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CLOTHING STORE

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fitting qualities.
The prices throughout the Chdrens Department.
and throughout all other departments Of the
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THE POsTOFFICE BILL.
The Changes Made by the Senate Committee
ON Postofices and Post-Roads.

The Changes Made by the Senate Committee
on Postotiices and Post-ROads.
WAsHNGroN, April 18-The principal changes
made by the Senate in the postof1ice appropria
ton bill are follows: The amount allowed fol
postmasters salaries is increased from $40 800 900
to $ll 150 000 forsaaries of clerks in postOfces,
from s., 175, 900 to S. 900 OOO for payment of let
ter-carriers and the expenses of the free deliv.
cry system, from $3 600, 900 to s. O0O, 600 The
Senate strikes out the clause providing that pc
Observation-Disclosures other than daily news
papers-when delivered within the city of pub.
lication, shall be charged the same postage as il
| delivered elsewhere. For inland mail
transportation the appropriation is in
creased from $11, 100000 to $12,-
100000. The Senate strikes out the clauses
directing the Postmaster-general to make a uni
form reduction of five per cent on compensation
paid all railroads. and requiring land grant roads
to carry mails for fifty per cent. less than the
sum charged by other roads The appropriation
for railway postoffce car service is increasing
from 81, 900 600 to 81 625 000 and 1885, 900 is ap
propriated for necessary and special facilities on
the trunk lines The latter item is unders TODD
to be for faster mail service in the South The
amount for steamboat service is increased
from $625OOO to $3.50, 900; the app opriation
for star routes is increased from 81 600-
600 to So 600 000 but the clause reappropriating
the unexpended balance of last years appropria-
| tion is stricken out. In referring to this item,
III the Senate, MIR. Plumb said it was an increase
only In appearance and not in fact, as there was
no unexpended balance to be reappropriated.
The appropriation for railway postofice clerks is
| increased from $4,000, 900 to 81 300 000 and for
mail bags and catcbers from $3.50 600 to $3.50, 600
The Senate adds to the bill $4 500 to defray the
expenses of delegates to the Universal Postal
Union Congress. to be held in Lisbon October
next, and finally provides that if the revenues of
the Postoffice Department shall be insufficient to
meet the appropriation made by the act the de-
fciency shall be made up from any moneys in
the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
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IMPROVING THE CALUMET.
Argument of Mr.. Wood Before the River
and Harbor Committee.

Argument of Mr.. Wood Before the River
and Harbor Committee.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, April 1S.-Representative Wood
appeared today before the House Committee on
rivers and harbors, and argued for $50, 600 to i'm
prove the Calumet river from its forks in Hi
nois down to Hammond, Indiana. He showed
the wonderful growth of manufacturing indus
tries at Hammond in the last six years, and
skllfully detailed the existing facts that had led
the committee to a favorable consideration of his
bill. He said Hammond had a population of 25
in 1870 and in 1883 it had 3,300 1t had only
s., 900 capital invested in 1870, and in 1888 it had
81 900 invested, and the manufactured prod
ucts amounted to $4,000 900; that the place
had five trunk lines of railroad running through
it, and the number of steam vessels, in 1883 that
passed up Calumet river was 332 and 215 sailing
vessels. 1t was the starting-place for the manu-
featuring industries of Chicago, and would soon
contain population of 1OO 600 people, with mill
turing center of the Northwest at no distant
day Vessels go down to Hammond carrying
100000 feet of lumber, shingles and building
timber and with proper dredging of sand bars in
the bed of the river and in cutting off bends,
vessels could come down with 400 600 feet there
by lessenng the price of lumber 81 per thousand,
and from that point the great railroads running
in every direction could carry the lumber any
where in Indiana. That lumber being purchased
cheaper at Hammond than in Chicago, great
trade would soon be built up there.
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THE EIGHT-HOUR LAW.
Probable Passage of Bill to Secure Its En-
forcement.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, April 18.-"There is no doubt, y
said Mr.. Hopkins. of Pennsylvania, chairman of
the House committee on labor, to-day, that the
bill to enforce the eight hour law will be passed
by this Congress. The bill is now on the calen-
dar with favorable report"
Ever since the passage of the act of June %,
1868, constituting eight hours days
work for all laborers, workmen, and mechanics
employed by or on behalf of the government,
complaint has been made that the officials of
the government having charge of the employ
ment of the men have disregarded the plain pro
visions of the law, and have insisted that
the men should work ten hours to earn a full
days wages, and if they worked but eight hours
their wages should be reduced to correspond
with the reduction of the hours of labor. This
complaint strong and the vio
lation of the law so fragrant that as
early as 1869 President Grant issued IA proc
lamation on the subject in which he directed
that the workmen and laborers should not be
required to work more than eight hours day
and that there should be no reduction IN their
wages. The proclamation was disregarded
also, by the arbitrary and grinding Off
GERS, and in 1872 the President again
called attention to the matter. Several times
has attention been directed to this abuse of
the law and injustice to employees, but without
avail. In several portions of the country it is
said the law is now disregarded. Besides pro
viding for the enforcement of the eight hour law,
the committee proposes by a substitute to pay
those who have been required to work more than
eight hours day, and to reimburse those who
have had reductions made from their salaries
because the law was enforced.
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Office one class consisting of persons who would
only be allowed to enter the service after giving
proof of their capacity to perform its duties,
the other of persons who were required to give
no such proof. and who might turn out to be to-
tally unfit for the work assigned them. ut as
sumes that the honorable soldiers and sailors of
the late war says Mr.. Lyman ''are willing tt
receive pay from the government without fur
nishing any evidence that they are compe-
tent to earn the pay. This surely
is an attitude toward the government which these
gallant men would be the last to assume. The
existing laws of the civil service already grant
all the advantage that an honorable soldier would
be willing to take, by providing that every sol
der or sailor discharged by reason of disability
in the line of duty shall, after passing his exam
mation, have the precedence in appointments
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REV. GENERAL BEN p. RUNKLE.
The Court of Claims Decides that He Owes
the Government SO, 1851.


