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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-01

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IMPORTANCE OF RzHABILrTAr1NG THE NAVY.
In this. the last OF the stated messages that
snail have the honor to transmit to the Congress of
the Cnired States, cannot too strongly urge upon
It's attention the duty OF restoring our navy as
rapidly as possible TO the high state OF efficiency
WINCH formerly characterized II. AS the long peace
that mas iuiied US into sense Of fanced security
may ~ any time be disturbed It Is plain thai; the
policy OF strengthening this arm OF the service IS
dictated by considerations OF wise economy OF inst
regard for our future tranquility, and OF true aI-
probation OF the dignity and honor OF the Repub-
THE POSTAL SERVICE.
Ine report OF the Postmaster General acquaints
you with the present condition and needs of the
DUssal service
IL discloses the gratifying fact that the loss Of
revenue nom the reduction Ia the rate OF letter
Nostage recommended in my message OF December
1881 ana effected by the act OF March g. 1873 has
oeen much less than was generally anticipated. My
MISREPRESENTATION OF this reduction was based upon
inc peue1 that the actual falling OF In receipts
Nun etter hostages for the year Immediately sue
eeedfng the change or rate would be 50, 100000 II
oaa proved TO be only 81 275,0O0.
This Is a Trustworthy indication that the revenue
VII soon oe restored 10 its former volume By the
aatural increase OF sealed correspondence.
REDUCTION OF POSTAGE RECOMMENDED
1conndentiy repeat, therefore, the recommends
ton Of my last annual message that the single-rate
postage upon drop letters be reduced to one cent
wherever the payment OF two cents is now re-
CURED oy law The double rate is only exacted ct
ooceS where the carrier system Is In operation and
u appears that at those Offices the Increase In the
tax upon local letters defrays the cost not only OF
It's own collection and delivery but of the cOilec-
ton and delivery OF all other mail matter This Is
IN inequality that ought no longer TO exist
approve the Recommendation OF the Postmaster
General that the unit OF weight IN the rating OF
nFSt-class matter should be one ounce instead of
one-half ounce as Il now IS In view OF the Stats
tics furnished by the Department II may well be
doubted whether the change would result In any
Oss or revenue; that 1t would greatly promote the
convenience OF the public Is beyond dispute.
talx,
% I'VE cities, and the total number of offices In
which tt u now IN operation u one hundred and
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-19
ArisceHaneous note.

A survey is in progress fer new road from
Chattanooga, Tenn, to Rome, Ga.
The Chicago and ST Louis pool expires Sept.
Is. twill doubtless be reorganized.
The passenger train crews on the Lake Shore
viii be provided with uniforms in October.
The national association of general passenger
and ticket agents meets at Boston Sept. 16
Trunk, between Toronto and Montreal have
been suspended
After grading ten Of the thirty miles Of the
Pixies Peak railroad work was abandoned be-
cause the bonds would not sell.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company took 900
tons more Of freight cut Of New England last
month than it did in. July last year.
A New York s. New Haven special newspa-
per train recently made seventy three miles in
seventy nine minutes, including stoppage Of
three minutes.
The United States Express Company has pur
chased the express system Of the Burlington
Cedar Rapids b Northern railway, thus barring
out the American Express Company.
An agency has been established at East St
Cloud, Mimi, ON the St Paul q Northern Pa
cfie railroad, seventy six miles north of St Paul.
and Geo. w. Hayden appointed agent thereat,
Notice is given that the Columbia & Palouse
railroad extending from Palouse Junction to
Colfax, w. T., operated by the Oregon Railway
and Navigation Company, Is again open for
DuS1HesSs
The Chicago q Atlantic has removed its car
accountants Office from Chicago to Huntington,
and some other Offices are it Is said, to be re-
moved to that point should the present general
manager be retained on Che road.
Engine No. % on the Morgan, Louisiana &
Texas railway recently hauled los cars, eighty
two loaded ana twenty three empty The en-
gi4e Is Baldwin with sixteen by twenty-four
inch cylinder The length Of the train was con
siderxbiy over half mile.
The first all-fail shipment Of freight from Buff
falo, N Y, to the City of Mexico was made on.
last Saturday, from the Pitts Agricultural
Works. 1t consisted Of a carload Of threshing
machines and engines for running tle same. and
was consigned BY the shippers to themselves at
the destination named
It is probable that contracts VIII be closed in a.
very few days FOR building the Cascade division
Of the Northern Pacific. and the expectation is
that Che twenty five miles through tHe mount
aims will prove dificuit aud costly. Seven
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-19
Mr.. king and the Presidency Of Erie.


