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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-27
THE ATTACK ON MR.. SAULCY.

The Sentinel of yesterday prints an exag-
gerated account of an unfortunate occurrence
in which Mr.. Eugene Saulcy, the Republican
candidate for recorder, shot and killed man.
The affair occurred seventeen years ago, when
Mr.. Saulcy was lad of barely sixteen years
of age. The facts as given in our local col
umns, and as testified to in court clearly
showed a case of justifable homicide. Any
man would so pronounce it now. The jury
which tried Saulcy on the first ballot stood
ten for acquittal, one blank and one for con
viction of manslaughter. That one man
held out strenuously, and succeeded
in bringing the entire jury to an
agreement upon a nominal verdict of guilty of
manslaughter, but with a penalty of only
thirty days in the county jail
These are the facts. Mr.. Saulcy has never
shrunk from having them fully and fairly
known, and does not now, after the lapse of
so many years. The young mans early life
was not passed in the best environment, and
that he has made of himself the honorable
man and citizen he has, is to his credit.
Since that event his life has been
without dishonor. He has served
the public in several minor places cred
itably and efficiently, and his strength
before the people has been more than once
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ton for recorder against such men as were his
opponents, in the last county convention
evinced how we'll he had succeeded in winning
public respect, and how ready self-respecting
and honorable public is to respond to the
efforts of a young man to rise from untoward
conditions to a better and stronger life and
character. It is the act of bastard to drag
from the oblivion of seventeen years gar
bled and malicious record of this occur
renee and attempt to use it for
personal and partisan ends. If the
Democratic candidate for recorder is party
to this scoundrelly piece Of business the peo
pie of this county should see to it that he is
buried under an exemplary majority. If the
indianapolis Sentinel and the Democratic
party propose this sort of warfare, we serve
notice on them, here and now, that there are
candidates on their ticket, and whom they are
supporting, who owe to the charity of the
Journal and the Republican managers of the
campaign the fact that they are not driven
out of this community, as they have been out
of others. The Sentinel is supporting those
guilty of infamous and offensive crimes
against the most eacred and holy obi
cations; crimes committed within very short
period; crimes that are not mantled with the
cloak of youth nor softened with the lapse of
time. The Journal has deemed it beneath
itself to go into miserable personalities in
its conduct of the campaign, but the Sentinel,
and those interested, know that what we say
is true, and if the tactics of the ghoul and the
jackal are to be inaugurated the Republicans
can promise to make it very interesting to
more than one democratic candidate and man
ager.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-27

A DISASTROUS accident was narrowly
averted on Michigan road by the exhaustion
of an engineer who had been on duty for
twenty-seven consecutivehoursa and had fallen
asleep. He thus failed to obey orders that
would have caused collision with a passenger
train. Railway officials who will allow or re-
quire a man to serve for that length of time
without rest and sleep should be held to GRIM
inal responsibility.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-27

Our Washington correspondent yesterday
said that General Coburn had something to do
with the settlement of the accounts Of the
State of Indiana with the general government
He was mistaken; the Coburn referred to was
clerk in the Treasury Department with
whom Governor Baker made contract to Sc
care the payment Of the moneys due the
State, and agreed to pay him per cent for
his services, subject to the concurrence of the
Legislature. Gen. John Coburn was not the
I man referred to, and, in fact. knew nothing
whatever of the rnatter.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-27
HSTICKERS,n

Democrats seem to be taking desperate
view of the situation, that they feel like tele-
graphing from the city of Evansville that it
has been discovered" that the secretary of
the Republican State committee has issued
circular to Republican county candidates that
theyshould at once secure their 'tstickers, as
though there were anything dishonorablei in it.
do not send the order to US" is italicized, as
though there were something in that, when
any sensible man knows that the central COM
mittee has enough business of its own without
engaging to look after these small jobs for
county candidates. AS for the use of ststick-
ers, it is known that all candidates use them
for the convenience of their friends of the op-
posite party, who can use them much more
easily than to write the name in on a ticket OF
the opposite party. Itwas only yesterday af-
ternoon that Democratic candidate in this
county presented one of the Journal editorial
| attaches shook" of "stickers" containing his
name, with directions to "erase the name of
my opponent before using the 1t is posi-
| BILE that the Democratic part tsneed of
| a lit+ke trick ike this to haj extren
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-27

New York Special.
Reverend Benjamin Staunton, pastor OF the
Fort Green Presbyterian Church, Brooklyn
who was tried by the Brooklyn presbytery OF
charges unbecoming a minister, resumed hia
pastoral labors to-day. The little church wal
nearly filed. Many ladies were present, they
having stood by him steadfastly throughout the
trial, and elaborate floral decorations bore eyt
dence of their labor and thoughtfulness ME
Staunton preached carefully prepared sermon
but did not allude TO the ordeal he recently
passed through. He thanked the ministers VIII,
had supplied his place, but that was all. Mrs
Mary Ladder, the woman to whom it was said
Mr.. Staunton paid his attentions, did not sing il
the choir as she used to do.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-27
The Color Line in the Labor Question.

