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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-13

THE Journal recently printed the account of
a cure of traumatic tetanus, by New York ply
stefan, who accompanied the report by the state
ment that it was the only case of the disease
ever cured in the world. We have already
printed the report of case in this city treated
by DR.. Bigelow, several years ago. and the New
York Sun of Sunday says:
''In the London Lancet of June II, 1885, Mr.
William Thomas Jackman. of the Royal College
Of Surgeons describes case of traumatc teta-
nus which came under his care in the March pro-
vious. The patient lad fifteen years old
whose finger had been crushed by cogged
wheels and the lockjaw was complete. Choral
hydrate was administered in twenty grain doses
every three hours for ten days. The results
were not satisfactory, and Mr. Jackman deter
mined to try the new hypnotic drug urethan.
The choral was discontinued during the night
and four grains of urethan were given every two
hours from o'clock in the evening to in the
morning. The first night of the treatment
showed marked decrease in the severity of the
symptoms, and the patient made gradual and
uninterrupted progress until April 90. when his
recovery was established"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-13

quite happy in the belief that he viii do no
such thing. In short, the President is with
the Enquirer" in this great civil-service re-
form, and nothing Of the kind will be toler-
ated, just as though it was not being done all
over the country. It was done By his bene-
fciaries in Office in behalf of the Hon. OBJ
jector Holman, and was done by the friends
of Hon. John E. Lamb, himself and they be-
ing in the government service at the time
they set up the pins for the nomination. The
President who attempts to interfere with this
prerogative OF the faithful is no friend Of
Democracy, and cannot hope to enjoy its sup
port when it comes to selecting new candi-
date for that high Office. The public will be
interested in keeping watch of this thing to
see if it be carried out with anything like good
faith.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-13
THERE is delightful yagueness about the

THERE is delightful vagueness about the
Sentinel's defense of the postal service and its
counter-charges against Republican employees.
''Some time ago." it declares, "a letter from
some place in Kentucky which was received
at this Office failed to reach it's destination
promptly, though handled by none but Re-
publican clerks. AS infallibility has not been
claimed for the old clerks, this charge may
possibly be true, but names and dates would
render it, if not more convincing, at least sus-
ceptible of investigation. Again it remarks:
'Our experience with the mails has been most
satisfactory" Inasmuch as the present man
agement of the Sentinel is, officially consd-
cred, but one week old, tour experience has
not been very extensive After the esteemed
but too hasty editors have lived in Indianapo-
lis Cor month they will, perhaps, be better
acquainted with the irregularities and I'M
certainties of the service.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-13

For several years New York city authori
ties have employed corps of physicians and
inspectors to make daily tours through the
crowded tenement-house districts during the
summer months for the purpose of giving free
advice and prescriptions, and to see that the
sanitary arrangements we're good. The re-
suits were very beneficial, the death rate. es
pecialiy among children, being greatly re-
duced from that of former years. This year,
however, perhaps because the aldermen
thought the giving of SO much money for the
cause of health waste of "boodle" the ap.
preparation was not made. The immediate
consequence of this bit of misplaced economy
is great increase of the death rate over that
of 1885. OF LII deaths last week 6S3 were
of children under five years of age, the greater
proportion of them being in the poorer quar-
ters of the city, Under the circumstances it
seems q pity that the men responsible for this
state of affairs cannot themselves be confined
for week of the cheated term" in tho slums.
and be permitted TO reap their proper reward.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-13

REFERRING to the fippant and brutal vetoes
of pension bills by President Cleveland, with
his coarse filings and jokes at certain specified
causes wherefore pensions are asked, the Chicago
Inter Ocean says:
''There is a great Misrepresentation of facts
underlying all this light talk The chronic
diarrhea killed men in the army than
bullets Thousands upon thousands of men
only partially recovered, aud they know to-day
that their lease of life depends upon the care
with which they observe the conditions of
invalidism. In many cases the slightest exer
ton brings on a recurrence of the disease, and
in many other cases the slow progress of the
disease keeps man from the activities Of life,
underrnines slowly but surely his physical
beng weakens if it does not destroy the mental
machinery, and takes the patient down to the
grave Just as surely as consumption.
ITO the old soldier who, by good chance, re-
covered from an attack of this plague of the
army, all remarks or all jokes in regard to any
one afflicted seem heartless and cruel beyond ex
cuse or explanation. There were regiments who
lost 20 per cent. of their men by this diseases
there were other regiments in which 30 per cent.
were rendered nerveless and helpless and spirit
less by the same disease. OF the hundreds of
thousands of men who entered the army during
the three years of war probably not dozen had
ever had the disease or knew what it meant. If
disability incurred in the army entities man to
pension. then disability coming from chronic
diarrhea is the sort of disability that ought to-
receive most respectful attention.
$50 much for one phase of the matter. But
there is another as deserving of attention. It is
assumed that disease which did not kill man
until thirty or more years had elapsed could not
ba counted as a disability. This is absurd. A
n an who was made blind in the service may live
twenty, thirty, or forty years But all the time
the blindness is a disability. man who lost
one arm or both arms, or ore foot or both feet
IN the service may live thirty years, but would
any one laugh st such man if he claimed that
he was disabled. So man with hernia or chron-
ic diarrhea may be permanently disabled as
though ne had lost his eyes, or legs or arms.
aud yet live on to be made the butt OF ridicule
in degenerate times"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-13

