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The nIeetincs Easily Dispersed.

PARIS, March 1S.-Up to $50 o'clock this
afternoon the day has been even quieter
than usual. There has been nothing unusual
even at the Champ de Mars, where meeting
of Communists was announced to take place,
or at Pere La Chase Cemetery, where many
of the slain Communists are buried. In the
provinces the only incidents have been a
small meeting at Etenne, which was dis
peTsed without resistance, and q similar
meeting ut Roubaix. che dispersal of which
was attended with slight resistance and the
arrest of eight persons. There has baen no
display of troops in Paris.
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shipped in two kegs Scott and Lewis say
they left Panama the day after the robbery,
for Aspinwall, on business. Arriving at
Aspinwall, they met Stewart, and the three
were arrested at breakfast They were taken
to Panama and imprisoned. Burnes was ar
rested afterward. Their baggage was searched,
but no gold found. The prisoners have adj
dressed protest to the United States govern
ment
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Cincinnati National Bank.

CINCINNATI March 1.-THE Cincinnati Ma
tional Bank organized this afternoon; capital,
100000 it has 1863 stockholders. The di-
rectors are j. +. Larkin, l.. Pappenheimer,
J. r. Douglass, John B. Hare, Karl +. Benin
dorf. President. j, F. Larkin; viee-president,
Karl f. Benndorf; cashier Edgar Stark. 1t
will begin business April 49,
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A Trades-Union Sued.

DENVER, March ia case of much inter-
est to the trades-unions has begun in the
courts here. Frank IL Putnam, merchant
tailors, have sued the tailors' union. which
forced journeymen to quit work if the wages
agreed on were not increased. This was re-
fused aud the workmen quit The charge is
that large amount of work was contracted
on the basis OF these prices, OF which the
union was cognizant. If the demands are
not conceded it will destroy the business.
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Charges Not Sustained.

ABILENE, Kan, March lin the case of
Robert O. Riser, who has been on trial in the
District Court in this city since last Tuesday
morning on charge of emhezzing about
$4,000 of Davis county funds, the jury went
out at 5 o'clock last evening and at II o'clock
today brought in verdict OF acquittal. On
the first ballot ten were for acquitta and
two for conviction The case was vigorously
conducted on both sides, Judge Austin pre-
inc
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
Peru wants one of the AsyIun,s.

Peru Wants One OF the AsyIunis.
To the Editor OF the Indianapolis JournsE
The public, in behalf OF a public benefit, i;
generally in the right. Our people, publicly
ami privately, would like to have the dis
tuguished gentlemen selected by our late
convened Legislature to make visit to the
city of Peru that they may observe for them
selves the wisdom of exercising their best
judgment in the location of an asylum fol
the insane OF our State. We have a beauti-
full site just across the river Wabash about
seventy feet above the river level, and
shaded in plan of parks, where pure atmos
phere in summer and winter alike will give
opportunity for possibilities OF cure. Oul
citizens request visit from the board
CITIZEN
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Steamship News.

HAvRE, March 17.-Arrived off scilly:
Canada, from New York.
SOUTHAMPTON. March 17.-Arrived: Cam
ada, Assyria Donati. from New York.
New YORK, March 1S.-Arrived City of
Berlin from Liverpool; Iris, from Hull.
New YORK, March 17.--Arrived: Nevada,
from Liverpool; Rhein, from Bremen;
Russia, from Hamburg; Leerdam, from Ann
sterdam.
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Affairs of Pfirrlnann s Pfau.

CINCINNATI March 17.-At a meeting of
creditors OF Phrrmann & Pfau, to-day, Judge
Hoadly stated the assets were over 81, 600, COO;
liabilities, $46S, 900. The firm between now
and August would have to raise $237, 900 to
pay the government lax on whisky coming
out of bond. The meeting appointed COM
mittee to report on Monday the best course
for creditors
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A Panner,s Wealth.

