The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-11

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beaders.1
10 the Editor OF the indianapolis Journal.
How long does a voter have to reside in Indi-
Ana to be a legal voter2 THOMAS CLARK
METoALF, Ill
Six months.
no the Editor OF tho indianapolis Journal:
What general did effective service upon both
kks American and British sides during the revo-
Sutton. II. -SToNEBRAKER
POPLAR GROVE. Ind.
Benedict Arnold.
70 the Editor of the indianapolis Journal:
IL there any such a thing as a mermaid Isn't
i merely a superstrtionof ~sailorsi
Upton. SUBSCRIBER.
Ik is . marine fiction.
CUBIC FEET.
Pc the Editor Of the indianapolis Journal.
Please give me the number of cubic feet q
pssk will hold of the following dimensions; 26
Inches deep, 18s inches In bulge, Id inches in
side diameter at top and bottom.
CRY. A READER OF THE JOURNAL
We will publish the answer.
SHORTHAND.
10 the Editor of the indianapolis Jou rnaI:
What system of shorthand is In most general
Hse, or is considered best?
DUBLIN. Ind.
IL good. among which are Graham's, Pitman's,
Munson's and Longley's. Graham's is. perhaps,
most in use in this country.
THE MEADOWS MASSACRE.
10 the Editor Of the indianapolis Journal,
When did the Mountain Meadows massacre &C.
eur, how many were killed, and when was John
D. Lee, the leader of the murderers. executed
Cry.
One hundred and twenty men, women and
children from Arkansas; murdered on the 18th
day of September, 1857. Lee was executed, by
shooting, on March %, 1877.
INDIANA UTHoRs
re the Editor of the indianapolis Journals:
Where can I find a sketch of the life OF each
OF the following Indiana authors: j. W.. Riley,
Ben D.. House, Mary H. Krout. Maurice Thomp-
son. Lew Wallace, Horace P. Biddle, Mrs. d. NJ.
Jordan, Edward Eggleston and Sarah L. BoltonY
Also, whether | can obtain collections Of the
poems of the above, and where2 8. O.
SHELBYyILLE
Mrs. Bottoms life is in her book of poems, col
leetsd and published by MajorJ. w. Gordon. OF
fhe others there is nothing moro enduring than
newspaper sketches. and you can readily see that
It would be almost impossible to give you the
Information where to look.
BUREAUS.
10 tho Editor OF the indianapolis Journal:
What are the bureaus under the supervision
II each Cabinet oficer2 w. +. CoRBIN.
F-REELANDsvILLE, Ind.
The Secretaries of State, War and Navy
and the Postmaster-g general and Attorney-gen-
eral have no bureaus. The Secretary of the In
terror has the bureaus of pensions, lands, pat
ents, Indians and agriculture. The signal
service is not a bureau. 1t is in the department
of the Secretary of War. The Secretary of the
Treasury has the bureaus of the treasurer, comp
4roller, auditors. etc., internal revenue and
printing and engraving.
THE FIRST
30 the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal:
When was the first railroad built in the United
States? When was the first locomotive built in
*his countryf INQUIRER.
Cry.
The first railroad was projected in 1926, and
completed in 1926. 1t was four miles long, was
built to carry granite from Quincy, Mass, to
~tidewater and cost $50, 900. The sleepers we're
of stone, the rails OF wood, with wroughtiron
plates above them three inches wide and a quar-
ter of an inch thick. The first locomotive used
In this country came from England. in 1927. and
was used upon the road from the coal mines at
Honesdale to the Delaware & Hudson canal.
The first locomotive built in this country was
madein 1880, by Peter Cooper, at Baltimore.
large number Of questions remain over to be
answered next week.