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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-02
THE COMMISSIONERS CONVENTION
Some of the Abuses Which the Commission
ers Are Expected to Correct.

The call has been issued for a county com
missioners' convention to meet here ON the 18th
of this month, and it is hoped that each one of
the ninety two counties of the State will be rep
resented in this convention. The objects to be
accomplished by this organization are numerous
and important. AS the State has grown in popu
lation and wealth, many abuses and extrava-
gances have crept in, and it is advisable for
county commissioners to take counsel together
and devise the best means of looping off some of
these eXcrescences. One thing mentioned to the
reporter yesterday was the necessity of the
counties in the State that have the most miles of
railroads in them-and over twenty counties are
directly interested, and many more in
directly-being represented at the meet
ings of the State Board of Equalization.
The railroads are always represented at the
meetings of the board, and as there is never any
one to look after the interests of counties, the
Board of Equalization depends on the statements
made by the railroads. and no adverse showing
is made. In the matter of track exemption, the
reporter is told there are cases in which exemp-
uon is claimed for property four miles away
from the track In this county the railroads
have it nearly all their own way. case is cited
where a farm in Wayne township be-
longing to a railroad is exempt because
that road cuts timber from it fer the road. They
certify off almost everything placed against
them on the tax duplicate in this county-prop
erty three or four hundred feet from the track,
claiming it as right of way. These things
approved by the State Board of Equalization,
have been under all administrations, and there
is no one to protest In this city property that
never was used for railroad purposes is certified
off the duplicate and goes untaxed Some of
this property consists of vacant lots while other
pieces have houses built upon them, from
which the railroads get rents,
and all included in their right
of way. Owners of small properties farmers,
mechanics, laboring men, merchants, ETC., pay
the bulk of the taxes, and the wealthy corpora
tons escape with paying exceedingly small
part of what they justly owe. Yesterday after
noon County Commissioners Ostermeyer and
Wharton said that hereafter it would be seen
that everything got on the tax duplicate, and
that if possible the work of certifying of"
would be made somewhat more difficult.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-02
PERSONAL MENTION.

A. A. Wells, of Delphi, is at English's.
E. j. Huber, of Columbus, is at Engsh's.
K W. Shore, of Rochester, is at the Bates
I. P. Watts, of Winchester, is at the Denison.
H. L. Milward, of Richmond, is at the Bates.
P. B. Severson, of Lafayette, is at the Den
ison
E. A. Worrall, of Richmond, is at the Grand
Hotel.
R. R. Stephenson, of Noblesville is at the
Bates.
Hon G. F. McNutt, of Terre Haute, is at the
Bates.
VIM Businger, of Michigan City, is at En-
glish's.
Hon. Inman H. Fowler, of Spencer, is at the
Denison.
Judge J. NJ Rabb, of Williamsport, is at the
Denison.
Henry A Reed of Orleans, Ind. is at the
Denison.
Wallace Mcpherson, of Atlanta, Ca, is at the
Denison.
A P Brown and wife, of Columbus, are at
the Bates
G. E. j. McFarlan, of Connersville, is at the
Grand Hotel
Judge Charles S. Grubbs of Louisville, KY, is
Judge L. j. Monks, of Winchester, is at the
Grand Hotel
j. w Willis and F. Walter of Vernon, are at
the Occidental
Mrs Mlligan and daughter, of Muncie, are at
the Grand Hotel.
Gen George S. Fowler, of Fort Wayne, is at
the Grand Hotel.
Col Thomas Powers, of Washington, D. c.,
is at the Denison.
Hon. H. H. Boudinot, of Terre Haute was at
the Bates yesterday.
DR.. T. F. Dreyden and John H. Hall, of Clay
ton, are at the Grand Hotel
Judge j. L. Caldwell and wife, of Terre Haute,
were at the Bates yesterday
Joseph E. Henley and W. B. Baker, of Bloom
ington, are at the Bates House.
Rev. G. Haines, of Indianapolis, has become
the proprietor of the Temperance Evangelist
Samuel Hazelton, of Hazeton Bros, manu-
facturers of the celebrated piano of the
same name is visiting their agent, Mr.. George
G. Pearson, of this city.
George D. Gibbons, of GAINESVILLE, o.; S. G.
Prevo, Marshville, ILL.,. G. NJ. Foster, Rushville,
Ed S. Sheridan, Greencastle; F. H. Young,
Michigan City; Levi Scott, Paramount, and ]
W. Carwln, Rushville, are late arrivals at the
Grand Hotel.
Chaplain H. B. Hibben, who is member of
the Indiana conference, received orders on the
9th ult., from the Secretary of the Navy, de-
taching him from duty at the United States Naval
Asylum, Philadelphia where he has been labor
ing for the past three years and quarter, and
directing him to report on the 18th inst for duty
OF the racaivinp shin Colorado New York navy
yard, Brooklyn, N. Y. By a late law of Con
gress, which credits naval officers with any pre-
vious army service they may have rendered dur
ing the civil war, 1.-The same as if it had been
continued naval service he becomes the ''old-
est service chaplain" on the active list of the
navy from this time until he is retired.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-02
THE MINES OF INDIANA.
Some Interesting Information Contained in
Inspector Wilson's Annual Report.

