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that jefferson Davis was never in mis- house and
that he did not know one card from another
1t was only few years ago that Techs place
was closed when the District Commissioners
made a raid on The gambling houses and closed
them all mp, but he lost his popularity after
the war. when John Chamberlain came here
and opened handsome club house, which drew
all the custom. Chamberlain is here still, but
open gam bling has ceased in his establishment
and is only conducted in private rooms By his
guests, un beknown to the landlord, who would
blush Indignantly If he were asked to
furnish pack of cards. There is
none but parlor gambling here now.
Not a single public establishment is open.
and if q Senator should be caught in such
place he would be disgrared forever, which
shows that congressional morals. we'll pub
lie sentiment have improved wonderfully.
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GENTLEMEN THAT FIGURE.
Proposition To Combine the Various Statis-
ticai Bureaus In One.

Proposition Co Combine the Various Statis-
ticai Bureaus In One.
Washington Special
It is seriously proposed by members who have
given the subject attention, and especially by
Sunset Cox, chairman of the census committee,
to consolidate the different bureaus of statistics
attached to the departments and to create
general bureau of statistics. which every
ten years should take charge of the census. Ac-
cording TO the estimates for the next
fiscal year the FIVE statistical bu-
$500, 600 The statistical bureau of
the Agricultural Department asks for $95, 600,
an increase of $50, 600 over the present appro-
priation. The bureau Of statietics of the Treas
ury Department asks for $50, 10. against the
present appropriation of $46. 900. The Bureau
of Education, where work is entirely statistical.
received last year $45, 600, and asks for an in
crease to $40 000
bureaus, who must be considered amateurs in
statistical work, are asking for increases, the
Bureau of Labor, in charge of the only recog
nized statistician in the employ of the govern
ment, increases the amount allowed him last
year by only $500 The cost of the Labor
Bureau is 500. 900 for Office work, etc, aud
$4,000 for special outside agents. The
expenses or the bureau OF statistics in the State
Department cannot be ascertained, the &C.
counts for that division party covered under
other heads, but there chief and two
sistants and q lot of other employees. All these
estimates do not include the cost OF printing
ports, which must be especially heavy for the
State Department, whose duty il is to edit all
the regular and special consular reports.
The idea of those who have given the subject
study is to consolidate all the bureaus per-
manently and to census work the force of
experts already employed so that reports can be
made before they old and va1ueless, and
let this bureau report from time to time such
questions demanded by the respective de-
psrtments and industries.
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General Notes.
Special to the indianapolis journal

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WAsHINGToN Jan. 1.-THE Comptroller of
the Currency to-day approved the Third National
Bank, of Cincinnati, as reser agent for the
First National Bank. of Logansport, and the
Kentucky Bank. of Louisville, as reserve agent
for the First National Bank of New Albany
Dan Mcdonald. of Plymouth, Ind. has been
appointed one of the assistant clerks of the COM
mittee invalid pensions by Congress man
Matson. Samuel Guthridge of Martnsville
same committee. The compensation attached to
these positions is Sc per day each during the
session. Mcdonald was candidate for Con-
l-ress against Mr.. Cakins in the campaign of
1880, and is now editor and proprietor of the
Plymouth Democrat.
The Senate has confirmed the nominations of
the Interstate-commercesCo commissioners.
AL the members of the Corean embassy were
formally presented to the President this morn
ing, by Secretary Bayard. They wore elaborate
costumes OF silk and gold, with very tall, queer
sented to the President the newly accredited
envoy from Corea, Mr.. PAX Chung Yang.
A. d. Markley, OF Pennsylvania, F. E. Fitz-
summons, of Rhode Island. and d. III. Flagg of
West Virginia, members of the committee ap-
pointed by the recent convention of postmas-
tiers. in Washington for the purpose of Sc
curing the presentation to Congress of the bill
prepared by the convention. and urging it's pass
age The bill will probably be introduced in
the House tomorrow.
One of the first acts of the President this
morning to attach his signature to the COM
missions of Mr.. Justice Lamar. Secretary Villas
and Postmsster-g Dickinson each of
whom called 1t the White House during the
morning and received his commission. Messrs
Villas and Dickinson subsequently, took the oath
of office. ard were duly installed in time to at
tend the Cabinet meeting at noon to-day as full
hedged members.
Mr. Geo. A. Howard of Tennessee. chief OF
the stamp division of the Postofice Department,
was to-day appointed by Secretary Villas chief
clerk of the Interior Department
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MORALITY AT THE CAPITAL.

