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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-11-14

The speaker here related a conversation
which lie had with General Lee when the
army vas passing through Richmond. in
which the Rebel chief gave his opinions Of
Lincoln, Webster, Clay, Sherman and
Grant. We produce what he said OF the
latter: II wish,' said General LIE, "to do
simple justice to General Grant when I say
that his treatment OF the army OF Northern
Virginia is without a parallel in the history
of warfare. When my poor soldiers, with
famished faces, had Motherhood or aiment.
it was then that General Grant Immediately
issued the humane order that 100000 ra-
tions should be issued to the Confederate
troops. And that was not all of his mag
naminity. When l was giving directions to
my adjutant general to include the horses
in the surrender, at that moment General
Grant Instantly exclaimed: No, no. Gem
eral. not q horse-not one, keep them all
your people will need them, for the spring
crops" I shall never forget, said the lee
turer, Lees manner, when, with a spirit Of
chivalry, equal to his gallantry, he told
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-02
The Hanover Cyclone of 1887.

To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journals
Your reference to the cyclone that passed
through Hanover in 1887 opens the way to a
detail of the facts. It's path was only few rods
wide, but the three-story college building was in
its course, and, passing over it, so wrecked the
third story that it had to be taken off, and then,
settling down onto the two-story wing of that
building, and on the opposite side from which it
came demolished that, tearing out even the
foundation. Itstruck John NJ Youngs store,
tearing out the end, and carrying goods
and books from it four miles into
Kentucky-a hat, at least, went that distance,
but no boy went over. Yet there was boy that
came very near being knocked into smithereens
about that time, and it happened, or rather
didn't happen, thus: The mother, Mrs Will
son. hearing the storm and seeing the debris
coming, seized the child and sought safety under
the bed. but at once, feeling that she was not
safe there, came out, when in an instant tree
fell upon that corner of the house where the bed
stood, MASKING it down even to the stills; but
both escaped unhurt Passing on, the cy-
clone struck steam saw MILL in the
mead OF deep hollow. tearing
the mill to pieces, throwing the stills some dis
lance then followed down the hollow, the sides
or which were heavily covered with timber,
q
all its course, when it struck the river.
One year later, in November, that boy had
another terrible experience. The family were
living about three miles out from Hanover. On
Sunday afternoon the mother weat to neigh
boris, and the father laid down on the bed
to rest and read but fell asleep.
The child, left alone in the room, started out to
find his mother-as he afterward said-and in
his effort lstessly entered large body of wood
land. The father, when awakened not being
able to find the boy, gave the alarm. when all
the immediate neighbors hunted until dark, but
failed to find him. The next morning the coun-
try, miles around, was aroused and
a systematic hunt made all that day
by one hundred men, but without sue
cess. Tho next morning many came
some all the way from Madison, and about 10
o'clock the boy was found Ho was crawling on
the ground, scratching among the leaves for
something to eat and looking up to the man.
said, plains;vely: You wont hurt me, will
youF The men were provided with guns to fire
when he was found, and second fire, if alive;
and within five minutes from the time he was
found the two reports reached his mothers ears
She was so Frustrated it was feared
that she would not survive the shock.
The weather was excessively cold, the ground
being frozen SO hard that the roads were worn
smooth; and it feared that he would be
frozen TO death. Fires built, hoping that
he would hover around them and thus possibly
escape freezing. Years ago, in this city, the
writer met man who claimed to be that
matured boy. SIX.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-02
Are They Deserving of Sympathy?

Whi.eit is admitted on all sides that the rail
road interests of the country are in sad plight,
it is question whether railroad presidents and
managers deserving of sympathy. as il is
evident that they are more or less to blame for
the troubles which are now upon them. Every
railroad or business man knows who has given
the matter attention. that but for the action of
Commodore Vanderbilt in watering the capital
stock Of the Lake Shore and New York Central,
the West Shore and Nickel plate roads would
never have been constructed Then, again.
when the Pennsylvania railroad would carry the
Baltimore Il Ohio's business between Ph;ladel-
phia and New York, the latter road was content
to pay literally for the service and leave the
former undisturbed in it's monopoly. The Penn
sylvania Company became greedy. end refused
the Baltimore Ohio communication with New
York. The latter road has now reached Phila
dephia with an independent rail. and secured
permission to cross the CITY, and thus complete
a competing liue to New York
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-02
On an Inspection Trip.

