly every of yore, under Democratic
auspices.
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THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL

Can be found at the following places;
LONDON-American Exchange in Europe, 449
Strand.
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manner:
els this the coroner?'

us this the coroner
eyes; what do you want"
Shaw hesitated for moment, shuffled from
one foot to the other, and finally said: Il
have in my possession, or | know a man who
has in his possession, number of valuable
records and papers that belong to your Office.
What will you give me for themi"
Astonished at the fellow, DR.. Muscroft
never answered for moment, and he con-
tinued: 'lf you want them, will sell them
to you for $40. What do you sayg'
At this Muscroft sprang to his feet with
flushed face and blazing eyes, and said ''Do
you want to sell to the county what belongs
to the county? Go away from me! | don't
want to have anything to do with you"
The impudent fellow then made good his
escape, and will hardly repeat the attempt to
barter for the return of stolen property. He
will fool around Cincinnati until public pa
thence is exhausted, and then justice will come
up with him unexpectedly. Few would
mourn the loss of such a characterless rascal.
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NEW YoRk-st. Nicholas and Windsor hotels.

PARIS-American Exchange in Paris So Boulevard
DIES Capueines.
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POLITICAL NOTE AND GOSSIP.

THE address Of William G. Huff is wanted.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-16

After an address by Colonel w. G. P. Breckin
ridge, of Kentucky, upon the sentiment THE
Republic an Indvsible Union of Indestructible
States" the following letter was read from ex
Governor Tilden:
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CINCINNATI-J. c. Hawley & Co, 154 Vine Street.
LOUISYIILE-C. T. bearing, northwest corner
Third and Jefferson streets.
ST LOUIs-Union News Company, Union Depot and
Southern Hotel.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-16

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Brentano's, LOIS Pennsyl
vania Avenue.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1884-12-13

1t will be remembered that while
Guiteau was on trial for the murder Of
President Garfield, q young butcher,
named Bill Jones shot at the assassin
while he was being conducted in the
prison van from the court house to the
Jail. Jones rode on horseback behind
the, van until it. reached the open
grounds surrounding the capitol build
ing, when he suddenly rode up along
side the vehicle.and fired into it, the
ball! from his pistol passing through
the left sleeve of, Gniteau's coat and
grazing his arm. 70 As Soon as he fired
the shot Jones galloped away, eluding
the guard. attending the prison van,
and avoided arrest for several days.
When apprehended he was sent to
jail, but was shortly:released on bail.
This incident occurred in November,
1881, three years ago. Monday Jones
was called for trial on the charge Of
assault and battery with intent to kill
Charles j. 5Guiteau. The witnesses
for the prosecution, who were the OH
Gals attending the fvan,rfully ,identi-
fed the prisoner, and testified to, the
Shooting as herein, related. The Jury;
after an absence Of twenty minutes,
found = verdict 0f not guilty.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1884-12-13
Punch Bowls.

A large punch-bowl is to be found in
almost every house in Washington, and
punch-making has become q fine art.
One of the most famous punch-makers
was the late Charles Aston Bristed.
His punches were neither too strong
o too weak. In other words, one
glass would not makeyou drunk, neith-
or were you obliged to drink several
gallons in order to reach a point of ex-
hilaration. This point of exhilaration
is the place to stop drinking. Daniel
Webster punch is a complicated drink
that calls for whisky, rum, champagne,
arrack, maraschiho, green tea, lemons,
sugar, and a very little water. A party
of distinguished Scotch gentlemen, who
we're in the city not hong ago. during
their stay were invited to visit the pri-
vate residence of a prominent gentle
man. During the evening a light col
lation was served in the dining-room,
and a huge punch-bowl was set out.
The head of the party, a Scotchman,
who at home occupies the position of
provost in his native town, stepped up
and tasted the punch, and, turning to
an acquaintance, said: "That seems
very light; I think it would take a man
a long time to get drunk on that"
This cool liquor glided very gently
down the provost's throat, and q sec
ond glass followed. Pausing before be-
ginning a third glass, he engaged in
Conversation for q moment, then he
shook his head and said: II don't see
what is the matter with me-" His eyes
became half shut, and as he stepped
forward he. nearly lost his balance.
Turning in the most surprised fashion,
he looked at the punch-bowl, and said:
''Do you know, I think that drink is
very l%nseedious. What is it made of?''
His friend replied: whisky, rum,
claret, champagne, sugar and lemon,
and a little water" The Scotchman
understood at once what was the mat
ter.-Wdshington. Cor. Boston Budget.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1884-12-13
Northern Railroad Outlet.