Congressman Moro Careful of Their Reputa-
tiOus Now Than in Years Past
Washington Special.
This reference to congressional immortality re-
minds that Robert l.. Tee welknown
character about Washington for the last half
century, died last night at the age of seventy
six years. He was the leading gambler of this
city in ante bellum times and his gaming
house was the resort of all the great men of the
last generation, who not so particular
about their morals and habits as are those of
the present age. Daniel Webster Henry Clay.
John g. Calhoun, Humphrey Marsh ALL Chief
justice Taney Allan McLane and hundreds of
known, were the regular patrons of Mr. Teefs
Senators only staked their salaries
and their mileage, but their watches
in their pockets and the slaves on
said to have lost so, 900 in Mr.. Teels establish
neut in a single sitting. and there is legend
that Humphrey Marshall once won $50, 900 in a
night Daniel Webster was not a regular but a
reckless player and always won. Henry Clay
played for the fun of the thing and the excite
ment. but his stakes we're usually small. When
James Buchanan was in the Senate, he visited
Teops place frequently. in company with his
friend and crony. Beverly Tucker, who lie still
limping around Washington, and even good q
Gen. Winfield Scott often wandered in
for an evening. Mr.. Teel has repeatedly said
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LAMAR's CONFIRMATION.
Comments of Leading New York Papers on
the Action of the Senate.

Comments of Leading New York Papers on
the Action of the Senate.
New YORK, Jan. 1.-THE Tribune has a long
editorial the confirmation of Justice Lamar.
After giving its reasons for opposing him, it
says "Those were some of reasons for op-
posing Mr.. Lamars confirmation They have
seemed sufficient not only to the Republican
press of the country, almost without exception,
but the thinking men of the party everywhere,
as shown in countless resolutions, letters. ETC.
Some Rerub lican Senators have chosen to take
another view. They understood to be
Messrs Riddlebereer Stewart and Stanford.
We believe they have made mistake, and that
they will live to it, and will perhaps find out
before long that their constituents see it ALSO
There were grounds upon which the Republican
party were bound to oppose Mr.. Lamar, if it
had any faith in its own principles, and the Sem
ators should have done with solid front.
Those have named seem to have yielded to
the and shrugs of the opposition, and
have virtually allowed the Democrats to dictate
to the Republican party. This is poor patriot
ism, and the worst kind of politics"
On the same subject the World saws: 1.-THE
result marks William E. Chambers first failure
blood y-shirt leader in the Senate"
The Sun says: 1T is not improper to say
that the Republican fight against Mr.. Lamar
has been a bungling piece of business from the
beginning"
The Times says: 'The prompt confirmation
of the nomination of Mr.. Lamar Justice of
the Supreme Court so soon as the question could
be brought to a vote is a severe blow to the
petty politicians who have been trying to
vive the war feeling in connection with this APP
pointment. The position of the little clique of
sef-apponted Republican leaders has been at
tackled from every side. 1t is very earnestly to
be hoped that the party will take lesson from
their experience, and that the men who have
ANONYMOUSLY failed in attempt mschiev
Gus will be shorn of some of their influence and
compelled to give place to others of more sense
and with a more decent standard of conduct"
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Business Embarrassments.

NEW YORK. Jan. 1.-THE Travis e. Murray
Misunderstanding Company has failed. Liabili-
tles $50 0O0
EVANSVILLE, Ind, JAM 1.-THE Novelty
Machine works Company, one of the most ex-
tensive establishments OF the kind the State
made an assignments TO Mr.. Jacob s. Buchanan
for benefit of its creditors. The assets are esti-
mated at 500, 600; liabilities unknown.
TERRE HAUTE. Jan. 17-Jerry OSuliivau
member of the Council, made assignment to-
day. His grocery business shows about So 500
liabilities and about the same amount in assets
with 81, 900 in doubtful book accounts. jerry
mixed his political ambitions with his business
and had out big line of credit to catch votes
GREENsBURG. Ind, Jan. 17-Geo r. Turner
who operated small drug store at Let's Cor
ner, ten miles south of here. made an assign
ment to Harrington Boyd to-day. The assets
amount to about $1,000, and consist of a stock
of drugs and house and lot The liabilities are
about the same. Small business and slow col.
lectious were the cause.
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MINOR MATTERS.
Plans for Preventing the Ohio River Getting
Away from Evansville

