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The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-13
TIE WESTERN LEAGUE.
Full Account or the PROCEEDINGS Of
the Meeting OF that Organiza-
ton Neutrality-suspicious.
OF the Climbs Ad-
rnitted.

The meeting of the Western League for the
purpose of organization Was held at the
Grand Hotsl yesterday. A. Y. McKim was
elected President pro tenn, and Manager
Watkins. of the home team, Secretary
1t wss then announced that
the following clubs would comprise
the new League: Indianapolis, Cleveland,
Kansas City. Milwaukee, Nashville, Tdledo,
st. Paul. Manager Watkins aud Joseph
schwahacher represented indianapolis; L.
Lawrence, Cleveland; a Y. Mckim aud
Ted Sullivan, Kansas City; T. LOTUS 40 c. NJ.
hlPp, Milwaukee. On motion of Mr.. LOTUS
II was agreed that the terms of each schedule
championship game should be guarantee
OF SO, with a privilege of 80 per cent. Of the
gate receipts. The bylaws and constitution
or the American Association were then
adopted, with the following amendments:
Pitcher not to be required to deliver the
ball below the shoulder; a batter to he
given bis base on six balls instead
OF seven foul-bound rule abolished. on
motion OF Mr.. Lotus the President was in
structed to appoint committee OF two to
confer with base ball manufacturers with
regard TO the ball to be used blythe League.
Messrs. Watkins and Sullivan were appointed
to serve on this committee; Messrs. Schwa-
bacher and Lawrence were then appointed a
committee 70 select umpires. 1t was resolved
that each club should be assessed SO each
month IN addition 10 annual dues. A V
Mckim, Of Kansas City. was then elected
President and Philip Z. Igoe, OF this city,
Secretary and Treasurer. st a salary OF 500.
]. Scnwabscher, 7. Lawrence and w.
Whipple were appointed Directors of
The League. telegram was received
rom h. ID, Mcknight President of
the American Association, oongratulating
the new League. Several applications from
various persons for positions OF umpirss
were received and referred to the COMMITTEES
above mentioned. The meeting then al
iourned until 10 o'clock this morning.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-13
TEEN AND NOW

In abiding ID the action of Senator Ed
munds in announcing the electoral vote
last Wednesday, the Washington CORE
spondent of the Chicago TImes says: Eight
years ago there was c)terie of Republican
Senators that proposed 10 assert the right of
the President OF the Senate TO count the
electoral vote aud determine the result. Mr.
Ferry, OF Michigan, was then President OF
the Senate. and he was perfectly willing to
constitute himself a National Returning
Board, throw out the Democratic electoral
votes of Florida, SOUTH Carolina and Louisi-
ana, and declare Hayes and Wheeler elected.
Oliver T. Morton and John Sherman were
the leaders OF this movement, and the
scheme would have been tried had most OF
the Republican Senators consented TO it.
Unfortunately fo- the conspirstors, they
found themselves in a very small minority.
George F. Edmunds and Roscoe Conkling
headed the considerable majority of Repub-
licsns who believed il better that the Re-
publicans should lose the Presidency than
that they should assert such enormous and
dangerous powers for the President of the
Senate.
Mr.. Edmunds occupied the same position
that Mr. Ferry did eight years ago. and he
seized the opportunity to establish the precs-
dent, 90 far rs it lay in his power to do. in
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-13
Death OF John spellman.

John Spellman died at his residence, 3l2
North Noble street, last night shortly before
midnight. He has been sick for several
weeks, and was just recovering sufficiently
to be around the house After 9 o'clock be
vent out to call on q neigbbor, but was COM
PEELED 70 return home in short time. He
continued to grow worse, and died in few
minutes after be got home. His physician
wss sent for, but Mr.. 6pellman was dead be-
fore he arrived his death was from apo
plexy. "Uncle JObn" was well known 5v
the business men Of Washingt1n Illinois
and Meridian streets, he having for many
years bad charge Of property sounded by
these and Georgia street. he AWAY had q
cheerful word Ct greeting for the reporter,
al OF whom he knew and with whom he vas
q crest favOrite.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-13
Dramatic Entertainment.

