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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-25
THE MISSISSIPPI OUTRAGEs.
Intimidation of COIored Men Prior to the
Election in Copiah County

intimidation OF COlofed Men Prior to the
Election in Copiah County.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 23-The Senate Copiah
county investigating committee continued its in
vestigation to-day. Frank Hayes, colored, tes-
titled that he was visited by fifty armed men,
who broke open the doors of the house and shot
his wife. The witness started to run, and was
shot down and his leg broken.
J. J. Hurd testified that his life was threat
ened after the election, and he left. He is now
living in New Orleans. His offense was de
nouncing the killing of Matthews as a murder.
Orange Ketchunl, colored, Republican, tes
titled that on the night before the election an
armed mob visited his house. and took forcble
possession of the Independent tickets he had for
distribution.
The following witnesses were called by the
Democrats:
D. s Burch. superintendent of education for
Copiah county, testified that equal facilities were
afforded white and coored children. Under the
Matthews regime the witness taught school
and was paid in county warrants. Matthews
told the witness that if he joined the Republic
ans he could get warrants cashed or anything
else he wanted.
John B. Middleton testified to going to pub
lie meeting and carrying his gun, because the
Independents had threatened to interfere,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-25

New YORK, Feb. 23.-Funeral services over
the remains of Jerome Collins, the Herald cor
respondent of the Jeanette, were held in the
the services were concluded, the remains of Col
Inns ard his mother were escorted by the Sixty
ninth regiment. Herald Club and other societies
and friends of the deceased to the steamship
City Of Chicago, which will convey them to
Ireland They will be buried at Cork.
The remains of the other Jeanette victims
were taken, this morning. from the Brooklyn
navyyard to the Church of the Holy Trinity,
New York. where the funeral services were con
Quoted by Bishop Potter, who, in the course of
his remarks, paid the following tribute to the
dead:
New York has no prouder honor in all her
records than that she be allowed to speak of her
heroes who have died like these"
Many officers of the navy, relatives of the de
ceased and survivors of the expedition were
present After the conclusion of the services
the bodies were taken to Woodlawn Cemetery
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-25
FLOOD AND STORM.
Disastrous Effects to Property in Towns |
Along the Lower Ohio.

Disastrous Effects to Property in Towns
Along the Lower Ohio.
UNIoNTOwN, KY, Feb. 23-At meeting of
citizensof Uniontown committee was appointed
to investigate the losses by water and storm, so
as to convey a true estimate to the public, and
ask for the relief the public may see fit to ex-
tend. The committee report that the loss is
$3.50, 00O Many families have lost their property
and effects, and will be sadly in need of help
from abroad Much has been done by the citi
zens of the surrounding country, and many
homeless families are now cared for by them.
Suffering will be averted if help from abroad is
received, specially needed to help rebuild the
homes of those who have twice lost their prop
erty by floods. Thirty houses were washed
away. including three warehouses. one belong
ing to Captain Hambleton, filled with wheat.
At Raleigh six houses are gone. New York and
AlGiers are all gone. At Fairplay fifteen houses
are gone Blackburn is washed away. At
West Franklin twenty houses were destroyed.
At Smithland thirty houses We're swept away,
including Scisters warehouse and the contents
of his store. Half her people are in want. New
Liberty nearly all destroyed. The mill,
Sharers residence the hotel and Sharers store
remain but the contents were badly damaged.
AT Metropolis fifty four dwellings were
wrecked including the residence and contents of
William Land William Shelton, Captain John
son, w. Horst and Peter Banhee. The Yankee
saw mill lost 10 900 feet of walnut lumber and
veneeIs to the extent of $4,000 The total loss
will reach $3.50, 900. The houses destroyed were
occupied mostly by mill hands, who feel it
heavily.
At Joppa, just below Metropolis, thirteen
stores and residences were damaged ordestroyed.
{. ID. Stuarts loss goods is $500, Copeland's
loss goods 800, r. Fl. Cakes, store and goods
800; L. Berry, two houses and contents 500
Total loss estimated at $4,000.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-25
Wei De Never.

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Rev c. II. Taylor. 40 Noble street, Brooklyn. -
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Wei De Meyers ILLUSTRATED Treatise with
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-25
Steamship News.

