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IXDIAXA AXD ILLINOIS SEWSmemorial of th Idaho Legislature unani-mously opposing tho admission of Utah as aS lot of tho Union.

are unstinted in their praise of tho inaugu-ration, the reception and the Governor'sinaugural.

Representative and Mrs. Owen have takenrooms at tho Maltby, the new hotel at thecorner of New Jersey avenue and the Capi-tol grounds. Mrs. Owen did not receive to-day, but will be at home on Thursdaysduring the remainder of the season.

A convention between Nicaragua andCosta Rica, to arbitrate questions affectingtho Nicaragua canal, was signed on tho 10th.Tho President of the bnited States is 1st ;

pie vsi John Bell, charged by the cirl witha criminal assault. Bell is tho son of Rob-ert Bell, pavmaster of the C. &. A., wholives at Madison Park, Chicago. It isclaimed that at tho instance of Mr. Bell,sr., a detective of the Matt Pinkertonairency, of Chicago? named Gray, securedthe services of Aggie Myers's brother, wholives at La Salle, and who, for $000, wroteletters to his tauter to induce her to meethim in La Salle and thence go to Chicago.Tho letters wero handed by Aggie to theauthorities. Myers was arrested here, lastnight, and Gray at La Salle upon tho ar-rival of the city marshal of this city.

Measure Introduced in the House.Spkixgfield, Jan. 17. In the House to-

day a bill was introduced providing for theadoption; in tho State, of tho Australiansystem of voting; also, one adopting thatsystem, with certain modifications; also, onecompelling fire insurance companies to pa ythe full face value of the policy of insur-ance in case of loss by tire: also, ono provid-ing for the publication of standard schooltext-boo- ks by the State, to be furnished tothe people at a minimum price, and anotherfor the furnishing of school books free ofcharge; also, one providing medals for allhonorably discharged soldiers of Illinois inthe late rebellion.

An anti-tru- st bill was also introduced,providing that if a member or members ofany corporation doing business in tho Stateshall create, enter into, or become memberor parties to any trust, pool, or agreement oflike, to fix prices of any commodity, eachmember shall bo deemed guilty of conspi-racy to defraud, and be snbiect to indict-ment as a criminal. The penalty is fixed atimprisonment in the penitentiary for notless than one nor more than five years, andthe corporation shall forfeit its charter orlicense. Any person or corporatiou injuredby such trust may sue for and recover

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of Plymouth, is assisting Rev. S. N.Wilson,the Presbyterian Church pastor. Tuesdayevening fifteen were baptized at the Chris-tian Church. ;

Suicide of a Farmer.Special to the Indianapolis Journ&L

Jeffkksoxville, Jan. 17. James Camp-bell, a farmer living at Otisco. this county,committed suicide by 6hooting himselfthrough the head with a SS-calib-

ro' re-

volver, early this morning. Death was in-

stantaneous. About a year ago tho fatherof Campbell died and he was appointed ad-ministrator of tho estate, to-d-ay being thotime fixed for him to make his final settle-ment. It is thought ho had made waywith the funds, and being unable to re-

place the amount he ended his life.Claiming the Title to a Whole Torn.

Jasper, Jan. 17. Thirty years ago a MissMcMurtrio signed a deed conveying to JohnNorman the lands on which the nourishingtown of Ireland, Dubois county, nowstands. The title had never been ques-tioned until now. Heirs of Miss McM u r-tr- ie

now claim that the title is invalid forthe reason that Miss Miss McMurtrio was aminor at tho time she signed the deed.'The town contains several hundred in-

habitants. A loug course of litigation islikely to follow.

Marrying for Money In Old Age.Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Valparaiso, Jan. 17. Justice Brewer,of Westville, united in marriage Mr. Thos.Wood, aged seventy-fiv- e, and Miss RebeccaMassoni. aged seventy-fiv- e, feeble-minde- d,

and heir, with her feeble-minde- d brother,to a fine farm property west of Wanatah.The groom's brother, D. V. K. Wood,i9 the guardian of the Massoms, and has pe-

titioned the Porter county Circuit Court toannul this marriage of his ward and hisbrother.

A Grain of Corn Causes a Child's Death.Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Martinsville, Jan.14. On Tuesday even-i- n

g a little four-year-o- ld boy ofJohn Jenkinsof this city, was playing with corn when heput some in his mouth and a grain becamelodged in his wind-pip- e. A physician wassummoned at once, and after working forsome time had just succeeded in removingit. and hopes of recovery wero entertainedwhen the child died, suffering intensely.Blood is supposed to have passed into tholungs from the incision made by tho sur-geon.

Tornado Near Kokomo.Special to the Indiana poUs Journal.

Kokomo, Jan. 17. A tornado covering300 yards in width passed two and a halfmiles south of the city, last night. Thehouse of Andrew Porter, containing a fam-ily of eight, was completely destroyed, to-gether with tho furniture. Strange to re-late, the inmates all escaped death, thoughall are more or less iniured. Great damagewas also done to other buildings, fences,trees, etc.

Crushed Beneath a CarSpecial to the Indianapolis Journal.

Vincenxes, Jan.17. This morning Julius

A Eailroad Charged with Conspiracy toRuin an Evansvillc Business Firm.

?. M. C. A. Work at Crawfordsville Attemptto Abduct a Witness Eeforni Legislation

Unusual Number of Casualties.

INDIANA.

A Cross-Ti- e Finn Wants Damages, Allegingthat a Railroad Broke Up Its Business.

