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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-11
THE CITY IN BRIEF.

There are PA patients at the Poor Farm
The Woman's State Fair Association will hold
a meeting at 2:30 P, NJ to-day, at the agricul-
tural rooms.
The annual statistical reports have been re-
ceived by the Bureau of Statistics from all the
counties in the State excepting Spencer.
A gold watch stolen from Theo. Thorpe of this
city, on the night of the industrial parade, has
been recovered from Louisville pawn-shop.
Charters have been issued for the organization
of posts of the Grand Army at Mt. Etna Hunt
ington county, and Brownsburg, Hendricks
county.
Company L, Third Indiana cavalry. will have
reunion in this city on the 27th. Members Vt
other companies of the regiment are invited to
participate.
The trial of Charles Patterson for shooting
David Pearson, the hack-drlver began III the
Criminal Court yesterday. He is defended by
Smith IL Duncan.
Peter Moss and Carrie Rosenthal, James
Chambers and Maggie j. Randolph, Frank
Hughes and Mary j. Harpester were licensed to
marry yesterday.
The residence of Lindey Vinton. on North
PennsylVaula street, caught tire last evening,
but the flames were eXtinguIshed without the
assistance of the fire department.
Those having bills against the Indiana Snnper-
bund on account of the saengerfest are requested
to present them to the chairman of the commit
tee they contracted with not later than Wednes-
day afternoon, Sept. II.
Those wishing TO attend the funera. of Hon d.
T. Holloway, at Richmond, to-day, can leave
here at II O'Clock and return to-nignt By
courtesy of superintendent Miller the return
fare has been placed at -.
Charles L. McIlvaine is the name of an erring
young man who has been in jail for sixteen
months on a charge of bastardy preferred by
Phoebe A. Emery. A compromise was ffected
yesterday, and McIlvaipe will be released.
Justice Johnson yesterday bound James John
son over to the Circuit Court in the sum of
$780, on Il charge of bastardy preferred by Ida
Spousel. He went to jail, hut later in the day
compromised the case by marrying the girl
Building permits were issued yesterday to W.
A. Wright for "A ST 300 frame house on College
avenue: John Ulrlch. 1900 frame hous. on
Blackboard street; Charles lskie, 81 800 frame
house on Prospect street, and Sarah A. Dynes
5000 frame house on Linden street.
Mr.. Elso Keller. the grocer, while crossing the
Union tracks, on South Illinois street. last night.
was caught under the safety gates, which came
down upon him, striking him over the forehead
ana lhncilng serious but not dangerous injuries
which were given attention at the Surgical
Institute.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-11
PERSONAL.

M Nolan, of Rushvlle, is at the Grand Hotel.
j. H. Organ, of Laporte, is at the Grand Hotel.
Col A. +. Beach, of Attica, is at the Grand Ho-
tel.
WB. Overman, of Rockville, is at the Grand
Hotel
j. Finfrock, of Logansport, is at the Bates
House
Hon. 8. ]. Yancey, of Fortville, is at the Bates
House.
Colonel E. W. Netf, of chicago, is at the Bates
House.
Hon. Robert Mitchell, of Princeton, is at the
Grand Hotel.
Colonel ]. c. Buntin of Terre Haute, is at the
Bates House.
Colonel N. P. Richmond, of Madison, is at the
Bates House.
J. P. Mahorney and wife, of Waveland, are at
the Grand Hotel.
Colonel George W. Fredley, of Bedford, was at
the Bates House yesterday.
Col r. s. Robertson and daughter, of Fort
Wayne, are at the Grand Hotel.
James B. White and sons, of Fort Wayne, are
registered at the Bates House.
General Carnahan will have charge of the mil
itary drill in the Classical school.
Thomas E. Endly and wife left last evening
for the east, to be absent three weeks.
EnOS b. heeu mas moved into the TWeHtn
ward, and will he a candidate for Council there.
Hon. William H. English has returned from a
business trip to New York, Washington, and the
principal business cities.
Mr.. Chas. L. Kregelo and S9amily returned
yesterday from a two months trip to the East
ern cities and watering places.
S. ]. Root, Connersville; George Black Ham
ilton, o.; ]. B. Crowell, Boston; Geo. f. Moore,
Chicago, and A L. Muuson, Mitchell, are regis
tered at the Bates House.
Miss Flora E. Meadows, who Is to be one of
the resid ent teachers i'll the Indianapolis Semlu-
airy, the coming year, arriv ed yesterday after
noon and has taken her room at the seminary.
Gideon B. Thompson, of the News, left, yester.
day, for two weeks vacation at Keokuk Ia.
He may make few political speeches out there
to "stand off, the efforts of Messrs. Mcdonald
and Hendricks.
f. H. DoIan, Michigan City; @. Fl. Thomas,
Logansport; Fl. E. Hadley, New Ross; ]. S.
Shank Nashville: ]. Piper, Evansville; G. W.
Hadey, Charlottesville, and John B. Cox, of
Boston, at the Grand Hotel.
Frank Fl. Blaekledge. the Governors private
secretary, has been called to Cleveland, where
his brother, Mr.. S. A. Backledge, who had
started east on pleasure trip, is lying seriously
i'll. DR.. E. s. Elder accompanied him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-11
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Legislation Concerning the Railroads-An
Unimportant Session.

