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advancement The necessity was recognized
for Lutheran female seminary in the West
board of church extension was appoint
ed and committee on plan of commem-
Grafton of Luther's four hundreth birthday
anniversary. A fraternal message, referring
to Hebrews xii, 1-3. was received from the
international Y. NJ. C. A. at Milwaukee, and
the scripture passages read.
At the afternoon session Sabbath-school
work was the topic of discussion, and the
Sunday after Epiphany set apart as chill
dren's day in all churches. The mission
at Castle Garden was considered and very
favorable report rendered. Continued sup
port was resolved upon. The work in Chi
cago was also considered at length, and
s., 200 subscribed by the Synod toward a new
church there. Affirmative action was taken
on the establishment of a Lutheran theoog-
ical seminary there for the instruction of
German ministers.
The laying of the cornerstone of the new
Wittenberg College building was postponed
on account of the snow storm. The,6ynod
expects to adjourn on Tuesday evening.
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Minor Notes.

The Locansport police made a raid on a gam
bnng house IN that city, late on Saturday night,
and captured twenty-five players.
The PENNSYLVANIA company depot at Bour-
bon was entirely destroyed by IRE on Sunday.
Nothing saved Loss estimated at $4,000 in
sured.
Samuel Hildtmyer, of the Philadelphia Thea
ter, and Meyer & Bro, of Fort Wayne, announce
that they will erect fine opera-house in Fort
Wayne this season.
large steel plate fell upon william Young, an
employe in the Wabash yards at Andrews, on
Saturday, crushing him. II required ten men to
lift the plate from him.
T. P. Keator, editor of the Fort Wayne Gazette,
was fined SIS and costs for assaulting Frank c.
Cooper editor of the Fort Wayne Call. Keator
Will cause CoOpers arrest a charge of carry
ing concealed weapons, criminal libel, etc.
A fire occurred at Elizabethtown on Sunday.
The livery stable of Jasper Marsh. and the resi-
dence and broom shop of Charles Danforth were
burned Loss, probably $4,000 buildings,
stock etc. The fire originated in the livery sta
BILE.
At Bremen, on Saturday evening, during ter
rifle storm, the Catholic Church and also The Ger
man Baptist Church were struck by lightning
The damage to the former ia estimated at $500,
while the latter is damaged to the extent OF
$500.
The brute Hawkins, who was tarred and
feathered in Lawreneeburg on Saturday night
for cruelties 10 his daughter which drove her TO
suicide. was, on sunday, driven from the town.
II Is stated that Lawrenceburg is the fourth
town from which he has been driven.
MIS- R1chhJ anu IhFb. McCOItyg DWO DuAOm ie-
males of Shelbyville, engaged In a terrific fight
on Saturday, in which the latter was very
roughly handled, having her eyes draped in
mourning, her hair pulled out, and her face
scratched until it cooked like school map of In
diana.
Father Neyron is seriously ill at Notre Dame
He is ninetythree years old aud 1t is feared that
he will not recover. Father Neyron Is French
man and served surgeon in the army of the
First Napoleon. He was in all of the prominent
battles of that famous soldier, including the re-
treat from Russia and the disaster of Waterloo.
He was shot through the forehead and for over
seventy years has carried the bullet in his head.
James Duggar, living north of CLIFTON, Is the
owner OF "a cat which is the mother of three
kittens Some few days ago he captured a fly
ing squirrel, took IL home, supposlng that the
cat would eat II, but to his surprise the took
the squirrel and allowed it the same privilege
that she did her kittens, that of nursing. few
days later Digger went out in the woods and
shot coon, and took three young cOOns. These
he placed In care of the old cat, who at once
admitted them to her family, and to-day this
markable old feline is nesting three kittens,
three coOns and flying squirrel.
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TIE IRISH LEAGUE.
Ratifying the Action Taken by the Phila-
delphia Convention.

