Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 December 1884 — Page 3

THE LATE REUBEN R. SI’RINGEIL How He Made His Money—ills Numerous Investment* in Corner Lots. Cincinnati Ewiuirer. The investments of Mr. Springer are a lesson in themselves. lie did not take much stock in suburban additions. His money was made, his investments made, in the heart of the city, close to business. Ho lived near his investments, and watched them with a jealous care. There was little of the speculative in his disposition. He ‘preferred a safe and sure thing. He did not believe in taking chances. Ho had a decided pen chant for corner lots. He not only purchased them, but he held them, even if their income was not always lucrative. For years he owned, and always kept, the corner of Fourth street and •Central avenue, where the Allemania Club now stands. The lessees gave the property up. claim ing that they could not afford to pay the rent; Nothing discouraged, he said to John 1): Caldwell: “i shall have to build,” and build he did one of the most desirable pieces of paying property in the city. The corner at Fourth and Elm he also owned, as well as that of Seventh and Plum. He was a large stockholder in the Pittsburg <te Fort Wayne Railroad Company; also in the Cincinnati Gas Company, and, for a number of years, in the Lafayette Bank, of which he was director for a series of years. He was only ton years in 'business, joining the house of Kilgour, Taylor & Cos. as a partner in 1830; and retiring in 1840, yet so great were the profits and so lucky his vent tires that wealth rolled in easily and rapidly. These were the haleyoß days for mercantile ven tures. It was before the time of drummers or commercial agents. Tho bouse of Kilgour, Taylor & Cos. was tho largest in the city, or high financial standing, with a quarter or half a mill ion dollars of capital, a large stock of goods on hand and a good acquaintance in Indiana, Ken tucky, Ohio and throughout the South. Soutlkern planters camo to the firm for goods and ad vances on their sugar and cotton crops. They accommodated them, and charged good, big profits. The competition then was light. Be sides, the firm owned a steamboat plying between Cincinnati and New Orleans, which gave them additional privileges. Then New Orleans was twenty days off. All the heavy freight camo in keel boats from the Crescent City. It was a journey of two months for heavy goods, which came from New York by the way of New Orleans or by stage over the Alleghenies, so that risks were great, credits long, that is, from three to six months, and consequently profits large. Kilgour, Taylor & Cos. had the cream of the carrying trade. Mr. Springer eutered the firm .after it was well established, and reaped rich profits for the decade that he was a member of the firm. Said General J. H. Bate*, the attorney and lifelong friend of Mr. Springer, when asked for the leading trait of his life. “Why, method. He •was systematic in everything. He was emphatically a man of method.” “What do you mean by method?” “Why, he had a place for everything, a time to do everything, and a system in all the conduct of his affairs.” “Reserved he was.” said Robert Brown, who was at one time one of his clerks. There was mo ‘hail fellow well met’ about him. A calm quiet, approach-no-further sort of a manner about him lent a dignity, and at times a coldness to his character, which may have been nothing more than native modesty and ft quiet self respect. Surrounding his character like a halo was tho innate modesty of the man. In early life it gave him the appearance of col l ness; in later life they called it simplicity. A man of any ostentation would have insisted upon having tho Music. Hall named for himself, Mr. Springer at all times positively declined. Ho even refused to have his life published in any of the biographies of Ohio’s great men or oven Cincinnati celebrities that from time to time enter prising publishers have put forth. He gave much that none knew anything about. lie even remembered, in SI,OOO cash donations in December. 1880. his old and faithful servants, his coachman and cook. lie ever remembered his church and most gloriously his city. His 6tvle of living was most unostentatious. Though he kept a earriaere he generally went on foot. Some Would call him a lucky man. Yet he was prudent and methodical, systematic and honest, and the fates sent luck rolling at his heels. His life has been a long one, and his eircumstauces permitted him to take the world easily. He did not receive much of the rough-und-turnblo of affairs. Methodical in his habits, simple in his tastes, prudent of his health. X-‘ —4*ng life was full of usefulness, fraught with lessons of prudence, system and economy. He was opposed to debts, never indulged in them himself and could not tolerate them in others. When Sister Stanislaus wanted funds to aid the exchequer under her charge, ho positively refused, saying, “No, wait till yon get out of debt,” and, urgent as the appeal was, he still persisted. Mr. Springer was a devout Catholic, being strict in his adherence to the principles of that religion. In politics he was a Republican. His habits of living were simple, being accustomed all his life to retiring at 10 o'clock in tho evening and arising at 6 in tho morn ing. The public are well acquainted with Mr. Springer's liberality, but comparatively few of his munificent acts are known outside his own household. No man or woman ever applied to him for assistance who did not receive it, and even an intoxicated person would receive a coin from him with the advice that the money be expended for victuals or clothing. The servant who was with Mr. Springer when he died was Miss Ellen Seefey. who has been a faithful and devoted employe of the deceased for thirty seven years. Miss Seerey’s sister, Mrs. Julia Manning, who is a widow, ha 9 been with Mr. Springer twenty five years. The coachman, Michael liooley, was employed by Mr. Springer twenty years ago. and lias been a faithful and trusted employe ever sindc. It is stated that these three servants have been amply provided for in Mr. Springer's wiil The deceased never had any children, bnt there are living a number of nephews and nieces. His wife has been dead fifteen years.

