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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-17
What 1t Has and What 1t VIII Cost.


-; AT Indianapolis, on Saturday, saloon maS
Killed a customer for failure TO pay for a drink
OF whisky The liquor cost the saloonist about
one cent 1t cost the life of the man who drank
IT. and the trial of the murderer will cost the
county s., 900 or So 000
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burned at Maple Rapids last night Loss. 500,
400. BY prompt work of the fire department,
Perry's Hotel was saved, thus preventing the
spread of the FIRE and the destruction of the
whole village. There was no insurance on any
thing The cause of the fire is unknown.
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Brood Mare Stable Burned.

PHILADELPHIA Pa, Oct. 16.-At daybreak,
yesterday morning the brood mare stable on
Commodore Kittson's stock farm was burned
The burned stable about FIVE hundred feet
from the other buildings, and it was only by
hard labor that they saved. Fortunately
the brood mares had been removed to the pas
ture short time before the fire broke out
Loss Sl2 600
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Business Houses Burned.

KINGSTON, Ont, Oct 16.-The premises occu-
pied by Thomas Mills. furrier, Phelie Shaw, dry
goods. and Henderson. photographer. we're
burned to-day. Loss, O000 insurance. $50
000 in the following companies: Etna, North
British and Mercantile. Phoenix, Liverpool, Lon
don and Globe. Scottish Commercial Union, Lon
don, and Guardian, of Glasgow
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Clothing Store Bur:larized.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
GREENFIELD, Oct 16.-Thieves entered Hart
q Thayer's dry goods store, last night, by break
ing the plate glass in the front door. Several
suits of clothing and other goods were taken.
The thieves also shed their old clothing and
fitted themselves out anew. This is the second
time this store has been entered in the past six
weeks A hundred dollars reward is offered for
the arrest of the thieves
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-17
A Pointer for Indiana Democrats.

South Bend T mes (Dem.)
Hoadlys extravagant catering to the liquor
element utterly failed have the desired effect
The returns in detail afford fine theme for
elaborate comment.
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Inconsistent BOycOtters,
Fort Wayne Gazette.

In Indianapolis the printers boycott the
freight-train papers, but in Fort WAYNE thew
claim that the dizzy plate papers are the friends
of tine workingman Even the Labor Herald
which has the appearance OF being edited by a
lot OF tramps, uses the same plates that the In
dianapolis printers object TO-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-17
Triu,nphant Little Brooches. !.

Kokomo GaZette-Tribune
Paste this in your hat No man who ever had
his pantaloons assailed was ever known to get
left. For example, look at little Jodie Foraker
in his tow breeches, standing orDthe pinnacle Of
q, 900 majority
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-17

Joe Davis Beats Phyllis in Straight Heats
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
NATION, Ill, Oct 16.-The race in this city,
to-day, between Joe Davis and Phyllis resulted
in the former winning in three straight heats.
Time-2:27, 2:26, 226a The track was very
heavy On account of recent rains.
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things. Illinois frttered the first Tie pros-
pect of making the Senate Democratic during
the existence of the present administration isnof
fattering Indeed, it is now next to impossible
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-17
Will Make the Best Mayor.
Evansville Journal

The election of Caleb S. Denny as mayor of
Indianapolis will be very gratifying TO his many
friends down in southwestern Indiana, where
he was reared and is highly esteemed He will
make the capital city one of the best mayors the
people there nave ever had. His majority was
only sixty in over eighteen thousand votes ut
is not as wide a church door nor deep as a
we'll, but it will do.n
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-17
What Think We?

Mlchigdu City Enterprise
Now what does the indianapolis News think of
Senator John Sherman and that shirt originally
so pure and immaculate bat which, through
treason and rebellion, was made red by the shed
blood Of patriots?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-17
FOREIGN Missions.

BosToN. Oct. 16-At the farewell meeting OF
the American Board of Commissioners for For
eign Missions. to-day, the report OF the commit
tee on papal lands was submitted. The reports
of missions in these lands show the work is pro-
crossing slowly, but not without encouragement
This closed the meeting
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Still n Victory.
Lafayette Courier.