Special to the Indianapolis JoarnaLEvansvillc, Jan. 17. To-da-y, in the

Superior Court, Wni. M. Crisel and JamesII. Ilendrix brought suit against theLouisville, Evansvillefc St. Louis KailwayCompany, claiming damages in the sum of$27,800. The plaintiffs aver that during theyears 18S8 and 18S7 they were partners inthe cross-ti- e business, which developedinto an extensive one; that they enteredinto a contract with the said railroad company to carry their ties at a certain price: that on tho 1st dav ofJanuary, 1S87, they informed

,plaintiffs

y a I ft a mmat iney would furnish tuera no morecars, and after that date made apretended raise of the freight rate ner car.of from 7 to $14, and that this rate wasmade with the express and avowed purposeof driving them out of business. It islurther alleged that at tho same timedefendant made a corrupt bargain with oneDickinson, by which he was given the mo-nopoly of the cross-ti- e business on its road,and that ho furnished Dickinson with allthe cars he wanted at 7 a car. Thev saythis has destroyed their business and askdamages in tho above sum.

CraMTfordsville Y. 31. C. A.Special to the Indianapolis JoarnaL

Crawfokdsville, Jan. 16. The first annual meeting of tho Y. M. C. A. in this citywas held last evening. The term of five ofthe fifteen directors having expired, thoseretiring were re-elect- ed, viz; O. M. Gregg,T. II. Dunn, David Harter, W. B. Lyle andGeo. T. Durham. The new board of directors then elected the following officers:x ii-Mun-

ii, v. u. uregg; vice-presiae- nt, w.S. Mottett; treasurer, H. F. King; secretary,T. 1 1. Dunn. Th varimm rrmmittfa yt!iiareports. An insurance of $(5,000

. .has been

..1 J? mluaceu upon mo new pnnaing, in course oiconstruction, and an additional $2,000 is tobe placed thereon. The library committeehas renewed tho subscriptions for papers

llL muUtlUUB. L UU lUIUlUlllCU IU UOVISO eft

plan to raise funds to payfor the new building now inthe course of erection, recommended tbntsubscriptions bo secured, to be paid in one,two, three or more years. The sum of$12,000 is to be raised during thepreserr, year. Mr. E. W. Hal--ford, of Indianapolis, has been invited todeliver an address upon the occasion of thofirst flnniversnrv nf thn nRsneintirm in Kaheld within two or three weeks. The re--Tort. nf thft treasurer shnwen th fnl Inwm rr

ssociation account Receipts, 2,304.50; ex-penditures, 2,348.53; balance on hand,

15.05; subscriptions due, $S70. Unilding

Cio,wt. -- i uaiuuLo uu uaiiu, ?ix.o. 1110money to erect the new building is fur-nished

.by W. H. Durham,. . tbe association

1 i 11. Agiving notes ior tne same, to ne paiu in ln--Ktnllmenta. T'hn now liiiildiruv npnnninuone-eigh- th of a square, and will cost about$25,000 when completed and furnished. Thenew structure will be completed about tho1st of April.

A Gaseous Story from Blackford County.Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Moxtfelier, Jan. 17. Joseph Haynes, awell-know- n farmer near Winona, a hamleteight miles east of this city, own9 a largofish-pon- d that covers a low, swampy field.He has a boat that he uses in poling across,which saves him a walk and shortens thedistance to his house. In pulling the poleout of tho mud bottom of the pond, he no-

ticed bubbles and a strong smell of gas. Thoidea occurred to him to experiment with amatch. He lit one and held it over tbibubble, when the gas ignited and the name,several feet high, enveloped his boat.Frightened at the result, ho began pol-ing for shore. Tho gas followed thousoof the pole, and ignited bv the lireof theone lighted by the match.

.When he sprang

: e i i a. i i v--umiuii: u Biirum ui nm inai Kt'u mu waKe oithe boat. The gas burned a few minutesand then went out. Haynes tried it againwith the 6ame result. He called in hisneighbors who witnessed the rare sight.TluTM in Tin mififnl-- A r1mfT'oi nlmnf liforegoing, as several prominent citizenshave seen the remarkablo phenomenon.

.W A 11 1 1 if 1 Ait isiuougiH tnattiio unit overlying thegas uear Winona is very porous and allowstho gas to escape. AThy the gas follows thepole out of the water of the pond is not soeasily explained.Birthday Anniversary of an Aged Citizen.Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Crawfordsville, Jan. 17. The eighty-eight- h

birthday anniversay of CorneliusSmock, yesterday, one of our old and re-spected citizens, was made the occasion ofa large gathering of relatives. Mr.' Smockwas born in Mercer county, Kentucky, onJan. 10, 1801. Ho has resided in Johnsoncounty, this State, Pntnamville, and re-moved to this city in 1852, where he hassince resided. Ho has been an elder in thePresbyterian churches at Greenwood andPntnamville, and is at present an elder inCenter church in this city. The followingpersons from abroad wero present: Isaacfctnock and wife. Wm. Smock and wife,Kichard Smock and wife, Edward Smockand wife, Mrs. Allice Allen and daughter.Mrs. Levina Smock, all of Indianapolis, andMrs. Dr. Graves, of Martinsville. Thodaughter of Mrs. Allice Allen is a great-gran- d

child of Mr. C. Smock.

Had One Wife, but Wanted Another.Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Siiklbyville, Jan. 17. For some timeProfessor Abbott, of Columbus, Ind., hasbeen waiting'upon Miss Stella Robertson,a popular teacher in tho public schools ofthis city. They seemed very much devoted

.to each other, aud last week it was announced by tho local papers thatthey were shortly to be married.About the same time camo therumor that Abbott was a married man,with a wife living in Columbus. An inves-tigation was at once made, and tho fact es-tablished that he was in reality a marriedman. The news was a great surprise to MissRobertson, and she was ver indignant atthe deception practiced upon her. Herfriends are greatly aroused about the mat-ter.

The Wathcn Will Case.Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Salem, Jan. 17. The Elizabeth Wathenwill case, which has been on trial hero fornearly two weeks past, was given to thejury to-nig- ht. Hon. S. Voyles, of this place,occupied the whole of afternoonwith his speech for the plaintitt's, making astrong plea for his clients. Thismorniiu?lion. J. C. Lawler addressed the jury, fol-lowed by Hon. Alex Dowling, of New Al-bany, both forthe defendants. Hon. Jasonllrtiwn, of Seymour, closed for the plaintilVs.It is jreucrally believed that whichever sidewins the case will bo appealed to the Su-preme Court, as tho estate is valued atabout $300,000.