New YORK. Aug. Is The directors of the N.
Y, L. E. s. W. Railroad were in session three
hours this afternoon At the close of the meet
ing it was learned that President Hugh j. jew
EFT had formally rendered his resignation, de-
claring that under no consideration would he
continue to hold the position Of president; he
had worked very hard, and preferred that some
one else should take hold Of Encouragement The
Office was rendered John King it,, who accepted it,
according to the statement of w. w. Mcfarland,
counsel of the company. One of the directors
however afterward stated that Mr.. King had
not yet accepted the Office formally. There was
a long discussion at the meeting during which
the affairs of the company were very Thoroughly
considered A committee consisting Of r. s.
Grant, j. III. Schif and j. LAUDER was
regard to his acceptance. This motion was made
by President Jewett, and the understanding was
that Mr.. King would accept the position Of as
sistant president Of the company until the next
annual meeting, when he would be elected pres
ident with full powers. 1t was said Mr.. King
had been formally asked to accept and
had sgnifed his willingness to do
SO under certain provisions. The
principal provision he made was that money suf-
fcient to pay the floating debt should be raised.
This, the informant said, had been guaranteed
by the English stockholders. The committee
will confer with Mr. King without delay, and re.
port to the board Of directors this week. Another
director confirmed the statement that the pFesi-
dency of Mr. King was practically settled.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-19

Howe truss bridges will be required, and num-
Der of trestles, one of which will be 1900 feet
long. In addition to this there are two tunnels,
mention some costly rock work at several
places.
The Boston Advertiser aptly says: The law
yers have not yet finished picking the bones of
the Toledo, Cincinnati e. st Louis railroad.
Wednesday J. A. Renyan, of Lebanon, A. A.
Thomas, of Dayton, and Paxton & Warrington
of Cincinnati, fled papers in the United States
court at Cincinnati asking that their services il
the case of the Central Trust Company VS.. the
Northern Branch Of the Toledo, Cincinnati & St
Louis be paid and that the court fix the com
pensation
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-19
The Passenger Men Behave Handsomely I'm
der Trying Circumstances.

The local passenger men passed through a
severe test yesterday and behaved very hand
somely. Fully two hundred people visited
the local Offices determined to bring on a
break in rates About IL A. NJ the c., St. L g.
P. agent reported to W. 7. Nichols of the Bee
line and L & st. L., that Geo. Butler, of the L,
b & w, had cut the rate to party of seven
"a Mr.. Nichols said to Mr.. lockwood, Of the
c., St L. & p, "Hold on, let us see if the report
is true Butler and lockwood came together
at Nichols's Office and the matter was settled in
two minutes without break in rates In the
afternoon party bound for Kansas, who hailed
from Henry county, came into the city and soon
there was stir among the passenger men, they
saying that they got a SIS round-trip rate DIV
tongued Brown, of the c., T., St L. & g., was
called onto the carpet for an explanation, and
demonstrated to all parties that he sold the
tickets prior to the restoration Of rates and could
not have honorably prevented the party having
the benefit Of the cut rate, and unquestionl
ably the passenger men got through the
day without breaking their agreement to main
tain rates A visit to the several Offices. how
ever, demonstrated that strong pressure had
been brought to bear upon them to cut rates,
the horny handed grangers not hesitating to do
some tall lying, hoping that a war on rates
would again be opened.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-19

Another Fast-Freight Line To Be Absorbed.
The Erie s. North Shore fastfreight line is in
deaths throes It is stated that their Cincinnati
division will be absorbed by the Great Western
Dispatch their Chicago division by the Com
mercial Express and the Wabash, one Of their
best roads, has thrown them overheard The
probabilities are that several other fastfreight
lines will pass out of existence before the year
1885 rolls in. The belief is growing that there
is too much of the earnings of roads sunk in
maintaining fast-freight lines, and the aim of
the trunk lines seems to be to cut the number
downto one fast freight line to each of the trunk
roads. The New York Central now has half
dozen
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-19
Why Is It

That the sale Of Hoods SarsapariIla continues
at such rapidly increasing ratel It's
LIST: Because of the positive curative value Of
Hoods Sarsaparilla itself
I'd: Because Of the conclusive evidence Of re-
markable cures effected by it, unsurpassed and
seldom equaled by any other medicine. Send
to G. l. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass, for book
containing many statements Of cures
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-19
Encouraging News from the Northwest.