The annual report of the State Inspector of
Mines, Thomas Wilson, jr., was filed with the
Governor yesterday There are 206 mines in The
State, employing 5,4O3 men, and operated upon
a capital investment of 81, 6OO 900. The produc-
ton of coal during the last year is estimated at
2,56O0 tons, which is large increase over pre-
vious years. The completion of the Louisville,
Evansville & ST. Louis railroad has
given an accessible market to the
coal region of Southwestern Indiana,
and has been the means of largely increasing the
production. The mines are distributed as fol
lows: Clay county, "a; Daviess 81 Dubois, TO-
Fountain 10; Greene g. Gibson, l. Knox, g.
Martin, 5; Owen, 3; Parke, 10; Pike, Is; Perry,
8; Sullivan, II; Spencer 10; Vermillion, 5; Vigo,
IL; Vanderburg, 3; Warrick, IT, Warren, 2.
During the year there were only eleven fatal &C
cidents. A revision of the mining laws is adj
vised by the inspector, and he recommends that
no operator should be permitted to employ more
than ten persons in twentyfour hours after
five thousand square yards have been mined,
which, he believes, would bring about better
system than where a large number of men are
crowded together in a small space There should
also be some person to act as judge of the com
potency of engineers. A large part of the report
is devoted to the subject of ventilating mines
and he gives it as his opinion that fan driven
by steam is the cheapest and most reliable
means of ventilation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-02
REV. NJ. W. REEDS DEPARTURE.
The Final HandShaking Over and the Pas
tor on His Way to Denver.

Rev. Myron W. Reed Mrs Reed and their
threee children left last night at IL o'clock for
Denver, Col, where Mr.. Reed will, on next
Sunday enter upon his new pastorate, that of
the First Congregational Church of that city
For the past four days they have been stopping
at the Denison House and numerous have been
the callers to bid them good bye and God speed
Mrs. Reed, as well as Mr.. Reed, felt grieved to
leave this city where she has made many friends,
and the parting on all hands was far from being
joyful one No minister who has ever been
in indianapolis has taken hold upon the people,
upon people of all sorts, as Mr.. Reed
has, and he has left vacancy that no
man can fill, as in his methods and his manner
he is like no other With him religion and the
church have not been things indissoluble, and
for that reason, which is the beginning of his
liberal thought he has attracted to him and to
his church a following that no other minister
here has ever had, and which it is doubtful if
any other can ever obtain. He had not intended
to leave until to-day, but, his arrangements all
being complete, and being anxious to get to Den
yer in time to have little rest before be-
ginning his labors, he anticipated his de-
parture by dozen hours or more. George
ID. Thomas Post Grand Army OF the Repuohc,
of which he is a member, expected Comrade
Reed to be with them, last evening, for few
minutes, in order to bid him goodbye but the
preparations for leaving and the great number
of callers upon him at the hotel did not admit
of his being present Among those who called
to give Mr.. Reed parting word and a last grasp
of the hand, few minutes before train time was
an Irishman-a hardworking mechanic with
the ineradicable CRIME of honest labor in his
sineway hands, and his wife, comely, matronly
woman. What they SAID to Mr. Reed, he
to them cannot be told here. Very little of it
was in words, but eye spoke to eye and hand to
hand. Mr.. Reed was greatly affected, and as the
moisture gathered in his eye the reporter
thought of the words in his last sermon here,
and acknowledged their truth: "For some reason
or other have been able to help the people
people who, as a rule, find little in preacher to
be desired, ard little in church to attract.
have associated more with mechanics than with
ministers and perhaps that accounts for things
that are seen"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-02
A LOVERS MISFORTUNE.
A Quarrel at BagniO Results in the Shoot
ing of Isaac Hays.

