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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-05-29

A frm in Cohoes, N Y, had unique
the other day. They adver-
tised, for the purpose Of attracting at-
tention. to cell -thrce yards Of silk for
cent" The success Of the advertise
ment was far beyond al expectation
The crowd that responded, and its
eagerness to secure Bargains. raised .
veritahie riot. and the police vers ne
ccssary 10 restore order to clear the store.
There vas never such testimony to
;he power Of the press II showed con-
rlusively the truth Of an assertion often
made by newspapers, and often denied
even BY advertisers, that people do read
advertisements The demonstration wss
ocular in this case, only because induen-
cling nearly every reader, which sn cd
i not ordinarily expected
TO do.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-05-29
|Ovsrhauling the Republscan Ras-

|Vvof00u14UX mo neoY0O1vo0D -.
Sss Tara s.s-
In ordering searching inquiry into
the history Of the so-called repairs upon
the third-rate man-of-war Mohican, Sec
retary Whitney begins . task entirely n
the interest Of truth and justice. We
believe that be IL the man 70 carry
through the work.
The wooden ship Mexican. Of 1900
tous displacement, was ordered % the
Mare Island Navy In 1917 for repairs and
reconstruetion upon The RobberDouiaa
plan This vessel was then about four
teeen years old Il had originally cost
S333. 900 TO build her. During the six
years Immediately preceding the time
when Secor Robberson took The mohi-
can in hand, more than o237 O0O had been
expended in rcpairp on her hall, and
more than $4,000 % her boilers and
machinery. This ought 70 have Ieft the
ship in fAir condition, to say the least :
but Robbers0n took her out Of commis-
overhouled anew. The process has been
going On for thirteen years under Rob
berson and his successors Of the same
dynasty The MEXICAN - about ready
to 60 to sea, where she will net b Of the
slightest value either for defensive or
offensive naval warfare.
This, IN brief, is the history Of . ship
70 whose case The Sun has repeatedly
called the attention Of the public.
Secretary Whitney says that the agsl
gregafe amount Of money expended on
the Mohican since she Was docked IN
1872 IL nearly oo00,OO0, and that more
than two-thirds Of this amount has been
spent during the administration Of his
cheerful predecessor, the Hon William
= Chandler. From Mr. Whitney's state
ment and thes figures already on record,
IL i easy to compute the total cost Of the
Nohicsn - she stands to-day:
Original cost with machinery oS33,OoO
Repairs. Bureau Of Construction,
previous to 1872 $1,000
Repairs, Bureau Of steam Engi-
neering, previous 70 lS72 5000
Bureau Of Equipment previous
Repairs sInce 1873 snd % dsss 100000
Total for The Nohican el.s7oO00
Mr. Whitney says that : new ship of
been built for o25O,oOo.
Startling - this exposure Of dishonest
extravAgsnce and systematic plundering
appears. the Mohican's Il only : speci-
men case For about fifteen years 10
have been engaged In exhibiting the
fruits Of Robbersonism In the Navy De-
partment. A. We have shown time and
time again. the process Of rigid and i'm
partial investigation which the first hon
est and fearless Secretary Of the Navy
since 1853 proposes to apply to the Mo-
hicsn, would reveal in the case Of almost
every other vessel Of the United States,
wooden or ironclsd. the same enormous
disproportion between the amount Of
money expended and the results Obtained
for the expenditure
Mr. Whitney b going to work IN the
right way. Every honest citizsn IL With
him. Let the whole Infamous record of
Republican rascality 10 the Navy De-
partment Be uncovered 70 The light Of
day.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-05-29

On Saturday the Cloverport. KY Oil
and Coal Company shipped oyer the j.,
N. & I. railroad block Of canneI coal
weighing 2.500 pounds. and consigned to
d. n. Youmans. Chespside. London,
England. An English compsny j. large
Is interested in the csnnel coal mines In
the vicinity Of Cloverport- ~ New Al
bany Ledger.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-05-29

}. g. Balm. an editor Of Republican
in Martinsvills, Ind, was
suspended By the Prc~ident:for Offensive
partisan ship during the campaign, and
Edwin r. Calls. editor ofa Democratic
newspaper, appointed in his stead.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-05-29

