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OBNOXIOUS oFFIcE-sEEKERs.

congressman Get Rid of Such by Sending
Them to the Civif-Servioe Commissioners.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-Civilseryice Com
missioner Edgerton was telling me, the other
day, some interesting facts in regard to the
manner certain Congressman had in getting rid
OF obnoxious ofice-seekers. Last summer a
large number of Congressman came here to in
vestigate and see where changes could be made.
They went home and told glowing stories about
the good, fat Offices waiting to be filled by DEM
ocrats. Their tales reached the ears of many
hard working men, who suddenly became fired
with a desire to come to Washington and fill a
place. When Congress assembled, the Con-
gressmen. to their surprise, found many visitors
dropping in on them and asking for the big places
they talked about last summer. THESE
men had scraped together all the
money possible, sometimes selling
their little stock, and often their farms to raise
money enough to come here with The Congress
men were sadly perplexed to know what to do
with this class of Office seekers, for it was known
by that time that places were not given out as
rapidly as the Democrats wished One them
thought about the civil-service examination, and
he began to send his begging constituents to the
the Clvll-Servlce commission AT nrsC IL was
not understood why such class Of men
came to be examined. but when they became
numerous the whole thing dawned upon the
Commissioners. and now they know one of this
class as soon as he steps inside of the examina-
hon-room door. Some of the cases quite
pitiful. Very rarely one passes and. if he does,
1t Is 80 long before his name is sent in for
place his little store of money is gone, and the
poor fellow has to get home the best way posi-
bic. Early this winter this class of candidates
were numerous-now they only come at odd in
tervals. -
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The New Jersey central Litiration-

PITTsBURG, Feb. 13.--In the matter of the an
plication of the Central Railroad Company of
New Jersey to take possession of its property.
on account OF the non-payment of rent by the re.
celyer OF the Reading Railroad Company Judge
McKennan at the close of the argument ON A.
application of Mr. Gowen. for the Reading Rail
road Company. consented to postpone the de-
cision of the case for thirty days during which
time proposition is to be submitted to the Cen
tral Railroad Company of New Jersey, by Mr..
uo"en' ior settlement of the matters in con-
troversy. aud a continuance of the lease At
modified rental. The Judge said that the
question was one in which the
whole country was interested, and that in the
interest OF the public he would take che re-
sponNo'iiiy OF postponing decision in or
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GOV. Seymour 40 Be buried ON Tuesaay.

UTICA, N. Y, Feb. 13-The funeral Of ex-
Governor Seymour will take place from Trinity
Church, Utica, at 3 P. NJ. Tuesday. President
Cleveland telegraphs as follows:
''WAsHINGToN, Feb. Ii.
81 wish the grief of the people who mourn .
citizen of national fame and Christian gentle.
man Of the purest example might tighten the
sad bereavement and assuage the sacred sorrow
of his stricken wife. GROVER CLEVELAND"
Hon. s. j. Tilden telegraphs the following:
NEW YORK, Feb Ii.
II learn this morning the sorrowful intelli-
gence that the mortal career of your Industrious
brother is closed. Convey to his relatives, and,
when suitable occasion arrives, to Mrs. Sey-
mour, my warmest sympathies at their loss.
We have the consolation of knowing that he
passed away without suffering. in the fullness OF
years and mind, and amid the largest homage Of
public esteem. s. j. TuDENH
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FOREIGN MISCELLANY.
How q Duel Between Distinguished French
men Was Averted.

How q Duel Between Distinguished French
men Was Averted.
PARIS, Feb. 13--A duel between M. Clemen-
ceau, the well-known Radical member Of the
Chamber of Deputies, and M. Duchesne, deputy
for the Department of the Disc, has just beef
averted through the interposition of NJ Flouquet,
President of the Chamber of Deputies The
difficulty between the two gentlemen arose in
the Chamber of Deputies, and M. Duchesne was
the aggressor. In moment of excitement he
branded a certain statement of M. Clemencau's
as lie. M. Clemeuceau challenged M. Du-
chesne, seconds were appointed and the prelimi
nary arrangements for the duel were completed.
At this point M. Flouquet interviewed and effected
reconciliation between the statesmen by in
ducing M. Duchesne to withdraw the offensive
language and apologize for its use.
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The Cincinnati Election Frauds.