Washington Special
The delegates from the Richmond knights OF
Labor convention who have passed through here
have been remarkably secretive. One of them,
however, said this: 81 bellows that the order of
the Knights will yet have to pass through its
most serious ordeal. The question of the strikes
and of boycotts will beinsignifcant in the future
compared with the question of the equality OF
white and black labor. There was a feeling
demonstrated in the convention among the dele
gates that the Southern employers of labor arr
opposed to race equality, not so much now from
race prejudice as from the fact that they hold
the black labor in partial subsection, which en-
ables them to receive uniustly large profits from
it A second emancipation Of the blacks will b
necessary. The laborer of the North will be re.
quired to see to it that the laborer Of the Soutf
gets fair wages and that the employers in the
South understand this. It is possible that We
shall feel the influence of the South in Congress
the next winter in opposition to labor legisla
tion but in that case the Southern men will fns
themselves in the minority after the next presi'
Dental election
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-27

THE New York Evening Post thinks Mr..
Roosevelt is too young to be Mayor of New
York. Two years ago the Post desired to be
informed where there was practical politi-
clan who had accomplished more within six
months in the way of Legislative reform than
Mr.. Roosevelt had done A man who is old
enough to push reform measures through an
AIhany Legislature ought to be Of some value
at the head of the New York city government.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-27
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

The light from an electric lamp tower in
Davenport, Ia. falls full upon flower garden
about one hundred feet away. and during the
past summer the owner has observed that lilies
which have usually bloomed only in the day
have opened in the night and that morning
glories have Enclosed their blossoms as soon as
the electric light fell on them.
PRINCE ALEXANDER BATTENBERG, late of Bull
garia has just bought the Charlottenfeld estate,
near Schafouse, Switzerland. It is situated
half way between the city and Neubausen, and
overlooks the valley of the Rhine. The Prince
paid $500, 600 for the estate, which belonged to
the heirs of . rich watch merchant who recently
died in Russia. Pastor Koch, the Princes chap
lain, who was for long time professor in the
Schaffeuse College. made the purchase.
ANDREW CARNEGIE is building on the sum-
NIT of the Alleghanies, near Cresson Springs. a
house or castle which will cost 81, COO, 900. The
entire walls will be built up altogether of the
undresssd surface stone which is to be found on
the place, and they are not to shown any place q
single mark of the chisel or hammer. Mr.. Car
regies orders are positive on this point he
having expressed wish to have, as far as posi-
/ bic. even the moss on the rocks used in the
walls undisturbed
A CHICAGO expressman says that the oldest
thing he ever received by express grave
It was in a box about four feet long, covered
with glass inside was the earth of child's
grs - '~wers, headstone, and all 1t
W, State to California. Some
NJ here. and had the body of
a. and shipped TO him. The
IL that he would like to have
~ Sm the old homestead, and
of the grave.
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-27

Mr.. ADRIAN S. HEWITT is not what would be
called wildly enthusiastic candidate. Being
asked by a reporter what he thought of his
prospects of election he replied that he mad
no opinion to express; that if the people of
New York wanted him to be their Mayor they
would vote for him, and if they did not it
would be great relief to him. On the other
hand, Mr.. Roosevelt is confident that he will
get majority of the votes, while Mr. George
says he is as sure of being elected as If he
were already Mayor. As the latter gentle
man is unquestionably mistaken, the race lies
between the others, and, viewed from this
distance, indications are that Mr.. Hewitt is
likely to experience the ''relief" which he
longs for
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-27
GEO. w. CH1LDs,s Prophecy.
An Interesting Incident Regarding the Mar
riage of James G. Blaine, Jr.

An Interesting Incident Regarding the Mars
riage of James G. Blaine, Jr.
Washington Special.
A friend Of Murat Halstead relates an inter
esting story concerning the wife of James G.
Blaine, jr He says Miss Nevin studied for the
operate stage. She had much talent. and as her
people were not rich, their friends raised money
to send her to Europe to complete her musical
education. Murat Halstead was one of her
special champions. He wrote to Geo. W. Childs,
describing the talent, beauty and promise of
Miss Nevins, without mentioning her name, and
asked him to contribute to fund to send her to
Europe. Mr.. Childs wrote back a letter, nclos-
ing check for $500, but there was condition at
tached TO his subscription. He was not to know
the rame of the recipient and she was not to
know his name. He added: 'If she is all you
describe her. am quite sure she will be mar
ried before she ever reaches the operate stage"
A few days after the marriage of Mr. Blaine, jr.,
Mr.. Halstead wrote to Mr.. Childs saying: 'Our
protege has gone and done it Your prophecy
has been fulfilled" 1t was in this letter that Mr..
Childs first learned who was the object of Mr..
Halsteads friendly interest.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-27