Washington Special.
General B. P. Runkle, who was cashered
from the army in 1872, and reinstated in 1877 by
President Hayes has attained much notoriety Of
late. His ordination into the Protestant Episco-
pal Church, by the Bishop of Indiana, called
forth much unfavorable comment and scarcely
has that case been disposed of before he is called
upon by a decision of the Court of Claims to
pose before the public as a debtor to the United
States Treasury When he was reinstated BY
| Hayes he was given an order on the United
States Treasury, calling for $9,l9527, which
sum he would have drawn up to the time of his
reinstatement on the retired list if he bad not
been cashered. He obtained this money, but
was not content, fora short ime ago he brought
suit in the Court of Claims against the govern
ment for the sum of $l4, 800 80 as longevity
/ pay
! When the suit came up it seems that there
were certain persons, not friendly to the Rev.
General Runkle, who took it upon themselves to
lay certain facts before the Court of Claims as to
the previous history of General Runkie, and the
methods by which he had obtained his reinstate-
ment at the hands of President Hayes. The
/ efforts of these persons seem to have been to
| some purpose for the Court of Claims after con
| sidering the case has decided that General
Runkle is not entitled to the Sl4. 800 30 which he
| sued for, and also that the President had no au-
thority TO restore him to the retired list and
| that General Runkle must return to the United
| States Treasury the So, 1927 which ne received
| thereform.
| lit is proper to say that this case was de-
cided upon question of law, and will be ap-
pealed to the Supreme Court So far as any
moral wrong is concerned, General Runkle was
exonerated by the Judge Advocate general by
unanimous vote of the military committee of
the Senate, by the vote of the Senate, and by
| the action of President Hayes
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Prediction that the Bill for Enforcement of
the Eight-Hour Law Will Be Passed
by the Present Congress.
Civil-Service Rules viii Not Be Sci
Aside for Benefit of Soldiers.
The Changes Made in the POStOfice ApprO-
priatiOn Bill by the Senate-Mis-
cellaneOus Washington News.
A WORKOUT BOOM.

