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NOVEL INSANITY TREATMENT.
A Story from Snake ELL Which DIR. Spitzk
Thinks Has Sea-Serpent Flavor to 1t.

A Story from Snake ELL Which DIR. Spitzka
Thinks Has Sea-Serpent Flavor to 1t.
New York Commercial Advertiser.
Dr. George w. King. superintendent of the
Hudson County Lunatic Asylum, at Snake Hill,
is said to have effected cure in the cases of two
patients. Patrick Ryan and John Murphy, for
many months the worst lunatics in the asylum
by unique method. Both patients were put in
one cell. Instead of tearing each other to pieces,
each conceived the idea that he had been placed
in the cell for the purpose OF taking care of the
other When the doctor called on them. after
weeks confinement, no found them quiet, and
each expressed hope that the other would re-
cover They were kept thus confined for two
months, then the doctor reported that their
reason had been entirely restored, and they were
discharged.
In regard to the above DR.. E. G. Spitzka said
this morning II should much prefer to hear
DR.. Kings account of that story, for as reported
it is improbable and iustifes suspicion that the
cases referred to were either cases of alcoholic
excitement OF delirium of paralytic dementa In
the later case of course they could not be cured.
Such plan of treatment is absolutely out of the
question in violent cases. Violent patients have
been known to injure and kill each other in such
circumstances. For instance on Blackwell's
Island, some Ave years ago, a patient named
Maria Ottmer was killed under similar circum-
stances ny Lizzie Christ. A monomaniacal pa
tent is monomaniacal because he cannot help it.
1t is possible that two mildly excited patients
might get such an idea into their heads, or have
it put there by someone else, and their insanity
might take favorable turn. but one such case
would be remarkable enough. That two should
occur simultaneously has sort of a serpent flavor
about it. perhaps quite appropriate to Snake Hill.
THE following case is more interesting: A
patient who, in accute condition. asserted be was
the Savior, met, in the asylum in which he was
confined man who also believed he was Christ
The acute patient became so indignant that he
assaulted him, and the revulsion of feeling was
SO great, the absurdity of the situation struck
him so forcibly. that his rapid convalescence was
properly attributed to this encounter"
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BosToN Feb. 19-Wm. F. Harding. the rep
resentative of Richard K Fox, arrived from New
York this morning and had private conference
with John l.. Sullivan. The result of the talk is
not definitely known. but J. L. Kennedy, man
ager of Sullivan's store, is authority for the
statement that match has been arranged be-
tween Sullivan and Smith, the English pugilst,
and that the fight will take place within six
months from signing articles. Sullivan is re-
ported TO have said, concerning Smiths propo-
sition to fight for $1,000, in France. that there
was hardly money enough in it if he had to go
there specially, but he will fight Smith in pri-
vate room. in any part of this country, before a
dozen or less persons. for the championship of
the world and stake from SIS. 900 to SIC, O00
II this cannot be arranged. Sullivan says he will
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THE DAILY WEATHER BULLETIN.
Indications.
ln0lC0BIOnBs
WAR DEPARTMENT..
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER,
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 Ia. M.

WAR DEpARTMENT.
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER,
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 AN
Special Indications for Twenty-four Hours,
from A. NJ. for Indianapolis and Vicinity
Fair weather; stationary, followed by slowly rs-
ing temperature
For the Ohio Valley and Tennessee -Gener-
ally fair weather; northwesterly winds. becoming
variable; stationary. followed by slowly rising
temperature in the western portion; colder
weather in the eastern portion, followed by
slowly rising temperature during Sunday; rising,
followed in the western portion by falling baron
eter.
For the Lower Lake Region-Cloudy weather
and general SHOWS. followed in the western por
ton by fair weather; westerly winds; colder
weather in the eastern; slightly colder this morn
ing in the western portion, followed by slowly
rising temperatures; rising barometer.
For the Upper Lake Region-Fair weather
in the western portion. clearing weather in the
eastern portion, preceded this morning by light
local SHOWS, westerly Winds generally shifting
to southery nearly stationary, followed by
slowly rising temperature
For the Upper Mississippi Valley-Fair
weather, slowly rising temperature, variable
winds, generally shifting to southerly, falling
barometer.
For the Missouri Valey-Fair, slightly warmer
weather. winds generally variable
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Terre Haute Express.
High license enlists the support Of the better
element engaged in the liquor traffic 1t is the
only temperance movement which is aided by
this interest 1t engages the lively aid Of those
temperance people who take no part in the agl-
tation when the question is free whisky vs.. pro-
hibition. 1t will have the help Of the moderate
drinker, and, in fact, Of everyone except the
doggery-keeper, the wholesale dealer who seeks
custom among the doggeries or the prohibition
list in whom there is neither reason nor guile. 1t
IS the nearess at hand remedy for the evil OF in
temperance and it is the only practical means OF
relief that the law giving power can furnish.
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A SIS Note Borrowed and Never Returned by
the millionaire.

