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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-29
MONEY-MAKING TRICKS OF FAKIRs.
The 'Cane Racket indianapolis Crooks Who
Work the Shell Trick with Great Success.

TRY your hand, sir; purely game of science
RnG Skill" said the young man, running what is
known in fakir slang as ''the cane racket" A
hundred and fifty canes more or less, were in
rack, and for a monetary consideration the Gus
toner is furnished certain number Of rings to
throw at them. If he ''ringsp a cane he gets it.
The looker-on intimated that 1.-The cano
racket was . mild form of gambling; that the
''riugings of cane was matter of chance and
hat skill did not enter into the game at all.
'Ill shoy you as to that" said the young man,
and, selecting particular cane, he very deity
put three out of five rings he threw over the
sane 1t had a crooked handle at that ST can
10 better than that, said the operator ''but you
zee 1t isn't gambling at ALL Every now and then
we have customer who can come ringer nearly
avery throw. We don't care for that because it
induces others to throw, who. can't make a
ringer once in fifty times The best throwers
kre QUOT pitchers. Baseball men are no more
sxpert than the ordinary run of throwers.
We've not made any money this season. We
have been going to picnics and old settlers meet
pgs, butcant catch on. 1t may be better when
Ihe county fairs come The old settler, when
Be pays his nickel, pitches seven rings and
koesn't get cane feels that he has been swim
ked, and cholera morbus couldn't make him
cream worse The shell racket is catching on
potter lals Summer tnan an s''a else. some
Hmes think would like to take the shells and
rive it to EN- raw"
Tha shells are three half shells of the English
walnut and the old game OF thimble rig or
sNow-you-see-itand-n now you don't" is played
With them. The little black pea or ..jokern was
Formerly made of blackenad cork 1t is now
made of composition.
Indianapolis continued the cane man, has
some of the sickest boys on the road. Windy
Frank is one of the best shell men to be found
anywhere, but 'Sheeny joe is still better Joe
san make So, 0G0 season. OF course the sh~'
nan has to have about three .,,.s ,r;;L S;,,
ssppsss 10 nei" .un the game and encourage
-..ucKers TO put up money. The other day
an old settler squealed because his cents hadn't
brought 8 cane. few minutes later see him
watching the she'll man who had his board up
next to me. The little joker was plainly in sight.
peeping out from under the edge of one of.the
sEcl1s. Any gentleman want to bet dollar he
pan pick out the shell that has the joker under
ISL inquired the shell man.
The old settler saw the pea as plain As wink
ng. 1t was a soft snap. and he could take it in.
I'll bet &C. says he.
I'll 60 ten You can't says old Shell. and then
appealed 20 the boys If they knew, not TO tell.
III so you twenty, says tho old settler.
I'll &c forty says my friend, who saw the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-29
THE AMUSEMENT WORLD.
The Local Attractions This Week-Gossip
About the Stage and Its People.

The opening week at the Museum was a
marked success, the Mayo company doing fine
business. Tomorrow afternoon Catharine Rog-
ers will appear in ''The Gypsy Queen" which
will run until Thursday, when 1.-The Huntress
of the West" will be put on. The papers of other
places speak in very high terms of the plays and
Miss Rogers. The star is a widely known emo
tional actress. Her company is said to be a
capable one. Both dramas will be mounted in
satisfactory manner, and, if Miss Rogers sus-
tains her reputation, the show will be much bet
ter than the ordinary Museum attraction.
r. C. J. Pendleton will narrate his experiences
and observations while in Mexico, at Tomlinson
Hall, on Tuesday evening, the proceeds of the
Army reading room and library. His description
of the manners and customs of the Mexicans,
illustrated with Photographic views, is said to
be very interesting.
THE STAGE AND IT'S PEOPLE.
William Astor is writing play.
Mrs James Brown Potter is going to India
with her husband
Sarah Bernhardt was presented with tame
tiger, in Buenos Ayres, by native admirer
The King of Saxony has had to draw his
SA0oh AOK PAoo,ooV W Lhono SooA WIG N0aSss -
the Dresden Opera house exchequer for the past
seasons grand opera.
Maggie Mitchell has new play which she will
produce the early part of this season. Fred
Williams, author of Maggie the Midget is
said to have written it.
Nine Janauschek has had new play written
for her. It is called Guy Mannering,' and the
role which she will impersonate is that of an old
gypsy, Meg Merrilies by name.
The Sarah Bernhardt South American tour is
already 800 600 ahead. She took Rio Janeiro by
storm. nearly bankrupted ST. Paulus, and is
now devastating Buenos Ayres.
Emma Juch is said to have been a servant girl.
to have got her musical education through the
generosity of lady who heard her caroling at
her work, and to have been very ungrateful to
her benefactress.
There are 8, 249 theaters and halls in the United
States, of which 244 are in twenty Ave cities
with populations exceeding 100, 900; 1850 in CSC
cities of from 5000 to 100 600 Inhabitants, and
,255 in l.229 towns having less than 5000 popu-
lation. This season will employ about 400 COM
panes to furnish them with entertainments, Of
which fifty are comic opera organizations
A Partisan beast tanner named Granconeth was
lately in lions cage of an itinerant menagerie
at the Boulevards fair, when one of the inmates
tore his thighs with his claws The spectators
were terror stricken, but the tanner in falling
managed to keep his eyes fixed on those of the
beasts and when he rose he backed out of the
cage frowning and holding high his whip in a
menacing attitude. The blood spurtsd through
his torn hose, and after he had slammed the
performances were brought to an end.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-29
Sold Liquor Without License.

