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The Daily telegraph., 1886-06-07
A"RANSOMo A CHEESE.

The discussion of the oleomargarine bill
n the House has been lengthy and divide
range, at times evoking little hn,nor.
Perhaps the best specimen in this line is
the following from Congressman Allen, of
Miss, or as he is popularity called, from
being the only private in the House who
went through the war as such. Private
Allen, OF Mississippi
know, sir, said Mr.. Allen, that what is
good is often matter OF taste: that taste
Sometimes depends on how person is
raised. For my part, l think it must be
vitiated taste that would prefer oleomar-
garine to genuine, good butter. People,
you know, can eat almost anything, and
they often persuade themselves that what
Is cheap is wholesome. j remember. sir.
an incident that occurred in my town
about two years ago that illustrates this,
A colored friend of mine, Dave Creighton,
walked into a store in my town. and after
passing tho usual compliments with the
merchant, asked him, "How is politics
now?" The merchant replied that politics
were quiet, when Dave said: 81 hear de
Democrats is nominated Mr.. John Allen
for Congress dis time." "Yes," said the
merchant. "Well," said Dave. "dey is sho'
got a good man dis time, and it won't take
no ballot-box stufiing to elect him needer.D
1.-The 'cullored men will vote for him.
just then Dave, being hungry, noticed
some small boxes of axle greese put up in
boxes round like cheese. and he said,
"Boss, how You sells dem little cheeses.n %
The merchant priced them at 10 cents.
"Throw in the crackers" said the darkey.
The merchant said yes, and bargain was
struck, and the darkey went out in front of
the store and sat down on a goods box,
took out his knife and his crackers, opened
his box. and fixed for a good time. He
did not seem to like the looks of his cheese
at first, but he had paid for it and he had it
to eat, and with his knife he put it on his
crackers and ate till it was all gone. and
then scraped the box out with his knife
wiped it on his cracker and put it in his
mouth. When the merchant, who had
watched the proceeding, asked him how he
liked his cheese. Dave said, swell, sir, the
crackers was mighty good and de cheese
was cheap enough, and speck it is mighty
wholesome, but fo' God, Boss, dat was de
ransomest cheese / ever Is eat YETI
Prolonged laughter and applause'l
The Daily telegraph., 1886-06-07

Now that Monroe will shortly have a
compress other own, we reproduce from
the New Orleans States of last Thursday.
June Sd, the following regarding compress
charges on bale of cotton at New Orleans
and Savannah, Ga. 1t occurs to us that
the Monroe Compress Company should
encourage parties to ship their cotton hero
by making the charges as little as possible:
A representative of the States yesterday
saw at the rooms of the Maritime Associa-
ton copy of the printed rules and regnla-
tions of the Gordon Cotton Press Associa-
ton and the Savannah Cotton Press Asso-
citation of Savannah, Ga, adopted in April
last for the season of 1SS6-S7. Comparing
this with the charges of the New Orleans
Cotton Press Association, it is found that
tho actual cost upon bale of cotton for
storage, COMPRISING and drayage in this
city as compared with Savannah is more
than double.
Thus, at New Orleans the factors pay for
storage so cents per bale, G5 cents per bale
for compressing, and % cents per bale for
drayage, making total of Sl.40.
The charges at Savannah are: Storage
rs cents per bale, 35 cents per bale for COM
pressing, and no drayage, making total
of 60 cents.
The Daily telegraph., 1886-06-07
MONROE. JUNE Z, 1856.
WORSE THAN "HAIRYvB BUTTER.

