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THE REPUBLICAN.

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W. S. MONTGOMERY.

INDIANA

A Mits. SDKHKIN', of Erie, Pa., who died recently, had no faith in banks, and just after her death over $9,000 in cash was found in her house. A few days ago, in clearing the cellar, a box containing §1,000 in gold and silver was discovered.

THE maharajah of Singapore, who \s now ?n Paris, is astonishing even that blase city, His coaches, attendants, costumes, and expenditures are based on such a scale of elegance that he seems to have the wealth of the east at his disposal. He far outshines the ghah of Persia.

ONTE of the heaviet losers by the Williamsport flood is Henry James, the lumber dealer of Baltimore. It is estimated that 15,000,000 feet of his lumber Iloated away, a part of wnich will be recovered with other timber in the bay, and will probably greatly reduce his loss, which is now approximated at 12.30,000.

JOHN TYLER, son of the ex-presi-dent, is gradually sinking. His entire body has been paralyzed for nearly a year, and he is finally giving way to the consequent inanition. When in health he was talented, witty, learned, and companionable. For several years past he has held a sinecure in the treasury department.

Ho Broke the Quorum.

"President Lincoln,5' said a western senator the other day, "was nothing ii not original, and some of his political devices while a member of the legislature of Illinois were marked by a. quiel and ingenious readiness of resource which was sui generis and could put to shame the most cunning tricks oi these after days in the matter of quorums, caucuses and deadlocks." "Here is a sample of his genius in that particular line," continued the senator, "which I have never seen in print. Mr. Lincoln was always an enthusiastic advocate of internal improvements, and while a member ol the legislature left no stone unturned to further the good cause. In 1836 the Illinois and Michigan canal was begun, and patriotic Illinoisans prophesied that in cheapening transportation and the cost of commodities delivered almost at the farmer^doors it would prove a veritable El Dorado to the state. The following year, however, was one of deep financial gloom and disaster, from which the state of Illinois suffered so greatly that all internal improvements were suspendedfor a season. During one session of the Legislature the majority was very anxious to secure a vote suspending the prosecution of all public work within the state. The question of no quorum was raised: but an actual count revealed the fact that there was exactly a quorum present with not one man to spare. The Speaker ordered the sergeant-at-arms to lock all the doors to prevent 'bolting' and secure a vote. The fact that some of the windows were open, nowever, had either been overlooked or else no one for a moment supposed that any member would be so rash as to seek an exit from the building through windows which were more than fifteen feet from the ground. Mr. Lincon, however, after a quick survey of the situation, went to one of the windows, and, putting his long compass-like legs over the sill, he let himself down until he hung by his finger-tips, and then dropped gently and unhurt to the ground. "It is true," sententiously observed the Senator, "that a man who did not stand six feet three inches in their boots would have ventured upon such heroic measures but Mr. Lincon not only broke that quorum all to smash, but showed how profitable both presence of mind and absence of body ma^ prove to be at one and the samo time." —New York Tribune.

President Caraot and His Wife. President Carnot of France is dreadfully stiff and correct in everything,— rather, in short, too conscientiously gentlemanlike and too scrupulously well bred. Not having gone through the training of a constitutional sovereign, which enables the prince of Wales to be indefatigable, he gets violent headaches, and returns to the Elysee thoroughly tired out, where his wife awaits him, thoroughly enjoying the privileges of her position, skimming the cream of everything that is pleasant without any enforced duties, always gracious, always smiling, always beautifully dressed, and never obliged to be tired, consequently much happier than any queen.

Tapping Trees for Sugar.

According to the Lewiston Journal, some years ago a city physician settled in a village in the northern part of Oxford county, Maine. In the spring he heard his neighbors tell of making sap sugar. Preparing himself with the necessary apparatus ho started for the woods. Being entirely unacquainted with the business, he tapped every tree he came to. Afterward in speaking of the matter the doctor said that according to his experience the sap from the spruce, fir, and hemlock did not produce so much sugar as that from the maple, but he thought it was •f superior quality.