Deputy United States Marshal Wilkinson, of
Fort Wayne, arrested Charles Hallett. at Hart
ford City, on Friday, for selling liquor and CT
gars without license. His preliminary trial was
held before Commissioner j. B. Harper. at Fort
Wayne yesterday, and his bond was fixed al
$500. Being unable to give surety he was
brought to this city last night and placed in jail
to await the action of the grand jury.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-29
Republican Headquarters The Denison.
M p..o,,bl;o,x, Oto<o

Inc hepuplican State central committee.
All convention committees.
The chairman aEa secretary of the State
central committee.
The delegates of the Sixth congressional dis
trict.
Hon. L. T. Kitchener, of Shelby county. candi-
date for Attorney-eeneral
Prof John NJ. Olcott, of Putnam county, car,
didate fer Superintendent of Public Insstrnctfon.
Hon. Fritz Tn Stritter, of Posey county, candi-
date for Secretary of State;
Hon. a. 9. DIZZY, Of Boone county candidate
for Aud...sf Of State.
ron R. s. Gregory. of Delaware county can.
didate for Lieutenant-governor
Capt. J. A Lemcke of Vanderburg county,
candidate for Treasurer of State.
Fifty county delegations.
The delegates of the Sixth congressional distric,
will hold their district meeting in the parlors Of
the Denison House the evening preceding the
convention.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-29

w. W. Herod's barn was entered night before
last and valuable horse, together with set Of
harness, stolen. The thieves carefully spread
sawdust around outside to deaden the sound Of
the horses steps c. B. Fosters barn was en-
tered at the same time and his buggy stolen
sawdust being sprinkled about in the same man
ner as at Mr.. Herods. Why they should have
preferred Mr.. Fosters buggy to that of Mr.
Herod, which was more convenient, is not clear
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-29

Anticipating change in the four departments above
named DESTROYS of reducing the stock much may
be possible weeks time and will offer patrons
sua inducements in the purchase of
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-29

roll of bills in his hand and sized EN- up II
seems there were $50 in the pile, and the vener.
able sucker put it all on a sure thing. The shell
was lifted. The little joker wasn't there.
He was the most surprised man vou ever
saw. As he looked up, caught his eye and re-
marked, You'll squeal on cents again, will
you1 Now you've got a dose thatll do you some
good Go home and tell the story to your grand
childrAn.ir
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-29
FuRNITuRE at VIM. L. Elders.
CLOSING OUT SALE
OF BOOTS AND SHOES.

OF ROOTS AND SHOES.
We are selling off our stock of boots and shoes at
great reduction, as intend to change my business.
Gene and us. il you want bargain in shoes.
M A. MAAG,
Naag's Shoe Palace. 8 East Washington ssreet
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-29
Hosiery, Gloves, Mitts, Kids, Lace
Caps and Summer Underwear

Will be sold follows: All OF which the price IS or
lower will be sold ve cents less than the marked price,
All that between IS and including SO will be ten
cents less.
All that between so and including IS cents will be-
fifteen cents less.
All that are between IS and including 81 will ba
twenty cents less.
All over ST will be twenty-five cents less.
1t is generally known that all prices married. plant
figures and aso the prices printed that child can learn
them easily a adult.
During this week the prices given will be from IS cents
less than the marked prices according the Values abov
Customers look the tags and the reductions
glance
At the above reduced prices makes large discount and
many it brings the goods below But wish o
the stock nearly possible
Every lady gentleman boy girl and child should be ber
ally provided with their needs from the above named depart
ments.
SPECIAL-AT WEEK
EXCEPT FOR GOODS FROM DEPARTMENT.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-01-06
Wednesday, Jan. 6, 1886.
The CeusuS--"GharIestOn'S Wealth and
InteliiSence.'

