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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-30
Legislative Notes.

Senator Weir's appellate court bill, providing
for FIVE judges, has been favorablv acted upon
in the Senate, and it is believed that it will be
passed by the House where the tricircut bill
was defeated.
Representative Crecelius, of Crawford coun-
ty, was an applicant for the Office of interna
revenue collector for the Terre Haute district,
the appointment to which, it is said, will be
given to Representative Hanlon of Floyd.
The bill prohibiting the manufacture and sale
of oleomargarine in Indiana, which has passed
the Senate and is now pending in the House, will
probably become IL law. There is rather a strong
lobby against it by those who are interested in
the business and it is claimed that the enact
Went of the bill will drive from the State several
Arge manufacturing establishments, one of
which, located in Lake county, buys several
thousand head of cattle every year.
Representative Smith, of Tippecanoe, has
made heroic fight for the Purdue University
appropriations, which has weighed upon him as
burden from the beginning of the regular SEES
sion He Aas been threatened with the defeat
Of the appropriations whenever he has opposed
the pet measure Of any member, and, in cons0
quencs, his loyalty to the interests of the insti
tution have been great restraint upon him.
The disadvantages under which he has worked
would have hopelessly discouraged almost any
man, and even the allowance which he succeeded
tn getting in the appropriation bill is rather a
remarkable victory, considering the formidable
opposition with which he had to contend.
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sion It was not until o'clock, when the
enemy's battery opened upon Prentiss. that Gen
erel Sherman gave up the theory Of a reconnois-
sance. Did ever battle open under such
circumstances If the first policy of reticence
had been followed out it would have been profit
able to all parties Reputation is as dear TO the
officers and men of the Third Division as to
other troops. There were in it six Ohio regi-
ments and more from Indiana. They are all IN
whom it took all day to march
four miles, and that they were from l
p. NJ till marching FIVE miles while battle
was being fought within hearing. If q court of
inquiry was in search of guilty remissness, it
would not be fastened upon the Third Division or
its general If there had been around Shiloh
Church as much prescience and activity as there
was at Crump's Landing and Adamsville, Sher-
man and Prentiss would not have been driven
out of their camps. All attempts to throw the
blame for those events upon General Wallace
must eventually fail. 1t is now apparent that
no line of action could have been adopted Dy him
that would not have been 6isapproyed. His
preparations to meet an attack before General
Grant passed up the river meet with no COM
mendation Had he abandoned the trains and
stores without orders he might have been de-
prived of his command Had he taken the di
rect route to Snake-creek bridge, 1T would have
been positive disobedience of orders and court
martial Nothing less than spiritual percep-
ton of the situation and the wishes of his chief
could have relieved him and his command from
censure.
Instead of four or five miles, six officers who
were with the command make the route of
march an average of about thirteen miles; some
as low as nine others more than thirteen Ny
brigade was not ordered to move until P. NJ.
Taxing the shortest route to the lower bridge,
estimated the distance at eight nine miles.
General Nelson was full half n day getting to
Pittsburg Landing from his camp above
Savanna General Beauregard from noon
of the Sd until late in the night of the 9th
marching twenty miles
At the battle of Waterloo General Butcher
was from eleven to thirteen miles away. He
started at daylight of the longest day of the
year in a high latitude Bulow's corps in ad-
vance, approached the French right wing, near
Plauchenoit, between and P. NJ. Butcher did
not join the English left until after shutdown.
AT Shiloh, if either on Friday or Saturday
Hurlbuts division had been put into line on
Premises left the history of the battle would
have been quite different, and there would not
have been such efforts to condemn the move
| ments from Crump's Landing. During those
| days a fatal lethargy seems to have come over
the commanding generals. The great successes
| and glorious victories they have won since then
do not alter the facts of Shiloh. Subsequent
! good fortune should have made them charitable,
| or at least Just.
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/ A Woman at Knightstown.
| xGo al

