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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-21
YESTERDAYS SECOND EDITION.
THE following items of news appeared in our
Second Edition of Sunday:l
Bank Failure In Texas.

HOUSTON, Tex, Dec. 10 -Considerable excite
ment was occasioned here, this afternoon, by
the failure of the City Bank. of Houston, one of
the Oldest financial institutions in the city, and
having a paid-up capital of $500. 900. The books
were closed at l P. NJ, a notice being posted on
the door that the bank had suspended, pending
an application for a receiver. A large crowd
gathered about the door, clamoring for money,
but there was no violence offered. 1t is not pos
slble, tonight, to obtain a statement of
the banks exact situation. The bank has
been losing money for years to the time
or the failure of William j. Hutchins, who was
indebted to it to the amount of $3.50, 900. AS
security, the bank held liens upon the Hutchin-
son Hotel property, the Eureka mill, and several
vacant lots. This property constantly depre-
ciated in value in the banks hands, finally be-
coming a source of expense instead of revenue.
Other debts of a similar character accumulated
as the years passed, and on May /, last. when
the bank struck a balance. the directors were
greatly chagrined and surprised to find that it
mad tailed to pay expenses for the year ended
April. 80, by some Sc. 900. AT that
time its deposits reached 1912, 900, and notwith-
standing the fact that then it became known in
business circles that the bank was heavily load
ed down, its deposits during, the pext three
months increased over $50, 900. This was owing
to the high character of its officers. among whom
are the best-knOwn men in the city. The insti-
tuition did business under a State charter
granted in 1868, one of the last banking charters
issued by Texas. The late Benjamin A. Bolts
was president OF the bank for about fifteen years.
On his death, on Oct. | last, Mayor Baker sue
ceeded him. William Nj. Rice, formerly of
Houston, now of New York, is one of the largest
stockholders. These gentlemen are wealthy,
aside from their bank stock.
Owing to the fact that certain M bers of the
directory of the Houston Savings Bank are also
officers in the suspended bank, a run was in
augurated on the Savings Bank, but all claims
were promptly met. The bank, however, closed
Its doors at o'clock, the usual closing hour,
with a long line of depositors waiting to reach
the paying teler's window. If the run is con-
tinued on Monday 1t is believed the Savings
Bank will be prepared to meet the ex
lgency. The deposits of the broken bank
will aggregate over a half million dollars.
Many poor people were among the depositors.
The Missouri Pacific Railway Company depos-
tied with it. The New York correspondents of
the bank are the Continental National and the
National Park; at New Orleans, the State Ma
tional Bank, and at St. Louis, the Bank of Com
merce. The receiver. with a force of clerks, is
at work on the books, preparing a statement.
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Objections to the Type Writer.
Philadelphia Press.

fnlidueipHla fTcsb.
1.-The man who employs a typewriter and a
stenographer, declared an observant lawyer the
other day. has about him a person who is inno-
Gently likely to place him IN an awkward posi-
ton"
How soF Gefantly inquired the typewriter
canvasser to whom the observation was ad-
dressed,
II will tell you why / have neither" began the
lawyer. 'It is to avoid saying too much in my
letters. The person who dictates will explain
every detail of the subject-matter, but if he was
to write the letter himself a desire to avoid
trouble will prevent him from making it too
long and detailed. The lengthy note is what
lawyers dread in a suit about business arrange
ments. Brevitv is the best thing to rely upon If
You want a verdict on your side when the matter
comes up in court You can't be too brief. Say
only what is necessary. A man who is assisted
by a deft stenographer very often says all he
can. No t~ype-writers for my Office" ne ex-
exclaimed in decided tones and with a shake of
the head. You know too much" grumbled the
the canvasser. turning on his heel and retreat
inp
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A Favorable Freight Exhibit.

