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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-09-04

The New and Handsome Residence Being
Completed for vice-President Morton.
Washington Special

The New and Handsome Residence Being
Completed for vice-President Morton.
Washington Special.
The decorative artists have just begun to
put the finishing touches on the palatial
home of Vice-president Levi p. Norton IN
this city. The house stands on ar. isolated
triangular eminence fronting Scott's circle,
on Rhode Island avenue. 1t was first built
by John Frazier, architect, for Lieutenant
Broadhead. Broadhead sold it to Professor
Graham Bell for 100000. Last spring the
Hon. Levi p. Morton purchased it of Prof.
Bell, and began such alterations and addl-
tiOns as have made it one of the handsom-
est private residences in this city. 1t origl-
have just been added, with numerous clos
cts and alcoves. Mp. Morton is anxious to
begin furnishing it by Oct. l. and writes
here twice week that the work must be
hurried up. Two entrances, both imposing,
usher the visitor into reception halls, now
being finished in ivory and oak. The side
of the house toward the river commands
from the upper windows charming view.
Ellington a,ni II with its large doric columns o,
pretty picture in itself. 1t stands or the
crest of a Virginia hill, around whose base
the Potomac sweeps with a graceful curve.
A little to the left towers the white mono
18th, Washingtqn's monument: Neareris
bronze equestrian statue of Gen. Winfield
Scott ON granite pedestal in the center of
ScOtt's circle, one of the pretty parks
winch dot the national capital. Grouped
near by are pretty homes, which possess
more or less historical or local interest
notably the Louise Home, an asylum for
aged ladies who have been reduced from
affluence to poverty. This home is memo
rial erected by w. II. Corcoran to his wife
and daughter, both of whom were named
Louise.
The suite of rooms on the first floor of this
side of the house will eclipse the White
House parlors. First, there is large new
dining hall, which will be used as q ball
room OH state occasions, and which con-
meets with second dining-room large
enough for refreshments to be served in on
any ordinary occasion. This large dining
hall opens on two parlors. q music-room.
library and conservatory. Two comfort
able ante-rOoms one for ladies' and another
for gentlemen, flank the reception hall.
which opens on the first entrance. On the
left Of this reception hall is large room.
which the Vice-president will probably
use as his private Office The suite of rooms
on the second floor, which will be occupied
by Mrs. Morton, are admirably arranged
and very Beautiful. The front rooms of the
interior are being finished in oak and ivory
white. The effect is very pretty, and the
rich stained glass of the doors throws a
softencd and most agreeable light over
it all
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-09-04
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

Mrs. Cen. ROBERT ANDERSON, widow Of
the hero of Fort Sumter, is now residing in
New York city.
HENRY w. GENET. ut one time one OF
Boss Tweed's most efficient lieutenants, is
dying from cancer of the mouth.
PRINCE HATFIELD, who is waiting for
"Papa Huntington's CONSENT is red-haired
and bow-legged, but has fascinating man
ners.
p. MYETT, accompanied by a dog. has
driven in buggy from California to Penn
sylvania He reports that the ''goingn is
more or less miscellaneous.
TENNYsON's verses celebrating the nup-
tials of Mr.. and Mrs. Fife will be read after
ALL One publishing-hous has offered ECO
for an exclusive publication.
THE oldest living graduate of Williams
College is the Rev. Herman Halsey, of
East Aurora, N. Y. He is ninety-six years
old and was graduated from Williams in
1911.
In point of service the oldest pilot on the
Hudson river is Ezra l. Hunter, who has
stood at the wheel for forty-eight consecu-
tive years. He runs from Albany to New
burg.
ANDREW CARNEGIE has announced him
self as candidate for the presidency of
the Institute of Civil and Mining Engineers
of the United States. Abram s. Hewitt
will be his chief opponent.
HERBERT SPENCER's health is greatly
improved and he will soon resume work OH
his synthetic philosophy. Having built M
his system physically, he will now do the
same thing philosophically.
AFTER recording the fact that James
Russell Lowell is summering at Whltby,
the London correspondent of the New York
World adds: His friends deny current ru-
mors of his intention to marry again"
PROF. MAX MULLER, in a recent lecture
at Oxford, England, on the science of lam
guage, expressed the opinion that if lam
guage were taken away man would be
lower than the dumb animals of the field
and forest.
A NEWSPAPER vote on the best known
man in Boston is being taken. Benjamin
F. Butler has long lead. with Moses Pear
son. the blind scissors grinder, q good Sec
ond. James Russell Lowell and John L.
Sullivan are dark horses. one of whom may
yet win.
ALDEN B. SToCKwELL, who was at one
time president of the Pacific Mail Steam.
ship Company and Wall street high-fyer
recently found SIS 600 in bonds among lot
of his old papers. As he had lost his fort
une and had been for years in poverty, il
was o lucky windfall.
CELEs1IN PAUL, who died not long ago al
his farm. near Reggie station. parish OF
ST. Bernard. La, was said to have been lie
years old. HIS daughter writes to a CORE
spondent of the Scientific American that he
was eighteen years old when he went ia
live on the farm where he died. That waa
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-09-04

