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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-28
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

THE Rev. o. B. rockingham has purchased a
house in Boston and will make that city permanently
his home
HENRY WILLARD lost forty pounds of flesh before
the physicians could arrest the insomnia with which
he afflicted after the Northern Pacific trouble.
EX-SENATOR FENToN's recovery from the surgical
operation performed in January has been so slow
that he has been obliged to relinqush his projected
Florida trip
JOHN JAY CISCO who died in New York on Sunday
began life poor boy became tailor entered the dry
goods business and subsequently made large of
money as banker. He was one among the many
millionares of Manhattan Island
WHEN Thackeray in this country some years
ago speaking of his books evening a lady re-
marked Mr.. Thackeray, you the vainest man
ever met" YES Madame" the reply; but
you forget that have good deal to be very vain Of
THE latest distinguished convert to Catholicism is
wealthy Scotchman. David Blair. who has Joined the
Benetictne monks at Inverness and literally has gone
the whole figure by making to the monastery his
entire annual income of $4,000. This generosity of
Mr.. Blair has called out blqre of trumpets.
NJ. PHILIPPE DARYL who is writing up for the
Paris market the public men of England is com.
pletely carried away with John Bright. He pro.
nounces him the wisest wittiest most learned most
eloquent and altogether the greatest statesman in
Great Britain and consideres Bright the brightest of
all living
AT sale in Paris of autographs, including speci-
mems of the handwriting of Dunois, Francis T. Cath.
crime de Medci. Marie Stuart Queen Elizabeth, and
Philip II of Spain the highest price obtained was for
letter signed "Bonaparte lieutenant colonel and
dated Ometta, IL Jan. 1898 addressed to the mum.
cpal officers of Bonifaco. 1t brought 5000.
HERR EMIL ScARIA who is regarded by many as
the greatest living bass singer will make his first APP
pearance in America at the next Philharmonic concert
in New York. He is forty four years old now, and
has been singing in public since his debut In Pesth in
1860. He has been at the Imperial Opera in Vienna
many years and the hero of the Parsifal festival
SARAH ALTHEA Hill, who sues Senator Sharon for
is shapely and oval the features regular the
mouth is well cut the lips rather full and the
most expressive feature The is cast ON the
Roman model and is large. The eyes lack the
preston of trustfuness. Their color is gray blue
and sometimes a little brown Her hair is auburn and
of luxuriant growth.
A PEERS daughter who is the wife of lieutenant
colonel and has lived with her husband seven years in
India and accompanied him to the Mediterranean in
letter to the London Standard declares that 1.-THE
moral tone of English ladies Especially of those whom
forced to associate with in military life and at
military and naval stationsl is decidedly low Most of
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-28
POLITICAL NOTE AND GOSSIP.

A YOUNG Mems Republican Club has been or
gained at Fayetteville, Fayette county, with a
membership of twentysix.
HUNTINGTON Herald: Quite number of pa
pers talking of the Hon. r. w Thompson,
of Terre Haute, as candidate for Governor on
the Republican ticket. The convention could do
worse than to nominate the ''old man eloquent"
lie would make grand campaign.
A. B. MAYNARD, of Detroit, recently passed
two weeks with his brothern-law, Senator Ed
munds, in Washington. During my visit, said
Mr., Maynard to reporter in Detroit, 1.-THE Sen
ator repeatedly said to me that he is not can
didate for the presidency, does not want the po-
sitiOn, and hopes that his name will not be Sc
riously mentioned in such connection"
THE New York Commercial Advertiser, under
its new management pronounces quite strongly
in favor of the administration of President Ar
thur. 1t says: Mr.. Arthur came into power
under the most trying circumstances, such as
might well have appalled, the stoutest heart, and
he has confronted them with a dignihed and con-
scientious of their responsibilities, and as
II seems to us, with remarkable frmness and So
briefly of judgment"
NoTING that number of the leading Repub-
lican citizens of Chicago have issued pro-
nunciamento in favor of administrative reform
and against political bossism, the Chicago Jour
nal says: 1T is very gratifying to note this evil
dence of an active interest in current politics
among our most prominent, substantial and in
fuential citizens. When that class of our peo-
pie take hold of the machinery of politics in
earnest there is hope for good government. They
have the power of control at any and all times if
they will but exercise it,
The editor of the Portsmouth Qowa) Times,
formerly of this State, has been visiting Indi-
ana, and writes his paper 'Among the rapidly
rising politicians of the State is Major George
w. Steele, congressman, Marion Ind He has
served two terms a congressional representa-
tive, and has given the best of satisfaction. l
feel proud of his record and am not ashamed
that labored for his first election. In the halls
of Congress he is recognized as man of ability
and true gentleman We hope that he may
have the distinguished honor of representing his
district for many years"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-28