CINCINNATI Feb. 13.-At to-days session Of
the House investigating committee on the recent
elections in this county. James Morgan, q Re.
publicanmember of the Board of Public Works.
testified that ruffians took charge OF the voting
place in precinct e, ward Sixteen, and intimi.
dated Republican voters. The witness, whc
wanted Republicans to have fair play, was at
tackled by the rufians and barely escaped With
his life.
DR.. James Nj. Aver testified that he knew Of
sixty three illegal voters in precinct D, ward
Eighth, all of which ne believed were Demo
cratic.
Superintendent Miller, of the Western Uniof
Telegraph Company testified that he remem
bered of messages having passed between Johr
r. Mclean and Allen o. Myers. Oct Ia and i9
his recollection being that they were. for the
most part, questions in regard to how certaln
districts had gone. The committee will resumt
its investigation on Monday.
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abandoned. and communication with the place is
entirely cut off Parties from Port Deposit re-
port the low-lying district to be biockaded with
ice. piled twenty feet high in places At Havre
de Grace the bridge recently constructed by
the Baltimore d Ohio railroad was completely
wrecked, and it was reported that several lives
were lost, but the report lacks confirmation.
Full particulars of the flood cannot be obtained
here tonight. but heavy damage is believed to
have resulted. There is still heavy gorge in
the river, and the water is not running with suf-
ficient freedom to encourage the hope that the
flood will subside to night. Travel over the Co
lumbia and Fogg and Port Deposit road is sus-
pended. as the tracks for over a mile are entirely
covered with ice and water.
HARTFORD Conn, Feb. 13-Specials from
Wllimantic, Norwich, Putnam, and other points
in the State show that there has been immense
damage from the foods Dry goods stores and
other business places are flooded. The damage
cannot be estimated. The iron bridge on the
New England road at Willimantic is carried
away, and the town is flooded. At Putnam two
railroad bridges were carried away. The rail
road bed is washed out for considerable dis
lance. The damage at that place is estimated at
$50, OOO The ice in the Connecticut river has
not yet broken.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. Feb l3.-Not for years
has such a serious storm occurred as that which
began on Thursday last. The great expanse of
lowland between this city and North Haven is
transformed into great lake by the overflow
ing of the Quinnipiac river. At Meriden it
overfowed and caused the stoppage of many
manufactures. At Wallingford. Doolttle
Brothers dam gave way, causing heavy damage.
Most of the factories were shut down to-day on
account Of the water filing the wheel-pits
PROVIDENCE, R. l.. Feb. 13-The damage by
the floods in this city and State is almost un-
precedented. Seven hundred dams and bridges
have been swept away on almost every stream,
and in some instances the damage to mill prop
erty is very great From all sections comes the
story of flood, inundation, loss and rescues of
imprisoned families in boats.
WooNsocKET, r. l., Feb 13.-Many mills are
flooded by from three to six feet of water. The
water is three feet deep ON the streets. The
water-works reservoir is expected to give way
at any moment There are heavy washouts on
all roads. No trains were run to-day from
Providence to Boston. Nearly all the mills are
idle
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A Flood Threatened in the Mississippi.

ALTON, H., Feb. ia disastrous Hood y l.h ~
minent along the Mississippi unless the wea.ao
turns colder and locks up the oyernonsiia;ss .
streams now pouring their torrents into tne s ~
sissippi. This river is now almost at noO -
height, but is still frozen solid with 'ns ,o ~
gorged in many places clear to the oo 4. ths
There is probably at present as much ice 10 re-
river between here and St Louis as was ess. .,Isr
fore known. The Missouri and many s ma
streams emptying into it were reported ore frous
the northern part of this State In respe IL
streams tributary to the Mississippi snd i sn sod
unless these northern floods are checked " Ms.
weather until the present high water 10 .a LIS
sissippi runs out great food seems ssrr mi.
All depends upon the weather in norsnoi The
nois. Iowa and Missouri for the next WeoH q stil
river here rose nine inches last night anu
coming nm
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GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
rConc,nded from First Page.l

