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yest business since 1874:

This effectually does away with the bearish the
DRY put forth that the railroads have so little
business compared with former times that the
adjustment OF the trunk-line conflicts will be of
little consequence, and makes it, as well, quite
evident that low rates not light freights, are at
the bottom of the troubles
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Low Rates, Not Light Freights, Cause the
Troubles.

The returns now published of the Northwestern
receipts and shipments and the Atlantic receipts
Of grain. from December l. last to April 3, show
them to have been larger than for the same
period for whole decade Below are the fig
ures for the largest business since 1874:
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Name of Road.

From the above statement it will be seen tn at
there was total of Is 465 cars received and for
warded at indianapolis last week. being in
crease of l GAG cars over the number handled in
the week ending July II; of the increase 831
were loaded add 8lS empty cars.
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100 Doses One Dollar" is true only of Hoods
Sarsaparilla, and it is an unanswerable argu-
ment as to strength and economy.
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Loaded Emp. Loaded Emp.

July IL. July 18.
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The EaStlake Dead.


Conveyances. 8; consideration .
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Miscellaneous.

This season has chroniced several fatalities to
venturesome tourists in the Alps
The Queen of Italy INDUCES her taste for lit
erature II spicy theatrical crtiques for the Ga
zette di Parma.
Mr.. Charles Kinsley's daughter seems to have
inherited much. of his talent The novel "Col.
Enderby's Wife, is from her face pen, although
she has long hidden under the nom de plume of
Lucas Malet."
Mrs. Grafton Tyler of this city, has in her pos
session the button hole bouquet worn by Mr..
while IN this country, on his fifty seventh birth
day. in Washington City. Although it is faded
and odorless, yet it is beautiful souvenir of the
great writer.
When will American ladies learn to be sensi-
Bile! Because the Princess of Wales, in her long
rides through Ireland, rested her arms by carry
ing her parasol like a flagstaff, the fashion is
Immediately seized upon on this side of the
water The nouchaant grace of the sunshade
over the shoulder has disappeared for the prim
style above mentioned.
The city has number of promising yonng
gentlemen who are winning honors in their col
lege courses Among them is Mr.. w. V. Judson,
who, at the last examination at the West Point
Acadamy, stood head of the fourth (now third
class without dement's. He has still had another
honor conferred upon him 10y being appointed
one of the cadet officers.
It is fashionable just now for society young
ladies to be fine horsewomen. They must be
familiar with all the good points of horsehesh,
and be able to tell from the teeth and hollow
over the eyes of their noble steed, the exact num-
Der of years it has carried lites burden. Moreover,
if there is the slightest culver of nerves in
handling the reins Mrs. Grundy shifts the air
and possibly alludes to the fact that there must
DE .plebeian blood lurking somewhere in the
background.
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On account of the excessive heat there has
been hardly an exertion made for any kind of So
cial gathering during the past week With the
thermometer ranging up among the nineties, a
picnic even is to be dreaded Yet notwithstand
ing one was given with eclat by Master John
Bradshaw, and was thoroughly enjoyed, too,
and Miss Katie Malott gave an evening of dane
ing to her young friends. The social at Mrs.
Days was we'll attended. Several church socie
ties have held lawn fetes, Miss Bingham gave
song recital, and the When band concert at the
Orphan Asylum. There seems to be few an
nouncements for next week. Among those
given is moonlight picnic on tomorrow even
ing by Mrs. Chas. Shotwel
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GreenCaStIe.

Mrs Gov. Hanna is quite sick.
Miss Rose Marquis is home from Upton.
Miss Sadeia Starr is visiting at Lafayette.
Prof. Langdon will attend Acton camp-meet-
ing.
Jessie Lee visited at Fort Branch Ind, last
Sunday.
Miss Mary Corwin is at Battle ground camp
meeting.
VIM. Merithew, of Evansville, is visiting DR..
Throops.
Mrs Lambert Parker is visiting relatives in
Lexington, KY.
Mrs DR.. Overstreet and family are visiting in
johnson county
Miss Emile Miles. of Denver, is the guest of
Mrs Charlie Osborn.
Blanche and Nellie johnson, of Indianapolis,
are visiting at Frank Smiths
DR.. Talbut of Logansport, visited his daugh-
ter Mrs +. X. Christie, last week
Prof. VIM. Marshall and family returned
Monday to their home in Fulton Mo-
Lottie Gussie and Jennie Dair of Harrison.
O., are visiting at L. P. Rockafellow's.
Jerome Hill a member of the Cincinnati
Orchestra, is visiting his father J. A. Hill.
The Farmers ana Citizens Building Associa-
ton have increased their capital to 81 600 900.
Mrs. Fred Walker, and daughter, of Rockpors
Ind, Is visiting her father, DIR. Samuel Fisher
Governor and Mrs Cumback, of Greensburg
and Mrs John Lovett and daughter, of Ander-
son, attended the funeral of L. S. Cumback's
child.
Will Reeves, of this city, has been awarded the
first prize-an $50 gold watch-by the Indian
Continued on Seventh Page.l
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E. e. George is or the sick list