The Indiana Legislature has tried to secure
decency and morality at the State home for SOL
diers' orphans in future by proviaing that one
of the three trustees shall be = woman, and
from each of the leading political parties. The
trustees are authorized to remove the superin-
tendent without cause, and the bill provides that
a woman may be appointed superintendent.
This is right The fragrant abuses which have
been long gossiped about at Knightstown, but
which have only recently been made public,
would have been exposed or corrected long ago
had there been competent woman on the
board. At least half of the misfortune OF
the poor children at the home is that they have
been deprived of mothers care, and there is no
reason why the State should not make this loss
as light as possible by placing them now under
the care of a woman, when there are plenty OF
competent women to be found.
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THE HOUSE.
The Proposed Allowance of $4,000 to Pur-
due University for New Buildings Defeated.


due University for NJ w Buildings Defeated.
At the morning session of the House, Sat
urday the Senate concurrent resolution to en-
ploy an expert to examine and compare the
measurements of the walls of the Asylum for the
Insane, relative to the Martin claim, was
adopted.
The Senate concurrent resolution to allow the
members Of the Senate prison committee $40 each
for expenses for visiting prisons was re-
jected.
The House resolved itself into committee of
the whole, Mr.. Adams in the chair, to resume
consideration of the general appropriation bill.
The question before the committee was on the
amendment By Mr.. Reeves to give Purdue Uni
versity $4,000 for new buildings. Mr. Pat
ten read from the Purdue University catalogue
description of the present buildings, and ex-
pressed the opinion that they were abundantly
ample. He was called to order for impugning the
motives of members but was permitted to pro-
coed upon motion. Mr.. Smith of
Tippecanoe replying, said that every
dollar appropriated to Purdue in the past had
been accounted for as every cent would be in
the future. After several Intellectual attempts
to raise the sum from $4,000 to $l6500 the
clause was passed without allowing anything.
The item appropriating $1,000 to the State
Normal School was, on motion of Mr.. Debs,
increased to $4,000.
Pending'a vote on the item for giving $4,000
to the prison north, the committee arose and
asked leave TO sit again this afternoon at 2
o'clock.
The House then adjourned for the noon hour
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THE PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.
THE SENATE.

Considering the Drainage Bill Which Pro-
poses Many Changes in the Present Law.
The proceedings of the Senate on Saturday
were opened with prayer by Rev. j. A. Rond-
thaler, pastor of the Tabernacle Presbyterian
Church.
Senator Willard, chairman of the committee
. On finance. submitted report ON the bill author
izing the continuance of the new State house tax
levy of two cents, besides a temporary loan of
$500, 900. He stated that he had found that the
BILL as passed by the House. was unconstitu
tionsL In order to conform to the requirements
of the Constitution, the temporary loan should
be for the purpose of covering casual de-
fciency. He recommended an additional
change by making the interest on the bonds
1 per cent annually, Instead of II per centum,
payable semi-annual!y.' The language of the
bill might also be interpreted as including the
$50, 900 for the improvement of the grounds in
the appropriation of $3.50, geo for the completion
of the building. The changes which were recon-
Iaended were adopted, and the bill was passed.
The bill authorizing the refunding OF $3.50 60
to Joel L. Evans a former township trustee in
Bartholomew county, for damages which he
had been compelled to pay, was passed-yeas27,
nays g.
Senator Marshall's bill fixing the time for hold
ing courts in the Twenty-first Twenty-second
and Forty judicial circuits and provd-
ing for the appointment of prosecuting attorneys
in the Twenty second and Forty seventh circuits,
and a judge in the latter. was passed under a
suspension of the rules
The bill for the payment of 5000 to w. FL.
Slater for indexag the journal of the Senate's
proceedings during the special session in 1881 was
passed.
PROPOSED CHANGES IN THE DRAINAGE Law.
Mr. Weir from the special committee returned
his appellate court bill with amendments, in
creasing the pay of judges from.$ 49, 500 to 81 00e
The report WAS coneurred in
The Senate at IL o'clock proceeded to the con-
federation of the ditch bill, and the remainder of
Fthe days session was occupied with the discus
sion and explanation of its provisions by Senator
Sellers who said that ii embraced many of the
provisions O. the acts Of 1853 and 1881. The first
section Is similar to section 4273 of the Statutes of
1851, the only difference being that by this bill
ne Board OF Commissioners shall appoint a
drainage commissioner acquainted with the
wants and wishes Of the people of the neighbor
hood. Section changes the law of 1883 with re-
gard to tbs notification by serving ON the
owner or occupant written or printed notice in
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-30

