Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 November 1886 — Page 7

AFFAIRS OF TOR RAILWAYS* Personal and Local. T. D. Baldwin, district passenger agent of tht) L, N. A. & C. t is so ill as to coufiue him at home. 11. W. Hibbard, general freight agent of the V.indalia. is at Hot Spriugs for the benefit of his health. Congressman-elect Scull, from Pennsylvania, is father of C. O. Scull, secretary of Commissioner Daniels. The passenger conductors on the Erie road are again, it is SAid. on the anxious seat. Another hatch of old conductors were dropped on Monday. John F. Miller, general superintendent of the Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburg, and several of his division superintendents, aro to be in the city to day. The Bee-line was yesterday fully 1,200 cars short of filling its orders From ail points on the cystem come calls for cars, most of them to load ■with local business. The St Louis Cable & Western road, in which several Indianapolis parties are interested, earned in October $29,274,154. which is within SO,OOQ of tlus fixed charges on the property per annum. It has been agreed that the anthracite coal pool on business west of Buffalo and t.he Toledo east bound dead freight pool will hereafter be conducted by the Ceutml Traffic Association of Chicago. A meeting of the joint Western classification committee has been called for Chicago Wednesday, Nov. 17. A long list of changes and additions proposed since tbe last mooting will bo Acted upon. The friends of E. W. McKenna, former superintendent of the J., M. & 1., will be gratified to learn that he is recovering as rapidly as could be sxnected from the painful injuries he received a ievr weeks ago. The L., N. A. & C. road earned in October $187,036. an increase over earnings corresponding month, 1885. of $11,355. Since Jan. 1 the Toad has earned $1,533,500. against $1,369,189 the corresponding ten months, 1885. Gideon J. Tucker, who was appointed by the President to examine and report on one hundred Hi lies of railroad constructed by the Oregon & California Railroad Company in southwestern Oregon, has declined tbo appointment C- O. F. Bent, general superintendent of the Oh io & Mississippi road, was in the city yesterday He says be doesn’t know as much about doming changes under the new deal as some aewypaper reporters do, which is doubtless true. The receipts from freights at the Indianapolis {tation of the Vandalia for the month of Octoer show an increase over those of the preceding month. .September, ot $16,450, aud over the corresponding month in 1885 an increase of $5,645. Ticket scalpers Smith & Williams who, a few days ago, opened an office on South Illinois Street, paying Newby & Jordan S4OO for their xtures and good will, have closed their doors, finding it an unfavorable time for scalpers to thrive. The removal o* arbitrary charges on through ?ast bound freigh'. from the Pacific coast to New York common points is a concession on tbe part cf the Southern Pacific company that has occasioned much surprise in “outside’ railroad - circles. Cleveland parties are betting that the stock of the Bee-line will, before New Year's day, be on the upper side of 80. Whether it is or not, the Burke, Beach, Hill and Smith combina!ion are handling their respective departments and a manner that is eliding praise from all quarers. Local passenger circles were somewhat disturbed yesterdny over the rates that were said to bo given by the l, B. & W. to a party of three who purchased tiokets for Cumberland, Md. Some of the competing agents will demand of Commissioner Daniels that the matter be investigated. J. J. Turner, superintendent of the Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburg, has devised an | pterlocking switch, which he is testing- at RiehI pond. Ind., and which is said to work very satU p£etoriJy. The device is simple and worked by ! land, not liable to get out of repair, and not very < ixpensive. To-morrow it will be known who are the successful bidders for the erection of the new union depot. The announcement has been deferred, the bids from other points, which did not reach here until yesterday, and will be Opened with the other bids to-morrow, if the programme is carried out as now understood. Col. Horace Scott, who holds qnite a respectable amount of the Westinghouse Air-brake Company stock, yesterday received a cash dividend of SSO cn each share he. bolds, and 400 per cent dividend in stock on each share. Mr. gcott, twelve years ago, paid $750 for his stock, and on this stock has received this year $3,300 in dividends. Pittsburg papers amuse themselves by constantly howling about the exorbitant rates charged by the Pennsylvania road, yet official figures show that the tonnage on the lines east of Pittsburg last year was 4,443,471,651 tons moved one mile, on which the average charge per ton was .6959 of acent. Yet on the Delaware & Lackawanna the charge was 3£ mills per ton per mile more.