E. E. George is or the sick list
William Fisher is lying at his residence quite
sick.
Mrs. Rice Stivers, of Edinburg, is visiting her
parents here.
Jesse McClan of Kansas, is visiting johnson
county friends
Cholera nfantum is prevailing to quite an
extent IN Franklin.
Mrs. c. C. johnson is lying quite sick at her
residence IN this city.
Captain Tom Jeffry,. of Indiana polls, spent last
Sunday with relatives here.
A little son of r. NJ. Miller died of cholera
infantum on Wednesday last.
Miss Claude Cutsinger visited Edinburg the
latter part of the present week.
Miss Hattie Record, residing south of here
some three miles, is seriously i'll.
The Franklin Military Band will enter the
contest at Evansville on Aug. 2 and 8
Miss Maggie Walker OF Louisville Ky, is
visiting the family OF John WhiteSideS
Bert. Overstreet, of Columbus, Ind, spent last
Sunday with parents and friends here.
Mrs. Herman Spain Of INDIANAPOLIS is visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ. Conner.
Miss Ricke Axt, spent several days during
the past week with friends in Greenwood
Mrs. DR.. Donnell, jr., is spending the heated
term with her parents, in Bloomfield, Ind.
d. Bowen, of indianapolis, has been the guest
of the Overstreet boys during the past week.
L. Newberger, Louisville, Ky, merchant, is
visiting his son, clothing merchant of this city
Jim Dnnn, of Trafalgar Ind, former Frank
Unite, spent last Sunday with his old companions
here.
majority of the young men of Franklin are
camped on the banks of White river and Sugar
creek.
The ". Fl. Riley Dramatic Combination will
open the fall season at North Vernon, Ind, on
Aug 3
Mrs. NJ. Melker is lying at her residence
very ILL No hopes are entertained of her re-
covery.
VIM. Newberger returned on Thursday from
French Lick, where he has been during the past
few weeks.
Charley Vawter and Harry Way left on Mon
day last for Turkey Lake, where they will
remain during July and August
Professor c. F. Remy, of Lexing ton, N. c.,
formerly of Franklin College, has been mixing
with old associates for several weeks
Professor j. M. DUNCAN has erected cottage
at Turkey Lake, and with his family left few
days ago to occupy it during the heated term.
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Art.

Miss Nellie Butler, who devotes much time to
art, has gone East on a vacation.
Mr.. Lieber has very fine collection of chrome
and Autograph portraits of General Grant,
which are remarkably life-like.
Miss Liable West is working on a landscape
scene, taken from Fall creek. This young lady
is exceedingly earnest in her work.
-" The Paris sculptor, M. Bartholdi, who created
the great Liberty statue for New York harbor
Will visit this country in September
Several visits to Mr.. Steele's studio in the past
few days found it closed. This master Of the
brush has doubtless found cooler shades
There is generally little done in the art studios
at the present many being temporarily closed,
and nearly all have suspended active work for a
few weeks.
Mrs Huntington organized large class in
painting on Thursday last at Greenfield. She
goes there once week, but does not close her
studio here.
Mrs. Ferry, the artist returned to the city
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yesterday from Spencer. Ind. She goes East in
few days, to spend the heated period. Her
studio is closed till September 10.
A picture of one of the gates of Constantine
pie, from photograph brought to this country
by Mrs. Wallace. has just been finished in Miss
the coloring being especially perfect The work
was done for Mrs Wallace
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CONTINUED on Seventh Page!
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Delphi.

Misses Delotler and Emma Shealey are at
Rome city.
Alex Sheridan, of Lafayette. was in the city
Wednesday.
Misses Fannie and Jennie Beck are visiting
friends in Kansas.
Mr. }. NJ Moore, of Greensburg, Ind, fathe r
OF Robert Moore, the banker has been in the
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SOCIETY, MUSIC AND ART.

IAN matters of interest and items of news whether
IN the city State proper for this department will
be printed if properly authenticated.l
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Edinburg.

