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The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-03-25
MANLY WORDS.
President Cleveland's Attitude and the
Peevish, Shuffiing Complaints of Sena
tor EdmundS.


Peevish, Shuf1iing Complaints of sena-
tor Edmunds.
The fearless, ringing words of the
President to the Senate struck home.
The Republican organs are furious and
are piping forth dissOnances of the
most horrible description. Following
the lead of the Vermont Senator, they
profess to be shocked at the audacity
of the President in lecturing that
august body. Their OK is gored this
tine and they do not like the opera
ton. OF course. it was all right and
natural for Mr.. Edmunds to lecture the
President and ask impertinent ques-
tions, but Mr.. Cleveland had no right
to talk back. The position in
which those Republican Senators have
placed themselves is an exceedingly
uncomfortable one. Their efforts to
eXtricate themselves is childish in the
extreme. Mr.. Edmunds thinks that
the President is like Charles l. in tell
ing the Senate what to do and what
it should not do. The Vermont Scna-
tor appears to be OF the opinion that
L
passive under all uncalled Cor assaults
and should permit the august" body
of which Mr.. Edmunds is a member to
address insQlent questions to the heads
of departments on subjects for which
he is wholly responsible. Mr.. Edmunds
can not be well read in English history
or he would not have made the egregious
bIunder of bringing in the case of
Charles l. to support his argument.
What connection there is between
President Cleveland : refusal to give up
private and unofficial documents.
which are his sole property. on the il
legal demand of Republican Senators,
and the action of the autocratic Stuart.
who desired to levy taxes without the
sanction of Parliament, and flung
members into prison for disagreeing
with him, we leave it to the muddled
intellect of the statesman from the
Green Mountain State to determine.
The message of the President quickly
dispOses of the idle excuses brought
forward by Mr. Edmunds in support of
his unauthorized demands. 1t has the
ring of the true metal. The writer
thoroughly understands the situation
and explains it with characteristic force
and directness. There is a delicate vein
of sarcasm in the answer to the charge
that, because those private documents
are preserved in public offices, the Sem
ate has a right to demand them.
There is no mysterious power of
transmutation, remarks Mr.. Cleve-
land, ''in departmental custody, nor is
there magic in the underlined and sa-
cred solemnity of department files"
The Democratic party has additional
reason to be proud of its fearless. out
spoken leader, who knows SO well how
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-03-25
CANAL-BOATMEN.
Living Like Kings on the Erie Canal Dur
ing the Winter Season.

Living Like kIngS on the Erie canal OUR
ing the Winter Season.
A bee and ''canaler" are alike in sew
eral respects. Each works hard in the
summer, and each as a long season in
which he lays up, living on what he has
stored away.
You have picturesque and roman
tic way of living. have YOU not?" asked
Il reporter of woman who was emerg-
ing from the cabin with basket of
snowy clothes in her arms.
Hum; well it is not all romance by
any means" was the reply. Still we
manage to live very comfortably on the
canal. We are always warm. Our
cabin is divided into two state-rooms, a
kitchen and a sitting-room.
Descending into the cabin the re-
porter discovered that the entire apart
ment was about 16x15 feet. The state
rooms were boxes entirely filled by bed
ding. The kitchen, a range, partially
enclosed by a wooden screen at one
side, while the rest of the space was de-
voted to ''sitting-room," contained q
table, a couple of chairs, and left
enough space for one to walk around
between them. A man, his wife and
two children lived in this particular
cabin, which is exactly similar in size
and arrangement to those of all other
boats on the canal.
I'm the SUMNER" said the woman,
''we have an awning and hammOckS
upon the deck. The children always
have plenty of play room, which is
more than can be said for many who
live more expensively. In this way we
not only save rent or taxes QOr the
majority of canal men own their boats),
but during the summer we lay in a
| store for the winter, purchasing along
the canal wherever the article wanted
can be bought the cheapest. During
the winter canal man may become
a teamSter, his horses or mules setting
him up in trade"
The owner of finer boat said: eve
winter wherever we happen to be
| frozen in. | live like a bee, do. |
never work in the winter, not |. Look
at that butter (uncovering a beautiful
sample), that cost me just twenty cents
a pound. 1t would bring thirty cents
now, and it is long way to spring vet,
There are about 1000 boats on the
canal and from 1000 to 5000 families
live in this way. A trip from New York
to Buffalo takes thirty to thirty-three
days by horse or mule power and from
twenty-three to twenty-seven days by
steam We stable our animals on the
boat at night. Come and see the stable.
There, it is small. but comfortable.
But we risk mules life every morning
and night rs we get him in and out. L
am careful. am, but the man in the
next boat killed two last fall. 1t is, of
course. pleasanter to winter in the
basin at New York. though You must
pay S25 wharfage. There are from
200 to 1000 boats in the basin every
winter. We have a church boat and
an entertainment boat. During week
days school is kept on the church boat,
and every evening prayer meeting is
held there. 1t costs from $500 to $500
for man and family to winter on the
canal. On $500 he lives like Il poor
man. on $500 like king. l live like a
king. like a king bee, L do. ."-ROchester
Post Express.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-03-25

