Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 January 1885 — Page 8

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BREAK! L S. AIRES 1 CO. Notify the people of the State that they have made a terrible break in prices on all CLOAKS TO CLOSE Till QUICK! Cost or value not considered on many garments. Look for the Blue Mark. I. S. AYRES & CO. *®*AU our fine Alaska Seal Bacques at cost. BROWNING & SLOAN DRUGGISTS, AND DEALERS IN Fine Perfumery anil Met Articles. XrtiWn’s, C-oleafce’a, Lundborfc’s and Rickseclcer's Fine Extracts. Genuine Imported Farina and German Cologne, Florida and lavender waters. Fine Toilet Soaps and Sponges, Tooth, Hair, Cloth and Nail Brushes, and all articles wanted for the toilet at the LOWEST FIGURES! THE NEW YORK STORE (ESTABLISHED 1853.) SILK-MEAR! We have just received a line of' Silk Uxdee’WEAr for Ladies and 'Gentlemen. All sizes, from 2G to 40. Selling at Manufacturers’ List Prices! PETTIS. BASSETT i CO.

FRENZEL RE; i Officers Refu tisan Repi

FRENZEL REAPPOINTED. i the State Officers Refuse to Appoint a Partisan Republican. The State Police Commission, composed of the Btato officers, yesterday morning reappointed John P. Frenzel a member of the Indianapolis Board of Police Commissioners, and Dr. Matthias Jlulhausen of the Evansville hoard. The election of Dr. Mulhausen was without a dissenting Tote, hut when the name of Mr. Frenzel ■was proposed the Governor voted against Slim, No explanation was offered—none vas necessary. It is understood that he felt that he could not conscientiously give Mr. Frenzel the indorsement of his vote, although it Yrould have been useless to nave opposed him on account of the commission being Democratic* for the reason that the lawless regulation of the police force has been due chiefly to the influence exerted by Mr. Frenzel. The appointment of a successor to Mr. Malott was postponed until this morning. Among those who havo been mentioned for the position are W. W. Herod, John B- Elam, D. M. Ransdell, William Wallace, Haney Stout. Berg. Applegate and 11. C. Adams. Tiie Democratic State officers declare that they will not vote for anyone who has ever expressed any opposition to tlie metropolitan system, and that they will oppose any man whom they regard as a strong partisan. The law requires that there shall be one Republican member of the board The opinion is expressed that no one is likely to be appointed whom tne Democratic State officers or John Frenzel think will offer any vigorous opposition to their lawless policy of running the police force in the interest of the Democratic party. The Coal Dealers’ Pool. The local coal dealers held a secret meeting on Wednesday afternoon to agree upon a basis fora restoration of prices, and there was much wrangling but nothing done. They .will meet again this afternoon, and there is little doubt that prices will then bo advanced, so if you need any coal yon had better purchase it this morning. The cause for tho disturbance of rates was a trivial one. Anew dealer, who owns five coal mines, opened a retail establishment here with QUly twp carts, and announced a reduction of fifty cents a ton on block coal, and then all the other dealers stampeded and made a similar reduction, the uniform price being $2.50 a ton, which will just about pay tho actual cost and leave BO profit. The average price before the cut was $3.25, and it is probable that the restoration of rates will be made on a basis of $3, so the consumer will get some benefit after all. Reported Highway Robbery. George Mousley and Van Carr, two strangers fa the city, reported at the police station yesterday morning that during the previous night they had been knocked down and robbed on South street by four men while taking a walk. Mousley claims to have had S3O and Carr SO. They were both badly cut and bruised, and bore evidence of having been roughly handled. There was a cut several inches in length across Carr’s head, and Mousley face was cut in several £jj>M£OAJiJ>s At King & Elder’s.

AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS. A Resume of the Business for the Year 1884—A Fair Showing. Further Official Changes in Kail way and Fast-Freight Line ManagementGeneral Notes. THE PCL9E OF BUSINESS. Car Movement Over Indianapolis Roads for . Twelve Years Past. The exhibit given below shows the number of ears received and forwarded at Indianapolis over the fifteen roads centering here, in the year 1884, as compared with that of the eleven preceding years; also the movement by months for six years past. These statements are prepared with much care, and are taken directly from the train sheets, weekly, and are an excellent exhibit of the pulse of business. The car movement of 1884 is lighter than that of any year since 1880, notwithstanding the fact that two more roads have been in full operation, namely, thel.,B. & W. (eastern division) and the L., N. A. & C. (Air line). The movement of 1884, in loaded cars, is 20 per cent, lighter than that of 1881, and 22 per cent lighter than in 1882, and but 6 per cent, lighter than in 1883. This would show that, while averaging 1884 with the five preceeding years, there has been a heavy decrease, that of the last year has not been so marked. It is questionable whether the roads in 1884 suffered by the depression of business so severely as have a majority of the industries of this country; certainly not to the extent the iron industries have. Au analysis of the car movement of 1884 shows that through the entire year eastbound through traffic has been lighter than in either of the five preceeding years, while the west-bound movement has been 5 per cent, heavier than in 18S3, 10 per cent heavier than m 1882, and 25 per cent, heavier than in 1881. The increase in west-bound tonnage from year to year is highly satisfactory, Tho traffic of north and south roads has been disappointing. In but two months has their volume of traffic compared favorably with the corresponding months of 1883 O 1" 1882. In local business but three roads have carried as large a tonnage as in 1883. The roads which show the heaviest per cent, of decrease in freight traffic last year are the C., St L. P., tho Wabash, the J., M. &L, and the L, B. & W. (St Louis division), while the C., 1., St. L. & C. (western division), the C., H. & 1., and 1., B. & W. (eastern division) only show an increased movement. The following tables show the total car movement in the years named:

