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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-02

Rev. F. d. Rickerson. of Springfield, has re-
ceived call from the High-street Baptist Church,
of Des Moines, La.
ADram Gund, the county treasurer of Stephen
son county, died on Wednesday at his home in
Silver Creek township.
On Tuesday afternoon, John Jones, farm
ter OF a farmer named Saunders, living at Silver
Creek, near Alton Jones fled. pursuing
party was organized, and on Wednesday night
he was captured at Edwardsville and confessed
his guilt. There is stro4g talk of lynching.
Mrs. Drake owned a stock of goods valued at
$500, at Warrensburg, Macon county. She
sold the goods in a lump TO one A. Wait for 81 :
500 cash, and defied the creditors, who are
Wholesale merchants of Peoria. Mrs. brakes
arrest followed, and she is now in Jail at Deca-
tur. Her husband is postmaster at Warrens-
burg.
On Wednesday evening, at Metropolis, Richard
Willis, son of eX-Revenue Collector Jonathan e.
Willis, while under the influence OF liquor, was
hourishing revolver, when in was accidentally
discharged, the ball striking twelve-year-old
boy named Charles Whitman, taking effect just
behind the left eye, probably wounding him
fatally. Willis was arrested, ana will be held to
await the result of the wound.
The Elgin asylum for insane is crowded to its
capacity, and it isn't easy to make room for pa.
tients. Recourse is sometimes had 90 a shifting
process AS an illustration, awhile ago admit
was no room in the hospital. To make it, two
men that were in the county house were trans
ferred to the county Jail, and two lunatcs W hose
condition warranted it were removed from the
hospital to the county house. In this way q
place was opened.
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tinuously in the park, and to have the duty of
protecting game and number of ether objects
of Interest, the balance TO be expended in the
construction of suitable roads and bridges, I'M
der direction of an engineer officer to be detailed
by the Secretary of War. Adopted,
The committee having reported provision aII-
thorizing the Secretary OF the Interior to lease
Tor not more than ten years small tracts not to
exceed eighty acres for the erection of hotels
etc., Mr. Vest moved to reduce the quantity of
land TO be leased in one tract to ten acres.
Agreed to.
Mr.. Vest offered another amendment provid-
ing that not more than ten acres shall be leased
10 any one person or corporation, and that 10
tract shall be leased within one-quarter of a
mile OF any of the geysers or Yellowstone falls.
Agreed to-
The bill as it came from the committee con-
talheu paragraph directing the Public Printer
TO employ the highest character of skilled work
men at prices now fixed by law, and authorizing
him, In case he is unable to obtain a sufficient
supply on these terms to expend portion of
the appropriation for the Temporary execution
of work outside.
Mr. voorhees, made the point that the latter
provision would change the existing law, which
REQUIRES that the whole of the work shall be
done in the government office.
me chair sustained the point of order, and the
provision was struck out.
On motion of Mr.. Allison, the preceding pro-
vision directing the employment of 'the highest
Character OF skilled workmen," etc, was strack
out upon the same ground.
Mr., Cockrell made the same point of order on
the committee amendment, making the salary of
the chlef clerk of the Court of Claims $4,000,
and II was struck out.
MIR. Sale asked Mr.. Cockrall to withdraw his
point of order.
MIR. Cockrell insisted on his point of order, and
the amendment was ruled out
In the item for fees of court clerks, the pro-
Vlso That where the same person holds the office
OF clerk IN both Circuit and District courts in
any district his pay for both shall not exceed
@5,9O0 year was struck out, and the limitation
OF $4,000 for the clerk OF the Supreme Court of
the United States was extended to $4,000
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KILLING OF JIM ELLIOTT.
The PugiIist Shot Dead in Chicago
clearinghouse by Jerry Dunn.
A Fusillade of Revolver Shots in Crowd
of Twenty-Five PeOPle-Dunn
Slightly Wounded.