Illness or Aged Mrthodlit Divine.Special to the Imlianapolid Journal.

Siieluyville, Jan. 17. Prof. ThomasHarrison, for many years principal of the.High-scho-ol in this city, is dangerously illat his home at Delhi, O. On Saturday hewill be ' soventv-si- x years of age, whichevent will bo the occasion of a family re-union. Prof. Harrison has been for yearsan active minister in tho Methodist Churchof Indiana, and at one time oecnpied achair at Moore's Hill College. Of la toyears he has traveled over the State de-livering lectures.

UeUglous Work at Valparaiso.Special to tbe Indianapolis Journal.

Valparaiso, Jan. 17. Protracted meet-ings are in progress here at the GermanLutheran.Christian, Methodist, and Presby-terian churches. Rov. R. S. Martin, ofNewport, has been assisting Rev. W. R.Mikels, the Methodist pastor. Twelve newmembers were received by the MethodistChurch lastSunday. Ecv.W. O. Lattimore,

MTSOR MATTERS.

The rmldent Vetoes a Bill to KeimburseOfficial for 3Ionej Spent In Pnbllc Service.Washington, Jan. 17. The President to-

day returned to the Senate, without ap-

proval, a bill to pay $3,800 to W. K. llcatonnd Chas. W. Chamberlain, for many years

prior to 1879 register and receiver of tholand office at San Francisco, CaL Tho twoofficers were required, by an order issuedJuly 14, 1S77, to turn thereafter into thotreasury certain fees they had prior to thattime retained. Feb. 10, 1S70, they were al-

lowed two clerks, and the President says itis proposed, upon the theory that the clerkswere employed to do the work, for whichfees were formerly allowed, to reimburseth officers for the amount paid for clerkhire between the time tho retention of feeswan stopped and the time clerks were author-ized to be employed and paid out of thopnblic treasury. Tho President says thoofficers had notice that such employmentand pavment would not be ap-

proved by the government,, and adds:"1 am decidedly of the opinion that the re-lation, the duties and the obligations ofMiboTdinates in public employment shouldbe clearly denned and strictly limited.They should not be permitted to judge ofthe propriety or necessity of incurring ex-penses on behalf of the government with-out authority, much less in disregard of or-

ders. And yet there are eases when, in anemergency, money is paid for the benefit oftho pnblic service by an official, which,though not strictly authorized, ought, inequitv, to be reimbursed. If the presentcase is one of equity, a verified statementoneht to be made out, showing tho exactamount expended by tho beneficiaries fromtheir private funds for doing this work, andthe amount found paid, allowed." Such astatement nowhere appears, and tho Preti-de- nt

thinks the benehciaries should be re-buir-ed

to establish the amount paid out be-

fore reimbursement is made.

Diplomatic Inception at tho White House.Washington, Jan. 17. The public par-

lors and the conservatory of the WhiteHouse were crowded to-nig- ht with a largeand brilliant assemblage invited to attendthe President's reception to the diplomaticcorps. Palms, potted plants, ferns and cutflowers in profusion adorned every availa-ble space, and the effect was enhanced bygarlands of smilax entwined around thochande liers. The guests began to arrive ear-

ly, and when the President and 3Irs. Cleve-

land descended the 6tairs to thomusic of "Hail to the Chief,"plaved by the Marine band, andtook their places near tho door of theBlue Room, a large number of people werein waiting. The President and Mrs. Cleve-land were assisted in receiving by Miss

' Bayard, Mrs. Fairchild, Mrs. Endicott, Mrs.Whitney and Mrs. Dickinson. Among thoseback of the receiving line were Mr. teo. W.Childs, the Misses Bayard, Mrs. Folsom.Miss Vilas. Mr. and Mrs. James J. Hill, ofSt. Paul. Minn.; Mr. A. J. Cassatt, Mr. andMrs. Geo. B. Roberts, Mr. and Mrs. R. P.Flower, and Mrs. Ward.

The Free-Tobac- co Bill.Special to tne Indianapolis Journal.

Washington, Jan. 17. On tho groundthat the passage of tho free-tobac- co billwill go far towards preventing an extrasession of the Fifty-fir- st Congress, and thatthe Democrats do not want an extra ses-

sion, it is believed that tho bill will be re-

ported from the committee on appropria-tions. If it is reported it will be passed byboth houses. Mr. Randall, chairman of thoappropriations committee, is embarrassedby the situation, and he may wait till theSenate tariff bill is received by the commit-tee on wavs and means before ho takes upthe free-tobac- co bill. Meanwhile, the Democratic members of tho latter commit teoare swearing at the House for not referringthe free-tobac- co bill to them, knowing, atthe same time, that it is notorious that theywould not have taken action upon it, andthat that was the reason it was sent to theappropriations committee.

Kx-Co- v. Curt In on Sheridan's Memoirs.Wa6hingto Jan. 17. Ex-Govern- or Cur-ti- n,

of Pennsylvania, has written a letterto Mrs. Sheridan concerning the "PersonalMemoirs" of the General, in which he says:"It is a book which ought to bo in thohands, net only of every surviving soldierof the war of the Rebellion on both sides,but of every American who loves his country and is proud of her heroes. Its clear,simple and graphic narrative of tlw eventsof the General's life, modest in its relation

. of personal details, and generous in its rec-- "ognition of the merits and achievements ofhis companions in arms, is a perfect illustration of the mind and character of thogallant and genial hero whom all honoredand loved. Every page is of absorbing in-terest, and, in my opinion, it is destined totake its place among those fortunate booksthat mankind deli cut to read ana cherish.It is, besides, most valuable as an authentic record of historical events of vast im-portance."

