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The Indianapolis journal., 1885-07-29

of party composed of millions of men, many
of whom are undoubtedly honest. Insyiew of
the fact that the party claims to have won on
the promise OF honorable conduct and respect
for this very law, the discharges made by the
postmaster here are very reprehensible, and
if, as the News seems to believe the President
is honest in his professions, some effective
action should be taken to put stop to this
business. Let us have an understanding now
on this point The issue has been squarely
made and the gauntlet thrown down. Will
the President take it up, or will this matter
be CLOSED over2 He made the point promi-
nent before the election, and appealed for sup
port with the understanding that the civil
service rules would be respected in letter and
in spirit. It remains to be seen whether Mr..
Jones is not fully as virtuous as his party.
We believe he is.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-07-29

appointed under the rules could be removed
without cause, Judge Thoman said there was
no provision of the law which
against person Whom the APPOINTING oflcer
desired to remove The law seems to abridge
the right of removal IN other way than
to specifically provide that all appointments
must be made from persons who have passed the
examinations the obvious purpose of the provision
being to prevent removals without cause. One
of the strongest points raised in the charges
against Mr.. Jones is that he removed without
cause. employees appointed under the civil
service rules for the purpose tbeis Of a.ospp ap
According to Judge Thomans Interpretation
of the law it wouiiu, seem that the postmaster.
who is on record as having aus,ltted that the re,
movals were without cause, has at leass Violateo
the spirit OF the civil service act, which will be
taken into consideration, it is believed by Mr..
Cleveland.
Although the investigation is being conducted
without any help from either side, Aquilla
Jones, ir., who is representing his father as le-
gal adviser, says that he does not think any of
the charges will be sustained, 'for they
amount to nothing" He states further that
the investigation will be particularly directed
only to the the cases of Wilmington and Woods
the registry clerks, who were removed without
charges being preferred against them, but their
successors, although Democrats, had successfully
passed the examination Civil Service Commission.
Eaton told Mr. Jones, it is claimed, that he
could make such changes. Mr.. Jones declares
that his father 'has had more trouble with the
Democrats than anybody else, for they have
absolutely demanded positions from him which
he could not give even if he wanted to-"
The local examining board, which is implicated
In the charges as having permitted fraud, is
composed of Captain Dodi, the assistant post
master; VIM Morgan and David Elliott. They
claim that their examinations have all been
conducted fairly and without discrimination.
The examiners will probably complete their
work early today, and if they do they will leave
at once Their report will be filed promptly at
the conclusion OF the investigation, and, if there
is no unnecessary delay in the matter, there
will be no reason why the President should not
act upon the case within two weeks or month.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-07-29

ADDED to acts are the postmasters words,
as recorded in the petition which brought
this investigation. indicating spirit AMI pur-
pose on his part that makes him as utterly un-
fit to administer an office under this law as a
wolf is unfit to guard sheep -fold.-Indianapo
Gs News.
Hardly as bad as that. Mr.. Jones might
spit on the civil-service rules. and still make
an acceptable postmaster. He might discharge
every Republican-as he doubtless would if
he dared--and supply their places with honor
able and efficient Democrats, and the business
of the Office might be we'll done Let us be
fair about this business. Mr.. Jones' as a rep
Tesentative Of the Democratic party, has Of
Tended; but in despising the civil-service rules,
he has done more harm against respect
for the law than to the efiici-
ency OF the indianapolis postal
service, though it cannot be truthfully denied
that he has hurt thereafter These rules were
intended as much to protect the purity Of
elections as to maintain the efficiency Of the
public service. The most serious feature Of
Mr. Joness action and declaration is that it
gives the lie TO the professions of bis party in
the last campaign. 1t impeaches the sincerity
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-07-29
ATTITUDE OF THE PRESIDENT.
lie Declares that the Law VIII Most Certainl,