SAMEI'RL NUTTS SPIRIT. A Newspaper that Proposes To Do a Great Many Things for Fifty Cents a Year. New York Sun. Samuel Nutt, of Farmer City. 111., has issued the first, though not, we trust, the last number of a monthly independent journal of reform, called tho Spirit of Truth, in which “the tariff question is sifted to the very core, so that the uneducated can understand its deception and the causes of monopoly and the ruination a tar iff brines on a nation.” This of itself would be a job of size, but the Spirit of Truth also eon tracts “to defend the word of God against the world at large,” a fact from which we are justi fled in inferring that however many sympathiz ers with his economic views Samuel Alutt, may find, in religion he is a minority of one. More over, he means to expose "the corruptions in churehes and governments," and sweep the dust from things generally. Samuel Nutt intends to do much, but he asks only a little. The price of twelve doses of his spirit is only fifty cents We mention this bo cause the Farmer City reformer frankly admits that he is obliged to sell truth, much as lie would like to give it away. "But I can t live on wind,” he says mournfully. “Neither can 1 pay my honest debts with cheap talk. It takes a minister of the gospel to do that" From which it up pears that Samuel Nutt hasn't a high opinion of ministers of the “gospel," and. infeed, this is evident from his severe editorial article entitled “Who is the People that Believe the Bible!" Samuel Nutt can hardly want such peoplo for subscribers to bis journal, and so wo are afraid that his subscription list won't be very long; but perhaps ho doesn’t care for that. Neither does he care for education, in which he sees "more ignorance than knowledge.” And in riches Samuel Nutt sees no good, no, not any: “It do not matter weather a man have any brains or not. as long that he is possessed of riches, and is able to converse with a lot of educated idiots.” But the views of Samuel Nutt on religion and education need not detain us Those important subjects will bo treated in his own peculiar manner, no doubt, in the Spirit, but the high tariff moves it more, and it moans to move the higli tariff. We commend to Colonel Watterson and Colonel Morrison, of Illinois, Samuel Nutt’s leader in Spirit It considers "What Have High Tariff llone for the American People.” Here is an extract, which might have come from our slashing contemporary, the Louisville Cour-ier-Journal. Observe and preserve; “In the lost twenty years it have built up one of tho most gigantic monopolis, on tire face of the earth. Higli tariff has caused the American rulers to be the most corrupt government on tho face of the earth. High tariff has built up for

