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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-01
SUICIDE OR ACCIDENT.
A Well-Known German Citizen Meets His
Death Under the Wheels.

Yesterday morning the well-known musician,
Henry Hahn, the whiteh haired old gentleman
who has for years played violin in the Opera
house orchestra, was killed by a switching train
at tine Eaststreet crossing on the c., FL. & D.
railroad. Whether the death was an accident or
deliberate suicide is disputed question. The
deceased, who has resided for a long time OF
South East street, was seen yesterday to step
across the track in front of
the approaching engine, and as
the train passed, a brakeman saw him
severed entirely from the body by the sharp
fange of the Wheels which cut into the flesh like
knife. Mr.. Hahn was sixty six years old, and
leaves widow and two adult children. He was in
comfortable financial circumstances, and was also
member of several lodges in this city. He was
best known by the theatre going public, as being
connected with Muellers orchestra. The present
City Band was FIST known as Hahns Band, hav
ing been organized by him in 1856, shortly after
his arrival in Indianapolis.
For several years Mr. Hahn has commended
with business troubles of an exasperating ma
ture. His property. which is in close proximity
to the East-street bridge, was not desirable to
tenants, neither could he dispose of it to any
advantage. Lately he has expressed wish to
return to Germany. The train men assert that
Mr.. Hahn deliberately threw himself across the
track: but the members Of mis- family claim that
accident and not suicide. led to the death, as
Mr.. Hahn had frequently declared that
no one but coward would kill him
self. Mrs. Barmeier, daughter of the deceased,
said that her father had no troubles TO overcome
by taking his life. but that he was we'll to do
musician, as we're his children. She thinks he
was weak from taking qulnine and fell under the
wheels. Mr.. Mueller, with whom Mr.. Hahn was
long associated, also scouts the idea of suicide,
saying that he was content with life. but some
what failing in health. The indications of
suicide are very pointed, however, and the
chances are that his death was self inflicted
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-01
INDIANA HORSEMEN.
The Trotting and Pacing Horse-Breeders'
Association Meets in This City.

The executive committee of the Indiana Tro-l
ting and Pacing Horse. breeders Association
met yesterday at the Denison House to arrange
q programme of State races to be held at Cam
bridge City. Sept %, % and "a The committee
was composed of the following named persons:
F. NJ. Busby, of Lebanon, president N. A. Ran
DALI Indianapolis, secretary; A. C. Daily, Leb-
anon, treasurer; D. l.. Thomas, Rushville; James
L. Caldwell, Lewisville, and T. F. Carmody, of
Cambridge City. The object of the association
is to encourage the breeding of thoroughbred
horses In Indiana and to attract general notice
to the fast horses developed in this State. The
committeeman say that Indiana affords the same
opportunities to develop speedy horses as Ken
lucky, and all that is needed is an awakening of
sentiment in that direction on the part OF the
farmers and also the encouragement and good
will of the State Board of Agriculture, which
mas heretofore pursued niggardly policy to the
owners of thoroughbred horses in the manage
ment of the State fair where the premiums offered
to racers have been so small that none but plug
horses and old, broken down racers have been
attracted to the grounds. The following is the
programme arranged by the committee who
chose Cambridge City rather than any other place
in the State on account of its fine mile track:
First Day.
season of 1885. and record below $50. Five en-
tries
2. Free-for all pace with record below $50.
Open to the world. Entries to close Sept. Is.
>. Foals OF lSS2-trotting. Eight entries.
Second Day.
1. Foals of 18S1-trotting. Nine entries.
z Free-forall trot open to the world with
record below 230 previous to 1885 Entries close
Sept Is.
Third Day.
l. Trotting foals of 1888. Nine entries.
2. Pacing stations having made of 1885,
and no record below 300. Three entries.
3. Trot free-for ALL open to the world. Entries to
close Sept Is.
In the classes to fill four entries will be re-
CURED and three to start, giving both members
and persons not members a chance to enter
theirshorses.
On the day following the races there will be a
sale of trotting stock by the breeders at Rush
Vile
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-01
A MAYORS QUALIFICATION.
A Disguised Citizen Who Wants Represent
alive Man i'm that Office.

