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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-15

THE conduct of the prosecution against
General Swain has been simply infamous. 1t
is apparent that Swain is under disfavor be-
cause he does not belong to the army ring of
carpet knights who rule society in the capital.
General Swain is no favorite of the Journal
he is not the man We think should be the
Judge Advocate general of the army, but he
is pure gold beside the pinchbeck that is ar
rayed against him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-15

TIE Galveston News thinks that "the first
thing you know civil-service reform will begin
to grow fashionable Don't commit yourself
TOO soon A gentleman by the name of Pen
dleton earned lifelong obscurity by favoring
oivilservice reform. When Democracy brings
him out and brushes the cob-webs off his
garments, we may begin to hope, bat we pro
pose to wait until it is done
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-15

lain cities as to take from them the power to
govern their own police, substituting there
for force selected under direction of State
authority, how would it do for the State at
large to pay their salaries?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-15

The Washington correspondent of the Lou
isville Coulier-Journal will find himself with
out employment unless he writes a little more
guardedly lie speaks of JEFF Davis's treason
as Sins committed twenty years ago." The
Democratic idea is that those sins were vir-
tues that shall win immortal glory for him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-15

SENATOR BAYARD could not conceal his an
noyance to-day no more than he could yester-
day, and Senator German looked disturbed"
So says the Louisville Courier ournal's spe-
cial report of the jeff Davis debate III the
Senate. Messrs Bayard and German will
have to tie the tagger little tighter. Heis
slashing around pretty fresh already. What
will he do after the 4th of MarchP
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-15

A KEY to the ST. John letters dscloses the
fact that johnson was the name Mr.. Legate
used in referring to himself, and that the
county was pseudonym for the Saint. In
the light of this translation Mr.. Legate's
share of the correspondence is more edfying
and satisfactory, if not 50 scholarly"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-15

THE statement that Chicago Socialists are
at the bottom of the labor troubles at South
Bend should be carefully examined, and if
any are implicated due punishment should be
prescribed if they can be made answerable to
law for the destruction of property and the
assaults upon individuals. 1t should not be
permitted that the labor interests of this coun-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-15

THERE is much good sense in the sugges-
ton Of ex-Supreme Court reporter Dice. that
the State has no more business to furnish
court reports for the use of lawyers than it
has 70 furnish reports for the use of doctors
pr fools and machines for mechanics and
Essmers. Why should the State pay the sal
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-15

SOME parents know how to act when their
daughter elopes, and Charles Otsinger, of New
York city, is one of that kind. His only
daughter, Pearl precious, doubtless) left the
house one evening about week ago, saying she
wished to make a few purchases. At midnight
she had not returned, but instead of going into a
fit and rousing the town, he simply remarked,
IN bet she has eloped," and went to bed, fol-
lowed by his sensible wife an hour later. The
guess was correct, and in week Pearl came
home with neighbours son for husband.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-15

SARAH BERNHARDT intimates that she is
about to apply for a divorce from NJ Damala,
and explains that she has 'had an offer Of mar
riage from an Englishman under circumstances
so strange and romantic as to be almost incredi-
ble." She probably promised to be faithful to
him through the honeymoon.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-15

TIE funeral of the late Hon. Schuyler Col
fax viii occur at South Bend on Saturday
afternoon at l o'clock A delegation of repre-
sentative citizens of this city will attend,
leaving at 7:l0 A. NJ over the Big Four and
The Vandalia extension route.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-15

TEMPERANCE people will make a great mis-
lake in undertaking defense of St John
He is black sheep. and should be got rid
of as soon as possible. The cause of temper
aRce cannot be safely tied to st. john.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-15

If any Rip Van Wrinkle went to sleep in
1865, he would better not awake now. He
might be confused by the loud claims made
in behalf of loyalty to disloyalty.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-15

CHRISTIAN GALL, of Hoboken, will do it no
more. He is tailor, and exposed an unpaid
bill in his shop window, hoping thereby to shame
his debtor into its payment. The young man
brought suit in court, and Gall paid his counsel
fees and $500 damages Gall ought to know
that the average young man has as much gall as
ANYBODY
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-15

