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General and Personal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. Jan. David j. Vile, of La
Porte, is at the Ebbitt
DIR. Thomas A. Morgan, of Indianapolis. who
has been here couple of days, will go to Balti-
more on Monday, and thence to his home.
George B. Fleming, of Fort Wayne, recently
appointed special examiner in the Pension
Bureau, has been assigned to duty at Peoria
H., whittier he starts the first of next week
j. M. Hass, of Wabash, is here
j. W. Hyatt, superintendent of the document
clerks Office of the House of Representatives.
has returned from holiday trip to his home at
New Harmony, Posey county.
A. Ellison, of Lagrange, is in the city.
Commissions have been issued for the follow
ing Indiana postmasters: Frank Douglass, at
Cambria; Rankin Wiley. at Clifty; John r.
Keeling, at Sulphur Hill; William A Brewer, at
Wellsboro
postofice has been established at Wiles
Upton county.
Mail messenger service at Hanna, LaPorte
county. has been discontinued.
The name of Lieut. E. W. Remey, United
States navy. has been dropped from the lazy
register for 1886, which is now ready for the
printer. Lieutenant Remey, while serving as
the executive officer of the United States steamer
Portsmouth, disappeared on Feb. To- All efforts
TO discover MS WHEREABOUTS nave Ial.oQ ana IL
is supposed by the Navy Department and by his
friends that he was drowned.
Owen Kellar, of Ohio, having served salts
factory probationary term of six months, has
been permanently appointed clerk of Glass l,
in the First Auditors Office under the civilservice
rules. Mr.. Kellar is the gentleman whose
temporary appointment Led to the controversy
with Auditor Chenoweth, six months ago. when
the Auditor objected to the appointment because
of Kellar's political record.
Six months ago the Postmaster General ap.
pointed twenty-five postofice inspectors for
probationary term of six months. Their work has
been satisfactory. They were to-day per-
manently appointed.
During the month of January the commits
sions of over one hundred presidential postmas
ters will expire The terms Of about the same
number terminated in December, but compare
lively few changes were made It is said that q
large number of nominations will be made as
soon as Congress meets Since the LIST of July
there have been over 5000 changes made in
fourth class offices, of which there are over 40,
900.
The time named for receiving bids for carry
ing the mails on steamboat and star routes in the
Western States and Territories expired to- day.
A much larger number of bids have been re-
ceived than in previous years. The contracts
will bs awarded on the 23d of February.
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DETROIT, Mich, Jan. 2--The Knoch murder
case has been brought into prominence again by
the sudden death of Mrs Elizabeth Knoch, the
mother of the ill-fated family. She had been
sick only few days. and on Thursday sent for
officers Cor the purpose it is said, of making a
statement about the recent case of arson and
murder Before they arrived at her bed
side she had relapsed into comatose
condition. from which she did not
rally. She died yesterday. In the opinion of
physician, who accompanied the officers to her
home. Mrs. Knoch was affected with heart and
lung trouble, bat there we're symptoms of poison
ing and an investigation will be made
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Bishop Fabre,s Mandamant

MONTREAL, JAN Bishop Fabre's circular
in explanation of his mandament on the Riel
question has been read in some of the Catholic
churches. Besides these explanations, the cir
cular refers to the costumes worn by ladies' for
winter sports. and the dangers attending such
sports. The Bishop denounces the costumes as
quite unbecoming for the female sex, and con-
siders both toboggannig and snoe-shoeing, as
carried on. dangerously near the paths of SIM
Speaking OF the latter sport, he says that snow
shoes were invented by the Indians as a
necessity. and were never intended for civilized
women. The circular has also some points against
theatres
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A Case that Conkllnr Declined.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
New York, Jan. 2-Ex-Senator Roscoe Conk-
hing said, in answer to casual query as to his
pressure of law practice: 'Oh yes, Tn busy
enough. Indeed, have just declined cause
that, really, I'd like to take up There would
be a certain amount Of diversion in it. Perhaps
was afraid that some of the fun might come
upon me. All of us are towards at times you
know But this matter was peculiarly interest
ing. The man who offered TO become nv client
first showed one of his ears in evidence 1t had
. clip IN it, like that made in cattles ears.
sometimes, for marking. and there was scar
showing that the cut had extended altogether
about an inch. He came from a New Jersey
town. His name3 No; it would be unprofes
kional to give it though it viii pretty soen come
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out in the progress Of the case, suppose He
explained that he went into q barber-shop to
have his hair cut. Tho barber had touch of
delirium tremens. probably. or else was crazy
or had mania, for he suddenly remarked that
his customers ears had grown much too long
that they must be trimmed-and he made a
slash at one with his sharpscissors. nearly sever
ing a strip. The victim proposes to sue for $l0
0o0 damages He ought to get it, But recon-
mended him to other counsel
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POPLAR BLUFF Mo-, Jan. 2-Tom Archer,
charged with the murder of John B. Bunch, near
Shoals, Martin county, Indiana, in 1881, was ar
rested in this city late Thursday night by City
Marshal Miles Archer had just arrived in town,
and getting considerably under the influence Of
liquor, diyulged his name to the marshal In
1881. John B. Bunch was murdered near Shoals, in
Martin county, Indiana, and his body sunk in the
river and afterwards supposed to have been TAX
On up by the perpetrators of the dastardiy crime
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Uneasiness Among the Navajo indians.