The session of the Board of Aldermen, at the
regular meeting last night, was commercially
brief. The board was invited by Daniel E. Rea-
gan to attend the opening of the Peoples New
West Market, on Saturday evening, Sept Is, at
No. 365 West Washington street. "GOod music
and electric light to enliven the scene,' are as
sured by the invitation.
Under a suspension of the rules the ordinance
making it unlawful to place distractions in the
bed OF POgue's run was passed.
The committee on railroads reported adversely
on the ordinance limiting freight trains pass
ing through the city to ten cars,
and regulating the speed at not
more than three miles per hour. 1t was claimed
trains were limited TO the number of cars speci-
ned IN the ordinance, the cost of freight TO the
heavy shippers and manufacturers of the city
would IN the aggregate be increased several
Thousand dollars year. Mr.. Tucker also
claimed that it had been clearly demonstrated
that the greater the speed of a train in passing
through IA city the fewer the accidents. The re-
port of the committee was adopted, and the
ordinance, therefore, was defeated
An ordinance was passed requiring the Union
Railway Company ana the PiGtsburg, Cincinnati
d st. Louis Company each station f1agman
at the crossing of their tracks on Virglnia.aye-
nue..
The city attorney, civil engineer and street
commissioner we're directed to report to the
are necessary for the protection of the property
along the Cincinnati. Hamilton IL indianapolis
railroad, aud the Panhandle tracks between
Noble and Cruise streets.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-11
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Robert Wallace. member of the Ohio Legisla-
ture. died last evening at his home in Berea.
Early on Sunday morning the new city hall at
Charlton, Iowa, which cost 1000, was des-
trOyed by fire.
At st. Paul, Mimi, yesterday, Arnel Risky
and Herman Pilgrim, seamsters, were killed by
lightning wnlle holding horses.
By the breaking of an omnibus wheel at Leav-
enworth, Kan, five persons were injured, City
Clerk Shepard having both legs broken.
One hundred thousand dollars has Just been
paid to the Cherokee Indians for lands recently
sold by them, which sale was ratified by the
government.
Arrangements have been begun in Cincinnati
for the celebration of the two hundredth ami.
versary of the first German settlement il the
United States.
Since the first appropriation for the purpose,
made eighty years ago, the government has ex-
pended Sl05, 100000 for the Improvement of
rivers and harbors,
Another body was found late last evening in
the ruins OF the rag warehouse at Cincinnati. 1t
was discovered under Il bale of rags. 1t was
badly burned, but was easily recognized
Robert Prendergrass was assassnated in Yell
county, Ark, on the 9th inst, by James M. I'm
derwood, at the urgent demand of Mrs Prender-
grass, with whom Underwood had herome too
intimate. lie has confessed to the crime.
Duncan C.. Ross won first prize and the cham
pionship badge at the CAledOnian Clubs mixed
wrestling tournament in Cleveland last night.
The other contestants were NJ. Thompson, of
Canada, and Dennis Gallagher, of Buffalo.
The warehouse of the Consolidated Tank Com
pany, at st. Joseph,IMo., containing $4,000 gal
Ions of oil, was DESTROYED by fire yesterday
morning. Insured for $4,000. The st. Joe
steam prlntlng-house was also damaged So, 600
by fire. Fully insured.
Part Of the Highland mine, at Deadwood
cnVed in on Saturday evening. imprisoniny three
workmen behind one hundred tons of ore. One
man worked his way out through eighty feet of
ore by using giant-powder. The corpses of his
comrades were recovered on Sunday night.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-11
ADJUSTMENTS.

