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Morning journal and courier., 1884-04-15

The London correspondent of an Irish pa per says Mir. Henry George was asked in his presence if he would run for Scotch con ssitusnoy, and he replied: q guess not. would then be ineligible to the presidency oi the United States There's nothing like aiming high.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-04-15
CONSTIPATION! l!

There is no medium through which disease so often attacks the system as by Constipation, and there is no other ill flesh is heir to more apt to be neglected, from the fact material inconvenience may not be immediately felt from irregular &C., tion of the bowels. When there is not regular action the retention of deoayed and eFete matter, with it's poisonous gases, soon poisons the whole system by being absorbed into it, causing piles, fistula, headache, impure blood and many other serious affections. BURDOCK BLOOD BIT TIERS will immediately relieve, and one bottle positively cure or relieve any case of Constipation.
 "Was troubled for a year with torpid liver and indigestion, and after trying everything imaginable used BURD0CK BLOOD BITTERS. The first bottle revived me and the second cured me entirely."-J. 6 Williamson. Rochester, N, Y.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-04-15
BEFORE APRIL 20.

We propose to close out so far as possible our whole stock of TOLL ET SUNDRIES and FINE LEATHER GOODss and to that end have marked down all Our Fancy Goods from 10 to 50 per cent below former prices regard less of cost.
 Dressing Gases, Jewel Boxes. Work Boxes, Manicure Sets, CelIu- Ibid Goods, Hand Mirrors. Hair. ClOths Tooth and Nail Brushes, Puff Boxes and Puffs.
 Foreign and Domestic Soaps, Perfumes and Toilet Powders in great variety, Hand Bags. Pocket Books, Side Books, Card Cases and Portfolios all good stock, but for cash they will be closed out at very Low Prices.
 Many articles, remnants from our Wholesale Department will never be replaced, but others will after the above date be marked at old prices. An inspection puts no one under any obligation, and we trust our friends will examine our stock and make their own estimate of prices and quality.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-04-15
COMMUNICATIONS.
A mIld and Justifable Protest.

4 Mild and Jusfffiabls Protest.
 To the Editor of the JoUREAL AND COURIER:
 Will you kindly allow me space in your columns to make mild protest against what seems to me to be an oversight on the part of the managers of our beautiful East Rock psrk2 Walking about the grounds yesterday I noticed barbed wire that has been placed about ths drive that passes around tue old Stewart house with the Intention, conclUde, to prevent teams from driving about the grounds But said wire in its present con- dition seems to be rather dsugsrous to psdes- triana, as 1t is placed at height that would bring it in contact with the face or neck or any person of ordinary stature who should be unfortunate enough to walk against if, an aeeideat not unlikely to occur according to nay observations. Why could not smooth wire be substituted in place of the present one. that would answer the ssme purpose without the danger to visitors of lacsrated. flesh or torn clothingp T. E. 5.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-04-15

Mra Samuel F. Tosker, of East Hampton. died at her hoae that village last Saturday morning, aged saventy-two years.
 SCHOOL PRINCIPAL.
 Alden P Beals nearly 20 years principal of the HiGh sehsol, Stamford, asd graduate of Williams college in IS49 died Saturday from Brights disezss About three months sgo he fell the ice, fr4cturing the knsa gan, the effects of the seeident no doubt haatenina the disease. He 59 years of age. He was admitted the bar in 195I He preferred teach ing as his occupation. He was much esteemed
 IT WAS FRAUD.
 Lat Tuesday well dressed man claiming to rep resent O. Cohen q Co. called on prSsatnent dry goods house in Norwich to sell patterns of attFt wAistz He did some busin and then asked the firm to cash check draSnty Cohen Go. on tke NaBsau National bank of BrootlyJ, N Y. The check puxported to ba osrti led paper, ad bore the of x. O. Jones, teller At the he showed telegram reading follows. Letter Sent certified oheck to-day. Be in Providence Tuesday, fSigned1 Cohen" The given the $87 the check called for and went away. On Saturday the chack came back from New York with the informa- fians "9hs whole thing ia frAnd.n
Morning journal and courier., 1884-04-15

