Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 January 1889 — Page 3

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 19, 1889.

INDIANA'S CAPITAL.

Its Eecent Development and Prosperity Are Ascribed to the Advent of Natural Gas. ; John II. Tatterson, in Traok Leslie "Weekly. Indianapolis Las at last thrown oil' tho quiet of the inlaud town aud assumed tho .airs of a great city. . It is inland, to be sure, "but that impediment has been overcome, and there is to be seen and heard upon every hand the evidence? of a new life, and almost of a new civilization. The cloud of obscurity that has appeared to haug over its commercial and industrial life for years las been dispelled, and now its sky is clear in every direction. The wholesale merchants are covering more territory thanever before, and are giving vigorous battle io their competitors in Cincinnati, St. .Louis and Chicago; and what is more, their outests are not in vain, for victories are heing wrn. Its manufacturing has grown even faster than its commerce, and sonie of its industries have developed into institutions of national renown. The Hour-mill machinery made here is Undine; a market, not only in Europe, but also in Australia and other foreign countries, besides in all parts of the United States. There is really nothing strange ip. this state of affairs, except in itn recent origin, :for there is no earthly reasou why dry goods .nnd groceries, and boots and shoes, and iats and caps, and in fact all the necessaTiesof life cannot be purchased upon just .as advautageous terms in Indianapolis as in any city in the country except New lork and Chicago. I am told that the growth of the general wholesale trade in this city has almost doubled iu tho last two yev.rs; that its expansion has beeu a marvel even to the merchants themselves. Meridian 6treet is the great wholesale thoroughfare, and any day in the week, for three squares, it presents a wonderfully busy scene. The sidewalki are tilled with ontgeing goods while the street is thronged with carts, drays and wagous carrying merchandise. The buildings are almost all massive in appearance, no less than of attractive prchitecture; and what is unusual an many large cities, nearly all the wholesale merchants iu Indianapolis own their places of business, thus cutting ofF from 83,000 to 5,000 a year in rent, which enable them all the better to coutend for trade and quote bottom pi ices to the conntry. But the wholesale trad is not by any means confined to Meridian street, as it has overflowed into several others, at. least a .half -dozen, and some large houses have left in order to secure more room for their growing trade. Some enthusiasts claim a population of 335,000 for Indianapolis, but more conservative estimates place it at 10,GC0. It has increased !?C,G0O every ten years since 1E30. The census of 1SS0 placed the population at 5,000, so that if it had grown only with its usual percentage, it would about cover 100,000 now; but everybody knows that tho increase of the past three years has been .heavy, while for a year and" a half it has oeen marvelous. TLe wonder has been expressed where the new people came from, lor their influx has been so great that ithas riot been an easy task to absorb them. Honses have gone up literally by the hundred in every direction, and still the cry is for more. The supply has beeu very far from meeting the demand, and the prospect is not good tor immediate relief. While Indianapolis has derived some advantage in being the capital of the State, tdill it has had but slight influence upon its prosperity. Its location being central, and the country surrounding it being agricultural in character, it has partaken somewhat of its general spirit of life audi activity. As Indiana developed Indianapolis prospered; but it did 60 uecause it could not well do otherwise. For twenty-live years it has been a really great railroad renter, and more trains arrive and depart daily at this time than in Columbus, Cincinnati and Louisville combined. Considering its advantage in location and transportation, the wonder is that it lias not dono better with its opportunities; but, as before stated, it has partaken so of an agricultural growth, that it was not until recently that it "brushed of its accumulations of hav-seed and made a strike for a leading position iu the commerce of the country. Handicapped as it has been by Cincinnati, Lonisville, St. Louis and Chicago in the development of its wholesale business, it" has been content with what was practically given to it, nnd has never until a recent period attempted to push itself to the front. The question naturally arises: What is tho cause of the recent remarkable growth of Indianapolis? The answer need, not be prolonged, nor of a fanciful character. Indiana is one of the greatest States in the American Union. In 