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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-31
JASON BROWNS RECORD.
1T Is Being Revived Against Him in His
Struggle for the Congressional Nominal

1T Is Being Revived Against Him in His
Struggle for the Congressional Nominal
ton.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, March 30.-"Jason Brown is
having his political record pulled him in his
race for Congress in the Third district observed
agentleman to-day who is fresh from Indiana
The Journal correspondent inquired what
there was in Browns record Objectionable to
Democrats.
why Brown is political renegade" replied
he. ''The Democrats of to day are a little par
ticular about records In 1870 Brown was elect
ed to the State Senate from jackson and Brown
counties as Democrat In 1872 he supported
Grant and the Republican State ticket and
opposed Greeley and the Democratic State ticket
He voted at the called session of the Legislature
in 1872 with the Republicans. He voted
for Oliver p. Morton for United States
senator, and opposed the Democratic candidate
James D. Williams. and he acted with the Re
publicans during the special and regular sessions
of the Legislature in 1873 l believe it was in
that year that he was appointed to the secretary
ship of Wyoming Territory serving about a
couple of years 1 do not remember distinctly
but believe he returned to the Democratic party
about 1868, and soon was nominated and elect
ed as Democrat to the State Senate from Jen-
nings and jackson counties"
'"They have drawn this record on him for the
race to Congress9.
eyes, sir and think that that alone is suff-
lent to defeat him. AS 1 said before, we are
looking up records at this late day."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-31
A RACE WAR.
An Uprising of the Negroes of Georgia and
Massacre of the Whites Threatened.

SAVANNAH, Ca, March 29-Tn Sandersville,
thriving town of 1900 inhabitants, situated in
Washington county, East Central Georgia, to
night, there was fearful uprising of negroes
and an attempt on their part to massacre all the
white people of the town and county. The
trouble is incident to the arrival in the county Of
a communistic emissary, who convoked negro
mass meeting, which was held in woods neal
the outskirts of the town, and was attended by
fully 500 blacks. The negroes were told thai
they were poorly paid and little better than serfs
and that the only way to right their wrongs was
to murder every white person in the county and
take possession of all the property of their vic.
TINS, which he said rightfully belonged to them
and not to the whites The day being Saturday
many OF the negroes were supplied with money,
which they spent freely for whisky, and were thu
made more than ordinarily excitable. After thu
meeting negroes paraded the town in squads
boasting of their contemplated massacre, and the
place was. of course, thrown into great excite
ment The civil authorities being utterly power
less to cope with the negroes the local military
company was called to arms. 1t numbers about
forty members but is almost destitute of am
munition. The military did not leave theI
armory as it was feared that the sight of theil
uniforms might increase the excitement of tlN
negroes and precipitate trouble, which, owing to
the lack of ammunition, the military would be
unable to ouell At o'clock tonight telegram
from the mayor of Sandersville was received by
the colonel of the regiment in this city, asking
that 900 rounds of ball cartridges be dispatched
to Sandersville as quickly as possible by special
train He reported the negroes arming rapidly,
and grave fears were felt lest an uprising should
occur before day break to morrow The female
portion of town reported as thoroughly terri
fed and males of all ages are making prepare
tons for vigorous defense. Another meeting
of the negroes is called for tomorrow, and ever
if to night passes in peace the mayor does moi
bp outbreak meeting
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-31

To the Western Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, March 30.-Mrs. Gresham,
who has been ill for nearly a fortnight,
could not see any of the large number
of visitors who called last week, but her
daughter welcomed all cordially. She was as.
sisted in receiving by Mrs. Harris, of Indian
apolis.
Should the bill become law which has been
agreed to by the House committee on war
claims, authorizing a settlement of the claims
of the States against the government for sup
plies furnished during the late war, it is esti-
mated that Indiana will receive about $780, 000
Colonel n o Tolford, Indana's agent, was in
strumental in securing a favorable report
Colonel Tolford stated to the Journal correspond
ent to night that he had been working to secure
the passage of this bill three or four years and
had no doubt it will go through Congress now
without delay.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-31

