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Comrade Smiths Reply to Mr.. Shepherd.

Comrade Smiths Reply to Mr.. Shepherd.
To the Editor OF tho indianapolis Journal:
Contrary to my usual custom, but in justice to
myself, beg leave for space to reply briefly to
the undignifed and unseemly attack made upon
me by j. Mob. Shepherd in his statement pub
lished by you this morning
A newspaper controversy is neither pleasant
nor profitable under the most favorable circum-
stances. How much less. then, when entered into
with such creature as the Democratic Quar-.
termaster- general of the State proves himself to
bel believe it was day before yesterday that a
reporter on your excellent paper called at my Of
fee, and In the course of conversation asked me
some questions concerning the late reunion and
encampment at Castleton. And what said to
him was true. / never claimed to have bought
ammunition or renred guns of the Quartermas-
ter-general, or anyone else. The only connection
had with that matter was my numerous visits,
in company with other members of the commit
tee, to the place whore IL is alleged the Quarter
master general keeps his Office. It is true that
we were nearly two weeks in finding some one
in the Office who could give us official informa-
ton concerning guns and ammunition. And In
all our visits we failed to meet the great Quar-
termaster general in propia persona, though it
was several days after the Lafayette encamp-
ment had closed do think that % cents each
is an exorbitant and unwarranted price for the
use of the States arms by her old soldiers in a
sham any kind of battles and that $18 a
thousand is an outrageous price for such cart
ridges as were sold TO us by the Quartermaster-
general. assisted in unpacking and issuing
the guns at Castleton before the sham battle
and many of the guns looked though they
never had been cleaned, and were in bad condi-
ton. / never said that these guns Of the State
had been shipped from one eneampment to an
other without being unpacked, nor did / make
any statement that could be so construed. But
think my experience in the late unpleasant tness
enables me to tell when gun has been cleaned
and | personally know that not one gun of that
entire lot had ever received % cents worth of
cleaning. Now, l know nothing whatever of
whore the other cartridges used on that occasion
came from, although have heard many state
ments from very different sources about all of
the cartridges being obtained at exorbitant
prices.
will add that, from the vituperation, and
slang, and undignified spirit exhibited in the
great Democratic Quartermaster-gene state
mert as published by you in this mornings
issue, this Office 10 in great need of an investiga
ton, and that thorough overhauling might re-
veal that there is something rotten in the state
Of Denmark and also modcstly suggest to
Governor Gray that he might not only bs doing
the State some service. but may improve bis po-
litical prospects as WELL by calling bic Quarter
aster-general aside and giving him some
Y
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thing upon the dignity expected from q public
officer Of the State of Indiana.
RoBT. E. SMITH
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Dear Sir and Comrade-T will furnish muzzle-
loading guns for use of your post, not to exceed
twenty four in number, at twenty-five cents
each, with an additional cost of 80 for packing
and drayage. These guns may be retained by
you during my term or continuance in this
Office, except in case Of an emergency. A bond
of $40 for each gun ordered must be filed with
the auditor of your county; forward me his GER
tifcate, with postal order for amount, and the
arms will be forwarded at once. If guns are re-.
quired for sham battles, the breech-loaders will
be furnished at same price twenty-five cents
eachl. packing and drayage SO per hundred; cart
ridges $l8 per thousand The bond required for
breech-loaders to be filled out at $40 for each gun
ordered. They are to be returned Immediately
after use. No muzzle-loading guns belonging to
the State will be allowed for use in sham battles,
on account of danger of shooting ramrods.
Blank bonds will be furnished upon applca-
ton to this Office No order considered until
bond has been filed and all charges paid. Remit
either draft or postal order Respectfully yours,
j. Mob. SHEPHERD.
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VNANTED-THE CHEAPEST NEWSPAPER IN
w the West. the Weekly Indiana State journal
One dollar per year.
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gives them the right to retain the guns during
his term in Office, and proposes to supply the
improved patterns, not the muzzle-loaders.
There is not only State law, but United
States statute, prohibiting the loan of guns to
any companies, except militia regularly mus
tered into the State service. There is another
matter of which I am conversant Shepherds
son leased from A. A. Heller an old stable in the
rear of the State Library building for $l5 per
month. This is used for a State armory, aud
Shepherd charges the State $25 per month"
do you remember" said another gentleman,
that the Legislature some years ago appropriated
$4,000 to pay the Indiana Legion for its services
at different times during the war2 The mode of
payment is that the Acknowledgement shall re-
ceive the applications for payment from the
members of the Legion. If they agree with the
muster-roll and other evidence of service, he GER
titles the correctness of the amount The per-
son to whom it is to be paid is required to receipt
for 1t personally at the Adjutant-generals Office.
He ought then to take his certificate to the Gov
ernor for approval. After this is done the Audi
tor Is authorized to Issue his warrant on the
treasury for the srrn, payable only to the person
who did the service. AS the most of these in
dividual accounts vary from ST. so to SO it would
not pay the claimants to come here from distant
parts of the State to get the small sums due
Many of the legion put their cases in the hands
of attorneys, who were refused an inspection Of
the rolls. The Adjutant-general received many
letters of inquiry regarding the payment of the
claims. He replied that the business could be
transacted though Quartermaster- general Shep-
herd if the claimant would give him power of
attorney to sign the roll. Shepherd, for this
service, would charge 81.
Private Miller of the Light Artillery, desires the
statement made that the ammunition furnished
the Castleton encampment committee, men
toned in the article about Shepherd published
Ua ar a prnn nf ha
battery, bat was purchased by him of private
parties
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-11
western UnIan utyIde