more rapidly in the ways Of civilization
than the poor whites when left to them
selves, the reason for this belief being
that within twenty years the progress of
the black race in the South has been in a
ratio of two to one over the whites.
Whether this be true or not the proposed
amendment should meet the approval of
Southern statesmen, as a matter of pub
Lie economy. The negroes largely out
number the whites, and removal of
the minority would be the natural course
if one must go. If division must come
the whites should colonize, by all means.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-09-04
A SISTER WANTS OFFICE.
On the Grounds of Christian Fellowship She
Appeals to Dear Brother Wanamaker."

On the Grounds of Christian Fellowship She
Appeals to 'Dear Brother wanamaker."
Washington Post
The reputation of being truly good man
has its drawbacks. All the religious cranks
in the country have fell. called upon to
communicate voluminOusly and more or
less impertinently with the head of the
PostOffice Department merely because he is
a Sunday school teacher, and a member of
the Christian Endeavor organization. 1t is
not alone the enthusiastic with their prop
ositiOns to stop Sunday mail trains, to have
texts printed on stamps and postal cards,
etc.. who burden the Postmaster generals
mail with communications, indicating that
susceptible to influences of a religious char
acter. Applicants for Office file with their
political Endorsements supplementary rec
concentrations from Bible-class teachers,
temperance societies. Young Mems Chris
tian Association and Bands of Hope. No
other department is ever burdened with
this kind of stuff The candidates appear
to think that if their case falls into the
hands of Clarkson their political backing
will count, while il the Postmaster-general
himself goes over the papers the moral and
religious associations of the candidate will
be O trump card. ..t
A peculiarly striking letter of the sort al
luded to came to the desk of the appoint
ment clerk of the Postoffice Department. a
day or SO ago. It was woman's hand
writing. and had evidently been written
with much difficulty 1t was signed, ELIZA
Johnson" and postmarked Philadelphia.
The letter was as follows:
Dear Brother Wanamaker-I have not had the
opportunity to speak to you since saw you ut
our Bethany on Sunday last. You will remember
shaking hands with me and asking about my
to- bat d not think Il
on the Lords day. ! live with a family near
Philadelphia and can only get TO Bethany every
other Sunday. / would like to have q place in
the Philadelphia postofiice when it is changed so
that can have my Sundays for Christian work.
1t would be o great boon to me.
AS the Philadelphia postOffice is likely to
remain under its present management for
several weeks. Eliza will probably be
missed at the Bethany every other Sunday
for some time to come.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-09-04

THE politicians of the South have
reached the conclusion that the way to
solve the race question is for the gov
eminent to set apart some now unoccu-
pied portion of the public domain, re-
move the Southern negroes to it and es-
tablish territorial governments for them.
A Philadelphia paper, after considering
this plan, suggests an amendment which
should receive careful attention from
the originators of the idea. The sugges-
tion is that the federal government shall
set apart territory for the Southern
whites who are raising all the row over
association with negroes, and permit
the ex-slayes to occupy the ground
they earned in their years OF
enforced and unrewarded toll. The be-
lief of the writer is that, in case of such
q separation, the negroes would progress
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-09-04

A FEW days ago the treasurer of
Shelby county was discovered to be
short about $4,000, and his bondsmen
will have to make up the amount. He
had not specialized DOR gambled, but he
used public funds to pay his election
bills and private debts. intending to re-
place the amount thus wrongfully APP
propriated, but continued to get deeper
and deeper till he went under.
Still more recently the retiring treas
urer of this county has had to borrow
about $24, 900 to make good his settlement
with his successor, who very wisely de-
clined to take notes as cash. In this case
there is no charge of dishonesty against
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-09-04

the retiring treasurer. On the contrary,
his administration of the Office has been
strictly honest and honorable, but
through election expenses and the dis
honesty of others, whom he trusted not
wisely but too well, he goes out of a
lucrative Office. after holding it two
years, considerably poorer than when he
went in. These incidents might be in
definitely multiplied. They are occur
ing in some parts of the country almost
every day. They show that Office get
ting and office holding are attended with
difficulties and dangers which the gen.
eral public know little of.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-09-04
COYISM.