main portions of which are given in the extra
sheet accompanying this issue. 1t was not
until after 10 o'clock Saturday midnight that
the member of our editorial staff who had been
sent to Cincinnati during the day to watch
the course of events, received the announce
ment that the Sunday edition would be
printed, and it was not until after that
hour that the Journal force got to work in the
office. But we printed by far the most com
plete, graphic and reliable account of the
affair that appeared in any paper, not even
excluding the Cincinnati papers themselves.
A comparison with them, or with any other
paper of like date will show the fact. The
receiving clerk of the Cincinnati telegraph
Office says that the Journal has taken more
special Geographic matter about the riots than
any other paper in the United States.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-31
PRISONERS OF WAR.
Two Bills in Which Occupants of Rebel
PrisOn-Pens Are Interested.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, March 30.-A question of con
siderable interest to soldiers of the late war has
for several days been under discussion in the
House committee on invalid pensions. For the
past ten years each succeeding Congress has
been importuned to enact legislation granting
pensions to all of those soldiers who were con
fined, during the unpleasantness, in the rebel
prisons-Libby, Andersonville, ETC. Each year
Congress has adjourned without reaching a con
clusion upon the subject. This winter, however,
two bills of like import introduced and re-
ferred, one to the committee above spoken of,
and the other to the committee on payment of
pensions, bounty and back pay The former
committee will make favorable report to the
House. 1t is not yet known what action the
other will take
In speaking of this subject, to-day Represen-
tative Greeneaf, of New York, said; Il don't
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-31
THE CINCINNATI RIOTS.
mune.

Since the draft riots in New York city and
the railroad riots in Pittsbug the country has
seen no such stubborn manifestation of the
mob spirit as that developed in Cincinnati
and which for two days has burdened the tel
egraph with its awful story of destruction Of
life and property. The very full and COM
plete special and regular reports given by the
journal yesterday, covered the narrative of
the trouble from the indignation meeting at
Music Hall to the attack upon the Jail, the
escape of Berner from the officers of
the law, and up to an early hour in
the morning when it was believed
that the worst was over, and that
daylight and reflection would cool passion and
still the rage of the surging thousands of men
who proved themselves little better than wild
animals. But the hope was doomed to disap-
pointment. Scarcely had nightfall set in last
night before Judgment was again given to the
winds, and a mob larger even than that of Friday
night assembled, the Courthouse was
fred and destroyed, and how many more peo-
pie killed and wounded cannot be readily
told.
The mob spirit can neither be palliated nor
defended. 1t is simply horrible, and can, of it
SELF work nothing but disaster. There is moth
ing healthful in it. There is no corrective, but
rather an aggravation, of the very evils against
which it is a protest. Such mob as that in
Cincinnati is not the counterpart of that or
derby, quiet efficient, executive vigilance
committee which took the place of inadequate
and inefficient law in San Francisco and sue
ceeded in bringing order out of social chaos
and paved the way for the administration of
public and recognized statutes. The Cincin-
natl mob is simply unreasoning fury, without
heated and with the taste of blood in its
mouth, to glut its appetite on friend as well
as on foe. The mob is not the legitimate
outgrowth of the orderly, earnest meeting in
favor of law and order which met to deplore
the prostraton of law, and to take measures by
which the administration of justice could be
energized In truth, the mob, by its work,
has retarded what the meeting of citizens de-
sired to advance.
But while all this is true it is not to be for
gotten that but for the existence of facts which
called for and compelled the uprising of
the people in indignation, there would have
been no mob, no dead men and women no
burned court house, no rifed stores.
1t is not pleasant thing to contemplate
mob III possession of city OF town. 1t is
not pleasant to read of Jail sacked, and
criminal taken from the hands of the law
and hanged without judge or jury. 1t is not
pleasant, either, for people to know that there
are forty-one mulderers in their jail, repre-
senting forty-one capital crimes of more orless
Nervousness, and that the history of legal trials
causes them to know that of these forty-one
possibly not half-dozen will receive any
thing like adequate punishment. 1t is not
pleasant for people to see, day by day, the
most notorious and blood thirsty scoundrels
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-31

A STUDENT in the art department of the
Pennsylvania University died from overwork,
last week, just after he had been elected cap
tain of the freshman football team, and was
fairly in the way of becoming stroke-oar in the
freshman crew This devotion to art and the
higher education Of man is rapidly thinning
the ranks of our intellectual young men
everywhere
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-31

Mr.. THOMAS C. CAMPBELL, the cable
criminal lawyer" writes a card to the Cincin-
natl papers in which he says that were he
called upon to try another murder case, under
the same circumstances he would do to-mor-
row precisely as he did in the Berner case.
We should advise Mr.. Campbell not to feel
called upon, just at present, to do so. His
noblest station is retreat, at least for time.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-31

THE Duke of Argyll's attack on Mr.. Henry
Georges system of political economy, as set
forth in his several works, has excited consid-
cradle interest in England. When the noble
lord attacks Mr.. Georges morality there are
people who point to some instances in the noble
Dukes family, and cry, "a paradox" ga
Yaradoxw
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-31

