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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-24
Brief Mention.

Rev. J. ]. Tobias, of Cheboygan, Mich. has
been called to the pastorate of the First Congre-
gatiOnal Church at Bloomington.
H. S. Gilbert Co, grain merchants. Ottawa.
have failed Liabilities, $300,000 Members of
the firm state their embarrassment is only ten
porary.
William Warden, of Bloomington, charged with
the theft of $50, has instituted suit against
Thomas Ashley and James S. Neville for $l5,OOO
damages
Farmers in the vicinity of Newton are making
hot-bed tests of corn, but are divided in opinion
as to whether the product of the past season
will answer for seed.
Alexander Jardin, blacksmith, of Whining
ton, was at work at large power grlndstoue,
on Saturday, when the stone burst, one OF the
pieces striking MIN in the head and killing him.
The town of Piper City has citizen who has
kept an account Of his tobacco bill for the past
fifty-fve years. and finds that it amounts TO
SIS, S71.43. principal and interest, This was for
chewing alone.
At Keen sburg Wabash county, on Wednesday,
Dink Odam was fatally shot by Constable Kny-
kendall Odam became involved in fight and
when Kuy kendal attempted to Guell the dis
turbance, Odam shot at him, Kuykendall then
shot him.
Albert Warner, youthful desperate. indicted
four times by q Jasper county grand jury for at
tempt at rape, was found guilty and sentenced
to five years IN the Illinois penitentiary. The
evidence showed tha the young tiend would lay
in ambush near railroad and await the coming
OF little girls ON their way to school.
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Cable Notes.

Jourdan, the Portuguese consul-general at
Constantinople, committed suicide YESTERDAYS,
by stabbing.
Quiet has been fully restored in the City of
Mexico. A repetition of Fridays outbreak
is not feared.
The Spanish cabinet has abrogated the de-
cree of '6S, by which American goods pay a
duty in Cuba as if brought on foreign ships.
Lord Lyons has written Victor Hugo ex-
pressing regret that the English government
could not commute O'Donnelrs death SEN
tence
The steamship Bolivia, Glasgow for New
York, went ashore at Wemyss, on the Clyde
on Saturday. The passengers were rescued
with difficulty.
The employees of the gas works at Liner
ick have struck for higher wages Soldiers
were put at work to prevent the city being
left in darkness.
The Dean of Ontario refuses to reinstate
Rev. DR.. Wilson in the curacy. DR.. Wilson's
offense was in participating in a meeting of
the Salvation Army.
The German ambassador to Italy has sent
bust of the German Crown Prince to the
syndic at Rome, with letter of thanks for
the reception given the Prince there.
The anarchists arrested for promoting the
meeting at the Paris Bourse and for manu-
featuring explosives, have been sentenced to
Imprisonment for periods ranging from one
week to six months.
Gen. Won Loe. Catholic. who accompa-
MED the Crown Prince to Spain and Italy,
has been appointed to succeed Gen. Won
Thiel commander of the Eighth Prussian
army corps. This appointment is regarded
as a further step in the German policy of
Cancellation with the Vatican.
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The Mayo Conspiracy Case.

CORK, Dec. 22-In the Mayo conspiracy
trial the prisoners counsel contended there
was no evidence to corroborate the testimony
of Coleman, the informer. OBrien, for the
crown, argued, even if the informer's evil
dence was excluded, the documentary proof
sustained the prosecution. Judge Johnson,
summoning up, spoke over three hours. The
jury, after celebrating forty minutes, re-
turned and announced that they had not
agreed on a verdict, and were not likely to
agree for some time. After celebrating five
hours the jury returned into court and the
foreman stated that they had failed to find a
verdict The jury were then discharged.
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Death of the SLAYER of BRUCE HUNT.

DENVER, Col, Dec 23.-The negro big
Ike" who while attempting to burglarize
the Bank of Durango, last week, shot dead
Bruce Hunt, son of Ex-Governor Hunt, died
last night in Jail, at Durango, from injuries
purposely inflicted on himself in jumping
headlong from a forty-foot embankment to
avoid being captured alive. Just before he
died he made a confession duplicating four
Others. All are under arrest.
A special from Denver says: THE men i'm
plicated are Chas. e. Dow, Chas. Edwards,
V. NJ. Heating and Samuel Handley. The
latter attempted to flee, but was captured.
The police are said to know more about the
robbery than they will tell"
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CRUSHED By AN AVALANCHE
Eleven Men Carried Down Mountain by
Snowslide--Six of Them Killed.