Indiana Tensions.Pensions have been granted tho follow-ing-nam-

ed

Indianians:Original InvalidJ. Johnson. Woodburn;

O. T. Summers, Eminence; T. Buskirk,fctinsville; M. Castello, Indianapolis; W.A. M. Harson, Covington; II. Ehrenhardt,Terre Haute; G. Gasnell, Orestes; I. Milton,- - i. T - .1 T T it:oi Duucn; i. ivemcr, mceunes.

Restoration F. Prubaker. Bricklev.In c rea se G. W. Jenn in gs. S nl phur S ri n gs;

J. Dillon, Washington; A. Callion, Medora;G. W. Davis, Jettersonville; C. echrader,Peanville; J. Monten, Silver Lake; A. Miller,Clifford: H. C. Green, Indianapolis; H.iluxnmel, .Lakeviilc; Lr. t,. Myers, Indianap-olis.

Reissue S. S. Haviland, D. Gunian, Mun- -ce; C. Daniels, llecla; .L. Gallagher, NorthVernon.

Reissue andln '.rcasc J. B. Patten, Jeffer-sonvill- e.

Widows, Etc. Ruth, widow of Eli Mike- -ell. Thorntown: Florentine, widow of W.

'w w --r t iii. uicnaruson, tfocKport.Head Tax on Immlgrants,

Washington; Jan. 17. The majority ofthe Ford committee on contract labor hasdecided that a $5 tax shall bo imposed uponimmigrants. Chairman Ford proposed anadditional section to the bill which hasbeen prepared, to give effect to tho views ofthe committee, 'and contemplates the ex-clusion of aliens who do not intend to be-come citizens. This met with sorao opposi--lion as llKeiy to leaa to unpleasant compli-cations with other nations which now admitcitizens of the United States, and it wasresolved to present the proposition to thojiouse as an inaepenuent amendment.

The Glass Manufacturers.Washington, Jan. 17. Representativesf tbe glass-maker-s' convention which La.ieen in session here were before the SciiatOnance committee, to-da- y, arguing that tho

luties proposed by tho Scnato tariff billrcre too low. After listening to statementsmm members of the committee as to the;ffc ct of tho undervaluation clause of thodill and the restoration of the duty onackages, the glass men departed very

xmch less dissatistied with the bill thanjrhen they reached the committee-room- .

General Notes.fjecUl to the Indianapolis Journal.

Washington, Jan. l.--No action is re-quired by the House on tho resignation ofGeneralllovcvof his seat from the Firstcongressional district of Indiana. Thecommunication from ex-Gover- Gray,announced in the House to-da-y, showingthat the resignation of General Hovey hadbeen received and accepted, will be simply entered on record, and is lor tho infor.mation of the Clerk, tlA Sergeant-at-arm- s,

and other oihcers, besides keeping the rec-ord hero complete.

George W. Vatchell, of Union City, editor or the I lmes, one oi the stanch Kepub--llin ncwsnnniranf Pnrwlnlnh cAnnfi- - tinben in tho city a couple of days ou business, and left for his home to-nig- ht.

Representative Cheadle and Johnston.who attended the inauguration of GovernorHovey. returned to their seats in the Honseto-da- y. They report ft delightful trip, and

nained as arbitrator.A bill has been introduced by Kepre--

KAnfntivA Vnnstnn authorizing the Commissioner of Agriculture to establish andmaintain, at 6ome central point, a stationfor experimenting in the inanulacture orsuaar from beets, sorghum or cane.

Mr. Levi P. Morton, Vice-president-ele- ct,

fltiil Vra. Morton arrived in Washington onthe limited express from New York thisafternoon, and are stopping at the HotelL.a Gormandie.

The Secretary of the Treasury this after-noon accented the following bonds: Four- -and-a-ha- lf per cents., registered, 1,000 at

1.09.rresident Cleveland sent .to tne renaio

the name of John Farrington, of Minnesota,to be collector of customs for the districtof Minnesota.

The nomination of Walter L. Bragg, tosucceed himself as Interstate Commissioner, was favorably reported to-da- y in theexecutive session of the Senate by the committee on interstate commerce.

LABOR MATTERS.

The Election In District Assembly Xo. 3Proves a Surprise to 3Ir. Doyle.

Pittsburg, Jan. 17. At to-day- 's sessionof the annual meeting of District AssemblyNo. 3, Knights of Labor, I. N. Boss waselected master workman, defeating JohnF. Doyle, the administration candidate, bya vote of 7 to 27. The election was a sur-prise to the Doyle adherents, as they ex-pected, with the presence of General Master Workman Powderlv. to elect their man.A resolution was then unanimously adoptedpledging unswerving lidelity to'the orderof tho Knights of Labor and to GeneralMaster Workman Powderlv as long as heremained true to his obligation. Mr. Powderlv was present and made a brief addressto the delegates, after which the convention adjourned until to-morro- w.

Ohio Miners Reorganize.COLUMBUS, O., Jan. 17. The Ohio Miners'

Amalgamated Association, was reorganizedto-d-ay as District 10 of the National Pro-gressive Union of Miners, mine laborerChris Evans being elected president; Alexander Johnson, vice-preside- nt; EbenezerLewis, of Pomerv. secretary- - and treasurer.The president was directed to arbitrate, ifpossible, tho grievances of miners in thedistricts about Salineville and Bellaire, and,if necessary, to order a strike. Delegationswere selected to- - the Indianapolis conven-tion, Feb. 5.

Jievr Cause for a Strike.Fort Dodge, la., Jan. 17. Tho engineers

on the Minneapolis &. St. Louis railroadsystem have petitioned the managementfor the reinstatement of engineer Ed Dietz,a Brotherhood man, recently discharged,after nine. years' service, for alleged color1.12 1 rr-- 1 i auuuuuess. iue engineers ciaim mat expert

the company's charges, and threaten tostrike unless their demands are acceded to.

