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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-19
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-
THE SENATE.
Discussion of the Bill Providing for National
Bank Circulation.


Discussion of the Bill Providing for National
Bank Circulation.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18-Mr. Wilson presented
two sets of credentials of Mr.. Allison, Senator
elect from Iowa. Referred
The Chair laid before the Senate the preamble
and joint resolution of the Legislature of Ohio
relating to the exclusion of American pork from
France and Germany.
Bills We're introduced and referred as follows:
By Mr.. Harrison: For the admission of the
State of Dakota into the Union on an equal foot
ing with the original States.
By Mr.. Vest: To provide for carrying on inn
provcments of rivers and harbors by contract.
The bill to provide for agricultural lands for
the southern band of Ute Indians, in lieu of the
lands heretofore provided for allotment to them
passed 1t provides for the removal of those
Indians from Colorado to Utah.
The Senate resumed consideration of the bill
providing for national bank circulation.
Mr.. Pugh spoke in favor of Mr. Plumbs
amendment. Mr.. Coke followed Pugh, and IA
vOred the passage of either Mr. Plumbs or Mr..
Vests amendments providing for the issue of
treasury notes as bank circulation is retired.
Mr.. Vest then addressed the Senate on his
amendment.
Mr.. Jones, of Florida, opposed the proposition
of Mr.. Vest, and defended the banks.
Mr.. Call thought all the proposed measures de-
fective.
Mr.. Plumb modified his amendment by a clause
providing tnat ''if, when national characterization
shall be surrendered, il be not taken up by other
national banks within thirty days the Secretary
of the Treasury shall issue its equivalent in treas
ury notes." etc, and by adding at the close of
his amendment the following: 'The true in
tent and meaning of this section shall be that
the volume of paper money outstanding, ex-
elusive of gold and silver certificates, shall re-
main as now existing"
After executive session the Senate adjourned
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-19

The passenger agents Of the Indiana, Bloom
jngton g. Western road are in cheerful mood
At last the executive committee of the trunk
inc passenger pool have ordered their tickets
I'd at differential rate, as follows: New York
III Boston, first class, $3.50 off regular rates;
ipnd class, 81; to Philadelphia, Baltimore, and
Washington, 81 off first class, 70 cents off sec
! class; to Pittsburg 81 off first class; to
aeeling 80 off first class, 81 off second class
,kets at these rates have been put on sale at
D Union Depot It is questionable, how.
yer, whether the present harmonious state
things will long exist. Already com
etitors of the l., B. & w. are ehafing
hat the l., B. & w. is allowed diferential rate
nd the Cincinnati Indianapolis, St Louis &
hicago the Cincinnati, Washington & Balti-
lore and the Baltimore & Ohio are in the field
pd insist that they must be given a differential
ate on Pittsburg, Washington, Baltimore and
lew York travel. eThe l., B. & w. people are
lazing good deal of stir over this differential
ate matter. and advertising il quite freely not
My their differential rate eastward but to Chi
ago, as well-which, it is stated, is in direct op-
position to the spirit of the pooling agreement,
which forbids that such expediencies shall be re-
sorted to,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-19

Report of Flood Concert at Cincinnati.
A number not down on the programme was
the singing of ''Please Give Me a Penny by
Mime. Nilsson and Immediately afterward all
the prime donne of the company came down
from the stage by stairways provided for the
purpose, and went through the audience
to gather up the pennies asked for Their prog
ress through the crowd was eagerly watched,
and frequently cheered Mines. Nilsson and
Scalchi went up the center isles, Mines. Trebelli
and Fursch-Madi taking the northern, and Mines
Valera and Sembrich the southern Nine and
Mile. Lablanche taking the dress circle and
balcony. Nine. Nilsson also went up TO the
dress circle Upon returning to the stage she
called upon the occupants of the boxes to con
tribute, which they did eliciting another round
of applause. The honors of the occasion were
pretty evenly divided between Nine. Nilsson
and Mime. Sembrich. Probably Music Hall
has never been the scene of such another ova-
ton as when the latter sang. Wild cheers went
up from all parts of the house and the stage,
people stood up and waved their pocket
handkerchefs until the hall looked like a
washerwoman's backyard in wind storm, and
the recalls followed each other until nobody
thought of trying to count them The total of
receipts from tickets and subscriptions was
Sc 300 30.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-19

New YORK Feb. 18.-The editorial staff of the
Brooklyn Eagle has been RET organized, in so far
as reorganization was made necessary by the
death Of Thomas Kinsella. Andrew Mclean
managing editor of the Eagle for the past ten
years, has become editor-inchief; Robert Burch
managing editor; George Gordon, member of
the editorial staff for seven years. will be Mr.
McLeans chief associate, and Maj. e. Page and
other members of the editorial staff-viz. Geo
NJ. Harvey, Major Farr and Albert Burton-re-
main as they We're
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-19
Where Locomotive Works Have the Ad-


