Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 August 1889 — Page 3

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1889. 3

DOUBLE HANGING AT IOHSYILLE. Execution of Charles Dilcer and Harry Smart, Both Convicted of Double Mnrders. Loi'istille, July 21. Charles Diiger and Harry Smart wer hanged at C:04 o'clock this xncming in the jail-yard. At 5:30 o'clock, ; Father Brady and Father Nicholas gave way to the deputy sheriff, Henry Bell, who read , the death warrant to each of the men. They atood in thoir cell doors, both handcuffed, and listened attentively to the reading. The line of march to the scaffold was formed at 5:43 o'clock. Both Diiger and Smart walked firmly up the steps. Diiger leading the way unassisted. Father Nicholas Tead tho service of the . Catholic Church, the crowd maintaining a breathless silence. Deputy Sheriff Kagland, meanwhile took his place near the trap Tope. Both men were veiy pale during the: Teadlng. At the conclusion of the services, Smart and Diiger bade good-bye to the turnkeys. They then touk positions on the traps. Smart laughed as he stepped upon the fatal ioor. Deputy Sheriff Hikes pinioned theiu with band at 6 o'clock. The rope was cut at C:04 o'clock, exactly, and both men shot down through the traps. Smart turned round, and probably died instant!. When Dilger's body dropped the end of the rop which formed the knot was seen to unravel, and tho noose refused to tighten. The knot so far nntied as to be only held in place by one coil, and the rope was canitht directly under the point of his chin. The scene was sickening. It could be seen at a glance that death would not result inside of two or three hours unless something was done, and the strained breathing of tho unfortunate man could be "heard over the entire yard. The noise was a sharp, ra spinet one, so peculiar as to render it hard to describe. Two of tho officers leaned down through the trap, and. catching hold of tho noose near the neck, drew Dilger's body back through the opening on to the platform. Another rope was quickly made fast to the cross-beam overhead, the drop being the same as before. When the noose was adjusted. Diiger asked. "What's the matter!" When told tho rope had slipped its knot, he said: "This shows that I should not die." He again placed himself upon the trap by making two hops. Tho drop fell the second time at 6:03. The new ropo also seemed relnctant to do its duty, and the knot slipped clear around to tho back of his neck. It tightened, however, and the tt or k was don . At 6:32, 24 minutes after the drop fell, ho was pronounced dead, and a few seconds later was cut down. The Crimes of DUger and Smart. The crime for which Charles. Diiger paid the severest penalty of the law, was an especially brutal and revolting one, tho doutle murder of two policemen, officers of the law. who were acting in the discharge of their duty, on Thursday, Aug. 16, 1SS8, at 2 o'clock in the morning, when the city had been for many hours wrapped in peaceful slumber, on Lafayette street, ono of the most disreputable thoroughfares in the city. The scene was -alfvelyone. At that hour, just as the oQicers, James W. Jones and Joe Rosenberg had left the comer of Preston and Lafayette streets, they were startled by cries of 'murder!" help!" in a female voice. The cries came from the house No. 93 Lafayette street, a house infamous for the crimes and mnrders committed within its walls. The officers ran in and found Charles Diiger in the act of beating Mary Burns, alias ""Buggy" Burns, with whom he was living. The officers disappeared within the door of the room, but what took place in there has never been discovered. A few minutes later, a man, hatless and coatlesran down the steps with blood streaming from his head. It was Charles Diiger. and he continned his llight until arrested two hours later in the western portion of the city. In the hallway of the landjng on the 6econd floor was found the dead body of officer Jones. In his head was a deep wound from a knife. The blade had penetrated the brain. In the heart was another knife

wound. Either would have caused his death. From the room occupied by Diiger. and the woman came faint moans, and in there Dilger's second victim was expiring. Stretched on the floor at the foot of the bed was officer Rosenberg. He was insensible. From a knife wound on his right temple dripped drops of blood. He died the next afternoon. Diiger was captnred by the police two hours after his double crime had been committed. After two trials and an appeal to the Supreme Court, the Governor refused to commute his sentence to a life term in the penitentiary, and his execution took place to-day. .The crime for which Harry Smart was hanged to-day was one of the most revolting ever recorded in the history of tho State. There was no direct testimony, but the circumstantial evidence was of the most positive and strongest kind. On tho 5th day of July, 1SS8, Smart, his wife, who was a low prostitute named Laura Haight before he married her, Meisner Green and an abandoued woman named Bella Ward, concluded to leave Louisville and go to Madison, Ind. Smart