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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-17
LIVE STOCK.

The Cattle Market Dull and Dragging-Hogs
Slightly Lower.
INDIANAPOLIS. Sept. 16
CATTLE-Receipts, 200; shipments. 80. The
offering were mostly of common class. Market
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-17
SEEDS

Prime clover, $505.50 ~ bu; prime timothy So a
ESQ " bu extra clean blue grass 81 rs $50 ~ bu;
red top 7oc@$i Y bu orchard grass, $292.5o p
bu; common 81 buckwheat $1.5O02.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-12-27

saw not tn. change The white snow defied
the darkness, and the far, fair faced moon
made herself glorious, as il to do honor TO
the old year who was going forever more
away. and TO greet with smiles the New \ ear
who was coming for a brief revel over the
earth.
One figure that went out to join the
skaters was singularly destitute of anything
like joyousneSs II was Prince. From his
office dormitorv. which stood near the big
bridge. he had heard the chatter Of the girls
and boys as they passed by in little groups
Recognizing Grace'S voice he left his shelter
and dragged himself and his aches and long
ings out into the cold and down To the edge
of the river where they were skating
Nobody noticed him. Even Grace did not
see him, and he gave her no hint Of his
presence He would not obtrude upon her
pleasure He was too considerate for that
He sat shiveriug upon the bank, his rheu-
matte bo iv crouched into mere lump his
bleary eyes following every movement Of
his idol with hungry affection. Though, for
the time he was out of her mind, she was
never out of his. She had other interests,
other friends, other affections. He had no
other creature to give him word of kind
ness or mouthful of food II was a com
fort TO him To watch her. even from dis
tance His life was so bitterly lonely that
be was grateful for the poor privilege of
looking at enjoyment from afar.
Grace was a good skater. and when she
distanced her companions or executed a par
ticulsrIy fine pigeon wing Prince fairly
switched his tail off in applaudatory enthusi
asm, though nobody saw or heard him.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-12-27
like poor Prince,

Half way home they met a b;s boy, who
said Hello. Grace, where did YOU get that
walking Sawhorse with dogs skin hung
over it, Hadn't | better drop him gently
into the river and appropriately close his
melancholy careerF
The child knew that the boy was only try
ing to be funny, but her heart was so heavy
already that his insult to Prince nearly broke
it Was this world so mean that ANYTHING
not beautiful had no place in 1t. The dog
understood the fling ut his defects Of person
but it did not wound him much He was
accustomed to insult. TO heal the sting
Grace called him noble fellow, ''splen-
did doggy" "A nicey boy a hundred times
Still she could not raise his 81 g-its. They
fell lower and lower they neared his cd
home Grace fanciei that he shed tears.
and perhaps he did
When they reached Princes unprinCriy
apartments the cause of his gloom WAS ap-
dog had been banished Around the door
step which Prince had adorned 50 long
swarInei a cluster of ragged and dirty chill
dren. Grace saw at once that there was
just cause for his expulsion. Too many
human mouths We're there TO be fed To admit
of hospitality to a gaunt ill-favored dog
They looked like very hungry mouths, too.
Even Princes bed had been seized upon.
Ii was doubtful If he could hold his title,
Prince Of Poverty beside the new tenants
Considering the fact that they were human
their claims were even greater than his.
The child's heart WAS sorrowfuL What
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-12-27

Prince, Aye, thrice prince, but no
longer poor. Rich in the affection he had
hungered for all his life; rich in honor: rich
i'll valOr; rich in possessions of which nothing
could rob him Few princes, robed IN the
purple. have death sweetened with such
grateful tears as fell over his shaggy old
BODY All that he had--his hfe-he had
given to the one being be loved He. the
poorest, most despised Of humble creaj ures.
had been able to repay her kindness IA
thousand fold
Dead, Vet never TO die in the hearts tina,
were grateful to him No longer Prince oi
Poverty. but Prince of Nobility forever
GERTRUDE GARRISON
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-12-27

