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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-06
Queries for would-Be inspectors.

WASHINGTON, June Sin response to a food
of applications for positions as postoffice inspec-
tors, the Postmaster-g general selected $50 names
of persons most favorably recommended, and
sent to them notices requesting an answer to
certain questions, by which their fitness for the
service could be ascertained The questions
were intended to secure information as to the
age of the applicants, their experience in postal
business, and other matters Answers were re-
ceived from about 175 persons. A special COM
mittee was appointed to examine and classify
the answers. and select from them the most
promising ones About thirty five were re-
jected. because of age There were twenty APP
plicants from one State. all Endorsed by senators
from the State. AS the appointments will be
made with view to fair geographical division,
only two persons at most can be appointed from
one State The committee has submitted its
report, and the Postmaster general will notify
the persons selected by the committee to appear
at an examination to be held in this city about
July Is The vacancies to be filed number
about thirty-six
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THE SUNDAY JOURNAL

Is a paper of twelve pages, sold for five cents,
the same as the Saturday Journal The SUM-
DAY JOURNAL reaches every town and city
in Indiana and the surrounding ter
ritory. The circulation of the Sunday
edition is the largest and best of any
Sunday paper printed in Indiana, and Ii
has made itself the Peoples Paper. The
SUNDAY JOURNAL is without compel
itor in the State in the character and variety
of matter it presents its readers. The best
writer's in the State and the country freely
contribute to its columns. In its enlarged
and improved form it will be absolutely with
out rival or peer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-06
Affairs at Lake Maxinkuckee.

Affairs at Lake Maxinkuckee.
Plymouth Republican.
Visitors are beginning to arrive, and indica-
tions are that the will be the liyeliest ever
known at the lake.
Fl. J. McSheehy, of the Logansport Chronicle,
is building cottage and boat house on Long
Point. lie summers at the lake almost every
year
Captain Morris's new steamer is capable of
carrying l25 persons. and the smaller steamers
include one about as big as q skif, with an en-
Gine and boiler the size of small stove 1t is a
beautiful little boat. and makes fast time.
A stock company, of MIR. A. d. Toner and
others, is building elub house. 40 feet by 100,
near tho neat little depot, which will contain
restaurant and a large hail. suitable for a rink
and balls. 1t can be filled with cots in an
emergency.
Several new club houses are talked of, and it
is only question of tame when the cottages and
lighthouses will extend entirely around the lake.
Mr. Steehhsa, Of Indianapolis. is now building a
handsome cottage. and Messrs. Warner and
Vajen ara improving their beautiful cottages and
grounds.
The Wand ALA has employed an artist to take
views of tho lake. which win be put in book
form, interspersed with descriptions of the beau
tifui scenery and be used TO advertise the lake
and mako business tor the railroad. C. g. Oak
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-06
Restrained from vaking a Contract.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
BLooMINGToN, June 5.-Judge Reeves to-day
granted an injunction restraining the city coun-
ell from entering into contract with the electric
light and power company, of this city. for light
ing the streets for three years. The point
raised is that the city council cannot legally en-
ter into contract for more than one year, which
is also the opinion of City Attorney Gapen de-
liyered to the council some weeks ago. Sheriff
Swain is the nominal plaintiff, but the attorney
of the gas light and heating company are the
real plaintiffs The company has lighted Bloom
ington for many years, but this year the council
concluded that electric lighting was cheaper and
better, and so, last Friday, determined to let a
contract for three years for one hundred lights
to take the place of 53S gas lights. The case is
set for argument on Tuesday at noon.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-06
DAILY WEATHER BULLETIN.
Indications.
WAR DEPARTMENT.
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER. )
w cIIINGTON Lime 6 1898


WASHINGTON, June 6, 1885.
For the Ohio Valley and Tennessee-Fair
weather, stationary, followed by rising tempera-
ture, variable winds, generally shifting to south
easterly, falling barometer in the western por-
tons, rising followed by falling barometer in the
east portions.
For the Lower Lake Region-Fair weather,
stationary, followed by rising temperature. vari-
able winds.
For the Upper Lake Region-Fair. warmer
weather, preceded by stationary temperature,
followed by local rains, variable winds shifting
to southeast, falling barometer.
For the Upper Mississippi Valley-Local
rains, southeast to'southwest winds. falling bar
ometer, generally warmer.
For the Missouri Valley-Local rains and
severe local storms, southerly shifting to west
erly winds, cooler weather falling followed by
rising barometer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-06
INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS
The Daily Chronicle of Happenings Of
ALI Kinds in the Two States.
Murder and Suicide at Gudgell's Station
Boy Accidentally Killed-SensatioRa
Investigation at Springfield, ILL.
INDIANA.
A Shocking Case OF Murder and Suicide at
Gudgers Station.