the American people the finest manufacturing establishments in the world, without any for eigu markets on earth to sell her manufactured goods to.” This is tall talk, but not original. Samuel Nutt’s great contribution to economic literature is contained in the following: “Through this high tariff the rich monopolize all tho religion in prodistant and catholic churches, priest, ministers and bishops have a high, tariff on ail religion in churches. The ministers sell their religion the same as a mer chant sells his silks and cotton goods. The more you can afford to pay for your pew, the most stylish will be your religion. ” The responsibility of the high tariff for high pew rents had not, to our knowledge, been traced previously. Immediately after this destructive criticism of the tariff Samuel Nutt has a poem headed “I Have No Fear of Death.” Well, a man who habitually writes articles about the tariff ©tight to have strong fear of death. We fear Nutt is cracked. PRESIDENT ARTHUR. Somewhat Tartly Southern Appreciation of President Arthur’s Merits. Washington ‘’orrespondence Atlanta Constitution. Taking everything into eonsideration. remembering the prejudice against the man which was by no means confined to one section, the general distrust of him experienced when he stopped into the dead President’s shoos, looking fairly over these three years and a half, Chester Arthur seems to be entitled to the respect and confidence of the people of this country. The public men who have had intimate business and social relations with him speak of him as a worthy official and a courteous gentleman. In those amenities which add to the luster of the highest station, I doubt if we ever had a Pre6i dent who was his superior. It lias been a. long time since we hail one who was comparable to him. The idea conveyed in the thursta of some witty paragrnphers that the President is a dudo or a snob has not the slightest foundation in fact, A personal meet ing with him would relieve the apprehensions of the severest of these critics. The President is a remarkably well-dressed man, and doubtless has a great many pairs of trousers. Every man ought to dress as well as be can. He should at least make his apparel comport with his means and hiii* station. It would not be an edifying spectacle to see the President’s trousers bag at the knee, or his coat shine with the gloss which is the penalty of long attrition. One of the cheapest humbugs of the day is the talk about the simplicity of the fathers and the danger of luxury sapping the manhood of tho Republic. A man can be as brave, as strong, as gentle and as defiant a champion of republican institutions in an elegant-look ing. perfect fitting, delightful feeling suit of clothes as he can in a wool hat and a “haud-me down” substitute for the fig leaves. I lmve seen public men, and some of them high steppers in the political ranks, who would do well to sit at the President’s feet and learn of him, not the frivolous fancies of fashion, but that old science, commended in the word of tho Maker of men when it telisus that cleanliness is next to Godliness. But though nhs President wears the finest clothing that the best tailors can make, there is nothing in his dress to offend the most orthodox simplicity, nothing to suggest tho garish array of color and the disgusting extremes of cut which constitute the glory of the modern dude. His quiet dignity and his affable, unrestrained address have removed from the receptions at the White House the stiff ceremoniality that used to make them gorgeous bores. He nppears always the poised, graceful, well-bred gentleman. ANOTHER VIEW OP HIM. Templeton, in Ronton Herald. My late born esteem for Mr. Arthur does not attain the quality of enthusiasm. He does not impress me at all as a great man. I see in him still marks of objectionable training as a politician. But he does know how to efface self and to learn from others. Perhaps a man more con scions of his own ability would be less capable of such an achievement. Yet Abraham Lincoln did it, and in the power to do it was the one secret of Lincoln’s success. Mr. Lincoln was a man of big brain and of rare originality of character. He was a statesman, and he was a politician also. Ho was one of the shrewdest and most keen-sighted politicians the country ever saw. He was capable, while having his mind fully alive to the importance of the great issues of the war which were on his shoulders, of still paying the closest attention to the prospects for his own re-election to the presdency. People who knew him daring the period of possible doubt that hung over hi 9 renomination were often reminded of that fact. He was well aware of Mr. Chase’s ambition to succeed him, and he watched it very closely. When he was thinking of nominating Mr. Chase to the Chief justiceship of tho Supreme Court, it was suggested to him that it might take Mr. Chase out of the field as a rival for the prosi dency. Mr. Lincoln’? eye twinkled. “I will appoint him,” said he, “but not with any such expectation as that. Chase will work for the presidency harder than ever when he gets on the bench. Nothing will cure him of that, craving.” If Mr. Lincoln had been a smaller man. he would have been jealous of his secretary and quarreled with him. As ho was a shrewd politician, he conquered him without a quarrel. But it. is probable that the President was almost as anxious to be re elected as the secretary was to supersede him. There is another interesting incident illustrative of President Lincoln's manner of dealing with the men who opposed him. On the last day of the session of 18G5, Mr. Sumner made a furious attack in tho Senate on Mr. Lincoln's policy in tho reconstruction of the State of Louisiana, when Gov. Hahn had been put into power under Gen. Banks, with not so much consideration for the colored men as Mr. Sumner thought necessary, Had half as much beep said against Andrew Johnson, ho would have raged like a mad bull; had such an attack been made on Gen. Grant, he would have set that heavy jaw of his and never spoken to Mr. Sumner again. Now mark tho course of Mr. Lincoln. The next day was the inauguration ball. Mr. Sumner went to it doubtful of his reception. He was met by Mr. Lincoln with the request that he would take Mrs. Lincoln into the hall. This kind forbearance deeply touched Mr. Sumner, and he used to relate the incident with pleasure. .Mr. Sumner had always been Mr. friend, and Mr: Lincoln meant that he should remain so. Air inferior man would have been pugnaciously resentful. I don’t know that Mr. Arthur would have been equal to the same exhibition of good nature, but he has been very skillful in not provoking animosities. He seems to me a first rate administrator. The party which gets this quality in its President is very fortunate, and ir there is an opportunity to elect such a man again to his office, it is very foolish if it fails to accept it.

He Was Nominated on Friday, Too. Milwaukee Sentinel. Charleston, 8. C., is to give itself up t,o a wholesale expression of joy over tho election of Cleveland and Hendricks on Friday, fclr© 24th inst. The great Southern celebration at Atlanta, was also on a Friday. That day of the week is, doubtless, selected as a compliment to the executive achievements of Mr. Cleveland while filling a county office in Erie county a number of years ago. Flow It Should Bo Received. Pittsburg Times 'lnd.) The Indianapolis Sentinel threatens to resume its attacks nj>on the Blaine family. If it does there should be an application of the shotgun policy to the parties responsible for the infamous scandal. The Base Ball Flats. Pittsburg Dispatch. Base ball bats, it is said, are going to be fiat, next year. This is supposed to be for the purpose of bringing them into harmony with the fellows who bet on the game. Scratch My Hack. LouiMville Cornier-Journal. Mrs. Langtry is said to have the most beautiful back on the stage. It is to be hoped that Mrs. L. never indulges in buckwheat cakes. Truk reputation is only won by real character and worth, that is. a reputation that is worth having and preserving. Charles O. Cooper, of Orange, Essex county, N. J., writes: “Mishler's Herb Bitter fully sustained its high reputation in my ease. I have found it very beneficial in influenza, and 1 believe my case would have terminated fatally without it.” In affections of tho throat this hitters is not less effective than in treating diseases of the stomach, bowels, liver and kidneys.

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, ISB4.