"THE fight between J. c. s. Harrison and
Harry Adams for the honorable position on
the Chicago delegation wakes warmer and
warmer every day. 1t is said that delegates
in the 'Raccoon precincts are already selling
at $40 q piece, and the bulls appear to have
control of the market"
This choice item we find in the Sentinel,
which just now is exhibiting much anxiety
respecting the vote of colored citizens, whom
it here designates as "raccoons."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-31

THE dispatch from Rome to the effect that
"Bishop Read, of Loando," had been trans
ferred to Philadelphia, is not understood by
Catholics there They do not know of any
such prelate or any such diocese, and con
clude there must be mistake. Some thought
it possible that Archbishop Ryan, Of st.
Louis is intended, OF, possibly, Bishop Ryan,
nf Rnffaln
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-31

THE will of Mr. H. B. Hurlbut, the recently
deceased millionaire of Cleveland, gives his
art collection, valued at 5000, 000 to that city.
Few millionaires die in indianapolis, and none
ever resigns any of his wealth in favor of the
Aoxun
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-31

IT is well understood that the occupation of
q butcher tends to dull and brutalize his SEN
sibilities. As the leading occupations of Gin
cinnati, aside from music and the drama, are
those of slaughtering and pork packing, the
forty-two original murders may thus be ac-
counted for as well as the later butchering of
citizens by each other
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-31
paper.

Mr. EDITOR HENRY WATTERsoN is en-
route home from Washington. While kicking
mp great deal of fuss over the tariff, the
Counts real business at the capital was under
stood to be in the interests of the whisky bill.
1t has been sad session for the 'star-eyed
goddess take it by and large, thus far.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-31

THE utterly inadequate and absurd manner
in which our contemporaries treated the terri
BILE Cincinnati riot compelled the Journal, in
the interests of the citizens of indianapolis. to
issue Gn extra edition yesterday morning, the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-31

THE advertiser was lucky who got place
in the Saturday issue of the Indianapolis Jour
nal. We would be more than willing to place
that issue of the Journal against any paper
published anywhere in the United States, and
invite competition as to its qualities as "a news
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-31
AN INTERESTING CASE.

Grounds on Which an EX-Army officer Ex-
poets Favorable Decision.
Special to the indianapolis journal.
WASHINGTON, March 30.-There is a case
upon the calendar of the Supreme Court of this
District which will probably come up next week,
that has excited great deal of interest in army
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-31

PROFESSOR WIGGINs says the corn crop of
the United States will be failure this year.
If Virgins isn't careful people will suspect
him of being in the employ of Chicago specu-
lators, and will lose confidence in his prophe
c;ac
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-31

CINCINNATI may be a musical center, but
probably few ears were attuned to the music
Of the ''sweet bells tangled" on Friday and
Saturday nights.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-31

Mr.. W. A. A. CARsEY, prominent labor
reformer, says that the Widow Butler will be
willing to accept presidential nomination
from whatever party will give it to him.
Well, who said he wouldn't
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-31

EVERYBODY is willing to admit, now, that
Cincinnati is the Paris of America, and no
one envies her the title.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-31

THE coming dramatic festival at Cincinnati
will be tame in comparison with the impromtu
affair just enacted in that city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-31
ADJUSTMENTS THIS EVENING.
THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL

Can be found at the following places
LONDON-American Exchange in Europe, 449
Strand.
PARIS-American Exchange in Paris, 35 Boulevard
des Capucines.
NEW YORK-St. Nicholas and Windsor Hotels.
WASHINGTON, D. C.-Brentano's, LOIS Pennsyl-
vania Avenue.
CHICAGO-Palmer House.
CINCINNATI. c. Hawley & Co., 154 Vine Street.
LOUIsvILIE-C It. bearing, northwest corner
Third and Jefferson streets.
ST. LOUIS-Unon News Company, Union Depot and
Southern Hotel
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-31

CINCINNATI c. Hawloy & Co., 154 Vine Street.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-31

PARIS-American Exchange in Paris, IS Boulevard
deS CaDucines.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-04-24
The BOOMERS.

The Logan boom is in 4 bad way. The
Arthur boom is in a very bad way. The
Edmunds boom seems TO lack vitality. But
the Blaine boom booms.-8eac FORK San.
Now is the time for the Wichita EAGLE
and Hiawatha World TO revive the boom for
w. Tecumseh Sherman. The outlook for
him is better to-day, than when they started
The boom.
Psi might not be a bad thing for some
Of those who like to ride boom to start
one for Bob. n.-CommonpeGlh.
Tecumseh's boom needs no reyiving. He
was only put on the track as the most avail
able man-as the dark horse. Next to Gen.
Sherman, Robt. Lincoln is the best man for
Republican success. Either would csrry
New York and the doubtful States; some
thing that neither Blaine, Logan nor Arthur
d.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-04-24
THE DAILY.

