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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-14

The recent fair at COrydon will net the
society about $1,000. The total receipts were
1922.
The cornerstone of the new Porter county
COURTHOUSE will be laid with proper masonic
ceremonies Oct. "a.
Among the postmasters commissioned on
Wednesday were j. H. Weaver at Weaver, and l..
r. Gerard at Wllmot.
Arrangements have just been completed for
grand reunion of the Grand Army of the
Republic OF northern Indiana and southern
Michigan, to be held in Goshen, Oct. 16, II,
and Is.
The old comrades of the Fifty-irst Indiana
regiment will hold a grand reunion at Bruce
vile, Oct. % and %, the first date being the
same as their original enlistment into the Union
service.
Hon. Henry 8. Cauthorne will, on Tuesday
evening, Sept. 49, deliver carefully pre- pared
historical sketch of the city of Vincennes. The
address was prepared at the suggestion of the
Board of Trade of Vinoennes.
The RESIGNATION of Mr.. f. NJ. Thayer, as post
master at Evansville, has not yet been received
at Washington, but there is excellent authority
for saying it will be forwarded shortly. There
are no charges against Mr.. Thayer in his official
capacity.
AT Cementville, in Clarke county, on Tuesday
night, one Joseph Byers in fit of jealous rage,
because Mrs. Buchanan had become Mrs. Scant-
I'm, attacked her and her daughter and seri-
ously wounded the latter with knife. The
young lady, after being hurt knocked Byers
down and held him until he Was taken away by
an officer,
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Notes and Personalities.

WASHINGTON, Sept ia dispatch from
Pensacola says: Thomas Sheppard, one of
the crew of tug-boat, was attacked with
yellow fever at his home in Warrington.
Total paper circulation now outstanding,
1881, 755, O69; total coin circulation S743 347 :
573; grand total, 81 ,675, 1O4642 Assuming
the total populatio.a to be so, 100000 the dis
tribution per 4ta would be $500. 30.
A statement prepared at the money-order
office, based upon returns for the week from
100 smaller money order offices, shows that AZ
per cent. transmitted by money orders was
in the, postofice
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Contracts Awarded.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13.-Bids were opened
at the Treasury Department to-day for safes
and vault work for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1884. The Hall Safe and Lock
Company of Cincinnati, and George L.
Damon, of Boston, were the only bidders
The bids of the Hall Safe and Lock Company
were higher than those of Damon, although
the bids of the latter were nearly 20 per cent
higher than in previous years. The contract
will be awarded to Damon. The charge that
Damon always had the inside track on these
contracts was one of the matters brought to
the attention of the Hill investigating COM
mittee.
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ANTWERP, Sept 13-Arrived: BeIgenland,
from New York.
QUEENSTOWN, Sept. 13.-Arrived: Gallia,
from New York.
SOUTHAMPTON, Sept. 13.-Arrived: Fulda,
from New York.
HALIFAX, Sept. 13.-Arrived VALID ensen-
ian from Glasgow.
PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 13.-Arived: Nova
Scotian, from Liverpool.
LONDON, Sept. 13.-Lord Give, from Phila-
delphia, and Suevia, from New York, have
arrived out.
New York, Sept. 13.-Arrived Canada,
from Havre; City of Rome, from Liverpool;
Bolivia, from Glasgow.
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The Powers Not Irritated at Russia,

BERLIN, Sept 13.-The North German Ga
zette (Bsmarck's organ) denies that the
powers are irritated against Russia because
of the recent events in Bulgaria. 1t says:
ut is the dominant wish at Berlin, Vienna
and Rome to live at peace with Russia. None
Of the powers desire war or anything else
from Russia. No complaint is heard from
any quarter even from the Porte. The al
legged irritation is purely imaginary and due
to the stories OF sensation-mongers."
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CASUALTIES.

