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Had Reen Punished Enou.b

The Governor las paroled Camille c. Ager.
now in the northern prison. on condition that
his future conduct is good and that he keep the
peace Alger was sentenced by the Backford
Circuit Court, May 3, 1886, to the State prison
for one year upor conviction of grand larceny
Alger was carpenter, and lived in Hartford
City. He was poor man with a large family of
children. and previous to this offense bore an
excellent character. The occupant of a house
on which he was at work lost pocket-bo con-
tanning $50 in money. and $75 in notes. Alger
found it and appropriated it, denying that he
knew anything about the pocket book. He was
searched. the pocket-book found, and he was ar
rested and convicted as above stated The par
don was recommended by the judge, prosecuting
attorney and the jury before whom he was tried;
also by the county officers.
James Roberts is an old man nearly seventy
years of age, and resides in Marshall county
He and a neighber had difficulty in regard to a
partition fence between their property, which re-
suited in fight. The old man was indicted
fined 1926 and sentenced TO ninety days in JAIL
He has been In Jail nearly four months, is in
very poor health, it having been certified to the
Governor that he is having spasms almost daily,
and is deranged in his mind. Upon recommended
ton of the county officers and citizens, Governor
Gray yesterday RENTED the fine. This was the
first trouble Roberts ever had.
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THE SUNDAY JOURNAL

Has become the favorite issue of the week. The edi
ton printed on that day is specially prepared and il
steadily increasing in circulation from week to week
It is sought after with avdity by both readers and
shrewd enterprisine advertisers. The literary char
acter of the Sunday Journal is high that of
paper in the United States Besides the best writer's
in this country and in Europe whose works have APP
peared aad will continue to appear in its columns
THE JoUR8 AL has introduced to the public many
writer's who's poems and sketches have fixed
and standard literary character and authority While
drawing upo the best authors of the world for orig
inal matter for its columns The JOURNAL has been
and will continue to be specially the medium through
which local writers of the best class may find APP
preciative audience. THE SUNDAY JOURNAL reaches
all points possible to DO reached by railway early on
the day of its publication.
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LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
rhe Small Boy and the Fire-Cracker.

The Small Boy and the Fire-Cracker.
To the Editor of the Indianapolis journal
You were, no doubt, surprised to find yourself
"battcd all over the field" on your attempted
justification of that numerous and wicked indi-
vidual, the small boy. Probably didn't know it
was loaded" What an amount of trouble, as
well as money, might have been saved if Mr.. A..
S. Kingley had announced before 1.-THE Fourth"
that he did not approve of fireworks Prob
ably the reason that so few rock
cts. crackers, ETC., were exploded was
the fear that he might not like it, If
those eminent directors of the universe and spe-
cial advisers of Omnipotence. Kingsley, See 81
Co., will only let the public know what they
want done, not done, they will, of course, be
implicitly obeyed. Their great modesty, no
doubt, prevents their appearance in the city
papers. and consequently the people continue to
indulge in rum, rockets and Roman candles, alice
samee like they did before the great prophets
arose. Their great objection to fireworks" is
not so much that the noise troubles them. but
that it gives pleasure to the boys. Between the
laughing, shouting group of little children on my
sidewalk, watching the rockets and candles, and
the crowd of hoodlums in the saloon few blocks
away, drinking whisky, cursing and carousing
there is no difference (9l Well, between the man
who believes that and an idiot there is no differ
ence. But that the Journal should give aid and
encouragement to the small boy, in the irrepres-
sible conflict between powder and puritanism,
shows that Sam Jones labored in vain, far as
it's staff is concerned. f. Nj WILEY.
,Iulv Y
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Too slow for railroad Men.

The publishers of Poor's Manual have just is
sued new work bearing the title of 'Poor's Di-
rectory of Railroad Officials and Directors" If
railroad men want to know something of an an
cient character the information can be found
therein. Although dated as published in June
1885. it is from one to three years behind the
times in its information. For instance the
book speaks Of the Kentucky Ceatral as being
operated by the Chesapeake & Ohio, and names
G. & o. men as officers, while the road is in the
hands of receiver, ard has been for nearly a
year. and the receiver has distinctly different
set of officers than the c. & 0. road Again, the
work notes the l., D. & S. as being operated by
the l., B. & w. This road has also been in the
hands of a receiver some fifteen months, and the
l., B. & w. has no more to do with operating it
than has the publisher Of Poor's Manual.
Again, the Peoria, Decatur 81 Evansville is re-
ported as operated by the corps of officials of
which George L. Bradbury general manager.
This will be interesting readingto d. j. Mackey,
president. All through the book the ;ntocma-
ton is as ancient in character as the cases men
toned, unless it be in relation to some road the
character of the Pennsylvania or New YORK.
Central.
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THE WEEKLY JOURNAL.

