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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-16
THE CITY IN BRIEF.

Marriage licenses were granted to Warren T.
Hanson and Rilla M. Ransdell, and Patrick Shea
and Anna Howard yesterday.
The horse and buggy of Thomas Redding. sa-
loon-keeper, were stolen from in front of his
(Reddng's) place of business yesterday.
Kate Collins was arrested yesterday and
lodged at the station house, on a warrant sworn
out by Hattie ingalls,, who charged her with as
sault.
band, Joel p. They were married in Septem ber
1876, and on account of his extreme cruelty she
left him in September, 1882.
Roberts Park Sabbath school will give a con-
cert at the the church at 7:30 o'clock Sunday
evening There win be musical solos and reci-
tations by prominent amateurs.
Colonel John Lee, president of the Anderson,
Lebanon & ST. Louis Railroad Company has
filed petition in the United States Court ask
ing an allowance of So, 900 for his services for
one year.
A suit to enforce the payment of per cent
tax from certain townships in Grant county has
been filed in the United States Court by the di-
rectors of the Frankfort st. Louis 81 Toledo
Railroad Company.
| Nelson G. Hoover. constable in West Indian
apolis with his sister, Eliza J. Hoover, has been
sued in the Superior Court, by Ellen Matter
She alleges overcharges in costs which she paid
Hoover in a case Of provoke against her
William AlDertsmeyer brakeman In the
employ of the Big Four road, was badly crushed
while coupling cars in the company's yards last
night He was taken to his home, No. 203
Prospect street, in Flanner & Hommown's am
bulance
Dies and other articles used in making
counterfeit coin, together with 500 in spurious
nickels. were found a vault that was being
cleaned in the rear Of No 19l East Washington
street yesterday. 1t is thought they were placed
there by Caylor, who is serving term in the PEN
itentiary for counterfeiting.
VIM. Ell. Hamhn and wife, Elizabeth, on the
18th of December 1880, gave purchase money
mortgage to the Equitable Trust Company, of
New London, Conn, for $1,000 Yesterday suit
was brought by the company to foreclose Since
the date of the mortgage Mrs. Hamlin has be-
come insane, and is now an inmate of the
asylum
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Miscellaneous Notes.

Chicago g. Eastern Illinois earnings increased
$400 the first week of May.
A company has been organized in Allegheny
for the manufacture Of iron ties. These ties are
angular in form and hollow.
The Boston G. Albany received from the New
York Central, at Albany, in April last II. 1876
freight cars, and 8, 96l cars were sent from Bos-
ton westward.
It is reported that the West Shore road has
received proposition from one of the trunk
lines for temporary control, pronably working
arrangement. Reports Of this character were
formerly common.
General Manager Hudson, of the East Ten
nessee, Virginia g. Georgia railroad, has issued
an order to the effect that all the engines are
to be painted black. This is done so that they
can be kept cleaner.
A locomotive speed clock, a German invention
is in use on one of the Northern Pacific locomo-
tives on the Rocky Mountain division. 1t indi-
Gates the exact speed at which the pig machine
is rushing over the rails.
All the railroads centering in Georgia unitedly
ask the State Railroad Commission that the
freight rates on lumber, -four, grain and fertl-
iZers be raised. They show that the action of
the commission has reduced freights on these
commodities from one half to two-thrds
P. B. Groat, emigration agent of the Northern
Pacific railway, has received letter and circu-
lar from special committee Of the Italian Par
lament on agriculture and manufactures call
ing for books and pamphlets relating to the
Northern Pacific country, and for such other
information relating thereto as it will be posi-
BILE to furnish
The bears have arranged an excellent pro-
gramme for Vanderbilt. That is: The dividend
will be passed, investors will be frightened and
an avalanche Of stock will be thrown upon the
market, which they will buy at or about 20
before June /. Then Mr.. Vanderbilt is to enter
the scene as buyer, and the bears will scamper
for cover like spectators at a base ball match
which had been interrupted by sudden shower,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-16
The Statement Denied.