The committee representing the English bond
holders of the w abash road are this week in
specting the road, travelling on special train.
The Lafayette Call says when the train passed
Lafayette ''the party was busily engaged in
playing seven-up, or some other such game Of
cards and seemed to pay no more attention to the
city of Lafayette, or that portion of their road
lying inside its corporate limits, than though
they had never heard of the place the man
whose name it bears" The fact is that inspec-
ton trips nave come to be farce. so far as
really inspecting road is concerned. Nine out
of ten of these inspection parties do nothing but
play cards, drink wine. and live high from the
time train pulls out from the first station until
1t reached the other terminus of the road. and
usually these committees of bondhoders are in
competent, and do not know n good piece of track
from a bad one. and know as much before they
start on an inspection trip as they do when the
end of the trip is reached. Riding in fine
directors car is poor place to ascertain the
condition of roadbed
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-02
Who Will Buy the Property?

A party well versed in the affairs Of the I'LL
nois Midland road says it is becoming more and
more question who will purchase the property at
the coming foreclosure sale. Should Warirg
Brothers, the first mortgage bondhoders, bid it
in, they WILL to satisfy the rulings of the court
needs pay as much as the property is intrinsic
ally worth. and the same would be true should
the Vanda!ia or the |. & St L. people bid it in.
But it Is admitted on all sides that the road
would be more valuable as an adjunct to tho
Vandalia or |. 81 St L. people than to any other
parties. The question really is, is the property
in its present condition worth So, 500 per mile to
ANYBODY.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-02
TilnA to Call a Halt.

To the Editor OF the Indiana polls journal:
1t is evident that the situation is becoming
alarming. Something is wrong. The Prohibi
tionists have been pushing their crochet to the
very verge. In some places it has already re-
suited in most serious consequences Only
about two weeks age the wires gave us the de-
tails of serious prohibition riot" in Maine,
in which Prohibitionst had been severely dealt
with because of his activity in enforcing the law
against liquor sellers. Last week the same
wires brought us the details of the killing of
worthy citizen Of Illinois by a liquor
seller against whom he had ap-
peared as a witness, and this morning
the papers report serious Prohibition riot
In Kansas, wherein the house of Prohibitionist
was rlddled with bullets because he had been
active in tho enforcement of the prohbtory law
Such items are becoming altogether too common
Is it not time for these Prohlhitionists to call
haiti There is no mistaking the temper Of the
people. No one has any serious objections to
prOhlbltory laws; it is the enforcement of them
that gives ofense and they cannot be enforced
without serious consequences, and Prohibition
lists may well take notice and govern them
selves accordingly. No blood has been shed in
indianapolis on this account, because there is no
law that Prohbtionists think worth the danger
OF enforcing. but who does not know that
the traffic has given notice that it will
visit every man with vengeance at the polls who
in the remotest degree attempts to enforce the
laws We have2 Covering properly under this
notice, everybody gives the traffic wide BERTH
and Sunday picnics and midnight orgies are alike
undisturbed VINO dare put themselves in the
way of the people when they take stand for
their rights2
These Prohibitionsts ought to learn lesson
from the fate of those Dubois county officers
who were murdered, few weeks ago, in their
attempt to enforce the law, the revolving details
of which appeared in the journal of Monday
Everybody knew that the Reeves gang were
burglars, and thieves, and desperadoes. Some
busy body had an Indictment found against them
and the sheriff and his deputy undertook to
arrest them, for which they were both
killed by the Reeveses. The mistake was in
attempting to enforce the law. No one
seriously objects To the law, but it is the most
natural thing in the world for those who violate
it to object to its enforcement, and sheriffs and
others ought to know it by this time. And GER
tainly enough barns have been burned, and
horses killed. and men pounded, and women in
suited, and candidates defeated, and men muir
dered by the people to give notice to the Prohbi-
tionists that it is time to call halt Ii they
don't, things will grow worse and worse, and
somebody will get hurt. u. L. SEE.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-02
Miscellaneous Notes.