Isaac Hays, commercial traveller from Roch-
ester, N. " was wounded III the leg, yesterday
morning, in fight at Nellie Ogdens house of
prostitution on West Georgia street, by negro
named Fred Williams who is employed about
the place as a servant 1t has been the misfor
tune of Hays TO be in the favor of the Ogden
siren as lover, and in her fas
cinating way she has made life very
interesting to him Early yesterday morning
they quarreed, and, in high rage, she ordered
the devoted Isaac to leave the house. He lin
gered in the yard to give utterance to his dis
turbed feelings, and the negro undertook to drive
him away. Hays struck at him, and the negro
shot, the bullet striking Hays in the leg, above
the knee. He walked to the Grand Hotel, and
from there sent note to his loved one, reading
''Nellie-I am shot. Room a. Come at once
Ike" She responded promptly, and devoted
herself to soothing the suffering lover. Williams
was arrested during the morning, and after waiv
ing preliminary examination was sent to Jail in
default of bail
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-02
PETTIs, BAssETT & Go.
Among the Medical Men.

At the meeting of the Marion County Medi-
cal Society the following delegates to the
American Medical Association, which meetsin
June, were reelected: DR.. J. L. Thompson DIR.
Carson, DR.. L. L. Todd, Dr.. Jno. Chambers,
Dr. Barnes, Dr. G. V. Wooden, DR. Sutcliffe and
W. B. McDonad. Papers were read by Drs.
Brayton and Haughton.
At the annual meeting of the Central College
of Physicians and Surgeons, held yesterday,
Professor j. o. Stillson A. NJ, NJ. D., of the
Evansville Medical College, was elected to the
chair of diseases of the eye and ear. He will
remove to this city to practice DR. Samuel E.
carp, NJ. s., NJ. D., was elected to the chair of
chemistry. DR.. G. c. Smythe was elected dean,
DR.. Joseph Eastman secretary and Dr. J. A.
Sutcliffe, treasurer. The college is in a prosper
Gus condition.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-02
Changing Voting Precincts.

The question has been asked Attorney genera
Hord, IF there can be any valid change of vot-
ing precincts between the June session of the
Board of Commissioners and the April election
in 1884" The Attorney general, in answer,
states that the commissioners cannot lawfully
change the boundaries of any voting precinct af-
ter the June term, 1883, so as to lawfully affect
the voter at the April election in 1884, and each
voter at the coming April election will vote in
the precinct as it lawfully existed at the close of
the June term, 1883"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-02
Qualified to Interview Tilden.

BROOKLYN EagIe.
do you know the difference between palsy
and the iim-jamsq said the city editor to the
new reporter.
''Weil, 1 should twitter," esotercally respond
ed the latter
IF man were old, and lame and halt, and
blind, do you think you would mistake him for a
youthful Apollo'
mot if l were sober"
IF he had one foot in the grave and We're hold
ing on to the other to keep from falling over the
brink and you were instructed to give true ac-
count of his condition, would you come back and
lie about itl"
1.-THE blood of Washington flows in my veins. {"
''Then take this letter of introduction and go
and interview Mr.. Tilden."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-02
GET THE BEST.