To the Editor Of the Indianapolis Journal:
In the railroad column of the Journal of yes
terday, it is stated that the Adams Express
Company have called a conference with other
companies, with a view of reducing salaries gen.
orally ] am instructed by our superintendent
to contradict this statement, and to say that
nothing of the kind has been contemplated so far
as this company is concerned
JOHN j. HENDERSON, Agent.
ADAMS EXPRESS COMPANY, May Is, 1885.
The item which appeared in the Journal read
as follows: "a movement was started recently,
it is stated, by the management of the Adams
Express Company, for conference of the man
ayers of the several express companies with a
view of adoptinga plan for general reduction of
pay of messengers and employees" The above was
published upon what was supposed to be excel
lent authority. The higher officials of the
Adams Express Company will hardly deny that
the American and the United States Express
companies were asked and did sign an agreement
to the effect that in case the Adams Express Com
pany reduced the salaries of men in their several
departments, the American and United States
Express companies would not employ such men
unless it met with the approval of the managers
Of the Adams Express Company.
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fore experienced in the way of maintaining an
agreement between roads, parties and pools, has
been the inexible percents. put into effect by the
commissioners, and allowing them to stand re-
CARELESS of the fluctuations Of earnings and snch
percentages were never known to be satisfactory
to roads interested simply because the earnings
of each road were made to conform to the per-
cents, instead of making the percents conform to
earnings. In order to adjust this vexed question
on an equitable basis would suggest as plan
of procedure that the pool percents. be arrived
at on actual pro rata proportion of gross earn
ings for the three months proceeding the pool
agreement, the sum to be taken from the audit
or's books of each road in interest and there
after, monthly, the percents. be based on the
actual amount of earnings as shown by the pool
commissioners books ana division of earnings
be made accordingly. BY this method it would
be to the interest Of each road TO throw into the
pool all the business to which they might be en-
titled, and no road could justly find fault with
percents. made up on this basis"
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Senator Hilligass Disheartened.

W. j. Hilligass, senator from Huntington and
Wells counties, who hurried to Washington after
the adjournment of the Legislature to join the
crowd of beseeching and besieging Democrats
who want federal Offices, has returned, very
strongly impressed with the uncertainty of
realizing great expectations, and very much
disheartened. He wanted to be Public Printer
and he still wants to be, but his prospects are
not encouraging, as it seems to be generally
stiOn
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About the Size of 1t.

A superintendent of one of the indianapolis
system of roads remarked yesterday that he was
becoming disguised with the way things were
going. Presidents and general managers would
get together, restore rates, and enter into an
agreement to strictly maintain them. The next
day after the freight agents would deliberately
go to work and cut them, paying no attention to
tn agreement of their superior officers. Then
the presidents and general m anagers would
tackle the transportation department. tell the
superintendent they were making no money,
and he must cut down operating expenses, until
it had come to be the principal business of a
superintendent to study where man could be
dropped, where cheap man or boy would do
the work of high priced man, where
the old locomotive and cars would few
months longer without general repairs, where
old rails, which should he replaced with new
ones, will hold together few months, and so
on, until the VIII ole matter of operating railroads
was becoming a vexatious problem, and the whole
trouble could be traced back to the rate cutting
freight and passenger agent
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Skipping Board Bills.

Some person at Oakland City, Ind, writing
over the signature of Widow Woman sends
the names of several railroad men to the Rail-
reader whom she claims have skipped away
witheus paying their board bills. Complaints OF
this character are becoming much too common
There is a class OF tramp railroad men that work
few months on road and manage to get
ahead of their boarding mistress a couple of
months board, then draw their pay and
strike for some other road. They carry this
practice to such an extent that it is difficult to
keep track of them, and were it the province of
newspapers TO collect board bills, so finely do
these tramp railfoaders work their schemes that
sc would be difficult to outgeneral them. On
some roads this matter receives attention from
the officers, and until the character of nan is
known they see that ALL board bills are paid be-
fore the monthly salary is Yet there is a good
deal of trouble attached 20 this method and on
large systems of roads and at prominent rail-
road centers it is not practical to burden officers
with such duty. Yet it is true that some plan
should be devised to protect the poor boarding
Enistress against these tramp railroaders.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-16
Edison's Latest Invention.

