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The Indianapolis journal., 1885-01-20
CROOKED CASHIERS.
Excitement at Nantucket Over the Irregular
Operations of Mr.. Chadwick.

New BEDFORD Mass, Jan. 19-Withn the
past year it seems that Mr. Chadwick, cashier of
the Pacific National Bank at Nantucket, began
the erection, at Squam, of house of gigantic
proportions and splendid equipments, far be-
yond his supposed financial ability Some peo
nple supposed he was only the agent of a
wealthy gentleman, the land on which the build
ing stands belonging to his father and mother
as joint tenants He also made extensive i'm
provements about his residence in town.
He made good $4,000 by the aid of
friends, who probably did not know
there was irregularty in his accounts. His
resignation became known to the public on
Wednesday morning He appears to have been
q borrower of money to a considerable amount.
by some estimated at $40 000 He left deeds of
real estate with widow as security, and to
more practical business men he gave certificates
of stock of the Pacific National Bank. The
president having signed them in blank, he had
only to fill them out and sign them
himself Quite a number of certificates
of shares of stock issued by himself
were found in the possession of parties who
had loaned him money, bat whom he had per-
suaded not to have transferred upon the books
of the bank. Chadwick has manifested O will
lingness to turn over his whole property to his
creditors. His entire real estate is mortgagcd
and several attachments have been recorded.
No criminal proceedings have yet been com
menced No greater commotion has been
created in Nantucket since the failure of the
Manufacturers and Mechanics bank in 1S4G
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-01-20
TERRORISM IN RUSSIA.
Startling Information Concerning the In
tentiors of the Nihilists.

Startling Information Concerning the In
tentiorrs of the Nihilists.
New YORK, Jan. ia cablegram to the Sun
says: 'The police of Russia have received some
startling information about the doings and de-
signs of the nihists. 1t is said that the nihists
are now engaged in conspiracy to murder GER
tain officials who have incurred the hatred of the
order, by of poison. In the effort to thwart
the conspiracy circular has been sent to all the
principal officials in the empire, warning them
against the employment of men servants who
are not strongly vouched for, and cautioning
them against the acceptance Of food or drink
from any one not known to be trusty.
Ever since last September numerous defalca
tions and embezzlements, by minor officials con-
nected with the treasures of Russian cities,
have come to light. The thieves have invariably
proved to have been connected with the nihilist
organization, and little or none of the stolen
money has been recovered 1t is feared that the
nihilists have now obtained sufficient funds to
organize well-planned attempt upon the life
of the Car.
There is no longer any doubt that the attempt
to wreck the special train on the Gatschna rail
way, which was conveying the Car to st. Peters
burg. on Dec. z, was deliberate attempt upon
the life of the sovereign, and the body of the
sentinel found by the side of the railway, Just
where the train was expected to leave the track
furnished ample proof of the malignity of the as
SasSlns. That narrow escape has considerably
shaken the Cars nerves He is now virtually a
hermit in his gorgeous winter palace on the Neva
perspective, and he looks forward with supersti-
tious dread to the 1st of March, which will be
the fourth anniversary of the murder of his
father
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-01-20
MAKING THE WEDDING PAY.
The General Public Admitted at Twenty Five
Cents Head-An InglOrious Ending.