III’MOE OP THE DAY. On the rollers he glides like the cars. But an acoideut his happiness mar*; As so swiftly he sped, He sat down on his head. And saw about ten million * * ’ ! —Norristown Herald. ThG agile mercury by jerks Now cr**eps Towards the aero point,, And the dread rheumatism lurk.s And sleeps In every human joint Boston Post. Viva Vocar—Examiner. “Now, can you tell mo which of the planets were known to the ancients!’ .Student “Ah—there was Venus and—ah— Jupiter, and—and—l think the earth, but—but— I’m not quite certain about the latter!” Another Treaty Proposed, Chicago News. “I don’ ’zae/ly understan’ this ’ere Spanish treaty. W’at does it do?” “Why, it gives us cheaper sugar.” t “W’at do we want o’ cheaper sugar? The s’loons alius throws in the sugar. W’at we want is a treaty with Kentucky that’ll give us cheaper liquor.” Wasn't Flirting. San Francisco Argonaut. “My dear.” said a Mormon wife to her husband, “I should think that you would be ashamed of yourself, flirting with Miss R.„ as you did to-day.” “Flirting with her?” he replied in astonishment. “Why, we have been engaged for more than three months. It’s all over town.” “Oh, I bog your pardon,” said the wife, indifferently. “If you are engaged to her. 1 suppose it’s all right. When does tho happy event occur?” A Better Racket. Detroit Free Press. “What’s that?” he asked as he halted a boy about his own age on Woodward avenue. “I’m eatin’ white sugar.” “Where’d you get it?” “Home.” “Steal it?” “Naw; magave it to me.” “What fur?” “’Cause I threatened to run away.” “Humph! You ain’t smart My holt is to threaten to commit suicide, and I git currant jell and raisins till I can’t eat no more.” Just at tho Right Time. Detroit Pr Bt, Deacon Jones is a truly good man. While the minister is preaching or praying he frequently signifies his approval by sounding the word “Amen” when any sentiment strikes him as being pertinent or appropriate,, and occasionally when there is no particular call for it. Last Sunday the minister, who is somewhat prolix and prosy, was struggling with a prayer which he had stretched out to grent length, the Deacon meanwhile encouraging him with his usual fevor, when he raised his voice and said: “And finally, O Lord ” “Amen,” sounded the Deacon. Privileges of the Pres*. “Oh, I think it must be so nice to be conecf.ed with a newspaper,” said Miss M’Flynn to young Quilldriver. us they sat together one evening. “Yes, it is so-so.” he replied, “But why do you think it is?” “Why, it has so many advantages. I should think you would glory in the freedom, the power, the liberty and all the privileges of the press.” “Certainly, I do. I;’e a pity, with all your enthusiasm on the subject, that you are not a journilist.” “I think so, too; but you know it is hard for a woman to get recognition. I should be delighted to feel that the press embraced me.” “Oh, you would, would you? Great Scott! wait till I turn down tne gas.”

Washington as a Long-Distance Thrower. Texas Siftings. It was on L T nion Square that a man whose histrionic yawp is well known all over the land told the following chestnut to the boys. Lord Coleridge. when he visited this country lately, stood with William M. Evarts on the banks of the Po tomac, opposite the City of Washington. “Do you know, Evarts, said his Lordship, “I have heard George Washington was a man ot great physical prowess. I was told that he once threw a silver dollar from this spot across the Potomac.” “You must remember, my Lord,” said Mr. Evarts, “that a dollar would go a great deal further in those days than it would now.” The gloom that the recital of this old story had thrown over the gang was wafted away by our friend in the long ulster, who said: “I would suggest that Evarts might have said something else.” “What?” “He might have said: 'I never heard that he threw a silver dollar across the Potomac, but history tells us that he threw an English sovereign across the Atlantic.’ ” Unsupported in His Reformation. Pittbnr Chronicle. “Mah,” said little Johnnie Jarplily. with all the earnest intensity of innocent childhood, on his return from Sunday school last Sabbath, “I’m going to be a good boy now—a real good boy. ” Mrs. Jarphley said she was deeply gratified to hear it, but evidenlv was a trifle skeptical. “Our Sunday-school teacher told us that if we’d be good we’d be happy, an’ that’s why I’m going to be good;” and the heir of the Jarphlys retired to the parlor, and seating himself on a chair oy the window, attempted to spear a blue bottle fly with a pin. After a few moments so employed he called out, “Mah, an’t I have a piece of lemon pie?” “No, Johnnie, you've had enough,” replied his mother. “But I want a pieco.” “You cannot have it, John. Stop kicking that chair. Take your dirty boots off that cushion, ins tan ter. sir! Do you want to destroy the parlor furniture? I thought you said you were going to be a good boy?” “What’s the use of being good if you don’t get nothing for it?” dejectedly remarked Johnnie.

