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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-03-10
Death of a Prominent Citizen.

Spec1al 70 Lne Sentlnel.
SHELBYvILLE, Ind, March ALBERT j..
Gorgas, Republican Clerk of this county,
and one of Shelbyvilles most popular and
honored citizens, died at 3:4S this afternoon,
aged forty-five years. Deceased was MEM
Der of the Odd Fellows, the Masonic order
and the G.. A. r., and will be
buried under the auspices of those
orders. He leaves surviving him wife and
three children, the Youngest a babe OF about
year old. His death is meurned by the
whole community, and it is no exaggeration
to say that no more popular man ever lived
in this city or county, with the exception Of
our late lamented Vice President, Hen.
dTicks. His character In business and
social life was stainless, and in all
matters of public interest he was an active,
untiring worker. For ten years he served as
Secretary of our fair, and one year as Presi-
dent, and at the time of his death he held
the Office of Director and Treasurer of the
Shelbyville Gas Company, which he
had held since its organization in
1874. He was also a charter mem
Der and an officer in two of the build
ing association organized here and was al
ways ready to give his time, money and infiu-
ence to any movement that tended TO the
good of the community, with whom he was
deseryedly popular. The arrangements for
the funeral have not been made yet.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-03-10
No Arbitration.

SPRINGFIELD, o., March S.-The conflict
between the Knights of Labor and their late
employers, the proprietors of the East street
Reaper Works, promises to be long cont;n-
ued. William n. Whiteley. who is at the
head of the works, says he wants no en-
ploye vino can not testify to and sign the
following:
This is to certify that have withdrawn fromsle
Knights of abor associations of like kind d
am no longer under any dictation. r."
stored myself to manhood s"'
q free American ri'i
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-03-10
Chunks of Wisdom.

PHILADELPHIA, March Strand Master
Workman Powderly, the head of the Knights
of Labor organizations, who is in the city at
tending a meeting of the general Executive
Board, said tonight to representative of
the Associated Press, that he had reco'-
no summons to st. Lo~'-
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-03-10
The Civil Service Law.

Special 20 the Sentinel
, WAsHTNGToy, March s.-Another bill was
. introduced in the House to-day by Bennett,
NJ North Carolina, for the repeal of the civil
Bervice law, which was referred to the Com
mittee on the Revision Of Laws. Some time
since similar bill was introduced by Seney,
Of Ohio, which was referred to the Civil Serv
ice Committee, but adversely reported; /;
nPence the second bill to-day introduced. A
vote was taken as to what committee it
should be referred, and the Democrats voted
for it being referred TO the committee
named. The vote was sufficient TO test the
strength Of the party on the subject.
4 The rumor is ailoat tonight that sx-Sena-
tor Bruce, of Mississippi, who is well known
as ex Register of the Treasury, will be ap-
fpointed to the Civil Service Commission,
succeeding Dorman 3. Eaton. instead of Ly-
man, as named in these dispatches last night.
II is said Bruce has some Democratic sup
1 porters for the place. Bruce is colored
gentleman.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-03-10
special to the Sentinel.

|5ptclaI 20 tne SentInel
WAsHEsToN, March 3.-There are growing
Indications which are sufficient to create a
trong belief in the minds of those who give
4 he matter consideration that in all of the
Democratic districts in Indiana the voters
5rill be willing to send back to the next Con-
kTess the present Representatives.
] Representative Cobb, who has said he was
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1886-12-01
POsTOFFICE SLANG.
Techntcal Names For Every Class. Con.
! dftl0n aud Kind or Mail Matter.