Ovn race, and thereby the great and psrple1- ing Indian problem will be satisfactorily solved.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-04-15

Mr. John Bright tells 8 London correspond ent that he has no plans at present for visit ing the United States. Mir. Bright is one of the Englishmen whom the people of this country really want to see and hear
 The London correspondent of an Irish pa per says Mir. Henry George was asked in his presence if he would run for Scotch con stitusnoy, and he replied: ''I guess not. I would then be ineligible to the presidency of the United States There's nothing like aiming high.
 The Shah's government proposes to con- meet, at it's own cost the Black and Caspian seas with the Persian Gulf by means of a railroad through Persia frem Recht, situated
 within few miles of the Persian side of the Caspian Sea, to Aboosher on the Persian Gulf. Such connection, it is thought, will increase Russian commerce on the Indian
 Ocean at the rate of 50 per cent. above it's
 present amount, and put into Russian pock- ! cts for freight over $25, ,OoO, GOO year.
 There seems to have been great ontbreak
 of April fooling' April in London. Poor l clerks and houseksepers and servants were se- duced by sham advertisements to seek for ic- titious situations, and many respectable trades men filled forged or false orders for geods. 1 More than fifty Bond street firms were thus vicfimizsd, and one of them offered reward of e5 for information that would lead to the discovery of s.the idiot whose amusement takes such an objectionable form" One tradesman gravely proposes in print to ap- peal to Parliament for 8 provision to punish this practical joking
 In Austria criminals are hung Gin style, D and efficiently too. The executioner is 8 government official with fixed salary and certain perquisites, and staff of helpers under him. He is attired ia a showy uni : form, with cooked hat and jack boots, and rides up to the scaffold on branding staed under military escort. Conspicuous are the new white gloves worn in performing his functions, and thrown of afterward never to be used again. The fuResionary is not chosen from the scum of the population, nor is he treated with eontumacy. Az was the case in France. the office is confined very much to one family, descending from father to son. A clumsy execution CT an unsAemly exhibition at she gaIIows, such as we in bhis country are too familiar with. is thing im- possible in Austria.
 Captain Thomas J. Spencer, for many years 8 cavalry officer in the Indian country is urging the Oommitfee on Indian Affairs to submit an amendment te the Educational bill recently passed by the Senate that vii extend to the Indian population of the coun- try its fullest benefits. Captain Spencer holds that the Indians of America, in char acteristics and supsrstitions, are mere on a parallel with our Anglo Saxon ancestry, the ancient tribes of Great Britain, than any other living people, and maintains that under proper educational influence, exercised as set forth in his original suggestions on the szb- ieet, they will rapidly rise to 8 self.sustain- ing. ehtvalrous and productive citizenship, riYaIIing the wonderful development of our
Morning journal and courier., 1884-04-15
EDITORIAL NOTfS.

Mir. John Bright tells London correspond ent that he has no plans at present for visit ing the United States Mir. Bright is one of the Englishmen whom the people of this country really want to see and hear
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-26

the gross rental of England is about esq, 000,
900. Of this amount what goes to the arts
tocracy is, in round numbers, only csc, 0O0,-
600; what goes to the class of smaller rural
owners, whose estates average from 700 to
twenty acres, is 933, 900, OOO and what goes
to the suburban owners who, on an average,
have four acres, and the urban owners who have
the fourth of an acre, is G36, 100000 The
landed aristocracy take of the rental not so
much as one-third; and their gross receipts
from their rural, their suburban, and their
urban properties together is less by 96,0OO,-
900 than the receipts which the smallest class
of proprietors derive from their suburban and
urban properties alone. The worst that can
be said concerning the land question as applied
to England is that so many large tracts of
land are kept as game preserves that might
be made productive of greater revenue if cult
waited
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-26
Shelby County iRepubIicams,