New YORK, March 17.-Ellen Conway a
woman of fifty-fve years, who sold newspa-
pers on Broadway, was found dead in bed
to-day. Her rooms had miserable appear
ance, but when searched over $1,000 was
found in them. She is believed to have
children in Boston or Philadelphia. The eff
fects were turned over to the public admins
traitor pending the investigation.
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A Successful burglary.

ST. LOUIS March 1S-The store of Moore
& Riggs in Forsythe, fancy county, Missouri,
was burgarzed last Thursday night Of s.. 900
in money and lot of county warrants
which we're stolen from a safe. Most of the
money taken belonged to the county. Two
and posse of citizens are in hot pursuit of
fhpm
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snicide of Beniamin Bates.

RICHMOND, Va, March 1S.-Beniamin Bates,
aged forty-nine, committed suicide this morn
ing, by shooting himself through the heart
He was q grand nephew OF Edward Bates,
Attoruey-general under Lincoln. He was
the head of former large book-house in this
ciLv-pates d WaddY Brothers.
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OmciaI Corruption in Russia.

ST. PETERSBURG, March lit is stated
that General Timaskef, ex-Minster of the
Interior, has been arrested in connection
with the defalcation of Makoff, who COM
mitted suicide recently.
Persiheff formerly director of the postof-
flee, has surrendered himself to the police
He has confessed his implication in the
frauds
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Philadelphia Times.

FblIauoIphN IIlIlts.
A woman in Espyville, Crawford county,
has introduced a startling innovation into
the time-honored custom of giving birthday
parties. She insisted that each guest, instead
of purchasing a present at random, should
contribute fifty cents. and that she should
thus be lett free to buy such presents as she
might want Every minister's wife in Penn
sylvania will rise up and call this woman
blessed
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The Panama Gold Robbery.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. March 1S.--Captain
Dickman, of the steamer Foley, at this port
from Aspnwall reports that four Americans
B 8. Lewis. c. II. Burnes, T. d. Scott and
Alexander Stewart-have been incarceratea
at Panama upon suspicion of being engaged
in the robbery from the vault of tine Panama
Railroad Company OF $4,000 in gold coin.
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Habits of an Author.

National HepuDTICuH'
Mr.. Blaine formerly United States Senator
from Maine, spends great deal of his time
in one of the hooks of the congressional
library looking through the records for facts
to adorn the pages of his forthcoming book.
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JACKSONVILLE, March 17--Fire yesterday
consumed an entire block. Loss, 100000;
insurance light The postottice was de-
stroyed and the following firms burned:
Bolton Bros, Tilley q Settle, Jarrett q Good
son, Jones, Pierce & Raesdale, e. Rothschild,
W D BroMder and J. NJ Gibson.
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Has Earned a Rest.
Philadelphia Press.

Philadelphia Press
President Arthur is tired and wants rest.
He should have it. A man who does as we'll
as he has done for the past four months is
fairly entitled to holiday, and happy one
at that
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Burning of a Distillerv.

CINCINNATI, March 1S.-Fire at Hamilton,
this afternoon, destroyed the distillery OF
the Miami Distilling Company, owned by
Pattison e. Caldwell. Loss, SIS 900 to $780,
000 we'll insured The bonded warehouse
and some outhouses were saved but the
distlllery and crib are a total loss
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A Protest Against More street Railways.

A Protest Against More Street Railways.
To the Editor OF the Indianapolis Journal
| am opposed to the proposed new street
railroad lines, but not for the reasons that
have been urged by Others. [ have no fault
to fine with the present street-car company.
Their cars are neatly kept, clean and com
Portable, and they are run with regularity.
The Accommodations this company afford are
certainly much superior to any the city has
had before they came into possession of the
lines But l object to the proposed new
lines because l think we have already
enough of this kind of accommodation, and,
in fact, more than is for the good OF many of
our people. 1t would be better for many of
us il our street-cars made their trips onl V
every half hour instead of each seven or ten
minutes Ii the longer interval were tn e
rule the pleasant exercise of walking would
prevail to a much greater extent, and our bus
mess men would find that they could make
their downtown trips occasionally on
foot and to the great advantage Of
their health. The ladies, too, might some
times be seen upon the sidewalks, The fire.
ouent passing of the street car is depriving
hundreds of our clerks and business men of
almost the only exercise they have time or
opportunity to take. In my own morning
miles, along the line of one of our
principal streetcar routes, l general
iy meet three or four cars and am
passed by one, and sometimes, though rarely
by two. all pretty we'll filled, but the pedes-
trians I meet or see going the same direction
are astonishingly few. The walk costs us
only ten or twelve minutes extra time for
each trip and is worth more than we can es
innate in dollars and cents Less street car
facilities and more walking is what the ma
jority of our people need is the opinion of
WALKER
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Another Charge Against Dukes.

