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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-29

Portions Of the City Flooded by the Heayi-
est Rain Known in Fourteen Years.

BALTIMORE. Md. June 2S. The heaviest rain
storm for fourteen years visited this
city this morning. The rainfall was
447 inches, and the destruction was
very considerable. Upwards Of 200 easements
and cellars were flooded on the line of Jones
Falls, and in all the depressed portions Of the
city the streets were flooded, the sewers not
having sufficient capacity to carry the water off.
The damage was particularly heavy among the
tenement houses along the line of Jones's
Falls The water rose to the second
stories, and there was considerable anxiety
felt for the people living in the houses, but
fortunately no lives were lost One en- tire
family narrowly escaped drowning, and
a number of horses had to be
turned loose to save them. There was also
heavy damage in the southern and western
sections of the city. To-day the flooded dis
tricts present strange appearance. In some
places mud is piled up to the height
of six feet. and furniture and merchandise OF
every description is strewn round promiscuously.
One tobacco manufacturer lost S., 900 worth Of
stock, and several small clothing dealers on
Harrison street had all their goods ruined.
The steeple of Westminster Methodist Church
was struck by lightning and considerably dam
aged. 1t is thought $4,000 will be required
to repair the damage. The storm was accom-
panied by the heaviest thunder and lightning
known for years.
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the last time. Whenever he wants to see me
after this he will have to come and hunt me up
j went 10 see him as the representative of q SOW
ereign State. but was not even allowed to go
into his presence. i shall give him to under
stand II he wants anything further to do with
me that regard him simply as clerk to Presi-
dent Cleveland. He should be taught to drop
some of the hifalutin airs he puts on"
The senator In question comes from one Of the
South Atlantic States, and is regarded man
of his word He has no further use for the Sec
rotary of the Treasury.
It is widely reported among the colored en
ployes of the government that the LIST of July
will work havoc along their ranks 1t is said
that thirty colored employees in the Internal
Revenue Bureau alone have been told that their
services will no longer be needed after the close
of the present month. 1t is understood that a
show of replacing them with colored Democrats
will be made, but rs colored Democrats not
numerous, it is presumed that the hunt will not
he long pursued, with a lot of white Democrats
hungry for Office, standing by waiting for job
The news creates quite CONSERVATION in col
cred circles throughout the city.
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General and Person al.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, June 2S.-Guion Muller, OF IN
diana, has been ADMITTED to the bar Of the Dis
trict
Congressman Cobb Of Indiana, returned to-
day. Mr.. Cobb is reported to be greatly dissat-
isfied with the slowness Of the administration,
and to have sworn to make scalps fly with great
vigor among postmasters in his district.
Albert Kelley, of Terre Haute has been ap-
pointed law clerk in the Patent Office, at salary
of 2400 He will assume his new duties in
about ten days.
1t is reported that the Indiana people will, in
the event of the failure of both their present
candidates for the public Partnership, unite on
Hon. John Schley, of indianapolis, present
member of the Indiana Legislature.
In explanation of his policy as to appointments
in the postal service. First Assistant Postmaster
general Hay says as to the methods he has
adopted that he is simply the agent of President
Cleveland, and he is carrying out a policy de-
fined bv the President.
The board Of regents of the Mount Vernon
Association have appointed Harrison H. Dodge,
of this CITY, superintendent of Mount Vernon, to
succeed Colonel Hollingsworth, who has held the
Office for many years. Mr.. Dodge is about
thirty five years of age, and is a clerk Ill the
Riggs bank in this city.
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One of Emerson,s Letters.

A number of letters addressed by Emerson to
Mrs. Nathaniel Hawthorne have Just been pub
lished. They contain little if any general inter
est. The most characteristic one is the follow
ing, written soon after Hawthorne's death:
CONCORD, July IL, 1864:
Dear Mrs. Hawthorne-Guests and visitors
thank you for your note, and to say how much
pleasure il gives me that you find succor
and refreshment in sources so pure and
lofty. The very selection of his images proves
Behmen poet as well as saint, yet saint first,
severe test to put the teacher TOTO try il his
solitary lessons meet our case. And for these
thoughts and expressions of which you speak,
their very confines and approaches lift us out of
the world. have twice lately proposed TO see
you, and once was on my way, and unexpected
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TT Is HrGGINs,s WAY.
Tow the Appointment Clerk Makes 1t Lively
for the Clerks.

