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THE FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS The Senate Devotes a Portion of Its Time to Discussing Brown’s Methods. Debate on the Utah Bill, Daring Which Mr. Teller Asks that the Mormon* Be Treated Tenderly—New Bills in the Honse. THE SENATE. Mr. Brown and th Maine Potoffices—Debate on the Utah Bill. Washington, Dec. 6. —The Chair laid before Die Senate a letter from the Postmaster general, complying with the call of a recent Senate resolution in respect to the appointment of postmasters in Maine alleged to have been procured through the influence of S. S. Brown, chairman of the Democratic committee of that State. The communication having been read, Mr. Hale said that before it went to the country he desired to say a few words with regard to it. It was every day becoming the belief of the people, be said, that the civil service of the government should not be the result of party services. Above all, the country desired that we should have a pare civil service. There should be no taint of bargain or sale about it. All parties had recognized this, and party rallying cries had been based on this thought The rallying cry of the Democrats was “turn the rascals out,” which coaid only mean that if rascals were in office they should be turned out. A singular stats of affairs, Mr. Hale continued, had arisen in Maine within the last six months. There were few large offices in that State. There were thirty-seven presidential postoffices and several hundred fourth-class ones. No department of the government came so near the people as the Postoffice Department, and no department was more interested in pure administration. When President Cleveland came into office the business was generally .well conducted. He |Mr. Hale] made no appeals for the men that had been turned out

The Republicans had expected to go out The elamor of the Democrats for offices had been so great that they expected to go. The aministration had taken a conservative course, and the President, though pressed to make a general Hweep of the postmasters in Maine, had declined. But the people of many places had waked up one morning in Maine and found that persons had been appointed whom nobody wanted and nobody recommended. In one case it was found that the chairman of the Democratic committee, S. S. Brown, had given up his law practice, closed his office, and had come to Washington to attend to the distribution of patronage under the civil-service system. When it was found that this one man power was the source of removals, Mr. Hale observed Democrats and Republicans alike complaining of the new state of affairs. Mr. Hale read several letters—one saying that the people had sent the Postmastergeneral a petition signed by eighty-four persons, praying for the anointment of a person who, however, was not appointed. When Mr. Hale came to Washington one of Mr. Brown’s letters was handed to him [Mr. Hale]—the letter which became the basis of the present inquiry. He had made the inquiry for the purpose of putting before the Senate full information on the subject Out of one hundred of the larger postoffices in Maine it now seemed that Mr. Brown had recommended eighty-seven of the new appointments. Mr. Hale acquitted the Postmas-ter-general of any indorsement of Mr. Brown. Brown had come to Washington indorsed by the Democratic party, or its committee. The Postmaster-general had turned these matters of appointment over to his assistant, who relied on Mr. Brown, but the Postmaster-general had not made complete anwer to the resolution of the Senate. He had not stated whether the wishes of the people had been respected in the new appointments. No explanation had been made of the infamous system on which the proceedings complained of had been based. Mr. Hale read what he termed “The most extraordinary exculpatory lettor” ever heard of—a letter of Mr. Brown’s to the Portland Argus, stating, among other things, that the Democratic committee of Maine and Mr. Brown had arranged that persons who received appointments should pay something for the expenses incurred in their behalf, and also stating that he [Mr. Brown] had secured a large number of appointments to postoffices. Mr. Hale referred to the severe denunciation which, oa a former occasion, had been expressed by Mr. Bwcfc, in the Senate, at a circular issued by a Republican committee chairman calling merely for voluntary contributions. What was the issuance of such a circular compared to the condition of affairs shows by the facts in this ease? The oa>e may have muddied the water—the other poisoned the fountain. Tbo Republican party had not always been perfect, but in twenty four years Mr. Hale had never heard that publio offices had become matters of publie sale. Mr. Hale had beard from an employe of the House of Representatives that there had never been in the summer season more Democrats in Wash ington than during the past summer, and that the Indiana Democrats bad not gone home at all. Mr. Voorbecs said that when Mr. Hale was so told, he, [Mr. Hale,] was keeping company with a man who did not tell the truth. Mr. Voorhees warmly denied the truth of the statement, saying of his personal knowledge it was untrue. Mr. Hale did not care whether it was true or not, though if the Senator from Indiana, [Mr. Voorhees,] had remained at the suggestion of his constituents to look after thoir interests, it would have not been a ease at all Ifke that under consideration. Mr. Hale believed ho spoke for the honest, conservative Democrats of Maine in denouncing the course pursued by the Democratic committee of Maine and by Mr. Brown. Mr. Vest said that it was impossible that the administration should know every man who solicited office. If Mr. Vest had his way he would make it a misdemeanor for any man to solicit office. But what was the Postmaster-general to do? It had become a sort of common law in both parties for men to recommend people for office. Was the Postmaster-general to go to Republicans for recommendations? Mr. Vest characterized Mr. Hale's position as mere cant. He [Mr. VestJ had before now seen in the departments at Washington such indorsements as this: “This man is indorsed by VestandCockrell," and there fore the appointment* bad been refused. Yet tb# Senator from Maine [Mr. Hale] had discovered what he pretended to be anew evil. But for the Democratic sueeess of 1882 there would never hav* been a civil service law passed by the Republican party. The civil service bill'had been in the Senate for years without attention until the prospects of Democratic ascendency be came clear to the Republicans. Mr. Hale said that had nothing to do with the question under debate. Mr. Vest said his colleague [Mr. Cockrell] and himself, in the course of the investigation!* heretofore under Republican administration, had found unmistakable evidences of the use of money in the attainment of public offices, and, though they could not put their fingers on a letter showing any use of money, they could convince the moral sense of any man that money bad been used. Mr. Voorhees 6aid the fact3 seemed to be that three presidential postmasters, and some other minor postmasters, had been changed by the present administration. It seemed to Mr. Voorhees that that simply showed that not as many changes had been made in the postoffices or Maine as the people Md, by their votes last fail, Intended should be made by the administration. Mr. Voorhees sympathized wish the Republican postmasters who had been turned out They would get used to it after a while, as the Democrats had got used to it Mr. Voorhees was not here to defend Brown. He thought Mr. Hale had done a service to the Democracy by exposing such a man. But did Jlr. Hale suppose he could make an impression upon the country that the Democracy of the United States favored the course pursued by Mr. Brown? Mr. Voorhees differed from Mr. Vest in one thing. He [Mr. Voorhees] was willing to put in power and in office the men who had helped the Democrrts. lie believed it to have been the intention of the framers of the Constitution that the government should be administered by the friends of the administration Which the people shonld place iu power. Mr. Vest said he had merely meant to say that