PARK THEATER-THE HOWARD COMPANY.
Charles Howard's dramatic and specially COM
pany began a weeks engagement, at the Park,
last night, to a COED audience. The olio in
Guided the specialties of the Mcclure Brothers.
clever dancers; Clark and Edwards, Tyroean
warblers and German comedians; Manning and
Drew, Irish comedians, who have always made
a hit here and Shaffer and Blakely in a "black
face" sketch. The performance concluded with
Mr.. Towards Southern comedy drama, "Uncle
Remus," with that gentleman in the title role
ana the other members of the company in the
cast. Mr.. Howard's efforts were of a character
10 create much amusement There will be Wed
nesday and Saturday matinees, and perform
snees during the remaining evenings OF the
week. The company deserves good houses
THE zoo THEATER
Kings speciality company, OF the best
vaudeville organizations on the road, began a
weeks engagement at the Zoo last night to an
overlooking house. The principal features of
the performance wers the Irish sketch of T. T
Muller and Kitty Mills. the plantation songs
and dances of the "Four Spades" the grotesuue
dancing of the Ronaldos the serio comic
singing of Lottie Forrest and the specialties of
j. Arthur Doty, female impers0nator; Roach
ana Castleton, sketch artists, and the Morela
brothers, acrobats. The company VIII appear
during the remalnde + of the week,
NOTES.
Tony Denier's "Humpty Dumpty" will be at
the Grand the first three nights OF next week,
snG Minnie Maddern the last three.
Barlow, Wilson & Co.'s minstres open the
regular season at the Grand next Friday even
ing The sale of reserved seats opens to-mor-
row morning
Tony Pastors company gave another per-
Torrance at the Grand last night there being
a large audience The bill was the same as he.
fore, except that the Kerralls act was cut
The MajiltOns, an English company, will omen
the season at Englishs next Thursday night
in "Frolics of Day" The company is well
spoken of and has made decided success in
the East
The Grand has been reOpened, freshened up
and adorned with new curtains and carpets and
10 now one of the most attractive theaters IN the
all the arrangements OF the house are excellent
The graduating exercises of the sixth annual
term OF Mrs. Hattie A. Pruuk's school will take
place at the Grand Opera house, Tomorrow
evening. A large class VIII graduate, and an
interesting programme has been arran ged en-
bI acing Rotations, dialogues, tahraux etc
and acts from "RcharH III LADY of Lyons u
aud "Mary Stuart" Among those who Will take
part Mrs Emma ID. Lemon, Mrs Mary f.
Chrlssey, Mrs, Dr. &. n. AlrtGalt. Miss Marina
Grubbs, Miss Rena Trumoull. Miss Minnie Tur-
pm, Miss Joine Griffith, Miss Ollie b. Morgan,
MISS Jennie McOuat, Messrs. Wallace Bennett
James NJ. feathers. Theo. Pafln, Oliver N
towns, william jackson ana Master Emmett
Tyler.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-11

Readers OF the Journal will remember Mad
anne Durand, plausible female swlnder, who
cut wide swath IN INDIANAPOLIS about "A year
hgo. Since leaving this city The Madame has
Travelled extensively, and IN every town where
she has stopped has swindIel II lot of credulous
girls. The following tel, gram to the Associated
Press from Wheeling gives the intelligence of
aer latest fr eak:
WHEELING, w. Va, Sept IO.-A woman calling
herself Madame Pauline Wort hingUOn ca me here
i've weeks ago and established IA mosaic art
'chooL The pupils were 10 pay twelve dollars
eritCring and after they becsln, proficient
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-11

InuIahapoIs --9 Q -
Ft Wayne I'll
Two-base hits-PhIIlips, Merrill
Three-hase hit-HiGsry.
HOme-run-PhillipS.
Earned runs-Indianapolis. 3. Fort Wayne 5.
Balls cal!ed-On Murphy, 49, on. Brown, IA.
Struck out--McKeon, Peoples ~. Veach, Dom
nelly, Murphy, Hlllery (2), Brown (2), Nc
DOnough.
Strikes called-Off Murphy, 81; off Brown, IL.
Double plays-Dennely, Downing and Nc
Keen, MrKeon and Dow ming.
Passed bails-Peoples 2, McDonough 1.
Wild pitches-Murpny, 2.
Time of game-2 hour and 20 minutes
mpire-McQuOId.
Manager C'Leary is on the sick list. He was
compelled to return from Vincennes, and has
since been confined to hisbed with a severe at
tack of ague. He will probably be about again
as usual in few DAYS.
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More HiehWaymen.