Strike of Coal Miners.Charleston, W. Va., Jan. 17. A special

to the Daily Gazette from Bramwell, Mercer county, this State, says that all thominers of this region went out on strikethis morning, over 4,000, on account of thedifference in size of mine cars on Elkhorn.Great excitement prevails.

OBITUARY.

Perry S Westfall, Editor and Proprietor ofthe Terre Uante Saturday MaiL

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.Terre Haute, Iud., Jan. 17. Perry S.

Westfall, editor and proprietor of tho Sftt--uruay inau, uieu tnis morning at o o ciock.Ho was stricken with naralvsis last Fridarnight, and steadily grew worse until hisdeath.

Perry S. Westfall was born Dee. 18, 1S54,at Eoseville, Parke county. The familymove to Terre Haute when the boy was lessthan ten years of age. He went to schooluntil ho was twelve years of age, when hebegan to earn Lis own living, his fatherthen being dead, as a clerk in a book-stor- e.

Ho was in several stores until sixteen yearsof age, when he entered tho oflice of theExpress to learn the printing trade. Heleft this business for a vear or two. nrinr in1857, when he became foreman of the Express othce, and remained in that positionuntil 1801, when he was put in charge of thepaper by General Gharles Uruft. its owner.who entered tho army. Mr. Westfall wasgeneral manager of the paper until 1872,when he bought the Mail from O. J. Smith.Tho Mail was a very successful enterpriseunder his ownership. Ho leaves a wife andsix children. One daughter is married toMr. It. G. Watson, the proprietor of the.National House m lerro Haute.

Other Deaths.Munich. Jan. 17. Mme. Di Mnrska. tho

singer, died here to-d- ay in extreme poverty.lier daughter, wno was neart-nroke- n at tholoss of her mother, committed suicide bvataking poison.

St. Louis, Jan. 17. Hugo Gollmer. secretary of the executive committeo of theNorth American Turnerbund, and one of theoldest and most prominent members of thatsociety, died here to-da- y aged nfty-nm- e

vears. Deceased served in the war of thollebellion and before the close was promoted10 a captaincy.

An Aged Postmaster.Westchester, N. Y.. Jan. 17. A petition

is being circulated among tho residents oflorktown, asking the President to retiroPostmaster Lewis Ptirdy from active scrvice, and grant him a liberal pension for theremainder of his life. Mr. Purdv is said tobe the oldest postmaster in the UnitedStates, both in years and service, havingbeen appointed postmaster of Shrub Oakby President W. II. Harrison, grandfatherof JTcsident-elec- t Harrison, in 1841. Mr.Pnrdy is now ninety-thre- e years of ace.receives and distributes the mail twice aday, and has never been absent from hisnost a dav since he has been in the service.His only assistant is his wife, who is nine-ty years of age. When Mr. Pnrdy was firstappointea. fchrub uak naa but one maileach week, then two, and hnally three.after the war. During the early years ofMr. Purdv'H official life, people came toShrub Oak for their mail for distant pointsin Putnam county, two or three days beingoccupied to make tho trip.

IsAes by Fire.Special to tli Indianapolis Journal.

SllKLBYVlLLE, Ind., Jan. 17. Tho largobarn of Alexander Pollitt, in HanOYCrtownship, burned this afternoon, with allits contents, involving a loss of 80.000. In- -surance, $,000 in tho Ohio Farmers'. Thobarn was hretl by an incendiary.

Omaha. Neb.. Jan. 17. Fire Inst, niphtshortly after 10 oVlock. tmtted the MaxMeyer building and burned out three firms

tho Paris Novelty Company, where thofiro originated; a stock of pianos, a pipe or-gan and cigar stand of tobacco belonpinc;to Max Meyer & Co.. and tho wholesalehat and cap house ot JLogan Larrow, en-tailing a loss of 30,0U0; fully insured.

CoL Rockwell Tries to Head Off a Lie.ST. PAUL. Minn.. Jan. 17. Heferrinsr to a

dispatch sent from this city on the 13thiust., Colonel Kockweli says: "While it isa matter of Hinall importance, l ciesir topronounce the statement that, When 31r.lilaino was Secretary of State. I was present at a reception giVen by Mrs. Blaine, atwhich Mrs. Harrison was treated with discourtesy bv tho former, and that, therefore. Mr. Blaine would not be a member ofMr.A

Harrison'sma .Cabinet, a

.baseless fabrica- -

lion, i ho story appears to navo been man--uiactured out of whole cloth."

Hx-Calil- er Ch&rered with Embezzlement.Pittsburg, Pa., Jan. 17. H. F. Voight,

ics bank of this city, was arrested to-nig- ht

a1ia-.- 1 1. rt! - . t 4 1. T.muiuni uy huh era ui iuo uanik uuu em-bezzlement. Teriurv and falsifvine accounts.He is in jail in default of S40.000 bail. Thebank failed in September last, with liabilities ox sou,uw.

LrQ

Absolutely Pure.This powilfr cerrr varies. A marvel of purltr.

fttreupth aul whfileooinenes. More pconomicai tbauthe ordinary klnrta, snl cannot b sold In couicriUoawith t he multlfuleof low-tes- t. Rhort-wcjph- t lnm ortliofih3e powder. Sold only in cans. HOYALiliAKIXU POWDER CO, m Wall U N Y.

TELEGEAFHIC BREVITIES.

The Ohio Legislature, yesterday, passeda bill authorizing Toledo to issue 'bond in$750,000 to lay a jipe for natural gas. Thoproposition is to bo submitted to a vote ortho people.

A telegram from Hackctt Citv. Ark.. avtwo men named Webb and Harris, livinsr atPoteau, I. T., became involved in a deadlyquarrel, yesterday, shooting each otherwith revolvers. Both men were killed anda bystander seriously wounded.

