The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-20
General and Personal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON Jan. 19.-To-day Mr.. Holman
presented in the House the petition of Lewis p.
Noble, of Vevay, praying for recognition by
Congress of his services in saving from destruc-
ton the steamer Forest Queen, while running
the blockade on the Mississippi river, in front of
Vicksburg, on April 16, 1863 and that he be paid
proper compensation therefor.
Munk Roberts & Co., and other nanufactur.
ers of Connersville, have petitioned to Congress
through General Brown, for consideration of the
Lowell bankruptcy bill, which failed of consid-
Grafton lately.
Mr.. Lamb has introduced in the House Pc
ttion of citizens of Vermiion county for an
appropriation to improve the Wabash river be-
tween Terre Haute and Lafayette, and Pitts
burg, Ind. They represent that such improve
ment would be of great public benft to the COM
merce of the United States, there being millions
of bushels of grain and vast amount of lum-
Der that could be shipped by the Wabash river
annually if the distractions were removed
Mr. English introduced in the House, to-day,
bills to pension Peter Curran and James D.
Webb
X D. Kleomer, of Logansport, has been APP
d
run between Toledo and ST. Louis.
Hon. Richard w. Thompson and his son Harry
are expected to arrive here from Terre Haute'
tomorrow.
Nate Hawkins, of Portland, and j. G. Sutton,
of Dunkirk, are here.
Certificates of election in the First, Third
Seventh, Eighth. Tenth and Thirteenth Indiana
Districts have not yet been received by the
Clerk of the House of Representatives
In an interview, to-day, Susan B. Anthony,
who is here, says the equal rights bill is expect
ed to come up in the Senate before the close of
this session; that Senator Voorhees, will speak
for it, and that his son Charles was elected a
delegate to Congress from Washington Terri
tory by womens votes.
A. B. Fitch, of Terre Haute, is at the Riggs.
A society gossiper. who processes to know
something of the Presidents domestic affairs,
says that President Arthur's salary Of $50 600
year is nearly all expended in keeping up his
establishment, and in entertaining his friends.
The Washington Gas Light Company has con-
tributed 81, 900 to the Inauguration expenses. AS
a result of this unwonted liberality the consum
ers of the poorest gas in the world in Washing
ton are compelled to pay exactly double as
much as they ever paid before for one months
gas This company pay 80 per cent. on highly
watered stock and forces consumers to pay any
figure it chooses. It is tho worst monopoly in
America
The physicians of this district announce the
discovery of another South American cancer
cure 1t was Washington physician who first
discovered the alleged specific curative proper
ties of condurango some years ago. 1t is not
likely that this new cancer cure will prove any
thing like as alluring as the former remedy, and
Congress will not be likely to bite so readily.
The President has decided to appoint Mr..
Carroll D. Wright, of Massachusetts, for COM
missioner OF labor statistics.
In the Court of Claims, Judgment for $12, 365
was given in favor of Edgar A. Walz, in suit
against the government for furnishing beef to
various Indian agencies in 1878.
The President has decided on the appointment
of Emory Specr as United States district judge
for the southern district of Georgia
The House committee public buildings has
decided TO report representative Stockslagers
bill providing for the establishment Of board
consisting of the Secretary of the Treasury, the
Postmaster general, the Attorney general, the
Supervising Architect, and an architect appoint
ed by the President who shall select sites and
superintend the erection of public buildings