Business with the railway lines in the Northwest shows a slight decrease from that of previous weeks, although tho grain movement continues heavy, and the marketing of cattle, hogs end sheep is going on briskly. In the Southwest there is no reduction of moment in the earnings, and Eastern trunk lines report an extraordinary demand for cars, chiefly for local traffic. The Western through tonnage is heavy. A large shipper here says that the Lackawanna is still shadipg east-bound rates, and he has the documents to prove it. On the other hand, Lackawanna Agent Wilson says it is a false statement, the line has all it can do at tariff rates, or at least all it can furnish cars to handle. By tiio by, the old Rnncock & Cos. cry regarding the Union L'ne is raised. This line is again running away ahead of its allotment in the eastbound pool The Belt road and Pennsylvania people are putting up. at the crossing of the Belt road and ~ihe J.. M. &I. tracks, the newly patented Le Grande inter-locking apparatus, which throws bv electricity both the switch and the signal. Jfihould it work satisfactorily, it wiil be put in (Service on the Union tracks. Avery handsome ‘Vower is going up at the Belt and J.. M. & I. .trossine, where the electrical apparatus and the operator will be under cover. J. H. Woodard, who represents the Wabash #n the Pacific coast, has reached San Francisco and is again stirring up things. The agents of competing lines had a good rest While lie was East, smoked fine cigars, read the newspapers, and were really having a wire time, as the San Francisco Chronicle tells jt. Now they are again obliged to bestir themselves lest the “Wabash Racket maker” secure pore than his share of the business. To-day the committee appointed by the passenger department of the Central Traffic Association meet here to revise the rules of the associa lion. This committee consists of John Egan, John Lazaros, C. H. Rockwell. H. M. Bronson, and Falkenbach, of the Hocking Valley. The Journal has good reason for saying that the committee will not favor the discharge of agents Who cut rates or in any manner break agreeEt*. but will favor fining the guilty party nlv and have the money paid over to the iniant. It is believed that rate-cutting can be to ore effectually stopped were this plan adopted. It is announced that the Chicago Si: St Louis railroad (Hinckley’s road) will be opened for through freight and passenger traffic between Chicago it St Louis Dec. 1 next This line Juris Lt ora Chicago along the west bank of the Iliitiois & Michigan canal to Joliet: thence over the old Chicago, Pekin & Southwestern railroad Jo Pekin; thence over anew line to Springfield; from this point it runs over Wing's new Litcbroad to a connection with the Indianapolis ft St Louis, which latter line is used as its St. Louis outlet Tho new line, it is claimed, is as ihort as any of the existing roads, and will h well prepared to offer active competion between Chicago & St Louis. The bondholders’ committee of tbe Indiana, iiloomington & Western road yesterday issued heir plan for the reorganization of thecompaoy, t being settled that the road should be sold at oreclosure sale on the first, second and eastern livision mortgages. The new company will Issue $10,000,000 com min, and $3,825,000 preferred. aid $8,000,000 first, and $2,000,000 eec-. pud mortgage bonds. Tbe preferred stock shall

