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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-02

Ph1ladeiphla Times.
Some men show curious traits upon their
deathbed. Rear Admiral Powell, of the navy.
died recently in Washington. AS usual, some
of his relatives are contesting his will, making
claims of undue influence, etc. His bequests to
a school for the education of young men fer the
navy and merchant marine is one Of the causes
of the kick" The evidence now being given
in this notable case developes the old mariners
peculiarities. Rev. DIR. Addison, an Epis-
~copalian minister. with his associate called
to administer communion to the old Admiral.
He was a little shy of the preacher at first and
rather objected to the sacrament being adminis-
tered. When asked why he said: Lets to
business first" called for a blank check, filled it
out for 500, signed and handed it to one of the
diyines and then said, in a commanding tone of
voice: "Go ahead" Communion was at once
administered and at the close of the prayers the
veteran responded, with feryor, Amer" Not
long thereafter he passed to his final rest 1t
does not look as though the contending heirs
viii be apt to disturb the validity of the final
testimony.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-02
Cigarettes
New York Dawn.

you thinks dat dem noys would pc SO fond
of dem cigarettes if dey see dat, said a dust be-
%grirmed German the other day as he pointed to
a filthy heap of reeking cigar stumps that lay in
the corner of a garnet room in a tenement house
on the east side of the town. He had lust paid
a girl fifteen cents for IA water pail full of the de-
testable morsels gathered from all parts of the
city, the streets, the drinking shops. and the
sweepings OF stores, Offices and slums. On the
floor were several bushels of these morsels spread
to dry, and the room was kept at a suffocating
temperature TO assist this process. In the next
room were crowded a dozen boys and men, who
took these b~espitted and mud -beerimed stumps
when dry and rubbed their Nnds that are
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-02
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Oiled Feb. 10. 1851

All praise her goodness. talents, loneliness.
And weep that such should perish: but alone
One thought repeats within me, like the moan
Of the monotonous sea. with surging stress,
Beating upon the wind-swept sand where press
The sobbing waves, with dull persistence thrown
Against the hollow shore when day is flown
And cold night reigns without one star to bless.
l loved her! Oh, | loved herl This one thought
Is all my heart has room for. Let them praise
Who loved her less. LII sit outside the door
OF him whom most she loved, nor strive to raise
The voice of consolation, for no more
know: loved her, and all else is naught.
May Century.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-02

LIFE seems hardly worth the living to-day to
many a tired, unhappy discouraged woman who
is suffering from chronic female weakness, for
which she has been able to find no relief. But
there is a certain cure for all the painful com
plants to which the weaker sex is liable. We
refer to DR.. Pierceis 'Fayorite Prescription, y to
the virtues OF which thousands Of women can
testify. AS a tonic and nervine it is unsurpassed
All druggists.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-02
Song.

IF May forgets not April's flowers,
June will
Even hearts that throb and thrill like ours
Grow still.
July forgets what birds and flowers
June had
Even hearts whose joy is deep as ours
Grow sad.
The pale leaves hear not what the flowers
Heard told
Even hearts as passionate as ours
Grow cold.
The Spectator.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-02

possibly washed once q year, until they are
shredded the size of q pins head, and this vile
stuff it is that, when rolled in paper, is sold for
cigarettes. i've heard of bad whisky said q
topper, but there's no bad whisky. Some
whisky isn't as good as other whisky, but
there's no bad whisky
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-02

place. Since then Ell has been reelected, SO
that the Salisbury family, like the Bayards,
until this year, seems to have a fee simple title
on the best Office in the State of Delaware.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-02