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THE STATEMONUMENT.

THE CORNER STONE IS LAID WITH IMPOSING CEREMONIES.

A Very Large Attendance of the People of the State—A Parade of Soldiery ol Great Length—The Programme and

Particulars of an Interesting Event.

The corner stone of Indiana's proposed Soldiers cand Sailors' Monument was laid at Indianapolis Thursday. Every train towards the city bore hundreds ol soldiers and citizens, and by 12 o'clock the streets were seething masses of humanity, good natured, sober and patriotic. There probably never were more visitors in the city in one day. The procession required an hour to pass a given point, and was composed of no less than 5000 people. Gen. Harrison was a prominent figure in one of the carriages. The crowd at the monument site was iimpenetrable. President of the Monument Commission George Langsdale, Esq., made a brief statement of tho origin of the inomiment movement, and closed with the following observations: "On the 27th day of January, 1SS9, the commission adopted a design for a monument 269 feet in hight, the building of which has progressed to the point witnessed by you, and we are now assembled to put its corner-stone in place. In that stone a receptacle has been provided in

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which a copper box will be deposited containing the records of the commission, of the great army which subdued the rebellion, and of the peaceful organizations that have sprung from it since. Contrary* to the custom, the monument is noterected to an individual, and no man's name will appear upon it but it is erected in honor of the citizen soldiers and sailors of the State who gave their lives for the preservation of our liberties, the maintenance of the government and the vindication of national honor. And as men of every creed and color, and every political faith and practice were true to their country in the hour of her peril, and shed their blood for the protection, so, too, every man in the State who has worn the national uniform can join hands round this monument and feel.that in its building not one thing has been done which will in the slightest degree wound his tenderest feelings, whether they relate to religion or politics, or criticise his condition, whether rich or poor. Here every soldier will meet with comrades on a spot which he knows is sacred to him and the cause for which he fought, "If completed acc#ding to design this monument will be the noblest structure on the continent, and there will be no purely soldiers' monument in the world its equal. It will teach the lesson that it is an honor to suffer and die for one's country, and that self-sacrifice is not without its reward. It will testify to all beholders that the brightest page in the history of the State is the record of its valor and that it will never be forgotten and it will inculcate a spirit of loyalty and devotion and inspire a courage which will be the best guaranty for the preservation of the peace and happiness of the people. "Commander of the Department of Indiana Grand Army of the Republic, on behalf of the Commissioners, I now ask you to deposit your records with those of the Woman's Relief Corps and the Sons of Veterans in the casket, which you will then put in its place, after which we assign you the duty of setting the corner-stone."

The crowd watched in silence the laying of the cornerstone by Chas. M. 'Travis, Department Commander of the Indiana Department, G. A. R. The documents were consigned to their resting place, and then the stone was placed in position in accoi'dance with the ritual of the G. A. R. In performing the ritual rites Commander Travis was assisted by the officers of the Department, and by the Presidents respectively of the Sons of Veterans and the Woman's Relief Corps. When the stone had been placed in position the national flag was raised, and the "Star Spangled Banner" sung by Mrs. Zelda Seguin-Wal-lace. Tho imposing ceremony, which was too far within the scaffolding to be clearly appreciated by all, ended with the firing of a salute. Speaking from the platform was then resumed.

Governor Hovey, as the presiding officer of the occasion made a brief address. He said: "We have assembled to-day to celebrate the laying of the corner-stone of the monument dedicated to the soldiers and sailors of the State of Indiana. "Monuments are the evidence of the earliest labor and art of man. Throughout Europe, Asia, Africa and America they are found scattered without even a legend to tell of the cause of their erection. The simple mound of earth, the cairn, the pyramids, still stand the ravages of untold centuries, whilst the shaft, the obelisk, the Pantheon, and many other remains of cultivated art meet the eye in almost every part of the civilized world. "They have, no doubt, been built to commemorate great events, or to glorify and satisfy the pride, pomp and vanity of con nuerors, kings and emperors. Few,if any will bo found in any age or country which have been erected as tributes of honor tc the common race of men. "The laying of the corner-stone,for which we are assembled, in the Soldiers' and Sailors' Mouument, is intended to confer a lasting Wmor on all who have served out

