The Indianapolis Journal (Indianapolis [Ind.])
August 22, 1883

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THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL. ESTABLISHED 1823. WHEN INDICATIONS. WEDNESDAY Generally fair weather, followed l)y local rains, stationary or ris ing temperature. WHEN. WARM, ISN'T IT? Try some of the Light and Medium Weight UNDERWEAR Selling at Cut Prices AT TIIE HEN LABOR MATTERS. Evidence Given Before the Senate Sub-Com mittee Yesterday. New York, Aug. 21.—Before the Senato sub-committee on labor and education there appeared, this morning, Richard Powers, of Chicago, president of the Seamen’s Union of the lakes. This union, lie said, had improved the moral condition of its members, had se cured them higher wages, and is now striv ing to procure the passage of laws tending to diminish the risk to life incurred by lake sailors, by prohibiting the overloading of vessels and making it compulsory to man them with suitable crews. A great number of lake vessels, he said, are unseaworthv. A law should be passed, he urged, providing that at least two-thirds of the sailors em ployed on American vessels should be native- Dorn Americans. George G. Black, as the representative of the journeymen bakers of this city, testified that the condition of the bakers is a very degraded one, on account of the long hours they are compelled to labor. They begin work at 2p. m., and continue until 4,5, 6 and Ba. m. The greater number are unmarried. The average weekly wages are $8.20. The bakers struck some time ago for a reduction to twelve hours as a day’s labor. The bosses agreed to this, but when the men returned to work the pledges given were broken. Black stated that of the waiters employed in the larger beer saloons many are Prussian army offi cers, German noblemen and Russian princes, who came to this country expecting to make their fortunes, but who found this their only means to gain a livelihood. Speaking of brewers. Black says there are in this city thirty-five brewers, employing about 2.300 men. A trades-union was organized in 1881; shortly after, there was a strike for a decrease of working hours to twelve per day, and ex tra compensation for Sunday week. The strike was won by tha men. Wages range from S3O to SIOO per month. Adolph Strasser, president of the Cigar makers’ International Union, read a large quantity of statistics showing the average rate of wages in his trade in this country,’ and the cost of living. The figures showed that where there was an organization a much higher rate of wages prevailed than where the industry was unorganized. The highest rate paid is SIG per week, the lowest $5. Since 1864 there have been 362 strikes in the cigar business, 207 of which were won, 137 lost, 12 compromised, and lOare still in prog ress. One strike lasted ten months, and was finally compromised. These strikes actually cost $286,444, and there was an actual gain in wages to workmen of $1,800,- 000 per annum. There were 185 branches of the International Union in this country and Canada, and a membership of 5,000. Mr. Strasser suggested four legislative measures whicn would tend to mitigate the evils which threatened labor in general in this country, as follows: Enforcement of the national eight-hour law; to authorize incor porations and place them on the same basis as other corporations: a national bureau of labor statistics, and amendment of the reve nue law by providing that after May, 1884, no license should be granted cigar manu facturers employing prison or penitentiary labor. Tlio Federation of Trader-Unions. New York, Aug. 10.—The third annual meeting of the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions of the United States and Canada began at noon to-day, in Turn-hall. S. Gompers, chairman of the executive committee, called the meeting to order. The following officers were elected: Chairman, Samuel Gompers; vice-chairman, Richard Powers; secretary, W. C. Pollmer; clerk, W. If. Foster. Mrs. Charlotte Smith referred to the telegraphers’ strike and to the position of tlie female operators who are re fused re-employment. She intends to organ ize a woman’s protective society. A Mr. Powers severely criticised the statement of Master Workman Mitchell as to the lack of support given by the Knights of Labor to the Brotherhood of Telegraphers. Exports of Prod nee. New York, Aug. 21—Exports of domestic produce from the port of New York were unusually large the past week, amounting to $8,374,433. This is the second largest total for any one week this year, the largest being the week ended March 20, when the exports aggregated $8,419,350. Os this week’s exports, $2,200,459 were shipped to Liverpool and $1,381,909 to London. Since Jan. 1 the ex ports were $225,201,706, against $211,027,984 for the corresponding period last year. No Cholera in Ohio. Cleveland, Aug. 21. —The report in circu lation that cholera has appeared at Akron, 0., is groundless. The story was started by i correspondent whose eagerness for a sensa tion exceeded his regard for truth. Nothing has occurred to afford even a pretext for such a rumor. Obituary. Boston, Aug. 21. William W Baker, au thor of manv notable books, including ‘*The Inside,” a chronicle of secession, and "His Majesty Myself,” is dead. L. Tanner, druggist, Tanner, Marshall county, lays: “Brown’s Iron Bitters sells well auil gives •ood satisfaction.” WASHINGTON TELEGRAMS. Mr. Stockslager Has Some Opinions on Indiana Politics. Hon. W. S. Holman May Bo the Democratic Gubernatorial Candid ate--Contingencies iu Case of Republican Success. Denial of a. Statement Reflecting on Postmaster-General Gresham, The Report in the Hill Case To Be Made Next "tondHy—A Patriotic Donation —Geueral Notes. INDIANA POLITICS. Mr. Stockslagor Gives His Opinion on Re publican and Deiiv cratic Candidates. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Washington, Aug. 2i.—Congressman Stock slager was interviewed to-day about Indiana politics, and expressed the opinion that Mr. Holman could easily secure the nomination for Governor if he would accept it. Speak ing of the visit of Mr. Holman to the far West, Mr. Stockslager said that he is determ ined to make a hard fight to recover to the public domain the unearned land grants. Os course, the Northern Pacific will have proved up before Congress assemblespnd secured its titie to the grants, but an attempt, attended with probable success, too, will be made to dislodge the title and declare the lands for feited. A big fight will no doubt be in augurated. Being asked what was the Re publican situation on the gubernatorial race, he observed: ‘‘lt is said by a great many Republicans that General Gresham will be nominated for Governor, amfsome prominent man of the party given the second place, and that if the ticket is elected General Gresham will go to the Senate, and the Lieutenant governor will go up to the executive chair. That seems a plausible programme, provided, of course, the Republicans elect their ticket.” GENERAL GRESHAM’S REFORM. The Truth of the Story Told in the Phila delphia Press. Special to Courier-Journal. In a Washington letter to a Philadelphia paper of yesterday it was stated that Post master-general Gresham is not much of a re former; that he ordered the Third Assistant Postmaster-general to “make four vacancies in his office,” which was done, and that Gresham, no doubt, had some friends that had to be provided for before the civil-service reform business began. The facts are as follows: Congress, at its last session, provided for a reduction of thirteen clerks in one of the divisions of the Postoflice Department. Nearly all the clerks in the division were women whose clerical abilities were far above the average. Before Judge Howe’s death he had told them that, at the beginning of the fiscal year, July 1, when the reduction was to take ef fect, he would provide for as many of them as he could in other divisions of the depart ment. They were all needy and deserving persons, as well as excellent clerks, and he thought he could make room for them. When General Gresham came into the office the situation was explained to him. Upon investigation he found that the services of certain clerks could be spared, and their places filled to the advantage of the govern ment with the women clerks who were about to be displaced by the action of Con gress. None of these clerks were personally known to him. He did not hesitate to make the changes. In the publication above referred to, the case of one clerk who was removed is de scribed as a very hard one. The clerk was reported to he a man in comfortable circum stances. While he possessed good clerical qualifications, his superiors found that his time and thoughts were so much occupied with a tine country residence which he is building as to seriously impair his efficiency. Ilis retirement from the public service en abled the Postmaster-general to secure an other clerk equally competent, whose at tention to public duties will not be inter rupted by the building or care of a country house. General Gresham said to-day that he did create one vacancy in order to make anew appointment. The lady he appointed is a grandniece of George Washington, and is not a personal acquaintance of his. She was in need of an opportunity to-work in order to support herself, and her appointment was personally urged by a very prominent mili tary officer, who is fully acquainted with her circumstances.

A GOOD KE( ORD. Poatoffiee Officials Congratulating Them selves on Their Fine Showing. Washington, Aug. 21.—Assistant Post master-general Ilazeii said to-day that the surplus revenue of the Postoflice Depart ment would probably exceed $2,500,000 for the last fiscal year, and advance of $1,000,000 over the surplus of the previous year. “The saving is largely due,” says General Hazel), "to the cutting down of the star-route ex penditures incident to the exposure of the star-route ring. The reformer, James, was proud of his record in the department, but his successors, Howe and Gresham, have made an even better showing than lie did. The net amount saved under James’s man agement was small. Wnile cutting down many conspicuous extravagances, he in creased the expenditures of tlie department in other ways, the most notable case being the putting on of a special train from Phila delphia to Harrisburg at an expense to the the government of SBO,OOO annually for the benefit of Smith, of the Philadelphia Press, Howe put a stop to this scheme Oil entering office.” General Hazen thinks that the re duction of letter postage will not ctiuse a de ficit next year. He looks for a sufficient in crease of mail matter to enable the denart ment, with careful management, to turn a handsome sum into the treasury on the Ist of July next year. GENEKAI, NEWS. Patents Issued Yesterday to Indiana Invent ors. Special to tlie Tmllanapolis Journal. Washington, Aug. 21. —Patents were is sued to-day to Gertrude N. Fletcher, of In dianapolis, for a library table; to Andrew J. INDIANAPOLIS, WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 22, 1883. Gosnell, of Terre Haute, fora dredging buck et; to Henry J. Meyer, of Fort Wayne, for a spoon; to William H. NetT, of Cowau, for a spring motor; to Frank Benehara, of South Whitley, for a sliding gate, and to Francis McLogue and J. I. Power, of Indianapolis, for a cash register. Notice from Treasurer Wyman. Washington, Aug. 21.—Owing to the de mand for currency from the South aud West, Treasurer Wyman issued the following no tice with regard to the issue of silver certifi cates: “Upon receipt by the Treasurer of the original certificate issued by the Assistant Treasurer of the United States at New York, that there had been deposited with him gold coin in the sum of SSOO, or any multiple thereof, payment of the like amount in sil ver certificates will be directed to be made by any Asssitant Treasurer of the United States that the depositor may designate, or certificates will be forwarded by express by such Assistant Treasurer, to any point desig nated by the depositor at the depense of the assignee. Silver certificates will be furnished in exchange for gold coin by any Assistant Treasurer of the United States.” The Report in the Hill Case. Washington, Aug. 21.—Hon. J. C. New, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, states that a competent expert, Mr. J. R. Green, of the Walworth Manufacturing Company, Boston, is engaged in measuring up the work of Messrs. Bartlett Hayward in the Chi cago custom-house. He will report whether there exists any material variations from the measurements of the specifications for heat ing apparatus in the third story. This report, which is expected on Wednesday, will be embodied in the Hill investigating commit tee report, to send to Secretary Folger next Monday. The committee will not go into tlie question of reorganizing tlie architect’s office, but will probably recommend that some steps be taben to ascertain the advisa bility of something of the kind being done. Civil-Service Promotions. Washington, Aug. 21.