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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-15
THE GRAND JURY'S REPORT.
Condition of the County Neutrality-suspicious.
ger from Fire at the Work House.

The .Tulv r~rand jury made its final report
resteraav ratnrn;n. among the indictments
those against Edward San~ers ana William
Fleige for grand larceny and burglary, Cnaries
Golden grand larceny;s John Maiden, assam.
aud battery with intent to kill, and William c.
Bullen, for obtaining money under false pre-
lenses. 1t is alleged he got SO from George j.
Marott for representing that he printed and
o osted for him 1000 advertising posters
Marott says this was false statement Alvin
Haines and Lettie White were indicted for petit
larceny Morris Welsh and Villa m Wilson
we're discharged from custody. the charge of
arson not being sustained. John Merrill was
also discharged, because the petit larceny accu-
safion against him was not proved.
During it's sitting the jury examined 141 wit
nesses continued two cases. and found indict-
ments as follows: Petit larceny, 6; grand lar
ceny, 2: obtaining money under false pretenses,
grand larceny and burglary, assault and battery,
assault with intent TO rape selling liquor on
Christmas, selling liquor on Sunday, bigamy,
rape, and disturbing religious meeting, each /;
embezzement 2: assault with intent to kill g.
AS to county institutions, the jury reported
that the Poor farm is in good condition. There
are LIS inmates of the asylum. many of whom
are able to perform labor. Besides these, there
are fifty incurable insane people. The latter
are somewhat crowded, but il is expected the
new State asylums viii give relief The
jury recommended additional purchases of
horses, cattle and pigs The cost of
maintaining the inmates is daily about twenty
two cents per capita The work house is deemed
wanting in protection from fire. as there are no
cisterns at or near the building. and no means
of forcing water through it. Dependence for
protection is entirely the distant city Are de-
partment and to summon that there is no tele-
phone nor alarm box. The wooden stairways
are too near the steam pipes. and if fire should
occur from this cause the superintendents fam
lily has no means of escape. as the windows Of
his apartments are barred with iron. The cost
of maintaining each inmate Is twenty eight cents
per day, and only nine cents of this is for food
The Jail was reported to be in as good condition
as the building will permit
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-15
Comp,aints About the Mail Service.

Complaints about the irefficiency of the mail
service continue to multiply. A letter addressed
to w. II. Wright. care of the Bowen Merrill
Company, which left Cincinnati on Saturday
evening at 5 o'clock, reached Indianapolis at
IL o'clock 1t was not delivered, however, until
Tuesday night, and in consequence Mr. Wright
loses a desirable position which was rendered
him, with instructions to telegraph his accept
ance. 1t is stated that letter which was d.
rected to Ed E. Schroer, county recorders Office,
was recently delivered at the drug store at the
corner of Seventh and Illinois streets. After it
had remained there several days it was returned
to the carrier. A number of letters plainly
directed to persons to the care of Washington
street business houses have been left at this drug
store.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-15
MISREPRESENTATION OF TIE STATE.
The Valuation of Indiana Property $50 900, 900
Higher than Represented by the Sentinel.

This is the most outrageous thing ever put in
Public Printing, and who is recognized authority
in figures. The irate Colonel held in his hand q
copy of the Indianapolis Sentinel of July II
This table here" said the Colonel, pointing to
the newspaper, lis supposed to represent the de-
crease in valuation of property in this State, and
is based upon valuations of 1885 and 1886.
Now, the State Board of Equalization is deter
mining whether the property has gone down be-
tween 1880 and 1886. Here is the value in 1880.
with improvements, and again in 1886, with i'm
provements. and when you have these figures
you fnd ont whether it has gone up or down.
There is no doubt a great deal of lying done
among the counties. During the past six years
thousands upon thousands of acres of land have
been tiled and rendered valuable for farming
purposes, and yet It does not show up on the
tax lists at anything near its value.
"Three counties that are in this list in the
Sentinel matter of fact have not given in
their returns. That of Allen county came in
such crude shape that it was sent back to be
made out again. The other counties that have
not reported are Marion and Floyd. In this Sen
tinel list nine counties are supposed to have an
increased valuation, and that increase has been
set down at So, 1892, 1862 in those nine counties.
Now the fact is, between 1880 and 1886 there
are twenty six counties showing an increased
valuation Of 81, SOC, 307.8 so.
1.-THE Sentinel here shows that the valuation
of real estate and it's Improvements has gone
down since 1880 $40 375. 1872. when in fact it has
decreased only $40. 375, 246 81 making an error
on the part of the Sentinel of thirty million dol
lars / think the statement in that paper the
most crushing thing ever gotten up and calcu-
lated to injure Indiana greatly among capitalists
abroad. 1t has taken me two days to see just
how damnable an outrage this statement of the
Sentinel is"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-15
A Result Of Inefficient Posta, service