PHILADELPHIA, JAN 19--The picturesque
marriage ceremony of the Hebrew Church.
which Joined in holy wedlock the loving hearts
of Mr.. Albert Rosenthal and Miss Silverstein.
had been performed in large hall at 630 last
evening and the wedding feast followed imme-
diately afterwards Then the hall was cleared
and preparations were made for grand ball
that was to complete the celebration of the joy
full event. Although Mr.. Rosenthal and Miss
Silverstein had invited number of their friends
to the wedding, the former found on going
over the list if all accepted the hall would be
but sparsely filed, so he hit upon the happy idea
of admitting the general public to share IN the
festivities at twenty five cents EACH This de-
lghtful combination of business and pleasure re-
suited most successfully, at least from fnan-
clal point of view, for the spread about that
tickets for the Rosenthal Silverstein nuptial ball
were to be had for twenty five cents and it drew
large contingent of Hebrew devotees of ter
p1schore of both sexes to the scene, and when
The hour OF arrived at which time the first
dance was to commence, upward of two hundred
people had paid their money and entered upon
the brilliant scene, and as the invited guests
numbered another hundred, the hall was very
comfortably filed. The musicians, three in mum
Der, tuned their instruments, and at o'clock
sharp the master of ceremonies, Mr. Isaac
Elstein, jr, partner of the firm of Mandlebaum
% Elstein, gave the signal, and the first figure
on the programme, dreamy waltz, was COM
menced. The dancers were enjoying themselves
nightly when the tall figure of a man, in citi-
zens attire entered the doorway leading from
the street. The ticket-seller stopped him with
the demand for twenty-five cents. The new
conner bent low and whispered into the door
Keepers ear. The functionary started and
turned pale and the stranger passed in The
doorkeeper hesitated moment ratified the cash
in his pockets and then left the scene. Ten min
utes later the ball room was empty, save for two
colored men who were sweeping up the floor.
Musicians, guests, bridal party and the general
public all had gone, but few of the latter hung
about the outside on the sidewalk and discussed
the sudden termination of the affair. The mys-
terious stranger was also gone He had returned
to the Nineteenth District Police station, whence
he had come to issue the edict of the chief of
police that the ball must cease at once The
speech he had made was short, sharp and de-
cisiye. and with but few murmurs of disap
proval the gathering broke up. 1t is said that
similar affair was prevented from taking place
in the same hall on Sunday evening, the 4th
inst
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-01-20
Measures that Have Failed Because of the
Absurd Code of Rules Under Which the
Lower House Is 0peratin9
Hints of Corruption in Connection with
Fees to Certain Pension Agents.
Polygamist Clawson Appeals to the Supreme
Court, but Receives No Comfort-Notes
and Gossip of the Capital.
WORK OF CONGRESS.
The Session Drawing to an End, and Many
Important Bills Still Pending.

The Session Drawing to an End, and Many
Important Bills Still Pending.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-Only six weeks more
remain for the transaction of congressional busi-
ness and rs the days pass one by one the pros
pect for legislation upon any important subject
grows dim and beautifully less. This has been
Congress of inactivity Never. perhaps, since
the war, have there been so many measures of
prime Importance introduced. Never have there
been more men of brains in the popular branch
of the national Legislature, never has so little
been accomplished. Every measure of import
ance has been either throttled in committee or
talked to death. 1t is not that a majority of the
House objected to these important subjects. It
was simply the extraordinary parliamentary
rules that clogged the wheels of legislation
Among the measures which have failed because
of the absurd rules of the House was bill to
enact an international copyright law; the bills
relating to banking and currency; the various
propositions for settling the silver question, and
the bill to establish a uniform system of
bankruptcy. The land grant forfeiture bills
from which so much was expected, have prac-
tically failed because of the determination of
w
lands committee has proceeded upon the suppo-
sition that every landgrant railroad in the
country was incorporated for the sole purpose
of defrauding the government and upon this
basis legislation has been framed which, if car
ried into effect would leave scarcely an acre of
public lands in the hands of the railroads
1t is the belief of some of the best
lawyers in the country that the passage
of all these forfeiture bills would not only lead to
endless litigation between the government and
the railroads, but that it would cast doubt upon
the titles of thousands of homesteads in the
West which have been purchased from the rail
roads. The Senate objects to the bills that have
passed the House, because it is argued that they
are too sweeping and are ill-considered in
their provisions. Instead of a wholesale
forfeiture without hearing, the upper branch
of Congress insists that the rights of the gov
ernment and the railrods should first be deter
mined by courts of competent jurisdiction.
The House wants the hanging first and the trial
afterwards Between the two the railroads are
in fair way to escape molestation for two
years at least, and failure on the land grant bill
will be added to the list.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-01-20
GERMANY's FIJIAN CLAIMS.
How England and Germany Finally Agreed
the AnnOintmant of q Commission

