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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-21
A Woman Badly Burned.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WABASH, Dec. 19.-At an early hour this morning
Mrs. Samuel Rhodes, widely known lady, living on
Maple street, this city, very dangerously burned
The lady was standing with her back to a red hot
stove when she suddenly smelled smoke and, turning
that her clothing on fire. Loosening her
dress to take it Off the garment became suddenly en-
veloped in flames. Calling for help, Mrs Rhodes
rushed into the yard and laid down into the snow; her
eldest heaped snow upon her until the flames were
extnguished. Her heavy undergarments alone saved
her life. The flesh on her hands burned to the
bone and she was otherwise very severely injnred
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-21
The Presidential Coachmap.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2O.--Albert HawEins who has
been coachman for all the Presidents since General
Grants time. was to-day re-engaged for the same
service under Grover Cleveland Albert IS extremely
proud of the fact This the first assurance of the
sincerely of Mr.. Cevelands statement, made some
alarmed but should simply attend to their business
without alarm about what would become of them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-21
PAYING THE STATESMEN.
The Bank of the Capitol and How 1t Is
Managed.


Managed.
Washington Letter in Cleveland Leader
The bank of the Capitol, where the members of
Congress receive their salaries is an interesting
place, and 1 spent an hour in 1t to-day watching
the members come in with checks and go away
with handfuls of fresh, new greenbacks.
Members of Congress are always paid in new
money, which is brought here fresh from the
printing presses. and none of which has ever
been used The Sergent- alarms is the
president of this bank, and has
entire charge of all money payments
to Congressman. 1t is located in
the north side of the House wing, Just next to
Speaker Carlisle's private room, and its appear
ance is much like that of an ordinary banking
room. 1t is long, hall-like room with high
vaulted ceiling, and walls kalsomined in a light
pink. AS the door opens you step into a car
peted space like that in front of a narrow bank,
and at your right is the counter with it's high
wire network and it's little dog-hole spaces,
through which the teller and the cashier do
their business. On the left of this, opposite
the counter, are desk shelves fastened up
against the wall, on which are racks holding
checks in blank directing the Sergeant-at-arms,
United States House of Representatives, to pay
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-21
MINOR MENTION.


the New York Senatorship.
The opposition to President Arthur on the
part of the Blaine men is an interesting matter
of discussion among the New Yorkers in the
House friend of Mr.. Arthur, speaking on
the subject, to-day said that the opposition was
entirely without cause, and could not be effect
i've. There was no better proof of the Presidents
loyalty to the party necessary than the fact that
all the dirtricts that supported Mr.. Arthur at
Chicago, gave Blaine the largest maiorities.
For instance, he said, there was J. j. OIlrien's
district which was for Arthur 1t gave Blaine
600 more majority than to Garfield. The Albany
district gave Blaine 5000 over Garfield. Then
Erie county did better for Blaine than for Gar
field. This he said, proves beyond a doubt that
Mr.. Arthur was loyal. He says Mr.. Arthur will
be a candidate and is far in the lead.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-21
Mr. Edmunds ana one Nlcaragnan Treaty.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.-The Senate in secret leg.
slatve session considered at great length Mr. Vests
resolution declaring the Nicaraguan surveying expe
diton nexpedient and directing the Secretary of the
Navy not to enforce his orders the subject. The
time taken up chiefly in long speeches upon the
Nicaraguan treaty and the benefits to be expected
from building the canal. Senator Morgan, who is
friendly to the canal made the leading
speech in favor of the treaty, and Senator
Vest led in the opposition During the debate
Senator Edmunds took occasion to say that he strong
ly favored ratification of the Nicaraguan treaty re-
gardless of what foreign powers might say do Mr..
Vests resolution, which forgotten early in The de-
bate, remains unacted upon.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-21

PITTsBURG, Dec. 2O.-A Phillips City, Pa, special
says '"The fire at the Thorn Greek well has been ex
tinguished except at Fisher No g. which is still burn
ing furousy. There is a probability that the owners
will allow the well to burn until tank is ready,
rather than let the oil out and endanger other
property. The loss has been greatly exaggerated it
will not exceed $50 900, which includes eight six
teen hundred barrel tanks consumed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-21

