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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-15
AN ERRING SISTER DUCKED.
How the Matrons of Weston, W. Va, Upheld
that COmmunitys Honor.

WESTON, W. Va, April 14-Yesterday great
excitement was occasioned in this place by the
forcible immersion in the river, at midnight, of
a well-known widow, the persons laying violent
hands upon her being equally we'll known. For
some time past the widow in question, Mrs. Dod-
son by name, has been conducting herself in a
manner which failed to meet the approval of her
neighbors, and at an informal gathering of half
dozen females it was determined that an
example should be made of her. Accordingly,
about IL o'clock at night seven or eight ladies
who felt that the good name of the community
was being placed in jeopardy by their
erring sister, met at the residence Of
one of the number, disguised themselves so as to
be unrecognizable proceeded to Mrs. Dodson's
home, and knocked at the door. The unsuspect-
ing widow opened it in a few>poments, when she
was seized by her assailants>a shawl thrown
over her head to stife her screams, ard the party
hurried their victim toward the river, a hundred
yards distant. Mrs. Dodson, realizing that the
ance, but her efforts to beat off the women were
ard unceremoniously tossed into the icy-cold
water of the stream, the party rapidly making
their several ways homeward as soon as she
struck the water. Narrowly escaping death by
drowning, Mrs. Dodson managed to reach the
bank and regain her home, when she gave the
alarm, and search for her assailants was insti-
tuted, but no trace of them could be found The
victim is expected to swear out warrants for q
number of suspected parties in a few days, how
ever, and the town is the qui vive in anticipa-
ton of such action.
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General and Personal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, April 14.-Senator Leland STAN
ford, of Colorado, has rented for term of years
the handsome double house on the corner of Sew
enteenth and K streets. Farragut square The
house was erected by Hallett Kilbourne, and &C.
cupied by him until sold to Gen. Thomas J..
Brady, who has since resided there. Senator
Stanford takes possession next fall.
The Treasury Department is informed that j.
Walker Maurer, of Washington, special in
spector of customs, died at st. Louis, yesterday.
from an attack of pneumonia
William Hayden Edwards, chief of the
Diplomatic Bureau of the State Department,
has resigned that position in order to accept an
appointment as private secretary to Mr.. Bell,
the United States minister to- the Netherlands.
II. Sidney Everett, son of the late Edward
Everett, has been appointed to fill the vacancy
in the State Department. Mr.. Everett has been
for some years the first secretary of the United
States legation at Berlin.
Joseph w. Nichol, of Indianapolis, has been
appointed law clerk of the Postofice Depart
ment, vice John A. Henry. resigned. Mr.. Nichol
of the United States Senate
The President has appointed the following
named postmasters of the presidential class: F.
NJ. Householder, at Noblesville Ind; J. S.
Catherwood. at Hoopestown, ILL.,; Alex. Nc
Kennon. at Crookston, Mimi: E. r. Debray. at
Clyde, Kan; George FL. Tracy, at Wilbur, Neb.
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land in the United States, without regard to its
location. will be eagerly sought after for agri-
cultural purposes.
you have seen a wonderful development of
the country since you first entered Congress,
have you not, Mr.. BlaineF
''Yes; recollect that when first took my seat
in the House, twenty-five years ago, there was
not a native of the Western States on the floor
of the House. John A. Logan, of Illinois, was
the first Western member, / believe, who was
born in the State he represented. Since then,
however, the line has been extending westward
Iowa has one of ner own sons now in Congress,
and the day is not far distant when California
and Nevada will be represented in Congress by
native born citizens.
Mr.. Blaine declined to talk upon the policy OF
the new administration, and was particular to
avoid topics that might lead him to say any
thing that might be doubly construed He isex-
tremely careful not to talk for publication, and
since the election it has been exceedingly diffi-
cult to get him to talk at all before newspaper
man. To his friends, however, he is open and
free, and ready to converse upon the current
topics of the day with an intelligence that shows
how thoroughly he keeps himself posted on pass
ing events
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INTERIOR DECORATIONS.
Information on a Topic Interesting to householder
and Housekeepers.