1t is said that the Baltimore G. Ohio is about
to absorb the gainesville e. Youngstown rail
road, and thus make Lake Erie connection.
The Baltimore & Ohio is spreading over a great
deal of territory. Likewise it is borrowing a
great deal Of money.
j. j. Vinton. formerly Of Sharon foreman of
the foundry department of Brown, Bonnell g.
CO., has succeeded in making tool cast steel from
old rails by one heating in a cupola com
pany is being formed to put into operation the
discovery of Mr. Vinton.
THE reports of an agreement having been
concluded between the Baltimore 81 Ohio and
Jersey are made out of whole CLOTH" says the
PHILADELPHIA Record There has been no meet
ing of the respective parties is there any in
prospect Nothing will be lost if an agreement
Is not made for months to come"
The republic of Chilli now owes>on account of
her railways $22 47O, 600. In 1883 these railways
earned IL revenue of $5.5l6,049. on a capital of
originally less than $50 600 G00 and which is
reduced to 500, $50. 900. Good management
and liberality on the part of the government
have brought about this splendid financial re-
suit
Engineer Douglass, of the Baltimore s. Ohio
railway estimates the cost of construction and
right of way of that line through Philadel phia
at 81. GOO, 000 1.-The cost being figured so closely
that there will not be dfferenc of $780, 900
either way" and says that -four ffths of the
5000 men who will work on the line within the
city limits will be workmen living in Philadel-
phia."
The New York Sun says: ''There seems to be
no reason to anticipate an end of the trunk line
dispute in the near future, and there are many
persons who exrect that the war will acquire
fresh viruence during the autumn. There can
be no doubt that the earnings of all the COM
panies during the present month of June will
show a heavy decrease when compared with pre-
vious years"
Northern Pacific land sales for the past two or
three months have been very large, and much in
excess of those made during the corresponding
time OF last year. The increase has been par
ticnlarly marked in Dakota and Minnesota. For
June the total sales made by the land DEPART
ment will De upward OF 40 900 acres. The largest
single sale made Friday last, to the Anacon-
da Silver and Gold Mining and Smelling Com
pany Of Butte, NJ l. The sales consisted OF
over 4 900 acres for which was paid, cash, lit
tie over $3 an acre.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-02

The new bay window parlor cars recently put
in service on the Pennsylvania road are catching
ca well with the travelling public that the com
pAny will build anumber more, and propose to run
solid trains of these cars between Philadelphia and
Nes York, aud it is also part of the programme
10 extend the service to the main lines West
The bay window feature, in itself and adj
gAnced departure in the art Of car building is
OF means the only characteristic which dts
&ingnishes them from the old style. The most
careful and studied attention bag been given to
every detail In structure. fitting ard finishing,
and pr0fting by the experience of previoug at
tempts at Improvement, the builders have intro
ateFd many original methods, with the most
satisfactory results. The arrangement of the
various compartments is not only unique but
mast convenient. and the new adj Unstable chairs
arc models Of comfort and luxury. The intro
daction OF electric lights s also an advancement
IN the matter of car-building. There Is hardly "A
detail which has not been improved upon, and
can hardly imagine how "a carriage of this
lass could be made more comfortable convent
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-02

Indiana-Wabash for example-and he will find,
by comparison. that the two courses cover about
the same ground, the only difference being,
Wabash completes it in four or six years and
the hgh-school in two years.
1t will be seen readily that the last year of the
high school course is but a system of cram
ming an attempt to give the student a thor
ough training AID broad foundation for culture
in oneforth the time required by the best col
leges.
1t takes very little time to see that this white
wash education is only superficial and very poor
substitute.
And yet school boards will continue this at
tempt to build Rome in day." and the result
will continue to be the same until men learn
wisdom by generations of poor scholars.
DANXILLE. Ill w. @
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-02
High-SchooI "Crammins."