1S0 it had a population of 1,979.801, and will easily reach 2,400,000 by 1S90. It is rich in everything that conduces to human happiness ana 'wealth. Its soil is exceeded by no State in fertility, nor in the variety of its productions. Its real and personal property in 18S0 was estimated at $1,499,000,000, which gave 753 to every man. woman and child within its borders. It has more miles of railroad than any State in the Union in proportion to its square miles, and . stands equal to Illinois and Ohio, not only in the number of its public schools according to population, but also in the number ot the pupils in attendance. Its land in all parts of the State is generally in a high Mate of cultivation, while in all necessary internal improvements it has no superior. It has coal and iron, and timber and natural gas, and all the essential elements of prosperity. With such a State surrounding it, nothing short of Providential interference could possibly impede the growth of-Indianapolis. It isou a direct line between Cincinnati aud Chicago, New York aud St. Louis, and Kentucky aud the North, and it must of necessity partake of the life-giving commercial currents leading through it. If my readers will take but a glance at the railroad system, of which Indianapolis is the center, they will quickly see that the question of transportation, in 6o far as that city is concerned, i3 settled forever; that is, unless some giant monopoly should step in and buy up all the roads centeriug there, and thus take the city into its death-like grip and manage its transportation interests in its own way. But Indianapolis has gor e beyond the uonndaries of any single railroad, management, and is tho happy Sossessor of plentiful competition in every irtction with but tho single exception of south to Louisville. In order to be entirely accurate, I have counted the number of lines of railroads centering here, and liud, from the otlkiai time-card, that there are sixteen, aud that the number of trains arriving and departing from the great Union Depot daily foot up one hundred and sixteen'. There is probably no city in tho United Statf s so closely, so intimately and so thoroughly interlaced and interwoven with its surrounding country, or more completely identified with it, than is Indianapolis with the entire Stat of Indiana, With but few exceptions, every couuty in the State is on a line of railroad directly connected with this ,cit3'; and I have serious doubts whetner there is a single couutyseat in the State that could not. be reached in six hours. The railroad system of this State has arrived at such a point where it is almost faultless in its completeness, aud the xnagniticeut new depot recently opened to the public is typ ical oi mo piuuu posmou inuiaiKi ana pohs holds in the railway Avorld. It is not only the largest structure of the kind in this country, but it is also by far the most beautiful and best appointed. Its cos was 1,000,000, and although it is so well depicted in this paper, the best pen and pencil are unable to truly convey its grandeur and beauty. For years to come it will be a monument to Iiidianapoiis commemorating one of its vital sources of prosperity and wealth its railroads. But I must not forget to say that all the sixteen lines of road that touch this city ar connected, for freight purposes, with Belt road that entirely encircles it, aud renders them practically as one line. Some five thousand freight cars are handled daily by the Beltrad, and only at an expense of $1 per car. The lino of the Belt is rapidly .tilling up with manufacturing industries, and all thev need to secure perfect connection with every road out of Iudianapolis is a switch connecting then with th Belt. This one fact has wettled the problem of transportation for the manufacturers of this city. They do not now need to locate at any special point, but only where land i cheap, and accessible to counectiou with the Belt. Since the introduction of natural as in this city there have beeu a larg', number of new industries established, s.id others are being organized, while the business of tho city is enlarging in every department of trade. It is this that has revolutionized 'Indianapolis aud given it such wonderful momentum in its new growth. Its vibrations are felt ou every Bide, aud the evidences of. its increase in wealth aud population are observed on every hand. Iteal

