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The Indianapolis journal., 1885-12-30

The burning of the negro ravisher in Ala
bama was only less barbarous than his crime
was atrocious. 1t may be admitted that he
deserved death, and that he had forfeited all
right to be tried and condemned by the slow
processes Of law. But to deliberately torture
him to death was one of the most humiliating
confessions that mankind had not yet escaped
from the fendishness of barbarism. The ar
gument that some awful punishment like this
would put stop to the repetition of such
fearful crimes is weakened by the fact that
at this same locality, few years ago, a SINH
! lar crime was punished in the same manner
slow roasting. The savage seeks re-
venge, and finds it in torturing the
| object Of his wrath. The civilized
people of the world ask only justice and are
content when justice is reached. A thousand
lives Of such creature as was burned to death
in this instance would not atone for his mon
strous wickedness. Nor would ten thousand
undo the wrong committed Society has or
dained that certain offenses shall be punish
able with death, not as retribution only, but
because the culprit deserves death and society
will be safer because of his taking off. A
monster is tolerated by mankind only by vir-
tue Of the feeling of fair play and is unmo-
Tested until he betrays himself by committing
some terrible crime which is often the first
intimation had of his character. But when a
man is hanged according to law, or even when
he is put to death without this formal
ity, but in answer to the demands
of an outraged and angry people, the feeling
| among them is that it is a duty they owed
themselves and those dependent upon them
to tear out from among the growing human
wheat the inhuman tares that would throttle
it. A legal hanging is as much precau-
tionary as a monitory measure. Other bad
men may not be wholly restrained thereby,
but society feels quite certain that the one
hanged will no longer be menace to law and
order. It is this that justifes hanging in the
eyes of the civilized world; but to deliberately
torture human being is brutal and barbarous.
Unending torture would not heal the harm
DONE Hence humanity must content itself
with removing from life such monsters as de-
| serve DEATH
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-12-30

THE Hon. Noah Davis, the distinguished
| Chief justice of New York, who is known far
and wide as leader among temperance men,
and who was the chosen candidate of the Pro
hibitionists of that State for Republican candi-
date for Governor, supported by the National
Voice, made an address, on Sunday night, in
the Phillips Memorial Church, on 'The Rela-
ton of Intemperance to Crime" No man is
better able to judge of this than he, and he
declared it as his opinion that of certain
class Of crimes that had come before him fully
eight-tenths were caused by Intoxicating
liquors. He also said that of all crimes the
testimony of judges for two hundred years had
been that two-thirds Of them were caused
by the use of intoxicating liquors. Being thus
convinced, the Judge declared that ''prohibi-
tion of the sale by the united consent of the
people was what is to be desired; but the evils
from the traffic we have to face must be rem
edied in some way The Prohibitionists say,
Free rum or prohibition But absolute prohi-
bition is notpossible of enforcement, and law
not enforced is no law For my own
part, think high license the next practicable
step toward the end that good citizens DESIRE !"
1t is very gratifying, indeed, to all who are in
earnest in their desire to curb the evils flow
ing from the sale of intoxicants to find such a
practicable unanimity of opinion among all
sensible men as to the remedies to apply
Something is better than nothing; and that
high taxation, with local regulation, is the best
attainable solution of the vexed problem is
not now doubted or denied by those who care
for results more than for theories.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-12-30

The prohibition movement is rapidly spread
ing throughout the South. The public is
already familiar with the success achieved by
its advocates in Georgia South Carolina,
Mississippi, Alabama Florida and even Ken
tucky, are moving in the direction of pro-
hibition. In the last-named State it is said
that "whole tiers of counties are as painfully
temperance as Neal Dow himself could wish
Thus far twenty-nine counties in Kentucky
have voted in favor of prohibition. The first
success was achieved in Bullitt county twelve
years ago. At the last election the vote
was almost unanimous, and the time has ar
rived when it is the price of good citizens re-
putation to declare himself in favor Of licensing
the saloons. From being one Of the most law
less counties in Kentucky Bullitt has now be-
come the most orderly. The records show
that before the prohibition law went into ef-
feet its Jail was full Of prisoners, its almshouse
covered with indictments. 1t is now the only
county in Kentucky without jail, and the
average number of indictments is from two to
six year, and these are for misdemeanors
There has been but one felony trial in Bullitt
county since the prohibition law was carried,
and that was for murder, and resulted in
prompt dismissal Of the accused. The signs
of the times from all sides indicate that those
in the traffic are wise if they seek to pro-
pitiate public favor by obeying the most reas-
enable laws now III force.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-12-30
COAL-OIL is recommended for almost ever