To the Editor of the indianapolis journal:
Timely words were those of Doctor Mcleod,
from his pulpit, last night, upon the only true
craze-progressive euchre. Invented for the
special benefit of church members" suggested
the Doctor, land so established in the hearts of
its devotees as to exact even the sacred hours
by church vows due to the house of worship"
Long while coming, but good words at last,
thought the writer of this, who has
wonderingly waited for the pulpit to
denounce this stupendous evil. Why
teach our children the sin of gambling and
then witness game of progressive euchre?
Really the game is clearly within our statu tie
against gambling Witness two mothers at the
end of an exciting general game, single handed,
playing of" las it is called) for the favor the
prize 1.-The stake" Notice the color in the face,
the flash of eye and tension of nerves See the
less fortunate (really more Fortunately as they
encircle the contestants, and by word and action
urge to extreme excitement, as the game closes
with winner and a loser Then teach your
children-if you can--that games of chance are
limited only to the John Stucks and faro tables.
1t was at first thought to be an innocent and
charming household amusement, and somehow
found its way into the very centers OF Christian
profession. The writer, who is very fond of
amusements, was beguiled into just one expert
ment with it. He ventured to permit game of
progressive euchre in his house-even took
hand. But after it was over. in order to be
honest with himself, he had to call it simple,
plain, straight gambling. and will never feel
just right until he pleads guilty and pays the
usual fine for violation of law-to say nothing of
conscience. Mr. Editor, pray what use have we
for the Christian pulpit if it will not denounce
and condemn such stalwart sinsl Now that one
good brother has shown his Christian courage
so magnifcently, let US hope that others may no
longer hesitate. ANTI PROGRESSIVE EUcHRs.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-30
Afternoon Session.

The Speaker stated that, although message
from the Senate announced the transmission to
the House of the Sunday base ball bill, it had
not been received. He said he had voted
against the bill, but if they were attempting
to defeat it in this manner he would feel dis
posed to vote for it. On motion of Mr.. Cope
land committee was appointed to inquire into
the matter. The Speaker appointed Messrs.
Copeland and Eley as the committed
The memorial on the death of Representative
Browning was considered by the House as
special order Speeches on the life and charac-
ter of the deceased representative were made by
Speaker Jewett, Mr.. Smith of Tippecanoe, Mr..
Helms, Mr. Gooding, Mr. Adams Mr.. Nc
Broome, Mr.. Smith of Warrick, and Mr.. Cor
don.
The remainder of the afternoon, until 4o'clock,
was occupied with the second reading of bills.
The House then adjourned until 10 o'clock this
morning.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-30
STOPPING to Conquer.

hostOn Herald
The Vice president of the United States be-
Titles his office and himself when he races
around the departments and bores the President
to get 'his men" in Office. And Mr.. Justice
Field does not improve the color of his ermine
ticians that besiege the White House for the
purpose of influencing the President in the mat
ter of appointments.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-30
The Wrath of Cerro Gordo Williams.

washington Special.
The maddest man in Washington to day was
General Cerro Gordo Williams of Kentucky.
He had fully expected the Mexican mission, and
regarded the matter just as good as settled. He
refused to believe the news when told that
Jackson had got the mission, and when he
finally became convinced that it was true, he be
came so excited that he tore off his wig and
throw it in the corner of his room.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-30
When the Walking's Good.
Chicago News.

| NeWB.
The only editorial matter in the Springfield
(Ill.) Register last Sunday was a column and a
half of description under the heading From
the Sangamon to the Potomac" The editor is
in Washington looking for postoffice. When
the walking improves we shall begin watching
the Register for another article to be entitled
From the Potomac to the Sangamon." That
will probably complete the series.
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WILCOX-At 1885 p. M, March %, after ling
ering Illness William b. Wilcox, aged sixty nine years
Funeral on Tuesday March 81, at p m. Friends
of the family are invited to attend.
SPRINGSTEEN-Iaura May Springsteen, daughter
of Abraham Springsteen of Washington City.
Funeral at her late residence, 20S Daugherty street
on Tuesday at o'clock. Friends invited.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-30
"A. Modest Hone.