KANSAS Cry, Mo-, Jan. 1.-The Times's
Albuquerque, N NJ, special says ''There 10
more or less uneasiness among the Navajo In
dians on their reservation. There are about
5.000 of these Indians. and some of these faani-
fest disposition to 90 beyond the limits Of
their reservation on hunting or maraudiag ex-
cursions Cattlemen are determined to prevent
this, and there is some apprehension of an out
break
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WASHINGTON MISCELLANY.


quarters. could name number of such cases,
and if a clerk is once reported as being late no
matter if it is only half or q quarter of a
minute, it operates against him. So, you see,
things are down to fine point here"
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Condition of the Public Debt.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2-The following is a re-
capitulation of the debt statement issued to-day
from the Treasury Department.:
Understanding debt .P1 274 OBJ COL 90
Debt bearing no interest 566,O27, OPS 90
Debt on which interesthas ceased 3,649 6S8 90
Interest. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 13,46O, $500
Total debt and interest. 81 S43 7l3 U.s. 90
Debt. less available cash in the
Treasury, Jan. 1. STA ,473, 69S. 90
Decrease of debt during the
month .---.-...-e----.. 9,es9 $4,000
Cash in Treasury available for re-
duction of debt .....-.. 229 $40 DIG 90
Total cash in Treasury. 494 ,361 ,954.52
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them through the city. The Eastern men made
an excellent suppression. Several cigar manu-
facturers. each employing over hundred China
men, announced their intention to-day of dis
charging the Chinese and employing white labor.
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Postmaster Elders Successor.
al to the Ipdianapolis journal

RICHMOND, Ind, Jan. 2-Senator Voorhees,
telegraphs that Frank Elder, son Of James
Elder, who fell dead in the postofice. day before
yesterday, will be appointed to succeed him.
He is second clerk in the Office of j. j. Turner
superintendent of the T., ST. L. & p railroad.
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Petroleum Found in Canada.

PARK HILL, Ont, Jan. petroleum has
been struck near here at depth of It's feet.
There is great excitement over the discovery
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and burned. Tom Archer, Sam Archer and +
man named Lynch are charged with committing
the deed. All have now been arrested.
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SAN Francisco. Jan. 2-The arrival to-day
OF the two hundred eastern cigar makers was
made the occasion of quite an imposing demon
stration. They were met at the depot by dele
cations from oil the labor unions, who escorted
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Local Observations.
INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. 2.
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Indications.

Indications.
WAR DEPARTMENT.,
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL, OFFICER
WASHINGTON Ian g A. NJ
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-10-22
WISE WORDS.

Hide your own troubles, but watch TO
help others out Of theirs.
Tie who does his lie /, however little.
is always to be distinguished from him
who does nothing.
IL when thou makest bargain, thou
thinkcst only Of thyself and thy gain,
thou art a servant of mammon.
Ten thousand OF the greatest faults in
our ncighbors are of less consequence to
us than one of the smallest in ourselves.
Wealth is not acquired by fortunale
speculations and splendid enterprises, but
by the daily practice of industry, frugal.
ity and economy.
Homes arc like harps, OF which one is
finely carved and bright with gliding,
but i'll tuned and jarring the air with its
discords; while another is old and plain
and worn, but from its chords float strains
that are feast Of music
To look back to antiquity is one thing,
to 60 back to IL another II VIC look
back to 1t, it should be as those who are
running race, only to pre- forward thc
faster, and to leave the beaten still
further behind.
Silence is not golden when IL falls
frostily upon the little ones, ignoring
their efforts to please, aud showing them
practically that they are Of small account
in the eyes Of their parents and teachers.
What pity IL is that we are so chary Of
praise when praise is so often the oil
which causes the hous hold machinery
TO work without friction2 IL is so easy
for some of us TO blame, so hard to utter
the generous approval.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-10-22