A petition has just been forwarded toGeneral Harrison, signed by everv Kepublic-a- n

member of the Nevada Legislature, andbv lifty-fou- r out of fifty-tiv- e Republicanmembers of tho California Legislature,praying tho appointment of M. M. Estee.of California, to a position in General Harrison s Cabinet.

An explosion of tho boiler iu the builditaffoccupied by the Standard and the Demo-crat, at Depere, Wis., resultedin the injury of several employes, who weroforced to jump from the second-stor- y win-dows to save their lives from the 'flames,which quickly enveloped the office. EditorsHeymaun and Frank Castle were injured,but not fatally. Loss, 6,000.

Chicago Stock-Yar- ds Management.Chicago. Jan. 17. Tho story to the effect

that the friends among the directors of thoUnion Stock-yard- s and Transit Compauj ofVice-preside- nt and General Manager JohnF. Sherman and General SuperintendentWashburn had locked horns and wero battling for the supremacy, was abundantlyverified to-da- y, when tne result of the annual election was mado known. It wasfound that Mr. Washburn had dropped outentirely from tho list of oih'cers, aud Mr.ill iMienuan was appoiuieu in uis piace, ue-sid- es

being elected vice-preside-nt. It is

generally understood that Mr. Washburndesired to succeed 3Ir. Sherman as vice-preside- nt

and general manager of the com-pany, and proposed to secure for his son, abright youug man, tho position of generalsuperintendent-- . It is said that Mr. Wash-burn was being backed by several wealthyHebrew stockholders who live in the East,and who complained of Mr. Sherman's treat-ment of them.

American Titles Good Enough.Topkka. Kan.. Jan. 17. In tho Kana

House of Representatives, yesterday, Mr.Poe, of Butler county, offered a resolutionThat the committee ou State anairs be di

rected to ascertain and report to the Housoat as earn a day as practicable wneiuer isis a Jact that the iintisn doctrine ot rreotrade is being,taught at the Stato Univer-sity, at Lawrence. If so, bv whom, andthat they report by bill or otherwise what,if any, legislation is necessary to abolishthe English titles of lord chancellor, deanand regents, or rulers in tho absence, of

and substitute in lieu thervd 'tbAmerican title? at professor and trusteefor the otlicerstif s.iid institution, and forall other State institutions of the State ofKansas to wlinn British titles are given bythe laws of the t;i o." The House adoptedthe resolution a'::; .vt unanimously.

Londox. JrA. 17. Sighted; Wendam.from New Voi k for Rotterdam: Schiedam,from New York for Amsterdam.

Southampton; Jan. 17. Arrived: Fulda,from New York for Bremen.

Dover. Jan. 17. Arrived: Suevin. forNew York from Hamburg.

Philadelphia. Jan. 17. Arrived: LordGough, from Liverpool.

OiJEEXSTowx, Jan. 17. Arrived: Adron- -tac, from New York.

Ex-Preide- nt Hayes on the Solid South.New York Mail and Express.

Ex-preside- nt Hayes, before leaviug theFifth-avenu- e Hotel for his home in Fre-mont, Ohio, said:

"Four years will greatly change thoaspect of all matters in tho South, and sofar as the colored raco is concerned allthings will bo much different from whatthey aro at present. Every interested manwho is thoroughly conversant with tliosubject and who has looked carefully intoit at the South and among its people cansee that there is only way out, the onlypossible way, and that is by the euactmenvof the Blair bill or one liko it, which pro-vides for tho appropriation of money foreducation to each State of tho Union iuproportion to the illiteracy of its people,and this appropriation is to be mado onlyon tho condition that each Stato bhaltitself contribute as much as the nationalgovernment gives it. When this bill Upassed it will put all the people. North audSouth, in behalf of education. Now thatSenator Sherman, who has opposed the, billin every feature until tho above provisionswero embodied, has given it his sapport;and as Mr. Winthrop argues for it; aud itis known to have been indorsed by the lataChief-justic- e Waite as a member of a com-mittee; and as it i now receiving thostrong support of Mr. Jivarts, tho Re-publican party should do all in their powerto have the bill passed at once.

it is the hope of tho South, for we all

read their own ballots arc onlv tools in thehands of tne demagogue, and dangerous toeverybody."

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Klectrlc Currents and Their Strength.Jewelers Kevievr.

The continual union of two currentthrough tbe connecting wire or other cou-duct- or

constitutes an electric current. Anyffiven voltaic battery can only yield apiveumaximum strength of current. The strengthiSthoamoniltof fjuantitv of electric foreowhich down through onv piven section ofthe circuit in a given period of time. It tlrpeiuls 011 two conditions, viz.: The electro-motive force of the batters' and the totalamount of resistance iu the circuit. Thestrength of tbe current is equal to thoelectro-motiv- e force divided bv the resist-ance. This is known as Ohnvs law. It idirectly proportional to the electro-niotiv- o

force, and inversely proportional to the re-

sistance. If the 'resistance remains thosame and the elcctro-wiotiv- e force vanes,the strength is directly proportional to thoelectro-motiv- e force; and if the electromotive force remain the tame and the re-

sistance varies, it is inversely, proportionto the whole of the resistance mtho circuit;

Styl That Never Change.Louisville Times.

"Miks." remarked a young centleman tohis'inost intimate young lady friend, onFourth street, the other day, 'why is itthat all the ladies fumi?dnng-ftor- e win-dows are filled with muslin and lineu sum-mer goods at this time of tho year!''

You goose," sh replitd. sweetly, "threason is that they're worn the year roundand the young man thought nloud: W U.

there are moro garments iu the pliloophyof women's clothes than aro uxeauied oi inthe philosophy of old bachclortw"

' What It llhymes Willi.V.w Vnrlr Vill ind Kmnu.

Yes, inquiring correspondent, the namoof Governor Hovey, of Indiana, rhymeswith dovey and lovcy: but tho Indian.Democrats don't often call him that sort ofnames.

double the amount of damages suuered.