WHILE European powers are busily engaged
in building ships with impenetrable arma-
ment, American experimenters have invented
a nitro-glycerine gun of wonderful force.
With force of but one hundred pounds, such
gun was made to shoot wad of cotton
through a two-inch door. 1t is confidently
predicted that this engine of modern warfare
will be able to throw nitro-glycerine bomb
to the distance of fifteen miles. What it
would accomplish after it got there may be
imagined. Americans are slow to engage in
war, but war once determined upon, it would
not be longuntil we were ready for the best of
them
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To the Editor of the indianapolis Journal:


Please publish the patent bill that is now be-
fore the Senate, that we may see how much pro
lection, if any, is left to the inventor, and how
it affects patents already issued.
RAYsvILLE Ind G. r. CLIFFORD.
The bill now before the Senate was prepared
and introduced by Mr.. Voorhees,, of this State
Its full text is as follows
Section 1858. Be it enacted etc. That it
shall be valid defense to any action for an in
fringement of any patent or any suit or pro
ceeding to enjoin any person from the use of a
patented article that the defendant therein, or
his assignor, purchased the patented article for
use or consumption. and not for sale or exchange,
in good faith and in the usual course of trade,
without notice that the same was covered by a
patent, or without notice that the seller had no
right to sell such articles and in all such cases no
tice received after such purchase shall not have
the effect to impair in any way the right of such
purchaser as absolute owner"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-28

THE Philadelphia Times, an independent
Democratic paper, says that with the party
committed to free trade 'the result of the
next presidential election may be safely footed
up as follows: Democratic States, Texas and
Kentucky, 26 votes; doubtful States, Arkan-
sas, Delaware, Mississippi and Missouri, 80
votes; all the balance Republican States, $40
votes" The Cincinnati Enquirer thinks the
Times may have overestimated the danger of
a free-trade policy, 'but this exhibit should
cause certain able statesmen to do less bowling
and more thinking"
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To the Editor OF the Indianapolis Journal:

l. Give the ranks of general in the United
States regular army. 2 What are the ranks of
Sheridan and Schofeldl Does anybody belong
to the G. A. R. besides the old soldiers of the
war; A READER
FRIENDswooD, Ind
1. Major generals, Winfield S. Hancock, John
NJ. Schofeld; brigadier generals, o. o. Howard,
Alfred H. Terry, G. G. Augur, George Crook,
Nelson A. Miles, David S. Stanley. 2. Sheridan
is acknowledgement; Scho6eld as indicated
above. 3. To become member of the Grand
Army of the Republic one must have served in
the federal army some period between April u,
1861, and April 9, 1865. Service in the regular
army before or since, OF in the Mexican war,
will not do.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-28

ordinary good faith would dictate that
the grant of lands for all the completed line
be confirmed while there should be forfeit
ure for all that remains uncompleted to the
date of the passage of the act The only re-
suit of the passage of such a bill as is contem-
plated by Mr.. Cobb's committee would be to
cast a cloud upon the title, and involve both
the company and land and bondholders in
useless litigation. All unearned grants of
land should be forfeited-that is the demand
Of justice and of the people
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-28

THE bill to extend the period of the payment
of the tax on whisky in bond was so badly de-
feated in the House. yesterday, that it will
not probably be heard of again. The vote was
1876 to SO on the motion to strike out the enact
ing clause. The effect of this will be to cause
severe and serious strain upon the banks which
have advanced money upon the whisky that
must now be thrown upon the market. The
second effect of the vote will be to teach the
whisky interest that it is by no means so pop
ular and influential as it thought itself, and
that it cannot rule this country just yet
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-28

REDPATH's WEEKLY, an organ of Irish ma
tionality that cannot be questioned denounces
in the most vigorous manner the dynamite
party, which seeks to enfranchise ireland
through the cowardly murder of inoffensive
and defenseless people, and by the destruc.
ton of property indiscriminately. Mr.. Red
path says;
''The spirit of vengeance alone never over
threw an empire yet-and it never will destroy
British tyranny in Ireland. For every Irwin
chile knife England has a thousand swords
for every dynamite jar she has a hundred bat
teries; for every incendiary torch she has an
arsenal of rifles That's what England has
and that is odds enough, l think but, when
there is also spy for every knife, an informer
forevery jar and traitor for every torch-why,
Mr.. Rosa, if you would only put your brains
on lce-say for a brief summer month or
two-to cool them off thoroughly, and think
with them, instead of thinking with your
clenched fists, even you could see that your
programme is schoolboy's dream of madness,
not a soldiers plan of battle. 1t is too silly
to deserve a serious thought
"The Irish in America will never
again be united in any harem- scarum, rattle
go-bang, fuss and-teather, stay at-home mill
tary programme. They Will not take any
stock in a physical force movement unless the
people of Ireland rise in rebellion"
And the Weekly further says:
''The true way to avenge Irish wrongs is 20
win Irish rights and we must wrest them
from government with heart of stone sin
ews of brass, and front of steel-but feet of
clay. Its feet are the people of England and
Scotland-not the lords, not the middle class,
not the Wings nor the Tories, nor the illib-
eral Liberals but the toiling millons-'the
ing with them, and for them-for they, too,
have bitter wrongs to redress, Mr.. Rosa.
We can win Irish Legislative rights one by
one, without shedding human blood-by CON
fronting legal power with legal power; by an
Irish parliamentary party that shall act as an
armed neutrality, and compel the British gov
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-28