prominence who played n part In the
sctual tragedy and what preceded aud
followed it I 200 years ago.
Among tho religious institutions Of
Persia the dervish deserves mention.
From among their ranks the noblest
thinkers, teachers and poets sprang Ia
the days OF old, but this is long past.
To-day the derylshcs are = lot OF con
sciencelcss, INSCRIPTIONS ragamuiflns,
beggars, intriguers, fanatics, atheists,
scnsualists, and cynics by turns. They
are all hashcesh smokers (bhcnghn and
lead a dissolute life, using religion as
cloak. 70 cover all their sins and passions
and nearly always in league with the
lutis and robbers aud thieves. Many of
them are Hindus, and among their num
Der may be found people of all deg oes,
even some of the wcalthiest and highest
The common beggar dervish is a fellow
of pronounced depravity. His appear.
anee is bud enough. He wears rags, be
grimed and filthy beyond belief His
beard and hair are left growing and are
unkempt aud full of vermin. His voi>o
is cracked and his eye is lustrolcss from
the constant use OF the soul .benumbng
bheng (hashecsh), llc carries stick,
the handle of which is carried so as To
describe the Persian characters for "Yah
Ali and besides that he exhibits tho
hhshkull (cocoanut she'll to receive aims
in), and often an old tiger skm
thrown over his shoulders, and the
horn OF an argatD, mountain sheep,
to produce the horrible noiso
with which he understands with su II
perfection to make nuisance of himself
lie sits down at somc shady street cor
ner aud howls at every pas'cr-by his
Yah hakk" (Oh, eternal TRUTH, with
out ever taking the trouble 60 rise when
soliciting aims. lie will receive money
from anybody, even unbclicving Fer
enghis, but will send curses and strong
vtuperation after PEOPLE il they have
not given hfm as much as he expected
Many of them will fcign insanity, the
better to beguile the unwary Shceite,
who, like the Turk, has feeling of ten
der pity and reverence for the dementcd
The higher grade dervishes style them
selves Able asaad free peoplel, and are
generally men of some education, but are,
like the other kind, arrant vagabdnfs,
and worse If the opportunity is favorab G.
They wear cleaner clothes aud part their
hair in the middle, but smoke bheng,
too, and generally have women compan-
ions along with them. While the lower
kind of dervishos are too ignorant to
know anything, this latter species Of
the genus are confirmed atheists, while
at the sam time leading a life of idle
ness and vice on the strength of their
pretended claim to holiness and p ety.
few, "A very few, of them, are still,
however, men of learning and austerity,
and have pupils and followers.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-10-22
Exfrnrnrnnt PoIlieness.

Irccciyed letter few days ago from
a Cuban, says a Havana letter. ON the
UPPER left hand corner Of the outside Of
the envelope were the initials B. L.. r.
Now, any one who has studied Spanish
knows that B. l.. y. or Is. J.. NJ, in a letter
Of extreme poiitenoss and etiquette, arc
used at thc close Of a letter, but the use
OF the initials on tho envelope / hmdly
think is as familiar to the general stu
dent Of Spanish This is very usual both
here aud in Spain, on letters of some
ceremony, and is do rigUcur on the
envelopes Of cercmOnious notes, invita-
tIOns, etc.
adIe writing TO gentlemen or 10 each
Othrr, or gentlemen writing 90 each
other, use B l.. NJ "Be-o Lts mas0s,"
t'I kiss The hauds'J Gentlemen writ
ing TO ladies r.. J.. +. "BCsO LS Dies,"
t'I kiss the fecl.w The compliment Of
course, for the hands and lcet OF the
party written 10. Tie many expressions
OF friend hip, respect, etc, used at the
close Of q Spanish letter arc not sufficient
without The usual y. T.. NJ. or B. J.. =.
Tho following elusive form is much
used ~ writing 20 a person even Of very
sig acc uaintance "With the SINGER
ct professions Of sympathy and friend
ship from her aHectiOnatc tcrVant who
y. l.. e." kisses her feeD, etc. To use
orc set Of initials for tho other shows
cat ignorance Of the etiquette and con
ye anc OF society.
a Cuban lady Of my acquaintance Te-
ceivcd on her J,tc day the usual compli
mcnt Of visiting card under cover from
gentleman On looking at the envel-
opc she threw up her head with jerk,
and remarked that zone could easily SEQ
that that man did not know anything,
or he never would have put B. l.. NJ,
instead Of y. H. r., on an envelope sent
TO lady"
must acknowledge that I could not
appreciate tho nice difference. But,
after an, on reflection, there certainly is
some difference between y. J.. NJ. and
y. J.. p, and il is only matter Of
Spanish taste which is the most agree
able proceeding.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-10-22
SELECT SIFTINGS.

