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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-17
A Parke County Trustee Decamps.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ROCKVILLE. Ind. Sept 16.-All the township
trustees showed up for investigation before the
county commissioners except Norman L. Jones.
Of Liberty township. The sheriff was sent after
him. but he had flown for some place in the far
West, taking his household effects with him.
School warrants to the amount of $5170 have
been offered for sale by Coffin & Stanton, Wall
street, New York. bearing per cent. interest at
par, on Liberty township What Joness bonds
men and the county commissioners will do has
not been determined yet. 1t is quite probable
effort will be made to catch the fugitive trus-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-17
Montgomery Trustees All Right.

Special to tie Indianapolis Journal.
CRAwFoRDsvILLE, Sept 16.-The board of
commissioners T. j. West, G. Schenck and s.
F. Ashby, who have been in session for a week,
had the various township trustees before them
to-day, to look over their accounts and to see if
any of them had any dealings in the Chicago
school supply business. Their accounts were
examined and found to be correct. Some of the
trustees said that they went to Chicago on free
passes, but nothing of the overissuing OF certif-
Gates was done by them
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-17
HARRISON BANK FAILURE.
FUN List of Cashier ScovilIe's Assignments
to Creditors.

FUN List of Cashier ScovilIe's Assignments
to Creditors.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
G.. B. Scoville cashier and partner in the late
Bank of Harrison, made voluntary assignment
Monday morning to William Anthony, of All
by l344 feet on the northeast corner of Broad
way and Sycamore ii the town of Harrison,
and also grantor's interest in the property upon
which the property is situated. The action was
for the benefit of creditors and by advice of his
attorney. Mr. Harris, of Toledo.
The failure is naturally still the theme of con-
versation, and business was practically at
standstill since the matter became public. The
following is list of depositors and their prob
able amounts in addition to the lengthy list al
ready given in the Enquirer. The complete list
will not be known until the assignee makes it
public.
Ladies Of Lutheran Church, $7S; Esther Lloyd,
81 900: Webber, the Evangelist $780, d. Fl. Jes-
sup. 1928; Henry Slete $3.50; David Baughmann,
$775 Anthony & Williams, from $40 to $500. ac
cording to checks honored; G. G. Oyler $780,
John Scott. 800; John Schneider, $500; Lou
Hoowell. $50; Catharine Faulkner $780, Jor
dan Hutchinson, $500; Dr. and Mrs. Bowles,
5000; Sam q. Breckenridge, $500; Milton Turrell,
from 800 to 5000. according to checks honored;
John Fl. Keen. $57l; DIR. Huber, 1925; Harrison
Furniture Company. $780, Jacob Biddinger and
Seneca Bonnet, executors of the Solomon Bid
dinger estate, $500.
Perrine & Son received dispatch from Toledo
yesterday stating that their check payable at
the Bank of Harrison, and sent last Tuesday,
was unpaid. This increases their loss to over
So, 600 The losses of other depositors may be
increased by returns from checks issued Just
prior to the failure so statement purporting to
be the Individual amounts in the bank when it
failed, or the assets or liabilities must be only
matter Of conjecture. The depositors realize
this, and it is the paradoxical truth to say the
only move made to this writing is to patiently
await an examination and disclosure by the
assignee. Mr. Scovie enjoyed the confidence
OF the citizens to an extent not known by any
other person in SO short time and if he wanted
the township he could have had it for the ask
Ing. and the section would have been delivered
free of charge.
Public sympathy is with Scoville, and the be-
lief is he was dragged down by his connections
The bank was making money, and but for its
North Vernon cousin would have been flourish
ing institution to-day. The citizens realize the
advantages and convenienees OF bank-prlor
to burstup--and to-day, after sleeping on the
matter, there is a strong sentiment in favor of
placing Mr.. Scoville in the bank again, and
making it a purely local concern delegation
OF depostors presented the matter to Mr. SEQ
vile yesterday, and offered the use of their
money to assist him, but as the assignment was
already made with that of the North Vernon
bank, the gentleman could but await the pleas
ure Of his creditors. One consolation is
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-17

THE Puritan beat the Genesta, yesterday,
by 2 minutes and 8 seconds actual, and l
minute and 80 seconds corrected, time. While
She Yankee boat beat, and we are glad of it.
we cannot see that the result of the race con-
tributes very greatly to solution of the
problem of the best model of yacht building,
One minute and half in race of forty miles
is not very conclusive of superiority.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-17
And Still They Come.

