Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 13, Number 10, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 2 September 1882 — Page 1

13.—No, 10.

fHE MAIL

\& PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.

Town Talk.

POLITICAL ASSESSMENTS.

Ibr some time past the press of the III has been teeming with editorials, Jvy and otherwise* principally otherlie, on the subject of political asaens™ts. Of course the "great" and rand" old Demc :ratlc party is on tho sside, and can make no assessments 'office-holders to war on its enemies, isequently it takes a decided staud

Inst the custom. Political assesslots may bo wrong, and may often political managers to resort to quesjiable measures to attain success, but the sheerest nonsense for one party /abuse the other for pursuing a course |!ich it would adopt itself were it silly power. This thing of assessment is /conlined to politics by any moans, .tchurches assess their members for ligious purposes. Soldiers drawing /ifeionsi are assessed to keep up solas' homes. Railroad employes in the irlouM branches of the business pay as•iments to aid the sick and disabled, cities where employers board their jerks, tliey also.assess them for library prid/ other purposes. Assessment is loaning new, and why a political party ^.uld not assess its membeia for catiir'lgn purpose is making a distinction lith a vengeance. If the inon who hold [lice and derlvenubstantial benefit from irty success are not to pay anything for I, then who is? When a man wishes to iiiiio a candidate for any'oflhre, the thing ho considers is the mattor of j»ense. When tho candidates are all Ruiouurel, It Is not long Until each Is fivlted t'» step up and settlo with captain. Campaign expenses are 1 ways est 1 mated in advance, and each [andldate must lear his share of the excuse In proportion to the importance If tbo position which he seeks. To run constnblo doesn't cost much, but If a tan wants a good county or State office be must make up his inind to oomo fown liberally with tho needful. Soinoiinosa party Is disappointed In the paying qualities ol a candidate, as were the democrats two ydars ago when they Momlnated a man with a4,lar'l" for an lm|ortant position, but who failed to Inn it only in small doses. Political as-

Vsments.always have loon, and will '.tlnuo to boas long as parties exist. Ulltical campaigns cannot be run on frind power exclusively any more than any other line of business, and those (Vh dance should pay tho tiddler the ackistomed price. That was a neat mauler In which

SKNATon VOORtlKKS

|pened the.Democratic campaign Inst jnday night. He hod a sort of problem eveuing for It, and was compelled say bis pie*."© in doors, llohad rather

Pgood audience, and they received him Carmly, but ho was In reality talking to w/1 or more people who read his nH"h in sevoral stales on Tues«lay ruing. It used to be tho fashion that speaker did not feel honored if less an thousands sat within reach of his i.ee. N«w he doesn't care if only a ludful bear him, provided he can have published In full next morning. The "oorhecs speech was prepared in aduce, put in typo and distributed around r.ong the press in time to have it apar in full in Chicago, Cincinnati, 1

Amis-

lie, Indianapolis anil this city on the *y.ilng after Its delivery. In that /nner It reached every portion of the ttc immediately. and the speaker had audience which be could not reach stumping tho State for six months, a speech is a good one it cau aecomllsh much for itsauthor in thls manner, Jid if it is the revere©, it will damage lm oftou beyond recovery.

COW ORMNANCK.

Report says that the cow-pound has ceu deserted this week. Th© marshal ^nts the city to detail men

run in

ows so that ho may collect and pocket for which h© does no work. Of urs© this is discouraging to officer* ho are detailed to perform th© work. Vie it is true that th© marshal is eii_led by law to these 'oes. there is no of justice or common sens© to susin htm in taking them. If he wants ©so fees he should be allowed to go out work for them. There is no reason he should not. At th© pwent time doesn't MVR) to be butdened with "ork, and down do much more than raw his salary. The Police Board ?ould make the sanitary police attend their business, ami if the marshal „nts fee# on cow* impounded he should compelled to first drive the animals

There seems to be a misunderstandas to the provisions of this famous ordinance. Some citleens stem lm•d with the idea that it prohibits 1 from running at large at any or all tnes. This is a mistake. They are alto run at large during tbe dayme, when they can be ««n awl adlired as ornaments to tbe streets, but ter 9 p. n. their owner# are compelled

Uke them In, lewl lie night air should jure them.

From His Window.