—Mr. Eaton, presi dent of the civil-service commission, had a conference with the acting Secretary of the Treasury, to-day with regard to the right of the latter to make certain promotions in the Treasury Department under the civil-service law. Ml Eaton said it bad been held by the commission that inasmuch as they have not compiled suitable regulations covering this subject, and as such regulations could not be enforced until they should receive tlie ap proval of the president, the Department was at liberty to make all the necessary promo tions at once under the regulations hereto fore in force. There are only a few vacan cies in the Treasury Department to be filled by promotion, and action ou this will be taken in a day or two. Pletirn-Pneunionii* Among Cattle. Washington, Aug. 21.—Pleuro-pneumo nia has broken out among the cattle at Sa lem, Conn., two herds being attacked by the disease. Both are in quarantine, by order of the State commissioners, who appreciate the importance of the prevention of the spread of the malady, and, having full authority, will doubtleas prevent its fur ther extension. The Treasury Department feels ng> apprehension as to the spread of the disease beyond the present locality. A Patriotic Donation. Washington, Aug. 21.—J. B. Gardner, a wealthy citizen of Boston, recently deceased, provided by will that a large sum of money, bonds and other securities, aggregating in value $931,600, should be turned over to the United States Treasury to be used to help pay the national debt. The bequest has been receded at the Treasury Department and was to-day placed to the credit of “patriotic donations.” Death of ail Ohio Soldier. Washington, Aug. 21.—Captain Calvin W. Brown formerly of Cincinnati, one of the old Woodward boys, died here yesterday. He served through the entire war, having first enlisted in the Second Kentucky In fantry, and after serving three years, joined Hancock’s corps. He participated in the battles of Chickamauga and Stone River, be sides several others. He was a brave and gallant soldier and a true friend. Army Orders. Washington, Aug. 21. —Lieutenant A. E. Wood, Fourth cavalry, now on leave of ab sence in Paris, lias been designated by tlie United States government to attend the militia maneuvers of the French army, near Paris, in September next, on invitation of tlie French government. Major E. B. Beaumont, Sixth cavalry, heretofore designated for this duty, has been relieved. The Yellow Fever. Washington, Aug. 21.—A court of inquiry lias been ordered to investigate the origin of tlie yellow fever at Penascola navy-yard. A telegram to the Navy Department from Pen ascola says there were two deaths from fever yesterday. No new cases. Notes and Personalities. Washington, Aug. 21.—Hon. Poindexter Dunn, of Arkansas, has been invited by the Democratic executive committee of Ohio to take part in tlie State canvass, and will make a number of speeches during the cam paign. Tlie Commissioner-general of tile Land Office, has been informed that the Register of tlie land oifice, of the St. Cloud (Minn.) district, yesterday began the saie of 2,000,000 acres of public land at auction. The price realized was $3.35 per acre. Mr. b. ur.de.s, of tlie Treasury cattle com mission, has just returned to Washington from Great Britain, where he has been in communication with tlie authorities with return! to tlie importation of American cattle into that country. He left to-day for a visit to Baltimore, New York and Chicago. An Unfailing: Light Buoy. New York, Aug. 21.—Under the auspices of Lieut. West, of the United States light house board, a party composed of Senator George, of Mississippi, Congressman King, of Louisiana, and members of the Chamber of Commerce. Maritime Exchange, and rep resentatives of the mercantile marine, last evening, made a trip in the outer harbor to inspect the action of the Foster gas-light buoy and beacon off Sandy Hook. The bea con, which was lighted throe months ago. was found i.n full force ami brilliancy, ami reported by tlie officers of the light-ship as unfailing. Don’t physio, for it weakens uml destroys, but use Hop Bitters, that builds up, up, up! CABLE NEWS OF ALL KINDS. Lively Debate in the British Com mons Over the Case of Shaw. Mr. Gladstone Declared He Has Reason to Think tlie French Authorities Ex ceeded Their Jurisdiction.

Expectation that the Chilian Army Will Soon Evacuate Lima. The Conduct of France Proves Oft’ensive to Some of the Other Great Poners Miscellaneous Cable News. MISSIONARY SHAW’S ARREST. The Case Discussed til the Commons—Mr. Gladstone’s Remarks. London, Aug. 21.—There was a lively dis cussion in the Commons this afternoon, iu re gard to the case of Shaw, the British mis sionary in Madagascar, held in custody by the French. Mr. Gladstone warmly declared that he had no reason to believe there had been an excess of jurisdiction exercised by the French. The arrest of Shaw, he said, was certainly a serious matter, and it would be the absolute duty of the government to carefully watch events in Madagascar. He was unable to say when or where the court martial of Shaw will be held. Discussion of the affair was calculated to impair the good will and amity existing between England and France. (This remark was received with cheers.) Con tinuing, Mr. Gladstone said there was no reason to presume that a friendly anil civil ized government would lack the elementary principles of justice towards imprisoned for eign subjects. He was not aware that Ad miral Pierre had thrice refused to allow Mrs. Shaw to see her husband, notwithstanding tlie fact that she had been absent from him two years. He said he would inquire fui ther into the matter. Notice was given of questions to be submitted to-morrow in con nection with the case. In the evening Sir Stafford Northcote at tacked the whole polioy of the government, and accused the government of keeping back the facts in the Madagascar affair. Mr. Gladstone, in reply, praised the work ing of the land act and Earl Spencer’s vigor ous government of Ireland. In regard to Madagascar, he declared that nothing had occurred to disturb the cordial relations of England and France. SPANISH AFFAIRS. The Government Demands the Expulsion of Zorilla from France. Madrid, Aug. 21.—The government lias addressed an energetic note to France urging the just pretensions of Spain, which are understood to mean the claim for the expul sion of Zorilla from the liberal states. The Minister of Foreign Affairs has shown to his colleagues telegrams from tlie Spanish em bassador at Paris calling attention to articles in French papers, and orders were sent to the embassador on the subject. The Progress newspaper states that France rece.ved a collective note, signed by Germany, Austria and Russia, speaking harshly in regard to the conduct of France. Some papers recommend prudence, and pro test against the interference of Germany in Spanish affairs, expressing a preference for the friendship of France. Official organs are reticent on tlie question. The statement of Progress is.not believed. Report Denied. Paris, Aug. 21. —Hava’s news agency de nies the statement of the Madrid correspond ent of a London local news agency, printed yesterday, that the Spanish cabinet had re solved to seek the support of Germany, in view of the attitude of France toward Spain. CHILI AND PERU. Tlie Chilian Forces to Evacuate Lima ou tlie 15t.1i of September. Lima, Aug. 21; —The Chilian army will probably evacuate Lima on Sep. 15, and con centrate in Callao, Tacua or Pisco. Iglesias has troops ready to proclaim his govern ment. The Chilian government has arranged with a French steamship company for conveyance of emigrants from Europe, and 300 are ex pected to arrive in October. GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS. The Terms Ilrmauded of Madagascar by the French Government. Paris, Aug. 21.—Admiral Galiber, success or to Admiral Pierre in command of tlie French fleet in Madagascar waters, will meet Admiral Pierre. He will go to Tamatave and open negotiations with the Hovas. He will insist upon a French pro tectorate over northwest Madagascar, the abolition of the law relating to tenure of land by Europeans, and the payment to the French of 1,000,000 francs indemnity. The latter demand may be waived, however, if the others are complied with. Banquet to Mr. Wiudotn. London, Aug. 21.—Hon. William Win dom, ex-Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, was given a banquet to-night. Among the gentlemen present were Messrs. Courtney, Reed, Puleston and Lewis, mem bers of Parliament; United States Senator Hawley, of Connecticut; Congressman Reed, of Maine; Mr. Francis, United States minis ter to Portugal; Wm. J. Hoppin, secretary of the United States legation at London, and Gen. Merritt, United States consul-general at London. Socialistic Pamphlets in Austria. Viknna, Aug. 21.—A number of socialistic pamphlets, which attack Emperor Francis Joseph in a violent manner, have been found in the vicinity of the imperial summer palace, at Laxenburg, nine miles from this city, where Archduke Rudolph, Prince Im perial of Austro-Hungary, and wife, are re siding. Pamphlets of a similar character have been circulated at several pleasure re sorts in lower Austria. An American Jew Expelled. St. Petersburg, Aug. 21. —An American Jew, after four days’ stay, was recently ex pelled from St, Petersburg, in accordance with the law forbidding Jews to live in the city. Had he accepted the offer of the Amer ican consul to apply to the prefect for per mission, as a favor, to finish his business, he might have prolonged his stay. The Chinese-French War. London, Aug. 21.—Tlie Times’s corre spondent at Hong Kong reports that Hai doung in Tonquin was attacked by the French on the 9th inst. The result is not yet known. A correspondent of the Times says the statement that Tricou would shortly leave China for Japan is an admission of the sus pension of negotiations between France and China. Another Coming:. London, Aug. 21.—The Irish bishop who will probably go to America to raise money to supplement the £50,000 set apart by the Irish tramways bill for migration purposes in Ireland, is Bishop McCormick, of Achon ry. Two companies have been formed to effect the organization of the migration plan. French Statue to Lafayette. Paris, Aug 21.—Tlie statue of Lafayette will be unveiled at Lcpuy, the capital of the department of Haute Loire, on September 6. "Waldeck-Rousseau, minister; General Tho baudin. Minister of War, and Morton; the American minister, will be present at the ceremony. Ah Alliance Badly Wanted. Paris, Aug. 21.—The Gaulois deplores the inability of France to contract any alliance. It says America is Englands rival. America has already approached Russia, why should not Russia be a hyphen between America and France. Thirty Miners Killed. Cardiff, Aug. 21.—8 y an explosion in a colliery here to-day thirty miners were killed. The latest report from the scene of the colliery e?plosion states that only one man was killed, but twenty were severely burned. Turkish Officials Captured by Brigands. Constantinople, Aug. 21.—Brigands have captured the Governor and several council lors at Fiorian, near Salonica. They de mand £20,000 for the ransom of the captives. A German Tragedy. Breslau, Aug. 21.