The Tcrre Haute Gazette says Presir
dent Mackey will use the grade Of the
old canal towpsth for the extension Of
the Southeastern railroad from Worth
ington 70 Warrington,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-05-29

The latest freak. says IN exchange,
among the young folks, u the electric
party II 10 held ~ any house whers
there Il . heavy carpet. and the finn con-
sists in stunning rapidly over the hoor
10 generate electricity in : person, and
then dischsrging through the fingers.
nose or lips against some person or >
metAlic object When two well charged
persons kiss. the SNAP may Be heard in
the next room, and when : young man
holds bis nose 70 gas burner sparks hy
from II and ignite the gas
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-05-29

Ata recent sale Of Holstein cattle st
Troy, O.. thirteen cows sys--gec $356 54.
twenty 2-yesT-0l0s Averaged $39s 50.
ffteen J. l-year-oIds averaged e224 50. tour
2-year-cld bulls averaged e3z3 25- Eve l.
year-old bulls averaged ta33. and thir-
teen spring calves averaged 3177 50
The average for the seventy was S266 50.
The heifers were sold privately for
$1,000.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-05-29

Reverend gentleman: NY child. you
should pray God 70 make ron . new
heart" Youthful sinner: so I did,
papa: four days ago, guess 4 isn't done
yet
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-05-29

o. q. a. teiegrsphs from Washing.
ton that sixty-three Democratic members
of the Indiana LegislstHrs are applicants
for Federal positions.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-05-29

J. G. Beeler, within three hours on
Thursday morning. took IN from wagons
go bushels Of wheat at 81. He shipped
upward Of 1000 bushels this week
4 Dsvjcss County Democrat.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-05-29

One OF she best Latin and Greek
schoIsrs IN Athens. Ga, u working for.
20 cents per day sodding grass.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-05-29

The town Of Mitchell requires saloon
keepers 10 pay into the town treasury
the sum Of sevensy-five dollars for :
license
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-05-29

The following patents were granted
20 citizens Of Indiana. week eading
May IS, 1886. reported expressly for
this paper by Jos H. Hunter. Solicitor
Of American and Foreign Patents, go y
street, Warrington, d. c.;
Jos- Essig. LarnyiIlc. belt fastener r
J. Powell and w. r Nolan. Evansville,
machine for attaching buttons to gar
menis ,. n. Brennan, EIkhart. self
closing lock for water pipes: Wm- H.
DUNCAN. Rocklsne, harrow; N. A. Hull,
Peru. drawer case "A. d. Cook. lawrence
burg. pump handle; John Goodnouyh.
indianapolis, cultivsfor coupling; Wm-
Newlin, Attica. wheel plow y. n Smith,
Palmyra, saw; B. r. Thomas, Camden,
excavstor; D. W. Msrmon, Indianapolis,
box supporter; r. H. Curtner, Hazieton,
c. C. Genung. Evansville. car brake; s.
B. Hsrrod, Jennings, fence post; Jno-
Trachsei. J. X. Lipps and W. b. Turney.
Columbia City, weather strip
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-05-29

Attorney General Hord his addressed
the following to Hon. J. w. Holcombe,
Of Public destruction .
\ You submit 70 me this question: DO
township trustees alone elect . county
superintendent, or can presidents Of city
and town school boards vote for such
oficerr The only statute on the sub
OF revised statutes Of 1881. which ex-
pressly declares that The township trus-
tees Of the several townships Of each
county shall meet af the Office Of the
County Auditor Of each county on the
frst Monday Of June, 1874. and bienni-
slly thereafter, and appoint county su-
perintendent-' II il my opinion that
township trustees alone can vote In the
election Of county superintendent. and
the presidents Of city and town school
boards can not participate thereis.'
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1885-07-18
RECENT APPOINTMENTS.

