Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 November 1886 — Page 7

TAKING POLITICAL SOUNDINGS. Distinguished Republicans Appear in the Metropolis and Bejrin Heaving the Lead. Ppooial to the Indianapolis Journal. Nbw York, Nov. 13.—James G. Blaine has been here ten days, with plummet and line, •ounding the political depths. Whitelaw Reid end Steve Elkins pulled the boat with muffled oars, and Blaine himself heaved the lend. The labor rock is said to have been accurately located, and several shoals and reefs have been mapped. It is thought that a channel deep enough to float the Republican frigate of 1888 has been discovered, although nobody seems to know her exact draught of water. Blaine, however, •eems to have devised a plan to avoid the labor rock, and even to make it useful by crowding the Democratic craft upon it, wind and tide permitting. How this is to be done may be seen with a single eye glass. Blaine has always been a skillful compiler of election returns. The wires East and West have been kept humming since hi3 stay in city. Look at the returns and you will that the Republicans have a majority of Congressmen-elect in the next House of Representatives In a bare majority of the States. Indeed, the whole thine may h nee on the new election for Representative in Congress in the Second district of Rhode Island. The Democratic candidate at the late election had a large plurality, but tinder the State law it requires a majority to elect on the first trial. As the figures now stand, without Rhode lslar.4. the vote by States in the Fiftieth Congress will be a tie. If the election is thrown into the House the Republicans will need the vote of Roger Wiliiarns’s State to carry their candidates into the presidential chair. In the present House the vote ny States ptands: Democrats, 19: Republicans, 10; tied, 3 In tho next House, on the latest returns, it will be Democrats, 18; Republicans, 18; tied, 1; and Rhode Island to elect the will virtually feavo the casting vote. Whether Blaine has had any hand in changing these figures or not, the jeeult may make him President if tho election is thrown into the House. With a sure footing thus obtained in the next House, Blaine can, in Wall street parlance, go “long” or <l 6hort” on the labor vote, and win dither way. If George or some other theorist is p candidate, supported by the labor unions and Knights of Labor, it will certainly damage the Democracy as much as the Republicans. With &e shrewd a man as Blaine at the helm, all deals with the George men failing, the choice could be shifted to the House and the white plume float triumphantly. The appointment of Gideon J. Tucker as a railroad examiner indicates that President Cleveland has already taken the ala-m. Tucker is a labor agitator, poor in pocket, tut rich in intellect He evidently regarded the President’s offer in the iight of a dog-button. Being no Kan's dog, he spurned it. The paucity of the p has made the Labor men indignant, and has undoubted’? strengthened their lines. Anothor ,:>hase of Blaire's visit is worth noting. He had hardly alighted at the Fifth-ave-nue Hotel and begun to plume himself beforo the news was wired to John Sherman. John stretohed his ueck in great surprise, and finally gathered up his feet, spread his tail, mounted the sky and wafted himself io New York. He had hardly reached the parlor of tho Fifth avenue when Blaine ran to cover in a private house. About the same time Edmunds wipded him. The Vermont bird drew a long breath, scratched the bald spot on his head, unfolded his venerable pinions Sd landed in the Bartholdi Hotel, within gunofc of both the other birds. It looks as though all three were on a still-hunt for meat. Blaine was on the trail of the George men, Sherman was on the track of Blaine, and tho ounning old cock partridge from tho Green mountains was stealing along in tho wake of both Blaine and Sherman. When Blaine disappeared (he other birds shook their featheys and ailently Railed away. New England ponds were cohered with a tbln coating of ice on the morntug after Edmunds’s exit. Whether either Edijiunds or Sherman picked up any meat will be determined at the next national Republican convention. v ZISKA.