vote and bear 5 per cent, non cumulative dividends, and the new bonds shall bear 5 per cent, interest, and run for fifty years, payable in gold. The old firsts shall receive the new firsts, and the old seconds and debentures tbe new seconds, dollar for dollar. Back interest to tho amount of 5 per cent, per annum will be paid m cash, and tne income bonds shall receive 70 per cent, in new preferred stock. The common stockholders will get new stock, and nothing for the assessment, A Little Time Will Right Matters. Commissioner Blanchard, of the Central Traffic Association, who has been in New York several days in conference with Commissioner Fink, of the trunk-line pool, passed through Pittsburg on Monday en route for his headquarters in Chicago. At Pittsburg he was interviewed by a reporter of the Pittsburg Dispatch: “What are the prospects in freight rates,” he was asked, “The tendency is toward an equalization. There is a growing opposition to freight discrimination. The people aro not only dissatisfied and kicking, but the railroad companies, too. What they want is a simple, standard rate, with no discrimination or rebates. This was the object of our conference. If we establish fixed rates of 25 cents from Chicago to New York in summer and 30 cents in winter the railroads will make more money and the people be better satisfied. This will be done. “I do not think there will ever be an increase in rates above thirty cents. The people will readily pay this much, if all have to pay the same, if there is no discrimination in favor of big shippers. Under the present complicated system of rates, with its drawbacks and rebates, the railroads are not sharing in the general prosperity of the country to-day. Your iron merchants in Pittsburg are realizing more benefit from the good times, and so are your merchants and business men, than tho railroads. This is not because the people are not willing to give us our slice of profit, but because we lose our proceeds from small shippers in paying rebates to the big ones. “We will adopt a standard rate and make it as popular and plain as the rates of postage. Then we'll get a bigger patronage, and everybody will be satisfied." Propose To Be Independent of the Union Railway Company. The express companies, which for years have been at the mercy of the Union Railway Company, are taking steps to have property of their own in so close proximity to the Union Depot as to answer for offices and 6tore-room for express matter. Yesterday the Adams Express Company purchased from W. H. English the block on the corner of Meridian street and the Union tracks, recently occupied by a wholesale drug store. The building is 150 feet long by 26 wide and four stories high. The express company, Agent Henderson says, will remodel the building, fitting up the rooms suitably for offices, etc., and the upper rooms for the the messengers’ use. While tbis has been going on the United States Express Company has been negotiating, and will probably purchase to-day, the building on tbe north, adjoining that purchased by the Adams Express Company and of the same dimensions. The American Express Company is, as well, negotiating with M. H. Spades for the building on tbe north of the two above spoken of and quite likely will close the trade within a day or two. This building, as well, is 150 feet long bv 26 feet wide and four 6tories high. The three buildings will make admirable quarters for the three express companies, will be commodious and convenient and controlled by the express companies at much smaller expense than the Union Railway Company could furnish accommodations in the new depot. What is better still, it more closely identifies these express companies with tbe business interests of Indianapolis and makes them parties to its coming prosperity.

A Passenger Pool in Danger, Chicago, Nov. 9. —A serious complication made its appearance to-day in the Chicago passenger pool of the Central Traffic Association. The Chicaeo & Atlantic road notified the commissioner that it would no longer be bound by the agreement which, on last Thursday, restored rates to tariff. The reason alleged is that the Pennsylvania and the Baltimore & Ohio are continuing to pay commissions and issuing tickets through brokers. Miscellaneous Notes. It is proposed to get all :.ne Transcontinental roads together and again discuss the situation. The mines along the different railroads in the Pittsburg district are doing well for this season of the year. The great drawback appears to be scarcity of cars. Notice is given by the Missouri Pacific road that the Council Grove, Osage City & Ottawa r ;, way has been extended to Admire, Kan., forty-eight and three-tenths miles west of Ottawa, Kan. Tbe two indefatigable financiering and rail-road-reorganizing gentlemen, Calvin S. Brice and Samuel Thomas, have completed arrangements for the development of their Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic project by the purchase of the Marquette, Houghton & Ontonagon railroad. Hungary has a “Minister of Communications" in charge of transportation affairs, and especially of the state railroads. He seems not to have a bed of roses—at least he doesn’t keep his place long. The last one. Baron Kemenv, has. just resigned, the state railroad expenses having* enormously exceeded the estimates. He was the third Minister of Communic* tions under the present Prime Minister, Tbza. The St Paul Union Stockyards Company, controlling an extensive system, has completed arrangements for direct shipment from the Northwest to Europe of c Hie, grain and other freights, by refrigerator or improved cars and fast trains to Staten Island, where transfer aboard ship will be made far more cheaply and expeditiously than under th 6 present systems. The extension of the Belles .Gap railroad through a magnificent coal territory, a distance of eighteen miles westward to the Susquehanna river, has just been completed. The line is to be extended still further to Punxsutawney, where it will connect with the Rochester & Pittsburg railroad. Tbis will give tho Pennsylvania another outlet for soft coal into Rochester, Buffalo, and other points in New York State. The Northern Pacific Railroad Company has arranged with all lines originally forming the Transcontinental Association for a continuance of the agreement whereby California winter excursion tickets were made good to return via Portland and the Northern Pacific to Minneapolis and St. PauL General Passenger Agent Charles S. Fee eives notice that these tickets can be exchanged at San Francisco on payment of sls for steamship fare and $lO exchange fee. A railway signalman inEnglaod having been sent to jail for six months because of a blunder in setting signals made by him, the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants has protested against tbe sentence, holding that the system prescribed is so complicated that errors are unavoidable. But they have a nice way of covering them op if nothing serious happens—the signalmen and engine-drivers meet and “square up” matters by agreeing to say nothing of each other. Work is to be begun at once on the Savannah, Dublin & Western railroad. The construction company has signed a contract to complete and equip the line from Savannah to Macon, Ga., a distance of 167 miles, in eight months, and to complete and equip the branch line from Americus to Dublin, Ga., a distance of Dinety miles, six months later. The road will make the shortest route to Savannah from tbe great cottongrowing region of Americus. The new line has been guaranteed 66,000 bales of cotton by one shipper in Macon, and will make connection with several important sfbamship lines at Savannah, and ultimately be extended to Birmingham, Ala, C. B. Sidell, president of tbe construction company, states that the entire system will be turned over completed and equipped within fourteen months. _ An Injured Employe’s Claim for Damages. Eli Reynolds yesterday brought snit against his employer, Alexander Shakenberger, for $5,000 damages. He alleges that the defendant is responsible for ths injuries be received through a fall from an insecure scaffolding. F*. A. Ci.arjc. IT. S. Architect. Washington, indorses lied Star Cough Cure. 25 coots.