Mr. Edison's latest invention, an arrangement
to telegraph from moving trains, is thus de-
scribed by a recent visitor to his laboratory:
Overhead was q board eight inches wide, sus-
pended from the ceiling by ropes fastened to one
of its edges Ore side of it was covered with tin
foil and was facing toward a wall twenty feet
distant. That" said Mr. Edison, SIS my rail
road signal; make electricity jump IS feet and
carry a message. This is something quite new
no induction has ever been known that extended
over three or four or five feet. This invention
uses what is called static electricity, and it
makes every running train of cars telegraph
station, accessible to every other telegraph sta
tion the road. Messages may be sent to and
from conductors, and to and from passengers
It requires extra wire, either under the cars
at the side of thecars. but uses the ordinary tel
egraph just as it is put up at the side of the
track. This white board is a receiver and trans
mitter. A board like it is to be fastened length
wise along the peak of each car, where it will be
out of the way and will not be a bleniish When
the train is teegraphed to- the message jumps
from the wire on the side of the track and
alights on this board and is conveyed to the
battery in the train below. 1t works beautifully
from those wires strung yonder / was as much
aStonished as anybody at finding out Lwhat could
be done. 1t costs very little, moreover. as 300
maies OF road can be equipped for 81, 600"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-16
The Best Leader Of All.

Frank LesIie's Weekly.
At special election, by a cunning ruse Lo-
gan has snatched another supporter in hin oils
from district that was supposed to be 1000
Democratic. This gives him one majority or
joint ballot, and he probably has enough per-
sonal popularity, added to his phenomenal
shrewdness, to pull through and get returned to
the Senate. If the Republicans know their own
best interests they will elect him, for he has been
one of their most efficient leaders for 10! these
twenty years. Both parties are quite too fond
of shelving the men whose long experience in
public service has made them valuable.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-16
Total surplus. .
A Kilkenny Cat Fight.

In commenting on the present position of the
trunk lines the Philadelphia Record says: "They
are carrying on sort of Kilkenny cat fight, in
which nothing will be left but piece of fluff
from one of the tails. The only two companies
that still keep their heads above water as divi-
dend-payers are the Pennsylvania and the Bal
timore e. Ohio, both of which have harder
row to hoe than they have had since their incor-
poration. 1t looks as though no settlement of
this dispute can be reached until the West
Shore is gobbled up by the New York Central,
and that cannot be done until the financial
affairs of the West Shore are first adjusted in
some manner satisfactory to it's creditors.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-16
The City,s Professional Nurses,

The Nightingale Association of Professional
Nurses held its regular meeting at Plymouth
Church yesterday The association was organ
lied aboutfve months ago. for the purpose of unit
ing the reputable professional nurses of she city
and it now has membership of about twenty
five. At the meeting yesterday there were FIVE
accessions A registry has been opened at
Plymouth Church, where applications can be
made for the services of professional nurses
and receive prompt attention.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-16

at English's Opera-house Bennett Matlack will
present the Celebrated Case afternoon and
evening.
"Solon Shingle," specially people and the at
fractions in curiosity hall are fiiling the Museum.
The bill be changed next week.
Arne Walker. at the Grand, and the Holman
Opera Company, at English's, are the attractions
announced for next week.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-16
THE COURT RECORD.
Supreme Court-May Is. 1886.