AS an indication of the remarkable increase in
the money-order business done by the express
companies since the beginning of the general
dissatisfaction over the Democratic postal serv-
ice, it is stated that in this division, which COM
prises six States, the American Express Com
pany had 10 June, 1885, 2,7S6 money order OFF,
ces which sold during the year 81, COL orders,
amounting to 1920, 900, while in June, 1886, the
number of Offices had increased to 1906. and the
sales of orders for the year numbered 81, POI,
amounting in value to $685. 600, the increase
reaching over 40 per cent.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-15
Mannerohoir Society Excursion to Milvaukee

Mannerchoir Society Excursion to Milwaukee
Via Panhandle line to Chicago; from Chicago
via magnificent steamers of the Goodrich line.
Rate, $6.35 for the round trip. Tickets good go
ing July 10, 20 and 81, and good returning on all
regular steamers and trains up to July 20, in
elusive. Trains leave at Ills A. NJ and IL p NJ
arriving at Chicago at 6:55 p. NJ. and $50 A. NJ.
Steamers leave Chicago at 8 A. NJ. and p. NJ.
Sleeping-cars, chair and parlor-cars on all trains.
The Mennerchoir will leave here on Tuesday,
July 20, at Ills A. NJ Tickets sale at Paul
Fl. Krauss's, &c North Pennsylvania street, and
ticket Office Pennsylvania lines, 48 West Wash
iugton street, or Union Depot
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-15

were invited to 60 to bed with the mercury at
90 and SIS degrees respectively. These, it may
be remarked, are the two points that in winter
outrival all others in sinking the mercury out Of
sight and freezing it up The hot wavs there
will probably reach here in two or three days.
1t is also very hot in the Southwest. the mercury
standing at 90 at Fort Smith, Ark, at 10 o'clock
last NIGHT
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-15
PETTIS, BASSETT & co.

Marion County Republican Ticket.
FOR CLERK
THADDEUS s. ROLLINS.
FOR SHERIFF.
RICHARD s. Golfer.
FOR TREASURER
HEZEKIAH SMART.
FOR AUDITOR
SAMUEL MERRILL.
FOR RECORDER.
EUGENE SAULCY.
FOR CORONER,
THEODORE A. WAGNER.
FoI SURVIVOR
b. w. HEATON.
FOR COMMISSIONERS.
First District---JAMES <, GREER
Saco,--a District-WILLIAM HADLEY.
FOR SUPERIOR COURT JUDGES,
For Terms Commencing Norember, 1856.
LIVINGSTON ROWLAND.
DANIEL ~. HOWE.
For Term Commencing Norembsr. 1855.
LEWIS G. WALKER.
JUDGE OF THE CRIMINAL COURT.
WILLIAM IRWIN.
FOR PROSECUTOR.
JOSEPH B. HEALING.
FOR REPRESENTATIVES.
PARKER s. CARSON.
OTTO STECHHAN,
WILLIAM MORSE.
JOHN L. GRIFFITHS.
JAMES r. IIAYMAN.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-15

The Blackford California revival ameetings,
conducted by Mrs. l.. o. Robinson, continue to
increase in interest. Last night Blackford street
Church, where the services are now being held,
was crowded. Eight persons were converted.
Up to datc the conversions number fifty-nine.
Other denominations than the Methodist are
sharing in the fruits of the work
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-15
A Suit for Eiectment.

