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, 1885-08-08
ONE result Of The investigation of Mr..

ONE result Of the investigation of Mr..
Aquilla Jones, postmaster at indianapolis
which the president ordered on certain
charges preferred By so called civil service
reformers, is to expose the manner in
which the indianapolis patronage was
appropriated by the Republicans.
There are over eighty clerks and other
persons employed in that post Office and
in its outdoor work. When Mr.. Jones
took possession he found not one Demo
cratic voter in the whole number of en-
rloyes. His Republican predecessor had
prescribed Democrats. He had put the
brand Of exclusion upon them. following
the rule in the departments at Washing
tn and in all the principal and inferior
offices throughout the country, which
proclaimed in principle hat none but
Rubhcans should be put on guard. This
prescription has been in practice every
where for nearly a quarter of a century.
Mr.. Jones has made only about twenty
changes in his Office, or only about one
fourth of the whole force. He has gwen
these places very properly and naturally
to Democrats who are capable and desery-
ing, and who heretofore have had no
chance for recognition.
The accusers of Mr.. Jones evidently
did not understand the law for an alleged
violation of which they arraigned him.
He dismissed two subordinates for sufh
cient cause according to his own views,
but without making any charges against
then, which he was not required to do.
The retormers claim that these dismissals
were an ofiense against the civil service
law, which the president ought to punish.
They were ignorant that the power of re-
moval is untouched by that law, which
concerns itself simply with the modes OF
appointment in certain cases. Therefore
the complaint which was the foundation
of the attack on Postmaster Jones was
wholly absurd, and the examiner re-
port to the president embodies that view
of the case.
This case illustrates the methods of a
set Of politicians found in indianapolis as
well as in Cheyenne, who, wearing the
mask of reform, are striving to give life
tenure to an army Of Republican Office
holders, and to shut out Democrats from
the public honors and trusts which the
people at recent elections have decided
they should enjoy.
, 1885-08-08


Trollope's system is well known, but
we may quote a curious explanation Of
his fertility;
@Whol have commenced a new book
| have always prepared a diary. divided
into weeks. and carried 1t on for the
period which have allowed myself for
The completion Of the work. In this /
have entered day by day the number of
pages l have written, so that at any time
| have slipped into idleness for a day or
two, the record Of that idlene has been
there staring me in the face. and demand
ing Of me increased labor. so that the de.
h.iency might be supplied. According
10 the circumstance Of the ti~me-whether
my other business might be then heavy
or light, or whether the book which ! was
writing was or was not wanted with
speed-I have allotted myself so many
ages a week. The average numbcr has
been about forty. 1t has been plnced as
low ms twenty. and has risen 10 H. And
as a page Is IN ambiguous term. my page
has been made TO contain $50 words; and.
as words. II not watched. will have a
tendency TO struggle, | have had every
word counted rs | went
, 1885-08-08
Experiment. at the parl. srorsue.

Nature
In connection with the trial of Pei
for poisoning. which has Just resulted
in arts in the condemnation of the ac-
cused, some interesting Q periments
were conducted at the morgne with a
view to testing whether IT was possible,
as alleged by the prosecution, that the
murderer could havs got rid Of the
body OF one of his victims by burning it
piece by piece in a common stove.
Tho professional witnesses stated that
they procured a body weighing sixty
k~ilogrammes. They removed from it
forty kilogrammes o organic matter
and lighted a re OF wooden logs. They
thus asceTtained that in an hour the
complete reduction to ashes OF one kllo-
gramme of organic matter could be ell
fected, and in fort hours the complete
combustion of n body weighing sixty
k~ilogrammes could DO completed. The
accompanying smell was not disagTeea-
BILE. The bearing Of this on the ues-
ton of cremation is obvious. 1t is pos
sible to consume the human body by re
at n comparatively small expense, as
these experiments show.
In Japan, where cremation has been
practiced for ages, the quantity of wood
consumed in the cheapest cremation is
so small that European doctors doubted
the evidence of the witnesses. Crema-
ton of the lowest class costs only .
shillings sterling, on account OF the
small quantity OF wood used, and the
operation generally lasts from six TO
nine hours. The smell for a considerable
distance around tho crenatorium is,
however, of a very offensive kind, and
the accessories are, as a rule far from
agreeable. There is, however, no doubt
that the body can bo consumed at a far
less expenditure Of fuel than is generally
considered possible
, 1885-08-08