MoNTRosE, Col, Dec. pa horrible acct
dent occurred at the Virginius mine last
friday, owing to the stormy weather. which
has been more severe than known
for years. Friday afternoon huge
mass of snow started from the top range and
swelled into an avalanche as it descend
ed, striking the building used as
clearinghouse, where eleven men
were resting and swept it completely away,
crushing and burying the men fifteen and
twenty feet under snow amongst the rocks
and timbers. Five were taken out
alive, but badly crushed, and may die The
other six were found dead Their names are
Thomas Murvan, James Fitzgerald, Robert
Frazer, W. H. Carmichael, Charles Arm
strong and W. H, Sheidler. Most of them
cave families
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A Collision on the 1. * st. L.

Two freight trains collided last night about l Q
O'Clock on the I. & St. L. road near Avon. a
station eleven miles west of the city, and both
were thrown from the track. Three men were
badly injured, and locomotive was dispatched
from this city, bearing two surgeons, this morn
ing at 2:30 O'Clock to give all necessary surgical
attention. Both trains, tits reported, were bad
ly wrecked. The news of the collision did not
reach TINS city until after O'clock and little is
known regarding the particulars of the wreck.
The collision occurred on the main track and
was probably due to some misunderstanding Of
the train dispatcher's orders.
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Death from Old Ago.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
BLOOMINGTON, Dec. 23.-Alrs. Jessie MCGEE,
a centenarian residing in the northern part
of this county, died yesterday from old age.
She was a native of Ohio. Her father
formerly was a member of Congress and her
husband, who is ninety-six years of age, IS
insane and living at the poor-farm.
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Run Over by a Freight Train,

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
THORNTON, Dec. pa young man named
Platt Hamilton was run over by freight
train at this place about L o'clock to-day
and so badly mangled that he will die. He
was not connected with the train, but vic
tim of the habit which many young men of
this place indulge in, that of jumping upon
moving trains for stolen ride. Both legs
were mangled and the head crushed.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
BLOOMINGTON, Dec. 24.-Carl Gull, the
German who, with several Others, was dis
covered to be affected with trichiniasis few
days ago, died at II tonight He had been
affected three or four weeks with the disease,
acquired by eating raw pork sausage made
from hog ne raised himself Gull's son,
aged twenty-five, and daughter, about TWEEN
ty, are suffering from the same disease. His
son is in a critical condition. A boarder
with CULTS family named Frink, will prob
ably die. Many of the neighbors had also
partaken of the sausage and much alarm is
felt
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at noon to-day. Her death is supposed to
have resulted from inhaling gas from the
stove in her millinery store where she
lived. She was the daughter of Mrs. John
w. Allyn, widow who lives near Mclean,
and was the granddaughter OF James Allyn,
one of the earliest pioneers of this county,
and the one who laid out Bloomington
When found the gas in the room was I'M
bearable. The hampers in the stovepipe were
closed and the front damper and cold air
damper were open.
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Moody aud Sankey.

LONDON, Dec. 28.-Moody and Sankey have
concluded their fortnight's mission at Step
ney. The interest excited by the mission
was remarkable, as it reached more of the
lower classes of the population than hereto
fore. The meetings were crowded and thou
sands converted The mission will be re-
sumed after the holidays at Clapham,
whittier the iron mission hall will be re-
moved
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optCIaI 10 Ln6 InulanapOIlB J0urnaL
CHAMPAIGN, Dec. 23.-The snow is twelve
inches deep. Stock will suffer severely. The
passage of trains on the Central Wabash
and l. B. & w. roads are from six to fifteen
hours late. Fear is felt of the entire stoppage
of trains tonight by sleet.
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Area of the snow-storm.

CHICAGO, Dec. GA snow-storm of wide area
prevailed last night and to-day, followed by
seet, turning to rain in some places. 1t was
the heaviest in southern Illinois, Indiana and
Michigan. Trains are delayed from one to ten
hours. Telegraphic communication is greatly
interfered with on account of sleet, especially
toward the south and east.
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O'Clock, went with his father to Joseph
Younker's house, remained there until near
ly 6 o'clock, and then returned directly to
the yard of Mrs Pettus, where Lee was now
ing weeds; that he ate supper with the Pet
tus family at 7 o'clock, then hitched up his
team and, with his wife and child, went
home
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LISBON, Dec. 23.-There were two earth
quakes on Saturday. The first was not gen
orally noticed. The second lasted twelve sec
onds, being accompanied by heavy rumb-
lings, awakening the population and causiag
panic. AT Setubal, eighteen miles south
east, the shock was so severe that many
= .bnants rushed to the seashore.
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which the firm is employed, and was Jailed
on the charge Of drunk He was promptly
placed on bail, and to-day honorably ac-
quilted, and will Immediately prosecute the
officer for damages. 1t turned out that the
street being slippery he fell on the snow, and
the officer SUPPOSED that he was drunk.
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Left for Parts Unknown.
cial to the indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the IndlanapOI- JOuTnM-
MADISON, Dec. 3.-Superintendent Wells,
of the Trimble county, Ky, poor-asylum,
opposite Madison, has packed up his goods
and left with his family for parts unknown,
leaving numerous creditors minus hundreds,
and perhaps thousands of dollars.
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OverzeaIous OmeiaIs.

