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Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1885-06-06
Southern Women.

ctH WoLncn WIN nave nldillCd III Vic ANO1 vi
and are now living there.
The mention of these names, however,
is not 50 much tribute to the beauty of
New York women as to the beauty of the
women of the South. For those referred
to are either of Southern birth or of South
ern descent. Indeed'it is not exaggeration
to say that ofthe most beautiful women in
New York some were born in the South,
while others represent strains of Southern
blood running through our society. Some
have been here few years only, being
young Southern women who married New
Workers; others belong to families which
came from the South generation or more
back.
Mrs. Grimes, as she was always called
by the goodly number of friends she made,
settled in a commodious country mansion
on what has since been known as Grimes
Hill, Staten Island, about seven miles down
the bay. Nine. Grimes had been, before
her second marriage, the widow of Gov.
Claiborne, of Louisiana She is doubtless
still well remembered in New Orleans for
her beauty. The Grimes mansion was a
place Of pilgrimage for all the grande
beaux of New York society. They found
there quartette of beauties the handsome
hostess and her three beautiful daughters.
OF whom Miss Medora Grimes was the
most beautiful. Among the pilgrims to
the Grimes mansion was the late Sam
Ward, who soon became, to quote the title
Of one Of Henry James stories, passionate
pilgrim. He was then a widower, his
first wife having been Miss Astor. In
those days he was not, as he was some
years before his recent death, known only
as a lobbyist and gourmet, but was distingu-
lShed as rising young banker, member
of the firm Of Prime, Ward & King, a
brilliant society wit and an amateur man
of letters. His polished manner and the
glamour which his rather superficial intel
lectual attainments threw around him gave
him power Of fascination which few could
resist. At all events, the beautiful Miss
Medora Grimes was susceptible to his
charms, and became Mrs. Sam Ward.
The marriage did not, however, prove a
happy one. They separated, and she took
up her residence in Paris. She died there.
Her two children, Sam and Marion, are
also dead. During her residence in the
French capital she was noted as one of the
most beautiful and accomplished women in
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1885-06-06

Qualities Which Sam w.,
lacked-unselfshness and uDb0nn1,, ''''
crosby. He would Ego broke" t01.l, s' "
friend The characteristics Of N' d"
Grimes beauty, mass of pold., '''
large brown eyes and lovely connl,. 4''
were ! possessed BY her sister, Mrs ''I In%
Won Holman and the latter's daughter r' a
Marchioness of MOres. Mr.. Won Boan j.
is one of New York's leading bankers =
has residence in Paris as well as n \,
York. In the Paris residence is /, NM
admired portrait of Mrs. Sam Ward. NJ,
Won Hoffman is one of the most ponI,,
ladies in New York society. say M
purposely, for not all the women in M
York society are ladies. No recedn
NPaaz
committee at swell ball is copsjAl
complete unless she is a member d n
The Marquis de Mores, who married Nh
Won Hoffman is young French lobAl
man. He is known as the COWBOY Mail
quis. He has large cattle ranch /
Wyoming, where he and his wife spend
most of the year leading braceing hahl
full, out-of-door life. His splendid prl
sique and pluck have won him
admiration and respect of the roughnHa
in his employ. He is as fine type I
manhood as his wife is of true America
womanhood. For where else but |
America could you find woman Vi
reared in the luxurious surroundings
New York society home, could renoH1 :
these quietly, and adapt herself to the
ties of ranchman's wife? All honor
say, to such women! The Won H0Hn1
were in the habit Of spending much 0fi7
time at Cannes, South Of France, lnS
pany with the Duchesse de Luyns
Duchesse de Vallambrosa, and Mis- DA
Grant, whose daughter, Miss AdeRO
is one Of our society beauties ASr
able that the Marquis de Mores mel
Won Hoffman during one OF thes y,
Another daughter of Nine. Grlns'Nr
de Martigny. Alfred Grimes ., No.! ;. 7
the old Grimes mansion, which
near the residence of Gen. "ll''
Ward, a cousin of Sam Ward
Virginia has sent us the Riv' b.
Mrs. William R. Strong, the D''"S
others. Miss Frost, daughter :, 4,
Frost, of St. Louis, and now Da 't,r
lucia Wordsworth, of London s. ',
beauty created sensation, was y, ii
mired whenever she appeared lD =
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1885-06-06

There's monster deluson that lives in the
mind,
And it rests on the basis of gold
mat lofty ambition of pomp and of kind
All the joys Of the world can enfold.
10 be true to the righteous, that lives in the
deed
10 be true is to practice the Chrst-crowning
creed.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1885-06-06
From the Poets.