In old calendars tho saints days were
marked with red letters. Any lucky
Gay Is now called a ''red letter day"
A European economist rrcckons that
there are on the face OF the globe a., 500,
600 head of cattle and t05, 010, 600 sheep.
AZ tho conclusion of the play, or Of
the epiloguc, it was formerly customary
for the actors to kncel down ON the stage
aud pray for the sovereign, nobility,
clergy, and sometimes for the commons.
An artcsian well at Lemooro, Oak,
sunk for railroad uses, is attracting at.
tenti n on account of its medical quail
ties. IL is said that its continual use
will put an end 20 desire for alcoholic
drinks.
Three hundred natives of tho West
Indies of both sexes were sent TO Spain
as slaves during tho reign of Ferdinand
and Isabella. This was an act of re-
taliotion for the muEdcr of Spaniords in
the New World
The one place in the country whore
tho most railroad trains pass Is said to he
the Union Depot, Elizabeth, n. j. A
man was put on for the purpose last
wock, aud counted up $3.50 rs the total,
and in one day of twenty.four hours,
100. Ii is a ros'iug at the street Lowell,
too.
London paper says; "Eightocn
hundred and cighty-siN began on Fri
day, will end on Friday, and contain,
tifty three Fridays. Four months in the
year have five Fridays. Five changes
OF the moon occur on a Friday, aud both
the longest and shortest dhAs in the
twelve months are on Fridays. This
might, indeed, bo termed n Friday No r.
In England high treason was once pun
iShed by dragging at the horses tail
through the streets from the prison TO
the place of execution; or by pluCking
out aud Burning the cntrais 3, while the
prisoner was yet alive; or 10y hanging
10y the neck, so IA not to destroy life;
also by behcading, quartcriug aud
the exposure OF the fragments of the
, body in such places as the king should
direct.
- 1t has been found by Dr. TAFT that tho
ear in women can perceive higher notes
that is, sounds with greater number
OF vibrations per second than the car
of men. The highest limit OF human
hearing is somewhere between forty one
and forty two thousand vibrations per
second. Few persons have @ clual scnsi-
blities to acute sounds in both ears, the
right ear usually hearing higher note
than the left. The lowest cont nuous
sounds have about sixteen vibrations per
second 80 ,iis,.sit
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-10-22
HUMOR OF THE DAY.