A SOLDIER OF FORTUNE, Methods by Which Mr. Swaim Was Enabled to Make His Way in the World. Pltfßbur* Loader. Visiting in an Allegheny homo is an old gentleman whose home is in Ohio. He i6 a member of the bar, and is now bolding a government appointment at Washington. In a conversation nport the Swaim trial, last night, he gave a brief sketch of the Judge-advocate General, as fol lows: “Just after the war, Swaim. who had considerable reputation as a potty striker and small political wire-puller, was ’employed byGeneral Garfield to do sortie work for him among the rural vales. Swaim did his work well. He had no conscientious scruples, and faithfully obeyed every instruction given him. Asa reward for this Garfield took him to Washington, and appointed him elerk of his committee. In 1860 the clerkship expired, but Swaim had got a start. Naturally selfish and penurious, he had boarded at the cheapest lodgings and saved most of his salary, which he materially Increased by lending out at usurious rates of interest. He went back to Ohio with a big scheme under his hat. lie wanted to be admitted to tlie bar. He did not know any law. and his t me was too valuable to waste in reading. In his village was a brilliant lawyer who had lost caste through dissipation. To him Swaim went and said that he wanted to be ad mitted to the bar. Ho promised not to try to practice about homo, but said he would go to Minnesota as quick as he got his certificate. He said he was going into the real estate business there, and if he could put attorney at law on his sign it would help him. *But yon don't know a thing about law,’ said Jim. ‘You couldn’t answer the first question.’ Swaim replied: T know that, but you must arrange it all.’ Jim said: ‘Well, if l get yon in, Hwaim, I’ll have to lie like about it. and I’ll have to charge you about s3o.* ‘All right.’said Swaim, *l’ll pay it as quick as I get the certificate.’ The bargain was struck, and in a few days Slippery Jim made a motion in court to have a commission appointed to ox amine Swaim for admission to th© bar. He handed the elerk of courts the names of two other lawyers to bo put on the committee with himself. Jim directed Swaim to order a room at the hotel, in which was to bo opened a lunch with plenty of whisky and a box of cigars. Swaim said, ‘But I have no money with tn©. I'll order tho stuff in your name, and pay for it when I come iu again.’ ‘All right.’says Jim. aud the goods were ordered. At the end of the orgy Swaim emerged a lawyer, bat did not go to Minnesota Neither did he ever pay Jim for the whisky, cigars, etc., nor his fee of S3O. When

the latter asked him for it, Swaim replied: ‘Oh, h—l. .Tim, you are only in fun. You never in tended to charge me a fee.’ “During Swaim’s residence in Washington he obtained a strong hold upon Gen. Garfield. Garfield was always financially embarrassed. His thrifty committee clerk was always ready to lend him money at a high rate of interest It was not long after Swaim’s so-called admission to tho bar that, through Garfield’s influence, he was appointed Judge Advocate, with -the rank of major. Here his chances for turning a penny were naturally increased. He lent money at high rates to needy officers and spent little upon himself, sponging from every one with whom he came in contact. Ho was a great poker player, but would never hot unless he had a sure hand. His intimate relations with Garfield continued, and at the time of tho latter’s nomination, Swaim had a mortgage on Garfield’s house for more than it would bring him at a forced sale. A A large portion of this money was lost, it is said, at the poker tables. Garfield was very fond of the game, but was proverbially unlucky. All through Garfield’s campaign Swaim was his most intimate adviser, and, owing to his finan cial obligations, the General could not shake him off. So notorious was this relation that Garfield preferred to get Hayes to appoint Swaim Judge Advocate-general. This was done by Garfield promising to reappoint Stanley Matthews to the Supreme Court bench in spite of his rejection by the Senate. In the last month of his administration, Hayes advanced Swaim over six of his su periors, to the office of Judge Advocate-general. Os Course Ho Was a Member. London Letter. They tell a characteristic story of a young lord who was trying to pass himself into tho House of Peers after a Tong absence. The policeman stopped him and said: “Sir. are you a member! I don’t know you.” The “nubble lud” turned upon him with a look of indescribable contempt and replied: “Do you suppose I would bo in such a beastly hole as this if I wasn’t!” He was passed iu. Don’t Say I Told You. Helena f3l ont.) Herald. Kate Castleton is playing in Portland, Ore., and that probably explains the following item from the Portland News: “Tho good Sunday school teacher catechised the good little boy, Sunday: ‘What did Christ say about little children?’ He said: ‘Suffer little children to come unto me—but for goodness sake don’t say \ told you.’” Histrionic Hendricks. Eiifhville Republican. Mi*. Hendricks has withdrawn his sparkling comedy of “A. Lincoln’s Friend” from the boards, and now appeal’s in the title role in the roaring farce of “Tom Hendricks, the Union Scout,” a romance of the Northwest Confederacy*