A dramatic entertainment viii be given
this evening at LyrA Hall, by the young
folks of the Church of The Holy Innocents.
Among the Breakers in two acts, will be
presented, with the following cast OF char
acters.
David Murray, Keeper of Fsirpoint Light
nOuee MI. VIII IL Andrews.
Larry Deyine, his assistant. Mr.. Grant C. Pugh
Hon. Bruce Hunter......-........ Mr. Osk : SchIev
Clarence Hunter, his Watd.-... Mr. III. ID. Fletcher.
Peter Paragraph, Newspaper Reporter
SIR. Ch2s r. Andrews.
scud, Hunters Colored Servant
Mr. Walter Y. BOzell.
Miss Minnie Dsze, Hunters Niece,
Mrs. Minnie T. simpson.
8ess Starbright, Cast Up by the Waves,
Miss Jessie Benton.
Mother Carey, q Fortune Teller Miss s. r Beatty
Bldoie Bean, an Irish Girl Miss /. n. Stilz
This vii be followed with a farce entitled
Seeing the Elephant" The admission Is
placed at p cents; children, - cents Per-
Torrance begins st S o'clock. The Nonpareil
orchestra will furnish the music for the
evening. There should be large audience
present, because the object is 8 worthy one
and those who attend win be sure to receive
full value for their money.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-13
A BIG BILL AND BIG sERv'oF

BIG BILL AND BIG SERVICE.
The ocean steamer Lake Winnipeg towed
the great steamer Alaska into the port Of
New York the other day after finding her in
disabled condition several hundred miles
out at sea. The claim for the Job amounts
to e small fortune-s2OO. 600. OF course it
viii be settled by the Board of Underwriters
and Court OF Arbitration. 1t seems to be
an enormous bill, &nd yet the ALASKA was
probably saved from terrible fate-perhaDs
total loss with all on board. A passenger
who bad crossed the Atlantic thirty
times says that the trip was the
most eyentful that he ever ex.
perienced. His account is interesting.
The rudder of the steamer broke just as
terrible gale was moderating, on Tuesday,
February 3. A few minutes alter the rudder
broke the vessel swung into the trough OF
the sea and rolled terribly. 1t was difficult
10 walk on her decks. Many OF the Dassen.
gers appreciated the danger and became
thoroughly alarmed They stayed up all
night, so as to be ready for any emergency.
The steerage passengers we're not allowed on
deck. The weather was exceedingly cold,
end pieces OF ice kept falling from the
shrouds. AT times the waves broke over the
deck. Matters were not improved on
Wednesday. The vessel was still on her
beam ends, and If storm had come up,
nothing could have saved her. Ii was forum
ate that the rudder broke just as the storm
was mederating. Ten sailors were severely
injured by various accidents. During Wed
resdsy the passengers became more and
more alarmed. All attempts st steering
were abandoned, the engines were stopped,
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-13

denying the power of the President Of the
Senate to do anything more than to report
to the joint convention of the two Houses of
Congress what the tellers of the electoral
vote announced to him. There was or the
surface no occasion for his volunteering any
sUoh statement. De was not authorized to
it by the Senate or by Congress. The cir
cumstsnces Of the counting did not call for
the exercise Of any judicial functions on his
part, even If he had possessed or thought he
possessed such functions and there was,
therefore, in the occasion itself no necessity
for his disclaiming judicial functions"
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-13

a LITTLE eood-natured cheering which
greeted the announcement of the election OF
Cleveland and Hendricks at the National
Capitol last Wednesday is called the "rebel
yelp' by the Journal. II Blaine and Logan
had been the successful candidates, and Ma
hone, Longstreet, Moseby, Key and Chal-
mers mad given the screech we suppose the
rebel yell," under such circumstances,
would have been quite musical to the
bloody-shirt organs.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-13
Very Shocking.
Washington Letter.

And the young men are not, If reports are
TO be trusted, the only ones IN society,"
here that are teo fond of the punch bowl or
the champagne bottle. 1t is whispered that
the wives OF some people of prominence are
quite as able in this line as the sterner sex,
and there is just now a story floating about
regarding the drunken FRANKS o. a very
prominent society lady that would horrify
the nation, whose servant her husband Is
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-13
Another BIoonr Afrrnv.