CHICAGO, March between and
o'clock tonight James Elliott, pugilist, and
Jere Dunn well-known sporting man and
man about town, met in the saloon and res
taurant of William Langdon, alias Appleton,
alias Appetite Bill, ex-bunco and con-
fdence man, ana began shoot
ing, with the result that Elliott
was killed and Dunn wounded in two places,
The trouble dates back to the time when
Harry Hill and others came here from New
York to meet Jem Mace and Slade with
view of arranging a match with
John L. Sullivan, whose hacker
was Jere Dunn. At the same
time Elliott, backed by Parson Davis, was
seeking to make a match with the Maori.
Harry Hill, when somewhat mellow, was
interviewed, and in the course of
the talk reflected severely on Elliott's
courage Elliott began hunting for
HILL who Immediately took train
for New York. Elliott, i'll an interview, says
Dunn had melted Hill to make these re-
marks in order to cause quarrel between
himself and Hill, in order that Dunn
might have an excuse to shoot him
elliott Dunn, in a subsequent inter-
view let it be known that be would shoot
Elliott on sight, and as he is a man of I'M
questionable nerve and determination, no
doubt was felt that shooting match would
occur whenever the two men met. Tonight
Elliott and Plaisted, the oarsman, entered
Appetite Bills" place to get something
to eat, and shortly after Dunn entered. Ac-
counts differ as to the subsequent proceed
ings. One account says Dunn made threat
ening demonstration, whereupon Elliott rose
from the table, took up a chair and went at
Dunn with it, Dunn, in the meantime empty
ing one revolver and drawing another.
Dunn's own statement and that of the eye
witnesses is to the effect that he was not
aware of Elliott's presence till the latter fired
one shot passing under the scalp and across
the top of the head and another
passing through the left forearm. Dunn
then drew a revolver and joined in the fusi-
lade, the crowd OF twenty-five persons in the
place making hasty exit Dunn fired five
shots, and Elliott four. The police
arrived and arrested Dunn, and put Elliott,
in a dying condition, in the patrol
wagon and started for the county hospital
Elliott died on the way there, and the body
was taken to the morgue. The fatal shot was
in the stomach. Dunn is partner of Nc
Kee Rankin IN a breeding farm on an island
in the Detroit river, where they own num-
Der OF promising thoroughbred horses.
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Protest Against Five-Cent Fares.

ALBANY, n Y. March IA petition,
signed by some 800 citizens of New York, re-
presenting over 81. 900 600 of capital, has
been presented to Governor Cleveland. TIL e
petitioners say they beg leave to represent
that the bill now before the Governor, known
as the fve-cent fare bill, is regarded with
great apprehension, as breach of faith on
the part of the State and an attack upon the
rights OF property, and injurious to holders
OF stocks and bonds issued and held based
upon the chartered rights of the corporations
al this State. They therefore earnestly beg
he Governor to withhold his signature.
not one of the petitioners is stakeholder
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-02
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.


EUROPE.
MADRID, March Impartial says the
Black hand society numbers 40, 90 members,
and includes 800 minor societies. Geneva is
the center for Western Europe.
The Chamber OF Deputies rejected, 1876 to
As, a motion of the Republicans asking for a
parliamentary inquiry with regard to arrests
made in Andalusia. Moret. in the name OF
the followers of Serrano, declared in support
of the motion because he believed the exist
ing troubles in Andalusia were due to sue
cessive bad governments. The Minister of
the Interior said the socialstic and anarchi-
cal tendencies OF Andausa were of ancient
late parliamentary inquiry was unnec-
essary.
The names of the entire committee of the
Blackhand Society. its documents and
statutes, including a list Of members, 1000,
are in the hands of the government A
special tribunal will try the prisoners. All
convicted of murder, probably fifteen, will
be hanged, and the most culpable of the re-
lnainder probably 300. will be sentenced to
lifelong penal servitude.
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THE NAVAL ACADEMY.
Disposition of the Cases of the NIutinous
Cadets-Three Dismissed.