The Bogus Butter bill passed the house
by majority of seventy. the tax in the
original bill being first reduced to cents
per pound on the bogus article. The
Louisiana delegation, Gen. King excepted,
voted against the bill, and, as we think,
wrong. so far as the main issues go, to-wit: !:
the protection of ofconsumers of butter, and
the taxation Of table fraud.
The exhaustive debates on the bill showed
conclusivelyt that there wereno solid con-
stitutional objections to the bill, since it is
clearly a bill to raise revenue, and not
upon natural product, as tobacco, but On
manufactured product, such as wine and
LIQUORS made from fruits; and, in respect of
protection OF butter, that it is no more than
is done for the protection Of pure wines in
the internal taxation of all limitations of
wine.
But the protection herein is protection
against the fraudulent sale of oleomarga-
rine for pure better--a protection against
the aduIteration offood. II it shall result
that the price of pure butter will be adyan-
ced, by the branding of this spurious
article with Its proper appel1ation, what the
pocket suffers the stomach will gain, and
the viIlainous compound of vile oils and
deleterious chemicals will be known from
the original vats and tubs ALT the way down
to the merchant who retails it by the
pound. What tax is raised will be readily
absorbed by the sinking fund, or in keep
ing pace, if possible, with the swelling
pension list; or, if neither of these, in re-
moving some Of the outrageous custom
duties upon imported articles of universa]
and necessary consumption.
We do not see that support Of the bill
as was urged in the House, was a vote to
retain these dqties-a vote against tariff
for revenue only. It is not bill merely to
protect butter, or the biggest industry in
the Union, cotton, or wheat not excepted
but bill to stamp counterfeit with its
truevalue, and to protect the health and
purse of rich and poor alike throughout
the country. To do this adequately, the
States, acting separately, are without the
requisite power, just as they are in the
regulation of Interstate railway traffic.
There being no dangerous exercise OF
Federal authority, the ultimate objects OF
the bill, though in some of its details
Objectionable, ought to be accomplished.
The Daily telegraph., 1886-06-07

The Chinese indemnity b. II. authorizing
the President to ascertain the actual
Chinese losses sustained at Rock Springs,
Wyo., last September and appropriating
Sl56000 for the payment of them, passed
the Senate Friday. There was consider
able opposition to the bill on the ground
that there was no treaty Obligation for
such course,
The Daily telegraph., 1886-06-07

The Capitolian-Advocate of Baton Rouge
has the following to say regarding our
base ball players:
In order to increase the speed of its run
ners the Monroe base ball club places a
keg OF cold beer on tap at the third base
ard every member who reaches that base
gets glass. The number of runs won by
that club are remarkable.
The Daily telegraph., 1886-06-07

The New Orleans City Item OF Thursday
last has the following good news:
Col. A. w. Faulkner, of Colum bia, La.
arrived in the city yesterday from Wash
ington, D. c., and lett in the evening by
the steamer John II. Hanna for his home
The Colonel was the bearer Of the good
news that the United States mail will
shortly be restored to the regular Ouachits
line steamers. Great will be the rejoicing
of the people along the valley of the Qua
chita at the restoration of the river mail
service.
The Daily telegraph., 1886-06-07

The New Orleans and Vicksburg Pool
Line of packets, will, as the Herald puts
it, after the first of July "throw up the
sponge. Capt's Tobin and Leathers will
continue to run their boats, but it will be
60 and come as you please.n
The Daily telegraph., 1886-06-07

| John Richards, who it will be remem-
bered killed f. c.. p. Booth at Jackson,
Miss, few days since, was discharged,
the evidence showing that he acted in self
defence.
The Daily telegraph., 1886-06-07
PURE STICK CANDY A SPECIALITY.

The attention of the public is called to
tact that this candy is made in my own
establishment, and is superior in quality to
that generally offered to the public.
special orders for anything IN my line
will receive prompt attention.
j, @, HEBELER.
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The Schooner Orphan Boy.

CHICAGO Jan. 12-Mr W. O. johnson, one of
the owners of the lost schooner Orphan Boy,
who has been looking over the wreck at Point
Au Sable and found the beach strewn with a
week, is in the city tonight. He says the lum-
Der was broken into kindling wood, and the
yawl boat was found under it, and gave the i'm
preston that it was cut away from the schooner
with an ak. Mr. johnson was under the belief
that the Orphan Boy ran aground about Dec 6,
under full sail, as the masts were broken off
close to the deck. The schooner then went to
pieces and washed ashore. None of the bodies
of the unfortunate sailors have been discovered.
and some venture the opinion that they were
found by the fisherman who are the only inhab
itanrs of the shore. and after being stripped of
their valuables, were buried Captain Halliday
carried several hundred dollars and a valuable
gold watch, the clerk also had considerable
money. Investigations are still going on, and
will occupy several days
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Schooner and Eight Lives Lost.