Mention was made, a few days since that the
Decline people would do less of building loco
motives in their own shops this year than they
did last year. While the eighteen engines they
built are superior locomotives in every respect,
it cost more to build them than to purchase the
same pattern engine at locomotive works. A
master mechanic well up in the ranks, says: SIT
may probably pay to chink in time and utilize
the plant of locomotive repair shop in turning
out an occasional engine; but it is great ques-
ton whether it pays, in any sense, to turn out
from repair shops any quantity of new work
cradle, and it is less possible to get the benefit
of constant changes and improvement in design
dimension and construction. In a regularly
equipped locomotive works the proportion of
cost of new designs and patterns, per engine, is
but slight; but where only FIVE or six of a kind
are turned out, instead of fifty or sixty, it
counts up'p
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-19
Annual Nicotine of one Cineinnati southern.

CINCINNATI, Feb. 1S-Stockholders of the
Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific (Cin-
einnati Southern railroad. at their annual meet
ing to-day elected John Scott T. t. Gaf, Briggs
Swift, Augustus Vessels (vce Edgar NJ. Johnson,
Otto Plock of New York. W. A. Goodman and
Alex Mcdonald. directors. A committee was APP
pointed to examine into the management of the
road, one of the stockholders declaring there
was a sum of $780, 900 not accounted for. The
annual report shows no dividend was declared
the past year, but that there is surplus of
a. ono
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-19
A Change in the directory of the Illinois
Central Probable.

The large sales of the stock of the Illinois Cen
trail road the last few days and the prices it
brings is the cause of much speculation. The
term of Office as directors of the Illinois Central
Railroad company of Messrs Sidney Webster
L. V. F. Randolph, and Frederick Sturges will
expire in May this year The New York Tribune
says that efforts are being made to secure prox-
les to be used at the annual election to be held
on March r. to defeat the return of the last two
named gentlemen and fill their places by the
election of gentlemen less conservative. Mr..
Randolph is the treasurer of the company, and
has filed that position to the entire satisfaction
of the stockholders. Mr.. Sturges has been con
nected with the company for many years. There
really seems to be no cause for a change in d
rection that has so successfully weathered the
storms of one third of century as has the old
management of the Illinois Central Railroad
Company.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-19
The Narrow-Gauge Road.

A streak of economy has come over the man
agement of the Toledo, Cincinnati & St Louis
narrow gauge road. Mr.. P. B. Dudley. general
agent at Cincinnati, having resigned, the Office
aas been abolished, and his duties will hereafter
'e performed by G. Z. Glass, the freight and
ticket agent. The Office of trainmaster Of the
t. Louis division having been abolished. the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-19
a Mistake on the Part of Line Managers.

The statement in yesterdays Journal which
Sas official, to the effect that at the meeting of
trunk-line presidents, last Friday, no outstand-
ing contracts were reported, and, further that
all managers of fast freight denied having any
contracts, created good deal of talk in railroad
circles, 50 strong is the belief that
shere are considerable number of contracts
existing. A general manager, who is as well
matters. remarked last evening that the general
managers of some of the fast freight would find
that in these false statements they had put their
foot in it, as when this property was moved the
srunk-line pool executive committee would not
honor the contracts which places such line man
Ayers in a bad plight
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-19
Railway Company Incorporated.

SPRINGFIELD. Feb 18.-The Illinois Southern
s. Paducah Railway Company was incorporated
to-day. with capital of 81 900, 900, to construct
a standard-gaug road from Carbondale to Me
tropolis, Ill, and thence to Padueah KY, form
ing a connecting link in the line of the New
Orleans, jackson & Northern road between St
Louis and New Orleans
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-19
EssE =
CAUTION.

Swifts Specific is entirely vegetable preparation
and should not be COMPOUNDED with the various sub
stitutes, limitations non-secret humbugs, ''Sueeus
Alterans, etc, which now being manufactured by
various persons None of these contain single arti,
Gle which enters into the composition of S. s. s..
There is only Swfts Specific, and there is moth
ing in the world like it, To prevent disaster and dis
appointment, be sure TO get the genuine
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-19

have had remarkable success with Swifts Specific
in the treatment of Blood and Skin Diseases and in
Female Diseases took it myself for Carbuncles with
happy effect. ID. O. G. HEERY, d. D.,
Atlanta Ga.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-19

Swifts Specific is complete antidote to Blood
Taint, Blood Poison, Maaral Poison and Skin HUI
NOR. J. DICKSON SMITH, N. D.,
Atlanta Ga
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-19

used Swift's Specific on nv little daughter, who
was afflicted with some Blood Poison which had re-
sisted all sorts of treatment. The Specific relieved
her permanently, and shall use it in my practice
w. f. BRONTE, NJ. D., Cypress Ridge, Ark
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-19

Browns Bronchial Troches"
Are excellent for the relief OF Hoarseness or Sore
Throat. They are exceedingly effective. Chris
tian World, London, Eng
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-19
Why the Pennsylvania People are so Bitter
on Ticket ScaIpers.


