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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-10

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, July 9.-Concressman Hill, Of
Ohio who has been here some time working out
Republican postmasters ard edcine in Demo
cratic ones, observed to a friend before leaving
the city that it was the policy of the admiristra
ton to give a place to an soldier where one
was removed Ter Offensive craftsmanship
''This." said he. 'ohsets whatever complaint
there might be of removing soldier, and this
administration is not going to snub the soldiers
| can tell you"
1t is said that in the departments there are
applications on file from soldiers for nearly every
place where charges of offensive partisanship"
have been filed against soldier Office holders,
and where this is not true there Will be no
changes. The offiee-getters are playing the
thing quite fine now.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-10
The Ten-Hour strike at Bav CITY.

BAY City, Mich, July 9.-rhe strike among
the lumber mill employees in this city, shows
very little change tonight, but what little change
there is is in favor Of the strikers Two meet
lngs were held to day at Madison Park, which
were addressed by State Representative
Barry, of Saginaw. At the afternoon meet
Ing Mr. Green of the firm of Green 6 Stevens
addressed the strikers, saying he would give
$500 to aid the strikers and also accede to their
demand for ten hours work with reduction in
pay. -Four other mills are reported as ready to
yield to the strikers. Chief of-police Murphy
was hung in effigy in South Bay City for strik
ing man while under arrest. Most of the
saloons remained open to-day in defiance of the
mayors proclamation. The police commissioners
and the mill men held meeting today. and the
mill men demanded protection, but nothing
definite decided on.
This afternoon the strikers paraded the prin-
cipal streets with banners and flags, saying they
had succeeded and would get all they demanded.
Three hundred strikers leave here tomorrow
morning for Saginaw, to organize a strike there.
The salt blocks were closed to day, some volunta
rily and some by the strikers, who banked the
fires.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-10
The Finest Doll in the World.


A little girl now at Long Branch-the child Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Randell, of New York, who
with her parents and little brother, is in cot
tage on Bath avenue-glories in the possession
of probably the most magnificent doll ever
made, whose self and trousseau were the wonder
of all Paris, and took prize at the Industrial
Exposition there. The little girl is named
Virginia Campbell, for the late Mrs. Robert
Campbell, of St Louis, and the eldest son of
that lady, knowing the affection both his parents
had for the child's parents and grandparents,
brought her the handsomest present he could
find in Europe. The doll is the size of child
three years old. The trousseau includes seal
skin sacque lined with quilted satin, large
enough for child three years old, point lace
fans with pearl sticks, lace covered parasols with
pearl and other fine handles, gloves, lace hand
kerchiefs, and other laces, fine silk stockings,
lingerie dresses hats wraps. satin slippers and
every imaginable article bride could have in
her trousseau. and all large enough for child of
the age named and even wedding dress and
fine lace veil. The smaller articles were all in
sets, not only one or two of each, but the under
wear, handkerchiefs. etc, by dozens II took a
very large Saratoga trunk to hold the doll and
her wardrobe.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-10
THE AGRICULTURAL CONVENTION.
Recommendations Intended to Increase the
Efficiency Of the Agricultural Colleges.