-Ihe surprising zeal and reck-
lessness exhibited in the present session
by the hitherto cool and deliberate
statesman, Senator Edmunds, of Yer
mont, finds something like an explana-
ton in the statement that he is trying
to earn a reelection, with the chances
strong against him.-S.. Louis Repas6
hcan.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-03-25

"Anv person who takes the paper reg
ularlY from the post-office, whether directe'
TO his name or whether he is a subscriber
not, is responsible for the paw.
The courts have decided tnat refusing Il
take newspapers from the pOSt-ohice, or re
moving and leaving them uncalled for. ]
prirr,a F~>.s, c-- der1ce of Iy-E~TIOSAI. FRAT
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-03-25

pay her f10 a week and expenses to
come to the aquarium. All she would
have to do would be to receive visitors.
The proposal was at once declined
ChicdQO Tribune.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-03-25

"A Pittsburgh journalist says: 81
started to walk over to Allegheny yes
terday. when a highwayman met me
and demanded cent" The only thing
that worries the journalist is to know
how the robber learned that he had
just received his weeks salary.-M Y
Graphic.
The Indianapolis journal., 1886-03-07
THE CASE or GRAHAM.
A Mass Meeting Of Citizens Demands that he
Be Given sSpeedy Hearing.

SPRINGFIELD. No.. March "a petition
adopted at mass meeting of citizens at Brook
lyn, signed by M. B. Lloyd president. and T. E.
Spragins, secretary, was presented yesterday
to Judge Geiger. The petition requests the
Judge to call special session of the grand jury
to dispose of the case against George E. Gra-
ham, the confessed uxoricide. and Mrs. Molloy
and Cora Lee as the accessories of Graham in the
murder of his wife, and concludes as follows
I'VE recognize and bow to the majesty of the
law. but knowing that delay tends to thwart,
rather than to aid justice, and knowing the SEN
timent of the people will brook no lengthy
delay, we further demand a speedy trial. JUS
tice will not be passive if there be continued
delay"
1t is certain that upon the tone of the reply
that Judge Geiger will make will depend the
course of an organized body who will not hesi-
tate to lynch Graham, if there is any doubt
about his suffering the extreme penalty Of the
law.
The Indianapolis journal., 1886-03-07
GEN. sherman,s Grievances.

ST. Louis, March 6.-General Sherman was
asked to-day what he had to say regarding his
letter to Mrs Anderson. published in the Chron-
icle yesterday. Nothing he said; ''The St
Louis papers have been systematically attack
ing me ever since / have been here. / did
write letter in answer to one received from
some lady connected with the public schools,
asking me to contribute to a fund for the benefit
of an old lady who had been teaching in
the public schools here for forty years.
refused, saying l had paid large
school tax every year since 1852. and I thought
had done my duty. The public never gave me
anything" said the General; what was given
me was subscribed by a few personal friends l
would be glad if they would take the house off
my hands if they paid me for my improvements
/ pay double taxes, double water
license, double street taxes, and have
paid school since 1850. without
received cent in return. ! help to pay for the
police. and have to pay a private watchman. /
pay more taxes on the amount involved than
any man in the city. If gave one dollar for
every ten asked for by old Union soldierss. |
would have nothing left to support my family.
Mr. J. Yeatman and myself spend more money
for that purpose than the whole city together.
General Sherman refused to say anything
more on the subject.
The Indianapolis journal., 1886-03-07
@JErFERsoNrAN srmpLrcrrY..
The High Jinks that Are Reing Kicked Up
in Democratic "Sossiety."