Yesterday Henry Newcomer Sarah Will and
others brought suit in eiectment against Chris
tian F. Fl. Waterman. They claim he has had
possession of their lot in Grffth's subdivision
for more than six years. using it's rents and
profits. The plaintiffs also ask for $1,000 dai-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-15
Admission to the Soldiers, Orphans, Home

In answer to an inquiry from President Smith,
of the board of trustees of the Soldiers Or
phans' Home, at Knightstown, Attorney general
Hord has officially expressed the opinion that
only the children of deceased soldiers and sailors
can be admitted to the institution, and not chill
dren whose parents are living.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-15

The increase for 1886 in the above items ap-
pears in value of lots $243 709 mostly in the
city al ! on personally $780, 100 The value of
lands in 1886 is decreased $253,010; improve
ments, 1896, 935: land and improvements. $449,-
945; lot improvements. 1925. 400, end lots
and improvements. 1921, 49, The total in
crease. counting the railroad values the same
as last year, is 50, 017,149. The number of polls
for the township and city is II 1866, an increase
Of 173. The average price per acre in 1885 was
Sal A, and in 1886 is 1921 A.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-15
A Letter Delivered Aftor Ten Years. Delay.

Col John w. Ray received letter yesterday
that was mailed to him on Dec g. 1876, By John
w. Redkey, of Redkey, Jay county. Indiana.
The letter was addressed to Colonel Ray as regis
ter in bankruptcy, and contained note for $500
against bankrupt, with proof of debt, and a
fifty cent piece of postal currency to pay the
registe. 10. The letter was found at Chicago.
while tearing uD an old Logansport and KOkomo
postakcar. It bad fallen through crack behind
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-15

the Stats in the car, and had lain there nearly
ten years. This is regarded as cheerful incl
dent at the postofice, and will be used as an
Offset to the numerous complaints made of lost
and detained letters, though how the Indianap-
oils postofice is TO claim any credit for the re-
turn of the long-lost missve is one of the things
no fellow can quite understand.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-15
Another Hot wave coming.

The cold wave made the weather delightfully."-
cool and invigorating here yesterday, and the
fan and the seersucker market dropped point
or two. The weather report for 10 o'clock last
night however, showed that the people at Fort
Assinaboine, ~ T., and at Fort Buford, D. T.,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-15
Broad Ripnle Sunday Trains.

On and after Sunday, July II, 1886. the "Monon
Route" IL. N. A. 8 c. railway will run Sunday
trains to Broad Ripple, leaving Union Depot at
8 A NJ. and 1:30 p. NJ: Massachusetts avenue,
9:10 A. NJ. and lao p NJ. Returning, leave Broad
Ripple at IL, noon, and 6:15 p NJ, arriving at
Union Depot at 1890 P. NJ. and 6:45 P. NJ.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-15
srr aendricks,s Monument Defectlve.

Mr.. Hendricks Monumsht Defective.
1t has been discovered that the g., 600 granite
monument bought in New York and placed over
the grave of Vice president Hendricks at Crown
Hill Cemetery is defective. one of the mouldings
ind period having been stuck on with shellac.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-15

DANIEL MUSTARD. of Anderson. was in the
city on Tuesday buying carpets and draperies at
Albert Calls for his residence at that place.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-15
Wagon and Stock Scales.

We can offer you very low prices on four, FIVE
and six-ton improved Howe scales. See US be-
fore you buy. Also Perfection Refrigerators,
rapid ice cream freezers, lawn mowers, water
coolers, and a full assortment of builders hard
ware at bottom prices Give call at our new
store, 81 South Meridian street.
HILDEBRAND e FUGATE
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-15
Ohean Dry Goods

A. Dickson g. Co. Trade Palace are push
ing cheap sale of spring and summer goods
at very low prices.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-15
A VERY UNHAPPY OFFICIAL.
How Commissioner Sahm's Equanimity
Was Disturbed by the Journal.
Further Changes in the Assessments of Banks
and Corporations COntemplated-Ta
Valuation of Center Township Property.