—A landlord of this city yesterday murdered his five children by hanging, and then committed suicide. Cable Notes. There were 193 deaths from cholera in Ejrypt on Monday, including three at Cairo. A disastrous confiagration occurred in Bersigio, Como, Italy. Forty-four houses were burned. There have been 140 deaths from cholera among the English troops in Egypt since the outbreak of the disease. Fresh vexatious passport rules have been adopted on the Russian frontier, and ob stacles are being placed in the way of Ger mans who wish to reside in Russia. The riots caused by the opposition of the people to the use of the Hungarian language in official notices occurred in other towns in Croatia besides Agram. Troops interfered to quell them. Earl Spence, Lord Lieutenant, arrived in Cork on Monday evening. Policemen in sight of each other guarded the train of the Lord Lieutenant along the entire route from Dublin to Cork. The expulsion from France of Boland, tlie Belgian journalist, who failed to prove his charge of bribing French deputies, has been deferred until the council of ministers has approved the decision in the case. Another Mysterious Disappearance. St. Louis, Aug. 21. —Another of those mysterious disappearances for which St. Louis has become somewhat famous occur red here on Sunday evening, and has caused great grief in several well-known families. Oil Sunday evening, Colonel James O. Churchill, vice-president and manager of the Western Anthracite Coal Company, and his wife went out for u short drive, leaving at home their daughter Mary, about seventeen years old. On their return, about 8 o’clock, the daughter could not be found, and no clew to her whereabouts has yet been dis covered. She was last seen standing alone, about 7 o’clock, at the front gate of the family residence, No. 2,737 Morgan street, in home attire, and presenting no unusual appearance. De tectives have been working on the case since last night, and every effort has been made by them and by the girl’s father and friends, but nothing yet has been heard of her. She was a quiet, grave girl, studious, devoted to music and cared little for gentlemen’s so ciety. The only theory so far advanced is abduction. The young lady is described as follows; About live feet three inches high, straight and well developed, light brown hair and grayish blue eyes, oval face, regu lar features, and sometimes wears her hair banged. Pennsylvania Knights of Pythias. Scranton, Pa.. Aug. 21.—The Grand Lodge of the Knights of Pythias of Pennsyl vania is in session, with over ,500 delegates, representing 31,000 members. Mayor Powderly welcomed the knights, and Grand Chancellor lveine, of Altoona, re sponded. The following officers were elected: Grand chancellor, Austin Long; grand vice chancellor, John H. Corrv: grand keeper of records and seals, George Hawkes; M. of K., Julius Monntney; prelate, E. V. O’Neil; m’ and A., Harvey W. Mohr; J. G., John H. Colton; G. O. M., Ed. B. Emery; supreme representative, George Hawkes; grand trustee, C. H. Neisser. A district deputy grand chan cellor was elected for every county. The order has been very successful during the past year. The Mexican Steamship Line. Mexico, Aug. 21.—The Mexican Naviga tion Company recently sent an agent to Eng land to buy two steamers for their New Orleans line. The agent failed to purchase the steamers, and the government has ex tended the time for the commencement of operations until steamers can be built. The Tamaulipas, the first steamer of the trans- Atlantic line, is expected to arrive at Vera Cruz in October. Two more steamers will ho put on the line early next year. Merchants hope the Alexandria line will continue to ply between Mexican ports, New Orleans and Now York. The Cincinnati Catholic Conference. Cincinnati, Aug. 21.—The conference of priests ot this diocese, called by Archbishop Eider, met to day to consider the subject of devising means to pay the debt of the Pur cells. About 120 were present. It, was de cided totaae no action till after the court lias decided the questions now pending as to the liability of church property for debt. Enterprising local agents wanted in this town for an article tnar. in suro lo sell, live dm g elnis and grocers preferred. Address Rummon Pood Preservative Company, 72 Kilby street. Boston. PRICE EIVE CENTS. ACCIDENTAL AND CRIMINAL Buruing of the Western Union Oper ating Hoom at Chicago. All Business Suspended for a Time Tho Company Get* New Quarters ami Continues Business. A Robber Killed While Entering til© House of an Old Man. Surrender of tlie Warren Defaulter—The Usual List of Murders, Affrays aud Other Violations of Law. THE LIST OF ACCIDENTS. Burning of the Western Union Telegraph Office at Chicago. Chicago, Aug. 21.—The five story-building, corner of Lasaile and Washington streets, occupied by the Western Union Telegraph Company, Union National Bank, Inter national Bank, Associated Press, and nu merous commission offices, was partially burned at 6:30 this morning, and made com pletely uninhabitable by the .'•treatns of water thrown in the building. The. fire originated on the fifth floor, used as an operating department by the Western Union Telegraph Company, and within twenty minutes every description of property on the floor was a mass of ruins. There were ten men on duty at the time, besides the night manager. The fire originated by two duplex battery wires near a switch board, and every thing was in a blaze in a moment. Within five minutes from the discovery of the blaze the skylight and transom were breaking from the heat and dropping out. The tire department was on the scene quickly, and began the heavy drenching given every por tion of the building. No special damage oc curred to the main structure below tlie fifth story. Tlie Western Union immediately be gan the removal of its property to a building on the north side of Washington, where tlie equipment of the Mutual Union company enabled it to continue to handle a portion ot its business, and preparations were at once made to remove the entire business into that structure for the time being. Tlie market and stock quotations ceased for a time, and little business was transacted on ’Change. The loss to the Western Union Telegraph Company may reach $75,000, but it is thought will fall below that figure. The loss to the building is $30,000. Owing to the prompt action of the fire patrol the loss to the banks and office tenants will be slight. Insurance, $130,000. The Western Union company, this even ing, has evoked system out of the confusion precipitated by the destruction of their main operating room. An army of linemen was employed throughout the day in disconnect ing the labyrinth of wires which make their way into the ruins of the old building, and connecting them with the Mutual Union building, across *Uie way. The telegraph company estimates its loss at not to exceed $15,000 to $20,000; no insurance. Loss on building, $30,000. The loss to other tenants will not exceed SIO,OOO. The building was insured for $130,000. Orders have beer, given for the immediate reconstruction of the budding, and in doing so, the architects have been directed to plan one of the finest operating rooms in the world. All tlie instruments of the company were saved. Twenty-five wires had been connected with the new operating room at 6 o'clock this evening, and by to-morrow the company anticipates having a full force at work. The two banks burned out sought quarters in the vicinity, and succeeded in transacting their usual business. Tlie Associated Press is temporarily sequestered it: the office of the Times. Workmen will commence to clear the ruins to-morrow, and expect to be ready for reoccupancy in a month to six weeks. The circuits to the west and northwest were cutout during the greater portion of the day, and dispatching in those directions had first to go east and south. To-night trie company has its northwestern circuits in working order again, and all business is being eared for as usual. It was a field-day for all the leading officials of the company. Gen eral Superintendent dowry, Superintendent Tubbs, Electrician Summers and Manager Mereness were on the ground within live minutes after the tire broke out, and the company was enabled not only to handle the bulk of the business offered during the day but placed its equipment in shape to handle its usual run to-morrow. Later investigation goes to show the original theory of the tire not to be the correct one. and that it was due to the close proximity of a gas jet to the switch board, setting it on lire, and not to the crossing of two duplex wires, as stated. Forest Fires at Mount Desert. But Harbor, Me., Aug. 21. —1n addition to the forest tires, which have been raging for several days, fires have broken out in several new places. Smoke, like a heavy pall, envelops tlie island and renders respi ration difficult. A heavy fire has just broken out in the forest ou the northwest side of Green mountain. A gang of men are fight ing the flames to keep them off' the railroad and Summit House. A large amount of wood work was necessary in the construc tion of the railroad, and if the wind strikes from tlie right direction it will go like tin dor. The whole mountain is hidden in a black .cloud of smoke. So many and such destructive tires have been unknown for years here, and a large amount of valuable timber is doomed to destruction. Hour-End Collision of Trains. Stri’thkrs, 0., Aug. 21. —8 y neglect of someone the switch at the cast end of tho Pittsburg Lake Erie yard at Hazelton, two miles east of Youngstown, 0., was left open and a passenger train <1 no at Youngstown from Pittsburg at 1 1:30 a. m., ran into the rear end of a freight standing on the main track, telescoped ihe caboose aud ploughed through a coke car, completely demolishing both cars and bacllv wrecking the engine of the passenger, which was running t the rate of thirty miles per hour. Engineer Sam. Rose reversed the lever and stood by the throttle, and came out of the wreck miraculously, not receiving a scratch. Fire man Louis Kluniz jumped and was badly bruised and cut about the fact*, hands and body, but is not thought to ho fatally hurt. Wm. Johnson, express messenger, of Clove land, was considerably bruised and his right ann sprained. Charles A. Walsh, brakeman, was aho severely injured. The train tool

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his omnivorous reading and his recollection of everything tiiat he read. Early imbibing a taste for the English classics, the Bible, Shakspeare and Milton were at his fingers’ ends. He knew them nearly all by memory, and could at will quote any passage from them which might be familiarly recalled. His knowledge of the English poets was universal, bur, while he read the masters, nothing that fell in his way was ignored. At the railway book-stalls and from the train newsboys he purchased anything that was nut at him, and was as likely as not to bring nomc a “yellow cover” or the lightest fic tion of the day. After dinner he would stretch himself out on the red leather-cov ered sofa in his library, “take a spoonful of Drote’s Greece and read oneOuida’s novels to take the taste out of his mouth.” But the Bible was to his spiritual nature likeßrockie spring to his physical, and thence he slaked ft thirst that he never allowed to parch him. Orthodox, pure, simple Christianity, in all its holiness, had no more devout worshiper in spirit and in truth than he. There is a ielicitons remark attributed to him that when someone said in his presence that the lines that formerly divided people in regard to religion were falling out, he replied: “Yes, and I notice that the nice distinctions between right and wrong are going with them.” They never went from his pure life and stalwart mind. Truth, honor, up rightness, faith in God and love to man, these were the guiding principles of a great Intellect and noble character through a long *.areer of private virtue and of public useful ness crowned by a Christian’s death. THE HOME AT BROCKIB. Judge Black’s home was the beautiful farm of “Brockie,” on the ridge southwest pf York, lying below the Northern Central railroad, and sloping up to the crest of the hill. His residence, about half way up the hillside, is a stately modern mansion, with a tower, overlooking the valley and the town of York, away to the biue hills beyond and over a beautiful landscape. Here are his books and bis law library and his office—the only one he had, except in his hat, for* years: he had no law partnership. In front of the house is a handsome grove of the native forest trees and a fine large spring, with whose waters and the pure ambient air Judge Black ever and anon renewed his youth and vigor. He reveled in “Brockie,” and was a famous farmer. All about the buildings are choice fruit trees and grape vines in abundance, flowers, vegetable gardens and all the charms of country life. Besides this farm, he had another over in Maryland, and the “Patchwork” place in Franklin county, formerly owned by Presi dent Buchanan. Agricultural pursuits were a subject of never-ending delight to him, and, like the ancient wrestler, he would throw himself to Mother Earth for new strength. Wearied with the strife of the courts, he could so completely give himself up to “Brockie’s” charms that for o mouth he would not even open a letter lest it might call him away from his farm. One who caught him just after he had first read Taine’s En glish Literature ha3 said that it evoked an extempore discourse from Judge Black on Milton and Dante which was equal to the best efforts of the classical English essayists. At the foot of the hill over which “Brock ie’s” fine fields spread themselves is “Willow Bridges,” the picturesque home of his son, Chauncey Forward Black, Lieutenant-gov ernor of Pennsylvania, whose three boys— Jeremiah Sullivan, Chauncey Forward and John L. Dawson—tell of a distinguished an cestry on both sides. His son Henry is prac ticing law in Texas, his daughter Rebecca, formerly the wife of the brilliant and la mented James F. Shunk. now Mrs. Hornsby, Is one of the most popular and fascinating members of Washington society. His other daughter is the wife of Captain Clayton, of the United States army. Mrs. Black is well known in the social circles where her husband was so courted as the embodiment of all wifely and motherly virtues. The Funeral. York, Pa., Aug. 21.