had formerly lived there, and he thought they could all do better there than in Louisville. They started up the river in a row boat. On tho Cth inst. thrt body of an unknown woman was found floating in tho river at the loot of Clay street. Her throat was cut, and a stone weighing about forty-live pounds was tied to her feet. The next morning the body of a man floating in the river was found. A forty-pound stone was also tied to his feet. His throat was cut, and there was a hole in the back of his head. Decomposition was so far advanced that his features were unrecognizable. Wesley Green, the brother of Meisner, identified the body by tho clothing. Acquaintances of the ward woman identified her also bv the clothing she woro. Tho police followed this evidenco up with a strong chain of corroborative incidents, and the condemned man was unable to secure even another trial. DAILY WEATHER BULLETIN. Local Forecasts. For Indianapolis and Vicinity For the Twenty-four Hours Ending 8 r. M., Aug. 1 Fair weather. GENERAL INDICATION'S. Washington. July 31, 8 p. m. For Ohio and Indiana Fair; no decided change in temperature; variable winds. For Michigan Fair, followed by showers on Thursday night; cooler; winds becoming southeasterly. For Illinois Fair; cooler in northern portion?; no decided change interaperatuie in southern; southeasterly winds. Vot Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa Light local showers; cooler; brisk to high southeasterly winds, becoming variable. For Dakota Threatening weather and light local showers, preceded by fair; cooler, followed bv rising temperature iu northwestern Dakota; northwesterly winds. Local Weather Report. JPJ ai-oli?, Jiily31. Time. 7 A.M. 7 p.m. Bar. Ther. R.U. IVMf. Went her. ilYe. 30.15 t9 52 NWat vr .. Cloudless. 30.09 74 Cloudless. Maximum thermometer. SO; minimum thermometer. 00. IVlIowlnic U a comparative statement of the rxmditiou of temperature and precipitation on July 31,1669: Tent, Tree. Normal. Mmii... 0.17 0.00 0.17 0.07 4.11 70 i departure from normal VwAaa a A .t'AUnc 9 aftiJk Till IT 1 f.8 Except or deficiency since Jan. 1.. 115 -nus. ' General Weather Condition. WD5 ESDAT, July 30, 7 1 IX. Pkkssup.e The higb area has rapidly moved eastward, with its center cast of New York and its western edge from the western shore of Lake Superior to tho gulf. Another high area has entered the United States in tho Northwest, with its center in Montana. Between these high areas is a long, low area, with it center reaching from Minedosa, 13. A., to 1'ueblo. CoL Tkmpeuatukk Low temperature preTails over the upper Jakes; high temperatures from Nebraska southwest to western Texas; CO anrt above is reported in western Texas, Colorado, 1'ueblo maxjura 102) and Utah. Precipitation Vrrv heavy rains continue on the northern Atlantic coast. Amounts reported this morning: New

York, 1.83; Philadelphia, 2.24; Washington, 2.40. Keported since morning: Newiork,

o.ys; riiiiadeipina, o.tj; uasnington, u.ts; Lynchburg. 1.8a. Very licht rain is falling in northern Minnesota, Pennsylvania and west Virginia. - SUFFERING AMONG MIXERS. The Strikers at Streator, 111., Said to lie In Great Need of the Necessaries of Life. Chicago, July SI. Congressman Lawler and other members of tho business mens' relief committee left this morning with additional supplies for the half-starved locked-out coal miners at Streator. 111. A reporter talked with 'Mr. Gecrahty, whoso business in Streator has been well nigh mined by the miners' troubles. Mr. Geerahty has been in Milwaukeo for some days soliciting relief. MWe have two car-loads of provisions to distribute to-day," said Mr. Geerahty, "but what will that amount to when divided among 6,000 starving miners, the majority of whom are married men with families. It will scarcely last two days for the poor follows. The condition of the men is almost indescribable. I can truthfully say that many people aro actually starving. The babies and children cry for bread and wallow in the muddy streets, but their mothers havo become callous to their cries and do not seem to mind. They say but little, and complaints are infrequent; they just keep silent in their misery. A few aro very proud, and affect to be light-hearted, when they have not a thing to eat in tho house. I ttdl you it is horrible, and no one can realize the awful sufferings until he gets right in the midst of tho misery. Business has gono to Mnash and stagnation rules everywhere. Unless the miners aro given work soon, or further relief comes, you will soon hear of some deaths from actual starvation." Attempt to liurn Out Non-Union Men. Pittsburg. July SI. Fire bugs made an attempt to burn the boarding-house of Albert Smith, of Duquesno, at an early hour this morning. A watchman who had been on duty since the attempt was made to burn porno houses a few days ago, discovered the fiends at work. They were in tho cellar of tho house and he lired upon ihem. They rushed out and as they ran away returned the shots, but none of them took effect. An investigation was at once made and it was found that tho miscreants had knocked the head out of a barrel