Lake Steamer Destroyed by Fire-Narrow
Escape of the Crew.
DETROIT, Sept. 13.-The side-wheel steamer
Queen Victoria, whien has been running the
past two weeks on the route between Chat
ham, Ont, and Detroit was totally destroyed
by fire at Clemens wharf six miles below
Chatham, this morning. The flames spread
so rapidly that the crew had barely time to
escape with their lives. The loss is estimated
at 3d. 500; insurance. $4,000. She was sailed
by Captain s. T. Mour, who, with several
Chatham capitalists, owned it. She was for
merly run as an excursion boat between
Toronto and Victoria Park.
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hundreds of thousands, such confidence had
missed from the bank. He was also secretary
of a loan association in New Albany. This
association made ont he was short few
hundred dollars in his accounts, and fore
closed on his residence. To add to his dis
comfture, his wife sued for a divorce and
for the past six months Mahon has led dis
solute life. He was man of fine business
qualifications, and capable of commanding a
large salary anywhere, being an accomplished
accountant. He was also up in polite litera-
ture, and was socially most agreeable per-
son. He had many friends about the Falls
cities who will regret to hear of his unfortu-
nate ending. Mr.. Mahon carried a $4,000
policy in the Masonic Insurance Association
of Indiana and $1,000 in the A. o. of U. w.
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Gable Notes.

The Paris police frustrated plot for kill
ing King Alfonso during his stay theso.
1t is stated that the Gar, before returning
TO Warsaw, will meet Emperor William at
Tilsit
Emperor William has subscribed twenty
thousand marks towards restoring the ca
thedral at Treves.
The German Emperor has given the COM
mand of the Thirteenth Dragons to Prince
Alexander of Hesse-C assel, who has completed
fifty years of military service,
Admiral Sir Richard Collinson, K. C. B.,
F. r. G. s., is dead. He commanded the
Enterprise expedition which left Ply
mouth in 1850 to search for Sir John Frank
lin.
General Catargi aide-decamp of the King
of Sci via, in presenting Bismarck with the
order of the White Eagle, expressed his
readiness to discuss the adhesion of Servia TO
the Austrio- German alliance
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MONTREAL, Sept 13-Mr Goodhue, attor-
ney for the ex-bishop of Tourney, in Bel
GUM, in getting the bishops private fortune
from Canon Bernard, secretary and treasurer
of the diocese, has returned home. He has
retained Sir Harding Clifford of London, At
torney-general of the last Conservative ad-
ministration, to represent claim for 1907
000f. damages, for Imprisonment without any
charge being made or prosecution instituted
by the Belgian government 1t is possible
the claim may give rise TO an international
Question
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IRISH MATTERS.
Guarding Against the Possible Rescue o.
ODonneII, Csrey's Slayer.


FUNcHAI, Madeira, Sept. 13.-The steamer
Athenian, with O'Donnell, the slayer of
James Carey, OH board, arrived to-day from
Cape Town A close watch was kept upon all
visitors in town, Sir William Harcourt, Brit
ish Home Secretary, having requested the
authorities to guard against any attempt of
the Invincibles to release the prisoner. The
local police, fully armed, patrolled the shore
and subjected strangers to strict scrutiny
Owing to orders from Lord Granville,
British Foreign Secretary. strangers were
forbidden to board the Athenian O'Don-
nell was closely guarded by two Cape police
men, who were fully armed and accounted.
The prisoner appeared little concerned. He
expressed gratitude for the sympathy shown
by the Irish-Americans, and said he believed
he was not destined to be hanged. He still
maintains that he fired at Carey only in self
defense. His demeanor was very quiet
throughout the voyage.
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LANCASTER, Pa, Sept. 13.-While going to
a wreck on the Columbia & Port Deposit
railroad, last night, the engine of the wreck
ing train struck large rock that had fallen
on the track near Conewago. The train left
the track and plunged over the high EN-.
bankmenJ into the Susquehanna river.
-Four persons were on the engine when it
went over but all escaped with slight in
juries. The track was not cleared until this
morning
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Alphonso and Francis Joseph.

