Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 October 1885 — Page 7

AGAINST THE SPOILS SYSTEM The State Civil-Service Association Meets and Perfects an Organization. Senator Fonlke Makes Suggestions WhicL Meet with Democratic and Mngwamp Disapprobation. In the Literary Club room of Plymouth Church, last. evening, a civil-service reform association, for the purpose of promoting that cause in Indiana, had its first meeting. There were present Senator W. D. Foulke, of Richmond, and his brother-in-law, Mr. Beeves, of the same city, W. V. Stewart, of Lafayette, Editor Reed, of the Peru Republican, and the following, of Indianapolis: John W. Murphy, Col. James B. Black, W. P. Fishback. Lindley Vinton. Lucius B. Swift, Louis Howland, Noble C. Butler, Joseph Keatinge, Horace Speed, Oliver T. Morton, Col. W. R. Holloway, Charles Walker and Rev. Oscar C. McCulloch. While the meeting was in progress others-came 2n, increasing the meeting to about thirty-five. As to organization, every one seems to be of the •ame mind, for, after placing Senator Foulke in the chair, and making Noble C. Butler secretary, the proceed ngs met with no opposition as to amendment of detail in plan or government of the association. The chair stated that the meeting was in response to a call which had been numerously signed throughout the State to take action looking to the creation of a sentitnont and work in favor of civil-service reform in Indiana. It was the purpose to strive for a reform of this kind similar to that in New York and Massachusetts. It comprehended competitive examinations for subordinate officers, and the purpose to secure legislation adapted to this end as soon as possible. It was suggested that a committee of three be ap--yointed to draft a constitution, but Lucius B. Swift *d ihat he and other gentlemen had been canvassing that necessity, and he had with him a copy of the constitution of the Civil Service Association of New York. “With the consent of the meeting, he would like to Toad it, as probably answering the purpose. He, in consultation with others, had made A few- changes in striking out, interlination and addition so as to apply it to this locality. Mr. Swift was requested to read the paper, which he -did. It seemed to meet the ideas of all, for at once this New York constitution, with no material changes, was taken up seriatim and adopted without change, •excepting an increase in the number of vice-presidents, in order to give ore to each congressional district. The constitution has ten sections, the first naming the organization as the Indiana Civil-service Reform Association, and the second stating its object, as follows: “The object of the association shall be "to establish a system of appointment, promotion and removal in the civil service rounded upon the principle that public office is public trust, admission to which should depend upon proved fitness. To this end the association will demand that appointments io subordinate executive offices, with auch exceptions as may be expedient, not inconsistent with the principle already mentioned, shall be made from persons whose fitness has been ascer tamed by competitive examinations, open to all applicants properly qualified. and that removal? shall be made for legitimate caute only, such as dishonesty, negligence, or inefficiency, but not for such reasons as political opinion, or refusal to render party service, and that the association will advocate all other appropriate measures for *-*- eurmg integrity, intelligence, efficiency, good order and due discipline in the civil service of the national government, the State of Indiana and various mnniciKlities therein." Section third relates to meetings, nds. correspondence, support of all legislative and executive action that promotes the service. Section four draws the lino of party feelings, promptings, prejudice and favoritism by saying that no party discussion shall enter into the work of the association, por shall party affiliation be used in promoting or appointing officers. The government of the association is provided for in a president, thirteen vice-presidents, one for each ongression&l district, treasurer and secretary. But aside from these an executive committee of six is to have a great de.il of power, and is to be in a measure es both executive and legislative character. It will administer the affairs of the association in making appointments, conducting the work and otherwise making itself useful. It can enact by-laws, amend the constitution, but not without the approval of the association, and look after finances. It will appoint the vice-presidents in the absence of an election by the association at its annual meeting, but as to its appointing secretary and treasurer there are no restrictions whatever. It can appoint corresponding secretaries at such points in the State as it inay deem fit. The eentive commute is required to be appointed equally from Republicans and those in sympathy with the administration. Viicaneies in it are to be filled by the president, w’hile the committee