1T is of much Importance to the city," said a
prominent citizen yesterday, that some man
capable of making himself useful in helping the
growth and reputation of the city should be
elected mayor. Indianapolis has reached a
point where something must be done to give it
boom, or instead of progressing and growing it
will begin to retrograde. 1t has great advantages
rs business center. There is no city where
manufacturers can get the railroad facilities
which are afforded in indianapolis, and we have
other advantages which can be found nowhere
else. The city needs more advertising, and in
quiet way no one can do so much in drawing
favorable attention to city as its mayor. 1t is
mistake to make police judge of the mayor.
His time should be devoted to better purposes. He
should be man who would take pride In
showing off the city to strangers, and when they
come here, exert himself to make their visits
pleasant BY an arrangement with the hotels he
could be informed when business men or capital
lists are in the city If he would call on them
and take them on drive about the
place to points of interest-and there
are many things of interest in the city-it
would help wonderfully. He is not
expected to say anything about the business ad-
vantages of the city, or endeavor to persuade
anybody to invest capital here. If strangers are
shown attention and treated we'll, when they go
away. they are not going to say anything unfa-
vorable about the city. There might be some
expense in showing strangers about the city and
showing them attention, but it would not
amount to more than few hundred dollars
year, and it would DC a very small investment in
inc best kind of advertising We want mayor
Eho can represent the city in this way with
credit
"Has the Council the power TO release the
mayor from the duties of the police court iudgel'
II think that the general laws give the city
government power to transfer the duties of the
rolica aanrt IN xamA yarS0u saected sneciaity for
that purpose so far as they relate to all vio-
lations of the State statutes. but the mayor
would be required to pass on cases coming under
the city ordinances, which would be rare"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-01
SQUIRE VANSYOC'S SURPRISE PARTY.
How His Forty-Ninth Birthday Was Cele.
brated by His Relatives and Friends.

Sunday last marked the forty-ninth birthday
anniversary OF Squire John Vansyoc, of Wash
ington township, and his relatives and friends
determined that the day should not pass without
doing something to impress upon his mind the
fact that it marked epoch in his life's history.
John w. Hensley Induced him to leave home.
and 60 over to Broad Ripple. Taking advantage
of his absence the guests assembled, and
before his return. had spread table over one hun
dred feet in length, and loaded with good things,
in the yard in front of the house. Then they
secreted themselves in the house, and awaited
Mr. Vansyocs return. His surprise was com
plete, and the enjoyment of the feast that fol-
lowed was complete. Mr.. Vansyoc was also the
recipient of an armchair. Speeches were made
by several present, and most pleasant afternoon
was spent by ALL Among those present were
Mr.. and Mrs. William Cones, DR.. and Mr.. Hin
shaw, Mr.. and Mrs. D. w. Harcourt, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. w. Hensiey, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Swift Mr..
and Mrs. James Malen, Mr.. and Mrs.
Whitehead, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Harcourt.
Klingensmith. Mr.. and Mrs W. d. Bradley Mr..
and Mrs. H. G. Gresh, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Bradley,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. r.. Harcourt, Mr. and Mrs. Abel
Vansyoc, of Gwinville; Mrs. McCaw, Misses
Belle Minnie and Nellie Gresh. Misses Cora and
Mary Bradley, Misses Anna and Flora Blue.
Miss Lottie Sharpe, Miss Ida Berry, Messrs.
A., F. and E. BaumgardIer William and Henry
Fingerly, James Barnhill, G. Harcourt, HI. and
j. Bradley, g. A. Wharton. of Indianapolis:
Treasurer-elect Hiram w. Miller and wife and
James Hubbard, the centenarian.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-01
Archbishop Lynch and the Irish League.

CHICAGO, Aug. 3l-The Irish National League
of this city are very jublant over the news con-
tanned in the Toronto Globe, that Archbishop
Lynch has Endorsed and become a subscriber to
the parliamentary fund. The following item is
taken from the Globe, including the letter of
the Archbishop
''Mr. John P. Sutton, deputed by the Irish
National League of America to organize branches
of the league in America and solicit subscrp-
tons for the Irish parliamentary fund. arrived
in town yesterday. Shortly after his arrival
Mr.. Sutton called on his Grace Archbishop
Lynch. and, having explained the object of his
visit, received from his Grace ali expression of
hearty sympathy in every legitimate effort for
redress of Irish grievances. The Archbishop
gave Mr.. Sutton the following letter an in
dication of his sympathy:
Dear Mr.. Sutton-I sorry that cannot SUBJ
scribe $50 to he Irish parliamentary fund
which, according to his Grace, the Archbishop of
Cashe is absolutely necessary in the present crisis of
Irish affairs. The dawn of better day is fast APP
preaching for Ireland and it behooves every true
Irishman 10 hasten the event Yours faithfully,
JOHN JOSEPH LYNCH Archbishop of Toronto
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-01
Hotel Arrivals.