CHICAGO, Dec. 20-Madame Airline claiming TO hail
from Paris and Philadelphia arrived here last Tues.
ay with about $40 600 worth of silks laces fans,
gloves and other dncry for women and has been sell
ing them. They were seized by the customs officers
to-day. and Madame Airline confessed that she SNUG
gled them in at New York under prc tense that they
were for sale in Cuba She is described very fIS
einatng women,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-21
Oyster-PacEing House on Fire.

BALTIMORE, Md, Dec. 21.-Fire broke out at
o'clock this morning in J. H. McGrath g. Co.'S larg
oysterpacking establishment 1t is thought the build
ing will be destroyed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-21
Summer Hotel Burned.

LoNG BRANCH, Dec. 2O.-The Mansion House
caught fire at noon and with the exception of the
north end which was used for restaurant and bar,
entirely consumed. The building untenant-
NJ J. Butler the lessee, loses all his furniture Loss
$50, 900; insured.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-21

WooNsooKET, R. L, Dec. 2O.-An incendiary fr'
in the American Worsted block, this morning, dam
aged the building $40 900, and the contents SO 900
all insured.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-21

PoRT JERvIs, N Y, Dec. 2O.-A shanty in this
village caught fire this morning, and Granny Degan
dninety, the sole occupant, burned to a crisp
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tions make the aggregate sum already received,
$3371.
The delivers in the debris continued their labors
late into the night and secured two more bodies,
making an aggregate of twenty bodies.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-21

NEW YORK, Dec 2O.-The fine residence at Yonk-
ers, Of H. Debillier, burned to-day. Loss $4,000;
partiallY insured.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-21
PRETTY Hard Work

For any competitor to equal the low prices now
ruling at the MODEL CLOTHING COMPANY.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-21
WHEN CLOTHING STORE

Furnish ycopean attractions calculated to contribute to the
comfort and personal appearance of the seer tour
through
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-31

The South Carolina Bourbons have evi-
IDENTIFY taken the hint of the State Demo
cratic press and are going to work in their
usual way to make the State solid for Cleve-
land. The telegraph tells us that at the ded-
ication of church at Parkesville op Sunday
negroes disturbed the services by firing pis-
tolls, whereupon the pious residents of the
town were exceedingly wroth. A few days
later, the telegraph also tells u.s.. an officer
who attempted to arrest one of the offending
negroes was shot by band of colored men
barricaded in house. Parkesville is in Edge
field county, where not many years ago
there was wholesale slaughter of negroes.
The story of that affair as told by the Bour-
bons was in many respects like that the tele-
graph brings from Parkesville. Then the
negroes were charged with being the ag-
gressors, but investigation showed that such
was not the fact, bus that the whole trouble
was fomented by the Democrats with view
to suppressing the coored vote. When the
facts come out relative to this Parkesville af-
fair, we have no doubt it will be found
that the whites were the aggressors, and
that the sole purpose of the affray was to
frighten the negroes of Edgeield SO they
will not vote next Tuesday.
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-31
What the Democratic Party Sane
tiOnS.