VIENNA, Sept. 13.-The Emperor and King
Alphonso laid the last stone of the new town
nall. The ceremonies were grand. At a
banquetin honor of the event the Emperor
proposed the health of the King, to which
the latter responded in German. The En-
peror also proposed a toast in honor of the
Emperor of Russia. The Emperor and King
Alphonso go to Moravia to witness the an
nual military maneuvers.
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Three Accidents.
the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WABASH, Sept. 13.-This morning Frank
Colvin, young married man, living in this
city, was standing OF the Wabash railway
track at the crossing of Huntington street.
A freight train was passing, going east, which
drowned the noise of the approach OF local
that was switching in the yard Colvin was
knocked down, and fell between the rails,
several cars passing over his body. When
the train had been stopped it was found that
his spine had been broken about the middle
of the back. This is fatal injury, and the
wounded man cannot survive.
In baseball game played in this city
yesterday between the Manchester and Wa
bash clubs, Charles Mcconnell, second base
man of the Manchesters was accidentally
run into and severely injured internally.
| To-day Inflammation set in, and his physi-
clan asserts that he cannot possibly live
through the night. Mcconnell is the son of
widow in Warsaw and is fine young
man. He was employed by hardware firm
in Manchester.
Last evening the wife of John Lynn, jr.,
living south of the city, was returning home,
when her horse took fright and overturned
the vehicle. Mrs. Lynn was thrown out,
and sustained severe internal injuries.
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The Funeral of Hugh J. Hastings.

New YORK, Sept 1S.-The funeral service
over the remains Of Hugh J. Hastings, edit1r
of the Commercial Advertiser, will cake
place in St. Leo's Catholic Church or Satur-
day morning, The following the pals
bearers: President Chester A arthur. Sec
derbilt Hugh J. Jewett, JAy Gould, Sam.
Sloan, General Thomas Z: Eckert, jenkins
VanSchaick; VIM, G. Weed, Isaac England,
J. Nelson Tappan, and John Hoey Tele-
grams OF condoleHoe to the family were re-
ceived from all parts of the country.
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the city hall Lord Baltimore received the
key of the city, The march then continued
through Lexington, West Baltimore and
Eutaw streets to the Academy of Music,
when Lord Baltimore alighted and from the
Academy reviewed the column, after which
it was dismissed. The procession of the
Mystic Pageant will be given tomorrow
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Result of HaZing.

BETHLEHEM, Pa, Sept. 13,-Members of the
sophomore class of Lehigh University Wis
tied the room of a young man named Col
Inns, of Altoona, to haze him. Collins jumped
out of the window to the ground, eighteen
feet, fracturing bone of his foot and receiv-
ing other injuries. He will not be able to re-
sumo his studies for some time The sopho-
more class subjected another freshman to a
mock examination. One hazer was expelled,
and the expulsion of others will follow.
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Wabash County Fair.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WABASH, Sept. 13,-The third day of our
county fair has been one OF the most sue
cessful ever known in the history of the as
ISOLATION. No less than $1,000 people were
assembled on the grounds this afternoon.
Up to o'clock this evening 1914 single
tickets had been sold together with 1000
family tickets
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STATE NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Twenty Fifth Session of the Western
Indiana Yearly Meeting.
Arrests for Rape and Horse-SteaIing-Farm
er Killed Near Marion-The Suicide of
William Mahon, at New Albany,
INDIANA.
Twenty-Fifth Session of the Western Indiana
Yearly Meeting.

Yearly Meeting.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
PLAINFIELD, Sept. 13.-The twenty-fifth
session of the Western Indiana Yearly Meet
ing of the Society of Friends convenes at this
place tomorrow, The primary meetings, for
the transaction of the church's private bust
ness were held to-day, and show the church
promises to be one of more than usual inter
est, being, as it is, the twenty-ifth anniver-
sary of the establishment of the yearly meet
ing at this place. Delegates are present from
all parts of the United States, and the attend
ance in general from distance is very large.
Quite a number of eminent visiting minis
tiers are present fer the week
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Getting Ready for O,Donnelrs Trial.

LONDON, Sept ia number of important
witnesses in the case of O'Donnell, who
killed Carey, are already in London. Mrs
Carey and family will arrive in a fortnight.
Jenkinson and Costing, of the detective de-
partment, a number of Irish detectives, and
several witnesses from America are now
mere. The English detectives Just returned
from America have in their possession valu-
able information concerning the extent of
tne Fenian conspiracy 1t is ascertained
1aat the real name of the informer Norman
Is Gibney,
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Celebrating Luther,s ouater Centenary.