A Shocking Case OF Murder and Suicide at
Gudgers Station.
Special to the Indianapolis journal.
EVANSVILLE, june Sat Gudgels station, on
the Straight-line railroad, few miles north Of
here, at Q o'clock this morning, James H. MINIS
was stabbed and instantly killed by John
Butcher. neighbor The men are dealers in
railroad crossties. and MINIS was coming to the
depot with loaded wagon, when he met several
empty wagons returning. All turned out of the
road, except Butcher. who refused. One word
brought on another. and both men got off their
wagons Butcher was first, however, and as
Minnis reached the ground Butcher stabbed him
in the breast, killing him instantly. Butcher
fed to the woods, closely pursued by enraged
citizens, and rapid cross-fre was kept up.
About noon the murderer was surrounded
in Bells pasture. He empted two re-
volvers at the officers, with the ex-
ception of one chamber which he re-
served untir finding escape impossible. he blew
out his own brains. MINIS was twenty four
years old and a good citizen. He leaves widow
and two children in comfortable circumstances.
Butcher, on the other hand, was rough charac-
ter and very quarrelsome.
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Snakes in the Ponds.

Washington Special to Cincinnati Gazette.
Professor Baird and the Fish Commissioners
are worried at the ravages of blacksnakes in the
government fish, ponds near the city. The snakes
are about two feet long. and the young fish have
no means of escape or defense when their pur-
suers get after them. An effort was made to-day
to shoot them with rifles, but with 40 success
The snakes increase nearly as rapidly as the fish,
and their numbers are now so great that prompt
measures must be taken to save the contents of
the ponds Professor Baird leaves next week
with Number of his assistants for Woods Hole.
off the New England coast, where he will meet
party of college students who will study with
him for several weeks during the summer Be-
fore he goes he will set in operation severe
remedies for the snake pest in the Washington
fish pondS
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The District Pensioners.

WASHINGTON. June 5.-Sidney L. Wilson.
pension agent for the District of Columbia SAYS
that the statement that the names of 200 pen
sioners of the District had been dropped from
the rolls because they were not legally entitled
to pensions is an entire Misrepresentation of the
facts Of the 200 above mentioned, 1S1 were
pensioners who have died since 1882, and whose
names had been taken from the rolls. In the
official report he says it is plainly stated when
death occurred in each case, and when the last
payment was made. In many instances the
government owes the estate of these pensioners
for the time elapsing between the time of the
last payment of pension and the date OF death
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-06
MIR. Bayard's Breakdown.

Washington Special.
Mr.. Bayard has gone West more for rest and
change than anything else. His intimate friends
are very much worried about him. He looks ten
years older to day than when he first went into
the State Department. He is seriously disap-
pointed and unhappy man. He has become
strangely absent minded. He forgets often
when he has made a decision. In several in
stances lately he has promised the Same Office
to two different people, The trials of his new
position have been too much for him. In the
Senate his life was of the easiest. His con-
stItuency was very small one. His
mail was very small. The only labor he
had TO perform WAS the preparation
OF an occasional speech His record was singu-
Iarly simple one, and through the force of sim
ply remaining in one position for a long time he
acquired reputation. 1t now appears that he
is not man of executive ability, that ne has no
capacity tor the management of affairs TO
suddenly step from an atmosphere Of general
praise-int the thunderstorm of universal criti-
cism has been too much for him. He has taken
great pains to say his callers that these criti
cisms have not affected him, yet his altered ap-
pearance shows how greatly he is affected by the
against his management of the State
Department A gentleman who saw Mr. Bayard
out riding the other night says he has grown
fully ten years older since he went into the State
Department His friends have feared that he
would break down. and are therefore, delighted
II las going West for rest and change These
re said TO be the motives of his visit There is
othing political in the visit, il tho opinions of
rs friends can be relied upon.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-06
MINOR TOPICS.

Condition of Ex-President Arthur's Health
President Cleveland a Sufferer.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. June 5--A medical man who is
on terms of intimacy with ex-President Arthur
reports that gentleman suffering from the first
-ymptoms of Brights disease He says that Mr.
lrthur has broken down very rapidly in the past
hree months and that nothing but the most
rigid attention to his physical condition will
save his life. at is very difficult for Mr.. Ar
thur to give up the comforts of life," said this
gentleman, but he will have to do it and stick
to skim milk and toast if he is to ever regain his
feet.
1t is said that President Cleveland is suffering
from failure to assimilate his food, and that if
he does not get more exercise, aside from his
carriage drives, he too is likely to be laid up
with serious gastric-affection.
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General and Personal.