Natives of Borneo eat monkeys and tie
the skins around their waists, letting the
tails hang down behind. This is said TO
be the origin Of the existence there of men
with tails
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-12-27

The divining rod is still belle ed in and
used in some parts of England 1t is
said to have been successfully used short
time ago in finding water ON the premises
of brewer, where digging and boring
had failed
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-12-27

A San Francisco paper asserts that
there are on the acfic slope to-day more
divorced and unmarried couples than in
all the rest of the country.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-12-27

The London police have been in
structed to arrest persons about to COM
NIT suicide on charge of misdemeanor.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-12-27

The which
Justice stock which large large large
will small
have durable that which supply
good who excellent weLmde
and moderate cash spend therefor bses with
and willing value 1t has plentiful sprnkng
will
stock of which which quickly
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-12-27

We have them in sets for beginning and in separate
colors 10 I'LL the sets from L,Stre painting now the
most popular pastime for ladies. because can be cas-
ly learned III one lesson bs any person, whether they
have any talent for art not and when learned and
used makes the handsomest work seen.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-07-27
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS."

The. Rutland post-office is the first
presidential post-office, In this state,
in which removal has taken place,
under the new democratic administra-
ton. The "cause" for which Post
master Tuttle was asked to step
out is not announced; but, of
course, it was offensive parti-
sanship. He has been the chief
manager of the Rutland Herald, a
republican paper. Some sharp things
were said about the democratic party
in his paper during the national cam
paign but the editor of the Herald
voted for Mr.. Cleveland, and the
paper was by no means as virulent
against HIM personally as many re-
publican papers. Whether such
connections with party journal
properly constitutes offensive parti-
sanship or not, there is no question
but that his successor has been and
will be an offensive partisan. Mr..
Tuttle has never made political
speeches. Mr.. Redington stumped
Vermont for the democratic party.
He has been far more active i'm DEM
ocratic causes and conventions than
Mr.. Tuttle ever was at republican
political gatherings. He has been
delegate to a democratic state con-
vention. He has been democratic
candidate for congress. He is doubt
less a more bitter partisan to-day
than his predecessor in the post
office and there IS no reason to sup
pose that he will now let politics
alone. Offensive republican parti-
sans must walk out that more often
sive democratic partisans may walk
in-that seems to be what such
changes as this mean.-Ffee Press.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-07-27

The Galveston (Tex.) Meas says
it is not magnifying matters in the
least to say the agricultural and pas
turaI products of Texas for the pres
ent year will reach in value not less
than 1925, 100000 The acreage
under cultivation this season is great
err than ever before. Splendid crops
of wheat and oats have already been
harvested, and although recent rains
have partly injured these yields, the
returns are still greater than ever be-
fore in the history of the state. So
full is the corn yield that it is not
believed it will command more than
from 20 to 25 cents bushel. There
are at least 100000 head of fat
cattle ready for export now grazing
on the Texas prairies, while in the
matter of sheep and wool, Texas now
leads California. There is, perhaps
20 per cent more acreage in cotton,
this season, than during the great
crop year of 1882 when over l.
100000 bales were made in Texas
and at the present time the cotton
crop prospect is almost perfect. This
means anywhere between 100000
and 100000 representing perhaps
$4,000, 900.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-07-27

eff General Grant were liable to
severe criticism, the preface to his
forthcoming volume would disarm
the critic. But, if we may judge
from the tone of this preface, from
the extracts from his work already
printed in the Oh, istian Union, and
from his admirable account of the
battle at Shiloh in the Century Mdgo-
zine, there is no occasion to disarm
criticism. That spirit of allegiance
to the nation which led him into the
war, and which inspired him after it.,
which found equal expression in the
motto of the war, Unconditional
surrender and in the motto after the
war, Let us have peace apparently
animates his history. The nation,
North and South, will fully credit
his assertion, Il have entered upon
the task with the sincere desire to
avoid. doing injustice to any one,
whether on the national or confeder-
ate side 1t is, indeed, hardly too
soon to say even now that the con-
trast between the two histories OF
the war, written respectively by JEFF.
ferson Davis and General Grant, will
fairly symbolic the difference be-
tween the two men and the causes
which they represented. "-Ghrfstian
Union.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-07-27