wv LOU D11O OOa1OCIdUIC Z CtIUX 0duC-
tionS.
The Republican Executive Committee of
South Carolina have issued an address de-
nouncing the registration and election laws
of that State as ga horrible conspiracy
against the rights of the people," This is
not too strong language to properly charac-
terize these laws which were enacted to
make it easy for Democrats and difficult for
registration are all active Democrats. The
law provides that any person who was not
registered in 1882 skall not be registered ex-
cept at the discretion of the supervisors. In
1882 various devices were resorted to to pre-
vent the colored Republicans from getting
registration certificates, and If colored man
loses his certificate it is with the utmost diff
fculty he can get a new one. But great
pains are taken that every Democrat has a
certificate. By hundred ways Of favor to one
party and obstructive to the other the Demo-
Gratis contriVe to get a majority on the regis
tration lists wherever practicable. The COM
plement of this iniquitous arrangement is
the eight ballot box law. As many ballot
boxes are provided as there are classes of Of
ficers to be voted for, and the law makes
void any ballot not deposited in the appro-
pirate box. The Democratic inspectors
think it great fun as well as part of their
duty to confuse and deceive ignorant Repub-
lcans so that they will deposit their votes
wrongly. They change the order of the box
es which are not labeled and in some cases
place them on revolving table so that their
order cannot be told. But when Democrat
who is ignorant,a and large part of them are
quite as ignorant as the negroes, he is aided
to put his votes in the right box.
The negroes are commonly required
to show their certificate of registra
tion at every election, and it is con-
sidered great joke to make them put it in
one of the boxes by which it is lost and he is
disfranchised until such time as it may suit
a Democratic inspector to issue another to
him. This is what the Democratic platform
means when it declares for free and fair
elections. 1t is by such artful tricks supple
uouIcu NY lTduuuleub CUuuLIng GUdG lu0
state electoral vote is secured for the Demo
cratic candidates. 1t is by virtue of such
practices that Wade Hampton and General
Butter have seats in the United States SEN
ate, that South Carolina sends majority of
Democrats to Congress, and that the state
has Democratic Governor. It is by such
means that Democratic administration
will be imposed upon the country unless the
honest men of the Northern States prevent
it.
There is more fraud In the election of each
of half dozen Southern States than in the
whole North, from Portland to San Francis.
co, but you will never see protest against
it, however monstrous or Ubiquitous it may
be, in the columns of the Argus or any 9th
er Northern Democratic paper. They are as
willing and as dumb as they we're when the
slave power demanded that the doctrines OF
the Declaration of Independence should be
ignored and slavery be recognized by the
Democratic party as an institution of God to
be spread all over the land.
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-31

Mrs. Maria B. Halpin has at last revealed
a portion of her story regarding what Gov
ernor Clev Gland, in his letter to Mrs. Beech
er, referred to as "the affair that have new
er denied" We do not know why she is not
as much entitled to be believed as he is, and
it seems TO have been pretty mean "affair, %
at least his part of it does. And what nice
business it was for one of the Governors s
cronies to inveigle the woman's son into
talking to her for her signature TO paper
the purport of which was that she was the
seducer and Cleveland was and is blame
less gentleman The chivalrous magnanim-
ity of this performance must excite deep
emotions of some kind in the breasts of the
honorable and reverend gentlemen who have
had hard struggle to forgive the original
fault.
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-31

In another place we publish an earnest ap-
peal for assistance coming from Carthage,
N. T., the town which was SO nearly de-
stroyed by fire few days ago. There is no
uestion of the great need in this case. Al
most all the manufacturing establishments
lpon which large population depended for
he means of livelihood were destroyed, and
at the same time the shops and stocks of the
merchants and the homes of the people.
he losses are as great in proportion to the
capital of the place as were caused by the
Portland, or the Chicago fire, and in coun-
try where already snow is falling the actu-
al suffering is perhaps greater. Such calam-
ity appeals to the citizens of Portland with
peculiar force.
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-31

One would imagine from the headline
"Boycotting Rev. John Collins" which ap-
pears In the Argus that the Rev. Mr.. Col
Inns of Ferry Village was being made the VIC
tim Of some dire persecution; but after read
Ing the body of the item there appears to be-
nothing very alarming going on at the Fer
ry and no good reason fJr the great stir
which the Argus reports as existing there.
Mr.. Collins has not been boycotted at all; at
most he has only been threatened with boy
cotting; and no members of his society have
eft, though the Argus says sit is probable"
It some will do so. With no more pres
re than has so far been brought to bear up
him and in view of the fact that Mr.. Col
sis a strong temperance man there is no
rood reason why he should not succeed In
lis discrimination to stand firm.
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-31
Books Received.

THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY; ITS POLITICAL HIS.
TORY AND INFLUENCE. By j. Harris Patton M
A. New York: Fords, Howard g. Hubert. Noring,
Short & Harmony
THE HISTORY OF DEMOCRACY, CONSIDERED AS A
PARTY NAME AND AS A POLITICAL ORGANIZA-
TIoN. Bv Jonathan Norcross. New York; q. P.
Putnam's Sons. (Loring, Short & Harmony
THE WORDS OF JAMES G. BLAINE ON THE Is
SUES OF THE DAY. Edited by Walter S. Vail Bos-
ton: d. L. Guerney.
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE REPUBLICAN, PARTY.
By Eugene V. Smalley. New York: John B. Alden.
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-31

The chairman of the National Prohibition
committee publishes card denying that rum
sellers have contributed money to help along
the ST. John movement; that ex-Gov. st.
J John is paid for his services; and that the
Democracy are engineering his campaign.
If this denial is true the St. John men are
not making the most of their opportunities.
The rumsellers and the Democrats would
gladly pool in something handsome to foster
. campaign which nobody but rumsellers
and Democrats will get one iota of benefit
ont 0f
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-31

Mrs. Ellen J. Foster of Iowa, the well
known temperance advocate, has resigned
the presidency of the department of legisla-
tion of the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union because she could not approve the
al prohibition ticket. Mrs. Foster has been
one of the most earnest and effective labor
ers in the cause of temperance. She be-
lieves that the sole effect of prohibition
ticket is to give aid and comfort to the
Democratic party, and in this work she is
unwilling to aid.
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-31

The PHILADELPHIA North American re-
minds the farmer who is signing for the
'good old times' that in 1916 il took one
hundred and fifty pounds of butter to buy
one yard of broadcloth and fifty pounds of
cheese to buy twenty-five pounds of nails.
Now ten pounds of butter will buy yard
Of broadeloth of better quality, and nine
pounds of cheese will buy twenty-five pounds
II
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-31

1t used to be one of the favorite assertions
of the Independent press that the conserva-
tive class, by which it meant the business
men, was almost unanimous against Blaine.
Since the mohster demonstrat ions by the
business men in favor of the Republican
candidate in New York and Boston that
assertion has been dropped.
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-31

A Georgia paper gives its readers this
'iei but comprehensive Interpretation of
smeaning of the Republican victory in
10: "Those blue-bellied Ohioans think
snat little niger mixed into their general
society will be beneficial to the rising genera
tion -
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-31

One Democratic speaker proposes if the
Democracy gets control of the government
"to take iron bars and axes and cut into the
treasury vaults and let loose the surplus
money leaving shower of gold behind us"
30 much of this flight of rhetoric as relates
to the burglary proceedings wears an air of
reality, but the idea of the Democracy leay-
ing shower of gold behind them is prepos-
:erous. They would gather it all in 10 the
last dollar.
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-31

The Argus thinks the Republicans will
not have chance to celebrate after next
Wednesday. Why next Wednesday? What
is going to take place thena Perhaps the
corps of beautiful reporters has got mixed
in regard to the day on which the Presiden-
tial election occurs.
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-31

The report comes from Democratic
sources that the wicked Republicans are
colonizing California with voters from the
territories read between the lines,
means that the Democrats anticipate defeat
in that State next Tuesday.
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-31

Amongst the absurd claims which the
Democrats are making is that the Republi-
cans have gwen up New York. Nothing
could be farther from the truth. The Re
publicans are well satisfied with the situa-
tion there and confident that the electoral
vote OF the State will go to Blaine by alarge
nlrralitv
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-31

Brother Beecher declares that if all the
men who have broken the seventh COM
mandment should vote for Cleveland sue
could elect him by a great majority" The
nss of the pronoun of the first person was
little unfortunate to say the least. 1t may
give rise to wrong impression,
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-31

The confident tone of the Democratic and
dependent press in regard to the electoral
ote of New York seems to have experieU ced
marked abatement within few days.
They have apparently heard something drop.
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-31