estate has taken an upward turn and rents have visibly increased, both for stores and for private residences. Store-rooms long vacant have become occupied by prosperous merchants, and property that went begging for purchasers two years ago is now held at paying ligurcs, and the "tor Sale' displaycard, once so prevalent, has been split into kiudliug. Values of all kinds have increased, and the old real-estato owners who have been "property poor" for a decade have assumed a smile of contentment and peaco never before observed. OuUide capital is coining here in goodly Quantities, and enterprises that have been languishing for years Lave suddenly assumed a new life. Chicago capital has taken hold of the streetcar system of the city, and the result is that now, for the first time in its history, the people of Indianapolis have something in that line to be proud of. Washington street is now a great and beautiful thoroughfare, and tho throng of pedestrians and vehicles that crowd it ten hours every day is aniplo evidence that "something is up." What agency is it that has made Indianapolis a metropolis! Natural gas did it! This one element of nature has forever 6et the city upon its feet, and nothing but an unnatural disaster can turn it from its course. While the growth of the city dnring the past twelve months has been wonderful, even greater strides are confidently looked for during this vear It is true that Indianapolis receives all its supply of natural gas by means of pipelines extending from a neighboring county, still the gas is here, and if the different companies engaged in supplying the people will only be a little liberal and lust, and not strive to control it too much, there will be a sufficient amount piped to satisfy the needs of the public, both for domestic and for business purposes. Even after piping here at great expense, it costs tho consumer but is trifle, and many are as well satisfied as though the city was in the center of the gas region; and so far as tho benefits and pleasure of theuseofthc gas is concerned, thev do not know any difference whatever. It is now burning in at least two thousand homes iu this city, and wherever it is introduced a new pleasure has beeu imparted to the fireside. . The business of piping the gas to Indianapolis has really only just begun at least, that is the practical side of the question and if every household and factory is to be supplied, which must be done, then a halfdozen additional companies must enter tho field. Any other policy than this would be detrimental to the interests of tho general public. Keference has been made to the spirit of progress everywhere prevalent in tho city, and we need, only give as an example tho beautiful new paving that has beeu placed upon Washington street for half a dozen squares. It has enhanced tho value of property, greatly increased the street traffic, and has made that thoroughfare worthy the fame of the city. Retail merchants located thereon say that their sales are already showing a marked increase. The Stockyards located here are said to bo as large as those in Kansas City, and really stand next to Chicago in point of volume of business. Having access to every railroad centering hero by means of tho Belt line, of course their facilities for handling business is uusurpassed. The new Capitol building is one of the wonders of tho city, and is a marvel of beauty aud perfection in that class of architecture. The court-house is also a most creditable structure, and is a fair indication of what the city is gaining in material wealth. Tc adinson Hall is not particularly engaging to the eye that is, as to its exteriorbut it serves the public to great advantage whenever a large assemblage occurs, and where accommodations for three or four thousand are required. In business edifices the "When" Block stands well, and also the Wright and the Martindale buildings, on Last Market street. The Vance building is very imposing, situated as it is at the intersection of three streets. Tho Ingalls Block, on the opposite corner, owned by the great president of the Big Four railroad, better known as the "Kankakee" line, is also a fine building, and pays, so I hear, 13 per cent, per annum on the investment; and while referring to Mr. Ingalls, it may be well to say that, though he is a resident of Cincinnati, Indianapolis islargely indebted to him for its magnitbeenrt Union Depot. There are three or four very large business houses here owned by Eastern capitalists, which shows they are not afraid to invest a part of their surplus in tho great capital of Indiana. The now bauk building of the Fletchers is also an ornament to tho city and a credit to the owners. There are any number of banking institutions here, but uonw of large capital or of commanding influence. I mean a bank with a cash capital of 500,000 and a surplus of $100,000, whereas there ought to be at least one with a capital of $1,000,000 and one with $.7)0,000, and half a dozeu with $250,000. Those they have are all good, safe and sound, and carefully managed, and each one seems to have its equal proportion of the business. But Indianapolis, by its population, and wealth and business, is entitled to at least one bank on the order of the First National at Chicago and at Cincinnati. While there