Tow the Appointment Clerk Makes 1t Lively
for the Clerks.
Washington Special to Philadelphia Times.
He has different ways of making it lively in the
department, and one is to make the working
force live in fear of the wrath to come. For
instance: Stopping at the door Of a room where
half a dozen or more clerks are at work he will
insert his head and half his body. Having taken
survey, he will make his presence known by
calling out, partly to himself and partly to the
clerks loud enough to be distinctly heard: Eyes,
[ must have the heads of at least two 81 600
clerks in this room-may be it will be four Let
me see' Higgins will then pretend to consult a
list in his hand and mysteriously mutter to
himself: 1.-TWO anyway, perhaps four, and then
pass on t, repeat the operation elsewhere. This
is Higgns's way. He says it makes things
lively and the working force feel cheerful. OF
course, after visits like these conster-
nation is the order of the day. more per-
feet method for demoralizing the service
was never invented. It's Higginss way.
Higgins is terror TO the women in the service.
"No, madame; l don't see how you can be saved
III see what can do for you but you'd better
prepare for the worst. In time you'll all have to
full, especially if the women go away crying and
pass sleepless nights in dread of Higgins's wrath
to come
Higgins's delight in saying, in casual sort of
way: Your doors are marked, gentlemen, ~ is
immense. He says lit holds them up to their
work But it creates a reign of terror. 1t is
here where the cold wave rises. For certainty
things are kept stirred up It's Higeinss way.
Is an appointment made, Higgins will lose no
time IN letting TIRE lucky individual know how
he did it; how lard he labored to overcome the
Secretarys objections and barely succeeded at
last. THE Secretary got wrong notion in his
head, but / got it out and then yon went through
It's all right now" This is Higgins's way. The
appointee holds that everything is due to Hig-
gins and nothing to the Secretary, who, after all,
may be so much of ar enemy that he will have
10 look to Higgins for salvation. That elevates
Higgins It's Higginss way.
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Minor Notes.

A burly negro tramp, who assaulted Mrs
Thomas OLIVER, of Seymour, was captured by
indignant citizens and whipped with rawhides.
Russell s. Russ has been arrested at Danville
charged with seducing Miss Lola Brown, who
attempted to commit suicide with poison fur
nished her by Russ for that purpose. He is in
Jail, in default of 81 600 bail.
The Evening Dispatch, the only Democratic
daily in Lafayette, suspended on Saturday even
ing for want Of support. The paper was estab-
lished seventeen years ago, and was run by -.
Is. Doblebower, prominent politician.
Third annual commencement of the Scots
vile normal school, on Friday night last, was a
very successful affair The essays and deelama-
tons were delivered with fine effect, and re-
fiected much credit on Prof Levi FL. Scott, the
teacher
Thomas F. Brady, brakeman, on the Indian
apolis & ST. Louis railroad, was aecidently killed
on Saturday morning, near Danville. He fell
under the cars from the tender, and thirty-two
cars passed over him, mangling him in hor-
rible manner He lived but short time.
Rev Charles Harvey and John T. Hatfield, of
Charlottesville. are holding revival at Willow
Branch There have been fifty conversions and
many additions to the church. A goodly mum
Der claim santifcator. Four persons went in
the trance state and remained speeches. for one
hour The meetings will probably continue all
this week.
Professor Campbell, of Charlottesville, and
his assistant, Professor Coulter, who have charge
of the geodetic survey in this State. have built a
tower near Charlestown The geodetic survey
is authorized by the general government, and
the idea is to make allowance for the curvature
of the earth's surface. Professor Campbell has
charge of the survey through Indiana. He
commenced with the blind asylum, on the Ken
lucky side of the river, at Louisville, and will
run through to the lake
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TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