LONDON, Feb. 23.-Arrived: Wyoming from
New York
LONDON, Feb 24-Arrived Kansas. from
Boston, British Princess from Philadelphia.
New YORK, Feb 24-Arrived: City of Rich
mond and Adriatic from Liverpool; Sallier from
Bremen.
New YORK, Feb 23-Arrived: Rhineland,
from Antwerp Amerique from Havre; America,
from Bremen
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-25

ST. PAUL, Feb. 24.-An Indian Head special
says: ''At P NJ. yesterday the Indians took
possession of the storehouses on Long Lake re
serve Police have arrived there but made no
arrests. The indians defiant 1t is said
they are well armed. Serious trouble is
feared"
Another special from Winnipeg says: Rumors
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-25

AS infallibly sunshine melts the snow
Hales Honey of Horehound and Tar loosens the
dryest cough, removes tiGhtness of the chest,
cures cold in the head, relieves bronchitis, and
restores the tone of the respiratory organs. Sold
10y all Druggists.
Pixies Toothache Drops cure i'll one minute.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-25
CAN BE DISPENSED WITH.
COUNTY EXPENSES.
Responses to the Journals Exposure of the
Net Cost of County Government,
THE PEOPLE SHOULD CONGRATULATE THEM
SELVES.
Seymour Banner.

THE PEOPLE SHOULD CONGRATULATE THEM
SELVES.
Seymour Banner.
The indianapolis Journal publishes an item
lied account of the sheriff of Marion county that
the people may see where their money goes and
how 1t does not charge fraud, only that the
fees are enormous. The people of Ma
rion county should congratulate themselves that
they know where their money is going if it does
come a little high.
GLAD THE SUBJECT is VENTILATED
Shelby Republican.
We are glad to see the journal ventilating this
subject. 1t is one that is of interest to the pe0-
pie; it is fruitful field for journalism. 1t is one
that is of interest to the tax payers. There is
ordinarily a looseness in the transaction of coun-
ty business that is almost criminal The Republic
an began nine years ago to publish just such fig
as the Journal is now after, and it has
been IAN eye-opener' continually to people
If Brother Haford will get after court allow
ances he will find it still worse The fact is
that the next Legislature must make an enact
ment that will protect the peoples money from
unwarranted raids bycounty officials and by the
judges of courts We hail the Journal as a Co
worker in this good work and hope that reach
ing every corner of the State, uncalculated good
may be the result. Investigate the matter of
stationery business-it is big.
We repeat what we have said. that we are glad
to see the Journal engaged in this work We
welcome it as ally, as we have been engaged in
it for years. The influence of the journal will.
we hope set every Republican paper in the
State at it. The Republican party courts in
vestgati0n and if it cannot live under such in
vestigation. and the publication of the doings
and acts of its agents, better that it should die.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-25
DTSGRACED AND REPUDIATED.
What Secretary Myers Has Gained by His
SmartAieek letter.
A PLEA FOR DrcoRuM AND DEcENcY.


Lagrange Standard.
1t matters little to the State whether Mr.. My
ers as Il private citizen. chooses to believe lie
and make a vulgar blatant fool OF himself; but
when he speaks as Secretary OF state OF IN
diana the people, regardless of political belief,
want him to speak with some decorum and de
cency. We received last week letter inclos1ng
the Secretalys letter from one Of the most ven
cradle and highly respectable citizens OF tins sec
ton, who takes no active part in politics, want
ing to know if it was true. and that if it he
thought it ridiculous" 1t is 10 doubt true that
the Secretary wrote the impertinent letter.
SCIENTIFIC SHINING.
Columbus Republican.
Secretary Round. of the Prison Reform AS
ISOLATION, has written Secretary Myers an answer
to his screed, in which he does about as neat and
scientitca job of skinning as was ever done with
the pen If Mr.. Myers is capable of feeling
shame, he must want to go out behind the barn
and kick himself when he thinks of thepeope Of
the State comparing these two letters.
OFFICIAL BLAcKGUARDIsoI DOESN'T PAY.
Kentland Gazette
Secretary of State Myers has heard from his
home in Madison county. A Democratic con
vention voted down resolution indorsing him.
He has probably learned that his official black
guardism was not so smart and cute as he at hrst
imagined. He will be less of a smart Aleck'
in future.
SWEET WILLIAMS GRIP LOST,
New Castle Mercury
Sweet William Myers seems to have lost his
grip in Madison county. A proposition sub
mitted to the late Democratic convention to in
dorse him for reelection, but it was promptly
| tabled. His official acts We're, however, com
mended. We suppose that this was not in
tended TO cover his late letter about eX President
Hayes.
THE GUN HAD A RECoIL.
Wabash Plain Dealer.
w R. Myerss gun had a recoil so heavy that
the Democratic press of the State prudently kept
away from the breech.
THERE HAVE BEEN JUST EIGHT.
Columbus Republican.
Only about half dozen papers have been
found low enough to defend Secretary Myerss
insulting letter
A STATESMAN FALLEN.
Frankfort Banner.
The name of w. R. Myers will be a by-word
and reproach. He has bitten off more than he
can chew.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-25
THE FRENCH INVESTIGATION.
What the Press of the State Think of the
Seyce of This Model officer.
UNFIT FOR THE POSITION.


