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The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-04-23
' AN1MpoprANr STATEMENT.

New YORK, April Nv. X. Ross, q
hardware merchant OF thls CITY, VINO
was in st. Louis, and occupied a room
next to that occupied by g. A. Preller
on the day of his murder, returned
from the west to-day. To reporter he
said:
III was at the Southern hotel, in St.
Louis, on Easter Sunday, and left
there Sunday night. That Sunday
afternoon, had some writing to do, and
went to my room directly after lunoh-
con, or about 2 o'clock. settled down
to write about 1888. / had hardly taken
my seat and everything WAS quiet,
when | heard something like moan
ing in the next room. l stopped
listened to it. 1t continued, ana, be-
sides, l heard the sound of running
water, as if the iawcets were turned on
little writing table, up near the win
from the communicating door. l
could hear anpthing going on in the
next room very plainly. When 1 heard
the moaning as if some one was sick
aud suffering pain, L asked a bell-boy
who brought me some paper ii any one
was sick in the adjoining room
He stopped to listen to the means, when
/ spoke, and thinking he would tell the
clerk, dismissed the matter from my
mind. During the afternoon several
hall bows came into the room and l
spoke to all of them as the grooming
continued, but only very low"
Mr.. Schlessinger said that friend of
his had gone on to st. Louis to take the
body in charge. 1t will be held to await
definite instructions from England.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-04-23

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CENTS lu 20 iagnur currency over ltly W.
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snJu'U marry. How 1l't uE. happiness may D.
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by 81 Adult EeIkurl. tarl K -pt gnfHr lock 10 e.
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The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-04-23

GAINESVILLE, April H.-lSpocial.l-
News has reached here of very disas'
uous cyclone which passed over the
southeastern portion of this county
Wednesday night. 1t was especially
severe at Burns City, whore tour dwell
ings were totally wrecked and moro or
less damage was done TO other property.
The storm ragged southeast and west OF
this place and considerable damage is
rannrtpl
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-04-23
Telegram from One of the prellers.

CHICAGO, April 1.-THE Daily News
New York special says Schlessiuler
Preller's cousin, in Grand street, re-
ceived the following dispatch this
morning:
"Many thanks. / must look to you
kindly to see to all.
[Signedl a. PRELLER,
Par nixCr.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-04-23

ST. LOUIS, April 17.-Mr. Frank
Schleisinger, of New York, a cousin of
G. A. 4reller, the gentleman murdered
here by DR.. Maxwell, has telegraphed
to the chief Of police to take charge Of
all the property and personal effects Of
Mr.. Preller and that he will
An inquest on the body win commence
tomorrow. An analysis of Preller's
stomach is in progress, but will not be
completed for three days. Mr.. James
Taylor who identified The remains yes
terday as those OF his friend Preller,
MAIDS another and careful examination
to-day, AID is now moro strongly con-
WINGED that his first Judgment was cor
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-04-23

oswssg yl,oeart 7vorm syrup TeverFrii7
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-02

manned and diseased, incapable of any effort,
because he wants to give bread to his children,
and because he wants an opportunity to educate
them" And this man. so incapable of any effort
can draw from the government s., 600 year as
Commissioner of Pensions. 81, 200 year as
physical wreck, and do some effective work
beside in turning out of Office loyal and patriotic
men and replace them with people like his Cepu
ty. whose record is to be found on the biotter OF
the Albany police court There thousands
who would scorn the idea of burdening their
country with their support under such circum-
stances. And yet here is one OF the leaders in
the great Cleveland Higgins Manning reform
movement drawing the highest pension given to
soldiers, obtained in. to say the least. curious
manner. and drawing another pay, beside, as
government employe.
This drawing of double pay is question rather
of morals than OF law. The manner, however,
in which General Black obtained his pension
might at this time be made the subject of in
vestigation. The bill which grants the increase
of the pension a Senate bill, No. 1915. 1t
was read for the third time in the Senate and
passed on June IL. 1873 On June Is it re-
ceved back from the House having been
passed there. but there is nothing to show in The
Congressional Record. that it was ever con-
sidered by the House in the interval between
June - and June Is. By some hocus pocus. or
in the hurry of the closing days of the session
Congress adjourned on June 19) the bill OBJ
tanned the signatures of the Speaker of the
House, of the president of the Senate and Of the
President without apparently having really beer
passed by the House.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-02
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

