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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-04
MIR, WATTERsON,s UNFAIRNEss,

The iteration. which is given the idea that
Mr.. Tilden may at the last allow the use of
his name, is not without a meaning and pur-
pose. 1t is a part Of the scheme Of the squad
of protectionists, who serve under Mr.. Cair
man BaTnum, to get and hold possession of
the national convention. Their plan is to
stife discussion, to restrain expressions of
preference, and to keep everything in abey-
ance until they are ready and on the ground
with their machinery and money.-Louisville
Courier-Journal.
Nay, not so. Let us be candid enough to
admit the truth in this matter. If one side
of the Democratic party may be impeached,
why not the otherf Why may it not be con-
fessed that Mr.. Barnum is ingenious, for once
in his life, and that he is after exactly what he
pretends to be after. He may be simple
enough to hope that his old master may be in
quarters in Gramercy Park, where plans and
stratagems may be concocted, and more than
questionable methods for the rape of the
presidency may be put into motion
by means of cipher kilograms. Mr..
Barnum may even be willing to admit that
the physical vigor of the Robinson Crusoe of
the Empire State is not what it was eight
years ago, or even four years ago. But there
have been no rumors derogatory to the size of
the bari which, in the campaign Of 1876,
was used to "buy seven more mules, and
afterward was offered by Mr.. Tilden's san
guine friends as a guaranty that certain
number of ''best United States documents
would be forthcoming in case an electoral
vote could be purchased for him anywhere.
1t is possible, too, that Mr.. Barnum, mindful
of past acquisitions, may earnestly desire
to again tap the barl that he may
fatten on the drippings. At any rate,
it is unfair for the Courier-J Journal
to deliberately challenge the sincerity of some
of the party most active campaigners. If it
purposes doing away with the methods of
Mr.. Tilden and his next best man, Barnum,
let it be honest enough to say so, though such
announcement must necessarily create panic
among the faithful. Viewing the ground
over it must be regarded as unwarranted
impudence in the Courier J Journal to thus dis
pose of leading Democrats off-hand. But
may be it can't be done. Sometimes men
like Barnum and Randall won't stay read out
of the party, and sometimes they are even ar
rogant enough to do as they please and to
make the party adopt their heresies.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-04

ONE charge against Mr.. Walker, the Repub-
lican candidate for mayor of Milwaukee was
that of being an enemy of the Catholic
Church Voters of that religious belief were
told that if he were elected the crosses would
be taken from the Catholic churches and con-
verified into gymnastic implements for the
turnverein. Mr.. Walker was elected, how
ever just the same. 1t is worth much to have
any man elected over such idiotic and ignor-
ant campaign tactics, whichever party may in
dulge in them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-04

A NEW YORK court has Just administered a
little Cincinnati justice. Lou Cronson, the
diamond drummer who stole and pawned
stones worth $25, 900, has just been discharged,
his counsel having shown that the crime was
committed in another State. Having started
from New York with the valuables, his plum
dered employers can't exactly understand how
his lawyers can admit the theft and still Sc
cure his release. They. don't understand
Claw as administered by courts under the
manipulation of "great criminal lawyers"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-04

trammeled primaries viii satisfy the rank and
file of the Republican party, primaries entirely
free from any possible interference by mem
hers of the committee or by candidates for
office. The scope of the committee is simply
to call the primaries into existence, so
that the members of the party can act
with the utmost freedom and independence,
The spirit of the Republican party will bear
no machine bossism." If the party is to be
successful, the men who do the voting, and
whG are relied upon to cast the ballots that
siyodt victory, must not be put into leading
strings. They will not be led.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-04

THE Washington special to paper which
did not incur the displeasure of the French
commission, pays this deserved compliment to
the report: ''The front part of their report is
said to be one of the most beautiful pieces of
penmanship ever sent to the department"
An explanation of this may be found in the
fact that 'the front part of the report" is the
work of an expert and accomplished clerk of
Mr.. French, kindly loaned to the commission
for the purpose. How much more of the re
port is due to this competent penman we do
not know; but, certainly, he could not have
done better for his patron if he had had charge
Of the whole work.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-04

JUDGE OGoRMAN, of the New York City
Superior Court, entertains the idea that indi.
viduals have rights that even telegraph and
electric-lght companies must respect. In a
case brought by business firm to enjoin the
erection of an electric-ight pole in front of
their door, the pole being for the support of
connecting wires, and not for lamp, the
Judge holds that such posts are not lamp
posts, and posts of that dimension placed in
front of the entrance to the plaintiffs store
might well create serious hindrance to free
access to it. The judge further points out
that such wires may be conducted under
ground. A huge telegraph pole is positive
nuisance in front Of either store or resi-
dence, and the time will doubtless come when
these unsightly distinctions will not be toler-
ated. Scientific genius has devised methods
for carrying electric, Geographic and tele-
phonic wires, and there is no excuse for the
existence Of the grievous imposition.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-04