EncOurAgIng NeWB trOm the NOr6ElWests
Chicago railroad officials, both in the freight
and passenger departments, are hopeful and con-
fdent that there is to be a heavy fall business,
and report that improvement is already notice
able. The unusually warm weatherin the West
and Northwest is very favorable to the corn crop
which is now two or three weeks ahead Of last
year toward maturing 1t IS thought that the
yield in the Northwest will amount to i, 800 600,
900 bushels against l. 400 900, 000last year About
50O,0O0,0 900 bushels goes to the seaboard for ex-
port and the rest goes for home consumption,
principally for stock, and in its movement to the
catte-raising sections it furnishes a large reve-
nue. to the railways the Chicago Burlington &
Quincy moving about 30 000, 900 bushels to Chi
cage, Rock Island 22,000000, and Chicago and
Alton Is, 00e, 900; and the movement of the corn
fed stock later in the year gives corresponding
revenue
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-19

In a stock like ours there are al
ways Volumes to be found some
what soiled BIZ standing. If you
want books at Tow prices, we think
we can supply you. We are now
classifying our books, and when re-
arranged we can show one of the
most complete stocks IN the West.
BOW EN-, STE w ART & CO..
No. 10 WI Washington st.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-19
Hay Fever.

From Col. ]. Maidhof, Of New
York: / have suffered severely
for the last ton years from Hay
Fever in early and midsummer
and in the fall. / desire, In the
interest Of my fs1iow-suferers, to
testify in favor Of Ely's Cream
Balm. MY short use Of it demon
strated its efficacy ~. Maidhof,
401 Broadway.
Apply into the nostriIs.
Apply by the little finger into
the hostrIls. BY absorption it
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-19
Railroad Arrangements Favoring Industrial
Interests.

Southern railroads are reducing rates on iron
ore to aid manufacturers atSouthern points to
compete with prices offered in Northern markets
This disposition of railway managers to aid
manufacturers is certainly commendable; their
interests are mutual The manufacturers of
Indianapolis are highly favored in this respect
Talk with an honest, square manufacturer and
he will tell you that they get their machinery
shipped to any point in the country at
lower rate than Cincinnati, Chicago or
st Louis gives to its manufacturers
There are but few points in the United States
that are not reached by three or four Indianapo-
lis roads and their direct connections. This
makes competition sharp. There is another feat
ure of railroad services which Indianapolis
manufacturers, lumber, coal dealers, etc, do not
appreciate. That is its switching facilities No
railroad center in this or any other country can
boast, as can Indianapolis, of having 181 private
switches leading to business houses, yards etc,
and statistics will show that at no other railroad
center is the switching service done at so rea-
sonable rate.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-19
20 Y g q RS


The reports from the use Of Swifts Specific CS S. Sy
IN the treatment Of Cancer continue to be wonderful
There to be doubt that it is positive spe.
cifc for Skin Cancer or Epithelions
For twenty years suffered from a Cancer On nv
neck. Patent Potash and Mercury Mixtures fSdi
stead Of curing the Cncer lost the Of my arms
and the upper part Of my body Ny general health
was broken down. and my life was despaired off, s. S.
s. cured me sound and well This new lease of life It
gave to cannot be measured BY any monetary val
ues owe my life and the support Of my family to
wR ROBINSON, DavisboFo, Ga.
Mr.. Brooks near Albany was hopelessly afflicted
with Cancer: It had eaten through his nose into his
mouth and throat The time Of bis death was only a.
question Of very short time. He prayed for death
his suffering was sogreat S. S. S. has had a wonder
full effect him. His Improvement is SO great that
all feel OF his beng perfectly cured in timer
w. n GILBERT, Albany, Ga.
Treatise on Blood ana skin Diseases nailed free
SWIFT Specific CO..
Drawer 8 Ktianta Ga.
) New York Office, 159 West Twenty third street,
between Sixth and Seventh avenues Philadephia
Office, 1905 Chestnut street.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-19

STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION
Metropolitan Life Insurance G
On the 71st Day of December 1884

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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-03-13
COOKING MAIN.