To the Editor OF the indianapolis journal:
If your correspondent "A. b. c." will examine
the curricula of some of the highschools In Iudi-
ana, including that of indianapolis, he will find
abundant reason for tho ignorance cs comrnon
branches of Jhs young man of whom he writes.
Where he should find geography will be psychol-
ogy, and in the place of arithmetic, logic, and
for penmanshp drawing.
Then let him inspect the course of study in
one of the higher institutions of learning in
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emit or luxurious To the casual observer it might
appear, from the unusual amount of glass used
in the sides. that the cars were not as strong as
those in which the windows are smaller; but
such is not the case, as, beside the employment
of the stoutest timber in construction, a system
of bracing and other modes of adding strength
have been introduced, which would enable them
to bear even a greater strain than those built
after the old plan.
Takes a Cheerful View of the Situation.
NJ. E. Ingalls, who accompanied the Western
commercial clubs on their Eastern pleasure
trip, made al excellent speech at the banquet
given by the Boston Commercial Club, at the
Parker House. In closing his remarks he said
he was confident that the present term OF
business depression had about reached its limit
If you will take the cars and return with us. he
said, will show you that l am right. In the
thousand miles of country between here and
Cincinnati will show you thrifty fields, good
crops and comfortable homes, such as nowhere
else on earth can be seen. These people have all
been economizing in the last few years, and are
ready now to purchase and teach. From Gin
cinnati we will take you another thousand miles
into the Southwest through fields white with the
blossoms of coming cotton crop of seven and d
half million bales, the largest ever known. Re-
turning to Lincoln, will take you another
thousand miles into the Northwest, through a
country fair the garden of the Lord green as
your ocean, with the waving corn that gives
promise of a crop OF 2 900 600 900 of bushels. If
everything continues favorable the value of
these two crops will be over thousand millions
of dollars In addition we will have an album
dance of fruit, plenty of oats and hay, and only
are short Of winter wheat, of which we have
plenty on hand.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-02
Quick Time to the Pacific Coast.

The new California fastfrieghtline commenced
operations yesterday. The company consists of
the St Paul, Rock Island, Northwestern Union
Pacific, Southern Pacific and Central Pacific
railroads. and the general manager is Samuel
De Bow. They equipped with q thousand
at the start, and, with agents in all the prn-
cipal cities, will be ready TO bill TO the Pacific
coast through freight without transfer, and in
niue days time, or possibly less.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-02

TIE the Editor OF the Indianapolis Jou rnal:
Negotiation and rumors of negotiation of loca-
ting De Paw Medical College at Indianapolis,
have put this little city in blaze of excitement
The argument is made that Greencastle is not
big enough to support medical college, but the
facts show that she was big enough to raise
800 COO and paid it over to the trustees to locate
De Paw University here and the medical col
lege Is a branch of the university. A leading
citizen, in speaking on the question to-day, said:
IF the medical college can be located at In-
dianapolis the law college can be located at
Terre Haute, and theology at Lafayette ard so
on. leaving for Greencastle the honor of
bleeding her citizens profusedly for the benefit
of the cities of greater magnitude" This per-
haps, would be very nice in theory, but is re-
sarded in Athens as tough in practice. The
citizens of CIR -ncaste would be very 10th to be-
lieve that Mr DePauw is the instigator of this
movement His relation TO her citizens is am
icable, and they, with him. expect great things
in the future. There is, however. lurking sus-
picion that the whole project has been worked
up by persons whose selfish motives are para
mount to the interest of the university. D.
GREENOASTLE, June TO- 1850
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-02
A Victory for the ComuaNv.

PITTsBURG, July LIN the Common Pleas
Court, day, Judge Ewing handed down an
opinion in the case of B. j. McGrann, contractor
for the building of the Pittsburg & Lake Erie
railroad McGrann claimed the company was
indebted to him 5000, 900 for extra work done by
order of the chief engineer. When the case
came up for trial peremptory non-suit was or
dered, but subsequently motion to remove the
non-suit was made and argued. In the decision
oday, Judge Ewing refused the motion.
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CHICAGO, st. Louis & Pittsbueu.

Depart-New York Philadelphia. Wash.
ington, Baltimore and Pittsburg
Express daily, s...-............ LILO ana
Dayton and Columbus Express,
except Sunday ..-..........11:1Oa am
Richmond Accommodation 400 pm
New York Philadelphia, Washing
ton, Baltimore and Pittsburg Ex-
press. daily s.. h.-.....-..-...- ABS pm
lhmlted Express, daily, s., h-----.. $40 pm
Arrlve-lhmlted Express daily .---..----. 700 am
RichmondAceommodation, except
Sunday 1..-... $40 ann
New York. Philadelphia Washing
ton, Baltimore and Pittsburg Elk.
press daily ..-......-...-.......1l:45 ara
Columbus and Dayton Express, ex-
,cept Sunday ..-.:..-..... ABS pun
New York Philadelphia Washing.
ton, Baltimore and Pittsburg Elk
press daily To- 20 nm
CHICAGO DIVISION VIA KOKoMo, p, O. 8 ST. L. r. NJ.
Depart-Lousyle and Chicago Express,
p c..::-..-.. ....------.--.......11:15 ana
louisville and Chicago Fast Elk
press, daily, LOO pm
Arrive-Chicago and Louisville Fast Tx
press, daily, s-------.---.--..- 400 ann
Chicago and Louisville Express,
.e.-.-...........-...-.. 1856 pm
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TIMETABLE.
Indianapolis & Vineennes.
Evansville & Terre Haute Railroad,