County Commissioner Sahm and one of the
seven members, by virtue of his Office, of the
County Board of Equalization, did not enjoy
yesterday. The delights of cool air after
the electrical storm the night before, was offset
by his over heated temper In the ordinary run
of affairs Mr. Sahm is affable, but since his serv-
ice as so-called secretary Of the equalizing board
began, the responsibilities resting on him have
been increased two-fold. The qualifying phrase
herein attached to secretary is used after read
ing Section 640l, of the statutes relating
to the organization, powers and duties of
the Board of Equalization. That section
reads: 1.-THE county auditor shall keep q full
and accurate minute of the proceedings of the
Board of Equalization" When the present
board was organized the youthful, exuberant.
but not altogether useless Sahm asked permits
sion to do the secretary's work. Heretofore
Deputy County Auditor Clinton has performed
this service, but Sahm thought he could manage
such duties better than anyone within 5000
miles of the court house. Doubtedless he has
industriously and faithfully kept the minutes of
the board, but it is possible the county auditor
has not, during the several weeks since the
work of equalization began, seen an item of the
record of the equalizers actions. After all, the
record is about as it appeared in the Journal
yesterday, relating to the assessment of corpora
tons and banks.
This schedule so-called Secretary Sahm vigil
lantly guarded, under the impression that moth
ing OF the boards proceedings belonged to the
public until 1t was ready to tell the Taxpayers
what 1T did or was doing. Sahm always put the
schedule or the assessments referred to in his
drawer, which he never failed to lock- 1t was
valuable paper as the board, during thirteen of
its fifteen DAYS session, had done nothing but
to figure on the taxable value of corporations
and banks Sahm says the board told him by
formal vote not to let the assessments on that
list get to the public until the equalization of all
properties was completed He could not very well
refuse the request of an officer who had as much
business with it as he. 1t was the publication
of this list yesterday that disturbed Sahms
equanimity. A nights rest from his arduous
labors will no doubt restore him to proper
view of the question.
The board has but two days remaining. and it
is said that it will make further changes in the
list Of corporations and banks. 1--WE were only
waiting" said member yesterday. ito get the
entire real estate values before we finally passed
upon the list. The schedule of taxable values
real and personal, was sent to the equalizers
Yesterday. All except the footings have been
given In the Journal The aggregates for Cen
ter township. including the city and incor-
porated towns, are:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-15
nrnnk Rec,
SEE the new "ReR hat. 1t is elegant.

At the Hoosier Drug Store, Mississippi and
Washington streets.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-15

sxs Vim. L. Elders windows.
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PRICES IN PLAIN FIGURES.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-05-12
IS M Jurisdiction -