of oil and with a tin cup had thrown the oil over the rafters and other wood-work in the celler. They were just in tho act of setting lire to the oil when the watchmau discovered them. Smith keeps a boarding-house for the non-union men employed in tho Duquesne steel-works. lie received a communication a few days ago that if ho did not close up his house he would be burnod out. A Biff Strike to Begin To-Day. Scottdale, Pa., July 81. This, in all probability, will bo the last day's work for the miners and cokers in tho Connellsvillo region for some time to come. To-morrow morning between 12.000 and 13,000 men will lay down their tools and nnito in a demand for better wages. Tho reports received here from all over tho region indicate that this will be the most general strike that has ever occurred here. The statements of some of the operators that the strike only existed in tho minds of tho reporters will receive a very decided denial to-morrow morning. Some of tho operators are having their ovens charged as usual to-day, under the belief that there will be no strike or that tho men will remain at work long enough to draw their coke. This the men say they will not do. as all the operators have had sufficient notice, and if their coko is destroyed it will be their own fault. Miners Leaving Brazil. Brazil Ind., July 31. The miners' executive committee held its semi-weekly relief meeting here yesterday. Tho number of dependents was reported at 5.6S2, an increase of eight since Friday, although sixteen miners left yesterday for Derry's Gap, Ala. A hundrod others will leave for Knox county, Kentucky, next week. The total relief fund was $248.45, or 4 cents each. The miners were very much encouraged over their recognition by the general executive board of the Knights of Labor, which has just issued a circnlar in their interest. The strike continues, although 'blacklegging" is breaking out among their uumoer KesistiDj a Reduction. Pittsburg, July ol. Tho miners along the Monongahela river have determined to resist the reduction to 234 cents per bushel, and will 6taud for tho S-ceut rate. The diggers at Joseph Walton & Co.'s works, who went in at tho reduced rate, struck again to-day. and Capt. I. N. Burton says that all their works are now idle. Marat IlaHtead's Return to America. New York, July SI. Mnrat Hahtcad, of the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette, who has for tho past two mouths been in Europe, arrived here on the City of Paris today. In relating tho story of his trip, ho said; "I sailed May 23, on the Augusta Victoria, for Hamburg, for the purpose of obtaiuiug a much-needed rest, as well as to consult with tho German physicians relative to the German baths, being desirous of taking a course of treatment for rheumatism, from which I sutler. By medical advice, I determined to try the baths at Iladnauheim, which is in the mountains twenty-two miles from Frankfort-ou-the Main. For four weeks I rigidly observed all the rules of the noted baths, enjoying the seclusion of the place, the only excitement 1 had being derived from tho perusal of the London Times, with tho result, I believe that I derived benefit from tho treatment. I then went to Paris." Mr. Halstead went to tho top of Eiffel tower. Ho said that in tho opiniou of French engineers a tower 2.000 fet high, with tho use of the proper materials aud money, could safely bo built. Youthful Rival of Jesse James Comes to Grief. Pes Moines, Jnly SI. The Polk county iail contains a Des Moines yonth who hs Leen trying to emulate Jesso James. His name is Victor Nordeisscn, and ho comes of a goodly family, but he yearned to be a bandit chieftain. Ho purchased an outfit of fire-arms, false beard, etc., and took to tho country. Ho held up one or two travelers in highwayman style and proposed to rob a farm-hoiifte, but was driven away with an ax. After several such exploits he was identified aud yesterday arrested on a charge of highway robbery and put in an. censauonai noveis iiispircu ii is am nion to rival Jcsso James. Explosion of a Culm Bank. ' Siiamokin. Pa.. July 31. The culm bank at the Luke Fidler colliery exploded today, thousands of tons of dirt and rock being thrown high in tho air. No ITS9 of life resulted. This is the tlrst instance in this region of a culm bank exploding, rind mmo owners aro considerably exercised over tho matter. It is surmised that spontaneous combustion of tho culm took place, and that tho fire reached a gas pocket. Investigation will be made. Heavy Earthquake Hhovk iu San Francliro. San Fhancisco, July SI. Ono of tho heaviest shocks of earthquake felt in this city for years occurred here about 4:45 this morning. People were awakened by tho rattling of windows and the shaking of buildings. No damage was reported. Steamship Arrivals, London, July 31. Arrived: Illinois, from New York. Hamburg, July SI. Arrived: Moravia, from New York. Glasgow, July 31. Arrived: Circassia. from New York. LiVEnrooL, July 31. Arrived: Pcrnvian, from Baltimore. - Q ceensto ws, J uly SI. Arrived: City of Rome, from New York. New York, July 81. Arrived: Nordland. from Antwerp. The City of Paris arrived at Sandy Hook light-ship at 8:14 this morning, having completed the lourney in live days, twenty-three hours and ten minntes, which is within three minutes of her former record and beats the records of all other ships from Queenstown. In her Turner record-beating voyaue tho actual miles run by the chart were 2.0D0, where, in her

