Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 February 1874 — Page 2

THE EVENING NEWSl^Sis

J'jHN H. HOLLIDAY, Paopuroa

TUESDAY, FEBRL'ARY 3, 187A

Th* E' ?kiho News is pusluihid ctkkt WXP.S OAT AtnwMMOOM, u lour o'clock, t the oOce. aoutheu: corner o* ¥‘>r , ' ,, -!r Ctrcie streetA

years. They demanded an increase when joc^re;—3d: that he has failed to toid cnorv ; | their present wages are the same as those *5 rtqa.r^d tjj taw, acd at the Timee app«>iit-d pa>d daring the war and ever since, when by tao;—4 h; that ot toe data fix-d by law for

gold ranged from 290 down, and the living was higher in every branch, increase we have refused to pay a:

er since, when by ia*;—4 h; that ot toe dats fix -d by and the cost of holdtac enn^ oi tbe several District C01

Two CUrrs

SUBSCRIPTIONS: Subscribe** served by carrier* In any part at the city at Ten Gents per week, dubsorlbets served by mall, one copy one moatk 9 so One oepy for three month*. — 1 25 One copy tor one year i 00 •mm WEEKLY NEW* Is a handsome elght-oolamn folio, published every Wednesday* Price, |1 00 per year. Specimen copies sent free sp application

No ad run noa

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This (, ftvn failed to ther-bv keeping

increase we have refa^ tn pay and ou, ' workmen.have struck, inis is tneir rignu the UniW:d Sxtee merely to rubperve Whne we consider their action unwise ano j ^ 0 *d eocveni^EC* er' 4 eeprlce;—5’h; lc r*- 1 ill-timed, we do not question their right to ^on to a libei -ait by K M Reynolds a**! si stop They have put their price on theii Jadae Busited in wuich it b aheged thai | labor It is too much, and we cannot ar m t o kei ‘ f , r J oai the • t ,CJuri ' cept it We don't ask them to work tot j “ K J la vocM.re.oe o. . d„. ]ese and we shall get whom we please. Hu op, r (me. tte conmtittee on colesge. [

reported a bill providing that medals, with appropriate device-', emblems and it-scriptiocs, shall be prepared at the Philadelphia min to conuneinorote the one liuedredkh aaniversary 1 of the matting of the continental congress 1 j atdof the dtclaration of Independence; and ! ! that such me-dais, in any sunade metal or al- j loy, be furnished to applicants, under toe pro ; j visions of ihe 52ad section of the coinagt act, j j on payment of cost and twenty per Cint aadi

Passed.

FOKTY-TFTIKl) CONGRESS.

fFIRST 6KS8IOK J

MT OXL LOVE. FREDERICK LOCKER. My only love is always near,— In country or in town I see her twinkling feet, I hear The whisper of her gown. She foots It ever fair and young, Her locks are tied in haste. And one Is o’er her shoulder flung, And hangs below her waist. Sue ran before In the meads; And down this world-worn track She leads me on; bu* while she leads She never gazes back. And vet her voice is in my dreams. To witch me more and more; The wooing voice! Ah me, tt seems Less near me than of vore. LighUy I sped when hope was high, And youth beguiled the chase,— II ollow, follow still; but 1 Shall never see her face '

aZWATK.

Mr. Wright, of Iowa, from the Judiciary Con vention reported back, the House Bh changing th* tine of meetiaz of the U. 8 D'S'rict Court in lows, with an am o r'men-; I