Special to the indianapolis Journal. RS el ~ -a
SHELBYvILLE, May A.-The Republicans Of
Addison township met in convention TO day and
selected the following delegates to the State
convention: Simeon J. Thompson, George NJ
Wright and Solomon Joseph Mr.. Thompson is
decidedly a Colonel Dudley man for Governor,
and such is the sentiment of large per cent Of
the party in the county. The preference of the
other two delegates is unknown, but is thought
to be favorable to Colonel Dudley Central
committeeman were selected, as follows: Ed
Elliott, f. S. Powell. N. b. Bergman, Ithamar
Spurln Charles McCabe and George Oberlin, ST.
The Republicans of the county are united and
harmonious, and the outlook at this time was
never better. Republicans of this county are
determined that the great outrage of unseating
Mr. Peele shall be resented this fall by an over
whelming majority in his favor in the Seventh
district Democrats all over the county are in
eensed over the nomination of Dr. Howard for
State senator and the defeat Of Joseph L. Car
SOn.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-26

W. H. MALLocK, in his book entitled
Property and Progress which is an inquiry
into Socialism, takes occasion to correct pop
ular mistake. 1t has often been asserted that
3d. 900 persons owned all the real estate in
England. This, he says, is not true; but, OIL
the contrary, no less than 95S, 900 persons
own land in England. The landed aristocracy,
all told, number about 5000. Just below
them come 1880 owners with estates that av-
erage 700 acres; then come 80, 900 with estates
that average 200 acres then $4,000 with es-
tates that average 70 acres, and then 10000
with estates that average 20 acres, the total
number Of the smaller rural proprietors being
thus not less than 1873, 600. Finally, there
come the urban and suburban proprietors-
the latter with their four acres, the former
with their oue-fOurth of an acre
and the number of these is 500, 900.
Mr.. MallOck, who, by the way, Is careful
in all his assertions, further shows that
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-26

A LATIN comedy has been played in ST.
Louis in the original tongue, and the theater
Renaissance" of the Latin drama. The only
serious fault found with the presentation is
that the actors spoke their lines with a strong
English accentuation. This is not slupris-
ing, however. when it is remembered that ma
tives of ST. Louis have fallen into the custom
of transacting their daily affairs through the
medium of more or less corrupt English, and
that this must naturally affect the Latin YER
sacular when they drop into it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-26

THE State of Maine votes in September
and is very close. Does anybody know more
than one man prominently talked of for the
presidency who could certainly carry It'll
And does any practical politician need to be
told in what condition the Republican party
would continue the contest, if beaten in
Maine in September York Tribune.
And yet the Republican party was beaten
in Maine in September, 1880; but the Re
publican party continued the contest" won
the battle in Indiana in October, and carried
the country for Garfield and Arthur tri-
umphantly, including the State of Maine.
The Tribune should consult it's almanac.
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murdered by a Four-Yoar-Old Girl.

CHICAGO, May 24-What caps the climax Of
Juvenile viciousness in Chicago took place last
No 331 North Leavitt street In all likelihood
murder will be the result, but the horrifying
feature to the affair is that both principals are
scarce more than babies in years. After supper
Kopfs little son Otto, aged four and half years,
whose parents live two doors from Kopfs house,
to play with him in the yard back Of his parents
house. Both children soon fell into a violent
quarrel. They disputed in childish fashion about
their play until the little girl losing all patience
picked up hatchet and buried it in the skull of
her little playmate. DR.. Herman thinks tho
child cannot recover.
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Letter from senator sherman.

CoLUMBUs, o., May 24-The Dispatch pub
fishes the following, supposed to have been
written to F. c. Sessions banker, and dele
gate to the Chicago convention in 1880, when he
was an ardent supporter of the Senator;
WASHINGTON, May %, 1884
My Dear Sir-Your kind note of the goth is re-
ceyed am grateful that old friends like yourself
still have confidence i'll me. Thiss pleasing than
success. have not regarded my nomination
probable thing nor have in any way sought TO in
fuence the action of the convention. IL the nomna-
ton comes it will be grateful if unsought, and
will then try to meet its responsibilities If not,
shall be content, without disappointment to abide The
decision OF the convention. 1t is hardly to be
peeted that the Republicans Of large State as
Ohio should all have the choice for President,
especially of one who has been compelled to take
win of the delegation to be assured and there Is
One it who could fairly be considered an
my. If they were entirely united and cordial. they
could easily nominate me. With many thanks, | am,
very truly yours, JOHN SHERMAN.
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Rnnnhlican FeeIine i'm New Work..