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1886.

PERSONAL AND SOCIETY. Mr. S. B. Curbicger, of Huron, D. TANARUS., is In the city. Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Claypool, of Connorsville, are in the city. Miss Millie Murray has gone to St Louis for a short visit to relatives. Mrs. J. C. Yohn is quite ill at her home on North Delaware street Miss Carrie Henderson, of Lafayette, is spending a few days in the city. Mr. F. P. Nelson will leave this week for Denver, Col., to locate permanently. Mr. and Mrs. Will Huston, of Covington, Ky., are spending a few days in the city. Mr. Will Walker, of Benton Harbor, Mich., is visiting Mr. Jesse Hough for a few days. Hon. W. D. Owens, the Congressman from the Tenth district, was in the city yesterday. Mr. Ismond, of Chicago, is expected to-day, to visit his daughter, Mrs. Ed Schumann, at the Denison House. Mrs. T. J. Cullens, of North Meridian street, returned on Monday night from a month's visit to friends in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Wharton and daughter have gone to Atlanta, Ga., with a view to residing there permanently. Governor Gray yesterday commissioned Wesley White first lieutenant and Wm. H. Thrump second lieutenant of the Elkhart Light Artillery. SOCIETY. Cards have been issued for a dancing party, on Friday evening, from 7 to II o’clock, by Master Louis Reese and sister, at their home on North Pennsylvania street. An exhibit of the wood-carving of Miss Henderson and pupils will be held at Mrs. George F. Branham's on Thursday afternoon, from 2 till 5 o'clock, No. 322 Home avenue. There will be a union meeting of the missionary societies at the Fourth Presbyterian Church, on Friday afternoon, consequently the meeting announced for Mrs. Chas. Kregelo’s for the same time has been indefinitely postponed. Miss Lizzie Herod gave quite a large reception, on Monday night, in honor of several young ladies visiting in tbe city—Miss Alice Warren, of Terre Haute, who is the guest of Miss Herod; Miss Gresham, Miss Garmony, Miss Carson, Miss Clippinger and others. Mrs. Charles Reese gave a “coffee” party yesterday afternoon, from 3 to 6 o’clock, which was an elegant affair. Mrs. Louis Holiweg assisted the hostess in receiving the guests and dispensing the hospitalities. Beautiful flowers were tastefully arranged in the dining-room, and a bouquet was placed at tbe plate for each lady. Among those present were Mrs. May Wright Sewall, Mrs. L. S. Ayres, Mrs. W. P. Bingham, Mrs. Albert Gall, Mrs. Fred Rush, Mrs. Thomas Bassett, Mrs. W. R. N. Sylvester, Mrs. C. E. Kregelo, Mrs. Samuel Johnston, Mrs. H. Wetzell, and others.