Charleston News and Courier.
1t is to be hoped that President Cleveland's ap-
pointments will be as successful as some of them
are surprising
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-30

FINANCIAL.
|
MONEY AT 2HE LOWEST RATES OF INTER-
M est j. W. WILLIAMS u CO.. 3 and Vinton
Block.
yXyE WILL FURNISH MONEY ON FARM SECU- :
w rity promptly, at the lowest rates for long
short time TH0S. G. DAY 81 CO., az Last Aarkob
street.
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Report from a Baltimore Druggist.

have sold all of the best Cough Remedies for
the last fifteen years, and have found none to
approximate the exceedingly large sale of DIR.
Bulls Cough Syrup. W. l.. KELLER
Corner Pennsylvania avenue and BidGle street.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1885-11-14
Cold Blooded Murder and Threaten
ed Lynching,

Last Saturday afternoon at Living
ston, Alabama, Il young peddlcr, Ted
dy MechaD, an ltishman, employed a
negro boy named Cook, TO pilot him
out to some point in the country he
wished to reach. They had only pro-
ceeded about two miles, and just after
crossing the bridge over Cedar Creek,
the negro knocked Mechan down
with an IKE he was carrying, anG cut
his throat with the blade of the <
until lite had departed. lie then
riied the pockets OF all the money he
could find overlooking, however, three
dollars which Meehmn had left out Of
his pocket-book. and then threw the
body into the creek, which was much
swollen at the time. The body was
discovered next morning, and Cook
having been seen with Meehan. the
Sheriff arrested him. While being
taken TO Jail Sunday afternoon, the
Sheriff and posse were surrounded by
a crowd of about 200 men, white aud
black, who iorcibly seized Cook and
cXtortcd n confession of the above
facts. They then procured Il rope,
which they placed around his neck,
aud were proceeding TO execute sum
mary punishment, when the counscls
Of older and more considcralc citizens
temporarily prevailed. and the Sheriff
succeeded in lodging him in Jail. But
the Indignation Of the crowd was in
no manner appeased, and the greatest
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R%~
EIJL1GT REEEWERS
Blood poision Eliminated.

Two years and half since | found
myself filed with blood poison and be
gan 10 try the efficacy of some of the
many blood-purifying remedies now.
adavs so extensively advertised.
Some of them | found 10 be bogus,
One remedy | found to be, perhaps,
good, but its effects upon the nervous
system was too severe, and | was com
PEELED to give il up. At last, after my
condition was what |, oil my friends
and the doctors thought to he hope
less dor | was shaking hands with
Grim death as Il welcome vlsitorl, |
was induced to make a trial ofGUINNs
PIONEER BLOOD Rem WEIR. | pro
ccedcd to use il according to dircc-
tions. Ny limbs were perfectly stitl
with Rheumatism, a large sore OF
three months standing hal formed I'M.
der my chin, and at times matter
which gave rather an offensive odor,
issued from it. and every one who
saw me thought me to be in the last
stages of consumption. From all of
this trouble | was etlcctually cured. as
my present condition will testify, and
that, too, by taking only 10 l-2 q"arts
of Guinn'S Pioneer Blood Remover.
My faith in its power to give pure,
healthy blood in the system is perfect,
and whenever | find any IL suffering
from blood poison, tell them my ex-
pcriencc with the remedy, Unlike
most other mediciles OF lis character,
il does not shock the nervous system,
but is perfectly smooth and easy in
its work.
J. II. MCGEllEE.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1885-11-14
Cure for Piles.