WIrTENBERG, Sept. 13.-The quater centen-
nary OF Martin Luther's birth was celebrated
to-day. Splendid weather prevailed, and
the commemoration was a great success.
The doorway of the Augustine monastery
was hanked by Venetian masts, and colossal
busts of Luther and Melanchthon had been
placed on the balcony of the town hall, and
stands throughout the city. The Emperor's
bust in front of the town hall was decorated
with flowers Portraits of Luther, and
notices from his sayings and writings were
displayed in many widows. The number OF
visitors is estimated al $4,000.
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GENERAL NEWS.
Commissioner Evans Declines to Change the
Method of Gauging.

4EANILHUu
WASHINGTON, Sept ia committee of
gaugers from Kentucky called on the Com
missioner of Internal Revenue a few days
ago and presented a petition urging such
changes in the regulations for gauging bour-
bon and rye WHISTLES as would remove GER
tain disadvantages under which they had la
bored since the Carlisle bill went into OPP
Grafton, and would enable them to earn at
all times the maximum pay of S. day. The
commissioner refuses to grant the petition on
the ground that while in some instances the
pay may be unequal, that inequality grew
out of short work in the dull season and the
number of gaugers among whom it had to be
distributed
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ILLINOIS,
One Man Killed and Another Fatally In
jured by a Premature Blast.

Evansville Courier.
On Tuesday, while John Fittinger, E.
Schnell and Mat Neu were digging we'll at
Schnellville, Dubois county, the two former
were killed and the latter so seriously in
jured that his life is despaired OF. 1t seems
that the men in making the we'll after dis
lance of thirty feet came to rock through
which they would have to drill and blast.
After perfecting for the charge which was
placed in position one of the men lit the
fuse, and before all could get out of the we'll
the explosion followed, instantly killing Fit
finger and Schnell and it is supposed fatally
wounding Neu. Schnell was a young man
and had only been married about six weeks,
which fact adds to the distressing part of the
accident
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Union Meetings in the South.

New York, Sept. 13-The executive COM
mittee of the National Union League, Gen
eral James S, Negley presiding, perfected the
details for series of Union meetings at the
South, to be addressed by prominent North
ern men on current political and educational
topics The first meeting will be held at
Atlanta early in November. The committee
will meet in Philadelphia the latter part of
this month.
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NEWPORT, Sept. 13.-Lord Chef-justice
Coleridge was given a brilliant reception at
the Casino, to-day, which was attended by
many prominent people Judge Samuel
Blatchford delivered the address of welcome,
to which Coleridge feelingly responded
The theater in which it was held was beauti-
fully decorated
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A Balloonists Narrow Escape.

P1rTsBURG, Pa, Sept. 13.-This afternoon
the balloon in which Prof G. A. Warner has
been making ascensions collapsed when 5000
feet above terra firma. Warner was enabled
to get a firm hold of the ropes, and the bal
loon came down so slowly as to land him
uniniured.
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A Postmaster,s Resignation.

WASHINGTON, Sept, 13.-The resignation of
Postmaster Rue, of Norfolk, has been re-
ceived at the Postofice Department. He
finds nothing in the constitution of the
United States or laws of Virginia preventing
his holding the position of postmaster and
State senator at one and the sameI time, bot
resigns in the interest of the party whose
trusts he accepts.
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The Emperor's Representative at wittenberg

BERLIN, Sept. 19-The Emperor has issued
cabinet order entrusting TO the Crown
Prince, Frederick William, the duty of rep
resenting him at the Lutheran festival at
Wittenberg. The Emperor, as chief de-
posltary of the government of the church
in his empire, expresses a feeling of warm in
terest in the celebration in which evangelical
faith obtains a full expression.
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waste land in the kingdom which is capable
of cultivation, radical changes in the land
system of the country are required, in order
that the land may be put under productive
cultivation for the benefit of the country,
thereby offering a check to excessive emigra-
ton. An amendment was offered calling
upon the government to declare such land
government property, and with this addition
the entire resolution was adopted.
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New York Sept 13.-Chares J. Foster,
the editor of the New York Sportsman, died
yesterday at his residence, at Astoria Long
Island. Mr.. Foster was Western correspond
ent for Wilkes's Spirit of the Times when the
Heenan-Sayers fight took place. Mr.. Wilkes
desired to go to England to witness it, and
Mr. Foster was given the management OF
the Spirit. He remained in charge of the
paper until 1876, when he left to start the
New York Sportsman.
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CboIera Expected Next year.