NANTUCKET. Mass. Jan. 12.-The three masted
schooner. T. B. Witherspoon, Captain Anderson,
from Surnana for Boston, with molasses, sugar
and cocoa, struck on Miacomet reef, on the south
side of the island at o'clock yesterday morn
ing, and lays 300 yards from the shore. At the
time of striking it was blowing fearful gale
with tremendous sea running, making COM
plete breach over her. All efforts to reach the
vessel with life boats were Intellectual After
several attempts at throwing lines to the vessel
the mate, Burdick Berry, and Charles Wuff were
saved, very much exhausted. The rest of the
crew was lost Captain Anderson's body was
washed ashore. The crew lost are: John
Phillips. Morris Ryder, John Matteo. Nicho-
las Smith and Augustus Smith. The life
saving crew boarded the vessel yesterday and
recovered Nicholas Smiths body frozen in the
rigging. The bodies of the mates wife and
children and one seaman, were picked mp along
the shore. The vessel has gone to pieces.
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KILLED in a saloon Fight.

ST. LOUIS JAN IA murder occurred at 3: Is
o'clock this morning in a saloon known as Jacks
place. No. 528 Clark avenue. Miles Stanton a
railroad engineer in the employ Of the Bridge &
Tunnel Company, was killed by Mike Gill
more in saloon free fight. Ike Man
nelly, the night bar-keeper, says he was
serving at the bar, and as the saloon was
full he was extremely busy. He heard. though
he paid little attention to it, quarrel between
the man Gilmore and Tom Mooney. Presently
a shot was fred that struck bottle behind him;
this was followed by the emptying of a revolver.
and Stanton was hit. Exactly how it happened
that Stanton received the SHOTS no one in the
saloon knew, as he was not in the quarrel. Two
or three bullets struck him successfully and he
fell on the floor, dead Gilmore was arrested.
Gilmore stated this morning that he regrets
having shot Stanton, and that he intended
Mooney should be the victim. 1t seems that
Mooney has owed Gilmore So since Thanksgiv-
ing, and it was about the payment of this that
the quarrel arose during which Stanton was
shot
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-13
THE RECORD OF THE COURTS.
United States District Court.
hon. w. A. Woods. Judge.
To-day-No calls
Superior Court.

Superior Court.
Room lion. Napoleon 3. Taylor, Judge
Yesterday-Oscar Kenyon vs. Willis w.
Wright ct al; note. Judgment for 1854
Joseph Ell. Morton Emma Morton; divorce.
granted. Abandonment.
Stouchton A. Fletcher VS. Thomas a. Sharpe
ct al; petitions of Wlnslow, Lanier & Co, Zerilda
Wallace. ard Board of Trade. On trial by court.
To-day-Same cause continues.
Room 2-Hon. D. W. Howe judge.
Yesterday-Johr NJ CASTOR ct al. vs. George
d. Vincent ct al; on bond. On trial by jury.
To-day-Same cause continues.
Room 3-Hon. Lewis G. Walker, Judge.
To-day--Calls: 1860, The State ETC.. VS. Care
ct al. VS.. George W. Scott. 1914 Mary j. Wolf
vs. Rudolph Thecke ct al 1892, Harry O.
Nickel ct al. VS.. Caroline M. Nickel ct al 3lO3l.
Franklin Bank, of st. Louis, VS.. BENJAMIN f.
Striblin ct al. 307@1 Theodore P. Hanghey VS..
Charles j. W. Shearer ct al
NEW SUITS
Room 1--34924, John Edgey VS.. Sarah A..
Edgey; DIVORCE cruel treatment 1892. Sallie
T. Hayes VS.. Job M. M. Hayes; divorce; adul-
terry. 3493O David Russell, ST., ct al vs.. Indian
apolis Bridge Company; notes: demand $780,
Room 2-34931. Jones q Laughlin. Limited,
Company vs. indianapolis Bridge Company,
debt: demand. $4,000 34928 Evaline F. Talbot
VS.. John Kidd ct al, notes; demand, $3.50 34925.
j. ii. Hull vs. J. ii. Haworth; rescission of con-
tract and injunction.
Room 3-34929, David Braden VS. indianapolis
Bridge Company, note; demand, 5000. 3492S,
VIM. +. Elliott, receiver, VS.. Jesse Wright ct AL
injunction.
Circuit Court-4124 Daniel FL. Linton. admin
lstrator, ct al va. John A. Lintner ct al; to set
aside deed and mortgage and injunction
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Hotel Arrivals.