TOTAL MOVEMENTS. Month. 1®79. 1880. 1881. 1882. 1883. 1881. January. 47.<94 56,580 73,<30 97,-V 5 87.530 79,7-1 February 6,i*26 61,807 70,300 85.210 66,075 < 7,580 March.... Ifi.A'.S 63,840 77,160 87.625 95.812 64,072 April ... 65.657 64,263 84,385 77.321 79,207 74,940 May 88,791 62,792 77.120 69,a05 73,571 8-,844 June 6J.421 74,576 8", 155 67,398 62,483 61,077 July 9S, 105 91,772 82,466 61,898 78,904 60,9 1 0 August.. 68*807 > 9,253 93,792 100,290 91.704 88.803 Sept’ber. 6 U .867 74.196 91,576 116.578 90.997 $6,6<2 October.. 75,893 74,236 86,163 96.468 63.380 88,441 Nov’ber. 68,751 69.025 93,276 96,219 89, “97 85,"73 Dec’ber.. 64,674 77,045 89,947 92,542 8.3,517 T0ta1.,,705,414 659,£91 1,101,371 1,069,129 932,562 951,601 LOADED CABS. Months. 1879. I.SBO. 1881. IW. 1883. 1884. January 37.629 44,1*8 59,393 76,277 74,842 67,323 February..,. 39,>78 47,988 54.737 68,811 56,015 55,165 March 49,490 6>*,*W 63,973 69,296 77,*01 69,9>2 April 43.874 49,067 67,124 61,771 6,.1‘H) 43,751 May 40,173 45,848 60,094 57,918 60,546 56,320 June 44,624 67,722 69,475 .'>6,532 50,106 61,661 July 59,534 75,336 79,495 70,521 60,744 65,20! August 68,276 75.260 74,580 84.50 77,287 6’,356 September... 40,119 61,914 72.898 82,525 75,113 69,0.7 0ct0ber...... 67,891 57,732 69,-68 75,089 67.093 68,957 Novenibor... 66.679 61. 15 76,213 77,255 68.127 65,422 Docember.... 54,437 71.215 68,.*67 77,309 62,6*12 64.016 Total .'. 593,632 727,383 816,767 857,914 797,939 7,6.871 OAK MOVEMENT FOR THE PAST TWELVE YEARS. Totals. Loaded. 1873 503.840 375,91(1 1874 005,308 451 932 1875 591.598 387,250 1870 708.020 500.272 1877 018 114 401,412 1878 010,117 517.117 1879 705.414 593,632 1880 T... 859,381 727,383 ISBI 1,104.371 810.757 1882 1,069,129 857,914 1883 982.502 797.939 1884 951,801 710,571 Transfers Over the Belt Road. Below is given the number of cars transferred over the Belt road, by months, in the years 1881, 1882, 1883 and 1884: 1881. 1882. 1883. 1884. January 23.587 20,479 23.444 31,150 February 20.032 21.483 20.800 28.900 March 25.235 23,831 23.300 32,031 April 25.300 22,021 20.811 28,752 Mav 24 015 20.026 19,789 30,035 .Tune 25.188 20.787 22,774 35,680 July 29.040 24,086 25.179 33,234 August 30,197 27.788 31,574 36.185 September. 25.402 24,989 32.181 38,391 October 24.795 25,186 30,070 40,587 November 25 926 20,730 31.023 38.907 December 20.424 24,707 32,313 40,058 1 Total 305,807 289,333 305,470 420,570 From the above exhibit it will be seen that 25 per cent, more cars were transferred over the Belt road last year than there were in 1883, and it further shows the value of the Belt road in relieving the U™on tracks. In fact, had the cars moved over t ielt road been handled on the Union tracks there would have beer, no end to blockades, delays and inconvenience to business. Railway Construction, 1884. Under this head the Kailway Age, of to-day’s issue, will show the mileage of railroad constructed this year .to have been nearly 4,000 miles. The statement of the Age shows main line only. Trunk lines in the .States and Te rri tories were as follows: States. No. lines, Miles. (Mississippi 3 240 New Eugland States — 'Tennessee 0 72 Maine 3 41 Kentucky 5 40 New Hampshire . Missouri Belt— Vermont 1 4 Minnesota 10 279 Massachusetts . 3 19 Towa 11 279 Rhode Island... . ..(Missouri 7 118 Connecticut.... 1 11 (Arkansas 4 32 Eastern Middle States —(Louisiana 4 120 New York 1 20j Kansas Belt— New Jersey 4 Pennsylvania.. .14 252 Nebraska 7 79 Delaware 2 24jKansas 6 100 Maryland& D.C. 3 17;Ind’n Territory. . Middle Western States—;Texas 4 72 West Virginia .. 4 70! Colorado Belt— Ohio 5 105 Colorado 2 34 Indiana 3 29 Montana 1 9 Michigan 4 90 New Mexico 2 48 Illinois 340 Utah 2 7 Wisconsin 0 224:Wyoming Southern States-* I Pacific Belt— Virginia 8 118'Oalifornia 5 06 North Carolina. 5 184 Nevada South Carolina. 1 7|Oregon 5 218 Georgia 8 111 Arizona 1 5 Florida 8 153'Idaho 2 39 Alabama 6 74: Wash’ton Ter... 1 02 RECAPITULATION. No. lines. Miles. New England States 8 75 Eastern Middle States 24 332 Aliddie Western States 25 5(54 Southern States (east of Mississip. river) 50 1,003 Missouri Belt 36 828 Kansas Belt 22 580 Colored* • Belt 7 98 Pacific Belt 14 390 Totalin42 (of tho 47) States and Terr. 180 3,870 The Age, in commenting on the railroad building of the year 1884, says: “Considering the general condition of the country, the new mileage added in the last year was enough; and yet, with the exception of a few parallel and unnecessary lines, it cannot be said that railway building has been overdone. In general the roads built were needed for the development of the regions which they enter, and there is room for a vast amount more of new construction of this character. The Stutes and Territories showing the greatest addition to their mileage are lowa and Minnesota, each 279 miles, Dakota 269. Pennsylvania 252, Mississippi 240, Wisconsin 234, and Oregon 218. In the others the increase runs from 4 to 160 miles. The number of lines reported is 180,

TKL INDIANAPOLIS jgu AL) A 1 1 y JAj.' U 1885.