ERIE, Pa, May 25,-The Dispatch of this city
Will print to orrow, the result of the thorough
canvass Of New York State by congressional
districts similar to its canvass of last February.
The question was who can carry New York;
Replies were received from congressman. judges.
etc, of all the Republican factions besides from
dozens of other people in each congressional dis
trict in the State The Dispatch finds Edmunds
leading in the First, Second Third. Fifth, Seven
teenth and Thirtieth districts; Arthur in the
Sixth, Seventh Eighth Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh,
Thirteenth, Eighteenth and Thirty second, and
Blaine in the remaining seventeen districts. It
sums up the result thus: There is a marked
tightening of political lines in May over what
they were in February. Edmunds is weaken
ing his strength being absorbedby Arthur Al
though the President was not greatly benefited
6y the late business meeting in New York the
lesser candidates have all been dropped Lin
coin is promising dark horse, the Blaine senti-
nent is still strong, with growing feeling
among all classes that any of their leading men
can poll the full vote of the State
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POLITICAL MATTERS.
Ben Butler Is Not for Free Trade-Brief State.
ment of His Views.

Ben Butler Is Not for Free Trade-Brief State
ment of His Views.
DETROIT May 24-Tho Evening journal of
this city publishes, this afternoon, the following
letter from General Butler, giving explicit utter
ance to his views on the tariff question:
Boston, May 10. 1884.
To G. NJ. Hubbard. Managing Editor of the Detroit
Evening journal:
Dear Sir-There is so evident good faith in your
communication to me that break custom in
swering specica questions to my political views
specific subjects Perhaps upon the subject of tariff
can give them in u word for never have concealed
them. We can not have free trade in this country,
however desirable theoretically 1t would be. Our
country is large interests vast, and so much
is to be done by the general government, that for
series of years must raise hundreds of millions of
dollars by taxation of some sort The only constitu
tional taxation that know of is the direct tax pro-
portion the number of inhabitants of the States.
The genius of people will not permit of that direct
taxation, and therefore indirect taxation must be
sorted to. From the beginning of the government to
this time taxation by duties imported articles has
always been the resort of government except in
times of
For u limited period other methods of taxation have
been tried because the duties imports We're insult
fcent. Therefore favor the raising of sufficient
amount of for the economical administration
of the government and no more from duties upon i'm
ports and in laying those duties TO tax all articles of
luxury up to the collection point to make free all
materials raised produced in this country, which
into its arts manufactures and the necessaries
of life, and much as possible, to cheaper them IN
ever way possible and within those limits to so Judi
ciousy place duties to best encourage and aid
American labor and American industries. If could
would also devote the taxes upon whisky and tobacco
TO fund to pay the remaining debts of the war only
to-it To pensions and the care OF soldiers disabled
by the war. l do not know that need make any
further statement upon this topic. am very truly
YOURS BENJAMIN +. BUTLER
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-26

'THE House of Representatives, on Thurs
day, turned out Mr.. Stanton J. Peelle Re
publican, who had been sitting as member
for the Seventh district of Indiana, and in
stalled Mr.. William H. English, Democrat, in
his place.-New York Sun.
The mistake of the Sun is very natural, but
it was William E., and not William H.. who
was given Mr.. Peelle's seat. During the en-
tire contest the country has heard but little Of
the young man. He has been lost dauphin.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-26
Heavy Damages Demanded.

BosroN May 24.-Father Bonface. Of the
Italian Society, of St Leonard's Catholic Church,
whose name was associated with certain alleged
curious money transactions has brought suit
against the Boston Herald, claiming 100000
damages.
Counsel for Father Bonface states that the
charges contained in the alleged libelous article
are entirely false that Father Boniface has de-
creased the church debt; that he will probably
enter suits against other papers in New York,
Allegheny Pa, Buffalo aud Hartford many Of
which published verbatim the Heralds article,
while some have made statements calling Father
Boniface swindler and rascal
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The Greenhackers from enc EAST.