The following postmasters have been au-
pointed in Minnesota: Mary Murphy, Pine.
City, vice Emma NJ. Wierck; Garrett Muir
ply, Garden City, vice E. B. Evans; j. F.
McNiel, Elysian, vice w. M. Sterling; Pat
rick O'Leary, Waterville, vice VIII. Camp
bell; W. S. Broz, New Prague, vice "A. H.
Mer1ey; A. II. Pick, st. James, vice G.. H.
Herrick, James Sleepy, Jr., Montgomery
vice Frank Becker; w. North, Cleveland
vice Q. 2. Lampman; J. r. Quinlan, LIE
Sueur, viceJ. N. Chapman; Peter Campbell,
Watertown, vice G. G.. Halgram; j. N.
Hooper, Maple Plain, vice Bacon; E. II
Douval, Caledonia, vice P. A. Pope. All
were removals except Halgram at Water
town and Pope at Caledonia who resigned,
Edward Parker of Iowa, who was appoint.
ed special agent of the treasury, with an
office at st. Paul, vice Douglass, ex-senator
Wlndom's brother-in-law removed, has
resigned his place to take effect July
10th. There are two reports relative to
the cause, one that he was requested to
resign by Secretary Manning because he
was devoting his attention to politics and
the other that he desired to have the Office
removed to Chicago and failing in that
abandoned it.
The following fourth class postmasters
have been appointed in Wisconsin:
Gottfried Zeulinger, OdeIl, Sheboygan
county; G.. w. Kreummar, Burr Oak,
LA Crosse county; John Krupp, Bangor,
La Crosse county, vice John Wheldon,
removed: Eben f. Raxford Sh;ocfon
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1885-07-18
NORTHWESTERN NEWS.

Portions of Wisconsin and Minnesota had
cyclonic visitation Wednesday evening,
the former state suffering much the worst.
Sparta, Wisconsin, seems to have suffered
the heaviest shock. A number of houses
were wrecked, plate glass windows blown
in, freight and passenger cars at the depot
were blown from side track across the
main track A freight train a few miles
out from Sparta was blown from the track.
At Oshkosh the damage was great, the ex-
position building and st. Pauls church be-
ing among the buildings destroyed. All
the smoke stacks in the city were blown
down and the lumber yards are scene of
inextricable confusion. A number were
injured, and Mrs Henry Hoffman will die.
Madison also reports great damage to
buildings and shade trees. Among build
ings injured was the residence of Post
master General Villas, which was half I'M
rooted. Plate glass windows were blown
in and shade trees torn up by the thousand.
The summer resort at Monona lake was
badly damaged, and the great tabernacle
badly wrecked. The storm track extended
clear across the state diagonally from north
i,
Neenah, Fall River, Elroy, Neillsville, APP
pleton and numerous minor towns suffered
severely. In Minnesota the storm did
great dammage in Wright, Olmsted and
Winona counties.
The Both Wisconsin regiment celebrated
the twentieth anniversary of the return
home by meeting at Madison on the 18th.
A permanent regimental organization was
perfected by the election of the following
officers for the ensuing year: President,
z. Z. Warner, Dane comfy; vice president,
ii. M. Brown, Jefferson county; secretary,
George W. Raymer, Dane county; treas
urer, George Weeks, Dane county. A
motion was adopted to hold the next re
union at Madison, June 3, 1886, the ami
| yersary of the battle of Cold Harbor, in
which the regiment fought, and on the
same date each succeeding year.
Land Commissioner Sparks has rendered
a decision affirming the right Of entry under
the public land laws, and decisions of the
supreme court of the United States Of lands
heretofore Withdrawn by the voluntary ac-
ton Of the general land Office for railroad
| AAsAO1A11oJ pul pOoco, WuoI6uO
of law existed for making such withdraw
ais. The effect of this decision, il sustained
1 by the secretary of the interior, will be to
restore to entry under the homestead and
other laws many millions of acres of public
lands which have been kept out of the mar
ket for many years. because claimed by
railroad corporations.
| : - 5
stockholders of ST. Paul. Brainard &
Northwestern have elected the following
board Of directors E. F. Buxton, Mime
apolis; J. R. Howe, W. e. .Seelye, g. s.
Garfield, o. 81. Harille, #. B. Thompson
and E. b. Webster of Brainard The Of
fcers elected are: President, E. F. Buxton
vice president, W. E. Seelye; treasurer
b. 3. Webster; Secretary, F. B. Thomp
son.
There was heavy rain and hal
storm in the western part O.
Grand Forks Co., D. 7. Beginning a
i Niagara, near the Nelson county line, tn,
hail cut down the grain in a path abou
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1885-07-18

WITH the first days advent Of street
cars on Broadway, New York, the 300
stages which required the services of
400 horses were withdrawn and the
past week, horses, harness, stages and
stables have been sold at auction. No
revolution in transportation was ever
more complete and sudden.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1885-07-18