The cock ing main In the rear OF Crozl or
saloon Ora equal to q eide show. There
were four fights yesterday afternoon aud
fiue sport.
The first battle was between gray
owned ny Go0doe. OF Terrell, and s red OF
Nushaumer's, OF this city, for 500 side
which after brief decisive fight resulted in
a victory ior Dailas.
The second fight between Goodloe's red
and Nj banners red, for $50 side, and
again Dallas was victorious.
TIE third match wss Terrell red assinst
Midsummer gray, Tor 500 side, In which
Terrell carried off the hcnors, knocking
the Dallas fowl out.
The fourth fRbt. between Terrell red
and Dallas gray, for $50 side, was won
by Dallas.
Al night there were four mora fights, In
which Hardin pitted Weathertord cocks
sgsinst Nusbnumer's. The latter won
three ont of the four fights. The main
will opsn this 10 q m, and tickets pnr-
chased in IN. forenoon will be good for the
afternoon. There will also be more sport at
night.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-03-13
CONDENSED TELEGRAsis.

jay Gould Was presented 10 Gapis'n Gem
eTal Castillo by General Bideau ~ Ha'
vsna Yesterday.
II ia b,li,vsd that nine Irish. A merioAns
sr usht dynamite TO London on the steam
~ Danube.
Tne wool erowero Of Colorado, Kansas,
Minnesota, New Mexico, Uiah, Idaho aud
N.hrasks are IN convention ~ Denver,
The Kansas Cat'lemrn are Ia earnest
about the eytifpaiion ofths foot-and mouth
direAB.
Oar Texas eenators hal good grips on
the ioR line. Ran Tor Coke and Max"yl
The Gsrman press are inclined 10 drop the
Lsskrr discussion.
John BOYLE. treasurer and extax collec-
tor II Erie, Penney lyania, IL missing. HIS
accounts are short about $500. He had
Inst b en- defeated, and DendinR the install.
in!ion ~ biz succtssor, an investigation had
been oroer. &
Severed eastern CAPT alisis. who own the
old b .ei.csuning establishment In East Sc
Louis, have arrived here and arranged 20
turn their property into large slaughter
inV concern.
Cha,l.s I. rrowbridge, ticket agent OF
the New Yoik a New England railroad,
was arrested at Boston yesterday SHORT.
Gambled.
I. cyclone Ia the vicinity Of Sinrkyille,
Mishsippi, dil 100000 damage, beside,
t'llna Mrs. Grier, daughter ard Ossian
g llespis.
H. was officially announced yesterday
that Charles W Hammond, superlnteu.
den. ~ all teieyrapn lines OF the Missouri
Pacific tystom, had his jrrisdiotiou tx
torded over the Wabash llnss. Thomas h.
Fnrlopg. head OF the detective service Of
Ia, g ,uld roads. has also had his iurisdic-i
don extended over ths Wabash system.
Fire on he bark John Boyd. loading at
9lvsnnsh Tor Hayre, damaged 20S0 bales
oil C ton valued AT 500 10 o. insured.
The testimony In the II II Sharon di-
vorce suit yesterday was directed to the
proof by Circumstances that Senator Sha-
ron ihci'ly acknowledged Miss Hill AZ his
wife He, however. didn't think that baby
gss hia.
At the Sscr ,mento musicipal elections a
fuil republican tlcket was elected. j. q.
Brown, dcmnofa,, was elected mayor.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-03-13
ODDS AND ENDS.

WAsnISoTos, March i2.-fPress The
house committee on Indian hiiaTs have
agreed 20 recommend that rign, ~ way
Though the Sioux reservation IN Dakoia
be- = anted the Chicago, Mllsaukee q 81.
Peui railway.
Drl-pata Brents, Washington territory,
appeared before both he senate and house
committees on territories IN advocacy OF
tue admission OF w 'shinston terri DRY
into the United States on aud after March
4, 1885. This, lie says, Will leave the
electoral college undi,iurhed aud allow
the people during lhs interia To fOra ard
adopt II state constitution and choose state
officers.
A u II was introduced 10 the senate by
Mr.. Edmunds 20 PROVIDE tor the establish
mtut oi a forest reservation ~ tue head
waiere Of tue Missouri river and at the
mead waters Of ClTk's Fork Of the Colum.
bia nver. IL provides that tract
of laud Ia the ter itOfy ~ Montana, en.
brno ng an aree Of nDout $500 square miles,
and boundaries which are desorlned ia the
bill snail be reserved and Withdrawn from
settlement, ocoup incy or sale, and dedi-
oatad Bui set apart forever rs "A cation 81
forest reservation tor the preservation OF a
nations, forest ptotecilngt he head waters
and tributaries 81 the Columbia aud Nils.
6ouri rivers.
A delegation from Colorado, including
ex-senator Chilco't and ex- irlegt,e Bsu-
nett, waited on tho president today and
urged the appointments OF JndPe Halleit 20
the lifted sta Circuit jud ssship vaoal 0 A
by Judge NcCnry.
Tho % cretaty of the navy has received q
rom Csptaii q. $. Nerss,
OF tue Royal navy, emnpd ips The yirsu uf
himself, Asjor II. W. Sirlter ~ Hr Mss-
esiy's army, and Captain A. ii Markham,
OF the Royal navy, making suggestions tor
the conduct Of the expedition 10 b, sent t.
the reliot Of he Greeley party The
opinion is expressed that the chances are
yer, good Tor tho party to be found aud
brought away in safe y.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-03-13
IMPORTANT TO UNITED STATES OF
TICIALS.

