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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-31
Has a Big Task Before Him.


Every meeting held makes it the more evident
that Passenger Pool Commissioner Pierson, has
undertaken a big task to stop the payment of
commissions to agents and scalpers. Nothing
can be accomplished in this direction until such
roads as the Chicago g Alton and the Chicago s.
Rock Island take a different view of the matter.
The ticket brokers are watching the proceedings
of Commissioner Persons meetings with inter-
est, but are apparently little concerned as to re-
suits, and the best posted brokers or scalpers be-
heve that the time is near at hand when railway
tickets will be a commodity in which any one
who wishes can deal. They say when that time
comes ticket brokers will purchase supplies from
railroads just as any other article desired by the
public is bought and sold. The present expense
Of keeping up ticket Offices will then be sustained
by brokers, the expense accounts Of railroads
largely curtailed and rate cutting will be a thing
of the past. On the other hand. some of the most
experienced general passenger agents make
very strong arguments in favor of abolishing the
payment of commission. They say That the
reasons why ticket commissions should be abol-
ished are irrefutable; among them are the re-
moval of temptations to dishonesty and rate
cutting, the enormous saving to be thereby eff
fected, and lastly the sweeping wa of great
obstacles to the wiping out OF scalping Offices,
pests to railways, as they term them. One thing
is certain, however, so long as railway com
panies pay commissions on ticket sales made by
outside parties just SO long will scalpers thrive
and increase in numbers and power, and the
more trouble win il be TO unload them.
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1t is definitely announced that the Chicago 4
Great Southern road has passed under a new
management The Attica Ledger says; ''The
road was secured by the purchase of bonds sold
Of auction IN New York, and the syndicate rep
resents q number of prominent railroad men.
with w. II. Porter. of the c., Il. l. Il p, at the
head. The purchase was not made by or in the
interest of any other road, but by capitalists as
a speculation. The sale includes the road bed
from Fair Oaks to Yeddo, with ali its equip
ments and the coal banks and machinery at
feddo. The purpose is to ~re-equip the entire
road at once. Already several car Loads u new
steel rails have arrived, one Aew en@.ne las
been put on and others. With new freight eart
eno passenger coaches. are on tho way. Assapn
A. the weather permits q large force OF men VII
pc pat 70 work relaying track, and putting III
new bridges and during the present year active
operations will begin on the extension of the
south end OF the road, from Yeddo to Brazil.
DIR, George q. KimbalL of Grand Rapids. Mich,
formerly OF the Chicago IL West Michigan road.
Eas been installed as general manager. Charley
Mordens tho eaicieHt general agent for ths
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Miscellaneous Notes.

The Southern Central railroad this week
| passed into the hands of the Lehigh Valley
Company, which will hereafter operate the
road.
The Lake Shore is having a big rush of bust
ness. Every engine on the line is busy, and
many extra crews have been set to work. Dur
ing Saturday and Sunday last they handled
1862 cars at Cleveland
Orders have been issued by the Boston &
Albany railroad that all brakemen on freight
trains must ride on top of the cars. Engineers
are ordered to report all Drakemen riding on the
engine, or their discharge will follow.
The Northern Pacific has established a GENE
terry at Missoula, NJ. T., for the burial of work
men who died while the road was being con
structed. A cemetery for the unfortunates who
lost their money in Northern Pacific might be
! established in the vicinity of Wall street.
The Boston Journal says: It is expected that
the new railway between Alburgh Springs, Vt,
and Ottawa, ?. O., will be open in February.
Its length is I38 miles. of which eighty miles,
between Ottawa and Coteau, have been in opera
tion for two years. When the complete
line is open it is intended that a Pullman ex-
press train will make the distance from Ottawa
to Boston in thirteen hours.
Judge Gresham, ii will be remembered, direct
ed Receiver Craig, of the Narrow-gauge road, to
file an itemized report, showing needed repairs.
According to the report the rolling-stock con-
sists of 40 locomotives, &c coaches, 7 baggage,
mail and express cars, IL cabooses, so pairs of
standard gauge trucks, 6S2 box cars, 800 coal
cars, l6O fat cars and ia stock cars, and it will
take some So, 900 to put the rolling stock in re-
pair.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul and
Wisconsin Central are working together annie
ably, and the St. Paul viii no doubt do all
it reasonably can to continue this feeling, rather
than see the Wisconsin's lines further extended.
For the present the WiSconsin's through bust
ness will pass over the st. Paui's tracks. but
this may cease should it be found that the
Wisconsin Central was carrying away st. Pauls
regular business.
r. NJ. Steele, Of ST. John, N. B., has taken
he is to build will extend from Oregon to Cali
fornia, connecting the Oregon e. California rail
road with the California & Oregon railway. 1t
will join the Central Pacific fifteen miles west of
Sacramento City. The complete line of railroad
will be known as the Coast Line, with its termi.
nails at Portland. Ore, and San Francisco. TIL
projected road is LAT miles long.
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Performing Admirably.