WASHINGTON, July The second DAVIS ses-
sion OF the agricultural convention began this
morning. The committee on order of business
reported res olution declaring that the rela-
tons of agriculture to meteorology are so init
mate that the operations of the United States
Signal Service should be fully demonstrated at
every agricultural college. To this end the con-
vention heartily indorses the suggestion of the
Commissioner, in his address, and requests him
to endeavor to secure the establishment of sigs
nal station at every agricultural college now or
hereafter established, under national endows
ment, and if it be possible to accomplish this
important matter through the War Department
and the Chief Signal Officer, the Commissioner is
requested to refer the subject, with his recon-
mendations, to the committee on legislation"
After an hours discussion the resolution was
unanimously adopted. The same committee re-
ported the following resolution:
Whereas, One of the principal objects of this con-
venton is the establishment of closer relations be.
tween the Department of Agriculture and all institu-
tons systematically engaged in active labors agri-
cultural progress. therefore,
Resolved, That in the opinion of this convention
the first practical measure to cooperation in
fuhment of the admirable suggestions of the Com
missioner is the creation of division Office in the
Department of Agriculture, supplied with the neces-
sary clerical force which Office shall be the special
medium of intercommunication and exchange be-
tween the institutions intended to be represented by
this convention and the of the general plan of
cooperation.
Resolved That this convention respectfully recon.
mends to the Commissioner of the most i'm
portant functions of the proposed bureau the compi
laton and publication of periodical bulletin of ari-
cultural progress. not less than quarterly and an
annual report based theron. The bulletin should
contain, in a popular form ready for the of tho
people and the press the latest and results
in the progress of agricultural education investigation
and experimentation in this and all other countries
Resolved That as necessary part of the intended
cooperation the colleges and experimental stations
their part here represented regard themselves as
bound to make definite plans for supplying said Office
with such regular reports of their operations may
De called for by the Commissioner.
The remainder of the morning session and the
entire afternoon session was devoted to the dis
cussion and to the reading of papers upon the
general subject OF education in agricultural and
mechanical arts in colleges. During the noon
ntermisson the delegates called, in body, at
the White House by appointment, and were re-
ceived by the President.
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Riel's Sympathizers.

QUEBEC, July Am adjourned meeting of
spmpathizers with Louis Rel was held last night
at Jacques Cartier Hall square, at which about
five thousand persons were present. The meet
ing was addressed by II. L. Pelletier. Secretary
of the Commons, and by other French-Canadi-
an gentlemen. Owen Murphy ex mayor of Que
bee, also addressed the meeting. He compared
the cause of the haf-breeds to that of the Irish,
who if the proper appeal were made, would,
he said readily give the half breeds their sup
port. The following resolution was then adopt
ed:
Resolved. that in view of the fact that all British
subjects who accused OF criminal ofenses are en-
titled complete and impartial trial and as to at
tain that end considerable must be forthcoming
public subscription be taken up the half breeds
have not the means to attain that end
The meeting was enthusiastic throughout, and
at its close subscription list was opened which
was largely signed.
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A Negro Democrat.
Indianapolis Colored World.


We meet occasionally a negro creature who de-
lights in calling himself Democrat. We met
one the other day. We talked with him. For
twenty odd years of his life he had been slave.
His parents had died in slavery, and one--the
most loved, had died from the effects of a blow
from the butt of the bull whip upon her head
The conversation became animated. In order to
convince rs Of a certain experience he showed
welts upon his neck and shoulders that he re-
ceived while a slave thirty years ago. Yes as
the ''mugwumps' tells You, the Republican
party has made mistakes, it took by the hand
this negro creature just referred to and led him
carefully, step by step, from the condition of the
slave ard the chattel, up, up slowly but surely,
to the place where he became a man in the law
before God and all the world What q mistake.
We asked him why he voted the Democratic
ticket. In an ignorant, fppant manner he
answered that he thought the time had arrived
for change, and that the Republican party had
made mistakes. AS he spoke, the welts on MS
neck, that his old master had given him, seemed
to grin with Joy. and take a deeper hold on his
worthless carcass
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A Procession Makes a Parade Through the
Streets and Retires to Newburg.