[From the Journal, thl* morning.] .* THU A TRIKE We do not propose to enter into any argumcor with the crinteia as to the propriety or justice of their strike Hiving decided that they cou!d opt bfford to work any long er for the wages paid in this city for many years past, and having demanded an increase which we coul-1 not afford to pay, they have quit work. This they had a perfect right to do. It is rather an unfwr lunate affiir for both parties, since it sub jects us to great inconvenience and th*ni to considerable loss; but we will not waste any words in denying their right to quit work, since that is incontestible, and wtpresume nob<*dy will deny our equal right to obtam oth« r workmen at the old prices Some of the men have been for many years connected with this office, have proven themselves faithful and competent, and for some reasons their d* par'ure is sincerely regretted; but “business is business ” It is not to be supposed that the public takes a very deep or lively interest in th*private concerns of individuals except so fat as they concern the public, hut there arc othertujnsiderations involved in this matter betides the single on*' of an increase of w sgea, which m*y properly be referred to. The proprietors of the O'ty pnpers have long lelt Mi at some ■ f therulisof t lie Typographical Union were very arburary and some of their exactions very severe. £k) far from being at the m* rcy of their employers, the printers themselves have dictated the rate of wages, the hours of work, the prices of different kinds of work, the varying rates on morning and evening papers, the terms on which new hands might be employed, the terms on which appn ntices might be taken in, and many other similar matters This dictatorial policy had gone so far that the proprietors felt they were losisg control of their own business. It was asking too much that the business details of a property valued at several hun dred thousand dollars should tie arranged in the secret meetings of men who had no other interest in it than to make all out of it they could. Some of the rules and pric< s have borne severely on publishers for man) years. For instance: the rail road time table is published everyday in the year, requiring frequent changes. Every time a single figure is chang* d the wuole table iicharged for, as if it were set up anew amounting to nearly one dollar each time 80 in the markets ; if half a dozen ffguree in a column are changed, the whole column is charged for, amount fug to about three dollars for ten minutes’ work So in the church directory, if a single line i^changed, or the hour of a morning or evening service, the rule of the Typogrnphical Union requires us to pay for the whole list of over a half a column amounting to a dollar or more, and it must be remembered that these an gratuitous publications, and that we are jus that much out of pocket every time a letter or figure is changed in any of them. If a map covering half a page is published with one punted line above or below, it is charged for ss if the whole space w ere set in solid type, making a churte of several dollars for merely lifting a cut into the form These are merely examples of many simi lar charges w Inch are very severe on puhishers. ; o far as the Journal >8 concerned it does not seek any war with the strikers; on the contrary it desires to avoid any such thing. We are simply showing how galling and exacting the rules of the Union had become, and how impossible it was to submit forever to such unjust and extortiuate de-

mands.

PERSONAL.

James Russell Lowell still linger* in Paris, buying aid books and deepln antique French and Spanish lore. Somebody saw him last month on the Quai Voltaire smoking his

_ t ; pipe and “snatching a fearful Joy” out of an flxire th" t *f meeTlng at Council Bl iffso Mr Bromberg oflered a refolutioa to ieves- ; old folio.

the 4th Monday in March kbg September of ; tigate tue mvoagemeiit aod condition of the! Washington gossip says that Gen. Sickles

-seb year, if stead of the 3d Tnegday of tboe • , Frecdme^ T;U3i aad 3av ngs c mpa y Re- i .. ...

month•« p*s»ed. j fer^d to the B-vuMug c »mmXe. writes of his intention of returning home Bv Mr Barrese for a Branch mint at Ciicago ' Mr. Butler, of Masdachuset s, introduced a ' and running for congress next (hll, in order Mr 3arg-nt introduced a bbl in relation t -j] JUJ t reso ution providing inat. In ail cases that h e mft y ( jf ©lected, be in a position to entain d»p*»«it8 i*- the Post Offl e departmt-cr under civil service txauiiuatious f-r govern ..©t satisfaction from Secretary Fish for the it. *„* "oriz-s tb* P.wtm» e t.r G * eral toeolfect i mtlll ^tiond. when s dibbled soldier his [ ? reaUnent received from his hands while ert-fi'd checks oh NaMoal B-oik- depo-ited bv ; wl f e , 0 r the widow of a soldier wno died of „ virtrinius necotiatinna Tha ..lOd. „ ..-an , ,. r ,b. faabfu p rform.nc | . ou . d , or ^ *£

f contract* and place the* pr •c^eds in th^ .hall piss examination al the required StandTreasury of the U 8 to rembin 'here until tb • ! ar d fixed by the rules, auch person shall uave

Eire Alarm Slgnala.

5 No. 5 Haas Houas, Headquarters Fire Depart-

e E^f^dNew York. 7 Michigan and Noble.

8 Maaoachaaetts ave. aad New Jersey.

9 North and Winston.

12 No. 2 Engine House, Massachusetts ave. and

Noble.