PITTsBURG, March ia movement is on
foot to have Dukes indicted for sending OBJ
scene literature through the mails. United
States postal officials say the letters written
by Dukes to Captain Mutt justify his arrest
for an infraction of the law governing the
transmission of mails. The penalty is one
year IN the penitentiary.
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DAILY WEATHER BULLETIN.
Sudden Fan of Temperature.

ST. LOUIS, Mo, March 1S.-One Of the severest
changes of weather that has taken place this
winter occurred here this morning. The mer.
curry this afternoon marked seventy-seven de.
grees, ana at IL tonight it had fallen below tho
freezing point, with nearly an inch of snow on
the ground. Reports from Omaha and other
points northwest say the mercury is all the way
from zero TO seventeen degrees below.
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Has q Fa,nilIar Sound.

Louisville Commercial.
When one reads about the acquittal of
Dukes, in Pennsylvania, it sounds like a
strain of music from the old Kentucky home.
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Fity-seven Scholars whipped.
Boston Herald.

The miniatering hand of gentle woman has
been felt again, this time at Pawtucket. r. /.
A child in one of the schools there whistle1.
The teacher asked who it was, and failing to
fird out, logged the whole school, with one
exception, girl who chose to be turned out
instead There were fifty-eight scholars, and
fifty of them got five blows apiece with
q rattan.
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The Charge Against Biggar.

DUBLIN, March 1Z-Biggar arrived at Water
ford yesterday to appear in court to answer
the charge of uttering sedtious language in
his speech last December. 1t is expected.
however, that the crown will apply for
change of venue in his case
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BRIDGEPORT, Conn. March Nv lille Mrs.
Ann Roland was kneeling in front OF the
stove yesterday saying her prayers live coal
fell ON her clothing, setting it on fire. Sine
was shockingly burned, and died this morn
ing, Three daughters were badly burned
trying to extingush the flames.
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Anarchy In South Africa.

DURHAM, March 1.-THE whole country on
the border OF the Transyaal is in a state of
anarchy. The natives are arming against the
Beers. Chief Mahoch has just defeated the
Beers, inhicting severe loss.
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Cable Notes,

Bishop Littlejohn yesterday laid the corner
stone of the new American church at Dres-
den. There was large concourse present
An Anarchist meeting was held at Geneva
on Saturday evening, at which the existing
social system was denounced as organized in
fanny,
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manufacturing works Burned.

CHICAGO, March 1S-The Inter Ocean spe-
cial from Sandwich, ILL.,. says: The works
of the Sandwich Manufacturing Company
burned this morning Loss, SIS, 900; no in
surance. Loss on the tools of workmen and
two small buildings adjoining, $600G partly
insured
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j. Rnll Does Not KNOW Us.

Boston Herald. -,
Carry the news to J. G. Blaine and Richie
lieu Robinson England is reported to be
preparing polite request for the urn of
the nnexnended balance Of the Ger award
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Accident to Ex-Governor Kirkwood.

Iowa CRY, Ia, March 17.-Ex-Governor
Samuel ]. Kirkwood, Secretary of the In
terror under President Garfield, was acct
dentally thrown from his carriage to-day,
and suffered severe injuries. His case is not
regarded dangerous.
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GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.

Wreck of the Ship Dunstaffnage-Fifteen
Lives Lost.
LONDON, March 1.-THE ship Dunstaff-
mage, from Calcutta via Dundee for Liver
pool, has been wrecked on the coast of Ab-
erdeenshire. Fifteen men, besides number
OF women and children, were lost
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Not Eair.