CLEVELAND, July 9-The situation remains
unchanged this morning so far as the precau-
tioniary arrangements down town are concerned.
The central police station is full of patromen,
and outside are two four horse buses which are
to convey the men wherever needed. At the
city armory detachments of the Greys, the Light
Artillery and the Fifth Regiment Ohio National
Guards are on duty, ready to move on call At
about o'clock news reached the central station
from the Eighteenth ward that a procession of
strikers. numbering over 400. had just left the
corner of Broadway and Hamn Streets and
were marching toward the city. A band of
the stars and stripes. An hour later, and just
as the strains Of music were beginning to be
heard from up Superior street a second message
was received to send help at once to the
screw works, on the corner of Case and Payne
avenues. At the command, Fall ill.," given by
Lieutenant Koch forty patromen sprane to
their places, and in brief space of time they
had filled the two large buses and were whisked
away in the direction of the screw works.
When they reached the City Hall the head of
the procession WAS just passing south, and was
marching quietly and orderly. On reaching
Ontario street it turned up toward Broadway.
The men composing the procession were all
carrying clubs, but they were evidently unde-
cided what to do or where to 60. 1t was reported
that they intended to visit Messrs. Chishoms'
Office and further, that they would call on the
mayor and demand satisfaction, but no such
action has been taken at this time and it is
sincerely hoped that they will do nothing to pre-
cipitate an outbreak
telephone message from the screw works.
received at about II O'clock, states that all is
quiet there, although it is rumored that the large
body of men who just marched through the
public square and out Ontario street, are now en-
route to the screw works. Another rumor is to
the effect that the strikers wl-at once return to
their place of rendezvous at the peach orchard
in the Eighteenth ward. The last rumor proved
to be correct, and the city is clear of the mob.
During the procession to-day committee of
strikers visited the mayors Office where the
mayor warned them against doing any lawless
act, and told them Calling gun would pour
death among them if they undertook a riot 1t
appears the men acted upon his advice, which
was that they cease marching through the
streets
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-10

How He Prepared His Trunk So as to Make
an Impression at Saratoga.

How He Prepared His Trunk So as to Make
an Impression ut Saratoga.
New York Commercial Advertiser.
There Is young man in town who in his own
line is unsurpassed His chief desire is to shine
In society, and some day to hob mob with the
crowned heads of Europe. But he has always
been poor-"as poo fee what's a eatin'
grass" to use phrase of the Virginia negro.
Notwithstanding this he has never varied in his
ambitions. Several days ago, having made a
few dollars. he determined to spend two weeks
of the summer at Saratoga. He had never
owned trunk, but from time immemorial has
used small handbag and his back He must
needs have trunk now. So he sauntered out,
bought sole leather specimen, with bright
new canvas cover on it.
A friend called, saw the handsome trunk and
observed:
''Hullo! old man. got new trunk see."
yes" answered the young man, without an
other word
Two days afterward the same friend called
again. The trunk then in his possession looked
old. 1t had been knocked about fearfully and
was covered with marks, scratches and mud, and
upon it were pasted many red blue and yellow
labels. Some of them read cabin others
hold" 'Langham Hotel" "Grand Hotel,
Paris" London & Northwestern Railway"
There were at least twenty of them.
Upon inquiry it was ascertained that the young
man himself had deliberately kicked his new
trunk almost to pieces, and himself had obtained
on steamship dock the European labels and
pasted them all over the canvass in order, as he
expressed It, to paralyze the people of Saratoga.
where he is now carrying out his elaborate de-
signs. His aim is to become as popular at tho
late Sam Ward.
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"Royal Bob's" Deathbed Precaution.

New YORK World.
One of Bob Ingersoll's peculiarities is to always
keep with him as his private secretary one of
the swiftest and most accurate of stenographers.
This stenographer will be the high priest at tho
lngersoll deathbed. The sColonel believes that
the good orthodox people of the world lie in wait
for the death of prominent infdels in order tn
promulgate stories of their frightful tortures at
the last, and their attempts to recant and their
pleading for mercy. He proposes to head them
off by keeping this official and efficient infidel
stenographer always with him. This secretary
will take down all of his last utterances, so there
can never be any question about what actually
occurred at his deathbed
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Fist-Fight in Court,

CINCINNATI, July AN extraordinary scene
occurred in the United States District Court to
iay, during tn e confirmation of the sale of the
Cincinnati Northern railroad. A A Ferris, who
asked leave to file an intervening petition for
small claim was resisted by Judge Foraker. who
said the same had been refused previously by
Judge Baxter Mr.. Ferris grew indignant and
charged Mr.. FOsaker with acting for his personal
interests Foraker replied that the charge was
false, whereupon Ferris struck at Foraker. The
latter warded off the blows, and other attorneys
interfered Judge Sage Immediately repri
manded Ferris, and fined him $50 for contempt
OF court
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-10
Amendments by the President.

WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE President to day
made the following appointments:
VIM K. Merde, of Arizona, to be United States
marshal for the Territory of Arizona; Joseph l..
Morgan, of South Carolina, to be secretary OF
the legation of tho United States to Mexico.
Mr.. Morgan has been resident of Mexico for
some time and speaks the language of the coun
try.
The President to day appointed the following
named postmasters: e. S. Stoy, at Butler. Ind.
vice Miss Ida Carpenter, suspended; Eli w.
Brown, at Columbia City, Ind. vice J. w. Baker,
suspended; Jonas Il. Howe, at Johannesburg, N.
Y. vice d S BrigcS reSiCned
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-10

The Daily Chronicle of Happenings of
All Kinds in the Two States.
A Shocking Discovery at the Bottom of q
Well-A Sad Case at RichmOnd-killed
by Lightning-D Drowned While Bathing.
INDIANA.
vyoman's Remains Discovered at the Bot
tom of Il Well.

tom of Well.
Special TO the indianapolis Journal
EVANSVILLE, July 9.-Late last evening some
of the inmates of the county asylum who had
occasion to draw water from deep well located
on the premises discovered something at the
bottom resembling human head and shoulders.
They notified one Of the helpers, who went down
to investigate, and found the body of a colored
woman named Nancy Catlin, who had been an
inmate of the ntirmary up to the time of her
death. From indications she had been dead for
some time. 1t was undoubtedly case of sui
eide as she had acted strangely of late, being
much given to straying about the premises and
conversing with herself. The woman was sent
to the asylum from this city, aud, it is stated,
fas husband living in the upper part of town.
She about thirty five years old, and at times
acted as if her mind had been ruined by trouble
or disease
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-10
Harn and Contents Burned.
the Indianapolis journal.

Special to the Indianapolis journal.
WABASH, July 9.-Between l and o'clock
this morning the large frame barn of Catharine
Trick, six miles north Of LaGro, this county,
was burned to the ground, with ali its contents,
including twenty-five tons of hay, eighty bushels
corn and other grain, besides various
valuable agricultural implements and buggy
All the live stock was saved. There is no
knowledge of the origin of the fire. but it is
thought to have been caused by lightning The
contents were owned by j. F. Trick and n
Mitchell lessees of the farm. The total loss is
about So 900, with an insurance of ST. 400 in the
Home and Continental companies
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South St. Louis. to lease the same to a syndicate
of Ohio gentlemen. The order provides that the
lease shall. run for six years, at an annual rental
of $50, 900 per annum, the Iessees to have the
right to the Bessemer steel process. The
lesses are A. NJ Wilcox. of Cleveland: H. o.
Bonnell, Henry Wick. S Fl. Wells, l.. E. Coeh-
ran Richard Brown ali of Youngstown, o., and
II. Wippert, of Terre Haute, Ind.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-10
a Jersey Cows Butter Record.

COLUMBIA. Tenn. July mir. John A. Nc
Ewen's celebrated Jersey cow. Etheol. two and
half years old. produced in sAven days thirty
pounds ard fifteen onnees of butter The test
officially made by order % the American
Jersey Cattle Association This is the largest
production on record for COW Of the same age.
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How Prohibition Prohibits.

DAVENPORT, Ia, July 9-The Democrat this
evening publishes letters from the MAYORS Of
twenty nine leading cities and towns in Iowa on
the working Of the prohibition law which had
been In force one year on July The showing
made Is that there are open saloons in nineteen
OF the cities. The total number of places where
liquor is sold = GIG, an increase of I46 during
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-10
Illness of Senator Voorhees,.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, July Ex-senator Voorhees, was
suddenly taken i'll to-day, and is threatened with
inflammation of the bowels. If he RECEIVERS
sufficiently he intends leaving here for Terre
Haute, with his family, on Saturday, to remain
ill fall. He is engaged as counsel in case to
be tried at Greensburg on the 18th.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-10
Natural Phenomenon at Worthington.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WoRTHINGToN, July AT 2:35 p. NJ (sun
time), as a very dark and threatening cloud was
rapidly spreading over the sky, it became sud
denly light, much lighter than if the sun were
shining through a rift in the clouds, which was
impossible at the time 1t was more like an
electric light. differing very much from sunlight.
There was heavy wind at the time. 1t lasted
some four minutes. A light thunder shower
followed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-10