if he were to consult hid own personal ease he would do what he had stated. He did not mean that he was not willing to help his party friends. Mr. Voorhees willingly coincided in this view. Mr. Logan, replying to the allusions made to the civil-service law, and the Republican administration, said that Coneress, meaning the House and Senate both, bad not been for several administrations in the bands of the Republican party. Mr. Vest said the Senate had been; and for a part of the time every committee was in the hands of the Republicans. Mr. Hoar remarked that that was when Senator Davis was President of the Senate. He [Mr. Hoar] did not wish to claim that up to the time stated either party was specially in favor of the civil-service bill; the civil-service cause wa3 a growth. The Democratic platform on which Mr. Cleveland had been elected had declared for that cause. Mr. Vest said that President Cleveland had honestly and conscientiously endeavored to carry out every particle of the pledge made by him to the people of the United States before his election, and he [Mr. Vest] was astonished that any complaint of him in that regard should come from a Republican. It was certain that much complaint had come from Democrats because he had not made removals enough. The debate then closed, and on motion of Mr. Hale the communication of the Postmaster-gen-eral was referred to the committee on civil-serv-iee reform. Among bills introduced and appropriately referred. was one by Mr. Hoar to fix the time of the meeting of Congress. It fixes the time for the meeting of 1886, and every second year thereafter, on Die first Monday in October, and in 1887, and every second year thereafter, on the second Monday in November. In introducing the bill, Mr. Hoar said that all must concede that the business of the country was increasing so fast that longer sessions of Congress were necessary. * . Mr. Gray called up Mr. Beck’s recent resolution of inquiry regarding the payment of customs duties in coin and the application of the coin to the purposes of the sinking fund, etc. The resolution having been read, Mr. Gray said he would vote for it, but for reasons very different from those which actuated Mr Beck. He then reviewed the history of coinage legislation, arguing against further coinage of silver. Mr. McPherson followed, and spoke in much the same strain. To show that business was already becoming alarmed at our course with regard to silver, Mr. McPherson read a letter from the manager of the Liverpool, London & Globe Insurance Company, stating that the company, in view of the great uncertainty with regard to the coinage, had decided to make no further loans except on the specific agreement of their repayment in gold coin. On the conclusion of Mr. McPherson’s remarks, Mr. Brown gave notice that to morrow h would ask to be heard on the resolution of Mr. Beck.

Mr. Hoar called attention to the anomalous condition of business in the Senate, there being several important bills already reported from committees, which bills were being delayed by a* silver debate, which would have to be repeated when the fiuance committee should come to report a bill dealing with the coinage. On motion of Mr. Edmunds the Senate then took up the Utah bill, the pending question being Mr. Hoar’s motion to strike out the section that would disfranchise the women of Utah. Mr. Brown expressed himself as opposed to woman suffrage, and said that if the question was brought up in his own State, be would vote against it, but as the question before tho Senate affected a right already given to the women of Utah by the laws ot that Territory, he [Mr. Brown] would vote for Mr. Hoar’s motion. A vote having been reached on the amendment, it was rejected—yeas 11, nays 37. The Senators voting yea were Messrs. Aldrich, Blair, BiHwq, Cali, Dawes, Dolph, Hoar. Mitchell of Oregon, Palmer, Stanford and Teller. The section disfranchising the women remains a part of the bill. An amendment proposed by Mr. Edmunds was agreed to, providing that marriages within, but not including the fourth decree of consanguinity, shall be deemed incestuous, and punishable by imprisonment. Mr. Van Wyck offered an amendment dispensing with the Utah Commission, so called. The duties of that body could, he said, be just as well performed by army officers, at no extra expense to the government, and his amendment provided that a board of three officers of the army should perform the duties now vested in the commission. He denounced the extravagance of the commission, and insisted it had been of no use to Utah or to the United States. The commission, he said, had a half-dozen clerks. Mr. Voorhees denied this, and challenged Mr. Van Wyck to prove his statement. Mr. Van Wyck. iu reply,wead from a list in his hands the names of seven clerks and a janitor.