Miss May Wilson, of Columbus, visited friends
here last week
A. Dalmbert made business trip to Indian
apolis, Thursday.
Miss Josie Lehman returned to her home in
Cincinnati last Thursday.
William Johnson, of the Evansville wooden
mills, spent few days here last week.
James Rush and wife. of Evansville, Ind,
visited in our city the first of last week.
Ed. Compton returned home Thursday from
an extended visit to Arkansas City, Kan.
Mrs. II. l.. Bert returned home last week
from Camden. Ohio where she has been visit
ing relatives and friends.
Mary, infant daughter of Stephen and Agnes
Schon, died last Tuesday night Funeral took
place on Wednesday from the Catholic Church
The following persons of this place are visit
ing at French Lick Springs: Mrs Maggie Daily,
Frank Walsh, Mrs Clarence Valentine, Mrs.
Samuel Cutsinger and VIII.
Fidelity Lodge, X. OF p. of this place, will
give picnic at the fair grounds next Friday,
July 81. a band contest will take place in the
afternoon; also, several good horse races.
Henry Maley, prominent lumber dealer and
proprietor of the saw-milS on South Kyle street,
met with painful accident, last Wednesday
morning, while running the ed ger saw, causing
him the loss Of two fingers.
John Balwin, representing the Columbus, O.,
Barb Wire Company, who has been sick with
consumption in this city for the last three
months, died at the Central Hotel Thursday
morning. His remains were shipped to New
York for iEterment
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city the past week purchasing the dry goods
stock OF E. Spangler.
Dir. and Mrs Isaac Kennard viii make an ex-
tended visit in Ohio.
James Fl. Frye, of Fort Wayne, is home for
vacation until August 3.
James Whitcomb Riley is in town this week,
with his friend, Dr. Smith
Misses Amelia and Ollie CASTOR of Indianap-
oils, will be the guests of Miss Florence Keith
Master Jack Brough, of Indianapolis, is very
SICK at the home of his grandfather, Major
Brough.
Two bicyclists of Lafayette made the trip of
eighteen miles, TO Delphi on their machines
Tuesday
Mr.. and Mrs. P. Ballard are visiting Mrs
Billiards. aunt and numerous cousins in West
Virginia.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Dunkle entertained Mr. and
Mrs. William d. Kizer, of Winchester Ind, the
past week.
Mrs. NJ. W. Edmunds and daughter, Miss
Minnie, will visit two weeks with her brother at
Battle Ground
Mr.. John w. Ennis has returned from Buffa-
10, where he was in attendance at the Photo
graphic Association.
Cast Up by the Wave" is society drama
that will be presented to the Delphi public, by
home talent, July 81
Old Settlers Day will be celebrated August
1t is one of the pleasantest and most profitable
gatherings of the year.
l.. d. Boyd and Ed Bowen left on Tuesday
for an extended trip to Duluth, Mimi, through
Chicago via the great lakes.
Mrs. A. B. Champion entertained dozen
young ladies at tea Saturday evening In the
most conventional style, in honor of her guest
Miss Edith Deotter. of Logansport Those
present We're Misses Rose Shirk. Daisy Schermer-
horn Matte Fisher. Carrie Stewart Lou Holiness
Hannah Denbo Rebecea WATSON, Eta Bowen,
- Hagans
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INSURANCE DIFFICULTIES ARRANGED

INSURANCE DIFFICCLIiLS anna NubD.
The report that concerted effort on the part OF
the fire insurance companies Is being made 10 ad-
vance the rate at which risks will be taken Is
scarceiy Justified by the real facts. Fire lnsur-
ance Tariff Association was formed in New-l DIRK
nearly three years ago for the purpose Of rating
property upOn general basis al! but about twenty
of the insurance companies, and these OF the sm Ter
kind, joined the association, whicn Is o1'l'Is
puTposo from the Board of Underwriters. Nhal-
ever may havo been the advantages derived from
embcrshiy IN tie association II certainly enaOIei
the non tariff companies to get business AT the cA
pensc Of the regular companies. W hen "a rl>hs
Tale fixed n0.hlng hiLderen noE-tarh people
from cutting under those pledged TO the rate IKE l.
The entire dry goods district WIS rated. The non
tariff cOmpanics could not command tho business OF
the greater houses. but they cut dor 10 citcn te
smaller ones. and consequently what were the safest
r,sks were Obliged TO pay more than those thAt
woro more exposed to danger. -
In order to meet this trouble the t1Tih
COMPANIES saw only the one adequate way
of cutting under their rivals so badly
that they could not hope 70 roiain pl,'he -.
Obliged to take this course IN seldefcnce. ana Ter
several mOaths they have been takIne RISKS at
prices often loss than cost. INC n"n-tat'n u .
have been beaten. lney will he driven out "i the
marXei, unless they make peace with inc IcddIh4
companies They. therefore. drew up terms upon
which they sought admission to the I lTIn aSsOcla-
ton and IN IT terms have BEEN accepted. Inc
terms involve the Admission OF all The COMPANIES 10
the ASSOCIATION, and OF &c rating OF all Ncw-l"fk
and Brooklyn. No rates Will DC advanced Deyohu
Their normal st. Out those on when the cuting
was dOno viii be advanced To Their real raI6
The Jump will be from about ten cents on the @ioO
TO aOout fifteen. II has long been ne pfdc'lc' ~
most COMPANIES to allow IA rebate TO the aSsure1
whom they dealt directly with them. usually 10
per cent Of the premium. J. o brokers. VINO were
TINS to be Dvcnted have managed 10 gct cOln-
mission enough from most OF the cOinpalles 10
allow this Is per cent to their clients and sil nave
something left ihe terms OF The new arrange
ment abolish rebate and reduce the current rateS ol
broE
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A PUZZLED MANS IDEA-rON 1IPrING.
H.. Z.

