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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-10

A Lafayette boy of six years, playing snicide,
nearly strangled himself to death on Saturday
morning.
Joseph Brown, who stole S160 from a fellow
boarder at st. Paul, was sentenced to two years
in the penitentiary at Greensburg on Friday.
john Van Horn has sued John Trash for
Islander, claiming damages in the sum of Sl0,-
300. Both are merchants in Warren, Hunting
ton county.
The reunion of the OLD settlers of Marion, Mad
isOn, Hancock and Hamilton counties, at Fort
vile, was an immense affair. All the counties
were well reprented.
The Fortieth regiment ana Tenth Indiana bat
terry will mold a reunion at Fowler. ind, on the
2Oth ana 2lst instant. The Fifteenth and Fifty
seventh regiments are also invited.
Frank Phillips, a young man aged seventeen,
was walking up the railroad near Columbus,
when he was struck by the south-bound passen-
ger train, and died TWO hours later.
James Young, of Falkland, had "A valuable
horse and buggy stolen on the fair grounds at
Shelbyviile, on Saturday, while attending the
races.
On Friday noon Frank Thralls, residing near
Macksvllle. wishing 10 get on the other side of IA
train of cars, climbed between two cars. The
engine started and Tbralls was thrown down
between the ties and crushed, dying soon after.
The TippecanOe county fair of 1888 has not
been up 10 its usual standard of excellence. The
attendance vas very far short of that of former
years, partly owing to the fact that the directors
increased the admission from twenty-five TO
nifty cents.
A tive-year-old son of Jefferson Warner, living
near MetamOra,i in attempting to get off "A log
wagon on which he was riding, fell, the wheels
of the wagon passing over his leg, crushing it
from the hip TO the Knee. The attending physi-
clan thinks he will die.
As the train on the White water railroad was
pulling into Cedar Grove, seven miles below
Brookvilie, ON Friday. Miss May Martin, aged
fourteen. a daughter of Nathaniel Martin, living
near Richmond, attempted to cross The track.
She was horribly D~Iangled, and died in a few
minutes.
On Saturday n Young son of Price Phillips,
a farmer living between BOonvllle and Newburg,
was out hunting. and the gun, a douhle-barreled
shotgun, was accidentally discharged while The
muzzle was pointing into mis- face, and the whole
top of the boys head was blown of. horriply
managing him and causing instant death.
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Steamship Arrivals.

LIVERPOOL. Sept. S.-Arrived: Iowa, from
Boston,
BALTIMORE, Sept. s.-Arrived: Ohio, from
Bremen.
New YoRK, Sept. s.-Arrived; H. Reuyter,
from Antwerp.
PLYMOUTH, Sept. S.-Arrived: Leasing,
from New York.
QUEENSTOWN, Sept. S.-Arrived: Celtic,
from New York.
QUEBEc. Sept. 9.-Arrived: Circassian and
Lake Huron, from Liverpool.
LONDON, Sept. 9.-Arrived: ~Belgravian,
Lydian Monarch, and Schiedam, from New
York; Helvetia, from Montreal.
New York, Sept. S.-Arrived: France, from
l. london; City of Berlin and Nevada, from
Liverpool; Maasdain, from Rotterdam.
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A Mistaken hussian.

NEW YORK. Sept. 9.-On complaint of
Louis Forster, a merchant in Moscow, Rus
STA, to the United States consul of that city,
that his clerk, Johann Gottleitz Jaskosh,
age twenty-five, had fled to this country
with 1000 roubles belonging to his employ
ers, the police were instructed to look for
the fugitive. He arrived here Aug. 18th,
and to-day was arrested. He had not
changed his name or attempted to conceal
his identity. He told the police that he
thought this was a free country and he could
not be arrested here.
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somnambulist Killed BY a FalI.

BooNvILLE, Sept. S.-While in a state of
somnambulism, last night, Isaac c. Camp
bell, aged about fifty-four, walked through
an open upstairs window at the residence of
the %jailer, and, falling on a pair of stone
steps, was fatally injured. Medical aid was
called in, but his injuries were so severe
that he died at about 5 o'clock this morning.
His shoulder bone was broken, skull frac-
tured, and four or five ribs broken, besides
being injured internally. Mr.. Campbell was
the county jailer, and son of Sheriff Camp
bell, and was probably the oest-known man
in the county.
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A JEALOUS GEORGIA GIRL.
She Disembowels Her Rival and Attempts
to Murder Her Lover.