PERSONAL MENTION. Hon. Will Cumback, of Greensburg, is at tho Denison. Leslie D. Thomas, of Terro Haute, is at the Denison. Hon. Inman H. Fowler, of Spencer, Ind., is at the Denison. Hon. Robert Mitchell, of Princeton, Is at the Grand Hotel. Col. E. D. Bannister, of Lawrenceburg, is at the Denison. Hon. L. M. Campbell, of Danville, is at the Grand Hotel. Hon. John L. Rupe, mayor of Richmond, is at the Denison. Hon. Hugh D. McMullen, of Aurora, is at the Grand Hotel. Miss Lou Crawford returned to her home, in Greenfield, yesterday. Senator Mclntosh and wife have engaged room 9 at the Occidental Hotel for the winter. Mrs. E. P. Thayer, who has been in the city visiting, returned to her home in Greenfield this morning. Prof. Thompson, whoso reputation is rapidly extending in this country, will probably deliver a lecture on art in this city (luring the winter. The progressive euchre party at Mrs. Gris fitlis on Meridian street, last evening, was at tended b> a largo number of society people. The favors were unique. Refreshments were served. Rev. A. Thompson, and Mrs. Mary F. Phelps, of Keokuk, lowa, father and sister respectively of Mr. Gia B. Thompson, of the News, arrived in the city last night and will spend the winter in the family of that gentleman. Hotel Arrivals. Hotel English: James C. Lee, Anderson; H. J. Dodd, Roachdale; H. W. Case, Toledo; L. G. Beck, Delphi; S. J. Brash, Columbus; J. C. Turner, Michigan Cit> - J. W. Pike, Wabash. Denison: F. E. Turner, Brooklyn; C. M. Hopping, G. A. Ayers, W. 1L Souther. Now York: S. 11. Harrington, D. H. Royce, Columbus. O ; R C. Hallett, Chicago; Henry A. Reed, Orleans; Henry S Carroll, Clarksville, Mo.; C. S. Tappan, Rochester: W. N. Rea. Beaver Falls, Pa.; B. McAuley, B. D. Stevens, Miss Chant ore, New York. Bate* House: Dr. A. A. Hillits, Louisville, Ky.; R. Neptune. Thorntown; A. H. Braden, ( rawfordsville; George S. Lirts and Made Vestal, Nohlesville; J. H. Hart, Martinsville; John H. Piercy, Greeneastle; George H. Prey, Springfield; Benjamin B. Lavvrance, Denver, W. C. Higgins, Norwich, Conn.; Edwin S. Brown and F. B. Kreps, Goshen. Grand Hotel; M, H. Brown, F. M. Charlton, Lebanon; N. S. Givan, Lawrenceburg; Charles F. Davis, Auburn; T. J. Newkirk, J W. Jones, Rußhville: A. J. Mclntosh, Salem; William Darroch, Morocco; W- B. Overman. Rockville; Nicholas Cornet, Versailles: 11. Trout, Craw fordsville; M. Herzog, Waynotown; L. S. Fitch, Oakwood; H. G. Harding, LaPorte; W. W. Beebe, J. M. Boggs and wife, Lafayette; J. M. Vaafleet. Elkhart.

A Hold Robbery. Between 7 and 8 o’clock last evening the window in the pawn-shop of Ed Dncas, No. 115 West Washington street, was smashed with a brick, and nine gold watches were grabbed by a man who ran down the 6treet and disappeared in an alley. Ducas was in the rear of the store at the time, and as there was no one near the robber easily escaped with tho plunder. Death ol* an Insane Man. Alva Parsons, an inmate of the Insane Hospital for two years past, died at that institution yesterday. He was thirty-eight years old. and leaves a widow and three children. His home was at Attica, Ind., but for several years he has practiced law at Lafayette, and his insanity was the result of over application. His remains were taken to Attica last night. Badly Scalded by Steam. G J. Limster, No. 67 North Davidson street, employed at the Panhandle shops, was very seriously scalded about the face and breast, yesterday afternoon, by the sudden bursting out of a mass of superheated steam. He is badly hurt. Another War Reminiscence. To the PMftor of the Indian ano Ms Journal: The revised history of the “War Between the States” has sent my mind whirling back to war times at Brazil, lud., when the draft resisters and copperheads were about to take possession of the city. Colonel Streight was here, ani by a wave of tho hand dispersed the old guard. I am now thinking how much better it would have been for us loyal citizens if we had had General Thomas A. Hendricks, instead of (’ol. freight, here at the time. This is with all due deference to our noble patriot and gallant soldier. Colonel Streight. Soldier, Brazil, Ind., Dec. 11. Rev. Charles E. Harris, late pastor M. E. Church, Greenpoint. N. Y., suffered from acute rheumatism. Athloplnno*- cured him.

TIIE INDIANA LEGISLATURE. Name and Posioffiec Address of Each Member of the Senate ami House. ’Flio following is a complete and correct list of the senators and representatives composing the India mi Legislature, which assembles in January, together witli the postoffice address of each: The Senate. REPUBLICANS. From Delaware and Randolph counties—Marcus S. Smith, of Aluncie. Howard and Miami—-Lewis D. Adkinaon, Porn. Johnson and Morgan—Gabriel Overstreet, Franklin. Lake and Portor—rtflius W. Touche, Crown Point. Parke and Vermillion—John W. Lindley, Rockville. Starke and St. Joseph—Marvin Campbell, South BernL Wayne—William P. Foulkc, Richmond. DeKalb and Steuben—Nicholas Easley, Auburn. Delaware, Henry ami Randolph—J. W. Macey, Winchester. Fayette, Rush and Union—-Tames N. Huston, Connevsv’lle. Fountain and Warren—Andrew Marshall. Harveysburg. Fountain county. Elkhart—W. J. I >avis, Goriion. Hamilton and Tipton—Charles C. Duncan, Sharpsville. Hendricks and Putnam—L. M. Campbell, Danville, Hendricks county. Kosciusko and Wabash—Goorgo W, Moon, Wabash. Marion—F. Winter, Indianapolis. and Noble—James S. Drake, Lagrange—--17. DEMOCRATS. Allen—Lyeurgua Null, Hew Haven. Adams, Blackford and Jay*—John M. Smith, Port land. Bartholomew, Brown and Monroe—William C. Duncau. Nashville. Bentou, Jasper and Newton—Frederick Hoover, Remington. Cass—Rufus Magee, Logan sport. Clarke and Scott—David McClure, Jeffersonville. Crawford, Harrison and Orange—John Benz, Leavenworth. Daviess and Greene—Jacob F. Mclntosh, Newlerry. Dearborn. Ohio and Switzerland—Columbus Johnston. Aurora. Dubois, Lawrence and Martin—James 11. Willard, Bedford. Franklin and Ripley—Chester R. Faulkner, Holton. Gibson and Posey—James E. McCullough, Princeton. Huntington and Wells—William J. Hilligass. Huntington. Jefferson—. Tames Hill. Brooksburg. Knox ami Sullivan—Joshua Emwr, Sullivan. Perry and Spencer—Heber J. May, Cannelton. Pike and Warrick—Edward P. Richardson, Petersburg. Tippecanoe —Francis Johnson, Lafayette. Allen and Whitley—Eli W. Brown, Columbia City. Boone and Clinton—DeWitt C. Bryant, Frankfort. Clay and Owen—lnman H. Fowler. Spencer. Decatur and Shelby—F. M. Howard. St. Paul. Floyd and Washington—John S. Day, . Fulton and Marshall—Valentine Zimmerman, Rochester. Grant and Madison—. Tames S. Shively, Marion. Hancock, Marion and Shelby—Leon O. Bailey, Indianapolis. Jackson and Jennings—A. G. Smith, North Vernon. LaPorte—Morgan H. Weir. La Porte. Marion—W. C. Thompson. Indianapolis. Montgomery—Silas Peterson, Bowers. Vandevburg—William Rohm, jr., Evansville. Vigo—Philip Selfless, Terre Haute. Carroll. Pulaski and White—E. B. Sellers, Monticello—3J.