Charlottesville journal.
Where there is so much smoke there must be
some fire. The investigation of the complaints
against c. jay French, superintendent of the
fifth division railway mail service. by the subor-
dlnateSs now in progress at Indianapolis shows
him up in no enviabIe light. He is shown to be
a petty tyrant, and in every way unfit to hold
the important position he occupies. 1t is
mystery how such men as French manage to re
tain their positions. He should go and go at
once.
THE EVIDENCE AGAINST Mr.. FRENCH.
Kentland Gazette.
c. j. French, division superintendent of rail
way mail service, with headquarters at Cincin-
natl. is being investigated for cruelty and tyran-
nical conduct toward railroad postal clerks The
evidence so far shows him to be a man who
would have been adapted to the position of
''wollopng" niggers during the days of slavery.
He needs kicking out of his place.
CAUSE FOR DECAPITATIoN.
Wabash Plain Dealer.
The trial, or investigation, or examination of
Q. Jay French is still progressing at Indianapo-
lis, and there seems to be no lack of evidence to
sustain the charges against him His bad treat
ment of the men under him is sufficient cause
for his decapitation. The official AK will never
tumble more unworthy head into the basket if
the testimony is worthy of belief.
SHOULD BE RELIEVED.
Kentiand Gazette.
The evidence being produced before the com
mittee investigating c. J. French, Sixth division
railroad mail superintendent, shows him to have
beensmost unjust and severely tyrannicaL 1t is
no wonder there have been complaints among
Over-worked postal clerks. General Gresham
will certainly relieve so brutal man from po-
sition he disgraces.
CAN BE DISPENSED WITH.
Kokomo Tribune.
The French investigation is still going on at
indianapolis. From the testimony thus far pre-
scented TO the committee but one conclusion can
be reached, that is that the Postoffice Depart
ment can, with decided advantage to the serv
ice dispense with Mr.. French
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-25

OF ENGLISH SOCIETY. By George du
AIturer, from Punch D. Appleton s Co.,
New York. Bowen, Stewart & Co, indianapolis.
Some of the best of Punch's illustrated humor.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-25
COMPLETE TREATMENT, 81.

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the Head a. b; magic, stops waery discharges from
the Nose and Eyes, prevents Ringing Noises in the
Head. cures Nervous Headache and suhduea Chills
and Fever In Chronic Catarrh il cl-anses the nasal
passages of foul mucous. the of smell.
taste and hearing when affected frees the head throat
and bronchial tubes Of offensive matter sweeteas and
PARTIES the breath stops the cough and arrests the
progress of Catarrh towards Consumption.
One bottle Radical Cure. box Catarrhal Solvent
and Sanforls Inhaler all in package Of all drug
gists for 81. Ask for Sarfords Radical Cure. Pot
ter DRUG and Chom. %. Boston.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-25

Mr. Webster thinks he has improved over the
old methods. Students and teachers will find
much of interest and worth in this new gram
mar
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-25

OLD MARK LANGsToN. Tale of Dukes Greek. By
Richard Malcolm Johnston Harper & Brothers,
New York. Merrill. Meigs & Co., Indianapolis.
A story of village life in middle Georgia, in
which all the characters are remarkably life
like. The village of Dukesborough is drawn
with fidelity to nature that makes the reader
congratulate himself that he doesn't live there
yet is glad to read of the petty affairs of its PEG
pie, busy with each others affairs, and great
stcklers for caste. Mr.. Johnston has proved
himself a clever artist in depicting these things
so faithfully and so agreeably withal.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-25
THE FIELD OF LITERATURE.


