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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-25
COMMENT AND OPINION.

PART of the administration is in the woods
and part in hot water.-National Republican.
The Anarchists have one good trait. They
hang together. -Phiiadelphia North American
THE cost of convicting Chicago Anarchist
averages something more than $1,000 bat 1t Is a
good investment. -Philadelphia Press.
IF there is anything in the Darwinian theory,
future inhabitants of Galveston should be web
footed.-Philadelphia Inquirer.
Mr.. BEEcHER is not admired in England, but
that is Englands fault. We can raise and send
abroad men of genius. but we cannot furnish APP
preciaton.-MemphisA Avalanche.
'ANARoHIsM is deadly and dangerous thing
to fool with in America" muses. the Chicago
Journal. It looks the other way; it looks as if
America a deadly and dangerous thing for
anarchsm to fool with. Minneapolis Tribune.
The people who put down the Rebellion are
capable of dealing with the Chicago Anarchists
They have the power to preserve order by force;
but they have the se!fcontrol to maintain it
through the peaceful process of the courts
Denver Tribune.
THE best answer to the charge that our whole
system Of government is administered in the in
terest of those who have money to spend is to
loosen the grip of rascals public affairs and
consign few powerfully backed criminals to
Jail New York Star.
SECRETARY BAYARD is q gentleman of COM
mon sense. and does not need to be told by any
ment has been colossal and ridiculous failure
rapidly taking the character of screaming
farce.-Boston Globe Dem.
THE mugwump is pathological-he is to the
natural man in politics what the patient with un-
balanced mind is to the sane mana means of
of study, since it is in pathological conditions
that we learn most of the mode of development
and action in the healthy. Milwaukee Sentinel
AN acute observer of human nature has said
apropos of mercantile credit, that he would
rather trust young man who was beginning in
business than man of advanced years. for
worldly experience gave to the latter plia-
bility of conscience which was rarely found
among men of good training who were just
starting in life.-Boston Herald
THE Anarchists might have gone on preach
ing, and talking and threatening until they had
converted all Chicago to socialism with perfect
safety. but the single act which put their
theories into practice has brought all the leaders
to- the halter, and has set the cause of anarch-
ism back century. And it is very good thing
to set back Louisville Commercial.
THE pulpit as the press, is mistaken in at
taching too much Importance to these an
archistic manifestations. They are sporadic
not epidemic. Under one pretext or another
like tumult will occur all along the pathway of
human life, but it is we'll to remember that as
for one Ingersoll there are ten thousand minis
tiers of tue gospel so for one Anarchist in Chi
cago there are thousands of law abiding citizens
Chicago Herald.
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preached thirty-nine times to an aggregate of at
least 5000 persons; travelled about $50 miles, 125
of them on foot; baptized sixty-three persons
people should remember men like these when
they see dandiied little minister ambling along
the church aisle to the music OF the organ, and
give freely to their support.
THE Salt Lake Tribune says that the follow
ing is the oath taken by the Destroying An
gels" of the Mormon Church: TN the name of
Jesus Christ, the Son of God, do covenant and
agree to support the First Presidency of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints IN
all things, right or wrong; will faithfully guard
them and report to them the acts of all men, as
far as in my power lies; / will assist In execut-
ing all the DEGREES of the First Presidency, Patr-
arch or President of the Twelve and will cause
all who speak evil OF the Presidency or the heads
of the Church to die the death of dissenters or
apostates," ETC.
A SMALL boy could scarcely have committed a
greater piece of folly than that from which a
New York gentleman at Saratoga is now suf-
fering severely. Mr.. Robert Cutting, whose
wife Miss Moale. of Baltimore, from whom
he is now divorced. went to his bedroom. at the
United States Hotel, few days ago, when the
weather was quite warm, and being much heated
stripped himself and sponged his body with alco-
hol, and began to walk about his room while he
lighted a cigarette. The alcohol OIL his back
caught fire and he was so severely burned that a
doctor was summoned, and he has been kept in
bed suffering greatly ever since
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-25
why Neal Dow Il = Prohibitionist.