13 Fort Wayne ave. and Delaware. 14 Fort Wayne ave. and New Jersey. 15 Massachusetts ave. and Peru. 16 Christian ave. and Ash. 17 Parke ave. and Butler. IS Sewing Machine Factory. 21 8t. Joseph SDd Meridian. 23 Pennsylvania and Pratt. 24 Meridian and Second.

25 Illinois and Fifth.

26 Mississippi and St. Clair. 27 Illinois and Michigan. 28 Home ave. and Pennsylvania. 29 Fourth and Mississippi SI No. 1 Engine House. Yellow Bridge. 32 'Meridian and WWnnt 34 California and Vermont. 35 Blake and New York. 36 Indiana ave. and St. Clair.

37 City Hospital. 38 North and Blake.

41 No. 6

42 Geisendorff’s W<] 43 Chair Factory, N«

45 WasMocton and Meridian.

46 South and West. 47 West and McCarty. King&n’s Pork House.

n ana maze.

i Reel House, West Washington, indorff’a Woolen Factory, r Factory, New York aud Canal.

contracts are awaided, after which the anaoun -hill H«* returned to tne bidder d posit'oz it In explanafton of the hill Mr. Sarg-st said tbHi ■ ders i,referred to have a deposit in the Treaury of the U. 8. ins.ead of the Nation*! Binks •»hich too fr* quently failed. About one th 'U and of such check* were now In the hand<>f the Postmaster Gen'l where 'hey most remain by Lw utitil '.ne first of Ju y. R-f rred Mr Morton addressed the Senate on L u-i -na affairs II review“d me argumr-nt of tb. 8 u at or fr«m Wi<ronsin (Carpen er.) and con • nded that th* K*-li, gz zovernmeni w s ibe legal gover; m,-n of the state, tne Pre-;deR ■iud the other House of Congress having recoc

nieed it

precedence to appom meal. Passed Mr. Nihiack moved to easi*eud the rules and

ad jpt a resolution declaring it to be the sense of the Hou.-e that any rch-.me for t ha improvement of finances will be unsatisfactory and incomplete *bicb does not em t-race a revision of

Oe tariff in the interest of tne icvenue and the

emancipation of commerce fi«m all unneces-

and assistant secretary of state, J. Bancroft Davis. Gen. Sickles says that he acquits j 63 President Grant of having any knowledge | 64 of the indignity which, he says. Secretary ^ Fish subjected him to, until it was too late , gg to interfere. j 71 The smallest person ever known in the 1 “j legal profession in America, says a New ! 74

Indianola (Stringtown). No. 4 Engine Honse, Illinois and Merrill. Spencer House. Washington and Tennessee. Academy of Music. Georgia and Tennessee. Bluff Road and Ray. Box Fa*-lory. Madison ave. Madison ave. and Dnnlop. No. 7 Hose House, South and Delaware.

Gas Works

Delaware and McCarty.

East and McCarty.

d Harris

sary rts^nc iout*; and that the committee on i York letter, is Abe Hummell. He can not

Way* anu Means be ms rue ted to proceed vim such revUvou of the tariff Under the recent rule requiring a seconiing ot motions to sus p ;ud tne ru es, he quts on W18 put on sec ji.dins', hot the m joruy was against it a^d

m res da 1 <n -v »s not received.

On mo ion of Mr C >tr , of Kar sas, an amind

The deoate «a* further par icipatfd in In , , Ucul , to the army appropriation mil was raede Meesrs. Frelinzhnysen, Carpenter and Stewart. ( ) B ur a e r, relating to G veruineut transp .rta Mr. Edmunds moved th-t the pendiag que-, ,ou on ihc Pactflc Ran Rja-J. He cla med that ion be laid a ide, and the Senate take up for I f LQe a m ndmeut >*a8a Jo^ted the e would b cot sideration theBtnarup Bin. ; a saving of f20,OoO in Governnaent t r aisp jrta

Mr Sirgent m ved that the Naval Appropri I Llou

A tion Mi l be tafc-n up. B> Mr Meyer*, of Pennsylvania, to amen ! Mr. Sherman g v.- hi* con«ent to the consi-l ; jj e o^ukrupt law ny enforc ug a settiemeut ot eraiiou of the- Ba k upt Bid, but anm uuced | c ,. m , i*g>i s a demur wncntVcr an azree rmt as soon as thai *u j -et should be di-posed j , 0r sUCU ottu meno is eigned by the d. btoi of be would press the financial resolu ion to | luret-fourcns in numoer a .d ara.miit 01

the crediiorn

Tne Housothen adj mrned

a VO'C

Tne motion of Mr E'munds wasadoptel, and the bankrupt bill takes up and read at

length.