E H
For every class, condition and kind of
mail matter there are technical names
which have become so firmly established
as part of the system that the Govern
ment has issued a glossary Of them. If
l were to speak of "blind reader" l
don't think that many people outside the
service would understand me, and | am
not surprised, but any old postal clerk
would know that | meant the man to
whom was referred letters SO badly ad-
dressed that no one else could read them.
Blind readers become very expeIt, and it
sometimes seems as if they did in fact
read it blindIy, or in some other way not
known to the uninitiated, for they fig.
ure ont an address from a scrawl that
to any one else is totally illegible. What
are mixes! Well, we DALI them tramps
here, and think the title is more appro-
pirate. Tramps are letters that cannot
find house on account of the insuffici-
ency of their address. They are sent
from one Office to another, but will not
stick anywhere, and, finally, they are
sent back here and placed in the morgue
or dead section. If they are unclaimed
or unidentified they 60 to tho cemetery.
which is the dead-lefter office. Star
service is the carrying OF mail by other
than steamboats, or railroads, and it is so
called from the fact that the printed con-
tract form has at the head three groups
OF stars e -, and these groups repre-
sent celebrity, certainty and security.
The service produces not peculiar terms,
but peculiar men, correctly denominated
cranks. These are men who have for
years held positions that occupied almost
their entire time 80 that they rarely think
of anything except the postofiice or postal
service. / remember one railway postal
clerk named Poole who never heard
name but he would Immediately try and
locate postoffice of the same name. He
was walking on the streets in Oshkosh
with friend named Watkins when they
met Mr.. Jessop whom Watkins knew.
Watkins introduced his Jessop to Poole,
and the latter taking Jessop's hand,
looked thoughtful for moment and then
murmured: "Jessop, Jessop. Oh! yes,
Jessop, Buchanan county, Iowa. am
glad to meet you, MIR. Jessop." We
have any number of such men to deal
with and it sometimes requires a good
deal Of tact to get along with them. On
postal subjects they are all right, but on
all others they are cranks.-[Major Har-
low, in St. Louis Globe Democrat.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1886-12-01
40 VEHICLES FOR SALE.

The undersigned has FORTY VEHICLES
ranging in size and style from 900 Freight
Wagon to singleseat Buggy, which he will
sell for cash or exchange for horses or barley.
Farmers and others, deairing Spring Wagons
of almost any style, can be accommodated by
calling on me at the Fashion Livery Stables
IS .'Ns '''.4 ALEX. WISE.
Wiansmueea, August Z, LEES.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1886-12-01
"A L

Do you know that . pain in tho Left
shouldcr or arm Is sign OF heart dis
case7 It is; and Tat disease may have pro.
yressed far towards fatal termination witho,s
exciting suspicion. Take DIR. ELINT'S
HEART REMEDY ut once.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1886-12-01

will spare no pains to merit the patronaS
OF the public. .3af3 sa3 u CHRIS. DIEHL
Winnemucca, November 2. 1885. II
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1886-12-01

sY REPAIRING, in the So lie, Harness and
Boot Departmei To, promptly attended to, at
prices TO suit the times.
dc II N. q STAUNToN.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1886-12-01

SUPERIOR ACCOMMODATIONS
FOR FAMILIES AND GUESTS.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-05-06
GALVESTON AMATEURS.
A CRY REPORTER ACTING THE
NOBLE SCOUNDREL.

Special Telegram to the Statesman.
GALVESTON, MAY 3.-The complimentary benefit
rendered to Manager Henry Greenwall, to night,
at the fremont opera house, by the Galveston
Histronics, was the browning event of the season
in this city. In point of numbers the audience
was everything that the most exacting manager
could wish for, the large auditorium was packed
from pit to gallery, even standing room being at
premium. This compliment TO Manager Green
wall was doubly enhanced by the fat that the
great audience comprised the beauty, the fashion
and the wealth of Island city society. The play
was Bnlwer's famous emotional drama, "The Lady
of Lyons with Mrs. ii. D. Prince as Pauline, and
Chas. Fowler, jr., as Claude Mellnotte, This was
the first appearance of Mrs. Prince on the public
stage, and her grace and beauty combined with a
fine display of; dramatic talent won for her a
triumph which gratfed her many friends in the
large audience and,proved to them that Texas was
not deficient in native born talent. Mr.. Fowler,as
Claude, scored such marked success as but few
amateur actors anywhere have surpassed, and
basket after basket of beautiful flowers ware
handed up for Pauline and Claude. Among other
members of the cast was Mr.. Dudley Bryon, city
editor of the News, who as Beusante, the noble
scoundrel of the play, demonstrated that a news
paper man could also become good amateur ac-
tor. Miss Grace Carnes, as the widow Melpotte,
the mother of Claude, in some respects showed
herself the best artist in the cast while Jas. A.
McKitre, as Col. Damus, played like ye-eran
actor The performance satisfied Galvestonians
that they had company of home talent IN their
midstequa to many pretentious travelling troupe.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-05-06
GALVESTON.
A DOUBLE TRAGEDY - AN
OLD COUPLE SUICIDE
TOGETHER.
HORSE THIEF KILLED NEAR
BROWNSVILLE-FIRE AT TEN
ARKANA-TEXAS DOTS.