A Winnipeg dispatch says: There is
much indignation among farmers at the
failure or refusal of the dominion and
local governments to aid in securing aid
tor additional railway facilities. The
members of the Farmers union held q
meeting yesterday, at which strong con-
demnatory resolutions were passed.
Talk of secession and annexation were
loudly INDUCED in. Most of the men,
beers of the union came from the south
ern part of the province, and are deeply
interested in the proposed connection
by rail with the Manitoba extension to
Devils Lake. If the government should
stop this scheme there is likely to" be
serious trouble.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1884-12-13
Last Snake Story of the Year.

A strange story comes to US from
one of the counties down below here,
and if it were not for the fact that fact
Is more strange than fiction, we should
feel a hesitancy about relating it. The
story is this: A gentleman having BEEN
at work in a field some distance from
home had carried his diuner with him.
When noon came he took his b.,sket
and went in a piece of woods near by,
and close to a creek, to eat his dinner.
After finishing the meal he sat down
on a log to rest awhile before resuming
his work. While thus engaged, hap
pening to glance at an old decayed
stump just before him, he saw a snakes
head protruding from a hole. He i'm
mediately seized a long pole and went
up by the side of the stump waiting to
see if the snake, which had gone back,
would reappear. In a short time the
snake, not seeing him, crawled out,
and as he did so the gentleman killed
him with a well-directed blow, seeing
then, to his horror, that it was that
most dreaded reptile, the rattlesnake.
To his aStonishment another came out
and was also slain, and another, and
another, until "a had been counted.
While still watching the hole he OBJ
served that the last snake had only
been wounded and had crawled off,
and was, apparently, writhing in the
agonies of death some distance off on q
sandbar caused by the overflow of the
creek. He Immediately left his post
and advanced toward the hideous
reptile to dispatch him. When he
reached the spot the snake was appar-
emily dead. Looking down on the
smooth sand near by he saw, to his
utter amazement, the words mo
more'' traced thereon in plain, distinct
characters. He looked at the snake
and he looked at the words. He saw
that a capital N should have been used
in: commencing a sentence, and he
made the correction, then, seized with
a sudden superstitious fear, he hasten
ed home and told his strange story.
We give it to the public for what it is
worth. After all, the snake may have
lied; perhaps there was more Colum-
bus /Ga.) Times.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1884-12-13
FOREIGN.


The French senate has passed a bill abol-
bhing public executions.
The national councilof Switzerland elect
ed N. HOessel president of the republic and
n. Bezzola vice president.
The rumor Is telegraphed from Egypt
that the false prophet Of the Soudan is dead
and that his army is dispensing.
App ication has been made to the federal
council of Switzerland for a concession for
a railway tunnel through st. Bernard moun-
tain.
The Reichstag at Berlin passed a motion
by DR.. WindthOrst to repeal the law expel-
ling priests Notwithstanding Bismarck's op-
position. 49,,
The court Of appeals Of London has af-
firmed the conviction for murder of the cap
tain and mate of a wrecked yacht who kill
ed q boy to prolong their lives.
Is A bill will soon be introduced in the SEN
ate for a life pension Of 5000 per annum
to General Grant, to date from the retire.
ment from the presidency.
The late duke'of Brunswick bequeathed
to the duke Of Cumberland an iron safe in
his villa at Heitzing, which was found to
contain coin and currency to the amount Of
The ENJOYS Of France at Rome, Vienna,
and ConstantinOple have sent home warn
tngs that the proposal to increase the duty
on cereals Will be met with reprisals. Hum
gary has already entered a remonstranoa.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1884-12-13