Mr Sarzent also yielded for the baukrup'

b , bui gave notice he would urge theconsu:mti n of the naval appn priatiou bill when

11 t measure should tie di-p sed of. O i motion of Mr Riuirey it w s agreed tb * he t< stimor,y atn argument before the com

mlttee on post offices ai d post roads in re>a

tion to 1 ostal telegraph, be printed

Mr Scott introouced a resolu ioa instructtiug h Po<t Master Gun* ra: to report to sena ors and members, a.l c n nctots for transportation of the tniil-, bolding more than fi n contracts on tne 30 h of June 1»B', how manv nave been le„ to sub contractors and at wb t prices ; also, if theie is not a ciass of Profe - sionrl bidders who seek to gain control of thnumerous routes, and under .id bona flic b dpers ; aud further, what legislation is ueeCen to enable the department to secure bona fid* contract rs at the lowest price Laid ove', ou

ihe objection of Mr. Hamlin.

Mr Scburz called up the motion to reconsider the vote by which the bill for the-relief of Manu- Atterburg, late U. 8. Consul at ttnClty of Mexico, was passed. Pending discus tsiou the morning hour expired, and the mo

Ion went over.

Mr Wright of Iowa, Introduced a reso ution directing th-Committee on finance to inquire Into the upediencyof abolishing the offi-e *-f Commissioner of In'emal Revenue. *s well as other offices in that bureau and .tud imparing the duties of the Revenue office on the treasury dep,rtm -nt Agreed tw. Bills were introduced; by M . Burwhcrd, pro mbiting Teritorlal Legislatures from eu h airing towns or counties to lame bonds in 1 id of rail r «d*. By Mr. Saanard for a Custom Home Building at Kansas City. By Mr H vei-s, for a board of army officers as Indian Peace Commissioners. By Mr. Huubeii, to regulate 1 be de Ate on Saturday aud prevent publication in tke congressional record of already published treaties, or financial snd newspaper articled or editorials. The chair laid before tne Senate the Hotis joint resolution for a special cour of inquiry in the case of General O. (>. Howard, tud a verbal amendment offered by Mr. Login * as adopted. After debate the resolution was paesed. Tne bankrupt bill was again taken up, and the Senate adjourned.

From our first edditon of yesturday The TyjKiginphii-al Union of this city having, in spite of all reason and remonstrance, insisted unon advancing the prices of work consuleranly above those which have been paid for years, The News, together with the other daily papers, declined to accede. In consequence we have a “strike,” and for a day or two there may be some little delay or difficulty in issuing the papers. That, however, sliall he overcome as soon as time will permit other workmen to come here, and as the country is full of men who are willing to work foil good prices, it will not require many days to provide the usual quota. In the meantime, however, good printers are in de—njLv’ We are sorry this strike has occurred, foi we deprecate strikes in general and domes . tic strikes in particular. But the Uuton. in seeking to enforce its demands, appa renUy through a wanton attempt to snow its strength ami to annoy the morning pa pew, passed a limit beyond which it became a matter of life and death w ith the papers. They already pay higher rates than in smother city of the sixe, and almost as high as in the fiist class cities. The expense ot publishing papers here is very great, for they are compelled to compete* with those of Cincinnati, Chicago, St Louis and I on isville, wboee revenues are far in excess of oar papers. They are straining every nerve to bttild up Indianapolis, and make issues which sliall be creditable and advantaceou8 to the city, and their expenditures fatly equal their revenue®, without passing anything to matter only

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HOUSE. Washington D. C. January 2.In tbo House under c *li of the States m u y bi'ls were it troduerd and referred Mr. Harris, of V rginia, moved to suspend he rub s and adopt the resolution to have the discussion of the House after Monday- r xt devoted to the financial question. Not agr.-ed

