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The Indianapolis journal., 1884-02-13

proffered gift but he frowned still emphatic
refusal Then the embryo statesman grabbed the
coin and exclaimed half questioning, half defiant
why, grandpa, he doesn't want any ofice'
WIDOW at Burlington, VT, desiring picture of
her deceased husband, and having no remembrance of
him except a bas-reief which had been made some
time before but was aferward broken, went to local
photographer and stated the The energetic pic
turetaker glued the bits of bas-reef together the
widow stuffed some clothes of the dear departed
one else found appropriate wig, and then the pho
tographer "took' him. The picture is said to be an
astonshingy good one considering the circumstances
AARON BURR's memory is again being held up to
public detestation. Observation-Disclosures
Mrs. Sarah Burroughs of New York. told stoty just
before her death the other day which has since been
corroborated by her daughters to the effect that she
placed the titledeeds and papers of estate in the
South in the hands of Aaron Burr just before his duel
with Hamilton and that when he disappeared he took
all the papers with him. Mrs. Burroughs, who was
niece of General Philip Schuyler therefore forced
to earn her living by dressmaking.
Miss AGGIE HILL, the pretender to Senator Sha-
rons and fortune is described by correspond
ent of the St Louis Gobe-Democrat mot less than
fortyfve years old with regular features keen dark
eyes showing crows feet at the corners and deter
mined mouth What gives her appearance of ma
turity is the loose skin which has settled in slight
folds under her china peculiarty that is unknown TO
youth She bears herself well in court, dresses hand
somely, and occasion showed that she was
abundantly able to take of herself"
IT may interest those who accustomed to deride
the idea of Americans having any ancestry dating be-
fore the Revolution to know that an effort is being
made to procure a reprint of The splendid collection
of genealogies made, with the origin of American
families specially in view by the late Colonel Chester.
Eighty-seven folio volumes of registers prepared
are in existence. After the Colonels death it was
hoped that the English would endeavor to
keep the results of the great American examiner in
tact, but it is questionable whether they will The
American effort spraseworthy.
ASSISTANT BISHOP POTTER writes to the Churehman
to correct of the dedication of Sherred Hall
in which he is reported to have said that Jacob Sher
red was painter and glazier, but intelligent up
right, honest man" Il enter" says DR.. Potter "a
mild but decided protest against that little word but
If Mr. Sherred had been plumber there are perhaps,
some people who will think it would have been sppro-
pirate, but have enjoyed tho friendship of many
painters and glaziers and have had any
to think that it especially difficult for them to fol-
low their honorable calling and at the time main
tain their integrity Poor but honest people say,
though the two things scarcely reconcilable-a
view against which poor people may justly protest..
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-02-13
THE NEED FOR RELIEF.

The flood still continues at an unprece-
dented height. Whether the water reaches
few inches higher than last reported is now
matter of the slightest Importance. The su-
preme duty is that Of making the relief meas
ures as broad and as prompt as the awful
necessity requires. Words cannot add to the
horror of the situation. Scores Of thousands
of people are homeless, houseless, cold, de-
pendent upon charity for bread. They are not
able to work, for there is no work to do,
Distress in the worst form has overtaken the
hapless people through no fault of their own,
and holds them relentlessly. 1t is great graft
fcation to know that the people of Indianapo-
lis are moving with the same celebrity and
comprehension that marked their action last
year, and that they are being nobly and gener
ously supported by the people of the whole
State. The duty can be measured only by the
demand. In every possible way the
committees should be aided. Workingmen
who are in employment, and undisturbed in
their wage earning, can assist more largely than
almost any other class by a systematic Civ
ing of, say, one days wages to the fund. Men
of means, Office men, professional men, clerks,
churches, the various fraternities-al these
can contribute, and the aggregate will be a
large amount Charity is the divine thing
which in its expression shows that we are all one
people. The suffering of the thousands who
dwell by the swollen rivers and have lost their
all, is the one touch of nature that makes the
whole world kin. These be our brethren, and
they must not suffer because of the indiffer
ence or neglect of their more fortunate kins-
folk Let the treasures of the various com
mittees be made to overflow.
The employees of the indianapolis Journal,
in the several departments, will donate the
proceeds Of one days work to the relief fund.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-02-13