the Millionaire.
Sand Cut. Wayne County, Pennsylvania, Special
Presiding Judge Seeley, of the Wayne County
Court, has granted rule on the attorneys for
defendants in the suit of Mary Jane Ganaghan
against j. L. Simonds and wife, to produce all
papers in the case at the March term of court
The counsel are busy hunting up evidence. The
suit is for of land in Gouldsborough
given by Jacob D. Coon as the settlement of q
suit for accomplishing the ruin of Mrs. Ganaghan
when she was girl. The land was taken pos
session of by John l.. Simonds, her step-father
and her mother, and hotel was built on it,
where they have lived since
The case regives facts connected with Jay
Gould's life in this region when he was a partner
of COL Zadoch Pratt in the tannery business.
Gould surveyed the acre of land in dispute and
it was sold by Pratt 81 Gould to Coon. An aft
davit will be obtained from the millionaire to Of
fer in evidence, and many incidents are recalled
concerning him of which the following is sar:-
pie:
J. L. Sirnonds insists that after Jay Gcald
had run his career of the Gouldsborough tanrery.
and abandoned the place without dollar, he
loaned the future railroad king So to 60 away
with Simonds always drove Gould from She
station to the tannery when he returned
from his trips to New York. When
the tanrery. became bankrupt Slm-
did so. On the way back. when they were with
in mile or so of the station, Simonds says that
Gould turned suddenly to him and asked him if
he could lend him So. Simonds did so unhesi-
tatingly. and asked Gould if that would be
enough, to which Gould replied. Plenty
II was station agent at Gouldsborough:r said
Mr.. Simonds in relating the story 1.-THE fare to
New York was So. 40 When Gould came to the
window to buy his ticket he took out of his
pocket some money and counted it over. i
haven't got money enough of my own to pay my
way TO New York he said.
He handed up the S. bill had loaned him.
stamped him ticket and gave him back 81 go in
change He got aboard the train, and have
never seen him SINCE The matter of tho So has
| been apparently of such small consequence to
him that he has never thought to repay II"
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who demanded an explanation of his conduct
Cooney was drunk, and replied insultingly, and
then the fusillade began. and the men lost no
time in emptying their revolvers. Cooney was
shot through the neck, the ball barely missing
the jugular-vein, and ranging downward. An
other raked his abdomen. Keown was struck
Just above the left eye, the ball going through
the brow bone and glancing around to the side Of
the head and another struck him in the chin.
Cooney was arrested. The greatest excitement
prevails. The mayor of Hawesville fears
trouble between the two factions. and has sworn
in Especial police force.
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Twelve Months of Democracy.

Columbia City Commercial.
Nearly twelve months have elapsed since the
party Of pretended reform went into power and
what is the RESULT Instead of reform, the most
gigantic frauds ever known in the history of the
country are being unearthed and found to have
been perpetrated by Democratic leaders and
ward bummers. The better element OF the
party. instead of being able to applaud the do
ings of their leaders, are compelled to admit
their chagrin and disappointment at the utter
failure OF their party managers to make good
their boosted pledges of party reform.
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The Pan-Electric Telephone Story Told by
the Documents.
From the Preface to Ijr. j. w. Rogers's Collected
Poems, Published Feb. ii, 1885.
In publishing this edition / bespeak. not for
Mr. Garland, but for our common country, his
proper place in the Cabinet
From DR.. J. w Rogerss Letter to the New York
Tribune, Sept. 20. 1885.
Three years ago donated TO Mr.. Garland
$oOO,0O0 stock in the original Pan-electric Com
pany, which carries with it $500, 600 in the Pan
electric telegraph and 900 in the Pan-elec-
trio telephone, making in all 81, 500, 000 This
donation was made with the understanding that
ne and other prominent persons associated with
us should assist in monetizing some twenty five
patents belonging to my son.
From the advertisement Of the Paneleetric Company
IN the Washington Republic, kept standing until
September, 1885:
DIRECTORS OF THE PAN-ELEcTRTc TELEGRAPH
AND TELEPHONE COMPANIES.
Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, Va. President
Senator Isham G. Harris, Tenn, Vice-presi-
dent
Senator A. Fl. Garland, Ark, Counselor.
;, The Hon. Casey Young. Tenn, Secretary and
Treasurer
Gov. John G. Brown, Mo.
The Hon. j. d. G. Atkins. Tenn.
Col. K. F. Looney. Memphis.
j. Harris Rogers, New York
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Foot Notes.