Ex-senator Mcdonald Entered the Race Too
Early in the Season.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, April 18.-Said prominent
Democratic member to the journal correspond
ent tonight: "The boom for Mcdonald was
sprung too early. 1t has long enough to
wear away any man. People have grown tired
of it. Had he not been mentioned until now he
could have captured the honor with but little
effort.
Congressman Coffroth, of Pennsylvania, be-
lieves Tilden or Randall will be nominated 1
asked him to-day who would be chosen. Til
den, if he Will take it, was the reply "and if he
is not nominated Samuel J. Randall will be-
Tilden can get the nomination if he will say the
word and will be elected If he is not in the
field l believe Randall will be nominated"
How about his free trade opponentsF was
asked
"Oh, that won't amount to anything at Chi
cago We will go for the man to win Randall
can win, and the free traders would support him
cordially as we would support one of their
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Postal Teleyrnph by Contrnct.

Ward the House committee on postoflices anc
postroads, by vote of 10 to l, adopted reso
luton declaring 1t the sense of the committee
that is eXpedient to adopt the contract system
of postal telegraph. The yeas We're; Messrs.
Money, Ward, Cosgrove, Rogers, Jones of Tex
as Bingham, Peelle of Indiana, Skinner of
New York, White of Kentucky and Wakefield.
Mr.. Cain the delegate from Utah, also favored
the resolution although he had no vote Mr..
Rcoce voted nay. Messrs Riggs, Taylor of
Tennessee. Paige and Mccormick We're no
present The subject will be further discussed
by the committee at the next meeting, and steps
taken to formulate a bill.
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MINOR MENTION.


WASHINGTON, April lS,-The House commit
tee on Territories, by vote of 7 to 5, has
adopted the substitute offered by Mr.. Alexander
to Mr.. Cassidy's bill providing for the appoint
ment by the President of commission for the
government Of Utah. The provision relating to
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SOLDIERS IN CIVIL SERVICE.
Adverse Report on the Bill Making Exceptions
in Their Favor.

in Their Favor.
Special u the indianapolis Journal.
WAsHINGToN, April 1S.-An adverse report
has been made upon the bill permitting any hon
orably discharged soldier or sailor of the late
war who served not less than one year, or who
was discharged by reason of wounds or disabil-
ity, to receive any appointment in the
civil service without examination provided
the salary did not exceed 81 600 a year
Mr.. Lyman, of Massachusetts,, who reported
the bill from the committee. SAYS such an act
would aunul, so far it went, the provisions
governing the civil service, which required com
petitive examination 1t would also, he says,
establish two classes Of candidates for the same
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Other Deaths.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, April 18.-Dr Phillip
Schlicher. an old physician of this city was run
over and killed by switch engine at the Union
depot to-day
LONDON, April lS-John Henry Blunt,
author of navy volumes on church work and
politics, is dead, aged sixty. Frank Green, a
pantomine writer is dead.
LITTLE Rock Ark. April 1S.-H. A. Been,
secretary of the Cotton Exchange and promi-
nent commission merchant died suddenly this
morning. from heart disease
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Dispute Ended by the Pope.

MONTREAL, April lit is stated on good
authority that the imbroglio between the Vic
toria Medical school and Laval University has
been practically brought to an end by an order
from the Pope to close the medical and law
schools of the branch established in this city.
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Protection to Public Lands.

WASHINGTON, April l8.-'rhc House commit.
tee on public lands has instructed Representa-.
tive Payson to favorably report his bill TO pre-,
vent unlawful occupancy Of public lands. Ths
measure provides that all Enclosures Of public
land in any State or Territory, by parties who
have no titles to the land. shall be unlawful. II
further provides that it shall be lawful for anS
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OBITUARY.

Death of Hon. Daniel r.. Bearss, of Peru, at
Hot Springs, Ark.
Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
Hor SPINGs, Ark, April l9-Hon. Daniel R.
Bearss of Peru, Ind, died here at o'clock
this evening.
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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-11-09
CYRUS w. FIELD, JR.
The Son Of the Millionaire Talks About
the Election.

