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New York Society.

The last dance is over The crumpled ball
dresses are laid away, and society is turning it's
attention to mild lenten forms of dissipation,
such as lectures and readings. Foremost of
these the recollections of European travel
given in the most attractive manner by Mrs.
John Sherwood in her spacious drawng-rooms
These are listened to by our most cultivated peo-
pie, and looked upon as fashionable reunions
They are to extend through Lent, each Thursday
afternoon. At the last reading Mrs. Sherwood
confined herself to 1.-The Vatican and Its Treas
ures." After the reading the entertainment
closed with musical selections and Rotations
Mrs. Frank Worth White, one of our young
married bellies sung My Marguerite" effectively
Mrs. White wore the first spring suit /
have this season, which consisted
of gray silk ground on which were
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Some Wall Street Magnates. :

Baron Woerishoffer is engaged in large
able attention. He began it in May of last year,
when he bought wheat to the extent of nearly
g 00Q 900 bushels at ST. o. the market fell and he
followed it down until he had accumulated about
100000 bushels, considerable of which repre-
scented actual wheat He has taken frequent
short turns in wheat for months past buying on
any decline and selling any advance, but in
the meantime carrying his main block and wait
ing for chance to get out of thu speculation
somewhere near the point where he began
With the purchases which he recently made he
is supposed to hold now about 4, 900. 900 bushels
half of which is cash" wheat. Early in the
present week he got rid of a million bushels.
The clears" both here and in Chicago are afraid
of him, and he has quite strong following in
both cities. Some time ago he said he had not lost
any money in wheat, but Mr. Woerishoffer has
certainly not made any, This speculation re-
calls the famous and disastrous deaf of 1879,
In which Jesse Hoyt and some others here and
in Chicago held 100000 bushels. Standing
Church, Mr. Hoyt an amiable old man, told how
certain spectators in Chicago had treated him.
He said: Il have lost great deal of money.
Those people in Chicago for whom was carry
ing the wheat never paid me penny" This
speculation ended in quarrel, and then came
the famous Keene speculation in which every
one of the pool unloaded on James r.. Keene
Jesse Hoyt was in it, and like the rest, suffered
severely, losing, 1t Is said about S.. 600 000 At
this time MIR. Keene was reentlessly pursued by
Jay Gould, Addison Cammack, and Baron
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Miscellaneous Notes.

Epeciai to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, March 13.-James FL. Rice, of
indianapolis, arrived here this afternoon from
Parkersburg, W. Va, whore he has bid rail
read contract
John w. Grimes has been appointed postmas-
ter at Smartsburg, new postofice. in Mont
gomery county.
Hiram Wells has been commissioned postmas-
Ter at Boone Grove, Porter county
VIM. e. Carr, of Indiana, has been appointed
nnder the civil service rules to $1,000 clerk
ship in the Office of the Second Auditor of the
Treasury.
Fred Purand of Remington, Ind, is at the
Harris House.
District Attorney Lamb is expected here to-
morrow.
Denison B. Smith, of Toledo O., an old friend
of Civil-service Commissioner Edgerton's has
been here all this week, and before leaving for
his home to-day stated that he would be ap-
pointed postmaster at Toledo. soon.
Maior-general Pope will be placed on the re-
tired list next Tuesday.
It is said that General Terry, who was con-
Grmed as q major general last Thursday, will be
assigned to the command of the division OF the
Atlantic, with headquarters az Governors Island,
n. Y, and that the next major general will be
given command of the division of the Pacific,
with headquarters at San Francisco.
The wife of Representative WOODBURY.. or Ne
Tada, died in this city this afternoon, after an
illness lasting several weeks.
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WE POSITIVELY GUARANTEE