special to the indianapolis Journal
RUsnvnLE, Dec. 22.-Mr. G. d. Ermston,
who is associated with Major Blackburn, of
Cincinnati, in the practice oi law, came here
yesterday to look after the Block case, in
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Tim Ferriter was arrested last night by Pa
tromen Webb, Scheigert and McShulze, for
burglarizing a saloon at the corner of East and
Washington streets of So, which had been left
in the 1noney-drawer.
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ILLINOIS.

a Building Falls Beneath the Weight of
Snow.
Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
BLOoMINGToN, Dec. %. This morning the
roof of the round-house of the Chicago &
Alton railroad, quite an old building, gave
wav beneath the accumulated weight of wet
snow, and went down with crash, burying
six locomotives in the ruins. The damage
to the locomotives is quite serious, but is
not yet definitely known. One man named
Monahan was quite severely Injured.
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Barn and Contents Burned.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
KoKoMo, Dec. 22.-Last night the barn OF
Ephraim Woods, in Erwin township, this
county, together with all the contents, was
totally destroyed by fire, causing loss of
| 81, 900. The origin of the fire is unknown.
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The Crown Prince Returns Home.

.sER1rN, Dec. 23.-The Crown Prince has
-.rrived at Berlin Shortly after his arrival,
the Prince visited the Emperor, and remained
over an hour. 1t is reported the Empress
was deeply moved, aud expressed to the
Prince her complete satisfaction with the
success of his Journey.
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hearts of the people; and the Belgians, after
all are in no worse position than the En-
glish, who also have no constitution in docu-
mentary form. The only other country
which was ever deprived of its constitution
at one blow is Poland. The Polish constitu-
tion of the year 1915 was seized bodily by
the troops of the Emperor Nicholas after the
suppression of the instruction of 1880, and
carried away, rolled up and enclosed in a
japanped tin case, to be exhibited at Moscow
in museum of curiosities, where it is still
to be seen.
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a Town Partiallv Destroved br Gale.

MADRID, Dec. 23.-The Governor CT
Granada states that gale destroyed half the
town OF Marroll. The harbor was much
damaged. Shipping suffered largely. Many
persons were injured.
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DAILY WEATHER BULLErIN.
Indications.

Indications.
WAR DEPARTMENT.
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER.
WASHINGTON, Dec "a, A. ny
For Tennessee and the Ohio Valley-Rain, fol-
lowed by colder, clearing weather, Northwestern
~ winds and rising barometer.
For the Upper Lake Region-Colder, partly
cloudy weather, local SHOWS, nOrthwesteriy
winds and rising barometer.
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Found Dead in Bed.

Special to the Indianapolis Journsl.
BLOOMINGTON, Dec. 23-Lucy Allyn, a
single lady, aged thirty-four years, was
found dead in bed, at Mclean, this county,
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The vincennes Counterfeiters.

James Summers and James Hart, arrested at
Vincennes on the charge of eounterfeiting and
placed under 5000 bond each to await trial.
were brought here yesterday, and in default
were committed to jail.
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THE TEXAS PACIFIC GRANT.
Some Very Interesting Correspond
ence Concerning Its Transfer.
a Series of Letters in Which the Names
of Prominent Men Appear in
Questionable Light.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 23.-The following
are extracts from the Colton-H Huntington
correspondence relative to the Texas Pacific
subsidy scheme, all dated New York The
letters are from Huntington to Cotton, and
are as follows:
Had a talk with Bristow, Secretary of the
Treasury. He will be likely to help fix our mat
tiers with the government on q fair basis. Scott
switched Senator Spencer off Alabama and
Walker off Virginia this week, but you
know they can be switched back
with proper arrangements when wanted. All
members of the House from California are doing
first rate except Pipet. Wish you would write
letter to Luttrell, saying I say he is doing
hrst-rate and is very able. There have been sew
eral bitches in the Interior Department. in rela-
ton to the last section completed to West Go
snen Went to the Secretary and he put things
In shape, so think we will not have further
trouble. REUBEN RICHARDSON.
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CLEVELAND, ONO = Chief superintendent
Schmitt, of the police force, recommends st. ia
cobs Oil for the cure of pain.
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MARru m 1Q-z