Plans for Preventing the Ohio River Getting
Away from Evansville
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE Secretary of War
sent to the Speaker of the House, to-day. the
report of the engineer who made survey of the
Ohio river, near Evansville, to determine what,
if anything, will be necessary to prevent
change Of channel of the river in front of that
city. The engineer says in his extended report
that the simple and natural method of ac-
complshing the desired end would be to build
levee along the axis of the peninsula, extending
it to the hills at its base. Two lines for such
levee were surveyed. The estimated cost OF the
two is $305000 and 1917 ,000 respectively, the
length being six and one-haf miles and the
average depth OF flood water twelve feet. The
top of the levee would be four feet above the
flood line. Another method suggested is the
purchase of strip of ground along the line of
the proposed levee. plant it thickly with trees
and bushes. and let it stand living barrier
to catch drift and sediment and reduce the We
locity of the overflow. There are fears that the
channel will change one of these days and leave
Evansville miles away from navigation.
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TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

A. T.. Davis, of Memphis, Tenn, was found
dead in dingy room in the negro quarter,
| where he had frozen to death.
Tha American Baseball Association held a
| protracted meeting at Cincinnati yesterday, and
agreed to make Kansas City the eighth club.
Charles F. Emerson of HaverhiIl. Mass, Sc
verely injured by double-runner while coasting
on Peck Hill, Monday evening. is dead.
Dispatches printed in Northern newspapers
about the alleged prevalence of yellow fever in
Tampa Fla, have caused deep indignation.
They false.
Hattie Graham. an inmate of the Knox coun-
ty tOhiol infirmary, jumped from fourth story
window Monday night. and was instantly killed.
1t is thought she was trying to escape.
The boiler in W. G. E. Fitch's carriage hard
ware factory at New Haven, Conn, exploded
yesterday. setting the building on fire and injur-
ing several men employed about the place.
Edward E. Lewis and VIM. Hunt have sue
ceeded IN producing copper by treating iron
an explosion in their laboratory, at Pittsfield,
Mass, yesterday.
John Madden, the fourteenth victim of the
house, died at the hospital yesterday morning at
1oclock. He belonged in Bradford and leaves
a widow and four children.
Walter F. Gregg, a jeweler at Sc Bromield
with obtaining $4,000 of diamonds. watches,
ETC., from NJ. Davis and the H. A. Prentice Com
psny by means of forged contracts.
The latest results at the government diffusion
Magnolia plantation, in Louisiana, show that
the diffusion process is a great success, produc.
ing thirty pounds more sugar per ton of cane
than is produced by the most advanced milling
, process.
An immense bob sled containing fifty-two per-
sons colidod with another sled while descend
ing the Broadway hill, at Kansas City, last
night and was overturned. Seventeen of the
occupants received injuries. three of them being
seriously hurt. They were Maud Mcdonald
Maud Wolsely and Jennie Tracy.
Chas B. Hoffman, aged % years, residing at
No. 1447 North Fifth street, PHILADELPHIA was
found dead at Fifth and Jefferson streets about
To o'clock yesterday morning Death had re-
suited from pistols shot wound, supposed to have
been inflicted by George Geiger, a young
with whom Hoffman had quarreled on Monday
evening. Geiger is in custody.
collision between two snow-plow engines
took place near Hoskins, Neb., Monday, in
which engineer Ollie Sawyer was instantly killed
and several other men were injured. Sawyer
was working the enow-plow in a cut and got
and started down grade papid rate. The
drag-out engine was coming around a curve and
they came together. the other injured mon
will recover.
Patrick Sipgen dissipated Irishman, living
put paris green in the cofee-pot yesterday, with
the design of poisoning mis- whole family.
Luckily, only one of the family drank the coffee.
a boy of seventeen years, and he was speedily
relieved. No is assigned for the act
other than mere drunken freak. He attempted
a similar exploit two weeks ago. He has been
locked up.
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Voting for Senator.