present voyage the actual distance was miles, so that she was behind her former record three minutes and ninetyeight iniles. THE NEW JERSEY FLOOD. Immense Amount of Damage Caused by Broken Dams at rialnfield. Plaixfield, N. J., July SI. The first dam to break in this vicinity was at Felt-, ville, five miles north of here. The break occurred at 4 o'clock, and tho rush of water carried away and absolutely obliterated two smaller dams below it at Secley's mill, causing a loss of $30,000. The water rushed on down to Scotch Plain, completely inun-, dating tho village. Cellars were flooded, aud all tho bridges were swept away. The Baptist Church here is badly damaged, and the old cemetery surrouuding it is badly washed out, in many places exposing the graves. A. D. Shepard's place was completely flooded out. Tho Derby fur-mill hero lost 10,000 in stock and machinery. Tho great body of water divided, a part of it forcing its way for a mile across tho fields until it reached Cedar brook, a little stream running through the eastern portion of Plamfield. Tho brook became a river, and then a lake, and a portion of Plalnficld's choicest residence locality was under water up to tho lirst story of the houses. Every household had its

losses. The heaviest loser is Job Mole, tho Mayor of the towu, who owns more than a hundred of theso handsome residences. His property is damaged to tho extent of S'JO.OOO. The Park-avenue Baptist Church was threatened with destruction. The foundation at tho rear was washed out, but the building is safe, though damaged. Many gallant rescues were made in this part of tho town of people who, becoming lrightened, attempted to leave their houses and were caught in the flood. EugenoLano, assistant tiro chief, was swept down tho htream whiJo out ina boat assisting others, but was rescued by means of ropes thrown to him. The breaking of Tiers's dam threatened to cut a big swath through tho business portion of the town, as a brook which runs through that part of the place is brideed over with buildings on Somerset street. Tho space underneath was not sulflcient to carry off tho water, and it backed up into the street. Somerset street was six feet under water. Martin's blacksmith-shop and several smaller buildings were lifted and thrown in a heap into tho middlo of the street. French's mill was undermined and etands suspended over a yawning gap. His carriage fnctory is tottering and may fall. Blimm's Hotel stands with its foundations exposed to tho bottom. Hiram's carriage factory is badly dnmaged, and Kyersou's carriage repository was damaged 10,000. In Somerset street there is a gully thirty feet wide and twenty dep. The gas mains aro broken and the sewers disconnected. Musio Hall, in which a minstrel troupe was playing, was damaged $4,000. A corner of the foundation is washed out, and the stage has sunk two foet. The breaking of Wilson's dam in Washington valley let down an immense body of water to the dam at Watumpka Falls. Little damage was done until the masonry, which was built supplementary to tho natural falls, gave way, when a largo mass of water thirty feet high fairly leaped acainst tho falls. Masonry and rocks tumbled together, and what was once a picturesque resort is absolutely gone. Coddington's ice-houses, barns and mills were swept away, involving a loss of X,000.. Stony brook goes throuah a farming country w"est of the town, so that tho subsequent damage was slight. Of tho fiftytwo large bridges iu Union county, thirty aro said to be gone, involving a loss to tho c ounty of more than 40,000. No lives wero lost, aud no serious casualties are reported. 'Damage at Paterson. t Fateksox, N. J., July 31. The lower part of this city is partially submerged. Huge bowlders have been washed down into tho lower streets and front yards. Blocks of street-curbing have been washed out and 6ide-walks uudermined. The culvert near the county bridge has been washed away. The Passaic river is rising rapidly. Tho Paterson mills along the river banks have water in the cellars and wheel-pits. Operations will bo suspended. The dam atllalcdon is liable to burst at any moment. Fatal Boiler Explosion on a Top. Norwalk, Conn.. July SI. While the fireman of the tug Jersey City, lving at Five-mile River, Conn., was banking his tires at G o'clock to-uight, the boiler burst. Tho tug was blown to atoms and the lireman fatally injured, and possibly others. The spot is isolated, and news very meager. Threo Young Ladles Drowned. IsnrKMiNo; Mich., July 31. Three young ladies of good family, named Flannagan, McCabe aud Farrell, were drowned last night while trying to cross the Menominee river in a boat. rOLLY WAS DETERMINED TO SWEAR. Unhappy Fall of a Brooklyn Parrot of Irreproachable Morals. New York San. A gray parrot that