Mr. Voorhees remarked that these were not regularly employed clerks, but had been employed temporarily, to meet an emergency. He thought be knew the reason for Mr. Van Wyck’s attack on the Utah Commission. Mr. Van Wyck thought Mr. Voorhees had better unburden himself on the subject before taking his seat. Mr. Voorhees did not wish to speak in the time of the Senator from Nebraska. Mr. Van Wyck was willing that he should. It seemed to make a difference, Mr. Van Wyck said, whose friend was ’’attacked.” Mr. Van Wyck’s amendment was rejected. Mr. Morgan opposed the provision fora board of army officers to administer the affairs of the Mormon Church. He characterized polygamy as “an offense that stinks in the nostrils of civilization.” He thought if anything was to be done about it, it should be torn up, root tad branch. Mr. Edmunds replied that those trustees would deal only with the preperty of the church. The committee had feared to abolish the whole corporation, which Congress had the right to do. The committee had nut wished to make a precedent for legislative interference with religion, apart from the feature of polygamy. Mr. Edmunds did not think the belief of the Mormons greatly differed from the belief of other sects. Mr. Teller thought the Mormons had very little property except their temple. These trustees would have to deal with Mormonism in every way. He did not believe in polygamy, hut ho would say that if we had sent the right men to look after Utah, polygamy would ‘have been dead. We had sent men there who irritated and persecuted the people of Utah. It was by our persecutions that we had kept polygamy alive. Religious enthusiasm had done much for civilization, but we could not forget that two thirds of the people of the world to day believed in polygamy. Great Britain had never put its hands ou the polygamists within its do minion. The Mormons bad their faults. It could not be expected that men who had married wives thirty years ago could put them aside now as so many prostitutes, and declare their children bastards. The bill under consideration he looked on as full of blood. It was too severe. We should handle the great evil existing in Utah with a velvety hand. Men who did not believe in polygamy, lie said, had, by the severity of our government, been driven into a condition of opposition to the policy of the people of the United States Mr. Edmunds denied that there was anything oppressive in the bill. It was simply an attempt to cut off the one-man power existing among the people of Utah. He would not discuss the crimes committed, whether at Nauvoo or in Utah, but Mormonism could not be successfully dealt with by the “velvety hand” referred to by Mr. Teller. It was a shame, a delusion and a pretense to cover crime. After further argument as to tho provisions relating to the testimony of husband- and wife, the debate went oyer until to morrow, Mr. Edmunds saying he would then ask the to “sit it out” and bring the bill to a vote. Mr. Voorhees gave notice that on Wednesday, tbe 20th of January, he would call up his reso lution expressing the sense of the Senate on the death of the late Vice-president Hendricks. Mr. Morgan offered a resolution, which was agreed to, directing the committee on Indian affairs to consider and report whether a wise policy in the civilization of the Indians required the establishment of a school west of the Mississippi river, based on the principle of military enlistment, instruction and discipline of Indian youths, with a view to qualifying them for service in the United States army. Mr. Hoar asked and obtained unanimous consent to have the United Slates judicial salary bill stand over as unfinished business till Monday next at 2 o’clock. Senator Van Wyck offered tbe petition of the National Labor League, praying that Liet.-Gen. Philip H. Sheridan be made a full general. He asked that it be printed in tbe Record, and also referred to the committee on military affairs. It was so ordered. Mr. Blair, from the committee on education and labor, reported favorably a bill to aid in the