The train records show that in the week end
sng Dee. 10 there were received and forwarded.
al Indianapolis, Is, SIP loaded cars, against l5.-
$50 80 the week ending Dec. IL, and against r.
100 in the corresponding week 1884; increase
aass week over the preceding one, 1872 loaded
cars increase over corresponding week 1884, e.
Is loaded cars. So unfavorable was the exhibit
he corresponding week last year. that we re-.
produce a portion of the remarks made in the
Journal of Dec. %, 1884: THE train records
shaS i still further falling off in freight traffic.
Ia the week ending Dec. 20, there were 1880
less loaded cars received and forwarded at this
point than in the week ending
Dec. Is. and 3,7e3 less than in the week
@niing Dec. g. So sharp a decrease. when
ihsre Is practically no obstacle like a snow block
ade or floods to contend with. is unparalleled
10 be sure. there have been a few days of cold
weather, but this should not cause so marked q
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THE RECORD OF THE COURTS.
United States District Court.
Hon. w. A. Woods. Judge.
To-day-No special call.
Supreme Court.
Supreme Court.
Hon. W. L. Niblack, Chief-iustice.
The following decisions were rendered Dec. 10


Hon. W. E. Niblack, Chief-justice.
The following decisions were rendered Dec. 10:
12147. Warren West ct al. VS.. Caroline NJ.
Hayes. Dearborn G. G. Affirmed. Niblack,
q. J.-(l.) Where a complaint fails to aver that
a note is due and payable, a copy OF the note
filed with the complaint supplies the
omitted averment and cures the de-
feet. u An answer TO a note averrins the
commencement of a malicious and groundless
suit on account of the real estate for which the
note in suit was given as purchase money, and
that by a change of venue and threatened
changes defendant was put to a great additional
expense, by all of which the note in suit was
satisfied, is bad on the grounds that a person
cannot maintain an action for the malicious
prosecution of a civil suit against him until it is
legally terminated in his favor and because IN
liquidated damages cannot be pleaded by way Of
set off.
1926. Sandy T. Butner VS.. John W. Bowser.
Boone G. G. Reversed. Howk, J.-Appeilees
hold a judgment against appellant for 1898. 81.
Appellant holds two judgments against appellees,
one for $50. 70 and the other for 500. 90. Suits by
appellees to have the judgments against them
set off against the one held by them and for
judgment for the residue. Answer that execution
had been issued by a~ppellees under their judg-
ment, and that appellant had filed a schedule
showing that his property, including his two
judgments, was less than 5000, wherefore he was
entitled to an exemption against SAID judgment.
Held: That the answer was sufficient, and that
appellant has a right to claim his judgments as
part of his exemption.
1921. American Insurance Company VS..
Charles F. Wyman ct al. Marion S. c. AT
frmed. collars, J.-1.) Under Sections 612 and
GLIB. r. S., 1881, as between the parties to a judg-
ment rendered by a justice of the peace. and
others with actual knowledge, a transcript
thereof is a lien from the time of
its filing in the county clerks Office.
e. When a complaint does not show that there
is an administrator or a necessity for one, it is
not defective for want of parties. e. If no OBJ
lection be made to a judgment and no motion to
modify it in the trial court, no objection can be
mace available on appeal, nor in an action to re-
view. however erroneous the judgment may be.
1924. Alfred T.. Sinker VS.. Erastus l.. Flovd
ct al. Decatur c.. G. Affirmed. Elliott, J.-(1.l
An action for a breach of covenant must be pros
ecuted in the name of the real party in interest.
and the real party is the person entitled
to the money recovered as damages.
e. Where the face of a complaint shows a
cause of action in a third person and not in the
plaintiff, it is bad because it does not state facts
sufficient to constitute a cause of action.
1921. l., B. & w. Railway Company VS..
Robert q. Lockridge. Clay c. G. Dismissed.
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sustained by public sentiment in Kansas beyond

sustained by public sentiment in Kansas beyond
any other criminal law upon our statute books.
II believe that Kansas has achieved more in
her five years of prohibition than Maine did in
thirty. This judge by personal observation in
both States. The people of Kansas are more
sober and temperate to-day than those of any
other State in the Union. There will never come
a time when liquor will not be produced and
drunk; but the great advantage in closing up the
open saloons, and breaking up the unfortunate
American habit of treating cannot be overesti-
mated. The crop of drunkards will be cut off by
preventing the formation of the habit in the boys
of the community, and the State can bear a con-
tinuatlon of an already formed habit in men,"
Let us get all the information possible.
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Heavy Failure at Detroit.