Rest is not quitting
The busy career;
Rest is the fitting
Of self to ones sphere.
Vt is loving and serving
The highest and best
IT is onward, answering,
And this is true rest.
John S.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-12
COMMENT AND OPINION.

"Boiing down" would have helped the mes
sage amaZingly.-Boston Record.
When gas companies fall out honest people get
good deal of information. Louis Repub-
lican.
Cleveland makes the United States plural
That is not singular. He is a Democrat
land Leader.
There is silver lining in the Presidents
cloud of words, but the Bland people are not
encouraged by it.-New York Tribune.
The President should have adopted the story
paper system and issued his message as serial
1t would have had big run.-Pittsburg Chroni-
icle.
Senator Logan is to take his old place at the
head of the military committee. This will not
be altogether cheering as Christmas announce
ment for Fitz John Porter. Chicago Mail.
In the publication of the ballot every citizen
is deeply interested. The questions involved are
in no sense partisan, and men of each party who
have at heart the good of the people must take
counsel together. Courier Journal.
Representative LAWYER, of Chicago will ask
Congress to pass bill which will prohibit rail
rosE trains from running more than forty miles
an hour. Mr.. Lawler has been Democratic
representative since Monday noon.-Boston
Journal
Horizontal Reduction Morrison is not a cheer
full man at best, and his effort to look cheerful
while he claims the Presidents message as a
paper backing up his views must be dismally
humorous spectacle to those who are on the
ground.-MemphisA Avalanche.
If the free-trade phalanx, which, last week,
came flying down to Washington out of the West,
had any idea that they would receive any aid or
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-12
One Of vanderbilt's Famous Phrases.

Interview with Sam Barton.
mr.. Vanderbilt from his very position in the
world was subjected to an enormous amount OF
Misrepresentation, and some of the things pub
llsned about him disturbed him greatly. / see
that Chauncey Depew has referred to the notori-
GUS the public be damned expression know
all about that incident, and l must say that
never experienced another case where an inno-
cent remark was so tortured out of its real mean
ing. The remark occurred. you will remember,
on train bound to Leadville. / was one of the
party and heard the whole of this interview. We
were met at Michigan City by two Chicago re-
porters who lad come out special train to
meet Mr.. Vanderbilt. He received them corr
daily, and as he in fine spirits the converse
ton was merry one. / sat nearer to him than
| am to you during the entire conversation.
Finally one of the reporters said quizzically,
apropos to the subject under discussion:
Are you working for the public or for your
stockholders, Mr.. Vanderbiltg'
On" said the latter, laughing, "the public be
id"
He meant nothing by this remark, and any
FAIR minded man who heard the talk and knew
its spirit would have recognized this fact Inn
asine our surprise to find it tortured, as it was.
into serious and brutal thing Mr.. Wander
oiit was overwhelmed. II you have ever inter-
viewed him in his talkative moods you know
that he often said things which could not be put
into cold type without misrepresentng him. I
have been told this by several reporters whom
he received. He did not seem to realized the
weight which the public placed on anything
which came from his lips"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-12

Now that Atlanta has prospect of becom-
ing prohibition town, a thrifty Massachu-
sets paper advises the institution of dime
savings banks, in order to give men chance
to deposit the money which they had been in
the habit of spending for drinks. The advice
may be good for the latitude of Atlanta; but
even if indianapolis had prohibitory laws and
no drinking places the experienced and wary
citizen would look cross eyed at savings
bank. They have tried saloons, and they
have tried banks of the kind specified, and
will testify, as ono man, that the capacity of
one to absorb cash and make no return is no
greater than that of the other.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-12
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