is a void hero and there in the development of iudianapolis enterprise, we are glau to say that there is no "opening" for a Republican daily paper, as tho Journal is not only a credit to tho State, but to American journalism in general. It is enterprising in seenriug news: it is able, as well as fearless, iu itseditorialtreatment of all questions discussed; and, above all, its columns are clean and reliable. It is a great newspaper. INFLUENCE OP THE ADMXMSTRATION. It lias Drought About a Taste for Extravagance and Dissipation. New York Mall and Express. Tho worst effect of the administration on life in Washington does not come from the 'White House. Time and time again it has been demonstrated that society can get along without the peoplo at the White House. The entertainments there may be mean or lavish. As they aro those of the head of the nation, they are not the proper objects of imitation. But it is different with members of the administration. Cabinet officers are in and of the social movement. They come and go, and do not abide here, but while they are in tho city they are part of its life, and, if they are iu society, they give to it tone and color. It can be truly said that the iifluence of the administration has been bad because it has made Washington more expensive, even to the point of extravagance. Tho simple hospitality of the place lias departed. Tho pleasant teas and receptions, where peoplo gathered for the purpose of enjoying one another, are rarer than they were. Tea and the small trifles of tho confectioner have given place to terrapin and champague. The government official, who lives on his salary, regards with alarm a proposition to give an entertainment, becauso his neighbor, who is rich, and who accepts the standard established by a member of the Cabinet, provides meaus of enjoyment that cost what seems to the poorer man to be a fortune. The lavish character of some of the houses maintained by members of the administration has stimulated the influx of wealthy people, whose business iu life is enjoyment. The change that has come over the spirit of the capital during the last four years is startling to old residents who go back to it for a visit. Rents aro higher, provisions are dearer and social life is a burden. m - It may be that all this would have come in timo by the natural evolution of life at a capital, but it has been distinctly hastened by the lavish expenditure of money indulged in by more than one connection of the administration. On Tuesday night there was a subscription ball in Washington which cost those who participated in it at least four times as much as any affair of the kind that took place at the capital four years ago. Tho dressing was more elaborate, and the supper was something that was never dreamed in the older and simpler day. Besides all this there is, a regrettable deterioration in taste, and ay. equally regrettable increase of gossip acl scandal. Champagne aud not tea is t&.e beverage of the day, and terrapin insttrui of sandwiches its food. Envy reigus in bosoms where it was onco unknown,, and grumbling nnd complaining disturb, tjje social atmosphere. These are some of the reasons, wfty old Washingtonians will gladly say rod-byo to this administration. It is probly too lato to remedy the evil that. has beni done. A taste foe extravagance anil dissipation is not easily overcome. There is a partial cure, however, that will probsjjbly be applied through the disintegration of society, and the establishment of an igircablo set composed of peoplo who realise that cakes and alo aro not the best gift 5 of the world.

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rKOCEEDIXGS OF CONGRESS. After an All-Afternoon Debate, the Senate Passes the Sugar-Bounty Amendment, Washington, Jan. 13. The Senate met at 11 o'clock, but it was only at 11:20, and as the result of a roll-call, that tho attendance of a quorum was secured. The President's message, returning without approVab a bill for the relief of Wm. R. Wheaton and Charles II. Chamberlain, who had been register and receiver, respectively, of the land offico at San Francisco prior to 1877, to . pay them the salaries of two clerks to tho amount of 3,850, was presented and read. The bill and message were, referred to the committee on public lands. The credentials of Mr. Frye for the senatorial term of six years from March 4 next, were presented by Mr. Hale and read and placed on file. The Senate, at 10:30, resumed consideration of the tariff bill, the pending question being on the amendment reported from the finance committee allowing a bounty of 1 cent per pound on sugar produced from beets, sorghum and sugar-cane grown in the United States, s. Mr. Reagan opposed the measure, and was several times interrupted by Senators Spooner and Teller. Mr. Chandler regretted that the finance committee