WAsHIsGToS, Marcn l2.-[Press. The
following circular has been sent 10 al Uni-
ted States attorneys and marshal
Depar meat OF Justice Washington, March IL,
lssi-ro the District Attorneys aud Marsha'h
II the United states
Nv uirecti ~ uf tue president hove TO IN
form you that 70 is rrpoi tea that certain
persons are aiding IN he Drreccuton OF
henious crimes ny chipping 70 foreign ports
explosives dangerous IA ihe hiehe degree
10 lite and property No PR y fs1 been
aiduced that his rumor is founded
nnnon fact, a. d the president cannot believe
iis truth. The honor ot this nation, however,
requires that 10 should not he open 10 the
imputa ion, uniounded though II be. OF
the slightest Appearance of t0leratiug such
crimes. whether 30 be nimitted against
oar peopls or those of other countries.
Your attention ~ therefore, ca lsd 10 Sec
tons 1888. 1851, 1856, 1878 and 1879 Of the
Revised Statut.- Of the Uui,ed > stes,
which reeiiluts the sh pment Of explosives
and punishment o. those who infringe
their provisions, and you ara instructed to
he dill gsut In your forts 70 prevent tho
offenses described and 10 detect aud pro e.
cuts those who have or NAV commit them.
Very respectfully.
[Signedl BENJAMIN HAERIs Bgsw.TER.
A torney. General.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-03-13
sPRINGERs DRAG NET.

WAsuHGtos, March l2.--[Press. l-Wll-
liam A. Cook continued mis- testimony TO-
day before the Springer committee. lie
testified the government star route case
was delayed by the absence ot Counsel
Bllss after he returned 10 New York TO at
tend 20 private business. Ia his claim Tor
expenses hs made charges Tor
railroad fare from Washipgton 10
New York and from New York to
Washington several tunes: / Inquired
ri one time what was TO ne allowed Biss,
aud vac atarilcd 20 learn he was 90 get 800
day. Afterwards IN the sxpente account
found charge for vast ing IL IL rather re-
markabe an attorney should charge IN his
expense account for washing his linen.
Witness said the compensation OF Bliss
was .xtrayagant. unjustitable aud
unearned In every respect ample oompen'
sation for what Bliss did, considering the
condition ia which Il. found the cases.
would have been 500 coo; the cases were IN
properly handled; the appoinimei oil bliss
was VIII lily a political appointment. Wit
ness referred TO his testimony yesterday
and O. q he had omitted TO say that bsfore
President Garfield was shot the attorney
general received anopy nous AMI threaten
ing letters. Cook was excused until to-
morrow.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-03-13

In illustration of the quality with which
General Gordon has to deal, IL is related
that In 1921 Ismaii. son of Mehemet AL the
conquerpr OF the Soudsn, was ordered by
his father to collect the tribute due from
The tribes OF Bedou'ns OF Shendy, n the
Nile. half wsv between Berber aud Khan
toum lsmail summoned chieftain known
as the Tiger. and tod him to furnish large
amount of forage and fodder in lieu OF a
money payment. Next morning Ismah
aud his troops found with satisfaction piles
OF the stuff demanded placed around the
camp, bnt their satisfaction was short-lived.
The stuff was soon set on fire, and those
not burned were picked of by men lying in
wait behind the burning piles. Mehemtt.
10 sveDRe bis roa.tsd son. rae d the town OF
6hendy, hut the Tiger made tracks in good
time into the Businesses OF the interior.