The temperance of Simeon Coy in
the Council, is at once an insult and
defiance to the moral sentiment of the
community. The attempt to belittle
Coy's crime, and to confuse moral per-
ceptions by placing it and him on level
with members of the Council who have
done nothing dishonest, much less Grim
inal, will not succeed. No more mis-
chievous attempt has ever been made to
obscure the real character of a crime,
by linking it with the honest acts
of honest men, and demanding
for both the same measure of
condemnation. An honest difference of
opinion with any newspaper, however
wise or infallible, is not crime. A vote
in the Council may possibly be such as to
call for criticism or censure, but it can
hardly send man to the penitentiary.
Tally sheet forging is felony; failure
to agree with the News on questions of
public policy is not. The linking Of
convict Coy's name with that of honest
and reputable members of the Council,
and the attempt to apply the same
standard of judgment to bis crime and
their official acts, is an outrage on per-
sonal rights and an insult to the moral
sense of the community. The records of
the United States Court show what
Simeon Coy did. The records of the
Council are open to the public, and men,
beers who have thus been singled out for
attack and publicly libeled might well
challenge their defamer to cite the act Or
vote that justifies the CHASING of them
with convicts. 1t is simply an attempt
to whitewash Coy by blackening honest
men, and to make their official acts obi
Gus by linking them with crime. 1t is a
monstrous ignoring of the moral quality
of acts.
The silly attempt to hold Republicans
responsible for Coy's temperance in
city politics will neither compel them to
assume the load nor deter them from
fighting the man. Those who wish to
condone his candidacy or belittle its sig
nifcance can do SO. The contemplate
insinuatiOn that his pardon was intended
to pave the way for his resumption of
political leadership is the suggestion of
a morbid mind. Meanwhile, Coyism is
what we have to fight. 1t is condition
that confronts us, not theory.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-09-04

Now let us see the mugwumps open
wide their arms and welcome that new
member of their party, Senator Riddle
berger. They have heaped insults and
abuse upon him without limit in times
hardly past; but now that he wants to be
one of them his little weaknesses and
eccentricities will, of course, be for
given. Certainly, from non-partisan
standpoint, this seems the only course,
for if Riddleberger can stand the ALI
anco the older mugwumps ought not to
object.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-09-04

WHEN you hear fellow crying "Stop
thief" nab him, and you will be pretty sure
to find his pockets full of the swag.-Even-
ing News.
This is an astonishing and unexpected
confession from paper whose stock in
trade is the stOp-thief argument, applied
Unfortunately to all who dare disagree
with its ponderous opinions.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-09-04

CONGRESSMAN III. CLAY EVANS, of Ten
nessee. denounces the civil-service law
as a humbug, and says he could not pass
a civil-service examination himself to-
day. He ought to be good Judge on
that point, but what has that to do with
the merits of the law or the systemf If
members of Congress had to pass civil
service examination there would be a
great revolution in that body.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-09-04
Whitelaw Reid's Velvet Jacket.

Many years ago-in 1871. think it was
Whitelaw Reid once went out for stroll
in short, tight-fitting velveteen jacket.
AS luck would have it, Sarony spied him,
tograph taken. Mr.. Reid consented. He
never wore the jacket again. But the pho
tograph fell into the hands of a popular
caricaturist, and from that day to this,
whenever Mr.. Reid figures in a cartoon, he
is made to wear that old. long-discarded
iacEaf
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-09-04
Senator Evarts's Hat.
The Epoch.

cause the comic artist always portrays him
with shabby hat. He declares that he
buys more high hats than any man in pub
lie life and always takes great pains to
brush the nap the right way. But when a
it consistently, no matter how wide of the
mark he may be. The public have grown
SO accustomed to seeing Senator Evarts
represented with an ancient and shabby
tile that it would not recognize him with
out it. 1t has become his trademark, so to
Sneak
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-09-04

A REPUBLICAN deputy sheriff was too
officious at the polls in the Third Louisi-
ana district, yesterday, and was shot
down. Probably he wanted to vote, but
he ought TO have known that such Off
ciousness in a Republican is not to be
tolerated in that community.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-09-04

INDIANAPOLIS cannot enjoy presi-
Dental campaign next year, nor COR
ner-stone laying, but all is not lost. The
American Association of Science will
meet with us, and everybody can have
an anthropological, an astronomical and
a mathematical time.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-09-04

SENATOR TuRPIE has been found and
the people breathe freely again. They
breathed freely before, but if he had
remained lost much longer they might
have become short of breath in hunting
for him. And, again, they might not.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-09-04
pealed.