New York, May 2l.-The large hall of
Cooper Institute was filled tonight, the &C.
casion being meeting to ratify the action of
the convention of Irish societies of Phila-
delphia, and of formally organizing the Irish
National League of Amirica in this city. The
interior of the hall was decorated with
American and Irish flags. Among those
present were Mrs. D. S. Parnell, Alex. Sui
livan, president of the Irish National League
of America; Thomas Brennan, secretary
of the league in Ireland; Colonel
f. A. Conkling, John Dewey and
Patrick ]. Sheridan. DR.. William B.
Wallace presided Alex. Sullivan urged the
Irish in America to earnestly work for the
objects in view. Members of the patriotic
benevolent, and other organizations would
find the platform of the League broad
enough for all to stand upon.
They need not abandon their own home
work nor permit it TO be interfered with;
they need only enlarge their work
by embracing that of the league
Conservatives and Nationalist can
alike engage in it. Brennan and Others also
spoke. Resolutions were adopted indorsing
the action of the Philadelphia convention,
pledging support to the National League
and urging the Irish to use all their infiu-
ence to diminish the consumption os English
manufactures in this country.
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THE CUSTER MASSACRE.
An Account of the Slaughter Given by An
Indian Woman.

st. Paul Special
Since General Custer and his command of
300 were massacred by the braves of Sitting
Bull two or three accounts have been given,
each of which purported to be a correct his
tory of the fight. But of the particulars of
the scene there have been only meagre ac-
counts. The Pioneer Press now publishes an
interview between a correspondent at Stand
ing Rock agency and the wife of Tatatuka-
hegleska, or Spotted Horn Bull. The woman
is first cousin of Sitting Bull, and the story
is vouched for as being true ac-
count of the battle. After describing the
advance and the retreat of Majo Reno
whom she declared to be either drunk or
crazy, and his men thoroughly panic-stricken
the woman stated that the retreat and its
consequent slaughter was scarcely ended
when the blare of Clusters trumpets told the
Sioux of his approach; but they were pre-
pared for him. The men quietly crossed the
river and hundreds galloped to his rear out
of range at first but soon hemming him in
constantly narrowing circles. The woman
mounted her pony and rode behind her
camp, where she could.get good view of
the hills beyond. She saw the troops come
up and dismount. Each fourth man seized the
brides of three horses besides his own. The
rest deployed and advanced on the run
toward the river. She saw the terrible effect
of the whitening fire which greeted the APP
proach from the willows on the Indians side
of the stream, and laughing she said: "0ur
people. bows and all, had plenty of guns and
ammunition to kill the new soldiers. Those
who had run away left them behind" Slow
ly trotting north along the outskirts of the
encampments, she noted the Indians who
had crossed getting closer to the troops. She
watched the latter-those who were left of
them-retreat to their horses and mount.
She heard the yells of her kindred and the
shouts of the whites; but soon, as the former
grew plenter and the latter fewer, she could
distinguish little save here and there an ami
mated cluster of men and horses.
Slowly her pony logged down the stream.
When she reached the Minneconjo camp on
the extreme left, not an hours ride, she said
not one white soldier was visible on the field.
OF horses there were plenty; those the Indi-
ans spared. The Custer men were soon strip
ped and the Indians knew they had killed the
long haired chief, by his buckskin coat trim
med with beaver which they found upon
him. The Sioux lost thirty killed and more
than twice as many wounded the Indians
mum bering 900 in all.
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An ARRAY occurred at a dance ten miles west
of whitehall, on Sunday night. which resulted
in the death of young man named Frank Mar
tin.
The roof in one OF the rooms in the Rock Coal
Mine, five miles from Beevie, fell, yesterday,
and killed one miner named Siebert, and badly,
perhaps fatally wounding another named Fred
Lee.
A. B. Hostetter, of Mount Carroll, secretary OF
the Illinois Shorthorn Breeders Association,
has issued call for "A special meeting of that
ganizatioD, to be held in the State agricultural
rooms a. Springfield on Tuesday evenng &, June 5.
Hon. VIM. NJ. Springer, member OF Congress,
has Information that Prof. Spencer F. Baird,
president of the National Fish Commission at
Washington, has shipped carload of shad,
which will be planted In the Illinois river at
Peoria and Havana.
Luther Benson addressed 900 people on tenn
perance at Decatur on Sunday. He declared
from the rostrum that on the 9TH of June he will
have been a sober man for whole year, and that
he had not gone without whisky for so long
time since he was six years old.
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Prediction that Crook VIII BE Successful.