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country from the first Indian war within the State to those who had the great honor to participate in the suppression of the late grand and terrible rebellion. It will be the monument of Indiana's heroic men, liv ing or dead. "The losses on both sides during the wai would not fall short of two millions by battle and disease, and to-day of all that vast host of combatants who marched to the field there are probably not exceeding two millions, North and South, who are now living. The late rebellion has left us one people, one consolidated nation has torn the shackles oft of more than four millions of people, who are now enjoying all the rights of freemen, and has wiped out forever in the United States the name of 'slave.' "Out of the vast number of soldiers sent by this State there arc now remaining only about 50,000, and it would be safe to say that of that number at least 40,000 ai*e suffering with disease and broken constitutions, caused by severe service in the field. Of all those who were engaged in the active service, few will be found whose health has not been shattered, and whose lives have not been shortened from ten to fifteen years. The list of mortality since the close of the war fully sustains this assertion. "It seems to me that no duty could be more honorable or imperative than for our nation to shield and protect our heroes in their declining years, and our veterans should command their representatives in Congress to no longer delay this sacred duty. "What a volume the history of the soldiers of Indiana would make! Romance and fiction would pale when compared with their heroic and chivalric deeds. Privations, hardships and sufferings that no pen can describe have been borne by the brave men whose services we are now hon oring by the erection of this beautiful mohumeut. Well may our people be proud of their sons and perpetuate their glorious deeds, and may the sons of our veterans learn a great and solemn lesson from the patriotism and devotion of their fathers. Our people through coming generations will gaze on this' magnificent memento with emotions of patriotism andpride."

A song, "Dedication," written for the occasion by Charles M. Walker, of the Journal, was sung, the chorus assisting.

General M. D. Manson, of Crawfordsville a hero of two wars, was then presented. He spoke eloquently as follows: "No country on earth can justly lay higher claims to the devotion, valor and patriotism of her citizens than the United States. In the early struggles of the settlers of our Territories, there were shown acts of daring and feats of valor which make the histories of those times read like romances. When it has been found necessary to go to war, in order to settle any question which caused differences to justify such action, the demands of the occasion have always been fully and completely met by our people. To defend the flag from foreign foes and teach the world to respect our country's rights has always been our proud claim. When on the loth day of April, 1861, the sad news was telegraphed over the country that the American flag had been fired upon and the blood of American citizen shed on American soil, the people were aroused all over the land. The young and old, the rich and poor, the great and small—all Indianians knew there was a great wrong perpetrated and determined that it should be righted. With one voice they registered a vow in heaven to maintain the unity of the States, the rights of the people, the supremacy of the constitution, the honor and dignity of the flag. During the French revolution and in 1791, at a time when it is said to have been contended by the medical profession that a weak, enfeebled and dying person might be restored by tho transfusion of blood from the veins of a healthy and vigorous person, an immense audience was assembled, and during the delivery before that audience of an oration, by one of the most remarkable statesmen of history, all of a sudden he fell prostrate to the earth and the rumor ran through the vast assembly of the people—who were hanging on his utterances as the stroke of divinity—"that Mirabeau was dying for the want of blood." A young and enthusiastic Frenchman threw off his coat, laid bare his arms and rushed through the astonished and breathless crowd, crying "Oh, take! Oh, take my blood! but let the life of the champion of the rights of the people be preserved!" And thus did the people of the State of Indiana rush, at the call of the country, demanding as determinedly and as enthusiastically as did that young Frenchman—"Oh, take! Oh, take our blood! but let the life of the Nation, the unity of States and the flag of the country be preserved Scarcely had the notes of alarm been received by our people, when the President of the United States called for 75,000 soldiers, to execute the laws and protect the rights of the citizens. Indiana's quota of the call for troops was less than 5,000 men. That great war governor and patriotic citizen of Indiana, Oliver P. Morton, called upon the people of the State for sixty companies oi troops^ and in fortyeight hours that call was responded to by more than a sufficient number of men to make up the full complement. These sixty companies were immediately organized into six regiments. Indiana had furnished five regiments during the Mexican war, and to avoid confusion and keep up the military record of the State in numerical order, the new regiments were numbered, beginning at the point arrived at with the close of the war with Mexico. The Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh Regiments, therefore, became a part of the military history of the State.