COAL-OIL is recommended for almost every
thing, from the destruction of vermin to the
polishing of silver plate 1t has even been
found useful in politics by the Democracy;
but the brethren of Starke county, Ohio have
decided that it is deleterious when applied to
postofices, and have decided Senator 'Stand-
ard Oil Payne out of the party for rubbing
it in on them too severely. No postmasters
have been appointed in that county save
those of Standard Oil proclivites, and the
members of the other factions are greatly
prieyed thereat
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-12-30

KING, the Chicago wife-m murderer, has con-
fessed the crime. He says he went home on
Christmas eve and found his wife drunk.
When he asked for supper she cursed him.
He told her he did not want that kind of talk
on Christmas, and, probably fearing that she
might swear again on the great festal day, he
proceeded to kill her. This is one of the
most touching evidences of appreciation of
christmas that current history supplies. Chi
cago people are very punctilious in its proper
nbsarvanca
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-12-30

CHICAGO doesn't want any financial aid or
guarantee from the government in support of
Ns proposed international exposition; oh, no.
IT merely wants the government to lend its
name to the enterprise. To be sure, if Chi
cago should fail to keep her promise to foot
the bills, the government will naturally be
expected by the creditors to come to the res
cue; but, of course, the projectors of the
scheme haven't thought of this.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-12-30

JUST what the party Of reform will do
about it has not yet developed; but among
those who passed successful examination for
a clerkship in the PostoAice Department at
Washington was John S. Morton, of Arkan-
sas When he presented himself for duty,
yesterday, it was found that he was a colored
man. Itwas nearly as great surprise as
yesterdays bond call was to the country.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-12-30

making q free-lunch route out Of the tour. is
neither pleasing nor edifying. "Opeu house"
and open hearts should be kept for friends.
Calls should be exchanged on the basis Of
equal and reciprocal friendship; but whatever
will tend to limit the abuse of beautiful
custom by those who do not recognize its true
meaning will be welcomed by every lady Of
refinement and by every gentleman Of taste
and culture.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-12-30

Miss CLEVELAND explains that it is out of re-
spect to the memory of the Vice president that
she limits the number of ladies who will assist
at her New Years reception. Now the question
is, will the ladies who have been invited or those
who are left out feel that they are being sacri-
feed to the exigencies of mourning etiquette.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-12-30

AN exchange says: "The old year is dying as
gracefully and appropriately as talented
actress of the romantic school This is mis-
leading Talented actresses now die on the stage
in robust and vigorous manner. while the year
is not taking its departure in that obstreperous
way, by any means
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-12-30
The Rothschild School at Jerusalem.

JeWIbN MesStnger.
The director of the Rothschild School in Jeru-
salem is promoting plan for the construction
of a forge and large locksmiths workshop
The instruction in these two industries at the
school has received wide extension, and the
present premises allotted for these purposes are
absolutely insufficient. The building expenses
will reach 20, 900 francs. The other workshops
have been considerably improved, both as re-
CARDS installation and tools. The costs have
been betrayed from the fund of nearly 10000
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-12-30