Leave Indianapolis f7:l5 am IL 53 am D. l0:45 pms
Leave Terre Haute tl04O am 500 prn D. 400 ans
Ar. at Evansville. ii 90 pm, 7:03 pm D. 7:25 ans
Leave Evansville. % am, 1890 am p 8:15 pms
~. at Terre Haute 1000 am, PIT pm D. 1859 pm
Al at indianapolis 1880 pm 4:40 pm D. 800 am
tDaily except Sunday. All other trains daily L,
parlor car; S. sleeper.
Vel. g. St. T.. Ry.)
Leave Indianapolis a.. .i7I0 am r0:55 pms
Ar. at Terre Hs.ute t1O:IO am, 3:o0pm D. 400 am )
Ar. ut Evansville. too pm, 7:03 pm D. 7;i0 am 5
Leave Evansville. 1908 am 1920 am D. 8:l5 pms
AT. at Terre Hante 1000 ara. PIT pm p ll59prn
Ar. al indianapolis 1915 pm. 6:25 pm p 3:45 ana
tDaily except Sunday All ot.er trsi1s daily. T.
paxlor Car; b. sleeper.
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Cincinnati, indianapolis, ST. Louis g ckioago.


CINCINNATI DIVISION.
Depart-Cincinnati and Florida Fast Line
daily, s. aud C. o.-....--......-. 400 ana
Cincinnati, Rushyle and Colum.
bus Accommodation. .-..-.......11 Ills ana
Cincinnati and Louisville Mail p. c. $40 pm
Cincinnati Accommodation, daily. 655 pm
Acknowledgements Accommodation daily 1855 am
Chicago and St Louis Mail, p. c.. 11:50 am
St Pau and Omaha Express. 49,. 455p m
Chicago and st. Louis Fast Line,
daily, s and C. c...-....-....... 1046 pu
CHICAGO DIVISION
Depart-Chicago and Rock Island Express. ITO am
Indianapolis and South Bend Ex.- 7lO am
Chicago Mail D. II: 10pm
Flying Hooser. 510 pm
indianapolis and South Bend Elk 5lOpm
Chicago Peoria and Burlington
Fast line, daily, S., r. c.......... 1120 pm
Arrive-Cncinnati and Louisville Fast Line,
daily, c. C. aud Observation-Disclosures. 1886 am
Flying Hoosier- 1885 am
South Bend and Indianapolis Elk. 1855 ann
Cincinnati and Louisville Mail p. $50 pm
Cincinnati Accommodation ...-... 642 pm
South Bend and indianapolis Ex.- Gao pm
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Louisville, New Albany s. Chicago.
Cincinnati, Wabash & Michigan Railway.

IUyer the Bee-Iihe1
Depart-rndianapolis and Grand Rapids TX. 400 am
Michigan Express. ..-.-....-..-.. l. ID am
Louisville and Wabash Express. 300 pm
Arrive-Wabash and Indianapolis Express. 1915 ann
Cincinnati & Louisville Express. 40 pm
indianapolis and St. Louis Express 1l:I3 pm
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Indiana, Bloomington & Western.
PEORIA DIVISION.
Depart-Fecfc Express and Mail. S:15 ana
Kansas and Texas Fast Line, T. G. $40 pm
Burlington and Rock Island Elk
press, daily r. C. and s--.----.--11:1O pm
Arrive Eastern and Southern Express
daily r. G. and g. -........... $3.50 ana
Cincinnati Special, c...,....-..11: 100 am
Atlantic Express and Mail. ....... 3:45 pm
EASTERN DIVISION.
Depart-Fastern Express Mail, daily S., r.c AID
Day Express. Observation-Disclosures 900 pm
Atlantic Express, daily, s. and C. 4O5 pm
Arrive Pacific Express daily, and c. C. 7.45 am
Western Express. ...........---.. 445 pm
Burlington and Eock Island Ex-
press daily g. and r. c..........1 1923 pm