New York, March 10,-At the meet
icg Of the Western Union Teleg aph
Company Today the FLOWING re-: olu-
ii n was dopted:
Res lred, That DIVIDEND of II per
cent. be declared on the capital stock
of The company, to be is ned on and
after the 10Th of Apr ! prox, mo. to the
stockholders of record at the close of
the books of transfer on the 20th Of
March instant, in certificates OF indebt-
edness payable in the capital stock Of
the company at par within twelve
months, or when the company shall
have attained authority TO increase its
capital stock, and until so paid the
said certificates to bear interest at the
same rate and payable at the same
time or times and in the came manner
as the company shall pay dividends
on the capital stock; sucn certificates
to be transferable on the books OF the
company.
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PENSIONS and POLITICS.
INVESTIGATION OF COMMISSION.
Err BLACKS CHARGE THAT
II Was AvOwsdly a Political Ma.
chine Under the Republican
Administration.

| WASHINGTON, March l0.-The Sen
ate Committee on EXpend lures O
Public Money began the Investigation
OF the charge brought by Commission
er Black, in his report that the oflic,
under his predecessor.was ayowedly
political machine, and of the manner
in which the Pension Office has beer
conducted and administered bv the
/ present Commissioner. Gen. Black
was present and requested that he be
permitted 10 give the committee the
names of witnesses whom he desired
TO have examined before hemade his
own statement.
Senator Kenna embodied the re-
quest in motion.
Senator Harrison argued that mas
much as Gen. Black had made the
statement in his annual reports upon
which the investigation was based, the
usual and customary course of pro-
cedure would lead first to the exam
nation of the Commissioner himself.
After some debate, Mr.. Kenna's mo-
ton was lost.
Gen. Black, in reply TO inquiries by
Senator Harrison, described the organ
ization of the Pension Office and espe-
cially the functions of the Board of Re-
view, and the usual course OF claim
through the office, from the hands of
the Examiners to the hands of the
Board of Review and thence to the
Commissioner.
Mr.. Harrison y Now Mr.. Commits
sioner, ii you have any instance in
which an application was granted or
rejected by the Board of Review, or
the Commissioner ON account of the
politics of the applicant or the person
applying will you please give the
names and the numbers of these cases?
Answer | shall be pleased to fur
nish the information from the files of
the Office
Question Are you able to give TO
the committee the name or the num-
Der OF any case2 Answer i think [
shall be able to furnish you such cases.
QUESTIONABLE you able to do it
now? Answer have no memoranda
with me now?
Mr.. Beck-You will furnish them?
Answer will furnish such cases.
In reply to further inquiries by Mr..
Harrison, the Commissioner proposed
to furnish at another session OF the
committee the number of employees in
the office on the day he took control.
together with detailed information as
to the duties of those whom he had
appointed and their politics, and how
many had been appointed under civil
service rules. In a general way he
could say that he had made from l55
to 100 appointments, of which number
l42 were Democrats.
The commissioner then described
the work of the Board of Review and
re-review and said that MS it was a
physic i impossibility for the commits
sioner to examine the testimony in
but few cases, the acts of the board
remained the acts of the office. One
member of the board with or without
the connivance of his chief might get
a case through. Gen. Black said he
recognized the medical boards of the
Office because he found them incom-
petent to do the work.
The examination will be continued
Monday.
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PiItahurr CoaI OTIner.