FoBT SMITH, Ark, Feb. 12-Another
bloody ARRAY Is reported to have occurred at
a dance in Indian Territory last Friday
night. Ned Bounds gave a dance at his
home in the Chickasaw nation, at which
whisky famed freely and nearly every body
got drank. Two men engaged iu q fight.
TIE friends of both int srfered, and the fight
became general. z. w. Craig and several
strangers were killed outright, ard a num-
Der of others were wounded
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-13
He IL a RefOrmer.
Yilliamsport Breakfast Tahl.


Briggs" said Pine street Ia gyer 70 his
young clerk, why wern't you at the office
earlier this morning p
Beg pardon. sir. but / am a reformer
believe that the Office should seek the man,
no! the man the Office"
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-13

GOOD suggestion is made for the benefit
Of those who fail to secure quarters in Wash
ington on the 4th of March. Fast and fire.
quent trains run from Baltimore to Wash
ington within an hour. Prices to be charged
in Washington are said to be "most exhorbi
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-13
Recovered $4,000 Damages.

New YoRE, Feb I'm 1883 Elizabeth
Burns fell into a cOal-hole in front of the
property on West Houston street, owned by
the Protestant Episcopal Missionary Socie-
~, and received injuries from which she
dice six months later. Mrs. Burns, admin
istratTjx, recovered IS 900 from the society
in q suit BROUGHT in court to day
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-13
Boston's Magnificent structure.

BosToN, Feb. 12.-Ahe Transcript says it is
positively announced that the money and
magnificent structure on Columbus avenue
and Burkley street, TO contain theater and
concert and dancing halls. surprising Ia ca
psoity anything OF the kind before attempted
IL this CITY
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-13
INDICATIONS.
WARRINGTON, Feb. 3

WARRINGTON, Feb. Is
FOR Tennessee and Ohio ValleY-Colder partly
cloudy weather, light local SHOWS variable winds,
shifting to west and south in the Ohio Valley.
For the Upper Lake RegiOns-Fsir weather,
SLOW y rising temperature. west to south winds,
lower barometer
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-13
W. G. T. q.

The Central w. G. 7. L., at its meeting yes
terday, adopted the following resolution:
Resolved, That We, the Central Women's Chris
tan Temperauce Union, OF Indianapolis. q sister
hood OF Christian women banded together TO lenc
our influence to all measures which shall BY the
blessing OF God. result IN the suppression Of in
temperance in our city, do express our sincere APP
probation OF the effort made By our Police Com
missioners, Messrs. Morrison and Murphy, % So
cure the enforcement OF the law closing saloons
on The Eabbath day. We call upon al citizens
who love law and order 10 stand by them. and
pray that the God OF the Sabbath may sss.atn
thiSday from the desecrstiea Of the open saloon.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-13

The Democratic caucus last night did not
agree upon Congressional Apportionment
bill. The matter was placed IN the hands
OF a committee to report next Monday
NIGHT
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-13
Every Man for himself.
Galveston News

Scratch manufacturer and you always
find a would-be free trader in raw materials
for his own use. The farmers and mechanics
must see that they should get their raw
materials, including tools, free of duty.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-13

THE second battle of Shiloh now being
fought is not so bloody as the first one, but
there seems TO be an unnecessary amount OF
bad blood in 1t for a paper fight, aud
then the most alarming feature about it is
that Lew Wallace remains to bs heard from.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-13

NJ. CLEVELAND has made dead failure in
oEe direction. The Blaine organs fail to be
pleased with anything that he does or pro-
roses 10 do. The hotel he selected in New
York did not suit them. Sad
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-13
Make the Cabinet Solid.


a strong Democratic Cabinet Is what the
Democratic party requires more than sny-
thing else to inspire confidence IN the Demo
cratic administration and policies of the
future. The Senate will take care of itself.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-13

Mr.. BLAINE is reading proof on his second
volume. he says it is wearing him out
1t is not, perhaps, so pleasant as reading
proof on his inaugural. The saddest words,
under some circumstances, are 1t might
have beenn
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-13
ANOTHER HORROR.