During saloon row at Cleveland Saturday
night, Chas. Hoppe was stabbed by Conrad
Hohen. Hoppe died this afternoon. Hohen Is
under arrest
Theodore Pauls en- and L. Mulready both en-
ployed at Cranes renovating works, at Pueblo,
CAL, were drowned yesterday afternoon while
boatriding small lake near that city. Their
bodies have not yet been recovered.
James Compton and Edward Freeman were
struck by passenger train on the b. d 0. rail
road Saturday night, near GAINESVILLE, o. Comp
ton died this morning. Freeman may recover.
At New York. on Saturday evening, Thomas
Dugan, a butcher and Mike Murphy, copyist,
fought over the attentions paid to Mrs. Dugan
by Murphy Murphy was thrown to the ground
and received injuries from which he died yester.
dav morning
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Danger of Rejecting BARRIERS Love.

CLEVELAND o., June 27.-George w. Thomp-
son, a barber, this evening called at the house
of Lucius X. Lawton, 50 Eagle street, where he
had formerly boarded. Miss Lawton, a beauti-
full young lady, to whom Thompson had
paid marked attention, but without recip-
rocation, returned home while he was there
She passed him without speaking, and following
her into the hall, he assaulted her with razor,
inf1icting several dangerous cuts about the face
and neck. The interference of neighbors saved
the girls life, but she will be terribly disfgured
Thompson was arrested He says the girl has
caused him to suffer, and he hoped she will suf-
fer as much as he Miss Lawton's physicians
think she will recover. Thompson assaulted
Miss Lawton with razor.
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ly prevented have had my own pain in En-.
loss of your husband. He was always nins
OF hope TO me, and / promised myeli
a rich future in achieving at some day. whe,iws
should be less engaged to tyrannieal studies snd
habitudes, an unreserved intercourse with
him. / thought | could we'll wait his time and
mine for what was 80 well worth waiting And
as he always appeared to me superior TO his own
performances. counted this yet untold force an
insurance of n long ife Though sternly disap-
pointed in the manner and working, / do not hold
the guaranty less real. But must use an early
hour to come and see you to say more.
"R. W. EMERSON.
Mrs Sophia Hawthorne
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The Cmsarean Operation.

PHILADELPHIA, June 27--The Press to-mor-
row will publish article stating that Prof. B.
F. Baeer, of this city, several days ago per-
formed successfully the Cassarean operation
upon lady fifty years old, who had been afflict-
ed for thirteen years with what was supposed to
be a tumor in the peritoneal region, but which
turned out to be dead infant The woman was
from the interior of the State, and had been in
formed by her attending physician that she was
suffering from tumor On the 18th of June
Prof Baeer, in the presence of several prominent
physicians, distracted, by what is known the
C9sarean operation, perfectly formed child,
which had grown to its full size. The patient is
now doing we'll
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Geological Work for the Year.

WASHINGTON. June 28-The coming fiscal
years work of the geological survey has been
mapped out, and the plans approved by Secre-
tary Lamar. Typographical parties will con-
tinue the work already begun in Massachusetts,
and New Jersey, where they have been invited
by the State authorities which cooperate with
the government to the extent Of defraying one
half the expense of the survey. The mapped
areas of the coal and iron-bearing region of the
East will be considerably enlarged. These are
three in number. namely: The Appalachian
district, extending from Maryland to Georgia
and Alabama and portion of Missouri, Kansas
and Arkansas, and portion of Texas Geo
graphical surveys will also be continued in
Arizona, New Mexico, California, Oregon. Mon
tana and Idaho, and in the Yellowstone Park.
Several astronomical parties will be sent out.
The operations of the geological survey in the
East are of recent undertaking. and biologists
of ripe Western experience, numbering among
them men of well known regulations, are being
drafted to the Eastern fields to follow closely
upon the footsteps Of the geographers.
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INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS
The Daily Chronicle Of Happenings of
ALI Kinds in the Two States.
Death of T. J. Walden, of Anderson--Stab.
bed with observation-disclosures in
the Wabash-Gleaning
INDIANA.
Death of r. j. Walden, of Anderson-Ar
rangements for the Funeral.