had not excepted the sugar-cane clause from the proposed bounty, but that gentleman, wnen asked by Mr. Stewart to make an amendment to that effect, declined to do so, and then Mr. Chandler . made a long speech, principally on the topic of colored labor in the South. He was followed by a long debate between Senators Spooner, Allison, Gibson, Teller, Eustis, Butler, Aidrich, Frye and Hawley. Finally the discussion was closed, and the vote taken on the amendment. It was agreed to by a vote of 27 to 23, party lines being maintained on it, except in the case of Mr. Payne, of Ohio, who voted yea with the Republicans, and Mr. Quay, of Pennsylvania, who voted with the Democrats aeainst it. On motion of Mr. Allison it was ordered that on Monday next a recess shall be taken from 5 till 8 r. m. On motion of Mr. Payne, the nouso bill constituting Columbus, 0., a port of delivery, was passed. The Senate then adjourned. Mr. Springer's "Omnibus" Bill Tassed. WASniXGTOX, Jan. 18. In the House this morning the consideration of tho territorial bills was resumed, the pending question being the Macdonald , substitute for the Springer "omnibus" bill, which itself is a substitute for the Senate Dakota bilL The Houso proceeded immediately to vote on the Macdonald substitute, which has never been read, but which embodies the main features of the "omnibus" bill, except that It provides for the immediate admission of South Dakota. The substitute was rejected yeas 117, nays 122 Messrs. Macdonald and Tarsney being the only Democrats joining in the solid Republican vote iu favor of tho proposition. Mr. Springer then offered an amendment to the 'omnibus" bill, providing that if a division of Dakota is authorized, and a majority of all tho votes cast at the election provided for in the act shall be in favor of the Sioux Falls constitution of 1SS5, it shall bo the duty of tho convention which may assemble at Sioux Falls to resubmit to tho people of South Dakota, for ratification or rejection, the Sioux Falls constitution of 1885, and, also, the articles separately submitted at that time, including tho selection of the temporary seal of the government, with such changes as relate to the. name aud boundaries of tho 'proposed State; to the reapportionment of tho judicial and legislative districts, and such other amendments as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of this act. Mr. Springer demanded the previousques tiononthe pending amendment and the third reading of the bill. The Republicans demanded further time for debate, but Mr. Springer was obdurate until Mr. Symes, of Colorado, threatened that, unless an hour was allowed fordiseussion, the Republicans would resort to filibustering, and. under this threat, Mr. Springer signified his willingness to permit the debate to run for an hour. Mr. Randall, of Pennsylvania, however, came forward with an objection, which'ho based on tho fact that the territorial oifo had monopolized the timo of the House for the past week, to the exclusion of tho appropriation bills. Thereupon ihe edict of ''don't vote" went forth upon the Republican side, and, as the edict was obeyed, the House was left without a quorum. Mr. Springer then withdrew his demand for tho previous question. Mr. Baker, of New York, made an appeal for the passage of the Senate bill for tho admission of South Dakota, and pledged the Republican side to a cheerful consideration of enabling acts for the other Territories. Mr. Henderson, of Illinois, regarded Mr. Springer's amendment as tending to delay the admission of Dakota, and for this reason he opposed it. Mr. Cox, of New York, said that the object of the amendment was to permit the people of South Dakota to decide for themselves whether they would decide to ratify the Sioux Falls convention. Ho favored everything which would forward the admission of South Dakota, and the amendment was in the line of progress. Mr. Warner, of Missouri, called attention to the fact that tho amendment Offered this morning by Mr. Springer differed materially from a somewhat similar amendment offered by him yesterday, and subsequently, withdrawn. Tho amendment offered yesterday provided that upon the ratification of tho Sioux Falls constitution tho President should issue a proclamation declaring South Dakota admitted as a State. That clause did not appear in tho amendment offered this morning, no asked the gentleman from Illinois to state to the House why the change had been made. In reply Mr. Springer said the election at which the constitution was to be voted on took place on the first Tuesday in November, the same day tho people of North Dakota voted on the constitution, and ho asserted that both Dakotas would ratify their respective constitutions. It would be impossible for the President to receive official information of this before the first of December. This