1t is not fair to suspect man of completely
with criminals who runs away from Ireland
at present rather than stand trial in which
the infamous informers would be witnesses
against him. and his own testimony would
be discredited because his life was at stake.
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Happy Prospect.

New Orleans Picayune.
There is q prospect that Mrs. Burnetts
Through One Administration" will be fin
ished some time in the next century.
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OIL the ground that all just and lawful
claims have been paid. J. Bull doesn't know
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THOUSANDS die annually from kidney diseases
that might pc prevented by use of Hop Bitters
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Indications.


WAR DEPARTMENT.
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER, ;
WASHINGTON, March 10. A. NJ.
For Tennessee and Ohio Vaey-Partly
cloudy weather. local rains, changing to snow,
much colder notherly winds, and rapidly rising
barometer
Lake Region-Partly cloudy weather, pre-.
ceded by occasional light snow, colder norIherly
winds backing to westerly, and higher pressure.
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Mr.. SAMUEL E. McCoRD, McMicken avenue.
Indianapolis, says: Browns Iron Bitters cured
Inc Of bIliousness."
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COURT CALENDARS-JANUARY S.

sUpREvg CoURT-CH AMBE by Barrett y-Calendar
called az 100 D. Mos 80 81, 49, 46, a. 2l 90 Co. 81
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CANNON PLRAs-~PECIAL TERN Held by j. r. DAY. -
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Hoesen J. case on. from Equity-sehHeder t0uasos'
SUSRoat ouRr-Bed by Rollins. s-contested VIII
of stokes AZ IL D. IN.
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WANTED HIS MONEY.
Prom The Bodfe Free Press.


Tho Orc Mining Company on tuesday paid
OF is ate employees, giving EN- checks Tor one-thrd OF
du and note payable at sixty days for the
balance fhe generally accepted this arrang cement,
WI possibly reluctance visa the exception OF one
Mike McCaum, said ne wanted his cGeck In full.
William Barker tie only other person present be-
sides SIC, uum and superintendent Tnomas Steel The
after informed cl'aum that ne only authorized
to give "A C eek one-thrd and could do no more.
Mcfatum said uat he going to nave his check De.
el left office. How you going 70 get IT,
said ne. gOns 10 maze you give II 10 me-" replied
McCallum. The hummer Of the later had become so
urea ening Mr. S,eel ali: am not heeed. Are
youf" YES" answered McCallum, II am" and he
drew from uIs cket siXshOoter about loot long, Is
IL lOadeJ I" Inquired Mr.. STEEL now thoroughly inter-
esJed. YES" said McCaln anc ne pointed MS pistol
Uu( OF the uOOr and nreG of slOt. NOW added ne,
"tne id company owes me this money and want ~
right Off" Mr.. D eel lie in bad fix. The man
evidently euded to kill him If he did not write the
oheck, and he authority to issue it, Mr. Barser,
SAID he would you do II you were In NY place
DO I" said Barker 81 would make out the check too
id qu OK" And he got down and wrote it OUT
McCaum pt guu in ns hand all he time. aud alter
he mad ceyed cIeck aud he requested TO sign
the payroll, turned us attention TO Mr. Barker
have gOr tie crop you now" said he but u put
my gun in my pocket you may get the drop on me-
Barker you go nnd sign name TO that pay roiL M
Barkrr wnO Misnea 10 DC friendly With both partles,
sIgued The document with great alacritv, and eCs1um
Withdrew. he went inmed atelg 10 the bank ana got
his check casned, and has not been seen since
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chiefly to insufficient soundings or no soundlngs al