Some of our brethren are discussing the CEN
sus question, and demanding that the cOnsti-
t%utional requirement in reference to the cen
sus shall yet be carried out, while others are
presenting the legal dif1icultiee which lie in
the way and suffice as an excuse for the plain
neglect Of duty in complying with the law.
In our own opinion the law has been clearly
violated, and the act of defeating the claims
of the country people who are entitled to the
seats in the General Assembly which Charles
ton unjustly holds, is complete, and that the
injured citizens of the Slate have no redress,
except in hereafter electing delegates who will
not openly and dctiantly violate the plain
mandate of the Constitution which they swore
to obey. The question of cost or cXpediency
does not arise here. The only question was,
whether the Senators and Representatives
would obey the law. They have solcmnly set
aside the law and set up their W will against
the Constitution of the State, and we know OF
no redress which the people can have except
in electing men to the Legislature who will
obey the laws. If an ordinary citizen attempts
to set any law at defiance, no matter how un-
just or oppressive, ample means have been
provided whereby he may be punished, but
their trusted lawmakers may become law
breakers with perfect impunity, when the
question is made as to whether Charleston
shall usurp power in the General Assembly
which justly belongs to the country districts.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-01-06
The Parish System.

The Grccnriuc NeWs has had something to
say Of the abolition Of the Parish system in
South Carolina, that paper contcnding that it
was not abolished until the negro was made a
voter. The NcWs ana Courier takes issue with
this statement and says that the State Con-
vcntion which met in 1865 unde proclama-
ton of Provisional Governor b. F. Perry, did
away with the Parish system, and infcrcntial-
~ claims that the white people voluntarily
abolished the system some two or three years
before the negro was made a voter.
If we are not mistaken, we abolished the
Parish system under the same pressure that
we abolished slavery. 1t is true that the Con-
vent!on which enacted the Black Code, also
abolished slavery and did away with the Par
ish system. The abolition Of slavery and the
abolition of the Parish system was, we be-
lieve, a condition precedent TO the restoration
of the States Of South Carolina and Louisiana
TO their places in the Union
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-01-06
ELECTION NOTICE.

IN Office is hereby given that in pur-
suanco of the provisions of an act Of the
General Assembly of the State of South
Carolina, entitled San act Ito charter the
Grecnville and Port Royal Railroad Com
pany," approved December 23rd, 1882, an
election will be held on the 10Th day OF
January, 1856, at the voting precinct for
Cokesbury Township in the Town OF
Cokesbury, at which election shall be
submitted to the qualified electors Of said
Township, the. question whether or not
the said Township shall subscribe the
amount of five per cent. Of the assessed
value Of taxation Of the total property in
said Township in interest bearing bonds
of Cokesbury Township maturing in
twenty years, to the capital stock Of
Greenville and Port Royal Railroad Com
pany according to the provisions Of said
act and the amendments proposed there
to by the board of corporators of said
Railroad Company.
At said election those voting in favor Of
said subscription, shall cast ballots, hav-
ing written or printed thereon the word
SUBSCRIPTION" and those voting
against said subscription shall cast bal
lots having written or printed thereon the
words mo SUBSCRIPTION" The
polls shall be opened at s o'clock, a. M,
and remain open until 5 o'clock, p. m, of
sail day, and upon closing, the managers
of said election shall at once proceed to
count tho votes and shall return the same
with their statement and tally sheet, and
the poll list to the office of County Com
miissioners for Abbeville County, on
Monday next succeeding said election.
NJ. A. Cason, Jesse G. Ellis and WIN.
Henry Moore have been appointed Man
ayers to conduct said election according
to law and the provisions of the said act.
BY resolution of the Board.
JAMES A. McCORD,
Chair. Bird. Co. Com. Abb. Co. S. G..
Dec, s. 1855,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-01-06