No. 10530. Salie A. Matthews VS.. Mary r.
Goodrich ct al Benton c. c. Reversed per
curtain. In 1853 the United States conveyed by
patent to the State Of Indiana the real estate
described in the complaint in this case as swamp
and overfiowed lands, under the act OF Congress
of 1880. In 1879 appellant paid TO the treasurer
of Benton county $500 as consideration for said
real estate, who gave her certificate emitting
her to deed from the State No deed was ever
issued The United States, IN 1851, gave to
Henry Day, as a bounty, a military warrant
emitting him to locate 160 acres of land upon
certain public lands. His assignee located the
said real estate. In January, 1860, the Gov
ernor made release to the United States of
swamp lands in the State, including the land
in controversy. In February, 1860, Days assignee
was given a patent by the United States and
the appellees are the grantees of the assignee.
Part of them have been in possession for num-
Der OF years making improvements, etc. Under
the act of 1850 the Secretary OF the Interior Was
to make out plats of swamp lands, cause patent
to issue and send them to the States named.
Held: That the act of Congress operated to pass
the title to the State at once; that the release by
the Governor, being unauthorized by the Legs
lature was void; that although the failure by the
Secre airy of the Interior to send plats operated
to confuse as to the location of the swamp land,
and as the compensation given by Congress to
the States for swamp land inadvertently sold by
the United States, and which perfected titles
Hereunder had not been received by the State
for tins land that appellees have no title as
against appellant
No. 1889 John Sohn VS.. Richard B. Jervis.
Grant G. G. Affirmed Elliott, J.-Q.) Lead
ing questions are within the discretion of the
trial court. az When evidence in mass is
incompetent the court is not bound to hunt
through for the competent g. Custom will
not control a written contract with liked and
known legal Incidents a. When seller ships
TO distant point the buyer is not bound TO in
quire at the depot in any other than his own
name for the goods, unless notified.
No. 1881. The State ex rel John Kendall VS..
Nelson Green ct al Hendricks C. G. Petition
for rehearing overruled
No. 1l560 James w. Anderson ct al vs. James
g. Endcott Decatur G. G. Petition for re-
hearing.
No 1892. VIM. Proctor VS.. E. B. Cole. Elk
hart G. c. Petition for rehearing.
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COuuferfaitinD Casos.

George Fessier, the Morgan county man, who
was arrested last week for passing counterfeit
ten-dollar bill, yesterday pleaded guilty to the
charge against him, but the judge withheld the
sentence for further consideration of the case.
James w. Mellish pleaded guilty to the charge
of having attempted to pass counterfeit dollar
in this city, and was fined So and sentenced to
ten days Imprisonment in Jail He has already
been confined FIVE months
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-16
a SUGGESTION to Poo. Orranizers.

A freight man whose views, when expressed
before railroad men, carry with them some
weight, yesterday, in conversation. said II
have never been much of an advocate Of pools,
Out if there ever was period in the history Of
lrairoads when they required aid such might
he afforded by rigid maintenance of rates it is
nj the present time, The main difficulty hereto
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-16
PERSONAL MENTION.

Luther Short, of Franklin, is at the Bates
House
Capt. David E. BEEN, Of Spencer, is at the
Bates House.
Gen. John P C. Shanks, of Portland, is at
the Grand Hotel.
E. P. Richardson, State senator from War
rick and Pike counties, is in the city.
Dr. w. D. HI. Hunter, the newly appointed
revenue collector, is at the Grand Hotel
Drs T. B. Harvey and L. D. Waterman have
returned from two weeks stay in the South.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. D. Webb, who have been
spending the winter in Florida, returned home
last night
Judge Norton will go to Shelbyvile on the Isl
Shelbyville Publishing Company and Charles x.
Matthews.
The runAor went about the streets yesterday
that MFR. William H. English had been thrown
from his buggy, and was seriously hurt. Mr..
English's buggy merely broke down. He wa
but little hurt, his face being merely slightly
scratched.
Hotel Arrivals.
Hoyel English: j. F. Barnet Friendswood A.
J. Rose Anderson; H. b. Champion Delphi; +.
w. Woods, Michigan City
Occidental: j. Hughes, Edinburg; j. l.. Nc
Daniel, Cambridge City; J. II. Burford, Green
field; j. r. Wilt, North Vernon T. G. Lee, An
derson.
Grand Hotel: Frank Wood Connersville; Jas.
Elder, Richmond; Seth Metcalf, Boston; J. III.
Homes, Buffalo; j. f. Payne, Moline; G. w.
Gregg, Jackson Mich; R. B. Wheeler, Philadel
phia; j. G. Davenport, Chicago
Bates House: Fl. G. Sleight, Terre Haute; j.
F. Force G. T. Ashley, Rochester; John Ste
phenson, Boonville; Geo. S. Dwinnell. Hartford;
Miss G. A. Day, Morrow; o. s. Coffin, Green
field; l. NJ. Cox, j. W. Price, Marion; j. E. Rob
insen.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-16

Important Things Goinp On.