ANNAPOLIS, March 1.-The following order
was read at dinner for the information OF the
Naval Academy Naval Cadets Agee, Bow
man, Dalrymple, H. A. Field Little, Halles,
Phillbin Won Schraeder Weeks, Woods and
Webster. of the first class, are authorized to
occupy their rooms in the upper quarters.
The above named cadets, and Cadets Tharkly,
Colvin, Barnard, George, Gignilliatt, O'Leary,
Sweeting Toney, Wilson and Witherspoon,
of the first class; Hazeltine and W. p Will
Jams, of the second class, and all
cadets of the third and fourth
classes. except those quartered on
the Santee, are restored to the privileges
of their grade. These cadets only took part
in cheering when not in ranks. leaves the
following cadets on the Santee, all Of whom
took part in groanng and kissing at orders
when in ranks: Aldrich, Alexander, Brady,
Darrah, Frazier, Glascock, Gray, Greene,
Hastead Herbert j. A. Jackson, Ledbetter,
Ellinger, Legare, Lerch. Mitchell, Petit,
Quinby, Ryan, Stout, Zinnel and Balthes.
The orders dropping Cadets Woodruff Gross
and McGrath was a surprise to them and
their friends. There is much sympathy
among the cadets, but they generally con-
denim the kissing and groaning at orders.
The three dropped cadets after dinner OBJ
tanned their papers and went down to Wash
ington, presumably to try to better their
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-02
The Hooking Valley Coal Company

COLUMBUS, o., March 1.-The interests re-
presenting the Hooking Valley Coal and
Iron Company consolidation have been
in session two days, closing up the
business and getting ready for operations.
The capital stock of the company is
100000, with an estimated cash basis of over
half that amount. The consolidation elected
board of directors which organized as
follows Samuel Thomas of New York
PRESIDENT T. Longstreth and Walter
Crafts, of Columbus; ]. R. Buchtel. of
Akron, vice presidents; S. Churchill treasurer;
H. d. Turner, secretary. ]. S. Farlow, of
Boston, is member of the board of direc-
tors. The company represents over half the
working force of the entire Hooking valley.
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pittsburg Glass trade Laneuishing.

PGTTsBuRG March 1.-The depression pre-
vailing at present in nearly all branches of
our industries has especially affected the glass
trade Manufacturers say they have never
known business to be so dull, especially in
the lamp-chimney business, and unless
there is an improvement soon it is thought
@here will be a general suspension. One fac
f0Try. the Excelsior Glass Company, have
given notice that it will shut down for an in
,3eGnite period Saturday, and il is thought
Others will soon follow. Prices have fallen
off . per cent. since the beginning of the
season.
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BELGIAN DIFFICULTIES.

Reprcssive Measures Threatened Against the
Representatives.
BRUSSELS, March LIN discussing the gov
ernment's estimates in the Chamber of Rep
resentatives last night, the Minister of JUS
lice, while opposing a reduction of the sala-
lies of bishops, refused to submit to the de-
sision of the Chamber. The minister was
prepared to use repressive measures against
them as theoretically as they were employed
against the anarchists.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-02
The Claim to the Throne of Hanover.

LONDON, March Private advices from
Hamburg state that Hanover and Prussia
have renewed negotiations with the Duke of
Cumberland in regard to his remuneration of
his claim to the throne of the kingdom OF
Hanover on the basis OF the guarantee of the
Duchv of Brunswick, which would be raised
20 Grand Duchy, and the payment of an
indemnity
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-02
Riot at south St. Louis.

ST.. LOUIS, March 1.-Meager information
was received here late tonight that seri.
Works, in south st. Louis tonight, in which
Police Officer Price was badly, perhaps IA
tally beaten, and one of the new men emf
ployed in the Vulcan Mill seriously hurt.
The affair seems to have originated in fight
between Mike Kelley and another man, name
Unknown
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-02
GERMAN FESTIVITIES.