DETROIT, Dec. 19.-Much excitement was created
in commercial circles this morning by an unexpected
turn in the affairs of NJ. G. Huyett & Co., lumber
and planing-mill firm of this city. The firm has been
borrowing large sums of money from the First
issued by NJ. G. Huyett. of Detroit, and accepted by
Ezra D.. Fogg. of the firms Eastern house. A piece OF
the firms paper for $3.50 was yesterday allowed to go
to protest. This morning the firm issued chattel
mortgages running to both banks and assigned it's in.
surance. The Commercial National holds paper to the
amount of $45. 900. while the indebtedness to the
First National is $50, 900. The total Indebtedness is
said to be in the neighborhood of $3.50, 900. Nc
definite statement can be secured. The firm has not
been discredited, but the banks take this means OF
protecting themselves. The collapse was caused by
the failure of the Eastern branch to remit.
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Real Estate Tcansfars.

Instruments filed for record in the Recorders office
of Marion county. Indiana. for the twenty-four hours
ending at 5 O'Clock, P. M, Dec. 10, 1885, as fur
nished by Elliott & Butler, abstracters of titles, room
No. 3. Etna Building:
John Clark and wife to John F. Barnett,
part of thu northeast quarter of the
northwest quarter of section Id, town.
ship Ia north, range 2 east; also, lot 2,
in Newton: $500. 90
Henry W.. Bennett ct al. to John A.
Greene, part of lots 62. 63 and Ga in
Woodruff's subdivision of lots 7, 8. 9,
etc. in b. +. Morris's addition to Indian
apolis $4,000
Charles f. Coffin, trustee, to Major Turner,
lot SO in G. E. Collins East Vermontr
street addition to indianapolis 225 90
John l.. Griffith ct al. to Elenore Hart
man, part of the southeast quarter Of
section 26, township Is north, of range
3 Observation-Disclosures. 10000
John l.. Sulgrove to Elenore Hartman,
part of the southeast quarter of section
26. township 10 north, of range 3 east 500 90
Conveyances. 5; consideration .-...-.. So, O65.OO
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Beaten by a Mob.

COLUMBUS, Ind, Dec. 19.-Alynching affair, which
occurred at Jonosville, in this county, on Thursday
night, has just come to the public. A worthless fell
low named Ed Harrington had been accused frequently
OF taking improper liberties with little girls. On that
day he assaulted a little girl of four years
named Phillips, though he committed no
actual violence. Becoming uneasy. he
went to Waynesville, a few miles distant. where he
was arrested by "a constable, soon after dark. He
started back with his prisoner, and was met on the
way by a mob, who took Harrington to the woods
tied him to a tree and gave him a terrible beating and
told him to leave the country, or he would not fare
that well another time.
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Miscellaneous Notes.

With the advance in the price of steel rails,
a revival of the foreign steel rail trade is made
possible. AS an indication of this. the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy railroad has placed an
order with a foreign firm for 30, 900 tons.
The Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Com
pany has advanced the price of pig-iron so cents
per ton. making a total advance of So in ten
days. The most marked change as to values has
been established in the price of steel rails. which
has gone up from the minimum of $27. so per
ton to from $34 to $35 per ton. cash, at the mills.
The death of two more of the victims of the
Georgia Pacific railroad accident swells the list
to fourteen. In regard to the affair. the engineer
says: Il knew there was death in that collision,
and / was ready to give my life to save the limo
cent in front. but it was no good. I had no idea
that the train was short of Austell till l saw the
red light. Then ] was on it and couldn't stop"
The Florida Southern is preparing to lay eighty
miles of steel rails instead of the iron new in
use, and, to avoid all delay in the running of
trains, has fitted up an electriclight machine.
mounted on a fiat car. run by a ive-horse power
engine. so that the work of replacing the track
may be done at night. The road is doing a much
larger business than ever before, and is repre-
sented to be in a most fourishing condition.
The ST. Paul Pioneer Press says that go miles
of new railway was Land in the Northwest during
the year, against 033 i'll 1884, and 1919 in 1883.
The expenditure for new construction was about
Sl3, 500, 900. The Pioneer Press thinks the con
struction for 1886 will be much larger. The
Burlington Il Quincyis Minnesota line has s, 1000
men grading at the present time. The compile
ton OF this and OF the Wisconsin Central will
give st. Paul ten railroads running their own
trains into the city limits.
The Railway Age says the Great Erie railway,
with its vast business and splendid facilities,
lacked $1lS, 430 of earning its interest, rentals
and taxes during the last reported quarter. The
demagogues who are now bowling that the re-
cent agreement between tho trunk lines for the
maintenance of rates is a gigantic combination
of railroad corporations which threatens the wei
fare of the community" is "a blow aimed at the
principle of free competition. and so on. should
calmly consider whether an effort on the part OF
railway managers to make their properties pay
expenses is really anything very atrocious.
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Arrest of Forger Pratt.