The Mount Mansfield hotel at Stowe,
Is under new management this year, poth
it and the Summit House, nine miles up
the mountain, nearly 5000 feet above the
ses, being under the same proprietorshlp.
Both hotels have a good number of guests.
There is first class band in attendance,
and the guests indulge in hop every
evening.
Six different village residences were en-
tered by burglars during Thursday night
of last week at Brattleboro, whe secured
some 5000 in money from the pocket
books of the several jewellers and de-
camped without Identification. The bur-
glars are supposed to have been the same
who have been operating in adjoining
towns for fortnight past.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-07-27
WASHINGTON LETTER.


Washington, July 10Th.
Not every citizen of the United
States is aware that the District of
Columbia, which includes the capt.
tai of the United States and about
100000 inhabitants, has a govern
ment different from that of any other
district or municipality of the nation.
Washington is ruled by triumvi-
rate appointed hy the president of
the United States. The inhabitants
of this city suffer from no suffrage,
cast no ballots, and know no local
politics in the ordinary vulgar sense.
The three men appointed by the
president govern under law, have
charge of the police, public schools,
parks, streets, water works and city
improvements. They make a pretty
good local government, and some
other cities might profit by following
the example.
On the 18th of this month the
term of one of the commissioners,
ex-senator West, of Louisiana expir-
ed and the president promptly ap-
pointed as his successor MI. VIM.
Webb, lawyer and an old resident
of this city. The appointee is one
of the best that could have been Sc
lected and the community, with re-
gard to politics, are rejoicing that so
good selection has been made. Mr..
Webb, like his predecessor, is a re-
publican, he is sixty years of age
and is identified with the best social
and business interests of the capital.
Early yesterday morning he received
note from the white house request
him to call at once, as the presi-
dent desired to see him, and about
IL O'Clock, in accordance with the
request, he called, when the presl-
dent rendered him the appointment.
Mr.. Webb said he was taken by sur.
prise and would like few days to
consider whether he could afford
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-07-27

to accept. He has since consulted |
with his friends, and has determined |
at their request and at their earnest
solicitation to accept the office.
There has been great deal of
gossip in the papers during the week
on the subject of the presidents pol
icy about official changes. First it
was announced that the president
had ordered a practical halt in the
old business of removing republican
office holders on charges of offensive
partisanship. This was speedily
denied, and the result seems to be
that things are going on much as
usual. The president does all that
he can do on any given day, and
stops when he gets through. There
has been no change in the policy of
the administration and there is not
likely to be any.
Miss Cleveland took her departure
for the summer on Thursday, and
the white house will hardly have her
for mistress again before October.
She will spend much of the interven-
ing time at the family home at Holl
and Patent, N. Y. She has now
considerable income from the sale of
her book. 1t is reported that she
does not intend to use this for any
personal purpose, but will devote it
to educational objects; very much
doubt the truth of this report. Miss
Cleveland is not wealthy, and she has
lived long enough to know the sweet
ness of independence, and to enjoy
the fruits of thrift.
With the departure of Miss Cleve-
land there will be cessation of the
regular Saturday afternoon gather
ings on the portico. There has been
a thorough over-hauling of the man
sion in the past few days, and the
curtains and carpets have been put
away until cold weather, and the
| floors are now covered from base
ment to attic with cool, attracting
patterns of mating.
Nearly all the leading society peo-
pie of Washington called upon the
mistress of the white house before
she left Washington, and exchanged
notes as to their plans for the sum-
mer, and expressed the hope of
meeting her next winter. Something
was said at one of these gatherings
about the rumor that Miss Cleveland
had been offered and would very
likely accept the presidency of Vas
sar College, denial was given to this
story by Miss Cleveland and she in
formed her callers that she would be
in the white house during this ad-
ministratiOn.
| When the president goes off for
his summer vacation he will not be
accompanied by any member of his
cabinet, and although Col. Lamont
will take a pleasure jaunt at the
same time he will go in an opposite
direction. DIR. Ward, of Albany, an
old friend of the president, and an
enthusiastic fisherman will be his
companion on the trip in quest of
trout, the two gentlemen having
visited the Adirondacks together last
| wear.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-07-27
WHY JOHN ROACH ASSIGNED.