THE Milwaukee Sentinel properly calls at
tention to the incompetence or worse of the
Cincinnati papers, as displayed particularly
during the recent riot The Sentinel says;
"No other event of as large Importance as the
three nights of rioting has ever been as unsat-
isfactorily reported" The truth is, that the
reports in the indianapolis Journal, by its two
special representatives sent from this Office,
and by its special correspondent there, were,
in all respects and details, far in advance of
the reports given by the local papers, if we
except, possibly, the News Journal, whose re-
ports were incomparably superior to those Of
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-04


THE Republican county central committee
meets tomorrow, probably for the last time
prior to the assembling of the county conven-
ton There is some confusion in the public
mind as to the manner in WHICH the delegates
at the primaries are to be selected, the call of
the executive committee being susceptible of
varying constructions, and likely to result
in contesting delegations if it may suit
the purpose of interested candidates. 1t
should be understood by the central commit
tee that the Republican party is not organized
and kept in existence for the benefit Of any
man or set of men, and it is advisable in the
interests of the party as well as of the nomi-
nees, whoever they may be- that there should
be no possible shadow of suspicion
resting upon the convention, either
as to the methods by which
it shall be called into existence or of its action
when constituted There must be perfect
uniformity all over the county in the matter
of the primaries. The call for them must be
in plain and unmistakable language There
must be no hidden springs which
can be manipulated for personal ben
eft. Nothing short of perfectly un-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-04

its contemporaries The Cincinnati papers, at
best, are poor enough, with all their Boosting;
they are filed with wind in the shape of news
and gostration in the shape of editorials. They
are the worst made up" of any newspapers in
the whole country. But their entire lack of
ability to either comprehend an event. or to
execute an idea if they had one, was never SO
conspicuously displayed as during the riots.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-04

THE wicked newspapers with an opinion,
and with the courage to express it, are always
troubling the great and good public servants.
The only way we can see by which the path
Of the just can be made entirely satisfactory
will be to have press censorship established.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-04

THE Journal believes the Indiana postal
clerks to be quite as competent. honorable and
trustworthy as the Ohio clerks, or the clerks
from any other State This is not the theory
of Superintendent French, but still the Jour
nal will adhere to its opinion.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-04

THE slurs upon the Indiana postal clerks
might have been left for the Ohio and Ken
lucky members of the French commission. It
would have been gracious, to say the least, for
the Indiana members to have dissented from
that portion of the report.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-04

THE cycle of pedestrianism seems coming
around again, and six days match has been
arranged to take place in Madison-square
Garden, New York. Among the celebrities
entered are Rowell, Fitzgerald Vint, More
mac and Hart Mr. Tilden's name does not
appear, though it is claimed that he walked
the entire length of his library recently.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-04
THEIndianapolis News has this to say of the

report of the French commission:
80 FAR as practical results are concerned
the matter stands Just as it did before the
commission began hearing testimony. 1t will
not be gainsaid we think that a number of
the postal clerks hold grievances against Mr..
French which, to them at least, are well
founded. The trouble lies in the fact that
the complaints are grounded in the manner in
which Mr. French administered the regula-
tions of the department, and behind which he
shields himself when brought to task. The
evidence showed in number of cases a tyr
annical disposition to enforce the letter of the
regulations and not the spirit; if the letter of
the law under certain circumstances would
kill man, let the man be killed, said French.
1t may be- and possibly is, as the commission
say, that French is q competent and honest Of
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-04

WHEN the next Commission" is appointed
it may be well to have all newspapers sup
pressed which will not swear that it is infalh-
BILE, and that its constitution is the wisest act
of modern craftsmanship.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-04
Township Elections.

Correspondents of the journal are requested
in reporting the elections of Monday next, to
state in all cases whether the result is a change
is in favor of the Republican or the Democratic
party
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-04

OLD Dog Tray still lives, rather did live, in
the person of a Scotch terrier, Fido of Staple
ton L. l. Last week his mistress died. after
which he refused food or comfort, and at the end
of week he, too passed away, victim of his
steadfast devotinn
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-04

MASSACHUSETTS has new town called
Bourne If it is like some other towns in that
State it must be the Bourne from which no trav-
eler will return No well-nformed traveller will
ever get caught there.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-04

fetal; that he is just, and entitled to the sup
port of his superior officers and the respect of
his subordinates is not so satisfactorily settled
as the commissioners would like to make it APP
near y
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-04