While returning home from the sengerfest
open-air concert on Saturday night, Frank s.
Jared, 1t Is reported, was attacked at the corner
OF Prospect and Linden streets, by four high
waymen, who had been lying concealed in the
high weeds, and he was robbed of $55 il cash.
Que OF tue robbers was negro. No arrests
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-11

were to receive salaries for their work. To-day
she left town, leaving unpaid board, furniture,
jewery and dry goods bills. and rent, besides
taking the amount received from the girls. The
woman, some months ago, opened at CoVlngton,
KY, as Madame Manning, and at indianapolis
as Madame Durand. She is also wanted at
Easton, Pa, for the same swindle, where she
called herself Mrs. Good win.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-11
BASE BALL NEWS.
The Indianapolis Club Defeated at TT
Wayne-Manager O'Leary Ill.

The Indianapolis team were defeated at Fit.
Wayne by their old-time enemies yesterday by
eleven to four. Nothing better could have been
expected under the circumstances, as Keenan,,
Dorgan ana O'Leary were all sick and unable to
play. The two clubs will play again today. The
following is the of yesterdays game, as
telegraphed to the Journal. 1t will be seen that
the boys were in bad shape:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-11
DAILY WEATHER BULLETIN.

lnulCatlOnS
WAR DEPARTMENT.
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER.
WASHINGTON, Sept IL, A. NJ.
For Tennessee and the Ohio Vaney-Slightly
warmer, fair weather. noctherly winds, becom-
ing variable. lower barometer.
For the Lower Lake Region-Slghtly warm
er, generally fair weather, east to south winds,
lower barometer.
For the Upper Lake Region-Partly cloudy,
local rains in northern portion, east to south
winds, lower barometer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-11
OCEAN STEAMERS.
STATE LIN Il
BETWEEN
New York and Glasgow. Liverpool
Dublin, Belfast ana Londonderry.
OCEAN STEAMERS

These tirst-class. full-powered steamers Will
sail from New York EVERY THURSDAY.
First Cabin. $50 TO 80, aceorting TO accom-
modations. Return tickets, $40 10 $3.50. Sec
ond Cabin, $40. Return tickets S75. Steerage
outward 500; these steamers carry neither cat
tie, sheep nor pigs. Prepaid tickets for steerage
passengers from Europe reduced TO S2I
Apply to FRENZEL BROS, Agents, As East
Washington street, ALEX. METZGER, Agent, >
Oddfel0ws Hall; JOHN II. ORR, Agent, In
dianapolis; AUS TIN, BALDWIN & Co, General
Agents. 53 Broadway, New York
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Local Cd servauons.
INDIANAPOLIs, Sent. 10.
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VETANTED-INVENTOR TO APPLY TO
w Smith & Lneper, patent solicitors, before
employing attorneys. Best of references given,
and satisfaction guaranteed. Room %, over %
North Pennsylvania street
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WANTED - LADY AGENTS FOR THE
w Queen PROTECTOR" new undergarmeuJ
for ladies, made of Soft, flexible rubber;
proteeton to the underwear when necessary TO
he worn. Retails for 81 fast agents can
show it, Large profits. Address, with stamps,
Ladies' Undtrgarment Manufacturing Co.,
South MAY street. Chicago. Ill.
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WANTED - HELP FURNISHED, POSI-
w lions procured reasonable rates; salts
faction guaranteed or money refunded; CORE
spondence from distance sOlicited-stamp. Call
or address Capita! City Intelligence Office, SO W.
Washington street.
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NTANTED-TO SELL OR TRADE A VERY
w fine pacing horse, 16 hands high, young,
sound and gentle: can pace in 2:40, and can at
tain much better record in a short time. viii
sell cheap for cash. trade for small house
and lot in city; property must be improved. Par
ticulars at COMMERCIAL EXCHANGE, SO W.
Washington street.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-06-12