The c., st. L. & P. people are very enthusiast
tic over the improved electric locomotive head
light which they have been testing on engine
No: 46o, hauling the night express between
Bradford junction and Indianapolis. Geo. Pyle,
the electrician, who perfected the light, made
one trip between Indianapolis and Bradford
junction then turned the entire plant over to the
engineer, and left for the East Engineer
Phinney, who runs No. 400 says he has no more
trouble with the light than he did with his or
binary coal-oil headlight. When asked what he
thought of it he said its the boss. "
perfectly reliable, giving a steady, powerful
light. AS Mr.. Phinney ran the first invented
electric locomotive headlight, we asked him
how the present device compared with the first
introduced. He said: The present plant is
much lighter in weight. less complicated, and
there is no trouble in operating it or keeping it
in order, while the other was less reliable and
often got out of order"
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ABSOLUTE PURITY FRAGRANCE AND UTILITY UNSURPASSED!
TRUE FLOWER ODORS-

w. H. Allen & Co., so N. Pennsylvania st.
Henry Kielhorn, 1877 Christian avenue.
Trusler & Son, 1870 Fort Wayne avenue. :
Frank E~rdelmeyer, 48o N. New Jersey st.
A. Undertake, Seventh and College ave.
L. A. Gable, 828 North Illinois st.
J. H. Jackson & Co., SIS North Illinois st.
S. Muehl, 523 North Illinois st.
Dill & Lanbur, 90 Indiana avenue.
G.. E. Miller, 81 North Illinois st.
Walter Brown, 90 Fort Wayne venue
Frank H. Carter, 900 Massachusetts, ave.
E. w. Tompkins, 165 Massachusetts ave.
F. A. Bryan, 100 Massachusetts, avenue.
w. M. Haag, 81 Massachusetts avenue.
I. B. Dill, 100 East New York st.
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The furniture establishment Of Ralston Il Co,
No. 275 East Washington street, was damaged
by fire to the extent of 81, 200 or 81, 800 yesterday
morning, the loss being covered by insurance in
the Northern of London, Hanover German of
Freeport and German of Pittsburg.
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The Roads as Wei as the shipper Need
Protection.

