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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-18
Work for WanaInaker.


One of the important reforms which
Postmaster general Wanamaker will have
to carry ont will be that of classifying and
fixing the salaries of the clerks and en-
plOyes attached to the first-clasS pOStoffices,
according to the provisions of the appro-
priation bill recently passed by Congress.
This classification does not go into effect
until July 1. bat preparations will have TO
be made for 1t in advance. 1t will remedy
n great many faults in the present admin
istration, and particularly inequalities of
Der of the pOstoffice committees, and who
was instrumental in carrying through this
classification, referring to the matter to-
day. said:
There is great deal of injustice now
done in the payment of salaries. Many of
the officials in first class postoffices like
Philadelphia have been promoted for eff
cheney and good service, like, for instance,
the chief of carriers. He entered the
office in a minor place, has been
retained and promoted, and his salary
efficient man his salary is not too much. but
where new and inexperienced men were
put into such places the salaries were alto
gether too high. Under the late admins
tratiOn that was the case generally in the
larger postoffices those high-priced places
being filled by new men. Clerks were
hired at ridiculOusly low salaries-as low
as $500 in Philadelphia-simply because
they could be got to do the work for that
sum. Under this new classification these
inequalities will be regulated. Some of
the higher salaries will be reduced. and
those of the lower grades will be brought
ND to their proper compensation, and have
no doubt that ii will result in very great
benefit to the service"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-18
Where Cow-Bells Are Made.


Collinsvillc, ILL.,, is a great place for cat
tie bells That cow-bells are made and do
not grow on trees or elsewhere seems to
surprise some people, but there are four es-
Establishments in the United States which
are exclusively devoted to manufacture of
that resonant article, and two of these
in Collinsville. One hundred and fifty
dozen are turned out daily, and thousands
of them dangle from the necks of unfortu-
nate COWS all over the prairies of North and
South America. The manufacture of cow
bells is entirely distinct from that of other
bells. Instead of being nodded the metal
is rolled into sheets, cut into symmetrical
polygons which, when folded, are pressed
riveted they are next packed in clay and
brought to white heat. When suddenly
cooled these steel bells are found to be not
only tempered, but also beautifully brazed.
TwO-thirds of the stock bells in the cOun-
try are made In the factories of Blum *
Wilson.
The Collinsville zinc-works, owned by
Meyer, of ST. Louis, are the largest of the
kind in the West, and employ regularly 200
men.
The little city may be said to be in the
heart of a prehistoric region, for the neigh
boring country is literally covered with
those mounds, which are the only traces OF
q vanished race. One, the Sugar-loat
Mound. near by. is sixty-five feet in alti-
tude, and from its summit a fine view OF
st. Louis and Alton can be had Ihe ms
tOrical treasures, possibly concealed.
brought out the investigator, ana Coiins-
vile now possesses man VINO Is sys-
temarically delving in the sand and clay,
gathering and preserving remains IN the
interest OF science.
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Home for Ex-Confederate Soldiers.

NEW YORK, March 7.-Brevet MAJ. Gen.
A. Baird has written a letter from Wash
ington to secretary Oliver Downing, of the
New York citizens committee, engaged in
raising funds for the National Confederate
Home at Austin Tex. General Baird opens
in this way: THE fact that q portion of
our countrymen are in distress and need
pecuniary assistance is sufficient appeal
to the generous and kind-hearted. 1t is not
necessary, nor is it magnanmOus, to in
strongly Endorsed General Sherman's prop
osition to open the homes provided for our
own SCARED and honOred veterans to those
disabled in a different cause. While the
distinguished leaders of the rebellion hold
high positions in the government and are
welcomed in all our social gatherings, it
seems to me strained sentimentality to
pronounce the one-legged confederate an
unfit companion for our battle-bruIsed but
much-respected old soldiers
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Miss Mary Anderson's Illness.