A BRONZE statue of General Robert E. Lee
ordered by the city of New Orleans, is now on
exhibition at New York. About $4,000 was
guaranteed the sculptor, the fund being raised
by voluntary subscriptions of the people of the
South The statue is fifteen feet seven inches
in height. 1t represents Lee in military dress
wearing slouch hat and top boots. His arms
are crossed over his breast. The column on
which it will be placed is ninety feet high, and
is now ready for the figure. The dedication of
the monument will take place on the 22d, and
will be the occasion of general gathering of the
old chiefs and supporters of the Confederacy.
Officers and soldiers Of the Union army have
also been invited This will be handsome
memorial of the great Southern leader. But is
it not right that some such monument be now
erected to Indianas soldiery? No longer delay
should be thought of, but every citizen should
come forward at once and freely give towards
the erection of a figure in bronze typical of the
Indiana soldier who fought SO gallantly and en-
dured so much.
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Daniel Webster, Theodore Parker, Judge
Story, Chief Justice Marshall and an obscure
Swiss magistrate, are each claimed to have
originated the expression. Inasmuch as it is
phrase which, in republic, almost says
ITSELF and may have been used thousand
times before the Gettysburg speech was made,
it really does not seem worth while TO know
whether Lincoln borrowed the words or
whether they came spontaneously to his mind.
Their fitness for the time and place cannot be
disputed, and the rest matters not The place
of the Gettysburg grafton in classic literature
cannot be disturbed by these or any other
rummagings.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-02-13

IT hath been said of old that your sons and
your daughters shall prophesy. your old men
shall dream dreams and your young men shall
see visions Some of the marvels and sub
tleties of mental prescience or consciousness of
things transpiring at distance still obtain, and
visions of significance return to the sons of men
to puzzle and confound. 1t is said of Dr. Walter
Bruce of Micanopy, Fla, that late on the night
of Friday, Dec %, he was awakened from
sound sleep at his house by so strong a feeling
that there was some mysterious presence in his
room that he got up and lighted lamp and
looked all over the house; but, finding nothing
unusual he returned to bed and apparently fell
into a slight sisep in which there appeared to
him vision of his wife's brother, II. NJ. Strib-
ling, in a deadly conflict in which he had his
throat cut in most horrible manner. and was
removed to a store near by where he was placed
on a counter, and after the apparent lapse of
time he died from the effects of the wound The
vision was so real that DR.. Bruce could sleep no
more, and when morning dawned he went out
but could not rid himself of the very strong
impression it had made upon him. He related
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-02-13

JOHN HAGAY, the youth who, last week,
rescued eight little boys from drowning under
ihe ice in the Schuylkill, says: II wish the
papers would stop calling me Hero Hagan.
1t makes fellow feel kind of light. done
nothing more than chap like me had right
TO do" John will doubtless do credit to the
grateful parents of the saved children, who are
about to give him an education and a start in
life. He win not be spoiled by praise. He
has the stuff of man in him.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-02-13

the dream, as he called it. to several of his
friends, and later in the day visited well-known
spiritualist in Gainesville, who told him that
some awful calamity must have befallen young
Striblng And sure enough, the next mail from
Virginia brought Dr. Bruce a letter announcing
the death of his brother-inlaw in the exact
manner he had seen and at the very hour that it
had appeared to him in his vision. A sister of
the murdered man, visiting relatives in Ken
lucky at the time of his death, had a similar
dream, and while relating it at the breakfast
table, was handed a dispatch announcing its
fulhllment
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-02-13
THE COMMISSIONERS CONVENTION.