A MILLION dollars, it is said will weigh % tons
in gold, 25 tons in subsidiary silver CON- goa tons
in standard silver coin, and 100 tons in nickel
ONE of the cruelest retorts made BY any musical
audience is reported from California. vocalist was
warblng to her own great satisfaction 'Oh would
bird" rough miner replied, "Oh would
gun"
HERE follows charming story of Queen Char
lotte: 1.-The English public" said she, did not like
much because was not pretty; but the King was
driving me through turnip field in a phaeton;
he overturned me. and dat fall broke nv nose
think was not quite so ugly after dat"
PROFESSOR JOHNSTON of Princeton, is writing a
number of articles for the edition of the Ency-
clopedia Britannica, of which those upon William H.
Seward and Winfield Scott will appear in the forth
coming volume. Professor Cameron also contributes
to the same work the article Princeton
ALL the Undertaking of the Mikado of japan is
made of peculiar soft white silk and as this Son of
Heaven never wears garment twice, nor one that
has been washed, he consumes great amount of this
material But it is not wasted for the royal castof
garments competed for priceless possessions by
his loyal subjects.
THE state coaches of the Lord Mayor of London
and Queen Victoria are nearly coeval The latter
date from 1892 the third year of George III 1t was
about 1712 that the Lord Mayor first used a state
coach on Nov. g. The first coach lasted till 1857,
when the in built by subscription
and presented to him. 1t Is very similar to the
Queens.
AS almost every member of the English Cabinet is a
peer or relative of one, it may be interesting to see
what and their relatives have received from the
State between 1859 and 1884. Dukes, SO, 700. 600;
marquises, a8, 800 $50; earls a46. 1s1, 2O2 These
are large sums and 10 900 families Of those who
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-12

MIKE MULLEN, who served a term in the
penitentiary for purposely obstructing cleo
tons in Cincinnati, was Immediately pro-
NOTED after his release In gratitude for ia
vors received, he tore the badge from faith
full policeman, who arrested other election cor
doing his duty. And John Tosney, on of the
judges in the precinct where fraud was black
est and boldest, was given his place on the
force. Tosney had record of being twice
dismissed from the force for bad habits and
neglect of duty. This in the interest of the
party that talks so much about civil-service
reform
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-12
THE CINCINNATI ELECTION CONTEST.
Semi-0fficial Announcement that the Supreme
Court Will Favor the Democrats.

COLUMBUS. O., Dec. lit is semi.oficially
announced that the Supreme Court WILL to-mor-
row morning, formally render decision in the
CINCINNATI election cases, which were brought
up on error to the Circuit Court of that county.
and which directed that certificates, of election
be issued to the Republican candidates for sena-
tors. The Supreme Court will reverse the Cir
cult Courts decision in all the cases, and the re-
suit will be that the Democratic candidates for
the Senate and House of Representatives will re-
ceive certificates of election. Judge johnson dis
sented from the opinion of the other three
judges. The court also granted the peremptory
writ of mandamus in the case of the Governor
and Secretary of State against the clerk of Ham
ilton county. requiring him to make an immedi-
ate return of the election abstract. The State
canvassing board has adjourned to Monday even
ing, when it is supposed the work of canvassing
the vote will be completed and commissions is
sued
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-12

THE Springfield Republican graciously par
dons President Cleveland for writing such
long message, but tells him not to do it again.
A repetition of the offense would be proof
positive that the occupant of the White House
was ambitiouslyprepa material for L, 100
page 'life" of himself, distinction only en-
joyed hitherto by Springfield editors. The
Republican, by its warning, is evidently try
ing to prevent this fell design.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-12
Business Embarrassments.