belonged to a family living near Prospct Park was the marvel of the neighborhood last summer. It could finer, whistle and talk a dazzling miscellany of sentences and sentiments. Its talking was so finished that listeners could readily determine whom in tho household it was imitating. It had also reached that entertaining stage of bird education when it picked up new ideas with amazingrapidity. Tho owner had occasion to visit Nicaragua recently, and took the parrot along. It was left with the steward of the vessel, and the crew U9ed to take turns in the forecastle in petting the bird and teaching it new accomplishments. It returned with its owner on the same steamer a month later, and was installed in great state at its former quarters in tho Brooklyn home. The tlrst time its owner entertained neighbors after his return tho invited guests were shocked to hear the parrot fire off a violent vocabulary of oaths. The bird had picked tho naughty accomplishment up from tho sailors in tho forecastle of the Nicaragua steamer. It seemed to gct a hugo delight in swearing with great violence, and laughed in glee when its master scolded it soundly. The owner hurried to a bird fancier in dismay, when he discovered that he could not break the parrot of its new propensity to use bad language. "Don't worry about it," the fancier said, reassuringly. "Just scare the bird thoroughly the next time it swears, and it will stop." "How tho do yon think yon feel?" screamed Polly, when the master returned from the consultation. The owner dashed at tho caire, and shook it as hard as he could, while his wife and servant soJred fans and fanned the cape violently. The moment the commotion began the parrot fell otf the perch and rolled over on tho bottom of the cage. "I guess that oueht to shake all the bad words out of Polly," said the bird's owner, as he set the cage down again. The parrot lay motionless on tho bottom of the cage ho lone that the owner thought he had killed his not. Tho bird paid uo attention to his calls, and tho llrooklynite opened the cago door to lift tho bird out, when it suddenly opened its eyes and Hew up on tho perch again. "Great G 1" it screamed, "how hard the wind blows!" The owner sank back on tho sofa in dismay, and his wife looked thunderstruck. The punishment was repeated next day when the bird swore at tho grocer boy', but it was no use. Ho kept tho bad language up so persistently that the discouraged owner finally sold him to the fancier for a mero song. He said, sorrowfully, to the purchaser that tho parrot was a striking example of the powerful truth of the Biblical proverb that evil communications corrupt good manners. . Chicago's GalL St. Louis Otobs-Dempcrat. As the site for the world's fair of 1S03 St Louis has undoubted advantages overthe cities of New York and Chicago, which are her chief competitors. Chicago is in the contest chietiy for advertising purposes. If the location of tho kingdom of heaven were about to be changed a Chicago drummer would be at the pearly gates in twentyfour hours offering inducements, although it is well known that Chicago's natural xesonrces tit her for headquarters antipodal to heaven. Veni, Vidi. Vicil This is true of Hall's Hair Renewer, for it is the great conqueror of gray orfaded hair, making it look the game even color of youth.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

Party Distinction. To the Cdltor of tho XmUftnapolis Journal: In the otf year, while partisan strife is not at white heat, ono can safely scan our party ritual with a critic's eye. In tho post-conventional work of a campaign tho argumentum ad homlnem has no proper ap plication. In choosing (men and measures for advocacy, however, each member of our party should havo a convenient, easy and equal chanco to help pro rata in the formation of the committee, platform aud ticket. Tho ante-conventional and conventional work of our party should present a picture of our leading doctrines. Any political district, as defined by law, is an indivisible locality for the purposes of its formation. Each votine citizen of that political district is an equal factor in reaching nominative or elective results. In the Nation, State, district, comity, city, town or township, acting for either, each elector should bo a peer, without regard to his specitic abode, so it be within tho contour of the district in which action is taken. The Republicans should lift each elector to the plane of equality in his direct and delegate rights within the party, subject to the will of a majority. The trend of all our party decisions favors the voting unit as a structural element of a convention. Delegate Campbell, in l8to, presented for tho decision of our national convention whether a member's vote was a matter personal to himself. Tho delegates justly decided the question in accordance with party doctrine. In the lato adjustment of the Virginia imbroglio a point was made in favor of the voter's peership in building a State convention. Why 6hould the party not transact all its business of building platforms, committees aud tickets on the absolute equal rightsdoctrine? Our