Lafayette Courier
A powerful combination for Cottrell had to be
overcome and while the victory was anything
but sweeping one. the result is less satisfac-
tory, no less significant, no less complete -
victory
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Serious Reflections.

Steuben Republican.
Is the Fort Wayne Journal thrusting at Judge
Lowry when i. says that it hears that habit
ual drinker drunkard should be allowed to
get nomination for Congress2
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Increasing Arrogance.
Rrazil Recisfar

BraAiI Keg1ster
The arrogance of the Liquor League even in
politics, is rapidly becoming the last straw on
the back of public foroearance. No intelligent
observer of the times can fail to see the presence
of this evil factor in municipal elections through
out the United States.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-17
Fire at New Hope, Pa.

TRxNFoN, N. j.. Oct. I6.-At New Hope. Pa.
sixteen miles above this city, fire was discovered
at o'clock this morning in tho store Of Mop
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Lafayette Journal

La1ayette JOurnaI.
The Democrats are now consoirc themselves
with the thought that Ohio always was Re-
publican State, anyhow
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A Burning Disgrace.
Columbus Republican.

OOIuInOus KepuDIican
1t is burning disgrace to the law abiding
moral citizens or the State capital that they
permitted such foul combination as the Gov
Cottreh Liquor League gang to come so near
gaining control OF the CITY, yet it is no surprise
and matter of congratulation that it is no
worse
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CARLISLE. N. NJ. Oct. Is. 1885.

CARLiSLE N. NJ, Oct. 10. 1850.
To T. TT. b. Mccain:
am acquainted with James R. Rankin He came
here last january. and was here during September
last Mrs q. Jay Judge Crane and Frank Woodland
are reliable Am acquainted with them Cannot state
exactly when Rankin came here when he left j.
A. Cody may be reliable; would not vouch for him.
A. NJ ROBERTSON, 2. nj.
Mrs. c. jay, Frank Waveland and j. A. Cody
are among those who made affidavits about Ran
kin being there from Jan. to July 13
These kilograms had the effect to make friends
for Rankin. James r. Rankin is modest
looking man. and would be taken for church
elder rather than desperate.
John Curtis. spoken of in connection with the
third statement is now in Jail under charge of
perjuring himself as witness tor Den
mis-. Monday Rankin never arrested.
During the late session of the grand jury the
murder was under consideration, and they failed
to find single Indictment against any one else.
The charges were thoroughly investigated. AS
no new charge was found against Dennis, and
as he cannot tie tried on the old charge of kill
ing with club, from the fact that Coffee said
in this last statement that Rankin killed them,
he will probably be free man in a few days, if
nothing new comes to light.
John Wesley Christopher Coffee, whose life
yesterday paid the penalty of his crime,
twenty-four years old on tie 10th of last July.
He celebrated his birthday anniversary in Jail
with his step sister. who is employed as a domes
tic at the Robbins House His father was killed
in the Union army, near Richmond. Va He
came to this county in 1870. where he has resided
ever since. His mother was married again, to
William Matthews. who now lives near Darling
ton. His mother died in 1888 Coffee Joined
the Methodist Church in 1876 but ''fell from
grace His spiritual adviser, Rev. T. j. Phil
lips. of Graysville. Ind. is of the Chris
tian faith. Coffee has no brothers
or sisters and the only person
who ever visited him in Jail was his step-slster,
Della Charters. In his walk he had kind OF
swinging motion. mis- arms hanging down and his
hands seeming TO be double jointed His APP
pearance was made rather odd by his exceeding
ly long neck. He swift runner and very
active jumper. which he illustrated on May 10.
as he was the way from the courthouse.
where he had just been sentenced to hang on
Sept 3, by eaping over the jailyard fence with
wards that he was just showing him "how he
could Jump"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-17
Those Complaining

or sore throat or hoarseness should use Browns
Bronchial Troches. The effect is extraordinary,
particularly when used By singers and speakers
for clearing the voice. :
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-17
Good-By, Sandy!
Madison Courier.