"This monument, now being erected in the State of Indiana, in pursuance with a law passed by her legislature, and in full accord with tho feelings and wishes of all her people—the placing of whose cornerstone is so justly made the occasion of such grand ceremony and patriotic demonstration—is to perpetuate, through all time, the a-emory of the patriotism, courage and valor of all tho soldiers and sailors from this State in all the wars that have taken place since her organization as a Territory and State in which her citizens as soldiers and sailors have participated.

"Permit me to ask all within the sound ot my voice to view for just an instant, the greatness of this occasion. Let your minds be occupied for a moment only, with the grandeur and glory of the position of our own Indiana in the great galaxy of States. This day she has made it possible, through a solemn enactment of our legislature, to have laid the comer stone of a great monument, whose splendid shaft, though it pierce the clouds, cannot rise higher than her position among the States of the United States. "Now in the presence of this vast assembly of comrades and citizens, Comrade Benjamin Harrison, late a resident and soldier of our State, and now the honored President of the United States, who has honored this occasion with his presence— let me say that I hope and trust Indiana may always have glorious sons in the future, as she has had in the past, who will readily and willingly vindicate her honor, and the honor and glory of the United States, on every battle field and in every. battle that may be fought in this country to maintain the principles of civil and constitutional liberty during all the ages to some." "Hail Columbia" came in appropriately here, sang by a quartette, with the chorus and bands assisting.

Gen. John Coburn also delivered an address. Gen. Harrison was then formally presented to the assembled host, who cheered him with great vigor.

Col. Geo. W. Harvey, of Danville, Commander of the Sons of Veterans, also dcr livercd a brief address. President Harrison spoke as follows: "Mr. President and Fellow Citizens—I did not expect to make any address on this occasion. It would have been pleasant, if I could have found leisure to make suitable preparation, to have accepted tho invitation of the committee having these exercises in charge, to deliver an oration. I would have felt it an honor to associate my name with an occasion so great as this. Public duties, however, prevented the acceptance of the invitation, and I could only promise to be present with you to-day. It seemed to me most appropriate that I should take part with my fellow-citizens of Indiana in this great ceremony. There have been few occasions in the history of our State so full of interest, so magnificent, so inspiring, as that which we now witness. The suggestion that a monument should be builded to commemorate the valor and heroism of those soldiers of Indiana who gave their lives for the flag, attracted my interest from the beginning. Five years ago last January, when the people assembled in the opera house yonder to unveil the statue which had been worthily set up to our great war Governor, I ventured to express the hope that near by it, as a twin expression of one great sentiment, there might be builded a noble shaft, not to any man, not to bear on any of its majestic faces the name of a man, but a monument about which the sons of veterans, the mothers of our dead, the widows that are yet with us, might gather, and, pointing to the stately shaft, say: 'There is his monument.' The hope expressed that day is realized now. "I congratulate the people of Indiana that pur Legislature has generously met the expectations of our patriotic people. I congratulate the commission having this great work in charge, that they have secured a design which will not suffer under the criticism of the best artists of the world. I congratulate you that a monument so costly as to show that we value that which it commemorates, so artistic as to express the sentiment which evoked it, is to stand in the capital of Indiana. Does any one say there is wastefulness here? My countrymen, two hundred thousand dollars has never passed and never will pass from the treasury of Indiana, that will give a better return than the expenditure for the erection of this monument. As I have witnessed these ceremonies and listened to these patriotic hymns, I have read in the faces of the men who stand about me that lifting up of the soul, that kindling of patriotic fire that has made me realize that on such occasions the nation is laying deep and strong its future security. "This is amonument by Indiana to Indiana soldiers. But I beg you to remember that they were only soldiers of Indiana until the enlistment oath was taken that fx'om that hour until they came back to the generous State that had sent them forth they were soldiers of the Uuion. So that it seemed to me not inappropriate that I should bring to you to-day the sympathy and cheer of the loyal people of all the States. No American citizen need avoid it or pass it with unsympathetic eyes, for,my countrymen, it docs not commemorate a war of subjugation. There is not in the UnitedStates to-day aman who,if he realizes what has occurred since the war, and has opened his soul to the sight of that which is to come, who will not feel that it is good for all our people that victory crowned the cause which this monument commemorates. I do seriously believe that if we can measure, among the States, the benefit resulting from the preservation of the Union, the rebellious States have the larger share. It destroyed an institution that was their destruction. It opened the way for a commercial life that, if they will only embrace it, and the light, means to them a development that shall rival the best attainments of the greatest of our States. "And now let me thank you for your pleasant greeting. I have felt lifted up by this occasion. It seems to me that our spirits have been borne up to meet those of the dead and glorified, and that from this place we shall go to our homes more resolutely set in our purpose as citizens to conserve the peaco and welfare of our neighborhoods, to hold up the dignity and honor of our free institutions, and to see that no harm shall come to our country, whether from internal dissensions or from the aggressions of a foreign foe." ......