WHY not get your bill heads and letter
heads printed at the Press and Banner office ?
We shall be glad to do all manner of job print.
ing, in COOL style and at low prices.
A NUMBER of gentlemen at Major Zeiglcr's
birth of the new year. Good cheer, mcrri-
,nent and jest were INDUCED in.
a visiting merchant said last Sale Day that
he had stood around so much on the streets
dunning debtors, that windSalls as big as hen
eggs had come on his legs.
Mr.. JOHN KNOX. Mr.. T. T.. Douglass, and
Mcssrs. O'Donnell Il Cunningham, we learn,
have declined to tlke out whiskey license for
the ensuing year.
will henceforth gladly serve any one who may
need his services in collecting accounts, or
otherwise.
MEssRs. GALPHIS & JOHNSON, of Ninety
Six made assignment last week. Liabilities,
$1,000. Assets. 1000. Nj. r.. G. Lipscomb, as
signee.
TIE estate of James r. Todd was bid in by
interested parties to be ,resold next Fall for
the benefit Of %lcgatees.
Rev. r. w. WHILDEN will preach in the
Baptist church at this place on next Sunday
ut II O'Clock.
Az infant son-being one Of the twins-of
SSfr: and Mrs, r, W. Miller OF Montery, died
last week.
MIR. J.. H. HESTER and Miss Callie Cofcr
were married last week by Rev. y. Z. Patter-
son.
Mr.. ]. F. CALHOUN was in town yesterday.
He has taken charge Of the Duc West Hotel,
MANY of our people are able to meet their
bills, but all speak of the scarcity of money.
MEssRs. BELL & GALPHIN will move to
the old stand of Messrs. II. NJ. Haddon e. Co..
MISS NINA IsAACs, of Greenwood. Is on a
visit TO Miss Winton Parks, of this village.
ARTHUR SANDERS, colOred, OF White Lick.
died last week aged about eighty years.
Col. o. 7. CALHOUN and his bride have re-
turned from a bridal trip to Charleston.
Col. WALLINGFoRD is expected to arrive
in a few days with a car load Of mules.
IT is said thai eleven brides will honor the
wedding tonight by their presence.
THE Quarterly Conference was held at Alb
beville last Saturday and Sunday.
THE bells tolled the death of the old year,
and rang in the New Year.
THERE have been but little change in our
business firms this season.
THE train was an hour behind schedule
time yesterday evcnining.
Mn. JULIUS FISANSKA, CT Troy, was at
home one day last week.
REV. MR.. WEBER, the new Methodist
preacher, is in town.
MIR. A. J. SPRoLEs, Of Greenwood, was in
town last Monday.
MIR. F. L. MORROW, Of Vcriery, was in
town last Monday.
SEE advertisement Of strayed or stolen
mare.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-01-06
Charges Against Er. MayficId.
Greenuille Nc,Cs.

Many copies Of the Sumter Untchmnn con
tanning notices of the death of Mrs. Tourney
have been sent here. The following para
graph in the same newspaper attracted at
tention and caused enquiries:
.Rev. w. ID. Mlyiiell, the heal center Of
the Atlantic division of the recently busted
tYexas mutual insurance concern, was recent
~ tried by his church in G~recnville count
for immoral conduct and expelled from its
commupioa. If Mr.. Mayfield is innocent he
is deserving of much sympathy; He was
years ago. He was published for something
worsein Bristol some years later, and now in
GreenvI!!e his business is entirely broken I'D
and he is tried and tuEDeG out of his church
for conduct unbecoming q Christian. TRULY
his lines have fallen in hard places"
A representativ We Of the NeWs called at DR..
Mayicld's office to obtain a statement about
the paragraph out found that he was absent
from the city. GcDtlemen who are in II posi-
ton to know, however, say they lever heard
that there was ANYTHING worse than bad man.
agcment in the Memphis matter while they
bad never heard OF any trouble at AL in !Bris-
tUl.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-01-06

CorSctS! corsctS! Our SOC. corset is all the
rage. Call and get ono. Bell Il Galphin. Oct'7
Special attention is called to our line Of
black cashmere. We have them in blue and
jet black from sc. to $l.OD per yard. Bell u
tillphin. OCT !.
Cunningham & Tcmplcton have Il fine stock
of rc~Huy-made clothing.
Go to Cunningham Il Tcniplcton's and get 4
fine hat.
Ladies Jerseys very cheap at White Broth
crs. SEPT. ~:
Prepare for :hc Winter by buying an c!e-
CANT pair OF bed blankc from White Hro'h-
crS. sept. 81.
If YOU want n good overcoat 1t Il reduced
price. call on =. Rosenberg IL Go.
p. Rosenberg d Co. have reduced the prices
Oh their oycrcOats. Cal and secure u bargain.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-01-06
I1cnNarinm TO etilNNgH.

