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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-23
THRIF TTCATTLE DEALERS.
How Diseased Cattle Are Disposed of in the
Chicago Market.

CHICAGO July 22.-One of the morning news
papers here, following up the question of diseased
meat, sent, early yesterday morning, re-
porter to the stocKyards in order to be on
hand when the first batch OF diseased cattle
arrived. Tho two meat inspectors We're conspic-
uous by their ABSENCE though it is said that no
infected cattle can escape their vigilance. The
most favorable opportunities to run infected
cattle into the city were had yesterday morning
Farmers and casers of stock, when they find a
diseased animal in their herds, do not dispatch
it forthwith, but ship it to this city. Some
drovers kill such cattle in order to prevent
disease from spreading to the rest of
the herd but the small breeders do not
They don't want to lose money, no matter who
slffers and it is pretty generally known through.
out the West that the Chicago Stock wards is 4
ready market for any kind of live stock As
long as they can dispose of an infected steer for
$40, so long will bad cattle arrive in Chicago
Over the Burlington road the usual number of
diseased cattle arrived yesterday. r. were
driven into the pens, subsequently sold, d then
slaughtered for Chicago consumption. Ihe first
train was long one, and in twenty cars. it is
safe to sag, there were two cattle which should
have been killed and allowed to rot on the prai
RE or 20 into the rendering tank. The reporter
describes the sale Of a number of these diseased
cattle, and followed their carcasses to the stalls
where they were placed on sale
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WHEN
CLOTHING STORE
SENSATION IN A CHURCH.
4 Deserted Husband Publicly Claims the
0rganist as His Wife.

EvoNA, N j., July 22-Consderable commo-
ton was caused in the Church of the Heavenly
Rest or Sunday morning by Josiah W. Alcott,
of Philadelphia, who arose in the course of the
service and informed the congregation that Miss
Dashiell, the organist was his wife, and the
daughter of the Rev. Dr. Taylor, rector of the
church. Mr.. Alcott's story is as follows: In
1879 Miss Nellie d. Taylor, of Camden, N. j.,
eloped with him one night and they were mar
ried in Philadelphia, against her
fathers wishes After they had been
married DR.. Taylor forGave them and furnished
them with a house in Camden, where. they
lived for one year After the birth of her
daughter his wife was not we'll and her father,
knowing that Alcott could not afford to send her
away for the needed rest, sent her at his own
expense to Niagara Falls. This, he says was
trick OF Dr.. Taylor to separate them Alcott
says that he followed his wife to Canada and
thence to this city, to Ocean Grove, n. j., and
to Plainfed He says she changed her name to
Dashiell while she was in New York, to pre-
vent him from finding her. Last Tuesday he
went to Planfield aud succeeded in finding
where Miss Dashiel boarded. He did not in
form her Of his arrival bat secured a lawyer
from Philadelphia and the next day called on
her for the purpose of securing reconciliation.
Mr. Alcott remained in the carriage. while the
lawyer went to the door, but the
woman learned his business she refused to have
anything to do with him and left the room.
Alcott went to church Sunday morning, think
ing that his wife was Influenced by her father,
but would relent if he could see her face to face
A number of persons had been Informed of his
intention. and the church was filled. The mat
ter caused much talk among the members of the
congregation, who generally sympathized with
the rector and his daughter. Their friends as
sert that after DR.. Taylor had furnished AlcOtt
and his wife with home, Alcott failed to sup
port his wife, and that DR.. Taylor was compelled
to take her away from him to save her life. DR..
Taylor owns a great deal of property in Camden,
aud is held in high esteem in Plainfield Alcott
says that he is after his wife and child. He
says that he was offered $500 to allow her to
obtain divorce Miss Dashiell, or Mrs Alcott,
said yesterday that Alcott can get redress in
court if he is wronged but that he is afraid to
submit the matter to a jury. In reply, Mr.. Al
colt said that he could not afford to hire law
yer and stand the expense of suit. He returned
to Philadelphia last night.
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c. vice W. B. Jones, suspended; T. B. Doushit.
at Salem, n. c., vice j. Bleckendorfer, suspend
ed; Samuel H. Smith, at Winston. n c. vice w
A. Walker, suspended; j. A Bennet at Reidsyille.
n. C., vice X. II. Wray, suspended; VIM j.
Fleming at Ft. Smith, Ark, vice J. K Barnes,
suspended David G.. Heckney, at Fort Plain N
Y, vice A. Hoffman, suspended; Henry Cook at
Michigan City, Ind, vice S. III. Peters suspend
ed; George j. Love- at Huron d. T.. vice John
Cain, suspended; r. r. Harley. at Talladega,
Ala, vice r. A. Mosley suspended; j. H. Bewly,
at Smyrna, Del, vice William H. Baggs, sus,
pended.
The following promotions have been mado in
the scientific force Of the Geological Survey:
Thomas c.. Chamberlin, of Wisconsin, geologist
from $3, 000 to So. GOO; r. ID. Caving. of Wiscon-
sin. geologst, from S. TOO to So 900; c. A. White,
of Iowa, from paleontologst at s., 400, to geolo.
gist at $1,000
Jno. c. Rich, to be lieutenant tcommander
Z. S. N; o. S. Lasher and S. S Waring to be
ieutenants, and G. c. Rogers to be lieutenant
OF the junior grade.
The President this afternoon appointed VIM.
II. Motfett, of New Jersey, to be consul of the
United States at Athens, and John Devlin, o.
Michigan, to be consul at Windsor, Ont.
Mr.. Moffett, who was to-day appointed United
States consul to Athens, is an Episcopalian
minister. He was recently appointed consul to-
Beirut, Turkey, but the appointment was with
drawn at the request of the Turkish minister,
who said consul who was minister was not
wanted.
Mr.: Devlin, appointed United States consul to
Windsor, has been member of the Michigan
Legislature, and also Assistant Labor commits.
sloner of the State of Michigan.
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The Choice of NIr. Webb District Com
missioner Highly Commended.