Knowledge Costs Money.

Irate Patron—"Sea here, sir. 1 dropped a nickel into this machine, and nothing came out."

Agent—4,If nothing' came out, that shows it's empty." "But, air, what do I get for my nickel?" "Information."—New York Weekly.

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THE PRESIDENT.

lie Is Warmly Greeted Wherever He Ap. pears—His Trip.

President Harrison's trip to Indianapolis was a succession of ovations. He arrived at Cincinnati at 10 a. m., Tuesday. There were crowds at all the stations which his train passed, and when stops wore made his appearance was received with prolonged cheering. The streets of Cincinnati were packed with enthusiastic people, ind the President was kept busy acknowledging the greetings from every side. He jeeupied a carriage with Governor Foraker. He was conveyed to the Burnett House and for three-quarters of an hour acid a reception, during which many hundreds of people grasped his hand. Mayor Mosby made a brief welcoming address, to which the President responded: "Mi*. Mayor—I thank you, and the people Df Cincinnati, for whom you speak, for this friendly welcome. It would be pleasing to me to speak of the recollections which your remarks and this city recalls. But there is neither time nor oiportunity for that. Cincinnati, however, more than any "th.er city of its class in the country,seems to me to be the home city."

He was then driven to the Builders' Exchange. He responded to another address jf welcome as follows: "I have laid upon myself the innovation Df avoiding public speaking on this trip but I can not refrain a word in appreciation Df your kindness. I rejoice in the prosperity and development of your great city, and hope it will always be a city of prosperity and happy homes, whether rich or pool*."

He was then conveyed to the Chamber of Commerce, and a reception lasting an hour was held. The President responded as follows to the address of welcome: "Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen— The figures which your speaker has used in his address quite overcome me. The suggestions and phrases bring to my mind many pleasant recollections. It was here it your crowded wharves and where iloatgd great palaces upon the waters, I had my first glimpse of a great city. To me, a country boy, it was a wonderful sight. Some of my earlier professional days were spent here under the g-uidance of Bellamy Storer. Although but comparatively little of my later life has been spent in your city yet I feel that iu your welcome to-day you act only welcome me as an officer of the Nation, but as a neighbor. I appreciate the fact that I see before me not only representatives in business, but loyal supporters of our great Union. I thank you."