itself shall appoint all other comrfk,tees. This brings the constitution up to Section 7, which provides that the association's annual meeting shall be held the first Friday in October, Section 8 relates to membership. An applicant must be proposed by a member in writing, which is to be acted on by the executive committee. All members are dropped if their dues are not paid. I/indley Vinton moved that all persons present, and those who have signed the call, shall be considered the original members of the association, on payment ©f dues This was carried, when a recess of five minutes was taken to allow the president to select the executive committee, which he announced, cm the meeting coming to order, as follows: James B. Black. Oliver T. Morton, Noble C. Bntler, Louis Howland, Lucius B. Swift. John W. Murphy A Voice—There does not seem to be three in accord with the present administration on the committee. Lucius Swift—l think there are three. I can speak for one of them, and if it is necessary the rest can stard up and speak for themselves. The committee selected was approved, when, no one being prepared with additional suggestions or motions, the meeting had a liking for adjournment, but Senator Foulke said he had a motion that might be properly investigated at the present time if the association desired it. It could be referred to the executive committee for further examination. His attention had been called to the considerable number of suspensions of postmasters in this State or outside of it. Between the Ist and 20th of August he had written 295 letters to the persons suspended from office, inquiring as to the cause of the suspensions and whether they had been made in accordance with civil service reform. He also asked if charges had been preferred and by whom and when they were filed; whether said charges had been investigated, and if evidence had been taken. If o charges had been preferred against ihein. who was responsible for their removals? The Senator said be had found no violation of the civil-service law as it exists, but there had been a violation of its spirit, as woll as of the spirit of President Cleveland’s letter and George William Curtis’s address. The removals had been mostly made on the plea of offensive partisanship, which the administration regarded as just cause. He had received 155 replies from Indiana and presidential postmasters in other Slates. In Indiana ninety-nine postmasters and thirty-two presidential postmasters in other States replied that no notice was given by the department, ■or by any person, of any charges having been made or filed against them. Theie was no investigation of any description whatever, as far as the -nowledge of these suspended postmasters went. There were only two investigations as far as he could draw from the replies of others. One was that of Miss E. A. Bidgood, postmistress at Cleveland, Ind.. and T. J. Butler, at Port Richmond, N. Y. Miss Bidgood was exonerated on the report of a postoffice inspector, and in Mr. Butler's office a shortage occurred. Others replied that the first intimation they had of being suspended was through the newspapers, by the new appointees presenting ihe order or suspension or their commissions. Eighteen removals were attributed to one congressman. In Indiana, Matson is credited with fonr, Jjowry with the same number and Bynum one. Ten Indiana postmasters, suspended postmasters, and eleven elsewhere requested copies of charges and an opportunity for investigations. No opportunities ■were given and no charges disclosed. Twelve editors * f Republican papers were removed. The remainder ©f the respondents resigned. Senator Foulke said that all this was on ex parte evidence, and no doubt in many instances the administration bad sufficient cause to make the suspensions and removals. But he thought there was enough in tins result of his letters to warrant tho propriety of making inquiry at the department whether these changes have been made without investigation. It woe Id probably be the best course after this to submit the matter to the President. Ho suggested that the paper be referred to the executive committee. Mr. Fishback did not agree with the Senator. He thought, it looked like an attack on the administration. He believed the President was trying to obey the letter of the law and they ought to He content with that. It would bo unfortunate for the association to begin in this wav. The only course to pursue would be to educate the people in civil-service reform so as to tnov* on Congress at the proper time to amend the law to include cases of this kind. Indiana will take to civil service very slowly at the best. Senator Foulke disclaimed any intention to attack the President. He thought he was honest in his civilservice reform, but ho belioved these cases, and others like them, could be laid before him without harm to the missionary work of the association. He, how•ver lelt it to the sense of the meeting as to what should be d-iue with his paper. Merrill Moores moved that it be referred to the executive committee, but received no second, when Col. said the assoeiatiou should wait uutil President jevel&nd had gone back on his declared sentiments. ma paper, and the investigation it suggested, would §an attack on him. On the other hand, it might be

