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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-28

The men whom General Grant overcame on
the field of battle have long since come to
recognize his greatness, and have paid him
distinguished honors. 1t is a disgrace that
petty personal grievance should prevent the
Governor of Ohio from joining the people on
the occasion of a national loss
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-28

The designation of Commissioner Thoman
and Chief Examiner Lyman to make an ex-
animation of the charges against Postmaster
Jones is thought, in Washington, to indicate
the possible removal of the postmaster. The
Journal ventures the prediction that Jones
will not be removed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-28

A s1XTEEN-YEARoLD girl living at Syracuse
has brought a $5OOoOsuit against an ancient
widower, aged fifty five, alleging that he has paid
her attentions for four years past 1t would be
interesting to know what kind of 4 n,other the
girl has, that would permit her twelve year old
daughter to receive attentions from an old man.
1t looks like blackmail.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-28
THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL

Cnn De found at the following places:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Exchange in Europe, 419
Strand.
PARIS-Amercan Exchange in Paris. 35 Boulevard
des Capucnes.
NEW YORK-St. Nicholas and Windsor Hotels
CHICAGO-Palmer House.
CHNCIENATI-J r. Hawley & Co., 151 Vine street.
LOUTSVILLE-C. T. bearing, northwest corner
Third and jefferson streets.
ST. I4OUTS-Union News Company, Union Depot
End Southern Hotel.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-28
MIR. Hendricks's Comfortable Assurances.

boston Journal.
A friend of Mr.. Hendricks. who has conversed
with him several times recently, reports that he
feels little bit surer, just now, that he is the
exact presidential quantity that his party is
according to this gentleman, hopes that the
Cleveland administration will be failure, and
that the resulting disgust among the Democracy
will give him his opportunity. Mr. Hendrickss
trips about the country are explained by his
desire to extend his circle of acquaintance for
the promotion Of his political aspirations !.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-28

A YOUNG woman in Virginia, who wrote to
the President for silk necktie to put in her
crazy quilt, received an elegant tie" and an
autograph letter i'll answer to her request. When
this fact becomes known, Mr.. Cleveland cannot
make too speedy preparation for fight to the
woods
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-28

THE New York World, recognizing fact
patent toall, is candid enough to acknowledge
that the people Of this country, all of whom
are interested in the sepulture of the Nations
dead hero, are not in favor of Central Park
and New York. The World says:
'There is no doubt whatever that the SEN
timent of the majority of the fifty millions of
people Of the Union would have selected
Washington as the proper resting place for the
remains of General Grant, with the erection
there, in the city of national monuments of a
magnificent memorial to the great General
Several indeed nearly all, of the foremost sol
diers of the Nation, from Washington and
Jackson down to those of later day, are hon
ored by monuments and statues at the ma
tional capital, and General Grants effigy no
doubt will be conspicuous among them-but
there would have been peculiar propriety in
burying his body there in close proximity to
the ground where so many of his own soldiers
sleep in the National Cemetery at Arlington.
There is excellent argument here in favor
Of Washington, just such argument as occurs
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-28

THE sang froid of the New York Sun is appal-
ling, this hot weather, when it calmly discusses
Curious features of Glaciers" But the very
audacity of its impudence secures pardon from
a populace too hot to think of exerting itself
to properly punish such an offender
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-28
Supposed To BE Funny.

Philadelphia Record tDem.l
The policy of Mr.. Cleveland in calling the halt
was not altogether original. Such policy was
inaugurated by the giver OF the great. supper
described in the fourteenth chapter Of Luke's
Gospel, who called the halt the manned and the
blind in out of the by-ways. where they had
probably been wandering, hopeful and hungry,
for four and twenty years.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-28

THE Washington correspondent Of the New
York Post admits in gingerly and reluctant
way that the President has abandoned the
idea, for the present, of extending the civil
service rules to include the postal service.
The President is quoted as saying that such
a move would lie inadvisable at this time, as
the contest between the spoils system and re-
form methods is reaching its height, and such
tremendous pressure has been brought to bear
against the position taken by the administra-
ton, that political policy and loyalty, as well
as devotion to the best interests Of the public
service, require further action to be careful
and deliberate. 1t will be much more diff
cult in Mr.. Clevelands opinion, as disclosed
to anxious reformers, to show as good a record
In the way of civil-service reform for the next
five months as for the past five, though why
this should be so is not explained
with much lucidity. To translate these
roundabout, mugwumpian expressions into
language plain people can understand, Mr..
cleveland WILL not extend The CIVIL SerVlce
rules to cover the postal service, depart
ment, above all others, which needs protec-
ton from injudicious changes, ana will recog
nize the protests of his party to the extent of
going slow in future in making appointments
contrary to the time honored spoils policy of
the party. In short, the administration will
succumb completely to the pressure, instead
of making hypocritical pretense, as hereto
FORE of living up to higher principles There
will not be such lofty assumption Of virtue
in the future acts Of the administration, if
the Presidents sentiments, as extracted from
the Posts special, are to be relied upon; but
there will be more honesty, and that is some
thing devoutly to be wished. The public is
weary Of hearing Of reform, when no abuses
were found to reform, and the management
of public affairs is going from good to worse
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-28