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establishment of common schools—the same as the bill that passed the Senate last Congress. The Senate adjourned. THE HOUSE* Continuation of the Call of States—Nearly Nine Hundred New Bills. Washington, Jan. 6.—The Speaker laid before the House a Senate, joint resolution tendering the thanks of Congress to the Governor and people of the State of Ohio for a statue of James A. Garfield, and accepting the same. On motioQ oflE. B. Taylor, of Ohio, the resolution was laid on the table for the present The call of States for the introduction of bills and resolutions was resumed. Among the bills introduced were the following: By Mr. Bayne, of Pennsylvania: Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the election of certain United States officers by the people; also, repealing the internal revenue tax on tobacco; also, for the purchase or condemnation of the works of the Monongahela Navigation Company; also, to protect public works against trespass or injury. This bill was prepared by the engineer corps, and is intended to protect government works or rivers and harbors from injury. Also, for the relief of Gen. Alfred Pleasanton. By Mr. Bingham, of Pennsylvania: Extending the letter-carrier service to places of 10,000 inhabitants; also, prohibiting the circulation through the mail of any newspaper or publica-, tion containing lottery advertisements. Also, to provide for the establishment of a postal telegraph system. By Mr. Curtin: To equalize the pensions of all utterly helpless pensioned soldiers. By Mr. O’Neil, of Pennsylvania: For the preliminary survey of a ship canal to connect the Delaware river near Camden with the Atlantic ocean; also the following:

Resolved, By the House of Representatives, that, inasmuch as the business interests of the whole county are adverse to any reduction of the tariff on goods of foreign manufacture, and are entering their protests against such a policy, which they believe, if carried into operation, would result injuriously to all the people of the United Btates, it is the sense of this House that it would inexpedient, unwise and harmful to the laboring and business interests of the counry to attempt a revision of the tariff having for its object a further reduction of duties on goods, wares and merchandise of foreign manufacture, and which, owing to the low price of labor in Europe, enter into injurious competition with the product of American labor and capital. In offering this resolution Mr. O’Neil presented protests, which he stated were signed by manufacturers all over the country, against a revision of the tariff. By Mr. Randall, of Pennsylvania: Providing for the filling of vacancies in the office of President and Vice-president; also, limiting the time within which claims against the United States may be filed and prosecuted; also, proposing a constitutional amendment giving the President power to veto specific items in appropriation bills. By Mr. Reagan, of Texas: To regulate interstate commerce, also to incorporate the Atlantic and Pacific Ship Railway Company, (This is the old bill); also, to provide for the issue of silver certificates on the deposit of standard silver dollars. By Mr. Brady, of Virginia.: For removal of all political disabilities. Bills were introduced for the erection of public buildings at the following places: Zanesville. Hamilton, Dayton, Portsmouth and Mansfield, Ohio; Rosebury, Oregon City end Portland. Oregon; Allegheny, Pennsylvania; El Paso, Jefferson, Texarkana, Houston ar * Brownsville. Texas. <• Before the conclusion of the uuil the House adjourned. There were 882 bills introduced to-day. During the greater part of the day Speaker Carlisle was absent from the chamber, the chair being occupied by Mr. Springer and Mr. Wellborn, The impression was that the Speaker was engaged in the final revision of his committee list. So far as can be learned, no changes have been male in the formation of the committees since yesterday morning, though some minor changes may be made before the announcement. It is the Speaker’s intention to complete the call of States before naming the committees. Only two States and the Territories remain to be called, but the recognition of members who were absent on the recent bill day may occupy a couple of hours.

SMITH ON TRIAL Judge Norton Sustains the Information, and Proceeds with the Trial. When the trial of George W. Hill, inspector of elections in the first precinct, Eighteenth ward, and Charles Smith, charged with destroying ballots, was called in the Criminal Court, yesterday afternoon, the defense moved to quash the proceedings. It was urged that the information was insufficient; and that the accused had once before been brought into court on the same charge; and further, that the grand jury had investigated the matter without returning an indictment. Judge Norton held the information to be good, as it covered the defects upon which the one filed some weeks ago had been quashed. A separate trial so? Smith and Hill was then asked for and gran'ed, and testimony was at once begun relating to the charge as it applied to Smith. Reible, night-watchman at the city offices, and Kane, the latter a watchman appointed by the Democrats to assist in guarding the ballots, testified that whilo tho ballots and boxes were in the city clerk’s office no one disturbed them. Ex-City Clerk Breunig said he received the box of the First precinct of the Eighteeth ward with the bag in it and the tally-sheet, poll-book and other necessary papers relating thereto, from Mr. Hill the morning after the election. The ballots were securely kept by him in two large store-br xes, which, in turn, were placed in a larger box. This was locked and sealed. He had it rem' ved to the city treasurer’s office for greater ' _‘curity. When he received the bag in quest? a it was tied and sealed, but be coul not tell whether it had ballots in : . or not. During this time Mr. Hill never came to him saying that he had accidentally put private papers in the bag and wanted to get them out. He knew nothing of the ballots after they were turned over to tho recounting commission. Charles Stein, Democratic watcher at tho First precinct polls of the Eighteenth ward, said he saw the process of counting the votes. Mr. Hill took tbe ballots out of the box and Mr. Sanborn strung them. They were counted, straights by fives, and then the mixed or scratched tickets were counted. He last saw these ballots strung, lying on the end of the table, and the box a few feet away. He suggested to Hill that the ballots should be put in the bag. Hill thought they ought to go into the box. Witness did not see the tickets after that. Smith had been in the room at the beginning of the count, and left He returned as they were closing. Indeed, the count was over, and the ballots lay as he described when Smith opened the door and fell into the room near to the tables and Hill. The seal on the bag was made before Smith came into the room the last time. Witness thought Hill somewhat nervous when he told him tbe tickets ought to go in the bag. Henry Wittenbrink, a cigar maker, at No. 145 Virginia avenue, came to that place the morning after the election. Ho had a small package, and said he would like to leave ~it there for a short time. Wittenbrink put it on a shelf and afterwards knocked it off accidentally. He found it to be a package of election tickets, straight and scratched. He did not examine them closely, but thought they bad been used in voting. Smith took the bundle away about 1 o’clock that afternoon, saying, “If you only knew what is in this paper.” Philip Wolf and John Gallaher, of the same shop, supported Winterbrink’s testimony, and Mr. Kerr, the Democratic judge at first precinct, Eighteenth-ward polls, said he thought the ballots went into the sack. He did not see Smith in the room at any time. He did not know him until a few days ago. when some one pointed him out to witness. The court then adjourned until 2 o’clock to-day. You so or middle-aged men, suffering from nervous debility or kindred affections, should address. with ten cents in stamps, for large treatise, World's Dispensary Medical Association, Buffalo, N. Y.