JACKSON, Miss. Jan. lie c.. Walthall was
to-day elected United States Senator to succeed
himself.
Dies MONIES Ia, JAN 1Z-Both houses of the
Legislature met at noon and proceeded to vote
separately for United States Senator. In the
Senate James F. Wilson received 80 votes and
T. j. Anderson H. In the House, James F.
Wilson received So votes; T. J. Anderson, &c;
Daniel Carnpbell, 3; Judge Reed and j. A. T.
Hull, L each. Both houses then adjourned until
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Indiana Notes.

At Peru. yesterday, e. Holman was found
guilty of stealing two rubber car springs from
the Lake Erie & Western Railway Company,
and sentenced to two years in the penitentiary.
The Hamilton-Dobyns gas WE'LL at Green's
burg. was "shot" a second time yesterday after
noon. The result was highly satisfactory. The
propretors think they have the best well in the
county, and will have all the gas they need.
Williams Post, No. 70, G. A. R., of Muncie,
is making preparations for grand supper, to
be held at the ROYAL Rink next Thursday even
ing. This post distributes hundreds of dollars to
soldiers widows and orphans each year, and the
receipts of this supper will 60 to their benefit.
Wood Ketcham. boy sixteen years old.
jumped on a moving freight train at Newport
Saturday night, and fell from the front
end of the caboose, which passed over him,
breaking one leg aud one arm, and otherwise
The Terre Haute City Council last night
passed q resolution ordering the police
to close all saloons at II o'clock
and to close the a gambling
the police to pursue the wide-open policy, and
since then public gambling has drawn to the
city sports and fakirs from all directions.
A chapter of the l. C. Sorosis, Pi Beta Phi,
Franklin College, Monday evening. by the
grand president. Mrs. R. A. Small, of Blue
teen charter members, and is the first organized
east of Illinois, where the fraternity was origi-
mated. 1t will be known the Indiana Alpha.
Illinois Items
Governor Oglesby has ordered special cleo
ton in Fayette county on Tuesday, Feb. z. to
fiji the vacancy in the office of county judge
caused by the death of James Stiman.
Woodstock Post, No. 10S, G. A. R., has in
stalled the following officers: Col VIM. Avery,
commander; w. II. Stewart. S. V. c.; H. Mon
Richards, Q. NJ: j. Hill, chaplain: John c. Oar
rell. surgeon; George Eckert, 0. D.; L. 81. Jones,
o. G..
A seventeen-year-old boy, named William
Brown. stole horse and cutter from Dr. julius
to Downers Grove. then to Chicago. In the
meantime he had sold the cutter and harness
and traded the horse for pony. He rode to
Calvin Hill. Mich, and was taken into custody
at Michigan City, Ind. He is now in Jail at
Mendoza.
Mrs NJ. B. Woodward the Christian scientist,
who aroused much religious excitement at De-
catur, last summer, is now at Warrensburg con-
Quoting meetings. to which fat crowds at
tracted. While none of her alleged cures in De-
catur vicinity have proved permanent the
woman has. nevertheless, great many follow
ers here and the stories which they tell have
spread to Warrensburg From q financial stand
point Mrs. Woodward is now doing quite WE'LL
AT Sterling, Monday evening, O. c. Ham
lin. contractor from Joliet. accompanied by
Mrs. Fannie Tombo, was driving east on Third
street, Hamlin sitting on the wrong side and be-
hind the horse where he could not Ham
Inns rig met and coilided with horse and cut
ter driven by Harry Hendricks, employee OF
Hauses livery barn, going in opposite d-
rection. The thili pierced the breast of Mrs.
Tombo and killed her instantly.
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They say that they resigned after various dis
agreements, but mainly account of . differ
ence OF opinion the Smith kirain fight.
Archibald Gordon said to reporter. '.As edi-
tor of the Police Gazette, I wished to see the
Smith kilrain match fought to finish, and on
Its merits. Mr.. Fox declined. after the draw.
to insist another fight. and gave up lthe
stakes have reason to believe that he knew
the fight was fake or else he was badly
handled Charles Johnston, a friend of Mr..
Lumley and myself, went over to see the battle,
but. as the papers have stated, not allowed
to be present" Arthur Lumley said about the
same thing. The seceders expect to start q
new paper.
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The Committee Makes a Report Affirming
Carlisle's Right to N Seat.