PHILADELPHIA, March 1.-THE condition
of Miss Mary Anderson, the actress, is re-
ported late tonight to be somewhat
worse. All her engagements for the season
have been cancelled. and her English COM
pany of fifty-six people disbanded. A rumor
to the effect that Miss Anderson is insane
gained circulation to-day. DR.. S. w. Mitch
ell, under whose care the lady has been
since her arrival here, when requested to-
night to affirm or deny this rumor, positively
refused to say anything about his patients
condition. Mr.. Joseph Anderson, her
brother. pronounced the story absurd, and
said: Miss AndersOn's condition is i'm
proved, and no impairment of her health is
feared 1t is known that DR.. Mitchell has
ordered that she must remain where she is
for two months. At the end of that time.
unless some setback occurs, she Will be able
to 90 to England, there to recuperate
Orders have been given by the doctors TO
exclude all persons from Miss AndersOn's
room, with the exception of her maid and
the professional nurse in attendance upon
her.
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PERMANENTLY MESMERIZED.
A Missouri Farmers Boy Works, Plays and
Smokes While in q Trance.

a Missouri Farmers Boy works, Rays and
Smokes While in Trance.
st. Joseph (Mo.) Special.
One of the most singular cases known to
of the st. Joe physicians. who say in all
their study they have heard of but one or
two similar ones The disease is neurosis,
and the victim is the twelve-year-old son
OF b. +. Robertson, a well-to-dO farmer,
living four miles below the city. Three
first noted, when the boy fell asleep one
day while playing. Afterward it was an
everyday occurrence for him to go
to sleep while standing up or lying
whenever he would fall asleep in this way
they would attempt to awake him, but it
would be of no avail, as he would general
~ sleep three or four hours and wake upon
his own accord. He seems, while sleeping.
knowing everything that is taking place
around and about him. When the boy goes
to bed at night, he no sooner lies down than
he is to all appearances sound asleep, but
in few moments afterward he will arise
ing through the house. He does not con-
fine mis- sleep-walking to the house,
but has been found at the barn,
three hundred yards away, feeding the
horses, although apparently. in sound
sleep, out of which he cannot be awakened.
He is watched, but allowed to wake at his
own will.
The father says the boy is frequently
found fast asleep while standing on his
feet. During his sleep. he can go to any
part of the farm and find his playthings as
he left them scattered around while awake.
One day last week he sat down in chair
and Immediately fell asleep. In this con-
dition he went to a cupboard, got out a
cigar which he had seen there when awake,
got match, came back to the chair
and lit it. sitting there asleep, smok-
ing until he had consumed the whole cigar.
1t did not make him sick, although he had
never before had a cigar in his mouth. The
boy is in every other way healthy as any
child
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Seized for Carrying Struggled Opium.

PORT TOWNSEND, w. T.. March 1.-THE
steamer Walla Walla, of San Francisco,
plying to Puget sound, was seized by GUS
toms officers for emitting proper entries of
freight on inward manifest. She took four
barrels, supposed to contain sauer kraut,
which were taken through to Tacoma with
ont being entered on the customs record
The freight list at Tacoma indicated that
the barrels came from San Francisco, con-
signed to Ellenburg. Shortly afterward
the barrels were seized by customs officers
and found to contain opium, valued at
nearly $1,000. The barrels were carried
through in shipments. The barrels were
put aboard the steamer at Victoria and
secretly taken through to Tacoma. The
penalty for false entry is $1,000. The
steamer was en- route to Vancouver when
she was seized to-day. Last evening the
officials furnished 5000 bail for appearance
Monday for trial. The officials claim they
can prove conspiracy, and will cause the
steamer o deal of trouble for bringing
opium into the country. The ships officers
disclaim all knowledge of the shipment of
the barrels. The Tacoma customs officers
worked the case up. and think that many
hundred thousand dollars worth of opium
has been Struggled in this manner
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-18
THE EDITORS TRIP.
A Virginia Journalist Away from Home-His
Interesting Experience.