She Disembowels Her Rival and Attempts
to Murder Her Lover.
Black Shear Special.
A rustic dance in the lower part of Pierce
county was the scene of a %sanguinary en-
counter between two country lasses, last
night. Miss Mabel Smith and her niece,
Miss Roxy Wilson. both daughters Of re-
spectacle farmers, and bellies of the evening,
were rivals for the hand of a country swain,
whose personal attractions ere enhanced
in the eyes of the maidens by a SO, 600 es-
tate. to which he is the only heir His pref
erence for Miss Smiths company was very
marked. and Miss Wilson became infuriated
with jealousy. At II o'clock she was so mad
dened that she made open threats that she
would kill both her rival and her lover. Her
brother, who was present, shared his sisters
anger, and While they were all dancing in
the same set, about midnight, secretly put an
open knife into his sisters hand and went
on with the dance. Suddenly raising the
knife above her head, the infatuated woman
sprang upon her aunt, and at the first stroke
almost disemboweled her. Before the horri-
fed spectators could recover from their as
constituent she raised the knife again and
plunged it to the hilt in the dying woman's
breast, cutting a cash which laid open her
dress and exposed the bleeding wound to
view. Without waiting to see the effect OF
the wounds the murderess sprang like a
tigress toward the throat of the swain, but
was seized and disarmed before she could
accomplish her purpose. The woman;s
brother made no attempt to interfere While
the tragedy was being enacted, and when it
was over calmly walked away and has not
been seen since. The murderess, who is an
uncommonly handsome country girl of nine
teen years, is under arrest. Her father is
said to be worth $25, 900, and to have an
bounced his intention to spend every cent of
it If necessary to clear her.
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THE CRIMINAL RECORD.
A Rapist First Sentenced to Fifty Years in
the Penitentiary and Then to Death.

\ IsdpTsI TITsL gFHTVHCVU 10 II MY III II
the Penitentiary and Then to Death.
GALVESTON, Sept. 9.-A Gainesville special
says: &c. D. Sharpe has been found guilty
of raping Amanda Clarke, aged thirteen. The
jury assessed his punishment at death.
Sharpe on Tuesday got fifty years for out
raging Amanda's sister Emma, aged fifteen.
He had been living as husband with their
mother until the latter died in January last.
The second night after the funeral Sharpe
compelled Emma to submit to his lust, and
on various occasions after outraged her and
Amanda. A great deal of feeling was mani
tested in the courtroom during the trial.
Many cheered loudly when the District At
torney made his closing speech. The pris-
oner was not brought out of Jail to hear his
sentence, as Iynching was freely spoken Of"
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Cx-County Treasurer Dwiggins Settles the
Greater Part of His Shortage.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
CHARLOTTESVILLE Ind. Sept. S.-The final
examination of County Treasurer Dwiggins's
books reveals the fact that his shortage
amounts to $54, 453, 20. He has given his
check for $18 740.o8, leaving a deficiency of
$50 1872. He has turned over to his bonds
men every dollars worth of property he has
in the world. This property consists of a
farm of 260 acres in Wayne township, this
county, which he valued to them at $40 an
acre, making $4,000; a lot in this city, valued
at 800; $4,000 in well-secured notes, and
$500 in lumber. This makes an aggregate
of 500, 000, which, taken from $50, 1872,
leaves $13, 713.1 II for his securities to pay.
Mr.. Dwiggins accounts for $16, 900 of his fail
ure. This he had in Chicago wheat. He re-
CARDS this as a total loss, as he is unable to
make further advances so that he can save
any part of it. He is unable to account for
the remainder, his personal checks amount
ing to more than he anticipated. His bonds
men are Hannibal front, M. B, Waugh,
Isaac Dwiggins, John Small, John S. Brown,
J. A. Mount, 7. M. Rose, Levi Curtis,
J. J. Insley, Arch. Bailey, John Little,
A. York, George Johnson, V. W. Clark, J.
c.. Maxwell (deceasedl W. H. Montgomery,
Luther Garland, John Peterson, E. G.
Snyder and w. H. Henry. 1t IS d ne to say
that the county will lose nothing, and, CON
corning the charge that his son Howard had
been specializing, there is not the shadow of
truth. Mr.. Dwiggins is censurable for ven
turing into speculation, but the sympathy
of all who know him best, as a big-hearted,
generous man, go out to him..
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Interesting Statistics,