Madison Courier.
The gallant Union General Sandy Foster gives
way to Hawkins. of LaPorte county, rebel
sympath izer during the war.
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south Bend Times (Dem)
Ohio has frittered away the second United
States senatorship that might just as well have
been secured under q difere0t condition OF
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-17
INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS
The Daily Chronicle of Happenings of
all Kinds in the Two States.
An Unrecognized FlOater-Burglary at Green
ZELDA Murderer Astonishes Judge
by Pleading Guilty-Gleanings
INDIANA.
The Body of an Unknown Woman Found


Floating In the Wabash.
Special to the INDIANAPOLIS journal.
LAFAYETTE, Oct. 16-The captain of the
steamer Underwood reports seeing body float
ing down the Wabash this morning, which could
not be secured, as the steamer was running up
stream, and the body had disappeared before
boat could be lowered. The body was that of
woman, judging from the clothing.
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afidavits and paid $40 20 20 find out He had
T. H. B. Mccain. OF the Charlottesville Journal.
to send dispatch to Judge L. Crane. at Car
Isle. N. NJ, and one to A. NJ Robertson, post
master at the same place. On Thursday after
noon the following replies were received:
CARLISLE, NJ NJ, Oct. Is, 1885.
To T. ii. D. Mccain:
am acquainted with James R. Rankin. Don't
known exact time first him. Think il was latter
part of last fall. Think he was here seven months.
Am acquainted with Mrs. G. Jay and Frank Woodland.
They are reliable. L. CRANE
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-20
WHOLE NO. l766.


When General Sherman's army
was at Goldsboro, the Generel visit
ed the headquarters of Gen. How.
ard, and while there thought he'd
enjoy draught of vhiskey. Now
ali the officers in the army knew OF
General HOward's rigid temperance
proclivities, and were strict in this
respect for them. Gen Sherman
knew there was no whiskey in Gen.
Howard's headquarters, and there
fore did not n aiion his wants TO
General HOE.l4 Presently Decor
John Moore, the medical director
came in, and after little conversa-
ton General Sherman gave him a
wink and said
Doctor, have you seidlisz pow
der in your quarters ?" The doc
tor answered that he had. General
Howard spoke up:
General Sherman, il IS not nee
essary 10 go TO the doctors quarters
| have plenty OF seidlitz powders
here, and good ones, too, | viii get
you one.
If there was any thing in General
Howard's quarters that Gen. Sher-
did not want, il was a seidlitz pow
der, aad therefore be said to Gen.
Howard: Never mind, General
Give yourself no trouble, Howard
was then getting the powder and
glasses ready will be going by
Moore's quarters after while"
DR.. Moore was a great wag, and,
quickly taking in the situation, be-
came party TO the joke on General
Sherman. "By the way, General,
| don't think I have seidlitz pow
der in nv quarters, and you had
better take the one General Howard
has" By this time General How
ard had the powder all ready and
handed the glass toGeneral Sherman.
Rather than offend Howard by say
ing be meant whiskey, he drank the
foaming stuff down, much TO his
own disgust, to the satisfaction of
General Howard and to the amuse-
ment of the staff officers ClsreleHd
TeGsT,s-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-20
Lime Burning for Lands

In many places limestone is plen-
tifal, and needs only burning to af-
ford a cheap supply. There are sew
eral ways OF burning, the simplest
being in clamps" or pits, and with
a little care this may be done quite
easily. A foundation of the iaTge
stones is made, having six or eight
hues large enough to take cord wood
into them, arranged by setting large
stones in double rows, and covering
them with other stones, and filling
in between them The foundation
should be sixteen feet ia diameter.
A quantity of dry wood is put in
these fues. and more IL spread over
the wood, and q wall IS built up of
large stones leaning toward
the centre in a conical form,
to prevent it from falling out
ward The inside Is hniit up OF
wood and small stones until it is ten
feet high, when the top is covered
with small stone.
Fire Is put TO the dry wood. and
when il is wet kindied stones are put
in front of the flue TO moderate the
draft, fresh wood being pushed in
twice a day, until the stone IS
thoroughly burned The outer wall Is
plastered with mud to confine the
heat, and as the stone settlers inside
the top of the wall may be pushed
in If the pit or clamp is well built
the outer wall will stand until the
stone thoroughly burned. when il
Is taken down and used for making
another pit close by. and being
partly burned it is broken up and
used for the inside and fresh stone
is used for the outside. 1t is usua,
to apply thirty or forty bushels OF
lime to the acre, air-slaked until it
IS in fine powder. It is used on
ploughed ground and narrowed in ;
never ploughed in it NAV be broad
casted on grass or clover fields with
benefit.-.A Peunsyi,,ania Farmer.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-20
Ii Was Lsmoerger.