Special Telegram to the Statesman.
GALVESTON, May i.-President William b.
Strong, of the Atchison, Topeka II Santa Fe, with
his wife and daughter, accompanied hy1saac y.
Barr, the millionaire director in the Atchison COM
pany, left the city this afternoon by a special
tram, over the Gulf, Colorado Il Santa Fe, for u
tour of inspection on their new line. President
Geo. Sealy and General Manager Snyder accom-
panied the distinguished Bostonians with third
private car. The party will travel only by day
light, and will inspect the main line as far as
Coleman, then return to Temple and proceed
northward to Fort Worth
Maj Samuel NJ. Mansfield of the United States
engineer corps, who has had charge of the river
and harbor Improvements of Texas for the past
four years, to-day received an order transferring
him to the lighthouse department of the army.
lie will have charge of lighthouse districts 10 and
IL, embracing the five great lakes, with head
quarters at Detroit Col. Mansfield will retain
temporary charge of this department until his sue
cessor is detailed
Chairman Harry Wilson, of the county demo.
cratic executive convention at the request of many
business men, to-day telegraphed Congressman
Grain requesting him. If possible, to bring his sec
ton of the congressional investigation committee
to Galveston, for tie purpose of harmonizlng the
differences between the Knights of Labor and the
Mallory steamship company. The success of the
congressional committee in ending the prolonged
strike on the Gould system, leads business men to
believe their presence here would result in the
final raising of the boycott against the Mallory
lima
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-05-06
WANT THEIR OLDPLACES,

Sr. Louis, May 4.-The circular issued last night
bv the general executive board of the knights of
LABOR, ordering the strike OFF, applied to knights
employed in East st, Louis. These men struck
both to assist the strikers of the southwest and be-
cause they had grievances of their own 1t was at
first thought that account of the latter fact the
strike would continue in East st. Louis, but Mas
ter Workman Sullivan, of the East St Louis dis
trict said that the general executive board had or
dered them back to work, and they would 90.
Many applied for their old positions this morn
ing, and Che names of majority of them were i'm
recognized as those who had committed de-
predatiOns upon the company's property, were de-
MED employment. Many had not been informed
of the order in time to make application this
morning and will ask for their old positions indi-
yidually and not in body.
The manifest uneasineSs of last month has en-
tirely disappeared, and it is expected that the
militia will be withdrawn tonight or tomorrow.
The local committee of the Knights of Labor,
which ordered the employees of the Missouri Car
and Foundry company to strike, informed the
men that they report for duty to-day Those who
had been out on the strike applied this morning
for their old positions and were taken back almost
without exception.
The Knights of Labor generally obeyed the exec
utye order TO return to work, and many applied at
the Missouri Pacific and Iron Mountain headquar-
ters for their former positions this morning
Those who participated in acts of violence against
the railroad companys property were informed
that their services were not needed; others were
told that their positions were already occupied
while others-and large prOpOrtiOn-were re-em
plOyed.
i1he chief of departments have been instructed tC
employ efficient men when needed, and thus nc
general re-employment of the strikers in a body
Ill occur The filling of vacancies will be gradual
and win occupy some time.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-05-06
CAPTAIN HAYS INTERVIEWED.

Capt Hays returned from Dallas, Fort
Worth and Waco on Sunday night, and
says the towns are improving very rapid
ly, and that he regards Waco as being one
of the liveliest towns in the state. AS re-
CARDS politics, while in Dallas he met
with trio of kids, viz: Barney Gibbs,
Seth Shepard and Will Pope, all of whom
are prominent politicians and aspirants
for office. Barney is desirous of repre-
senting his district in congress, and if he
fails to make the connection could be
prevailed on to accept the nomination for
the gevernorship in the event of a lock in
the convention, and the gifted Shepard
has his eye on the senatorship. The kids
are wide awake and on the qui vive, and
are doing their level best to get there.
While in Waco, the captain interviewed
Gen. Ross, and says the old confederate
hero Is courteous, nice gentleman, and
would doubtless make a good and safe
governor. The captain is red hot rail-
road man, and says his motto is, "On to
Mason and to Bastrop."
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-05-06
AGITATION IN ST. LOUIS.