Incidentals trouble us

than ordi

nary expenses. You know what your food and clothes will cost yon, but you don't know what the next subscription paper will. Rent on Main street averages maybe a thousand a year, but incidentals, incidental to being so handy for the collector and bible agent, are quite a penny. But what would you? After all, it is not the niggard who thrive*. There are two sides to the phrase, 'live and let live.' Your economical man, usually called

less

euphoniously, stingy,

isn't of much account to anybody but himself. Ho lives, but nobody lives on him. The hewers of wood and drawers of water work for him at half-price, yet they can hardly live on full price. His employes and his wife's servants are poorly paid—the last always have the broken dishes charged up to them—and a dollar washing is paid by discovering that a dollar's worth of napkins are missing.

There is an economy akin to meannoss—and thore is a meanness akin to dishonesty. Especially that which pares oft' the scanty earnings of the poor.

Thore is the economy that won't pay for advice. We lawyers—ahem !—give away dead-loads of advice which is why we are poor but happy—and honest. Then there is tho pride that wont take advice. Would you have bought that block In tbe Juan Fernandez silver mine, which wasn't even (Jorman silver, or held on to that grain-deal too long, or made that mortgage, if you had asked advice of your Uncle Jimmy, or some other old fellow? Or would you have taken It if given to you? If Smith wants to sell his business to you, and tells you I10 wants to soil because ho is rich and tired, will you take his word for it? Old Moneybags doesn't need advlco, because ho got his sense by paying for It when ho was young. It cost him lots of money. But you and I, in the downy innoconcoof our callow youth, don't want to pay through tho, nose for our wit.

Many a man, in his own self-sufficien-cy, has been taken in by a tricky neighbor and would now like to kick himself. But tako courage, for aorao one has said "If thou hast never beon a fool, bo sure thor© will never bo a wise man."

And therois onr friend OHveoil carrying ajar of pickles in one hand and a small melon in the other, to show to two women and a boy in a buggy, with a horse that wouldn't scare at an Liish wake. I enjoy tho stylo wo have. I like to see turn-outs lining our curbs, and olwoquious clerks standing *i* tho sun' waiting on tho fair occupants. It will take some of the starch out of them. Doubtless, If a man feels liko a fool, it is when he Is trying to sell a tuppenny article, out 011 the street, to a haw-haw kind of a party. Thero are various classes that shop from their buggies. They are, tlrst of all, the onortnously wealthy, who can sport a rig and include tho very stout party tho party with a shoo and a hole in It tho one with her d—darned hoso on tho one whoso hose wrinkles badly just above the shtKj, or, on the other hand, has a piece set in at tbe same place, or else the galt3r is number eight (but such do not grow hereabouts) but why continue?

Now thero goes a spry old gentleman, who can hop out of a buggy quicker than I can, deliver an oration, preach a sermon or tell a good story. I was pleased one© to discover what a reputation he has, when a reverend gentleman introduced him to the Ixml in a prayer. He told the Lord that th© Hon. had a reputation, both national and worldwide—which sounded as if tne reputation hadn't yet reached tho sky. I know (for I road it in a St. Louis paper) that St. Peter's map hasnt got Chicago on it, and it goes hard with a Chicago man when he wants to identify himself at the gate, but 1 thought Terre Haute was down. The modest confidence of the average citlten in this burg is only equalled by that In—himself.

Perhaps th© only point to this is, that if a distinguished layman gets into a pulpit, he shouldn't be embarrassed by being praised for it, with effusion—as It were.

From an impartial window, that was a good speech of onr honorable Senator's. That is, from his side of the subject, and was written in a frame of mind—a frame of mind including chastened pity for th© virtuous, though mistaken, slaves of the other party, and well-assumed admiration of the Democratic virtues. It is very pleasant to listen to such a man. Fine, large manner, Imposing appearance, noble head, rich voice, and enthusiastic nature, which kindles to a sudden glow, and throws

out

red-hot ideas—to get cold

as quickly. His admiration for Jeflferson is or long standing, and will last, but we can never fed so sure of any other feelings they come and go. To be sure he admires the Indiana constitution, which is perfection, be says. He thinks it should have tbe divine postscript—

TERRE HAUTE, IND., SATURDAY EVENING. SEPTEMBER 2, 1882.

forbidding subtraction and addition— but that vaunted magna-cbarta of tbe nation was improved by a few amendments, and why not this? Can't a Democratic doctrine bo improved, or shall we vote for Andrew Jackson and learn nothing, forever But it is superfluous to discuss it.