How England and Germany Finally Agreed
on the appointment Of a Commission.
BERLIN, Jan. ia white book has Just been
issued, entitled German Claims to the Land of
Fiji" 1t comprises thirty three documents,
ranging in date from Oct 81, 1883, to Sept. 16,
1884, and contains the records of Germany's eff
forts to obtain settlement of the claims of Ger.
man subjects to the land of Fiji. The
documents possess special interest because it
was Englands resistance to these claims which
induced Germany to adopt her present active
colonial policy When England annexed the
FIJI islands all debts contracted by the islands
rior to 1874 were declared to be irrecoverable,
and the title deeds to the land were
referred to special commission The
latter proceeded very slowly and contested
several proofs of German ownership, thereby
causing Germany to frequently demonstrate In
April, 1883. Germany proposed that a mixed
commission be appointed to inquire into the
disputed claims Earl Granville British foreign
be accepted by the British officer In October
Germany asked to be informed as to the views
or the English Cabinet, not those of the
colonial ONCE and reiterated her de-
mand for d mixed commission In January
1881 Earl Granville replied. refusing consent to
the appointment of the mixed commission but
in June he finally agreed to the appointment of
commission composed Of English and German
colonial officials. In August, Consul general
Kranel was appointed to sit with the commission
in behalf of Germany. The documents close
with a dispatch from Earl Granville, dated i'm
September, notifying Germany that England
generally c0ncurred in this arrangement
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-01-20

short year ago; and the meetings of the unem-
ployed, which have Iow become common, indi-
cate that General Hunger is ready to take COM
mand, demanding great legislative and social
changes
In France the evil is more apparent than any
concentration of energy on the remedy There
are no less than 100000 people out of employment
in that country.
In Germany Bismarck acknowledges that the
present duration of working hours leaves the
mechanic slave; and the Chancellor asks in
despair for some one to propose a remedy.
Finally the Pail Mall sums up the whole senti
ment of Europe by Of its sensational and at
the same time instructive proposals. 1t suggests
to Prince Bismarck that he should summon to-
gether an international conference for the pur
pose OF discussing the means for meeting the So
cial difficulty in all countries of Europe.
Another indication of the times in Great Brit
ain is the revival of the demand for direct labor
representation in Parliament. In fact. all around
one sees already revolution in political propos-
ais and discussions which show that the reduc-
ton of the franchise has produced transforma-
tion of the whole political situation with rap
idity unexamped in history.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-01-20
Etiquette of the Supreme Court.

Washington Special.
The etiquette of the Supreme Court room is
very rigid. Lawyears appearing before the
court are given just so much time in which to
present their arguments, and not one minute
more is allowed them. No one is permitted to
take any notes of the proceedings, outside of the
lawyers inside the bar. This is particularly
true upon decision day. If spectator takes out
a piece of paper to make a note he is instantly
warned by messenger that he must desist or
leave the courtroom The reason of this is to
avoid the sending out of incorrect statements
about the position of the court There
have been several propositions hefore the court
to have its proceedings reported verbatim for
the benefit of legal publications. but the
court has always been against anything of the
sort They have held that it would be a need
less waste of expense, without any compensating
advantages to the lega. profession. Even where
decisions are actually delivered they are often
held back for weeks for polishing before publ
cation. The etiquette of the court has been so
rigidly maintained during its history that am
informed that there has been only one case of
contempt of the court since its establishment.
This was case where man before the court
was ordered to do some thing he could not d.
He was fined $3.50 This is the only sum that
the court has derived from this source in its his
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-01-20
The British Cabinet Determines to Resist
Any Attempt of the Porte to Interfere
in the Affairs of Egypt.
Startling Information as to the Designs
of the Russian Nihilists.
Another German "White Book" Telling How
Germany and England Reached an Agree
ment on the Formers Fijian Claims.
A HINT OF WAR.
Turkey Will Not BE Allowed to Land Troops
in Egypt.