Piles arc frequently preceded by q
sense of weight in the back, loins and
lower part of the abdomen, causing
the patient to suppose he has some eff
fiction of the kidneys or neighboring
organs, At times, symptoms Of indi-
g%cstion are presens, tlaiulency, uneasi-
ness of the stomach, etc. A moisture,
like perspiration, producing a very
d~isagreeable itching, after getting
warm. is a common attendant. Blind,
bleeding and Itching Piles yield nj
once to the application Of Bosanko's
Pile Remedy. which acts directly up
on the parts effected, absorbing the
Tumors, allaying tho intense itching
and ellccting a permanent cure. Price
80 cents. Address, The DR.. Bosanko
Medicine Co., Piqua, o. Sold by }. +,
Jones,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1885-11-14

Ed. Macon Bcacon:-Thc Board OF
Aldermen resolved itself into n Board
of Equalization and equalized with Il
vengeance. When we consider that
we have no special taxes to pay. the
rate of taxation in the corporation is
enormous. and nearly all the tax on
real estate is swallowed up by the sal
aries and pay of the officials. have
no objection even to a high special tax
when it is applied to some solid and
permanent Improvement Of the town,
but | do complain Of the present high
rates. when there is nothing to show
for the money collected, except the
pny Of the officials. Not content with
the regular taxes given in by citizens
and sworn TO, before Il regular agent
of the corporation, the present Board
has taken upon itself to raise the vaiuc
on property assessed by their own
agent, and in many instances have val
Uod property at more than the owner
is offering it for sale for. | will cite
as an instance the Cooper property up
town. The assessment was raised 10
SlTj0, When>thc owner offers it for
sale at $500 and no takers. The fact
j.. taxes in Macon bear a greater pro-
portion too the income from the yaiUe
of property than in any town Ia the
State, where Il tay i, Tot raised for
special purposes, and the citizens are
20 a~pathet;r, they submit to il without
a protest. No one seems TO inquire
or care about tie financial interests Of
the town. in fact we are in the hands
of the PhiliStincs, and we tmnely give
them all the rope they need, and il is
no wonder we are progressing back
ward. It Is time this incubus OF an
administration was thrown off and let
the people take hold Of the matter,
and we can give the town a boom, for
il needs something to start il, besides
a few money grabbing officials.
TAX PAYER.
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COLIIHBUS. Miss. Nov. 9. 1855

Soiats % W lFno'y iccDs
DEAR CLARION: | wrote you Il few
days since, but as have Il peicc Of
GOOD news to impart | write again.
DR.. II. w. Jones. the Principal, has
rendered the Assistant Profcssorship
in the Department of Physic and
Chemistry TO Miss Sallic Vick Hill, of
Macon, Miss first honor graduate of
Oxford University, last term. Miss
Hill will enter upon the discharge OF
her duties next week. DR.. Jones
trained Miss Hill, hence she is well
taught in General Experimental
Cecmistry as well as Analytical Chem
istry. la this department., DR.. Jones
is the acknowledged leader in all our
Southern Universities. lie says of
Miss Hill: ''Slc has genius, nntirins
application, laudible ambition, and q
wide range of aptitude" Miss Hill
will give universal satisfaction.
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Bucklen's Arnica Salve.

The. Best Salve in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Rheum, Fever Sores, letter, Chapped
Hands, Chilblains, Corns. and all Skin
Eruptions, and positively cures Piles,
or no pay required. Ii is guaranteed
to give perfect satisfaction, or money
refunded. Price rs cents per box.
For sale by
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1885-11-14
An End to Bone ScrapiDg.

Edward Shepherd. of Harrisburg,
H., says: "ilaving received so much
benefit from Electric Bittcrs, | feel it
my duty TO let suffering humanity
know it. Have had running sore on
my leg for eight years; my doctors
told me | would have to have the
bone scraped to leg amputated. |
used, instead, three bottles of Elcc-
trio and seven boxes Bucklen's Ami
ca Salve, ami my leg is now sound and
we'll"
Electric Bittcrs are sold at fifty cents
a bottle, and Bucklcn's Arnica Slave
at 25c per bottle by j. +. Jones.