The WEEKLY JOURNAL has been enlarged to twelvs
pages making it the largest weekly paper circulating
In this territory. The weekly edition is completa
compendium of the news of the week, with special
features of late and trustworthy market reports and
department of industrial and agricultural intelli-
gence carefully prepared by editor of long expe
rence and is printed and mailed the morning of tbs
day on which it is dated. In these respects Tbs
WEEKLY JOURNAL is superior to any mere agricult
ural paper for the field it is infinitely mora
extensive than that which be occupied by the
special press. The sermon of DR.. Talnage will ap
pear in THE WEEKLY JOURNAL each week. Special
attention is called to the value of THE WEEKLY
JOURNAL from political point of view. All the POI
ltical news and editorials current political ques
tons giving full discussion Of al important Issues
to the people, will be found in the columns of TnK
WEEKLY JOURNAL The subscription price Of TIE
WEEKLY JOURNAL is only ONE DOLLAR A YEAR.
postage prepaid. Special terms made to clubs.
and fine list OF premiums is offered 10 accompan3
subscriptions to the weekly edition. Sample copies
will be furnished on application. For any inforfna
ton regarding THE JOURNAL address
JNO. O. NEW & SON. Publishers.
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Hotel Arrivals.

Denison H. A. Dodge Evansville; D. C. OAR
row, Peru; T. NJ. Bowler, Philadelphia; NJ. Hen
ming, Evansville; w. Trudgeon, Milwaukee, r.
B. f. PIERCE. Charlottesville; j. J. Turner. Rich
mond; f. Pickering Albany, N. Y; c. G. F.
Bent, Cincinnati; W. e. Armstrong. Cincinnati.
Grand John W. Perrin, Danville; lobe Hert
Bedford; John c. Mcpherson, Richmond; Frank
Phelps, Martinsville; Dr. VIM. d. Fl. Hunter
ard wife, Lawrenceburg; A. NJ. Atkinson, II. NJ.
Atkinson, Wabash; Elmer e. Mate Madison;
Mrs. Stephen Reynolds. Miss Agnes Reynolds
Marion; w. w. Wentz and wife, LafayetSe;
VIM. e. Thompson, Terre Haute; Edward Hard
ing, South Bend; Thomas T. Downing, Fort
Wayne; Matt A. Clark, Evansville; Samuel B.
Henderson, Goshen.
Bates House: George w. Stevens, G. E.
Doyle j. E. Hendricks. Peru; Col George T. NJ
Davis, E. H. Scott, LaPorte; e. A. Hough,
jackson; G. E. Briant, Huntington; Sam Men
neiley, George Stevens, Rochester; James
Thompson, New Castle W. M. Snyder. Rich
mond; A. G. Wright. Monon; William R. Pleak,
Greensburg; S. O. Bayless Frankfort; George
w. Friedley, Lafayette; w. j. Henley and wife,
Miss Nellie B. Thomas Miss Hattie Bliss, Ed L.
Mehuer, Frank j. Hall, Rushyile; John W.
Ragsdale. Franklin; John B. Grafton, Clear
Creek; T. G. Chambers and wife, Wabash; j. p
Singleton. Covineton; John Briggs, P. O'Brien,
South Bend; /. G. Auker, Foster Stone, Dayton
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Death of Mrs. Martha r. Harvey.

Mrs Martha E. Harvey, wife of Jonathan S.
Harvey, died at her residence. on East New
York street, yesterday morning. of dropsy
She has been an invalid for about four years, but
for the last three or four months has been con-
fined to her bed. She was in her sixty-ninth
year, and leaves six children-William H., Sias
L., Frank, Miss Mary c., of this city; Miss Ella
S. Harvey, of Shenandoah, Ia, and Melissa
Mosbaueh, of Anaheim, Cal. She removed to
Indianapolis in 1852, from Danville, Mr.. Harvey
at that time being member of the State SEN
ate and afterward Treasurer of State. He was
a member of the convention that nominated
Fremont for President. The funeral will take
place from the family residence at o'clock this
afternoon
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Important Pooling Arrangement.