James Ocles5y fell from the steamer Alaska
at utin-Bay. yesterday, and was drowned.
y The Cincinnati board Of public works yester-
day awarded to Coffin & Stanton, of New York
81 0OO. 0C0 of the per cent. bonds ordered to be
issued for granite block paving at their bid of
81 26 per III, 600 premium
Collector Robertson yesterday delivered over
to the new collector, Mr. Hedden, the keys and
books of the New York Custom house. All of
the old deputies will be retained for the present
While Frank Ottoe, Minnie Bolton and two
others were out on Toronto bay, last evening, in
a sailboat, strong wind sprang up and drlfted
the boat out into the lake. where 1T upset. and
the two named were drowned
Two tramps, named Patrick Sefferd and James
Miller, were struck by the western express of
the Pennsylvania railroad near Pittsbirg yes
terday morning about 9 o'clock Miller was in
stantly killed and his companion fatally in
lured
A. II. Pray, recently a conductor on the Wheel
ing & Lake Erie railway, has been arrested at
Allegan, Mich. for completely in the murder of
Eliza Sage. The arrest was made because of
suspicious aroused by the testimony of woman
named Anna Gillet, and others, who recognize
him as being in company with the murdered
woman good deal lately A second arrest was
made yesterday morning. The man arrested is
named Sam Lightner
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-02
WHAT MAY BE EXPECTED.

Prophecies of Things that Will Happen I'm
less the President Changes His Course.
Washington Special to Cincinnati Enquirer.
Princes and Presidents rarely hear the truth.
Nearly everybody that comes near them feels
that frank utterances would not be very palata-
BILE. If congressman would speak frankly to
Mr.. Cleveland and tell him the sentiments of
the Democratic masses or the subject of keep
ing Republicans in Office, the President would
not be very apt to turn around and say to the
congressman, II know you must be my friend
or you would not speak to me so frankly of your
disagreements with me- Presidents like best
the public men who, in the language of the
Guide Book, prophesy smooth things. 1t may
happen in this way that the first inkling the
President will get of his error will be when the
fall elections shall have been held and resulted
in the loss of Democratic States besides other
States that could easily be won to the Demo
cratic fold by vigorous Jacksonian policy. The
following is a mild comment of a distinguished
congressman on the offensive partisan" idea of
the President Said he:
There is not man in an important or lucra-
tive Office in the South who has not been put in
Office because it was known that he was, and
would continue to be, the willing instrument in
carrying out the most offensive partisanship that
was ever practiced by political party in the
United States. How can such men, by "a course
of half hearted service to the party that chose
them for these purposes, condone the wrong
and public evil to which they owe their appoint
mentr
On the subject of calling upon senators to make
charges basis of removal, he said the follow
ing, which might, perhaps, strike the President
as worthy of consideration:
eff senators who are to vote upon questions of
removal and appointment also expected to
formulate charges and specifications against the
persons TO be removed, or if they indulge in such
new adventures, they are likely to involve them
selves in unseemly controversies senator
should not be required or expected to become
the accuser and prosecutor of an officer
TO be removed Such course
would necessarily involve him in
personal issues with the individual assailed, and
the question in many cases would be whether
the senator or the person to be removed was to
be sustained as to the questions of fact presented
in the This situation is not we'll calcu-
lated TO promote the public good as ii is to en-
courage and foster personal controversies, and
to draw the senator into personal vinaieation of
conduct instead of an impartial consideration of
duty TO the public"
The nfS,s. Fe.nai kaEla utterances yet ascribed
TO the President leak out through the Washing.
ton correspondent of the New York Herald: "A
congressman had called upon the President
That man you've just appointed he said, is
good Democrat. and has been faithful worker
Ia the party All right said Mr. Cleveland. 4
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-02

