The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-07-29

OF the New England spiri, Of independence at
Wellesley, ard Is so much interested in the
higher mathematics. that she wants 20 make the
ventura He. decision is altogether commend
able, and thers is no reason why IL should
cause "a social sensation II would not any
where except at Washington. and would no.
there but FOR the atmosphere OF false arist oera-
ey which has been created by the wealthy ma
hobs ard Southern lords who now control things
o; the capital.
THE two national institutions recently OBJ
tanned for Indiana are a valu.bls scoisition to
the State. We refer to the Soldiers Home, at
Marion. and the Marine Hospital, at Evansville.
The former will be FOR the benefit OF aged and
invalid Union soldiers. and the latter for the
treatment OF sick men employed in the river
steamboat service. Both institutions will be
supported entirely By the general government,
and in addition to tie great benefit to the re-
spective classes for which they are founded will
be . valuable acquisition 70 the communities
in which they are located. Such institutions
are strictly in the lire Of the true functions of
government. and are but one Of many ways in
which its revenues may De wisely and advan.a-
geously used.
COLONEL ISGERsoLL has been delivering au-
other funeral address-this time over the re-
mains Of Mr. Courtlsndt Palmer. of New YORK,
Q personal friend and fellow frse-thinker. 1t
was a very pretty sermon, poetic, pathetic and
eulogisiic; but with al its eloquence, it is not of
. sort to inspire the average man with an ambi-
ton tn DO q free-ihinker also. that be may have
an sddyaco nforfpc ahanlp+a1y NJ hoD~ fNr th>
future pronounced over bis grave. In d~esignas-
Mr.. Ineersol az IAN assassin of eternal hope,'
Miss Elizabeth Stuart Phelps was 700 severe.
To destroy hope may be his purpose, but he
fails of its accomplishments 1t may even be
doubted / it he has destroyed his own.
A NEW YORK paper mentions the arrival at
the custom house in that city of a large con-
signment Of Cleveland and Thurman silk badges,
from Liverpool. at is singular that these for
eign badges should be imported and pay q duty
OF 60 per cent, when We have silk manufactor-
les right here at home that can make as good it
not o better article remarked a veteran ap-
praising officer. ut shows the cheapness Of the
foreign labor as compared with our own" he
added. 'If the duty were any less than it now
Is the shipments would certainly be on q still
larger scale, and the proprietors of the silk
mills here would not be able to pay the prices
for labor that they do"
Mr.. II. s. BoNsrB. who claims to be the only
agent for the Charleston Recorder, in Salem, ex-
plains the statement made IN q recent letter 10
the Journal in which il was reported that he
was representing himself rs o Republican when.
IN fact, he had voted for Cleveland. Mr.. Bonsib
says he voted for St. John in 1884, but had been
q Republican up to that time. Mr.. Bonsibs
letter is evidence that If he represented himself
as a Republican who could not now support the
party, he deliberately fslsifed. for he acknowl-
edges that he was not a Republican in 1884. and
has not been since. We give him the benefit Of
the statement that hs did not vote for Mr..
Cleveland.
IT may interest some readers to know that
when Mrs. Belva Lockwood met with her New
York friends to confer about the plan OF cam
paign Of the National Equal Rights party. she
WAS arrayed in o baby blue cashmere dress,
with ruchipg at throat and wrists, "emphatically
no corse,s," full blown pink roses and rhine
stone 1t is safe to say that Belva is
ahead Of all other candidates in the matter Of
toilets, whatever she may be in the way Of votes.
UNDER . change Of air and the careful treat
meut &C is receiving General Sheridan seems to
Do slowly recovering. 1t is not likely he will
ever be a we'll man again. but he will probably
be able to resume his official duties with COM
p~arative safety. His physicians now say mis-
sole trouble is valvular disease Of the heart.
One Of them adis, "He is On the high road TO
recovery from his serious illness, and we look
to have him on his feet at an early day
PROF. ". f. BLACK, an evangelist Of the
Christian Church, now laboring in Illinois. but
formerly a resident o. Indianapolis, is reported
a. saying that hecan not stand on the Republic
an platform this year. 1t will occur to some of
the friends of the Rev. Mr.. Black that if this
report is true, his political convictions must be
very powerful. indeed, to permit him to stand
on the sam platform that holds thsIncianapo-
lis Sentinel.
The ~reigning wonder Is. If 20 msny patriotic
citizens turn out in this melting July weather,
and travel long distances to see General Harri-
son. how shall the multitudes be measured who
shall come on like pilgrimages when September
breezes blowl
Il Jersey City high license has increased the
saloon tax revenue sl39. 149, and decreased tae
number OF saloons over 20 per cent.
p~pu&CnlcT TADIr OMAN