The democratic party is supposed
to be in favor of free ships, ami
when the election excitement began.
and people saw the possibility Of
democratic success, and of the pass
age of a law that would mean the
humiliation of American shipbuild
ing, there was no business. Carry,
ing companies would not build ships
because they did not know how soon
the foreign ships, operated by for
eign cheap labor would be admitted
to drive their business away All
the work, therefore, that / have had
on hand has been the construction OF
the new despatch boat and the three
new cruisers. / tell you, my friend,
that those boats were condemned be-
fore their keels were laid! They
were condemned in congress. The
democracy dared not oppose the plan
of new navy, because it had be-
come very popular notion. The
people in mass wanted a navy.
But they opposed the appropriation
because, as they claimed in their
congressional speeches, the money
would not be honestly spent. The
appropriation was made against this
clamor, and bids for the work asked
for. Mine was the lowest bid, be-
cause had far greater facilities for
the work than any other shipbuilder.
/ secured the contracts, and began
the work of construction. In the
meantime the democracy had come
into power and prepared to prove
their prophecy that the appropriation
was not honestly spent. The Dol
phin, a strong, substantial, excellent
vessel, was condemned in the most
puerile technicalities, and to add to
this injustice, Mr.. Garland had re-
pudlated the contracts and practical
ly said that there exists no binding
agreement between me and the gov
eminent. That capped the climax.
Business stagnant, $4,000 of week
ly wages to pay, works to maintain,
and contracts repudiated Still ]
bore up and tried to raise money on
my securities and property to finish
the cruisers, trusting the result to
the good faith of the people. But
men who had money did not wish to
lend with the prospect that the gov.
eminent would reject the work. My
credit, too, had been badly hurt by
the wicked representations of the
newspapers. And consequently, il
the best interests of my creditors anC
of the government, | judged it bes
to call halt, pay off my men, ant
surrender my property to trustees
who could pay my debts, and leave
me what balance for my last day.
that there might be,-,JObn Roach.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-07-27

A brilliant wedding occurred at
Bethany church, Montpelier, last
Thursday evening, when Hon. Chas.
W. Porter, secretary of state, and
Miss Florence, daughter of the late
Charles W. Bailey, one of the
wealthiest young ladies in the town,
were united in marriage by Rev. j.
II. Hincks. The church was beau
tifully decorated and about 800 peo-
pie, including some of the most
prominent persons in the state, wit
messed the ceremony. A reception
was held at the Pavilion in the
evening .-EGchange.
Well, what of it? The wedding
was "brilliant" in the ado made
about it, the money spent and in
some little public talk, but the par
ties are no more married than the
humble pair of lovers who quietly seek
the country parson, or the justice of
the peace, TO have the matrimonial
knot firmly tied. The growing GUS
tom of having great weddings, elab-
crate funerals, etc., is not beneficial
to American society. 1t is promotlve
of extravaganza, of false notions,
of the proprieties of such occasions.
There are many whose desires to
ape the rich, or the so called
great in society, exceed their means
and their Intelligence; the customs
alluded to are deleterious, not only to
parties engaged, but in their influ-
ence on others. Plain lives, simple
funerals, old fashioned wedding
ceremonies, transformations proceed
ings are the best all round.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-07-27