his official duties soon az q room can be fitted
up for his occupancy.
r. s Wilson, of Jackson. Miss. the editor and
proprietor of the New Mississippian, was to-day
appointed receiver of public moneys at Evans
ton. Wyoming.
The President made the following appoint
ments:
Wm Rockhill. of Maryland to be secretary
of the legation of the United States to Chiua
Chas. DENLY ir. of Indiana, to be second secre
tary of the legation of the United States to
China
j. Il. Hayes of Wisconsin, to be Chief Justice
of the Supreme Court of the Territory of Idaho.
To be Marshals of the United States-Wm. l..
Cabel, of Texas, for the Northern district of
Texas James NJ. Lidden. of Mississippi, for the
Northern district of Mississippi.
To be Attorneys of the United States-Robert
$. Shields. of Ohio. for the Northern district Of
Ohio; Charles 3. Pearce, of Texas, for the North
ern district of Texas
Ben f. Jonas, Of Louisiana to be collector Of
customs for the district of New Orleans.
The President to day appointed the following
named presidential postmasters: Matte h.
Chrisman, at Hampton, Va, vice FL. r. Baker,
resigned; Bartholomew Tristman. at Marion,
o., vice Valentine Lapham, resigned; Thomas
II. Beale, at Hamilton, n. Y. vice z. W. Cush-
man, resigned Samuel W. Chids. at Atlantic,
Ia, vice +. Mullens, resigned; Horace +. Al
exander, at Ludington, Mich. vice T. T. Nc
Master, resigned; M A. Barnet, at Madison, Ind,
vice j. w. Link, commission expired.
The Postmaster-g general TO daY appointed the
following named fourth class postmasters in New
York:
Benjamin Kenyon, at Triangle; Nathan Wit
erbury. at Forestport.
The Attorney general has made the following
appointments in the Department of Justice to
fill vacancies caused by removals: Frank Strong,
of the District of Columbia, 10 be general agent,
at a compensation of $40 day; Leigh Chalmers,
of Texas. and J. Monroe Heiskeli, of Maryland,
to be examiners, at So a day, and D. A. Fisher,
of Ohio. 10 be an examiner at s. day: Edward
W. Watson, of Mississippi, and Il. j. May, of
Indiana, to he assistant attorneys. at 50, 600 per
annum; Benjamin Wilson, of West Virginia,
Lewis Cochran. of New Jersey, and T. 2. De
weese, of Pennsylvania, to be assistant attor
neys, at -, 800 per annum, and Felix Brannegan,
of New York, to b. an assistant attorney at 81,
600 per annum. These appointments take effect
to-day
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-02
FIVE YEARS FOR MACKTN.
ChicagO's Democratic Manipulation of Delicate
BallOt-BOx Tickets Convicted of Perjury.

CHICAGO, July 1.-The jury in the Mackin
perjury case returned this afternoon, having
been out one hour, with verdict of guilty. The
punishment fixed was five years in the peniten-
tiary. AS the last words of the verdict Were
pronounced, Mackin slightly paled and
clasped bis hands together as IL in
spasm of pain, but this lasted only
moment, and he chatted smilingly with his
brother. The jury was unanimous from the
start as to MacSin's guilt, and there was little
discussion over the term Of Imprisonment. The
delay in reaching verdict which was one hour
exactly came from the fact that the jury sent
for and read part of the evidence The
prisoner was at once taken TO Jail, where he re-
marked to q reporter who had inquired how ha
felt about the verdict, "Well you know, me
boy there are great changes that come in many
mems lives. But we amt through yet I'll
fight it to the end. The last bridge amt crossed
vet"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-02
Things They Are Proud Of
indianapolis Herald.

An old Democrat boasted with swelling pride
that he had gever voted scratched ticket
What" exclaimed a bystander, 'are you proud
that you voted against Lincon2 that you voted
the war failure? that you voted against the
constitutional amendments? that you voted
against negro suffragef that you voted against
reconstruction against resumption? against
equal civil rIghtsP
pected for the first time in his life that his 10y
atty was an abstract quantity. Still he is not
an Offensive PARTISAN" Oh! no. The govern
ment owes him an Office. Turn some rascal cut
quick!
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-02
A FIGHT WITH APACHES.
Dayis's Command Has all Encounter With
the Bucks-Sixteen Indians Killed.