7. G. Crawford, in New York World.
| asked Gen Dow how long he had been iden.
titled with the temperance movement. lie said
over forty years-ever since 1910.
How did you come to go into it2"
Il will tell YOU" said he. my wife had
brother. He was employed in the postoffce in
Portland. He was most efficient official, and
on account of his ability was greatly valued
But he was a hard drinker, and every now and
then would go off on spree for a week at time.
He had large family of interesting children
dependent upon him. | knew that however
good officer he was when sober his drinking
habits would soon cause him to lose his place
found out that there was only one place in Port
land where he could go to drink. Some of his
friends told mesthat if could get that rum seller
to refuse to sell liquor to him he would not get
drunk. / went to this rum-seler and told him
the story. | explained to him how it was neces-
sary for the salvation of this man and his family
that he should stop giving him liquor He re.
piled: ut is my business to sell rum. i, too,
have family dependent upon me. cannot re-
fuse to sell to any one that comes along, and
do not want any advice from you as to how
shall conduct my business" "Then," said Gen.
Dow, 81 turned on him and replied so you sup
port your family by destroying other families.
WE'LL so help me God. / intend to live long
enough to put your traffic down." From that
moment Gen. Dow has devoted the greater part
of the energies of his life to putting what he
calls the grog shops down.
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in his presence. Mrs. Sherman visits Thomas
quite often, howev@-. She was OF course bit
terly disappointed that her son should give up
MS brilliant future but she is devout Catholic
anu ike ali Catholic mothers. is fond of her sons
ecclesiastical character. While Thomas was nj
the Frederick novitiate she went up there week
ly. Afterwards he was transferred to Wood
stock, Md. which is also within easy reach Of
Washington. when, however, his superiors
told him he must 60 TO ENGLAND TO complete his
studies. and this arrangement was evidently
made for the purpose Of getting the young man
as far as possible from his parents, Mrs Shers
man appealed to her son to come home and carry
out his fathers wishes. The General ;ainea i,
this entreaty, but Thomas had made up his mind
to become priest and nothing could shake his
determination. 1t is said that the parents then
proposed a compromise. They proposed that he
should give up the cassock and study for the
secular priesthoods since secular. priests have
the opportunity to display their abilities
and TO be advanced to the pre-
lacy, while Jesnits and other members Of
orders must pass their lives in comparative OBJ
security, teaching in colleges and giving missions
Young Sherman would listen to no compromise,
and even appealed to his superiors to send him
to England at once, so that he might not be
tempted by the entreaties of his parents. whom
he loved dearly. So to England he went and
for four years studied hard in the college at
Stonyhurst graduating in philosophy. Then he
returned to the United States to pursue h:stheo
logical studies at the Jesuit seminary at Wood
stock, Md. Now, in accordance with the Jesuit
rule, he must teach certain time 60 prepare
himself for the life that is before him. AS ha
distinguished himself for literary talent while in
college, he is given the professorship in rhetoric
After two years in Detroit he will probably come
to the Jesuit College here to finish his studies
and be ordained His temperance on the field
whore he was known as dashing society mai
will cause much interest, especially ii he APP
pears in the pulpit before those with whom he
formerly associated. He is living very quietly
now at Georgetown College, not having been seer
IN social circles once since he came to the cap
ital.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-25
STATE POLITICS.

The Republicans of Wells county assembled
in convention at Button on Saturday, and Sc
lected delegates to the State convention The
delegation was instructed to present the name of
Jacob J. Todd, for Lieutenant-governor.
Hon. Geo. w. Stubs is candidate for joint
Representative from the counties Of Marion,
Hancock and Shelby. Mr.. Stubs is former
Shelby county man, aud has been a citizen of
Marion for many gears. He is wellknown as a
lawyer of ability and gentleman of the highest
capacity and character.
Henry D. Stanley, the anti-Lowry candidate
for Congress in the Twelfth district is farmer,
but has had large experience in politics, and is
thoroughly posted on all political subjects. He
is also acquainted with the corrupt and dishonor-
able methods pursued By Judge Lowry and as
he is fearless speaker, he will make the fur fly
during the campaign He is slayer, and says
he is after Judge Lowry's scalp and will GER
tainly take it.
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THE Sentinel wishes it distinctly under
stood that if the fates are ever propitious
enough to permit of its getting down off the
fence it can follow after either Bynum or
Bailey with enthusiasm and clear con-
lcience. In the face of so frank confession
that it could be happy with either were 10th
Or dear charmer away. it is sheer love of
torturing the helpless that prevents the two
sharmers from drawing cuts to see which shall
go out of politics, and hence out of the Senti.
nel's sight. The society for the prevention
Of cruelty ought to interfere.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-25
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