Special to the indianapolis Journa.
WAsHINGroS, June 5.-Senator Ben Har-
rison arrived to-day.
Senator Voorhees, and Bayless W. Hanna held
long conference to-day. They were out rid
ing, and. it is said came to very good under
standing. Mr.. Hanna still expects to receive q
diplomatic position.
The injunction suit OF r. c. Hewitt ct al VS.
the Western Union Telegraph Company and
the District Commissioners. to restrain the
telegraph company from erecting pole line On
Seventh street was decided in the equity courC
today in favor of the plaintiffs.
The Commissioners of the District to-day APP
pointed VIM b. Powell. of Illinois. superin-
tendent of public schools of the District Of
Columbia Mr. Powell is younger brother of
Major Powell of the geological survey.
Sergeant James Campbell, OF the Third Ar
tillery. Battery K. now stationed at the Wash
ington barracks, attempted sucide this morning.
in the barracks hospital. by shooting himself in
tho left breast The ball penearatsd just above
the heart. and it is thought he cannot live.
The Comptroller Of the Currency TO day ex-
tended the corporate existence of the Union
National Bank. of Massiiiou. o.. 20 juno 10,
1905
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The Evansville POstoffice.

Washington Spe cial.
A new and surprising change was made in the
Evansville postofice contest to-day by dispatch
from Mr. Frederick Laurstein, the editor of the
Democrat withdrawing his name. The chances
are now that Mr.. Carson will be appointed if he
is not strongly opposed by Congressman Klein
er. Mr. FL. S. Bennett the present postmaster
of Evansville, will be removed for offensive
partisanship as soor as his successor can be
agreed upon. Some of the friends of Mr.. Laur-
stein refuse to accept his withdrawal as uncon-
ditional and that it was only sent to the Presi
dent so that he could understand that he did not
desire to be considered in scramble for the
Office. They say that he will accept the Office if
tanderpd
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-06
TIE INDIANA STATE JOURNAL
WEEKLY EDITION.

Is the best secular paper published in the
State. Tt is complete compendium of the
news of the week, with special features of Late
and trustworthy market reports, and depart
ment of industrial and agricultural inssli-
gence carefully prepared by an editor of long
experience. In these respects the WEEKLY
JOURNAL is superior to any mere agricult-
ural paper, for the field it covers is infinitely
more extensive than that which can be occu-
pied by any special class publication.
SPECIAL TERMS
Are made to agents and canyassers, and for
clubbing with other papers For all details
address the publishers,
JNo. G. NEW s. SON,
Corner Market and Pennsylvania SITS.
indianapolis. Ind
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The Postoffice at TnscoIa.


Special to the IndiaNaD0iis JOHrnal
TUscoLA, June 5.-H. r. Ingraham, post
master, whose commission has over three years
yet to run has sent in his resignation to take
effct June 80. He has been an enthusiastic Re
publican, and although an efficient official he
expected TO be removed as an offensive partisan.
The local Democracy have heen pulling and
hauling each other ever since Cleyeands inaug-
uration to determine who should be the lucky
mat to succeed him. There have been numerous
applicants, but they have ali dropped out of the
field except ex Mayor James Davis and M v.
Dogget, both of whom HAYS numerously signed
petitions to back mp their applications.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-06
Status of Indian Lands.

ssWAsHINGToN, June 5-The Secretary of the
Interior has decided that lands purchased by the
United States and transferred to the Interior
Department are to be regarded as part Of the
public domain, in trust for the people and as ON
the same basis as lands acquired by cession.
The question arose from discussion of the act
of July 5, 1884, providing for the transfer to the
Interior Department of certain lands formerly
used as military reservations The Fort Sulli-
van military reservation, in Maine, was among
the transferred trusts and as the United States
had never held any public lands in Maine, the
Land office authorities wished to know the terms
of title by which the land was he'd.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-06

men. and that there was nothing whatever
against as. One man in the Office, named Payne,
never allowed opportunity to pass him where
he could stop me or Mr. Yantis, and the chair
man OF the committee said that If they had gone
by the books of Payne we would have both been
utterly ruined An examination of the vouchers
showed that everything Tailed correctly. The
Postmaster general introduced my successor to
me in fattering off hand manner, and re-
quested me to give him Mr. Noyes, the new
chief all the assistance possible. The truth 10
nutshell is this: Villas wanted my place, and
he took this roundabout way of throwing me out
and substituting his wife's relative
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-06

The Illinois board to carload Of hogs. shipped
from Chicago to Fredonia, N. Y, and sold IL
small lots to farmers and others. Many of the
hogs have since died from what is supposed to be
cholera Ia several instances where one of the
animals from Chicago was introduced into other
drives, a number of them took the disease and
died An investigation will be made into the
cause and nature of the disease.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-06
The Highland Bank Failure.