Another convict has been turned loose into the
United States Treasury This ones name is
Theodore Tyrer, and his most prominent qualih-
cations for place under Democratic adminlstra-
ton are FIVE years sentence to the New York
State prison at Auburn and a four years sem
tence to the State penitentiary of Minnesota,
both of which he served, though in the first case
his term was shortened by pardon lie seems
to he q scoundrel by nature and forger by pro-
fession but he knew Cleveland, the Buffalo
LAWYER. and President Cleveland recognized the
acquaintance so far as TO appoint the ex convict
and expert forger to a clerkship in the Treasury
Office
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-17

FRIENDS of the Republican nominees con-
fdently appeal to citizens of every shade of
political bias to come to their aid in opposi-
ton TO the Liquor League, which is now max
ing desperate effort to capture the Office of
mayor and the law-making body of the city.
The question to be decided by every sincere
man. is which candidate represents the best
interests of the city and the people.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-17

Mr.. 0. o. STEALEY telegraphs from Wash
ington: "NIr. Clevelands position on the
silver question is to-day precisely what it was
last winter, when before he was inaugurated
President, he declared himself in favor OF
suspending the coinage of silver dollars y
this is sad news, indeed, for the Western
Democracy. The music will begin, with full
orchestra when Congress opens in December
UAyt
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-17

THE Attorney general has overruled Com
missioner Of Pensions Black in the decision
that special examiners allowed per diem by
statute are not to be paid for Sunday while
out on duty. Nobody but such man as
John c. Black has proved himself to be since
he assumed this office, would have ever
thought of making such an absurd and unjust
Interpretation of the law.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-17

THE Glow license" voted in Milwaukee is at
ihe rate of 5000 year. This was supported
by the saloon keepers, and their victory was
celebrated with free carousal. In Indianap-
Dlis the saloon keepers are making a campaign
against tax of 500 year.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-17

DISTRICT ATTORNEY LAMB complains that
he has been misrepresented, and his affair with
Foley exaggerated by influences in Terre
Haute that are personally malicious to him,
and that have been persistently maligning
him for at least two years.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-17

Hon. JOHN SHERMAN replies to the recent
Feply of Judge Hoadly in speech, that por-
ton of which we herewith print. We call
attention to the dignifed, courteous and
statesmanlike tone of Mr. Sherman's remarks,
with the suggestion that its facts and conclu
sion can neither be answered nor set aside by
cries Of "bloody shirt"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-17
The bank holds notes on G. B. Scovile, who
vas Cooks Harrison Bank mariner as follows:

on Spencer township this county Andrew
Haley, the trustee. says that if any bonds of his
township are on the market they are fraudulent
and claims to have never signed his name to any
such paper. Mr.. Pollard made several visits to
Haley trying to induce him to buy school sup
plies. and it is feared that Mr.. Haley has been
taken in by the Chicago sharper.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-17

GENERAL MCCLELLAN is said to be writing
some war "reminiscences, which, however, he
does not propose to publish. but will bequeath
to his children to dispose of as they may choose
after his death. A wish will Immediately coup
from all along the line that the Generals life may
be long in the land
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-17

days ago; that Mr.. Culp has $1,000, and
that number Of small due bills
are held by different persons of
which nothing definite can be learned. Calcu-
lating the amount of the due bills upon the basis
of the interest receipts, with the other warrants
which are reported to be in circulation. the town
ship is liable on an indebtedness as follows:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-17

IT isn't of the slightest importance whether
dress when he tried to escape. What this
country wants is men who are loyal and
natfiotic
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-17

SIR RICHARD SUTTON, the owner of the cutter
Genesta, pronounces the name of his boat Gen
esta, with the "es short and the 'g7 hard.
However, it matters little Everybody knows
how to pronounce Puritan.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-17

THE laboring man or the mechanic who owns
his home, or is trying to buy one, is interested
in having the saloons pay their just share of
Abo 4ovoc
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-17
Mr.. Hendricks's Democratic Principle.