PITHsBURG, Pa, March lO.-A con-
vention of the Miners and Laborens
Amalganated Association of the fourth
district is now in session at Dubois.
Pa, considering proposal to demand
an advance in wages Of 124 cents per
ton, and TO adopt measures to intro
dlco the eight hour per day system.
The delegates generally favor making
the demand, and assert that if il Is re-
fused they WILTSHIRE. They will nse
every means in their power, however
before resorting to this method. and
have addressed a circular to the oper
ators, inviting them TO meet the Elk.
ecutive Committee of the miners at
Dubois on the 18th instant, to arrange
matters satisfactorily TO all parties.
About 1000 miners are employed in
the fourth district. A telegram from
the Meyersdale district reports the
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LITERARY NOTES.

A NOTEWORTHY sonnet by MrF.
Louise Chandler Moulton appears as
an original contribution in the March
volume Of Through the Year Wdh The
Poets, which d, LothIop & 90. have
just issued.
Much attention is attracted by the
series OF fine historical drawings by
Howard Pyle, which are appearing in
this years Wide Awake, in company
with E. S. Brooks's historical storief.
Studies so conscientious Of time. cos
tune and portraiture ennoble the il
lustrator's calling,
THE proper place of the accent in
the word "aTbutus" has excited much
discussion. A rare instance of its
proper sccentuation in poetry may be
found in "The Gift of Spring" a
graceful bit of verse by CHARLES Miner
Thompson, which appears in March,
which d. Lothrop & 20. publish.
FRANCIS TURNER PAIGRAvE has been
elected to the Oxford Chair Of Poetry.
His taets and critical discrimination
have long Influenced literature. His
selection Of standard poetry, The
Golden Treasury, published in this
country by d. Lothrop & Co.,, occupies
the place of a classic among collec.
ii ns.
LAWRENCE SEVERN, an English
writer, is bringing out novel en-
titled Heavens Gate; 4 Story Of The
Forest of Dean, Of which the scenes are
laid in and about Chepstow Castle aud
Tintern Abbey. The rites who have
bsen permitted TO read this in manu-
script are enthusiastic in pronouncing
it story of great strength and ex-
,quisite style. d. Lothrop & Co. an-
nounce it for March.
A FORECAST Of early death seems to
have been lopg lingering ahont tho
young poet, James Berry Bensel, who
has Just died. In relation to his vol
ume Of poems In the Kiag's Garden,
which D. Lothrop & Co, recently
published, hs said in a letter to a
friend: Il doubt often that | shall
hveto see my poems safely between
covers, but l still wish that / may.
should then have some sense Of work
completed, flushed"
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Quiet at NTarshaiI. TEX

GALVESTON, TEX, March l0.-A spe-
cial from Marshall, Tex, TO the Neus
says: Quiet prevails among the strikers
here. Extra police are detailed about
the yards. A report is current here
that all trains, freight and passenger,
are to be stopped after to-day. The
Knights of Labor declare that if the
passenger trains are stopped it is no
fault of theirs. The Knights have sent
out circulars asking that laboring men
are not to go to any point on the Texas
Pacific railway in search of employ
ment until the strike shall have been
ended. They have also issued a cir
cular TO the laboring men of all classes
asking them to fall into line, stating
that the Missouri Pacific leased and
operated lines and the Texas Pacific
are now employing convict and Chi
nese labor to the detriment of honor
able labor, asserting that the said rail-
ways are constantly violating their
contract of March 10, 1885, and declar-
ing that they are resolved to come to
the rescue of their down-trodden breth-
rem. The Knights call upon all en-
ployes connected with the railroads
to lend their aid in driving
convict and Chinese labor from the
roads.
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sIARDI GRAs, 1855.