to teach every student to cut and make every con-
ceivable garment by lady or child to 6t
perfect. WITHOUT THE USE OF PAPER OR
PATTERNS. FROM ONE TO TWENTY GAR
LEARNING.
We teach ladies to cut with the common square tho
same as the merchant tailor carpenter uses.
REMEMBER, LADIES. while you or your daughters
are attending the Moody School you do not run err
rands but the the other hand you are kept in our
teaching rooms, and IF YOU HAVE dresses or
cloaks to make, bring them with you to sew on while
learning and you win be assisted and taught by the
best talent the world affords.
WE GUARANTEE that will teach you to cut
and make dresses cloaks, mantes and dolmans to ft
perfect WITHOUT TRYING ON.
WE ALSO TEACH SEWING, TRIMMING DRAP-
ING and all the finishing parts of dress and cloak
makno
WE TEACH LADIES of all ages, from twelve.
year-oldgirls to ladies over sixty and board ladies'
living out of the city free while learning The pay
ments can be made weekly or monthly.
IN CONCLUSION, we invite every lady and gem
teman who is interested in this school to come and
see the girls at work. They can tell you what we
teach. We make charge whatever for teaching YOU
1t we do not comply with every letter of our advertise
ments, and WE OFFER 500 FOR THE NAME of
one student we have taught who will not indorse
every thing we claim. COME AND SEE US TO-DAY.
WHILE OUR PRICES ARE so VERY Low and
oblge yours most respectfully,
THE MOODY DRESS-MAKTNG SCHOOL CO..
Now occupying that entire house, southwest corner
Meridian and Ohio streets
p. S.-For the accommodation of ladies employed
during the day we are now teaching evenings from
2 to 10 P. NJ.
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DIED.

POHLMAN-Mary. daughter of John and Ella
Pohlman, at 12:4O a. M. Sunday, March ID, 1886.
at the residence No. 121 North Illinois street, aged
four years and four months.
Due notice of the funeral will be given hereafter.
KITZ-On Friday evening after lingering illness
my beloved cousin, Karl Kitz, aged al years and
day. ERNEST KITE
The funeral will take place on Sunday afternoon at
2 P. M. sharp, from the undertaking establishment of
Flanner & Hommown No. 72 North Illinois street
Members of the g. A. r., German Veterans hide
pendent Turn-verein, and all friends of the deceased
are specially invited to attend.
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The Tile Works Sale.

Judge Walker will tomorrow morning ap-
point day for the sale of the tile works. and
he wants all the attorneys interested in the case
to be in his courtroom by o'clock
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FOR SALE.

NOR SALE-TWO LOTS In WEST INDIANAP.
It. oils, on Wright street near Walnut, brakes sub.
division; free from incumbrance. VIII sell at great
sacrifice for cash. Address H. journal Office.
ErOR SALE AN oLD.ESTABLSHED DRUG
IL store; prominently located rent low; invoice
about So 900; a decided bargain. Wish to retire on
take partner. For information address Mr.. England
care Of H. Homer, Sass Cottage Grove ave-. Chicago
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LOST.

r OST-YESTERDAY AFTEROON SATURDAY
IL the 13th), on west side of the courthouse, on
Delaware street. between Market and Delaware Streets
pocketbook containing money. If left at thu Jour
nal Office with contents liberal reward will be paid
WI. H. KNIGHT.
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Condition of Hon. w. H. Barnum.
BRIDGEPORT. Conn, March l3.-A dispatch
from Lime Rock, Conn, says that Hon. w. IL.
Barnum's condition il steadily improving.
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For the cure of ali femaledisorders and irreg
ularities, Ayers Sarsaparilla kzs no equal.
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Important Railing as to Soldiers, Bounty.

AmpDrtauC nuiiuS as W CuAuAcTe Dounty'
WASHINGTON, March 13.-Second Comptroller
Maynard, has settled an important question
arising out Of the act of April %, 1872, which
directs that every volunteer soldier who enlisted
for three years prior to July %, 1861, under the
Presidents proclamation of May 8, 1861, and the
orders Of the War Department issued in pursu
ance thereof and was actually mustered into
the service for three years. before Aug g. 1861.
and who was honorably discharged. shall be paid
the full bounty Of 800 unless already paid The
Second Comptroller holds that said bounty is
payable to the heirs of every deceased soldier
who if living, would be entitled thereto whether
he died before or after the passage of the act
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MINOR MATTERS.