At 4:30 the President's departure from the Burnett House was the occasion for renewed applause. It was started by the spectators in the corridor, who saw the President kiss a wee tot of a child in its mother's arms as he was coming down the stairway. This touch of nature seemed to deepen the applause, which grew from hand-clapping to cheers, and was taken up by the crowd on the street as the President entered his carriage and drove away, accompanied by the Indianapolis committee of invitation and by members of the Cincinnati committee. The Indianapolis committee, which arrived in the afternoon, was made up of Governor A. P. Hovey. Mayor C. S. Denny, Hon. E. B. Martindale. Albert Gall, Judge L. C. Walker, Gen. Gco F. McGinnis, John P. Frenzel, Hon. W. H. English, J. A. Wildman, R. S. McKoe, Dr. H. Jameson, Wm. Scott and Geo. G. Tanner. There was a brisk drive to the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton depot, where the special train ordered by that road was in waiting. At 5 o'clock the train started. At that moment the ^President appeared at the 'rear platform and a shout arose until the train w::s out of sight. It was a cheering send off after a happy visit from the chief magistrate of the Nation, and a good lesson in patriotism to the many children who crowded about to see and hear it.

At Hamilton 500 or COO people were willing and anxious to shake the President's hand. At Oxford the President's car was at once surrounded by what seemed to be tho total population of the little city. As soon as the cheering had ceased, the President was led to platfoi'm at the side of the depot, where Mayor Denby road a brief address, reciting the facts that in Oxford the President had acquired both his education and his wife that Oxford had always felt the keenest interest in his career in both war and peace, and was now happy to greet him as President of the Republic, and proud of the honor he conferred upon the town in making a stop, brief though his stay might be. In reply, the President said: "I can not hope that many of the people whom I knew in my school-boy days are here now. To them, if there be any, and to you who continue to live in this beautiful college town, I give my sincere thanks for this hearty greeting. It is not possible or proper that at this time I should attempt to speak upon any theme. You will therefore permit me to again return my sincere thanks and to bid you good bye."

The hamlet of College Corners, on the State line, was reached at 0:29, and the inhabitants were found assembled in full force at the station. Rev. Mr. Black, mounted upon a store box, awaited the coming of the President's car, and as soon as it arrived gave him a hearty welcome to the town, and, pointing to an ancient carry all at his side, announced that they had there a carriage in which his grandfather, of beloved memory, rode in 1840, and if he would only take the time they would also give him a ride in it. Tho President thanked him with a smile, gracefully declined the proffered offer, and continued "I am much obliged to you and this audidience for this hearty greeting. I am not unfamiliar with these College Corners. This town was often the objective point oi those boyish rides I used to take with companions of my college days at Qxfoi'd. II gives me pleasure to cross tho line into m.v own State, which has been so loyal and .kind to me always, and it gives me pleasure to look into the faces of its happy and prosperous people to-night."

When the President returned to the ear, Governor Hovey welcomed him to tha State in the following words:

Mr. President—As Governor of the State of Iudiana, I take pleasure, and have the honor, to welcome you, as President, to your own State, a State that has honored

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you heretofore, and is ready to do so hereafter. You will meet in it thousands of men who will greet you with the exclamation, "Well done:"

President Harrison replied: "I thank theV-overnor for this larger wel come, extended, as Governor, on the part of the people of the whole State. You have well said that the people of Indiana have been kind to me, and if, when my public career is ended, I can return to you. the happy possessor of your respect and good will, I shall not leave public office with regret."

At Liberty. C. W. Stivers. Esq., delivered a warm welcoming address, and ti a President- said in response.