Ticket scalpers look upon the passenger de-
partment of the Pennsylvania lines as their most
bitter antagonist This is not surprising how
ever, as the Pennsylvania Railroad Company has
been instrumental in bringing about the enact
ment of more laws, in the various State Legisla-
lures, against scalping than has any other rail
road corporations and while they have done
much toward putting a check on the more dis
honorable dealers in the ranks of the scalpers
under the name of ticket brokers they still
thrive; but large per cent. of what would be
called sneakng, low-grade scalpers have been
driven from the business through such Hgisla-
ton, and the business at least is more respecta-
BILE than few years ago. That the Pennsyl-
vania people have good reasons for fighting
scalpers is quite apparent Only last week one of
the officers of the county court at Trenton, \.
j., stated that an official of the Pennsylvania
railroad had informed him that that company
lost in the neighborhood of $4,000 a year by
the theft of railroad tickets by employees, and
that the tickets were disposed Of to scalpers. One
of the principal arguments against scalpers used
by the Pennsylvania company is thatdshonesty
is encouraged through the scalping business.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-19

duties of the Office will be performed by G. w.
Thompson. of the general freight department at
Dayton and other changes are rumored for
this week. The Boston Herald says this road is
on the shelf awaiting its fate The order has
gone forth for the purchase of a thousand tons
of steel rails for the use of the road. They will
be paid for in receivers certificates They will
be ffty-six-pound rails, heavy enough for stan
bly, arisen the report that So DOC, eco of certii-
Gates were to be issued to convert the road into
standard gauge. No such thing is contemplated
for the present, but friends Of the property be-
lieve it will be done eventually and the pur-
chase of the above weight steel is in harmony
with that idea.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-11-27
Making Guns for the Government.


General s. V. Benet, chief of the
Ordnance Bureau, has submitted his
annual report. After mentioning expert
ments with round bayonet and the i'm
provement of rifle sight at the armory,
he notices the inquiry ordered by the
Senate into the best mode of proving steel
for American ornaments and sea coast
defences, and hopes that it will be
pushed as thoroughly as its importance
demands. The Bureau has been delayed
in its construction of experimental guns
by the delay of foreign manufacturers in
supplying the required steel forgings.
This difficulty shows the Importance
of encouraging home production. Gen
eral Benet urges the necessity of imme-
diate action in this regard. He also
dilates on the Importance of adopting
types of ten and eight inch steel guns by
the time American steel-makers are
ready to furnish the materials. He
commends the American steel he has
already used. While waiting for new
guns, tne Bureau has been improving
the ten-inch smooth bores on hand, by
inserting riied steel tubes, leaving the
guns only an eight-inch bore. Expert
ments in this line are described; and
their success has led to an order for the
change of fifty such guns. General
Benet speaks of experiments with
breech-loading or multicharge guns
Those with the latter were interrupted
by an accident to the gun. The value
of explosive gelatine has been demon
strated. The successes of the year indi-
cate the ability of the United States
Ordnance Bureau to grapple with all the
theoretical and practical problems of gun
construction. General Benet favors the
House bill providing for volunteer organ
izations.
>VANDERBILT's household expenses are $780,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-11-27

the time they were hoisted on board the
Rheln. The sea was running very high
at this time, and their transfer could
never have been accomplished had not
officers of the German steamer gone
down into the boats and lent helping
hand. Women and men were hoisted
on board with ropes, and children in
baskets. At midnight heavy gale was
blowing. Some of the boats woald GER
tainly have swamped before morning had
they tried to outlive the night.
In the midst of their own misery the
passengers all found time to talk about
an unfortunate old man from Michigan
who was cabled over to Europe to get
legacy of SIS, 500. He failed to get a
draft or letter of credit, but was bring
ing the cash with him in the steerage.
In his hurry he left it behind until it
was too late. He was poor farmer,
living in Michigan
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-11-27
A Telegraph Joke.