ST. Louis, May 3.-The eight-hour agitation still
continues in this city, but the strikes and lock
outs are fewer in number than generally antici-
pated. The moulders, to the number of 200, struck
to-day in the f0undries The strikers demand
eight hours and pay by the day, instead of piece
Five hundred employees in the Southern Bagging
company haye demanded fewer hours, and more
pay, and are on strike. Their demands, If
granted, would restore the state of affairs which
existed some time ago, and a speedy settlement is
possible. Eighty-iye wrappers in the employ of
Leggett d Meyers, tobacco manufacturers, who
struck Saturday for piece work, instead of pay by
day, returned to their places to-day, their demand
having been granted Twenty-Five stemmers,
working for the same firm, struck, their demands
similar TO the wrappers, not being acceded to.
committee of the Brewers union to-day
called upon the various brewers of the city and
demanded the adoption of the eight-hour system.
The brewers requested that no decisive action
should be taken by members of the union until a
meeting of the association, which will meet We'd
nesday next, when they promise to considerable
demand and formulate reply as soon afterward
as possible. The brewers of this city were well
satisfied with their wages, receiving five dollars
more per month than those in Milwaukee, and an
amicabl agreement will probably he arrived at
between them and their employers.
The strike of the men employed on the water
works in East st. Louis has been settled. TheiI
demand was for S1.75 for ten hours work, or an
increase of twenty-five cents per day. cOmpro-
mise was effected by the offer of 5l.G5 for ten
hours work, being accepted by the strikers
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-05-06
HINTS rRoMHAsKELL.

Special Telegram to The Statesman.
HASKELL, May 3.-Our district court, just ad
journed, found eighteen true bills, nine of which
we're against a couple of our attorneys who have
changed their place Of abode from Haskell to
some portion of central Texas.
The weather is tine and farmers are jubilant,
putting in their cereals.
Wool is coming in right rapidly now, as most OF
our sheep men are taking advantage of the recent
advance in price of that staple.
The cowboys are all out Of town now, "on the
trail" They visit us occasionally, and we are al
ways glad TO see them, for they are always pleas
ant and never boistrous.
We have iNDi valuable acquisitions to oui
city lately.
Real es tste transfers: Oscar Marxin to ii. Q
Leonard, block 80, Haskell town plat, $3.50. S ii
johnson S Co., for Geo Il. Afford ct al, to OreI
Wade, survey No. 81, Geo. g. Afford, $3.50 pc
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-05-06
pATENTs GRANTED.

The following patents were granted to
citizens of Texas, bearing date April 27,
1886, and reported expressly for The
STATESMAN by Louis Bagger u Co., mechan-
ical experts and solicitors of patents,
Washington, d. @. Advice free.
Brown, T.. j., lola; cultivator and cotton
chopper. 840,933.
Clark, Fred, Luling; nut-lock. 340,764.
Newman, j. W., Decatur; Aurora riding
saddle. 340,892.
Sellers, j. X, Eagle Lake; ventilator.
340,624.
Stanley, M. H., Granbury; ventilator.
340.529.
Williams, r. E., and w. A. Trammell,
Dallas; lamp. 340,965.
Winfrey, e. NJ, and A. g. Branham,
Fort Worth; rein-holder. 3i0,849.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-05-06
THE EIGHT-HOUR AGITATION.

Special Telegram to the Statesman.
Fort WORTH, May 3.-The carpenters, 200 in
number, stopped work at o'clock this afternoon,
and refused to work any longer, having put in
eight hours. They were Immediately paid Off and
discharged. They were rendered pay for ten
hours but @ sad they 9a9dy NY asked pay Tor eight M
eight hours pay. A grand mass meeting of all
trades was held tonight, and continued until II
O'Clock Painters, labOrers, carpenters. stone
work but eight hours, but asked only eight hours
pay The speeches made all declared the move to
be one for the unemployed Where four men
were employed, they wanted to see five at work,
and enforced idleness stopped In this position
public opinion is with them
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-05-06
WASHINGTON NOTES.



WASHINGTON, May 4 in the senate to-day, Sen
ator Hoar presented a letter received hy him from
Emmett Tompkins, secretary, of Ohio legislative
investigating committee, regarding the printed re-
port of that committee, recently submitted to the
United States senate
The latter states that Tompkins, on examina-
ton of the copy printed by order of the senate
finds that surreptitious Interpolation had been
made in the copy furnished the printer the matter
interpoated not being in the original copy fur
nished the printer, nor in the original copy sent
to the senate by the Ohio house of representatives
The Interpolation the secretary saws, is of a char
acter intended to reflect the good faith of ma
jOrity of the Ohio committee, and misled the sen
ate committee on privileges and elections. The
letter read to the committee privileges and
elections, and the matter ordered printed, and in
correct form, and the distribution of incorrect
copies ordered stopped.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, May 4.-Mr. Hall, OF Iowa, called
up the CampbellWeaver contested election case
After debate the resolution of the committee on
elections was adopted, confirming the right of the
sitting member, j. b. Weaver, to the seat.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-05-06
FIRE AT TEXARKANA.