at outrages it has nevertheless ameilorateu Tue
situation since 1873 when the measure Went INTO
force The attitude of the parties 10 the heichs
tag toward the bill is uncertain. The members
of the Center are opposed to the measure on
principle. and if they remain undivided the mod
ifcation of the bill is certain. 1t is estimated
that if the necessary thirty Clericals VIII vote
with the coalition of Conservatives and Natlonai
Liberals. the bill will pass. There are symptoms
of a division in the Center, but the government
hopes that the news of the recent rioting in Lon
don will have a great influence, as well as the
fears of the Centre that Prince Bismarck II the
bill should be defeated. would make its defeat
pretext to dissolve the Reichstag. The Chancel-
lors recent declaration that he had no intention
of dissolving Parliament is understood to apply
only in the event of the rejection of the spirit
monopoly bill, and it is thought he would make
the defeat of the antiSocialist bill reason for
dissolution.
At dinner given to him by the Conservative
members of the Reichstag, recently, the Chan
cealor spoke freely of the expected rejection OF
the spirit monopoly bill. He said he intended
to introduce an alternative measure, imposing a
large duty the sale of spirits.
On proposal in the Landtag to augment the
gen-darmes in eastern Prussia, the debate on
the subject of the expulsion of the Poles was re-
newed. Herr Windthorst, the clerical leader,
demanded that the government give exact sta
tstics regarding the prosecutions.
General Won Senntlenderf, the Minister of
War, announced that the military department
would henceforth hold frmer hand over the
Polish recruits who, he said, would be distribut-
ed among the regiments throughout the empire.
The lower house of the Prussian Diet has
elected Herr Won Keller, President; Herr Zuy
durick, Vice president, and Herr Won Bender,
Second Vce-president.
The newspapers which are known to be gov
eminent organs give prominence to the state
ment of the judge who sentenced Captain Sar-
auwa, who was found guilty of having furnished
information concerning German Notifications
and ornaments to the French authorities that
a bureau exists in the French ministry of war
whose duty it is to discover German military Sc
crets, and that this bureau employed Sarauwa.
paying him 5000 francs monthly for betraying
plans of fortresses, mobilization etc.
The newspapers of Cracow. Russia, are urg-
ing the merchants of that city TO break off their
relations with German business houses. The
medical society of Cracow has decided to boycott
German medicines and medical instruments.
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CINCINNATI, Feb. 13.-John B. Mannix law.
yer and until recently assignee of the estase o.
Archbishop Purcell, deceased. was arrested tais
afternoon, on warrants sworn to by Peter Dwyes,
a creditor of the Archbishop. in which charges
are made of embezzlng $350,000 OF the estaIe.
in the Probate Court n's in COM Connection with
his report. Mr.. Mannix was taken 20
fore magistrate, who required bail ID s .ns
some $110.0 and this not being furnished; .no
prisoner was lodged in the county jail ooIs
time ago an examination into Mr.. Mamma
management of the affairs of the Archbishop -
tate revealed the fact that large sum hao oosa
lost in purchase of stocks which afterwards az
preciated in price. Mr.. Mannix was remove ss.
from his position by the Probate Court a. -; =
conclusion of this examination His hearing
set for next Wednesday
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The Dilke-Crawford Scandal.

LONDON, Feb. 13.-The Pail Mall Gazette de-
nounces the Daily News and Telegraph for their
attempts to whitewash Sir Charles Dixie after
the scandals revealed against him in the Craw-
ford divorce suit. The Gazette says that Sir
Charles evaded denying oath the appalling
charges made against him. and declares that in
view of this and the courts conduct in ignoring
these charges 1--WE must revise the axiom, the
law is no respectsr of persons Sir Charles
Dilkes friends" continues the Gazette, expect
ed better thlngso of him, and his foes could have
wished for nothing worse"
The St James Gazette, commenting on the
same case, says that the judges decision in the
case amounted to declaration that the stories
told against Sir Charles by Mrs. Crawford were
tru0
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Parnen Threatens to Resign.

LONDON, Feb. 13.-The News states that Mr.
Parnell, at Galway, threatened that if Mr.. Heay
and Mr. Biggar did not permit him to have his
own way in giving the party nomination to Capt
O'Shea instead of to Mr.. Lynch, the local choice
he would resign and retire from political life
Commenting this fact, the News says that ahe
Irish leader made it clear that he meant just
what he said. The paper adds: 'sBut this game
cannot be played too often. This threat is Mr.
Parnells last card, and it may some day be
trumped by acceptance and be followed if neces.
sarv, by resignation"
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Miscellaneous Notes.