Denison: William T. Brush, Charlottesville;
John c. Osterlot, Philadelphia; A. W. Merriam,
j. G. Culbertson, Chicago; j. b Weller Troy,
o.; John Harrison, Clayton; DR.. w. Fl. Daven.
L. Goidthwait Marion; w. w. Harker, Pitts.
burg.
Grand Hotel: O. A Miller. p. Ell. Mccormack,
Columbus; Samuel Garner Bloomington; ID. A.
Carter, Orleans; W. B. Overman. Rockville; nj.
NJ. See and family, Frankfort; Hiram Peter,
Brazil Peter Martin, Huntingdon NJ. Bottles,
Fort Wayne M. A.. Stratton, Clarksville; Col.
VIM. Flannelly, St Louis; B. F. Hendrix, Usage
City; II. W. Hills. Decatur.
Bates House: w. NJ Marsh. Muncie: John NJ
Freeman, Palestine L. L. Culver. st. Louis; 1.
H. Burgoon, Fremont; 0. A. Miller j. FL.
Albany: George P. Puntenny, j. B. Kennedy,
Rushville; William T. Lawrence, Brazil: Charles
r. ODonald, Logansport; John Straight and
wife, Nashville; George NJ Ray, Shelbyville.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-01
WEDNESDAY, THE FOURTEENTH t14TH) DAY
OF OCTOBER, A. D., 1885,

at 10 o'clock a. m. of said day, the following de.
scribed property and premises to wit:
All and singular the line of the railway of the
said defendant corporation. The Chicago & Great
Southern Railway Company, constructed or to be
constructed from Fair Oaks in Jasper county, ex-
tending through the counties of Jasper, Newton,
Benton, Warren Fountain and Clay to the city
of Brazil, in said county IF Clay, all being in the
State of Indiana, together with all lands tenements
and hereditaments acquired or appropriated for the
purpose of right of way of said railway, including
all sde-tracks and rights of way for the same, and
also all depots and station grounds. and all depots,
engine houses carhouses station houses warehouses,
macbne-shops carshops, work shops, freighthouses,
grain houses and elevators, and other erectons and
superstructures all machinery, tools and implements
held acquired for in connection with said rail-
ways and also all locomotives tenders, cars and other
rolling stock and equipment, rails, bridges, ways,
piers carriages chairs spikes wheels axles ties, and
all fuel and other and supplies belonging
that may from time to time belong to- be provided
for upon in connection with said railroad, with
incomes and profits of the same, and all the fran
chises and other rights of the said railway company
pertaining to the said railway being all the property
described in and covered by two certain deeds of
trust made by The Chicago & Great Southern Rail
way Company to John G. New. trustee, dated
November /, 1881, and one dated April 8, 1883.
Said property win be sold public auction the
highest bidder without relief from valuation APP
prasement laws, and without the right of redemption
from such SALE and free from all demands, liens and
membranes whatever.
Such sale shall be for cash and bid shall be
ceived for less than three hundred thousand dollars
hundred thousand of which shall be paid at the
time of sale, and the balance to be paid into court
upon confirmation of the sale, unless the court shall
at that time otherwise order.
Upon the report of the sale of the property fran
chises rights and interests described in said trust
deeds which the Master is required to make forth
with after such sale, and upon full compliance with
the of such sale by the purchaser and the APP
prevail thereof by said court the purchaser will be
entitled to deed conveying to him absolutely the
said property rights franchises and interests sold
as aforesaid WILLIAM p. FISHBACK,
Master in Chancery, United States Circuit Court Dis
trict of Indiana.
r. B. F. Pierce, and Mcdonald, Butler g. Mason,
Solicitors.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-01
PERSONAL MENTION.