Has anybody heard of Democrat relaxing
his efforts for 'that office because of Gov
ernor Clevelands letter to the Civil-service
Reform Association We ask for information
as Miss Dartle would say.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-15

MORE than ten thousand bills have been in
PRODUCED by the Forty-eighth Congress. No
one would be more unhappy than the mem
bers if any possibility existed of the passage
OF nine tenths of these proposed laws
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-15

The Democrats have appointed ga steering
committee" to take charge of Grover Cleve-
land. They need one much more to take
charge of the Southern members of the
United States Senate
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-15

NOTWITHSTANDING his sternly yirtuous
prohibition principles, St.eJohn seems to have
had bar'lin his possession before the cam
p4ign ended
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-15

A New YORK operate chorus struck for high
er wages the other day. The manager, instead
Of acceding to their demands, went into the
highways, gathered up twenty five men to fill
the place of the strikers. and the audience never
detected break in the harmony or recognized
any variations in the symphony in fat and lean.
The next time primadonna or tenor strikes,
the managers might try the same plan, just to
see if the audience knows the difference
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-15

LET us return to first principles, and say
that jeff Davis was traitor to his country.
is there man in Indiana who thinks he was
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-15

SOME women just won't stand it, preacher or
no preacher. Bertha Price Of New York city, is
one of this kind When her pastor preached on
Job and reflected on his integrity, Bertha riz in
her seat and denounced him as liar, and
offered to prove that Job was all right. Her in
dignation became so pronounced that police
man took her to the bastile. She will have to
exercise some of Jobs greatest virtue to save
her dear head being chopped off for the ''cause"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-15

GOVERNOR MARMADUKE, of Missouri, has a
wallet" Next we shall hear of his ''Excellency'
subscribing himself: Marina, Duke of Mis-
souri,"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-15

County st. John never got a chance to
count the ten thousand dollars that it made
his throat sore to think Of
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-15

FIDELITY to treason and rebellion is not the
fidelity that viii break into history as patriot
ism.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-15

TIE Democratic .'tagger" seems to be
breaking loose.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-15

The State statistician of Missouri makes a
showing that the average salary of editors in
that State is $17. 70 week. The 70 cents is for
hoard
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-15

THE gentleman at the head of the Illinois
House is "Hainess two boys, one of EN-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-15
THE INDIANAPOLIS JoUIsNAL

Can be found at the following places
LONDoN--Anerican Exchange in Europe 449
Strand.
PARIs-American Exchange in raris, 81 Boulevard
des Capucinss
NEW yoRK---st. Nicholas and Windsor hOtela
CHICAGo-Pllmer House
CTNcTNNATI--J. R Hawley & Co.. 154 Vine Street
LoUIsvHLE-c. n bearing. northwest sorne
Third and Jefferson streets.
ST LOUIS-Union News Company, Union Depot and
Southern Hotel.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-15

Telephone Calls.
Business Offce ...... 238 Editorial Rooms..-- 242
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-15

Can be found at the following places
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-01-09

JOSEPH STEIN and Henry Kuhlemann,
two wellto-do sfeep-men, were recently
found murdered on their ranch in Mexico
near the line of Kinney County, Tex.
HOUSES were damaged and Edward
Stanton was fatally hurt on the 9TH by the
accidental explosion of dynamite car
fridge in sewer being excavated at Kan
sas City, Mo.
FROM various parts Of Illinois and In
diana special reports On the 9Th say that
the wheat crop is large one and in good
condition.
The steamer Acconack, of the Old
Dominion Line, was sunk on the 9Th by
collision off Raney Island, Va, but no
lives were lost. m
AN old German at Texarkana, Ark, got
drunk the other night and tried to enter
his house through flue which was smaller
few feet below than at the top. AS a
consequence he stuck fast head downwards
and was smoked to death.
AT Madison on the 9TH the State officers
chosen at the recent election in Wisconsin
were sworn in by Chief-Justice Cole.
In the Wabash and White Rivers, in In
diana, floods had on the 9TH submerged the
bottoms and carried away thousands of
saw-logs. Many families had been COM
PEELED to move, and the country below Vim
cennes was endangered
IT was reported on the 9th that the bod
les of fourteen men had been found at a
point twenty nine miles west of Valentine,
Neb., near the new railroad grade. The
dead men were victims of the recent terri
BILE blizzard. L
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-01-09
FROM WASHINGTON.