Kepublicau Kx-Soldl- ers League.Special to the Indianapolis JournaL

Bloomington, Jan. 17. Some weeks ago,about the time that there was some excitement over the proposed secession of Democrats from the G. A.R., a number of leadingRepublicans of the Grand Army in this cityconceived the notion of organizing the Re-publican ex-soldi- ers into a political associa-tion entirely separate from the G. A. R.Tho first local society of the Republicanex-Soldie- rs' League Has accordingly beenorganized, with Col. John Reed as presi-dent. It is intended to organize local postsor assemblies of the order throughout theState, and to organize departments in everyState and Territory. The organization isevidently political, its expressed object be-ing to further political!' the interests ofRepublican soldiers.

General Grant's Old Regiment,Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Monticello, Jan. 17. The executivecommittee of the Twenty-firs- t Illinois In-fantry, Gen. U. S. Grant's old regiment,have decided to hold their annual reunionat this Dlace on the second Wednesday ofSeptember. Col. N. H. Jemison and onecompany of the regiment was from Monti-cell- o.

CoL Fred Grant is expected to bepresent, as he is an honorary member ofthe Twenty-firs- t Illinois Veteran Association.

IJrief Mention.Tho State Dairv-nroduct- s' Fair was

opened at Springfield, yesterday.Noah Jennings, of Beecher City, ex-tre- as

urer of Efhnghani county, died on Tuesdaymorning.

An exciting wolf hunt took place nearTaylorville, on Wednesday. Two wolveswere captured.

The twenty-fourt- h annual meetincr of theState Press Association will bo held at Danville, Feb. 12, 13 and 14.

Harrison Dawlcy. of Rochester, who wasbitten by a rabid dog Dec. 3, died, onWednesday, of hydrophobia.

William Leland. of Rockford. fell from ashed, on Wednesday, and mangled his faceso badly that his friends cannot recognizehim. "

Feb. 12. the anniversarv of Lincoln'sbirthday, will be appropriately observed bythe order of Sons of eterans throughoutthe State.

Mike CanDaske. a Hungarian miner inthe employ of tho Chicago. Wilmington &Vermillion Coal Company, fell one hundredfeet down a shaft, near Streator, ouWednesday, and was killed.

The State Short-hor-n Breeders' Association, on Wednesday, indorsed the work ofthe Live Stock Board, and adopted resolu-tions asking the Legislature to continuethe emergency appropriations for tho sup-pression and prevention of contagious diseases among domestic animals.

Queer Discovery In the Babcock Case.CHICAGO. Jan. 17. There was a straniro

disclosure to-da- y in the case of old Mrs.Naomi Fairchild, who claims to be thowidow of the wealthy supposed bachelorlumber man. Col. Walter S. Babcock. mysteriously murdered recently m tho house ofhis uuucee, ac uamner, in. irs. raircniuihas been trying, through the Probate Courthere, to secure a share of Babcock's estate,though previous to his death none of hisrelatives or friends had overheard of her.She has almost conclusively shown thatBabcock actually didsecretly sustain mari-tal relations with her. and has attempted toprove that when she was in an ap-parently dying condition, Babcock calledm

1Rev.. W.r H.

-Burns, a Methodist

-mmister.. . 'wno penormea a marriage ceremony snort- -

iv neiore miunigui. ine motive nmtcu atis that Babcock had borrowed considerablemoney from the woman, and thought toextinguish tho debt bv marriage, believingherspcedv death certain. The testimonyof the clergyman left no doubt that a wedding, under the circumstances described,had taken place. To-da-y, Mrs. Julia Brat-ta- n,

a sister of Mrs. Fairchild. was on thostand, and the fact cropped out that theminister at Mrs. Brattan's marriage wasthe same Rev. Mr. Burns. Cross-auestio- n-

incr developed that in every detail of time.place and manner the Brattau wedding wasmeniicai wiiu tue aueged marriage ot .Mrs.Fail-chil- d to Col. Babcock. The trial wasat once adjourned, tho general opinion being that the queer claim of the ostensiblewidow had fallen to the ground.

Kacing at New Orleans.New Orleans, Jan. 17. To-dav- 's races

were run over a very heavy track, but thoweather was pleasant, although the skywas pari iy uiouuy. xuiiuwiug is a sum-mary of the events:

First Race Nine-sixteent- hs of a mile.Starters: Porter Ashe. Benton. Florine.Dot. Benton won in 1:01; Dot second, Porter Asho third. .

Second Race Three-quarte- rs of a mile.Starters: Probus, Dudley Oakes, Leo Bn-ge- l.

Victress. Orange Girl. No More. Pro- -bus won m 1:23; Dudley Oakes second, NoJVIoro third.

Third Race Five-eight- hs of a mile.Starters: Keo Vee Na, Lord Grosvenor,

mme Davis, fatten, Jnyinl. hee coNa wou in 1:08 1-- 2, Winnie Davis second.Vattell third.

Fourth Raco Ono mile. Starters: Me- -

Mnrtv. Countess. Sherwood. Morna. KtlioII., Marv Foster. Monocrat, Comet. MaryFoster won iu 1:53; Moma second, Sherwoodthird.

Business Embarrassment.Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Philadelphia, Jan. ll.-Judg- inent notesaircrreiratiuc nearly 25.000 were enteredagainst Isaac S. Isaacs, jeweler, 838 Chest-n- ut

street, yesterday. An execution wastaken out and the stock levied upon by thosuentt. me notes were made as follows:To Sol. Bennett, of Peoria, 111., for $3,fV3; toHannah Isaacs, his mother, for $13,782, andto Delia L. r riedenburg. his sister, for &320.On Tuesday a judgment note was enteredup in favor of Mr. Isaacs wife for $7,100.Iso execution was ordered upon this note.