THE RICHEST MAN IN AMERICA. A Title That Is Not Held Continuously—John Jacob Astor Regains His Itijjht to It. Special to the Indianapolis JournaL New YoBR, Not. 13.—The title of “richest Kan in America” is not held continuously. An Astor, after losing it to a Vanderbilt, has now Regained it. John Jacob Astor, tho richest man in America, U a devoted patron of opera, and it was just after he bad limped into his box at the Metropolitan one evening this week, that an artist caught sight of his face and succeeded in obtaining what the millionaire is ever careful to keep from the public, a picture of his features. •The powerful landlord is tall and vigorous at aver sixty years of age. and if he were a poor jnan, or only moderately wealthy, he would not have made himself unduly conspicuous by a limp. This defect in his gait is the result of possessing a carte blanche upon the good things of the world, eminent among which are champagnes and ancient Burgundy. A liberal indu'gence in the ornamental varieties of food and drink has induced gour, and Mr. Astor has just recovered from a severe attack. la appearance he suggests the typical Englishman. His face is ruddy and full, and is embellished with long side-whiskers of a reddish gray color. These whiskers are not allowed to grow directly out from the cheeks, but by persistent brushing have been trained to hang down orer the collar, somewhat in the Dundreary style. His eyes are a subdued gray. His figure is erect and stalwart, and his dress by- * fashionable, but plain. After his own notions, Mr. Astor lives ecohottlleally. He does not stint himself at the table, and ho has two or three boxes at the as be doee not work, either for his living or the extending of his estate, he finds it advisable to waste not a penny on business luxuries He rarely ridos when he enn walk, and whin he rides it is in a public stage, if or.e is available, rather than in his own or a hired coupe. His telegrams are ‘‘skeletonized,” and in other trivial ways he acts tip-on the '‘penny-saved-peniiy-parned theory. No one can tell the amount of his wealth to-day. He is very slightly interested tn stock companies. The Western Union Telegraph, the Delaware. Lackawanna & Western railroad, the Chemical Bank and a few other concerns inteiest Lina. The overwhelming bulk of his property is in real estate on Manhattan Island, or just across the Harlem in the annexed district. More than half of this in value is tooth of Chambers street, or in a district just a taile long on its longest diameter. In it is the Astor Hous?. modestly estimated at $3,000,000, and numerous blocks and buildings along Broadway and Wall street. This part •f his property pays at least 10 per sS}nt per annum, apd its value varies only slightly from year to year. It is from the vast tracts of land in the northern part of the eity that the increase to bis wealth comes. He is constantly putting aside what he can spare from bis rent receipts for the purpose of investing in more land. It is said on good Authority that a •uni amounting to $0,000,000 in cash is kept on deposit in trust companies, to be applied to new ?urchases whenever a good bargain is secured. he condition of his property makes a favorite topic for the political economists. Every child born in the city adds to his wealth. It is the increase of population alone that makes Mr. Astor richer. As yet, however, the great landlord has not signified any intention of “whacking up” with tho reproductive public. He is benefiting Steadily by what John Stuart Mill called tho “uuearned increment of wealth, bids fair to be, before his death, richer than any mau who ver lived. When William H. Vanderbilt was alive he evet topped John Astor. but the railroad death caused such a subdivision of the