Special Telegram to the Statesman.
'TExARKANA, Ark, May A fire broke out this
afternoon at 3:3O o'clock in the kitchen OF DIR.
Hannon caused from a defective hue The flames
spread rapidly, until the whole block, except one
house, was on fire Losses: Mrs. Il. Marx, dwell
ing and contents, loss Si5,0O0; insured in north
ern companies for $1,000, and Sunfire for 5000.
Mrs c. NJ. Block, two dwellings, occupied by ten
ants: loss, $1,000; insurance, S2,5OO. DR.. n. l..
Harmon, dwelling and contents; loss, $1,000; in
surance- -Sunfre, $4,000, Imperial, $1,000 Y. 7.
Motifs dwelling and contents; loss, $1,000; In
ing and contents: loss, S3,Oo0; insurance, 1,4OO
in southern and Sunfre. Ed. Jones, damage Oh
dwelling, 81 100; covered by insurance.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-05-06

portion of the city, this morning, when the incen-
diary harangues of yesterday, which provoked the
riot, were reiterated But later the police raided
and effectually scattered them.
Having been driven from the prairie, the idlers
and strikers, under incendiary leaders, proceeded
south, 5000 or 1000 strong to large glue factory,
near Thirtyffth street, with the intention of clos
ing down the works. A strong force of police
arrived and arrested nine of the ringeaders, over
awing the crowd, which soon dispersed.
Captain Hathaway, with crowd of fifty police,
put in an unexpected appearance at "Gross Is
land at 9 O'Clock this morning. crowd of 100
iders were found guarding the switches and a
small engine house. The police descended on the
mob, captured nine, and dispersed the remain
der
The switchmen on all the railroads are working
this morning
At9 O'Clock this morning 500 strikers proceeded
to where a large force of men were engaged in lay
ing tracks on the Chicago City Passenger railroad,
and compelled them to stop work.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-05-06
A SAD SPECTACLE.
AN OLD AND DESTITUTE COUPLE
SUICIDE TOGETHER.

Special Telegram to the Statesman.
GALVESTON, May 4.-W ord was received in the
city this afternoon, from point about uine miles
down the island, that two bodies had been found
hanging in loft this morning. Justice OF the
Peace Weyers impaneled a jury of inquest and
visited the scene The bodies proved to be two old
paupers, Jacob and Sophia Burnett aged ~ and
d3 years They had committed suicide together.
A farmer In the vicinity named Menzel, has a CON
tract with the city government to care for dozen
or more paupers. Last September old man Bur
nett and his wife were handed over to Mcneil The
old couple quarrelled constantly, but It seems they
finally concluded to die together. Repairing to
the loft sometime after midnight, they stood on q
box, tied themselves on rafter above them, kicked
the box from under and then strangled to death in
each others embrace
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-05-06
INC Galveston News is at seal in /

The Galveston News is at sea in its
statement that the foreign stone cutters
had landed from the Mallory steamer
Comal, that they had been morally suas-
ioned by the Knights of Labor, etc. The
stone-cutters, who didn't come by the
Comal reached Austin Sunday and pro-
ceeded to Burnett yesterday. They came
from New York to Norfolk by steamer,
thence to New Orleans, Houston and Aus
tin by rail, and were here disposed of as
before stated.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-05-06
THE STONEMAsONs.

CLEVELAND, o., May 4.-The stonemasons
throughout the city demanded that they be put on
the eight-hour plan. The men engaged on the
Garfield monument quit work this morning, and
asked the contractor for eight hours, and S3.25
will return to work The Otis Iron and Steel
company, one of the largest establishments in the
west, served their employees with circular letters
to-day, setting forth that ten hours should con-
sttute days labor. and there would be no in
crease of wages. This was done in conformity
with law which passed the Ohio assembly this
winter, which provides eight hours shall consti
tute days work, unless employers and employees
shall otherwise contract.