With that pride we take in Terre Haute, we'll boast of D. W. Voorhees as one of our finest productions, and quote •a man's a man for a' that,' etc. No greater sign of ability than talking well on the wrong side of several questions.

Our Breakfast Table.

The Major bit into a biscuit abstractedly, and glanced from a paper to say: "There seems to be a much-needed revival going

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in Indianapolis (pity the

Legislature is not in session) a party by the name of Barnes is running the thing. It looks as though tbe first requisite of a successful evangelist is eccentricity, judging from this report and others." "Oh, Major, you are prejudiced You are apt to be too severe!" exclaimed Mrs. Welby. "Well, judge for yourself. 1 will read you some points. If I said them, you would call them profane. In Barnes we will call them eccentric. Barnes says: 'If Saul was not converted iu less than a minute, Ac., God told a lie' 'throw your theology to the devil' 'Zachheus was as impudent as the devil with tho cheek of tho devil' 'when I get to heaven, I shall ask

dear

Zachheus, when

you wero waiting astraddle of that tree, didn't you make two or three plans to rob somebody'

Jack muttered: "If I was Z^ich, I'd hit him if it was in heaven "Then ho adds: 'If I turn infidel tonight, do you think God would cheat mo out of the crown I was making for him back in tbe mouutains?' and so it goes—pretty things sandwiched between little jok#"»r»*vl slang, and never a chance lost to givu a slap at the brethren of various denominations. I am not much iu tho pious way, I know, but I never will bo made so by such wandering pilgrims, who preach God and 'I.'" "Thore are rovivalists and revivalists. Your remark is too sweeping," said Mrs. Welby. "Don't want to see any hero of either kind, then," exclaimed Mips Laura. "Don't you have revivals in your church?" asked the Major. "What? In the Episcopal? No indeed "What is your Ritualistic movement in England and the East, but a revival "I never thought of It in that way. I don't see any resemblance. "Well, that is what it is. Your Barnes' and Hammonds select weak points in the life of their individual churches, and work on them. They usually have one dominant idea, and their followers adopt it and work on it. The High Church people of tho Ritualistic stripe find weak points, they think, iu a departure from the early church. They find doctrines and truths in stolo, all) and chasuble, in flowers and altars, iu processions and burning topers, which the Low church has forgotten. They glorify the church which they claim tho other does not. Besides this, they are pushing individual zeal„ and if they chaut more, they work more. There is no doubt that they are very active in work, and.are visiting among tho poor and vilo more than was known before. It is not a spasmodic revival, but goes back fifty years, Miss Laura, to when Pusey, Newman, Keble, and others scared England with their tracts, and woko it up, and made the churchmen that luted them go to work." "If you are right, Major, why do wo read that in protestant England, clergymen are forced out of churches, and oven sent to prison for Ritualism."

Th© Major shrugged his shoulders and said: "I can't tell why people are fools, but it is history over again. The Church didn't like the Puritans, who started a revival of one kind,

and

believe in an humble confession,' etc. •Oh, yes,' I said, 'but why particularize before strangers. Tbe Lord knows you better than you do. You were as minute as Oder Peters, who said, "Ob, Lord, sister Mary Jones lies sick of a fever, at 219 Vine street," and so on, as if He needed a directory.'" And the Major laughed heartily as he thought of Brown'8 face of dismay, and added: "As for your Anglicans, Miss Laura, I say let them go it. Some people like poetry, painting and perfumes, some like frescoed walls and* tapestries, and others again like clean, white walls, and detest poetry and odors. Just so they divide into sects. There will never be one sect. I have heard you say you liked to go where the great organ made the church tremble with its opening rush, where the dim light from painted window was restful, and ancient prayers told of generations oi saints who had suffered and been comforted by them, and^ibe Church talked to you through robe, and surplice, song and litany, aud so on. Now for me, I'd rather go up that conventile yonder, with its staring white walls, and hold up my hand while Rev. So-and-so appeals to my mind, which wants to know why this is so and that is not BO. So I don't care so much, after all, about Barnes or Tooth, or any ot them, though I know that a majority who follow one or the other will fall away, after a while. Yea, fall away like the Temperance men aftei the election, when the pressure is off."