ties of Mr.. Lewes, and would show their mutual
tender love to be the growth of a
indeed; but so faithfully and exquisitely per-
formed that Mr.. Lewes's own critical eye and
exacting taste could not be offended by a word
in these pages.
So much for Mr.. Crosss method and his success
ful execution of 1t; 1T is a method which should be
emulated by succeeding biographers; a method
that secures for him the gratitude of all lovers
of George Eliot, and of all students, lovers or
otherwise, who seek to know her and to know
her method; moreover, a method which eyinces
fine qualities in the man who has used it. that
women at least are reconciled to George Eliot's
marriage with him, and are ready to exclaim,
that by his fidelity to the truths of her whole
life, by his humility, and his modesty. and his
appreciation he discovered such a wife. So much
in commentator of a method which. on the
whole. seems the best that could have been de-
vised for the high, double purpose of revealing
the woman and the author.
The obvious criticism of this method is that its
very qualities preclude it from giving us the ex-
terror of this life and from giving US the picture
OF George Eliot as others saw her. So far as the
nntlors is concerned one reflects that the exterior
OF TINS ne was extremely limited. George
Eliot never figured in social pageants. and her
life was as far as possible from being s~uectacu-
lar: What George Eliot was in the domestic
and social relations; what she was as daughter.
sister, and friend; what she was as wife and as
mother TO Mr. Lewes's children, is here re.
yealed. A few readers have said
these pages do not reveal what
Geore Eliot was in these relations. but at best
only what she thought herself, or at worst only
what she wished to appear. To this it may be
replied that. to the degree to which one is ra-
tional viii she know the truth about herself.
and to the degree to which one is honest will her
private utterances in confidential letters and
Journals disclose what she knows. There is
evidence in all Of George Eliot's novels that
their author was discerning. rational, and hon
est to a regree which, without disparaging any
OF her associates, we may say was without a
parallel among them. Granting that her CON
The Portland daily press., 1885-07-17
How Ward ruined the Grants

Mr.. Childs, of the Ledger, says that the
entire fortune of the Grant family was swept
away by the failure of Grant & Ward to
most remarkable degree. Ward had ferret
ed out the most remote savings of the la
dies of the Grant family. Gen. Grant used
to go up to New York to attend Board
meeting, from Long Branch, and when he
did he received the usual directors fee of a
ten-dollar gold piece. This he always gave
to Mrs. Grant, until she had some seventy
or eighty of them. Ward heard of this and
got hold of them. He had so coaxed the
remote savings of every individual member
of the family that when the failure came
there was not single member of the fami-
ly who had 500 at his command. Now the
sale of Gen. Grants book promises to leave a
fortune of at least 100000 to his survivors.
He receives 70 per cent of the profits of the
sales. This will amount to a fraction over
dollar volume. Three hundred thousand
copies OF the book are already ordered. The
100000 fund is guaranteed, so far as the in
terest is concerned, for five years vet to
come. After that the fate of this investment
is very uncertain Mr.. Childs says he was
always uneasy over the reports of the great
profits or Grant 81 Ward, and he used to talk
to General Grant about it. The latter did
not pretend to know anything about the bust
ness, but always brought up such men as
James ID. Fish, a bank president of twenty
years, and others who were in with Ward,
as proof of his being all right.
The Portland daily press., 1885-07-17
GEN ERAL NEWS.

In the town of Pleasant Valley, Wis,
Wednesday, two Norwegians were suffocated
while digging well.
At Utica, n Y, about $50 persons are
thrown out Of work by the closing of cotton
mills.
The Hudson Bay Expedition steamer Alert
arrived at st. Johns, N. F.. Wednesday
at the entrance Of the bay She is now being
docked.
Joseph Taylor was hanged in Philadelphia
yesterday morning.
The Boston Evening Star, a one cent paper
started about five years ago, has suspended
publication.
1t is feared that the diphtheria viii become
epidemic in Dorchester, Mass.
All the boats and crafts moored along the
river at Portsmouth, N. H., were cut adrift
Wednesday night by unknown miscreants,
and many valuable boats were lost.
Edward Gull, who nearly killed his wife
with an axe at Lowell, Mass, Wednesday,
was held in $4,000 bonds yesterday. Mrs
Call is still alive, and it is thought she may
recover.
The Pacific Mail steamer Colon from As
pinwall, which arrived at New York We'd
. nesday, had three deaths from ChagreS fever
during the voyage. The passengers who were
suffering from the fever were removed to the
Swinburne Island Hospital.
The extensive buildings of the Philadel-
phia Rubber works on South street, were
completely destroyed by fire yesterday morn
ing.
Town Treasurer Anderson of West Ho-
boken, N. j., is short $4,000 in his accounts.
The Brighton-C Coltman Company's mill in
the suburbs of Chicago, was burned last
night. Loss, $160,000
The Cathedral of the Immaculate Coneep-
tion, work upon which was commenced in
1853, in st. John, N B., was dedicated yes
terday. 1t is an imposing ediice of the
gothic order and cost $1S0,000.
The school of philosophy began its regular
summer session at Concord, Mass, last
night with an essay by John Albee on "Self
Culture, followed by discussion. The at
tendance is about 60, two-thirds women.
R. J. Miller, resident of Battle Creek,
Mich, and George Measley, a member of the
Salvation Army, have created great excite
ment in that city for the last two weeks by
holding religious meetings in the streets.
Wednesday night mob chased them into a
shanty, where they are besieging them. The
police are powerless to save them.
The grand jury in Philadelphia yesterday
found three true bills against j. f. Cottrin-
ger, ex-treasurer of the Central Transporta-
tiOn Company one charging him with en-
bezzlement of $147, 800, andthe others with
forging stock of the company and uttering
and publishing the same
The Portland daily press., 1885-07-17
THE MORMON INSULT.
Bad Feeling Existing at Salt Lake
City.
United States Troops Ready to Move
There.