THE RECORD OP THE COURTS. United States District Court. Hon. W. A. Woods, Judge. To-day—No special calls. Supreme Court. Hon. W. E. Niblack, Chief-jostles. The following cases were decided Jan. 6: 12315. Frank M. Millikan vs. Mahala Ham et al. Madison C. 0. Reversed. Rowk, J.—Under section 6488, Revised Statutes, one who {has purchased real estate at a tax sale for the non-pay-ment of county and State taxes, may, in a suit to quiet title, enforce the collection of the full amount of all taxes subsequently paid by him upon the lands, whether State, county or citv taxes 12283. Mary Culbertson et al. vs. Fred W. Munson et nL Marshall C. C. Affirmed conditionally. Mitchell, J.—(l.) If all the evidence necessary to the relief awarded by the court is admissible under one paragraph of a crosscomplaint, in a suit to quiet title, the fact that another paragraph is insufficient does not warrant a reversal. (2.) A paragraph of a crosscomplaint sufficient for part of the relief demanded will withstand a demurrer. (3.) If a sale for taxes be void, the holders of the auditor's deod are entitled to enforce the State’s lien, unless it appears that the sale was void for causes enumerated iu Section 6495, Revised Statutes. (4) Evidence, in such suit, showing that defendant had obtained the tax title by representation that his wife and plaintiffs were the owuers of the land, and that ke was negotiating for the tax lien in their interest, and that the holder transferred it for a sum less than was due him by law, was inadmissible, such proof not showing how much the holder bad abated or that plaintiffs should have the benefit of such abatement. (5.) Under the act-6f 1883, interest on amounts paid at tax saljjftyjg to be computed at 20 per cent. . 12298. Levi D. Olney Vs. Anna Jackson. Hancock C. C. Affirmed. Elliott, J.—(l.) Where money is due the plaintiff on a contract a suit constitutes a sufficient demand. (2.) Notes transferred for nurebase money of real estate are collateral security, and by accepting such security the vendor does not lose his right to proceed against the principal debtor. (3.) A paragraph of answes to a suit on a vendor’s lien, counted upon a written agreement, whereby an action for purchase money should be dismissed and divers notes be transferred in satisfaction of all claims. Reply, that at the time the agreement was signed plaintiff was sick and incapable of transacting business; that she was unable to read the agreement; that it was not read to her; that she had no friend present; that she relied upon defendant’s representations; that the notes were worthless. Held: That the reply was suffi cient. (4 ) The above agreement was a sufficient acknowledgment of the debt as avoided the statute of limitations. (5.) Evidence of the value of land fixed by contract is inadmissible. 12073—Lucinda C. Carver vs. Edmund W. Lewis. Putnam C. C. Rehearing denied. 12074—John F. Carver vs. Edmund W. Lewis. Putnam C. C. Rehearing denied.