TRoYA. By DR.. Henry Schliemann. Harper s
Brothers, New York Merrill, Megs & Co., indi-
annapolis
The excavations made at Hirseilik, the site of
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-04-18
A South American Snake Story.

In Paraguay, at Guazu-Cua, woman
going to battle in the lake laid her child
down under ncighboring tree and
walked down to the water. A giboia,
however, which was on the lookout for
prey at the shore, sprang at her and
seized her before she could escape. Soon
sfterward a horseman passing near heard
some cries, and on examining around saw
The child alone under the tree. Suspect
ing some disaster, he rode down to the
lake and there saw a huge snake swallow
ing the woman, who was already drawn
in up to the waist. Hastily tying his two
assoes together the man threw the moose
over the woman and under her arms and,
squirting his horse succeeded in drawing
he unfortunate woman's still FACILITATING
body from the throat OF the disappointed
monster. Whether the woman survived
is not stated. -Anglo BraziiaH 7imes
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-04-18
How Silver Spoons Are Made.

Probably there is no article of table or
other household use in the production of
which so little of machine working is
employed. Almost all the work on solid
silver spoons is handwork; the cxcep-
tons are the rolling of the ingot into
plates and the production of spoons with
ornamcntation in relief, which is
produced by recessed patterns on the
rolls.
The material for spoons is coin silver
obtained from the government miuts in
ingots, from trade for old silver, or from
the use of current coin. This is melted
over a charcoal fire in plumbago crucibles
to a certain heat, known to the adept by
the appearance Of the surface OF the
molten metal. 1t is poured into cast-iron
moulds, forming bars Of about seventy
ounces weight each.
These bars are heated over forge fire
of charcoal and worked on the anvil by
hammer and slcdgc. precisely as iron or
steel is worked, or are rolled into plates
Or ribbons. Occasional anncalings are
necessary to prevent cracking. the an
healing being heating red hot and
qucnching in cold water. The ribbon
for the ordinary teaspoon is four and
half inches long by thrcc-cighths Of an
inch wide. When rolled, blank of two
and a quarter inches is heightened to four
and half inches, to thin it down to
spoon thickness. Before rolling or ham
mcring, silver is very nearly as soft as lead =;
but by these mechanical processes it can
oe made hard and rigid Good springs,
retaining their qualities for years, can be
made of silver hammered or rolled.
To form the bowl of the teaspoon, the
bar, of three -cighths of an inch wide
and less than three thirty-scconds of an
inch thick, is hammered fiat on an anvil
with browning face until the workman
has spread it into an oval, which is
much thinner in the middle than at the
edges, as the edges have to receive the
bulk of the wear The handles are
formed also by the hammer, and a com
petcnt workman will so nearly produce
the form of the spoon as to leave very
little material to be removed by the file
to dress it to shape.
The curvature of the bowl is produced
by repeated "coaXing" blows by steel
punch and die of cast composition Of
lead and tin. No iile-dressing is en-
ployed on the faces of the spoon; only
The edges are file-drcssed to form. From
The anvil and the die the spoons come to
hand smoothing with Scotch gray stones
and polishing by stiff brushes, generally
revolving brushes charged with "gris'
and oil.
"Grits' is peculiar metal found in
several placeS-the best in Wallingford,
Conn, that has some of the qualities of
ripoli, but appears TO be an argiIlaccous
deposit with calcarcous particles too line
to be palpable. Furnishing is the finish
Of spoons as of all bright silver goods.
All these are hand processes; machinery
has but little to do in the production of
solid silver spoons. - BostoA Transcript.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-04-18
A Dog Brings About n Wedding.