Hartford Courant.
There have been in the United States since
the 9th of May last. up to Sept. 3, 1877 re-
corded cases of wives quitting their husbands
in company with ~neighbors and hired men;
239 husbands have abandoned their wives to
enjoy the society of factory girls and unmar-
ried persons; "a white girls under 20 years of
age have married gentlemen of African de-
scent; rs old men, average age 63, have
eloped with widows, and 20 minors have
married widows, grass-widows and old
maids.
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MERIDEN, Conn, Sept, 9.-Burglars entered
the large jewelry store of Henry NJ. Mather
this morning, and opened the safe by cutting
the door to pieces with costly tools, which
they left behind. They secured about one
hundred gold and silver watches and seal
rings valued at over 81, 900. Part of the same
story is occupied by H. Brooks & Co, sta
TONERS, and their safe was also forced open
and about So. 900 in cash taken.
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Close of the Paris Fair.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
PARIS, Sept. S.-The Edgar county fair
closed to-day. The board say it was the most
successful fair ever held in this county. The
gate receipts amounted to S., 1000. The pre-
miums paid out amount to some So, 900. Peo-
pie outside of this county and men who take
their stock to all the fairs, say it was the best
fair ever held in eastern Illinois. The board
are greatly encouraged and will make even
greater efforts in the future.
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able improvements will be made for next
year. In the 2:4O trot. purse 5000, Iris,
owned by ]. Rea, took first money; Joe. JEFF
ferson, owned by B. Dickerson, second, and
Dutch Girl, owned by J. Rea, third. In the
free-for-all pace, purse $3.50, B. Dickerson's
Frank H. took first. c.. s. Peirce's Keno sec
ond, and Jos. Rays Dandy Boy third money.
Church Scandal at Evansville.
Evansville Special, eth.
For some time the air has been heavy with
scandals connected with Trinity Methodist
Episcopal Church, of this city. 1t possesses
one of the most wealthy aud aristocratic
congregations of the city, and the statement,
which eventually became common street.
talk, that there could be any scandal
attached to the members, was at first taken
with considerable salt. But, when the facts
were laid bare this morning, doubt no longer
prevailed. The affair has now become the
toothsome morsel of the gossips, and they
can chew with impunity. One case was
spread upon the records of the Circuit
Court of Vanderburg county, this morning,
in a suit for damages in the sum of IS, 900 by
William Mex. Blake, principal of the Evans
vile high-school, VS.. John E. Iglehart, son of
Judge Asa I~glehart, and Appointment lawyer,
stating that the defendant, wholly without
cause, struck, beat and wounded him, etc.
Thu history of the encounter and the cause,
which has not appeared in print until the
filing of the suit to-day, is as follows; Both
gentlemen are married, and the wives of
both sing in the choir, as also does Professor
Blake. On Sunday, two weeks ago. Mr.. lyle
hart, who sat in front, asserted he saw Pro-
lessor Blake flirting or winking at his Qgle-
hart's) wife. After services he and Professor
Blake met in the pastors study. When the
accusation was made Professor Blake denied
it vehemently. But his accusor would not
take the denial, and struck Mr.. Blake or the
nose, considerably ~disfiguring that organ.
The matter leaked out in some manner, and
the smoldering fire burst into flame which lit
up the elements around Trinity church, and
that with other scandals spread the confla-
grafton far and wide. Good people were
shocked at the state of affairs and deeply de-
plored the publicity of the actions of the
members of the congregation of the first and
one of the oldest churches in the city, while
the wicked rejoiced exceedingly.
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A Steer Attacked by a Strange Disease.

MARSHALL, Sept. 8.-W. Fl. Brown, of
Weaver Grove, on Parker prairie. tells a
strange story of a steer owned by him, 1t
was taken sick. several days ago, with some
unknown disease, which so affected it that
its skin became SO hot that a person could
not bear his hand upon 1t any more than
upon a red-hot stove. He succeeded in APP
parently curing the steer, but in the last few
days its skin has been peeling off in large
strips. Yesterday a piece as large as a com
mon saddle-skirt came off II is now almost
devoid OF covering, though it still eats its
food, and is apparently healthy. The case is
a mystery to every one. Mr.. Park, of this
city, has written TO the State Veterinary Sur
geon for his opinion.
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Sent to the Penitentiary.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