THE Car is of opinion that his dominions
are already sufficiently extended. This indi-
Gates that Herat will be bagged within a fort
Dirbt
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-28

EX-SENATOR SHARON is experiencing one of
the vicissitudes of married life. Dry goods
merchants and miiners are suing him jointly
with Mrs. Sharon for goods bought by the fair
Sarah Althea since the date which appears on the
famous marriage contract.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-28

THE fight between the mugwumps and the
Vice-president is on, and cannot fail to prove
edifying-to Republicans.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-28
night.

MRS LANGTRY ought to be able to sue
coed in England. She has two 'fast" friends
among the nobility-Lord Lonsdalo and Sir
George Chetwvnd.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-28

SINCE the President has declined to extend
the civilservice rules to include the postal
service, it is hardly probable that he will
stretch them to cover the members of mail
sacks
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-28

LAST weeks clearances indicate slight i'm
provement in business. The light is begin
ming to dawn.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-28

GRANDPA JONES promises to become a great
national issue.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-28

Telephone Calls.
Business Office 23S Editorial Rooms. 80. .242
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-28

THE interest in the Pail Mall Gazette's
revelations is dying out. Twas ever thus.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-28

THE indications are that the mugwump has
good deal of influence with the administra-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-28
The Prevailing Mugwump Ailment.

FhlladeIphia Press.
The mugwumps arc still uneasy. We think
they have cholera infantum.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-30

Mr.. GLADSTONE, SIS advocate of British
honor, has made out good case. The vote
on his demand for money for preparations
was signal victory, one without precedent
in the unanimity Of it's concession, and re-
markable in face of the hostility he had in
CURED in his management of the campaign in
the Soudan. The English government has
been slow to accept the awful issues of war
with Russia; but, if war does come, the Brit
ish soldiery will be backed by united peo-
pie, anxious to vindicate the nations honor in
its pledges toward its Afghan allies.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-30

SOMEBODY has produced copy of the
much talked-of pamphlet written by Mr..
James Morris Morgan, of South Carolina, and
recently appointed consul to Melbourne. He
was appointed, of course, as Democrat, ru-
mors Of a Blaine campaign document, which
he was said to have prepared and circulated in
his State, not coming to the ears of the Wash
ington powers until afterward. Friends who
secured him the appointment vigorously as
serted that he was not Republican, but ex-
tracts from the pamphlet indicate that he
was too ardent an adrlirer of Mr.. Blaine to be
very strong Democrat. However, as the
President has not Withdrawn the appoint
ment he is probably regarded as "good
enough Morgan" which, indeed, he seems
f0 he
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-30

PROFESSOR COULTER, of Wabash, mentions
in the Botanical Gazette for April that Dr. A.
G. Abbott of Baltimore, Md, offers series
Of twelve slides of disease producing bacteria
from material furnished by DR.. G. M. Stern
berg, the most noted American bacteriologist.
The series includes the anthrax bacillus of
Pasteur's researches; the consumption bacillus,
made famous, or infamous rather, by Koch;
the species of micrococcus which causes the
swine plague, and others of equal interest.
Very few American microscopes have sue
ceeded in cultivating these minute little
plants, which have upset all modern theories
of the cause of most Diseases and which,
through the labors of Pasteur, Koch, Tyndall
and others, have been made so widely known
within the last three years.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-30

A RUMoR prevailed last night to the effect
that the State officers had determined, in an
informal sort Of conference, upon the removal
Of the entire Board Of Police Commissioners,
to the end that new appointments could be
made of three men who would agree upon q
policy of non enforcement of the liquor and
Sunday laws. Auditor Of State Rice denies
at which such conclusion was reached,
while Commissioner Cottrell says the rumor is
true, and that, in his opinion, the old board
will never meet again. He says the differ
ences between himself and Mr.. Murphy have
been the cause moving the State officers
to the determination of removing the entire
board. The fact that Auditor Rice
has been in Washington, and has just re-
turned, possibly explains the seeming contra
diction between the two statements. How
ever that may be- there is enough in the indi-
catlon Oh tnlngS, and In the DRIFT OF AFFAIRS Ior
the past few weeks, to make it
certain that some means will be
tried to put the police power into the
control of Sim Coy and the saloon element
The liability of the Democratic party to their
liquor allies is too heavy to be ignored, and
the saloon men demand slet-up" in the pol
icy Of enforcement of the law This
is the dish set before the citi-
zens and taxpayers of Indianapolis
by their metropolitan masters a nonresident
board Of politicians. Possibly our people will
swallow the dose without protest, and possibly
not. 1t is our opinion that the saloon lords
and the saloon party will be kicked so hard
and so effectually that they will scarcely know
what hurt them. Let the band begin the
music
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-30