Miss Laura added: "I can tell you of one service I saw, where an elaborate ritualism was used to express catholic ideaa(not Roman Catholic). It was in a lovely church. Iu tho chancel was a carved Reredos with a canopy. The holytable was dressed in a white frontal and red super-frontal, richly embroidered. On it, or above, were a cross, tapers, and vases of flowers. Ou either side were large tapers, and hanging from the ceiling seven lamps, always burning. At one side of the chancel was tbe credencetablo, with the chalice, paten for the bread, vessels for wine and water, and the alms-dish near, was a stone basiu in tbe wall, for washing the vessels, and so on. A deacon was singing the gospel from a book hold by another. At each side of him, a boy holding candles, and other attendants holding the thurifer (with inconse) and a littlo boat. Various priests and deacons stood around, and others bearing banners. Then there xyere^clrsrisfcers—the men in black, the boys in violet."

Mrs. Welby sighed and asked, with a gleam of iuterest, how tho other poor creatures were dressed. "Oh, you would be tired if I describe alb, amlce^ind chasuble, stole and maniple,dalmati and tunicle "Knows it all! said Jack. "Yes, and a meaning under it all that you couldn't understand so, ta-ta!"

THE BETTER WORLD.

CHURCHES, PASTOR AND PEOPLE

Rev. C. P. Crort will return next week, and services will be resu

Rev.

drove them out.

It didn't like Methodism, which was at first within the church, and forced out the Wesleyans. It don't like Tractariana and Anglicans, and is trying to drive them out now. It is the very opposition that makes the thing grow. Now in this country, whore nobody bothers, it don't amount to much. I don't like it at all, but then neither do you, Miss Laura, like our reformers and the Major looked Uke a whole synod. •The Major talks very nicely here," said Derby, "but when be gets hold of any Deacon or Elder outside, he makes no end of fun. There was Brown, for instance." 'Did you hear that? Well, I did tell Brown, good old man, that I was never going to his church again, or if I did I would leave my pocketbook behind me. •Why, sir,' I said, 'I heard you yourself get up tbe other day and tell the Lord that you were steeped in sin, that you never thought a good thought or did a good act, and altogether acknowledged all your church was such a lot of villains, that I was afraid to stay.' •Why, Major,* said Brown, Mont you

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the Congregational church one week from to-morrow. Rev. J. W. Greene will preach his farewell sormon at Asbuiy to-morrow. The recent conference made him presiding elder of theCrawfordsvilleolstrict.

Rev. A. Kummcr who succeeds to tbo Centenaiy pulpit graduated at Asbury Unlvorclty ten years ago, and until three years since,when hoentercd theministry, was su peri nlendeut of the public schools at South Bend.

Rev. Samuel Beck, tbo new pastor at Asbury church, has been presiding elder of tbo Frankfort district. He served throe years at Greencastle, and three at Crawfordsvllle.

Rev. H. O. Breeden is sick with intermittent fever and bronchitis, at Tullula, 111., and will be enable to fill his appointment here to-morrow, at the Christian church.

At St. Stephen's, services to-morrow at 7 a. m., Holy Communiou 10:15 a. m., 11 a. m.. Litany, Sermon, and Holy Communion, and at 5 p. m.

the Central Presbyterian church, Rev. Mr. McCoy will preach to-morrow morning, and in the evening will deliver a lecture subject: "The Pacific Northwest An Account of tbe Country and its Religious and Educational Conditions.

The next aeeslon of the Northwest Indiana conference of Methodist churches will be held at Asbury church in this

THIS issue of The Ma will be put in tbe hands of many in tbe surrounding towns not regular readers. We ask all sucb to examine it, read it, and if satisfactory, further issues can be bad of agents in tbe several towns. Tbe names of these agents will be found on the third page. Or subscriptions for tbree months or a year can be seat direct to ihk oiftce. Terms will be found on sixth ~*ge.

THE PASSING SHOW.

PLAYS AND PLAYERS

Hello! Humpty Dumpty, here you areagaint,to open the amusement season. And glad the people will be to see you in your new pranks and and cute capers. The Nick Roberts troupe which plays at the Opera House this afternoon and evening, is an excellent organization, and always gives a satisfactory show. It opened its season at Indianapolis on Thursday evening, and yesterday's Journal of that city says:

Nick Roberts' "Humpty Dumpty" Company played at the Park last night to an overflowing house, and gave a very satisfactory entertainment for an initial performance. The pantomine was

f•romio

lven in good style, with Grimaldi ana Pedro as clowns John F. Raymond as Harlequin, Frank H. Arthur as Pantaloon, and Idu Bertha, an excellent dancer, as Columbine. Iu tbe second act some very striking specialties were Jiutroduced, notably those of the Onifri Brothers—very versatile performers the xylophone solos of Miss Tillie Van Buren a graceful roller-skating "turn" by Wood and West tbe musical act of Bree and Kerwin, the former being a sweet singer, and a fine banjo player. The entertainment, as a whole, was received with much favor by the large audience. It will bo repeated tonight.