—The funeral of Judge Black was by far the largest ever in York. All business was suspended and the streets w’ere thronged with people as the funeral cortege passed. Many distin guished people were present. The pall bearers were General Hancock, Judge Gibson, Judge AVicks, George Small, General S. AV. Crawford. Chief-justice Mercur, A. B. Farquahar, George H. Sprigg, Judge Bear and W. L. Small. Religious services were held at Brockie, conducted by Rev. Dr. Power, of Washington. The remains were interred in Prospect Hill cemetery. THE TELEGRAPHERS. A Proposed >'ew Society to Take the Place of the Brotherhood. Pittsburg Special. The plan of anew teleerapliers’ society has been blocked out. They will withdraw from the Knights of Labor on account of non-support by the general officers of that organization. With regard to the agreement with the Western Union officials, requiring those of the strikers who are re-employed to sign an agreement which specifies that the men shall join no organization which aims at an advancement of wages, the men claim that the signing was compulsory, and that they do not consider it binding on them. While the oid organization was a secret one, it is now considered that it was not suf ficiently so, and the movements of the new society will be veiled in the closest secrecy, and such steps taken to guard against trairors in the camp as will furnish full protection. The new society will be a stalwart of the stalwarts. With regard to affiiliating with any other labor organization the operator said that the society would be independent of all except one. and that would be the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, and that it was pos sible a combination would be made with that society Members of the new society will contribute to a general fund, which will be maintained for purposes of defense, and no movement will be made toward reg ulating salaries until the society is not only compact as regards organization, but lias a good sum in the treasury. This fund will be safely invested, and the trustees will have to give good and sufficient security for its proper handling. “With the present condi tion of aflhirs and the agreement which the men were compelled to sign.” said one of the promoters of the new society, “the men are completely at the mercy of the Western Union officials. They will not reveal their inembersnip in the new society until it has gained full strength. The compulsory order is looked upon as an added degradation.” A Liberal Translation. Chicago News. Jefferson Davis will probably indulge in n post-mortem kick at Jere. Black. Very well! In the words'of our French contern pories—“Le Roi est niort; vive le Itoi!” ‘‘The lion is dead; long live the jackass!” A One-Price Transaction. Philadelphia Pros*. Hoadlv is kicking himself because the es tablishment where he made that $50,000 pur chase is run on the “no-goods-taken-back” principle. CI.KVKLAND, Fell. 19, 1893. I have been selling your Swift’s Specific for f-onie momhs wit li excellent results. lam sell ing at retail about two dozen per week, and have seen some very bad eases yield toil. I nave confidence that it will do eil i liar you claim fc>r it F. 8. Slosson, M. D. STANLEY’S AFRICAN WORK. The Sudden Return of the Explorer to His Station on the Congo. The Awakening: of Commerce Along: the River—The Explorer’s “Lair’’ at Vivt —The Routine of Daily Life. The London Telegraph recently published an account of the return of Henry M. Stan ley, the explorer, to Africa. Stanley had not been seen in Africa for four months. International difficulties had occurred, and it was thought that France, through M. de Brazza, would make an ftternpt to secure control of the trading stations on the Congo. During all the excitement Stanley kept his own counsei and matured his plans. It was announced that he had gone to Nice for his health. Then there was an interval of sev eral weeks when no more was heard of the explorer. The story of his return ar.d the busy awakening of African commerce on the Congo io told by the Daily Telegraph’s corre spondent: It was a hot afternoon in last December, In that decidedly hot place. Roma, on the Lower Congo, that 1 was sitting under the veranda of a Belgian merchant’s house, drinking cof fee tempered with Swiss milk, and eating my way through a tin of English biscuits. Such things as these at that time were rare luxuries on the Congo, and it was well to make the most of one’s opportunity, so our conversation, both on account of the heat and of my appetite, was somewhat laconic. Far away, over the broad and placid river, rose the curling smoke of an approaching steamer. In the low, rich meadows beyond the house the cattle were standing amid the rank grass, too languid to browse, and the white egrets flapped among them, picking off the leathery, swollen ticks that would otherwise suck their blood. I looked me chanically and without interest at the ap proaching steamer, putting her way industri ously over the steel gray, unruffled water. My host lay half sleeping in a hammock, and although the steamer was steering toward his landing stage he did not trouble to bestir himself. Her unloading could wait, and as to news, what news could she bring out of mail time? The little steamer soon drew up at the end of the wooden pier, ami then arose a sound of vociferous shouting from those on board. Some word they uttered caught the merchant’s ear, for he woke sud denly from his drowsiness, tumbled out of his hammock and ran quickly down the wooden steps out into the bright sun to the landing stage. Astonished at his eagerness I followed, and heard the new arrivals shout ing, “Stanley’s come back again! Stanley’s come back!” Stanley had indeed returned from Europe, when few had ever thought to see him again on the Congo; and consequently all the silly stories and petty innlice that a great man’s renown always arouses had begun to revive, and many of his detractors thought to find in me. as a stranger to Congo politics, a fresh hearer for their oft-repeated gossip, and a confiding faith that would accept implicitly their nonsensical tales. I was told that an introduction to Mr. Stanley was a painful humiliation, for lie merely saluted the intro duced with the abrupt and searching ques tions, “Who are you?” ancfr“\Vhatdo you want?” and then “turned on his heel.” Like most calumnies, this had a grain of truth in it, for many of those who now complained of this alleged lack of courtesy on Stanley’s part had only encountered him on his way back to the coast in June, 1882, when he was carried along in a hammock, Half dying and almost delirious, when to the number of new faces that pressed upon him with well meant sympathy or vulgar curiosity his dazed brain could only frame these questions: “Who are you?” “What do you want?” In this condition the “turning on his heel” could only be taken in a metaphorical sense. However, 1 did not then know this natural explanation of the many tales of his abrupt ness, so I resolved to avoid for the present an interview with one who had at that time no particular reason to be interested in me. A few days later I left Roma and asrended the river as far as “Underhill,” the Baptist mission station, which lies near the commer cial settlement of Angu-Angu. Underhill stands a few miles from r ivi, on the oppo site bank, and is situated amid really pictur esque scenery. Tiie great river takes a broad bend opposite the station, and is shut in on both sides by the towering hills, so that it resembles nothing so much as a beautiful mountain lake lying in a profound gorge, save that the whirling, racing current shows you on reflection thqt here must he a great river harassed and exasperated by the many obstacles that incessantly beset its hurried course toward the sea. Caught in this great bend, the river racing down from A r ivi has to pass through a somewhat narrow passage, and then hurls the whole force of its stream against an immense and imposing cliff that really seems a great mountain side shorn in half. It rises al most perpendicularly from the water, which so boils and whirls and seethes and eddies at its base that this loop of the river has been called by the Portuguese “Hell’s Caldron.” The intense red color of the earth where the cliff has been scarped and bored by the rains, aid its lurid reflections in the streaks of smooth water; the dark purple-greenwoods that nestle in the sombre hollows cf the hills —hills that seem pitilessly to .enclose the scence and forbid escape—the unquiet water and the ghoul-like vultures always soaring in black-and-white relief against the dark toned background—all these details render the grim name singularly applicable, though the scene to which it has been applied lias a savage beauty about it that redeems the gloom. Tired of inaction, I was preparing to make a little journey along the south bank of the river, and for that purpose had paid several visits to the Dutch house at Angu-Angu to buy cloth and hire carriers, and I was re turning from one of these tiresome journeys under the hot afternoon sun, when, on once more reaching the little valley of the mis sion house. I saw the Belgique, a steamer of the expedition, stopping there. She was waiting partly to get up steam for the la*t live miles of swift current she would have to breast between Underbill and Vivi, and the captain hud also called in with a message from the chief of Vivi. inviting me to come and see Mr. Stanley. hell’s caldron. Much as I had avoided such an introduc tion, the glumour of the name was too strong for me, and I embarked on board the steamer at once, and with little hesitation. I had several times before seen the ves sel pass the mission and then disap pear. as it were, into the very mountain side, for the entrance to “Hell’s Caldron’* was strangely hidden, and a certain vague curiosity to see “what was round the corner” added a further in ducement to brave the terrible Stanley ir his lair, his “lair,” as it rose bright and glisten ing under the afternoon sun, with the white houses of Vivi crowning a groat gaunt cliff, and gleaming out in their brightness like some Eastern city on a fortress hill, (lid, in deed, hardly look a peaceful settlement, but rather tle stronghold of some river pirate and the storehouse of his booty. The little steamer, fearful in those days of struggling to the foot of Vivi hill, where the last strong rush of water was difficult to stem, put Into a little creek (Belgiquecreek, as it is still call ed), and here we lauded and walked through moist woods and dark ravines to Vivi, the last part of the way being an arduous ascent THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1383. along a red, clayey road. As we neared the station increasing numbers of people were seen, till, arriving in the center of the great oblong space round which the houses stand, it was like assisting at some huge African fair. Two hundred and eighty Zanzibarris had arrived the day before, in addi tion to those that were already at the station, and then there were “Kjti bovs,” “Cabindas,” and many of the natives from the vicinity; for in addition to the al ready numerous arrivals several important chiefs, with their crowds of followers, had come to hold a palaver of honor, a sort of afternoon call, on “Buie Matade,” to wel come him back to his worK on the Congo. I was glad to seek shelter from the hot sun, the restless throng of people and the babel of tongues, under the cool veranda of tho central house, and here the chief of the sta tion sent word that he would be with me di rectly the palaver was finished. AA’hile waiting a lithe looking young man, dressed in a suit of Indian flannel, whose handsome features seemed incongruous with his dark-brown skin* passed by me with a little tea tray and its grateful accessories. It was Dualla, Stanley’s factotum and major domo; but I did not know this at the time, and rather