CHICAGO, Sept. 13.-The Daily News pub
fishes large number of letters from ply
sicians in this city in answer to a circular
asking their opinions as to the probability of
a cholera epidemic in this country next year
or within the next few years. Most of them
anticipate more or less cholera in this coun-
try next year, and urge the necessity of thor
ough observance of sanitary precautions,
municipal and personal.
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CoIored Republicans of Maryland.

BALTIMORE Sept 13.-The State conven-
ton of colored Republicans of Maryland to-
day appointed delegates to the national con-
vention in Louisville. The question of the
treatment of colored by white Republicans
in excluding them from what they regard as,
just participation in official fayors was dis
cussed and platform adopted asserting
their rights, which they will demand. There
were present $50 delegates, all but three
counties in the State being represented.
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Suspected Incendiaries Held for Trial

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Sept 13.-Chas Giles
John Doherty and VIM. L. Olmstead, arrested
upon suspicion of being concerned in the in
cendiarism in the southwestern section of
the city, were given a hearing. Property
valued at over 500 600 has been destroyed by
incendaries in the past three months,
Doherty was discharged, but the others were
held for trial.
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The Northern Indiana Fair.

Special to the Indianapolis journal
Fort WAYNE, Sept 13.-The city is crowded
to-day with visitors to the Northern Indiana
Fair. The attendance, however, is not as
great as last year, though the premiums are
larger. The fair here, like others along the
the Wabash valley has suffered from Bar
NUNS show which drew great crowds of
country people, who are now engaged in
sowing wheat.
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Arrested for Horse Stealing.

Special to the Indianapolis J01rnsG
DELPHI, Sept. l3.-Lewis Brown, aged nine
teen, son of prominent Carroll county
farmer, was arrested at his home last night
for horse stealing, and gave bonds of $500
for his appearance. He is charged with
having stolen the rig found near Lafayette
on Tuesday.
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HARTFORD, Conn, Sept. 10 Stockholders
representing about fve-sixths of the capital
stock of the American Rapid Telegraph
Company to-day voted, practically urani-
mously, to ratify the contract with the Mer-
chants and Bankers Telegraph Company of
Nav York
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General Gresham on the Political outlook

Washington Special
Judge Gresham expressed the greatest hope
fulness as to the general political situation.
He said the Republican prospects had greatly
improved within the last six months, and the
administration of President Arthur had the
confidence and esteem of the people "The
President" he said "is good business man
He is a fine administrator. He never de-
ceives any one. l have yet to hear the first
man say that he was misled by anything the
President told him. That is great deal to
say of public man."
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Twelve Lives Lost ,y a Collision.

LONDON, Sept. 13.-A Norwegian vesse
was sunk in the English channel to-day
by collision, and twelve persons were
drowned.
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The remains OF Mrs. Sarah Jeffras, mother of
Mrs. E. g. Cornelius, of North Meridian street,
will arrive on the noon train from Shelbyville,
aud be taken from the depot to Crown Hill
cemetery.
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Arrested for Rape on a Child.
nani a. Ala Hrdanr.n.nrIis Inr, .-r,nI


CRAwFoRDsYILLE, Sept. 13-Dr. Holden, of
Thorntown, charged with committing rape
on a thirteen-year-old girl IN Thorntwn on
Saturday, was arrested here tonight by
Marshal Ensminger.
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Rismarck,s Condition.

BERLIN Sept 13.-It is reported that a
serious change has occurred in the condition
of Bismarck. The doctors were suddenly
summoned to Gastein for consultation.