Speca5 TO the Indianapolis Journaa.
WASHINGTON Feb. BIT is stated that Rep
resentative Ward, of the Lafayette district, has
about concluded not to become candidate for a
supreme judgeship of the State at the approach
him to enter the race, however, and believe he
will secure nomination if he asks for it,
George L. Gibbs. of Ohio. was to-day appoint
ed to position in the Office Of the Sixth Auditor
of the Treasury, under the civilservice rules.
Seth M. Written, of Union City. who has been
here some time conducting a pension agency,
and who has been very Ill for three weeks from
nervous prostration, has not yet sufficiently re.
covered to leave his room. He talks of returning
home.
Dr. Woollen, of vevay, has made application
for appointment to an Indian agency. He first
applied for the position of medical examiner in
the Pension Office, then for register Of United
States land Office in one of the Territories, and
then for surgeon in charge Of the Freedman
Hospital at this city.
The position recently made vacant in the Office
of the supervising architect of the Treasury by
the removal of Joseph NJ Dufour, of Vevay,
will not 60 to Indiana but will be filled by gentle
man from this city. This leaves young Carter,
of Vevay, who was such an ardent applicant. out
in the chilly atmosphere.
W. c. Hill, formerly of Cambridge City. and
who made fortune here in corner on land
scrip, will send his wife and six children &c
Switzerland soon. where the latter will be edu
Gated.
George w. Mcconnell, of Angola. is here.
in the estimates of the Secretary of the Treas
ury for deficiencies in appropriations for last
year, just submitted to Congress, appear the fol
lowing items for HOLSTERS: Elizabeth Shorter
Evansville. for washing towels, $24; G. 6. Haag
Indianapolis, street sprinkling, $32; Sarah j.
Smith, washing towels, 500; Samuel Miller, In
dianapolis, removing ashes 96.
The total receipts of the Patent Office during
the year were 81, 1873, 0S9. and the expenditures
were $l,024, $40, leaving balance of $163 40
The number of caveats filed was 1852, and TIT
number of issues 25 69i
Mrs. General Sheridan, who has been quite il
for several days. is rapidly regaining her usua
| health and strength.
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Postoflice statistics for january.

WAsHINGToN, Feb. 13-The Third Assistant
Postmaster general has received special reports
from the thirty leading postoffces of the coun.
try, showing the increase in the revenue Of the
Postofice Department on frst.class matter, for
the month of January. 1886, as compared with
January. 1885. to have been $83, 900.
offices showing the largest increase were
New York, 500, 174; Chicago SIS, 2s9; st. Louis,
49, $685. Cincinnati. &c. IA; Cleveland. 81, $40; De-
troit, So. 468; Kansas City, $3,17S; ST. Paul, So,
8S5; Minneapolis. 81. 492, and Toledo. $1,079
The following offices showed decrease as men
toned below Baltimore, SIS, 465; San Francisco,
1884; Pittsburg, $28l3; New Orleans, 81, 1885,;
and Milwaukee, 1926.
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Comptroller of the Currency.

WASHINGTON, Feb 13.-It is stated at the
White House, to-day, chat the President has not
rendered the Office of Comptroller of the Cur
rency to any one since Mr.. Cannon's resignation
the benefit of Mr.. Cannon's services, in case they
may be required before the appointment is
made. has, it is said, taken no action on his
resignation. Mr.. Cannon has not, however, had
anything TODD with the business of the Office
since the LIST inst. In rendering his resignation
he informed the President that he would always
be ready aud willing to give the benefit of his
knowledge and experience to whomsoever might
be appointed to succeed him. 1t is therefore
thought his resignation will not be accepted
until his successor shall have been appointed.
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Polish Editors Imprisoned.