would be within a week of the meetingof Congress, when both States could be admitted together. It would be inconvenient for North Dakota to have a territoria 1 government for a period of one week. There need bo no delav about it. Both branches of Congress will be Republican. Mr. Warner That is the hopo of tho Territories. Thank Godl Applause on the Republican side. Mr. Springer The gentleman will not trust his own party. Mr. Warner I will trust my own party, and I am thankful that the action of my party has stricken the scales from the eyes of the gentleman from Illinois, and he proposes to do something to-day that ho would not before the ides of November. Mr. Springer They were struck by blocks otlive." Mr. Strnble, of Iowa, read .a letter written by Mr. Springer to Governor Ross, of New Mexico, asking him to secure a memorial nor tho admission of that Territory, and. to forward it to Washington. Ho read this, he said, to contrast Mr. Springer's friendliness to New Mexico whose Iegislature had never petitioned for admissron with his unfriendliness to Dakota Mt Springer replied that the Republican Legislature of New Mexico had tendered a voyj of thanks to Delegate Joseph aud hini6e7t for assistance to that Territory. Mr. Perkins, of Kansas, moved to amend Mr. Springer's amendment by providing that when the Sioux Falls constitution is ratified by the people of South Dakota, the President shall issue his proclamation declaring the State of South Dakota admitted into the Union. . Agreed to. Mr. Warner said it might bo inconvenient for the people of North Dakota to be kept out of tho Union for seven days, but it would be a greater inconvenieuce, and hardship, and wrong to the 400,000 people of South Dakota to Keep them out for a month, or, perchance, for a year. Mr. Dougherty, of Florida, offered an amendment including Utah and Arizona, saying that he did not pee wiry an "omnibus" bill of Deuocratic origin should let jn all of the Republican Territories and keep out the Democratic Territories. He did not see why Utah should be kept out. The people were fully equal to statehood, and were among the most reliable Democrats iu this couutrv. (Derisive laughter nnd applause on Republican side.j In this case religious prejudice operated to keep out Utah. It was, however, competent for Congress to place restrictions upon the organic law admitting Utah, which would prevent the practice of that religion which was violative of the law of the land. Utah, he continued, has the necessary population, industry and resources. Wiy should she

be kept outt I believe it is bad politics for a party to admit Territories which will strengthen its opponents and keep out those that will strengthen itself. Laughter. It is bad politics and bad leadership just such leadership as put the Democratic partv in the position it now occupies. Laughter. The amendment was ruled out on a point of order. The House then proceeded to vide on the omnibus bill as amended, as a Substitute for the Senate measurevand it was agreed to lv a party vote of yeas. 133: navs. 120. Mr. Baker, of New York, then moved to recommit tho bill, with instructions to the committee on Territories to- report back a bill for the immediate admission of South Dakota and enabling acts for Montana, North Dakota and Washington. The motion was lost yeas 11(5, navs 131. Mr. Springer closed the debate, and the Senate bill, as amended by the substitution of the omnibus, was then passed yeas 144, nays 98. Mr. Springer moved to amend the title 6o as to conform to the body of the bill. Mr. Grofivenor, of Ohio, thought that the title should read "To try to convince the people of Dakota that the Democratic party is willing that Dakota should come into the Union, but in fact to keep that Territory and all others that have a Republican majority out of the Union for an indefinite period of time." The gentleman from Illinois, by his fulsome praise, would not deceive the people of tho Territories as to what was the deliberate purpose of the Democratic party in the House. During tho last session of Congress, the gentleman from Illinois, and those who meted with him, had refused to consider a bill for the admission of Dakota, but they had heard a voice. It had been the voice of a magnificent popular uprising in tho Northwest. It had said in thunder tones that the Democratic party was not fit to rule the country. The people of the Northwest had called fvi bread, and the Democratic caucus had given them a stone. There was nothing in the bill but delay. Its purpose was delay aud to defraud the people out of their rights. Mr. Springer's motion was agreed to. The House then took a recesst the evening session to be for the consideration of private pension bills. At its evening session the House passed thirty private pension bills and atlO o'clock adjourned until to-morrow.