The authorities of the Central railroad con-
tiHuc to make preparations for the change of
gauge which takes place in July next.
The present Width or track on the majority
OF Southern railroads is five feet. This is less
than the width in use on English railroads,
but more than that in use on railroads in the
North and West i'll the United States. The
standard gauge in the North and West is four
feet eight and Il half inches. The Central will
adopt n gauge Of trurfeet nine inches. While
this is half an inch wider than the standard
gauge in the North and West, it will not in
and Western roads, Thus it will be sean that
the gauge adopted by tie Central will be sub
stautialIy the standard.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-01-06
"Wea!th and IntelIiGence."

The heather may rage, and the people i'm
aginc q vain thing, but Charleston has her
double representation all the same. "Clar-
leston's wealth and intelligence can smile
ut Satan's rage, so long as she rules the State,
and can have the effrontery t. talk to coun-
try green horns of her immense wealth and
intelligence" Are country delegates who
may stand in wonder and Amusement at
"Charleston's wealth and intelligence" the
proper men to look after our interests and
stand up for our rights?
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-01-06
AuwvSta.s AracSinn Well,

The work OF boring the ~artcsian we'll at the
Georgia Chemical Works is progressing finely.
but it only lasted for Il short distance. To-
day. at II o'clock, 1t had gone one hundred
and ten feet, and struck IL bed Of rotten Slate
stone. Those engaged in the work seem sat
iStiod that they will ct water at an early
date. President Baker yesterday said to a re-
porter Of the Chronicle W will get il, never
mind how far we have to go for it but indi-
cations point to getting it without much trou-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-01-06
A TERRIFIC SNOW STORM.
TEc Northwest Swept by Il blizzard
and the Ground Covered a Foot
Deem with Snow.

CHICAGO, January Ga severe snow and
sleet storm, which las been raging through.
out the Northwest since Saturday, seriously
intcrfrrcd with the telegraph wires in all di-
rcctiOnS. Ali the lines west of here are down
ANA mmunication East is very uncertain.
\ dispatch from Sioux City, Iowa, reports a
blizzard there 1t has been showing and
blowing steadily since Saturday, and there is
already isnow to Il depth of a foot on the
ground and no signs of tho storm abating.
At Dus Moines and Omaha a heavy snow
storm is reported, ana II st. Paul dispatch re-
ports similar storms throughout Minnesota
and Dakota. The cold wave signal is flying
from The signal service building here.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-01-06
Masters Sale,
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,

COUNI1 Of ADDE lille.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
C. McHugh. as Assignee Of A. J. Salinas & Son
against Iichcy 4 Miller.
by virtue of an order of sale made in the
- above stated case, dated April 18th, 1872, !
will Offer for sale at public cutlery at Abbeville
{. H., C.. on Salcday in February, 1856, with
in tie legal hours of sale, the following de-
scribed property, situate in said State and
County, to wit:
One House and Lot
in the village of Hodges, the property Of John
NJ. Miller, the lot composed Of three small par
cells, containing in all about
TWENTY-FIVE Acres,
bounded by lands Of ]. \. Ellis, l.. r. Dantz-
Ter, and by the Columbia and Grcenv.lle Rail-
road. Also ONE HOUSE AND LOT in the
village of Hodges, the property Of William Il.
1tichey, containing
One and Cne-Half Acres,
moro or less, and bounded by lands of John
willie Railroad. Also ONE HOUSE AND LOT
known as the koon pace, the property of
Il Miller, containing
Tkirty-Scven Acres,
more or less, and bounded by lands of j. J..
Anderson, Waiter Anderson and y. NJ. Agncw
and by the Columbia and GreenviIle Railroad.
TERMS OF SALE-One-half cash, balance
on q credit Of twelve months, with interest
from day OF sale, secured by bond of the pur-
chaser AMI ~ mortgage Of the premises. pur-
to pay the Master for papers.
j. {. ELCGII, Master.
Jan. ), $50, 1t
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-01-06
The New Year.

We expect to be found at the old stand,
Throughout the year, and being hankful for
past favors, we hope for a continuance Of the
business which has been accorded to us in the
past. With goodwill to all mankind we en-
ter upon the work Of another year.