of service to call attention to the cases: bnt he favored no action or publication until further investigation has been made. He would, therefore, move that the paper be referred to the executive committee! with instructions to make further investigations. This also failed to get a second; but Mr. Murphy said he regarded it as an unfortunate move—a mistake, and a serious one. He had a reluctance to speak thus early; but if the association has no better business than to investigate tne cases of cross-roads postmasters, the sooner it. quits the better. He moved to lay the question on the table. Mr. Swift, made a few non-committal remarks, when Senator Foulke withdrew the paper from further consideration. On motion of Oliver T. Morton the executive committee was ordered to prepare an address to the people of the State, calling attention particularly to civil service, relating to State institutions. Merrill Moores moved that not more than seven vice-presidents be selected from the sam political party. It was carried, after which the meeting adjourned. The executive committee will meet in the United States District court-roon, Wednesday afternoon next, at 3 o'clock. Among the 150 signers of the call for this meeting were Charles X. Matthews, of Shelby vilie; Stanton J. Peelie, Ferd Winter, Charles D. Holstein, Senators Youche, Overstreet and Drake. L. T. Michener. Wm. R. Hough. Charles Aldrich. Cyrus T. Nixon, Charles H. Bushnell, Lewis D. Stubbs and others. PERSONAL MENTION. Dr. Alabaster will lecture Sunday evening on “Palissy, the Huguenot." The eight-year-old son of Will H. Hayes, died of diphtheria last evening. Mr. Stout, of the Noblesville Republican Ledger, was in the city yesterday. Mrs. Ben. Northrop will sing at Christ Episcopal Church to-morrow, at the morning and evening services. Miss Ella Weir, of Monmouth, IIL, daughter of Weir, of the noted plow company works, is visiting Mrs. J. P. Cowan, at 313 East street. George P. Dollahan, a well-known young man, for many years connected with Byram, Cornelius & Cos., died yesterday, after a protracted illness, of Bright’s disease. He was in his thirtieth year. The remains will he sent to Harrison, 0., for burial. Prof, and Mrs. E. E. Smith and Prof. W. Troop, of Purdue University; Hon. John M. Boggs, of Tippecanoe county, and Dr. Mayerstein, of the Lafayette Daily Courier, are in the city in attendance upon the State fair. They are stopping at the Grand Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Peepler, of Kansas City, Mo., are visiting their uncle and family, Mr. Charles Schram, at No. 516 North New Jersey street, where they would be pleased to have their friends call. Mrs. Peepler was formally Miss Dora Sindlinger, of this city. Mrs. M. B. Braden, formerly of this city, advertises in Washington suites and single rooms at 1405 H street, N. W., where she is at present located. By the way. her son Spruille was yesterday appointed assayer at Helena. M. TANARUS., to succeed Mr. Russell B. Harrison, who has resigned the office. Hotel Arrivals. Bates House; A. B. Reed and wife. Danville; T. J Rittenhouse and wife, Connersville; F. B. Pugh and wife, Rushville; John M. Morris and wife Newcastle; Miss Maud Gates, Peru: Miss Mary N. McKee, E. C. Thompson and wife. Liberty; Mrs. J. C. Robinson, Spencer; K. S. Reynolds and wife. Richra nd; J. B. Schwin and wife, Covington; Mrs. S. E. Keesley, Muncie; C. A. Doll man, Kokomo. THE CITT IN BRIEF. The Indianapolis Literary Club holds its first meeting for the season on Wednesday evening next. The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Herron, who was so seriously burned on Thursday, died yesterday morning. The Greenfield Building and Loan Association has formally accepted the new law, and the Indianapolis Building and Loan Association has given notice of an increase of its capital stock to $1,000,000. One of the sights of fair week was the pair of Model dudes—two colored eentlemen dressed in the height of stvle. with enormous standing collars, on the back of which was printed “Model Clothing Company.” They attracted great attention wherever they went. rhe Equal Suffrage Society will hold the first meeting for the year on Monday, at 3 P- M., in Plymouth Church. A report of the fair committees, letters from Washington Territory, and a circular from the national executive 'committee will be on the programme. Attempted Infanticide. Yesterday morning a new-born male babe was thrown into the vault of a vacant house on Hadley street. It was not until 4 o’clock in the afternoon that parties recovered what was thought to be the lifeless body. At that hour, Deputy-coroner Rooker came there, and being prompted to try an experiment with hot water and brandy, restored the infant to life. The suspected mother, Dinah Russell, a colored woman, living two