"Do these boats always remain at one
place with their occupantsW inquired a
Cincinnati Ncns-Jo1raal reporter of a
captain, upon seeing at the river bank a
number of living boats. by no means"
replied the veteran; ''thcse boats arc
adapted to various uses. There is kind
called the pirate, which is foated down
the river by its occupants, who are usual
ly dishonest and desperate. Then there
is the ordinary flst-boat, which is loaded
with potatoes, corn, flour or bacon, or
any other Northern commodity, and
ilOdted to the south. Again, there is the
coaster trading boat, in which man
and his family make their homes and
trade with the people who live along the
banks Of the river. Once upon time
one of these coasters, which started from
a small town in Indiana, was lying near
Nicksburg. Its occupants were the
owner, his very handsome, rosy-faced
daughter and large black Newfound-
land dog. The captain of a steamboat
that made regular trips from NicksburS
up one of the tributaries of the South
orn Mississippi had frequently noticed
the dog summing himself on the forward
end of the coaster, and took such fancy
to til" animal that he one day ran his
boat in close enough to the shore to ask
the father what he would take for the
dog. whereupon the daughter suddenly
appeared upon the scene, and called out
defiantly, If you take that dog you will
have to take me tool" This was the be-
ginning of an acquaintance which ri
pcned into friendship, and then a scnti-
young lady becoming the wife of one of
the most prosperous and respected steam
boatmen in the Southern waters, who also
became nOsscsscd OF the dow
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-04-18

The Arab sheiks who rushed unarmed
upon General Graham's bayonets illus
tratod very strikingly one of the most
ancient and picturesque of Oriental SUI
pcrstitions Few beliefs are more uni
vcrsal in the East than the possibility of
becoming proof against all weapons by
magic art, and such privilege WAS and
is naturally priced very highly by the
warlike races of Africa and Asia. This
invulnerability (Which was fully credited
even in Europe as late as the end of the
thirty years war; is supposed to be con
fcrred in various ways. In Arabia and
Egypt the patient is laid at full length
upon the ground and smeared all over
with some very unsavory oil, while the
operators muttcr over him mystic rig
marole supposed to have magical power.
In Burmah and Siam the same result is
attained by tattooing the whole body
with IA fine mel work of dark blue lines,
so closely interviewer as to give the
patient, even when perfectly nude, the
appearance of being clothed from head
to foot In close fitting suit of blue gauze
Last October soldier in the king of
Slams body guard publicly underwent
this operation at Bankok, with the
avowed intention of securing him against
the chance Of being killed in an expected
collision with the turbulent mob OF the
Chinese quarters. But the collapse of
the threatened tumult prevented-per
haps fortunately for him-this practical
test of the prescription. -Ne0 York Times.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-04-18
WISE WORDS.

We find beauty in itself a very poor
thing unless bcautifed by sentiment.
Good housekeeping lies at the root OF
all the real ease and satisfaction in exist.
ence.
Gold can buy nearly everything in this
world except that which man wants
most-vz., happiness.
Consult your friend on all things, cs-
pccially on those which respect yourself.
His counsels may then be useful, where
your ewn self love might impair your
judgment.
The best dowry to advance the mar
rage of a young lady is, when she has in
her countenance mildness, in her speech
wisdom, in her behavior modesty and her
life virtues.
A grateful beast will stand upon record
against those that, in their prosperity,
forget their friends that to their loss and
hazard stood by and succored them in
their adversely.
Not to know what has been transacted
in former times is to continue always a
child. If no use is made of the labors of
past ages, the world must always remain
in the infancy of knowledge.
Sympathy, without active energy, may
degenerate into weak scntimentalism
without intelligence, it may produce much
evil; without "A sense of sponsibility and
duty, it may be mere self-indulgent i'm
pulse
Advice to the young by Peter Cooper
knowledge, economy and labor are the
shining virtues of civilized man. They
form the most enduring basis of society
and the surcst source of national and in
dividual welfare.
DR.. Johnson, when in the fullness of
years and knowledge, said: 81 never
take up newspaper without finding
something | would have deemed it loss
not to have sccn-ncycr without deriving
from it instruction and amusement"
Human beings in moments of passion
ate reproach and denunciation, especially
when their own anger is on their own ac-
count, are never so wholly in the right
that the person who has to vince cannot
possibly protest against some unreasona'
blcnesss or unfairncss in their outburst