ST. LOUIS May 21.-An Indian chief named
Whitema, of the Laguna tribe, from the
vicinity of San Carlos agency who
is one of the party of In
dams giving exhibitions here, says General
Crook will be successful in his ca mpaigu
against the Apaches in Mexico. He says the
chief known as Jhu, but whose real name is
Juan, is very able leader and has some 500
warriors, including about 100 renegade
whites and Mexicans, but he will not be able
to cope with General Crook and the Mexican
troops, and he and his band will share the
fate of Victoria and be exterminated II is,
in his opinion, only question of time when
the whole band of marauding and murder
Gus Apaches will be wiped out of existence.
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Clear Case of self-Defense.
Washington Post.

washington fObts
member OF the firm of Otis & Co., elevators,
and late commander of a regiment of New
York cavalry related to a Post reporter at
the Riggs House personal adventure during
the late war.
II never killed but one man during the
whole war;" he said in melancholy manner,
add that was unavoidable"
''How was that2' inquired the Post.
"Well," said the Colonel, seriously, "a
Confederate chased me twenty-five miles and
fell dead from sheer exhaustion. l have
greatly regretted it ever since, but 1t could
not be helped"
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Disappeared in Space.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
WABASH, May 21.-I.ast night a passenger
on the fast train west on the Wabash railway,
when the train was between Huntington and
Andrews deliberately left his WIFE went to
the car door, and walked of the platform.
No motive can be assigned for the deed. His
wife did not appear to manifest much con-
Germ, except to gain possession of the body.
The train was backed, but no trace could be
found of the missing man. The strangers
name could not be obtained
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The Terre Haute Express Sued for Libel.
TERRE HAUrE, May 21.-The Daily Ex
press was, to-day, sued for libel. with DANA
ges set at $25, 900 by Charles Baur, of the firm
OF druggists, The complaint charges the Ex-
press with accusing him of attempted rape
of anine-year old child who went to his store
on an errand. The Express used no names,
as it said ''out of consideration for the
child" Young Baur stands high in society,
and the case is much talked about. The
father of the child insisted that Baur leave
town, or he would prosecute. An evening
paper says the witnesses in the Baur case
were before the grand jury to-day. 1t was
said this afternoon that that body was about
to indict him on this, as well as on previous
similar charge
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The Southern Assembly.

LEXINGTON, KY. May 21.-The General
Assembly met this morning.
The committee on bills and overtures re-
ture on fraternal relations was made the
order of the day for Tuesday. The commit
tee reported in favor of an overture that all
correspondence with religious bodies be car
ried on by letter, and made the second order
of the day for Tuesday.
The committee reported on the overtures
to change the Confession of Faith and Cate.
chism that no change shall be made in the
Confession of Faith unless proposed by two
thirds of the Assembly, approved by three
fourths of the presby teri es and adopted
again by two-thirds of the Assembly. Its
discussion was made the order of the day for
Wednesday.
The committee reported unfavorably on an
overture proposing q change in the section
touching education of ministers, and mi
nority report advocating the change.
DR.. Lane, of Georgia, offered substitute
referring the question back to the presbyter-
les. The question was discussed.
A telegram was read from the delegates to
the Northern Assembly, stating that they
had been enthusiastically received. Moth
ing was said about union OF the churches
The Associated Press report was incorrect.
vi ACdooCmDAihS az . r. M blle lOllOWlHS
telegram was read:
SARATOGA, May 81.
To the General Assembly in Session in Lexngton:
The following action was taken this morning:
"Resolved, That a committee OF seven be APP
pointed by this General Assembly to confer with
a similar committee, If 1t shall meet with the
approval of the Assembly OF the Presby tePian
Church OF the United States now IN session in
Lexington, in re gard to any plans or methods of
cooperation in any part of the great work that
the Master has laid upon his servants,
and which it might appear could be more
efiectually accomplished by cordial and friendly
cooperation than by separate and independent
action, and that these committees report the re-
suit of their dellberation to their respective as
semblies in 1884"
EDWIN HATFIELD, Moderator.
Attest: W. III. ROBERTS, Permanent Clerk.
The remainder of the afternoon session
was spent in discussing the proposed change
in the constitution touching the education
of ministers Allen Wright, full-blooded
Cherokee Indian spoke against any change.
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THE LUTHERANS.
Encouraging Reports from Various Boards
and Committees.