TO the EdltOr or me TrtOHHe.
SIR: The remarks in to-dly'S paper on the
subject Of "ups" touch "a responsive chord Ia my own
hosolu and. doubtless. viii do the IN many Others
But while it Is certainly truo that the custom should
bc both resise and resented. you remain silent to
how IL Is to he done. being Il club man. rs II Il
termed, perhaps not 80 great sufferer others.
since the bylaws Of almost every CUB forbid feos and
gratutirs to servants. don't say that the bylaws are
strictly observed by any means. but for all practical
purposes they obltcratc tho nuisance of tipping"
FAR rs the clubs concerned. But ioue cannot
always dine or eat the other OF the ut his club.
especially II he Is Of sOoibe disposition aud desires
to entertain his friends Ladies ana other sranSera are
allowed IN very few clubs AID then only under almost
prohibit DRY regulations. 3d. therefore. when tho man
OF home aml family ask, 1T, friends to his u'e with
mll knowledge of what hr can pner ana how 1t will h"
served homeless ones. on hospltabc thoughts 'ui"n
arc the tender merccs Of the restaurants of
The city ana the attendants therein. Truly, we are IN
nuc position to resist thls peInicious custom "her
would Oi hvstemttio " resentment Land
uSi One would be branded with gastronomic marx
Of Cain.
nnnkIy confess that have not the moral strength
to attempt the reform. The nearest approach over
made doing was on the otcaS on % paying - OIL
"i 81 - Tor hqnl roIi"shmGht' ih c'rt'n N' WI
raC. Tine waiter returned with tho Chang from a -
note. OF course. sguo for HIM to keep H. With PER-
cct cnnrO ,uIr he Informed me THAT hr dltnt thihS
he could lake i've ccnts' In dazcd. mechanical way
Itook the ME kl and placed II In my pocket. II Lay be-
wren linn aad me as to when should take H. lie
rOuldHt; 50 | had TO- acknow edge mat !
for iin ndcmcc. but must further confess that
came very near searching my p" s"is Tor additional
change. However. have made II - - and with hnn
siuce. and now on mutually agreeable footing
After all Judge the tue reason for the continuance"
the lies In the moral cuwirdicc or those VINO
Liys the tips There t'w OF who would Ike 10 run
TIC ri,k OF sinking and cOmpauiOus csti-
nation by pcrsi>cutly refusing u giVo pOhrbor-s IL
second nature ful To do IT, aud tue custom
doth make towards OF all" sun. the wrrr OF yOuI
ART Clc has tho opportunity OF clothing himself WIN
glory aud gratitude. II he can formulate any mOde OF
procedure that Will emRncpate from THIS petty bui
Iunoyi form Of c1toril0u ana yet do 50 wlthDul ~
urg stlf.rc,pect and 10 III case OF walters WIN
ont ,nbrcng TO the risk -! dyspepsia or the various
forms OF revenge not unknown To their profession
htW York, Dec. T. 1850. W. C.
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cuTTJyc DOWN THE EsTiMiTES