Superior Court. Room I—Hon. Napoleon B. Tayior. Judge. Yesterday—Charles Binkley vs. The Indianapolis Chair Company; suit for damages. On trial by jury. To-day—Same cause continues. Room 2—Hon. D. W. Howe. Judge. Yesterday—John G. Jeffrus vs. Frank Drake. Judgment on verdict for $2.20. Samuel W. Wales vs. Wm. H. Malabay et al.; account. Finding and judgment for plaintiff for $319.29 Nicholas McCarty vs. United States Encaustic Tile Company et al.; judgment on verdict for $5,055.55. George K. Schofield vs. Robert H. Hurley; note. Finding and judgment for plaintiff for $676.76. Roswell R. Rouse vs. tbs Capital City Planing Mill; account. Finding and judgment for plaintiff for s7l. John R. Farrell vs. Mable C. Farrell; divorce, cause, abandonment and adultery. Divorce granted. Dessie Cool vs. Theodore Cool; divorce. Trial by court. Taken under advisement. Amelia B. Mansur, administratrix, vs. John Coburn et al.; dismissed and costs paid. To-day—Calls: 34121, Elizabeth Totten vs. John Totten; 34790, Francis Fox vs. Maria Fox. Bq<|m 3—lion. Lewis V. Walker, Judge. Yesterday—Wm. Kolb vs. The Pioneer Brass Works et al.; foreclosure. Otto N. Frenzel appointed receiver. Mary Johnson vs. Julia A. Riceetal.; damages. Finding for defendants. Wm. Needham et al. vs. JohnC. Wright etal.; damages. Reassigned to Room 1. Wm. Marshall vs. Samuel Schnch et al.; for possession of goods. Finding for defendant, Schueh, and vs. Indiana Foundry Company. James Sanderson et al. vs. John Lather; injunction. Order vs. defendant to show cause why he should not be punished for contempt. Wm. Denny et al. vs. A. M. Kuhn et al.; account. Tried and taken under advisement Frederick Bremer vs. A. M. Kahn etal.; account. Tried and taken under advisement To-day—Calls: 33369, Heiwey Smith et al. vs. Rebecca Dawson et al. 34173, Moses Johnson et al. vs. Wm. F. Rupp et aL NEW SUITS. Room 1—34897. Franklin Furbervs. Fielding Huston etal.; note and foreclosure. 34894, Wm. R. Hughes, assignee Franklin Life Insurance Comnanv. vs. Samuel C. Hanna et al.; note; demand, S7OO. Room 2—Nicholas McC. Williams et al. vs. Jenuio M. Reynolds et al.; ejectment; damages, $25,000. 34895, Ida 31. Humbert vs. Wm. H. Humbert; divorce; failure to provide. 34896, Sarah Crowley vs. Eugene M. Griswold; note; demand, SIOO. _ Criminal Court Hon. Pierce Norton. Judge. To-day—Calls: The State vs. George Washington: grand larceny. The State vs. Chas. Gaetz; selling liquor on Sunday.

Probate Matters. The wills of Joshua L. Spahr, Wm. L. McCray, of Clermont, and Nancy Rudisill were probated yesterday. The latter left all of her property to the wife and children of her son, James H. Rudisill. He, with the wife, is named as executor. McCray ordered all of his personal property real estate to be sold separately. The widow can take one-third of the proceeds or choose under the law. The balance of the money is to be divided equally between the children. John P. Maidstone qualified as executor, giving a $3,000 bond. The Spahr estate, personal and real, is left to tho widow for her life. After that it is to be divided equally between the children. John as executor, gave a $3,000 bond. The Kconomical Commissioners. The reform County Commissioners have found another small place for a suffering Democrat. Not long ago, before a change was made in tbe court-house sweeping gang, five men could do all the work, with the assistance of the foreman. The present foreman, it is said, devot6s his time to overseeing, and has had another man appointed to do the hard work his predecessor did. As this entails an additional cost of about $360 per year, it is in order for the taxpayer to make a note of it in time for the next election *of County Commissioners. Criminal Court Matters. Judge Norton yesterday sentenced Thomas Daugherty, alias Wilson,to one year in the penitentiary for picking pockets, and Thomas Wilson to a two years’ term for petit larceny. Daugherty’s punishment was lessened by favorable reports as to bis hitherto good character about Philadelphia, where his family lives. Arthur Hermann, for embezzlement, was sentenced to a two years’ term, and tbe cases of Buck Leddy and George Morton, charged with burglary, were taken under advisement. Mr. Lather’s Grocery. John Lather, the West street grocer, has again been cited to appear before Judge Walker, Saturday next, to answer the charge of further violation of the injunction issued against him in tbe application of John Sanderson. Lather sold out

to Sanderson, and agreed not to earry on the grocery business'in the same neighborhood. The judge said the business possibly might be conducted by Mrs. Lather, but that he could bare no direct or indirect interest in it He has been acting as clerk for his wife. Amusement Matters. To-night and during the remainder of the week “Alone in London,” a scenic melodrama, by Robert Buchanan, author of “Lady Clare,” “Storm Beaten,” and other successes, will be seen at the Grand Opera house, by Colonel Sims’s Brooklyn Theater company, of which Miss Cora Tanner and Mr. Herbert Archer are the principal members. The drama is said to have very strong, well-sustained interest, and is presented in a most elaborate and realistic manner, the company carrying all their own scenery. It has met with much success elsewhere. Evans & Hoey, in “A Parlor Match,” one of the brightest and most original of Mr. Hoyt’s comedies, will be at the Grand the first part of next week. “Me and Old Hoss” will meet with a warm welcome from their Indianapolis admirers. The company has several new members, who are said to give the piece a very entertaining performance. Mr. H. B. Lonsdale, business manager for the Emma Nevada Concert Company, which will appear at Plymouth Church the evening of the 15th inst., is in tho city. Miss Louise Paullin, one of the greatest favorites in comic opera in New York, will sing Ninon and Yum Yum in the Carleton opera