doors from the place where the babe was found, denies that the child is hers, but the police think they have sufficient evidence to hold her for attempt at infanticide. She was locked up at the sta-tion-house on that charge. During the evening the babe died at No. 166 Elizabeth street, where it had been taken, and Dinah Russell, upon the evidence of physicians, was released from arrest. Amusement Matters. The Grand Opera-house was crowded again last night by the people who came to see “Fantasma” in spite of the rain. The play will be repeated at the matinee this afternoon, when the prices will be reduced, and the concluding performance will be given to-night. The week’s business will be very large. Miss Adell and her company will play “Moths" for the last time at the Museum to-uight. The company has done a fine business all week, and has given an excellent performance. A house of large proportions was again seen at the Zoo Theater last night. M’lle Marretta’s Specialty Company repeated their success. Such people as Odel and Ard'ell, Prof. Weitzman, the star, M’lle Marretta. Frazer and Allen the balance of the bill deserve liberal patronage. Thu Hospital Investigation. The full hospital board met last evening, according to agreement, to continue the investigation of the charges against Dr. Wishard. Dr. Ridnath stated that he had eight witnesses engaged to testify, but that none of them had put in an appearance. This he attributed to the inclement weather. He would take the stand himself to testify, but “did not feel in a condition to do so, as he was wet and had not had his supper." He supposed, however, that if the board could wait he could get the witnesses, if it took till 1 o’clock. As the board does not meet again this week the investigation was postponed until tho evening of the 15th of October. Dr. Wishard stated he had much rather continue every afternoon and evening until the business was tiuished. Y. M. C. A. Notes. The State convention is now in session at Fort Wayne. Rev. J.W. Duncan will Conduct the Saturday teachers’ meeting during the month of October. Young men's meeting Saturday night, and everybody's gospel moo ing Sunday afternoon. *1 he rear part of the old building is being torn down, and the association hopes to erect & naw building next year. Mr. Barry's Regular Attempt. Late last night Wm. Barry, a painter, living at No. 227 Bright street, attempted suicide, at the Corn Exchange saloon, with morphine. He was taken to the station-house, where Police Surgeon Hodges gave the proper emetic and soon restored the patient. Barry has attempted suicide several time3 heretofore. Arrest of a Deserter. William Barter, a regular soldier in the United States service, who deserted from the arsenal in this city, in 1883, was, yesterday at noon, arrested at the postoffice, and again pressed into service. Barter will be court-martialed for his breach of contract and soldierly conduct. He is from Hartford City. The First National’s Dividend. The First National Bank has declared a semi-annual dividend of 3 per cent., and has carried 10 per cent, of the net earnings during the last six months to the surplus fund. Candidates for Aldermen. The Republicans of the Fifth district last night nominated Wendell Kaubsky, of the Twenty-third ward, and Stephen Crawford, of tha Twenty-fifth, for aldermen. Thk warm weather often has a depressing and debilitating effect. Hood’s Sarsaparilla overcomes all languor and lassitude.

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1885.

AFFAIES OF THE RAILWAYS. Personal and Local. Freight rates have been practically restored; passenger rates are now to receive attention. W. H. Vanderbilt is quoted as saying that by Saturday next there will not remain unsettled a single point or question between the trunk lines. The C., H. & D. conductors, Padger, Ridenherg and Coakley, left last night for Denver, to attend the annual convention of the old reliable Conductors’ Insurance Association. P. S. Gilmore has been appointed Northwestern passenger agent of the Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific railway (Queen and Crescent route) with headquarters at Chicago. Gospel services will be held Sunday evening in the Yirginia-avenue Rink, especially for railroad employes. R. V. Hunter will be assisted by John G. Blake in conducting the services. A live-stock train was run over the C., H. & 1., yesterday, at passenger-train speed. The i*un from Indianapolis to Hamilton, 100 miles, was made in three hours and fifty-eight minutes. C. C. F. Bent, the retiring master of transportation of the L., N. A. &C. road, will spend most of this month with friends in the East and will on Nov. 1 accept a good position on a Western road which has recently been tendered him. The Bedford & Bloomfield road is coming out of the kinks. The business of the line is steadily increasing. It is stated that the earnings of August were some $1,200 in excess of those of the corresponding month, 1884, and September earnings will make fully as favorable an exhibit. Several official