The speaker was man who had no
hair on his head, but who said in re-
spouse to an inquiry that no scalping
knife had ever taken it off. ''It was Just
scared off, he exclaimed, ''down toward
old Julesburg. One day was at my desk
when the man up at Hooper's siding ten
or twelve miles away, telegraphed down
that he was surrounded by redskins and
that they were whetting their toma
hawks on the wires. I thouget it was
pretty good joke until he telegraphed
that the station was in flames, and that
lot of the Indians had set out for my
place. Then I began to prick up my
ears. There were not many of us there
just then, and we were in no condition
to fight Indians anyway. We threw
up breastworks and got everybody who
had gun, a pistol, club or a knife to
fall in. It was about sundown when
we got already for them. While we
were waiting nervously for the on
slaught, one of the citizens, saloon
keeper, came riding up in mad haste
and shouted that there were just mil
lions of them coming You fellows are
all as good as massacred now,' he said.
There is only just one thing to do, and
that is to telegraph up and down the
line for help. Put it strong, 'now, he
said to me. Beg, implore exhort them
Well, I could rattle a key pretty well in
those days, and I everlastingly begged
for help. I was thoroughly scared, and
1 threw my whole soul into the work.
After an hour of agony Cheyenne broke
in with. 'Oh turn yourself out, you big
calf What's the matter with you?'
This cooled me off little, and looked
outside and saw the people going and
coming as usual. They had put up a
gorgeous joke on me just because I was
a telegraphic tenderfoot. My hair fell
out soon after that, and it has never
grown since"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-11-27
Tie Sugar Industry.

From adxanee sheeta OF tho report OF
Professor II. w. Wiley, chemist of the
Department of Agriculture, the follow
ing facts relating to the Northern sugar
industry are taken:
Sorghum: Little work has been done
in Washington. The expense attending
the raising and working of the cane has
made it advisable to have the expert
mental work carried on in other locali-
lies. Laboratories have been established
in Wisconsin and Indiana. The season
has been more favorable than the pre-
ceding one, and The yield of sugar great
er. Nevertheless, the total yield of Sor-
ghum sugar for the year is not likely to
exceed l, 10000 pounds. The yield of
sorghum syrup is about the same as last
year-30, 100000 gallons. The low price
of sugar and molasses will prove en-
barrassing to manufacturers.
The Sugar Beet: The sugar beet con-
tinues to prosper in California. Tue
factory at Alvaredo has had good sea-
son and made large quantity of sugar.
This is now the only beet sugar factory
in the United States. Beets grown by
the Department of Agriculture the pres
ent season show a low percentage of
sugar.
Louisiana cane: The Department has
also established Laboratory in Louisiana
to study the chemistry of sugar manu-
facture. Louisiana has long been feeling
its way in the matter of sugar-making,
and it is thought that the planters may
receive much help and many valuable
suggestions from a careful chemical
supervision of all the different processes
of manufacture. The crisis in the sugar
industry of the world, Professor Wiley
says, is felt with peculiar effect in this
country. New methods of manufacture
will have to be introduced if prices re-
main as they are, or the sugar industry
of the country will languish. The yield
in Louisiana this season will probably
fall below the average.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-11-27
Iron Clad Vessels a Failure.

Sir William Armstrong. the distin-
guished manufacturer of rifed guns and
armed ships, has publicly declared that
iron-clads are of little or no use for the
protection of commerce.
Nothing can be more certain" he
says, ethan that, in the event of war,
our merchant shipping would be at
tackled and if an enemy contented him
self with assailing our commerce with a
fleet of swift and powerful cruisers, he
would give the go-by to our iron-clads,
and infict fatal injury upon us with
little cost to himself"
The conspicuous deficiency of the
British navy is in fast cruisers of this
kind by which the attacks of similar
vessels might be repelled.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-11-27
Stopped the Mill.

The late Judge Ball, though charm
ing con7ersationalist and socially popu-
lar, was very irritable. The Cork court
house, in which lie had on one occasion
opened assizes, was backed by an an
cient flour mill of large dimensions,
owned by a very liti6ious gentleman
named Bendeeble. So close was the mill
to the court house that the noise of the
machinery disturbed the tympanum of
Judge Ball, who was in his later years
hard of hearing. "What noise is that,
Mr.. Sheriff." he thundered with fiery
face. "It is a mil, my lord, meekly
responded that functionary. "Let it be
stopped" commanded the judge. 81
cannot stop it, my lord, said the sheriff;
"the owner is the only one who can do
that" "Send for the owner, then, said
the judge. This was done and the order
given. Bendeeble took it literally
and unconditionally. The mill was
stopped and remained stopped long after
the assizes were over. Bendeeble, who
was no fool, sued for damages, and the
Government had to pay large sum to
compromise.