The county commissioners of Marion county
have invited those of the other counties of the
State to meet in this city on the 18th of April
next to form State organization of county
commissioners. The movement is an impor
tant one, and deserves the encouragement of
the press.
The late Governor Wright used to say that
the people were more interested in the selec-
ton of county commissioners than in con
gressmen. However paradoxical this may
seem, it is nevertheless true. County com
missioners fix the county tax levy and disburse
the taxes In this county the sum thus col
lected and discussed is an immense one, and
in the other counties Of the State it is not
an insignificant amount. This money should
only be paid out in accordance with the law.
That it is often paid out without
the laws authority is well known to
everyone at all conversant with county busi-
ness Many of the county boards and, in
deed, many of the higher courts are lax in
to the distribution of public money. They
make many allowances not authorized by
either the letter or spirit of the law. Where
is the law to pay for the officers ice bills out
of the county treasury Where is the law au-
thorizing money to be taken from the county
treasury to pay pages for dancing attendance
upon honorable judgesG Where is the law that
allows the sheriff fees for wlits served by
bailiffs who are paid by the county, There is
pies money is taken every day for just such
things 1t is shame and an outrage that
such illegal allowances should be made, and it
is to be hoped that the State organization of
county commissioners will do something to
stop them.
The law requires the sheriff Of county to
attend the sittings of the Board of County
Commissioners; but it has been the custom in
this county until recently, and may be still,
from aught we know in many counties, to pay
baihff out of the county treasury to do this
work. Every dollar so paid is illegally taken
from the treasury, for the sole benefit of the
sheriff. In some counties it is the custom of
the county clerk to make separate certificates
for each allowance to juror, in order that he
may charge the county illegal fees. In this
and similar ways, large sums have been taken
from the people to enrich county officials.
Such abuses must stop, and it is to be hoped
that measures will be inaugurated and carried
out by the State Convention of County Com
missioners to stop them. The people are will
ing to pay liberal fees to county and State Off
GERS, but they want the fees regulated by law.
No fees should be paid any one except in ac-
cordance with the plain provisions of the law.
We heartily indorse the movement for
State convention of county commissioners,
and are very hopeful that much good will
grow out of it.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-02-13

The Statesville North Carolina) American,
a newspaper of the Old North State, not a Re-
publican paper, nor edited by Republican,
but representative of the independent Demo
cratic movement in that Commonwealth
against the Bourbonism which prostrates and
binds the progress and energies of the people
there, has this to say, which we commend to
those Northern doughfaces who sneer and cry
'bloody shirt" whenever anyone insists that
there is not political freedom in the Southern
States and that there must be and shall be
before the solid North ceases to confront the
solid South. These are the words of the
Statesyille American:
eve tell the Republicans of the North
there is no liberty here; elections are a travesty
and sham; these States are dominated by q
heartless. lawless and wickedly cruel minor
ity; there IS no fairness at the ballot box there
is but little justice in the courts there is no
room in the trades for him who opposes Bour-
bonism. We will not speak of social ostra-
cism, for it is practiced by none save FOOLS
and only fools are effected by it, While all
may look fair and serene upon the surface in
the South to the eye of the casual observer,
yet we know that we are living in the days of
treason and conspiracy. If the Republican
party has not the wisdom and the heart to
take hold and relieve us of oDr thraldOm, then
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-02-13

THE money market is in a remarkably
healthy condition, and the accumulation of
funds still goes on. The banks now report
$I1 .443, 800 in their reserves, which is $27,-
GO0,0OO more than they held year ago,
nearly $50, 600, 900 more than in 1882, $685.
OO0, 900 than in 1881, and $40, OOO, 900 more
than in 1880. The surplus reserve is $21,-
O94, 400, against about Sc, 4OO, 900 last year,
and 50, 1000, 900 in 1882
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-02-13

THE journal has the utmost confidence
in the Board Of County Commissioners,
but their action yesterday with respect
to the purchase of the proposed work
house grounds is another instance of the
carelessness with which important public bust
ness is sometimes transacted The issuance
of the bonds is so clear and palpable viola
+on of the law that the commissioners will,
course, cancel them at once Whether
4ey do or not the bonds are worth
.ss, except as the personal obliga-
ions of the gentlemen who sign them.
Nhe purpose of the Journal to see, if
ble, that no public money is illegally
by either Republican or Democratic Of
ls; and, in order to put county business
better and safer basis than it now is, the
hrnal heartily favors the proposed conven-
rJn of commissioners, hoping that much
PRACTICAL good may result from the delibera-
1tions of experienced men.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-02-13