GA said Albert Gall to the reporter
peopeneary ahought that all there
hanging interior decoration the the
WALL This the 1t recognized that mural
ration art Different require different treatment Surround
consderedthe number openings
height ceiling, the the light
Everything be harmony What would be appropriate
bedroom might be the paror
bedroom.
The skilled decorator selects the the hanger only
depended the required work workmanke The
what the architect to the buder
required follow the laid for him.
properly papered with everything color and design harmony
is a the work of artist"
Mr. Gall continued ut used be that in the trade each different
paper specific Now the designs
that specific of the question For this spring.
WIN an en h new seoc as aspo 81 my GU pape
kinds"
unroled designs ceiling
decorations handsome borders and exquisite eze and number of art
pieces n Lincrusta- Walton.
"Do you know in fine that design rooms
said Mr. Gall "We do We make that the
exactly how the to be architects
plans Ny wokmen take these diagrams and work by them The
designs this chiefly fo but figure pieces like these cnpd
popular Best Of ALL able to sell these beautiful
CHEAP having bought them when the market most
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Instances Illustrative of Secretary Bayard's
Dislike Of Prominent and Well-Known
Representatives of the Race
Mr. Blaine Talks of His Health and
the Future of the Republican Party.
Employees of the War Department Must Pay
Their Just Debts-Mr. Colman's Radical
Views as to the Cattle Plague.
A POOR SHOW FOR coLoRED MEN

How the Secretary of State Treats Prominent
Representatives of the Race.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, April 14-"The colored man
viii stand mighty poor show with the present
administration" said a well-known representa-
tive of the negro race to your correspondents
'.Are you disappointed applicantH
NsBy no means l refer particularly to the case
of George L. Williams, who was appointed and
confirmed as minister to Hayti on the 22d of
March, and is still here"
'sWhat has that to do with your statement"
'Smply this: There is no more bitter niger
hater than Bayard. of Delaware. This Chester
fedan poser for all that is good and pure, and
chvalrous in the Democratic party, sat for six
years in the Senate with b. K. Bruce and never
during that time did he speak to him at him
once. When it was necessary to refer to any
speech or remarks made by Bruce, instead of say
ing The senator from Mississippi said,' etc. as
the other senators would Bayard, the copper
head and coward, would say: 1t has been as
serted on this floor etc. This was done, not
because he had any grudge against
Bruce, bnt simply because Bruce was negro
and had black skin. Bayard hates black man
so thoroughly that he has before now directed
the clerks in the House postofice never to de-
liver copies of his speeches to colored members
of Congress. lie is called gentleman. In his
treatment of men of my race he has always
proved himself ruffian."
ssHow about Williamss casep
Williams was appointed confirmed and com
missioned on the I'd day of March. But he has
not yet received his orders to proceed to Hayti.
Ravard knows that T.anpston ia anxious TO come
home. He knows, also, that Williams is anxious
to go to his duties; but both are colored men,
and Bayard takes this petty method of inconven
fencing them because they are coiorcd. He dare
not remove Williams on account of his color. and
can get no other excuse, so, like cowardly bully
in public school, he takes this method of an
noying two men whose color makes them obnox
ious, because he thinks the public cannot fathom
his motives. 1t will lie hard times for the colored
men compelled to come in contact with Bayard."
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Assienment of ARMY Officers.

WASHINGTON April ID An order has been
issued at the War Department assigning Assist
ant Acknowledgement T. M. Vincent to duty as
acknowledgement of the Department of Dakota,
at Fort Smelling, Mimi, instead of in the De-
partment Of the Platte, at Omaha. Assistant
Adjutant general Beck is ordered to Omaha
from Fort Smelling. General Baird is detached
from duty at the War Department and ordered
inspector general of the Division of the Mis-
souri,, with headquarters at Chicago. Lieuten-
antcolonel Hughes is ordered to the Division of
the Pacific, with headquarters at San Francisco.
Major Heyl is ordered to the Department of
Texas, with headquarters at San Antonio, and
Major Barton is ordered to the Department of
the Missouri. with headquarters at st. Louis
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MINOR MENTION.


List of Patents Issued to Indiana Inventors
Yesterday.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, April lathe following patents
were issued to Indiana inventors to-day:
Howard Campbell assignor to Gaar, Scott 81
Co., Richmond, recleaning attachment for clover
threshing and hulling machines; Thomas E.
Chandler and E. Dodds, assgnors to I. f.
Chandler and F. Taylor, Indianapolis, die for tile
machines; Richard NJ. Cosby Indianapolis, wind
mill; James Il. Gilliland. Indianapolis, tele-
graphic sounder; Samuel Ingels, Center, flood
fence; Mirabeau N. Lynn, Rising Sun, assignor
to Ohio Power and Light Company. Dayton. O..
electric lamp; also, steam engine; John J. Piatt
Rising Sun, upright heater baing press; Charles
II. Roberts, Washington, cutoff valve gear; also
cap plate for steam engines; Henry P. Schenck,
ST., deceased, IS. r. Schenck, Administrative
and assignor to G. Holzburg and G. W. Schenck),
Jeffersonville, adjustable folding table and iron
ing board support arms; E. Shrock and j. Leh
man, Goshen, hand broadcast seeder; Jacob
Sickler, Otterbein, and E. Sickler, Indianapolis,
sulky plow
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Chicago's Recent Election.