ST. LOUIS July 7.-George H. Daniels, com
missioner of the Central Passenger Committee,
has notified the roads of that organization and
of the Central Traffic Association that at a con-
ference of himself and the managers of the Indi-
ana, Bloomington & Western. the Chicago
& Atlantic, the New York, Chicago & ST. Louis
and the Lake Erie & Western railroads, it was
agreed to permit these roads to enter pool COM
posed of the members of the above associations.
Commissioner Daniels has been working some
time TO arrive at some understanding by which
the Central Passenger Committee and the Cen
trail Traffic Association might be consolidated,
and. now that he has succeeded. railroad men
say that rates will hereafter be fully maintained.
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were al that iuquirng investors could ask in the
way Of information. But think Of It'll Less than
ten years ago the New York Central was the
closest corporation in the country. William II.
was its autocrat practically owning all its stock
and he looked upon outside investors as serfs re-
ceiving benefits at his hands by the good fortune
of their serfdom.n
The more one studies Commissioner Daniels's
rate sheet themore absurd does IL appear. especl-
ally in naming rates to Northwestern points. TO
illustrate: A party called at an Office on South
illinois street yesterday to purchase ticket to
Keokuk. The rate named was $500. The
party said they could beat that. Five minutes
later in rushes a scalper buys ticket to a
point nearly two hundred miles further west at
So, and sells to the same party that ten minutes
before was in the ticket Office. at $3.50 To be
sure the scalper made but so cents, but in these
hard times for scalpers they catch at that The
party who purchased the ticket however was
81 ahead in the operation.
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Think They Arc taxed Too nnoh.

The Central Trust Company, of New York,
through its attorneys. r. G. Ingersoll and Nc
Donald, Butler & Mason, have filed exceptions
in the Federal Court to the reports of Master
Commissioner Fisnback asking that they be set
aside on the ground that the amount of certain
taxes reported to be due from the Toledo Gin
cinnati & ST. Louis railroad to certain counties
of this State and Ohio and to the city of Kokomo
are unjust, and that penalties and interest on
taxes unpaid are allowed for period during
which the road was operated by the court
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Hottest naY of the Year.

Yesterday was warmer than Tuesday by two
degrees, the Thermometer at the signal station
marking 81 degrees. At o'clock it still main
tanned SO degrees, but as the afternoon wore on
cool breeze sprung up, and at shutdown the
temperature was delightful.
Mrs. John w. Springsteen, residing at No 33S
SoutKlNew Jersey street, while walking along
North Noble street yesterday afternoon, was
overcome by the heat. She was taken into No.
354 on that street, and for a time her condition
was considered alarming, nor is she yet entirely
ont of DANGER
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WAITING FOR BYNUM 10 COME.
Bynum Meeting 10 Be Held July 23-Fight
in the School Beard.

The committee appointed by Mr.. Bynum's
friends to confer with the county candidates,
held second meeting at the Office Of Adolph
5eidensticker, last evening. The candidates
had again been notified that their presence would
be agreeable, but none of them came. AL of the
committee were present except Messrs. Harlan
and Schmuck. 1t was decided to call another
meeting of Mr. Bynum's friends at some place.
yet to be determined on, for the evening of July
%, and to present to that meeting the
doings Of the committee. No recommends
tons will be made. The facts only will be
reported. It is expected that Mr.. Bynum will
then have returned to the city, and his advice
will be had before taking further steps. At that
meeting it is expected that definite plan for the
campaign and for dealing with the candidates
will be settled upon It is noticeable that the
members of the committee do not propose TO an
tagonize the county candidates If it can be
helped Yet there is no weakening in their de-
termination that Bynum shall remain on the
track and be recognized as the regular candidate.
Another meeting of the committee will likely be
held next week.
In accordance with the resolutions of the con-
gressonal committee, jackson Landers has APP
pointed the following committees Tor the three
counties, except Marion:
Hancock County-George Ham, Noble Howard ST.,
John e. Dye, Morgan Chandler, Isham Wright
Madison County-John L. Forkner, Joseph Feni
more Jesse Mellet, A. r. McAlister, John Williams.
Shelby County--Jacob Mutz, j. L. Carson, s. L.
Fanpelt DIR. j. G. Welt, Henry Dobie
The committee for Marion has not yet been
named.
The Bynum and Bailey factions are fighting
all along the line. In the school board on Mon
day night Mr.. Frenzel, Baeyite. would, it was
thought, be reelected treasurer of the board
without competitor but at the last moment
Mr. Kuhn, Bynumite, was announced as can
didate against him. Mr.. Frenzel, however. was
re elected It is said that the row between the
factions has even entered the sacred precincts
of the grand jury, some members of which are
for Bynum and some for Bailey, fact that will
have its effect in finding indictments.
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Fix Upon a Rate Basis.