SOME mousing literary person having called
attention to the fact that Lincoln's famous
phrase government of the people, by tho
people, for the people," had been used, in sub
stance, by others at much earlier date, dis
cussion, neither interesting nor profitable, is
being carried on in various learned exchanges
for the purpose of determining the authorship.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-02-13

let us of Virginia and North Carolina make an
independent fight for the vote of the two
States. There are good, honest and true
men in the Democratic party heartsick and
tired of Bourbon methods. enough, we are
sure to secure the election or ticket con-
tending only for the liberty we desire, taking
no heed of Office To these Democrats we ap-
peal to strike with us one blow in the cause of
liberty and for the rights of man."
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-02-13

WHEN the editor of a Kentucky weekly goes
to bury his grandmother or to consult with that
leader of the people, Henri Watterson, the event
creates profound sensation in his own bailiwick
The pro tenn. editor of the Stanford Journal
explains that his chief has been called away
from his post of duty and beepeaks the largest
indulgence from patriotic public, which will
sadly miss his busy brain and formative hand
in the vigor and make up of this edition." With
burst of pathos which reaches a true Ken
lucky climax the pro tenn. man continues:
"We who remain feel as we suppose q lutte
would feel with its strings all broken; or a shat
tered vase whose fragments may suggest by
contrast its lost magnifcence; or like an infant
family suddenly reduced to desolate orphanage
or like lover at the funeral of his promised
bride; or like an empty bottle whose faded label
tells of the nectar once treasured there"
When that editor goes away from home again
he should either leave plenty of copy or the bot
tie of nectar" well filed.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-02-13

WHY toll for lucre when the bat And ball are
both so handy Why wear a faded suit of
clothes When one can be dandyl The Hoosier
boys will work no more For money or for mama:
A base ball league has formed within The State
of Indiana.-Courier-Jo
Why struggle still for meat and drinkl Especi-
ally the latter If you don't like beer that's
brewed right here, You can go to Cincinnater.
And as to stronger drinks Tn told The Hoosier
still is lucky: He may not get enough at home,
But there's plenty in Kentucky
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-02-13
THE INDIANA SOLDIERS MONUMENT.

A CoNNECTIcUT court has decided that
decree of divorce given by rabbi is void. 1t
could not be regarded otherwise If the State
must stand good for the conduct of married
people, it must have the control of marriage
and divorce
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-02-13

Hon CHARLES L. HoLsTErN was yester-
day reappointed to the Office of United States
district attorney for this State. Mr.. Hol
stein has filled the Office with perfect satisfac-
lion and with distinguished ability. The ac-
ton of the President will meet the approval of
every citizen Of Indiana.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-02-13

THE new trial of Neal at Grayson, KY, for
assisting in the butchery at Ashland viii
soon come up. 1t need surprise nobodyif he be
acquitted. Humanity is quick in resentment
and almost as ready to forget. Procrastina
fion is the thief of time and the friend of
criminals.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-02-13

A YOUNG woman of San Francisco has applied
for employment as street-car conductor Why
not9 If Mrs. Mary Miller is to captain steamer
on the Mississippi the California miss may rea-
sonably be intrusted with the care of street
car, and the company would probably realize in
creased returns from increased patronage.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-02-13

THE World is authority for the statement
that the highest salary paid be- -diamonded hotel
clerk in that city is $4,000, while the average
salary of frst-class clerks is $3.50 per month. If
this fact should become generally known and
credited, the day may come when the humble
wayfarer may dare approach the august pres
ence of hotel clerk without the feeling gnaw
ing at his soul that he is but worm, unfit to
even offer to pay Sc day for a room on the sky
floor back. The average frst-class hotel clerk
usually wears a diamond three sizes larger than
hotel biscuit and the mystery has been how
he could indulge such extravaganza. 1t is even
greater mystery now, but the charm is broken
the tradition that the autocrat of the register
was in the enjoyment of a dot ranging from a
million up is lost in the wonder how he manages
to support wife and family, as some of them
have to.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-02-13

was held the otherday to devise means for improv-
ing the condition of things, but no one seems to
have remembered that the sacred elephant is on
its way to the place That consecrated beast
should have an elevating influence
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-02-13

of Philadelphia court for admission to the bar
She has shown that she is well qualified, which
the same all male lawyers are not, but her petit
ton has been thrown out. 1t is only question
of time, however, and if Mrs. Kilgore fails some
other sister will eventually succeed.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-02-13