looked after the disappearing tea with a longing thirst, remaining lost in a wistful reverie, when a voice at my elbow said in English, “How do you do?” I looked up to see the kindly face of Lieutenant Van develd, the chief of Vivi, who at the very first sight seemed a sympathetic host, and one who would greatly temper the effect of any impatient greeting on tiie great explor er’s part. A few steps with A'andeveld out into the open, where a great circle of grin ning kinglets was squatting, and I stood face to face witli Stanley, who neither proffered any abrupt questions as to my identity or my attentions, nor turned on his heel, nor even waited for a formal introduction, but led me to a chair, gave me a cup of tea and commenced at once such a kindly, genial conversation that I quite forgot my previous apprehensions, and ceased altogether to watch for the moment when lie should “turn on his heel” as a signal that the interview was over. To describe one of Mr. Stanley’s stations is no very satisfactory task, for by the time your description is printed and published the place may be utterly transformed, and, indeed, so quickly do things march now' on the Congo that Vivi, the most stable of all the establishments, is probably no longer as I knew it. However, in the month of May last this was more or less the arrangement of the buildings: On the summit, and near the riverward edge of the cliff, is a flat and level platform, nearly artificial, and about eighty reet square. Here are placed several import ant houses. The principal one contains an upper story, with Mr. Stanley’s bed-room, and on the ground floor a large sitting-room, surrounded by amply-filled book-shelves; the doctor’s room and laboratory, the bed room of the second in command, a “store,” an office or bureau and a gun-room. This house is going to be removed, as it is very hot and badly adapted for the climate; the double walls do not seem to render it much cooler, and, moreover, have be come the home of a colony of abominable 1 ittie bats, whose squeaking, both at dawn and sunset, is most fidgety. Perhaps, how ever, on account of the bats, mosquitoes are almost absent at Vivi, a great and apprecia ble relief to those who suffer from their venomous bites. 'Die opposite building to “Stanley’s house” is a large sort of one storied barrack, containing a number of bed rooms for the white residents, and a large dining-room open on three sides to the air. There are also on this upper plateau, which may be called the fashionable part of Vivi, an observatory, a shower bath, a pigeon house, and the usual domestic offices. From the veranda that runs along the shady side of Stanley’s house a most beautiful view of the Lower Congo, with its woody islands, its swirling rapids and noble downs, may be obtained. Here, also, are placed many com fortable seats and chairs, and in the warm afternoon hours it is pleasant to rest bore, half dreamily, with a nice book from the well-furnished library, and let one’s eyes wander from its pages to the sun-steeped landscape below the hill. LIFE AT THE STATION. “What did you eat at Vivi?” people anxiously inquire, especially people who think of “trying the Congo.” It is a most important question, and I will try to answer it as fully as possible. Perhaps, to redeem the grossness of the subject, I might describe how we passed the day in Vivi. and then the meals will come naturally into the descrip tion. In the early morning—l shall give my own experiences, presuming them to have been much the same as other people’s—in the early morning, about six, my Zanzibari servant would come to the door with a little tray of coffee, Swiss milk, sardines, ham, tongue or some such “tinned” meat, bread and butter —tinned butter, of course—and marmalade. Having a hearty appetite, I par took pretty well of this small meal, and en joyed it the more as I was in very light at tire and had round my room about a hun dred books to choose from. After eating and reading I would go down to the shower bath, just outside the house, and refresh myself with a good douche, then dress and take a walk to botanize or sketch. At noon we alt met at breakfast, which was laid on the long table in the nearly open-air dining-room I have already mentioned. This meal generally be gan with soup, and then there would follow roast meet and boiled—the flesh of sheep, goat, pig or an occasional antelope; chicken, cooked in different ways, curry, and all the most dazzling show that tinned meats could offer—not very brilliant or toothsome these latter, it must be owned, and I myself al ways preferred plain roast goat, however tough, to the insipid contents of tin, not withstanding the attractive title it might bear in the menu. Lisbon wine and Bor deaux were always on tho table, and occa sionally beer. Breakfast wound up with coffee and biscuits, and, the meal finished, everyone separated to pass away the hot hours of the day either in siesta or reading beneath the cool veranda. This was the silent hour, when scarcely even a Zanzibari was seen stirring, and when the European per spired tranquilly in pyjamas. About 4 afternoon tea was brought, or af- i ternoon coffee, or chocolate; as you prefer it. It was generally made separately for you by your own “boy.” and either drunk in one’s own room or enjoyed amid a group of gos sipers in the common sitting-room. Then work began again in earnest. The pickaxes of the road-makers, the hammering from the carpenters’ shop, the cries of the Kruhoys unloading cargo from a steamer, the jabber ing of the natives come to traffic their pro ducts against the white man’s cloth, heads and wire, all formed the busy turmoil that rose from the awaking station, and which continued till the sun was down and the hell had sounded for cassation of work. Then the cooking fires of the Zanzibaris and the Kruhoys twinkled in the dusky hush and the dinner table was laid for the white men. with the pleasant glow of lamplight reflected on the white cloth and the knives and forks, like a glimpse of far-off civilization. One of the Lesson# of the Strike. Richmond I ii dependent. There is something pitiful in the casf of the telegraph strikers. They went out on a regular boom, believing that the country could not run many days without them. They found, as do most others who get such notions into their heads, that there is little difference in the way things run even when they are out. The world is too large U be come stagnated over trifles. Events follow with such startling rapidity that trifles are swallowed up unnoticed. The great pain-cure, M. JaconsOil, is the won der of tho century. It oouquers paiu. THE DEVOTEES OF SCIENCE Inner W orkings of* tle American So ciety for Its Advancement. Tiie Reception at Minneapolis—The People in Atienduuce, and Some of Tlieir Personal Characteristics. Coirespomlence of tho Indianapolis Journal. Minneapolis, Aug. 20. —This great body of. scientific men and women are being very handsomely entertained in what must be considered the metropolis of the Northwest, j Minneapolis never does anything by halves, as one can see from her rapid growth and j splendid public works, and she has not let this distinguished occasion pass without straining j every nerve to make it memorable. The asso- j ciation has never met this far west, and some j of the Bostonians, who have come to con- j sider New England as nil the world this side of Em ope, have been heard to say that this i i9 “most awfully far.” It is one time that Mahomet has come to the mountain. I take j it for granted that the majority of readers of the Journal care nothing for the wonderful papers and discussions, whose polysyllabic words the very air has become weary of car rying. Even the enterprising reporters, who are attempting to take the proceedings in full, are .struck dumb, and generally lump the whole thing by saying that the “paper was highly interesting, hilt too technical for popular presentation,” which phrase has be come very pat up here. The inner workings of this association, however, are not generally understood by the public and may be interesting. First and foremost, the illusion should be dis pelled that it is any honor to become a mem ber, unless it be an honor to be the owner of SB, for that is the only requirement. After ward an annual fee of $3 keep 9 one fresh in the memory of the association, and in this cheap way he may enjoy considerable local reputation. As this is far too general for the real worker in science, a select few are selected from the members each year and are called “fellows.” These “fellow's” are alone eligible to offices and principal com mittees, and it is really an honor to be one of them. The formalities of the opening day were somewhat imposing, as they usually are, and the great American vice was freely indulged in, namely, speech-making. First—Princi pal Dawson, the retiring president, in a few graceful words, resigned his position to Prof. Charles Young, of Princeton, the president elect. The latter then made his little speech and the association waited for the formal reception to be given by local celebrities. First, his excellency, the Governor, welcomed us, then his honor, the mayor, and finally the president of the State University, in whose building the ses sions are being held. It was apparently quite an effort for the politicians to address an audience of scientific people, and their free use of superlatives had much the smack of the stump. President lolwell’s address was an elegant little affair, and w as certainly quite a comment on the advantages of a thorough education to a speaker. These formalities over, the association at once ad journed to its sections, which were scattered in rooms all over the building. The mem bers all w'ear red ribbons, and upon each ribbon is stamped a number, so that by re ferring to a printed catalogue, which every one carries, one can tell every man he meets. It is a cpieer feeling to be labeled like the pictures in an art gallery, and have some in quisitive person come up, read your number, refer to the catalogue, look you over or pass you by; but as the red badges entitle you to many privileges not enjoyed by the common herd you must be content. These same vulgar-looking badges are your passes on railroads and steamboats to the many places of interest, to hotel dinners and university lunches, to the opened-mouthed wonderer of the natives. The sections are nine in number, and are so arranged that no member needs to be bored by papers in which he feels no interest, and the visitor can have his choice of nine rooms, in someone of which he must be able to find something of interest. The sections are marked by letters, section A being that of methamatics and astronomy;, section B, physics; section C, chemistry; section I), mechanical science; section E, geology and geography; section F. biology; section (f, histology and microscopy; section 11. anthropology; section I, economic, science and statistics. Thus far the sections of geology and biology have been most largely attended, the interest in them never llagging; and probably after them auihropology has developed the mo3t interest. Statistics has not 3’et had a meeting, as a quorum could not be found sufficiently devoted to that interests irig science to sit and listen to its light and witty papers. The president of the section has been button-holing members and trying to drag them in. but they always have some urgent engagement. DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE. Many of the most distinguished name3 in science are on the list of attending members, and at the general meeting, which is held each morning, may be seen a collection of heads which is doing most of the scientific thinking for this country, and the great sur prise always is that so many of them are young looking. The great address each year is that of the retiring president, given the first night ol the meeting. This year the duty fell on Principal Dawson, whose name is familiar to everyone, and who is always listened to with very great interest. He is a large, stoop-shouldered, long-headed man. with a thin gray heard, very high fore head, and eyes that always look dreamy, us if their possessor was thinking over some great problem. The address was on “Some unsolved problems in geology," and the part which excited the greatest interest was that which dealt with evolution. It was known that Principal Dawson is the champion of what is called orthodoxy for convenience, and it was expected that he would make some slight concession to a great theory which has revolutionized science and really put it upon its feet, but he was too old for that, and the habit of years