Protection.
The Detroit Board of Trade has made aformal
protest to Commissioner Fink and the Trunk
line management against an alleged inconsist-
ency of charging a higher percentage of the
Chicago rate upon merchandise shipped East
from Detroit than upon merchandise arriving
there from the East If relief is not given, then
the aid of legislation is to be invoked to secure a
recognition of the rights of the grain trade Of
Detroit. The Minneapolis Board Of Trade has
laws for the better inspection Of grain. compel
ing railroads to II furnish side.track facilities to all
persons. and asking for the appointment of rail
road commissioners and State inspectors of
grain. It will be noticed that in neither case do
these bodies ask that the railroads be protected
against making their cars storage houses for
weeks at a time by charging demurrage for cars
80 detained.
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B. & !. E. Hendricks, 100 E. Wash. st.
Stilz & Hoffman, 90 East Washington st.
0. A. Deitch, 165 West Washington st.
Carter & Pouder, 20 North Illinois st.
E. d. Grover, 1919 South Illinois st.
Emil Martin, $50 South Meridian st.
George Borst, 444 South Meridian st.
illus Haag, Denison House.
c. H. Schad &Co, 344 E. Washington st.
L. H. Mueller, 24o East Washington ST..
H. E. Frazer, 246 East Washington st.
I. w. Zell, corner New York and Noble.
S. J. Ashley, 40 South Illinois st.
Joseph Dwyer, AS Madison avenue.
acob Cofman, $50 South East st.
M. c. Staley, 444 Virginia avenue.
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Reduction i'm East-Bound Passenger Rates

CHICAGO, Jan. 3o.-Passenger rates to the
East dropped again to-day. On the strength of
charges that the Chicago & Grand Trunk, the
Baltimore & Ohio, the Chicago & Atlantic, and
the Niagara Falls Short-line were cutting rates,
the Pennsylvania company and the Vanderbilt
lines made the following open reductions: From
$14 to $12 on irst-class, and from $12 to $40 on
s~econd-class to New York; from $16 to $l4 OIL
first-class, and $12 to $40 second class to Boston.
The accused lines denied the charge, but met
the rate made by the Vanderbilts. 1t is charged
that the Grand Trunk and other lines are sell
ing, through scalpers, at $40. so and SO for first
and second class to New York.
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DIR.
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j. l. CALDWELL, attorney, Lincoln, Neb., writes,
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well, and not even a symptom of the disease has APP
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WILLIAM BENNETT, Richland, Ia. writes, Nov.
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am happy to say that 1 never slept better in my life.
l am glad that I am one among the many who can
speak so favorably of your remedies"
A valuable 64-page treatise containing similar proof
from every State in the United States, Canada and
Great Britain will be mailed on application.
Any druggist not having it in stock viii procure it
DIR. B. w. HAIR & son, Props, Cincinnati, o.
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Christian.

CENTRAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH-CORNER
~ Delaware and Ohio streets. David Walk, pastor.
Morning subject: Eyes of Fire and Feet of Brass"
Special evangelistic services in the evening. Prof. Ora
Pearson has charge of the music. Mrs. Julia Cole will
sing, by request, 'Oh, that l Had Wings Like q Dove"
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Conversational,
JlLYMOUTH

PLYMOUTH CHURCH-CORNER MERIDIAN
l. and New York streets. Oscar G. McCulloeh. pas
tor. VIM. H. Clarke, organist. Sunday services at
1880 a. m. and 7:30 p. IN. Evening topic: THE
Strength of Galahad." Sunday-school at $50. Thurs
day evening at 7:3O.
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y. IL c. A. Notes.

DR., N. A. Hyde will conduct the Sunday
school teachers meeting at 4 o'clock this after
neon.
Young mems social meeting at 7:30 o'clock
tonight
Commercial travellers gospel service to-mor-
row afternoon at 4 o'clock.
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MARRIED.

MoSS-TALR0TT--At Belvidsre Ill.,, ON Weanes
day, Jan. "a. 1885, BY Rev. II. c. Maeia, d.. D., Mr
Fred. A. Moss Of naytoR, o.. and Miss Jessie Adels
Tslhett. of Belvidsse, III Ne cards.
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Chas. Watson, 51o Virginia avenue.
w. w. Scott, 667 Virginia avenue.
Frank Keegan, 2o1 South Pine st.
Chas. Traub, Noble and Bates SITS.
Chas. Baron, 7o7 East Washington st.
Walter Kern, $50 EastsMichiga st.
C. H. Wood, II North Illinois st.
/. c. French, Masonic Temple.
P. H. Kelly, 149 West Washington st.
L. H. Renkert, 1914 West Washington st.
C. G. Weiss, 2 Hill avenue.
/. L. Klingensmith, 500 East Seventh st.
Geo. Truman, 500 North West st.
Geo. O. Jobes, Az Indiana avenue.
Lambert & Son, Michigan and Blake SITS.
j. M. Scott, So Indiana avenue.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-31