against 257 last year, and the average extension is only a little over twenty miles to each road.” Tonnage Carried by Illinois Roads. Advance sheets of the Illinois Railroad and Warehouse Commissioners’ annual report for 1884 show the comparative number of tons of freight carried by the leading Illinois lines during the years 1883 and 1884, as follows: ROAD. Whole line. In Illinois. 1883. | 1884. 1883. J 1884. O. & A C., B. & Q 6.548.901'5.586,140 4,163,180,4,556,598 C. & E. 1 1,265,560 1.174.943 1,240,637 1.127,414 C., M. & S. P... 5.333.457 5,783.764 1,326.421 1.241.273 C. & N. W 7,846,226j8,488,630! 14,167,910 4,556,630 C. & R. 1 3.103.499 3.391,420!'2,335.686 2,567.609 I. C 2.99.408i3,471.390 2,503.704 2,371,170 1., B. & W 1.728.716 841.993 50.051 I. & St. L 1,032.523 1,499.290 720.701 1.046,504 L.E. &W 880.7121 670,803| 184.421 170 466 L. S. & M. 5.... 9,127,503 7,841,320 2,249,748A,887,713 P. D. &E 3C0,9'J7, 370.019,; 250.401) Wabash |5,792,537,6,218,358; 12,658,774,2,564,446 BEGIN THE YEAR RIGHT. A Good Time for Chronic Grumblers to Take a Rack Seat. At the onset we admit that in the year 18S4 the railroads of this country have suffered more or less from depression as have other interests, but it will be as readily admitted that the year 1885 opens under more auspicious conditions than did 1884. The country is full of grain and produce, which will within the next few months be placed on the market at some figure, and the roads have got to haul such property. Again, rates, while lower than one year ago, are not so demoralized, tariff rates being more strictly adhered to. A year ago agents jumped at rates; they now refer to the tariff sheets before naming a rate. Again, economy has reached its limit, so to speak. Men have ’been dropped until all departments are operated with a minimum force, and wages have been reduced to the lowest figures to permit a railroad employ© to live decently. Fiom this on the number of employes will be increased rather than diminished. Again roadbeds are in excellent condition. Not one Indianapolis road, unless it be the Wabash, will need expend a large amount of money in improving roadbed or increasing equipments; then, best of all, there is a growing confidence that business is to- improve handsomely in the next few weeks, and there is much cause for cbngiatulation over the outlook. Let croakers, with the beginning of the new year, take a back seat. The improvement in business with the railroads will bring on a general improvement with other industries. The rail mills and manufacturers of railway supplies will likely to be the first benefited. While roadbeds are in good condition, there is a disposition shown to still further improve them. The most expert observers of the iron and steel trade are claiming for it a bright future. They hold that orders tor thousands of tons of steel rails have beenwithheld by the railroads on account of decreased earnings, the result of the rigid economy which is being enforced by the whole business interests of the country, and which, as a natural result, has forced them into the same lines of retrenchment. The writers on this subject argue, however, that the coming month will develop a large percentage of the absolute requirements for the coming season, which will be considerable. Let railroad men stand by the agreements, agents adhere to tariff rates, and tho record of the coming year will doubtless be satisfactory.

PERSONAL AND GENERAL. Further Official Changes with the Coming In of the New Year. A. C. Foster, for some years general agent of the Canada Southern line .at Chicago, yesterday severed his connection with that line. Robert C. Ones, who for some years past has represented the Blue lino in the Northwest, yesterday severed his connection with the line, J. R. Berry, for some time past general tourist agent of the Northern Pacific road, severed his connection with that line yesterday, the office being abolished. Thomas Titterington, contracting agent of the Hoosac Tuunel line in the Northwest, has resigned to accept a position with the Commercial fast-freight lino. W. G. Broughton, general freight agent at the St. Louis union freight depot* was, New Year’s eve, the recipient of an elegant soltaire diamond pin, his associates in business being the donors. J. W. Micher. formerly chief clerk for the assistant general freight agent of the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago road, has bepn appointed local agent of that company at Chicago. The Blue line and the Canada Southern fastfreight lines, as well as the Erie, are changing a large number of their offices in the Northwest. The changes at Chicago have left P. L. Inglis, general Western agent, out in the cold. General Manager Callaway, of the Union Pacific railroad, authorizes an absolute denial of the dispatch dated at Council Bluffs Dec. 31, wherein it is stated that all Union Pacific interests are to be removed from Omaha to Council Bluffs. A circular from the Union Pacific people announces the appointment of Wm. A. McMillan and J. A. Griffiths as assistant general freight agents of the Union Pacific McMillan has been chief clerk in General Freight Agent Shelby’s office for five years, and, while still a young man, is thoroughly schooled in the business. was formerly connected with the Pennsylvania" Central and goes to the U. P. highly recommended. Operating Expenses of New England Roads. The percentages of operating expenses to gross receipts on New England roads the past year has been as follows: Eastern, 60 per cent of the gross earnings; Boston & Maine, 04; Fitchburg, 71: Boston & Albany, 69; New York & New England, 8.8; Boston & Providence, 74; Old Colony, 67. The net earnings per mile of road appear thus: Eastern, $4,031; Boston & Maine, $5,076; Fitchburg, $4,168; Boston & Albany. $6,201; New York & New England, $1.03; Boston & Providence, $0,569; Old Colony, $2,880. This is not as favorable an exhibit as a majority of the Western roads will make, so far as operating expenses are concerned; yet, the earnings per mile of the New England roads are in excess of those of a majority of the Western reads—unquestionably, Western roads are operated most economically. Miscellaneous Notes. Fresh salmon are now being shipped from Portland, Ore., to ‘New Orleans, a distance of 3,000 miles, in refrigerator cars. A railway signalman, who became dentnted recently at Yorkshire, England, rushed from the scene of his duties, but put all tho signals at “danger” before hedid so, thus preventing any accident by his sudden departure. The New York and New England stockholders at Boston Saturday “graciously received” a plan to scale the floating debt by surrendering their bonds and the equipment, and take second mortgage bouds at par. stamped down to 3 per cent, for ten years. This is about as “cheeky” as asking holders of first mortgage bonds to exchange them for preferred stock. The recent sale of lands by President Nutt, of the Atlantic & Pacific road, will yield a large revenue to the company, which will be devoted first to the payment of interest and then to the retirement of first mortgage bonds. The land sale puts the company in an excellent financial condition. This road certainly enters the new year under favorable auspices. Last week the Lake Shore made a trial trip of a fast stock train between Chicago and Buffalo. Heretofore the average time has been thirtysix hours. Friday afternoon a heavy stock train was made up in Chicago. It left at 1 o’clock in the afternoon and reached Buffalo at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon, making a twenty-ftvo-hour run, and the stock was in a ano condition on arrival at Buffalo. A case of importance to all roads running limited trains has just been decided bv Judge Benedict. of the United States Circuit Court in New York. John E. Burrill two years ago boarded a Lake Shore limited express train without purchasing a ticket, as the conspicuous notice of the company required. He tendered his fare to the conductor, who refused it and put him off at the next station. He brought suit for SIO,OOO, and it has gane against him.