Judge Niblack has returned to the city.
Judge John Morris, of Fort Wayne, is at the
Grand Hotel
Judge Woods has returned from a trip to the
eastern cities
Hon. Joseph L Irwin, of Columbus. was in the
city yesterday.
Gen. M. d. Manson, of Crawfordsville, is at
the Grand Hotel.
Mr. E. L. Goldthwaite, of the Marion Chroni.
Gle, is in the city.
Miss Lillian Hawk has returned home from
protracted visit West
Mrs. May Wright Sewall has returned to the
city from her vacation trip.
F. VI. Busby, president, and A. G. Daily, Sec
rotary. of the Indiana Breeding Association, are
at the Denison House.
Mrs. w. F. Mason and son. A. L. Mason have
returned from Deer Park, and have taken rooms
at the Denson for the winter.
Judge d. V. Burns and Hon. A. Seidensticker
have formed copartnershp for the practice of
the Law. Office at 80 South Delaware street
John B. Mitchell rendered to the Governor,
yesterday, his resignation as clerk Of Floyd
county, having been appointed postmaster of
New Albany, and Henry R. w. Meyer was at
once appointed to fill the vacancy.
III. D. Butler W. A. Rhoades Jacob Baum
gartner, John G. Blake, James Murray and a
few other gentlemen of this city will build
club house for fishing and hunting purposes at
Thayer. the Airline crossing Of the Kankakee.
Indiana was represented at the Ann Arbor
meeting of the American Association for the
Advancement of Science by the following per-
sons: Professor John Collett, former State
Geologist; Professor john L. Campbell, of Craw-
fordsvills; Dr.. John G. branner, professor Of
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-01

geology at the Indiana University; DR.. John NJ
Coulter professor of botany at Wabash College;
Prof. G. D. Barnes. of Purdue University; Amos
w. Butler, of Brookville; Mr.. and Mrs. r. B..
Warder, of Lafayette; Miss Sarah Kinder, of
indianapolis; FL. f. Blount and Lucia E. Blount,
of Evansville and D. s. Owens, of Franklin
Joseph l.. Riley, the secretary of the Demo
cratic State committee, who has, as restraint
upon his anxiety in waiting to see what tie
administration is going to do with him, been
living down in Ripley county since the adjourn
ment of the Legislature, is in the city
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-01
Confessed to a Burglary.

Yesterday afternoon Robert II. Lyall, about
forty years of age, came to the station-hou and
told Sergeant Travis that he was wanted by the
police in Cincinnati He claimed that on last
Wednesday evening while under the influence
Of liquor, he entered the house No.
ITO Broadway, that city, of Mr..
Jones, solicitor for mining companies.
Lyall had the signs of a prolonged spree about
about him when he confessed to the burglary,
but except that he committed the crime would
tell nothing. However, he said on Saturday he
was at the Mccartney Sullivan fight, and lost $57
on the Pittsburg boy Conscience, he says,
compelled him to give himself up to the author.
tiles Cincinnati officers will be here tomorrow
to take him back there
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-01

To the Editor Of the Indianapo Journal
1 mailed letter, directed very distinctly to
Muncie. at $50 A. NJ. in the Union Depot, Indian
apolis, on Thursday, Aug. 81, 1885. That letter
did not reach Muncie until Friday morning,
Aug %, at o'clock. 1t has this stamp on the
back: Received Aug. %, IA. NJ" I myself
reached Muncie the evening before at 9. 80, near
ly ten hours before my letter did, which had
been mailed in Indianapolis just twelve and a
half hours before left. Now. what's tho mat
ter with the mail service at Indianapolis Is it
too much ''whitewash" There's something
wrong PRoMPTNESS.
MUNCIE, Aug 90, 1885.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-01
THE SUNDAY JOURNAL

Is paper of twelve pages, sold for five cents.
The SUNDAY JOURNAL reaches every town
and city in Indiana and the surrounding terri
tory. The circulation OF the Sunday edition is
thelargest and best of any Sunday paper printed
in Indiana, and it has made itself the Peoples
Paper. The SUNDAY JOURNAL is without
competitor in the State in the character and
variety of matter it presents It's readers The
best writer's in the State and country freely
contribute to its columns. In its enlarged
and improved form it is absolutely without
rival or peer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-01

Marcus +. Frazier. who lief. the city suddenly
last week and carried with him the books. papers
and vouchers of the Globe Mutual Assessment
Life Association, of which he was secretary.
went to Des Moines, Iowa. From that place he
autographed to s. NJ. Bruce, Sunday,
10 meet him at the Palmer House,
Chicago, where matters could
Do adjusted Mr. Bruce did not 90. That gen.
seman says he at once retired from the treas
Arsrship of the association when he discovered
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-01
MASTERS SALE
-- OF THE -
CL!gag9&GIeat Southern Railway