lie Declares that the Law Will Most Certainly
BE Enforced.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, July 28.-A congressman who
called at the White House this evening incident
ally mentioned the indianapolis postofice diff
Guilty.
II can't see that it is any use for rs to
keep blowing our trumpets about what we are
going to do with civiservice reform, said Presi-
dent Cleveland. in reply 'for we have spoken
upon that subject, and in way that cannot be
misunderstood. There is no question about the
enforcement of the cvl-servce law, 50 far as
this administration is concerned, and the Presi-
dent looked at tho congressman so significantly
that the latter went away under the impression
that Aquilla Jones will have hard lines in extr-
eating himself from the meshes Mr.. Hendricks
has wound around him.
A great deal of interest is taken in the affair
here. and it was much talked of to day. The
belief is that Jones is to be made a national
character, like Gene Higgins, and that he will
pose as martyr to his party. This evenings
Star says
1.-THE indianapolis postofice is likely to prov
a cause of serious discord in the Democratic
party. The fact that the President has author
lied the Civil-service Commission to investigate
and ascertain if Postmaster Aquilla Jones has
violated the civil service law, as charged, is ac
cepted as meaning that the administration is de-
termned to stand by the law. This means trouble
as the Indiana Democracy approve of Jones's
action. The entire Indiana delegation, headed by
the Vice president it is understood will side
with the postmaster, and do all they can to keep
him in Office. There is bitter anticivil service
reform sentiment in the State, and they will not
stand by and see new Democratic official pun
ished for his zeal in turning Republican rascals
out and putting Democrats in. Senator Voor
hees will leave for Indianapolis tomorrow to
defend JONES' who. he declares. is upheld by the
Democrats of the State The case is watched
with considerable interest, and it is generally
believed that the President will stand firmly by
the law and, if the facts in the case warrant it,
Mr.. Jones will be prosecuted"
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-07-29

THE Chicago Times thinks that ''Mr
ROach's failure, if it really is failure, shows,
at least, that he was the architect of his own
fortunes, and builded no better than as the
architect of government vessels" Mr..
Roach's failure is undoubtedly failure. The
Attorney general decided that he had no con-
tract with the government, and that the gov
eminent could recover the amounts advanced
him on the four vessels not yet accepted
The money advanced amounts to about 50,
100000. There are very few firms in the
country, however prosperous and sound, that
could meet q draft like that, and escape bank
rnntcv
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-07-29

PRESIDENT CLEvELAND's decision not to
enlarge the scope of the civilservice rules
'for the present" affords unbounded gratifca-
ton to Democratic organs, and sighs Of
relief are waited on the wings of the wind
from every direction. The Philadelphia Times
thinks it is plain that the President should
not be hampered by an extension of the sys-
TEN until that part OF the service to which the
rules have already been applied has been re-
organized and made more effective, and adds,
with the sweet and ingenious simplicity of
true Democracy, that "when Dir. Cleveland
has put seven thousand Democrats into the
fourteen thousand places under the civil
service law he can easily extend it's operation
to thousands more" He can, indeed. There is
no doubt Of it; for, as has been frequently re-
marked, thousands more" both hungry and
thirsty, are anxiously waiting
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-07-29

POSTMASTER WEAKLY, of Baltimore, ap-
parently unmindful of the fact that Postmas-
ter Jones, of indianapolis, is undergoing
examination for the same offense, has ordered
all women employed in that Office to vacate
their places by Sept. 80, they being wanted
for men who served the party He thinks he
is very considerate in giving extended notice
of his intentions. Verify, the plot thickens
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-07-29

Mr.. HENDRICKS is rusticating up in Michi
gan, but let no anxious Dez3ratic soul fear
for moment that at this critical juncture
his communication with the indianapolis
postofice is cut off. Thomas has never gone
SO far into the woods as that
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-07-29

THE proposed change from Central to Riv-
erside Park, New York city for the burial
place Of General Grant, is an improvement.
1t will be pity if the relatives do not re-
Bpond to the well-nigh universal sentiment in
favor Of the Soldiers Home at Washington,
which is altogether more suitable for the pur-
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-07-29

THE behavior Of the British nobility is be-
coming so scandalous that it is really not the
thing in polite society to refer to its members
with that degree of familiarity which Ameri-
cans have hitherto been accustomed to use.
It's getting to be little too awfully English
over there to be decent, don't you know.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-07-29