GptCllI 10 IUb IUtIdHdpUI5 JUUFu1Bs
COLUMBUS, Sept. 8,-Four men were, to-
Circuit Court. Sandford Osborne and John
Bradley received two years on a plea of
guilty for robbing a freight car; Tho. Brad
ley was given eighteen months, by a jury,
for concealing the goods from said car, and
John Carver was sent for a year for stealing
a pair of boots.
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A Woman Determined to Di,

Special 10 the IndlanapOIis J0uTnaL.
LAFAYETTE, Sept. 8.-Dr. Washburn was
called tonight to attend Mrs. Ben Feaster.
This morning she took a large dose Of laud-
anum and followed it with a dose of arsenic.
She repeated the arsenic dose this evening and
acknowledged her crime. The physician was
sent for and saved her life. She had taken
enough poison to kill a regiment.
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Heavy Frost, but Little Damage.

Special TO the IDdianaDOlis Journal
%ELKHABT, Sept. 9.-Yesterday the wealth
err turned extremely cold and last night
eliminated in a heavy frost, but owing to
everything being SO dry it did very little
damage. Corn was not much affected. Over
coats had to be worn.
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WILMINGTON, Del, Sept. S.-Newt. List, jr.,
and Geo, Taylor, brothers-in-law, quarreled
to-day over Lists i'll treatment of his wife,
sister. During the dispute List shot
Taylor, infiicting a mortal wound. List was
Taylor is a young unmarried man.
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Boy Killed by a Train,

tpeclal 10 lue InuldudDou5 JOuIhdL
KYIGHTsTowN, Sept. 8.-The fourteen
year-old son of Frank Linnins, living at
Kennerd, seven miles north of this place,
Jumped on a freight train yesterday, while
in motion, and fell under the train, s~evering
bis head from his body and scattering bis re-
mains along the track.
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Black Frost at Toledo.

TOLEDO, Sept. 0.-The black frost, this
morning, in these parts, while it was pretty
severe on small garden stuff, such as toma-
toes, cucumbers, melons, and other tender
vines, was not enough so to 10 them very
material damage, as far as can be learned.
Reports received at a late hour tonight
from Putin Bay and that region are that
the grape crop is uniniured. All local re-
ports are agreed that as far as the grain crop
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and corn are concerned no damage will be
sustained, except the slight check that may
occur to the growth and ripening of each.
The fros- Is, by far, the earliest severe one
known here for years, and extends very gem
orally throughout this locality.
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Cloae of the sheIbv County Fair.

Epec!al to the Indianapolis Journal
-SHELBYvILLE, Sept. 8.-One of the most
successful county fairs ever held in this
county closed today. After paying several
thousand dollars in premiums, the society
saill clear at least 81, 500. A number OF valu-
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DHIUHIU IHIcT
Mcdonald. of Indiana, is not producing a
political earthquake in Iowa, as was expect
ed. Mac is more anxious about the Iowa
delegation in the next national convention
than he is about the State election. 1t is
written all over his countenance, in capitals:
Your candidate / want to be-"
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ippeeanoe County Fair Closed-Boy Killed
Near KniShtstOwn-Barn Burned--A
Woman's Determination to Die.
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Horsford's Acid Phosphate,

DR.. C. 8. Ellis, Wabash, Ind, says: 81 pre-
scribed it for a man who had used intoxicants
to excess for fifteen years, bnt during tine last
two years has entirely abstained. He thinks the
Acid Phosphate is of much beneflt to him.
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Travel on the metropolitan lines of street rail-
way at Washington has been discontinued on
account of a strike of drivers. The company
discharged five men, and the remainder struck
to reinstate them.
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AT IL o'clock on Saturday night fire broke out
in the confectionery store of G. n. Adams, a5
Auburn, KY, and half the business part OF the
town was destroyed. Loss, 500, $50; insurance
sol, 800. Incendiary.
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QUINCY, Sept. 9.-Early yesterday MORN
ing, at Erwin, a small settlement in Schuyler
county, an attempt was made to blow up
Rev. c. A. Obenchain. the organizer OF a sect
known as the Pilgr inns, who are Extensively
polygamous. Last July a lumber of citizens
were arrested and punished for tearing
down a tent which the pilgrims" erected.
The feeling against them has been growing
ever since The sect just completed q new
church on Friday, and it was to be dedicated
in two or three weeks, on the arrival of the
high priest from Europe. Obenchain slept
in the building. A large quantity of giant
powder was placed under the structure,
which was fired, and an explosion followed,
completely wrecking the building. Fortu-
nately for Obenchain, he was not in the
church at the time. Much excitement pre-
walls. and more serious trouble is feared.
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Great and Small Agrea.