IT is said that the region lately visited by a
cyclone in South Carolina is honeycombed with
caves made by the inhabitants for use in case of
another blow. The only safety in such in
stances is to be in the next township OF to grab
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-04

A CHICAGO firm asks for a. 900, 900 gallons of
water daily. Few people would imagine the
dairy business had reached such magnitude
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-04

WHEN Western man goes into the fruit bus
mess he plants an orchard which deserves the
name. A Kansas City paper mentions the de-
parture of one of its citizens to his 1300-acre
farm for the purpose of planting his fruit trees,
the first 10000 of which had just arrived from
the East
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-04

The public waited patiently, but at last the
Cincinnati Enquirer calmly arose and said:
''Now that the smoke of battle has cleared
away" There will be no more fighting at Gin
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-04

THE riot danger signal should be hoisted at
New York. Tho Dial speaks of trout as
''speckled beauties"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-04

THE editorial fraternity is warned against
snide diamonds. Ordinary yellow African
stones are treated with greasy fluid, which
gives them a brilliant blush tint when baked in
hot furnace. A stone worth 5000 may thus be
made to closely resemble one worth thousand
or more A very common test, extremely handy
to editors, is to apply alcohol when the fraud
stands revealed and weeks salary is saved.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-04
In Cincinnati society

IN Cincinnati society
There's too much spontaneity,-
They don't know what they do until it's done;
Instead of peace and quiet
They run around and riot,
And kindly kill each other just for fun.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-04

THE woman who raised heaven and earth I'M
til she got her seal-skin sacque, as well as the
woman who knows no peace through not having
one may be interested in knowing the original
cost of the fur. Natives of Alaska, the only
place where fur bearing seals are now found re-
ceive forty cents apiece for the skins from the
dealers. These dealers, who compose a single
company, which has monopoly of the business,
get $24 each for the skins in London. The orig
inal cost with price of transportation, ETC., is not
over two dollars, in addition to which two dollars
per skin is paid to the United States govern
ment. AS the maker of the cloak must make
profit as well as the merchant who imports it
from England, woman of mathematical turn
of mind can easily figure out that somebody
makes heap of money out of the business.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-04

Mrs. ANNA OTTENDoRFER who died in New
York on Wednesday. was rather remarkable
woman She came to this country from Bavaria
forty years ago with her husband, Mr.. Uhl, who
was printer, with little or no money He
opened small job office soon after his arrival,
and later started a German paper called the
Stats Zeitung. He died within five years, leav
ing the paper in bad financial shape. The widow
then took hold of it, gave her personal attention
to its management, and has ever since continued
to supervise the affairs of the establishment,
which is extensive. After a time she took
the editor into partnership by marrying him,
and together, but chiefly through her shrewd
management, they made the Zeitung the leading
German newspaper of the country and great
financial success. Within the past five years she
gave away over 100000 in charity. Last year
she received letter from the Empress of Aus
tria, thanking her for her work in behalf of her
countryWomen
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-04

PARIS-American Exchange in Paris 50 Boulevard
DIES Capucines.
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Can be found at the following places:
LONDON-American Exchange in Europe, 449
Strand
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House

WASHINGTON, D. C-Brentano's LOIS Pennsy
vania Avenue.
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NEW YoRK-st. Nicholas and Windsor hotels.
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CTNCINNATI-J. c. Hawley & Co.. 154 Vine Street
LOUISvHLE-C. T. bearing, northwest corner
Third and jefferson streets.
ST. LoUIS-Union News Company, Union Depot and
Southern Hotel
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-04
THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL

FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 1884.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-04

BY JNo. C. NEW & son.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-04
MUSEMENTS THIS EVENING.

RAND oPERA-HoUsE-'wa Wanted; A Partner"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-04
THE FIELD OF LITERATURE.
New Books.