had evidently so hardened about him that he could not throw it off. It was really too bad to see so noble a man addressing a great assembly, of whom probably no more than ten were in sympa thy with him. T. Sterry Hunt is another Canadian notable in attendance, and any one can recognize him when told that he is a large, burly English man, with thick black hair ami beard, and a most exasperating English pronunciation, lie supported Principal Dawson during the address by his presence upon the pint form, but as there was frequent occasion to refer to his work he was modest enough to go to sleep and nod most absurdly. If it had not been for T. Sterry Hunt’s nodding, Prin cipal Daw.'on’s address might have been somewhat dry to fickle-minded hearers. At the head of the extreme evolutionists is E. 1). Cope, whose daily papers in the sec tion of biology alway attract attention, and whose exceedingly rapid delivery and clean cut, incisive sentences show him to be a man of very unusual power. Indiana has but few members in attend ance, but they are very active in the matter of papers and committee work. In the or der of the catalogue they are: Prof. E. T. Cox and daughter, of New Harmony: A. \V. Butler, Brookville; Prof. .1. M. Coulter, C’rawfordsvilie; Lillie J. Martin, Indianapo lis, and Henry F. and Lucia E. Blount, Evansville. Prof. 11. W. Wiley might also bo still counted as an Indiana man. although he registers from Washington. Saturday is a day always given tip to excursions, and so the whole as sociation, with all the friends they had made, were taken to Lake Minnetonka, the famous Minneapolis watering-place. After being dined and wined at one of the lake hotels they were taken aboard one of the large lake steamers as guests of ex-Governor Wash burn. And, by the way, ex-governors are so wonderfully abundant in this region that we have concluded that anew governor must be elected every half year. The lake is sure ly very beautiful, and a three lioNirs’ ride about its shores and among its many islands was most delightful. As was to be expected, we were landed at one point, led unsuspect ingly to some high ground in a lonely forest, and—heard some more speeches. The only satisfaction was that we heard Ignatius Don nelly, who is surely inimitable in a short speech. The weed men and the slug and bug men were wandering at loose ends all day, and if the treasures they found were to be measured by their excitement they must have been very great. Os course tiie great mills of Minneapolis were visited, and l might give you tlieir size, and the number of barrels of flour they turn out in a day; and also the number and cost of the bridges and public buildings; and maybe the prospects of the harvest up here and the price of land; but unfortunately I do not belong to the section of statistics and do not own a guide book. On Monday the rival city of St. Paul is to entertain the science of America, and Min nehaha will on the same day laugh at their presence. In short, it has occurred to a new comer that two or three days are given to sober work and the rest of the time to junketing. The meeting of next year will probably be held in Philadelphia, at which time there will be a union meeting with the British as sociation, which is to meet in Montreal, and the way that log-rolling is indulged in for the offices of that important meeting would astonish even a politician. Your corre spondent happens to be upon a nominating committee, and the amount of beer and ciaars that he lias had the pleasure of de clining can only be exceeded by the number of warm friends he seems to have made. But, flippancy aside, it is a grand place fora scientific man to come. Scores of people have met here for the first time who have always known of one another, and whose acquaintance, through correspondence, has ripened into warm friendship. Plans for co-operation in work have been made that has put new life into many a worker who toils alone and unappreciated in his home. The leaders in science are fouud to be men, after all—genuine, hearty, sociable men. The beginners are encouraged and feel free to apply for help, the veterans have enlisted a new "following, and the cause of science has received anew impetus for another year of work. J. m, c. The Wondrous Algerian Twilight. Alphonße Darnlet, iu Nouvelle Revue. The blue of the Provencal sky seemed dark and mist-clad compared with those Algerian horizons—that African sky—whose palette tints are so violent and varied, whose dawns are so incredibly green—a mineral green—a poison green. And the brief evening twilight of Algeria, siiifting gorgeous colors, made nacreous with purple and amethyst gleams, and the spectacle of rose-colored wells, out of which rose-colored camels drink, while tiie well-rope and even the beard of tiie Be douin drinking from the streaming bucket drip with ro9e-colored drops. After the lapse of twenty years I still find within me the old regret, the old nostalgia for that vanished light. Only to Line the Pockets of Adventurers. Elkhart Journal. The People’s railway scheme is said to get some support in the central part of the State. If it is discussed in this part of the State it should, and we doubt not will, re ceive no aid whatever, ns it is entirely un worthy of confidence, and intended only to line the pockets of a few financial adven turers. The Chicago, St. Louis Pittsburg Railroad, (PAN-HANDLE ROUTE,) Has become the favorite fine to Chicago and the Northwest on account of its superior accommo dations, quick rime and sure connections, and its patrons are landed in the Union passenger station at Chicago, in the center of the business porrion of the city, is another valuable feature, aside from the fact thut persons destined for ul terior points are not subjected to the annoyance of a tedious transfer across tlie city from depot to depot. When you go North try the Pan handle. and you will be convince l it lias no su perior. Do not fail to attend the auction sale of an im mense stock of jewelry. You will have to see it to appreciate the tine goods. Remember, sale at G 8 East Washington street. Indianapolis. Lucky is the baby whose mamma use* Glenn's Sulphur Soap with w Inch to wash tiie little inno cent. No prickly heat or other rash can annoy the infant cuticle with which this cooling and purifying anti-scorbutic comes in daily contact. Gray heads dally grow black or brown. Cause —Hill’s Hair Dye. Advice to Mothers- Mrs. Winslow's .'toothing Syrup should always be used when children are cutting teeth, it re lieves the little sufferer at once; it produces natural, quiet sleep by relieving the child from pain, and the little cherub awakes as “bright as a button.” It is very pleasant to taste. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all pain, relieves wind, regulates tin- bowels, and is the best known remedy for diarrhoea, whether arising from teething or other causes. Twenty five ceuts a bottle. GREAT sale of fine jewelry at 08 Fast Wash ington street, to night, commencing at 7 r, si. C'ouie one and all. Wells*“RousrU on Corns.” l."*c. Ask for it. Complete, permanent cure. Corns, warts, bun ions. Ik you want the Peat sewing silk use Corticelli. saggjßt GER^^Dt CURES Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Sciatica, Lumbago. Backache. Headache. Toothache. Sore Throat. Kwelliaift*. Mpraina, Bruiaeo, ■turn*. Xt alilx. lVo| ltitoa. ASI AM. OTHER 1(01)11.Y CAINS AMI AMIES. Sold by pruKit and Oraler* v\ crywhore. Kitty Cent* a bottle. I>hration* Sit II l.anfruaffea. Till: CHAKLFA A. VOtiKI.KK CO. VuUtUiKAtd., HaltliMDre, *U„ li.S- A. NOW SKIN HUMORS. H 11’ is at tins season wln-u the Fores open lieeljr and the Perspiration is abundant that Disfig uring Humors. Humiliating Kruptions, Itching Tortures, Salt Hheuiu or Eczema, Psoriasis. Tet ter, Ringworm, Baby Ilium.rs, Scrofula. Scrofu lous Sores. Abscesses and Discharging Wounds, and every species of Itching. Scaly and Pimply* Diseases of tin* Skin and Soaip are moat speedily and economically cured by the Cutieura Reme dies. IT T=T A FACT Hundreds of letters in our possession (copies of which may bo had by return mail) are our au thority for the assertion that Skin, h-c*!p and Blood Humors, whether Scrofulous, Inherited or Contagious, may Now be permanently cared by Cutieura Resolvent, the new Blood lbiritier, in ternally, and Cutieura and Cutieura Soap, tho great Skin Cures and IL-uurltiers. externally, in one-half the timoand at one-lialf tlie expense of any other season. I HAVE BEEN. connected with the drug business tor twenty years and have handled every blood pun tier and remedy of any consequence for the treatment of Blood, Skin and Scalp Diseases, and uuhesitu:- ingly say that no system ot remedies ever devised or compounded so completely and thorough!; eradicates the diseases for which they are in tended as the Cutieura Remedies. Many remark able cures have cotue to my knowledge and I feel safe in warranting satisfaction if directions ure followed. CI!AS. 11. MORSE, Druggist. KOLLISTOH. Mass. CU Tic UR A RESO LVENT, the new Blood Purifier, expels disease get-nia from ihe blood ami perspiration, and thus re moves the cause. Cutieura, the great Skin Cure, instantly allays Itching and Inti tniniation, clears the Skin and Scalp, heals Ulcers and Sores, re stores the complexion. Cmiciira Soap, an ex quisite Skin Beautifler, is indispensable in treat ing Skin Diseases, and for rough, chapped or greasy skin, blackheads, blotohea aud baby hu mors. Cutieura Remedies arc the only infallibly Blood Purifiers and Skin Bcuiitilh r*. Sold by druggists. Cutieura, f>o cents; Resoiveut .fl; Soap, 25 cents. POTTER DRUG AND CHEMICAL CO., Boston. SAN FORD’S RADICAL .CURE cleanses the nasal passages of foul mnrjis, re stores the sense o/smell, taste and hearing wlieu affected, frees tin- head, throat and bronchial tubs-s of offensive matter, sweetens and purifies the breath, stops the cough and arrests the progress of Catarrh towards Consumption. Complete Trctitineur, with Inhaler, sl. Ask for Sand lord's Radical Cure. A M CJSEMENT3. ZOO THEATER DOUBLE ELEVATED GARDSV. C. T. GILMORE Manager. Monday, August 20, 18S3. Matinees Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. OUR SEASON OPENS THIS WEEK. Look at the list of people. None better. No one can afford to miss seeiue these artists. Price and Barton, Ed. Smith. Harry Leopold, Smith Sisters. WORLD MINOR QUARTET. Frank Leslie. Miss Maude Walker, Miss Ada Mortimer. Tho Ryans, Thomas Dalton, And others. Prices at niglir, 15c, 25c, 35c. Prices at mati nees, 10c, 15e, 25c. The Park Theater opens September 3. v A%on Bo„ Co.’s FURNACES FOR ALL FUELS. Portable, or Stick set. Powefurl, Economical. Durable, Simple, Thoroughly first-class in all respects, iTnspertian Solicited Tor Sale by JOHNSTON BEN NETT 62 E. Washington at.. Initlanapolts. Summer Toys, Traveling Accessories, Celluloid Collars and Cufis, Fans and Satchels, Fishing Tackle and Games. CHAR LES MAYER CO. Nos. *2!* ami 31 W. Washington Street. WELCOME, VISITORS TO THE E X CAM U M K N TANARUS! If you have time,call in and look through Mil itary Science. War History. War Biograpuy and books for any member the family, uil ages, all prices. BOWEN. STEWART CO., No. 18 W. Washington St. ■a 1 i GRAND HOTEL., iNDIANAPOLLd. INIJ Passenger elevator anil all modern convert fences. Leading Hotel of tno city, and strictly firat-ciasa. Kates, #2.50, SB and $3.50 per Gay. Tlie inner price moulding data. GKO. k\ PFINGST* Proprietor* 5