The Blsckley Aims House in West Phila-
dephia, Pa, burned LAST night. Another
fearful loss of life is reported. Perhaps
twenty human beings were burned to death.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-13
Welcoming Tom Hendricks.
Atlanta Cons tuition

As the Constitution goes to press this
morning special car enters che depot bring.
ing nan Of whom it may be said there is
nothing in the town too good for him.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-13

TINS makes US feel envious: "Violets are
in bloom and crocus plants are feeling their
way through the ground" says a Portland,
Ore, paper.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-13

The struggle for the United States SEN
aiorship in Illinois promises to be long and
interesting.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-13

THE frat mails from Chicago since Sunday
came yesterday.
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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-01-09
some Folks Holidays.

We had somewhat to say last week about
the way bank officers sometimes spent their
HOLIDAYS. and Bro. Newlin, of the Millville
Republican, who is also postmaster of that
thriving city, thus describes how he spends
his: l.,
There are certain days in the year marked
by the p. O. department as holidays, and
we propose to show what a royal freedom
a Postmaster has on such occasions. We
take Christmas as the day, and the Mill
Vile p. 0. as the illustration. Now Christ
mas is a holiday, the department says a
legal holiday, therefore the jolly postmss-
ter prepares for a day of rest, recreation
and enjoyment. This is how he does it.
He oets up and sends ont a mail at 40 A.
NJ. receives and distributes one at $50.
Sends one at $50, and receives one at
o 80 and another at 1921. Forwards
a mail at Has. lie then goes to dim
ner. Grams down his turkey and trim
mings-if he has any, and returns TO
the office in time to receive the l.4o mail.
This distributed, he prepares and sends
the 40 mail, gets his his breath, takes a
drink-of water, and sends out the 4.3o
mail. then another at 4.45. At 900 he re-
eeives and distributes the mail from the
north. and at 80 that from the south. lie
is then free. Has he had a holidays
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-01-09
narried.


WILKINS-HAINES.-At the residence of
the brides parents, near Westville, ON the LIST
inst, by Rev. Isaac Fowler, Lewis n wilkins,
of Thoroughfare, and Miss Susanna O.. Haines.
MADARA-CHEW.-on Dec. 18th, 1884, at
Barnsboro, by Rev. VIM. NJ. staulcup, MI.
Thos. NJ. MadaTa and Miss Ellen ;. Chew, all of
Barnsboro.
PITMAN-HEWES.-0n January LIST, lSS5, at
Baptist Parsonage, Daretown, by Rev. Charles
ID. Parker, Burnside Pitnlan, OF orketown, 10
Sallie j. Hewes, OF Woodstown.
COOK-DOUGHTY.-At the residence of the
brides parents in Bridgeton, Dec. 18th, by Rev.
Willis Reeves. Mr.. Richard W. Cook, OF salem,
to Miss Anabel Doughty, OF Bridgeton.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 81, 1884, at
Friesburg, salem county, by Rev. \. W. Lentz,
+. Hutchinson, OF shirley, Nj.
VEAI-VANkIRk.-In Bridgeton, December
25th, by Rev. Willis Reeves, Mr.. Jefferson l..
Veal, of Franklinyille, \. j., and Miss Silvia
Van Kirk, of DennisNille, Nj.
DUFFlELD-COBB.-On Dee. 18th, at Deer
field, by the Rev, A. j. snyder, Mr.. Nathan
Dufield, of Cedarville, and Mrs. Mary d.. Cobb,
OF Deertield.
BRADWAY MILLS.-At the Walnut 81.
NJ. T.. Parsonage. salem, january 8, lSs', by
Rev. VIM. ;. Zane. Mr.. William ;. Broadway to
Miss Bell t. Mills, both of Salem, Nj.
ROsE-STEW ART.-Jan.2 I'd. lss5,by Rev. Al.
Gregory, at the parsonage OF the Nj. r.. church,
at Unionyille, Frank Rose, of Daretown, 10
Ella G. stewart, of Woodstown y. j.
or FORD - Oh AMPlON. At the resi-
dence of the brides father, in salem, y. j., on
Wednesday, January It'll, 1885, by the Rev. W.
V. Louderbough, Robert D.. Criw ford, OF
Philadelphia, and Rachel {. Champion, only
aughter Of Thomas b. Jones. NO cards.
WEST-DAyIS.-At the parsonage, No. SIS
Mickle street, Camden, December 80, lsS4, by
Rev. George b. Wight, Mr.. William X. West,
Jr., of Centre Square, \. J :, ana Miss Salhe \.
Davis, Of Bridgeport, Nj.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-01-09
NuIEica Hill.