The Choice of Nr. Webb as District Com
missioner Highly Commended.
Special to the IGdianaDois Journal.
WASHINGTON. July 22.-The President has
begun well in filling the municipal Offices Of the
District Of Columbia For several months the
Democratic Jacksonian Association, the Demo
cratic Central Club, the Jeffersonian Democrats,
the unwashed heeers and numerous other polit-
ical organizations of the District Of Columbia
have made periodical visits to the White House,
and have urged the President to select one of
their number for the District commissionership
The term of Commissioner West, the Repub
lican member of the Board of District
commissioners, expired on Saturday and these
Democratic gentlemen had great hopes that one
of them would be selected to succeed him. But
the President thought otherwise, and selected
Mr. VIM. B. Webb for the vacancy Mr. Webb
is Republican OF the Blaine type, is lawyer,
and has been very successful in Washington.
The appointment is commended upon all sides
and there can be no doubt of its perfect fitness.
If Mr. Cleveland would pay as much attention
to the selection of officers for the various federal
positions at his disposal as he does for the mu-
nicipal government Of the people of Washington
he could scarcely find better men than the one
he has lust chosen.
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THIS MORNINGS REPORT.
The Patient Still Alive but An Hope Aban-
doned.

The Patient Still Alive but Eli hope -Aban"
dOned.
bulletin No. IL
Mt. MoGREGoR, July 23-1 A. M-The
General remains in the same quiet condition.
Pulse and respiration are unchanged, and there is
feeling he may tide over the midnight season
of weakness-and until A. NJ. Hypodermic in
jections of brandy are being used.
bulletin No. 81
"a M.-The family is astir at the cottage,
though there are no visible indications that
point to other conditions than at the time of the
last bulletin.
Bulletin No. s..
3 A. M.-General Grant is in a
somnolent condition. The rcspirations
have grown shallow, and the General
is longer able to expectorate, because Of
weakness, which is increasing There seems
little possibility that the patient Will survive the
night.
bulletin No. A.
A. M.-The respirations are so. The pulse is
so rapid as not TO be counted, and hypodermic
injections, which have been quite freely ad-
ministercd through the night, have no longer
any marked effect The family are still astir.
Bulletin No 81
A. M.-Doctor Douglas, at 4:30 remarked
that the Generals brain heart and lungs are
IL, 4 ~ - oIll>
Bulletin No. 6l
5:25 A. M.--The respiratons have increased to
80, and the death rattle occasioned by the
filing up of the lungs and throat with mucus is
heard, He now recognizes friends By opening
his eyes.
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STILL SEEKING INFORMATION.
Secretary Manning Asks Importers for Theil
Views About Tariff Matters.