THE Russian ex-minister at ST. Petersburg.
who gives utterance to the opinion that Russia
will have it all her own way, and 'sthat there
will be no war for the simple reason that it
takes two to fight, may yet wake up to a
realization that while England has been slow
to enter this fight she will enter it with a
fearful determination when arbitration fails
British soldiers have proved themselves of
dauntless valor and Of staying qualities un-
surpassed. They have a record as good as the
best in Europe.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-30

THE frequent statement that no postmistress
was ever known to be defaulter may be true;
but one woman, alas, has been getting into
trouble on account of irregular methods of con-
Quoting that portion of the government business
assigned to her. If she was dishonest, however,
she was at least original and followed none of the
beaten paths of crookedness made by innumera-
bic postmasters. Mrs. Brinkworth the post
mistress in question, had charge of the United
States mails at the little town of Maria, Pa
People who received letters at Maria
which should have contained remit
tances of cash. were frequently puzzled by
finding postage-stamps to the amount required
instead. Other letters which passed through
this office, and were opened in distant places,
had the same popularity. Finally, when the at
tention of the inspectors and detectives was
called to Maria, as the point whence all these
stamps came, and Mrs. Brinkworth being charged
with knowing something about the mystery,
confessed that she opened the letters and subst-
tuted stamps for money. She did not keep the
money thus obtained; she would scorn to do
anything so dishonest. Her income from the
Office depended upon the number of stamps sold,
and she saw no harm in taking this mode of dis
posing of larger number than she could other
wise hope to do The inspectors took different
view of the matter, and Mrs. Brinkworth is now
in JAIL
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-30

1T is very evident that Russia means to
force war, and that it intends, if possible,
that the formal declaration shall be made by
England. The Russian troops have marched
south from Penjdeh, and occupied Maruchek,
an offensive movement that indicates a deter
mination to go to Herat The tone and de-
tails of the news this morning are such as to
leave little doubt that the arts of diplomacy
and the influence of peaceful means are not
sufficient to prevent the early beginning Of
real hostilities. If the war opens in deadly
earnest-Russia eager and aggressive to win
its way to the ocean, and England as
anxious to prevent the encroachment Of the
northern Bear upon the territory that pre-
serves the integrity Of her Indian empire
there is no foretelling the intensity of The
struggle nor how much Of the world it may
finally involve
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-30

THE Charleston News and Courier will soon
become thorn in the flesh of the administra-
ton. In speaking Of the report that Mr..
Kelley is to receive the Russian mission be-
cause he has proved his unftness to be sent to
Rome, the News says:
'If he display, in even single speech at
ST. Petersburg, as much tact and discretion as
he exhibited at the complimentary dinner in
Richmond last week, there will be parrot and
monkey time between the United States and
England within the next ninety days"
AS itappears that Mr.. Kelley, like General
Lawton, has declined the mission to which he
was appointed, to save the President from
Embarrassment" the kind Of a time between
the United States and Italy, the precise ma
ture of which cannot be mentioned in polite
circles, will possibly be avoided.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-30

Santos" flower (the flower Of the Holy GhosB. ~
called from it's resemblance TO white dove L. fond
in the swamps and junges. There IL another not 50
beautiful but more remarkable. called the 'turnsSs
turned by the SUM- which Is always as white snow
in the morning. but turns blood red during the day
At night it bleachcs out again. and changes color
with every passing day.
LONDON paper makes mention OF cat which
would recognize his masters footsteps after three
months absence, and come out to meet him IN the
hail. with tail erect and purrng ell over, II to the
very verge Of bursting. Another comes Up every
morning between and o'clock to wake his master,
sits the bed, and very gently feels first eyelis
and then the other with his paw. When eye opons
but not till then, the cat sets up loud purr like tn
prayer of fire-worshiper TO the rising sun.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-30
THERE is dawning consciousness in

THERE is a dawning consciousness in the
mugwump mind that the administration is
not paying that degree of Difference to 'inde
pendent" wishes and commands which was
confidently expected. The Pearson reappoint
ment rendered the brethren jubilant, but the
Pearsoncase seems likely to be the only one of
its kind The claims Of the Democratic press
that this reappointment was a mistake, and
the satisfaction expressed over the appoint
ment of such men as the three disreputable
New England collectors, cause tinge Of mel
ancholy to overcast the mugwump press.
The circumstances mentioned, and certain
other signs indicate, says the Brooklyn Union
sadly, "a pervasive and stubborn opposition
on the part Of Democrats to the most elemen-
tary requirements of reformed public serv-
ice." just what Is to be done about 1t is not
known, but 1t is to be feared that the indie
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-30
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