party has catered so long to "Little VanVrconfederate cancus system that it hath become a trite raying "I can see no difference." I want a purely Republican ritual without one spot of confederate leprosy to mar its beauty. It is time a new leaf waa printed and tho confederate leaf torn from our book of party acts. The "rank and file' of our party do hunger and thirst for a home taste of honest politics. The new system will declare out of order tho following standing confederate movements as laid down by Van Hurcn: First "The appointment by acclamation of a temporary chairman with power to appoint committees." Neither temporary officers nor committees ought to havo a place in a true Republican convention. Blossom Brick well says in speaking of tho old system: "The temporary chairman is the convention." Tho plausible reports of his committees thwart tho true wish of tho members of the convention. Second No alternate, agent, proxy or substitute should bo permitted in the new style of organization. They are ax-grinders for those who would forestall the judgment. A voter or delegate who does not attend should not be counted. Third Where there is any difference of opinion, we will have no acclamation, viva voce or standing vote decide, but decide by a written ballot. Tho silent, thinking man judging between neighbors should havo the sword and shield of a secret ballot to stnke the unworthy and preserve peace. Fourth In the new order thorowill bo no local distinctions or separations, but. each member will be a unit in tho rollcall. Ho will be a constituent, or represent a separate constituency, according to the dictates of his judgment. Fifth No nominating or withdrawal speeches will be made, but each will vote or be voted for according to the silent wish of those entitled to a ballot. Sixth No announcement of a result less than the voice of tho whole assembly will be permitted in the new style of convention. 1 believe every Republican has sense to cast a written ballot, and partv fealtv to atmie tne wisn or a majority. Jus tice shjiild extend to the structure of our assemblies tho facility of attend ance and th method of decision. Tho initial assemblies should bo as convenient for the voters as the school-houses are to our children. The campaign fight should be against our partisan enomies and not within our own ranks. S. P. TriOMrsox. RE.NSSELAER, July 30. Tbnt Suit Aca'nst Captain Hurley, To th Editor of tho Initlanapolis Journal: With marked disregard for truth, and inspired by the venom of partisan malice, the Sentinel is engaged in attacking the ap pointments of President Harrison. Lately it has charged that Captain Hurley, recent ly appointed to tho third anditorship, was short in his final account as postmaster at New Albany, and points to the fact that a suit is now pending a gainst him in evidence to substantiate its slander. Our citizens are acquainted with all the facts, and thero is not ono who does not believe that tho government, in its arbitrary and uufair ruling, has dono Captain Hurley injustice. The amount in controversy is $221.93. and is lor rent paid to the late W. C. DePanw for uso of rooms for postotllce purposes, under a contract made between a duly accredited official and Mr. DePauw, When Mr, Hurley vacated tho oflice he placed tho amount, $221.93, in the First National Bank, and notihed his bonds men of his action. Since Sept. 6, 1685, it has remained tliero. JUr. liuriej-. under the adVice of his bondsmen, refused to permit tho government to keep $221.93 of his money. which he had paid for rent, assuming that either Mr. JJeFatiw .or tho government should pay nini tne money he advanced un der a contract to pay lent for a kuildingoccopied for a postoftice. The records on tile nt Washington will show that Mr. Hurley iuvited the Postoflico Depart ment to bring suit, in order to settle the onestion as to who was responsible tor the money he had paid. This is all there is in the matter. The bondsmen of Mr. Hurley are Messrs. Brown, Culbertson, and Do Pauw, all of whom are warm personal friends of Mr. Hurley, and approvo his course, as do also citizens conversant with the facts. The case will soon be called, and. whichever way it may be decided, there will be no reproach upon tho character of Captain Hurley. V. Nv Albany, July 31. A Word About the Murphys. To tit Editor of the Inlianaious Journal: If numerous quotations from the Mur phys, father and sons, which aro going the rounds of the press are correct, and I believe they are, from what I have myself heard from them, then should Prohibition ists of every school give them a wide berth. There are thousands who are now Prohibi tionists, who, forty years ago and more, labored as earnestly and effectively to pereuado men to wholly abstain from the use of intoxicants as the Murphys ever can. Theso men long since learned that while a saloon confronts the reformed man at every step, there is little hope of his remaining sober; not to speak of tne 6aIoon as the chief aeency in the destruction of the yountr. There are 150,000 voters in Indiana who believe in prohibition straight. and theso are not