Historical Costume Ball in Honor of the
Royal Silver Wedding.
BERLIN, March IAN historical costume
ball, in honor of the silver wedding OF the
Crown Prince and Princess, was held last
night in the old palace, and was carried out
with great pomp and splendor. Nearly all
the German princes and princesses were
present representing esderent historical
characters. IT, vent was great success.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-02
THE TSDIANAPoLIs JOURNAL FRIDAY, MARCH . 1883

by broken rail- just in front OF the depot
The whole train was smashed, and the plat
form and part of the depot building dam
aged. chair-car had its whole side crushed
in. The passengers were sent to Logansport
in box-cars. Strangely enough, no person
was hurt.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-02
Fatal Accident Near Washington.
DectaI To the Iu1iananoIis Ionrnal

WASHINGTON, March Phil. Hardin,
laborer in the employ of Mr. Elisha Hyatt,
of this city. was caught under an elevator
load of corn at Toms Hill, three miles west
of here, last night. and fatally wounded. A
box, weighing 1000 pounds, fell upon him.
The accident was caused by the breaking of
the hoisting rome
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-02
FRENCH GHOSTS. =

The Presence of the Orleans Princes in the
Army Unconstitutional.
PARIS, March LIN the Senate the Min
lister of War said the presence of the princes
in the army was unconstitutional Duke
D'Audiffret Pasquier. Orleanist, reproached
the minister General Thibaudin with hav-
ing committed an act which nobody else
could be found to perform
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-02
Fatal Boiler Explosion.

Special to the indianapolis journal.
LAPoRTE March 1.-The boiler in A o.
Patterns box factory, at Westville, ten miles
south of here, exploded this morning, killing
A. O. Patten, the proprietor, and Henry Pat
ten, and demolishing the building.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-02
Charges of Bribery Not Sustained.

DAYTON, March IA Democrat of this city
having made charges of bribery against
members of the city council, ali investigating
committee was appointed to-day. The Dem
ocrat failed to put in an appearance, and ha
not substantiated the charges.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-02
ILLINOIS.

A Lake Erie g. Western Brakeman Cut
to Pieces.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
HooPEsToN, March Clinton Parker Of
Lafayette, Ind, brakeman on the Lake
Erie & Western railway, was run over to-day,
cut in twain, and instantly killed by a freight
car while making flying switch
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-02
Passenger Train wrecked.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
LAFAYETTE March Wabash passenger
train No. 6, eastward bound, was wrecked at
noon at Colburn, eight miles east of here,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-02
Coal-Mine Troubles in Clay County.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
BRAZIL, March To-day was the time set
for the reduction of fifteen cents a ton on
the price of mining to go into operation, and
as result the miners are all out to consider
the situation. All the mines are suspended,
and over 1000 men have quit work. The sit
uation has not yet assumed the character of
a strike, and there seems a general sentiment
among the miners to submit to a reduction
of ten cents per ton and resume work at
ninety cents but whether the relations of
the operators with the railroads are of such
character as to permit them to agree to those
terms and still get the reduction of fifteen
cents ton on freight, promised them on
condition that they would procure an equal
reduction on the price of mining is not yet
known
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-02
General piaz at Now Orleans.