Poems AND SWEDISH TRANSACTIONS. By Frederick
Peterson, NJ D. Peter Paul & Bro, Buffalo. N. VI
Bowen, Stewart e Co.. Indianapolis. Price ST so.
The reader will be pleasantly surprised to find
much excellent and good in this book of poems
and translatlons from Swedish song writer's
DR.. Peterson is even better author than trans
lator, and his own verse is generally better than
those he has set to meter from his native tongue.
Take his TN Prison a little poem that will
show as well as any his gift of poetic thought.
Could anything be sweeter than thisl
Dear maid! put your head to my breast; you viii
The prisoner drearily pacing his cell
what's tins! does he stumble or dream you are
And, dreaming you near, does he stumble as
wellR
The prisoners footsteps-for twenty or more
Life sentence it is-and he has stirred
From his steady, strong tramp till this hour be
Dear maid put your head to my breast; you viii
The prisoner knock in the gloom of his cell.
How he strikes on the walls, in his frenzy and
fear,
Lest you go and not hear what he wishes to tell
In manner of handling works in original fash
ion the author is felicitous. His chanson fan.
tastque, 'The Bluebells' Chorus" is fine ex.
ample
Our carlton will carroll on
In mellow melody,
To invisible dead Isabelle,
Who is bell to be-
When the grass grows green upon her grave,
And swallows follow free
To cling and swing and sing again
Upon their trysting tree.
Our carlton will carol on
In firmer murmur then,
When the grass is green as beryl on
The new grave in the glen
When invisible dead Isabelle
Is made flower again
To chime and rhyme all time with us
And know more of men.
And here is pretty eonceit, entitled RE
morse:
1 saw you once, and in that hour
| wrote a song to last day,
Which said your body seemed flower,
Your soul its fragrance seemed alway.
You thought me bold; and now sigh,
Because the sorry rhyme rue.
Alas athoughtless wretch was l,
Who dared compare flower to you.
The longest piece is "Axel," translated from
the Swedish of Esaias Tegner. There are nu-
merous folk songs as well, including "Lttle
Karin" and others The hook is ren1ata with
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-04

~, ..-.,. IS, --.---O $1,000 o. ---.-
iilver dollars.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-12

n the act. Claim IA also made that materials for hats
such as are named In paragraph AS when made OF six
dtaDle at 20 cent because articles OF the char
acter therein named when maze Of silk not specially
enumerated otherwise the act The Department has held
goods and hence that neither Of said claims Is well
would be well for Congress state more precise term
the proper construction OF said provisions 429 proydes
for feathers and artificial flowers or millinery use at
articles when for other IL Is suggested that tbs
terms for millinery ornaments and Tor millinery use
clause exhaustive Of the articles with regard to use
s oSs for T
for instance tho articles OF peas and beans.
are subject to duty at 10 per cent under ESQ
II imported for seeds the question comes whether
because Il not they are free under $50 seeds oth,r
wise provided for Congress should impose hKed rates Of
On Beams nssG aaS Oner Ike s Articles put
rate OF duty on seeds not edible whether Tor garden
OF the Department the question OF garden seeds IN
copy of decision 6O46, dated November 81 1888.
Of eOp S or Of Which copper on A
be component material and OF chief value
while GIG puts duty OF 45 per cent on manufaetures
articles, not specially enumerated provided
for, composed Wholly or in part Of copper The ruling Of
these provisions viii be found IN decision 1893.
Paragraph 500 provides for clothing ready made and
mea RdGs PDaS SS5 S7
at different rate OF duty for coaks doloans etc. For
and goods OF similar description, or used for Ike
purposes" the question arose as to which OF these
paragraphs should control the description OF
ladies' shawls. They wearing apparel
and they are IN certain sense outside garments aud 80
the law not easy of Interpretation. II finally de-
cidod however that they not garments OF the char
acter med paragraph 367 which made Of cloth
which had been woven and aftervard made up by
manufacturer and that therefore they eH
into paragraph 500.
Paragraph 385 provides for "Womens aud chiidren's
dress goods, lin Italian cloths and goods Of io
description, composed in part OF WOOL etc. The words
goods of like description are very vague. The ques
on came whether astngs for the manufacture OF shoes
which are generally used for cost Innings.
The department decided that they not goods OF
like description Italian cloths and against the claim OF
the American manufacturers who desired 10 place them
in paragraph 165 The law In both OF the respects men,
toned should be made clear transmit copies OF the
impOrt9n decisions made by the department under
the tariff, from which you will more In detail tho
questions OF administration which have arisen
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-12
4 SNOW F0LLOWED By ROC AND SLUSH.

Snow fell in the small hours of the morning
yesterday, but ceased falling before the city was fary
awake 1t then lay over an inch deep, ana LOT DITCH
period the streets looked white and cean though every
BODY knew they were far otherwise. But the uRwecomc
reality was soon made visible again. The thin layer or
melted rapidly and before aeon there was not
vesge of it visible except the housetops and IN pro-
tected areas The conversion OF the snow into water
only served to give the undeinabe compound OF dirt
and with which the streets covered some
what liquid consistency. fog settled over the rivers
and ON the CITY and light drizzng rain fell throughout
the day. adding to the general feeling OF discomfort IL
gloomy overhead and slushy under foot. some OF
the streets looked though gnachnes might be
used in them with good results.
No effort made by the Street Cleaning Department
the The force of lab0rors employed by
the department engaged during the day Va keeping
tho cutters open and allowing the water TO run on. In
several the culverts became cl0gged, and MN
iaturc lakes formed. The Department OF Public
Works is responsible for keeping the eulyerts open.