The United States supreme court has de-
cided that it has no jurisdiction in the
cases of Lorenzo Snow, who took writ of
error to it from the judgment of the su-
preme court of Utah territory, condemning
him for unlawful cohabitation under the
Edmunds act, which forbids not relig-
ious belief-for no act can prevent or pun
ish that-but a vicious practice. By the
admission of the case Mr.. Snow has not
lived with more than one wife nor CO.
habited with more, since this law passed !;
but the wives whom he had before he did
not cast off nor leave to starye; he ac-
knowledged a spiritual union and provided
nance. For this humane act he is sent to
jail; and the supreme court of the country
says it has no jurisdiction.
If this judicatory was an ordinary court
Of quarter sessions, seeking to evade re-
spOnsibility and fearing to do legal thing
that might prove unpopular, we should
suspect it of a disposition to dodge. If it
were to release Snow howl would go up
that it supported polygamy, like arose
against Judge Taney and grossly misrepre-
sented his bred Scot decision. If it took
cognizance of the case and passed upon the
question involved it would be bound to
say, as Mr.. Curtis in his forcible argument
asked it to say, that it was an unjust judg-
ment which construed the word " cohabi-
tation to mean that men who had as
sumed relations under the tacit permission
of the people and the government of the
United States, were bound to go SO far in
remuneration of these obligations as to turn
helpless women and children adrift upon
the world, or to do anything except to
abandon the continuing practices which
the law aimed at, as repugnant TO modern
morality and social order.
The court of Utah is of federal creation
and authority; the law it passes upon anC
executes is of the same origin; TO say tina
its proceedings, its construction are no
subject to review in the highest fedora
ludicatory is an anomalous and inexplica
Die thlng Lacking report Of the full
opihion We are at loss TO conjecture upoI
what grounds such conclusion has beer
put. II the supreme court has adoptet
Judge Blacks view that the territor
les, through their legislatures. repre-
sentative of their people and electors
have right to regulate their own domes
tic and social affairs, the decree of SC n,
jurisdiction" is both just and consistent
Were Utah state, federal jurisdictio
over polygamy or any other socis
vice would be invalid, without cor
stitutional amendment extending the inh
bition to the entire country /; but this woul
sweep away all the federal legislation G
the subject and remand Utah TO self-go'
ernment. This is exactly what Congre
has denied her; and yet, when tried an
suffering by federal laws, her people appe'
TO the highest tribunal of construction it
denied them. II is a queer sort of rul
that only works one way.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-05-12
Tse Western winds.

A standing liability to be blown away
cannot be reckoned among the pleasant ex-
elements of life in the West. That region
might ~ well he subject to earthquakes as
to cyclones, and probably the quake is the
less nuisance of the two. Ii comes sell
domer than these Western tornadoes seem
to come, for we hear of them every week
or two, and have become so used to them
as not TO give them thought, unless
they have fatal results The great
blows which kill nobody must be
about as disagreabe rs the more de
structive ones, because of the well-tounded
appehensions they excite. We have moth
ING in the behavior of the elements in this
section, save our occasional lightning
flashes. TO furnish us with excitement OF
this character; and we are quite satisfied
to be without it.
Kansas City is the most prosperous of
the trans Mississippi cities and has rapidly
become one of the largest trade centres of
the country. A liability to destructive
wind storms is a serious thing for it as a
liability of its buildings to come tumbling
down into the streets is not
strong encouragement TO invest
ment in them. The prosperity of
the city must evidently depend
upon the infrequency of such blows. II
they come seldom and not too destructive
they may be endured; but If they are
frequent Jewellers of the city buildings
it is evident that the town will vanish.
It's many storied houses will come
down to single story and the city
will become hamlet unless, perchance
wind diverters can be invented to protect
it. Certainly something must be done
for the big towns of the West il the
winds are going to treat them as savagely
as they have been doing. The West is toe
full of wind, on such occasions. 1t ha.
always been Enthusiastically windy
i'll its people, who doubtless hav,
partaken of the nature of their atmospheric
surroundings. 1t is all the more untortu
nate that the latter have become So VIC
lent as the people may follow their eN
ample: indications of which are even nov
apparent.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-05-12
Physician. Heal Thyself.

A good deal of superficial and cheap talk
is being indulged in nowadays by knowing
newspapers and self-important statesmen
with view of suggesting measures to re-
strict immigration 4; all because few
noisy, murderous and cowardly Anarchists
in Chicago and New York have been re-
sorting and melting to un-Americau meth
DDS of enforcing their views.
BY some it is suggested that immigrants
shall be examined with view to their no.
tions and their fitness to become American
citizens shall be passed upon by some kind
of a board before admission. BY others it
is proposed that heavy head tax shall be
laid upon foreign arrivals to regulate the
character and limit the number of those n-
coming.
Both IDEAS are false and silly.
1t is true some Anarchists and Socialists
come here with false notions and breed
disturbance. 1t is equally true that vast
proportion of our foregn'born people settle
down to very conservative citizenship. L,
| is no less true, though it more frequently
escapes attention, that false native ideas Of
| liberty and gross perversiOns of our Amer
| ican system lead to the chief part of oul
troubles. The cure for them is to be fount
here and not abroad.