fES5HSa&.Aei2.sb t. ,$FrEFY SS5fGhH J5EsSS3
county office in that county, and in fact
pays almost q ! much Al the district or
circuit jjudgeship here.
TbesINTER-OcEAN is waginga terrific
warfare! on the political crookedness of
its political friends in North Dakota. It
would seem that Republicans up that
way have reduced the machinery for de-
feating the will Of the people in eau
cuses and in elections to a science. We
have read the reasons given by The can
wasting board for DISTINGUISHING Pembi-
ma county in order to count in La Moure,
the regular nominee, and to count out
Wilson, the independent Republican,
who was elected, and must say that the
reason are too absurd to merit respect
full consideration, and if the people of
the district 'tamely submit to the out:
rage they do not deserve to be free. We
sympathize with the INTER.O OCEAN in its
fight. -
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1884-12-13
Benson County.

t- ~
R. R. Wise has completed arrange
ments for putting up 100 tons of ice.
The Arlington Social club is the latest
addition to Minnewaukan's social at
fractions.
Capt. Dan Harshman succeeds Major
Larson as chairman, of the board of
county commissioners.
]. G. MCGOWAN informs us that six
claims have been filed on west of his
place.
H. Bass has put up on addition to his
hotel at Bass lake, IN the Turtle noun
tain road, a mile and a quarter west Of
McGowan's.i &C.,
John Gerry has purchased Capt. Her.
mans building, l6x30, at New Chicago,
for. 1912, and. will move the same to
MinnewaukanI and open, a saloon.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1884-12-13
When to Qualify.

Section 10 of chapter S, page 10, ofthe
revised statutes, provides that: eek
cept where otherwise especially pr,ovid-
ed, all territorial, district, county, town
ship and precinct officers shall qualify
and enter upon the duties of their office
on the first Monday Of January sue
ceeding their election, or within ten
days thereafter" Section 9 provides
the regular term of office begins on the
first Monday of January next succeed
ing election. But if the office to which
he was elected be vacant at the time of
election, wen if he was not elected to
fill a vacancy, he shall forthwith qualify
and enter upon the duties of his office.
1t has been held that unless the parties
qualify within ten days the Office is de-
clared vacant, and the official elected
cannot afterward perform the duties.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1884-12-13
Aman in Southern Arkansas wro,

Aman in Southern Arkansas wrote
the following notice and tackled it on a
tree: "This here is to notify merchants
not to low my wife to get nothin at
thar stors on credit fur me an her have
played quits fur she's a caution. i lived
with hur as long as could an don't
believe she could get along with .
saint. this is also to notify folks inter:
ested in the Gauss of eddtcation that
am goin' to take up school at the old
Bosom place. next Monday Arkan-
sag Trareler. !
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1884-12-13

divisions as follows: Eastern states. 10
banks, With s capital of $4,000; middle
states, so, capital So, 9yi, 600: western states,
102, capital SIS, SO5 $3.50; Pacific states, S, cap,
tai $sso,0oo; territories, 10, capital 81, l4$,-
Been orrassi sySIs s.aSi r eati o1Eq basn skae n The
to 81. 9 az }sTrt II s .a%SsI i NOV SI1 I 1ssa,' 4 I
any n time. Eleven national banks, with
failed and been placed in the hands of re-
celyers during the year. : -
The different items Of resources and lie
ness Of national banks during the past elev-
en- years has generally increased. The
items;of United States, bonds and circula.
tion thereon have decreased during the past
w years.. The aggregate liabilities Of ma
tional banks TO deaposllors and correspond
of $94,0 y 900. This reduction OF liabilities
and tho generalreductionof loans bybanks,
which am0unted5tO over $63,O00,0 900 during
the year, the comptroller says, was doubt,
less occasional by Financial troubles in May.
and ageneraldepresston Of business. Dur
creased their cash resources by about $21,.
600, 600 in specie, and 81, 0O0,0 900 in legal
tenders and United States certificates of de-
post forthe S{salne.$sThe total number :of
OanKSaGClN. IN operation, organized under the
act ofJune i8,$1864, and provisions Of the
Revised Statutes and their periods of sue
cessi0n, which.will terminate, unless herr
after renewed during years previous to 1900,
is LIZ, with 3 capital Of Sss1,4el.14h and .
A$sf Az h., ~,
+ THE sILyER DOLLAR.
Representative Bncnkner. Chairman Of the
Commit e e n EBankine and" Cnrrencv. ia.
troduead on Monday, the following bit to
suspend the coinapa If the silver dnliar.
SECTION l., That SO much Of Tia act en-
titled "An act to, authoriZe the coinage OF
The standard silver dnliar and rasfora }fss L.
Bartender character'' as antRorizes S and nd d.
rects the Secretary of the Treasury TO pur-
chase from time TO time silver bullion at
the market price thereof. not less than So
600, 900 worth per month and not more titan
5 1. loo, 600 worth per month. and the
same to be coined monthiy as fast AS bur
chased into Standard silver dollars. and
which %appropriates out Of any money In the
Treasury not otherwise ~appropriated a sum
Sufficient to carry out said provision AZ to
the coinage Of standard silver. be- and the
same Is hereby. suspended for a term Of
three years from the 4th of, March. 1885.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1884-12-13
Weather Statistics.