TOMBSTONE, A. r., July IA. j. Huneke,
miner, brought in news yesterday from Front.
eras of an engagement between the Indians and
the whites. last Thursday, thirty miles south
east of Fronteras, in which he reported thirty
six Indians and sixteen Americans killed and
several wounded To-day further information
was received through Thomas Croker. from
San Bernina ranch, situated on the trail from
Fort Brown to Sonora. He reports an engage
ment between the entire force under Lieutenant
Davis and the Apaches Sixteen Indians were
killed, and fifteen to twenty taken prisoners.
The loss of the whites is not stated.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-02
A Welcome in Spite of the Grass.

The youthful volunteers, who are ready to fly
to the country's defense at the first blast of the
trumpet, should be welcomed almost as heartily
as we greet the veterans returning from battle.
The conception which led to the formation of
this national encampment was patriotic one.
and the people of Philadelphia Will treat IT in a
patriotic spirit. The sod of Paramount Park
will be trOdden down in many place by the
tramp of the soldiers and the hoofs of their
horses, but with next years yerdure all trace of
the encampment will disappear, except the
kindly and enduring impression made III tho
breasts of the guests and their hosts. Welcome
to the volunteers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-02
Why Mr.. Keller Is Not Wanted.

WASHINGTON, July Compliant has been
lodged with the Civil-service Commission by
Owen Keller. of Caldwell. O., to the effect that,
having been certified by the commission for APP
pointment to 81, 200 position in the Treasury
Department, and having been notified by mail
that the position awaited his arrival, he came to
Washington, and upon reporting in per
son, the appointment was refused
him. Mr.. Keller says the reason
of the refusal was none other than that he is
Republican. Judge Thoman, tho Democratic
member of the commission, is absent, but the
remaining members have taken the complaint
under consideration, and it is probable that a
letter will be addressed to the Secretary
of the Treasury, asking for his statement
of the facts in the case This is
the usual course in such
General Chenoweth the First Auditor Of the
Treasury, to whom Kellar was assigned to duty
said to-day that he had refused to accept Kellar
on the ground that he was personally offensive
to the Democrats IN the district where he lived
In fact, he had received letter protesting
against keller's appointment, from Representa-
tive Warner of Ohio.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-02
a Shocking Disclosure,

DETROIT, July IA post-mortem in the case
Of Miss Eliza Sage, found murdered on Monday
in the woods near Alegan. shows an ovarian
tumor weighing twelve pounds. 1t is supposed
she thought herself pregnant, and told her com
pauion, who killed her to escape exposure. There
is absolutely no clew to the murderer The de-
ceased was an old resident, and of unsOund
mind There were evidences of terrible strug-
gle where tie body was found
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-02
MINOR TOPICS.
Conditions on which Governor Hoadly Will
Accept n denomination.

Conditions on which Governor Hoadly Will
Accept n denomination.
Special TO the indianapolis journal.
WASHINGTON. July 1.-The statement is made,
upon apparently reliable authority, that Cover
nor Hoadly, of Ohio. who has been here several
days consulting with President Cleveland in re-
gard to accepting denomination, stated 10 the
President. before leaving yesterday, that if al!
the second third and fourth class postmasters
in Ohio were promptly removed, he would be-
come candidate, and insure success. Presi-
dent Cleveland is anxious for Governor Hoadly
to accept denomination, but he will hardly &C
cede to the latter's request since remarking to
Southern delegation, the other day: Gentle
men. its no use talking, l won't remove officials
without cause No, sir, I'll be boiled in hell
first" Yet it is announced that Hoady gave
his friends mere to understand that he will &C
cent denomination
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-02
Changes on Indiana "Star" Routes.

Special to the Indianapolis journal.
WASHINGTON July 1.-The following changes
of schedule time on Indiana star mail routes
have been ordered: Union City to Jordan
Leave Union CITY oaiiy, except Sundays, at p
~. arrive at Jordan by $50 r H.: leave Jordan
daily. except Sundays. at $50 a. M; arrive at
Union City by Ii A. NJ. Vevay to Crossplains-
Leave Vevay on Mondays Wednesdays and Fri
days at Z A. M; arrive at Crossplains by 2 p NJ ;
leave Crossplains on Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays at A M. arrive at Vevay by $50 p.
NJ. Seymour to South Bethany--Leave Way
Evansville on Tuesdays and Saturdays at A. NJ ;
arrive at South Bethany by II A. M leave south
Bethany Tuesdays and Saturdays at l2 NJ
arrive at Waymansville by p NJ
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-02
Betsy Trotwood Newspapers.