After the Lapse of Twenty Years Thief
Endeavors to Atone q Wrong.
WASHINGTON, March 13.-The Postmaster
general, on the 9th of last December, received
letter postmarked Cheyenne, W. T., in which
Ehe writer asks the assistance of the department
in finding the rightful owner of sl4O inclosed.
The letter is signed s'From Christian" and
states that in 1854 or 1865, the writer stole a
letter from the Peru, Neb., postoffice contain
ing $40, and again in 1866 or 1867, while
temporarily in charge of an express car at
North Platte, Neb., letter containing $l25 was
handed him for transmission by a soldier then
stationed there. From this letter he took 800,
ma,ling the letter with the remainder of the
money. Although twenty years have elapsed
since the thefts were committed. the postal au-
thorities have at last succeeded in finding the
rightful owner of the $40, and payment to Enoch
Efforts will be made by the department to find
Ahe owner Of the $780,
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WANTED

yXTANTED-THE CHEAPEST NEWSPAPER IN
w the West the Weekly Indiana State Journal
One dollar epr year.
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Gooch's MsxicapSyruphas Cured Thousands and

W. no Patent Medicine but under the
lime and the formula to the inspection of reputable physician
Syrup practices have
patients This medicine
Drug CHEMICAL Co.. 81 Main Street, Cincinnati, Ohio
Druggists Price, SOC BOTTLE
Wholesale Agents in Indianapolis DANIEL STEWART
and A KIEFER e. CO.
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XXTILLIAM w. HEROD, FOR CLERK OF MA
w rion county, subject to Republican nominating
convention 1885,
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FOR CLERK OF MARION COUNTY, JOHN r.
II Clinton, subject to Republican nominating
yeution 1886.
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PERSONAL,
DROF. D. w. MOODY,
The originator of the
FIRST DRESS MAKING SCHOOL
ever established has just leased that large building
No. 81 Meridian street,
WHERE HE WILL BE PERMANENTLY.
TO THE PEOPLE OF INDIANAPOLIS. AND
VICINITY;

Will you kindly give your attention for few
moments. Do you wish your daughters to learn dress
and cloak making2 If so, come and see US at once.
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PITTsBURa, Pa, May 5-The Rev. r. r.
Scully, an expriest, now pastor of the Baptist
church in Braddock, and the Rev. Mr.. O'Con-
nor, an ex-priest of New York, are maturing a
Roman Catholics in the United State. to be held
IN this city during the coming summer, to estab-
lisn what they term Reformed Catholic Church
es' in all the principal cities of the country
where none exist The Rev. Mr.. Scully says
they have received many letters on the subject,
all speaking highly of the project which lead
them to believe that the convention will be
largely attended. The Rev. Mr.. Scully says the
cities most in need Of such churches as it is pro-
posed to establish are Pittsburg, Baltimore, Chi
cago and ST. Louis. Mr.. Scully regards it as bis
special mission TO cripple or kill Popery in Arsri
ca. All the Protestant ministers here indorse
his project and offer to back him to the full ex-
tent of their ability
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An EARLY Decision Can Be Had II tho Cases
Gan Be Consolidated.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON May 5.-Hundreds Of lawyers
who practice before the Supreme Court, and
who have among their clients large proportion
OF rural population. are waiting with the utmost
interest the decision of the Supreme Court,
which will probably be rendered next Monday,
on the motion made by Representative Hender-
son. Of Iowa. to consolidate the three cases re
ferring to the drive-wel! patent. There are said
TO be thousands upon thousands Of suits pending
In the different States of the Union, which will
be affected by this decision. Mr.. Henderson
represents the farmers OF Iowa in this instance,
and his motion was made in order that the final
result might be more rapidly reached if the cases
are consolidated than they could be otherwise.
Evarts, who represents the owners OF the
Green patent which has caused the
agricultural community of this country such an
endless amount of trouble. There is not a coun-
~ In the United States that is populated at all
that has not one or moro driven wells upon
which suit for royalty is pending. The States of
Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and New York are
particularly interested. as ner1y all the farmers
Of these States have at some time or other used
the driven pipe for the purpose of securing wa
ter for stock or household purposes. If MIR.
Henderson's motion Is agreed to the result will
be an early settlement of the vexed question of
patent OF course it is impossible to say atthis
30 much depends upon the outcome. and SO many
are interested Ia the decision, it is thought that
the justice of the Supreme Court will decide in
favor of consolidation.
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the American Metropolis" and that ninety-six
different kinds of business bad articles In It. al
marked with stars. indicating plainly that they
were paid advertisements. They were all lin
GLIDING the Bell article) paid for at $500 . col
umn ard 81 a line.
had reason for surprising that other New York
papers had been in the pay of the Bell company.
He replied that he could only say that law
yer named Dickinson called at the Times of1ce
and offered matter, and after Dickinson's visit
mum Der of long articles, containing about the
same arguments as had been included in Dickin-
sons article, had appeared in three or four
papers, which had led to the suspicion that
there was some .infuence-the committee could
caused the publications. 1t seemed that the
subject had suddenly become interesting In three
or four papers simultaneously
The chairman remarked that the Times had
spoken of the Sun and Tribune as allies of the
Bell company. 20 which the witness replied that
he had covered the subject in his answer.
The chairman wished to know what papers the
witness had reference to when he said, Three
or four papers
He replied that he had reference to the Sun,
the World, the Tribune, and the Evening Bulle-
tin. The witness said that he held no telephone
or telegraph stock. and knew of no person con-
nected with the Times who held any.
MIR. Ranney asked if the witness under
stood that Mr. Forbes had asked him to do any
thing improper, to which he replied: II think it
was an improper thing for me to write to the
President of the United States on the subject; l
believed he had no more to do with it than the
Emperor Of Russia"
Major Clark, one of the Washington CORE
spondents of the New York Tribune, was the
next witness, bat before his testimony was con-
cluded the committee adjourned.
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rHE BREACH WITH AUSTRIA.
The Real Reason Why That Country Is
Not Now Represented at Washington.
The Drive-WelI Patent Cases Will Soon Be
Decided 1.-THE Suits Can Be Consolidated
The Debts of the Pacific Railways.
Els Post VIII Not BE Filled Untii the United
States Is Represented at Vienna.