On Tuesday evening of next week tho talented young actross Miss Minnio Maddern, will appear in the HOW play of "Fogg's Ferry." Tho press is enthusiastic in her piaise. We clip this from the Chicago World.

We are disappointed in Miss Maddern. We expected to find her as good as Lotta, and, until we witnessed nor performance we imagined her work similar to hers, but we find her a better actress not better prospect of becoming better, but tho bet^r as it is. That Miss Maddern's debnt was instantaneously successful is beyond question, and that she has an unusually brilliant future before hor admits of as little doubt. Her reading is pretty and intelligent, and her methods", while simple, are always delightful. She gives evidence of an ability for pathetic expresston, which needs only to be cultivated become perfect. She has thirtv-tive years to become as great as Maggie Mitchell, to whom she can be compared more than any other actress.

Next Saturday evening we are to have, with Jennie Winston in the lead, the comic opera of "Jolly Bachelors," rewritten and new music added. The company started out with big houses in the east.

THE DEATH ROLL

In torments were made in our city cemeteries during the month of August as follows:

August 1—Mrs. L. Markei, 42 years caucor Of the breast. I—Mrs. Ckjra Paddock, 21 years typhoid

fGlV—Miss

Jennie Warren, 22 years typhoid

fever. 4—Jennie May Allen, 20 days infantile dlarrhata. ft—William Darker, 70 years dropsy, tf—Mary Blnkley, 37 years epileptic fit. 0—Anna M. Elirliurdt, 32 years typiiold fever. .. 6—Mrs. llattlc Rciman, 30 years typhoid fever. 8—Mrs. Dora Harris, 4o years general debllit.v. 8—Mrs. Nancy R. Locke, 58 years inflanintlon of the stomach.

II—Harry A. Meggs, 2 years pulmonary consumption. 12—Child of Mrs. Lawson, 7 months cholera infantum. 13—Mrs. Johanna Ilendrix, 77 years syncope. i:j—Mis. Lizzie McClaln, 23 years consumtion. 13—B. M. Koopmap, 32 years typhoid fever. 1«—Child of William Sturge, five days

S1l^Child

R. Mikels, of Centenary, has

beon transferred to the Ninth street church in Lafayette, and will bid good bye at the services to-morrow.

of Jones B. Miller, one month

whooping cough. 19— Elmer Stevens, two years congestion. 19—Child of John Poweas, four years congestion of brain. 20—Chlly of Victoria lloguc, one year, whooping couali. 20— Lena A. Weber,27 years typhoid fever. 20—Arthur Foulke, 21 years typhoid fever. 20—John Smith, lSyenrs pyaemia. 20—C. W. Harmann,2 year* dysentery. 21—Theresa Kramer, JW years congestive

21—Child of Francis McConnell, 11 months whooping cough. 21—Child of Alex. Kcott, Seuen months. 23—Child of Albert Roll, 2years meningitis. 25—Jos. B. Shirk, 40 years accidentally

27—Oh ild of Alexander Cant horn, still boio. 27—Ullle N. Carson, 1 year. 27—John Swart7., 48 years typhoid fever. 31_W. W. Baliew, malarial fever. Total 33.

THB internal revenue collections of this district for tbe month of August were as follows: On lifcts Beer— —.. Hplrlts^.^™ «...

ToSaooo

Special taxes.

Total..

Number of orders for coal, 1-—— Number of railroad passes IdBurial expenses, 6—— Conveying to poor asylum, 8—

Total-

4,788 18 08^09 60

.... 3,987 AO 264 29 996 42

J79.001 51

THK following is the report of Trustee Flnkbiner for the month of August: Nnmber of grocery orders, «3._~.~.~—fl28i?3 Number of aiders for shoes, 1...—

Thirteenth Year

A CHAMPION SHOT!

LOVE AND GUNPOWDER!

A MUCHLY MIXED MEDLEY!