In decorating the walls and ceilings of your home your
Office your place of business you naturally desire the best
effects that with utility popey good TASTE and
of course the you wish expend for such embelsh
By the word "best we do in all cases. the
elegant and costly but the best for your purpose that the
skill and progress OF the present day aodsh best that your
money will buy Accordingly, stocks suited all
wants. all tastes, to all purses and comprise every
variety of fabric STYLE design every desirable novelty the
lowest prices quoted in this market Our patrons have the
the of the designer this CITY, who
personally supentends all work done by and you
the trouble of taking up carpets which protect from song
injury of any kind while decorating the walls and ceilings Of
rooms.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-02
Condition of the County Finances.

Journal reporter looked through the county
auditors ledger yesterday and made the follow
ing footings Of county expenses: For the first
six months of 1888, 1874, 236 So; for the second
six months, 1927, 666 A. for January and Febru-
airy, 1884, $59, 88O57; total, $421, 7S3. 3d. From
this total must be deducted 81, 2S12l paid in
the second half of 1888 as interest on county
bonds, and $12, 900 from the present year paid
for the purchase of the work house property,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-02
Buy the popular 81 shirt, at Parker's
Decorative Art.

The walls and ceilings of w G. Shermans re-
fectory, Nos. rs and 20 South Meridian street,
which have just been decorated by A L. Wright &
Co., mpressively illustrate the identifying capa-
bilites of this branch of decorative art. Messrs.
Wright & Co.'S designer has, in this piece of
work, most felictously combined figures, de-
signs and colors to produce an harmonious effect
throughout. The work is worthy of critical
study by all who care to realize what a compare
lively small expenditure will accomplish in
transforming a plain and expressionless expanse
of wall and ceiling into scene of artistic beauty
and tastefulness.
The wainscoting effects produced by the Lin
crusta Walton ia very meritorious novelty, in
troduced into this city this season by Messrs.
Wright d Co, and not kept in stock by any other
tage in this work. The effect IS that of walnut
wainscoting, deliberately and richly carved. and
can here be seen and studied to good advantage.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-02

which would leave current expenses for the
past fourteen months, $343, 49O.14 1t must
also be taken into account that the expenses for
the two months of 1884 here given are larger
than they would have been had the board not
been left by their predecessors with a number of
large bridge contracts on hand, which are now
being completed and paid for. The bonded
debt of the county is $780, 900, and the temporary
loan $780, 900, and there you are-an even million.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-02
An Enterprisine chicken Thief.

On Monday night Alonzo Mcclure, a negro,
stole nineteen large chickens from John l..
Brown, at Lawrence, and carried them to the
city, distance of nine miles. Officer Thornton,
who was the lookout for chicken thieves,
corralled him, and in twelve hours he was sent
to the penitentiary for two years. Mcclure is
an old offender. He is the man who was tried
and acquitted of the murder of John Williams
and his wife, at Lawrence, about four years ago.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-02
The New WOrlx-House.

Architect Bohlen yesterday submitted to the
county commissioners draft of the proposed
plans for the new work house, which will be dis
played in the court during the present session,
with view of receiving any suggestions as to
changes or Improvements. The contracts for
the work will probably be let at the June meet
tho
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-02
The Work of Relief.

The Board of Trade relief committee yester-
day sent about S.. 800 to the Ohio river towns,
to aid in the work Of rebuilding houses, The
following were favored Vevay, Troy, Tell City,
Cannelton, Grandview, Tobinsport, Enterprise,
Clarksburg, and $3.50 was sent to Floyd county.
below New ALBANY
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-02
Beyond the Scope of Human knowledge.

new Or. PhIlip Schan.
God only knows when the revised Old Tesla
ment will be published, but we hope before the
end of this year. Our American company will
finish their work during the spring and summer,
but we cannot tell how long it may take the Uni
versity presses of Oxford and Cambridge to
manufacture the book, which, of course: must
be done with the utmost care.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-02

Mrs. DIETRICH of 16 Hudson street, New Ha
ven, Conn, walked the floor all night, suffering
Undesirable neuralgia pains in her head and
face. LAS soon as it was light in the morning,
she writes, my daughter started out to get
something to relieve me- The doctor told her
that Athlophoros was the best thing known
pain all left me as if by magic l shall always
keep Athlophoros in the house"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-02
Intemperance in Washington.