New York Tribune.
''You want me to act on the Republican prin-
ciple To the victors belong the spoils,'s re-
marked President Cleveland
Nothing of the kind, retorted Mr.. Hendricks,
II want you to act on the Democratic principle
Woe 10 the vanquished'"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-17

NEW YORK city provides educational facili-
lies for 135, 900 girls and boys, and lacks
accommodations for 10, 900 more, who would
20 if they could.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-17

CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE is in England. and has
been assured q fitting reception. He has not
been heard from since the Puritan waxed it to
the Genasta for q second time
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-17
SEPTEMBER IL, 1885.
'TURH the rascals out"

THE harmonious Democracy dread the
ides of December. Congress will then meet,
and oh my!
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-17

TIE latest additions to Democratic reform
are Tyrer and Jerry Mulroy, both OF whom
have done State service. Turn the rascals
ont"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-17

JERRY MULRoY, the latest find to fill the
place Of 'an offensive partisan" was once
convicted of stealing dog
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-17

fhe taxes.
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record.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-03
Robert C. Winthrop.

Washington Letter in New York Commercial Adj
vertiser.
1t is the very 'irony of fatep that Robert G.
Winthrop, who delivered the address at the lay
ing of the cornerstone of the Washington mon
ument should fall just short of being able to
pronounce benediction. upon the completed
work. He was at this date, July 4, 1848, man
in his early prime. thirty-nine years of age, and
was then Speaker of the Thirteenth Congress.
An English tourist, Mrs Maury writing from
Washington in 1885, thus describes him: "Grace
full, gallant and accomplished, Robert G. Win
throp is the rising glory of the Wings. Pos
sessing the prestige that naturally arises
from gentle h'rth and ample fort
une, this promising member from
Boston has no interest to serve, no favors
to seek. His bearing is highly aristocratc. In
conversation the natural and cultivated re-
sources of his mind give him great advantages.
He was graduated from Harvard at eighteen,
and studied law with Daniel Webster"
When / last saw him in Washington, in the
spring Of the present year, at the dedication of
Chief Justice Marshalls statue, he was thin and
bowed, aripened sheaf waiting to be garnered,
but then, as always, elegant and choice in APP
pearance His portrait in the Speakers lobby
represents a cultured, handsome, reserved look
ing man, just such one as Boston in its old in
tellectuality might cherish as a fetish The
sixth in lineal descent from the worshipped Gov.
John Winthrop, the founder of that city, the
Winthrop name and blood which are his by in
hertance, come as near the English idea of "a
noble line' as anything we have in this country,
and Robert Charles Winthrop has that about
him which seems to say that he never forgets
his birthright
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-03