Following is an official record Of the
weather from observations and readings
on file at Ft. Totten for the past three
years: ~ = Z
Thermometer readings and the rainfall. by months.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1884-12-13
The Pembina County Outrage.
Minneapolis Tribune

Local,politics in Pembina'county, the
senior county of the Twelfth council
and Legislative district of Dakota, should
have died out after the election held on
the 9TH Of November. We hoped it
would be o National politics were so,
but local politics in Pembina county
run high to-day. The county commits
siioners Of Pembina county made re-
turns to the district board, but they were
signed by only three members of the
county board, the other three members
refusing to, sign them. There had been
9 deadlock for several days in the board
of commissioners for the sake of getting
the .seats in the territorial council for
hudson La Moure. The district, can
wasting board were bought or persuaded
to throw Pembina county out entirely.
By that act nearly 1000 voters were dis
franchised. Indignation among the
people runs high. Frank A. Wilson,
to whom the seat in the council be-.
longs, has served notice of contest upon
Judsonf La Moure, and John Bechtel, to
whom the seat in the house belongs, has
served notice of contest upon H. Stong.
Mr. Wilson and Mr.. Bechtel were elect.
ed by small maiorities, but they were
majorities, fairly, justly and honestly
elected by the vote of the people. 1t is
believed to be the most damnable out
rage 9 perpetrated upon any people
outside Of the struggling South. This
action Of the county commissioners and
Of the district canvassing board has not
the shadow of an excuse. Decision
after decision Of the supreme courts
9 re'cited to the county board to guide
them in their action, but they would
not heed them. District Attorney Ball
from Fargo was there, stayed with, ac-
%,compaaied Judson La Moure, rode, with
him walked with him and his friends,
and then had the consummate cheek to
say he was nonpartisan, but when he
was asked q question, or when he VEN
tured an opinion, he always gave his
W opinion in favor of La Moure, and
never cited a case or a decision to sub.
stantiate his own opinion, It is believed
that District Attorney Ball. has prosti-
tuted his office for a personal gain. He
claimed to act merely in his official ca
pacity, and yet could not cite a single
decision d bear him out in his "oficial"
opinions. The people feel outraged.
They held a large and enthusiastic
meeting at Cavilier on the night Of the
9th ult. A regular organization was
/ effected to contest the election. Money
was subscribed literally to be used in
gathering evidence of the business Of the
peoples claims, and for presenting it to
the}respectiye branches of the territorial
legislature at its next session. If there
i! any justice in the legislature Wilson
and BechteliWM be seated. It is high
time forSLa Moure to be sat down upon
politically. ~. ~.
d. - -=
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1884-12-13

The figures in the four right-hand columns indicate
the degrees Of temperature.
The winter Of ls71-78 was very remarkable. De-
cember l was 10 below zero; the 9th was 80 below, and
1t was not below rgnin during the month. Jauurry
had eleven days below zero: the coolest were tho 9th
and 9th, 23o below; the 22d, 18th and 18th were 80 be-
low; the 18th was $50 above and 1t was not below again
during the winter. February !, 8. 81 and 20 were 46o
above zero.