Els Post VIII Not BE Filled Untii the United
States Is Represented at Vienna.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON. May Ain spite OF the state
ments of the official papers of Vienna to the ef-
feet that Baron Schaeffer, the Austrian minister
10 the United States. is absent solely on account
Of illness, those familiar with diplomatic usage
are confident chat the Austrian government
never intends to send another representative to
Washington until the United States takes the
Initiative and issues commission to minister
to the court of Vienna. The trouble, Of course,
grows out of the Kelley incident, and will un-
doubtedly result in the severance of diplomatic
relations between the two countries unless Mr.
Bayard descends from his exalted position 80 far
rs to acknowledge his error in that case Baron
Schaeffer's household property was sold here
last week, and there is nothing left Of the Aus
trian government now but the proceeds of that
sale in the hands Of the agent OF the diplomatic
Tits said that Mr.. Bayard has announced him
self as determined not TO recommend minister
to Austria so long as he remains in Office.
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MINOR MATTERS.

Successful Generalship In the Management
Of the River and Harbor Bill.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, May 5-The success of the
river and harbor committee in passing their bill
through the House without single amendment
increasing or diminishing the total amount OF
the bill is looked upon as an extremely success
full piece of eeneralship on the part of Repre-
sentative Willis, chairman of the committee 1t
is the first time in the history of this bill that
the committee has been able to control it from
first to last, and this is asit should be. When
the House begins to learn that the committees
are appointed for q purpose there will, perhaps,
be less time wasted in useless discussion of meas
ures which are practically passed as soon as they
come from q committee
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Slain by an Outraged Husband.

CHICAGO. May 5-The passengers on the Chi
cago. Milwaukee & St Paul train, which arrives
in the city at $40 o'clock, were Mortified at So
ing on the prairie, near Turner Park, man
covered with blood and writing in the agony of
approaching death. The passengers who board
ed the train at the station said that the man was
. citizen of Turner Park, and some time ago
ran away with the wife of another man, and re-
turned home last night on some errand or an
other The husband was looking for his wife's
paramour, and finding him this morning emp
tied both barrels Of q shot gun into his body.
Not satisfied with this, the outraged husband at
tackled his victim with q huge knife, nearly
hacking him to pieces. The husband is under
arrest The names have not been ascertained.
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A Word About Catarrh.