THE turnkey, George w. Smalley, who
cables Tory stuff to the New York Tribune
says of the result of Mr.. Gladstone's ssappeal
to the country"
"He has taken plebiscite and got tre-
mendous No in answer to his demand for un-
limited confidence. The verdict of the
English boroughs is the most decisive evef
pronounced by the English democracy against
an English Minister"
The tremendous no. consists of a vote in
favor of home rule for Ireland or rather in
favor of carte blanche for Mr. Gladstone, of
more than 1, 100, 900, and vote against it of
1000, 900. So far as reported, there is a ma
jority of less than 100000 in the kingdom
against Mr.. Gladstone, despite the combina-
ton of influences Tories, "Unionist' Liber-
ais, and all. If this lis the most decisive
verdict ever pronounced against an English
Minister the politics of Great Britain
have been drawn battle, indeed.
Considering all the circumstances Mr.
Gladstones appeal TO the people has been
one Of the most magnificent successes record
ed in political history. Two years ago, one
year ago, home rule was secuted and hooted
at, utterly without strength or even stand
ing in British politics. To-day the aristocra
cy, the conservatism, the wealth, the derna-
gogy of England, all combined in one colos-
sal combination, can only return less than one
hundred thousand votes against it at popu
lap election. Home rule has come to stay,
and the tremendous no. is far from terrify
ing. The classes in England must give way
to the masses That is the clear and uneqniv
ocal meaning of this "decisive verdict"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-13
REFERRING to Senator j. C. s. Blackbur

REFERRING to Senator j. G. 5. Blackburn,
of Kentucky the New York Star says:
mo attentive observer of political events
in this country needs to be told that honest
government and constitutional authority have
had in Mr.. Blackburn vigilant and fearless
sentinel. He has, in fact, gone on in asteady
and sustained crescendo of fame and useful
ness, until now, while still in his physical and
intellectual prime, he has reached station
which, in the case of most public men, comes
only, if at all, as the crown and the close of a
long lifetime of arduous service"
Why this fulsome adulation of Senator
Blackburn by the authorized organ of the ma
tional Democratic administration? Isit because
this Senator Blackburn, while a member of
Congress, asserted that the Democratic party
would never stop until cit had wiped out
every vestige of war legislation9"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-13

THE beauties of the boycott and its Hexi-
bility, adapting it to all cases and all sides Of
as many as one would care to consider, were
never more clearly set forth than in the boy
colt against the Ehret brewery in New York
city. The proprietor of this establishment
somehow acquired the hostility Of the Knights
Of Labor and boycott was ordered against
t. To make it at all effective, the boycott
was extended to take in all the saloons that
presumed to buy and sell the beer made at
this particular brewery. Had this been sue
sessfully carried out the business of that
brewery would speedily have been destroyed
and it would have had to close for want of
trade. But it appears that the use of the
boycott has been learned by others as we'll as
the Knights Of Labor, and pretty tangle the
saloon keepers of New York find themselves
in. The Brewers Union came to the relief of
Ehret and ordered a boycott against all saloons
chat refused to buy beer of Ehret after having
been accustomed to- and had qlit by reason of
the order to do so under threat of being boy
eotted by the Knights of Labor. 1t is the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-13
THE mugwump papers are making much Of

THE mugwump papers are making much of
President Cleveland's Fidelity to practical
administrative reform" as demonstrated by
his appointment of Thompson, ''strong re-
former, to succeed Smith, as Assistant Secre-
tary of the Treasury. According to these
same papers, considerable number of the
Presidents previous appointments have been
of men who were III thorough accord with
himself in regard to civil service, but it has
been observed since that the methods of
these gentlemen were of strongly partisan
character, and that, in fact if their desire to
institute reforms had not been pointed out in
advance it would never have been suspected
from their subsequent behavior. Considering
the frequency of tho cases in which the re-
form label has proved misleading, it would
seem to be the part of wisdom for the mug
wump brethren to restrain their enthusiasm
until it is ascertained beyond doubt that
Thompson is genuine biown-in- the-bottle
reformer, and not base Democratic imita-
ton. In this connection it may be men
toned that the report that the new Assistant
Secretary would restore to their places the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-13
THE indianapolis News says:

s'The inconsistencies in the assessments of
city lots and buildings and all county real estate
are so many and gross that it is impossible for
any scheme of equalization to reduce them TO
consistency and justice. A new appraisement is
obviously indispensable. if for nothing else. to at
least remove such indications of incompetent as
sessments as appear in bordering farms of ada
cent townships of .equal market value rated at
differences of % to so per cent, and city lots
rated at 5000 and $500 foot"
We are glad to have the News second the eff
forts of the Journal to correct the unfair, I'M
equal and unintelligent appraisement of prop
erty in this city and township, and to put
quietus upon the Washington-street pavement
steal These are matters of vital Importance to
citizens and tax payers
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-13

announced purpose Of the brewers to refuse
to sell beer to any of these saloon men, SO
that their business will be ruined if they obey
the order of the Knights of Labor, and they
will doubtless suffer some if they do not
The end of this Infamous business is not far
away. 1t is contemplate and un-American,
and cannot be tolerated in free country like
this. 1t is harmful to all parties tRit, and
cannot be perpetuated. 1t is the weapon of
towards and scoundrels.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-13

DEMOCRATIC papers in Pennsylvania pro-
less to see cause for rejoicing in the fact that
the infant lately added to the family of Sena-
tor Cameron is a daughter, and therefore I'M
likely to grow up leader in Republican
politics. The Democratic party has, it is true,
gained some Roadway in Pennsylvania re-
Gently, but it should not therefore conclude
that the Cameron eye has been permanently
removed from it, and that no further danger
Is to be apprehended save from possible heir
to the leadership. They should not forget
that the Senator has long years before him
yet, and that the ancient Simon is himself by
no means dead man.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-13

THE Atlanta Defiance is an organ of the
colored people in the city of Atlanta, Ga.
Our readers have not forgotten the recent
triumphal tour of the traitor Davis through
the South, and particularly his reception at
Atlanta, where, among other features, the
school children were marshaled to greet the
cowardly conspirator. Even the colored
school children were compelled to take part
in this humiliating service The Defiance
states an incident in connection with this
business that will do to remember
cit was intimated in the Defiance one week
after the triumphal ovation to Mr. Davis, that
Superintendent Slaton had said that GER
quest to lead his children, adened with flow
ers, to make holiday for the man whom a
certain section of the country still dub a
traitor. 1t was also intimated that this prin-
cipal would hear it thunder in june A.
Graves was the principal, and he has heard it
thunder. For he has been unceremoniously
bounced from his place as principal Of Hous-
ton-street school. He was called upon to
carry out our sons and daughters, and, by ex-
ample teach them that the cause represented
by Jeff Davis was right. He manfully re-
fused to be party to the outrage. and for
this they took his position. The colored peo-
pie of this city want it known that Mr.
Graves represented their sentiments when he
refused to turn out upon that occasion. The
colored people deprecate the ideas represented
by Davis ard propose to resist every attempt
to teach their children to the contrary"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-13

II is nonsense to compare the exploit of the
man who went through the Niagara whirlpool
In barrel with that in which the gallant but
soaiish Captain Webb lost his life. Webb
attempted to swim through, feat as daring
O. could we'll be conceived. This fellow did
nSthing of the kind, and his adventure can no
more be compared with that of Webb than
going across the suspension bridge can be
fairly compared with swimming across the
rapids above the falls. The American public
is easily satisfied if it can make hero out of
this crank, who has displayed no courage
whatever
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-13

SAID Mr. Sam Jones at Chautauqua on Fri
day. 81 want to say I'm no cowboy. God
Esyer made purer woman than my mother
Dsw nobler man than my father" Perhaps
Mx. Jones knew what he meant by this but
10 the ordinary uncultivated comprehension it
srrns like something of non sequitur. 1t is
nsa generally understood that to charge man
with being cowboy reflects upon the purity
az even respectability, of his parents.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-13

a CONFERENCE of leading Republicans and
of members of the State central committee
WINS held last night. The reports presented
were in the highest degree encouraging, and
allowed the party to be in splendid condition
md ready for the fight. After the conference
wns concluded, the committee went into ex-
rrotive session, to consider the date for hold
ing the State convention, which was left to
aAs determination of the executive committee
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-13

A GLANCE at the popular vote in the United
Kingdom will show that the cause of home
rule is not one that is much behind the real
ration of the hopes of its friends. Up to
Saturday night the returns showed total
Eoae of LIS, 973 for Gladstone and the policy
hs sepresents, and l,209, 874 for continuance
ef the present arrangement AT this rate it
~ill not be long until the opposition to the
rights of Ireland will have been overcome,
and the concessions asked conceded.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-13