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property that the landlord is left way ahead of any competitor. His brother, William, a struggling real estate speculator, worth about $60,000,000, does not come as near to him as Jay Gould, and. in fact, stands just abouteven with Cornelius Vanderbilt. William handles his business on the same plan adopted by his richer brother. Their offices are together, and many people suppose that they own most of the Astor property in common. The disparity in their fortunes was the result simply of inheritance. Their father, who inherited the bulk of the old fur-trader’s, John Jacob’s, money, invested it in real estate, and left two-thirds of it to his eldest son, the present John Jacob. A striking feature of his wealth is that most of it is uninsured. Thero is so touch of it that the occasonal total loss of a house or two or an entire block amounts to less than the premiums to be paid annually upon the whole. Mr. Astor is qualified for the titla of Colonel. In the war of the rebellion he served on Gen. McClellan’s staff as aid-de-camp with the rank of colonel. He was a volunteer, and served with honor. His wife was a Miss Gibbs, of Charleston, S. C. They have one son, William Waldorf Astor, who has accomplished a little in politics, literature and art. A safe estimate of John Jacob Astor’s wealth to-day is $150,000,000. When Peter Cooper was alive he estimated the property at $130,000,000, and the silent increase, without the new investments, would bring tho figures up to $150,000,000 and over by this time. k. L. c. Heavy Snow-Storm in the East. Albany*, N. Y.. Nov. 13.—Thero is overafeotof snow on the ground here, and it is still snowing. Watertown. N. Y„ Nov. 13.—There was a heavy snow-fall last night, and suow is still falling. It is now over eighteen inches deep. The trains are mere than an hour late on all roads loading to the city. Geneva, N. Y., Nov. 13.—The heaviest snowstorm over experienced this early in the season is now prevailing here. The snow is twenty inches deep on a level, and in drifts from three to six feet deep. Trains on all the roads centering here are two hours late. Connecticut's Official Vote. ITarteorp, Conn.. Nov. 13.—The official report of the vote c nvassed, to-dav, shows that Lounsbury, Rep., for Governor, received 56.920 votes; Cleveland, I*em.. 58.81$; Forbes, Probib., 4,099; Baker, Labor. 2.792, and J 4 scatterings; total vote, 123,243; necessary to elect, G1.G22. Cleveland lacks 2,804 votes of election. His plurality is 1,898. FROM 46 to 2,000. Removal of the Deering Headquarters to the Old Carlisle Mill on West Market Street. The old Carlisle mill on West Market street, one square from the new State-house, which was under litigation so long, has at last fallen into the hands of J. D. Truett, the general agent for Wm. Deering & Co.’s harvesting machinery. The old building has been remodeled from cellar to the upper floor, and is now, in its completed condition, a most perfect warehouse, and convenient, also, in its office accommodations. The basement, a large and commodious apartment, is fitted up specially as a storage-room for twine, with a capacity capable of receiving ten carloads. The ground floor is occupied for the traveling men's office and general business office, while in the southwest corner is a handsomely fitted-up private apartment for the general manager. It ts also the receiving and shipping department. A private track has been laid upon the west side of the building, and a platform of extensive proportions is in course of construction, thus making it by all odds the mo3t convenient shipping and receiving warehouse of the character in the State. By its use all transfer by dray is avoiden. The upper floor is utilized for the storage of duplicate parts of machinery, and is arranged in such a manner as to make it as convenient as a pocket in a shirt. On this floor is also the office of records and the book-keeper and cashier's department. All are as complete and perfect as good judgment and a liberal expenditure of money could arrange them, In consultation with Mr. F. B. Clarke, the bookkeeper and cashier, that gentleman stated that the business of the house at this point for the present year was in excess of $700,000, and that the sales of machines had increased from fortysix in 1878 to over two thousand this year. Mr. Truett is to be congratulated on the wonderful success which has greeted him, and al3o upon the fact of his having secured such a prominent and commodious business establishment. California Excursions. The Chicago & Northwestern railway will, on Nov. 16 and Dec. 7, run first class excursions to San Francisco and LO9 Angeles. Tickets, good to return any time within six months, will be sold at a very low rate for the round trip. For particulars apply to your nearest ticket agent, or to A. H. Waggoner, G 9 West Maryland streot, Indianapolis, Ind.