A Francisco. Dec. 19.-Associated Press Yoke.
hama advices give particulars of the arrest of Calvin
Pratt, a forger who secured about $l4, 900 from the
Pacific Bank of San Francisco and was wanted in
Denver for a similar offense. He was arrested as
soon as he placed foot ashore at Yokohama. The day
after his capture he was examined before the japanese
police prosecutor. but refused TO answer any ques-
tons except to say that his name was 2. c. Chetwynd,
Notwithstanding he Travelled under the name of John
Moran. A second examination will be held Dec. 20,
when his baggage. in which it is believed the money
is secreted, will be examined.
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The Closing of the Singer machine Factory.

ELZABETHpoRT, Dec. 19.-Comptroller Carlton
to-day completed the levy upon the Singer Sewing
machine Company by attaching the steamboat Ed
ward Clark. The whole city is excited by ths
by about 1000 of the employees, tonight, reso-
lutions were adopted denouncing the comptrollers
action as hasty and injudicious, and asking the city to
make the company n preferred creditor. as its claims
are for cash loans. Several of the city officials adj
dressed the meeting, promising, if practicable, to APP
company. A special meeting of the City Council to
consider the whole matter was called for Monday
night.
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The Sharpless Murder.

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 19.-Mollie johnson, the re-
puted wife of Samuel johnson, the negro who is under
arrest charged with the murder of John Sharpless
last month, tonight made an affidavit before = magis-
trate, charging Johnson with killing Mr.. S~harpless.
She says that johnson told her he had killed old Mr..
Sharpless, and threatened to kill her if she told any
one of what he had done.
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of pigiron to-day. Twill be to stop work on every an
thracite blast furnace that is preparing to go into
operation" 1t IL calculated that at least ff-
teen blast furnaces in the Schuyi-
kill and Iehigh valleys will be pnt In
operation by the middle of next month if the anthra.
cite companies do not make the proposed advance.
and ten furnaces are only awaiting the decision Of
the anthracite companies before blowing out"
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Another Case for Pasteur.

JERSEY Cry. N. j., Dec. ia large yellow dog,
which it is believed was mad, invaded the yard Of
Charles Miller, in Greenville, tonight. and attacked a
dog belonging to Miller, who. hearing the noise, went
into the yard. The strange dog sprang upon him, and
bit him repeatedly on the hands, arms and legs, and
then ran away. The chief of police sent out a general
alarm to kill the animal. Miller's wounds were eau
teriZed,
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Reduction in Postofice Salaries.

New HAVEN, Conn. Dec. 19.-The employees OF
the ~postoffice, excepting the postmaster and carriers
have been notified from Washington of a reduction in
their pay to date from Dec. 1. The highest cut Is
5000, in the salary of the chief clerk The aggregate
amount saved will be 81 700 per annum.
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Broker Heath Released on Bail.