ANTHONY H1GGINS. United States Senator-Elect from Delaware. Eli Saulsbury's term as Senator from Delaware will expire on March 3 next. His successor will bo a Republican, the little State having effected a political revolution last November. The choice of the Legislature for tho dignity is a man of attainments and ability. Anthony Higgins was born in Newcastle county, Oct. 1, 1840. He wafl graduated at Yale in 1561, and .admitted to tho Bar in that year. The Senator-elect was one of the original three hundred who first voted the Republican ticket in JJelaware, and has been an active worker ever since. He early took a prominent place at the bar, and is evervwhero recognized as a lawyer of abjlity. In 1801 he was appointed Deputy Attorney-general for Delaware, he was chairman of the Republican State- committee in 18C8, and was appointed by President Grant the next year to be United States rjdistrict attorney for Delaware, holding tjio office until 1876. The first appearance' of Mr. Higgins in politics was in lSt53,vwhen he took an active part in the campaign to elect a member of Congress to fill a vacancy caused by the death of a Representative. Mr. Higgins in 1867 was active in the border State convention at Baltimore to promote the adoption of the fifteenth amendment to the federal Constitution. He worked hard in the campaign of 18S0, which resulted in the election of the Republican legislative ticket in Newcastle county, in recognition of which he received the complimentary vote of the Republican members iu . the January following, when Mr. Bayard was elected to tho United. States .Senate. Mr. Higgins was tho Republican congressional candidate in 1884 and Was defeated, as he expected to bo. ' w ,t The Senator-elect is a polished 6cholar, has traveled extensively, is a brilliant talker, and is sure to make his mark in the Senate. He comes of Quaker stock, but is a Preslyteriau in his religious preference. Mr. Higgins, who is a bachelor, lives in good style at Wilmington. In figure he is about five feet, ten inches in height, and his form is graceful and compact. His countenance, though plain, is strongly marked. In argument ne is quick, impulsive, effective and a master of. invective and cutting sarcasm. Wiry THE YOUNG MAN WEPT,

An Aged Gentleman's Encounter with the Latest Variety of Bunco. Philadelphia Press. One fine morning a 6hort time ago Mr. John G. Meigs left his house, 1048 Spruce street, for his usual daily stroll. The briskness of his step would have almost made one doubt that his long flowing beard had in it the snows of eighty-seVen winters, for Mr. Meigs is one of those old-young gentlemen, in the enjoyment of moderate wealth, who still gets much pleasure out of life and constant intellectual application. He turned the corner of Spruce street and walked up Broad, when suddenly a young man called him by name and approached him with beaming countenance and outStretched bauds. Shaking one of, the outstretched hands Mr. Meigs told the young man that he was at a disadvantage in not knowing him. 'Oh," said he, "I am Mr. Drexel, the son of Mr. A. J. Drexel, tho banker. I have just returned from Europe, and my father always speaks in the highest terras of you." Mr. Meigs's business and personal relations with Mr. Drexel are of a very friendly character, and he told the young man ho was very glad to meet him. "Drop down to the banking house," said the young man; "we have some fine investments we would like to show you." Mr. Meigs said he would like to get something good in tho way of investment, and after some more conversation the young man warmly shook his hand and hurried away. A few days later the bell of No. 1408 Spruce street rang, and the same young man was ushered into the library. He said his father had asked him to inquire about Mr. Meigs's health, and after the two had chatted pleasantly a few minutes the visitor said: "By the way, the Appletons have published a very fine work, speaking in the highest terms of your late son and his accomplishments." Mr. Meigs knew the young man was alluding to his son. the late Dr. J. Aitkin Meigs, formerly a distinguished member of tho faculty of the Jefferson Medical College. He knew that such a work was in preparation by the Appletons, but at that time not published. He told his kind caller that he felt much interest in the forthcoming work, but had not been able to secure a copy of it. "Oh, I'm so glad of that " exclaimed the young man, "because it will give me an opportunity of doing what you may consider a kindness. My sister, out Chestnut street, has secured two advance copies of the worjc, and I am sure 6he will be pleased to $Ave 3ou one. If you will just accompany me out Chestnut street we will 6ee about it now." Mr. Meigs was greatly pleased at this, and at once got his hat, coat and cane.x They walked out Chestnut street, the young man discoursing on his family, the fine abilities of Dr. Meigs, and other matters. Between Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets they entered a house which, as soon as they fot inside, struck Mr. Meigs as not being oily occupied. They entered a parlor. It was scantily lurnishecL There were a few r

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