NATURE, the leading British scientific serial,
in reviewing the work Of the American assoca-
ton at Buffalo last August says: ''The paper
of Messrs. John M. Coulter and J. N. Rose, Civ
ing synopsis of the North American pines,
based on leaf-structure, was of especial value
from systematic standpoint. from the fact
that any species in this somewhat difficult group
can at once be- distinguished by the peculiarities
of tie minute leaf-structure; and the results of
the authors observations are shown to be
worthy Of attention from the fact that classif-
cation based on these characters is in its broad
er features, closely like that Of the late DIR. En-
eelmann, which, as is well known, took into con-
sideraton the whole tree"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-27
Mr.. Henderson as an Artist.

Great occasions produce great men, as we'll as
great effects. The Napoleonic wars produced
Wellington, and the Revolution produced Wash
ington; the upheaval of France produced the
Marseillaise hymn; the great war of the Rebel
the Republic and old John Brown In the same
way the great Democratic campaign of 1884 and
its gallant leader fred the heart of the man from
Morgan county, and he, in an inspired moment,
gave birth to the great Democratic lyric:
''Hurrah for Marierl Hurrah for the kidd"
poem that easily gave Mr.. Henderson the
leadership of the Democratic party of the West.
Critics in the new world are greatly divided as
to whether Mr.. Henderson writes in hexameters
or iambics, or, to put the quotation in another
form, whether this celebrated lyric was intended
to be delivered Id long Of short meter. One set
of these gentlemen strictly maintain that Mr..
Henderson, built his lyric upon the model of
Lord Tennyson's s'Locksley Hail." and that the
poem should commence thus:
''Hurrah for Marierl Hurrah for the kid
81 voted for Cleveland, and d glad did,
They insist that thers is a roll in thus reading
the poem not unlike the roll Of the great sea
breakers. They insist that the true meter for
Mr.. Henderson's muse is that in which Homer
wrote the Illiad and Virgil his Eneid. Another
school of critics deny this. and insist that the
poem shouldsbe broken up into short, crisp lines
not unlike volleys of musketry, and that its best
effect is produced when divided thus
Hurrah FOR Marier!
Hurrah for the kidd
voted for Cleve and, sh t#
And d glad did.
This certainly has more Of a military style,
and is not unlike the "Chai % She Light Bri-
gade of Tennyson, or of w VI
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"And the folders in thu
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-27

Villas and the whole postal department of the
Northwest" seems to have considerable founda-
ton in fact At the request of Mr.. Kelly q
list of the Democratic postmasters of Mime
sofa was forwarded to him from Washington.
These he turned over to the State committee,
with instructions to make campaign assess
ments upon each one. OF course, Mr.. Cleve-
land will be very angry when he hears about
this disregard of the ciyil-service law.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-27

Washington Special.
It is stated now that when Mr. Ferret, the
New Orleans architect came here to be looked
over by the President for the position of Super
vising Architect ofsthe Treasury, he did not ex-
actly come up to the standard, and when he left
it was about understood that he was not wanted.
Since that time another candidate has come int
the field and like Benedict, he IS one of Cleve
lands personal friends. This time it is an All.
bsny man, Mr. Leopold Eidlitz. He is the ar
chitect who drew the plans for the Albany Capt..
tol. : A few days ago he came here and had {
talk with the President. and, it is said asked for
time until November to consider the offer. The
Treasury people think Eidlitz will get it If he de-
cides to accept
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-27

The indianapolis News says this of the in
famous attack by the Sentinel on Eugene
Saulcy:
"While the News prefers the election OF
Chris Brink, who is candidate for county
recorder, justice demands the truth be stated
with reference to Saulcy, and that it be
recorded that as a man he has done what he
could to make himself place among the
respectable and honorable. He is to his
mother and sister all that son and brother
can he
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-27

Elk MINISTER LOWELL has been interviewed
on current matters of public interest. He has,
apparently, no very clearly defined opinion on
American politics. but is quite sure that he loves
the English, people, and is really fond of the
aristocracy. He also criticises very severely the
conduct of Mr. Phelps, his successor He does
not say that Mr. Phelps is a snob and prig,
and. like himself, absolutely lacking in the
sentiment Of national pride. but he does think
it quite shocking that the minister to England
should, in published correspondence, use so in
elegant an expression as extending courtesy.
Mr.. Lowell was surprised that Mr. Phelps allowed
himself to do So and, for fear such thing
might happen again, sat right down and wrote
him a letter urging him not to repeat the offense
If it were not for occasional interviews" the
people OF this country would forget how many
great statesmen dwell with them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-27
THE Springfield MASS. Republican says:


"The Republicans have issues in Indiana
this year. The Journal keeps standing all
over its editorial page this sentence in big
capitals: "The State debt has increased ST, $780,
OOO,' and it argues that the treasury should
have thorough and searching investigation
That investigation can only be made by the
election of Republican treasurer and a Re-
publican Legislature The last Democratic
Legislature did all it could to prevent an in
quiry into the condition and integrity of the
State funds. Open the treasury, count the
money The Democratic explanation is that
the money was borrowed to put up the new
State buildings, but as there is $l20, 900 of
State paper issued to the contractors for these
buildings that has been shaved at and per
cent, and as the Democratic Legislature last
winter fought and killed proposition to in
vestigate the Treasurers Office, the suspicion
of crookedness there is pretty strong"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-27

NEXT to Florida, South Carolina is the favor
tie resort of Northern invalids who seek mild
climate in winter. Since the renewal of the
earthquake shocks in that region fears are ex-
pressed that the tourists will be deferred from
visiting their usual haunts, and will sojourn
elsewhere, to the profit of other hosts.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-27

EASTERN papers are saying that the promised
publication of the Jacob Thompson letters in re-
lation to the Northwestern Confederacy may
drag down "at least one man who is at present a
United States Senator from Western State. "
They can't be referring to one of the gentlemen
from Indiana, of course
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-27
LET THERE BE REFORM.

There is enough in the issues Of this cam
paign to enlist the active and hearty cooper
alton of every Republican in the election Of
Tuesday next The showing made in the
Journal of yesterday is quite enough to indi-
cate that there is need of radical reform in
many things in the management of the affairs
of the State of Indiana. The reforms needed
are not theoretical but are concrete, and de-
mand instant attention at the earliest posi-
bic moment that they can be come at by the
defeat of that party which has taken the
State institutions by the throat to further
private scheme snlatioe. All honest
@sa ssould te~the necessity q
tho have committed
Tospital and the
, books of the
1.pl inveap
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-27

THE fac smile of the postal card we pub
lished Yesterday, taken in connection with
the letter of DR.. Fletcher, conclusively settles
the wretched incompetency of the Insane
Hospital management. 1t would seem that
when patient once gets behind the bars Of
that institution he is liable to be more effectu-
ally lost than were he to be cremated.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-27

LET honest men contemplating aiding the
Democratic party ask themselves why it was
that that party, with a majority of forty-six
in the last Legislature, felt called upon to in
crease it to seventy, being at the same time
in the minority by several thousand on pop
nlar vote. Who is to profit by it'll
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-27

EX-GOVERNOR SPRAGUE evidently did not
choose any too wisely in the selection OF Sec
ond WIFE Kate Chase had more sense IN a
minute than the present Mrs. Sprague can ever
hope to acquire in long lifetime.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-27

in the case of Collector Kuhn, of this district.
1t is pretty near time that all semblance of re-
spect for the civil-service law be abandoned by
the Democratic administration. AS now ad-
ministered it is nothing better than farce,
and no Democratic federal officer pretends to
resnect IL
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-27

If Mr.. Bynum prefers to split the party, II
he prefers to put Mr.. Bynum's interest above
the party's interest, there is nothing under
heaven to prevent him from making the effort
if his mind is fully made up.-Indianapolis
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-27

TT is not known exactly whether it was the
caramel or a club that knocked the Sentinel SO
silly that it no longer dares express dissatis-
faction with the way it has been ''tromped"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-27

Up to last night the Sentinel had as much
regard for the Democracy of Mr. Bynum a
for that of any man in the district. Now ii
has Indianapolis Sentinel.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-27

DURING the removal of the Office and machin-
cry of the Journal to the new quarters. in the
Journal Building, on the circle, we are indebted
TO the News for the use of its press. This Will
account for the appearance of the paper for
day or two. as the size of the News press does
not exactly correspond with the size OF the
Journals pages.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-27

ELLA WHEELER WILcox is authority for the
statement that newspapers pay better prices for
poetry than do the magazines. Considering the
prevailing rates for poetry in the newspaper mar
ker, no room remains for wonder that poets
starve to DEATH if Ella is correct.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-27

WHEN a collection is called for at a Henry
George meeting in New York. newspaper re-
porters throw handfuls of money upon the speak
er's platform. A good deal has been said by
campaign speakers about the influence of the
millionaire in politics, but this is the first time
the capitalists of the press have made themselves
prominent in this way.