New YORK, Dec. 19.-Wilam Heath, the broker.
who has been in Jail for several weeks, having been
arrested at the instance of G. P. Morosini, charged
charged from jail to-day. The attorneys came to an
agreement, by which bail was reduced from $500, 600
to 800, 900, which he furnished.
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Assignment at Evansville.
Snacial 70 the nnlis InnrnaI

EVANSVILLE, Ind, Dec. ia. Fritsch. a merchant
tailor of this city, made an assignment to-day to his
book-keeper. The liabilities are SIC, 600 and the
assets nominal. Frirsch some time ago transferred
all his personal property to his wife, and mortgagad
his real estate to Christ Daescher.
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| Dec. i9. Dec. 20.
Loaded Emp. Loaded Emp.
Name of Road.
BELT ROAD

There were transferred over the Belt road last
week 1O. COG cars, against 1852 the correspond
week, 1884; increase this year FILA cars. The
Belt road engines handled last week 1,594 ear
loads of live stock, against 1,521 in the CORE
spending week of 1884; increase this year, %
aorc
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Advance In the Price of Anthracite Goal.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 19.-The anthracite coal
companies have informally given notice that
prices aud freights are to be advanced on the
LIST OF January. The advance proposed is %
cents psr ton, Is cents on coal and 10
cents on freight. The result Of this, said q maker
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Serious Illness of Hon. j. iii. Defrees.
,ecial to the INDIANAPOLIS journal.

ELKHART, Ind, Dec. 9.-Hon. J. III. Defrees,
brother to the late j. d. Defrees, is lying quite ill al
his residence in this city, being in an unconscious
state. His recovery is considered doubtful.
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The First Train Run by Telegraph.

"Gilsey, " in Utica Observer.
In 1850 the Erie road was in operation between
Piermont and Elmira. The track was a single
one, such a thing as a double track being then
unknown in the country. Two years before.
after much discussion and opposition, a telegraph
wire had been put up along the line. Superin-
tendent Minot, who was a man a long Way in adj
vance of the times, was a strong believer In the
practirability Of the telegraph as a facilitator of
transportation on railroads. In the summer of
1850 he was a passenger one day on a westbound
train over his road. The train he was on, &C
cording to the printed timetable, was to meet a
through train from the West at Turner's Station,
forty-seven miles from New York. When Mr..
Minot's train reached Turner's, he learned that
the east-bound train was six hours late. owing to
some mishap. Under the system of railroading
then governing employees the west-bound train
had to remain at Turner's until the delayed
train passed the station. In fact, the whole bus
mess OF the road from there west was at a stand
still, owing to the non arrival of the train at the
different stations where other trains were
awaiting it. Superintendent Minot saw at once
how ridiculous such a system was. There was a
telegraph Office at Turner'S, and it was then the
only one between that station and Jersey City.
The superintendent went to the office, and made
the operators hair stand by sending a message
to the station agent at Port Jervis that he in
tended to run the train he was on from Turn
er's to Port Jervis on the time of the be-
lated east bound train. He ordered the agent
not to let any train leave that station going
east until the train he was on arrived there.
He also ordered the agent to telegraph to him
how he understood the message. The answer
was satisfactory, and the superintendent went
to the conductor of the train and told him to
start on with his train. The conductor refused
to do so. and the superintendent discharged him
on the spot. Minot then ordered the engineer to
pull out The engineer said that he would not
take the risk, and in the argument that followed
the superintendent dragged the engineer from
the cab, gave him an elegant dressing out, and
mounted the foot-board himself. He ran the
train to Port Jervis and sent it on west as far as
N~arrOwsburg before it met the late train, thus
saving the passengers five hours, and settling
forever the question of the accuracy of the tele-
graph in running railroad trains.
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Criminal Court,

Hon. Pierce Norton, Judge.
To-day-Calls: The State VS.. Harry Hibben;
forgery.
The State VS.. Ada Harris; petit larceny.
The State VS.. Lon Francis; petit larceny.
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He led the german. and his dudish dress was
the admiration of the assembled fair, but his
stout partner stepped OH his favorite corn. SEN
sation! Salvation Oil to the rescue. Happiness
again.
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Circuit Court,

Hon. A. 9. Ayres, judge.
Saturday-In the matter of the petition of
Almon Loftin to be restored to the control Of his
property. Continued until Monday.
In the matter Of the assignment of S. A.
Fletcher. Argument on demurrer before the
court. Taken under advisement.
~To-day-Almon Loftin case continued.
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THE combination. proportion and process in
preparing Hoods Sarsaparilla are peculiar to
this medicine and unknown TO othera