concerts. Mr. W. T. Carleton, the English baritone, who will appear at English’s Friday night, in his original part in “Nanon,” played for 200 nights in New York. His singing of the waltz song, “Anna, I Come to Thee,” in “Nanon,” is said to be exceptionally fine. Saturday night he will sing the part of the Mikado. “The Silver King,” with the tragedian, Frank Bangs, will be the attraction at English’s next week. Professor Mittevwurzer, from the Court Theater of Vienna, will appear with his company in this city about the Ist of next month, probably in Mmnnerchor Hall. Professor Mitterwurzor is a German actor of considerable renown. “Tho Robbers,by Schiller, will bo the play. The new Rentz-Santley Burlesque Company is attracting crowded houses at the Zoo Theater. A matinee will be given this afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. Real Estate Transfers. Instruments filed for record in tho Recorder’s office of Marion county. Indiana, for the twenty-four hours ending at 5 o'clock, P. M., Jan. 6, 1886, as furnished by Elliott & Butler, abstracters of titles, room No. 3. .Etna Building: Nancy Harlin and husband to Christopher U. Thompson, part .of the west half of the southwest quarter of section 15, township 10 north, of range 8 east $114.28 James L. Mitchell etal. to Richard Leggo, lots 229, 230 and part of 228 in Spann & Co.’s first Woodlawn addition to Indianapolis 1,000.00 James L. Mitchell, trustee, to Richard Leggo, same tract 1,000.00 John C. Freese and wife to Jacob L. Toner, lots 17 and 18 in block 24, in the Star addition to Indianapolis 200.00 Charles H. Witte and wife to Fred W. Witte, lot 20 in Charles E. Heinrich, sr.’s, addition to Cumberland 140.00 Zirari C. Lewis and wife to Mary Fraul, lot 43 in “Hall Place, Indianapolis” 1,650.00 George H. H. Neutrup and wife to Lorenzo Bernhart, lot 15 in square 7, in the southeast addition to Indianapolis 1,600.00 Robert W. Long and wife to Jacob H. Stucker, part of lot 34 in Julian et al.’s subdivision and addition to Irvington.. 2,000.00 Conveyances, 8; consideration 87,704.28 To Recover Goods. Proceedings were instituted in the federal court yesterday, by Tefft, Wells & Cos., of New York, against William E. Gartner, of Goshen, to recover a stock of goods valued at SSOO, in addition to which damages to the amount of $2,000 are asked. 30UII8 “I have been selling Athlophoros for three or four months with the best of results. It has given satisfaction in every case,” is the favorable report of the rheumatism and neuralgia remedy’s work sent in by George Benedict, druggist,' of Maxwell, la.

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SOCIETY MEETINGS. Masonic —pent alpha lodge, no. sgi, p aud A. M. Stated meeting m Masonic Temple this (Thursday) evening, at 7:30 o’clock. MARTIN H. RICE, W. M. WIU.IAM H. Smytiie* Secretary. ANNOUNCEMENTS. DR. A. W. BRAYTON. OFFICE, 19 WEST OHIO street. Residence, 4. Ruckle street. WANTED.^ WANTED SITUATION BY AN EX PERL enced and competent short hand and typewriter in any business suitable for a young lady. Address ELIZA, Journal office. Wf ANTED—GOOD RELIABLE PARTIES OUT Tl of employment, ladies or gentlemen, to act as agents of the best selling article before tire pubhc; big money guaranteed to the right parties. Call at room 75, Occidental Hotel, for further information. AGENTS WANTED. Agents— any man or woman making less than S4O per week should try our easy money-making business. Our $3 eye-opener free to either sex wishing to test with a view to business. A lady cleared $lB in one day; a young man S7O on one street. An agent writes: “Your invention brings the money quickest of anything I ever sold.” We wish every person seeking employment world take advantage of our liberal offer. Our plan is especially suitable for inexperienced persons who dislike to talk. The free printing we furnish beats all other schemes and pays agents 300 per cent, profit. A lady who invested $1 declared that she would not take SSO for her purchase. Write for papers: it will pay. Address A. H. MERRILL & CO., Chicago. FINANCIAL. I? INANCIAL—MONEY ON MORTGAGE-FARMS . and city property. C. E. COFFIN & CO. ONEY AS THE LOWEST RATES OF INTER-' est. J. W. WILLIAMS & CO., 3 and 4 Vinton Block. MUNICIPAL BONDS PURCHASED; CITY AND farm loans negotiated. U. M. STODDARD & CO., 24 Wright Block. 10 ANS~NEGOtTaTETVON IMPROVED FARM J and city oroperty in Jr liana and Ohio. JOS. A. MOORE, 49 East Washington street. WE WILL FURnTshTmONKY ON FARM SfT curity, promptly, at the lowest rates, for long or short time. TIIOS. 0. DAY & CO., 72 E. Market st. Six PER CENT. MONEY TO LOAN ON INDiananoiis real estate, in sums of SI,OOO and upwards-' HENRY 00E & CO.. 13 Martindale Block. AUCTION SALES. A UCTION SALE—TO THE TRADE—WE WILL j\. sell, on Friday morning, January 8, at 10 o’clock, at our rootiir., 88 East Washington street, a general variety of ladies’ apd gents’ furnishing good*, dry goods, clothing, etc., embracing brown and bleached muslins, calicoes, jeans, cotton batting, underwear, hosiery, suspenders, collars, gloves, wool socks, corsets. buttons, thread, saxony yarn, cArpet chain, wool yarn, white shirts, negligee shirts, crash, eoats, pants, vests, suits, etc. Terms cash. Sale positive. HUNT & MoCURDY, Auctioneers. LOST. lOST CAP - THE MAN WHO TOOK MY J sealskin cap from the temperance lunch-room, with my initials iu it. please return ami get his own. E. A, PARKER, 42 North Delaware street. FOUND. Found a valuable subscription book, which the owner can have by catling at this office, proving property and paying for this advertisement.