Crawford management and who gained friends
while Crawford made enemies, will remain, and
G. Fl. Conklin is continued as master of trans
Attica
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CHURCH SERVICES.
Baptist.

INRST BAPTIST CHURCH-NORTHEAST COR
IL ner of New York and Pennsylvania streets.
Reuben Jeffrey, d. D., pastor. Morning services at
1880. Evening services at 7:30. Sunday school at
2 p. m. Prayermeeting on Thursday evening. A
cordial invitation is extended to the public to attend
ali of these services.
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LETTERS.

TNHE FOLLOWING IS LIST OF LETTERS
Il remaining unclaimed in the Indianapolis postof.
fee on Saturday, Jan. 81, 1885. Persons win please
list: $3.50
LADIES' LIST.
B-Brooks, Mrs. Edie; Brookshire, Miss Elmira q,
Befort, Miss Mamie; Blair, Miss Sarah Or.
C-Carr, Miss Matty; Cannon, Miss Felie.
E-Eckerd, Mrs. Fannie.
Fisher, Miss Cora; Fry, Nancy E.
G-Guy, Miss N. NJ; Canes, Miss Aggie; Givens,
Mrs. Annie.
H-Howard, Minnie; Hedges, Miss EN- ma; Hollen.
S.H. ~
J-Jones, Mrs. W. H..
K-Kerner, Mrs. 7. L.
L-Loid, Mrs. Attic.
M-Meyers, Miss Eva; Merits, Mrs. Sallie.
Mc-McFarlane. Maggie.
R-Rude, Miss Lncretia; Reeter, Miss Mollie.
S@Seymour, Mrs; Stubs. Mrs. Nancy.
T-Thompson, Miss Mary; Thomas, Miss Sadda.
Z-Zell, Jennie.
GENTLEMEN's LIST.
A--Arsbon, Apslon.
Buchanan B. F.; Bunnell. Thomas M. =
Dickson, Hon. Chas. II.
E-Epps, Sarlott.
G G-eefnls; f f NJ f'ro' III ReiS'' Jacob
H-Hardfn. Frank; Hamilton, George L.; Hoppe
S.; Higgins, Walton; Hull, George A.; Howard, q. g.
I-Isgrigg, Frank.
J--Jones, Enos; Jones, Edwin +.
Lice. p. L.; Lewis, w. z.
M-Murphy, Edward.
Me-McConnell, J. K; McGillieuddy, John.
O-Odell, Edward.
P-Puegh. Jasper; Platte, Redge; Patterson James
L.; Pettet Brack; Poland. Frank ID.
R-Roberson, John; Ryan. W. A. en-; Ross. Joe:
Reisinger, Mrs. RiAter, Chef; Rice, VIM; Rogers,
S-Sh1ughmess, Patti; Sips, Harry. sehsll, Dr.. =. L.,
T-Tuttle, Richard.
v-Verdon. John Rnbieson.
W-Watkins, W.. II.
X--YsonaA. s. N.
J. A. WuDMAN. Pm
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Methodist EnisconaI.