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THE DAY’S R AILWAY NEWS C\ J. Hepburn Succeeds George C. Griscom on the C., H. D. framing* of the 1., B. W.— An Item of In terest to Lnmber Men—The Future of vhe Illinois Central. OFFICIAL CHANGES. A General Superintendent Appointed for the C H. I> Lines—Changes on the E. A T. H. C. J. Hepburn, superintendent of the Evans ville Terre Haute road, lias been appointed reneral superintendent of the Cincinnati, Ham ilton Dayton lines, he to assume the duties of the position on Aug. 27. Vice-president and General Manager Wli'fe has certainly made an excellent selection for a successor >f George C. Grisoom. Mr. Hepburn ia thirty-seven years of age, full of vinj. and ■well posted In all departments of railroad serv ice. He commenced the railroad service on the J\ niisylvaiiia road hs a telegraph operator, then (■'•on was iii:i(la train dispatcher, and from that lime he lias continued to move up to higher po sit ions. Before taking his present position on iih E A T H. road he was superintendent of the Chicago and Western Indiana road, and in whatever position placed has proved a compe tent young man. It Is understood that C. J. Grain mar,'general freight agent of the Evansville A Terri' Haute road, will, on the retirement of Mr. Hepburn, assume the duties of superintendent os well as general freight ageutof the E. A. T. 11. road. THE 1., B. W. KOAI). Easiness Increasing and Earnings Footing Up Handsomely, The earnings of the Indiana. Bloomington A Western road continue to increase, reaching, in the week ending Aug. 15, $74,855 95, an in crease over earnings of corresponding week in 1882 of $18,187.99. The earnings the first two ■weeks ot August were $147,200 18, an inoreaso ever last year of $30,741.77. And what is more striking is the fact that the per cent, of laureate in freight and passenger earnings was rearly equal, all divisions showing an increase Iu both classes Os service, and really the pros pects for the company never were brighter. Thereto now a heavy crop of oats moving, and considerable old corn ar;rt some new wheat to go forward, and on all divisions the coming crop of corn promises to be immense. Their west, a* well as east-bound business is growing rapidly unit really exceeding the expectations of the management. Shipments of coal and lumber from Sandusky are large, and the road is also getting a handsomo tonnage west of merchan dise. CIRCULAR NO. 314. Bills of Lading Weights Subject to Correc tion. At a meeting of the standing committee of the Joint executive committee, held at the office of the commissioner, 346 Broadway, New York, the following resolution was adopted: “Whereas, It appesrs that some of the lines have issued bills of lading at Western points for east-bound shipments of lumber, with the words •actual weight’ inserted therein, it is “Resolved, That such practice shall be discon tinued, and that the weight inserted on all bills of lading shall be stated as ‘subject to correc tion.’” Agents of fast freight lines at this point were yesterday instructed to note and he governed by tha above circular. For some months past a Similar order has been In effect with the fast freight lines whioh operate over the Bee-line, Lake Shore, New York Centra: and Doston A Albany, and it has been tbeoAUse c f m ich com plaint. as the returns of the Yankee ter often did not correspond with those of weieh masters in the West, who were very oareful to Bee that the property was billed at a correct weight. Now that the order is made unanimous possibly any crookedness as regards weighing at Eastern termini will be looked after. GENERAL NEWS. The Illinois Central Becoming a More Im portant System of Roads. The aggressive position taken by the Illinois Central management is favorably commented upon. The company is expending money lav ishly on its southern extensions, and with suoh Improvements their business is steadily improv ing. It is expeoted that what are known as its feeders in Mississippi will be in shape to move the fall crops over them. The company has in course of construction at Jeffersonville anew transfer steamer for ferrying cars aoross the river at Cairo, which will be the largest transfer boat in the Mississippi valley. It will be 285 feet long, have two tracks, each with a capacity for nine thirty-feet cars. The machinery will le of the moat approved description and very pow erful; cylinders twenty-seven Inches in diameter and nine feet stroke; wheels thirty-six feet in diameter. There will he two batteries of boilers, three in each, and constructed of the best qual ity of homogeneous steel plate. The boat will have comfortable and well-furnished sitting rooms for passengers and state-rooms for of ficers, and in every other respect will be tirst class. 2 One W:iy Out of Their Trouble. The shippers of California arc thought to be asking too much of the railroads of that Btate. By some Californians it is proposed to cut dowu maximum rates for passenger service to three cents per mile, and to reduce freight charges to twocentsper ton per mile. These reductions ere opposed by the Merchant, audit Is pointed our that certain railways would be irretrievably ruined if they were carried into effYct. Even with a rate of ten cents per mile the Colfax A Grass Valley is untble, in its most profitable year, to pay its stockholders more than two per cent., and a portion of the North Pacific Coast road can hardly meet working expenses. It would, in the .judgment of the Merchant, “be a measure of injustice and spoliation, and not, a wise reform, to make a railroad, built through a mountainous country, with sharp curves and grades running in some cases as high as 100 feet nnd over to the mile, and whose total earnings nre iess than $2,000 a mile, carry passengers as cheaply as a straight, level road, whose average nnnual earnings are six. ten, or fifteen thousand dollars a mile.” It is advanced as a suggestion that it would he a good plan to divide railroads or division of railroads into first, seoond, third, or fourth class. The Merchant believes that a mad of the first-class might he more profitably operated at three cents a mile than a fourth class line at ten cents a mile, and likewise urges Hint, not only gross receipts, hut also grades pMould be taken into account in the legal regula tion of tariff. The Dressed Beef Trade. The railroad companies who are opposing the phipuients of dressed meats from tne West to the Eastern markets indicate uo intention of re considering their policy to annihilate the ilressea-beef trade, and in fact it is now the Erie road against the other trufik-lines. Meantime the atter is going uhead building additional refrige rator oars, and will soon have 1,000 cars in the dressed-beef carrying trade. At the present time shipments from Chicago are Averaging thirty car-loads per day. The Erie people will quite likely adopt as their standard refrigerator -ar the Lewis pattern. But tew of those are yet in service, but these are doing admirably, carry ing meat through to New England points In ex cellent Older, and with a small consumption of IcO. Miscellaneous Notes. The Pittsburg A Western road, on Monday last, commenced moving trains to Kano, Pa. On Monday last the Pittsburg, McKeesport Y'Uighiogheny road was opeued for freight tiHllio as far as Dawson Statiou, on the Y’ough- Hogheny. Work on the southern extension of the Chi cago A Great Southern road is being pushed, mid It is proposed to have the track reach Pine reek by Oct. 1, A Pittsburg man has invented anew automatic fdgnal for railroads. A syndicate of railroad men has taken charge or tha invention and pro poses to push Its introduction. The Lafayette Courier says; “It t 8 probable that the Vanderbilt, syndicate wlli gain posses sion or the L. E. AW’, railroad—indications point t hat. way. Even when they control the stock, however, It will be a year before they can g;iin pwc-.essiou of the offices, as the eleotiou has ouir recently taken place, and is good for one year.’ if Vanderbilt wants the road at all, he is buying it in the interest, of the trunk-liue pool. That may remove it from the list of rate disturbers. BonM*rn railroads, which have been quite slow in falling into the practice of selling round trip tickets at a lower rate than trip tickets, are now quite generally adopting the plan, which, it is thought, increases travel. Tne Greely, Salt. Lake A Paoiflo road is to be built at once. Tne road will run up the Poiulre canon through North Park, and will connect with the Union Pacific A Oregon Short-line at Denver. The Union Pacific will then have a through line from the East via the Julesburg branch or Denver Short-line, connecting at La hallo with the Greeley, Salt Lake A Pacific, lip through tile Poudre canon, and giving the Union Pacific a direct route to the East and West, and the Western States and Territories on the Ore gon Short-line. PERSONAL AND LOCAL. More Official Change*—Heavy Shipments of Grain from Indianapolis Elevators. E. W r McKenna, superintendent of the Jeffer sonville, Madison A Indianapolis road, is iu the city. E. Jessup has been appointed yardmaster of the I B AW. at this point, vice M. F. Gerry resigned. George Breoounr, general agent of the Chicago A Indianapolis Air-line is so ill as to confine min to the house. September 1, C. L. Diits, of Cincinnati, sne ceeds Cyrus Butterfield as assistant passenger agent of the Cincinnati, Hamilton A Indian apolis road at this point. Captain William Logan, agent for several years past of the Jeffersonville, Madison A Indi anapolis road at Madison, Ind., has resigned, to accept u railroad position at Louisville, Ky. Passenger Conductor Wavmaek, on the Indi anapolis A St. Louis, by order of K. B. Thomas, general manager of the Bee-line system, has been relieved from further service with the com pany. Mr. Joseph Phillips and wife, the venerahie father and mother of Captain James M. Phillips, master of transportation of the Louisville, Evansville A St. Louis railway, celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of their marriage ar their residence in Jeffersonville on Saturday lust. The press of Colorado seems a unit m express ing regret that General Palmer has resigned the presidency of the Denver A Rio Grande road, and are unanimous iu the nope that Colo nel Dodge, of that State, will be his successor. The Denver Tribune says: “Colonel Dodge is a great, whole-souled, noble man, who would ac cept the presidency of this road only to be its actual chief, and never as the tool ami plaything of the Local Notes, Shipments of grain to New England points have largely increased in the last few days, while shipments to Toledo have fallen off. The Indianapolis Rolling-mill Company is this week shipping 450 tons of rails to the Cincinnati, Wheeling A New York Railroad Company. Officials of the Indianapolis A St. Louis report coal traffic over their line steadily increasing, and expect the tonnage will this year exceed that of any former year 25 cent. Shipments or grain from Indianapolis eleva tors are heavy. Last night there were 200 load ed cars standing in the Elevator A yards to go East, and about as many others in the other yards. The n*w mogul engine built at tbo Bee-line shops. Brightwooii, on Monday night hauled the Put in Bay excursion train of nineteen coacheß from Indianapolis to Gallon, 204 miles, in six hours and twenty minutes. Work on the Belt road extension north is progressing rapidly, and by this improvement ground is to be made valuable for the location of manufacturing establishment. l which heretofore has hardly been worth paying taxes on. Sealed proposals will be received at the office of Chief Engineer Becker, of the Chicago, Si. Louis A Pittsburg railroad (Panhandle), at Co lumbus, 0., until Aug. 22, for the erection of a mammoth freight depot at Pittsburg, Pa. Local business with the Indiana, Bloomington A Western road has improved so much of late that Agent Gregory has been obliged to further increase his clerical force and platform men. They are managing to load for the Western di vision thirty-live cars per day. A short time since the trunk-line pool commit tee gave notice that all claims arising from errors of agents shall lie referred to the agent at such point for payment. This order, it is said, will out down the salary of one fast-freight line agent at this point for August quite sharply. The understanding now is that the Lackawa na fast-freight line will open for business at this point on September 1. Whether there is any ground for it or not, shippers have conceived the idea that with the coining of this lire hero there will be some show for a cut rate occasion ally. Chief Engineer Fitch, of the T. n. A L. divis ion of the Vundulia, lias plans prepared for six new depots on this division, all of which are to be handsome, commodious structures. Tne six are to be located at Rockville, Crawfordsville, Frankfort, Loganaport, Kewanna and Maxin kuckee. The Erie A North Shore line gives notice that it oun no longer take freight for Forest Glenn. Gardiner, New Ha lley. New Paltz, Rose dale, Bpinetown and W ablen, N. Y., the Wallkill Valley road having passed under control of the New York, Buffalo A West, shore road, over which road the Erie A North Shore lino does not operate. Col. Horace Scott is In the city. He reports construction on the Greensburg. Hope A Colum bus road moving along briskly. The track-layers will reach Hope by the first of next month. Man ufacturers at Columbus who fought the enter prise are getting their eyes open to the fact that completion will give them lower rates, and now they speak in laudatory terms of the Colonel, who has pushed the enterprise. Miss Jennie P. Warren, 740 West Van Buren street, Chicago, 111., says: “Samaritan Nervine cured nc of spasms." $1.50 at druggists A NOTED BUT UNTITLED WOiUAN. [From tho Boston (Jktbs.