Mr Stowtl! moved to suspend the rubs end adopt the resolution authorizing the Po-tOf ri.-e Comnsi'tee to report on toe 12 h of Febiuary, a bill for a free distribution of printed matter, etc , and make it a special ordi r fr m d «f - r tnat rf *y. The motion was sgi eed to, Y-ssl64 Nays 66 Mr. Monroe offer''* s R solu'i in instmeti* g h Committee on Education »nd L*bo- t-> inquire Into the condition and m-nagornen' of igricuilurd and other oolleg-s that have re -iv. d grants of land from the United State* Agreed to. The concurrent resolution for the app >intma :t of h joint select committ e to investigate the nffnir> of the D s'tier of Columbia was passed Article* of imi>e*chment against Judge Busteed of A abama were pre-ented and referred to the JudeUry C ninttee. Mr. WMeon, of Indians, presented four menu ri < s touching on sflairs of the District f Co nm da, and m^de a s‘a‘.i meet in r lerei cv to a matter in reua-d wi i n he said some erroneous pub i'ations had been m*de respectinz the Speker f the H use, and that be hal tn* e s reruous exertiots during the past month to obtain the floor on the sn j-ct, lot, through he Intervention of o her matters, was uoSaccessful. The maUer was on his bend* t ot of his own seeking, and he desired to have oothiDg to do with the investigation, and Mr Wil-on then oresent-d the mem wi lls f vV W Corcorat-, G. W Rigg. Colnmbus Alexander and others of the government of the D <- tret of Columb a with a resolution to- a c uiml * e of investigation TTr* concurret t reso’otion was then re d I provides fora j int select commH'ee to b a pointed by the P c«ident of the Senate and be Speaker of he H u-e, to irqa re into mai'ers specified tr the pc'irb n: whether uvj>i*u' cm tracts have be-n mde for in bile irrp ov^men s in ihe dls rict; whether unlawful im* ssmeu s O' taxes H»*v ocen levied; ibe a - ual cost of such improvem. nu; the amoant agreed to be paid therefore; whether correct measurement nave been made; the ex-sting in d«btedce*s on account ther of, and what, if any portion of such i debtedoes* was created on account of government property and may "operly !be paid for out of the treasury of the U It d 3 ates Mr. K«sson suggested as sn addition to the enquiry; also whether any ameocm nl of the organic act is necessary to protect further the rghts of ciVxerh and the disbursement and and co' ectlon of money. He stated tbit thr pu> lie School teachers had not been paid since September last. Mr. Cox said the police had net been paid since September last. Mr. Kasson’a suggestion was accepted by Mr Wilson and the resolution as amended was adopted, end the speaker appointed the Wilson of IndiMlctigan,

Tne Publisher*' Protest. IN'Dia nabolis, Jan. 30, 1874. To th*' President and Members of the Iwiiannpolls Typographical liiion: Gentlemen The limits of the scale of prices made by you on the first of September having nearly expired, and an increase being about to go into effect unless you reconsider your action, fhe undersigned publishers and employers respectfully request that the prices be maintained at the present rate. They are compelled to ask this action simply because they cannot afford to pay the increas. At the time the question of raising the scale was first mooted, thev could not in justice to the condition and extent of their business accede to it willingly. It imposed an additional burden upon them which could not be borne, and they were compelled to equalize the expense by reducing the number of employes. During the money stringency consequent upon thepanic, their condition has in no wise improved, but rather grown worse. It is a fact apparent to all that upon no class of business have the hard times had more effect than upon the publishing and printing business. The receipts have been greatly reduced, in the former, especially, for there is not a paper in the city which is not carrying a great deal less advertising than is usual at this season of the year. The cost of publishing a newspaper in Indianapolis is greater than in almost any other city, and it is only by the closest economy that they can be maintained in

entered

In other twice ere not earning* dollar, end J Tilt <n^nte.ir«*p^*,nted tyTleimdcr White, SsrK ‘^<££^ U L W0 £ I n »«ui ^1*.