New ORLEANS, March 1.-The steamer
bearing ex-President Diaz and party arrived
this morning After breakfast the party
took drive through the city. formal
reception, later took place at the City Hail.
At 2:30 General Diaz and party were formally
received by Acting Mayor Logan and re-
ception committee The remarks of welcome
we're eloquent and were replied to in fitting
manner by General Diaz and his escort
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-02
Death From Cold and Exposure
pecial to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
KNIGHTsTowY, March 1.-Mr. Farlow, re-
Gently from North Carolina who has been
on visit to his son Harper living south
west OF Elizabeth City, went out to feed some
hogs little distance from the house Tues
day evening, and in some manner Wandered
off and was out all night. When found he
was so badly frozen he died to-day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-02
Peculiar Incid ents at shelbyville.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
SHELBYvILLE, March 1.-Two very pecu-
liar incidents, entailing loss of property, are
chroniced from this point to-day. This
morning pigeon few against a very fine
French plate-glass in the business house of
P. Sindlinger, the conclusion shivering the
glass and killing the bird. The pigeon was
put on pair of scales and found to weigh
only twelve ounces, while the glass was four
by ten feet and cost $40.
John Nicholson, the tonsorial artist, com
menced the building of chicken-house to-
day and while at work found it necessary
to brace himself against board to hold it
in place. While in this position he reached
to the opposite side, driving the nail toward
himself. Before he was aware of the fact,
the nail passed through the board and pune
tured a very handsome solid gold hunting
case watch, going entirely through and ruin
ing it. Nicholson, unlike the pigeon, sur
vived the shock.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-02
Work Suspended in All the Clay County
Coal Mines-Efforts to Compromise
the Differences.
A Pair of Peculiar Incidents Reported
from Shelbyville.
The Facts in the Tayiorsville Abduction
Case-Fatal Boiler Explosion-Miuor
Notes and Gleanings.
INDIANA.
Favorable Testimony for Mrs. Cougar The
Lawyers Grievances.
sneciaI TO the Indananolis Journal

Favorable Testimony for Mrs Cougar The
Lawyers Grievances.
special to the Indianapolis Journal
LAFAYETTE, March L. - To-day, in the
Cougar Mandler SANDER suit, was occupied
by examining witnesses to prove an alibi
for Mrs. Cougar, and demonstrate that she
was at the residence of her mother Mrs
Jackson, near her own residence, on the
night of Nov. 10, when, the defense charge
she was at Captain Wallace's office.
Doctor Alice PIERCE Tyfield, family physi-
clan for Mrs. jackson, was at the residence
on that night, and testified that Mrs Cougar
was there until 10 clock.
Miss Edna Jackson, Mrs. Cougars sister,
testified that she was at home, and that Mrs
Cougar was there on that night until
that hour, and the aged mother of Mr.
Cougar corroborated those statements. The
whole day was taken up with the testimony
of these witnesses. They also swore that
Mrs. Ada Sherry, sister of Mrs. Cougar, was
at plaintiffs house during the night, last
spring, concerning which the servant girl,
Mary Sims, swore that Captain Wallace re-
manned in the house during the night.
This forenoon all the attorneys, save John
F. McHugh, managed, in discussing a ques-
ton, to air their grievances against the news
paper reporters, Colonel DeHart being
especially severe. Judge Gould found it i'm
possible to choke them off until they had
worried through with their grievances. Coun-
sci for both sides claimed unfairness and for
full half an hour the LAWYERS spoke their COM
plants. Mr.. McHugh, the youngest of coun-
sci, leaned back in schair and smiled at the
other counsel. The plaintiff will continue
the introduction of testimony tomorrow.
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That Abducted Girl-Real Facts in the Case.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal

That Abducted Girl-Real Facts in the Case.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
COLUMBUS March For several days the
papers of Louisville and other places have
contained sensational and contradictory re-
ports of the alleged abduction of young
girl Miss Mary Gritty, from Taylorsville, in
this county. The real facts have been slow
in developing, but are substantially as fol-
lows: Miss Gritty is an orphan, sixteen years
old, bright and pretty. When quite young
she was left to the care of Miss Mary McCor-
mack and her brother-in-law, Frank Wright,
then living at North Madison, but now of
Taylorsville. They are ardent Catholics. and
when Miss Gritty became enamored of
young Hunt, a Protestant, they determined
to prevent the match at all hazards Miss
Mccormack took out letters of legal guar
dianship, and the girl was induced by false
pretenses to go to Louisville, where they in
tended to immune her in a convent or Cath
Ollie school. She rebeled, called on the po-
lice for protection, and 'scene" was the
result. A legal inquiry developed part of
these facts, but did not reach the religious
phase Of the case, which is the key to the
whole matter. The girl was sent to the
Home OF the Friendless, temporarily. The
matter causes considerable feeling here, and
it is doubtful how it will terminate.