Turkey Will Not BE Allowed to Land Troops
in Egypt.
LONDON, JAN 19.-The excitement caused yes
terday by the unusual occurrence of council at
the war Office on Sunday. was greatly increased
to-day by report that the government had de-
cided to resist any attempt on the part of Tur-
key to occupy any portion of Egypt or to land
troops in that country. There was considerable
hustle and excitement at the war Office to-day.
Orders have been sent to Chatham, Portsmouth
and Woolwich which have caused much activity
at these great naval stations. Another battalion
of troops at Malta has been ordered to embark
at once, on the steamship Poonah, for Alexan-
dria, and other troops are under orders to be in
readiness to move at a moments notice. Indica-
tions all point to stirring events in Egypt There
is no doubt that the ministry is determined not
to allow Turkep to interfere in Egyptian affairs
by placing an armed force in any portion of
Egypt
The cause of this warike activity was the re-
ceipt yesterday. of dispatch from Berlin to
the effect that the Sultan of Turkey had ordered
5000 troops to proceed to Suakim and occupy
the Red Sea littoral of Egypt, and that the cost
of this army of occupation is to be betrayed out
of the Egyptian revenues. All the papers is
sued special editions, and all have editorial COM
ments on the news. Some of them declare that
the Sultan is asserting his suzerainty over Egypt
with a vengeance, and is tampering with Egyp-
tian finances in a high handed manner. which
will call for stern interference by England.
Other papers discredit the intelligence, or at
least refuse to give it full credence till the ar
rival of Hassan Fehmi Pasha who has been
sent by Sultan Abdul Hamid on a secret mission
to France and England, and who is daily ex-
pected to arrive here from Paris.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-01-20
FOREIGN MISCELLANY.
Rumors of an Unseemly Quarrel in the Brit
ish Royal Family.

ism hOyai Fam1ly.
LONDON, JAN 19.--Something very like an un-
seemly quarrel is reported to exist in the royal
family Neither the Prince of Wales nor the
Duke of Edinburgh congratulated Prince Henry,
OF Battenberg, or Princess Beatrice on their en-
gagement, and they are said to be dsgusted at
the match. The Queen has refused to go to
Sandringham because the Prince of Wales in
sisted on having dancing To this she was op-
posed, on account of the Duke of Albany's death.
Princess Beatrice also refused to go, but for
another reason-she was in the sulks over the
neglect of Prince Henry, who was not invited,
and would not have gone even if her mother had
given her permission. The Queen has interfered
to have the Prince Of Waess son called Albert
Victor by the peers, in spite of the fathers efforts
to have the public know him as Edward, by
which name he is always called at home The
Queen and Princess Beatrice are going to Ger
many in the spring for long visit after which
the Princess will be married. 1t is said that she
will live in Germany the half of each year,
during which time the poor Duchess of Albany
will take her place as the victim of the Queens
splenetic morbidity
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-01-20
Department LlckspittIes.

Special to New York Commercial Advertiser
The letter of Consul Mosby, at Hong Kong, in
reference to his probable retention in Office
under the coming administration by trusting TO
its professions in favor of civil-seryice reform
wherein he declines part for the sake of curry
ing favor with the Democratic party on any
ground, is in marked contrast with the course of
some persons who hold office here in Washing
ton. 1t is remarkable how many Democrats th
result Of the recent election developed in the de
partments here. Men who have been loudest ir
their protestations of loyalty to the Republican
party in the past are now blatant Democrats
Growing over the victory of Cleveland prom
inent Democratic politician of this city speak
ing of this matter, said all such cases had been
spotted and some of these clerks would be look
ing for a job as early as any of those who have
to 60
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-01-20
BUSINESS DIFFICULTIES.

Assignment of Richard WOrthington, Prom
inent New York Publisher.
New YORK, JAN 19-Richard Wor.hington.
publisher, made an assignment to-day to Charles
Perkins, president of the Eastriver Bank. His
liabilities are about $780, 900, and the prefer
ences amount to about $S4, 900, all due to parties
in this city. The largest creditors out of town
are George Barrie, Philadelphia, $1,000; Hough-
Kendall, Boston, So, 500; nominal assets, $4OO,-
000 two thirds being in stock. The cause as
signed for the failure is heavy depreciation in
stock, renewals, and bad collections The assign
ment was made after consultation with the
heaviest creditors, who hold meeting on
Thursday
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-01-20
MINOR MENTION.

A Mysterious Find" of Counterfeit Money
That Turns UP Every Year.
Special to the Indianap polls Journal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-The recent find Of
$780, 900 in counterfeit money near Cincinnati re.
minds the gallery habitue of the fact that every
session of Congress- just as the House appropria-
tion committee takes up the clause for the sup
port of the secret service, similar find is an
nounced. For upward of ten years this gentle
man says he has noticed this peculiar coincidence.
Perhaps it is fit subject for investigation by
the National Academy of Sciences.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-01-20
Cable Notes.
The Earl of Wilton is dead.