tho least cultured of our citizens, nor fanatics either. and there is more than another 150,000 who believe in very stringent regulations for tho trallie. bordering on prohibition. All of these will go baud in hand with the Murphys, in reforming the drunkard. Some of them havo spent a long life. largly devoted to this work, and among them all there aro not probably a score who have followed it for a living. But wheu the Murphys assail prohibition with only the arguments of the saloon, and in the faco of its fruits, where tried, thuv must not cxnect these men to indorse their diatribes. If Francis Murphy can work for tho reformation of drunkards we are more than willincr to work with him, but if, to assail prohibition is to be a part of his work, at that point we separate anuniust hold him an enemy to what thousands of ns believe to be the most im portant measure ever before the American people. T. A. U00DW1X. , IMJIAMAPOLIS, July 31. Voorhees and Sirs. Parsons, To the Ertltor of tho IuUasapoUs Journal! Your comparison of the language used by Senator Voorhees with the blood-thirsty sentiments of Mrs. Parsons is eminently proper, and identities that gentleman with that faction whose creed is death for those whoso purse is heavier than theirs. I could not refrain from thinking that the creat war Senator from the Wabash is training his utterances to adopt the plat form of the Mrs. Parson school, and head some bloody onslaught against the great moving powers of our Industries, lne senator must have some appliances. such as ropes and bludgeons, with

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m that trtry ptr U fUirptd Tb Bcbt 4 Packab. Korroct Shape.' IT CONFORMO TO OHAPE OF FOOT. If you -want perfection In fit. with freedom frera corns and all discomfort jouwui aiwtya -wear tl Durt A Packard Shoe. It U acknowiedM at tho wt tmfortutb the U vmnng and vt ttylith pentlemen'a hoe made ia the world. Don't spoil your feet by weiring cheap snoeSi The Durt A Pack ard Ohoecrtt' rto mora than any Ctbrr Una Uoe,Uo"ftt nure ajwofA tn7j. All ntjies in nana-mace, nana-weii, ma nunwtn: also BotV and Yoct If not sold ay your dealer send hli name and year re to Packard Ot r teld9 brocnton, Mass. bow by L. SIERSDOIIFER. Indianapolis, InA. which to executo liis threats aud consummate the evils lie thinks bo very essential to save from rain tho OTr-taxed millions rhoo fate ho so sonorously bewails. AVo havo a slight recollection of tho Senator's war record during the late rebellion, and it is well known that he was as full of tiphtthen auninst th "Lincoln dogs," as he called the Union soldiers, as he is now acainst capi talists and tarifK The Senator might mus ter with an old organization which, some years since, paraded the streets of Cincin nati witn huge tin eaoers ana corastaiK puns, headed by the motto 'Citizens in war. Soldiers in Peaco." Wo hope the Senntor will cool olf eliirhtly before dogdavg. Indianapolis, July 31. j. w. h. The Indiana Preai Fifty Tear Ago To tho EAltor of tlie Inlianapolla Journal: I translate for your readers from & French scientilio journal, published in Paris a few months ago, tho following interesting item of Indiana history, and hope some of your readers can locato the scene and pi vo as the names of those early Indiana editors. The article is as follows: If there Is any branch of industry which has made creat progress It in surely the art ot prints Inc. In view of the extravagance of actual edition, tho incalculable numlr. ao to annk. of Journals and of reviews which are published, each lay, in the entire worm, we cannoi neip ieliiK nstoulfhed in reading this description of a r rintin oflice fifty years a j:o. In the fctato of nrtiana persons who exercUed the trade of printer bud an assortment of wooden type. Vhen the paper was pot up ready to be printed, the subpcrlhers came, each with a white napkin. The form waa inked (plufired) hy means of a certain molt, Macklh mud, with which, fortunately for literature, the country abounded, and by the aid of a hammer tbey obtained upon each napkin a copv of the Journal, with which the aubacriber withdrew without fear of havinc anything to do with the stamp ollice. A little water and soap did Justice to tho news when it bccAine old, and restored to the napkin It primitive lustre, and prepared it for receiviuc the communications which might penetrate to this remote country. M. dc T. Who can tell na whero to find that primitive Ink. and who were the editors of these peculiar Indiana papers! T. li. Keddixo. New Castle. Ind., July 30. The Untruthful Correspondents. Delphi JocrnaL Tho festive, lying Democratic correspondents from Indianapolis tilled their regular space last Saturday with details of the "strnccle between the Huston and Michener factions" over the organization ot the State committee. Strange that the Republicans who attended the meeting saw nothing of that struggle. A Democratic Wall. rniUdalphla Booord. What niee, good, sunshiny, grass-crowing, hay -making weather we had. when Grover was our mascot. Harronrimi we say it with profound r ; t !:t 'i tfeit sympathy it a mcteonIogital h,oduv.