Hotel Arrivals. Denison House: W. A. Conklin, New York; N. T. Nafis, Pittsburg; H. L. Little, Minneapolis; Chas. R. Haltman, Fort Wayne; Thos. B. Arnold, Cincinnati; E. F. Branch, Martinsville; W. K. Smith, C. A. Allen, Union City; E. M. Collins, Buffalo; B. F. Claypool and wife, Connersville: J. M. Henberger, LaPorte. Grand Hotel: S. H. Alexander, F. F. Keith, John F. Regan, Terre Haute: M. D. Manson, Crawfordsville; W. Spangler, Winamac; A. L. New, Charles G. Offutt, Greenfield; Mrs. Mark Tully, Miss L. Tully, Marion; J. McCabe, Williamsport; Sam J. Brash, Columbus; Edward C. Price, Fort Wayne; Thomas Egbert, Richmond; E. Forsythe. New Albany; George Tatham, South Bend; B. H. Conway, Michigan City; N. Stuart, JGoshen; P. L. Marshall, Logansport; John H. Patton, Evansville; S. N. Barbour, Elkhart; William T. Smith, Vincennes. Bates House: S. E. Price, Denison; Frank E. Gavin, Greensburg; L. C. Heustadt, Quincy; Jos. M. Briggs and wife, Albert S. White, M. D. Ewing; P. J. Sater, Columbus; R. P. Davis, W. W. Parsons, H. G. Thompson, D. W. Henry, J. R. Duncan, G. C. Coon, Crawfordsville; A. Y. Comstock, Kokomo; M. Nolan, J. D. Meyer, Frank J. Hull. T. J. Ochiltree, Rushville; C. H. Brownell, D. H. Strouse. F. M. Grume and wife, C. A. Pollock and wife, Pe.u; Chas. H. Knight, Brazil; James B. Comly, Frankfort; Mason Long and wife, Fort Wayne; H. V. Howell and wife, Bloomfield; Jas. H. Willard, Scott Webber, Bedford; George S. Terry, Elkhart; J. H. Claypool, Connersville; C. E. Diven, Anderson. THE CITY IX BRIEF. A horse and buggy belonging to Sanford Evans were stolen from Mount Jackson early yesterday morning. IVork on the new Y. M. C. A. building is being pushed very rapidly, and the brick and stone work of the first story is almost complete. The object of the meeting of the executive committee of the State Board of Agriculture to--morrow is to consider the differences which exist between the State Board and the National Trotting Association. JohnW. Murphy, indicted by the last grand jury for selling liquor on Sunday, was arrested by tbe sheriff yesterday. Murphy sold his saloon on Indiana avenue and left the city. He returned a day or two since. Marriage licenses were issued yesterday to Wm. F. Collins and Mary A. Fawcette, John McGrady and Nora McCarthy, J. Alcide Courneau and Mary J. Meyer, Charles Boeder and Mary Koester, Mathias Zimmerman and Louisa Mang, James M. Tooley and Emma Eckstein. Geo. Burns, who has a very unsavory reputation among the police, was arrested yesterday afternoon on Washington street for drunkenness. When he was searched at the stationhouse a lady's flue cloak, which it is presumed he had stolen, was found cencealed under his eoat. The Summit City Building and Loan Association, of Fort Wayne, was incorpoi-ated yesterday, with a capital stock of SIOO,OOO. The directors are Charles Burns, Otto Herbert, Geo. Mortz, Henry D. Engerlinge. Chris. Hoffman, J. B. Manning. U. N. Pike, H. L. Stuter and T. J. Hedges.