WHISKY is not king Despite the serious
financial and business considerations involved,
she bill supposed to be in the interest of the
whisky makers and dealers failed by more than
100 majority in the Democratic House of Rep
eesentatives. In this surprising vote is a very
plain and pertinent lesson for the uorLeague.
Phey must see that the country is in no tenn
pei to trife with their arrogant and defiant
attempts to dominate politics and to override
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-28

THERE is no justice, nor is there good
judgment, in the bin prepared by the com
mittee FORGETTING all land grants of the North
sfn Pacific railroad that were not earned up
to and including 1879. Since that date more
than l, 200 miles of that great tlanscontinen-
tai line have been built; the road has been
duly examined by agents of the government
m sections of twenty-five miles, and officially
seeepted; bonds have been issued and sold
Rpon these sections, and the most
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-28

REV. HENRY WARD BEKCHER is talked of
pronounced reetrader but that fact does not
imperil his standing in the Republican party,
which tolerates and cherishes the right of pri-
vate judgment so long as he himself chooses
TO remain a member of the party and be con
cent with its policy determined by the ma
jesity Of votes. The Republican party has no
little coekspur ''boss" to read 'pestilential
broods of t,uitors' out of the organization
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ceiving, soliciting or handing over any
money OF other valuable thing for political
purposes, under penalty of heavy fine or i'm
prisonment. Under this rule the clerical
labors of the volunteer force who propose to
aid the committee in raising funds will be
somewhat hampered. The ardent young
Democrats evidently had the impression that
civil-service regulations applied only to Re
publcans.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-28

THE small army of Democrats who fill the
subordinate places in the House of Repre-
sentatives having formed campaign asso-
citation and rendered their services to the
Democratic congressional committee are not
pleased when their attention is called by
meddlng Republicans to the civil-service
law. A provision of this law specifies that no
employee of either house shall be directly or
indirectly in any manner concerned in re-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-28

WHILE the Hon. J. c. New, of the Pogue's
Run Journal is in the city he should visit the
various newspaper offices from 2 to 3 A. NJ, and
follow the loaded wagons galloping to the fast
mail, which leaves promptly at 3 A. NJ He
might gather some facts from which a soothing
poultice could be manufactured for his chronic
re-head.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
All right; take you at your word. Call it by
its true name "fast mail for accommodation of
Chicago morning papers, and say that the train
is held at Chicago more than TWO hours and a
half for the benefit of the papers, at the cost of
the people interested in really through mail,
and say no more about it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-28

SOME individual in Quincy, Mass, has been
seized with happy thought, The town meet
ing having voted sum of money to be applied
to the decoration of soldiers graves, the sugges-
ton was made that the money be expended, I'M
der the directions of the Grand Army post. in
shade trees, to be planted upon the public high
ways of the town. Each tree should be dedicated
to some individual soldier who had gone outfrom
Quincy to serve his country, and upon suitable
tablet to be affixed to the tree should appear his
name rank, regiment, and name of the battle in
which he fell. description of each tree, its
location and dedication should be returned to
the town clerk to be entered on his records.
Whether the plan is carried out in Quincy or
not, it is one which may well be adopted by
every town and village in remembrance of the
men who went out from them and laid down
their lives.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-28

THE Indiana vote on the bonded whisky ex-
tension was as follows: For striking out the
enacting clause Messrs. Browne and Steele,
Republicans. Against, Messrs. Holman,
Kleiner, Lowry, Matson, Ward and Wood
Democrats. Not voting, Messrs. Calkins
Cobb, Lamb Peelle and Stockslager. Mr..
he not been paired.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-28

eminent to grant home rule to Ireland, as it
has already granted it to the Canadian and
Australasian colonies"
There are oceans of good sense in these
words, and they are in harmony with those the
Journal has always used in the discussion of
the Irish question. Ireland has no greater
foes than the blatant fools and towards who
advocate dynamite and assassination.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-28