THE people Of Indianapolis, who expected
relief from the law consolidating the Offices
Of city and county assessor and treasurer,
will not feel pleased with the announcement
that County Treasurer Miller has found a
method by which he can pocket the money
paid him by the city taxpayers, and compel
the City Council to borrow it of him at
the rate of 5 per cent. interest. This
sort of business may be law, but
it is not in accordance with the usually
accepted standards of honesty, and will CRATE
harshly on the ears of those who are compelled
to pay while Mr.. Miller's profits are swelled
unduly. 1t would really be refreshing to
see public officer, or his attorneys,
try the novelty of constituting a
statute in the interests of the public;
but we presume this will never be- certainly
not so long as the present system prevails of
buying these principal county offices at a
price which warrants the purchaser in squeez-
ing all the money out of them he possibly
can. The public is party to this auction. 1t
is notorious that fortunes are made within
two or four years by the holders
of these Offices, and the candi-
dates for them are assessed on that
basis, with the full knowledge and consent of
the public. But the action Of Treasurer
Miller-in charging per cent. to the city for
the temporary use Of its own money-will
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-12-30

Mr.. BIGELow's letter declining the office
of assistant United States treasurer at New
York, is state secret, according to the au-
thorities at Washington. So was Consul-gen-
eral Mueler's report; but it got into the
papers just the same Some state secrets ap-
pear to be more sedulously concealed than
al
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-12-30

THE Methodist ministers of Chicago have
pronounced against the faith theory.
The good brethren want people to have faith
in prayer--not too much however, but just
enough; and are of the opinion that the proper
amount.does not include belief in the cure
of disease by that method
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-12-30
THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL.

Can be found at the following places:
1IUNDON-American Exchange in Europe 449
= Strand.
PARIS-Amercan Exchange In Paris, 35 Boulevard
dee Capucines.
NEW YORK-St. Nicholas and Windsor Hotels.
EHICAGO-Palner House.
CINCINNATI-J. r. Hawley & Co., 154 Vine street.
iOUISVILLE-C. T. Dearing northwest corner
Third and jefferson streets.
ST. LOUIS-Union News Company Union Depot
and Southern Hotel.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-12-30

THE war rumors from abroad should quiet
Mr.. Tilden's apprehensiops of an early attack
on the American coast by foreign iron-clads
With Russia and Austria engaged in wrangle
over Turkey, and England kept busy watch
ing them, there will be no time left for the
bombardment of Boston and New York
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-12-30

THE iron trade in the Youngstown, O., dis
trict is giving evidence of improved condition,
and by next week every furnace, with one ex-
ception, will be in blast. Brown, Bonnell &
60, owners Of the largest bar mill in the
United States, have ordered new mill to be
constructed at once to fill orders for bridge
Mate iron
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-12-30

THE public will brace itself The Secre-
tary of the Treasury has made call for
bonds. 1t is about time the good old Repub-
aican habit of making steady reduction Of
The debt be resumed
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-12-30

PROFESSOR SWIFT, of Rochester, gets 5000 for
the discovery of a comet that has no tail This
seems unfair. Any citizen who is not near
sighted can point out sky full of such comets
as that any clear night; it is only the scientific
man who thinks of charging for such discoveries.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-12-30

bleached her already golden-brown hair. The
effort was highly successful, and her many ad-
mirers were unstinted in their favorable express
sions. But the chemicals used gradually under
mined her splendid constitution, and she is now
insane.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-12-30

among her other labors the charge of Bible
class OF 300 adults, to whom she delivers lect-
ure each Sunday. which is as brilliant in its way
as her husbands sermon. She is in every way
a rare woman among women, intellectual, earn
est, pleasing aud modest
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-12-30

A VERMONT man has sold his wife for Sc The
weakness of the market quotations in this line
of trade is accounted for by the great numerical
preponderance Of women in the New England
demand
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-12-30

THE Indianapolis postofice, Reformed, is
the slowest in its money order department in
the history of that institution. Let few
more Republicans be discharged on informa-
ksnn
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-12-30

THE Louisville murder average for the clos
ing year has been one fortnight. Consider
ing the kind of people Louisville has, this is
not beyond the bounds of moderation.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-12-30

PRErTY Amelia Sheehan. of New York, ia
nous as an ''oarsman," and praised because of
her beauty, wanted to improve on nature and
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-12-30

francs collected by M. Nssm Behar during his
last visit to Europe. The apprentices at the
school include three jewish youths especially
sent from Smyrna, and one from CONSTANT
nople.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-12-30