CONGRESSMAN BYNUM is spokesman with
all that the name implies, but there is an i'm
preston abroad that be is willing, just now
to shake hands with Reformer Swift across
the chasm which ordinarily yawns between
fharl
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-07-29

BECAUSE Mss Lulu Hurst has retired from
the stage it does not follow that she has lost any
of her magnetic qualities Indeed. it is not IN
likely that the neat little fortune which she has
gathered during her tour will prove more Of an
attraction to strong men than the umbrella
which they found so hard to let 60.
THE leader among the Mexican editors now
at Cincinnati, is one l. Paz. jacques Pott is
not mentioned though they probably know
somewhat about him.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-07-29

THE death of Sir Moses Montefore puts an
end to an illustrious and honorable life extend
ing over rounded century, Sir Moses having
reached his huDdredth birthday in October
last His deeds of charity are his monument.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-07-29

IT isn't sure cure. but Grandpa Jones can
certainly afford to offer voluntary testi-
monial to the merits-such as they are, of
"SWift's Specific
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-07-29

o, THAT next Christmas or Hendricks
would come.-GRANDPA JONES.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-07-29

resolved that the town hall should be draped,
and that the municipal authorities should attend
the funeral.
Sir Moses Montefore was the son of Joseph
Elias Montefore, Jewish merchant of London,
and was born at Le2horn, Italy, on the Oath of
October, his mother having accompanied her
husband to that country business trip. The
origin of the family Italian. The grand
father of Sir Moses was Moses Vita Montefore,
who came to England in 1853. His wife was a
daughter of Massahod Rachah, who was Moor
ish merchant of Leghorn. The Rachahs had
relatives in England who had emf grated there
many years before, and Sir Solomon Medina.
who was the fIancer during Marlborough's
campaign and the Rothschild of Queen Anne's
time were Of the same family. Among the
Italian merchants with whom the elder Monte
fore competed for share of business was one
Benjamin D'Isracli, of No 95 Great ST. Helens,
the father Of Isaac DIsraeli, author of the
'Curiosties of Literature" and GRANDPA ther of
the Earl of Beaconsfeld, the late Prime Minis
ter of England.
Young Moses Montehore first began life as
clerk in the firm of johnson: McCulloch Sons &
Co.. and was articed to this house, who dealt in
| he gained his commercial experience His
mothers family were wealthy bankers and
brokers, the firm of Mocatta & Goldsmid occupy
ing an important position in financial London.
Goldsmd was the friend in subsequent years of
Brougham, James Mill, Mrs. Fry and Robert
Owen Moses Montefiore as young man was
SO handsome in appearance, so engaging in his
manners, that his uncles bought for him for
fl 200 the right to practice one of the twelve
brokers licensed by the city In Sir Moses
| Montefores youth there restrictions as to
| Jews becoming brokers' It was only in 1928
! that these restrictions were removed. Moses
| Montefore had honesty, industry and enterprise,
| and his success was immediate In time he was
| Joined by his brother Abraham. and the firms
name was Monteiore Brothers. The Montefores
became brokers for the Rothschilds, and the
business of the brothers was greatly increased.
In 1924 Abraham Montefore died. Moses was
childless, had accumulated sufficient wealth and
retired from active business, though not sever
ing his connection with some Of the most i'm
| portant companies in England. as the Alliance
Insurance Company, the Imperial Continental
| Gas Association. the Provincial Bank Of Ireland,
| In all OF which he was director.
In 1871 Mr. Montefore in company with his
Wlte judith Cohen, q sister-in law of Nathan
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-07-29

THE mugwump is the camel in the tent Of
Democracy. He asked only to insert his nose,
and now he is trampling on the persons of the
faithfnl
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-07-29

INDIANA Democracy will live to learn that
the civil-serv;ce rules are loaded clear to the
muZZe.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-07-29
Martin Van Buren.

NEW YORK, July 2S-Martin Van Buren,,
grandson of President Van Buren, did here this
morning.. He was a bachelor and prominent
society man
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-07-29

YESTERDAY was the warmest day ever ex
perienccd at the indianapolis postoffice.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-07-29
OBITUARY..
Death of Sir Moses MOntefiore, the Hebrew
ph;lanthropist, in His 1O1st Year.