Encouraging Reports from Various Boards
and Committees.
SPRINGFIELD, o., May 2i.-The first bust
ness to-day in the Evangelical Lutheran Gen
eral Synod had reference to the operations of
the board of publication. The secretarys re-
port showed increased business, the receipts
being much in excess of former years. The
board has in progress a history of the Lu-
theran Church in America, and translation
of Kastlin's life of Luther. The 1000 sur
plus funds of this board was ordered to be
divided among the church extension, home,
and foreign mission boards.
The committee on colleges reported that
all made commendable progress. Wittenberg
College of tins city, having made the greatest
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ILLINOIS.

Dunn Sentenced to Prison for Seven Years
for Attempted Wife Murder.
special to the indianapolis Journal.
BLooMINGToN May 21.-The jury, to-day,
in the case of the people VS.. Robbins P.
Dunn, indicted for an attempt to murder his
wife two months ago. agreed upon verdict
of guilty, and fixed the penalty at seven
years imprisonment in the State prison.
Dunn, who is man of fifty-four years, had
disagreed with his wife for years, and finally
she was obliged to obtain a divorce, since
when he has threatened her quite often. He
shot her, quite seriously wounding her, and
atten. pied to kill his son and daughter with
a knife and revolver. Dunn is a carpenter,
and came here with his wife and children
from Media Pa, about fifteen years ago.
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SPORTING MATTERS.
Cushion. Csrrom Billiards at New York Poorly
Attended.

New YORK, May 2l.-The game between
Maurice Daily and Eugene Carter, this after
noon, was the twelfth of the tournament,
and the least interesting of the games yet,
and, with the exception of one brilliant fine
eighth inning was devoid of feature Good
double-figure runs credited to each player
were not the results of the kind of billiards
which excite applause. Not more than fifty
persons were present, DAILY won by score
of 500 to 452 for Carter.
In the evening Vignaux and Wallace
played the thirteenth game of the tourna-
ment Wallace won in the ninetieth inning.
Vignaux was but three points behind and
his friends were very much disappointed.
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Base Ball.

QUIYcY, May 21.-Fort Wayne 2, Quincy 0.
PHILADELPHIA, May 21.-Athletic 4, ALLIE
gheny l.
NEW YoRK, May 2l.-Metropolitan 8,
Baltimore 0.
SrRNeFIELD H., May 21.-Peoria 6,
Springfield g.
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Free Fight in Decatur County.
cial to the Indianapolis Journal

GREENsBURG, May 21.-On Saturday night,
at Adams, five miles west of here. John r.
Tucker "Jakey" Hazelrigg, Lon Scudder and
John Kline, having probably INDUCED
somewhat in drink, became involved
in quarrels. The mayor of this city has
been hearing the facts to-day. The total
result of the affair seems to be that Kline
came near losing his scalp by knife in the
hands of Tucker, and the latter carries
ball in the left leg, fired from an unknown
pistol or gun.
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Steamship News.

New York, May 21.-Arrived: Arizona,
from Liverpool; California, from Hamburg.
LONDON, May 21.-Arrived: Sandman,
from New York; Emiliano, Federico, Lorraine
and Marion, from New Orleans.
BosroN, May 2l.-The steamer City Point,
Annapolis, for Boston, went ashore on the
bar off Ipswich this morning She is now
full of water and probably total wreck.
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Fell Dead.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
SOUTHPORT, May 21.-Sam'l I. Head, farm
err living three miles and a half southeast of
Southport, fell dead while going to milk his
cows this morning. Mr.. Head was about
forty years of age. The caSse OF his death
is not known, but supposed to be heart
IiseaSe
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+THE woman who seeks relief from pain by
the free use of alcoholic stimulanrs and narcotic
drugs, finds what she seeks only SO far as sensi-
bihty is destroyed or temporarily suspended.
No cure was ever wrought by such means, and
the longer they are employ ed the more hopeless
the case becomes leave choral, morphia and
belladOnna aloIo, and use Mrs. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound.
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Drowned in the wabash.