n virginia JOurnaDSt Away from bOme-h1e
Interesting Experience.
Richmond (va) Planet.
We visited Charleston, W. Va, recently,
and met the well-known Mr.. S. S. Dand-
ridge, at whose attractive residence we
took hearty supper. Mrs. cambridge did
all in her power TO add to the enjoyment of
We met Mrs NJ. A. Snyder. who made us
welcome; also Mrs Davis and Mrs. Ander-
son. Mr.. A. G.. Davis has an attractive
barber shop at 2S2 Kanawha street.
Calling into the State Tribune Office, We
found the genial Mr.. Reber as energetic as
ever. Mr.. J. NJ. Hazlewood's attractive
barber shop, which was burnt out, has been
repaired, and is more attractive than ever.
We left for Nuttallsburg, where we met
Miss Bertha Morton. of Pomeroy, @, who
has been teaching here. We met Miss We
ME Starke, of the same place. who was
teaching at Stone Cliff. Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Claiton were happy over the addition of
fine girl to the family. Charley Scott in
jured his hand in the mines. Geo. w. Per
kins has been sick for several weeks. The
Rev. K. j. Perkins preached an able sermon
on Sunday. The congregation was bathed
in tears. John Hughes presented the elder
with fine hat. He was made happy.
charged wd with stealing Jim WiIhams's black
clothes. He cursed him and ran him into
the river. He was heard to call, "Oh, Lord |"
and it is supposed that he was drowned.
Williams left for parts unknown.
We dined at Mr.. and Mrs. jeremiah Cox
at the latter place in company with the
Rev. X. J. Perkins. We dined at Mrs. Mary
+. Green's residence. We met A. Il. Dick
erson, the Rev. j. Halter and wife, A.
Lockett. Harry Brown, George Allen.
George Clayton. Lewis Ragland. Mrs. Mary
+. Green, Joseph Mitchell, Henry c. Price,
r. d. Robinson, John Hughes.
We visited Anderson. r. j. Taylor made
us comfortable He conducts an attractive
restaurant. X. T. N. Smith also added to
our pleasures We visited the Baptist
Church, of which the Rev. NJ. A. Dyer has
recently been elected pastor. He was
conducting revival services. We took q
part in the proceeding,
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A NUMEROUS PROGENY.
A COlored Indianian Who Has Been the
Father of Thirty-Six Children.

Father of Thirty-Six Children.
Louisville Times
On the banks of Blue Lick. in Clark
county, Indiana, stands coy, weather.
proof log cabin. There is nothing remark
able about the structure, but one of its Oc-
cupants certainly is, for he has achieved
the most numerous fatherhood of any man
in the State, so far as heard from. This
man of many children is Uncle" Alfred
Evans. A reporter hunted HIM up and
found the old man sitting before n blazing
log-ire, musing and whiting pine stick.
He Is negro. and. in answer to repOrtorial
inquiry. said: ''Tse sixty-four years old
las Christmas day, boss Pse been married
foah times, an has thirty-siX chIllun."
Evans does not look quite SO old, no white
kinks are yet to be seen in his wool, and he
seemed as happy a black man as can be
found anywhere. He related his story
doubt about its truthfulness. for the old
man is too innocent to construct false
hood. He was born in Hyde county, North
Carolina. thirty eight miles from the near
course he was born a slave being the prop
erty of Capt. Blunt His first three wives
he married under the slave dispensatiOn,
and they presented him with a total of
twenty-seyen children fourteen boys and
thirteen girls. The wives were dead, but
the children were all living when the war
broke out. Then his master organized
company. and, with Evans as his body
servant, went forth to do battle.
This was the last Evans ever saw of his
"Tar-heep children. Continuing with his
master for several months through the va
rylng fortunes of war, he finally, while in
Tennessee. heard of President Lincolns
emancipation proclamation, and thereupon
left the confederates and made his way to
Fayette county. Kentucky. He next en-.
listed in Company A, One-hundred and
nineteenth colored troops. After brief
service. without participating in any i'm
pOrtant engagement. his regiment was mus
tered ont in Louisville in 1866. He lived in
Jacksonville while. working to ret
money enough to take him back TO North
Carolina, and wrote to his people again and
again, but received no answer. Finally,
failing to accumulate sufficient money to
return, he married again. Twenty years
ago he moved to his present home, and
there his wife made him happy with nine
more children.
Evans had brother on the old North
Carolina plantation. who, though younger.
was probably a prolific man as Uncle"
ALI. for mp TO the time when the latter left
to follow his masters fortunes through the
war, his brother was the father of twenty
five children.
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They Are Making Him Very Popular Among
Washington PeOple-A Happy Negro.