near small campfire, evidently lost in thought
and making no effort to keep warm. He SEEM
ed six feet and q half in length, was
as erect as an Indian, and did not for a
moment relax from military attitude. Wash
ington's exact height was six feet two inches In
his boots. He was then little Lame from strik-
ing his knee against tree. Hiseye was so gray
that it looked almost white. and he had a troub-
led look on his coiorless face He had q piece
OF WOODEN tied around his throat, and was quite
hoarSe. Perhaps the throat trouble from which
he finally died, had its origin about then. Wash
1ngton's boots were enormous They were No.
13 His ordinary walking shoes were No. IL.
His hands were large in proportion, and he could
not buy glove to fit him, and he had to have
his gloves made to order. His mouth was his
strong feature the lips being always tightly
compressed One day they were compressed so
colsely as to be painful to look at At that time
he weighed 200 pounds, and there was no surplus
flesh about him. Hew tremendously muscled,
and the fame of his great strength was every
where"
In these days of universal freedom it may be
interesting to know from first hands how Wash
ington treated his slaves. Some valuable in
formation on this point is given by Josiah
Quincy, an old man of eighty-seven, now resid-
ing at Marshall Hall, on the Maryland side of
the Potomac. While youth Quincy lived
many years with the Gusts family, and person
ally knew number Of the slaves that had be-
fonged to Washington.
says Mr.. Quincy. He made them work, tell
YOU and if they were not out on time in the
morning they must have a good reason for it.
Mr.. Custis often said that General Washington
could get more work out of a negro than any
other man in Virginia. But be was very just
man. He would not overwork them, and he
would not let them be punished if they did not
richly deserve it. He would not whip slave
himself, but sometimes he would knock one
down with his fist One of his slaves named
Sam had a scar on his cheek, which he told me
his master put there The General caught Sam
riding one of his fine horses one day, and he
gave him blow that Sam never forgot. Wash
ington taught his slaves to be religious, and he
would not separate families. He often visited
the sick at their cabins All his slaves loved
him. Though strict, he was kind hearted
master"
Mr.. Quincy says that late year ago
colored man, known as Jim Washington, who
was born the slave of Washington, in 1871, was
living near Culpeper Court house, Va, and ne
thinks the old man is still alive
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o'clock in the morning. when the bank ought q
OPEN"
'True that would have been incoavenients
'Yes, and more than that
'What morew
"Well, suppose that bank had not only
stopped payment, but had fallen into the hands
of the law, and its books had been opened to
public inspection
THAT would have been very
YES, indeed: 1t was not to be thought OF
Well, to finish, was sitting with my feet upon
the desk, cheerfully and hopefully smoking
when. there came a gentle tapping on my
chamber door, mild hammered gentleman, no
matter who he was, entered, and expressed
much regret that had suffered inconvenience,
and wanted to know if the little difficulty could
not be adjusted to the satisfaction of both paft-
les answered that thought it could be adj.
Justed to my satisfaction, but that as for tho
other party was not so certain In short"
You got your money!
Every cent, and lawyers fees--not small
But why did they pay youq"
had to. They didn't want the public TO
know what knew. and so my little bill wan
paid and the matter ended"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-03
Al FAMOUS NOVELIST.
Interesting Gossip About William Black and
His Family.

Boston Herald
The master of Pastor House has gained flesh
since he was in America III 1876, when by the
way. he distinguished himself by not going to
the Centennial Exposition, to the horror of not
a few fellow travellers. He seems to be in the
most robust health, and in his tweed suit APP
pears what he is, essentially Scotchman, de-
spite twenty two years residence in England.
As he came from Glasgow when twenty-one
years old, he is now forty three years of age, in
short, in the prime of life and with, doubtless,
much good work before him. He still finds it
necessary to wear spectacles, despite the ap-
parent keenness of his brown eyes, and usually
sits with his head somewhat lowered, as though
avoiding the light-a- contemplative attitude
which gives him curiously intent air of listen
ing to what is being said. His glance, when he
looks up at one is however, genial, and SO is
the grip of his hand at parting, so that the i'm
preston left is that of a sincere man WHO'S glad
to see people and have chat, even III the midst
of his hard work.
Mrs. Black is.a woman who must be pro-
nounced the happiest possible choice for a. dis
tinguished man of letters Her manner is at
once genial and distinguished, and she is not
only SO well read, but so thoughtful and capa-
BILE of expressing her ideas, that people who
converse with her are a little surprised to learn
that she does not write herself But it is one
of the convictions of this charming lady that
woman welded to a wor,sdr in literature should
not attempt to compete with him in ordinary
cases. Nothing is so pitiable as to see clever
writer with a wife who writes iudifferently, un-
less indeed, it is to see clever woman with
husband whose writings are mediocre compared
to her own. Mrs. Black, who is fair and of gen.
erous figure, with soft and sympathetic voice
and all the poise of a well bred woman, thorough
ly believes thatit is her mission wife to at
tend to her household and make home a pleasant
place-efforts which the celebrated and hard
working novelist unquestionably appreciates.
Their three children are headed by a daughter
of nine years. who is sufficiently precocious to
have views on politics; but she adds ingenuously
and ingeniously: II have been forbidden to talk
about them; only my politics are the same as
papa's, and he belongs to the Reform Club"
Since the day when mild young gentlewoman
from Boston looked at me with glare in her
blue eyes and told me she was "a Nihilst" 1
have not had such an electric shock. The sec
ond child is fair-haired boy named Norman;
the third little girl, whose political views
were not even suggested to me, and ali three are
pretty. graceful and wellbred children. So
that. altogether, one must pronounce the author
of "NLadcap Violet'a singularly fortunate man.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-03
How Mormon women May Become 1mmortal