TIIE RECORD OP TIIE COURTS. Superior Court. Room I—Hon. BL B. Tavlor, J udga. James A. Isgrieg vs. C. J. Woolsey et al.; possession of real estate. Dismissed. William H. English vs. Indianapolis Wagon and Agricultural Works et al.; foreclosure. On trial by court. Room 2—lion. D. W. Howe, Judge. Jane Tansell vs, Oscar Tansell; divorce. On trial by court. Sylvester Johnson vs. Judy Dove et al. Cause dismissed. NEW SUITS. Robert Martindale vs. Alexander McKnight et al.; complaiDt on note. Demand SOOO. Elizabeth Crane vs. John H. Crane; complaint for divorce and custody of children on the ground of abuse and drunkenness. Daniel M. Bradbury vs. Lancashire Insurance Company; complaint to recover attorney's fees. Demand, $525. Simon Dessaur vs. Joseph Solomon; complaint on notes. Demand, S4OO. Eli Reynolds vs. Alex. Shallenberger; complaint for damages. Demand, $5,000. New Quarters of the Tension Office. Henry C. Wilson has rented rooms in the Union Block, on Maryland street, between Illinois and Tennessee streets, to tho government for the United States Pension Office, and the work of getting the rooms in order has begun, the place to be ready for occupaney in time for the next payment to pensioners, Dec. 4. There is a fire-proof vault in the place, 15x18 feet, with a private office for the pension agent and a large waiting-room for pensioners. The counters will be sixty-five or seventy feet long, and the pensioners will be enabled to wait in comfort, as chairs and sofas are to be provided for the waiting-room. Snllivau Files His Bond. No certificate of election has yet been issued to John E. Sullivan, but, to make one step sure in getting possession of the office, he yesterday filed with the County Commissioners bis bond in the cam of $25,000. William K. Spronle, who is to be his chief clerk, is one of the sureties,

James Rsnihan another. James Conaty the third and Daniel Burton the fourth. The first three are on the bond for SIO,OOO each, and Mr. Burton swears to his being worth $30,000. Sproule is not assessed in the city, but the residence property on North Illinois street is in his wife’s name, with a taxable value of $4,525. He, however, owns a farm of 200 acres in Lawrence township, taxed at $7,150. Renihan’s city property only has $1,435 tax value in his own r.ght, but jointly with his wife he has $7,165 in real estate. Conaty has $1,900 in real and $5,690 with his wife as half owner. Burton owns $9,150 in his own name, together with $6,700 personalty, and with his wife is on the residence property on New York street at $8,085. Exhibit of an Artist’s Work. The Indianapolis Art Association is exhibiting, in Pfafflin’s Hall, a fine collection of pictures from the studio of T. C. Steele, the artist. There are seventy-five oil paintings, and more than twenty-five water-colors and charcoal sketches. All but four of these are from Mr. Steele’s easel. There are two very pretty water-colors—one by Mr. Forsvtn, and the other by Mr. Fitz, of New York. Two oil paintings are by artist friends of Mr. Steele, one being a study by Baron Yon Pashinger, of Munich, and the other, “The Old Market at Munich,” by Mr. F. A. Tompkins, an American in that city. Among the paintings attracting most attention are “On the Muscatatuck,” a September scene on a well-known southern Indiana stream; “A November Day," “The Satyr and the Woman,” “Afternoon on the Muscatatuck," “A Sabbath Afternoon,” “An Old Mill-yard," “Little Marguerite,” etc. There are two excellent copies after Rembrandt and Van Gelder, of the famous Dutch school, and one after Titian. Some of the pictures are for sale. The paintings will be on view from 10 a. m. till 10 p. M. until Thursday afternoon. • Amusement Notes. Augustin Daly’s drama, “Undertbe Gas-light," is drawing large audiences at the Museum, and pleasing them also. It will run all week, afternoon and evening. The dollar course of the Indianapolis Lecture Course will open this evening at Plymouth Church. Gen. Lew Wallace will repeat his lecture on “Turkey and the Turks.” The first performance of the great operatic success, “The Little Tycoon," by the Home Opera Company, will take place at English’s tomorrow night, and will bo repeated on Friday and Saturday evenings, and Saturday afternoon, all at reduced prices. The company is large, and has been selected with especial reference to vocal ability and experience in such productions. They have had the opera in careful rehersal for several months, and will give it a very entertaining performance, with new costumes and effects. A great many tickets have already been sold, and large audiences are expected at every performance.