Occidental Hotel: j. w. Hyatt, Washington;
0. U. Henderson. Montezuma; VIM. A. Porter,
Delphi; D. w. Osborn. Lebanon; e. B. Stanley
Alton: j. L. Stewart. Sullivan; Miss Hattie Ora
ham, Lebanon; j. w. Ogden. Washington.
Bates Houses Miss G. Facht. Winchester; G..
NJ. Harris. Goshen; W. L. p. Wizard, Nashville;
Ben L. Smith, G. Fl. Johnson. Rushvile; J. A..
Kilbourne, Anderson; T. H. Wilson, Logansport;
'Chas. M. Zion, Lebanon; H. A. Faulkes, L..
Johnson, r. E. Purcell. C. j. Lipe, Vincennes;
W. g. DePauw. c. w. DePauw Albert Truier,
New Albany; P. FL. Shively, New Castle
Grand Hotel Isaac NJ. Crowell and wife,
Franklin; Fred w. Cowell and wife, and A. D..
Baker and wife, South Bend; H. Mason and
wife. Petersburg; E. w. Cone. Upton; NJ Her
zog Waynetown; G. A. Higgins, Michigan City;
G. S. Wesner, Lebanon; 7. NJ. Andrews, West
Point; NJ. S. Clark and Gus Rise, Frankfort;
George P. Evans Fort Wayne; S. o. Bayless,
Frankfort; Fl. H. Lancaster. Lafayette; F. H.
Doran, Michigan City; A. johnson. Evansville
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-13
Meigs's Wonstrosity.

Washington Letter.
The now Pension Office, which is now nearly
completed. is made the butt of much criticism.
1t is regarded as one of the worst pieces of pub
lie architecture in Washington General Meips.
its designer. has had the experience of a number
Of years of study in Europe He should know
all about the very best and most tasteful of
architectural designs. In this new Pension
Building, however, he appears to have gathered
together all that is ugly and inartistic This
much. however, can be said in favor of the
building-it is beautifully lighted and ventila-
ted. All of the rooms are very large so that
the clerks are almost lost in them. Running
through the entire length of the interior of the
building is great court with iron balconies look
ing out from each floor. The mistake of the
building in the first place. was in employing
brick in its construction. The principal public
buildings of Washington are of marble and
granite 1t is poor and ugly economy which
substitutes brick for these more handsome and
durable materials. Since the cheap. looking
roof and upper stories have been added to the
building the ugliness has been so increased as to
strike the attention of every one Senator Dan
Voorhees, yesterday made the best criticism of
the architecture of the building that have yet
heard. He said that it was in appearance across
between railroad station and large brewery
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-13

Routine Business-Mr Reagan Assails the
Administrat ion's Silver Policy.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12-Ths Speaker an
nounced the appointment of Messrs Singleton,
OF Mississippi, Wilson. of West Virginia, and
Phelps, of New Jersey, as members of the Board
OF Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
Mr. Burrows. of Michigan. from the committee
on postoftices and post roads. reported resolu-
ton calling on the Postmaster general for in
formation as to changes made in the law regu.
lating the compensation of railway companies
for carrying the meils. and also as to what faci-
tiles are necessary to enable nim to make q
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-13

LOUISVILLE, Jan. 12.-The Louisville Presby-
terry. at it's meeting to-day. considered the
charge of SANDER Misrepresentation and false
hood made by Messrs. Daniels. Boggess and
Martin. of Memphis, Tenn. against r. E. and
F. B. Converse. publishers of the Christian OBJ
server, of this city. The investigation was re-
ferred to a committee that will report to the
Presbytery the third Wednesday in February
The charges were made in correspondence in the
Memphis Appeal, and grew out of a newspaper
discussion of evolution The investigation was
called by the Converse brothers, who preferred
counter charges against their accusers
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-13
WAR DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE OF THE CHEF SIGNAL OFFICER,
WASHINGTON Jan. 13 A. NJ.