GRAND EXCURSION TO CALIFORNIA VIA INDIANAPOLIS A ST. LOUIS RAILWAY (BITE-LINE ROUTE), LEAVING INDIANAPOLIS ON NOV. 17 AND DEC. 7, 18><t>. The round-trio rate will be SBO from Indianapolis to Los Angelos or San Francisco, ami usual half rate for children over six years and under twelve years. Tickets are good six months for return, and are strictly first class. Passengers who select their route at the time tickets are exchanged at St. Louis or Kansas Citycan return by a ditferent route without extra charge. This does not include return by the Northern Pacific railway, for which an additional charge will be made to cover the ocean passage from San Francisco to Portland, Ore. Tickets may be extended sixty days for $25 additional, payable in California. One hundred and fifty pounds of baggage will be allowed on each full ticket Bankers, business men, tourists and invalids who desire to spend a few months in a delightful climate, amid orange groves and flowers, should avail themselves of the opportunities offered on this excursion. Tho excursion will be in charge of an experienced director, which is a fact you should not lose sight of. as the saving of expense will be fully onehalf of that incurred otherwise. Tickets, sleepmg-car berths and other information furnished by W. J. Nichols. D. P. a.. No. 2 Bates House, Union Depot, and 150 South Meridian street, opposite Union Depot. CALIFORNIA EXCURSION VIA VAN DALI A LINE Nov. 17 and Dec. 7. Round-trip tickets by this popular line will be sold as low as by inferior routos. The rate from Indianapolis to San Francisco or Los Angeles and return, upon the dates named, will be SBO. Paseengors who desire to do so, can go one route sTrd return anoiW. This is one of the special L'ktiye? granted by the Yarn ml! a lifti _Jb’orparticular intv>rination call ui>on or addre?s \L R. DeIUNG*. Assistant Goner*! Passenger Agent Vandalia line, northeast corner Washington and Illinois streets, Indianapolis, Ind- *' ■aUBBBBHnBHBmMBBHBBD&MMMI DID YOU EVER SEE FUR FLY? IF NOT, THEN STEP INTO BAMBERGER'S And you will see Beaver Muffs chasing Raccoon and Fox Muffs all over the room. Sealskin Caps are hiding behind elegant Fur Robes and Fur Gloves are nestling close to Capes and Stoles. Fur Trimming is spread all over the store, and many ladies leave their Cloaks in tho morning and have them trimmed with rich Fur by evening. Our Headwear is elegant. Furs for Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, cannot be excelled in the State. No. 1G East Washington St.

REAL ESTATE AT AUCTION! Monday, November 15,1880. A HP ’ll If we will sell the property at the southwest I \ IVI corner of Christian avenue and BroadA way, now occupied by the NICKUM BAKERY (formerly known as the Hoffman bakery.) This is a very desirable residence and business property combined, rents for S6OO per annum, and will prove a good investment for the party fortunate enough to get it. A HP O T\yr We will sell the residence of Col. Samuel I y lyl Merrill, No. 315 Broadway. This is one A A ■ -*“*-*- ■ of the best frame houses in Indianapolis. The walls are of unusual thickness, lined and covered. There is a cellar under the whole house, large plastered attic, solid and massive cornices, slate roof, hard-wood floods, steam-heating apparatus, bath-room and laundry, with perfect plumbing. The house has twelve rooms, front and rear halls, and all admirably arranged. The house was planned and superintended b} r D. A. Bohlen, architect. The lot is 73 feet front by 169 deep. There are two cisterns, sinks, good concrete pavements, stable and other improvements. This property will be sold to the best bidder, and anyone wanting a good home should not fail to attend this sale. JOHN S. SPANN~& CO., 34 East IVTarket Street* COAL J3est Quality and . .Prompt Delivery. w. g7w asson 24 South Penn. St | Telephone 989.