\ ATe*sra. Editor* Thu above is a good likeness of Hra.. Lydia 15. Pinfc. ham, of Lynn, Mass., who above all other human beings may be truthfully called the ‘Dear Friend of Woman,” as some of her correspondents lovotocall her. Bhe is zealously devoted to her work, which is the outcome of a life-study, and is obliged to keep six lady assistants, to help her answertho largo correspondence which daily pours in upon her, each bearing its special burden of suffering, or joy at release from It. Her Vegetable Compound is a medicine for good and not evil purposes. 1 havo personally Investigated it and am satisfied of tho truth of this. On account of its proven merits, it Is recommended and prescribed by tho bust, physicians in tho country. Ono says: “It works liko a charm and saves much pain. It will euro entirely tho worst form of falling of tho uterus, Loucorrhcea, Irregular and painful Menstruation, all Ovarian Trohbloa, Inflammation and Ulceration; Floodings, all Displacements and the con sequent spinal weakness, and is especially adapted to the Change of Life.” It permeates every portion of tho system, nnd privet now life and vigor. It removes falntnc*s, flatulency, destroys nil craving for stimulants, and relieves weak ness of tho stomach. It cures Bloating, Ilcadaehes, Norvous Prostration, Goncrul Debility, Sleeplessness, Depression and Indigestion. Tlmt feeling of bearing down, causing pain, weight nnd backache, Is always permanently cured by its uso. It will at all times, arid under all circumstances, act in harmony with tho law that governs tho femolo system. It costs only sl. per bottle or six for s!>., and Is sold by druggists. Any advico required as to special coses, and tbo names of many who havo been restored to perfect health by the uso of tho Vegetable Compound, can be obtained by addressing Mrs. I\, with stamp for reply, at her homo in Lynn, Mass. For Kidney Complaint of either sox this compound is unsurpassed as abundant testimonials show. “Mrs. Pinkham’s Liver Tillft,” sayß ono writer, “ar* the. best in the tcorld for the cure of Constipation, Biliousness and Torpidity of the liver. Her Blood Purifier works wonders in its special line and bids fair to equal the Compound in its popularity. All must respect her os on Angel of Mercy whose sots ambition is to do good U oihom. Philadelphia, l a. CO Mm. A. U. U THIS INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1883. S2OO A YEAR CAN BE SAVED In the Living Expenses ot the Family Bv the use of Hex Macros, the Ilumiston Food Preservative. It preserves Meat, Fish, Milk, Cream, Eggs, and all kinds of Animal Food fresh and sweet for weeks, even iu the hottest weath er. This cau be proved bv the testimonials of hundreds who have tried it. Yon can prove it for yourself tor 50c. You will find that this is an article wuioli will save you a great deal of money. NO SOURED MILK. NO SPOILED MEAT. NO STALE EGGS. Tt will keep them fresh and sweet for many days, and does not impart the slightest foreign taste to the articles treated. It is so simple in operation that a child can follow the directions, is as harmless as salt, and costa only a fraction of a cent to a pound of incut, tish, butter or cheese, onto a quart of milk. This is no hunt bug; it is indorsed by su li men as Prof. Bain’l W. Johnson, of Yale College. Sold by druggists and grocers. Sample pouims sent pre-pald by mall or express (as we prefer) on receipt of price. Name your express office. Vlandine brand for meat; Ocean Wave for tish and sea food; Snow Flake for milk, hut ter and cheese; Anti-Ferment, Anti-Fly and Auii-Moid, 50c. per pound each. Pearl for cream; Queen for eggs, and Aqua- Vitae for fluid extracts, $1 per pound each. THE HUMISTON FOOD PRESERVING CO., 72 Kilby street. Boston. Mass. AF Wll In■ Hostetter’s Stomach I*l I gl Witters. b> w Hides removing all STOMACH traces of eueh disease A from the system, WrT W For Hale Kgj gists and dealers geu- BUSINESS DIRECTORY. INOIANAPOLIS. ABSTRACTS OF TITL.iL. ELLIOTT A BUTLER, NO. 3 .OTNA BUILDING. _ ATTORN Y-AT- LAW. SHEPARD, ELAM MARTINDALS, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, iEtna Building, 19 1 North Pennsylvania St. REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE ALEX. METZGER’S, INSURANCE and LOAN. REAL ESTATE and STEAMSHIP AGENCY, Seoond Floor Odd-fellows Halt MISCELLANEOUS. PATENTS, MODELS AND PATTEM JOHisrsoTvr co., Corner of Georgia and Delaware Sts. QATENTS! PATE NTS!! Procured for Inventors, j- PATENT CASES LITIGATED. CHARLES P. JACOBS, Patent Attorney, Indianapolis, Ind. BRYCE’S BAKERY. Only one quality of CRACKERS made, and that the best. Wholesale price, 6si cents, and retail 10 cents per pound. Hercules powder, the safest and strongest powder in the world. Powder, Caps. Fuse, and all tne tools tor Blasting Stumps kept bv C. H. JENNK, Sote Agent, 29*s North Pennsylvania street. Indianapolis Oil Tank Line Cos., DEALERS IN PETROLEUM PRODUCTS. Corner Pine and liord Streets. s vav s. W. B. BARRY. Saw Manufacturer. 132 and 134 3. Pennsylvania St. Smith’s Chemical Dye-WorKs, No. 3 Martindale’s Block, near Postoffice. Clean, dye and repair gentlemen’s clothing; also, ladies’ dresses, shawls, sacqucs, and silk and women goods of every description, dyed and re finished: kiviJ JAB. H. RICE. Auditor of State. TO F FI Cl A L. STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF THE UNITED STATES BRANCH OF THE LONDON ASSURANCE CORPORATION On the 30th Day of June, 1883. Located at No. 88 Wall street, New York, N. Y. B. Lockwood, Manager. Home office, Ix>ndon, England. The amount of Its capital is £896.550 The amount of its capital paid up is £419,275 THE ASSETS OF THE COMPANY IN THE UNITED STATES ARE AS FOLLOWS: f’afth on hand and in the hands of agents or other persons 31,690.50 Bonds owned bv the company, bearing interest at the rate ot per cent.. secured as follows (market value): $1,130,000 registered 4to per cent, bonds at 112*1 1,274.075.00 $30,000 registered 4 per cent, bonds at 119-to 35.812.50 Debts lor premiums 4 1.119 42 Total assets $1,385,687.42 LIABILITIES IN U. S. Losses adjusted and nor due. 80,274.00 Amount necessary to reinsure outstanding risks 603,405.22 Total liabilities! 693,730.22 STATE OF INDIANA. Office of Auditor t State. I, the undersigned. Auditor of State of the State of Indiana, hereby certify that the above is i correct copy of the statement ot the condition of the above-mentioned company on the >()tli day of June, 1883, as shown by the original statement, and that the said original statement is now oti tile in this office. in testimony whereof. I hereunto subscribe inv name ami affix inv official seal, this 21st dav of August. 1883. IftftAL.) J 48. H. RICE. Auditor of State. (OFFICIAL.! STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF TICK SHOE AND LEATHER INSURANCE COMPANY On the 30th Day of June, ISS3. Located at No. 16 Congress street, Boston. Mass. The anionnr of its capital is Unlimited The amount ot its capital paid up is .$600,000.00 THE ASSETS OF THE COMPANY ARE AS FOLLOWS: ('ash on hand, and in the hand" of agent- or other persons 42,165.13 Bonds owned by the company, bearing interest at tlie rate of— per edit., secured as fllows (market value): 1.519 shares Boston National bank stocks, dividends various 188,54 1.75 $197,000 railroad bonds, 5 to 7 per cent 230.216 25 $193,000 U. 8. bonds, Ito per cent.. 204.616.98 $1 41,000 city ami town bonds. 4 and 6 ner cent 158.018.7.5 SIO,OOO town notes. 5 per cent 10.350.00 Debts for premiums 194.248.66 Total assets $1.028,160 imi Boston, Indiuuupoiis and .Southern Express 6:05 pm New York ana St. Louis Ex press, daily 10:55 pm lIUIOHTWOOD DIVISION. Daily 6:r>s am 4:55 pm Daily 10:50 am 5:25 pm Daily 2:15 pm.... 6:05 pin Daily 3:35 pm ...10:oC* pm Chicago. Ist. Louis A Pittsburg. Depart—New York. Philadelphia,Wash ington, Baltimore and Pitts burg Express, dally, s 4:35 am Dai ton and olmuhus Ex press. except wunrtay 1055 am Richmond Accommodation.... 4:10 pm New York, Pniiadelpiua,Wash ington, Baltimore and Pitts burg Express, daily, s. h s:ospm Dayton Express, exe'nSunday 5:05 pm Arrive— Richmond Accommodation, ex cept Sunday 9:55 am New York, Philadelphia,Wash ington, Baltimore aud Pitts burg Express, daily 11:50 am Coluiubnsund Dayton Express except Sunday 5:40 pm New York, Philaddlpkla,Wash mgton, Baltimore ami Pitts burg Express, daily 10:35 pm Dayton Express, dally except Sunday 10:35 pm Chicago mvrsroN via kkom, i*., c. a sr. l. it. it. Depart—Louisville and Chicago Ex pres*. x*. e 11:15 am Louisville and Chicago Fast Express, daily, s 11:00pin Arrive Chicago at. 9 Louisville Fast Express, daily, s 4:lsam Chicago and Louisville Ex press, p. c 4:09 pm Jeffersonville. Madison di Indiunapoli^ Depart—Southern Express, daily, s 4:15 an Louisville aud Madison Ex press 7:40 an Louisville and Madison mail, p. c 4:2opiu Louisville Accommodation, tiaily, r. o 6:30 pm Arrive Mail 10:00 am Indianapolis, St. Louis aud Chicago Express, daily, p...11:03 am .v New York and Northern Fast _ 1* Express, r. e s:sopm Bt. Louis, Chicago aud Detroit Fast Line, daily, s 10:45 pm Cuicm ti, lnd’ap’lis, St. Louis A Chiemgo. CINCINNATI DIVISION. Depart—Chicago and Louisville Fast Line, daily, a. and c. c 3:30 am Cincinnati Acc. daily 4:30 am Cincinnati Accommodation...ll:os aui Chicago and Louisville Mail, p. c 3:40 pm Cincinnati Accom’nation, d’ly 6:55 pm Arrive Chicago and Bt. Louis Mail y p.c.l 1:40 am Western Ex ureas 5:06 pm Chicago nod Sr. Louis Fust Line, daily, s.andc. c 11:05 pm bt. Louis Express, daily 10:40 pm CHICXOO Division. Depart—Peoria and Bur. Fix. 7:40 atu Chicago and St. Louis Mail, pe. 11:55 m Western Express 5:20 piu Chicago Fast Line, daily, s .r.0.l 1:40 pm Arrive— Chicago and Louisville Fast Line, daily, c. e. ands 3:15 am Lafayette Accommodation 10:45 am Chicagoand Louis’lle Mail, p.c. 3:25 pm Cincinnati Accommodation. 6:40 pm Vanuatu* Lino. Depart—Mali Train 7:30 am 1 >ay Express, daily, p. h 12:10 int Terre Haute Accommodation.. 4:00 pm Pacific Express, dally, s 11:00 pm Arrive—New York Express, dally 4:03 ant Indianapolis Mail and Accom modation 10:00 am Cincinnati and Louisville Fast Line 3:25 pm New York Express, daily, h 4:55 ton Wabash, St. Louis A Pacific. Depart—Detroit and Chicago Mail... 7:25am Toledo. Fort Wayne Grand R:ipids and Michigan Ex press 2:15 pm Detroit anil Toledo Express. dailv, c. c ands 11:10 pin Tipton Accommodation 7:05 phi Arrive —Michigan and Toledo Express. dailv except Monday 2:15 am Toledo and Fort Wayne Ex press. 10:45 am Detroit and Chicago Mail 8:40 pm in ana, B oomnigton A Western Depart-Pacific Express and Mail 7: 15 am Kansas and Texas Fast Line.. 1:30 pm Burlington and Rock Island Express, dally, r. e 11:15 put Arrive—Eastern and Bout hern Express, daily, r. c 4:losm Cincinnati Special 10:50 am Atlantic Express and Mail 6:30 pm sr. Lot is division. i Depart— Mnurettpld Accommodation... 6:3oam Mall and Dav Express B:2oaiu Night Express, daily, r. c 11:10 pm Arrive —Night Express, dally, r. c. 4:loam Mail and Day Express s:4sinn Moorerteld Accommodation... 6:25 pm KASTKRS IM VISION. Depart—Eastern Express. Mail, (f*v, r. c 4:20 am I>ay Express, 11:25 am Atlantic Express 7:00 out Arrive—Pacific Express, s 7:05 am Burlington and R. I. Ex., d’y r. c 10:50 nm Western Express, s 1:05 pin Incl’.snaoolis and st. Louis. Depart—Dav Ex ureas, daily c. c 7:25 am Paris Express 4:ospm Boston and 9t. Louis Ex press, p 6:45 put New York and Bt Louis Ex press. daily. and o. c 11:10 pin Arrive —New York and Boston Ex press. daily, c. o 4:55 am Local Passenger, o 10:05 am Indianapolis Express 3:30 pm D.IV Express, 0. c., dailv 6:15 pm Cincinnati. Hamilton and Indtananolix Depart—Cincinnati, Dayton and Toledo 4:15 ant Conuersviile Accommodation. 4:45 pm Cincinnati, Dayton, Toledo and New York Express 6.55 pm Cincinnati, Dayton, Toledo and New York 11:05 am Arrive— Conuersviile Accommodation. 8.45 am Cincinnati, Peoria- and Bt. Louis 12:15 put Cincinnati. Peoria and rtr. Louis 10:15 pm Cinoinnntl Accommodation 7 15 nm Indianapolis and Vincennes. Depart—Mail and Cairo Express 7:2o*m Vincennes Accommodation 3:55 pm Mooresvllle Accommodation.. 6:00 t.n; Arrive— Vincennes Accommodation .10:50 oil Mail and Cairo Express 4:55 put Mooresville Acconiioiidatlon.. 7:3 om Louisville. New Albany A Chicago. (I’liirngoA Indianapolis Air-lino Division.* Arrive— Freight 8:06 am Mail 4:36 piu Depart—Freight 7:56 pm M.ul 1 0:56 uib Cinem’ti, Wabash 4 Michigan Rail wa (Over the Bee Line.) Depart—l lid tana p’lie and Grand Rapids Kvpr. ss 5 25 am Michigan Express 11:15 atu Arrive—Cincinnati and Indianapolis Express 2:30 pm Indiana polls uud St. Louis Ex 11:10 put 7

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