The High Jinks that Are Reing Kicked Up
In Democratic "Sossiety."
Washington Post Thursday
The Cabinet receptions were largely attended.
Mrs. Manning was assisted by Miss Walker, Miss
Page, Miss Green, Miss Carter and Miss Endi-
colt. and entertained charminglv her numerous
callers. Mrs. Manning wore robe of ruby vel
vet. with front drapery of light-blue brocade;
Miss Endlcott, who is sister of Mrs. Marshal
Y. Roberts, was in white silk and lace, Miss
Green in pink faille Miss Page in blue brocade
and point, Miss Carter in pink surah and white
lace. and Miss Walker in turquoise velvet ard
lace. AT the welsupplied refreshment table
Miss Green served Coffee and Miss Walker
poured tea.
Miss En6icott chaperoned by Mrs Mason her
aunt received for her mother who was not feel
ing well Miss Mason and Miss Bullitt presided
at the tea table Miss Endicott wore pretty
dress of white WOOL
Mrs Vilas's sunlit parlors were as usual the
centers or many animated groups of callers.
She was assisted by Mrs. General Walker Mrs.
Benton McMillin. Mrs. Senator Gray. Mrs Com
missioner Black and Miss Villas. Refreshments
were served from dainty teatable.
Mrs Whitney received her guests in her beau
tiful ball room, where cheerful log fire burned
on the wide hearth. She was looking especially
handsome in a clnging dress of black lace and
jetted net. Mrs. Burton Harrison stood next
her hostess, wearing white brocace and Spanish
lace. The other ladies assisting were Mrs. La
Leary and the Misses Bancroft. Maury.
Bradley, McCulloch. Jackson. Voorhees,,
Fairfax Vail, Heath, Weddell, McMil-
Ian. Wilson, Worden. Baker. Barker.
Calhoun and Maxwell. Lieutenant Ray made
the introductions to Mrs. Whitney. Some very
pretty toilets were worn by the ladies assisting.
Mrs. Lamont wore terra Gotta ottoman, with
handsome embroidery in shaded chenille; Miss
French, electric blue plush with deep collar of
Irish point; Miss Maury, yellow satin, covered
with cream yak lace. and Mrs. Voorhees,, ,iolve
satin and dark red velvet Secretary Whitney
was present during the latter part of the recep-
ton.
Mrs. Carlisle had Mrs. McCreery, Mrs. Willis,
Mrs. Edeinton and Misses Reagan, Delaney and
Brecknridge assisting her. and, as usual. had
very crowded reception. bountifully
refreshment-t was presided over by the
young ladies' Prominent in the dainties on the
table we're two fine cakes, sent to Mrs Carlisle
from friends in Kentucky, which she Hospitality
served to her callers
The Indianapolis journal., 1886-03-07
A Fathers DeplorsD.e mistake.

PHILADELPHIA. March 6.-Charles C. Marple,
a florist living in Gloucester, N. j., shot his
daughter yesterday morning. mistaking her for
a burglar. The wound is very serious. Miss
Mary MARBLE the victim, is pretty and intelli-
gent girl, twenty years of age. On Thursday
night father and daughter came home rather
late, and soon retired. At about 2:15 O'clock Mr..
MARBLE was reused by a noise in his daughters
room. on the second floor. and she cried that
burglar was in the room. Arming himself with
revolver. Mr.. MARBLE forced his way into the
room and saw some one apparently endeavoring
to escape by the window. He fired and then. to
his horror. he found he had shot his daughter.
The ball. which was large caiibre entered the
young womans back and passed almost through
her body. The physicians have slight hope of
her recovery.
The Indianapolis journal., 1886-03-07
PERSONAL MENTION ELSEWHERE.
Crawfardsyille.

Mrs. Ella " Harding is at the home of her
father. G. N. Harding. Mrs. v. O. Irwin has
returned from q visit at Greencastle ;. Mrs.
Frank Abraham has gone to Parsons. Kan.
private dramatic club was formed last night
at the residence of j. S. Brown. Miss Kate
Pearson. of Bloomington. has been visiting the
family Of d. w. Woodward. :. Mrs. Fred
Brown is visiting in Indianapolis. :. Mrs. Will
E. Layne died on tuesday morning. Funeral
services were on Wednesday, conducted Dy Rev.
j. w. Greene. Mrs. Amelia Johns of Dan
vile, H., is visiting at the home Of j. S. Brown.
!. Mrs Lydia Davis. after brief VISIT at the
home of j. A. Hornbeck has returned to Madi
son. Wis :. :. The tenth wedding anniversary of
G. M. Scott and wife was celebrated on Monday
evening. Mr. and Mrs. David Woodward
entertained their friends on Tuesday evening.
The Episcopal social was held at the residence Of
Mrs Wynn last evening ]. Mrs Albert Miller
Is with her home folks at Paris, KY !. The
farewell social was given at the Methodist Church
on Thursday night. A concert was given in con-
nection. Joe Collins celebrated his twentieth
party Rev. R. M Thompson. of Russiaville,
is conducting meeting at the 0. S. Baptist
Church. The music is out of the Missouri Har-
mony. and is conducted by j. FL. Beneiel.
Mrs. e. @. Voris gave party on Thursday even
ing. in honor of her sister. Miss Mary Hubb of
held q campfire at their hall last night j.
N. Osborn, Of Ladoea, read poem. being a rem
iniscence of the war. Miss Mamie Ecces
returned to Indianapolis on Thursday
evening after pleasant visit with friends. :.
Rev. E. p. Thomson, pastor of Center Church.
has returned from New York. Prof. Jacob
Norris and wife entertained q large number of
friends on Friday evening Mrs j. NJ. Coulter
and children are making visit at Madison. :.
The building committee of the Methodist Church
have decided to proceed with the new edifce.
The sum subscribed now foots up $4,000.
The Indianapolis journal., 1886-03-07