KEETER’S USTETW FAMILY SUPPLY HOUSE, NO. 98 EAST NEW YORK STREET. Tjie great success which greeted our method of doing business at our old stand, on West Washington street, has demonstrated the necessity of another house of the same character in another section of the city in order to supply our patrons. Having disposed of the Mammoth Grocery, we have opened up anew place at NO. 98 EAST NEW YORK STREET, Where we shall offer our goods at prices which our competitors cannot duplicate. We offer this week, as a sample of the way we propose to sell goods, the following B A.RGrA.ITSTS! $1 for 20 lbs Extra C sugar. 7|c for one can Red Cherries. $1 for 18 lbs White Extra C sugar. 25c for 7 bars Every Day soap. $1 for 17 lbs A sugar. 25c for 7 bars Big Bonanza soap. $1 for 16 lbs Granulated sugar. 25c for 6 bars B. F. soap. 7.1 c for one 3-lb can Tomatoes. 38c for 1 lb Star tobacco. 7|c for one 3-lb can Pie Peaches. 30c for Ilb Fine-cut tobacco. 7.|c for one can String Beans. 25c for 1 lb good Plug tobacco. 7Jc for one can Blackberries. 20c for 1 dozen Eggs. Goods delivered promptly free of charge. *®-GOODS SENT TO ANY PART OF THE COUNTRY BY EXPRESS,"®* J. Prkeeter.

The best Base Burner manufactured. Beautiful Wonderful Heating Oapaeiry, Economical in Fuel. P. M. PURSELL & SON, 84 East Washington St. INDimPOLIS WATER CO. 23 South Pennsylvania St.. INDIANAPOLIS, IND., Is prepared to furnish excellent water for drinking, cooking, laundry, bathing and steam boilers at a cost very tridiug for such a ueoe.i*ity, ooaveoieuo# aadl ux* ary.

THE R THE MOST BEAUTIFUL tti MOST PERFECT STOVE Hi gTOVfi IN THli EVER WORLD. JT) MADE. BASE BDRWERI SOLD BY C NOS. PHIL J. R 155 and 157 FRICK O West & CO., g Wash. St. g 2 E. Washington St \irANTED—THE CHEAPEST NEWSPAPER IN j We.jt, tha Weakly Indiana SUta Joarual On* dollar par year.

CLOAKS An immense stock, the product of two manufacturers, will be on sale MONDAY MORNING! 40 regular S3O Seal Plush Cloaks, with four ornaments, for $19.65. 50 regular $37 Seal Plush Cloaks for $22.50. 65 regular $45 S ef d Plusk Cloaks for $29.90. 185 regular $6 Brown and Black Newmarkets for $3.35, 100 regular $9 Brown and Black Newmarkets for $5.95. To-morrow we will receive a beautiful line of fancy trimmed Short Wraps. We will have them on sale at 8 o’clock. BLANKETSANDFLANNELS Our $5 Blankets for $3.50. Our $6.75 Blankets for s|. Our $lO all-wool Blankets for ss # 50 pieces all-wool FLANNEL at 23 cents. Great Sale of UNDERWEAR this week. SPECIAL OFFERINGS OF SILKS AND WOOL DRESS GOODS THIS WEEK. W' BROSNAN BROS. & CO. Wholesale and Retail Store, 37 and 39 £ 'uth Illinois Street~j „ FmT IF % FI I \ ////, mm, w/A ~~ CHRISTMAS * Is only sixty days away, aiid there are many who are already beginning to conjure their minds for appropriate offerings for their loved ones. With their usual generosity, the great Furniture House of SPIEGEL, THOMS k CO. Offer special inducements to purchasers of Fine Furniture. I MAKE YOUR SELECTIONS NOW! A small payment may be made, and the goods kept ready for delivery on a moment’s notice. TVe have the Largest Stock to select from in the State. The advantages we possess in being manufacturers enables us to undersell all competition. Call and see us. SPIEGEL, THOMSI CO, Nos. 71 and 73 West Washington Street. AT nn T I J have the largest assortment o( I 111 II ii I -^ ur * Robes and Cloth-covered A i V-/ X. X\J ■ i ■ Caskets, and now will sell lower than any firm in the city. Expecting to take an interest with a Cloth Casket Factory on January 1, will then have all styles kept in stock that are made. Price of JFearses and Carriages also reduced. No charge for Ambulance. ® C. E. KREGELO, 77 N. Delaware St

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