CENTRALAVENUE METHODIST EPISCOPAL
C~hurch-Corner of Butler street and Central ave-
nue.. Rev. A. Marine. d. D., pastor. Preaching at
1890 a. m; and 100 P. m. by the pastor. Morning
ing subject: The Captain Of Our Salvation" Class
meeting at $50 a. IN. Sunday-sehool at 2:15 p. m.
Young peoples meeting at $50 p. m. The public is
invited
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FINANCIAL

FINANCIAL .t
NO LOAN-MONEY-ON PROPERTY. E..
Il c. HOWLETT. 8 Condit Block. q -
MONEY AT III LOWEST RATES OF INTER-
vi est wv, WILLIAMS u CO.. 3 and 4 Vinton
Block.
AMOUNTS,
J. at 8 per cent d. II WILES, Room ] 0dd-fel.
lows Block.
WEWILL FURNISH MONEY ON FARM SEC
w rity, promptly, It the lowest rates for long or
short time. THOS. G. a y CO.. ~ East Market
street.
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PERSONAL.

Observation-Disclosures MEMBERS OF
J. the Legislature and others assisted in preparing
bills, ets. Address JOHN w. BLAKE, Attorney, gity.
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pOBERTS PARK METHODIST EPISCOPAL
~ C~hureh-Corn of Delaware and Vermont streets.
Rev. l. IL. Mcdonnell, pastor. General class at 8 a.
m. and class at 6 p. m. Preaching at 1890 a. m. and
$50 p: m. by the pastor. Sunday school at 2 p. m.
Revival services will be continued during the week,
except Saturday, commencing at 7:30 p. m. The
attendance during the past week has been encourag-
ing, and the m eetings spiritual and profitable. Every
body invited.
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FOR SALE.

Fun SALE.
LOR SALE-ONLY ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR
i the Weekly Indiana State Journal. Send for it
EQR SALE-HOUSES. LOTS AND EARNS
Il Cad and get list just issued. G. e.. COFFIN s. co.
L0R SALE FOUNDRY, MACHINE SHOP,
y building and grounds. OF will rent any part.
Address ROBERT NJ. NIXON, Agent, New Castle, Ind.
EOR SALE-MANUFACTURING PROPERTY
Brick factory and large dry-house, with engine.
boilers and complete outfit of machinery for hoop and
.sEack-barrel heading factory; could easily be turned
into any other wood working factory pever-failing
supply OF water, plenty of timber; located ON railroad
in a growing little city with fine educational advanta.
ges, being the seat of DePauw University at Green.
castle, Ind. For terms. call oR or address GEO. u.
BLAKE, Secretary.
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M ERIDIAN-STREET METHODIST EPISCOPAL
WI Church-Corner New York and Meridian streets.
Rev; John Alabaster. ID. D., pastor. General class at
$3.50 a. m. Preaching at 1870 a. IN. and 7:3O D. m.
by. the pastor. Subjects-Morning, Voices from
Calvary" Evening. monthly lecture, China and
the Chinese" Service of song at 6:45 p. M. Sunday
school at z p. m. Regular services during the week.
Cinnamon especially invited to the lecture.
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Presbyterian.

Presbyterian.
GECOND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-CORNER
of Pennsylvania and Vermont streets. Rev. James
Mcleod, ID: D., pastor. Preaching at 1890 a. m. and
$50 P. m. by the pastor. Prayer meeting on Sunday
morning at $50, and on Thursday evening at 7:3O.
Sabbatis-school and Bible classes at 2:15 p. m.
EOURTH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-CORNER
Il Pennsylvania and Pratt streets. Preaching at
1880 a. m. by the pastor, Rev. A. H Carrier.
Evening service omitted.
MEMORIAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHlCOR.
1NI ner Christian avenue and Ash street. Rev. H. A.
Edison, Do, pastor. Services lords supper and
reception of new Inembers), 1890 a. m. and 7:3O D.
m. sunday school at 2:15 p. m. The public welcome.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES CHURCH-CORNER
~ Cedar and Elm streets. Rev. r. ". Hunter, pas
tor. Subject for Sabbath morning: Accepting or Re-
Jecting Christ" Evening subject: '"The Rights of
Saloen-keepers to Break Law"
TABERNACLE CHURCH-CORNER SECOND
l. and Meridian streets. Rev. j. Albert Rond-
thaler, pastor. 1890 o'clock, morning services.
2:15 p, M, Sunday school and Bible classes. 7:3O
p. m, evening services. Seats free throughout the
house.
The Washington critic., 1885-06-04
THE PUBLIC HEALTH.