OMAHA, Neb., July 16.-General Howard,
commanding the department of the Platte,
mas returned here from Salt Lake City,
where he spent the Fourth of July. He says
tnat there is great apprehension in that
place over the bad feeling existing between
Gentlles and Mormons. The situation has
assumed grave proportions and has been
greatly intensified by the insults offered by
Mormons to the national flag. The end is
not yet and serious trouble may occur at any
hour on the slightest preteXt. The Gentiles
and United States soldiers are very indig-
nant. The bitterness of feeling is much
greater than the public Is aware of, as half
mas not been told in the published accounts.
In anticipation of an outbreak occurring at
any day the War Department has made
preparations for it. By order of General
Howard the troops that were to leave Fort
douglass and Fort Laramie for Kansas to
suppress the Cheyennes have been retained
at these posts. A collision between Nor
mons and Gentiles is looked for on the oath
mons, it being the anniversary of Utah.
They come in by thousands on that day to
Salt Lake from all parts of the Territory to
unite in the celebration. Should they at
tempt to repeat any such performance as
they carried out on the Fourth of July there
VIII probably be bloodShed.
The MormOns in Salt Lake City are all
armed. On the Forth of July they gave evi-
dences of this by freely fourishing revolvers
in the faces of the Gentiles, and defying and
insulting them Backed by many thousands
who will be in Salt Lake on the anniversary
day, they no doubt will be inclined to be
more defiant and insulting than before and
Will lncite and challenge conflict.
The Portland daily press., 1885-07-17

Time-2.8Sa4, 2.35, 2s4, 2,s414, 2.s5s4, 2ao
The 2.29 unfinished race was won by Little
Dick, Jack Spratt second, Favorite third.
The sixth heat was declared no heat on a
claim that Jake Stone, the driver of Little
Dick, pulled him. Tom Marsh was substi-
tuted as driver of Dick, and won the seventh
heat John F; Haines,. the driver of Jack
claiming the race.
The Portland daily press., 1885-07-17
THE INDIANS.
TWO Cow Boys Murdered by the
Cheyennes.
Great Excitement Existing About
Fort Reno.

WICHITA, KS, July 16.-The Daily Eagle
has special from Cheyenne agency which
says that despatch was received from Fort
Supply announcing the arrival there of a
courier who reported finding the bodies of
two cow boys on Y. L. range, on the Chero-
kee. Strip. They had been murdered and
their bodies had been staked to the ground
by Indians. Another special says that the
horses of the Y. l.. and other brands have
been seen among the Indians within the last
four days.
Great excitement exists among the Indians
about Fort Reno, the agency and the can
tonment, who have been mysteriously in
formed Of the intended arrival of Generals
Sheridan and Miles. The question to every
white man who win talk with them is
whether the general means to disarm them.
If the excitement among them increases it
will be impossible to hold any of them on
the reservation. All the streams in the ter
ritory are brim full, which prevents rapid
movement of the troops that are daily ex-
pected High water does not interfere with
the Indians, however, as one of their favor
lite pastimes is swimming their horses in
rapid and swollen streams. Generals Sheri-
dan and Miles are expected hourly.
The Portland daily press., 1885-07-17
WRAPPED IN FLAMES.
Several of the Washington News
paper offices Burned Out.
The Post and National Republican
Lose Heavily.