LONDON, July 2S.-Sir Moses Montefore, the
Hebrew philanthropist, died at his homo near
Ramsgate at 430 this afternoon.
Ramsgate is in mourning. The majority of
the shops are closed. The mayor. at meeting
of tho Town Council, spoke of the death of Sir
Moses as a great loss to the town The council
resolved that the town hall should be draped,
and that the municipal authorities should attend
the funeral
The Nevada picayune., 1885-09-03

No Democrat should vote for him as a Democrat. His asser- tion that he is Democrat In any honest or honorable sense is ilatly and amply contradicted by his at titude in this contest. as 1t IS by the record of his course in every con- flict in which the party has engag. ed during the past three or four years. He may be as much a Den . ocrat as he is q Republican or q Greenbacker, we cannot say as to that, but his record for the past three or four years is made up Of nothing but incontrovertible proots that he would subvert the will and thwart the best aims and purposes, aud paralize, so far as lay in his power, the most honest efforts, of any party, to gratify his own per sonal ambition. to feed and fatten his inordinate vanity, to avenge his personal wrongs, real or imagina- ". or to advance his own person. al interests in any direction.
 And there is less real reason still why any GreenbacEer should vote for him. In fact there is ab solutely no reason under the sur why any sincere, honest Greenback CT should vote for him, that will bear any sort of scrutiny. And the pleasant feature of it is, it ap pears that but precious few ofthen are going to do it.
 The simple, unvarnished fact is that so long as Judge Mitchell con tinues a guerrilla in politics, all par ties should beware of him. None should vote for him. A public of flee is a public trust, andno impor tant public trust should be confid- ed to the keeping of Judge Mitche or any other man so long as he is too big aud too important to be held accountable to any party fol his fidelity to that trust. These are our sentiments.
The Nevada picayune., 1885-09-03
Beware. COnfide no Important Pub
 lie rrast in Him.

The night after the Presidential election Judge Mitchell said: "lf l am beaten, thank God Blaine is electedr' In the present canvass for Congress he has the audacity to say: "I am as good a Demo- crat as anybody. l am a potter Democrat than McRse."
 Taking these inconsistencies of speech into account, as we'll as in numerable other glaring inconsis- tencies of both speech and action of which Judge Mitchell has been guilty during the past three or four years. no person who casts an hon. est ballot upon principle should vote for him.
 No Republican should vote for him as the well wisher of Blaine for, since thc' Republican party has lost control of the National Government, he now claims to have renounced all utilization with, or friendship for, that party; and also to be a better Democrat than McRae.
The Nevada picayune., 1885-09-03
Election Proclamation.

To the qualified electors of Nevada County, Arkansas, proclamation is hereby made, and notice is hereby given, that in pursuance of proclamatior of His Excellsncy, Simon F. Hughes, Governor of the State of Arkansas, dated August Y7th, 1885, special election is ordered and will be held in and for Nevada County, Ark, on Monday September 7th, 1885 for the election of Surveyor of Nevada County, to fill vacancy in said office; said election to be held at the following places and voting precincts in said County, to-wit:
 At Emmet, Emmet Township; Harmony, Albany Township; at Bodcaw,. Parker Town ship; at Falcon, Alabama Township; at Rock Springs, Taylor township; at Bells Store, Leake township; at Marsh's Store, Jackson township; at Bouriand's Store, Csney towil- ship; at Clancy Church, Georgia township; at Bluff City, Union township; Whites Ferry, Red Land township; at Roughton, Bought0n township; at Prescott, Missouri township.
 At which time and places the qualified vo- ters of several townships will vote with prin- ted or written ballots for the following coun- ty officer one Surveyor.
 The judges of election in said several town ships are hereby directed to proceed on said day to hold said election as directed by law. Witness my hand as Sheriff, at Prescott, in said County of Nevada, This the Eth day of August, 1885.
 OSCAR PHILLIPS,
 Sheriff Nevada County. Ark.
The Nevada picayune., 1885-09-03