capital and la prospect for the coming year is by no means an encouraging one. Advertising contracts are rapidly expiring and are not renewed, and the dullness of the last four months will, even under the most favorable circumstances, make a heavy diminution in the year’s business. While the expences are heavier than ever before. They would further represent that the prices for work in other cities have, in view of the times been materially reduced, and in much larger places are the same as those now paid here; and that notwithstanding the general tinancial distress, there has been but little reduction in the amount of work in their respective establishments since the 1st of October, so that no class of mechanics have had work so constantly and at the same prices as printters. In almost every other trade either the number of hands, the hours of work or the pay has been cut down. will endeavor to maintain this as long as practicable, but if the prices for work are increased, it will be impossible, and a number of workmen must at once be thrown out of employment. An increase may benefit a few, but a large number will suffer in losing work at a time when it can not be afforded

by any one.

We offer this for your careful consideration. In our judgment the interests of all, employers and workmen alike, will be best conserved by an adherence to the present scale. An increase now will damage both, and perhaps seriously injure the growth of the business in the city. It is our wish and desire to be just to every man in our employ, and to give him a fair and equilable remuneration for his labor. Out interests are the same: you cannot get along without us and we cannot get along without you. There should be a mutual consulting of interests and consideration of circumstances. We assure you that we are now paying the utmost limit that we can afford, and any increase of prices will produce a condition so hard as to injure almost every person

concerned.

Trusting that this will receive due consideration, we are, Yours Truly. Indianapolis Journal Co. Indianapolis Sentinel Co. John H Holliday, Proprietor of the Ev’g News. Indianapolis Printing & Pub Co. Harding & Bannister Pubs Herl’d John 0. Hardesty Publisher Sun.

lie more than four feet six inches in bight, and yet he is an able and successful lawyer. Abeis partner with Howe(commonly known as Bill Howe), the distinguished criminal lawyer. About fifteen years ago this winter, of a snowy morning, a small boy came into Howe’s office, and ottered to sweep the office and do errand« for a mere trifle. He got the privilege, and has remained in the office ever since He is now Howe’s partner, and being a Jew, he brings in a large amount of Hebrew patronage. His share of the business is estimated at $15,000 a year. Abe is a good advocate and carries weight with a jury, but when he speaks he mounts a stool so as to get on an ordinary level. In ‘Roughing It” Mark Train gives this pen picture of ex-Senator Nye: “I’ve seen him stand up and smile on his children, ( NVashoes and Pi-Utes’) as he called them in his motherly way, beam on them by the hour out of his splendid eyes and fascinate them with his handsome face, and comtort them with his persuasive tongue; seen him stand up there and tell ancedotes and lies, and quote Watts’ hymns to them, till he jnst took all the war spirit right out of them and sent them away bewildered with his inspired mendacity. Most remarkable man, Jim Nye! He can tell a lie with that purity ot accent, that grace of utterance, that convincing emotion! I do reckon he is the handiest creature about making the most of his chances that ever iound an all-sufficient substitute for mother’s milk in politics and

sin!”

Mr. Frankland, the hero ot the Memphis yellow lever times, was presented with a magnificent medal by the order of the B’nai B’rith, now in session at Chicago. The medal is of solid gold, in the shape of a Maltese cross, with chain and pendant held by' an American eagle. The croas is divided into six parts, with the following raised designs on the various divisions; 1. Mosea 2. Tablets, containing Ten Commandments, surmounted with the word “Or” (light) in Hebrew capitals. 3. Sick bed with hospital attendant. 4. Good Samaritan under a tree. 5. “Minor,” or aeyen-branched candelabrum. 6. Shepherd’s crook and lamp. In the center, which is surrounded with a wreath of yellow gold, is the following inscription; “A. E. Frankland, Memphis, Tsnn., by ths Independent Order of B’nai B’rith ” On the reverse there is the following inscription; “In the general convention held at Chicago, Jan. 25, 1874. And he who aids the distressed, relieves the sick, is r greater hero than he who captures the city.” The New Orleans Picayune has this of Jett* Davis: Hon. Jefferson Davis, who has been sojourning with his niece, Mrs. Stampe, On Magazine street, for some days, has benefited so much from our mild climnte that be has abandoned his purpose of trying the effect of a sea voyage, and will remain in the city for some time longer. Mr. Davis Wears his~age well, and though a somewhat thinner man than when we last saw him, he enters into conversation with all his old animation and grace. There are few men of this, or any other age, who have a happier capacity for winning the attention and impressing theheaits and memories of those with whom he is brought into interconrse than Jefferson Davis.” In its subsequent issue the Picayune adds the following: “Mr. Jefferson Davis being asked to relate the circumstances connected with the Cushing letter, told the gentleman who questioned him on the subject, that he had no recollection'oi such a letter; that ha did not remember receiving any letter from Mr. Cushing at the time referred to, and that he had no knowledge of the person in whose behalf the letter purports to have been written. This is a strange fact, as the incident is one which be likely to impress itself on a memory so tenacious as that of Mr. Davis.”