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE business failures
seven days as reported to r. G. Dun g. Co, and
to Edward Russell & Co., by telegraph number,
for the United States, $50. and for Canada seven
teen. or total of PAT, as compared with total
of 239 last week, and 2l4 the week previous to
the last Business casualties continue very nu-
mcrous in the Southern and Western States
The other sections of the country report failures
about the average.
VIM. Dickson, importer. doing business at
BIG Church street, made an assignment to-day.
to Christopher f. Wilson, with preferences Of
$9257
F. Link & Son, dealers in provisions, assigned
to-day. with preferences to the amount Of
500, 655
New ORLEANS, Dec. lie. F. McVean 50
Co., clothers and mems furnishing goods, have
assigned Their assets are $14. 600, and their Ii
abilities 800 O00
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-12
Obituary.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WINCHESTER. Ind, Dec. 1L-Levi w. Study,
prominent member Of the bar of this county,
died this morning, of paralysis of the heart He
was prominent Republican politician. and had
many friends throughout the State He was a
knight Templar and will be buried by the Rich
mond Commandery. No. 8, at L o'clock Sunday
afternoon, in Fountain Park Cemetery.
LoGANsPoRT. Ind, Dec. 1L-Aaron Shields, q
grandson of General John Upton. who repre-
sented this State in the United States Senate
when this State was first admitted to the Union,
died on Thursday, aged seventy-five. He was
the Oldest resident of Cass county, having moved
there before Indiana became State.
NEW YORK. Dec. 1L-Private advices from
Rangoon, British Burmah. announce the death
there, on Nov. 16 last of the Rev Cephaus Ben
nett an American missionary. Mr. Bennett
had been in Burmah since 1928, and was in his
eighty third year
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-12

1T is explained that the Presidents message
had to be long to cover the twenty four years
since the Democratic party was last in power.
1t may be regarded as exceedingly brief, if it
be looked at in that light. No reference is
made in it to that period of the party's history
when it attracted the most attention in this
country. The reading public would be glad
to know what the President thinks of the
Democratic record made from 1860 to 1870
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-12
No Civil-Service Dictation.

The question of revision of the civil-service
law is beginning to be discussed by members
On this subject Representative Holman, of Indi.
ana says he thinks there will probably be some
legislation. The letter of the law will not be
changed, he thinks, from what it now is, but the
disposition will be to make the operation Of tho
service conform to the law. and not to the will
of the Commission. He thinks there is disposi-
ton. however. to wait and see what the present
Commission does He says there is no objection
to the law so far as it is limited in its operation
to the regulation of the appointment of clerks in
the classified service upon their merit But the
attempt on the part of the Commission to go be-
yond the law and try to prevent dismissals, and
to NEEDLE with matter outside Of their authority
will be rebuked, and they will probably be re-
stricted to the authority given by the law.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-12

SOME Of the free-trade organs are better
pleased with Secretary Manning's utterances
on the tariff question than with those of the
President, and speak of him in terms of high
esteem; but the New York Post is of another
mind, and refers to the Secretarys report as
the joint work of several experts, one of
whom is crank. The Post wouldn't be it.
self If it were in entire accord with any other
paper or person, but here was an opportunity
10 be gracious and condescending without an
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-12

TWENTY students Of the Wisconsin State Uni
versity have been suspended because they re
fused to submit to the strict discipline OF the
new military professor from the army. That
tyrannical person actually had the audacity to re-
quire the young men to appear at drill with clean
faces. neat neckties and polished boots. When
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-12

SENATOR HoAR has lost no time in intro
aucing resolution proposing an equal suf-
frage amendment to the Constitution, but he
said nothing about the rights of women in his
presidential succession bill. A proposition
that the Presidents wife or sister should sue
coed to the Office in case of his death would
have been something practical, and would
have pleased the suffrage ladies immensely
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-12
Railway Pronertx Rnrned.

TOLEDO, o., Dec 1.-THE Toledo e. Ann
Arbor Railroad Company's repair shops and
engine and freight-houses, situated at Manhat-
tan junction. this city, were totally destroyed
by fire at o'clock this morning. strong wind
was blowing, and the fire spread so rapidly that
the contents of the building were entirely con-
sumed. Two engines, one coach, caboose a
snow-rlow, six stoves. two mowers and reapers
and the company's records were destroyed The
loss Is estimated at from $40, 900 to $25, 900.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-12
THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL

Can be found at the following places
LONDON-American Exchange in Europe 449
Strand.
PARIS-American Exchange in Paris. 35 Boulevard
DIES Capucines.
NEW YORK-St. Nicholas and Windsor Hotels
EHICAGO-Palmer House.
CINCINNATI-J. r. Hawley & Co.. 154 Vine street.
LOUISVTLLE-C. IT, bearing, northwest corner
Third and Jefferson streets.
ST. LOUIS-Union News Company, Union Depot
and Southern Hotel.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-12
The Passenger-Rate War at st. Louis

ST. Louis, Dec. 1.-The Generalization in
Eastern passenger rates here was varied day
by the Bee line knocking Cincinnati and Louis
vile prices down to So, and it
is believed that scapers sold tick
cts to both points at still lower
rates. The Ohio e. Mississippi met this cut at
once and it is thought that the bottom has not
yet been reached. This is the first time in the
history of eastbound rate wars at this point
that intermediate points have been involved to
any serious extent.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-12

THERE are no saloon-keepers in Congress-;
oh, no. But there are several new Demo
cratic members whose biographies show that
they have been 'liquor merchants" or Cen
gagged in the liquor trade" at not very re-
mote period of their lives. The liquor trade
is so much more respectable than saloon keep
ing, you know.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-12
Fire in n New York ManufaUI

New YORK, Dec. 1L-R. Edwards & Co.'S
burglar alarm and electric apparatus manufact-
tory, at One-hundred and forty-fourth street
and Railroad avenue, was burned at midnight
last night The loss Is SIG, 900; insured for 3D.
900. Electrical appliances for 300 buildings in
GLIDING the new Cotton Exchange, the Bucking-
ham Hotel. and the Mills building where stored
in the building, and were destroyed by the fire.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-12
Prohibition that Prohibits.

AToHIsoN, Kan, Dec 1.-THE whisky injuno-
ton cases commenced by Attorney general Brad
ford, against five prominent saloons of this city,
Oct. 8, were taken up by Judge Martin to-day.
The five cases occupied the entire day, but at
the close Judge Martin promptly granted the
restraining orders asked for Other suits will
be commenced forthwith, unless the saloon men
agree to close.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-12

A WASHINGTON special to the Cincinnati
Enquirer says: "The Democratic party wants
to shut up about nepotism. Experience shows
that the Democrats are pretty hungry, and
denounce nepotism only when the other side
are in control" The saddest feature of this
is that the editor of the Enquirer was not told
this before it was everlastingly too late.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-12
Fighting at Nuevo Leon.

LAREDO, Tex, Dec. 1L-Gsneral Reyes, COM
manding the federal troops at Monterey, received
orders from the City of Mexico, yesterday. to de-
pose acting Governor Sepuldeva, and place the
State of Nuevo Leon under martial
law Governor Sepuldeva refused to vacate,
and last night General Reyes received orders to
remove him by force and take possession of
the archives of the office He undertook to exc
cute the order at the head of 200
soldiers, but was repulsed by Governor
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-12

ADMIRING organs blandly remark that the
message contains no hint of sectionalism Ito
mar the perfection of restored amity and
union" This statement is correct. A careful
reading Of the document fails to discover any
mention of the suppressed vote of the South,
or any recommendation looking towards free
dom of the ballot in that region.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-12

THE wild. weird character of the tales written
by Mr.. Sidney Luska, the new novelist, is &C
counted for in the statement that he gets up
every morning at and does literary work un.
til z. after which he goes to his place of bus
mess and clerks from to L. Under
such a division of time something must suffer,
and the alleged success of his novels indicates
that it IS the work in the New York surrogates
Office, where he is employed
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-12

If Indiana's "Watch-dog of the Treasury"
wants to deserve his title, let him present
bill against printing any of his speeches in
the Congressional Record. Thousands of dol
Jars are wasted annually in this way-that is,
in publishing speeches that have no merit
worth preserving in print
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-12

The President acts as though he did not
know that John r. Mclean does not approve
of things in general When the latter is sent
to the Senate by the vote of Precinct A,
Fourth ward, Of Cincinnati, therell be trouble
there; that's ALL
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-12

THE officially appointed thirty days of
mourning for the late Vicepresident will ex
pire on Christmas His death the evening
before Thanksgiving makes the space from
holiday to holiday.