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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-04
M'CLELLAN'S APPOINTMENT
1t Was Made Under Law Specially Prepared
to Fit His Case

Interview with Hon. Alex. Ferguson, of Cincinnati.
met General Mcclellan on a train going to
Columbus just after the firing on Fort Sumter
Larz Anderson introduced me to the General,
| and said the latter was going to Columbus to
give his aid in regard to the organization of the
Ohio volunteers, and had been rec commended to
the Governor as proper person to be put in
command. was in the Senate then, and went
to McClellans room that evening at his hotel T
think it was the American. | found him con-
sdering bill for the organization of the Ohio
troops, which had been introduced to the House
by VIM. j. Flagg, Larz Anderson's hrother-in-
law, and which had passed to its third reading,
and was ready for engrossment. 1t had been
hastily drawn, and came to the conclusion
that it was not exactly what was wanted. sug-
gested an organization similar to that of the
Mexican war Mcclellan knew about the latter,
and agreed with me- Flag said then that he
would withdraw his bill I told him not to do
that, but to send it to the Senate where we could
offer new a substitute, and all the House
would have to do would be to concur. / made an
appointment to meet Mcclellan at the Senate
chamber. where l had Brightly's Digest con-
tanning the Mexican war laws and there at nv
desk drew a bill which was introduced in the
morning and passed on the reassembling in the
afternoon as a substitute for Fagg's, and sent
to the House. A message announcing concur
renee came before Mcclellan left my desk, and
he remarked: 81 have higher opinion of re-
publican form of government than ever had
before" Bred a West Pointer he had thought
the machinery of our government too slow for
war purposes This bill provided for the ap-
pointment of a citizen major general, and
other officers from those in commission. The
constitutionality of the provision for the appoint
ment of citizen. which was to make room for
Mcclellan doubtful; but he did not stop at
that. and under this bill Mcclellan was appoint
ed. He had prepared his report about the de-
ficency of Ohio arms, but hesitated to send it to
General Scott officially, as his appointment was
not yet made l told him there was no doubt
Of
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-04

ga YOUNG Democrat" asks the New York
Sun how to learn Democracy, and the Sun
recommends the two volumes constituting
Mr.. Tildens biography. That will do so ia,
as Democracy's connection with cipher tele
grams but no one can hope to know Democ
racy until he reads the history of the Rebel
lion, and sets that down as the chief accom-
plshment of Democracy-its GROWING
achievement
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-04

the Cincinnati Enquirer and New York World
will lead the attack, which will be supported by
almost every senator and representative in Con-
gress. The last order. excluding office-seekers
and their congressional hackers from interviews,
has aggravated the spirit of hostility There is
no doubt that storm Is brewing between the
President and his party, in aud out of Congress,
ed. The leaders in the prospective conflict say
that if New York is carried. they will not have
the President to thank, and if it is lost they will
know the cause
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-04
The President and the Senate.

Among number of senators who have been
IN the city of late. there have been more or less
speculation and comment upon the attitude of
the President to the party, especially as il may
be affected by the result in New York. The in
ference drawn from the views of these senators
is that the present apparent quiet is simply an
effort to maintain the status quo pending the
campaigns in New York and Virginia. after
which there will DO a general movement along
the entire Democratic line against the conserva-
tive policy of the President 1t ia claimed that
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-04

THE so-called Republican papers Of New
York, including the Tribune, the Utica Her
aid, the Buffalo Express, and others; can now
have ample time to sit down and figure out
how they could support Mr. Hill one year and
oppose him another. They may be able to
satisfy their own consciences, but the people
have no confidence in that sort of thing.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-04

The Lord Mayor of London has received
over 500, 900 in subscriptions to build a mon
ument Ga hospitaD in honor of Chinese
Gordon. In proportion to their respective
services, this would entitle General Grant to
one worth not less than $40, 100000.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-04

principle, but they will. not when nothing
more worthy their time and effort is presented
than the splitting of hair south by south
west We regard the New York election of
yesterday as a valuable lesson and discipline
to the Republican party. 1t marks clearly
the duty of the future.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-04

PEOPLE who think that Ferdinand Ward has not
been sufficiently punished for his crimes should
reflect that on the occasion of his first Sunday
at Sing Sing he was compelled, with other con-
victs, to listen to thin blooded young man sing
"Oh, Fair Dove; On Fond Dover No man can
hear that song while free and keep his sanity.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-04

THE Rev. Hugh o. Pentecost, of New York
city preached a sermon on Sunday night
eulogizing General Mcclellan, which was
very proper and timely thing to do. But he
was foolish enough to institute a comparison
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-04
Ferd. Ward WIN Talk Out.