WASHINGTON, July 16.--About o'clock
this evening fire broke out in the Post build
ing, corner of Tenth and ID streets, N. W.,
and soon the upper stories were wrapped in
flames. The building was occupied by the
Washington Daily Post, National Republi-
can, The Washington Critic, Sunday Gazette,
United States Electric Light Company, Dis
trict gas inspector, Tim Lees restaurant,
Joseph Shorter's barber shop and Nealys
photographic establishment. The editorial,
composing and press rooms of the four
papers are completely ruined, and the busi-
ness offices flooded with water. The build
ing, which was owned by StilsOn Hutchins,
was valued at $4,000, and is said to be
covered by insurance. In the basement of
the Republican Office was press owned by
ex-Secretary Chandler and valued at $25, 900.
Mr.. Nealy's loss is estimated at $300O He
had in his charge the plates of Mr.. Stilson
Hutchins' new book, entitled ''The National
Capital; Washington Past and Present"
The plates We're very valuable and are
total loss. Besides the plates 5000 copies of
the new work were burned.
The editors of the Evening Star at once
rendered the use of their Office to both the
Post and Republican, and those papers will
be issued as usual tomorrow morning
While their building was still in flames, the
editors and printers of the Post and Repub-
lican were hard at work in the Star Office
preparing for tomorrow's issue.
The Portland daily press., 1885-07-17
MEXICO.
The United States Laughed at in the
Bazaars.

CITY OF MEXICO, July 16.-The cool re-
ception accorded by Chilli to the United
States Spanish-American Trade Commission
has been much discussed in this city. In
European circles here talk is made of favor
ing policy of commercial and financial
alliance with England, and it is believed
that London capitalists would like to secure
the control of the Central and National
roads. 1t is reported that the English gov
ernment is not ayerse to making strong
friend of Mexico, its policy being to build up
the country and secure a growing trade
which is now being diverted to the United
States. There is no doubt that English
manufacturers favor this plan. They think
that by a bold move Mexico can be as strong
ly tied to England as is Chilli, and that the
time is favorable for the development of an
Anglo-Mexican policy, as the government
will soon have to go into the London money
market to arrange a consolidation of the
debts of the country. 1t is also reported
that the English government desires to con-
troll the transit routes across the Isthmus of
Tehuantepee. There is no doubt that Eng
lish trade influence is very active in Mexico
at present.
In French circles it is feared that England
cultivates the friendship Of Mexico in order
to have strong ally near the Panama Canal.
Many rumors of British and Mexican COM
mercial alliance are current in banking
circles in Mexico.
The Portland daily press., 1885-07-17

Medical journals warn their readers against
the use of cheap colored clothing next to the
person. These garments are generally of
cotton materials, and the colorng stuff,
bright and snowy, is not always harmful,
but frequently is dangerous one. The
Medical and Surgical Reporter says: There
ought to be sanitary inspector not only for
all food-whether solid or fluid-that is Of
fered for sale, but also for articles of wear.
The demand for cheaper goods and the great
competition has made many manufacturers
reckless, and they seem to care very little if
they injure the health of individuals, if they
only produce goods which are cheap and
snowy. As not every buyer can be an ex-
pert purchasers ought to be protected by
law, making the poisonous, or any ,adultera-
tions of any article offered for sale criminal
otfenSe, and appointing inspectors for the
purpose of investigating and discovering all
dangerous swindles of that kind. Mean
while it would be best for all buyers to avoid
all cheap articles, which mainly attract by
their bright colors. In wool the danger is
not SO great, as woollen materials NAV be
easily dyed by innocuOus vegetable coloring
matters"
The Portland daily press., 1885-07-17
Affairs of the Munster Bank.

DUBLIN, July 16.-It is stated that numer-
Gus small farmers, in accordance with orders
from the Land League, had money in the
Munster Bank which they had deposited for
rent, awaiting an expected abatement. The
Bank of Ireland advanced to the Munster
Bank altogether $4,000 On Monday the
directors of the Munster Bank asked an ad-
ditional e50,0OO, offering securities valued at
9250,000. The Bank Of Ireland refused the
money. The trustees of converts in the
south of Ireland hold shares in the institu-
tion. Earl Spencer had household account
in the bank.
CORK, July 16.-The excitement caused by
the suspension of the Munster Bank is sub
siding and a feeling of greater eaSiness now
prevails. Among the institutions share
holders it has been suggested to subscribe to
a voluntary call for IS per share on the entire
capital to raise fund with which to tide
over the crisis in the banks affairs.
The Portland daily press., 1885-07-17
VIRGINIA REPUBLICANS.
Hon. John S. Wise Nominated for
Governor,