Considerable has been said about the
Wichita Daily EAGLE OF late by other pa
pers, but nothing by us. The truth is it is
not yet started. Such an enterprise in
wolves 80 much more and so much greater
expense than is dreamed of by the average
reader, which we cannot rake plain il we
try, that we hesitate. A daily morning
PAPER could only be started in Wichita on
prospective income, based on future pos
sibilities and for the purpose, Il; first, Of
being a prime factor in the making of a
@iiy and then enjoying the results. Ii the
PAPER is started and Wichita should faE to
sweep right on to the proportions of city
ia fact, as well as in name, the daily would
not only fail, but its proprietors would fail
also. But more in the future.
The following sends of shows in what
c-timation the enterprise is held by some
The Wichita EAGLE is soon TO be daily.
T. will, without doubt, be one Of the best
a. the state.-0sage Chronicle.
The Wichita EAGLE has been admitted
10 the Kansas and Missouri press associa-
tioD-for telegraphic franchises-and will
sooE be published as daily. II will be a
good one.-Peabody Gasette.
The Wichita EAGLE was by unanimous
sYte admitted 10 the Missouri valley press
association last Saturday and will in short
Il ne be issued as d morning daily with full
press dispatches. Our neighboring city is
ID be Congratulated Dorado Rspublican.
Murdoch Brothers, of the Wichita EAGLE,
"a in soon begin the publication Of daily
paper. to be issued every morning, that
viii contain all telegraphic news. We
have often wondered why they had not
long since done so. but we now wish them 1
The most abundant success, and predict /
that the Daily EAGLE will circulate all 1
over the country, aud become the paper OF
the Great South-west-SoutAern Kahsas
Gasette.
The Daily EAGLE will soon be one of the
boasts Of the booming town OF Wichita.
Every one who knows Marsh Murdoch and
his Weekly EAGLE predicts that the daily
win be bright one.-fredonia Citizen.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-04-24
A FALSE REPORT.

For some days the air has been full Of ru-
mors concerning the Indian Territory, and
4 number Of people were getting ready to
go there under the impression that oklaho-
ina was soon TO be thrown open TO settle
ment In view of these reports, and TO sat-
isfy these who were interested, we wired
Senator Plumb on Tuesday, receiving the
following reply;
WASHINGTON, April 10, 1884.
To Hon. z. b. Aardock.
No change in Oklahoma. Matters remain
as have for years past. Shall introduce bin
to open some lands te settlement, and hope
it will pass before adjournment, but it may
net. y. Ii. PLUMB.
Our readers will see 10y the above that
there Is no change in the status of affairs in
the Territory, SO far as congress is concern
ed.--E Dorado Reputtiean.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-04-24
THE Jury SYSTEM.

The Topeka STATE Journal copies from the
Kansas Democrdt-a paper we have never
seeD-a statement that the editor of the
Champion sis in favor Of abolishing the
right of trial by jury" The Kansas Demo
Graf lies. We are in favor Of abolishing the
notorious abuses OF the jury system of re-
forming it, by purging the system OF the
crying evils which are bringing 1t into con-
tempt. and thus threatening it with des,ruc-
ton. The ''rigbt of trial by jury" will GER
tainly have to 90 unless such reforms are
made. Hence, in demanding them, We are
faroring the abolition of the jury system
but its preservation by publication. The
Eaasas Democrat may read. by the light Of
the burning courthouse at Cincinnati, a
lesson on this subject which may afford ii
some food for thought. The right Of trial
by jury was intended to.be freeman's
shield against injustice, and an innocent
man's protection against wrong. But it has
been perverted into weapon to shield
criminals and protect the guilty. 1ntelli-
gence and character have been driven out
Of the jury-box, while stolid ignorance, and |
occasionally perjury. have been enshrined
there. We are for purifying the jury sys- |
ten, not abolishing it.-Afchison Champion.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-04-24
VERY UNANIMOUS.

The same sentiment, exactly. which is
quickening the great body of the national
Republican party to the demand that james
q. Blaine shall be the nominee for presi-
dent, is animating the Republican party of
Kansas in its almost unanimous demand
that John Az Martin shall receiee the NOM
ination for governor When Garfield " as
nominated Blaine was the man desired and
expected by the people at the hands of the
convention. So when st. John was nomi-
mated by the State convention, Col. Martin
was the man expected and desired by the
great body Of the party in the State. Now
the people are demanding that justice,
though tardy, shall not fail, as is plainly
evinced by the votes of the conventions
held last week. in nearly every one of which
resolutions were passed endorsing Colonel
Martin unanimously