The principal grain from which starch
Is manufactured at the present time il
Indian corn-wheat an | potatoes being
used in limited quantities
here are twenty four factories in the
inited states manufacturing starch
from corn. Fifteen OF these ara work
ing under the new method, or chemical
process, and producing about two. thirds
Of the total amount made per annum
he lalanco work by the old method. or
fer ontation process. Indiana is the
leading state in the Union in the pro-
du,tion OF starch from corn, having
eight factories and producing nor than
one-third OF tho total amount made.
The total capacity Of the mills manu-
featuring starch from corn is about
200. 600, 900 pounds per annum The
total nn nber of pounds OF starch OF all
kinds exported from the / nited States
in the twelve months ending July 4,
1851, was ',033, 7l5.
The consumption of starch for all
purposes in tho United States is about
100, O0O, 900 pounds per annum. or an
average Of three pounds for each person
, 1885-08-08
a COLLECTION OF "wAsHtNeroNs'
An sort. Of Portraits OF the Father Of
His Country.

All sort. Of Portraits OF the Tather 81
His Country.
lBnooklv1 EAGLE
Mr.. T. W. Lawrence, OF this city,
called me into his little den the other
day to show me an edition OF the Life
of Washington, by Edward Everett,
that cost somebody nearly So, 900, and
was on the MARKET for about half that
sum. Mr.. Lawrence is the owner of
nobody knows how many thousands OF
old prints that are chiefly used in the
preparations of specially illustrated
looks, and he is also a collector OF first
editions and other literary and artistic
curiosities. The Life OF Washington
referred to is augmented by something
like 400 old plates, about half of which
are portraits of the Father of Ills
Country, and il also contains autograph
letters and memoranda from Washing
ton, Jefferson, the Adamses, Lafayette
in good Lnglishl and many other
soldiers and statesmen of his time.
The plates are all rare, and some Of
them are uni ne, not being enumerated
in any list of Washington's portraits
that has yet been published. They pre-
sent a surprising diversity. There are
lean WashingtOns and fat Washingtons,
graceful Washingtons and clumsy
Washingtons; they show the general
smiling, sulky, solemn. Indifferent, intoxi-
Gated, crazy, they show him stark and
rigid, sitting for his portrait and val
iantly charging into the fight: they show
him van uished and victorious; they
show him in camp. in the senate. on his
lawn at Mount Vernon and in the bosom
OF his family; they show him dead and
intombed, and they even exhibit a Brit
ish grenadier shedding tears before his
mortuary marble.
There are Washingtons from America,
England, Holland, Germany, france
and Italy. There are good portraits and
ideal portraits made from inaccurate de
criptions, one might think; there are
noble and dignifed Washingtons. and
there are peck marked, wild eyed, big
nosed, wobble awe1 scarecrows figuring
as W%ashingtons, that are simply start
ling Taken in their entirety they are
nm interesting company, and the parallel
of them is probably o to DO found in
this country. Now the manifest destiny
of such a group of pictures as this is not
the idle shelf of the rich collector, but
the walls o a museum or library in
some large city.
, 1885-08-08

JUSTICE HAIGHT, of the Supreme
Of New York, has just made an important
as well as interesting decision on married
women's rights and privileges There is
no subject on which the statutes of the
states differ more widely, and no branch
Of the law which is more fruitful of liti-
cation.
The legal literature affecting ''femmes
covert, as since Blackstone's day they
have been known in courts, is not only
voluminous and constantly increasing,
but it comes mure nearly being of living
interest to a layman than most topics on
which calf bound tones are written. In.
some states, Ohio for example, that mem.
Der of the family who reads the law re-
ports most closely is sure, in Western
parlance, to get the bulge on the other.
a femme covert who has been trading
as a femme sole" may wake uD her hus.
band any fine morning and decline to
cook his breakfast She may brandish
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WY " sue" '0is's ui''iAn,
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, 1885-08-08

Ibeufgr Bancroft in The Centurs.
When Henry Clay was debating in his
mind the nature OF his disease, and rs
yet had not quite renowned the hope Of a
renewal of his days Of action, he sought
counsel Of Samuel Jackson. He was
greatly in earnest an wanted to know
the truth, the exact and whole truth.
His question was, if the evident decline
II his strength was so far beyond relief
hat he must surely die soon. lie re-
luired an c plicit answer, without color
n reserve, however unpleasant ii might
De for the physician 10 an un.
favorable result. IT. Jackson made q
careful examination of his condition.
found the ease to be q clear one, AM
had the courage 10 make to the hero of
a hundred parliamentary battles a faith
full report.
The great statesman received the com.
munication that for him life was neal
its close, not without concern, but yet
with the fortitude of resignation. lie
declared that he had no dread of death,
but he was still troubled by one fear,
which was probably suggested to him by
the recollection of the magnificent con
stitution with which he had started in
life. That fear was not of death, but of
the mode of dying; he had a terrible APP
prehension that his last hours would 10
hours OF anguish in a long agonizing
struggle between life and death; this
and this only, he said, was the thought
that now lay heavily IN his mind. DR..
Jackson explained to him the nature of
his malady ami the smooth and Tranquil
channel in which it was to run, and as
sured him with a sagacity which did
not admit Of question, hat in his last
hour he would die as quietly rs an in
FAINT falls asleep in its cradle. on
give me infinite relief, 4" answered Clay.
The chief terror which death had for
him had vanished.
, 1885-08-08
cuaE ron PILES