What a ridiculous bother some of our news
papers are making about the encampmentin the
Park. They fear the horses and soldiers will
trample down the grass. If these scrbes had
their way in running Philadelphia we would
soon have grass in our streets. Poor Philadel-
phia. She seems to be the city of small OBJ
jectors, and plenty of them. They opposed coal,
ton. the Baltimore & Ohio, and now they write
terrible wailings about the grass in the Park
1t will be blessed thing for the progress and
national reputation of our city when these
timid souls are laid under the grass for final
rest They must be weary
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-02
AN Imaginary Danger.


PhfIadeIphla limos.
Next to suit of uniform without soldier III
it pretty girl is usually inclined to a uniform
with the soldier included. And If the parents
of Peekskill have found it necessary to build
fences around their daughters to protect them
from the wiles of d mere State encampment,
what will the parents of Philadelphia have to
do to protect the we'll known attractive Young
ladies of Philadelphia from the wiles of our
coming national encampmentl That is not a
problem III mathematics and probably only flu
ture history can solve it, any way.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-02
Secretary Lamar's Good Sense.

Washington Special
Secretary Lamar has recently sat down upon
the Commissioner of the General Land Office in
effective manner Commissioner Sparks is
a par with General Black the pension com
missioner. He came into Office with the idea
that he was going to discover immense frauds
and that there was crookedness in every branch
Of the Land-office. He told the correspondents
stories of gigantic irregularities that he had dis
covered in the current business of bis office He
began to look into the actions of his clerks in the
department, and finally discovered a case Of
which he proposed to make an example.
1t appears that several of the Territorial
veyors, while possessing excellent technical
knowledge, are not expert in penmanship,
can they always express themselves upon paper
in thoroughly grammatical terms, it has
been the custom of some of them to bring their
field notes TO Washington and employ the clerks
in the surveying division to trAnscribe them and
make out their reports. This service is per
formed outside of office hours and does not in
any way interfere with the clerks duties to the
government General Sparks heard that clerk
was doing this work for a surveyor ard he called
him TO account He severely reprimanded the
clerk and forwarded the to the Secretary
expecting that MI Lamar would at once dismiss
the offender.
Dir. Lamar sent for the clerk. who frankly
told tie Secretary what he had done, explaining
that the duty was a legitimate one outside his
official duties; that others had done the same
thing with the knowledge of the Office, and that
he did not see what otfense ne had committed
You 60 back to YOUR desk" SAID Mr. Lamar,
''ard you need fear no removal if you don't do
anything worse than this Instead of repri-
man6 think you deserve commentator for en-
deavoripg to increase your income in Legitimate
way"
The clerk returned to his work rejoicing and
now all the clerks in the Land Office are fatter-
ing themselves that they will not be. dismissed
without good and sufficient cause
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-02
A Big Treasury Raid Rebukod.

Philadelphia Press.
The denuneation by the Grand Army Of the
Republic at it's national encampment, last week,
N Portland. of the pension scheme which pro-
posed a monthly payment of So to every vet
eran of the war, irrespective of his needs or
disabilities, was dignifed, manly rebuke to
an audacious Treasury bleeding project. After
this energetic rebuff the would be philanthro-
pists, who would like to increase their own
political capital at the expense Of the govern
ment and the self-respect of the old soldiers
will probably know enough to keep quiet.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-02
The Patient StOckslager.
he Indianapolis journal.

Spsciat TO the 1nOihnhpoHs journal
WAsHlHGToN, July lit was stated at the
Interior Department this afternoon thar ex
Congressman Stockslager, of New Albany was
slated for appointment to the position of Assist
ant General Land Commits soner and that his
visit here during the past few days was for the
purposed of urging his candidacy for the plsce.