Arehed by nights glittering dome, the stree
Shines like festal hall,
From where above the rampant wall,
Byrushing waters beat.
The sparkling boats lie buoyant, tossed
On waves that fash and glow,
! 10 where, in one resplendent row,
ConVerging lights are lost.
Like hanging gardens, balconies
| The buos Of beauty bear;
Like foliage plants the ladies there
In gorgeous draperies.
The OPEN windows, all aglow,
Frame pictures rare and bright,
- And eyes assist the lamps tonight
10 dazzle eyes below,
Where stiTs the vast expectant throng
That swaIms and huns like bees,
Fro wall TO wall, from ground to trees,
That oils like waves along.
As throu h its ranks outriders 20
The man walled way to clear
For the grand pageant OF the year,
The CarnivaPs gay show.
1t comes, it comes with stately tread,
With measured march and slow;
Concealed by blood red domino
Each mute attendants head;
Lest (how we morta's may not tell,
Without this wise device,
10 lizards men, the nj les to mice,
Might change by cOunter-spell;
For Fairy -godmother tonight
Does merrlest Teyei hold,
For grave and gay, for young and old,
A masque of rare delight;
And gnOmeg, and spritss, and elves, and
lays,
Pursue their tticksy sport;
The Winter-king, his brilliant court
In ieweled pomp displays;
In mine, and cave, and fountain spray,
In glades where wild. flowers spring;
On rainbow ring, with rainbow wing,
They fly, or delve, or play.
The happy children clap their hands,
Not exile. yet are they
In a dull world without fay;
At home 10 Fairylands.
As rosy flames the bright air fill
And dazzling luster add,
Some faded eyes look still more sad,
Some sad lips Steiner still.
For some who gaze must see ghost
Oftlaid, but bunting Oft,
Hear In the march as echo soft,
Tramp Of an armed host;
See by such flames, but blazing higher,
Redd ming the wintrys sky,
:, WidOws and helpless orphans by
From rayaged homes afro.
Hear borne upon the breeze that sends
Above the noisy street
The far.of notes so clear ard sweet,
The means Of dying friends.
Oh, sad eyes seek your children's eyes.
See in their wider ing scope
And youthful fire, your lOng-lost hope,
Like radiant Phoenix rise.
Oh, sad hearts bind your wounds anew
And for your country live,
AS you had died, II you could give
Less than she asks of you.
Here Peace abiies-the Worlds your guest,
And blazOned there above,
Your emblem bird, v it'll mothers love
Her brood feeds at her breast.
Not martial blasts are those that ring
Ad0Wn the echoing street,
But peaceful strains hat soft and sweet
Your wives and daughters sing,
And mover yet was music set
To words that spoke ore plain,
Than speaks TO me their glad refrain
Forgetl forget forget!
Forget the loss, forget the pain,
Al Rex's suaye command;
Return tonight 70 Fairyland,
A happy child again.
II v An Nom 0yIeons D;eo,,,,,.
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Trustees Sale.