In a spirit of jocularity telegraph editors speak
of squabbling oyster men as oyster pirates, and
with equal jocularity the intelligent compositor
changes the phrase to oyster patties, betrayng
the nameless longing of his soul and unsatisfied
condition of his vigorous appetite.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-02-13

THE Steinways, of New York, say that the
square piano is doomed, but dash the hope thus
inspired in the breast of man by saying further,
that people with large parlors will want 'grands"
and those with small quarters will employ up
rights
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-02-13

New YORK suburban editor celebrated the
death of his wife by issuing his paper with the
editorial columns blank Ohio editors lose
great many wives
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-02-13

THE mcyal condition of Bridgeport, Conn,
which is the Srinter quarters of Barnum's circus,
is described as befr5S very bad. A town meeting
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-02-13

ALL persons of a certain unfortunate class of
beings are not dead yet The Rev. Thomas s.
Williams, of New York city, does not doubt the
sinceyity of William McGilorys repentance.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-02-13

TO the Editor of the indianapolis Journal:
How many pounds of tobacco can a producer
sell without violating the revenue lawl
SPENCER Ind A SUBSCRIBER.
Farmers and producers of tobacco may sell at
the place of production tobacco of their own
growth and raising at retail directly to con-
sumers, to an amount not exceeding one hun
dred dollars annually.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-02-13
o the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal:

To the Editor of the indianapolis Journal:
To settle dispute please give the diacrtical
JUDsoN, Ind READER.
Webster says; ''When an unaccented syllable
ends in a consonant, its vowel if single, has, in
strict theory, its regular short or shut sound.
though uttered somewhat more family, OF with
less proportionate force than in an accented syl
liable In many words of this class, however,
the vowel is apt to suffer change or corruption
of its distinctive quality, passing over into some
sound of easier utterance. Thus, the vowel
sounds in the unaccented syllables 'ar," ''er," {"
Fir, cor" 'yr," las in altar, offer, etc. are coin
cident with that of the second ''u" in sulphur"
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-02-13

THE meanest man has been found He sug
gests that ilimitable funds may be had for the
Bartholdi pedestal by very simple plan, which
he proposes to employ against the weak minded.
He suggests that the committee in charge prepare
silk ribbons on which shall be stamped in gilt an
image of the monument, together with a suita-
BILE inscription. These bits of ribbon shall be
sold at 81 each to young people building crazy
quilts" The suggestion is made in all candor
1t would work, doubtless, but it would be unfair
to take advantage of that class of unfortunates
In the way of unsettled estates we may men
ton thatofDr Michael Benjamin Glare, of coun
ty Carlow, ireland. In 1903 he went to the
West Indies where he became wealthy and was
knighted. He returned to England, where he
died in 1923, leaving his wife Go, 900 year. A
life interest in the estate then went to Eliza
Clare, who died six years ago 1t was then to
go to the Clares of Carlow, most of whom are in
America. The estate is valued at $2000OO and
the shares for the American heirs are on their
way here it is said.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-02-13

To the Editor of the indianapolis Journal.
How can l obtain my discharge from Com
OXFORD o. J. c. WHITE.
You cannot get discharge, but by applying
to the Acknowledgment, Indianapolis you can
get certificate of service, by means of which
you can secure anything to which discharge
would entitle YOU
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-02-13

To the Editor of the Indiana polls Journal:
Please Inform me whether there ever was
more than Yne volume of Indiana's roll Of honor
published J. A. SULLIVAN.
DUNKIRK, Ind
There was but one