Interview with him at Sing Sing.
do you intend to make full statement or
your transactions giving the names OF ali the
persons who have profted thereby"
'At the proper time / shall make public
complete history of my Wall-street experience
and of the business transacted by the firm of
Grant & Ward, and its relation to the Marine
National Bank. One thing you may say:
have no feeling of resentment toward James ID,
Fish, although he did all he could to have me
sent to State prison"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-04

The question of free ballot and fai
count is more potent with the people than tn,
duty on dried bugs or the personality of
mail-carrier in Podunk
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-04

THE absolute powerlessness of the press
when it is not in harmony with honesty and
good sense has been again demonstrated in
New York.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-04

gines responded, the time of the call, the loss,
and other Incidents He also knows the exact
location of all the boxes. Persons interested
might ask him about fires in the next world.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-04
Judge Ayres's Dignity.

1t seems that Judge Ayres, at Indianapolis,
cannot hnd any law TO prevent or punish an out
rage upon his own court AS the matter now
stands Judge Ayres and the dignity of his court
are sat upon
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-04

THE Prohibition vote was increased in New
York, but not so largely as was expected, judg
ing from the returns as received.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-04
The Cleveland Idea.

Atlanta CONSTITUTION
LII Is laudabie thing to covet big Office, butt
man who wants small Office ought to be in
the penitentiary. This is the verdict of the DEM
ocratie administration
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-04

In Lincolnshire the business of growing wheat
is failure. A Cambridge graduate is said to
have lost $50, 900 at it in three or four seasons
Graduates should not experiment, but 60 at once
into journalism" 1t is the shortest and safest
road to affluence.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-04

LOUISVILLE has polytechnic course of lect-
ures, and has just listened to Fires and Their
Causes" Polytechnic should be pyrotechnic.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-04

THE coming Easter will fall on tho 25th of
April. This has not occurred before since
1874, and will not happen again until 1913 This,
it will be observed. is very remarkable: but BUSH
mess will proceed as usual, and the Fourth of
July will occur at it's appointed time
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-04

SENATOR MALONE will not be reelected
from Virginia. He holds his seat until March
4, 1887.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-04

THE saddle of General Robert E. Lee and
the squadron Of gray-coated cavalry carried
Virginia with whirl It is the story of the
Cid in politics
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-04

THERE are many better satisfied men in the
country this morning than Grover Cleveland.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-04

A pREoooIoUs Philadelphia lad can recall
every fire that has occurred in that city for four
years. about 5000 in number and not only thar.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-04

TIE name of the next Democratic candidate
for President, if he be taken from New York,
will not be Grover Cleveland. His name will
be David Bennett Hill.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-04

Mr.. DAVENPORT may we'll have prayed to
be delivered from his friends
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-04
Eleve Con-
gressmen. 1875, SAC
Twenty-fou Con-

Thus the Northern State of Iowa casting
more votes than the combined States of South
Carolina, Mississippi and Georgia. hasn't one
half their number of congressman, nor one
half their representation in the Electoral Col
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-04

THE Republican majority in Pennsy lvania
IS estimated at $4,000. They made Repub-
ican canvass in Pennsylvania with Repub-
LEANS
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-04
John Sherman's Bloody Shirt.

Des MOnes Register.
Iowa. last fall, cast 375, 900 votes and elected
eleven Congressman. But South Carolina Mis-
ssspp and Georgia altogether did not cast as
many votes, yet elected twentyfour Congress
men, Here the figures:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-04

THE size of the mugwump in politics has
dwindled
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-04

South Car Dina
Seven Congress
} men ---...- 81, 623
Mississippi
Seven Congress
men. --....-.. 120, 993
Georgia
Ten Congress
men. LAP ,479
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-04
THE DAILY JOURNAL

The South is missionary ground.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-07-12
a Miners Dream.