chieny 70 insumclent eounotngs of "o ~
all
The Nautical Magazine, of London, IN a recent ar
tcle calling ATTENTION to the condition Of British
ships. said: AS TO some of the wretched creations
of ignorance and greed which are known as hrst-
class ships and which so osteDtatiousy carry ABOUT
the British flag on their unhandsome and unworthy
sboul ders there are those Who do not require good
ships so much as anything having the semblance
OF one. sufficient 10 pass rst-class survey which
will enable them TO command freight and get to
sea with it. II the laws of marine insurance were
revised. perhaps matters might improve. If, for ex-
ample. sllips could only be insured against such
risks as loss by stranding by collision, etc. and Tor
not more than two-thirds their value in missing
cases or if the remaining third was taken as a me
aid paid as e0mpensat on TO the bereaved families
in such cases as non-comp lance with demands IN
building. ETC.. it ght have an improving enect
and cause people to take half as much care for
their ships as they tai.e for their horses and
CARRIAGES
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lectures ano meetinns.

V,HE YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN Assn
i CATION OF THE CITY OF MEM fvnhn Fla m ths,
Al animal eleciou for directors VAL % nsi saS
rooms MONDAY the 9Th inst, between the h"uiS anu
and and 10 O'Clock. - ,.,,,, x...rntng sasrstsry
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FOREIGN NOTES.

LISBON, Dee 22.-There was strong shock or earln
ouake here at $3.50 o'clock this morning.
LONDON Dee 22.-The United States trlgate DrooAl!n
left Tamatavc Madagascar, on December To-
MADRID. Dec 22-rhe COrtes have adjourned for the
holidays. -, ~, c,,-
Nrrrcu,rrI Switzerland, Dec. 22.-Elizabcth Clark,
Captan Of the Salvation Army has been requested Dy inc
authorities to leave the city,
C.crrrA. Dec 22.-The expedition sent against the
Atchu tribe entered the Atchalc country OH December
H. and was rapidly advancing 10 the rescue OF le Objects
ranturcd during the raid Of the tribe into AsSain
PEsru, Dec 22-Tne appeal from the decision OF tne
court t Nyreghyhaza dismsng the charges against the
Je;ys accused of killing girl IN the synagogue Oh iiS]
EsSer, has been rejected
CoRK. Dec. 22.-The Mayo conspiracy triai woS CON
timed I'm the Asszes to-day. After having uenoer"'e"
five hours the jury returned to the 'u
forcuon stated that they had failed to ina Neruol
They were then discharged.
sr JGnN, n. b., Dec 22.-Wallace hosS aIr'eu n'lo
today from Pittsburg his way to England, "nee no
expects TO row with Bubcar He says that ne IL
the heat Of health and that II he did not feel W @
debating Bnbear he would not have consented " B"o
him ten seconds start
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RUMoRs ABOUT BELMONT AND cox.
GENERAL PRESS DIsPArcH.l


WASHINGTON. Dec 22.-The contest between two
members from New-York for the craftsmanship Of
the Committee on Foreign Affairs, it is learned has
been settled by giving the position to a Pennsyl-
vanian, Ex-Governor Curtin. Mr. Belmont, of New
York, has been placed second on the committee.
The Craftsmanship of the Committee on Naval
Affairs has been given TO Mr. Cox, of New-York,
with Mr. Morse, of Massachusetts,, in second place,
The latter has been made chairman of the Com
mittee on Expenditures in the Navy Department.
The Committee on Ways and Means, it is learned
tonight composed of Messrs. Morrison lchaiman),
Hewitt, of Ncw-YOrk Herbert, Hurd, BlOunt,
Blackburn, Jones' of Arkansas, Mills, Kelley,
KaSs0n Mckinley, Russell and HScock. Mr.
Blount has expressed reluctance TO serve, ut it is
believed that he will consent. Mr.. Blackburn is
made a member, to the satisfaction OF the entire
Kentucky delegation. Several days since Mr..
Carlisle selected Mr.. Willis member of the
committee Mr. Blackburn desired the position,
and Mr.. Willis in a consultation with the Speaker
expressed his willingness TO withdraw. Mr. Wills
was afterward made chairman of another COM
mittee said TO be the Committee OH Education.
1t is possible that in the final review of the Ways
and Means Committee as il is now constituted, Mr..
Carlisle may make change in the Republican men,
bershp because of State relations. Such a change,
however, is believed TO be doubtful.