special to the Indianapolis Journal
CLINTON, May 2l.-Yesterday noon George
Wilson, young man, while crossing the
Wabash here, was jerked off the ferryboat
by chain which broke, and drowned. The
body has not yet been recovered,
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Keep an Eve on Hendricks,

Cleveland Leader.
1t is whispered in Indiana that the Hen
dricks men are beginning to awake, and that
Mcdonald may be laid out cold and still in
his own State ere the summer of 1854 is in its
glory. Hendricks will bear Watching.
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CRIMES AND CRIMINALS.
Five Efforts to Burn a CoIored Family in a
Pennsylvania Town.

NEWCASTLE, Pa, May 21.-Five attempts
have been made since April % to burn alive
an old colored couple named Simpson, The
first time they were almost suffocated, but
were rescued after some damage had been
done. They continued to occupy the house
which had been fired, and no more danger
was anticipated. However, on the night of
Friday, April 81, at about O'Clock, Mrs.
Simpson was awakened by a noise in the
kitchen, and found the house again filed
with smoke. Investigation showed that oil
had been poured through a broken pane Of
glass into the kitchen. Tracks of a woman's
shoe were found beneath the window. Suf-
ficient evidence could not be gained how
ever, to warrant an arrest, and the matter
was dropped. Several days after, on May 8, an
other attempt was made to burn the Simpson
residence, making the third time the place
had been fired This time the efforts of the
incendiary came near being crowned with
success. A policy on the house was cancelled
by the insurance company and the landlord
ordered the Simpsons to vacate the premises,
which they did. Part of their goods were
seized on a landlords warrant and sold. Mr..
Simpson and wife then secured a room over
| barber-shop, in large frame building, but
on the 14th the fourth attempt was made,
and again they were put in the street and
their goods sofa. lney again secured rooms
in the house of a colored man, who took
pity on them but it was not for long. When
| the owner of the house arose on Thursday
morning and went to his front door he was
startled to find that an attempt had been
made during the night to burn his place. He
| did not fancy having his place burned, and
requested his guests to depart, and again
they were thrust upon the cold world, 1t is
understood they are living among the col
ored people generally, keeping their wherea-
bouts at night secret for fear OF another
attempt on their lives. No clew to the per-
petrator, or cause for this ennity, hazgye
been found.
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She was alone in the room, when her cloth
ing caught fire and was burned entirely off
of her. Her body, from her ankles to her
neck, is almost an entire blister, all the skin
being burned off her back. She was alive at
last accounts
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Dunn Being Paraded by His Friends.

= CHICAGO, May 21.-Various of the local
elergymen made the aequittal of Dunn the
theme of their discussions, yesterday, and
condemned the supposed agencies which
achieved his acquittal. Dunn has been pa
raded about very freely by his friends since
his acquittal, and at last nights performance
at the Grand Opera-house he appeared in a
private box in company with the manager of
the troupe playing, but the fact appeared to
incense the audience though no outward
display was made Dunn exhibits kilograms
of congratulation from James X. Collier, of
Union Square Theater, New York; Gus. Will
hams, comedian Mckee Rankin, Harry
Sewall, New York; Charles Thomas, Loris-
vile, and Charles Parker, Buffalo.
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Losing Faith in the Prophets.

London Saturday Review.
There are two courses open to heroes;
either they must not be humbugs, or they
should, at least, take care not to disillusion-
ize us by printing memoirs. Mrs. Carlyle's
letters have really nullifed the sage's thirty
seven volumes, How many promising young
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lievers by these letters no one can say. We
have only now to hear that King David of
Israel used to cudgel Bathsheba, and our last
shred of reverence for prophets will be gone.
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One fact in relation to sorghum-g growing
is worth remembering by those who engage
in the work, and that is, the maturity of the
cane can be FASTENED from two to three
weeks by generous application of super
phosphate OF lime at the time of planting
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Bad Antecedents.
st. Louis Post-Dis

ST. Louis Post Dispatch.
young lady, arrested for shop-lifting in
Chicago, pleaded in defense that she was the
daughter of member of the New York Leg
islature. Is there such thing as hereditary
kleptomaniar