THORNTON PEAcocK-Please send the an
swers to your puzzles
w. T. BROWN will please receive our thanks
for well penned puzzles.
CURTIS LETTERING use the last one of your
puzzles to-day. Hope you will send new sup
ply, not forgetting to write only upon one side
of the paper
c. G. Eve are pleased to place your name
on our list of contributors, and trust you will
visit US often
SOME good lists of answers from our friends
will be acknowledged next week
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CHURCH SERVICES.
Christian.

CtENTRAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH-CORNER OF
" Delaware and Ohio streets. Rev. e. j. Gantz. pas.
tor. Preaching at 1870 a m. and 7:30 p. M Morn.
ing subject, "Paul's Statement of Belief" Evening
subject. "A World of Mistakes and Corrections
Sundsy.school at $50 p. m. Special meeting. Aux
@. w. b. NJ, rext Tuesday, at u. m Young
peoples meeting on Wednesday at 7:3O ,. m A
paper Beethoven" win be read by Miss Lizzie
White. Experimenting Thursday at 7:3O o. m.
All q. invited TO these services.
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Fatal Shooting ARRAY.

EVANSVILLE Ind. Fsb l9-News has just
reached here Of shooting ARRAY which occurred
Wednesday night &C Hawesville, KY, between
Ed. Cooney and John Keowr, in which both
were injured fatally. Cooney has for some time
been paying attention to Keowns sister, and was
engaged to her. but lately showed disposition to
break it of. Keown demanded that be make
good his intention, which Cooney agreed to do,
setting Tuesday evening for the time. but he
Jailed to appear. Wednesday night be passed
Keowns residence, and was stopped by Keown.
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Clear, Clearly and Truthful.

1NUItH UancHest6r Journal.
Yesterdays Indianapolis Journal is one of q
great deal of interest to the old soldiers on ac-
count Of It's four columns of campfire stories
picked UP at the meeting of the g. A. r. in that
city. and given in connection with the same.
The Journal is the most enterprising, as well as
the best, daily newspaper in the Wet, and moth
ing enters its columns but what is clearly, truth
fully and clearly treated
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fight Smith If he has to follow him all over the
word. During Sullivan's tour under John Can
non. beginning next September. and which will
last two or three years. there will be ample OPP
portunity to find a fighting ground that will be
satisfactory to both Smith and himself.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-20
A Thankful World.
Lawrenceburg Press.

Lawrenceburg Press.
To the thriftless man this is a hard world. "It
shoves angrily aside the man who stands with
arms akimbo set. until occasion tells him what
to do" But there was really never more CRATE
full creature. If You can only persuade the
world you are doing something useful for it. it
Will never get done thanking you. 1t will offer
you wealth, heap pleasures at your feet or
crown you with honor.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-20
An Invitation to the Lobby.


The moral effect of the retention Of Garland in
the Cabinet is the most serious feature of the
whole affair." It is a notice that an administra-
ton, whose only recommendation at the outset
looks such transactions as the receiving from a
iobber stock whose value, it is expected, will be
enhanced by subsequent action by these officials.
1t is an invitation to the lobby to reappear at
Washington-a notice to weak men in public life
that the absolution for any such sin as Garland's
Is granted in advance.
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Our Old Friend s.Nepot."
Rushville Republican.

NuBHVlIIe hepubIlcan.
Speaking about our old friend Nepot;sn, it is
said that under Mr.. Clevelands reform admins
tration sixteen members of the rebel Vance fam
lily, OF North Carolina, hold Offices which col
iectlvely cost the country $25, 800 year There
is Jeffersonlan simplicity about that Sixteen
off1ce-holders out Of one rebel family; but no
Republican Union soldier need apply.
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JOHN HENRY pleaded with Amelia,
And all his passion tried 10 tell her,
She said. John H.. your words you waste.
1our teeth betray want of tasts,
Your breath offends me, so say,
Use Sozodont or stay away"
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1t Corrects Its Errors.

winchester Herald.
The Republican party is a party Of achieve
ment, progress and reform It corrects its own
errors and purifes its own atmosphere 1t is
destined to rule and regulate this government;
its principles can never die it believes in the
purity OF the ballot-box and the altogether divine
majority of the will of the people
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THE PUZZLE DEPARTMENT.

Everything relating to this department must be adj
dressed to w. III. GRAHAM, West Scarborough Cum
berland county. Maine. Original contributions and
answers to each weeks puzzles solicited from ALL
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Puzzles Answered.