The rear coach of north hound train on the
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe road left the track
near Lyons, Tex. and it is reported that Mrs.
Locktt was killed and several other persons in
jured.
The schooner Mile B. was wrecked on Port
Monitor island on Monday Captain Downie was
killed by the main boom falling on him, and
Benjamin Downe was drowned. Tho rest of
the crew was saved.
Jefferson Bowling. who was to have been hanged
at the Ohio penitentiary Thursday night for
the murder of old man Douglas, of Licking
county was last evening granted respite to
Dec 8 by the Governor.
George Zimmerman, a hichly-respected cti-
zen of North Georgetown, Columb;ana county,
Ohio, committed suicide by shooting himself
with revolver. Domestic trouble is the sup
posed cause. He leaves widow and two chill
dren.
Rev. A. " Nepper a prominent Methodist
minister in the Rock River Conference was yes
terday expelled from the ministry, and also
from membership, on account of un-Christian
conduct and the misrepresentation of funds. He
pleaded guilty to two of the charges.
N G. Sheets was drowned in the Olentangy
river at Delaware, o., while in bathing. He
started to SWIM across the stream, and when
within fifteen feet of the opposite bank he sunk
without struggle. Several persons were with
him at the time. He probably suffered from
cramp.
Mountain colliery. at Lykens, Pa, Monday aft
ernoon, which burned twenty men seriously.
James B. Battman the foreman. painfully
injured. No deaths have yet occurred The
explosions were caused by lighting lamp in an
air-hole.
The full board Of the governing committee of
the New York Stock Exchange met yesterday
afternoon and suspended for fifteen days Clifton
S. Smith ana e. B. Havens. The members sus-
pended had some difference or the floor Of the
Exchange. yesterday, and losing their tempers,
came to blows.
The wife of Gilbert Babb, prosperous farmer
living near Adairville, KY, committed suicide
yesterday by hanging herself in an clubhouse.
The suicide faint was hereditary. Her father,
VIM. Berry, shot and killed himself. and short
while afterward her mother hanged herself.
She has a sister in the Nashville asylum.
Kate Stab. German nurse. set fire 10 her
room, IN the basement of No. ZIG East Eghtieth
street, New York, and when the owner of the
premises entered the room he discovered the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-25

THE Cincinnati Enquirer essays to help
make harmony in the Democratic ranks in
afford to lose the Seventh district of Indiana
than to have anything to do with traitor
and coward" This is the first intimation
given that Mr.. Bynum was regarded as a
traitor and coward. This sentiment will at
once restore the enthusiasm of BIS friends.
The Enquirer will yet learn that it does not
pay to NEEDLE with things that are not in its
province The people of Indiana will attend
to their affairs in their own way.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-25
A HORSE TO CROSS NIAGARA.
History of ssBlondin"-His Performances or
Tight Rope.