BY virtue of certified copy of decree issued out
of the Circuit Court of the United States for the
pending in said court wherein Henry I'll. Porter and
others are compliments and The Chicago g. Great
ants the undersigned Master in Chancery of said
Court will offer for sale, at public auction, at the
door of the United States Courthouse and Postofice
building, namely, the west door of said building
Market street in the city of Indianapolis county
of Marion and State of Indiana, on
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-01

Frazier's plan at compromising and buying up
claims. This occurred in May, and Frazier was
elected his successor. Mr.. Bruce claims that
the business, had it been properly managed,
would have greatly benefited the members. but
he regards Frazier as Eighty in business mat
ters
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-01
A Pardon Asked For,

A petition was filed with the Governor yester-
day asking the pardon of John w. Belon, who
was sentenced in April, 1883, to FIVE years i'm
prsonment in the northern prison. on q charge
of assault and battery with intent to commit
murder, Tor stabbing Claude Baker.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-01
THE INDIANA STATE JOURNAL
WEEKLY EDITION}


LIS the best secular paper published In the
State. It is a complete compendium of the
news Of the week, with special features of late
and trustworthy market reports, and depart
ment of industrial and agricultural intesli.
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experience. In these respects the WEEKLY
JOURNAL Is superior to any merely agricult-
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more extensive than that which can be occu-
pied by any special class publication.
SPECIAL TERMS
Are made 10 agents and canvassers, and for
clubbing with other papers For all details
address the publishers,
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indianapolis, Ind.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-01
Any Small Bow. with q Stick,

Can kill = tiger-if the tiger happens to DE fonnd
when only little cub. So consumption, that
deadliest and most feared of diseases, in this
country, can assuredly be conquered and
destroyed if Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery' be employed early.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-01
7HENDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL
NEW ANNOUNCEMENT

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL is reo-
ognized everywhere as the leading newspaper
of Indiana. No proper expense is spared to
maintain this undisputed excellence and to
increase the value and interest of the paper.
THE JOURNAL was never so well equipped
to serve the public. Our arrangements for
the collection of the news of the day are more
complete than ever, and we have added some
special features which must enhance the pop
ularity of the paper.
THE JOURNAL is the only paper in Indi-
ana that prints regularly the full reports Of
the Western Associated Press, which are now
more comprehensive than ever, covering the
whole world. These dispatches are supple
mented by the work of special correspondents
at all the principal cities and towns of the
State and of the county at large. We have
special resident representative at Washington
City, who looks after the news of the national
capital with vigilance, paying particular at
tention to that which most nearly concerns
THE JOURNALS constituency. The full
est and most reliable intelligence from Wash
ington win be presented in our news columns,
free from party bias, impartially, and without
restraint
Editorially THE JOURNAL is Repub-
lcan paper, believing in the principles and
general policy of the Republican party; but it
recognizes that the day of blind party organ
ship has passed, and it proposes to be perfectly
free to eriticise and condemn, but in a spirit
and with purpose for good, having proper
regard for personal rights and regulations
The citizen, whatever his political faith, car
JOURNAL the fullest and fairest presentation
of the news, and in it's editorial columns such
comment and structures as will command his
respect if they do not meet his approval. It
may also be said that THEJOURNALis pub
lished as FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 1t rec
ognizes that the women and the children are
to be instructed and entertained. They will
always find in its columns matter specially
prepared for them, while the paper will be SO
conducted as to prove welcome visitor in the
household. The news will be presented in
such shape as to minimize the evil and its
editorial and local columns will be kept free
from moral faint.
The Railroad News of THE JOURNAL is
admittedly the freshest, fullest and most accu-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-01
SOCIETY MEETINGS.

TASONlC-ATTENTION SIR KNIGHTS! RA
Isl per Commandery No. L, Z. T. Special conclave
in Masonic Temple this (Tuesdayl evening at 7:45
O'clock hear and consider the final report of the
committee anniversary and for the transaction Of
all business necessary thereto.
PHINEAS G. G. HUNT, e. @.
WILLIAM n. SMYTHE. Recorder