The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-08-09
PURE CIVIL SERVICE.
The Eli who Got There.
And Some Reasons why He Did So.

And Some Reasons Why He Did So.
kn FsrnAday Wa " .d~ Timber Agest-
a FitComp.nion for H&niia and Nc
fsrisnd-
s>rfinsi.
AMBROSE II AnLfS Letter carrier. Con-
fessed TO seduction and compromised
the case with his victim
BEx BAGBr Railway mail clerk. Case
same . HsmIin's.
HARKY McFAKLASD-F Foreman press
room, government printing house
Married 70 bawdy house keeper. For
years ran bar in connection With her
place. Bar on fret floor. Bawdy
house on second.
Eli r. HoRxADAY-Timber agent In
partnership with his mistress formerly
managed The Long Branch motor
ious house on w. Msrket-st-
Soue three or four months ago gen.
tleman OF indianapolis was seeking the
~ superintendent Of msils
in the postotiice. and wss informed BY
letter from r. N. Gen. Wansmsker that
President Harrison had taken unto him.
self the selection Of sil government em-
pioyes, Of whatever character. from the
state Of Indiana, and that the president
was making selections only IRON per-
sonal kno v ledge OF the fitness Of the sp-
plicants. and . personal acqusintsnce
with their character
In view OF this declaration from one
or the presidents official family. Gen.
Harrison has been beraied or applanded
for each Indiana appointment, according
10 the popularity thereof. but NO one has
for = moment thought Of attribuiing
praise or blame TO any one but the pres
Iident himself.
Looking upon the new oficisls - IN .
certain sense the creatures Of Gen. Hsr-
lrison, decent republicans have been I'M
messursbly shocked, from time time.
When Ben Bagby was appointed 70 On
Office in the railway msil service. the
colored population rose up en- mssse 70
protest, for Bagby was notorious roue.
aud the records Of the Justices courts o.
lthis city show that be is self.confessed
lseducer.
To Ambrose Hamliu the same state
lments apply. except that Haglin Is white
land Bsgby IL colored-
4 Harry Mcfarland il another stencil IL
the nostrils Of decent republicanism II
! indianapolis. This man is . pressma'
bv trade. but Il Is not as pressmsu tha
he has gained uotoriety. For years b
was . resident Of indianapolis and in bi
! appointment TO . place 10 the govern
! slment printing Office be Was accredite'
Ito this city. While here he vas for som
! time the nominal keeper Of : dive o
which his wife Matte Douglass - ~
.. 1.-The real proprietor. Shortly after hi
appointment The Sentinel called atten
,lsion 10 his disreputsble character, an
1.-The administration Of many prayers
answered by promoting him 10 fore
lmsnship. McFarlsud wrote to frien'
that IL The Sentinel would only continu
lite attacks Harrison would make hiu
.Ipublic printer.
The latest disreputable appointed TO
Lucrative Office is Eli r. Iiornsdsy- II
lie credited to Worthingson. Gree
county. That il Hornsdsys homes
1nlleast. that il where HE wife and severa
: children, one grown. reside But Horn
J aday has lived in many pisces in the L.
,few years. notably in Loog0otee. Terr
I,IlIaute aud indianapolis A goodly pal
7,of the time be has had In his company
who, while perhaps not Of IN
z elooseet morals herself. hss profited Z
. times BY the lax moral discipline Of oths
I. '.lwomen. II u stated on pretty goo
y authority that Hornsday's relations vi;
= this woman have continued over ; perio
! OF seventeen years.
p Hornady is . farmer politician bot
slfarmer and politician being professional
''IWhen not following farming Or prscti,
ling politics he hss ben wont TO oask
e,Ithe smiles Of one Mamie Bates. woma
slof rather unattractive exterior and u
+ '-lcertain years. For while be basked I
e elLoogoolee, but the good citizens Of th'
burg. knowing that he hsd
e family st worthington. and dissppro'
cling OF the Bsbyionisn relations OF Mr.
\ Bates and Mr.. Hornadav. visited them
e Il BODY and oerensded their hsbifatio
with ancient eggs- Mr.. Hornaday IN
lbis parsmour were given until the mel
ldav 10 shake Loogootee mud on the
fleet. But they didn't need AL the tin
z given them, and before the expiration I
their parole were In Terre Haute- Th
Tsrre Haute police entertained some oIt
fashioned notions Of the prophecies. IN
'lNr. Hornsdsv and Mrs. Bates tra0sferre
4 the scene Of their action 70 IndisnspoIi
i, 10 indianapolis the experience Of IN
= l-brilliant couple wss brief but pyrotecl
|.nic. Mr.. Hornady purchased. -cn tick
! house on w. Markes-st., known - a
!. s..Long Branch in which, 70 use bic ow
I phraseology. Mr. Hornsdsy -set his W
;msn IN in business For two month
1.-THE Hornadsy- Bates combination pIaye
IL star engagement u the ~Lcng Branch
= But there were certain detaiIs Of u
4 management Of thst kind OF bu.iue'
g which their bucolic minds could %
master, and bankruptcy concluded The
Icareer.
Clara Duval. the amsdsm from whoI
\ they purchased the dive. tells this ssos
4 Iof the failure: -Old Hornadsy boOgl
the furniture and lease Of me. giving
lchatiel mortgage on the goods an
',,ive notes amounting 10 81 70 $3.50. II
|. didn't psy and threatened 20 foreclos'
Y One day went TO the hcuse and ioun