The recommendations of the percentage COM
mittee of the Central Traffic Association for a
basis for making rates to the western termini Of
the Trunk lines were submitted to vote of the
members of the association and; all replies to
the same being in the affirmative, Commissioner
Blanchard announces that, beginning with July
IL, 1886, the following rules will govern for max
ing rates from points within the territory of the
association to the western termini Of the trunk
lines:
First-The basis for making rates to Buffalo,
Salamanca, Pittsburg, Wheeling and other
western terniini of the trunk lines shall be per-
centage of the Boston rate which rate is arrived
at by adding to the rate to New York on first
and second classes 10 cents per 100 pounds, and
on third and all other classes, including live
stock and dressed beef, cents per 100 pounds.
Secoud-From points taking 66a to II per
cent of the rates Chicago to New York, the basis
of rates TO the western termni If the trunk lines
shall be not less than 30 per cent of the rates
from such points to Boston.
'Third-From points taking rs per cent. and
more than IL per cent OF the rates Chicago to
New York the basis shall be not less than 40
per cent. of the rates from such points to Boston
Fourth-From points taking 81 per cent. and
more than 70 per cent. of the rates Chicago to
New York. the basis shall be not less than 45
per cent of the rates from such points to Boston.
Fifth-From points taking 100 per cent and
more than 81 per cent of the rates Chicago to
New York, the basis shall be not less than so
per cent. of the rates from such points to Boston
Sixth--From points taking lilo per cent. and
over 100 per cent. of the rates Chicago to New
York, the basis shall be not less than 52a per
cent. of the rates from such points TO Boston
Seventh-From points taking more than ITO
per cent of the rates from Chcagoto New York,
the basis shall be not less than So per cent Of the
rates from such points to Boston.
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The scheme Taking shane.

A prospectus for another trunk line from the
Atlantic seaboard westward--the eighth-has
been issued in London. Four lawyers, two ply
sicians, and one professional, but unknown, rail
road man constitute the management. 1t is
proposed to start line at Punxsutawney, in JEFF
terson county, Pennsylvania, and build it to
Council Bluffs. Ia, distance of !. 141 miles, fol-
lowing the forty-frst parallel of latitude Presi-
dent Osborn, of the board of directors, told a
New York reporter, who interviewed him on the
subject. that the object of the road was to form
another trunk line. The company now owns
fftysix miles of completed narrow-gauge single
track road in Ohio, and 10 miles in Indiana and
Illinois, between North Judson, Ind, and
Streator. I'll. Punxsutawney, Mr.. Osborn said,
was the terminus Of the Rochester 81 Pittsburg
road, which would give the proposed Eastern
q Western Airline company connections
with the Atlantic cities by the Erie,
the New York Central. the West Shore-ln
fact, by all the trunk lines but the Pennsylva-
MIA From Punxsutawney westward the COM
pany will build to Youngstown, o.; then through
Akron to Carey in the same State. From Ca
rey to Delphos the company owns hfty-slx miles
of narrow-gauge single track road, formerly the
Cleveland Delphos & st. Louis. From North
Judson, Ind, to Streator. ILL.,, the company also
claims to own the old three Is" railroad-the
Iowa, Indiana 81 Illinois railroad-lI0 miles,
but Mr.. Osborn said it didn't operate it. The
company Is TO cross the Mississippi at Keith
burg, ILL.,, and thence proceed due west tc Coun-
Gil Bluffs, Ia. the western terminus From
that point they could reach the far West by the
Union Pacific and the Atchison, Topeka 81 Santa
Fe. The capital of the company is to be $47,-
500 900 in stock and 1872 400 900 in lrst mortgage
bonds, the road to be capitalized at the rate of
$50, 900 in stock and $50, 900 in bonds per mile
Charters were secured about three years ago in
ali the FIVE States through which the $50 miles
of road passes In December, 1884 these five
separate companies were combined in one--the
present Eastern and Western Airline company.
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THE CITY In BRIEF.