Telephone Calls.
Business Office .23S Editorial Rooms ...-.. .242
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-12-30

be apt to give impetus to the righteous move
ment looking to radical change in our
treasury system, and in the method Of recon-
pensing all our county officers.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-07-12


and Mr.. and Mrs. Throckmoftoh. will
spend the summer together at Newfound.
land, N. J.
Finance Commissioner Jordan will spend
the summer at Maspeth, L. l.
Jailer Joyce will start to-day for months
sojourn in the Schooley Mountaing.
The family of Mr.. George A. Stevens. of
Grand street. will rusticate during july
and August among the Ramapo Hills.
Court Interpreter Gal" Hoffman left last
evening for California. He will visit yell
lowstone Park and be there till September.
Mr.. Charles Newkirk, of Summit avenue.
anticipates spending part Of July and the
month of August at the Delaware Water
Gap.
Mrs. J. Fl. Morris, and all the little
Morises, are safe in Schenectady. N. ".
where they have gone to spend the sum-
mer
Ex-Police Commissioner John Smith was
in town on visit last week. Mr.. Smith is
at present engaged in the steelworks at
Steelton, three miles from Harrisburg. Pa.
where he is doing well.
Mr.. James Belger. of Jersey City HEIGHTS.
an efficient member of the railway mail
service, has returned to duty after q vaca
ton at Newport, where he spent a most
agreeable week fishing and flirting. The
report is that James, who is both muscular
and good looking, was successful in both
pursuits
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-07-12
A Talk with an Engineer.

t'There is wonderful change in rail-
reading since I was retired, said an old
engineer, as he sat in the Market street
depot of the Pennsylvania Railroad the
other day. The little engine bell had just
tinkled, and the gateman knew that the
west-bound train was at the bridge.
can engineer is more of professional
man nowadays, but years ago he was sup
posed to be hale fellow, well met, with
every one, and the amount of whisky that
first class engineer could consume was
something frightful to contemplate. Now,
however, drinking is absolutely prohibited.
While the boys were good in their day,
there were many who would not do for
these times. They are better educated
class of men in these times than they were
formerly, for they do net spend their spare
time in carousals, but still you will find
them jolly get withal.
ssThe engineers have not changed more
than the engines themselves. In former
years the locomotive had to pull only two
or three cars. One with fifteen-inch cy-
Under and twenty-five inch stroke,
weighing twenty-eight to thirty tons, was
sufficient Now trains are made up of fif-
teen or twenty cars, and the weight of the
locomotive has been increased to about
forty-eight tons, with an eighteen-inch cy-
Under and twenty-four inch stroke. An
engine with tank all loaded and ready to
start will weigh seventy-ive tons. The
late improvements make an engine much
easier to run. Steam is got up more read
lily, owing to the use of coal instead of
wood. and the patent injector is great
improvement over the old pump. The au-
tomato air. brake is great help, and there
are many minor improvements of late
years that tighten the engineers work The
automatic whistle is the latest application.
People frequently ask why double-bell
cords are carried on trains. One is the
old-fashioned bell-cord and the other con-
meets with the steam whistle. The adj
vantage of the new apparatus is that the
conductor knows when his signal is heard
in the engine cab. He pulls the cord and
if the air. pipes are all right he will hear it
in the car at the same time the engineer
hears it. They are meeting with much op-
position from the engineers, who still
cling to the old bell-rope Ne,CarE Cal.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-07-12
FIRE ITEMS.