Secretary Manning Asks Importers for Their
Views About Tariff Matters.
WASHINGTON, July 22.--Secrctary Manning
has addressed the following letter to importers
asking their views as to the feasibility of sim
plifying the tariff:
investigations of the methods of entry and
appraisement of imported merchandise has
shown that the tariff laws are largely evaded by
differentiation, wherever duties are levied ad
valorem. A remedy suggested for this evil is the
adoption of specific duties. With a view Of
obtaining information on this subject which may
be useful to Congress in fiscal legislation and
serve as All aid IN the improvement of the Gus
toms revenue SYSTEM it is deemed proper to ask
advice Of merchants whose business may be
affected by tariff legislation, and whose just in
terests, as we'll as those Of the government are
dependent upon an honest and efficient
administration of the tariff laws You are there
lore requested to give your views as to the feast
blllty OF simplifying the tariff, and making the
duties specific upon imported merchandise with
which you are familiar, subject to aG valor-
EN- rate, and to which the ad valorem principle is
applied, together with such suggestions as you
may be pleased TO make toward the removal of
lncongruities. 1t is suggested that your reply may
be accompanied by schedule showing the rates
of specific duty which, in your opinion, should
he levied upon the various kinds and qualities of
merchandise named in such schedule, and also
the specific rates which, according to
your best information. would be equiv
alent to the present ad vaOrem rates
Information is also desired as to what extent and
with respect to what classes of merchandise
your firm has suffered on account of evasion or
the tariff. and how, in your judgment, such
evaSiOIs can be prevented. Your reply will be
treated as confidential, if so desired"
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The President and the g. A. II.

WASHINGTON, July pa deputation of the G. A.
R. called on the President to-day, by appointment,
and submitted resolutions passed at the recent nation.
al eneamrment at Portland, in relation to the rights
Of veterans to be retained and appointed to positions
in the government service. General Burdette present
ed the resolutions, and said the had implicit
confidence in the Presidents action toward them, but
were desIeous OF securing an executive promise in
President Cleveland replied that he was
in favor of the enforcement of the law.
The question of mans military service entered into
the consideration Of nearly every applicant for Office
and was given much weight. This especially true
in appointments to postoflices. 1t must always be
understood that the man thus recommended must be
competent. Commanders Burdette and kountz
sured the President that unless man competent
there expectation that he would be appointed
President Cleveland said there were many instances
where had fine mill airy records and were desery-
ing but they had not received the training that would
Fit them for positions These, of course, coud not
he aDDOiuted.
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MINOR TOPICS.
Report Of IL Member of the Engineer Corps
Showing the Success of the Eads Jetty.

showing the success of the EadS Jetty.
WAsHTSGToN, July 22.-Naior Heuer of the Corps
of Engineers, has submitted his report the prog
ress of work the improvement of the South Pass
of the Mississippi river for the past fiscal year to
General Newton, chief of engineers. He says: "One
of the interesting facts connected with the improve
ment is that the full depths and widths of channels
have been maintained throughout the year by Mr.
Eads, and that dredging of any kind has been re.
qured on any of this work since February 1883.
No work has been done on the pass or at the
head of the passes during the year. The inner
east jetty has been widcned G05 feet. The main
jeties where covered with concrete blocks, still con-
tinue to settle slightly the subsdence for the year
averaging n little two inches. Near the head of
the pass in September and October of 1881, the
channels shoaed to depth Of twentysix feet but in
February following the depth increased to 337 feet
This has again shoaled to depth of 800 feet, in
consequence OF falling river The thirty foot chan
mel at this locality is 100 feet wide
IN the pass itself no cha"ge of consequence has
CURED during the year. he shOaest areas, those
near bayou drande and Government Island have
been leepcned slightly. In the gulf about five hun.
ed feet beyond the outer ends of the ettc there is
legal channel twenty six feet deep, having width Of
2lO feet and central depth of thirty feet more,
but this channel makes such sharp bend, turn,
that it is believed it would be mpraccabe for
sci drawing twenty-sx feet to make the bend
without grounding.
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SUNSET TO MIDNIGHT.
The Illustrious Patient Certainly Beyond al
Earthly Aid.