FoRr SMITH, Ark, March 6-Samuel New
ton. the Choctaw wife murderer. was executed
yesterday. in Gaines county, Choctaw Nation
He brutally murdered his wife in October 1884
by shooting her as they were riding along a
lonely road on horseback, and then concealed
her body in the woods. Several DAYS afterward
it was founG badly mutilated by hogs or wild
beasts, the he ead being entirely severed from the
body and lying some distance from it. Newton
was soon after arrested, and in the spring of
1885 was tried and convicted, but, owing to vari-
Gus legal delays, he was not executed until yes
terday. The condemned man was led forth to
the place of execution about 10 o'clock Yesterday
morning, and was seated upon blanket. after
which he was blindfolded, and a white paper
pinned directly over his heart. Two attendants,
one on each side held his hands; the executioner
knelt before him and aimed carefully at the slip
of paper with his rifle, fred, killing the con-
demned man instantly
The Indianapolis journal., 1886-03-07
PEN PICTURE OF HENDERSON.
Something About the Member of the House
Who Has Dared to Speak Freely.


Something About the Member of the House
Who Has Dared to Speak Freely.
"Carp," in Cleveland Leader.
General Henderson by his pension speech has
become a national figure, and he has raised him
self mucn in the opinion of his fellows in Con-
greSs. He is one of the few handsome men in
the House. OF medium height he is evenly
rounded. and he stands straight upright upon his
wooden leg as he talks He has form and face
enough like that of Colonel Dudley, whose de-
fender he was, to be his twin brother. and he has
the same dark hair combed up from broad,
high forehead. the same dark complexion which
grows as ruddy as a moss rose as he talks. the
same overhangng mustache, mixed with here
and there a thread of white and the same half
limp walk. which is due to the wooden leg which
he, like Dudley lost on the battlefield. General
Henderson has strong, sonorous. deep chest
voice. which utters its words distinctly, and
which penetrates to the remotest quarters Of the
galleries. He gestures well, and gives his
thought in the emphatic. earnest tones of honest
conviction. You feel that he believes what he
saws, and you know he will say just what he
thinks without regard to consequences General
Henderson will be forty-sx years old this month.
He is q Scotchmau by birth. But when he was
a little black-eyed boy of six he was brought to
America and settled in Illinois Three years
later the family moved TO Iowa. and II short time
after this Henderson was put to school at the
Iowa University. When he was twenty one the
war broke out and he enlisted private. He
was discharged in 1863. because of the losing of
his Leg but in the following year he went back to
the ranks and was made colonel of the Forty
sixth Iowa Infantry. and served till the close Of
the war; General Henderson is lawyer by pro-
fession. and he is one of the firm of Henderson,
Hurd & Daniels. of Dubuque He is now serving
his second term in Congress. He is married, and
has quarters here for himself and wife at the
Portland Flats.
The Indianapolis journal., 1886-03-07
r. M. T. Hunter's cneckered Career.

New Ork Trlbune.
pointed collector of customs for the district of
RappahanIock, Va, is a singular one. Mr.
Hunter is an old man. with one foot in the grave
His career is the most checkered, perhaps, of the
public men of to day. Forty years ago he was
the Speaker of the House of Representatives
and was subsequently elected to the United
States Senate where he served for fourteen
years. until July, 1861, when be was expelled on
the ground of participation in the
Rebellion. He was Secretary of State
OF the Confederacy and member of
the confederate Senate. He was afterwards
elected Treasurer of the State of Virginia, which
Office he held until about 1880. From that time
The Indianapolis journal., 1886-03-07
The "Airs.' of the Department onicia,s.