Death of r. y. Walden, of Anderson-Ar-
rangements for the Funeral.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, June 2S.--E. j. Walden, Of this
city, who took morphia with suicidal intent, on
Thursday night, on account Of financial embar-
rassment, died to-day without having regained
consciousness. His funeral will occur
at o'clock tomorrow afternoon, and viii
be conducted by the Scottish Rite Masons OF
indianapolis, of which order he was a member,
the Knights Templars of this city, Marion,
Knghtstown Logansport, Richmond and Mum
Gle will also take part. Mr. Walden was man
of good points and unquestioned integrity. He
had been unfortunate in his financial adventures,
and it was the chagrin he felt at being unable to
discharge some obligations he had incurred that
drove him to this last act of desperation.
He was elected member of the City Council
from the First ward lest spring, and during his
brief connection with that body had shown him
self capable official He was about sixty years
of age. He leaves widow and three children,
one of whom, Mrs. Anna OFT, resides at Indian
aDOliS
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Brief Mention.

William Watson wel,-known farmer and
Adventist residing near Pawpaw, committed
suicide by hanging. He is the nineteenth Of his
family who has committed suicide He became
deranged over financial reverses.
Charles Spellman, a Streator rough, held up
and robbed Hungarian of $50. Squire Painter
held Spellman in $780,
Young Amos, who was wantonly shot by
Moser White, on the latter's premises near
Springfield, about week ago. died on Saturday
night A coroner's jury examined into the mat
ter and found that the shooting was wholly with
out provocaton.
Mr.. and Mrs John E. Kayser residing near
Edwardsville, celebrated their golden wedding
on Saturday. A large number of their descend
ants and other relatives were present from Bur-
linston, Ia, Springfield, Mo- 'Litchield, ILL.,,
and other places Quite number of handsome
presents were made the elderly couple
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Judge Cason's Big Case.


About eight years ago, when representing this
district in Congress, Judge T. j. Cason was en-
ployed by Capt A. Pellitier of Lebanon, to
prosecute claim against the Republic of Hayti,
which had several years before arrested Capt
Pellitier, confiscated his vessel and cargo, and
caused him to be imprisoned for seven years.
The claim was for about 5000, 000 and Mr.. Ca
son has spent great part of the past five years
looking after the interests of his client. Capt
Pelliter died on last Sunday week, but the
United States Supreme Court has submitted to
Secretary Bayard an award against the Haytian
government in favor of the Captain Tor his heirs)
for $572, 500. Mr.. Cason was to receive 37a per
cent. Of the DAMAGES recovered and, if the above
figures correct, he will get $2l4 so for his
many friends in this county will congratulate
him upon his success and good fortune in his de-
clining years.
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The Nail and Bottle-Makers.

PITTsBURa, June 2S.--The fourth week of the
nailers strike has closed without any material
change in the situation. AT present there are
but five factories in operation, one each at
Wheeling, w. Va, Greencastle. Ind, Aurora,
Ind, Centraia ILL.,, and Omaha Neb., with an
aggregate working force of $50 men. Two of
these mills have signed the scale.
On Tuesday the green glass bottle factories in
this dictrict will close down to remain shut until
September. This is the regular summer vaca-
ton. One of the workers stated this evening
that if dispute on the wages question occvrs
next season. compromise will be made SO as to
virtually shut out all importation Of green bot
ties.
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The Russian Countess.

Blu FFALO, June 28-A new chapter in the
celebrated Van Deventer-De Grass social SEN
sation has been made public Cyrus Clark Van
Deventer, heir to the fortune and social standing
of the late Cyrus Clark, one of the wealthiest
residents of Buffalo, few months ago married
at Niagara Falls celebrated Canadian adven-
turess known as Lena De Grass, or the Russian
countess. When the affair became known he
fled to Europe, and meanwhile the beautiful
stranger had been living here in luxury provided
on his credit. He has now returned, and it is
said that she has. against the advice Of her law
yer, decided to give him divorce in considera
ton of a very handsome income. He does not
deny the marriage, but claims that he was under
the influence of liquor when the ceremony was
performed
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Shooting Array i'm a Theater.