HIGHLAND, June 5.-The assignees of Rhy-
heiner & Co., the bankers who failed few weeks
ago, filed, to-day, with the county clerk at Ed
wardsvlle their inventory, summarized as fol-
lows: Assets-Good, 1927, 269; doubtful, $685. 10;
desperate, $13.653. The liabilities are over
$780, 00 The lands inventoried are located in
twelve different counties in the State.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-06
The Militia Bill.

SPRINGFIELD, June 5.--The Senate has passed
the amended militia bill. which provides for a
force of a. 900 men of all arms, yearly appropri-
alton of $50, 900 for the ordinary expenses of the
National Guard, and $85 900 for the purchase of
uniforms and equipments
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-06

WaEhIugton Npecial
Messrs- Wells, conley and johnson were ap-
pointed q committee to investigate the Division
Of Postal Supplies, st the head Of which was ID.
w Rhodes. who was dismissed on Sunday. Mr.
Rhodes tonight said: Tho committee spent
seven weeks investigating my Office, and they
counted everything in 1t. They had not been at
work two weeks before they told me and my
assistant. Mr.. YaGtis. that We were both honest
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-06

SPRINGFIELD June ga case of smallpox
has been reported to the State Board Of Health at
Tamaroa, Perry county. The victim is brake
man of the Illinois Central railway. The New
York State Beard of Health calls the attention If
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-06
Boy Accidentally Killed.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
HUSYIEaToH, June b.-This evening" young
son of John Renbarger, while playing in neigh
boris hay NOW, fell therefrom breaking his
neck He lived only few minutes after the ac-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-06
Boy Fatally Kicked by a Horse.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
EDINBuRG, June 5.-A three-year old son of
George Beauche, farmer of Shelby county,
living four miles east of this place, was kicked
by horse. this afternoon, fracturing the skull.
His injuries will prove fatal
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-06

ley of Terre Haute, is their artist, and he is
now here and hard at work Sixty thousand
copies of the book will be issued in few weeks.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-06
Wreck on the j., Nj. & /. Railway.
,ecial to the Indianapolis Journal

Special to the Indiahap0Is JOURNAL.
COLUMBUS, June 5.-About midnight last
night the south bound freight on the Cam
bridge branch of the j.. M. & l. railroad, at st.
Louis Crossing, ten miles northeast of here, ran
into tree that the storm had blown across the
track. The engine was thrown from the track,
followed by the cab. tender and four cars, which
were crushed and piled up in a promiscuous
mass Brakeman Charles Monroe was instantly
killed, and so covered with the debris that it
took almost till daylight to extricate the body.
Engineer x. P. Diffenderfer was caught under
the tender. which turned completely over, but
escaped with only slight wounds, and fireman
Dan Sines was knocked clear through board
fence. but also escaped serious injury.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-06
Fourth Glass Postmasters for Indiana.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WAsHINaroN, June 5.-fhe following fourth
class postmasters were appointed for Indiana to-
day: G. M. Hamilton vice Eugene Udell, at
North indianapolis, Marion county; James Nc
Chaushan. vice Thomas A. Mason, at New Leb-
anon, Sullivan county; E. G. Caruthers, vice
Artecas eastman. at Graysville Sullivan county;
NJ T, Dillon, vice Zapher Hunt, at Camden,
Carroll county, J. w. Hougher, vice Jacob G.
Harper, at Fair Greek, Vigo county; William
Jourdan, vice J. M. Searle, at Fayetteville.
Lawrence county; Frederick Wagner, vice
Douglass Williams, at Westphalia Knox county.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-06
valuable Aid to the Pension Bureau.

WAsHIsGToN, June 1.-The army survivors
division Of the Pension Office, recently organ
lied by Gen. John G. Black, is rapidly becoming
a very valuable branch of the bureau. During
the month of May the division furnished to the
adjudication officers and to claimants the
names and postofice addresses of l,l27 officers,
678 nOn-commissioned officers. and 40540 en-
listed men for use in establishing claims.
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Appointments by the Preside mt.

WASHINGTON, June 5.-The President to day
appointed Hunter Wood to be collector of inter-
nal revenue for the Second district of Kentucky.
The President also appointed the following
named presidential postmasters:
A. d. Kensley, at Sibley, Ia, vice FL. $. Brown,
resigned; Thomas ingalls,, at Marblehead Mass,
vice Knott V. Martin, resigned; Henry A Bliss,
at Winsted Conn, vice FL. l.. Roberts, resigned;
Richard N Hall, at Grenada, Miss, vice NJ X.
Mister, suspended.