\ release from our ordinary line OF bust
ness during the holidays permitted us to go
abroad hence we can say but little of our
town at this writing. We understand that
the people in general enjoyed a merry
Christmas and a happy New Year, and
entered 1885 with strong determinations
to make it a year better spent than 1884.
So let it be.
The ladies of the w. c. r. L. inform us
that the net receipts from their fair and
festival exceeded 500.
The entertainment held in the Baptist
Church on New Years Eve was a grand
success the church was crowded, and the
pieces were recited remarkably well.
The members # the NJ. f. Church are
very much pleased with their new pastor,
Rev. Mr.. Greenig, of Philadelphia, form
erly of the Indiana conference, who has re-
ceived the appointment until the next con-
ference.
An excellent address on temperance was
delivered in the Methodist Church last
Sunday evening, by Mrs. Fannie Carr, of
Camden.
Perhaps some of the readers of the Mon
itor will be interested to know of some OF
the new enterprises of Cumberland county,
where we were permitted to invade during
our absence through the holidays. On
entering Bridgeton, the ''city of churches, u
we at once found that it had been made
very attractive, by the establishment OF
electric lights. More than thirty Of the
business men nave wonderfully improved
the evening appearance of their places of
business, by taking stock and introducing
these lights.
The most attractive place in Bridgeton,
which we visited for a short season out OF
curiosity, is the skating rink. We wit
messed the performance of Miss Ella Stet-
son, of Boston, whose accuracy III her
movements. which were entirely graceful,
had as yet been unequaled by any previous
performers. Scores, yes hundreds, flock
10 this place OF amusement, to take thell
exercise, which we deem injurious to
many, since they exercise to excess, and
then go carelessly out into the open air and
to their homes.
Having spent a day with our friend Mil
ler'' we FASTENED ON to F%airton, a uburb OF
Bridgeton. This town is improving in
several respects. The inhabitants now
have telephone connection with all the aa-
jacent towns the office is at the store OF
Z. 0. Davis. Here, we found the most i'm
portant enterprise in the county, and prob
ably the most important Of the kind III
South Jersey-the pork, beef and lard
packing establishment of F. II. Willis. 1t
is convenient in every respect-everything
is run by steam. Last spring, Mr.. Willis
dug a pond, and on the 10Th of June,
stocked it with German carp fish, three and
four inches in length. Some of them were
caught a few days ago, and were found To
have increased twelve inches, measuring
sixteen inches. A new ice-house has re-
Gently been built adjoining the carp pond,
and filled with excellent ice. 1t contains
nearly four hundred tons.
We were shown two relics of antiquity,
The old Stone Church. and the OLD
Graveyard, of which We will speak i'll
the near future.
Having spent a very pleasant time witt
DR.. w. S. Applegate, and greeted many
new friends, we return to our field of labor
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-01-09
Arrested on Suspicion.

George Grooms, a former resident of this
vicinity, who is at present bartender for
George G.. Sithens, formerly of Harrison
vile. who keeps a concert saloon at No.
GIG Cherry street. Philadelphia, was ar
rested on Monday evening on suspicion Of
having caused the death of Mrs. Henrietta
Schmitz, G18 Cherry street, who received a
fatal bullet wound in the eye while looking
out of the window on New Years Eve.
After a thorough examination of the case
on Tuesday, the jury rendered a verdict
that the shot was fired by some person or
persons unknown, and Grooms was dis
charged. Joseph Hatch, who lives oppo-
site Sithen's saloon, testified that when the
clock struck twelve he heard three shots
fired from the direction opposite Mrs.
Schmitz's house and heard Grooms re-
mark, LET her go" Grooms admitted
having made the remark attributed to him,
but denied that he had fred the shots. He
said that 1t had never owned a pistol. He
further asserted that he had closed up the
saloon at Has o'clock, and was at Ninth
and Race streets when the hour of mid
night struck. A number of other wit
nesses were called, but they denied that
they knew Of the person who fired the
shot, or failed TO give any other evidence OF
an important nature, and the jury brought
in a verdict as above stated. and Grooms
as released from custody.