The late and the present lord-lieu-
tenant of Ireland are each receiving
taffy with little reason for its bestow-
al upon either. The marquis of Sal
isbury saw fit in the Lords Tuesday
night to compliment Earl Spencer for
the "high, manly courage" displayed
in the performance of his duties,-
meager ground for praise, but as
good as Salisbury could find. Sir
Charles Gavan Duffy, the historian
of "Young Ireland" has published a
three column letter to Earl Carnar-
Won upon what he says he is going to
do. Sir Charles tells the lord-lieu-
tenant that if the present government
undertake to restore Ireland's con-
troll of her own local interests and to
accord her the same kind of indie
pendence as that enjoyed by the
British colonies, not a single Irish
member in the next parliament will
refuse to support the programme OF
his government. The letter illus.
trates the present cunning of Irisl
politicians, who are holding the tor,
nose down to the grindstone, know
ing we'll that if the tories had come
into power in any other way thar
that they did they would never have
helped the Irish step toward thei
rights. If the Salisbury government
does attempt to carry out such pro
gramme, they will only be using Mr.
Gladstone's thunder that they hay,
come into unexpected possession of
The Irish are most ungrateful t,
Mr.. Gladstone, but it is their GU
now to ignore his benefits in grasp
ing for the brides his foes offer.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-07-27
FAILURE OF JOHN ROACH.

John Roach, the great shlp-bullder, |
has been obliged to put his property |
into the hands of assignees. He was
the largest ship builder in the United
States, and his works were on the
Delaware at Chester, Penn. He en-
ployed there and elsewhere very
large force of workmen. He was the
builder of the Dolphin, and had a
contract to build several other steel
ships for the government. The Dol
phin, as well as the ships not COM
pleted, were built by contract accord
ing to specifications, and under a
board of men selected by the govern
ment. The ship was completed and
on her first trip had the misfortune to
break her shaft; later she made tri-
al trip and failed to come up to the
requirements of the contract, owing
to heated crank pin which compell-
ed a stopping of the engines. Last
ly she made trial trip, fulfilling, as
nearly every unbiased man believes,
all the agreements of the contract,
but the parties, a hostile board, back
ed by Secretary Whitney, refused to
accept her, and there was liability
of long legal contest over the mat
ter. Mr.. Roach had three other ships
under way, and as the Secretary of
of Navy, Whitney, and Attorney
Gen. Garland, claimed that they
could set aside the contracts on tech
nical grounds, Mr.. Roach found him
self with four immense steel ships
built for the navy on his hands, with
an inimical party and the Secretary
against him, and he went down. He
is a man seventy years of age, who
came to this country from Ireland
when mere boy, and worked his
way up to fortune and prominence.
1t is believed that his work has been
faithfully and squarely done and that
the democratic administration, which
is liable to 60 back on everything it
possibly can, right or wrong, which
the republicans did, is maliciously at
| the bottom of this matter. All the
democratic organs seem to glory in
the failure of John Roach, his only
crime being that he was the lowest
bidder and took contracts of the gov
eminent in good faith, expecting and
deserving honest treatment. If the
administration can afford to annul
| honest contracts, and the yelping
democratic press can afford to break
down men and enterprises which have
to do with the prosperity of towns and
immense manufacturing interests,
let them yelp. There is honor enough
in the American people both to re-
munerate, and to set right anything
as unjust as the transaction mention
ed, the details of which cannot be
given in brief article.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-07-27
Lieutenant Greedy, of the signal

Lieutenant Greedy, of the signal
service, has been granted four
months leave of absence on account
of i'll health, with permission to go
abroad. The continued i'll health of
Lieut.. Greedy Is understood to be
the reason why his Arctic report has
not been completed. Lieut.. Greedy
does not gam strength as had been
hoped, and at times finds himself
quite incapacitated for mental exer-
finn
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-07-27
HOW IT WAS.

At the battle of Gettysburg was shot through
the left leg and was sent to the hospital The army
surgeons relieved me but pronounced my case in.
durable 1t discharged pieces of bone, and for
years have suffered with running sore. tried
Sulphur Bitters. am now almost well and shall
continue their use.-Old Soldier.