changes in the Texas & St. Louis road took effect Oct. 1. Treasurer L. B. Fish is made agent for the receivers; H. G. Allis appointed comptroller, with charge of the finances; Auditor E. F. Walker resigned, and the position is abolished; J. W. Dickinson appointed superintendent vice 11. Flanders, resigned. The local passenger men met yesterday and voted to advance east-bound rates to full tariff on Sunday, Oct. 4. Colonel Shaw, of the C., H. & D., who, it is alleged, was instrumental in bringing about the demoralization, took positive grounds in favor of the advance, and defends himself nobly against the charge that he was the first to knife rates. “The boyish manner in which railroad managers, the last few months, have conducted their business," says an old-time railroader, “has caused the railroad companies to lose all sympathy of all honorable investers and of their patrons as welhand what is still more, they have lost their vantage ground and can never restore rates to a handsome paying basis.” The engineers on the Indianapolis division of the Bee-line, and on the I. & St. L. division, are not pleased with some of the rulings of the new master mechanic of the shops at Brightwood, and have appointed a committee to wait on Superintendent Ewan and T. W. Burrows and state their grievances before taking any more definite action in the matter. A correspondent of the Philadelphia Record predicts that the time is coming when there will be only three trunk lines out of New York. “Do you see how it is coming about? There is ‘Central,’ which means Central, Erie and West Shore; ‘Pennsjdvania,’ which means Pennsylvania and Baltimore & Ohio; there remains the third. Lackawanna, which is not in a position to do harm, because it has no outlet west of Buffalo." Western coal dealers are pleased as well as surprised to receive notices from the general freight agents of the roads over which anthracite coals are shipped to Western markets, to the effect that the low’ rates which have prevailed for months past will continue in force through October. It is stated that shipments of hard coals to Western markets for September were fully 25 per cent, in excess of those of September, 1884, and through October the same increase in tonnage is anticipated. The Chicago Times says the quasi-consent of twentyone Western roads was needed before the advance in east-bound rates could be made, 'and they all voted yes on the proposition when the question was first referred to them, with the exception of the Michigan Central and Lake Shore. A great light burst in upon these two roads after the receipt of a short telegram from New York, which intimated that it would be better for the present to ignore the differential question on export business. An Indianapolis railroad official yesterday receivfed a telegram from a superior officer located iti Now York to the effect that trunk-line differences are practically settled upon the broad-gauge principle of ’“live and let live,' and that the New York Central has given up its claim to an abrogation of the differential rates in return for assurances that the Baltimore & Ohio will not seek to cut into the New York traffic by making lower through rates than will be charged by the Vanderbilt lines for the same service. Superintendent Whitcomb, Marshall Manning and their assistants are deserving of commendatory notice that no serious accidents have occurred at the Union Depot the past week, when the old contracted structure has been crowded with people day and night. The fact is, however, that all over this and adjoining States the depot is looked upon as a “death hole,” and people who enter it fortunately keep their eyes and ears wide open until the trains on which they go out are fairly out of the dark, dismal building. Manager McCrea, in speaking of the improvement in business on the Indianapolis & Vincennes road, remarked that 80 per cent, of the business they were now carrying was newly-created traffic. When the road was first built, their business came from shipments of lumber, stone, timber. etc., principally; now their heaviest tonnage comes 'from shipments of coal and stone, both of which industries have increased wonderfully the last three years, and the improvement in years to come promises, he says, to be even more remarkable. There are many Indianapolis people who would be glad to attend the State fair at St. Louis, Mo., next week were any reduction made in rates. Unfortunately Indianapolis is thirty-eight miles east of Greencastle, and while the latter point, Terre Haute and, in fact, all points west of Greencastle are given a very low rate—less than one cent a mile— Indianapolis is shown no favor in this direction. Why General Fassenger Agent Ford, of the Vandalia, and Smith, of the I. & St. L., so discriminate against Indianapolis, is a matter over which there is much unfavorable comment. George Darling, general manager of the White line, who is left out in the cold through the consolidation of the Red, tho White and the Midland fastfreight lines, has been with the White line