Mrs. Mary E. Billings, of Newport, Ind, says
that her little boy, Eddie, was helpless from
eumati and a few applications OF the great
pain-banisher, st. Jacobs Oil, cured him.
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"THIs certifies," writes d. d. Christman, Of
ne Of e~pileptfc fits" Az druggists, $3.50,
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TATE NEWS AND GOSSIP.

ounty'Treasurer Dwiggins Settles the
reate Part of His Shortage.
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fourteen days, during which no business
was done. The next formidable obstruction
lasted eight days. and the next five. Add to
these several short spurts of obstruction,
and the entire amount of the time of the
session absolutely consumed by the organ
lied opposition of the Democracy to the
high-license measure was fully four weeks;
in fact, more. In other words, the Demo-
cratic party, in its obedience to the liquor in
tereSt, undeniably increased the necessary ex-
pense of the session $40, 601. 80, Without this
obstruction, the cost of the session would
have been not to exceed S24S, 600, or $4,000
at most, bringing the adjournment about
the middle of May, as the most experienced
legislators i'll the State fixed it at the begin
ming of the session, instead of the 18th of
June. This would have made the cost of the
session compare very favorably with that of
the last preceding ones. These were as
follows: Thirty-second regular session,
1892, 37427. The special session of this Leg
i~slature, to redistrict the State, cost $75,-
HIP. The cost of the Thirty-first was
1878, 1913; of the Thirtieth, 1896, GLOSS; of
the Twenty-ninth, $207. 202. 03, and of the
Twenty-eighth, $439,632 81. 80 that as the
State Journal will say. while the entire
expense of the session is not greatly in ex-
cess of that for any one of re-
cent years. the Twenty-uinth excepted,
the people can charge to the Democracy and
its chronic weakness an item of nearly $50
900 in the grand total. 1t ought to be charged
up also with a still larger sum for the out
rageous scandals and disgraceful scene which
accompanied and were made a part of its
desperate tactics to prevent the passage of
one OF the wisest and most benetcent meas
ures which has been passed by an Illinois
Legislature in many years"
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Close of -Tippecanoe's Stock Show.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

LAFAYETTE. Sept. S.-The county fair
closed to-day, and at a loss of $4,000 to the
association. 1t is distinctively a great stock
show, and there was a most animated con-
test among the noted stockmen from In
diana and adjoining States. The following
are the important awards on herds:
For best herd of beef cattle, one bull and
four heifers, all under two years old: First,
800, Fowler & V%anatta, Montmorencie; sec
ond, $50, Adams Earl, Lafayette.
Best herd of dairy cattle, one bull and
four heifers. all under two years old: First,
800, E. II. Waldron. Spring Place, near La
fayette; second, $50, j. d. Connors, Wabash,
Ind.
Best herd of dairy cattle, consisting of one
bull two years old or over one COW three
years old or over, one heifer two years old
and under three, one heller one year old
and under two, one heifer under one year of
age: First, $500, J. d.. Connors; second, $3.50,
Garrettson Brothers, Pendleton, Ind.
Beef herds, same description as above:
First, $500, Fowler & Vanatta; second, $3.50,
Thomas Without; third, 800, Thomas Clark,
Beecher, Ill.
The exhibition of stock is conceded to have
been most excellent.
Barn Burned in Shelby County.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LSHELBfVILLE sept "a Naluaole farm IN
Hendricks township,o owned by Melville Salla,
was totally consumed by fire last night, to-
gether with two horses, nine hogs, thirty
tons of hay, and 200 bushels OF barley, be-
longing to Robert Barnett, a tenant just
moving upon the farm. Mr.. Barnett, on
going to supper. left in the barn a lighted
lantern, which exploded and set fire to the
barn. Noble Bassett, a young man who had
called to spend the evening with a daughter
of Mr.. Salla, suffered the loss of a horse and
harness valued at $3.50. while his buggy was
saved. Loss, 50, 800; 81, 900 insurance in the
Northwestern, of milwaukee,.