Delphi, Ind., Jan. 17. A. B. Mitchell,proprietor of the New York store, tn-da- vmade a voluntary assignment for tho benefit of his creditors. Benjamin Kobiiisontook charge of the stock and will close itout and apply the proceeds to tli paymentof debts The court will not b- - asked tointerierc.

Kllled and Injured In Freight Wreck.Racink. Wis.. Jan. 17. At 9:S0 oVlock

last evening tho wind blew a freight carj rum a siue iracK to tue main iracK oi moChicago, Milwaukee &, St. Paul, at Svi-vani- a,

near West Union Junction. A freighttrain ran into it, wrecking the engine andseven cars. Harvey Brubaker, a brakemanof Frecport, 111., twenty-si- x years old. wascrusheii to a jelly; engineer A. J. IHacK wasfatally injured by inhaling scalding steam,and head brakeman Gtorco Otto was badlvscalded and burned. Twenty or thirtynogs were Kiuea and several head ox cat lie.

Haytskil was fatally crushed in the rail-road yards, in this city, by a freight car.Ho was moving the car on a slightly in-clined switch, when ho fell under it andwas horribly crushed. He was married,and leaves a wife and three sons.

A Murderer Appeals to the Supreme Court.Special to tho Indianapolis Journal. f

Vincenxes, Jan. 17. An appeal has beentaken to the Supremo Court in the case ofSylvester Grubb, who shot and killed MissGertie Downey. Grubb was sentenced tohang next April. If possible, his nock willbe saved by his attorneys.

Swallowed L.ye for Vinegar.Special to the Indianapolis JournaL

Martinsville, Jan. 17. 3Irs. AllisonBreedlove, an aged lady residing near Mon-rovia, took a large swallow of concentratedlye, night before last, mistaking it forvinegar. Her throat is terribly lacerated,and her life is despaired of.

Minor Notes.Samuel Rollins, aged fifteen, was fatally

injured by cars at Warsaw, on Wednesday.Otis, La Porte county, has been selected

as the scene of a three-day- s' cocking mainbetween Chicago and Milwaukee birds.

John Studabaker, the wealthiest citizenof Webs comity, was thrown out of hisbug- -:y at Biutiton, on Wednesday, and serious-- y

injured. .

A movement is on foot among tho studentsof Wabash College to organize a base-ba- ll

association, which will include all tho colleges in the State.

Two aged colored people of Chariest ownhave just been married, although they havelived together as man and wife since theywere slaves together before the war.

Over eighty students of the Valparaisonormal school recently attended a dance atWanatah. Many of them have since beendismissed for alleged disorderly conductwhile at the ball.

Mrs. Sarah McClelland, an old citizen ofa a j.' i nt 1ionigomery coumv, uieu, on xnursuay

morning. She was born in Butler county,Ohio, in 1811t and has resided in Montgom-ery county since 1820.

The Lvlo &. Smith foundry, lately destroyed Thy fire at Crawfordsville, will berebuilt at that place notwithstanding flattering oners of free fuel from Greeusburglor the location of the foundry there.

David R. Pershing, a business man ofMuncie, died on J uesday of pleurisy of theheart. He was formerly publisher of anewspaper at Rochester, and afterwardeditor aud proprietor of the Muncie limes.

At Lebanon, yesterday, Thomas Breed-love- 'stwelve-year-ol- d boy Williard, whilo

hunting, discharged a gun that had beenoverloaded by his companion. It burst andinjured the boy's left hand so badly thatamputation was necessary.

At New Albany, on Wednesday night, avicious hog found its way into the roomwhere Mrs. Riohard Merriam was lyingsick with fever, aud made an attack uponher. Tho woman's life was saved by herhusband dispatching the hog with an ax.

Owing to the dullness of the coal trade.some of tho Clav county mines will shutdown indefinitely. Many of the miners arescarcely making half time, and a numberhave already left tho vicinity of Brazil forBirmingham, Ala., and points in tho West.

Minnie Cavenbauch. of Crawfordsville.who ran awav with A. W. Steams aweek ago, has returned home, and says thatStearns would not marry her after theyreached Ohio, as ho had nromised. Stearns.who was arrested at Columbus, 0.,hasbeeureleased.

Recently a buhr, or grinding stone, inSmith 3t Ballantyne's grist-mil- l, at Hobart,exploded. Loss about 300. A piece weighing fortv pounds was thrown twenty feet.Smith was standing three feet from thostone and escaped injury. The flying rocksshattered many timbers in tho mill.

Complaint is mado that the catch mail-ba- g

system along tho Lake Shore road, inthe northern part of the State, does notwort satisfactorily, and that nearly evendav bacs are thrown beneath the wheelsand irround to nieces. Tho clerks are alsocharged with carelessness in throwing offthe bags. One was found near Lui Lakorecentlv. Ivinir in the ditch alongside thotrack, when it ought to have been thrownoil' at Chesterton.

Over a year ago Charles J. Hoodlet, anOinployo of the Brazil Block Coal Company,fell down a shaft a distance ot ninety-si- x

feet, and was nearly killed. He broughtsuit for 10.000 damages against the company, and it is now on trial at lirazil.lloodlet's recovery was a remarkable one.but he is a permanent cripple. A similarsuit is pending against another company,where a miner fell almost an equal distanceand yet lived.

The Crawfordsville colored debating society will send representatives to Frank-fort, on Feb, 5, to hold a debate with thosociety there. An animated debate washeld at Crawfordsville, on Tuesday evening, the question being, 'Resolved, ThatMoney Is More Beneficial to the ColoredUace than Education." Some argued thateducation would not supply food, clothingand a railroad ticket. The judges decidedin favor of education.

ILLINOIS.

Alleged Second Attempt to Abduct the Prosecutlng Witness In s Criminal Case.

Special to the India napous JournaLBloomingtox, Jan. 17. A second attempt

was made yesterday to abduct from thiscity a girl named Aggie Myers, who is thoprosecuting witness in the case of The Peo-- I ho dama jo amounts to $10,000.