CHICAGO. April 14.-In the City Council, last
night, resolution was offered by Alderman Gull
lerton reciting that the city was at present in a
state of alarm and excitement over the result of
the recent election, produced by the utterances
of certain partisan newspapers and rash million
aires who have been disappointed by the defeat
of their candidate, and that ''the fair name of
the city had been vilified and traduced in conse-
quence" and that the City Council denounces
the statement as maliciously FALSE The resolu-
ton further asserted that the election just held
was one of the quietest known in the history of
the city. The resolution referred to the
committee on elections. Another resolution was
offered to appropriate So 900 to ferret out election
frauds. This resolution was also referred Y
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-15
REGENTS from INTERVAL Revenue.

WASHINGTON. April 14.-The collections of in
ternal revenue during the first eight months OF
the fiscal year, ending June 30 1885, were as fol-
lows: From spirits $44, $50. 1927; from tobacco,
$l6 664 00S; from fermented liquors. $1l, SOC, OIL;
from miscellaneous sources $l79 $685. making a
tota! of 72 74O 100. being decrease of S. 297 S26
in the collections for the same period Of the
previous fiscal year. There was a decrease of
81, 965, 84l in spirits and of $19O098 in tobacco,
and an increase of $137, 675 in fermented liquors.
The aggregate receipts for February. 1885, wero
1916 494 less than during February 1884
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DEBTS MUST BE PAID.
Employees of the War Department Must Meet
Their just Obligations.

Employees of the War Department Must Meet
Their Just Obligations.
WASHINGTON, April 14.-Secretary Endicott
has issued the following circular:
I'm view of the many complaints received on
the subject, it is hereby announced to the en-
ployes of the department that they are expected
to pay their just debts. While the department.
will not permit itself to be used as a collection
agency, and declines to take action in a case
where illegal interest is charged, or where the
indebtedness was incurred before the employe
entered the service of the department., neither
will it harbor any who contracts
debt on the strength of his Off
cial position, and then, without sufficient
excuse, neglecss to make payment; and gener-
ally it may be said that where a case has been
tried and judgment rendered, it is too late to
deny the business or correctness of the amount
of the Judgment. Hereafter complaints will be
sent to the proper chiefs Of bureaus, who will
be expected to take such action as may be neces
sary, and if it shall appear that an employe is
using bis official position as shield to avoid
payment of his debts, and in violation of this
circular, he will be recommended for discharge"
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city which he visited Landers is the son
respectable and wealthy parents, residing in
New York. He is thirty years old. He per-
petrated big swindes in Philadelphia and San
Francisco. After hiding a short while. he came
to Chicago. He registered at the Palmer House
as Lieutenant Summerfeld, U. S. A. He APP
peared always in full uniform, became great
favorite around the hotel, and occasionally APP
peared in society. He went from here to ST.
Paul, thence to Europe, and, afte~ward, on his
return, swindled some Louisville merchants, and
then went to Europe a second time. On his re-
turn ne was arrested.
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counting of the ballots after the election
was over and to preserve the peace, and then
only long as might be necessary to give that
protection. But, as before said, Mr. Wright, /
suppose, acted on the custom of allowing for the
pay of these deputies the day after election, and
shall not disturb the same; but the account will
be adjusted on the basis of rejecting the claim
for pay of tho said deputies who were not voters
in the city of Cincinnati at the time OF their APP
pointments, and rejecting all claims for more
than two days service of deputies unless there
shall be shown, by proof, necessity for them.
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Arrest of an Accomplished swindler.

CHICAGO. April 14-Wiliam A. Pinkerton
arrived in Chicago, yesterday, having in his
custody Frank p. Landers. VINO was recently
arrested in Boston by the Pinkerton agency on
charges of swindling several jewelers. in St
Paul. Landers has operated among the jewelers.
of all parts of the country for the last two or
three years, and during that time has paid sew
eral visits to Europe to elude the officers. His
favorite scheme was to represent himself as a
member Of a wealthy firm of merchants and
give bogus checks in payment for the goods pur-
shase1 ~ Ms swindling operations it was said
be realized between 5000 and $40, 900 in each
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Judge Durham Holds tina. They Should Be
Residents and Voters.