The Earl of Wilton is dead.
Mr.. Gladstone did not leave Hawarden to-day,
as expected. 1t is uncertain when he will return
to London.
A young English lady has just been arrested
in Holland for wearing felt hat and having
short hair.
Miss Fortescue has settled 5000 of the f1O,-
600 she received from Garmoyle, on her mother.
and everybody joins in praising her for so doing
The latest topic of dramatic treatment is the
suttee in india which has furnished the motive
OF successful play by a female playwright in
Bombay.
Oscar Wilde's public appearance was very
poorly attended in his native city of Dublin, and
the local wit described him as the new dress
improver."
A dispatch to Reuters Telegraph Company
from Rome, asserts that Archbishop Gibbons,
OF Baltimore, will be created a cardinal in Nav
The same authority says the Scotch Presby-
terian Church in Rome will be opened ON Wed
nesday, Jan. 81.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-01-20
A FERRY In THE AIR.
From Louisville to Jeflersonville in Less than
One Minute.

One Minute.
Louisville Commercial
A Mexican mahogany box, about ten inches
square, elegantly fitted up with miniature
heating apparatus plush chairs, lamps. lounges
and brussels carpet, was the center of attraction
at the Talt House yesterday afternoon. The
box, which was a model of one Of the swinging
cabs t0 be used in the scheme of crossing the
Ohio river from the foot of Jackson street in
this city to Pearl street in Jeffersonviile was
exhibited by Mr. Robertson, an aeronant of New
York Attached to the box, Immediately be-
meath ii, was small globe of hollow copper ex-
hausted of air. small wire, representing a ca
ble,swas secured to small mahogany posts FIVE
feet apart, at the bottom of which were two
smaller boxes The box with the globe attached
to it buoyed itself along at regular intervals be-
tween the two poles.
This model will give you an idea of our plan
In securing cheap and rapid ferryage," said Mr.
Robertson, as the crowd gathered close to the
table ANY round vessel of copper, say four.
teen feet in diameter, and Weighing three ounces
to the square foot, will only weigh 1,648 ounces
when entirely exhausted of air. whereas the air of
the same bulk would weigh as much AS 2 l55
ounces. So that, you see. by a common law of
natural physics globe of that size would read
lily support full grown man. Increase the size
of the globe and you have at your fingers ends
power capable of propelling any number of
Then the Cable Ferry company contemplates
balooning the passengers over, thenl" was quer-
led.
Not at all 1t simply uses propelling force
similar to that used in aronautic voyages This
reduces the cost one half, and obviates the wear
and tear OF machinery. We expect to commence
operations soon as the company can settle on
the sites for the towers Jackson street on this
side and Pearl street in Jeffersonville, have
been named but nothing has been settled
have no doubt but that the project will excite
smile bat there is no limit to science
''Of course the speed viii be regulated to suit
the comfort of the passengers, although we
could land you, from the moment of leaving the
elevator and entering the car, in .Ieffersonvle
IN something less than minute The price will
be five cents trip, although the immense gain
IN time will make the route a very popular one.
The estimated cost is $1,000 although it can
be put mp for great deal less money than that /"
the idea of balloon ferry came originally
from the fertile brain of Mr. John Whittier
Drummond who was East while pampered
clerk at the Louisville Hotel Mr. DrnmInond
Is now living on farm near Argo. Ind. and
spends the most of his time in laboratory He
will probably accuse the New York people of
IlaeiariSm
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-01-20
SIGNS OF THE TIMES.
The Extraordinary Advance Of Radical Ideas |
on Social Questions.

LONDON, Jan. l9-The week has been full of
proofs of the extraordinary advance everywhere,
but especially in England, of the most radical
notions on the social question. In England the
speeches OF Mr. Chamberlain give further testi
mony every day that this shrewd political Oh
server has come to the conclusion that the doc
trines OF radical reform on the land questions,
have taken hold so deep that every astute poll
tician must count upon them as potent factors in
future combinations. The landlords of Scotland
added their testimony by a meeting at which
they voluntarily offered terms to their tenants
which they would have resisted to the death one