A party OF Cheycnncse, who are old
timers and have seen cities grow on
the plains and the mountain sides and
by the rivers. and who have very little
to show for it, except memories Of auld
lang syne. were sitting around a table
in a back room. last night, talking
about what they had done and what
they would like to do.
81 wish | had that drawer full of
gold twentics," said one of them.
mot the little drawer; that big one on
the other side"
What would you do with it?' asked
another.
"Do with it? Why. I'd retire." he
replied.
"Retre from what?" savagcly asked
yet another.
"Well. don't know exactly; I'd
just sorter retire, as it were.'
YES, you'd retire to the goldroom,
or somewhere, and come back here in
about three weeks asking me to set
EN- up. That's the way you'd retire. \"
mo. l wouldn't, either, for I'd know
you wouldn't do it; otherwise you'd set
'em up now."
nav "sto 'IllIhcl. othNl
man did set EN- up"
Now said the first mantle one
who wanted the twenties--aftcr the re-
freshmcnts had arrived Nov. the
fact is that if | had all the money
could use, I'd hunt me up valley in
Wyoming, where the land is good and
the water plenty, and I'd build a little
town, and on one block I'd put fine
row of tenements for all my friends to
live in, and the middle house should be
a splendid theatre. which would do for
a church on sundays, and I'd have a
railroad to the town and let her grow.
We'd all start in on equal footing, and
the first fellow who got so rich that he
felt himself above the other fellows.
I'd fire him out of town and let him
make a fresh start some place else, and
"Oh, hush, that amt natural" said
Arthur; '..money will make bcggar
think he was born in a castle. and he'll
get a coat Of arms off fruit-can, or
something of the sort, and swear that
he Inherited it inside of ten years.
Your towns busted already. old man.
"Well, the fact is, | haven't built it
yet" said the castlc-constructor,'
"but the truth is that if had even
money enough TO set EN- up now again,
I'd do it,"
Somebody else had, and the stimu-
lants appeared once more, and by the
time the party broke up all of them
were as rich as they wanted to be and
voted unanimously that nothing sue
cppds like success. and this morn in p
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-07-12

The way that incandesccnt lamps
are made is very simple" an electri-
clan said yesterday. There are differ
ent ways OF preparing the tilamonts,
which are shaped, carbonized, and
treated at white heat. They are then
placed in platinum holders, which are
imbedded in glass, and next go into
the hand-of the glass-blower. The
glass bulbs have round openings at the
bottoms and little tubes at the tops.
The glass blower places tlamcnts in
each bulb OF the bottom, and YIELDS the
glass about the platinum holders to
edges of the opening. Then the air is
drawn from the bulbs.
The open end of the big tube is at
tached to an air-pump, which has forty
pounds of mercury at its top. As the
mercury drops it carries all the air
with it, and vacuums arc created in the
bulbs. The operator then takes a
Bunsen burner and directs its flame
against the little tubes close to the
bulbs. This closes the bulbs, which
are then removed from the big tube
The glass-blower finishes them off. The
exhausting of the air from so many
lamps at once makes the cost small.
The bulbs can be made by any ordi-
nary glass blowers, but it requires a
man OF intelligence to make the fila
ments. h-NeW York sun.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-07-12

When Adelna Patti was a child she
often sat on the lap Of Nine. Lauza,
who now lives at lO2 Third avenue,
New York. "She is her mothers i'm
age" said Nine. Lauza to a reporter
for the World Of that city, land has
many of her ways. The diva was born
at Madrid, and is AZ years old this
summer. knew the whole family in
tlmately when they came to reside at
Milan. Nine. Barelli, the mother of
the great singer, had been married be-
fore and had four children, two of
whom are still living. Her relations
with her first husband were said to be
very unhappy, but that was before
knew them. The little woman was of
very intense nature, all fire and
flame, yet not without her gentler
moods, when she was very charming
and lOyeabc. As a child Adeline was
extremely like the mother, could give
way to sudden bursts of passion,
which were rs quickly over, though
not apparently regretted, and then she
would become most affectionate and
show a sweetness Of disposition which
1t is Joy to me yet TO remember"
''Who was her first teacherP"
That child was born to sing, and
she could not have made her life differ
ent had she tried. She needed few les
sons, singing as natural as a nightin-
gale between the pauses of the wind.
Her half-brother, T.. Barelli, who, |
think, is still living in Philadelphia,
gave her the few lessons she needed.
1t was light and pleasant task for
both teacher and pupil. Musical
knowledge seemed to come to her
without any effort of her own, and like
bird she did her work unbidden.
When she was years old we came to
this country about the same time and
renewed our acquaintance in this city.
i did sewing, and was sometimes en-
gagged by Nine. Barclli to make over
her dresses and make new ones for the
children-Carlotta, Amelia, Adelina,
and another that died very Young,
Adelina first made her appearance on
any stage when she was years of age,
and 1t was in this city. | cannot re-
call where she sang, but know it was
at concert. That was thirty-four
years ago. Well. her mother wanted
me to make the dress which she was to
wear, and did. 1t was Of white silk.
very pretty, with few trimmings,
and set of her round little figure wei.
! shall never forget the day took it to
her and she tried it on. Nothing
would please her, and the dress was
especially bad, and Twas the hatefulest
old thing in the world. She cried with
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-07-12
BEECHER AND TALMAGE.
Wicked Newspaper Man on the Thun-
derers Of Brooklyn.