Buffalo IN. ~ Special
Adam Forepaugh. jr, son of the Snowman
of that name. is planning to stretch tight rope
across the Niagara river below the falls and
river chasm on the rope. Thomas H. Davis.
an agent of Forepaughs, said to-day: 1T is
true that Bfondn is to make the attempt We
have been keeping it quiet for we desired moth
ing said until we found out just how we could
anchor the cable sufficiently strong Mr.. Fore
paugh first thought of it when he heard
of the fellows passing through the whirl-
pool in their barrels The show is in
Peterboro, Ont, and from there he tel
egraphed me he had decided to make the
Canada and exhibit the show at Suspension
Bridge. He wants to see if Blondin can walk the
rope. The idea is to stretch a two or threeinch
steel cable across the river either on the brink
of or little below the falls. The wire will have
to ne wrapped with cotton cord so that Blondin s
rubber shoes will stick to it.
What kind of horse Is Blondin?"
'Bondn is Morgan colt that Adam Fore
paw, jr.. bought near West Chester, Pa, three
years ago. He was four years old last spring
pactly built and weighs 800 pounds. Mr. Fore
paugh began training him at Philadelphia early
last fall to walk the rope. At first the rope was
placed only two feet from the ground, but
before the circus started out he could walk
a two-and-a half inch rope, thirty feet long and
twenty feet from the ground. He goes back
ward as well as forward and has never yet had
a fall. He has fear whatever of falling, and
don't think there is any doubt but what he
will go over the Niagara chasm all right on a
still day. He wears a patent rubber Shoe and
is very careful and surefooted 1t will be a big
expense, but we don't about that, for 1t will
be a big card for the show and a still bigger
one for the Madison-square Garden next winter
if he does it. 1t is easier for horse to walk a
rope than man after he knows how. for he has
more legs to balance himself with Animals are
not credited with half the intelligence they pos
sess. Bondin is of mild and tractable DISPOSE
ton. / don't think he will be afraid at all. but
if he should be, Leslie, who does the slack wire
and turns somersaults with boots and spurs on,
will 60 with him.. :"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-25
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

SEVERAL years ago Prince Bismarck is reported
to have said to an American statesman: eng
gland is counted out of European politics while
Ireland remains as an enemy at her gates"
A CORRESPONDENT of the Charleston News
and Courier discovers, from examination of
the court dockets, that during the past twelve
years liz men have been killed in the town of
Edgefeld, S. G.
JANAUsCHEK, great actress and brave woman,
suffering under mortal disease and not appre-
ciated by dull and trivial public, returns to the
stage this year, undaunted by the dsfavor of
fortune and fate.
Mr.. JULIAN HAWTHORNE is celebrated among
his friends as particularly kind and jolly
father. His lively boys regard him with reason
as their most constant and devoted playfellow
and trainer in athletic ways.
THE King of Portugal is not handsome man
and did not particularly charm the Londoners as
he went about in an unfashionably cut frock coat
and carrying ornamerted with tassels
after the fashion of the Fourth George.
MISS JESSIE WATSON, a native of Australia
was recently naturalized in California 30 that
she might take up homestead in that State
The lady, who is described as young and pretty,
is determined to cut away from the home folks
and strike out for herself.
EUGENE, ex-Empress. has been staying in the
lovely Isle of Wight, and has found there so
much health that she won't make her usual visit
to the continent She is going TO the north to
be near Queen Victoria-the two widows always
meeting during some part of each year
sHENRY JAMES" says Harper's Bazsr, tex
pressed recently to an American lady, and in the
frankest manner possible. his decided preference
for English people and English customs over
those of other nations. He declared also that he
would not from choice make his home among
Americans
SANFORD and Merton at Sea- is the saucy
heading which the Pail Mall Gazette gives to its
review of the book written by the sons of the
Prince of Wales. The critic concludes his no.
tce by saying that IF Eddy remembers one.
tenth of it when he comes to the throne he will
have the advantage of most of his subjects
So rapid is the progress of events in this coun-
try that it is hard to believe the first anti slavery
man sent to the United States Senate on that
Issue ia still living, but such is the fact Joseph
Ciley is the man, and he remains on ais old
family homestead at Nottingham, N. II. He is
ninety-six years old, and talks of the old time
political struggles with remarkable energy and
clearness.
REV. IRWIN FL. CORNELL sends a report from
Yokohama, Japan, describing his missionary
work in April last During thst month he
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-25

SpecIaI IN New I ork TrIbune.
The Democrats put their main reliance in the
Prohibition canvass. 'Colonep Morton, who
conspicuous as candidate for the Augusta
postof6ce, but who failed to secure the nomina.
ton, is one of the leaders on that side. He dis
closes their only hope of success in converse
ton with Democrat residing out of the State.
which was published in local newspaper. He
said:
and other leading temperance speakers in Maine
during the last week or ten days of the campaign.
In this way we can do better service in reducing
the Republican vote than we could by making
direct issues. 1t is the best racket we can play"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-25