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BUSINESS DIRECTORY. INDIANAPOLIS. ABSTRACTS OF TITLEL ELLIOTT & BUTLER, NO. 3 A3TNA BUILDING. MACHINER¥y-£?trj ('1 ALLUP & GLADDlNG—Manufacturers’ Agents T and Jobbers in Mill and Machinists’ Supplies of Every Variety. Special inducements to heavy buyers. Correspondence solicited. Office, 20 We lit Maryland street. Telephone 1064. MISCELLANEOUS. A Tinwc E. C. A CO., Manufacturers and Rett. 1 IVI ll O, nairers of CIRCULAR, CROSSCUT, BAND and all.other kinds of g S Illinois street, one square south of Union Depot. J.R.RYAN&CO" Commission Merchants and Dealers in FLOUR, GRA'N, HAY AND FEED, 62 and 64 East Maryland Street. INDIANAPOLIS OILTtaNK LINE C 0.,” DEALERS IN PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, Corner Pine and Lord Streets. W W B BARRY, SAW MANUFACTURER, Noaf 132 and 134 South Pennsylvania Street. MASTER’S SALE. In obedience to an order of sale issued out of the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Indiana, upon a decree rendered in a cause wherein H. Reiman Duval is plaintiff and The Western Equipment Company is defendant, the undersigned, Master in Chancery oi’ said Court, will offer for sale at public auction to the Irghest bidder, at the north door of the Postoffice Building, in tho city of Indianapolis, county of Marion and State of Indiana, on TUESDAY, THE 12th DAY OF JANUARY, A. D. 1886, between the hours of 10 o’clock a. in. and 12 o’clock noon of said day, all of the following descril>ed property, to-wit: All the property, goods, chattels, cars, rights, credits, effects and franchises of The Western Equipment Company as an entirety. Terms or Sale —The purchaser at such sale, by making such purchase, shall assume and undertake to pay the following indebtedness of said Western. Equipment Company, to-wit: To the. Bristol ana South Wales Railway Wagon of Bristol, England; the Union Rolling Stock Company (Limited), r of Birmingham. England, and William A. Adams, of'i Gains, England, the sum of six hundred and twenty-nine thousand and sixty dollars ($629,060), and to the United States Rolling Stock Company the sum of one hundred and fifty-nine thousand five hundred? and ten dollars ($159,510.) Said sale will be subject to all liens now existing in favor of the said creditors above named, and all rights held by the same are to be preserved. Said property will not be sold for less ' than two-thirds of the appraised value. WILLI .M P. FISH BACK, Master. INDIANAPOTJB, January 1, 1886. Roach e & La mine. Solicitors.

REDUCTION IN THE PKICEOF G-.A.S! Notice to Gas Consumers and Others. Your attention ip called to the marked reduction In the price of gas, which took effect on the Ist day of March. The company is now furnishing gas to all consumers at SI.BO per 1,000 cubic feet. 'Phi* price is certainly within the reach of all, for both lighting and cooking purposes. The convenience and comfort of cooking by gas, especially during the summer i months, where a lire is not otherwise required, can'' only be thoroughly appreciated by those who hare had experience in its useful application for that The company has sold for use in this city during the j last four years a large number of gas stores and is fi satisfied, from the many testimonials from its patrons, 1 that these stoves “fill a long-felt want.” J Gasoline Stoves changed to Gas Stoves at a small < expense. ST Stores and Gas Engine* FOR SALE AT COST. INDIANAPOLIS CM AND COKE CO, No. 47 South Pennsylvania Street. S. D. PRAY, Secretary. r I I 14 I? TXTT/ u#od in Panting the Lkdian1n El -Llr IV APOUB JOOWAliis made by the CLEVELAND PRINTING INK WORKS, Cleveand, O.

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