A designing man The architect.
Large rovolvcrs-Thc earth and moon.
A cool baseball player-Thc ico
pitcher.
The motto OF the sheriff: Hold fast
that which is goods 1ii-BE.
Question OF the chiropodist -"Do you
acknowledge the corn l'--Detron f'wo
IroSs
Some things are most valuable when
they arc upside down. A figure o, for
instance. - Phiiddeiphid CAL.
IA handsome woman is dangerous,
says an exchange, Perhaps this is the
reason why so many men court danger.
-No,o Huron Nots
Summer boarder-'T have heard That
silk tassels grow on your corn" I,armeE
Yes, miss, regular gros grain silk il
Is, too. Lo,ceU CtizH.
II is stated that Henry Clay never was
ut loss for word. From this il is evi-
dent that Henry never jammed his thumb
In door. -Ao,o Harcn Ne,cs.
Mamma do Noel, who is inclined 10
be talkative) Hush, Noell Haven't
| told YOU often that little boys should
bc seen and not heardW Noel--"Ycs,
4 A musical composer writes: ''Have
you noticed my March for the Pianof'n
We have not. When we observe any one
march for the piano we invariably march
in another direction. Teras SiJtings.
"Jcssicp ''Ycs'm." "What are YOU
crying forl" Laura hit me on tho
head" "Whcrc" "That's the matter.
4 tried to keep the mark till got home
to show you, and, boo-hoo it's gone
away. - Chicogo Ledgcr.
Wise Matron Yes, my son, ear
nestly hope you and Miss Blank will
make match of it; like her exceed
ingly." Her SOn-"But Miss Blank ia
su Ia giggler." "Ohl she will get over
that after she's married. - Omaha WqH.
Whats home rule, John" asked his wifo at
tea,
'That the papers talk Of sof'
John looked Hs sad as he could be- MI
And gre aued in utter misery,
'l wished didn't know"
It'd Bf's.
They were speaking OF Buffalo
brides trousscau. "Were or robes
made in parisf' one nskcd ''Oh. no,n
another one said "they were made in
Buffalo She takes pride in wearing
nothing but Buffalo robes. "--New YoTk
Sun.
excuse me dearest" he said, Olsen
tanging himself Then he stalkcd to
the edge OF the veranda, and ferceIy de
minded Boy, what are you lurking
about the front gate for at this time o.
nightW 'Mornin' papers, sir7"--NeD
Y0rk Sun.
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VOLUME XIV.
THE YEARS.

The wee and weakling yearsl
when time is new and sweet unto the lip,
When steps are toddling, doubtful little
things, ~
When stronger fingers Ieai us lest we slip,
When curls fall DER our brows in fair wild
rings,
And kisses press the pure-eyed dears--
The wee and weakling years.
whom stafmust lend support and eyes grow
dim,
When frost has nippcd tho raven OF our
broWs,
when we are lonely looking DER tn, rim
or two worlds--Here aud There--when
bent life bows
And from hid lips the last call hears
The slow, sad-footed years.
--Nec Orleans Tunes Democrat
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Before and After.

BFFORE.
Ny love, n lover never loved
His love as I. my love. love you
How dear the little hat you wear,
TIE knot Of ribbon iu your hair,
And ] adore with rassion rare
Each cunning httlo shoe.
AFTER
Nv dear. wife never was 50 dear
As gOu my dear, ARE dear e. me.
For marr age only proves how dear
Your ribbons, shoes and gay head gear
Are ~ yOur husband and I fear
Twill end in bankruptcy.
Henry Emerson, IN LIFE
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Both Waiting.

There's n flush in her satin check o. night,
And her heart Is paipitating.
And her eyes arc filed with loves sweet
hghti
For her beau the maid IS waiting.
All would that a friend the youth would
warn
The visit he'll dearly rue
For h,r pa with n club behind the barn
Is awa ting his coming, TOO.
Boston Courier.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-10-22

The following story was vouchsafed
by tho "urbane and gentlcmanly" clerk
Of an uptown hotel BY the way, why
are hotel clerks invariably urbanc aud
gentlemanlyl Why doesn't some enter
pusing young man, with contempt for
monotoDy and a disregard for tradition,
get up and immortalize himself by being
supercilious and disagreeabe1 One good
i'll bred and offensive hotel clerk would
relieve the public strain immensely The
story is this ~ nan e ter0 ben fTOUOtO.
a country guest at a certain uptown hos
telry, having a dread Of pick pockets and
bunco stecrers, went to. the clerk and
handed him 800 bill 10 be put in the
safe. Asking for it next day he was
thunderstruck when the functionary TO
whom he had given the money cOOlly
denied any recollection OF the matter
WhereupOn the countryman went 90 q
lawyer. "Get another f1OO bill " said
the lawyer, 'and 90, accompanied by a
friend, back 10 the hotel Apologize TO
the clerk Tor your mistake Say 10 was n.
defect Of memory attribute it 90 drink
or absent-mindodness deposit the second
500 in the presence Of your friend, and
come back To me-" The mystifcd rura
ist obeyed instructions 10 the very letter
Now, said the lawyer, "Ro back alone
to the clerk and ask him for the 500
Knowing that your friend saw him re
ceivo IL he will give back the second StC0
bill. Then take your friend with YOU
next day, approach the clerk, ask him
boldly for that 500, and a. there was no
witness TO your receipt Of the second b.ll
he will be forced TO return the first also "
The ruse proved completely successful.
The lawyer sent his bill next day II was
for fee Of $t0O.--New York WorH.