PROF e. STONE WIGGINs, the man who
has become famous for predicting so many
disastrous storms that never came according
to arrangement undismayed by his past ex-
perience in this line. confidently announces
that there will be a whopper on the Goth of
September, beginning in the afternoon. This
"great war of the elements" is billed to come
Gas sure as the sun is in the heavens" Like
all others that this distinguished scientist has
predicted and have failed to come to time,
this will be zone Of unparalleled violence,
and it is therefore the part of prudence that
the cistern spout be put in position and the
chickens be brought into the house, at least
till late in the afternoon. In order that none
be disappointed nor given reason to complain
of being sighted, this storm is arranged to
cross the Atlantic, and sweeping across the
continent, waste its energies on the Rocky
mountains. This is the way these storms gen.
orally do, so there need be no undue alarm
Up to this time the Rocky mountains have
withstood all the storms that could be in
duced to stand up before them. Vessels are
expected to be in port on that occasion, and if
so be any are caught midocean they will be
required to run into port before proceeding on
their voyage. Virgins is very humorous
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-13

THE law-breaking and the law-defying
saloon keeper and bartender can safely rely
upenthe Marion County Criminal Court That
ssars is nothing more now than a defense to
lar breaking so far as liquor selling is con-
eerned It is the law breakers best friend
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-13

Miss CLEVELAND writes to the proprietors of
the Literary Life. the paper of which she
is to be the editor, that she will not allow her
name to appear at the head of the editorial col
umns, and she further insists that she must
read all the advertisements before they are in
serted. Womanlike she wants to know all
that is going on before her female friends get a
whack at it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-13

ting asunder. The prudent girl will apply to
have this clergyman perform the ceremony, 50
If sheaf feels the shock too much for her, and
the experience of married life is not az wheat as
she thought it to be before she entered upon it,
she can have the bands sundered by the same
man who first tied them
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-13

THE Philadelphia Sunday papers come to hand
filed with thrilling lists of citizens who are out
of town engaged either fighting Jersey mos
quitoes or in other summer pastimes. If the en-
terprising editors had only thought to publish
revised chapters from tho city directory, show
ing who are remaining at home for the season.
the Philadelphia ideal of model newspaper
would probably have been realized.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-13

THE surviving relatives of the late lament.d
King Ludwig have been going through some Of
his numerous palaces, and have been rewarded
by finding buckets of diamonds and precious
stones. No wonder Ludwig was not fond of the
fair sex. The man who wants to wear diamopds
has no use for ladies' They would soon dispos-
sess him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-13

A BLACK blotch. with blacker dots and circles
scattered over it, which appears on one page OF
the Atlanta Constitution, is said by shat paper
to be map of Georgia showing the geographical
aspect of the gubernatorial campaign. The
dingy complexion of the State is doubtless the
result of the mud that has been thrown at each
other so recklessly by the candidates and them
friends Georgia will have universal sympathy
in this misfortune, as her btterest enemy
that map
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-13

ROLLING stone gathers no moss, but, judg-
ing by the reports of his sermons" Mr.. Sam
Jones accumulates a richer and more varied
stock of slang as he pursnes his evangelistic
course from the wicked West to cultured Bos-
ton and thence to pious Chautauqua.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-13

Dir. GARLAND has, it is said, asked the
President for an extended period Of rest. Mr.
Cleveland should promptly grant the request
and recommend that the period be extended
nrnkn ,Q2
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-13

THE Rev. William Temnison. of Mt Vernon,
this State, has struck it rich. He has invented
bandcutter for thrashine machine, half
interest in which be has sold for SIC. 600 and
800 acres of land valued at as much more
Most preachers make more joining than in cut
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-13

Republican clerks WHO had been unjustly re-
moved from his department by his prede
cessor has already been denied. He may be
a reformer, but not the kind who would turn
out Democrat who had once got in.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-13

THE Cincinnati Enquirer, a few days ago SO
soiicitous lest the President would permit
Democratic oficeholders to participate in the
caucuses Of the party, is now contented and
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-13

WE again desire to remark that the coarse,
bsatal and flippant vetoes of pension bills by
President Cleveland will not be a popular
platform for the Democratic party this fall.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-13

WALT WHITMAN has written a two-column
article to explain why he wrote "Leaves of
Grass" Now, if any man can be found who has
read Leaves of Grass and will tell why he did
it. honors will be easy, and the subject will be
dropped
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-13

THE Delaware peach crop is estimated at
2,5l8,670 baskets for the season. The seventy
baskets at the end of this long row of figures
were all that were left after the big freezes Of
last wjrtar
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-13

EVEN baseball is growing disreputable in
this era of reform It is difficult to tell
when an honest game is played now.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-13

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