TT is the membrane that wonderful SEND
fluid envelope surrounding the delicate tissues OF the
air and food passages that Catarrh makes its strong.
hold. Once established it eats into the vesy vitaIs
and renders life but breath of misery ana
disease, dulling the of hearing trammeng TIM
power of speech, destroying the faculty of smsu,
tainting the breath and killing the refined pleasures
of taste. Insidously. by creeping from simpls
cold in the head it assaults the membraneous lining
and envelopes the bones. eating through the delicate
coats and causing inflammation sloughing and death.
Nothing short of total eradication win secure health
to the patient and all aleviates are simply procraG
tinated sufferings, leading to fatal TERMINATION
Sanfords Radical Cure. by Inhalation and by Internal
administration, has failed. Even when the DIG
has made frightful inroads delicate constitu
tons, hearing, smell and taste have been recovered
and the disease thoroughly driven out"
Sanfords Radical Cure consists of one bottle of thu
Radical Cure one box Catarrhal Solvent aud In.
proved Inhaler, neatly wrapped in one package with
full directions; price, 81
POTTER DRUG AND CHEMICAL. CO., Boston.
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THE PAN-ELECTRIC.

Editor George Jones Testifies, and Is Found
to Possess No Important Facts.
WASHINGTON, May 5-Mr George Jones, Of
the New York Times, was examined be the tele-
phone investigating committee to-day.
Mr.. Boyle inquired if there had been any at
tempt made to influence the course of the Times
by the Bell company or any person connected
with il.
The Witness-Not to my knowledge, directly;
but there was an instance. received . letter
from John d. Forbes, an old friend of mine, tell
ing me that his son was largely interested in the
Bell Telephone Company, and requesting me TO
write TO the President of the United States ad-
sising his intervention to prevent the bringing
of the government suit considered 1t an i'm
proper thing 70 do, and I did not answer the
letter.
The Chairman--Was there anything looking
TO influencing the Times as public jonrnal3
.No SIR responded the witness. 1.-THE artl-
Gle treating Of the Bell company. which appeared
In the Issue Of jan ! last, was not published by
any arrangement OF his, bat had been procured
by the advertising agent He knew that gen.
qral paper had been issued. called, NEW York
GEss Growth and Commercial Development Of
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THE HOUSE.
Mr.. Hewitt Makes an Extraordinary Plea II
Behalf Of Southern Members.

MIR. Hewitt Makes an Extraordinary Plea In
Behalf Of Southern Members.
WASHINGTON, May Son motion of Mr..
Breckenridge. of Kentucky, bill was passed for
the relief of the estate of the late James G. Win.
tersmith, formerly door-keeper of the House
Mr.. Dockery. of Missouri, from the committee
on postofices and post-roads. reported a bill to
extend the free-delivery service. Placed on the
House calendar.
Mr. Hale, of Missouri, from the committee on
Indian affairs, reported a bill granting the right
of way through the Indian Territory to the Chi
cago. Kansas & Nebraska railroad Placed on
the House calendar.
Mr. Frederick, of Iowa. from the committee
on alcoholic liquor traffic, reported adversely
Senate bill providing for a commission on the
subject Of the liquor traffic. Referred to the
committee OF the whole.
Mr. Morrison, of Illinois, from the committee
on ways and means, reported bill repeating SO
much of Sec. 1914, Revised Statutes. as allows
to collectors Of internal revenue commissions on
taxes collected on distilled spirits. Placed on
tho House calendar
Mr.. Harris. of Georgia, from the same com
mittee, reported bill amending the laws relat-
ing to the entry of distilled spirits In distillery
and specia-bonded warehouses, and the with
drawal of the same. Referred to the committee
OF the whole
The day being set aside for consideration of
business reported from the committee on mill
tary affairs, the first bill called up. which was
considered in committee of the whole was one
for the relief of certain officers of the volunteer
army.
[It provides that all soldiers of the late war
who re-enlisted as veteran volunteers. and after
wards were discharged to receive promotion and
receive commissions officers in the army,
shall be paid ali installments of veteran bounty
which wero withheld from them on account Of
their being so commissioned and mustered, tie
same as they would have been entitled to receive
had they completed their term of enlistment
without promotion and received an honorable dis
charge.
After an argument Ia support Of tho bill by
Mr.. Laird. of Nebraska. Mr. Hewitt, of New
York, took the floor In opposition 70 tho meas