National Republican.
Gan inebriate asylum is much needed in this
city" said a prominent temperance advocate
yesterday, and we intend to urge the passage
of the bill now before Congress 1t is estimated
that there are 5000 confirmed drunkards in
Washington al this time Many of them were
previously men of good character. They are ar
rested now and then and compelled to work in
the chain-gang on the public streets. This does
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-02
Last Nights Fire.

Two stables belonging to Herman J. Ray and
H. T. Matthews, corner of West and Third
streets, burned last night about II o'clock. 1t is
supposed to have been an incendiary fire. The
loss is estimated at about 5000. The stable
owned bv Matthews was insured
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-02

not reform or cure them. It drives them deeper
into the meshes, and is source of degradation.
What is needed is a cure, and the District inc
measure
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-02

IO NOVI4NI 0ht04HUSf
The unprecedented sale of the Henley Roller
Rink Skate and the continued demand for it is
sufficient evidence of its superiority over all
other skates 1t is easy running, light, neat,
durable and handsome. For sale by the pair or
quantity for rink purposes at manufacturers
prices, by HILDEBRAND & FUGATE,
Agents Henley Roller Skate, 80 South Meridian
street.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-02

To Roller Skatists

Go to the ladies' paper social, at Roberts Park
Church, this evening, and have good time.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-02

New patterns in bedroom sets at King & Ell
1eT's
The true northerner., 1884-02-28
How n PrOyerb Originated.

Albert Durer is more famous and
more widely known as an engraver than
as painter. His first copper-plate en-
craving was made in 1897, and from
that time he executed numerous works
of this kind. One of the first of these
was "St. Jerome's Penance," good
impression of which was sold a few
years ago for $500. In 1893 Durer
published his first series of wood-cuts
illustrating the Apocalypse of st. John.
These cuts marked new era in wood
engraving, and showed what possibili-
ties it contained. Before this time it
had been a rude art, chiefly used by
uneducated monks. There are ia
woodcuts attributed to Durer. The
other important series are the "Great
and Little Passion" showing the suf-
ferings of Christ and the Life of the
Virgin" He often chose such scenes
as remind us only of death, sorrow,
and sin. Again, his grotesque and fan
tastic humor was shown; and nothing
more wild and unusual could be imag-
ined than some of his fancies which he
made almost immortal through his
great artistic power. A wood-cut called
the "Triumphal Arch of Macmillan" is
two and a half feet high and nine feet
wide; it was composed of ninety-two
blocks, and all the remarkable events
in the Emperor's life are illustrated in
it, as well as many symbolical figures
and pictures expressive of his praise,
nobility, and power.
1t is said that, while this engraving
was being finished by the engraver
Rosch, the Emperor drove often to see
it. On one occasion several of Rosch's
pet cats ran into the presence of the
sovereign, and from this incident arose
the proverb, a cat may look at
king. Clara Erskine Clement, la
50. Nicholas.
The true northerner., 1884-02-28
Prayer.

Man may pray for anything; he prays
for miracles. Every prayer is after
this fashion: Great God, grant that
two and two may not make four"
And such a prayer is only true
prayer from one to another. To pray
to the Onima Mundi, to the Deity, to
the God Of Kant and Hegel; to pray to
the abstract, unsubstantial God, is inn
possible, not to be thought of.
But can even a personal, living, act
ual God cause two and two not to make
four?
Every true believer is bound to an
swer, "Yes, He can do that" and he is
bound to bring his own mind to this
conviction.
But what if his own reason contra
diets such senselessness
Then Shakespeare comes to his aid {:
There are more things in heayen and earth,
Than are dreamt of in our philosophy etc.
But if one, in the name of truth, con-
tradicts him? He need only to repeat
the famous question, "What is the
truth?"
Therefore let us drink and be merry
and pray.-Iran TourgtIenef.