By Dodo. Gallon: Nos. 1860 1861 PARTIALLY,
1862 1863 1864, 1866.
By Josie Buchanan, Indianapolis: Nos. 1860,
1862, 1864.
By w. T. Brown. Ellettsville: Nos. 1860,
1862
By Thornton Peacock, Oakville: No 1862
We award copy of the little book TO Dodo
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What Nerve and Energy Accomplished.
South Bend Register
John G. Knoblock, the poor boy, the grocery
clerk and dealer, the enterprising publicspirited
citizen. and now at the head of of the largest
manufacturing industries in the United States,
the South Bend Chilled Plow Company, is an ex-
ample of what nerve and energy will accomplish
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Our Little Prizes.

!. We offer book containing pleasing de-
tectiye story for the best list of answers
2. For the next best list, we offer fifteen ele-
CANT cards
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Failures for the Week.

special to the indianapolis Journal.
PARIS, H.. Feb. Jonathan Ogden, one of
the early settlers of Edgar county, yesterday
made an assignment for the benefit of his
creditors He selected as his assienees VIM. L.
Ogden, his brother and his son, VIM. P. Ogden.
His assets are sufficient to pay his creditors in
full and have handsome surplus left.
To the Western Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb 19.-The business failures
occurring throughout the country during the
last seven days, as reported to r. g. Dunn e.
Co., number, for the United States. 251. and for
Canada thirty five. or a total of 2S6, as COM
pared with 275 last week. and 287 the week pre-
vious to the last The business casualties in
the Southern States and in Canada are still
above the average.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. Feb. l9.--James E. Walsh,
OF Peoria, owner Of two dry goods stores in this
city. yesterday made an assignmentfor the ben
eft Of his creditors. The assets are given at
$2l, 600, and the liabilities at $4,000. The
heaviest creditors are New York parties.
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Good Advice the World Over.

Logansport Journal.
What the people of Cass county want to get
out Of their heads-and the sooner the better
is the idea that one part of the community can
be built up at the expense Of another part.
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From the Pan-eleetric Circular.

Senator Garland, the lawyer Of the Senate of
authority. thus refers to the subject of infringe
ment and the Pan electric telephone:
II beg to say that have given the subject re-
ferred to much attention, and have closely ex
amined several opinions delivered by different
courts In controversies between the Bell Tele
phone Company. Dobear Spencer Ghegan, and
others, and am clearly of opinion that the Pan
electric named by you in no wise infringes the
Bell telephone. This in my Judgment,
is enough to insure the Pan electric telephone
from any charge OF infringement of the Bell tele-
phone. A. III. GARLAND"
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THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK.
An Increased Demand, but Trade Is Still Re-
tarded by Threatened Labor Troubles.

NEW YORK, Feb. Especial kilograms to
Bradstreet's present some changes of detail as to
the condition of general trade, yet the situation
as y whole is not widely different from that pre-
viously reported At Chicago, Milwaukee, De-
troit Indianapolis, Memphis and Kansas City
the movement of merchandise has been more
active and is increasing. This is true to some
extent also, at Cincinnati At st. Paul, Mime
apolis and Davenport business is fair, and the
prospects point to good spring trade.
The chief improvement at the cities first
named appears to have been in dry goods. More
favorable weather and the renewal of transporta-
ton are largely responsible for the change At
Boston the situation makes observers there less
hopeful. Dry goods are in lighter demand, and
there 10 q tendency to mark up prices, owing to
labor troubles and higher wages. and to make
delivery contracts conditional on no labor
troubles. There is some difficulty in maintain
ing the late advance i'll wooden fabrics. Print
cloths are dull and lower. Wool is less buoyant.
owing to the higher wages paid operatives I'M
ports have depressed the market, and while
prices are unchanged, doubt has replaced conf
dence. At Baltimore the movement Of goods
South and West does not improve.
There has been no gain In anthracite coal
prices Notwithstanding the much talked-of coal
famine. There is no visible change in iron or
steel in the direction of improvement, notwith-
standing expectations at various centers of
higher prices soon. Petroleum has been higher,
and exports have increased. The late combina-
ton to force decline has apparently accom-
plished its purpose.
There is no special change in the wheat
market Prices declined during the early part
OF the week, but have reacted since, on frmer
foreign cables, improved exports, and reports OF
increased interior milling demands. Indian
corn is weaker and lower since the attempt to
corner the February option, and hog products
easier as well. Cotton is heavy and lower,
spots closing 10 off as compared with the close
week ago. The Industrial situation is not
solved
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what Re Might Have Added.

Lebanon Patriot.
"a public Office is a public trustn said the
President and he might have added, II will
stab public official in the back at any time, and
/ permit no United States Senate to ask the
reason whyn
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-20
Democratic Scandals.

Martinsville Republican.
The hungry hounds installed in Office by Cleve-
land have already become involved in more
scandals than disgraced twenty-four years Of
Republican rule