Interview with an Elder of tho Church.
why do you think the government should
tolerate the practice of polygamy9" asked the
reporter.
Numerous reasons might be advanced" re-
marked the elder, 'but as our time is limited
will give you brief statement of our views on
that subject In the first place plural marriage
is nowhere condemned by the Bible, and, as you
know, various instances are mentioned of men
having several wives Then it is not gen.
orally known that our creed teaches us
that all spirits are born of God and
abide in feshy tabernacles. We are also
firm believers in the transmigration Of souls A.
woman who is not joined to man by nuptial ties
need have no hope of future existence. Woman
not i'll this condition is merely flesh, and her
death is spiritual as well as physical. Her only
hope of Immortality is to partake of that of her
husband The position Of man in the future
life depends entirely upon the number Of his de-
scendants and this fact alone is sufficient reason
for polygamy. In other words, mans creative
powers form part of the spirit world, and as
the spirit does not dwell within woman, she is
without soul, ,and, therefore, can have no hope Of
salvation unless connected with man by inaf-
rage. This being the case, why should we not
be permitted to have more than one wife9'
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-03
A Beautiful British Dean.
London Truth.

/ recommend the case Of the Dean of Ardagh
to those who entertain an excessive admiration
for the mode in which things are managed in the
Church of England. The Dean outran the con-
stable to the tune of ell, 900, and was adiudged
bankrupt Two months later, being the owner
of the advowson of Presteign, he indicted him
self into the incumbency, which was worth fS00
per annum, after providing for curate to act as
the pastor of its spiritual sheep. The Dean
agreed to pay over f600 per annum to his credit
ors out of this $500, but has since declined to
the disgraceful action of refusing to stand by his
agreement, and thus seeking to defraud his cred
ors is it not monstrous that $500 per annpm,
which is admittedly G600 per annum i'll excess
of what is wanted to secure the service of di-
vine for this incumbency, should find it's way
into the pocket of an impecunious and extrava-
CANT deanl
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-03
A Bath in the Dead Sea.

INDUCED in that quasi-luxury. bath in the
Not only was it impossible to sink, but it was
difficult to maintain footing in the shadows, so
lightly did 1 float on the surface Despite all
my carefulness, the malignant liquid entered my
mouth and eyes. creating pain in both 1t was
several hours before could eradicate the smart
from my eyes, the deadly taste from my mouth,
and the saline sickness from my hair. Indeed,
nay whole body was covered with an incrustation
of SALT which could only be washed away with
fresh water
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-03

Mr. Cable had put them in good humor at
the outset by saying how embarrassing it was
not to have Mark Twain there to introduce him,
as usual 1T has been my friends custom to
introduce me to the audience, and mine to in
troduce him" he said. First he would iEtro-
duce me, so that the audience would know which
of us was which; and then l would introduce
him-so that they would know which of us was
the other" His tour with the famous humorist
is having good effect on the delightful story
teller He is fast learning the arts Of the stage,
and is much more at his ease before the public
than he was a year ago.