RICHMOND, Va, July 16.-It was after
midnight when the Republican convention
was ready to proceed with the nominations.
An hour and half was occupied in deciding
between Hon. John S. Wise and Gen. Frank
S. Blair.
At 2 a. H., the roll of counties was called,
had received over 45O votes Before the vote
was announced the name of Mr.. Blair was
withdrawn, and upon his authority the NOM
ination of Mr.. Wise was made unanimous,
amid unbOunded enthusiasm. Mr.. Wise was
Immediately brought to the front and briefly
acknowledged the honor bestowed upon him.
Resolutions of sympathy for Gen. Grant
were unanimously adopted.
Gen Blair was called for, and made
warm speech for Wise. The two men then
shook hands on the stage, amid great enthu-
siasm. II. Clinton Wood, of Scott county,
for Lieutenant Governor. and Capt Frank
S. Blair of Withe, for Attorney General,
were nominated by acclamation, after which
the convention adjourned sine die.
The Portland daily press., 1885-07-17
National Amateur Press Association.

BosToN, July I6-The tenth annual con-
yention of the National Amateur Press
Association, at its session at the Quincy
House yesterday afternoon, elected the fol
lowing officers: President Dennis A. Sulli-
van of Lowell; First Vice President, Will S.
Moore of San Francisco: Second Vice Presi-
dent, F. H. Bowersock of Kansas City;
Third Vice President, Miss Zelda Arlington.
On adjourning the members waited upon
Mr.. Finlay A. Grant, who had welded yes
terday morning Miss Bertha S. York. The
reception took place at Young's Hotel.
AT this mornings session the remainder of
the officers were elected as follows: Record
ing Secretary, Miss Gracia Smith of Gard
ner, Mass. Corresponding Secretary, j. H.
|: Mmroe of New Glasgow, MS; Official
Editor, b. P. Emery of Newburg, N. Y.
Executive Judges1H; E. Legler of Mil
Conn, and f. c. Wicks of Worcester, Mass.
Great interest was manifested in the selec-
tion of the seat of the next convention, and
after heated discussion the Secretary was
instructed to cast the ballot of the associa-
tion for San Francisco, Cal
The Portland daily press., 1885-07-17
B. B-o-W-D-o-I-N.
Sturdy Men from Maine Are Easy
Victors
In the intercollegiate Boat Race at
Worcester.
They Como in Four Lengths Ahead
in 8 Minis. 90 Secs.
The Brown Crew Beaten from the
Word "co."

WORCESTER, July 15.-The sturdy men
from Maine in the Bowdoin College crew
rowed down their lighter opponents from
Brown in the intercollegiate boat race on
Lake Quinsigamond this afternoon, beating
them from the word ''go'' and never being
pressed to their best work. The start was
made nearly at the time announced, Brown
taking water first but their pace of 80 to the
minute was so quick that the men could not
finish the stroke and they pulled very rag
gedly, rocking their boat great deal.
Bowdoin's heavier and better finished stroke
sent their boat to the fore before more than
dozen strokes had been pulled and from that
time to the finish they had the race well in
hand, their stroke closely watching the
Brown men and answering every squirt they
made by one more effective and gradually in
creasing their lead to the finish. The boats
were started 200feet apart and each kept their
own water. Brown. at the outset headed
for the west shore, and Bowdoin for the
easterly, but this departure from a straight
course was only temporary and for the first
mile it would have been a hard matter for
any crew to keep its own water more sue
cessfully. AT the end of the first mile the
Bowdoin's boat was taken well over to the
east side andBrown followed, getting into the
Bowdoins' wash and being obliged to pull
out again towards the east shore to avoid
the trouble it was making them. Brown led
away 80 strokes to the minute and never
pulled less than "A, while Bewdoin, starting
with As, several times dropped to 49, the
men apparently never fully exerting them
selves after once getting clear water between
them and their opponents, which was
before quarter of mile had been
covered Brown attempted to squirt near
the finish but the men were evidently used
up and it decreased rather than increased
their speed, as they not only splashed good
deal of water but rocked their boat badly
Bowdoin finished easily, four lengths ahead
OF Brown, the men being apparently in good
condition and capable of having sent their
boat across the line several seconds faster
The time given,-8m. 26s,-is slow rather
than fast, as the timekeepers' watches, al
though set together at the start, were nearly
two minutes apart at the finish and the time
was taken on the press boat, the watches
being stopped when the Bowdoin crew
stopped rowing after crossing the line. The
,colors and medals were presented to the
winners at the close of the race. Some $500
spectators were present The winning crew
is made ND as follows.