While Beecher is thinking away in
Plymouth church Talmage is not idle
in the Tabernacle. As the boys say,
"Talmage is a corkcr." He draws n
much larger crowd than Beecher, but
it is different crowd. 1t is the crowd
without brains, the crowd that likes to
be amused and finds Talmage a cheap
man to amuse them. He is sensational
and so is Beecher, but they do not coz
llct. Beccher's sensatiOnalism con-
sists in presenting startling facts about
education, or religion, or politics.
Talmage's sensatoualism consists in q
monkey-show, grating on the plat
form like clown, and by raking up
old and disputed topics for discussion,
and in reopcning old sores. The
cornetist who leads the singing helps
to attract the crowd, and Talmage
knows the chords of the human heart,
for he plays on them increasingly. He
does not seek to educate in religious
matters. lie selects text, and around
that he weaves a garland of words, and
here and there he intersperses old anec-
dotes and stories that sometime cause
a smile or tear. Beecher does none
OF this. He is above it, and there are
some things that he will not plunge
boldly into. Talmage will undertake
anything for notoriety. He would
write Bible il he were asked to.
Both Beecher and Talmage have had
their tussles with Bob Ingersoll, but
haven't you noticed that Beecher has not
had much to say against Royal Bob
lately? Talmage, however, seldom
misses a chance to hit the great orator.
His blow is a blow of sandbag.
though. He doesn't sharpen a delicate
stiletto and stick it into his opponents
heart as Beecher does. Talmage ex-
hausts himself at one swoop and then
lngersoll jumps on h. m, and if one man
ever gave another drubDing on the
platform Ingersoll certainly did Tai
mage.
A few years ago lngersoll wrote a
paper on "The Christian Religion"
that was published in the North An,er-
can RevieW. 1t was a very able article
and attracted great attention. 1t was
nothing more than the old views that
lngersoll had SO often expressed in
Dnblia. bnt each sentence was effective.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-07-12

and having been published in SO prom
iuent magazine thee were given more
weight than they really deserved.
Thorndyke Rice, editor of the Re
pieW, had engaged Judge Jcre Black,
of Pennsylvania, to reply to the article.
Black had given the subject much
thought and study. lie was the ablest
constitutional lawyer in the country.
He was a splendid speaker, a man of
rare attachments, a clear logician. he
was just the man to reply to lngersoll.
and 10 smash into atoms the indict-
ment that Ingersoll had drawn up.
The church people seemed confident.
They believed their knight would slay
the intdel
Well, the article was published. and
candor compels the admission 1t was a
lamentablc failure.
Black seemed to have lost his grip
but he severely denounced lngersoll as
charla,an, and in general way
scollcd at his unbelief.
To this lngersoll replied, aud Black
admitted that for once he had been
worstcd. The great inidcl didn't
spare his man. He took off hair and
niue NJ tHe satue tlfnc, anu lcit MS VIC
tim without word to say. 1t was at
this juncturc that Bccchcr came to tho
front, and this will establish the point
that have made, that there are some
contracts too big for him to enter into
Edi>or Rice called on Beecher.
"llave you read the discussion be-
tween Col. lngersoll and Judge
Black?" he asked him.
"Yes, very carefully" was Beecher's
reply.
(Which do you think has tho best of
it?"
"lngersoll, decidedly"
"But the argument is not finished.
Mr.. Bcecher, and came to ask you to
take up the case against Ingersoll and
refutc his statements"
IL should like to very much"
"Then why not do it? will give
you 5000 for paper on The Chris
tian Religion that will dispose of the
atheistic question at once and for
ever"
''ics; Iguess you would" concluded
Beecher, .but won't undertake it. l
can't do it. No man can do it. 1t is
an impossibility. We may be .ieve that
1ngersoll is wrong, but we can't give
positive proof of it,
That was manly anyhow. .-NeO York
Cor. IN Providence Telegram.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-07-12

.at no would not re.euter tho 0onoern,
socially Mr. Arthur is leading Il quiet
life. Many have been curious TO SEQ
whether he would resume hail-fcllow-
ship with some Of the local politicians
with whom he used to be cronies, for it
was known that his ollishncss towards
them while in the white house had an-
gercd them. The upshot seems to be
that he has kept up his close friendship
with the dozen polite and cultured
men out of the lot, and has dropped
the mere hcelcrs, with whom his rcla-
tions were never anything aside from
the machinery. of political control. lie
spends some ofhs evenings congenially
in the Union League club, the members
of which stood by him pretty firmly in
his campaign for n denomination; he
goes to the theaters once in while,
always sitting behind the drapery of II
private box; and he has been ut the
jerome Park horse-races, where | saw
him win $50 one day on a risk of $40.