LONDON, Feb. 13-The editors of Polish
journal printed in the city Of Posen have been
arrested, tried and sentenced to six months i'm
prisonment, in consequence of the publication in
their paper of an article libeine Prince Bismarck
and the Prussian Ministers. The publication of
the article was dueto the action of the Prussian
government toward the Poles in Posen.
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LOUISVILLE, Feb 13.-Mr. Henry Watterson
is worse to-day, and his physicians and friends
are very apprehensive. He has been in stupor
all day. His physicians will hold consultation
tonight.
ton was nominally unchanged. He reused up
and was able to turn himself over without
assistance, but sank back into stupor, saying
he was sleepy. DIR. Roberts feels encouraged,
and thinks he win be better in the morning
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der to see whether settlements -,
made There was very clear intima,;oeuld b
oy ,ne S court adverse to the technical dssn
and the general opinion is that isaosnpany,
amicable adjustment, upon the basis s,s soma
by Mr.. Gowen. is made within thirtv Stkasested
court will permit the Central Raiiros lays ! the
pany of New jersey to take possession = col-
property. on o. lta
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Hotel Guests Burned to Death.

ST.. GEORGE, Ont, Feb l3-Cummingss Ho-
tel was burned at an early hour this morning.
Two inmates. NJ Case. of AK Bridge, Ont. and
Joseph Armstrong. of Brantford. Ont, persisted
in the flames. The others barely escaped by
jumping from the windows. The Masonic Hall
and stores occupied by Christopher Bros. and
w. u. Howell were also burned. The total loss
is estimated at $50, 900; insured for $4,000
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China and the Vatican.

LONDON, Feb. 13.-Tne correspondent of the
Standard at Berlin telegraphs: II am authorized
to state that China will Lot send special envoy
to the Vatican. It is probable that Hsu Ching
Cheng. who is accredited Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister Plenipotentiary to Berlin, Vienna
Paris and the Quirinal will be accredited also to
the Vatican
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Cable Notes.

The Rev. John Tulloch, D. D.. principal of St
Mary's College, ST. Andrews University, is dead
He was born in 1923.
A Berlin dispatch to the London Standard saws
that Germany is mediating successfully between
Russia and Bulgaria for the purpose of inducing
the former power to accept the Turco- Bulgarian
arraament. -
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Papal Consistory Postponed.

ROME. Feb. lathe papal consstory, which
was TO have been held in March, has peen post
poned until June. The Popes advisers consider
the concessions to the Vatican contained in the
scheme submitted behalf of the governments
of Germany by Prince Bismarck insufficient
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Tha nal,on Habeas Corpus.

COLUMBUS, o., Feb. l3.-The naD :s.a, eoua-
case of Dalton, clerk of courts, nani''r o,se OF
ty under arrest for contempt py w. ~. iudeo OF
Representatives. was continued ~ VI. so.rinR. 20
the Court of Common Pleas, thls
one week from to-day.
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straw-goods factory are damaged $50, 900.
The Boston & Providence railway track south
of West Mansfield is washed away and the river
is flowing through the road-bed.
NEW YORK, Feb 13-The rain which had
been falling almost necessarily for two days
stopped about noon to-day but the weather con-
tinues somewhat foggy. Reports of foods at
various points continue to be received. In the
neighborhood of Kingston, n. Y, the water is
very high, and freshets have occurred at several
places in the Catskills.
At Dundee. n. j., the railroad bridges have
been weakened by having number of their sup
ports knocked out. The Passaic river is five
feet above high water mark and still rising.
At Harrisburg, Pa, the ice in the Susque-
hanna broke this morning. doing considerable
damage. 1t gorged nine miles below and the
water began to back up, rising three feet in an
hour and carrying ice over both the Reading and
Pennsylvania railroad tracks to the depth of
several feet rendering traffic entirely out of the
question, Ali of the works in the southern sec
ton of the city were flooded and work sus-
pended. The poor people living in the lowland
district were compelled TO occupy the second
this winter that they have been driven to such
straits, and the greatest suffering now prevails
An ice jam is forming in Lycoming creek. A
number of bridges have been washed away.
BALTIMORE, Feb. I3-The warm rain of last
night and this morning caused break in the ice
gorge in the Susquehanna river, opposite Port
Deposit The water backed up into the town
with such rapidity that the lower portion was
flooded almost instantly. Several small dwell
ings were washed away, lumber yards and ware
houses were inundated and the Pennsylvania
railroad depot was filled with water to the depth
of four fest. The telegraph Office had TO be