since 1861, and is considered a very bright, competent railroad man, and fortunately ho is well fixed financially, as the saying is. Mr. Davis, general manager’ of the Midland line, who is also left out in the cold by the consolidation, has held that position since the line was organized, some four years ago. Prior to accepting that position he was chief clerk of Lucien Hills, late general freight agent of the Bee-line. Numerous official changes took effect Oct. 1 on the Milwaukee. Lake .Shore & Western road. C. V. McKinley is appointed to be general passenger agent, of the road. Five years ago Mr. McKinley was a division freight agent on the Chicago & *sorth western, having resigned that position to accent the general freight and passenger agency of the Whee.ing & Lake Erie. For the last year he has been with a Florida road, resigning his position there to engage with the Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western. The other appointments, which went into effect on that date, and which have previously been announced, are those of H. F. Whitcomb as general manager, to succeed H. G. H. Reod, resigned, and E. J. Seymour as assistant general freight agent. Miscellaneous Notes. There is a rigid quarantine enforced against Grand Trunk railway passengers and employes who seek to enter Vermont from Montreal. The story that the Atchison and the Atlantic & Pacific are “about to invade the Southern Pacific’s country by building a line from Waterman, via Riverside, to Los Angeles, ’’ is pronounced bv Atchison officials in Boston as “all bosh.” The directors of the New York & New England Railroad Company held their regular monthly meeting. Seventeen of the nineteen members of the board were present and voted unanimously to issue $2,000,000 of preferred stock for the purpose of paying the debts of the company. Reports from the Black Hills state that the Sioux City & Pacific railway has graded all the way to Buffalo Gap, D. TANARUS., which is about fifty-six miles north of Chadron and located at the edge of the foofhills, and that the railway people claim they will nave trains running into the hills country in sixty days. Tho link connecting the California Southern with ♦he Atlantic & Pacific road, thus giving the A., T. & S. F. and the A. & P. through connection to the ocean at San Diego, will all be laid by Oct. 15, and it is thought that by Nov. 1 regular trains will be run direct from San Diego to Kansas City without change, and in at least twenty-four hours shorter time than can bo made by any other route at this time. The Boston & Maine Railroad Company has just contracted with the Judkins Electric Signal Company to equip all its passenger cars and locomotives, of both divisions, with the signal, which supersedes the bell-rope, and which gives an automatic alarm in case the train parts. The number of engines is 261 and cars about 475. Manager Furber carefully investigated for several weeks before laying the matter before the directors. Heretofore the railroads of New England have managed to avoid an open conflict over traffic rates, but the Boston & Lowell road, having taken possession of the Central Massachusetts, which parallels the Fitchburg road for through business, has reduced the through tariff 25 per cent. The cut is mot by the Fitchburg road, and a lively war of rates is promised. To this outbreak of rate-cutting the Boston & Albany and the New York & New England roads are not likely to remain indifferent. The infection once developed is more likely to spread than to be stamped

ont until all the lines exposed to its influence are con* taminated. A railway war among the Eastern roads would be a novelty. THE RECORD OF THE COURTS. United States District Court. Hon. VV. A. Woods, Judge. Yesterday—ln Thomas J. Pope et al. vs. Terre Haute Car and Manufacturing Company, judgment was rendered for plaintiff for failure of defendant to answer. To-day—No special call. Superior Court. NEW SUITS. Room 1—34516. George W. Pels vs. Lyndon W. Coinstock; account. 34513. James A. New et aL vs. Joshua M. W. Langsdale; account. Room 2—34511. William J. Probst et al. vs. Fred. Sutter; appeal. 34514, Fannie Hancock vs. John Stroble. covenant of deed. Room 3—34512. Alexander C. Ayres et al. vs. Asa Shinier; account. 34515. Jerome B. Knapp et al. vs. George Kiminich et al.; to set aside deed. Criminal Court. Hon. Pierce Norton. Judge. To-day—The State vs. Alvin C. Royse. On trial. Real Estate Transfers. Instruments filed for record in the Recorder’s office of Marion county, Indiana, for the twenty-four hours ending at 5 o’clock, P. M., Oct. 2, 1885, as furnished by Elliott & Butler, abstracters of titles, room No. 3, Building: John Mack and wife to Elijah McCord, part of the west half of the northwest quarter of section 34, township 17 north, of range 3 east SIOO.OO Cora E. Rankin and husband to Eliza J. Hughes, lot 8 in Butler’s heirs’ subdivision of lots 26, 27 and 28 of Ovid Butier’s addition to College Corner, in Indianapolis 1,750.00 Leslie Clark to Charles Mabley, lots 35, 36, 37 and 38 in Reed’s