PRESIDENT ARTHUR's New Years Day
reception at the White House was largely
attended.
THERE were 1000 miles of railroad track
laid in the United States during the year
1884, making the total railway mileage
125,500.
THERE were 3S1 business failures in the
United States and Canada during the seven
days ended on the ID, against 81 the pre-
vious seven days. The distribution was as
follows: Middle States, 81; New England
States, So; Western, 1875; Southern, Sc; Pa
cifc States and Territories, %; Canada, 10.
THE public-debt statement for December
is as follows: Total debt Cncludng inter-
est 1851 1923, 547; cash in Treasury, $780,
475, 17G debt, less amount in Treasury,
$l,41S,54s,371. Increase during December,
SGI1 1884. Decrease since June 80, 1884, $751;
Dol 1854.
THE United States mints coined during
December last S4,S49,958, of which 81
381 ,165 were standard dollars.
In was reported on the I'd by prominent
official at Washington that five New York
physicians recently examined into the con-
dition of General Grant, and found him
completely broken down in body, and re-
curing absolute rest,
1T is shown by revision Of the records
of assertions from the regular army of the
United States that 100000 assertions oc-
CURED during the last seventy years.
DURING the year 1884 the redemption of
National bank notes from the five per cent.
fund amounted to $140, 494, 444, an increase
over the previous year of SCI ,O33, 791.
On the Sd w. H. Smyth, an army pay
master, who recently disappeared from
Savannah, Ca, with $500 of Government
funds, made his appearance in Washing
ton and paid up the deficiency, explaining
that he was on a spree and became lost to
all consciousness until he found himself in
New York.
In the United States and Canada the fire
losses for the year 1884 are placed at $112,-
O00000-more than $15,000,0OO in excess of
the annual average for nine years. The
loss during the month of December was
$l1,000000.
The exchanges at twenty-six leading
clearing in the United States dur
ing the week ended ON the 18th aggregated
$7SO,033,3i4, against 1929, 150,S77 the pre-
vious week. As compared with the cor
responding period of 1888, the falling off
amounts to $3.50, 912,142.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-01-09
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