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and Refreshing bleep. Woat wastilnfrvon atroet. SVJrid RAILWAY TIME-TABLES. PEraaYXVANIATIN'ES-TIIE DIRECT AND POPfLAR PASSJtXQBS ROUTF.S. Trains leave and arrira at InAianapoUa aafollowa, rAJiHAJCDLK BOUTE EAfT. Leave for ntteburc k N. Y. 4:3) am, z oo pra, 8:10 pm Klchmond & Columbus 8.oo am, 4-00 pm AT. from X. Y. A Pittsbc. 11:40 am. 1 50 pra. 10.30 pm Oolambaa. Hionmourt, tc, -40 am. SAO pa Sleepers to Pittsburg and New York without chaucs. CHICAGO D1VISIOX. Leave for Chicago and Northwaut 11:85 am. 11:20 pq Arrive from Cbicaco and Northwest 3:23 am, &15 pm J., K.ILB, B SOUTH. Leaves for Louievine & the bouth 4:00 am, 1:45 am, S.25 pm, e .3 p:n Ar. from Ixmlev'le fe the South 10:00 am, il5 am, 5:45 pm, 10:55 pm L a V. B. B. SOUTHWEST. Cairo Express, Leaver 7:25 am Vincesnea Accommodation, Leave........... 4:S0 am Vlnreunea Accoraruodatlon, Arrlva.. ......... 10 3 am Cairo Exbreea, Arrive 1.00 pm Leave for lictLtcy, except Sunday, 7;-5 a, ia., 11:10 a. ru., 4:30 p. m. Leave for Bethany, SnnAav only, 8:30 a. ra. Leave tor Bethany, fiturday only, 6:05 p. m. The ONLY LINE running a MORNING) TRAIN to Chicago, returning the tame day. Leave Indian apoiia 7:00 a. m, daily: ra turn ins. leare Chicago at 11.40 p. m.. dally, arriving Indianapolis 7A0 a. m. Other trama leave as foliowa: ll:Va.ia. except bunJay, arrive at Chloago at 6:15 p. ra. 11:15 p. ra. f daily arrive at Chlraco at 7:10 a. m. 6 Oup. m. fda ly, Monon Accommodation. IMlhnan Sieeplug and Choir Cars oa all through train a. Ticket office, 18 S. Illinois treat, Indianapolis. EIGAM FALLS EXCURSION, VIA CHAUTAUQUA LAKE. Over this popular Route. TUESDAY, AUG. C. 1SS9. 85 for tho Round Trip. OorrMjondlTJf- rates to Toronto and the Thousand Islands. i"ull particulars forntfthed on application. AST AND VEtiT. Itemlar Trains at IndlananoUa SUtJon. Leave, going Faat..... 4:VO a m. 3 00 p.m. Arrive, from Eaat. 11:45 a.m. l0;5op. ra. Leave, going Wost..7:45 am 12.05 noon, b.tO pm, 11:15 p. m. Arrive, from West....3 40 a m 10:15 am, 2.40 pm, 6:30 p.m. Daily, City TlckeUJffioet 4J Jackson Place. V AND ALIA LINE SHORTEST ROUTE TO ST. Louis a-vd thb West. Trains arr.veand leave Indianapolis as follow: Leave for L L 7:) am. 11:55 am, 11.-00 pm, ?.-) pm '.ireeucaetie and Terr ilam Acoom ..... 40 pn Ar. from St, t.4b am, 4:15 am, 2.40 pm ...... too pm Tr rre llsule acl Oreer.caatle Accom. loo am Hceplne, Parlor and HclmiEir-chlr Cars arc run on throQgh trains. For rale and information apply totlcke agents ofths company or ll.JLUUiLti, Aae. stunt General l'4enK'r A exit. Personally Conducted. MAM FALLS 3 EXCURSION, THUKSDAY, AUG. 1. The f rut and only one via Toledo, Detroit and th cool northern rouio. Round tr;p only fi. Drop a card for full iartlcular. Uerulax Trains leave IndlanapolU at tam. id'iT). lo.30a m.. 2:50 p, in. (d'lyj, fi.Sp.rn. Trains arrive at IndlanapoSia: S:S0 a. rn.. 11:40 a. rn. (U'lyl. 4: p. ra, t.55 p. m. td'lrl Ticket ollioe, corner Illinois street and Krntacky avenas. - W. II. riMUElt. General Agent. Lata Elk!r&a aid lait SaaerWr TrauaerUtlta Co. LAKE SUPERIOR STEAMERS. THE CREAT LAKE ROUTE. Tlase Teal Le!a CaUew For STaekinAWj Tuesdays and Fridays .30 F. IL Wedneadari .: A. M. fwiturdays I ou Y. M. Tor Mult ate. Marie, Maraaette, Duluib and Intermediate point: Tuesdays and Fridays A.8U P. M. For Ludioirton, Manutee. Charleroix and Petoakey. eta. Wednesdays K iL Saturdays f . IL CfSci tad Decks, Kith taj I. Wtter Its., Cllrirs. fO) ATI R3T SHI I J in am rai isstltl a. C.ctE. W. Bradford, cz INDIANAPOLIS. IND,

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