Ii ANINd been appointed trustee under
IL. the powers contained in the trust deed
made by Sarah l.. Don't and George q, Dent,
securing the payment Of a note for $500 by
them made September IA, 1882, due one year
after date, default having been made ID the
payment thereof, at the equebt Of the holder
of said noe, will, on
Monday, April o, 1856, '
at IL O'Clock m, at the southwest corner Of
Main and Madison streets, In the Taxing
District Of Shelby county, Teun., sell the
following described tracts Of land; Tho first
beg, inning at Carr and McLem0re's corner
on Greer's line; thence east ll.40 chains TO
Greer,s SIN corner thence north 10 chains TO
Groer's N y corner: thence. east chains to
Bradshaw'g Sc corner; thence youth $40
chains to McLemOre and Cars SW corner
Of lS-acre entry; thence east Is ohBins
thence, north 10 chains T. VIM. and Gideon
Pillows line; thence east 1880; themes south
so chsins; thence west AZ. 80, chains 10 Carr
and MeLemore's line; thence north 1877
chains TO the beginning, containing 100 acres,
more or less, II being the same tract of land
conveyed 10 Daniel Hughes by James n.
telts by deed Of August IL, 1885, recorded In
book %, page IS.
Also, lot 10 Of the Borland subdivision of
lots, fronting GO feet on the east side Of bOr-
land avenue, and running back between
parallel lines 40 fee. TO an alley.
Also, part Of lot Of same subdivision, on
the south boundary limo OF lot 10, eighty feet
from the southwest cOrnor Of same, aud rum
ming south at right angles with said bound
airy line nine feet and six inches; thence at
right angles east sixteen feet so as to run d.
rectly over the center Of the mouth of tbs
cistern; thence at right angles nine feet and
six inches TO- the touth boundary line OF said
pTopertv, with all imnrOyenonis thereon,
and being the same property conveyed 10 j.
Il. billiard, trustee, by s. l., and ". q. Dent,
recorded in boo l45, page ~, Of the records
Of Shelby oOupty. l-tI m,
Terms Of sale-CAsh. Title believed to be
good, bat / sell only as trustee.
L. II. ESTES, JR., Truatee.
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NAM Yirlh In Thei, nemnnhs

PITTsBURG, Pa, March l0.-The in
dications are that there will be no
strike among the street-car company's
The men, who are thor
oughly organized, are now engaged in
formulating their demands upon the
different companies, which win en-
brace twelve hours per day and 81 for
wages. 1t is generally understood
that the directors will yield TO these
demands but cannot do anything until
formally notified.
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r. s. Day of Watsonville, Santa
Cruz county, Cal, writes February 8,
1885: "Whsn my wife was seventy
three years old she was troubled with
q very bad cough, aad it looked as II
che Wolld die with consumption She
would not call ia doctor, hat con-
Een0sd taking BraBdreth's Pits, two
aud three every night. In three
weeks she was completely cured, ard
her health is now very good, aud / am
sure the pills have prolonged her life
as well rs my own, for / have used
them forty years, ana am now eighty
folr years old. They hsve been nv
0nly medicine"
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-11
chicago Merchants Not Yet Aaected

CHICAGO, Ill, March 10. = The
wholesale merchants here state that
the Southwestern railway strike has
not had, as yet, any perceptible effect
upon the shipment Of goods from this
city. The wholesale grocery houses
state that the territory affected is
almost entirely included in that COW
cred by st. Louis firms, but the Chi
cago dry goods and boot and shoe
houses have a large trade in the af-
fected district. AS the latter ship
ments are not what are termed as
"perishable property" all orders have
been filed and forwarded by the Chi
cago roads thus far TO St. Louis and
Kansas City and no refusal to accept
freight have yet been made by the
Chicago roads.
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Baptist va. Christian.
IooRREsroNpENoE or rHr ArpRA

IoORREsPONDENOE on TIN APPRAL.I
NEwBERN, Tenn, March TO- The
debate between Rev. J. N. Hall, Bap-
tist, and Rev. Briney, a Christian
preacher, was deferred until this
morning on account of the sickness of
Hall Arrangements have now been
made for Rev. w. G. Taylor to supply
the place of Hall and the debate will
this morning at 10 o'clock.
The town is thronged with visitors
from all parts of Tennessee and Ken
lucky and great enthusiasm prevails
q. w. B.
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miners still working, hut likely to
strike at any moment for the advance.
The Cumberland, Irwin, Clearfield
and Huntington miners are nearly all
idle. As the Clearfeld diggers have
decided in favor of arbitration it is
thought the strike will be settled in
that WaV
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-11
General strike at Cohoes. NY

Troy, N. Y, March 1O.-The spin
ners in the knitting mills at Cohoes
were ordered out this morning by the
Knights OF Labor, causing a general
shutdown. The spinners claim that
in the recent adjustment of wages they
were not given q fair consideration. 1t
loosG like a long lockout. About
1000 Operators are Interested.
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nEM0CRATs TO, THE FRONT-TO AL
II persons seeking Government Em
ployment In any Of the departments,
Washington, or any other positions unde
the Government, l will send full instruotion
and Blank Forms OF AppIica1 SoS m
receipt o. One Dollarg Address IOMN
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