Piles are frequently preceded by a sense
Of want of weight in the back, loins and
lower part OF the abdomen, causing the
patient to suppose he has some affection
of the kidneys or nelghboring organs. AT
times, symptoms ofindigestion are present
hatulency, u%neasiness of the stomach, etc.
A moisture like perspiration, producing a
very disagrceable itching, after getting
@arm. is g common attendant. Blind,
bleeding and itching piles yield at once to
the application of DIR. Bosanko's Pile
Remedy, which acts directly on the parts
effected, absorbing the tumors, a~llaying
the intense itching, and effecting a per
manent cure. Price so cents. Address
The DR.. Bosanko Medicine Co. Piqua,
o. Sold by W. n, Hunt.
, 1885-08-08

Webster. Speech to an Audience Of Two.
Baliimo-e American
Here is a new anecdote Of Webster.
Ii was told by the late col. Munford,
who was at one time secretary OF the
irg MIA commonwealth, and it has
never been published
Q oil. Munford was in his Office at the
state house one day when a distin.
gui led looking man, accompanied by a
Young lady, zane in, and asked IL they
could see the legislative chambers. Col
Munford Mt once recognized, from por-
traits that no had seen, the face o.
Webster, and wishing to see as much Of
the great statesman as possible, offered
to accompany him through the state
house. The young lady see ned to be
u relative OF ~ ebster. and was very
fright and pi uant in her conversation.
here was n constant tire of clever re-
partee between the two, and when the
party reached the senate chamber the
young lady, turning TO him. exclaimed
NOW, everybody says you are a great
man, and can make a speech wit out
any preparation. | want you to prove
it. AS she said this she moved to the
rostrum and took possession of the pres.
idcnt's chair.
The house will please come to order.
Tho gentleman from Massachusetts, has
the door.
Webster, said Col. Munford, relat-
ing tho incident, took, as II by in
stinct, the most favorable position in
the room, so that his voice could best
be heard, and for ten or fifteen minutes
he spoke with an elo uencc t at | have
never heard equaled. lie referred to
Nirginia 5 past, and, alluding especially
to her distinguished sons, he pointed
out their portraits that hung on the
walls, and described their traits in the
most beautiful language imaginable -
frienls that it was the best speech he
ever listened to.
, 1885-08-08

You are allowed a free tri1l Of Mirtl
days Of the use of DR.. Dyes Celebrated
Noltaic Belt with Electric SuspensoD APP
~pliances for the speedy relief and perma,
nent cure Of nervous debility, loss of vi,
tally and manhood, and all kindred
troubles. Also. for many other diseases,
Complete restoration to health. vigor and
manhood guaranteed, No risk is incurred.
Illustrated pamphlet with fall informa
ton, terms, etc mailed free by addressin,
Noltaic Belt Co, Marshall. Mich.
, 1885-08-08
The King. aud the Cholera.

Eat Pordenone they rejoice; at Naples
they die; ! go to naples" So said
ning Humbert when Italy was scourged
with cholera. The instance is called to
mind by the uproar in Spain caused at
the announcement by King Alfonso of
his intention TO visit the plague-stricken
sections of his kingdom. That was all
very well for King Humbert in Italy,
who has a son already 10 years old; but
King Alfonso has no direct male heir
and his eldest daughter is only o.,
, 1885-08-08

Manufactured only by the California
Fig Syrup Co. San Francisco Cal, is
Natures Own Ture Laxative. This plea
sent liquid fruit remedy may be had OF
Hunt 4 Whipple druggists. Sample bot
ties free and large bottles at fifty cents or
one dollar. Ii is the most pleasant,
prompt and effective remedy known, to
cleanse the system, TO act ON the Liver,
Kidneys and Bowels gently yetthoroughly;
to dispel Headaches, Colds and Feyens; TO
cure CONSTIPATION, Indigestion and kind
red ills. For sale by w. N. Hunt.
, 1885-08-08