BosToN, May 24-The Massachusetts. Rhode
Island, Maine and New Hampshire delegates to
the Greenback national convention left Boston
tonight for Indianapolis They will be joined
by the Connecticut delegates at Springfield, and
by the Vermont and New York delegates at AL
bany. Accompanying the delegates from Maine
is a eontesting, or Scion Chase delegation. The
general impression among the delegates is that
Butler will be the nOminee.of The indianapolis
convention r.f
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-26
Demands of the Tariff Reformers.

WASHINGTON, May 26.-The Post will to-mor-
row print interviews with eighty two Democratic
members of the House of Representatives in
support of the demand that clear and explicit
statement of principle, absolutely committing
the Democratic party to the issue of revenue re-
form in the presidential canvass shall be made
by the Chicago convention of July. Among those
interviewed are Messrs. Carlisle Morrison, Hew
lit, Rosecrans, Hurd, Slocum Cox New York, }
Holman, Buckner, and Blackburn. The latter
says they look TO the convention for vindica-
ton of the contest made this session for tariff
reform.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-26

THE intellectual department is compelled to
give way this morning to the pressure of news.
The indignation of the country over the
stealing of Mr.. Peelle's seat and the pulpit ut
terances upon Memorial Day, in obedience to
the request of the Grand Army Of the Repub-
lie, must be given. They will both be found
excellent reading.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-26
Democratic Methods Denounced.

New ORLEANS May 24-The Republican
State Central Committee to-day adopted the fol
lowing:
Resolved, That this committee places the seal OF
condemnation upon the method employed in some
parishes Of the State TO defeat the will Of the people
and the candidates duly elected notably in the Ninth
and Twenty-frst judicial DISTRICTS that committee of
five be appointed to coate evidence make a report Of
the same and give it such publicity in their judg
meslt may proper.
Resolved That it is the of the State central
committee that the Republican members of the Leg
slature their best efforts at time
investigation of the frauds committed in behalf Of the
Democratic party nj the late general election. ~. 4.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-26

THE late Mr.. Maxwell of Milwaukee, whose
peculiar liberalty in leaving 100000 to pay for
experiments in aerial navigation has been com
mented upon by many exchanges, proves to be a
myth. That is to say he is not NTH Mackth-
well nor yet Mithter Mackthwell, for ''there
amt no such person, dead or alive" say the
Milwaukee papers. He is creature of the air,
and of vivid Imagination, like the balloons of
the f,Iture
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-26

VAssAE girls are tired of hearing that institu-
ton called q kindergarten, and demand that the
preparatory department shall be abolished.
What is wanted at the head of the college now,
it is said is not scholar so much as fnancier
and manager He must manage to get rid of
the 'preps, and must raise 5000, 900 in order to
provide several needed improvements-amon
these better teachers. Smith and Wellesley col
leges are taking the honors and the better class
of students from Vassar
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correct.

SOME of the most vigorous denunciations of
the outrageous theftof seat in Congress to
please the senior Mr.. English who gave it to
his son as a fond parent might give rattle to
his infant como from the leading Democratic
newspapers of the country.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-26

THE vanished Mr.. Lewis, of Washington, was
Ferdinand Ward in small way. His s'con-
tracts" We're not as extensive as supposed to
have not taken more than 5000 900 with him in his
flight but his victims are many. Many women
invested with him, as well as numerous congress
men, and for list of the rest of his customers
Washington paper saves space by referring to
the business directory Of the city. Strange to
say, many of the amateur spectators who con-
ded in him. refuse to believe that he has deceived
them but insist that he will return and make
all right. There is no doubt that he was a very
taking man.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-26
Democratic Senatorial Convention.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
SEYMOUR May 24-The Democratic senatorial
convention for the district composed of Jackson
and Jennings counties met in this city at the
opera house, at one o'clock today.
Hon. D. w. johnson, of this city, presided. O
G. Smith, of Jennings. and Frank Brannaman.
of jackson, were placed in nomination. Smith
was declared the nominee of the convention on
the first ballot.