Last Tuesday morning, Charles A. Champion, a Vandalia brakeman, endeavored to furnish the community with a sensation which bo intended should out-rival the Keudrick tragedy iu atrocity. Having no wife of his own, he selected the bettor-half of another man for the occasion. For six or seven months he has been boarding with Mrs. Duval, on north Twelfth street. (Mis. Duval has been separated from hor husband for about a year, on account of incompatibility, etc.) Sho says sho always treated him as she would her son, and kept his wardrobe in au excellent state of repair, which turned tho young man's mind to thoughts of lovo and matrimony, and caused him to importune her to become Mrs. Champion. As she was nearly old enough to bo his mother, sho declined, but this did not discourage him. He was oven willing to wed her in the face of tho fact that sho is yet the lawful wife of another man. Ou Tuesday morning he again laid siege to the heart of his fair landlady, and was again unsuccessful. Wheu

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2M5 3&C0 SJ&0

193.75

Number of applicants for assistance—..^—70 Xamber of families lMjlped..~~~—

THKRB is a more cheerful feeling in business circles, though trade has not yet made a fair start for tbe Fall season in many departments. Dealers as a rule move cautiously, and it is probable that tbe business will be extended over a longer period than usual. Tbe system of short credits and frequent replenishing of stock, now in vogue, reduces risks of merchants greatly and materially aids satisfactory results.

POLIOS mil call now takes place at 5 a. HI. and half-past 7 p.m.

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saw

he couldn't have hor, ho resolved that sho should belong to no other, and out came tho evor-ready revolver, to carry the resolution into efi'oct. With rare presence of mind, Mrs. 1). beat a hasty retreat into a bed-room, and entrenched herself behind a locked door. Uulortunately the door had a transom, aud Champion found a table which ho mounted and immediately proceeded to place his artillery in position. Mrs. D. tried to crawl under the bed, but found the space too small. Sho did tho best she could uudor tho circumstances, and clung closely to the floor. Champion oponed flro and continued until bis weapon was emptied, whon ho again filled tho chambers and fired two more shots, making nine in all, aftor which ho concluded his victim must be dead, and placing the muzzle of the pistol against his right torn pie, ho fired and fell. Officer Ward Hay ward, who was near at tho time, was called in, and took tho wouldbe murdoror and

Bulcide

to tho jail,

whero tbe bullet was oxtractod, his head tied up, and ho was placed with tho other prisoners.

Champion says Mrs. Duvall promised to marry him, and then wont back on her promise because a Friend of hers appeared on the scone whom she likod better than him. Ills iro was further roused by going homo tho other night and finding this friond in his bed which brought matters to a head and determined him to do the shooting. Mrs. D. denies the story, and says hor interest in the alleged friend was no more than that which a mother would tako In hor son that hor friond was afilietod as Job was afflicted centuries ago, and that she merely took him homo that night In order that she might treat him as a mother would have dono under similar circumstances, which was

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Champion's business. To add to tho complication, tho husband started for tho domicile as soon as he beard of tho racket. When ho entered the house, he assured Mrs. D. that sho was still his wife, and that ho would prosecuto Champion to tho extent of tho law. She evidently looked upon this new element In the strife as a crank, and soon made him evacuate the premises.

Champion is still in jail, and If tho prosecution proceeds, ho will probably wish he bad thought a few tlmos before executing Ids/nurdofous determination.

IT is understood that tho change in tho location of tbe jail will cause tho City Council to purchase a patrol wagon for the use of the police, and a recommendation to that effect will be presented, at its next regular meeting, by tbo Police Board. A number of very good reasons aro given for

tho

innovation. As long

as the station-house remained in me, prisoners could le lodged there without much trouble or inconvenience. When the change to the old jail was made, the members of tbe force were put to much more trouble, and now that tbe jail baa been removed to the extreme West side of tbe city, it would take an East-end ofllcer away from his district nearly two hours,

he had a prisoner who tried

to resist him at all. At present both officers In a precinct might necessarily be called upon to arrest a drunken man at night, and while absent with their prisoner burglars could go on with their work to great advantage. With a patrol wagon this difficulty would be obviated. It could be called to any portion of the city, tbe prisoner thrown into It and driven to tbe jail without taking an officer from bis post at all. It would be a very useful institution to have around, and no well regulated city police

force

is considered complete with

out one or more. Indianapolis, with its four station bouses, baa one. Evansville has none, but then it is provided with two station bouses in addition to its jail. Of course It would be a great convenience here, and if tbe Polio6 Board recommend It, tbe Coundl will undoubtedly purchase one.