DANIEL O'CoNNELI4 the youngest son of the Irish
orator of the name, is enjoying comfortable
old age in London. He lately emerged from his re-
trement to defend the memory of his brother from
some aspersions incidentally cast.
Dr. ASA GRAY, the veteran American botanist has
been collecting tour through Mexico, by way of
Vera Cruz and the City of Mexico, and is now with
Prof. w. g. Farow at Los Angeles. California whore
they will remain for sometime making occasional boz
tanical excursions.
FIaUREHEADs for bows of ships are going out of
use. Where in 1860, there were IN Boston six cary.
ers Of these heads, there is only one Sailors
are fond of poking fun at them, and often a ship
comes into port with pipe the mouth of the winged
cherub on her bow.
THE library Of the late Chas. Downing, the eminent
hortculturist has become the property of the Iowa
Agricultural College, by bequest. This is valuable
acquisition. The Iowa college, mainly through the
labors of Prof Chas. Bessey. leads the Western Ag
ricultural schools in scientific work.
'How did the Queen Of Sheba travel when she went
to see SolomonP' asked Sunday-school teacher No
ventured to answer. Gould she have gone by the
carsi' "Yes'm." said a little girl. "She went by
steam cars" ibid she, indeedl Well, we would like
to know how you found that out. "In the second
verse;" responded the child; st says she came with
very great train"
LETTER from Costa Rica says flowers are re-
markably abundant and luxuriant there. Tuberoses
are as common as currant bushes in q New England
garden, camelas are as abundant as roses, and the
jasmine. both yellow and white. grows as plenti-
fully as the dandelion in Northern pastures. The
orchid which is regarded as the rarest Of tropical
plants cings 10 every tree and the great scarlet pas
sion flower mods from the hedges. The "Espritu
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-30

WRITERS for Southern papers are now
amusing themselves by offering remini scences
and historical recollections to show that an
intense sentiment against slavery existed in the
South long before the subject was agitated in
the North, and that Northern ship-owners
were far more responsible for the traffic in AT
ricans than the planters. So far as noticed,
no one has yet gone so far as to claim that a
Southern man issued the proclamation that
set the slaves free.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-30

A RECENT letter from Lima says: OR Jose
Mercedes Puga was killed ten days ago at the
historic city of Huamachuco" The family of
General Iglesias may congratulate themselves,
for he was an uncompromising enemy. There
are different versions of his death, but certain
it is that he died by violence, for no less than
seven musket balls were found imbedded in
different parts Of his anatomy. Without
prejudice for or against this man, we feel that
his death is loss Of some kind to the COM
munity in which he lived. No doctor ever
exerted an influence in society without
effect. This is fact that cannot be contro-
verified. So far as we know, Dr. Puga has not
an enemy in the State of Indiana True, he
was not as well known here as he might have
been, but the kind of esteem in which he was
held was universal. That he was not vio-
lent man in the practice Of medicine Is evil
denced by the fact that he went outside Of his
profession to kill men. Shame be upon him
who would insinuate that man like DR.. Puga
had simply whetted his appetite by the prac-
tice Of medicine, to fully crafty
which he went forth to slaughter Both in
indianapolis and In Huamachuco, and in the
country between here and there. Dr. -Puga
was solid with the natives. He was better
known there than here, for, in point of
fact the people here did not know there was
such man until called upon to mourn his
untimely and sanguinary taking-off. But
now that attention has been called to him,
whatever grief may be exhibited is un-
doubtedly genuine The outburst is
not as violent as it might be had
more extended notice been given;
but for an impromptu. spontaneous
demonstration of VICE. we think it will COM
pare favorably with that Of any other commu-
nifty of like size. indianapolis is not obtru-
sively emotional, and is not much on moist
grief; but if any scoffer wants to see nice
fve-wire article of body Brussels sorrow. we
respectfully call attention to that now being
INDUCED in at the expense of the lamented
Dr. Puga.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-30

JEFF DAVIS, under the proclamation of
President Andrew johnson, is citizen of the
United States, with every right except that to
hold Office. From this he is debarred by the
fourteenth amendment to the Constitution,
which provides that such right can only be re-
stored to Davis's class by a vote of two-thirds
of Congress. The petition to Cleveland to
restore him to his political rights is waste
paper.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
This is an error. The pardon proclamation
of President johnson, of July a, 1861 makes
jeff Davis the single exception to it's provis-
iouo