Mr. Stivers and Follow Citizens: —J havo in the main successfully resisted, not oniy upon this trip, but also during my recent, trip to the New England states, the suggestion often made to me that I should make a public, address. I beg vou will excuse me this evening from saying more than that I do very deeply feel this earnest and hearty welcome which yon extend upon my return to Indiana. I left you to assume the duties of the presidential office with a very deep sense of the responsibility attached to it, which has not been lessened by these months of experience. I am sure I have not been able to avoid some disappointment. 1 could not hope to do this, and yet I hopo I may come to you with the consciousness that whatever has been slack you will forgive, and that nothing has happened to create in your minds doubt of my sincere purpose to subserve the general good of the American people and to uphold as I may the honor and dignity ol the United States.

At Connresville he said: desire to thank you for this cordial welcome to Connersville. I have many times visited your city, and have always been kindly received by your people. Among your citizens are many who have always been my warm friends. I thank them for their kindness to me, and would acknowledge again this kindly welcome you have given me.

Secretary Husk also spoke: Fellow Citizens—I must, refrain from making a speech and have only this to say to you, that I feel highly honored to accompany your great citizen, who is now at the head of the national government,, to this grand and nobie State of Indiana.

Gov. Hovey said Ladies and Gentlemen—I am "verv proud to be able to meet you again, and return thanks for former favors. I am also proud to accompany the President to his home, and hope we shall see you all there to-mor-row at the laying of the corner stone of the monument to Indiana's soldier dead.

An immense crowd had gathered at Rushville and a large crowd at Morristown, but no speeches were made. A vote of thanks was adopted to the C. H. & D. R. R. for the courtesies of the trip. The Presidential party arrived at Indianapolis at 9:30 p. m., and was greeted by thronged thousands. The President was conveyed through the cheering humanity north on Illinois street, east on Washington and north on Pennsylvania street to the New Denison Hotel. (5eo. G. Tanner, President of the Board of Trade, and James R. Carnahan, on behalf of the State Monument Commissioners, delivered addresses of welcome. The President replied as follows: "Gentlemen of the Committee and Friends—I scarcely know how to convey to you the deep impression which this cordial welcome back to Indianapolis has made upon my heart. I can not hope to do so. I have been deeply touched with this generous greeting. It was not my expectation when I parted with you under so serious a sense of official responsibilities to be assumed, to return again so soon to my home, but this occasion was one from which I felt I could not be absent. It seems to me that it will enlist, and has already enlisted, to a degree that nothing else has done in many years in our State, the patriotic interest and the State pride of Indiana. It is true, as General Carnahan has said that I felt an early interest in this movement. I feel that, until this monument was built—until its top stone was laid, and until its voice was heard by the people of this State in expressive speech—we should not have paid that tribute to the dead which we owed them that we were neglecting those who had died'for us. "I am glad to be with you glad to be present to see this monument started for its stately pinnacle, and I shall hope to be with you when the cap-stone is laid, and with reverend rejoicings and pride we may hail the work which this commission has so wisely and so magnificently inaugurated."'

On Wednesday he held a reception at the hotel from 10 to 11 a.m., and after that carried out the programme arranged in the corner stone ceremonies.

The presidential party consisted of the President, Secretary Rusk, Attorney General Miller, Wm. M. Meredith. Thos. A. Morgan, Private Secretary Halford and Dan. M. Ransdell.

President Harrison left Indianapolis at 8 p. m., Friday, for Deer Park and Washington City.

Henry Ward Beecher.

I heard anew story of Henry Wawl Beecher recently, says the Now York Citizen. Job Smith is well known in religious circles in this city. Desiring to join Plymouth church he called on Mr. Beecher and told him his object. "What's your name?" Mr. Beecher a sked. "Smith," was the reply. "Smith!" exclaimed the pastor. "That's no name. That doesn't give me any information. Haven't you another name?" "Yes Job." "Oh, that's a different thing. Job is one of my friends. His name is one ol the greatest in history."

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Mr. Smith joined tho church, audit was always Mr. Beecher's custom at tho prayer meetings when ho desired tho aid of Mr. Smith to say "Brother Job, will you pray?"

To judge from tho way in which misplaced affections now find expression, the pangs of unrequitted love aro evij dently shooting pains.