Il
Earthly Aid.
Mt. MCGREGOR, July 22.-.TLc DEVELOPMENT
of the Generals weakness during the afternoon
was not particularly noticeable from hour to
hour, but between and o'clock there was
clearly, if not violently, marked increase of
weakness. At o'clock it was possible to
measure the pulse beats, but at 6 o'clock one of
the physicians stated the pulse beats could not
be counted, because they were so frequent and
feeble During the afternoon the blood tide had
so quickened that it more rapidly wore the sys
tenn, and exhausted the frail basis if any existed,
upon which might be placed hope that the
General might rally. The point was reached at 3
o'clock when little was to be expected from at
tempts to administer food
Soon after o'clock Harrison came up from the
cottage and told Doctors Sands and Shrady that
Doctor Douglas desired to see them at the cot
tage Thither went the doctors, remaining but
a short time, and then coming again to the
hotel 1t is believed the condition of the patient
was found to have been as stated above, and
that while the temperature was nearly, if not
quite normal, the respirations were nearly thirty
per minute. The family, beginning at o'clock,
came to the hotel to dinner in twos the others
remaining at the cottage in the meantime. The
family dined in private room, set apart for
their use, in order that they might be private.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-23
ARMY PROMOTIONS.
Presidents Refusal to Promote from the
Ranks Causes Il Hardship.

Presidents Refusal to Promote from the
Ranks Causes Hardship.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, July Oft seems that after all
President Cleveland is not disposed to aid the
army by filing the vacancies which will exist in
the roster of the second lieutenants by the pro-
motion Of non commissioned officers. It is urged
that in this country there can be no reason Why
the commissioned list should not be filled by
men who have served in the ranks when there is
a necessity for selecting officers from outside
the military academy. But the President has
been looking ahead and he finds that in q year
or two the academy will graduate more
officers than there are vacancies and
he proposes to hold these places
vacant rather than fill them now This is a
great blow to one or two men who have served
faithfully on the frontier, and who have looked
forward to the day when they could wear the
shoulder knots which have thus fa2, for twenty
years, been out Of their reach. One case in par
ticular was called to the attention of your cor
respondent today. There is sergeant in one
of the regiments stationed in Texas who was a
captain in the volunteer service during the war.
He entered the army from a military academy
in New England, and was only
seventeen years old when he first
received his commission. He was an
excellent officer, and came out with a good
record Fer years he was quite successful in
business, but about five years ago he lost all he
had, and in a fit of dependency enlisted in the
army. He has an excellent education, speaks
three or four languages, and has thorough
knowledge of medicine, and, in fact. has q better
education than the majority of graduates of
West Point. He has worked his rank up to a
first sergcant's position, and the hope has been
held out to him that he would at last be commits
stoned a lieutenant. The action Of the Presi-
dent, however, in deciding to leave these ten or
twelve vacancies untitled bars him out from hope
in this direction.
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How Stevenson Grinds Out the Offices.

WASHINGTON SPECIAL.
First Assistant Postmaster general Stevenson is
making himself very popular by his activity in re.
spending to applications for fourthcass postoices.
Ex-senator Mcdonald away with q batch of
Indiana appointments after waiting less than an hour
and this is about the rate the mill runs and generally
fast for another. rs this all rightl" asks
Mr.. Stevenson DO you know it YOURSELF" The
answer is in the affirmative uine in ten Then
go ahead with it. says the First Assistant to the
miller, and III a twnkling the grist is ground This
is the place to do business said Ohio Democrat,
who had come twice to the Capitol 1T reminds me
Mr.. Stevenson work is confined almost exclusively
fourth class cases. The President looks after the
imDortant ones.
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The Presidents Refusal to Make Promotions
from the Ranks of the Army Works
Hardship in Some Cases.
Appointment of Mr.. Webb as District
Commissioner Highly Commended.
List of Presidential Appointments-SucceSs
of the Eads Jetties-Australian Mail Ser
vice-The President and G. A. r.
THE MOONSHINERS
Disappointed with the New Administrations
Ideas of Free Government.