William Barlesius, shot in the abdomen by AL
bert Barthel some time ago, has recovered.
Abel r. Augle was yesterday appointed guar
dian of his children by the clerk of the Circuit
Court
John Dean, scalded while working at the hair
works, three weeks ago, died yesterday. Cor
oner Rocker will hold an inquest
George Brown, an employee of Charles Shower,
was badly bitten in the face yesterday by a
savage bulldog owned by Simon Wiseman.
An entertainment for the benefit of the South
Side free kindergarten will be given this evening
at the corner of Vermont and Meridian streets.
Marriage licenses were issued yesterday to
James Peirce and Nora E. Crouch, WIN. Lewis
and Mary L. Miller VIM G. H. Smith and Min
Scott, Gustavus A. Scheffer and Sadie Rein
hardt
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PERSONAL AND SOCIETY.

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Conner are visiting in Day
ton, o.
Gen. T. W. Bennett, Of Richmond, is at the
Denison.
James B. Troutman of Nation, Ill, was in
the city yesterday.
Ex-Governor Hoadly and E. F. Osborne, of
Cincinnati, are at the Bates.
Gen. o. O. Howard will arrive in the city on
Friday, and will be the guest of Major Kress, at
the United States Arsenal.
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To the Editor of the indianapolis Journal.
The Journal is wrong and B, r. S. is right as
to the date of the Tucker murder, and he need
not have ''crawishedr, as he seems to do, in yes
terdays News Your own files will correct you,
for the Weekly State journal, Of July O. 1885,
contains an account Of the celebration men
toned by B. r. S.. and of the riot and murder
of Tucker on the preceding Fourth The trial may
not have taken place till the following year, and
the records. therefore, may have misled you.
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Possible Effects of the Literary Cow ention

bnlIauelphla 1lnes.
Now that this idea has start there is no tell
ing to how great an extent it may be carried
If the spring poets of Indiana feel the necessity
for organization why shall not the same class Of
persons IN other States and Territories follow
the example thus set themg If there are to be
State conventions, with permanent committees
and the other appurtenances of such organiza-
tions, it must follow that national conventions
will be held with delegates from every State and
Territory and with all the belongings of such
gatherings such executive committees. regu
lar meetings and assessments upon ofice-holders
and members. 1t may even be thought neces
sary for these poets TO combine in obedience to
the tendencies of the day, in order that they
may the more successfully strike when their
productions are not given publicity or when it is
deemed proper To move for the restoration of the
time honored poets corner to every newspaper.
There may be some compensation in this COM
pact organization of class OF which it has here
tofore been somewhat difficult to secure specific
information either AS to its numbers or It's aims.
When all these persons are compelled to take
part in primary elections for choosing delegates
to various conventions it viii no longer be poss.
BILE to conceal the fact that thousands of per-
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Clark-Shirk.

Special 20 the Indianapolis journal.
PERU Ind, July IA quiet, but brilliant,
wedding occurred this afternoon, at 4 o'clock, at
the residence of Mrs. E. H. Shirk. The contract
ing parties were Miss Rosa " Sink, formerly
connected with the Citizens Bank at Delphi
Ind, and niece of the late millionaire E. H.
Shirk, and Mr.. b. B. Clark, banker and CAPT
talist of Red Oak, Ia. The congratulations of
many friends and relatives and numerous pres
ents were bestowed upon the newly married
couple. Among the guests from abroad were
Miss Kittie Eddleman, of Greensburg Ind; Miss
Clark, of Red Oak To-, and sister of the groom,
Mrs. r. E. Moore, of Delphi, Ind Mr. and
Mrs. Clark left at $50 P. NJ. upon their tour,
which will be to the principal cities in the East
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Two Young Men who Can Be spared.

cheIbyVlIIe kepubIlcan.
Should the Democrats be defeated in Indiana
this year, they may consider that they can well
afford it If John Eli Lamb, candidate for Con-
nought Bynum, candidate in the Seventh dis
trict. go down in the general wreck. No party
can long survive that is weighted down with so
much genius as is carried under the hats OF
these two magnetic statesmen. When the
boilers of craft get too full of steam they are
sure to explode, and the same result happens
to parties when they become overloaded With
electric" leaders. The young men with tai
ented legs are running away with the Hoosier
Democracy this year