THE Atlanta Constitution is of the opinion
that New York newspapers should be allowed to
have their news patented it is so original.
Among other interesting matter which emanates
from these journals, through cable or otherwise,
the Constitution has read with more or less
qualification accounts of the triumphant career
of Miss Julia. daughter of 'Stonewall" jackson,
in Europe. The young woman has, according
to correspondents eclipsed all rivals in beauty
in Paris, Rome and London, and creates sensa-
ton wherever she goes by her grace and lowell
ness as well as various American" eccentrci-
ties, such as appearing at fancy dress party in
the guise of page. The interest in these
minute descriptions of Miss Jackson's appear
ance and movements in foreign countries is
somewhat enhanced by the Constitutions per-
sonal knowledge that the lady is not i'll Europe,
has never been there, and is not professional
beauty, but is living retired life in her Southern
home The metropolitan papers provide their
patrons with news which is the wonder and ad-
miration of humber rivals.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-28

REv. HENRY WARD BEEcHER pays de-
served tribute to the value and enterprise of
the press, when he says: II am indebted large
ly to newspapers for many striking facts about
myself of which otherwise l should no doubt
have remained in blissful ignorance"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-28

THE New York Stock Exchange and the
Chicago Board of Trade have done more dam
age to the business of the country, and have
done more to corrupt public and private NOR
sum of their evil influence can never be told.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-28

PRETTY soon depOsitors viii grow tired of
having the bulk of their money lost in Chi
cago margins, and the balance used up in re-
ceivers' expenses. Then certain kinds of
banking" will have backset and legitimate
and sound banking will have a Gloom"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-28

STRANGE, isn't it, Not one of our old
soldiers has pronounced in favor of hostilities.
They are probably waiting for somebody else
to begin the fun.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-28

MIAAnsBURG, O.. has ghost with non
sense about it. 1t floats over the graveyard at
precisely o'clock every evening, and pays no
attention to clubs, bullets and other weapons
fired at it by the excited populace. After hav-
ing taken the air for half an hour or so. the
specter disappears as mysteriously as it came
Citizens are now engaged in digging up bodies
from the cemetery, although with what object
does not appear. They can hardly expect to find
how the ghost resurrected itself.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-28

THE Deerfeld Sage-Hon. Horatio Seymour
declares in favor of the Sage of Gramercy
Parll-Hon. Samuel J. Tilden This is a
great boom for veterans who lag superfluous.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-28

THE tax will not be removed from liquors
just at present. The ten-cent apple jack prop
osition of the Democratic caucus will prove a
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-28

THE Liquor League will probably have about
all they can do to attend to their business.
They viii likely find it to their advantage to
withdraw as an organized body from politics.
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Tense

ABOUT a hundred years more out of power
will probably suffice to teach the Democratic
party that numbering majorities out of exist
ence in the South does not accomplish the
same results all over the country.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-28

THE Salem Press says the motto ''Al ki" on the
seal of Washington Territory, signifies 'Bye
and bye" There are more Chinook Indians in
Indiana than we had supposed
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-28

This Democratic Congress has been in ses-
sion four months Will some one be kind
enough to tell the country what it has doneG
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-28

he is claimed to have several, might not escape
seriatim, but be saved for the great final coup.
The coup is now advertised to come off about
April l.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-28

EVERYTHING is turned to the advantage of
civilization Even the untutored savage is made
the unconscious instrument of Providence in
benefiting the white man. The Turtle Mountain
Indians have captured railway -restaurant man
and propose to hold him for a ransom. That
pedestal fund will have to be raised first
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-28

How would it do to make war on Germany,
just to furnish agreeable pastime to belliger-
ent editors2
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-28

THE Presidents recommendations concern
ing the need of new vessels for our navy are
excellent. 1t is poor economy for nation as
rich as ours to go without some marine de-
fansa
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-28

Europeans of the 18th century ate whales
Until it has been proved that the 18th century
people had brains in proportion to the size of
the fish, whales will not be likely to take the
place of sardines and mackerel in the spring
markets
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-28

THE lean and slippered Pantaloon Of the
Democratic party seems to be the coming
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-28

IT now transpires that the secrecy which has
been observed about the Keely motor was in Or
der that the inventors original IDEAS of which
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-28

GAS good as old wheat in the barn" is likely
to lose its significance.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-28

AN Ohio hog has been found alive after fast
of 1877 days. The Ohio hog possesses the pecu-
liarity of holdi1 g on a long while.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-28

To the Editor of the indianapolis Journal:
How long does the county treasurer to be
elected this coming fall hold office-for two or
for four years2 j. BURNSIDE.
RUssELLvILLE, March &c.
Two years.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-28

THE police of Paris raided gambling house
kept and patronzed by women, and captured
twenty-six ladies" engaged at baccarat Strange
that ladies, afraid of a mouse, will dare tackle
the 'tfgerp
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ADJUSTMENTS THIS EVENING.

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lrisin.