AN expedition sent from Germany to ex-
plore the interior Of Africa has returned to
the West Coast, the natives refusing to al
low it to proceed.
SIX children were playing on Toronto
Bay the other afternoon when the ice
broke and three were drowned, viz. Pat
rick Corbett, Robert Corbett and James
Fallon. |
BY recent railway collision near Barns
ley Junction, Eng, four persons were
killed and thirty othe were injured
EARTHQUAKE shocks continued to be felt
on the 1st at Jaen, Malaga, Benamargasa,
and Velez Malaga, in Spain. There were
also several severe shocks at Torrox, de-
stroying more buildings. The town was
completely abandoned. The total number
of persons killed by the recent shock was
estimated at 1900, aa.nas~
In the revenue Office at Larnica, Cyprus,
defalcations amounting to $250,000 devel-
oped on the 31st ult., and several officials
had fed to Asia Minor.
No REDUCTION in postage rates will oc-
cur for the present between this country
and Mexico. The proposed postal treaty
has failed in the Mexican Senate.
ADvICEs of the I'd announce the death
of Bishop Wiley, in charge of the Ameri-
can Methodist Mission in Shanghai, China.
SEVERAL more earthquake shocks were
reported on the I'd in Spain. Albania and
many other towns and villages were in
ruins. A royal decree had been issued
ordering National subscription for the
relief of the sufferers. The total number
of lives lost since the shocks began was
estimated at $500, and property valued at
millions of dollars had been DESTROYED
AN explosion of dynamite occurred on
the evening of the I'd on the underground
railway in London, SCATTERING the windows
of passing train and prostrating pedes-
TRANS on the platforms.
AN Archbishop recently fogged twenty
three of the younger priests and students
of the Moscow Theological Seminary for
exhibiting symptoms of rebellion. i---f
In various parts of the Southern prov
inces of Spain additional shocks of earth
quake occurred on the 4th. Great destitu-
ton prevailed among the people.
THE police at Manchester, Eng, were
taking unusual precautions on the 9TH, in
consequence of information received from
London of plot to destroy property in
that city.
VIENNA advices of the 9th report shocks
Of earthquake in Southern Styria, prov
ince of Hungary. Considerable damage to
property had been done.
MnLERs in Canada are petitioning the
Government to make the duty on Ameri-
can flour one dollar instead of fifty cents
because 100000 barrels were imported last
year. gu aa 81
The firm of Francis & Joseph Badart,
London merchants, failed recently, with
liabilities estimated at 100000.
HUNDREDS of houses We're destroyed by
the recent floods in India. Fifty-three
persons were drowned by the overflow Of
the Red Hill Lakes at Madras.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-01-09
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.


During the last year occasional mellion
has been made of the horseback trip of;
two Wisconsin girls to California and re-
turB Inglebert Larson, well-to-dol
farmer living two miles west of Mar,
quette, Green Lake County, has two
daughters, Emma and Ida, who are pos
sessed of adventurous spirits, and in May
1888, they formed the determination to
make a horseback trip to California. Mr..
Larson furnished them horses and moneys
and they started ON their long and tire!
some ride of two thousand miles, unat-'
tended by male escort. They made the
trip as far as Sidney, Neb., with two horses,
but there they purchased an Indian pony,
for pack-horse. In the fall of 1888 they,
re 2hed Portland, Ore, and went from
there by rail to visit relatives in California,
After a few months visit there they
started on the return trip. Emma came
only as far as Kearney, Neb., and will
spend the winter there, coming home
in the spring. Ida continued the
journey alone, and arrived home.
the other night. No adventures
of consequence were encountered on the
route, although they were several times
overtaken by Indians who Travelled for
miles with them, but showed no DISPOSE
ton to harm them. Wild animals also
crossed their path, but they escaped ALI
dangers. People met them as they came.
into town, and in some Instances enter
tanned them very nicely.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-01-09
LATER.

GEORGE Il. ERWIN was electets Speaker
Of the New York Assembly on the 9th and
Dennis Mccarthy was chosen President of
che Senate. Governor Cleveland resigned
his office, and Lieutenant Governor Hill
was sworn in. An adjournment to jana
airy 13 was taken. vs.
EARTHQUAKES shocks were still agitating
| Spain on the 9th.
THE Minnesota Legislature convened at
st. Paul on the 9th. John L. Gibbs was
elected Speaker of the House.
MRS. ELoIsE NEWMAN, of Baltimore, a
philanthropist, aged sixty two years, was
married a few days ago to her ward, Ed
ward c. Lucas, aged twenty three years.
Mrs. Newman is worth $150,000.
The Ohio Legislature reassembled in adj
journed session at Columbus on the 9th. In
the Senate and House bill was introduced
to abolish October elections.
WILLIAM I. HILL, of Chicago, the pub
Usher of a paper called the Illustrated
Leisure Hours, appeared before Commits
sioner Hoyne a few days ago on a charge
of using the mails for fraudulent purposes.
AS an inducement to subscribers he prom
ised to send with each order Waterbury
watch, but in reality sent only o miniature,
tin sun-dial or soils. graph.
SEVEN persons We're killed and sixteen
others were injured by recent railway
disaster in Nicaragua.
THE boiler of a tug-boat exploded near
Marshfield, Ore, a few days ago and
killed six men. Only the Captain
Escaped.
ELBERT P. Cook, of the banking firm of
Cook & Sackett, of Havana, N. Y, left for
parts unknown on the 9th, taking with him
all the banks money and yalpables,
| amounting to 100000.
THE Nebraska Legislature convened at
Lincoln on the 9th. Church Howe was
elected President of the Senate and Allen
W. Field Speaker of the House.
/ A WIND STORM did considerable damage
on the afternoon of the 9th at Lafayette,
Ind. Three unfinished ice-houses were
wrecked and trees were uprooted.
In his message to the Pennsylvania Leg
islature which convened on thu 9th, Gov
ernor Patti sou recommended the passage
of Civil-Ser.ice law. James L. Graham
was elected Speaker of the House.
THE steamer Belle, loaded with pasassn-
gers and freight for the New Orleans Ex-
position, sank near Island 66, Ark, on the
9th. Only one passenger, James Moon, of
New Albany, Ind, was drowned.
Il In the United States Senate on the 9Th
Mr.. Hawley introduced bill to establish in
ternationl copyright. The Oregon Central
Land forfeiture bill passed. In the House
a resolution was passed appropriating $780,
900 for the support of destitute Indians in
Montana. The Pension bill, appropriating
's1a,e $4,000, was debated and passed.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-01-09
A Search for Hidden Treasure.