The House of Representatives. REPUBLICANS. Benton and Warren—James H. Meßroome, —— Decatur —Krastus L. Floyd, St. Paul. Delaware—John Linnvilie, New Burlington. Elkhart—Cyrus P. Hosier. Bristol. Fayette and Union—R. M. Haworth, Liberty. Hibson—Arthur P. Twineham. Princeton. Grant—Hiram Brownlee, Marion. Greene —A. S. Holms. Worthington. Hamilton—T. E Boyd, Noblesville. Hancock. Henry and Madison—Joseph Franklin, - Hendricks—Jacob 11. Fleece, North Salem. Henry—John A. Deem, Spiceland. Howard—Nathaniel R. Lindsay. Kokomo. Jay>er and Newton—lsaac D. Dunn. Jefferson—William M. Copeland, Madison. Jennings—James M. Wynn, Scipio. Kosciusko—John W. Wilson, Piercetnn. Kosciusko and Wabash—Warren G. Sayre, Wabash. Lagrange—Levi L. Wild man. Walcotville. Lawrence—Dr. John Gardiner. Bedford. Marion—Ovid B. Jameson, Indianapolis. Montgomery—Hannibal Trout, Morgan—George A. Adams, Martinsville. Noble—Gear go W. Carr, Albion. Parke—William 11. Akins, Montezuma. Porter—Marquis L. McCllelland, Valparaiso. Randolph—James S. Engle, Winchester. Rush—Ephraim S. Fra zee. Orange Postoffice. Steuben—D. It. Best, Angola. Tippecanoe—B. Wilson Smith and Job Osborn, Lafayette. Vermillion—Robert B. Sears, Newport. Wabash—S: N. Hopkins. North Manchester. Wayne—James M. Townsend. Richmond, and John R. Monk, East Germantown—3s. DEMOCRATS. Adams, Jay and Wells—lT. C. McGoverney, Portland. Adams ami Jav—D*vid Ely, Decatur. Allen—J. D. McHenry. Maples; Albert W. Brooks and Fred. Hayden, Fort Wayne. Bouton and White—John G. Timmons. Tdaville. Boone—James B. Jalo, Jamestown. Carroll—John A Cartwright, Delphi. Cass—J. C. Loop, Galveston. Clay—o. W. Bailey, Staunton. Clay. Hendricks and Putnam—F. T. S. Robinson, Clovorland. Clinton —K. H. Staley, Frankfort. Daviess —Samuel H. Taylor, Washington. Dearborn—Hugh D. McMullen, Aurora. Elkhart, Noble and DeKalb—\V. M. Barnet,Elkhart. Dearborn, Franklin and Ripley—C. R. Cory, Fairfield. DeKall)—D. D. Moody, Auburn. Dubois and Martin—Marmou Fisher, Huntingbnrg. Dubois and Pike—Lemuel R. Hai grave, Petersburg. Floyd—Thomas Hanlon. New Albany. Fountain—E. S. Booe, Veedersburg. Franklin—S. S. Harrell. Brookoville. Fulton and Pulaski—Albert D. Toner, Kew.uma. Green, Knox aud Sullivan—Gerard Reiter, Vincennes. Hancock—David S. Gooding, Greenfield. Harrison —William I). Mauck, C'orydon. Huntington- John H. Barr, Roanoke. Jackson —George A. Robertson, Courtland. Knox—S. W. Williams, Vincennes. Lake —Aug. Vilass, Crown Point. Marion—Edward Schmidt. Michael C. Farrell, R. C. J. Pendleton, John Schley, all of Indianapolis. Marshall—Charles Kellison, Plymouth. Miami —Henry V. Passage Peru. Ohio and Switzerland—George S. Pleasants, Vevay. Owen—Wiley S. Ditmoro, Spencer. Posev—James W, French. Mount Vernon. Sullivan—James B. Patten. Sullivan. Vmderburg John M. Pruitt, Armstrong P. 0.; Christopher J. Murphy, Evansville. Vigo—Eugene Debe, Reuben Butz, Terro Haute. Warrick—Thomas M. Smith, Stevensport. Whitley—Martin D. Garrison, Colnmoia City. Bartholomew—Jeff. B. Reeves, Columbus. Bartholomew, Marion and Shelby—Louis Donhorst, Jonesville. Blackford and WeTls—Levi Meek. Bhiffton. Brown and Monroe—William W, Nashville. Clark, Floyd and Scott—Charles L. JeweG, New Albany. (larke— WiTTis L. Barnes, Solon. Crawford and Orange—Clark T. Creech us. Leavenworth. Johnson —William T. Rivers. Providence. Madison—C. N. Branch. Anderson. Ripley—.fames B. Loyd, Versailles. Perry—Philip Smith, Bristow. Pnt.nam—Jonn R. Gordon. Greencastle. Shelby—Thomas Hoban, Waldron. Spencer—Cyrus I). Medoalf, Dale. Starke aud St. Joseph—L. D. Olazebrook, San Pierre. St. Joseph—William 0. MeMichael, Mishawaka. Tipton—Absalom M. Vickrey, Tipton. Washington—Krasinas W. Shanks, Salem. LaPurto— Martin D. Krouger. Michigan City—os.-