Thus far in the season the healthful-
ness of Washington remains at its normal
standard, which compares favorably with
that of any large city in the United States.
In fact there is no city in the country of
which the general salubrity has been more
satisfactorily demonstrated, and there is no
apparent reason why the National Cap
ital should not continue throughout the
heated term exempt rs it is now from cpl
demic diseases or any unusual mortality.
Even if it be admitted, as not infre-
quently remarked, that our original eli
matte conditions were peculiarly con-
lucive to malarious affections, the statis
ties of years past, especially since the new
system of sewerage was inaugurated, con-
clusively attest the triumph of modern
methods of sanitation over the impedi-
ments of nature, and that the great march
of improvement which made this the
most beautiful city on the continent, made
it likewise one of the healthest.
1t is Of course impossible to predict what
may happen, but there is certainly no
visible cause for apprehension. Even if
the cholera should visit the large seaboard
cities, there would be no occasion for
alarm. Where there is no marked predis-
position to disease, an epidemic seldom if
ever, finds lodgment Where there is small
material to feed upon, such material as is
found in the unwholesome tenements and
narrow streets and garbage-poisoncd at
mosphere of an over-crowded metropolis
an epidemic will not stay long to feed
Washington in these respects has ad-
vantages which few other cities possess.
We have the destitute, the indolent, and
the vicious among us, but they are not so
huddled and hcrded together as to be in
capable of ventilation and disinlection.
They are within easy reach of viglant in
spection and readily brought within the
scope of canitary regulation. The streets
are broad and breezy and comparatively
cleaner than any others in the world. The
Health Department is efficient, thorough,
and intelligently directed. A more syste-
matte organization, to prevent the incep-
ton of disease or to check it if once de-
veoped, does not exist In word the
National Capital is in better condition to-
day to stand a choleraic or any other pesti-
lential vistation-better equipped to com
bat and repel it--than any city that car
be named.
Let our citizens, then, keep their con
sciences, and their cellars, and their back
yards clean, cheerfully cooperating with
the authorities in every measure calculated
to conserve the public health, and the
chances of successfully weathering the
penis Of hot summer are all in our favor
The Washington critic., 1885-06-04
CUNNING FOR A SENATOR.

A serious question of veracity has arisen
between DR.. Gum of "Gunn's Family
Medicine" notoriety, and Mr.. Coggeshall,
n New York State Senator, II seems that
DIR. Gum was lobbying a scheme toincor-
porate the "New York Medical College
of Physicians and Surgeons on the ecec-
tic plan and that Senator Coggeshall, who
was chairman of the committee having
The bill in charge, was opposed to it on the
ground that it involved special legislation
in conflict with the constitution and the
general incorporation law. At least that
is the Senator'S side of the story.
DR.. Gum, quite TO the contrary, al
leges that the Senator sought an inter
view with him, and stated in substance
that as his support of the measure would
complicate him with the old school doc.
tors, he ought to be paid little some
thing for the risk he took. He would be sat
isfied with $500 for reporting the bill and
81 900 more if il passed.
There's where the question stands DR..
Gum is willing to swear that Senator
Coggeshall did make the offer and Senator
Coggeshal asseyerates with great solem-
nity that he did not, and that Dr. Gum
must take back his charges or stand libel
suit.
II is hard TO form an opinion in the case,
but it must have been a pretty poor
scheme on DR.. Gums part If it weren't
worth 81 800 to scoop it in; while on the
other hand it must have been pretty
cheap Senator who wouldn't ask more
than 81 800 for his vote.