The sage Of commerce Is aim psi wholly
made Of potato starch. shaped into small
balls. Of which the surfaces are then
gelatinizcd by passing over them hot mir
saturated with steam. There is scarcely
any apparent difference between a so
made and the genuine article manufact-
ured from certain tropical plants.
Neither should he used al all by fat
people.
, 1885-08-08

Having good Accommodations and being
close to town, lam now ready to pasture
any amount of stock at reasonable rates.
Stock is put in pasture, no herding done,
nor do they stand in corral four hours at a
time. An horses taken and returned
when wanted to and from the Elephant
corral ON Eddy street. between Seven
teenth and Eighteenth streets. We also
have horses for sale. CHAs. I. HINKER
, 1885-08-08

For habitual constipation, dyspepsia and
kindred ills, is the famous liquid fruit rem
edy, Syrup Of Figs. Ii cleanscs as well
as strengthens the system. it is easily Ia
ken and perfectly harmless. Sample bot
ties free and large bottles for sale by W.
N. Hunt.
, 1885-08-08

'fNs' A'@e't amounting w. -oOsooO
Application for rates to clubs should
ue made Only to the Office Of the Company In
New Orleans.
For further Information write clearly.
giving fun address.
.rostal notes, Express Money Orders, or New
YORK Exchange In ordinary letter. Currency
by express (al sums Of IS aud u wards
at our expense addressed
". A. DAUpHfN. New Orleans. La,
or MA DAUPHlN. GU Seventh St., Washing
ton. Dc
wake PO. Money Orders payable and ad-
dress Regis cred Letters 10
NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK,
New Orleans. La
, 1885-08-08

When a man is whipped at the post in
Delaware They give him a piece of rub
Der to bite on. The victim thinks It
deadens tho pain.
, 1885-08-08
Telephone No. 10
Sam Ramsey's Restaurant,
The Only First Class place Of the Kind In
The City,

Conducted On the European Plan.
Meals at all hOun. Oysten served in
every style. /. Supper for parties, and lun-
ehes gotten in 6rst class style aud sent to
any part Of the city. All orders promptly
attended to. Money must accompany the
orders. Board by the week 500, by
the month 5000. 3i2 Ferguson Street,
n the Carey Block.
, 1885-08-08

Willie.-W arr sorry that a fall on
roller skates has interferod with your hol-
day Still il need not do SO any longer.
Use 81 Jacobs oil at once and YOU will be
all right
, 1885-08-08

The heavy cloud. may bs raining.
iIt with evening come the light;
Through the dark arc low winds complain.
ing.
Yet n g .unrise gilds tbs height:
And love has his hi idsn treasure
For the patient aud tn pure
And TNns give, his fulie I measure
r the WORKER who endure,
And the Word that no law hh shaken
Hn, The future pledge upplei;
For We know that when we awaken"
We shall be- Statistic o.
-lIln.laN.a Annar-na
, 1885-08-08

Persons desiring pure Lake Mshapaluta
ice should leave orders at Christ. Mauss'
bakei. 3l7 Ferguson street, or with the
undersigned. SLOAN 4 Co.
, 1885-08-08

Along the coast from the northern
boundary OF 'cru. far southwest 10 the
end Of the GILLIAN desert. rain never falls
, 1885-08-08

Tbs karnIa-all tho total OF n soul
Which IS the things it did. the thou .hts II
had,
TIE "SelfT it woye-with woof OF viewl,s.
TINA.
Cro- oil IN the warp invisible OF acts.
-I"Light Of Ada."
, 1885-08-08
E CZEM MA.
And Every Species of Itching and
Burning Diseases Cured by
Cuticura.

Eczema, or salt rheum. with Its agonizing itch
Ling and burning Instantly n lieyed by a warm
hath with tuticura soap, and u single applica-
tion OF uilcuTa, The great skin cure. This re-
peated daily, y It'll two or three do>es OF Cuticu-
IN hesulyent. the new b oOd purifier, TO keep
the blood cool, the perspiratlOn pure and un-
irritati g. the bowels open. the liver and kid
neys active, will speedily cure eczema, letter,
psoriasis. llchen, pruritus. scall head
~dandrut and every species Of itching, scaly and
pimply humors OF the scalp and skin, whe the
best physicians and all known remedies tall.
, 1885-08-08

They will not, who could,
They cannot, who would.
And, nia-. many dare not
Thus runneth this worlds plot.
prom the German.
, 1885-08-08
II NECESSITY
L For tho 1Pco1011@ts
DR.. WAGNER & CO..