Colonel EmmOus Clark. behalf Of the I'm
Regiment. asked the Board Of Estimate yesterday
TO allow $3.50 for repairs 10 the arnOry lIo was
told to mako a careful estimate aud submit It,
General J. II. OBcrue. for the Relief Committee oil
tho Grand Army Of the Republic. asked Tor all III
crease in the Appropriation for bnrylng Old de-
ceasrd soldiers to $4,000. They said that there
were 100 cases yet unpaid
Henry w. Beers. for the Council OF Political re-
form discussed the various estimates. lie wanted
a more detail eu statement for Inc expenditure ~
10000 Tor X .vorsidc PARK. An equal ainohhJ had
been asked tor each year and nothing hdu Oreh
done for the Park All had been expended on Inc
drive. President BcekmaD said that Inc had asked
the members of the Council of Political 'ctOm 10
call nc the Department and he would give them a
desired information. None OF them had accepted
the uyltaf.On." he tOtai amount ask a ] by leo
Department of Parks was pl23O,OJ2 %. Inc
om0unt allowed was 81 ,O9325O.
tolice commissioners McCIave ana F0OrhlS OK
nlained the estimates of their Department.. lie
Mavor and Otherm"mbers agreed that all the re-
ports of ne commissioners were reasonable ahO maze
lew. ha ges. The principal one was III reducing the
buount allowed for addIti nal y tTO men Inc
toi al amount asked for was S}.0l3,Ol9 %. ne
AMOUNT allowed was $3.S32,OI2 ~ .
A protest against tho present location OF the
neaagrrie in Central Park was rocel'ed; IL was
,cred by Ogden Mills. David DOwt william u
Whitney john Sloane. Josiah "a. FISke, Cornelius
VaudeID bit, and others.
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A subsequent estimate by the engineers placed the
by electricity. his method employs a low current,
which is the kind required 10y lncahdescent hghis.
This of course, is to be the Outgrowth OF expert
euce. AT present we are anxious TO dem0nsirae
that we can ron our electric motor on the Elevated
practically" 49,,
On the second Avenue Eleva ed road the Field
Edison motor il being prepared for experiment..
track ABOUT a block Tong III East Twenty ilh-St
is used and il is expected TO have the Elevated
Ioad in readiness fora trial in the spring. he
route when the trial is made" said Mr.. Batcheller
the supeTint cndent. will be from chatham
Square TO Harlem aud back
The Detroit Cficials expect to make trip on the
Field Edison motor and compare 1T with their cX-
pcrience on the Benjamin Franklin"
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DEFENCE OF THE RANK AND FILE.
To the EdttOr OF fhe Trt0"ne


SIR paragraph in u recent SUNDAY TRID.
tNE quoted General NJ. Kcrwin as saying that tho
vriyae soldiers OF the Army IN time OF peace ate me
"riytay of society,"" the sOrricst specimens OF men,,
and tIIt the lie and associations arc horrible etc
rne enise ell men uf the army expect from The TRiBU H
that IL Will denouuce General kerwIns statement, IN
regard t. the enlisted Of the army as false The
rag tag Ui society IA allowed to enlist; last len
10 900 men who wautc to enlist wero reJected AMI no
voc>sity exists 10 enlist drunken and dsreputahe men,
Il Is time that the papers ~ tie lury CO tsc 10 1'se
tho enlisted mon tue army whose only Ltat Is that
they tneir country; what their mDtNcs Mro W
,tst il uobodys business The country knows that AZ
tue most critical moments ~ hrr history Tue cuiisi
men stood firm rock to tue United STATE "Dhe
many - the commissioned officers, VINO were eincatei
toy the cuunry, and used their swOrs aud knOwiiSe
against the United States the enlisted nich w-ro
co!utr,l found 4. thf and everlasting Shame 10 Tie
man who ISLANDERS the very Sane men hecanse
some young man, who II not only "A druhkaiu, but
coward and "a hAr also. doesn't like lite ia whicb TIC
huthiul performance Of duty Is paramount
That Of excellent education character ill fanny
often serve as enlisel mon IL fact known ~ wen 10 Iua
TElIt>E 10 OF course the uD>t lut"!llSeht uen
arr "a rule the Co.l nis,oncd Oicrts wuo 'u
belonged rank and file aud were once pflNai"s.
and qILrteTmASUr EcrEcduts are ~ rue
ahl excellent business men. WHO run very
successfully their dcpnrtIents the samo can toe Shd ~
the hospital stewards whose very re-ronslhe du.ies
ed aud intel i@cnce. owners uI U
hc largest drug establishments IN New YORK CITY were
unco huspit: stewards Some OF the stewards are even
Srr-ut doctors; steward r. one oi the beat iocIurs
IN Detroit. The novelist H. Brlnl lnom dc p'unel
whose novel,. Henry of BrAbdmt" Ia DUTY Hound"
ole arc masterpieces. aul who ranks u, n1Vol'i win
Gustav Freilas X hospital steward ana wg'ie ny
such a., great works. To aSsIritn win SIch ni' au
ynr can ind tncm at every post Is pleasure ana IN
honor 10 every gentleman. ,,.. ,,
S.y ENLISTED MEN.