Mrs. Polly Rumage, relict of the tate Mr..
John Rumage died at the home of her son,
in the town of Plymouth, Rock County, a
few days ago. A short time prior to her
demise she made the statements that she,
possessed enough money to bury her, but,
did not know as her relatives would be able
to find it. She died withaut revealing it's
whereabouts and the parties engaged in
settling her affairs, after two days search
about the premises, succeeded in resurrect-
ing bills and notes TO the amount of 1885,,
gold to the amount of $500, and $l0Oin silver.
Among other relics were found twenty
copper and thirteen silver coins, including
Mexican, French, German, Italian, Canada
and other foreign coins. There was also a.
goodly number of mutilated silver coins.
The silver dated back as far as 1912, and
the copper to 1903. The money was found
tied up in small packages of from five cents
to $3.50, and in every conceivable portion of
the house.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-01-09

MAYOR GRACE reports the funded debt
of New York City at $92,O47,OOO and the
rate of taxation will be nearly 2.35 per
cent.
AT Malino, Pa, on the Little Schuylkill
Railroad, misplaced switch recently de-
rallied fourteen cars, which were smashed
into splinters.
AT the Belmont (Pa.) colliery six hun
bred men and boys struck ON the 9TH
against reduction of ten per cent. in
wages.
A FIRE swept away third of the bust
ness section of Holley, N. Y, early the
other morning.
SHOCKS of earthquake were felt at Tar
rytown and Sing Sing, N. Y, at an early
hour on the morning of the 9TH.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-01-09
HANGINGS.

The hangman has been busy during the last
year. The volume OF crime has not material
" increased, but there have been more execu-
tons than for several years past, as will be
number is l23, as against 10Y in 1885, III in 1882,
and 90 in 1881. Arranged by months the result
is as follows; January, II; February, T; March,
Is; April, IL; May, 10; June, s; July, 10; Au-
gust, 10; September, g.; October s. November,
6; December, g. The executions in the sew
eral States were as follows: Alabama, 6;
Arkansas, IL; California, 10; Colorado, l;
Florida, 8; Georgia, 10; Illinois, 3; Indiana, 3;
Kentucky, 5; Louisiana, IS; Maryland, /;
Mississippi 5; Missouri 5; New Jersey 2; New
York, 3; North Carolina, 2; Ohio, 8; Oregon, l.;
Pennsylvania 4 South Carolina, 9; Tennessee,
Washington Territory, l. Wyoming, l. OF this
number 70 were whites, 81 colored, 2 Mexi-
cans, 2 Indians and creole One Of the vic.
TINS, hanged in Georgia, was a lad of Is (col-
ored).