washington feOple-A happy Negro.
Washington Letter i'm Cleveland Leader.
General Harrison has begun in way to
make himself immensely popular among
the people of Washington. Some time ago
! ventured the prediction that he would
not keep himself locked up. In the White
House, like king in his castle, as did Mr..
Cleveland, who seemed to think that his
face and form were too sacred to be gazed
upon by the populace. Every day when
the weather is pleasant-and it has been so
inanguration-the President takes long
walk, sometimes for distance of three or
four miles. He goes, in company with
his son Russell. "Lige' Halford, or
street yesterday. The President walked
without cane, at a brisk gait, and the
glow upOn.h usually white face indicated
that he enjoyed It. de Is believer in
physical exercise as promoter of health.
and he is not afraid to go upon the streets
like anybody else and let people see him if
they choose to look at him. OF course he
cannot avoid being an object of some in
terest-curiosity if you please-for people
will almost break their necks to get
glimpse of a real live President. They
haven't seen one in Washington for years,
except when they went to the White House
at stiff reception, when my lord most
graciously cOndescended to put his robust
form on exhibition.
There goes President Harrison" file
from lip to lip, as if borne by the wind
when he is out taking his CONSTITUTIONS"
and every body. white and black. is eager to
get look at him. 1t is not in the nature
of impertinence-it is simply manifesto
ton Of interest in and respect and kindly
feeling for the chief magistrate. Yesterday
/ saw an old, whte-haired negro take off
his hat with profound salaam that would
have done honor TO Lord Chesterfield, as he
met General Harrison and Mr.. Halford.
The President, touched by his respectful
demeanor. stopped, gave him his hand, and
| spoke with him moment, As he passed
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Sam Hooper's old-fashioned house, where
Morton's apartment house stands now, they
did not entertain very much, but Morton
was only Representative then, and very
what thew could and would do afterward.
in Paris, where they entertained as none of
our representatives had done before, and as
few of them will 90 hereafter.
The Mortons will do here as they did In
Paris. That is why they took so mucn
time TO nick out a proper house. and finally
had to enlarge the one they bought in order
to make it suitable. 1t is the house where
Professor Alexander Graham Bell (tele-
phone) lived until last year, and sufficient
for some very handsome entertainments
the one the Mortons had in Paris, and so
smaller than their desires But with their
additions it will probably do. -
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Woman Brntallx Murdered.

BALTIMORE. Nd, March 17.-Late last
night William Shannon, a lumber-marker,
thirty-five years old, entered the saloon of
Charles Logue. Taking knife out of his
Take that to remember me by; the next
time you see me I'll be on trial for my neck.
! cut my woman's neck from ear to ear with
it." Investigation proved that Shannon
had done all that he said he had. Blanche
Gray. with whom Shannon has been living
for the past three years. was found in her
house, near by. with three horrible gashes
in her neck. She explained that Shannon
had cut her because she told him that she
loved another man better than him. The
yersity Hospital. where she died tonight.
Shannon is in iail
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-18
What Cheadle Did.
New York Star

Joseph B. Cheadle of Indiana who has
just finished up his first term in Congress,
and was reelected last fall, was here the
die is a character in his way He is Re-
publican, and for many years has been the
editor of one of those fire-eating Hoosier
newspapers that do SO much to make In
diana political campaigns more lurid than
those in any other State. During his first
struggle to reach the House of Representa-
tives. one of the Democratic papers of his
district, with the usual unbridled vigor of
the West, asked one day: viii nybody
tells US what Joe Cheadle will do if he gets
into Congressf What on earth can he do.
anyhow" To which Mr.. Cheadle replied
in his own paper: II will tell you. my DEM
ocratic friend, what Joe Cheadle will do
he will keep sobern' and 1T is but fair to say
that he succeeded during his term In Con-
gress in performing that feat.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-18
General Notes.

WASHINGTON, March 17.-Mrs. Harrison,
accompanied by Mrs Mckee, to-day occu-
pied pew at the Church of the Covenant,
and listened to sermon by Rev. DR.. Ham,
lin.
The President took a walk this after
noon. accompanied by Secretary HalfOrd.
He was followed along Massachusetts ave-
nue. by large crowd of curious people,
much to his annoyance.
Ex-President Cleveland and ex-Secre-
taries Bayard, Fairchild and Villas will
leave here tomorrow afternoon, at $40
o'clock, in a special Pullman car. via the
Atlantic coast line, for st. Augustine, Fla,
en- rOute To Cuba
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-18