Who il to be Three engines new fore
man?
The department is badly in need Of new
hose.
Newark claims the best department in
the State.
Chief Farrier has valuable assistant in
Jim Riddle.
During the hot spell the Board will meet
every two weeks.
One truck, of Hobpken, had grand lay
out on the Fourth.
Chief Farrier reports IL alarms of fire
during the past week.
Kelleher, of One engine, is the boss
painter in the department.
The boys had plenty to do on the Fourth
but as usual, they were on hand.
Doctor Saunders is looking after the well
fare of three of the department horses,
Tom Kehoe, of Six engine, has been
fined one days pay for neglect of duty.
Heather, of Five engine, has an idea
h at he is the Jersey City fire department.
Jack Barry did not take "Silence" out on
the Fourth for fear he would be blown up.
Clerk John I. Van Alst is beyond doubt
the best clerk the Fire Board has ever had
Driver Westervelt, of Five truck, has
been granted five days vacation without
pay.
We wonder where Chief Fran els keeps
himself. The TATTLER would like to see
him.
Two handsome Hays engines passed
through this city on their way East last
Monday.
Coleman and Grimm, of One truck, sleep
in the bath tub in the truck house during
the hot spell.
ssPat the Boullion. of One engine, can
be seen training team of goats On Green
street any night.
What the members of Five engine don't
know about minding their own affairs
would fill book.
The inspection of the Union Hill Fire
Department took place on the boulevard
last Saturday morning.
Christman, of Two engine, has been sus-
pended by the P. r. 4. Co. for reasons
better known to himself.
Rooney, of One truck, ate ten quarts of
ice cream and large box of cakes on the
Fourth, and then howled for more.
Commissioner Shea has given the men,
bers of Five engine to understand that they
must make better time. This is move in
the right direction.
Bun Mccarthy, of One truck, is in town.
The chief of the West Hoboken fire de-
partment reports the bell tower at that
place as being IN afe.
Tom Andrews, stoker of Five engine, was
badly injured last Sunday while attempting
to get on the apparatus while answering an
alarm from box a.. Mr.. Andrews has
been member of the department. for
number of years, and it is to be hoped that
he will soon resume his duties.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-07-12
Dams Trfbulatfons

Chancellor Runyon last Thursday ant
ed an injunction restraining the Newark
Opera Company from playing the "Corner
Grocery" by Daniel Sully. The suit is
interesting in that it brings up the old
question of the rights of an author in his
manuscript, as well as the question as to
whether performance on the stage of any
particular authors production is or can be
a dedication to the public. This is the first
test of this question ever before the courts
of this State, and is the same question that
has been pending before the New York
courts for some time. Mr.. Charles @.
Black, of this city, is the counsel of Mr..
Sully, the author. and feels confident that
his clients claim-that his productions
cannot be played or published, except BY
his consent-will be sustained by the
Chancellor.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-07-12

During the last twenty years DIR. E. G.
Jones, the celebrated specialist, has caused
over IS, 900 invalids to arise and again en-
JOY that precious boon, health. Some of
these patients had been given up by family
physicians and never again expecting to
arise from their beds, never again to enjoy
the righteousness of mother earth, or sit
within the circle of smiling family faces.
The most dreaded diseases are those which
the doctor undertakes to cure, the most
insidious diseases that battle the skill of
many family physicians, succumb to the
master hand of the specialist. Chronic
diseases, cancer, tumors, piles. fstula,
gravel and stone in the bladder-are treat
ed without those dreaded operations with
the knife. The doctor always delights in
treating those so-called incurable cases
that have bafied the skill of other physi-
cions.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-07-12
Firing a House 70 Rob It.

A gang of burglars who have been oper-
ating in Bayonne during the last month
made desperate attempt at arson and
burglary Friday night, at the handsome
house of Martin r. Cook, of Avenue A,
Bergen Point, wholesale dealer in liquors
in New York city. The thieves placed
basket of burning shayings among some
kindlIng wood under rear piazza. The
smoke from the blaze was discovered by
servant girl, who warned the Waterman.
Other servants extinguished the fire. The
Bayonne police made thorough examine
ton of the premises, and ascertained that
no valuables were missing The thieves
visited the dwelling of Thomas Dobson, of
Trask avenue, Bergen Point. on Thursday
evening, and secured 500 worth of silver
ware. They also attempted to effect an
entrance into the house of Jesse Garrabrant,
of Centreyille, on Friday night, by forcing
q window, but were frightened off.