THIS appears to be an unusual sum-
mer for cyclones. The crop for the
last few years has been fairly abund-
ant but this year it is more voluminous
than ever. The town that cannot boast
of being at least half destroyed by cy
clone is doing a very small business.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1885-07-18

An investigation made by the Chicago
Times shows that within the business
district proper of that city all but forty
pieces of property are owned by resi-
dents of Chicago, with mortgage en-
cumbrances of less than five per cent.
Ten years ago nearly one-fourth of this
area was owned by non-residents, and
ninety per cent. of the remainder was
heavily mortaged. The buildings in
this district cost more than 100000
900.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1885-07-18
NOTES OF THE TIMES.

IT is getting hot in Washington in
several respects and the president is
arranging to take a trip to the Adiron-
dacks
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1885-07-18

Outagamie county, vice 4. E.. Darling,
removed; Edward A. Montgomery,
Richardson, Polk county; J. G.. Anderson,
Bunyan, Polk county.
Capt Hays of Fergus Falls, Mimi, made
charges against Bookwalter, collector for
Minnesota, which werer regarded as sufficient
for his removal DR.. Guernon had more
persuasive papers on file and was given the
office in preference to Hays
The Civil Service Commission announces
examinations for applications for office to
be held at Milwaukee Sept. g.; ST. Paul
Sept. 5; Bismarck D. T.. Sept. s; Helena,
Mont. Sept. 15
August Peterson of Albert Lea has been
appointed receiver of the Worthington
MINI. land Office, vice 9. 81. Smith whose
time had expired.
Col. John Gibbon of the Seventh infantry
has been appointed brigadier general
vice Gen. G. G. Augur retired.
Thomas Hall, has been appointed post
master at Preston, Mimi, vice B. G. LOOMS
whose term expired
3. F. Barrett, editor of the Aitkin (Minn)
Age has been appointed postmaster at
that place.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1885-07-18
GEN. GRANTS CONDITION.

On the morning of the 18th, Gen. Grant
wrote this note to DR.. Douglas. 81 woke
up feeling perfectly fresh, as if had a
good nights natural sleep. My breathing
is less obstructed than usual at this time
of the day aud my head is less filed up.
In fact my breathing is not INSTRUCTED in
the least. / have used no cocoaine during
the night, as did not require it,"
Drs. Grant and Shrady made joint ex-
animation of Gen. Grants throat on the
18th and found it slightly infamed The
general was more comfortable at that date
than he had been for some time
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1885-07-18

THERE is an amusing feature connect
ed with the medical advertisements of
the day. All announce various won
derful cures after physicians have de-
clared the case hopeless. If one was to
take the numerous testimonials of the
various medicines advertised and
group the number of hopeless
cases together, he would conclude that
there was no medical skill in the world
and never had been, outside of the
various remedies offered as a universal
panacea.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1885-07-18

The president appointed ex-Gov. E.
F. Noyes of Ohio, one Of the govern
ment directors of the Union Pacific
railroad, at the suggestion of Gov,
Hoadly of that state. This led to
criticism because Noyes was one of the
visiting statesmen to Florida in 1876
to superintend the electoral count.
Gov. Hoadly declared him to be a proper
man for that position though he (Hoad
ly) admitted he had forgotten the rs
matter, but to avoid all embarrassment
of his Democratic friends, Mr.. Noyes
declined. His place will be filled by
another republican from Ohio. ..
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1885-07-18

Dion Boucicault is at work upon
three new plays.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1885-07-18