Jett, of Hampstead. was support ing Mitchell. Like all the others, this report was wholly false. In response to ah inquiry addressed to him uron the subject, Mir, Jett wrote to friend here:
 "I am for McRae first, last, and all the time' and shall work harder for his election than l ever worked for any man in my life. 4 x 4 \ If you know of anything can do, or anywhere can go and accomplish any good for him, say so, and l am at your service"
 This is the way all such reports pan out, and we admonish Demo crats, and honest, fair minded men of all parties, Tn all parts of the District, to pay no attention to any of them, or anything else they may hear detrimental to Mir. Me- Rae or his candidacy. They are all false, and deliberately set ahoat and pushed along for the purpose of confusing and deceiv- ing honest men.
The Nevada picayune., 1885-09-03

HELLO! Surprised again! The Presidents proclamation ordering the cattle monopoiists off the In dian Reservations has flushed un- expected game. The fact has just been developed that Old Ben But Ter has large personal interests in the syndicates in question, and as attorney represents millions of the interested capital besides his own. Can it be possible that this is the same old cock.eyed citizen whom Capt. Ansley and other prominent Greenbackers in this section sup ported for President last fall as the champion of the laboring man, and the fierce, unyielding, unrelent- ing, aggressive antagonist ot mo- nopoliesf Yes; incredible as it may appear, he is the same "Old Spoons And he is the first bloated monopolist to get his tail mashed by the new Democratic Reform President! Now isn't that a magnificent specimen of the "irony of fate!"
 Vote for McRae and sustain the President!
The Nevada picayune., 1885-09-03
The Battle is On!
"Now, by St. Pol,
The fight goes brayely on r

Our standard bearer, the Hon. T, C. McRae, is rousing the Demo cratic masses throughout the Third District, Everywhere he is vindicating the principles of the grand old party, to the fall satis- faction of the people Voters at all points are being aroused and electrified by his logic and clo. quence; and the cry comes up from every part of the District that our gallant young champion is to beat the diSorganizer and bush. whaeker, Mitchel, so bad and SC far that not even ghost of his DO litical intrigues shall ever be seen again. In this glorious fight Ne vada county, the home of Mr. Me Rae, must not be behind. it should lead the van when the shout, "It Triamphe!," goes up on the ides o1 September.
 Come out, as American freemen and vote for McRae.
The Nevada picayune., 1885-09-03
Typhoid Fever.

1 am sixty-sever years old, and have lived in this Hall county all my life. Up to twenty.eight yeays ago l was regarded as the strongest man in the neighporhood-the most TO- bust in health. In Novdmber. IS. 56, had a long and serious spell of typhoid fever. It left lie ema. ciated and cripple in my right leg. At times that limb was swol. len an enorsiious size, being twice as large as its natural conditio n. and inflamed and angry in arpear, ance. From my knee down small sores came, and at the ankle a large ulcer came which discharged poisonous matter. My whole sys- tenn became infected. The doc tors would patch me up for awhile, but the ulcer would never heal. The mercury and potash with which they dosed me borught on rheuma. tism and dyspepsia. l was an ob- jsct of pity to all my friends. Some thought that the only hope to save life was amputation. 1 continued to grow worse, and for three years I have not worn a shoe. Hope had almsSt left me. Swift's Spe- cific was suggested, and l com menced it's use at once. From the very first 1 began to feel better. l have taken thirty-Six bottles, and the shadows which had darkened my life for twenty eight years have all been dissipated. The effect of the medicine has been wonderful indeed. To-day l am able to at tend to all my farming interests, and walk from one to five miles per day. l am satisfied that the disease is entirely broken up, and henceforth 1 am to be free from these terrible apprehensions and suffering which formerly made my life miserable. Swift's Specific has done more for me in one year than all the drug store medicine prescribed by physicians did in twenty eight years, and l most cheerfully bear this testimony of it's merits.
 WM. k. REED.
 Gainesville, Hall Co.,, Ga. February, oSth, 1885.
 Treatis on Blood and Skin Dis eases mailed free.
 THE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co.,,
 Atlanta, Ga.