In the matter of the proposed orange
trust, it seems likely that the difficulty
will be in deciding who are and are not
Legitimate dealers" Orange growers
can hardly be expected to refuse to sell
to a paying customer, even'thOugh he
may undersell some other customer.
This is free country, and any honest
fruit-dealer is engaged in legitimate
fpoffio
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-09-04

THE congressional election in the
Third Louisiana district, yesterday, re-
suited in the success of Andrew Price,
Democratic candidate. The recent at
tacks on colored people in the same
State evidently served their purpose of
intimidation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-09-04

The Sentinel says Sim Coy is not in
politics at all; the News says he is, and
that Republicans put him there. The
umpire decides that he is in by large
majority, and; that he got in by the reg
ular Democratic way.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-09-04

THAT is sweet revenge Senator Rid
dleberger is taking on the mugwump
party by joining it himself. The rest of
the country will forgive the Virginian
his erratic past in contemplation of this
neat act
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-09-04

The question of the repeal or contin-
uance of the $3.50 saloon tax is involved
in the coming election. That is a ques-
ton of about $4,000 year to the tax
payers of indianapolis. If the Republic
ans carry the Council The tax will be
continued and collected. If the Demo-
Gratis succeed it will undoubtedly be re-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-09-04

DETROIT
mo Democrat can be a protectionist,p
SAYS Don Dickinson. But wait a moment.
Wouldn't it be better to say that no pro.
tectionist can consistently be Democrats
In the year of our Lord, A. ID. 1883 there
were many thousands of Democrats who
took that view of it and came over to the
Renub1ican marty
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-09-04

To the Editor OF the Indianapolis Journals
prominent Democratic lawyer of this city
says that Commissioner Tanner, In one of his
rulings, claims that deserter or q dishonor-
ably-discharged soldier is as much entitled to o
pension az one who has been 'honorably dis
charged. As we have never seen a ruling of this
kind, you will confer favor by stating whether
construed. j. A. L. 8.
MARION, Ind.
No such ruling has been made, nor any
that could possibly be construed that way.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-09-04

A man is liable to a fine of SIS in London
ashes dust. decayed fruit or offensive mat
ter upon the foot or carriage-way pave
ments" Chicago might pattern after Lon
don little and have our streets clean.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-09-04
THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL

Can be found at the following places:
LONDON - American Exchange in Europe. lz9
Strand.
PARIs-American Exchange In Paris. 80 Boulevard
des Capucines.
NEW YORK-Gilsey House and Windsor Hotel.
PHILADELPHIA p. Kemble. 3735 Lancaster
avenue.
CHICAGO-Palmer House.
CINCINNATI-J.P p. Hswiey d Co., 154 Vine street.
LOUISvILLE-C. T. Deering northwest corner
THIRD and Jefferson streets.
ST. LOUIs-Unior News Company. Union Depot
and Southern Hotel.
WASHINGTON. d. C.-Riggs House and Ebbitt
House.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-09-04
Catholic Young Men.

PROVIDENCE, r. l., Sept 3.-The fifteenth
annual convention Of the Catholic Young
Mems National Union opened here this
morning. Most of the delegates arrived
last night. At $50 this morning, escorted
by the Brownson Lyceum, the delegates
marched to the Cathedral for high mass.
The officials of the mass were Presi-
dent j. ID. Stafford. of Cleveland,
celebrant; Rev. Father Mcmillan, deacon;
Rev. Father McHugh, sub-deacon; Rev:
Father Curley, of Providence. master OF
ceremonies. Right Rev. Bishop Harkins
occupied the throne, and addressed the del
egates and people assembled. From the
Cathedral the delegates proceeded to Music
Hall, where they were seated In groups
was called to order by President
Stafford, who made brief address:
After the appointment of committees and
calling the roll of delegates. the conyen-
ton adjourned until 5 o'clock. President
Stafford's address this afternoon showed
the union was not in a Furnishing condi-
ton, and suggested various methods OF IN
creasing its membership and usefulness:
Secretary Leahy said the membership had
been declining for two years.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-09-04
His Name II Denys.
washipgton Post.

Washington Post.
The full name of the deposed President OF
Hayti is Francois Denys Legitime. We
knew it was Legitime, and we took it for
granted it was Denys, but the Francois is
new TO us.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-09-04

Do you notice the Democratic free-trade
papers making much ado over the great
strike in Englandi What can the matter
BET
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-09-04

THE young King of Servia implores his
mother to return to Belgrade. Not long
ago he wrote letter advising her to re-
main away from Servia, as her presence
there injured his prospects. That letter
was evidently written under compulsion,
or. at least, by the direction of political
schemers. The last letter is as plainly the
genuine appeal of q boy to his mother, the
King of Seryia being only twelve years old.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-09-04

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journu
WABASH. Ind. Sept. 3.-The ffty-first an
nual meeting of the Mississinewa Baptist
Association. of which Hon. Alvah Taylor,
of this city, has been clerk during the past
wear. has just closed its session at Muncie
Church, in Delaware county. Elder Will
lam NJ. Buckles was elected moderator. and
i. f. Summers, of Huntington county,
clerk. Ten visiting ministers were present
not included in the territory of the associ-
alton. A correspondence was requested
from the Miami co. association, In session
this week at Lebanon. o., and Elder j. w.
was appointed as messenger to solicit the
correspondence. The place chosen for the
next annual meeting is Wabash Church
near Markle, Huntington county.