When the great strike among the
iron workers occurred in Cleveland,
Ohio, a couple Of years ago, a,
blathering fellow aided the CHS
holm's, who were the leading en-
ployers, in importing Poles and Bohem-
ians to take the place of the striking
workmen. Now these same Poles and
Bohemians are on strike themselves
and the same fellow is making speeches
to them saying he made a mistake be-
fore and urging them to stand firm in
their present positions. His speeches
are received with rapturous applause,
his auditors apparently forgetting that
by the importations he had himself
secured he had overcrowded the labor
market and really brought about the
present trouble.
WEALTH does not always save offend
ers against the law. Edward A. BOYD
millionaire glass importer, of New
York City, went to states prison at Au-
burn a few days ago to begin two
years sentence for defrauding the gov
eminent out of duties. His son was
also convicted, but his father was
manly enough to take all the blame,
saying that his son acted under his ex-
plicit orders, and the son was released
upon the payment of heavy fine.
The family occupy a fashionable resi-
dence on Fifth Avenue, and all that
money could do to save the head
of the household from prison, was done
most lavishly. AS incidental to prison
life it is notable that Mr.. Boyd carried
two well filled satchels to the prison.
containing some comforts in the way
personal apparel not to be found in the
prison, but they were returned to his
family unopened, and he was given the
usual prison accommodations. James
u. Fish, late president of the Marine
bank, occupies cell in the same pris-
on. The same week New York incar-
cerated these men, San Francisco wit
messed the acquital of Adolph Spreck-
les, son Of millionaire, who attempted
to shoot Mike De Young, of the Chron-
icle. One Of the De Young was MUIR
dered by the Rev. Kalloch's son and
the murderer was acquitted, and now
the attempted murder of the remaining
brother goes UNPUBLISHED, owing to the
influence of money. This is contrast
between Pacific and Atlantic coast JUS
tice and civilization.
, 1885-12-23

well adapted breed to this range and eli
mate. Mr.. Gordon sold LAST spring on
his ranch, from this cross, twenty year
ling bulls for $50 each,
A remonstrance against the reduction
Of mail service between Cheyenne and
Davis ranch, on Upper Horse creek, has
been circulating on the street for some
days past, and will be forwarded to the
post Office department to-day. The ser
vice was ordered reduced from twice TO
once a week, when really the service de.
manded an increase, and should be tri-
weekly TO accommodate the business. The
postofice at Davis ranch supplies a terri
tory of thirty miles about it, and the re-
monstrance should be needed, and. doubt
less will be, by the department.
, 1885-12-23

The resolutions that were adopted BY
the city council upon the death of the
late Vice President Hendricks and
which were not only spread at large
on the Journals Of the city clerk,
but an ongrossed COPY directed to be
sent to the family Of the deceased, have
been prepared and will be forwarded to-
day. Fred Bond did the work of en-
crossing the resolutions and preamble,
and an examination of the work yesterday
disclosed the fact that it is an exceedingly
fine speciman of workmanship and equal
if not superior to any similar piece of
work ever executed in the territory.
, 1885-12-23
Christmas Decorations.

&hAA.NmaHD AOnss
The custom of decorating the home
with holly, mistletoe and other evergreens
during the Christmas holidays, so univer
sal in Europe. is spreading generally in
this country. What memories Of happy
hours these beautiful evergreens bring to
the minds Of those whose early homes
were hus decorated during Christmas
times. We live again the merry days of
childhood, when gathered together those
near and dear to us; we recall the fun Of
cutting the evergreen boughs and adorn-
ing every room that was likely to shelter
an occupant. VIZ remember the turkey
and the rich roast beef, the like of which
our later years seem to have failed to fur
nish; the mince meat and the plum pud-
ding which filled our hearts with satisfac
ton and u dreams with nightmare. All
this the holly and mistletoe c%onjure up;
and we bless them for the CLEANS of love
and happiness they have brought us.
Some have attributed the origin OF
Christmas decorations TO the Roman Sat
u~rnalia, Others claim it is derived from
the ancient Teutons, who were a supersti-
tious race, and who are said to have car.
ried evergreen boughs into their houses as
congenial resting places for the forest
sprites during the severest of winter
weather. Whatever its origin, it is a good
old custom, aud we are glad to see it
adopted in this country. We cannot
make our 6resides too attractive: and
leaves and flowers, as well as the sunshine
OF happy faces, go far toward beautiiying
the home and making it the most attract.
i've place for the old and young.
, 1885-12-23

Celebrated silk andstif hats.
correct styles at all times at pyi-
ces asked for cheaper makes.
We have received a large and
Vdried line Of holiday goods IN
the Oay cfsih muRcrs, hand
kerchiefs, hose, mittts and orist-
lets, embroidered handkerchief
and suspenders, seal caps, bon
nets, gloves and mitts. Meckties
in every conceivable shape, colo,
and style, and a great many
nice things or Christmas pres
ents which goa 0iH do DeH 10
see before making your purcha-