Forest ave. and Harrison. Virginia ave. and Bradshaw.

East and Cobum.

No. 3 Engine House, Virginia ave.

East and Georgia.

Washingto" and Benton, n Georgia and Benton.

75 Central Freight Depot, Virginia ave.

76 Dillon and Bates.

78 Virginia avenue and Dillon. 79 Dillon and Huron. 81 No. 8 Reel Mouse, New Jersey and Washing-

toh.

82 Washington and Delaware. 83 Washington and East. 84 New York and Davidson. 85 Deaf and Dunb Asylum. 86 United States Arsenal, 87 Washington and Oriental. 89 State Female Reformatory. 91 Central Tower. 92 Georgia and Meridian. 1-2-3 Tinker and College ave. 1-2-4 Tinker and Alabama. \ 1-2-5 Tinker and Meridian. 1-2-6 Tinker and Tennerne”. 1-3-1 First and Michigan Road.

NEW YORK STORE

B'KBRTJAR.Y a.

W© have Jn*t completed ear seml-annaal stock taking, and now, according to oar usual custom, offer all Winter Goods yet unsold at a GREAT SACRIFICE. Best Bargains of the season for a few days. PETTIS, DICKSON A 00.

The Danger of Prevrily.

|"Sew York Graphic.]

A boy of twelve years of age, who had failed to keep up in his class at one of the public schools committed suicide by hanging himself the other day. He had refused to accept his mother’s advice to leave the school, and when the teacher placed his name conspicuously upon the black board as a boy who was a disgracefully had scholor he went home and hong himself. It is not surprising to be told, as we now are, that until within a year this boy had been remarkable for his precocity. The trouth, doubtless, is that his orair had given away under excessive study, and

that he was sinking into the pre cocious stupidity that usually follyws precodoua

‘‘STILWELL’S MURDERER ACQUITTED.’ The Kokomo Tribune says, under the above head; The preliminary trial of John E. Corwin was closed, at Anderson, on last Friday. In a manner about as elegant as that of a blacksmith who wonld undertake to repair a fine watch, the ’Squire decided as follows; “There is no evidence against the prisoner strong enough to make me commit him far trial in the rtreuft court, therefore I discharge him.” And so that high court has decided that a strong and powerful man, after he has disarmed a weak opponent entirely in bia power, may hold him at arm’s length and shoot his head off in the name oi self-de-fense. To try such a case in such a court is simply to endorse man-slaughter and inculcate the belief that man has no right to live if there is one person who wants him dead. Corwin did not have the courage to attack Stilweli when the latter was a man, but after his life had been wasted, when Stilweli had come to be a very child mentally and physically then he shoots him to death, and Indiana custom has permitted that this Corwin shall not be brought into a competent court for trial. Corwin’s trial and acquittal was a burlesque. And when he was acquitted, the same men openly applauded the verdict and shook hands with Corwin who would have applauded a sentence of death and attempted to take the business of banging out ot the officer’s hands the more speedily to execute justice themselves. We sicken at the thought that the miserable three ot this trial was preceded by a tragedy resulting in the death of a man who, with ail his faults, was made of better clay than enters into the organism of John £. Corwin.

The people of Laporte, Ind., are greatly wrought up over the proposed visit to their city of Theodore Thomas’ troupe, on the 19th ot February. Rubinstein has Just concluded engagements W Tentoe and MUmn, aifdla Idir In Naples.

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