The Son Of the Millionaire Talks About
the Election.
ST. Louis, Mo-, November 8.-Mr. Cy'
rus w. Field, Jr., of New York city, who,
with Mrs Field and Miss Morrell, is on
his way to Mexico for pleasure trip, is
at the Southern to-day. Mr.. Field said
that he had not come direct from New
York, but had stopped over at Cleveland
for day, having left New York Wednes'
day night.
"What was the feeling in New York
when you left there, Mr.. FieldY'
"Well, there was considerable excite.
ment Of course, but it was all good
humored, and as far as | could see has
been good-humOred all through the cam.
paign. These sensational reports about
trouble are not to be trusted. No sensible
man will think about doing anything but
sabmit to the result, whatever it may be.
am as strong a Republican as you can
find anywhere, but ! would not think OF
creating disturbance because my man
was not counted in"
"What do you think about the RESULT"
81 cannot give any opinion, because ii
Is very doubtful. received a long tele.
gram at Cleveland yesterday from friends
in New York, and all could make out Of
1t was the fact that everything was very
much mixed up, and that we would have
TO wait for the complete returns 10 finally
decide the question:
"What is the feeling among New York
business men as to the effect the election
of Cleveland will have?n
-''Not much danger to business is APP
pretended. At first do not think there
will be any change, and it will depend
largely on the policy of Mr.. Cleveland.
consider him a conservative man and a
man possessed of great deal of sound,
common sense, too much to take radi-
cal course. The pressure will be strong
upon him TO make extreme changes, but
scarcely think he will yield to it to any
great extent"
Mr.. Field is a director of the Mail and
Express, and is very young and rather
delicate-looking man. In manner he is
quiet and unaSsUming, with none of the
affectation usually noticeable in million.
aires son.
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Discrepancies.

NEW YORK, November S.-Those In
charge Of the Associated Press invited
representatives of the papers to examine
their figures as entered In their tables,
and in short examination discrepancies
were found as compared with their dis
patches on the night of and the next day
after the election. As an example, in one
election district in Westchester County,
where Cleveland had received ninety-one
votes, 1t was entered as nine, This was
only one in several instances, all no doubt
the result of haste in entering the figures.
There were numerous election districts
which had not been entered at all.
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MARKET REPORTS.
Grain and Provisions.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1854

CoTToN--steady; mlddlIng, 95alOTc
FLoUR-Steady; Xxx to choice, S2.3OG3l5;
patents, S3jdIs0.
WHEAr-Weaker; No. 2 Red, 7ja751c; No.
3 Red, 6jR d6j4c.
CoRS-steady; No. mixed, 37a3sc; No.
white mixed I0c,
OATs-Steady; No ., 26d26Gc.
RYE-Weaker; No. ?, 4sGis&c.
TOBACCo-flrm; Tugs; common to choice,
S6,O0d 1000; leaf; common red leaf, S7.5Od TO-.
90; medium to good S9O0dl70O.
H,Y--Prairie, S9.5Od 1850 for prIn TO choice
new; clover mixed, S0O6l 1900 for common to
prime; prime new timothy, Sl000GllOO; fan.
cy, Sl3,O0dli00.
BuTrER-Steady choice to fancy creamery,
s6dS0c dairy, choice to fancy, 2ld25c.
EGGs-steady; fresh stock, lsql9c per
dozen.
PoTAroEs-Firm for choice; common dull /;
common to choice, 3OG37Ac.
PoRK-Dull; new mess, SA25dli5O
LARD-Quiet; prime steam, 7d7Ic.
BACoN-Longs, SSc; shorts, 9d9tc;
clear ribs, slic, all packed.
WooT-rub washed, choice, csc; fair, 27c;
dingy and low, 23d 25c. Unwashed- Choice me.
lyc; selected light fine, l7GlSc; good average,
l6al7c; heavy, lGl6c; combIng, quarter.
blood, 2Oa20ac; combing, low grades, li0
lie.
Enthusiastically and firm; dry flint, lie;
damaged, lie; bulls or stays - flint,
l0c; sailed, 0c glue stock &c. Green
sailed, DC; damaged ic; veal calf skins, &c;
bulls or stays, &c; green, unCured, 7a7ac;
damaged, 5kc; glue, &c.
SHEEP PELrS-Dul; green 5OdG0c; dry, do,
Ec; green sheurlings, l5d30c.
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Beecher Disappointed and Sorry.

NEw YORK, November S.-The Brook
lyn Business Mems Cleveland clubs will
screnade Henry Ward Beecher Monday
night. In an interview last evening
Beecher said he was only disappointed
that Cleyeland's majority was not larger,
as it would have been but for the cor
rupton fund. He regarded Gould's tele-
gram as wise prccaution, helping to
allay the excitement. The situation has
been critical. He regretted that so many
OF his friends had differed with him
politically, but felt they would soon
come around all right. Moral reform was
the motive which had animated him, and
always would.