The events now going on in England and
France are destined to play an important part in
the future as regards the whole civilized world.
But the daily events occurring in your internal
economy of infinitely more importance to
yourself. Are your digestive organs doing their
work. Do your lungs act properly2 Is your
liver secreting and disposing of the bile as it
shoulda If any of these organs need regulating,
take "a dollar TO the nearest druggist and buy a
bottle of Browns Iron Eitters, the popular tonic.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-16

FORMERLY weak nervous, dyspeptic and de-
bihtated individuals who found only disappoint-
ment in the various bitters and secret quack
nostrums, pretended kidney medicines, etc,
are agreeably surprised to regain perfect health
and strength of mind and body, and complete
hearts ease and freedom from aches and pains,
by the use of DR.. Guysott's Yellow Dock and
Sarsaparilla 1t restores every disordered func-
ton to a normal condition.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-16
Collector Kuhn,s Bond.

August Kuhn, the newly appointed collector
of customs for the port of Indianapolis" has
filed bond for So, 600, which is only one fourth
the sum that was required from Collector Leon
ard. Mr.. Kuhn will enter upon the duties of the
Office next week.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-16
SuDerior Court.

Room 1-Hon. N. b. Taylor Judge.
VIM. G. Whitehead VS.. the T., B. 81 W. Rail
way Company; suit for damages Trial in prog
reSS
Room 2-HOn. d. w. Howe. Judge.
Henry Hollingsworth VS.. First National Bank,
of Indianapolis ct al; damages Submitted to
jury.
Henry Thomson vs. Francis Smith Cause
dismissed
Robert Catterson VS.. Eugenia B. McOuat; suit
on note. Case dismissed
Samuel Patterson VS.. Adam Helfr;ch; suit for
damages. On trial by jury.
Rooms Hon. Lewis G. Walker. Judge.
Jane Cline VS.. National Benefit Association.
Verdict for defendant.
Hanson, Van Camp & Co. VS.. Island Coal Com
pany; suit on account Dismissed. Debt paid.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-16

grandfather, who lives seven miles north of the
city. He got shelter, but needing clothing,
stole 81 from his grandfather, with which he
supplied his wants. His relative sent for him.
he went and was threatened with arrest Rather
than wait tor the officers he sought them, and
is now locked up at the station house.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-16
Todd and His Grandfather.

John L. Todd, about twenty-fou years of age,
and a blacksmith who has been out of work
since last December, gave himself up to the po-
lice yesterday afternoon. He says he went in
ragged condition aud almost shoeless to his
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-16

Yesterdays Receipts of County Revenue.
The auditors of nineteen counties made the
semi settlement with the State yesterday,
paying into the treasury the amounts stated as
follows, less the schoolrevenue collections re-
tanned under the provisions of the new law:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-16
Saturdays Organ Recital.

Mr. Clarke will give his twenty first Saturday
afternoon organ recital, in Plymouth Church, at
half past this afternoon, assisted by his
son, Edwin G. Clarke. A head of Mozart,
sketched by Mr.. Brazington, will be exhibited.
The following programme will BIO given:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-16
School Rev

Yesterday was the last day of the time within
which the law requires that the county settle
ments shall be made, and yet less than one. third
of the counties have reported. The statute pro-
lected from officers who delay making their set
Elements until after the expiration of the limit.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-16
Amusenenrs.

The Draper Uncle Toms Cabin" Company
viii close their engagement at the Grand to.
night. A matinee will be given as given as usual
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-16
Wait and See.

Thorntown Argus
The indianapolis Council have refused to
raise the saloon license from $50 to 500. 1t
looks if the saloon influence was in the
ascendency in that city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-16
Not am Equal in the Country.

Frankfort Banner.
There is not in the United States newspaper
of equal circulation that will compare with the
indianapolis journal 1t is model paper in
enterprise and typographical neatness