addition to Indianapolis 1,600.00 Leslie < lark to Joseph H. Lariraore, lots 30, 31 and 32 in Reed’s addition to Indianapolis 1,200.00 Frank P. Harrison and wife to Alfred Stratford, lot 219 in Allen & Root’s second North Woodlawn addition to Indianapolis 500.00 George W. Boese and wife to Henry C. Boese, part of lot 3 in outlot 49 in Indianapolis 600.00 Margaret A. Shufelton and husband to Mathias A. Maus, lots 3 and 4 in block 126 in Brightwood 3,500.00 Conveyances, 7; consideration $9,250.00 Reach Medical Lecture Course. The opening exercises of the Beach medical lecture course were held yesterday at the college lectureroom, in the Sentinel Building. The session opens with a much larger class than the last preceding session. Prof. H. H. McCabe delivered a very entertaining and instructive opening address, entitled “Independent Rational Medicine.” Asa Cure for Sore Throat and Coughs, ‘‘Brown’s Bronchial Troches” have been thoroughly tested, and maintain their good reputation. When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria, When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria, When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria, When she had Children, she gave them Castoria, MASTER’S SALE OP THE By virtue of a certified copy of a decree issued out of the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Indiana, directed to the undersigned, Mastc- in Chancery of said Court, in a certain cause pending in said court, wherein Henry H. Porter and others are complainants and The Chicago & Great Southern Railway Company and others are defendants, the undersigned, Master in Chancery of said Court, will offer for sale, at public auction, at the door of the United States Court-house and Postoffice building, namely, the west door o* said building on Market street, in the city of Indianapolis, county of Marion and State of Indiana, on WEDNESDAY, THE FOURTEENTH (14th) DAY OF OCTOBER, A. D., 1885, at 10 o’clock a. m. of said day, the following described property and premises, to -wit: All and singular the line of the railway of the said defendant corporation, The Chicago & Great Southern Railway Company, constructed or to be constructed, from Fair Oaks, in Jasper county, ex tending through the counties of Jasper, Newton, Benton, Warren, Fountain and Clay to the cify of Brazil, in said county of Clay, all being in the State of Indiana, together with all lands, tenements and hereditaments acquired or appropriated for the purpose of a right of way of said railway, including all side-tracks and rights of way for the same, and also all depots and station grounds, and all depots, engine-houses, car-houses, station-houses, warehouses, machine-shops, car-shops, work-shops, freight-houses, grain-houses and elevators, and other erections and superstructures; all machiuery, tools and implements held or acquired for use in connection with said railway; and also all locomotives, tenders, cars and other rolling stock and equipment, rails, bridges, ways, piers, carriages, chairs, spikes, wheels, axles, ties, and all fuel and other stores and supplies belonging to, or that may from time to time belong to, or be provided for use upon or in connection with said railroad, with all and singular the appurtenances, and the rents and incomes and profits of the same, and all the franchises and other rights of the said railway company pertaining to the said railway, being all the property descr.bed in and covered by two certain deeds of trust made by The Chicago & Great Southern Railway Company to John C. New, trustee, one dated November 1, 1881, and one dated April 9, 1883. Said property will be sold at public auction, to the highest bidder, without relief from valuation or appraisement laws, and without the right of redemption from such sale, and free from ail demands, liens and incumbrances whatever. Such sale shall be for cash, and no bid shall be received for loss than three hundred thousand dollars, one hundred thousand of which shall be paid at the time of sale, and the balance to be paid into court upon confirmation of the sale, unless the court shall at that time otherwise order. Upon the report of the sale of the property, franchises, rights and interests described in said trust deeds, which the Master is required to make forthwith after such sale, and upon full compliance with the terms of such sale by the purchaser, and the approval thereof by said court, the purchaser will be entitled to a deed conveying to him absolutely the said property, rights, franchises and interests sc sold as aforesaid. WILLIAM P. FISH BACK, Master in Chancery, United States Circuit Court, District of Indiana. R. B. F. Pierce, and McDonald, Butler & Mason, Solicitors. • OFFICE PAD/DIARY COMBINED. A Desk Pad. arranged with movable Blotters, made in a substantial manner. A Diary interleaved with blotting paper, and containing accurate tabulated printed matter suitable to the ready reference and wants of a business man. Large roomy spaces, fine linen paper. 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