Judge Durham Holds that They Should Be
Residents and Voters
WASHINGTON April 4-Jndge Durham, First
Comptroller of the Treasury, has given an opin.
ion in regard to the accounts of Lot Wright,
United States marshal for the Southern district
of Ohio, for expenses incurred in conducting the
election for members of Congress- held in Gin
cinnati in October 1884. The Comptroller SAYS:
'sSome of said deputies have been paid for
nine days service, some for three four and
more days, and very large number for two
days Some of these deputies were
non-resdents of Ohio, and some were citizens
of Hamilton county, but not of the city of Gin
cinnati My predecessor had decided, before
came into office, that said deputies must be
voters of the State and city, and that it was
illegal to appoint deputy who was not voter
of the city and county. In this fully concur;
and 60 further. believe the spirit of the law
cincts in which they vote. The object of having
said deputies is to aid in preventing illegal
and fraudulent registration and voting, and to
preserve the peace, etc.
The reason given for thus holding is, that
deputy marshal cannot fulfill these require
ments unless he is voter in the precinct in
which he serves. not having the requisite ac
quaintance. Judge Durham expresses the hope
that this construction will be adhered to in the
future. He thinks that an unnecessary number
of deputies was employed on election day, and
some of them for longer period than neces-
sary; that while marshals should be given
large discretion. they should exercise it with
prudence. As there was no registration
at the election in question he is at loss to know
for what purposes deputies were appointed be-
fore the day of the election, nor why such large
number should have been employed the day
after. The opinion holds that in this Marshal
Wright abused his discretion. The opinion
concludes as follows:
LAS an original proposition should in this
case decide that the marshal was not allowed to
have any deputies except on the day Of the cleo
ton, where there was no registration, unless
there was clear proof that It was necessary
70 protect the officers in tho fair
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For the Ohio Valley and Tennessee
Warmer, partly cloudy weather and rain, south
erly Winds lower barometer.
For the Lower Lake Region-Rain and snow
and partly cloudy weather, southeast winds, be-
coming variable, warm; lower barometer.
For the Upper Lake Region-Rain and snow,
slightly warmer, east to south Winds lower ba-
rometer.
For the Upper Mississippi valley-Partly
cloudy weather and light rains and slightly
warmer, winds becoming variable
For the Missouri Valley-Local rains in
the southern portion, followed by fair weather,
fair weather in the northern portion, light varia-
bic winds, slight change in temperature.
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Advioa tn Mothers.

Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup should always
be used when children are cutting teeth. 1t re-
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natural. quiet sleep, by relieving the child from
pain, and the little cherub awakes as bright as
abutton." It very pleasant to taste. It soothes
the child, softens the gums. alays all pain, re
lieves wind, regulates the bowels and is the best
known remedy for diarrhaa whether arising
from teething or other causes Twenty five
cents bottle
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The Case of Phelan,s AssaiIant.

is trying to push the trial of Dick Short for his
murderous assault on Capt Thomas Phelan, of
Kansas City. He wrote and telegraphed Phelan
to come on, so that the case could be tried at
this term of court, but Phelan replied that this
was impossible. Short still remains in confne-
ment in the Tombs prison.
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''MY cough shakes me to pieces" gasps the
victim of that distressing visitation. Shake it
off, then, with Hale's Honey of Horehound and
Tar. Any cough can be put to flight with that
wonderful pectoral elixir. Sold by all druggists.
Pixies Toothache Drops cure in l minute.
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Sixteen roller-skating rink proprietors of New
York and vicinity held a meeting in that city
yesterday and organized an association Cor the
elevation of the tone of Kinks generally.
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BRUSH ELECTRIC LIGHTS

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TO N7RACTORSI

Sealed proposals, by the cubic
yard, will be received at the office
of the Mayor until the 18th day Of
April, 1885, at 4 P. NJ, for the exca-
walton of the New Market-house,
ETC., parties bidding to accompany
their bids with the names of their
sureties.
For further information, call at
the office of d. Bohlen, Architect,
Brandon Block.
Right reserved toreject any Or all
bids. BRAINARD RORISON.
Secretary Building Committee.
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