Carlisie's Right to N Seat.
WAsHINGToN, Jan. 1.-THE report of the
House elections committee the Tnoebe Car
lise contest, made to the House to-day by
Chairman Crisp, after recital OF the offer of
The contestants counsel to prove certain allega-
tions says that she notice of contest fails to
specify them grounds OF contest. the weil-es-
tablished rule would be sufficient negative
answer TO the application. To induce the House
10 order new hearing OF his case. the contestant
must show diligence in the of the time al
lowed him by statute, but in this he took
testimony only seven Of the fifty days al
lowed him. made no effort to procure evil
dsnce, avowed that he never wanted
10 enter into the contest. and that
he would like TO get ont Of IL; that he did not
want to pay out money in the matter, and had
been forced into it by the labor clubs and his
desire to repel the 'imputaiion that had been
jast upon him that he and his counsel had been
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Woman Pre.iden. of Street Railway.

DOVER n. H.. Jan. 17.-Yesterday there was
q surprise at the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Dover Street-railway COMPANY.
Mrs Mary E. G.. Ell. Dow. a wealthy resident
and leading advocate of womens rights, was
elected presiden. OF the company and her hus-
band was elected treasurer. She is the first
woman ever chosen to fill such position.
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Special to the Indianapolis journal.
GREENcAsTLE, Ind, Jan. 17-Founders' and
benefactors' day-a day set apart by the trustees
of DePauw University, at the last annual com
mencement, to the memory of the founders and
many friends of the institution--was observed
with special exercises to-day The students,
who had been granted holiday, gathered at the
appropriate speeches were made by members of
the faculty and by several students
The exercises of the day were concluded this
evening with entertainment, given by the
DePauw Concert Company, an organization
composed of the best musical talent of the Uni
yerSIty.
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Petitioninx for Increase of Wages.

PITTsBURG, Jan. ia committee repre-
senting the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engin-
GERS of the Pennsylvania Company lines called
upon Manager Baldwin, this afternoon and pre-
scented petition for advance in wages. This,
together with the conductors. brakemenis and
yardmens petitions, now in the hands of the Of
fcials for increase in wages, shows that the
movement is a general one.
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An Illinois Farmer,s Yarn

SHELBYvILLE. ILL.,. Jan. 17.-John Walker, a
farmer near Cowden. relates a novel hunting
episode. He espied number of wild turkeys in
his corn field, and went out to get a shot at
them. He struck by something peculiar in
their appearance, aud. on approaching nearer.
found that their feet were all firmly frozen in
the ground. They had alighted in search of
corn, which was plentiful on the muddy ground,
when the weather turned suddenly colder, and
they were transfixed like 80 many statues.
Walker had no difficulty in capturing the entire
flock
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Wage Reduction Ordered.

JoHNsTowN. Pa, Jan. 1.-THE Cambria Iron
Company, employing II, 900 men at their mills
and coal mines. issued notices to-day ordering a
reduction of 10 per cent on tho wages of all
employees, to take effect Feb. /.
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They Recognize Him.

Washington Special.
A few days ago Representative Enlow, of
Tennessee, introduced bill looking to the de-
lection and punishment of dealers in '.green
goods" In Mr.. Elbows mail to-day an IN
expected recognition of his enterprise. A New
York dealer in ''green goods" writes to him a
very courteous letter. Offering furnish him
all he wants at fixed price, and to make him
sole agent for the District of Columbia.
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Strike of Ctrar-Dtakers.

New YORK, Jan. 1.-THE sixty-ive employees
of the cigar factory of Kimball g. Krause, of
Warren street, went strike this morning the
employers having reduced the prices from ST. to
81. 90 thousand. The say they will not
return to work until the old prices are restored.
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Indiana Pensions.

Washington Special
Pensions have been granted the following
named Indianians:
Mexican Warp. Colglazier. Salem; Joshua
Gibbs, Turner.
New Pensions-S q. Wooden, Greensburg;
c. Deer. Aurora; H. Witse. Union City; Anna
Harper. Goshen; F. Wirthvine Fulda J. M.
Kerr. Eminence; W. Ell. Williams. Harlansburg,
D. Reed, Eminence; J. G. Pearson, Whiteland;
D. Hochstedler, Peru; j. NJ. Hazelerove, Pitts
burg; III. Smith. Columbus: Thos. Malone,
Sbeloyville; r. Satterly, Kokomo; G. w. Louns-
bury, Macksvile; VIM. Summers, jerome; w.
l.. Landlord, Clay City.