BALTIMORE. Md. March 1.-THE village
of Hereford. on the York turnpike, twenty
one miles from Baltimore, was visited by q
serious fire at midnight last night. The
fire broke out in ID. S. Yost's cabinet-shop.
A high wind quickly carried the
flames to Mr.. Yost's store, and
to the tin-shop, dwelling and stable
of A. S. Carman. These buildings
with their contents. were entirely burned.
Mr.. Scott Matthews. school-teacher, fell
from ladder and fractured his left leg
near the ankle. Mr.. Yosts's loss is $500;
insurance. N 800. Mr.. Carmans loss is
5000, with 81. 200 insurance. The other
losses are not estimated.
ROCHESTER, N. Y, March 17.-Clark
Bros machine-shop, at Belmonts was
burned last night. Loss, $4,000; insurance.
e25 600
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-18

Jefferson's birthday, April 2, by fitting OBJ
servances. After the four years perform
ance of the Democrats in federal power,
All FOOLS day would be more appropriate.
If the Democracy had followed the Jetfer-
sonian rule of securing honest, capable and
efficient public servants it would have
been in power yet 1t tried to fool the
country with its sham civil-service reform
and it was defeated. Jetferson's birthday
is an excellent time for memorial services.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-18
Various Locations OF the Capital.

New YORK Tribune. :. r.,
The capital of the United States has
lowing places: At Philadelphia from Sept.
s. ia. until December 17.6; at Baltimore
from Dec. 90 l776. to March, III; at
philadelphia from March 4, 1s77, to Septem-
Der, 1777; at Lancaster, Pa: from Sept: q,
iTT7. TO Sent. 30 l777; at York. Pa, from
Sent. SO. IN. TO July, IT'S; at Philadelphia
from July 2, IT'S. TO June 50, l7sS; at
princeton n. j.. June 80, 17SS, TO Nov. ~.
l7ss; Annapolis, Nd. Noy; 20. 1873 to Nov.
80, i7s4; Trenton from November. lss4, 10
to ITpO: then the seat of government was
removed TO Philadelphia where il remained
until 1900, since which time it has been at
Washington.
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INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS.

A Voluntary Assignment of One of Muncie's
Largest Dry Goods Firms.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, March 17.-Late last night
Bratton g. Shideler. one of the largest dry
goods firms in the city, made voluntary as
signment to Frank Ellis. The preferred cred
itors are G. w. McAlpin and Louis VALID. of
Cincinnati, and the Citizens Bank of this
bilities are about the same. This is the
first assignment of any note in this place
for twelve years.
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uncus,r therefore. is exactly tantamount to
the modern phrase, up the spout" In
French the concierge of a prison is called
uncle because the prisoners are kept there
in pawn" by government In the seven
tenth century a usurer was called my
uncle" in the Walloon provinces because of
his near connection with the spendthrifts,
called in Latin nepotes, nephews.
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Evarts for the English Mission.

SPECIAL 10 81 LOUIS NlObe -DemOcrat.
A well-known banker of this city, a
friend of Senator Sherman and of Senator
Evarts. who returned from Washington,
yesterday, said last evening that the Presi-
dent would nominate Senator Evarts for
the English mission. Immediately after the
assembling of the United States Senate
next Monday. This gentleman saysthat he
knows from the very highest source that
this is fact; that the President has al
ready offered the place to Senator Evarts.
and that Senator Evarts has accepted it.
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Things That Did Not Happen.
Washington Post.

Just as we supposed, the Nipsic is not
sunk. Neither were there any French
tourists murdered in Yellowstone Park;
neither has Lord Lonsdale starved to death
Washington taken another years lease of
his house, with the expectation of serving
the country under the new administration.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-18

Lewiston Journal
II remember riding home in horse-car
with Henry w. Paine. one day." remarked
. story-teller. apropos of this eminent
Maine jurist. paine was reading q sheep
tual acquaintance hailed him and said:
See here. Paine, do you have to study law
stillp This isn't law said Paine; it's only
q collection of decisions of the Massachu-
eetts Supreme Court"
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Chicago Journa

Chicago JOURNAL
When a strand of feminine hair gets en-
tangled in a masculine scarf pin it does not
require a very heavy step in an adjoining
room to make two hearts beat as twenty.