The opera season reminds me of
TagliaDetra. Now that readoubt-
able poker player, billiardist and
masher is gone l may tell a little
story of how he once broke up Mill
son, who played Marguerite in New
York when be was g member of
Strakosch's company.-Tag was of
and the other baritone was to sing
the part Of Valentine in Faust"
Tag invited few German friends TO
small and late" at Morett's and
calculated on having a good time.
When Tag arrived at Morrett's he
found that genial but peculiar eat
ing house did no boast the posses
sion OF any Limberger, of which he
knew his friends were fond. He
rushed out TO another establishment
aud bought a pound Az he was
on his way back he was met by
Strakosch, who was hunting for him
1t seems the other baritone bad TAX
en- sick and Tag vas needed to play
the part Remonstrance was vain.
He had TO go. He weut to the
theatre aud be laid his hmberger
down n a corner while he went to
dress, having dispatched a note to
his friends to keepit up until he was
dead and could Join them After z
while he thought him of the Linn
berger and he found the chorus had
got away with half oft. He was
mad. He seized what was left of 1t
and before he could find safe place
he was called on for the last scene of
his part. He jsmmed the Timber
ger inside his doublet and rushed on
He died and Marguerite came and
threw herself prone on his body.
She bent down to kiss him. The
audience thought she never acted so
well as when she raised herself sud
denly and faced them with an ex-
preston Of horror on her face 1t
was Limberger. They thought it
WAS Temorse-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-20
Theology "a a Trade.

Men select preaching as business
as they select law or surgery. it
takes more years to train a minister
than 1t does to train man for any
other profession. II takes as much
talent to run a church as Il does 70
run a country store. 4 store keeper Is
"a business man, and minister is not.
The study that fits a man to preach
usually units hias- ieF ssything else
Ie. men select theology as a ratse,
gather families upon it, and devote
their years to Its work The minis
try has advantages and Disadvantages
peculiar 10 itself az a calling. A
minister must live up to the style Of
the lawyer. merchant and doctor
without a 1.-THE OF their revenue de
must keep a hotel where strangers,
agents and beggars in order must
find quarters. He must send his
sons 70 college. and bis daughters
must be accomplished in all the re-
finements that belong 10 mlIhon-
aire. Other professions require years
before paying practice Is secured
4 minister's best salary Is when he
is young. Other men pass years IN
working up into a social position
the minister takes bis with a bound
He NAV have been a yood-chopper,
and his father blacksmith. vet with
his first sermon he takes rank whit
be Judge, storekeeper, and the aris to
crat. His wife NAV have been a dai-
ry-maid, z milliner, or house-serv-
ant. vet the elite and the titled stand
back and let her pass, as she out
ranks them all
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-20
A Dog That Steals Papers.

Yesterday morning. said a
Leader" carrying any route on Case
avenue a large hound followed me,
but he kept certain distance from
me- | threw a paper on q porch,
the dog watched me. and waited
until | got distance away, then he
went up to the fence and tried to
get in, but. the gate being shut, he
failed. Then be wistfnliy eyed the
paper for a few minutes, and then
followed me. He watched me when
/ threw a second paper upon a
porch. Then waiting until | had
got about ninety feet, be suddenly
jumped upon the porch, seized the
paper, and started of. | watched
him and saw him 90 in the back
part Of the yard where | lelt the pa
per, jump over the fence, run
through several yards. and then
down Cedar avenue he stood still a
minute and looked back, and as soon
as he saw me coming ne ran of. and
that was the last that / saw Of him.
Now this had happened to me two
or three times before. and / bad to
pay fer papers which l had carried
faithfully"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-20
A Conscientious Cat.