After the Senate railroad committee was
made up Scott went to Washington and got
one of our men off ana one of his put on, bus
that did not give him the committee.
Gordon, of Georgia. was taken Off Bogy, OF
Missouri was put on.
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=
Have just received telegram from Washing
ton that Matthews and Window have been put
on the Senate railroad committee in place OF
Howe and Ferry. This coks as though the
Texas Pacific had control of the Senate for ap-
pointing the commissioners concerned
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a.
Jay Gould went 20 Washington about two
weeks since, and know that he saw Mitchell,
the senator from Oregon, since which time
money has been used very freely
in Washington, parties have
been hard at work for the Texas Pacific with
the Salt Lake branch that never work except
for ready cash, and Senator Mitchell is not for
US, although he says he is, but know he is not.
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Fremont has been appointed Governor OF
Arizona. shall give him possession Think
it important that you see him on
his arrival. See that he does not fall into the
hands of bad men. He is very friendly to us
now. Scott tried hard to defeat his being com
firmel.
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,yers, editors and ladies need
for nerve force.
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SteansI1ip News,

NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-Arrived Fulda, from
Bremen.
LONDON, Dec. 23.-Arrived: Westphalia,
rom New'York.
Ew York, Dec. 22-Arrived: Pennland
from Antwerp; State OF Florida from elias
-DW.
QUEENSTOWN, Dec 22-The steamship Ian
.a-ter, from New Orleans for Liverpool, has
arrived.
LoNDoNgDec. 22.-Arrived: Moravia. City
Of Chicago and France from New York;
'aunsylvania, from Philadelphia; Glenroth
" Anuing and Legislator, from New
Prior, from Galveston.
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MAY7. 1877.

MAY z, 1877.
Notice what you say of Connver, the Florida
senator He is clever fellow,
but don't go any money on him.
Think If any Republican is elected in sargent's
place he (Sargent) is worth to u.s. if he comes
back as our friend, as much as six new men,
ana he should be returned.
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Constantinople SchooI-House and Syna-
gogue Burned-Msny of the Inmates Per
ish in the Flames.
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CoNsTANTINoP1E Dec. 23.-The Jewish
school and synagogue at Galata, suburb OF
Conssantinople, burned. Fifteen students
persisted.
The fire broke out in the basement of the
German-Isralite school-house, and the flames
spread with such rapidity as to prevent a
majority of the CHILDREN escaping through
the doors. Many were thrown or leaped
from the upper windows into blankets in g
street below. Many were thus in ured. Nine
teen eharred bodies have been recovered.
Thirty altogether are missing The direct
ress of the school was seized with fright,
and threw herself from the window and was
killed
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> Barnum told an interviewer that
most eligible plaeein the country
of the Democratic national con-
has caused the belief to obtain in
10Th conventions will be held
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Local Observations.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. %.
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NOV. a, 1877.
When I heard that one of the commissioners
to examine the Southern Pacific out from Yuma
was to go from this SIDE made objections
which would not have done il had known
that it was Sturges, that mad been so long in tho
Interior Department and l hope you will ex-
plain to him. He is one of the best men in that
department of the government, ana can do us
good in our land matter.
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MAY Is, 1877.
Am glad you are paying attention to General
Taylor and Mr.. Kasson. Taylor can DO us much
good in the South. think he would like posi-
tion with us in California. Mr.. Kasson
has always been our friend IN Congress, and as
he is very able man he has been able to do
us much good, and never cost us one dollar.
Have written you before about Senator
Conover? He may want to borrow some money.
Don't see how we can let him have any
in California. Have just given Sena-
tor ingalls,, of Kansas, letter to you.
He is good fellow, and can DO us
mnch good. Think he is well disposed toward
u.s. Senator Morton is coming over; also his
brother-in-law Burbank. They are good fellows,
but B. means business
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OCT. IUJ 1871.
Went to Washington night before last. Think
have the bridge question settled for the pres
ent. Found it harder than Iexpected. The Sec
rotary of War told me they had it up in TWO cab.
met meetings and had concluded not to do any
thing, as Congress would come together next
week. L got him out of that idea in about TWEEN
ty minutes. Then saw three Others of the
cabinet. Then saw the President. He was a
little cross at first, but soon got him over
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Think Stafford better be in Washington at tho
commencement of the session to get Congress to
confirm the acts of Arizona. Saw Axtell, Gov
ernor of New Mexico. and he said he thought il
we would send to him such bill as we wanted
passed he could get it passed with very little or
no money, when, if we went there, they would
stick him for large amounts. He said if you
would make a bill and send it TO him or Mi,
Waldron it could be passed
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The committees have been made up for the
Forty-fifUh Congress. Think the railroad COM
mittee is right. but the cominitree on Ferrto-
ries L do not like. A different one was promised
me.
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Maximum temperature, Alb; minimum tenn
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