WAR DEPARTMENT.,
OFFICE OF THE CHEF SIGNAL OFFICER,
WASHINGTON, Jan. IS, A. NJ.
Special Indications for Twenty-four Hours
from A NJ, for Indianapolis and Vicinity
Warmer cloudy weather and local SHOWS. fol
lowed by fair weather
For the Ohio Valley and Tennessee-Wa rmer.
fair weather, except in the Ohio valley. cloudy
weather. with light snow, followed in Tennes-
see by light snow; winds generally southerly,
falling barometer.
For the Lower Lake Region-Warm. cloudy
weather, local SHOWS, winds generally southerly,
lower barometer.
For the. Upper Lake egion-Warmer, cloudy
weather. with lightlocal SHOWS, winds generally
southerly. slowly falling barometer preceded in
northern portion by rising barometer.
For the Upper Mississippi Valley-Far
weather in the southern portion. local SHOWS in
the western portion, followed by fair weather;
winds generally southerly. lower barometer,
warmer weather
For the Missouri Vallev-Fair, warmer
weather, except in Their northern portion, sta
tionary, followed by slight fall in tempera.
ture winds generally southerly lower barome-
ter
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A Broken-Hearted Lover.

LOUISVILLE. Jan. IA special to the Courier
Journal says: "a. S. Powell, promiisat young
man Of Robertson county. Tennessee, living
near the Kentucky line, sued Miss Maggie E.
Flowers. Logan county tKentucky1 belle, for
breach of marriage promise. at Russelville KY,
to-day. Powell says he had bought his wedding
clothes. and that the wedding was to have taken
place November 3, last, but Miss Flowers went
back on him, and he alleges that he is all broken
up, and wants $40, 900 damages. The parties are
well connected and the young lady has some
money in her own right"
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Woman,s Face.

''What furniture can give such finish to a
room. as tender woman's face asks George
Elliott Not any, we are happy to answer, pro-
vided the glow of health tempers the tender ex-
preston. The PALE anxious, bloodless face of
the consumptive. or the evident sufferirgs of the
dyspeptic. induce feelings of sorrow and grief on
our part and compel US to tell them of DR.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery the SOW
ereign remedy for consumption and other
diseases OF the respiratory system as well as
dyspepsia and other digestive troubles. Sold
everywhere.
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JOURNAL.

again. throwing him down, one wheel passing
over his breast He again gave chase. but he
soon fell exhausted from his injuries. The mule
team finally reached home. Mr. De Lisle and
party fastened in search of his sou, and the
search continued all night On Sunday Louis
was discovered near Willow-slough bridge, both
hands holding to a barb-wire fence his arms
frozen stiff. He was in kneeling position, both
legs frozen, and could rot move. The thermom-
eter was 25o below zero. He had dragged him.
self for a mile. He was carried home, and died
last night
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A Trespasser Shot Dead.

WILMINGTON. Del. Jan. 12.-About o'clock
this morning Wesley Handy, while driving to
owned by Isaac Talley, so as to avoid the snow
drifts in the roads. Tallev appeared and shot
Handy through the heart. killing him instantly
Both were well-known farmers. and the killing
has created q great sensation. There was i'll
feeling between the men on account Of a quarrel
q year or so ago.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-13

COUNCIL BLUFFS. Ia, JAN 12.-Thomas De
Lisle is farmer, residing ten miles south of
this city. On Saturday his son Louis came to
town to do trading. In the evening he started
home When some distance from here his team
took fright and ran away, throwing De Lisle out
He got mp. gave chase and caught the team in a
snow drift three miles from the city. He extri-
Gated them, and while hitching MP they started
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-13
Criminal Court,

Hon. Pierce Norton. Judge.
To-day-Call: The State VS.. George w. Sci
bert; assault and battery.
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'ONE hundred doses 81" is true only of Hoods
Sarsaparilla, and it is unanswerable argu-
ment as TO strength and economy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-13

WHY weary your throat and patience with that
wretched cough when Is cent bottle Of DR.
Bulls Cough Syrup viii cure yous
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HOUND AVAILABLE SUBSCRIPTION BOOK,
JIG which the owner can have by calling at this
Office proving property and paying for this advertise
ment
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Local Observations.
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. IL.
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Their. Hum. Wind. Weather Rain.
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AGENTS WANTED.
FINANCIAL.

T7INANCLAI-MoNEYO ON neutrality-suspicious.
IL and city property. G. E. COFFIN g. co.
MONEY AT THE LOWEST RATES OF INTER,
NI est. j. w. WILLIAMS &c CO., and Vinton