LAREDO, Tex. June 2S The bitter feeling
existing between State Senator f. f. Hall and
Capt. Joe Shelly late of the State Rangers
eliminated last night in serious personal en-
counter. Senator Hall was sitting in the gallery
of Hollands Theater when Sheely entered
and struck the Senator Both men drew
revolvers and exchanged several shots
Shelly, received painful wound in the right
shoulder. the ballinG passing out near the shout
derbade. 1t is feared the encounter will be re-
newed as Shelly is able to be around
Hall strongly advocated the reduction of the
force Of Rangers, which resulted in Sheelys
company being mustered out of service.
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A Hot Weather joke.
New York Journal.

New York Journal.
''The Indians are making considerable trouble
out West" remarked passenger on Bridge
car to his neighbor
$50 see was the brief reply.
well, sir, have st-class scheme for wip-
ing out the red rascals."
with sponge ~ said the other with sheer.
''No, sir; would convert"
"Pooh! that's no good. 1t won't work"
''Hold on a minute! would convert the en-
tire Western reservation into cucumber patch
and turn the red men loose"
Il should think that would increase the num-
Der of Indians, piped out little man with weak
eyes. who sat opposite.
''How sol' asked the astonished schemer.
lit would double EN- up" said the small man.
with smile.
"All out here!" yelled the brakeman, and the
council of war broke up, sine die.
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Hoadley Is Not a Candidate.

WASHINGTON, June Ex-Governor Hoadly. of
Ohio, arrived in this city to-day His visit is
for the purpose of ascertaining whether the
statue of Garfield, contributed by the State
of Ohio to the National Statuary Hail.
has been executed according to contract. He
said tonight that he would not be the Demo
cratic candidate for Governor of Ohio at the
coming election. He predicts Democratic sue
cess in that State. and says the Democratic
party there is perfectly solid.
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Private Information About Russia.

Letter In Chicago Inter-Ocean.
private letter received here from distin-
guished author, now in Russia under date of
Moscow, June l. contains the following reference
to the Afghan complications: 'rhe war fever
here has run its course, and everything is quiet.
The Russians believe they have carried their
point and are proud and satisfied. They say,
however that sooner or later the Russian and
English frontiers must come together in Central
Asia, and that then, and only then, will per-
manent modus vivendi be secured"
The writer of this had been entertained so
cialy by official, literary and scientific men, and
enjoyed exceptional opportunities 10 ascertain
Russian sentiment
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Stabbed with a Pocl1et-Knife.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, June 2S.--About midnight Henry
Schrates, an inoffensive young German, was
pounced upon by tough named John Hucke-
meyer, and upon the latter hitting him in the
face with stone, pulled his pocket-knife, and
inflicted several wounds in Huckemeyers side,
one of which, in the kidneys, was reported fatal
this morning, but tonight the doctor says it is
not Schrates was arrested, but released on q
small bond, it being an unquestionable case Of
self defense.
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At Cambridge City.
|, the indianapolis journal.

Special to the indianapolis journal.
CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind, June 2S-The game
OF base ball between the Dayton (O.) league and
Cambridge Citys was witnessed by a large
crowd. the effective work of Swartzel and
Toms, the local battery, proved puzzling to the
visitors. The playing of the Cambridge City
club was brilliant, only two slight errors being
made. The following is the score:
Daytons. .........-..0 o o o O. O
Cambridge Citys....1 6 o 2 1-13
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At Richmond.

Special to tho India annapolis Journal.
RICHMOND. Ind, June 28.-The Items, which
were formerly in Richmond what the Henleys
now are, got envious of the big reputation the
latter has won by their recent triumphs, and
again appeared upon the diamond, at Eaton,
o. Friday, and scored victory of 8 to 2, and
to-day, flushed with victory, they tackled the
Heneys, and got completely showed under, the
score being as follows
Henleys 0 1 lis 0 d k-29
Items. .........-..0 1 D D 0 q l O. 2
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Fire ON Board a Lake Steamer.

MILWAUKEE. June 28-Just as the steamer
b. w. Blanchard was taking on the last few
sacks of large deck-load of -four, this after
n
room. Efforts to extineuish the flames Nv such
means the boat contained proving futile,
the city fro department. was sum
moned. Owing to the location of the
fire. which spread rapidly through the forward
part of the hold and into the coal bunkers. it
required over an hours work by half dozen
steamers to bring the flames under control,
which was only done by flooding the hold The