An umbrella holder is made of plain linon. Tho back should boono yard long, four inches wide at tho bottom and six at tho top. Cut tho back of heavy cardboard, and cover it with tho material. The outside piece, twenty six inches long, five inches wide at tho lower end, and tenant! a half at tho upper, is rnado into two pockets by sewing it down the middle to tho cardboard piece. Tho edges are bound together with braid or finished with silk or metal cord. It's no secret that Dr. Pierce's Compound Ex tract of Smart Weed is composed of distilled ex tract of Smart* Weed or Water Pepper, Jamaeia Ginger. Camphor Water and best GrajK* Brandy. Tho best remedy for cholera morbus, diarrhoea, dysentery or bloody Hux; also, for colic or cramps in stomach, and to break up colds, fevers and inflammatory attacks. AUCTION SALCx. Mr NT 4b MoOURDY. REAL ESTATE AND GEN . emt Auctioneers, No. 88 Hast Washington street Stocks of mercuamlise in city ox country- bought outright for cash. FOR RENT. I/O It RENT—LARGE BUSINESS ROOM NO 91 _*T N. 111. at. J. H. STEWART, Bunk of Commerce.

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FOR SALE. IJOR BALE—ONLY ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR the Weekly Indiana Slate Journal. Send for it 13011 S A LE- JEWELRY STOCK TiXTURES AND material—invoice $ I,soo—for SBOO cash. Free rent, for two months. Repairs, SIOO per month. In manufacturing town (Indiana) 1 > 000 inhabitant*. Location the best. Apply to ALFRED R. IIGVEY, 82*15 East Washington stlndianapolis, Ind. I/OR SALE—A 40-ACREFA RM WELL FENCED; I good small house; orchard of about. 400 apple frees. 300 peach trees; 1.200 grape vines; one acre raspberries; blackberries, strawberries, pears. cherries, gooseberries and other fruits; well located for fruit and garden: located two miles fr>m Mexico. Mo., a town of 0.000 inhabitants. Inquire of LAKE MAN & BARNES. Agents, Mexico, Mo. ITMMt SALE—THE UNDERSIGNED WILL OF- _ for for sale, ou Friday, Dec. *26, ISSI. ,t N... 47 South Fourth street, Lafavotte, Ini., to the high esfc bidder, the Lafayette Daily and Weekly Jcunud property, with its good will, franchises, typo pro s. % machinery, furniture, etc.; also, a complete job mom and bindery, with type, machinery, proves, etc. This is one of the eldest newspaper establishments in Indiana being founded iu 1829, and wili bo sold deal- of all incumbrances. 11. L. WU2BON, Mortgagee 'u Possession. 1/or sale’ farm of SWO acres" & MIL HR south of Portland, Ind. (This is a ch< ice stock or grain farm, good land and in excellent condition.) Also, 129 acre farm with poor buildings. L miles of Union City, Ind., on tho pike, at per acre: aK- , 30 acres, with hou.se and otchiu i, l tnita from Union City, lml : also, 31 acres of rich bottomland, three fourths mile west of Now fasti© court house. Efem\ county, Iml., at SSO per aero. (This L 'choice hind for gardening.) J. DICKINSON Si IU. Richmond, lud. FINANCIAL FIIO LOAN M"VEY -< (TIT PR l 1. 0. HOWLKTa ' Bl>ck. M ONllvTvr TSE~bQWEBT RATES oFInTEIL os l. J. W. WILLIAMS Jb Ob)., 3 and i Vin tea Block. r p) "loan MONEY ONIMI'KO VKD~UIIW 1 property in Indianapolis, or itnnnKed farms. U* M. SL’ODDARD Su CO., £> Talbot* Block, Indiana**'’* Ind. W * 'viii. Pure* is si >s E v o x faSmsbcET YT my, at the lowmt fates for l*n or TUOc ’' DAY * °°s 7 - *•

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