A MISSING MONEY PACKAGE. A Consignment of $3,850 Lost or Stolen from the Adams Express Company. A money package containing $3,850, consigned by the Merchants’ National Bank, and directed to A. V. Wyman, United States Treasurer at Washington, deposited with the Adams Express Company on last Tuesday evening, is mysteriously missing, and is supposed to have been either lost or stolen. The disappearance of the package first became publicly known through a •rumor that the express company had been robbed of SIB,OOO. The officers of the company, when sought for information about the matter, at first refused to say anything whatever, but later in the day admitted that a money package had disappeared, although the amount lost was in the neighborhood of $3,000 instead of SIB,OOO. They refused to say, however, by whom the lost package was consigned or to whom it was directed. From such information as could be gathered by reporters it lias been pretty definitely learned that the missing package was the one which was delivered to the express company by the Merchants’ National Bank. A driver of the express company is authority for the information that this package, together with other express matter, was placed in the hands of an employe for delivery at the Union Depot He found, upon arriving there, that the money package was missing. It is the theory of the officers of the company that the money was either lost during transit to the depot or, -by mistake, was inclosed in a package directed to some other point than Washington. Telegrams have been sent to tli3 agents in all the cities to which packages were sent on that evening, inquiring about the missing money, and it is hoped that it will be found. In the meantime the driver in whose hands the money was placed for delivery at the Union Depot is under official surveillance, and it is said that an unsuccessful attempt has beep made t<J extort from him information, upon the theory that the money was stolen. It is reported that the driver in whose care the package was placed is a young man named O’Hara. He lias an unblemished character, is of straightforward habits, and is believed to be guiltless of having dono anything wrong. The officers of the company are making investigation, and when Superintendent Zimmerman was asked about the missing package, by a Journal reporter he stated that he could give no information before to-day or probably to-morrow. “It is true,” said Mr. Zimmerman, “that a money package had been lost, bnt there is no evidence to indicate that it has been stolen, and we believe that it will turn up all right. Further than this we can give no information.” “Is it true that you have discharged two employes who were suspected of having had something to do with the disappearance of the money?” “You may say positively that it is not true. We always employ an extra force during the holiday season, but after it is over tho number of employes is reduced, and we did this, as usual, this year, but no one was discharged on account of the disappearance of the missing package.” Last night a Journal reporter was put in possession of tho exact facts regarding the missing package. It contained three SI,OOO, one SSOO and three SIOO bills. It was received and receipted for by Mr. Ramsbnrg, money clerk at the uptown office, some tim6 during the afternoon. It was regularly billed and checked for by John O'Hara, night agent at the depot, at G o’clock. The money was placed in a messenger safe, and put in a wagon at the back door of the office, which was driven to the front door. and3lr. o‘llara went in and got his books, and then went directly to the depot office. At 10 o’clock it was discovered that the package was missing. Mr. Zimmerman came up to the city yesterday, bringing with him Larry ITazen, chief of the secret detective service of Cincinnati. Asa precautionary measure young O’Hara was placed under survellance at the Denison House, where he still remains. When questioned last night Mr. ITazen said that no evidence had been found to warrant the arrest of anybody, but that a watch was being kept on one man, but he declined to state whether or not this was O’Hara. He declined to give any further facts about the matter, which, he said, he did not want misrepresented. Anyhow, there was a possibility that the package has been lost and not stolen, and, if this were true, it would be a great injustice to suspect anybody of a crime which was not committed.