Ideas of Free Government.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, July 22-News has just been
received here of adeplorable condition of affairs
in Tennessee. Since last November hundreds of
illicit distilleries have been set up in the
mountain counties of that State, and free
whisky has driven legitimate, tax paid whisky
entirely out of the market In some localities
free whisky is retailing as low as forty FIVE
cents per gallon.
The cause of this sudden outbreak Of lawless-
ness is not far to seek AS soon as it was
known last November that Mr.. Cleveland was
elected, scores of illicit dstlers-who are Dem
ocrats to the man, by the way-were heard to
exclaim:
'Now the - United States marshals will
be withdrawn, and we will be allowed to make
as much free whisky as we please The -
Republican tax will be wiped out, and Cleveland
will not allow US to be molested nor interfered
with. If we are we'll shoot the heart out of
every deputy marshal that comes spying round. "
And they are making good their threats About
ten days ago the United States marshal at
Nashville sent deputy into the still counties"
with orders to break up every illicit still he
could find, and to arrest all yiolators of the
enue laws BY some means the moonsniners
got onto him, and he has disappeared, and all
efforts to learn his fate have proven
futile. The moonshiners are furious over
the idea that a Democratic Presi-
dent should endeavor to collect the
hated whisky tax just the same as Republican
President did, and the result in the above case
shows that they would just as soon, if not little
sooner. Kill Democratic deputy as Repub-
lican one.
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The Grant Trust Fund.

New York Special.
1t was reported to-day on good authority that
arrangements were making to reinvest the $780,
0G0 trust fund raised for General Grant or that
portion of it which was invested in the first
mortgage bonds of the Wabash railroad It was
said that this reinvestment of the fund would be
made on the lst of August, because the trustees
Of the Morgan estate desired to be free from the
responsibility attached to them. When the
funds were invested in the Wabash bonds, Gov
Morgan gave a personal gurantee for the pay
ment of the principal and interest. A
reporter talked this morning with a gentleman
who has been fully acquainted with all
the transactions eversince the fund was invested
in these bonds under Governor Morgan's personal
guarantee, and asked him how this money would
be relnvested His reply was: Il cannot say.
1t is not yet certain that the funds will be rein
vested. The question is now under advisement
and will be definitely decided some time within
the next two weeks. 1t is not true that all the
amount raised for General Grant $3.50 000) IS in
vested in Wabash first mortgage bonds. l do
not care to say what proportion Of this amount
was so invested. If the trustees OF the Morgan
estate desire to turn over the amount of money
for which Governor Morgan made himself respon-
sible, and accept these bonds, that fact will be
made known in short time"
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The Jennie Cramer Tragedy.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, July 22-The gossips were set
made that Walter Malley, who was made notorious in
being tried for the murder of Jennie Cramer,
be married The young lady who it is said, will be-
,nartabe beauty, and not over twenty, who works in
the large dry goods store formerly by his father
who is of the wealthiest citizens of this place
When the marriage will is not yet made public
and it is probable that it will be very quiet affair
Walter mas been lving very quiet life of late, CIV
ing his time to music and art and his fathers busi-
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Leases of Indian Lands Invalid.

WAsHIN TON, July 22.-After mature consdera.
ton the President and Cabinet have reached the
cuson that the leases of land in the Indian Territory
held by catlemen invalid, and it has been deter.
mined to take steps to have them set aside 1t is the
n;ention of the President to remove the disturbing
element and the Indian lands FOR the exclusive
occupation Of the Indians. pre- sdental proclama-
ton issue, but it is regarded by wellinformed
persons more probabl, that action will be begun in
the United States Circuit Courts Of Western Kansas
having jurisdiction OF the Territory
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The Australian Mail Service.

WAsHINGToN, July 22.-Post,n aster general Villas
to-day said he had intention of reconsiderng his
decision against distributing the $400 900 appropri
ated by Congress for the transportation Of mails in
American steamships. In regard to the threatened
termination of the Australian mail service by the
Pacific Mail he said that while he disposed TO favor
American steamship lines, where he could consist
emily, the Department would have difficulty Ill for