Our esteemed morning contemporary
claims to have corps of the most beautiful
reporters TO be found hereabouts. That ex-
plains why 1t is kept SO much in the count
ing room where the public may admire it.
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-31

Among the decorations of the Argus Office
the motto Handsome is that handsome
does' is not found. Its reporters have adopt
ed another standard.
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-31

Among the clergymen who waited on Mr..
Blaine in New York was Pastor Halliday of
Plymouth church. Mr.. Beecher's influence
doesn't seem to be very powerful among
those who know him most intimately.
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-31

The Democrats are worried about Missou-
and the managers have asked for an Irish
,peaker 'wth brogue." The James gang
must be losing its grip upon the State
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-31

When an Argus reporter fails to get an
item he goes for, he prints instead an assur-
ance that he is beauty and thinks the pub
lie ought to be as well satisfied as he is him
self
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-31

"The Words of James G. Blaine on the
Issues of the Day" is the title of paper coy.
cred volume of about 300 pages, containing
extracts from Mr.. Blaines addresses and
letters throughout his public life, illus.
trating his views especially upon all ques.
tions which enter into the present contest. The
compilation is edited by Walter S. Vail under
an authorization given By Walker Blaine. 1t
is volume which has value extending be-
yond the present campaign.
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-31
Some Political Books.

The "Brief History of the Republican
Party" by Eugene V. Smalley, gives within
the compass of less than 100 pages a readable
and intelligent account of the rise and growth
of the Republican party from its early and
feeble beginnings, as protest against slavery
extension, to the present time. Its dis
tinguished leaders, its developing principles,
its conflicts and its famous achievements are
described with perspicuity and fairness. Tn ere
is added much valuable political information
of a documentary and statistical kind.
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-31
Il Fl E u r Il $ s.
FRIDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 81.

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable, not necessarily for pubca-
ion but as guarantee of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
'qations that are not used.
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-31

-Four years of Democratic rule might not
destroy the country, but it would make it very
sick-of the Democracy at least.
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-31
POStDOnel.

TlHE meeting of the Maine Genealogical Society
announeed'tor Monday, goth inst. in Recep,
gon gon han, is postponed to FRIDAY, Oct. 31st, at
112 o'clock p m, at the same place, when a paper
on the town OF Standish, its early settlement and
settlers, VIII be read also papers William Wild
gerry, ana other historical persons and places.
All interested in these and kindred Subjects ara
invited to be present. PER SEC
oetzo SM&F
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-31

Mr.. Jonathan Norcr oss, who is the author OF
several books or pamphlets on political sub
Considered as Party Name and as Political
Organization" He does not write in defence
of the Democratic party of the United States;
but he reviews the " hole career of that organ
ization and its works, and presents clear and
distinct narrative of its mo ives, spirit and
doings. The tone throughout is that of the
historian rather than the partisan; but he
finds very little in the record which he can
praise. 1t ought to be read by men who
imagine that any good is likely to accrue to
the nation by putting the Democratic party
in power. A popular edition in paper covers
is sold for forty cents
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-31

Professor J. Harris Patton, author OF "a
Concise History of the American People" has
written book about "The Democratic Party"
Professor Patton has not written this history
because he believes in the Demo
cratic party, its character or its
works; but because he thinks there is
a great lack, especially among young
men of information touching the true charac-
ters and aims of this party which after an
absence from power of twenty-four years is
soliciting public confidence. The book elabor.
ately reviews the whole record of the party,
the measures it has favored and those it has
opposed, and does it calmly and justly, max
ing references to authorities for all important
statements. This review of American political
history, for that is what it is substantially,
results in showing that with only one excep-
ton, the American people in the end have
rejected the application of every theory of
Democratic statesmen, in respect to the prac-
teal workings of the measures which they
advocated; but on the contrary, adopted the
measures which they opposed" The only
measure of policy devised and enacted by De-
mocratic statesmen is the independent or sub.
treasury for keeping the money of the United
States.