AMUSEMENTS. GRAND OPERA-HOUSE —“A PARLOR MATCH.” One of the most amusing performances that has been given here this season is that of “A Parlor Match” by the Evans & Hoey Company, which opened an engagement at the Gi*and yesterday afternoon to an overflowing house, and the attendance last night was again very large. The play is by Charles H. Iloyt, and displays much of the originality and brightness which have made “Bunch of Keys” and ‘‘Rag Baby” among the greatest of popular success. It has evidently been written to suit the peculiar talents of the two gentlemen who give a name to the company—being in fact the farce they produced last season amplified into a three-act comedy. However, it is very funny and excellently presented by a company of ladies andgentemen, who look, act and sing well. The “gags,’.’ business and situations are mostly new, although there are a few that have been on the property list of variety theaters for many years. Mr. Evans is an agreeable light commedian, who has the good taste not to overdo his part for the sake of creating a laugh. Mr. Hoey's “Old floss,” in other words, a tramp, is the hit of the show, for he is a very original comedian, and Miss Jennie Yeomans, one of the cleverest soubrettes on the stage, a fairly good singer and and excellent dancer, makes much out of the part of “Innocent Kid, the Captain's Angel Child,” being particularly good in the first act. Mrs. Mattie Ferguson, a former resident, was given a very flattering reception by her frieuds in front, both afternoon and evening. Hers is an ingenue part, and she plays it strikingly well. Sho has ' improved in her acting very much, and she sings sweetly and with excellent taste. The other parts were in the hands of people who were competent to care for them. A feature of the performance was the songs, dances and choruses. “A Parlor Match” xMI continue as the attraction during the remainder of the wegk. It will well reply attendance. ENGLISH OPERA-HOUSE—“SPOT CASH.” Mr. M. B. Curtis, one of the roost successful actors before the public, who has not played in Indianapolis before for two years, began a limited engagement at English’s yesterday afternoon, and had good audiences both at the matinee and evening performances. Mr. Curtis’s reputation was made in “Sam'l of Posen,” and his present play, “Spot Cash,” is a continuation and sequel to it, giving a very amusing representation of that cheerful young man’s experiences on the road. The play was written for Mr. Curtis, and it suits him admirably. Asa dramatic composition it fails somewhat short of absolute greatness, but it is full of laughable situations and bright sayings, and serves the purposes for which it was intended excellently. In the part of Samuel Plastrick, the commercial traveler, Mr. Curtis caused much merriment, while the support was very satisfactory, particularly that of Albina De Mer (Mrs. Curtis), in a strongly defined character part; William Morris, a manly young actor: J. J. Sullivan, a good Irish comedian, and Miss Eva Barker, a bright soubrette. “Spot Cash” will be seen again to night, to morrow afternoon and to morrow night. NOTES. Pretty little Minnie Palmer will be at the Grand the latter part of next week. The Howard Athemeum specialty company will be at English’s next Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, and will be followed by the WilOur Opera Company. The advance sale of seats for the engagement of the Thompson Opera Company, in the recent success, “The Beggar Student,” at the Graud

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FOR RENT lira Deni Store Km IX THE DEM HOUSE mm, Nos. 81, 85 and 91 North Pennsylvania street. Possession given January 1, 1885. For terms apply at the office of The Journal. A. L. WRIGHT & CO~ CLEARANCE SALE or CARPETS, WALL PAPER, LACE CURTAINS, WINDOW SHADES, JSTtt. KTC. N. E. COR. MERIDIAN AND*MARYLAND STS.