We oier no apology for deyotlng so much time
and attention TO TINS much neglected class OF
dlsea' es believing that no condition of humanity
IS too wretchcd IL merit the sympathy and hes
services OF the profession TO which we belong
ms many are Innocent sufferers, and that
the physician who dey, ties himself
to relieving the afflicted and saving
them from worse than death. Is no less a
philanthrOphist and a ben efact0r 10 his . e
than the surgeon or physician who by close ap
pllcation ex sels In Any other branch Of his pro-
esslon And fortunately for humanity, tue day
IS dawnlng when the false phnsnthrppby that
condemned the victims OF folly or crime, like
the lrpers under the Jewish law. 10 die uncareo
for, has passed away.
, 1885-08-08

Pure, delicious ice cream aud the finest
soda water with all the various fruit syr-
ups at II. II. Ellis.
, 1885-08-08
YOUNG MEN
MIppLE-AGEp MEN

There are many men OF the age OF 80 to 60 who
are troubled with too frequent excavations OF
tile bladder, often accompanied by a slight
smarting or burning sensation and n weakening
OF the system In a manner the patient camel
account for On examining the urinary deposits
a ropy sediment will often be found, and some.
times small particles Of albunuen will appear. OF
tne color VIII be OF akin or milkish hue, again
changing TO a dark and torpid appearance.
There are many men who die OF this difficulty,
ignorant OF the cause, which Is the second stage
OF seminal weakness. DR. Wagner will guarsln-
tee n cure In all such cases and a healthy restora-
tion OF the genito-urinary organs, Consultation
free. Thorough examination and advice. s5 y,
the Denver Daily News and Tribune Republ-
can.
, 1885-08-08

Sold by all druggists. Price, Cuticura, 50c.. Soap
pc, Resolyent, $40 Prepared by the Potter
Drug aud Chemical Co., Boston, Mass.
paoutify the complexion and skin by using
DOdu tho Cuticura SOAP.
, 1885-08-08
Commits ioners

incorporated in 1858 for Is years by the Leg
lsiRiure for Educational and Charitable pur-
p~oses-with n capital OF 81 900. which a
reserve fund OF over $4,000 has since been
added.
BY an Overwhelming popular vote its
franchise was made a part OF the present
D.lS7e.
TAe only Lottery eter uoted on and sndorssd
by The people Of any StatS.
Il nercr Scales or R6stpones
Its Grand Single Number Drawings take
place monthly.
, 1885-08-08

Mr. John ThieI. wnkesbarre, Pa, writes
Il have suffered from salt rheum for over eight
years. at times so bad that | sould not attend
10 ny business for weeks at a time. Thrtc box
es II Cuticnra and four bottles Resolyent have
entirely cured me Of this dreadful disease. T"
, 1885-08-08
MRS. |. M: BUCKINGHAM

Posts Bank lBlocl, Room No. X.
stamping on goods Of any description. accord
ina 70 the latest patterns.
Lessons Given in
Embroidery. Arrasene and Ribbon Werk.
0uetn Anue pauilng. Outline hall solid, and
Russian Embroidery.
An Kinds Of Material for Fancy work.
LIAM SEWING A SPECIALITY
The Latest styicsof Patterns just Received.
, 1885-08-08

Daily. delivered by carrier. ebc per week.
81 per month.
Daiiy, by mail. 81 per month, 500 Tor six
months, $40 per year, In advance.
weekly 81 % per annum. sLG for six months.
naNnhln In ndNancn -
, 1885-08-08

A SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY TO WIN
A FORTUNE. Eighth GRIND Drawing.
Glass H.. In the ACADEMY OF MUSIC.
NEW ORLEANS TURSD ~, AUGUST III.
lss5.-is3rd Monthly Drawing
CAPITAL PRIZE, $4,000.
Ioo, 600 Tickets at Five DO lars Each
Fractions, in Fihhs in proportion.
, 1885-08-08

VIII Mcdonald, 25i2 Dearborn street. CHI
eago, gratefully acknowledges u cure OF eczema,
or salt rheum, on near. neck. face, arms and
legs for seventeen years . OF able 10 walk ex-
cept On hands and knees for one year not able
10 hell himself for eight years tried hundreds
Of remedies. Il ctors pronounced his ease hope
less permanently cured by Cu.icura Rssolvent
blood puriner) Internally. and Cnticurs and Gu
tlcrra soap tine great skin cures) externally.
, 1885-08-08
RATES or ADvEprIsI>c.

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Insertions : cents per line one month 9 cents
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Minor mention notices, among local reading
matter, IS cent per line each Insertion.
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