The "Airs' of the Department Officials.
Washington Correspondence in Atlanta Constitution.
Everybody admires these things, tthe social
entertainmentsl but every body does not like the
presentation of the high and mighty" style in
the business Offices of these ministers as the
snobs are beginning to call them
1t is easy to see any of the crowned heads
of Europe as it is to approach Cabinet officer in
Washington The elevator rebukes the
visitor with patronizing stare when asked to
elevate him to the floor which the Office of the
magnate is situated. He encounters at the out
side door of the ante-room dusky Cerberus
who opens the portal with slow disdain. On eu
tering he is at the mercy of fat messenger WHO
coldly asks for his card. BY this time the bold
est Office seeker is ahead of the lamb in meek
ness. He seeks a seat in the corner. and after
an hour or two of patient waiting is informed
that he may enter the sanctum sanctorum.
There sense of reinsurance rescues him from
his dependency for he beholds in the object of
all this ceremonious erandeur-only man.
The Indianapolis journal., 1886-03-07
FOREIGN NEWS.
The Disturber of the Paris Bourse.

The Disturber of the Paris Bourse.
PARIS, March 6.-The name Of the man who
fired off his revolver on the Paris Bourse yester-
day. is not Petrovich. as at first reported, but
Gallo. He is native of Brittany. He has been
out Of employment for some time Formerly he
was chemists assistant. and used to be well
known in certain parts of the city as frequent
speaker at public meetings. In 1879 Gallo was
convicted Of coming and circulating counterfeit
money.
The police, having ascertained where the pris-
oner lodged, went there to-day and examined
his apartments In them were found q quantity
of materials for the manufacture of explosives,
number of finished bombs, and mass of nitro
glycerine The authorities are now convinced
that Gallo belongs to an organization Of con-
spirators. and are endeavoring to find his accom-
plices. Gallo maintains a determined air, and
says he is sure to have imitators.
The Indianapolis journal., 1886-03-07
reaching the French idea to Shoot.

BERLIN, March 6.-The Emperor William Is
making arrangements to personally review the
Fifteenth Army Corps. which garrisons Alsace-
Lorraine. Commenting on the Kaiser's inten-
ton. a government print calls attention to the
fact that in the new book which has been or
dered by France, to be used in all the French
schools, there are paragraphs which teach that If
every French youth does his duty, the republic
will some day become strong enough to regain
Alsace- Lorraine. ''This, says the German pa
paper. lis inoculating the boys of France with
the idea of revenge"
The Indianapolis journal., 1886-03-07

The Literary Fireside met with Judge J. s.
Buckles and wife on Friday evening. Pa
pers were read by DR.. T. J. Bowles and George
with her parents at Cross Roads. Miss Gertie
Maddy entertained the Mikado Euchre Club on
Thursday evening. the occasion being a very
pleasant one to the many young people in attend
ance An entertainment will be given at the
opera house Monday evening under the auspices
of the NJ E. Church. An innovation in the pro-
gramme will be the zouave drill by a broom
brigade" COMPOSED of young ladies
of this city. DR.. c. G. McCrillus and Miss
Meeker will be united in marriage on the even
ing of the 18th inst A pleasant family re-
union was given at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Meeks op Friday. the occasion being the
fortieth anniversary of the marriage of Mr.. and
Mrs. Meeks. The ladies' society of the Pres
byterian Church met with Mrs. W. w. Orr, on
after protracted visit with friends in Kansas,
has returned home.
The Indianapolis journal., 1886-03-07
Horse-Thief Arrested.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
NEW CASTLE Ind, March 6-The thief who
stole Mr.. Harlans horse and buggy, Tuesday
night was arrested at Indianapolis, and proved
to be Jim Book, former resident of this place.
but for past year living in Indianapolis.
Book came here on the l.. B. & w.
train on Thursday evening and rode to the juno
ton. two miles north of town, on the IL o'clock
train on the Panhandle, which placed him with
in mile of Harlan's house. This is not his
first criminal offense.
The Indianapolis journal., 1886-03-07
PNndlAt0H,

Miss Lille Taylor is enjoying the school vaca-
drug clerk of Topeka. Kan. is visiting his parents
at this place. The Sunday school of the NJ.
E. Church will give missionary concert on Sun
day evening Miss Salle McGraw, of Ander-
SOD, is the guest of Pendleton friends. Or. ].
ern part of the State. Chas. Moulden has
located in Georgia until summer He reports his
health improving. Captain Alex Spencer and
family took their departure for Florida. their
future home. on Thursday. Miss Carrie Ire-
land is visiting Mrs. Scott Wltmore, of San
dusky, O.