Freight Cars Run Into an Office. About daylight, yesterday morning, a Panhandle switch engine pushed several cars on to the switch at Fraser & Bro.’s lumber-yard, on Virginia avenue, letting them “run wild," or without any brakeman. There is no bumper at the terminus of the switch, and the cars having gained considerable headway, the switch being doWn grade, dashed off the track and into the company’s office, which was upset and totally demolished. A large safe and the stove were thrown down an embankment, and followed by tho cars. The loss to Fraser Bros, was not leas than SSOO, and to the railroad company about the same amount. Legislators on a Tour of Inspection. A committee of members of the Now Jersey Legislature, composed of Senators William S. Carter, of Bordentown; T. J. Olcott, of Mt. Holley, and T. G. Hatte, of Long Branch, were visitors at the Female Reformatory} yesterday, having come here especially for the purpose of inspecting the institution and gathering information about the methods of its management, with a view of making use of its advantageous features in a reformatory that is to be established m New Jersey. Had Her Husband Arrested. Joseph Madden and his wife, Mary, hare had trouble for some time. Yesterday Mrs. Madden swore out a warrant and had her husband arrested, on the charge of living with Rebecca Parker. Madden was tried on the same charge several months ago, and was acquitted. The parties all reside on Athens street, near the City Hospital. Liberty’s Torch Snuffed Out. New York, Nov. 9. —The Goddess of Liberty's torch has not been lighted since Saturday night. Whether it will be lighted again at all is an unsolved problem. The American committee has no funds for that purpose. The plans of lighting the statue by subscription or through a personal contract with the engineers have come to little or nothing. General Schofield has called the attention of the War Department to the lack of any funds for maintaining a beacon on Bedloe’s Island and of any provision whatever for the statue. If any money can be diverted temporarily for that purpose by the War Department the lighting will probably be resumed before long. If no funds can be had from Washington the Goddess will have to wait, General Schofield thinks, until a bill establishing a light house on the island, and an appropriation for maintaining it, passes at the next session of Congress, before her torch can be lighted again.

A Sea-Shore Hero Under Arrest; Newark, Nov. 9.—Charles H. Billar was arrested this evening on the charge of obtaining S3OO under false pretenses. Billar has quite a reputation as a life-saver, having received the congressional medal and that of the New York Humane Society for saving the lives of H. A. Benedict and his two daughters, of Hyde Park, Chicago, at Coney Island, about two years ago. Mr. Benedict presented him with several valuable presents. Billar's plan was to send telephone messages to the Western Union Telegraph Company in the names of persons who are in the habit of doing business that way, to telegraph money to a third person, whom Billar would represent and get the money. He has been in the employ of the-company, but was recently discharged. He owns two houses and lots, and has money in the bank. The Case of Embezzler Hokes. New York. Nov. 9.—A special from Montreal says: “Sheriff Hitchcock, of Peoria, 111., arrived from Washington this morning with the President’# warrant for the extradition of embezzler Hokes. Proceedings were commenced to-day, when Assistant Cashier Ely was examined and testified that Hokes bad filled in and negotiated bank drafts signed by him and the cashier. Hokes’s lawyer says he will arrest tbe detectives who arrested the defaulter, alleging that they had no authority from the bank officials for their action, but merely did so as a speculation, which is an illegal act under Canadian law. ” Overissue of Stock by Judge Tourgee. New York. Nov. 9.—William D. Holmes has secured a judgment against the Our Continent Publishing Company, in the Supreme Court, before Judge Andrews. The cases involved the alleged overissue of stock by ex-Judge Tourgee as publisher of Our Continent magazine. The amount claimed is money paid for such overissue. In the affidavit of George W. Walker, a witness, he states that Judge Tourgee had acknowledged the overissue in conversation. Judgment will be asked for $13,470, with two years’interest Try no experiments—Much time and infinite vexation of spirit would be saved, if, esc hewing novelties, the afflicted would use Salyation Oil atone*.

LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE. The State Teachers’ Association* To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal: May I make a suggestion through the Journal concerning the programme of the State Teachers’ Association? At present the persons who appear before the association are those who are well known throughout lhe State, or are person ally acquainted with a member of the committee on the arrangement of the programme. This gives no opportunity to the majority of the 13.000 teachers of the State to be heard, even if they have something to say. ' Moreover, some of the papers presented are valueless, people writing at times either because they are asked, or because they wish to get their names before the public, and knowing that no censorship will be exercised in regard to the presentation of papers. The following plan works so admirably in several scientific societies of the United States that its adoption could hardly be considered in the light of an experiment. Noxt year, if not feasible this year, set aside one day of the association and a halt' day of the highschool section for the reading of voluntary papers. Appoint a committee to receive and examine such papers in full, or abstracts of them, before the day of reading. Os the papers presented let the committee select those that are of the greatest excellence. Is it too much to expect that this will increase the usefulness of the association, since we shall hear from the people who speak because they have something to say? Lillie J. Martin. High School, Indianapolis, Nov. 3. Call the Republican Committee. To tlie Editor of the Indianapolis Journal: I am one of the thousands of Republicans in Marion county who sincerely believe that the entire Republican ticket, with two exceptions, was elected in this county on Nov. 2, 1886. That the popular candidates upon our county ticket should have been defeated honestly, when the State candidates have majorities running up into the hundreds is not probable. That sufficient frauds were committed that can be overturned by a fair and impartial investigation there can be no doubt Every day reveals new instances of illej gal voting and other fraudulent methods used by Sim Coy and his gang to defeat the will of the people. Shall this injustice go unrighted? Shall men not elected go into our county offices to mismanage the affairs of this county? Shall the criminals who have defeated the will of the people by fraud and forgery eo unpunished? I have great faith in the Committee of One Hundred, but cannot other associations be brought to their aid? Why does not the cnairman of the Republican county committee call that organization together and have it take prompt, energetic action in behalf of the candidates defrauded of their election at the polls, or by forgery since the polls closed? I am sure that the members would unanimously and promptly respond to such a summons. That organization should raise the money necessary to enable the defrauded candidates to make a contest and get at all the facts. It is due to them that this should be done. They are poor men, and, I understand, are financially unable to undertake a contest. It is due to the voters who voted for them that this action be taken. The people will, I believe, respond promptly and liberally to any appeal that may be made to them for financial aid for this purpose. I ara a poor man, but I would cheerfully contribute $5 or $lO for this purpose, and I have heard many of my own fellow-workingmen express themselves as willing to do likewise. Let the committee be called together at ouce, and steps be immediately taken to preserve the rights of all the candidates defrauded of their election. Do this, and I firmly believe the result will give us Republicans in the offices of clerk, sheriff, treasurer, commissioners, and two more Republican Representatives in the Legislature. Irish Republican.

A Significant Land Purchase. New York, Nov. 9. —The Mail and Express says: “The recent transfer of a valuable waterfront on Staten island to a Western railroad as a point for transfer is discussed by commercial men as a move of great significance. The property acquired is three plots, covering a quarter of a mile of water-front jnst below Vanderbilt’s landing, and, also, 300 acres of land in the interior. The purchases were made by E. D. Cornell, a prominent real estate agent of this city, from various local parties, in the interest, it is said, of the Dukes of Devonshire and Buccleuch. These gentlemen are large owners of stock in the Anchor line of steamers, and own nearly all of Barrow-in-Fnrness, the point in Scotland to which shipments are to be made. The newlyacquired water-front is large enough to admit of extra docks and piers that will accommodate the largest ocean steamers afloat. The scheme is a big one, and, if successful, will establish a direct connection between the great Nortwest and Scotland, thus avoiding the expense of rehandling the freights and the heavy lighterage at this point. The one thing needful to perfect the project is the completion of the bridge across the Arthur Kill.”

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GAS STOVES NO KINDLING REQUIRED. NO COAL TO CARRY. NO ASHES TO REMOVE. Prices from $2 to $lO. Gas Engines from | Horse-power up We sell to gas consumers in this city only. On exhibition and for sale at the GAS COMPANY, No. 47 South Pennsylvania Street. Ask your retailor for the Original S3 Shea Beware of Imitations. “ None Genuine unless bearing this Stamp .O __JAMES MEANS’ | —fgf l S3 SHOE. W ti 111 Madeln Button,Congress ALaea. K t\ Best Calf Skin, Unexcelled in Seri Durability,Comfort andAp~ Ms) V\ mb pearance. A postal card sent Bk, \W 'iStv to us will bring you InformaJEt \\ 'raSjk tlon how to get this Shoe air _ We/ SpSW In any State or Territory. Means & Cos,, 11L This shoe stands higher in the estimation of Wearers than any other in the world. Thousands Who wear it will tell you the reason II yog ask them** FOR SALE BY C. KARLE & CO., 93 Ea9t Washington St., Indianapolis* CAMPLIN & von HAKE, 25 West Washington street, Indianapolis.

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