S. A. D. Kitley. at Juletta. Marion county, G. S.
Strip. vice jerome Sparks at Waldron. Shelby
county; w. II. Cox vice j. t. Quick, at Moore's
Vineyard Bartholomew county: E. T. Jordon,
vice j. E. Smith. at Fountantown Shelby com
ty; T. L8nge, vice J. ID. Carson, at Har)ansvilie,
Hamilton county: Mrs. Mary A. Gross. vice Amos
T.. Redman. at Peabody, Whitley county: Ar
thur +. Kinsley. vice Mrs. Mary Il. Witch, at
Freeport Shelby county
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-10
Accidental Death of Mrs Schleter.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE, July 9-Iiate yesterday after
noon Mrs Caroline Schleter. aged seventy
years residing on the Mt. Vernon road four
miles below this city, while ascending ladder
in the barn caught hold Of window to assist
her. when the hinges broke, causing her to fall
backward and the window falling on her abdo
men. causing internal injuries from which she
died in three hours.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-10
Attempt to Blow Up a Train,

Troy, N. Y. July Am Internal machine so
rugged that the passage of train would explode
il was found the bridge over the Salmon
river. south of Piattshurg this morning 1t was
found only few minutes before d passenger
train was due.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-10
Secretary Whitney's Pony.
Peoria Transcri

Peoria transcript.
Secretary Whitney is the happy possessor of =
pony The other day when he was taking his
siesta, and hummng i'll light and easy man
ner, few lines of "Pinafore," the stabeman
appeared and said
The ponvs name is getting littlo long; had
not better cut and roach t2'
mo, never, by Neptunew Numbered the Sec
rotary. ''No roach about that pony. Better
let the raging name grow"
And the abashed hoster withdrew and took
his revenge on n uonY of beer.
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Mr.. "Gene" Higgins Solid.

80. o. S. 50 Washington Special.
The Secretary of the Treasury stated to-day
that the report that Mr.. Higgins was to be re-
moved is untrue. He also stated that he regarded
his appointment clerk as good for the
place, and thought that the abusive newspaper
warfard at present waced upon him was uncalled
for and undignifed. So it seems that after all
the New York Times is not going to get Mr.
HiOOinc hon 1rn6
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ILLINOIS.

Killed by Lightning-Damase to Railways by
High Water.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
BLOOMINGTON. July 9.-Durlng a frightful
electric storm at noon, to-day VIM. Schroeder
employed in the Bloomington nursery was
struck by lightning and killed He was fifty
years old, and leaves widow and five children.
Several persons in and about the city were
severely shocked Six eight bridges the
Lake Erie g. Western railway were washed out
and passenger travel is very seriously impeded
on that line
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-10

LITTLE Rock, Ark, July 9-The Gazette's
Hot Springs, Ark special says: THE Huff
House burned to day, and the flames consumed
several other small buildings Loss, $4,000
with 50 per cent. insurance The Huff House
loss is S., 900; E. Hill, grocer, So 900. A number
OF hotel guests lost personal effects"
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Steamship News.

New York, July 9-Arrived: Pennland
from Antwerp.
LONDON. july 9-The steamer Brooklyn City,
from New York, has arrived at Bristol.
SOUTHAMPTON. July 9.-Arrved of the Scillv
Islands: Ebe, from New York. for Bremen
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Drowned in Turkey Creek.

Special TO the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.
BLooMINGToN, July 9.-This afternoon Willie
Kirby, aged ten, son of Wesley Kirby, of Lex
ington, drowned while bathing in Turkey
creek. near Lexington. His body has not yet
been recovered