THE Galveston News, Democratic organ,
had hoped that no Republican convention
would be held in Texas, and the fact that
such body is to assemble to-day causes it to
PROFOUND the following gloomy conundrums
Texas is at present saturated with isms.
Therear nearly 100, 000sturdy partisan Repub
licans in the State. How many discon-
tented Prohibitionists? How many farmers
alliance votaries anxious to break down the
power of the machine? How many Knights
Of Labor eager for changeg How many set
tiers in the west. discontinued with the arbi-
trary course of the Democratic land board?
How many conservative citizens Disguised
with the present state of affairs and eager to
work out a change9"
1t is plain that wherever Democratic har-
mony may have taken refuge on leaving In
diana, Texas is not the place.
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fairly in the Democratic nominating conven-
ton, when everything was cooked up in adj
vance The bolt was the only thing that
could be done, and it was perfectly proper to
resort to it under the circumstances. But
now the same thing exactly has been perpe-
trated on Mr.. Bynum, and, as result the
tide of public sympathy is in his direction.
Republicans would like to see the Democratic
party treat its candidates fairly and honora-
bly,. So too, it seems would the great mass
of Democrats outside the rings.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-25

THE Louisville Courier-Journal is one of
the last Democratic papers to hold on TO the
lie that the Republican papers used as an ar
gument in 1884, to hold the allegiance Of the
colored voters, that in event of Democratic
success there would be danger of their being
returned to slavery. This is lie, and has
it ever since it was first uttered. There are
several reasons why the Republican party did
not think that the Democratic party would at
tempt to re-enslave the negro after it was in
power The first was that it did not think
the Democratic party would soon forget the
lesson on this very point administered by the
Republican party when, in charge of the
Union armies, it put down the Democratic re-
bellion. Having been whipped for that Of
Tense, it was not at all likely that the Demo
cratic party would care to measure arms with
the Republican on questions that had cost the
latter so much to settle. The Republican
party was we'll aware that the Democratic
party did not dare to undertake anything of
the kind.
Another reason why the Republican party
did not make use of that kind of argument
was, that in the States where the colored vote
should have and could have counted some
thing for the Republican candidates, it was
suppressed by violence by Southern Demo
Gratis. There was no argument to be made.
1t would have been the height of folly to
have undertaken to argue with the colored
men of the South, or to have terrified them
by any such stories as have been falsely laid
at the feet of the Republican party. The ''ar-
gument" mentioned was not employed by a
Republican paper or speaker anywhere, and
the Louisville Courier-J Journal knows it was
not though it persists in saying it was. The
shame of majority suppressed still rests on
tho Southern States, but there is nothing to
do but to arouse the moral sentiment Of the
Nation against the outrage. This will be
done, and sooner or later the matter will be
properly adjusted and it will appear that a
most infamous wrong has been perpetrated
upon the colored voters of the South, to the
harm of all the people of the country. This
is enough, without descending to the petty
business of lying in manner that deceives
nobody. Let's have no more Of it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-25

SENATOR FRYE made several statements in
his speech on Monday which will give great
pain to the Democrats and their mugwump
allies, but the latter will be particularly dis
tressed over the assertion that all the Repub-
licans except two who have been deprived of
their offices by the President were turned out
for partisan reasons. The Senator, however
deals with facts, not theories, and there is no
straightforward way Of controverting his state
mants
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-25

THE lame, the halt and the blind appeared 10
such numbers at the funeral of Mrs. Ann S.
Stephens in New York, on Sunday, as to sur
prise the family and friends They were the
people who had been assisted and whose needs
had been relieved by the dead woman at various
times during her life, and they came to offer her
memory the tribute Of their tears AS novel
list, Mrs Stephens was ignored by the critics,
and she leaves no recognized literary reputation,
but this touching disclosure of her works Of
charity shows that she buided for herself a
monument more enduring than one of letters.