1t was at one of these hydraulic
mines that the fugitive eat had
found friends; and as after several
visits she lay watching their opera
tions. she seemed to reason it all out
in her own mind that as soon as the
great dirt bank opposite her showed
signs of giving way under the ac-
ton of the water forced against it,
the men would rush for shelter to
the shanty hear by, to which, of
course, she too would scamper to es-
cape the falling earth. So reasoned
pussy, if these kind friends OF mine
are always in danger from these
tun bling-down banks. why cannot
I, in return for their kindness, watch
the dirt-banks and give them prop
er warning2
Now, as you all know, there is
nothing a cat dislikes so much as
water; Just watch your kitty shake
her paws daintily when she steps IN
to a puddle, and see how disguised
she is if drop of water falls on her
nose or back. But this Sierra Neva-
da pussy was a most conscientious
cat. She felt that it was her duty
to make some sacrifice for her
friends. and so, after thinking it all
over. she took her plfee right on top
of the nozzle of the monitor Jas
the big iron pipe through which the
water Is forced is called, and here,
iE spite of occasional and most IN
welcome shoyerbaths. she would
watch for the first movement Of the
falling bank, when she would go Ike
a flash with all the miners at her
heels until they all reached the shell
ter of the hut. So faithfully did she
perform her self=imposed task that,
in a little while, the men gave up
their precaution of keeping one eye
on the dangerous slide and waited
for puss to give the signal. As soon
as they saw her spring down from
the comfortable bed which the mi
ners had made for her on the ''moni-
tor they would cry, THE cat !;
the cat ~ and started on a run for
the shanty. And it was at just such
a moment that | came to the mine
and encountered this most conscien-
tious cat leading her friends to safe
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-20
How to Wear the Hair.

A lady asked if the hair eoiled
low in thenape of the neck has gone
entirely out OF fashion. Certainly not,
and it never will. This country Is
full of sensible women who, in a
matter even so simple as the arrange
ment Of their own hair-dressing, TO
say nothing of tar weightier Questions
havea mind and az eye of their own.
The arbitrary observance of certain
styles Of feoiffure, or a certain style IN
dress. is today almost tradition.
We will add, however, that crown
braids and high coifures arranged
ala Josephine. or in japanese style,
have almost invariably taken the
lead in hair-dressing for the warmer
seasons for several years past II y
really more cool and comfortable
style for summer, and where it i be
coming it viii be more generally
adopted than the the classic coiffure
ala Langtry, so long tie favored ar
rangement.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-20
With Grant at the Theatre.

Did | e.er tell you how Generals s
Grant and Sherman and | went to
the theaire?" said an old telegraph
operator to an ErIgess reporter.
No said the scriLe as ne produc-
ed a stubby pencil.
We'll, III tell you. though it was
an exhibition OF cheek on my part
that | wouldn't have repeated for
gold | was at work in Nashville in
1865, when Grant arrived Just after
the accident in Louisiana which
made him use crutches. A friend
and myself went to the theatre one
night The house Was crowded
save one Tow of seats. A little sur
prised that they were empty. | ad-
vaDeed to them 10 find q guard at
each end. L. was ordered off and
told tilev were reserved for General
Grant and staff. / fell back to the
head Of the aisle. and Just then the
General, Sherman, and other officers
came in. The manager, got up IN
great shape. with light kid gloves,
BUSTED up and led them forward. |
said to my friend: Come on, we De-
long to this party Come back.
you blaGk fool. You will get your
self in trouble" However, | follow
ed them up. | had on a sort of un
dress uniform, blue pants with red
stripe, vest with military buttons,
and fatigue coat. | came up in
time TO see every seat occupied. The
manager turned and saw me, and
said Why, Captain | beg pardon
| thought l had reserved seats
enough. Wait a minute, and III
provide you a good seat" | was
willing to wait, and he stepped to a
major across the aisle. "Oh, Major
will you give your seat to one of
General Grants staff? | will get a
chair for you a. The Major got up,
and | sat down ard saw the show
through. Don't know what would
have happened if the Major had
learned who | was
How did Grant look at that
time p
Very ordinary and plain, with
hut little expression in his face
TeTT-e Haafs ETpress.