the morning OF the 9Th. Also severe
frost with plenty of ice. which greatly at
fected the young clovers, and am sorry
to add that round this country for many
miles and In this and the neighboring PLAN
tations that useful animal, the sheep,
many of which had been sheared, have
persisted. although housed, through the
inclemency Of the weather. The fields are
as bare Of heritage as usually In the month
of November, and the verdure OF the for
est has the appearance Of the fall Instead
of summer, the air so cold that the labor
ers mostly wear mittens In the mornings.
On the 9th the weather moderated little,
but still frost and ice,--the wind still
blowing from n. n. w. and remarkably
cold for the season, with all the appearance
of snow, but none fell. The wind contin-
ued ut the same point until evening, blow
ing fresh. In the evening was the eclipse
OF the moon, which was followed on the
morning OF the 10th with most severe
frost, that destroyed the blossoms and
even leaves of the appletrees in certain d.
rections, accompanied with ice, consider
ing the height of the sun, thicker in pro-
portion than any night last winter, and
the cold so intense as to kill the martin
birds Ia their houses. The 10th the wind
still continued n. n. W., blowing fresh
for the whole day, in the evening the sky
clear with the wind somewhat abated but
produced on the morning OF the 18th
very smart white frost, with ice the thick
ness of dollar. About q. m. the wind
shifted to the S. W., with comfortable
day and atmosphere, which everybody
hopes will continue. What Is to become
OF this country it is impossible to divine,
- distressing beyond description, and
farms that usually cut from thirty to forty
tons OF hay, by their present appearance
will not cut five, and to all appearance
this part of the Union is going 10 suffer
for bread and everything else.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-06-12
IN GENERAL.

In making excavations for a building
in New Orleans recently, the remains of a
boat eighty feet long Were found about Il.
below the surface of the ground. Within
its hull lay imbedded number OF human
bones. The place where it was found was
probably once part OF the Mississippi
River; but there is nothing known about
the loss OF such boat.
Michael Bass, the London Brewer, is
credited with giving about 81 600, 900 TO
church, library and club. The credit is
due, however 10 thousands of British wo-
men and children who live in squalor, rag
gedly clad and hali-starved, that Michael
Bass might have money, with which to
buy reputation for generosity aud good
ness. These naked aud hungry ones are
the real giyerS.
The Portland TRANSCRIPT says that the
first poem of any considerable length and
merit ever written by Maine man was
one written in 1916 by Enoch Lincoln,
afterward Governor of Maine. The vol
ume was published by Edward Little esq.,,
then bookseller OF Portland. Mr.. Little
subsequently removed to Danville, now
Auburn, and was instrumental in develop
ing the power of Lewiston Falls.
The first message over the wires Of
Morse's experimental telegraph line be-
tween Washington and Baltimore were
Behold what wonders God hath
wrought" That was forty years ago.
Now Rev. Mr.. Surgeons sermons deliv.
cred in London, are flashed across the
ocean by the same medium, and published
complete in several daily papers in the
United States. This is only one OF the
wonders which has become manifest
through the use OF the electric telegraph.
General Grants assertion at the Colfay
dinner, in New York, that he never heard
President Lincoln in all the rich fund o
anecdotes with which he used TO enforce
his arguments, utter one which could give
offense in any society from its coarseness
Is unquestionably true. Lincoln's fam'
has undoubtedly suffered from misrepre
seutation in this respect, and he has beef
made responsible for great many coars'
stories with which he would not have soil
ed his lips. He was as little tainted will
yulgarity as prudishness Of speech and hi
humor was as wholesome and hearty as /
was unconventional. Gen. Grant did wei
10 say what he did, and his ut terance vii
become historical.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-06-12
Pastor Univarsalist Church.
Woodstock, o., May 10, 1883.
NORWAY LIGHT INFANTRY.

An interesting incident took place at
Norway during the memorial address OF
Governor ROBBIE, Thursday last He al
luded to the Norway Light Infantry as one
of the earliest, il not the first company in
Maine To respond 10 the call of the Presi-
dent for 81, 900 volunteers. This company
was under the command OF Capt. Geo. L.
Beal and was the nucleus which afterward
developed officers OF the greatest valor.
This company furnished the United States
during the war with 326 men, also Il com
missioned officers, which includes Major
General, Brigadier General, 4 Colonies,
. Captains. and 2S Lieutenants. Governor
ROBBIE was Paymaster of this company, and
presented to the Norway Light Infantry
the muster-out and payroll of the original
Co. G, LIST Me. Regiment, a regiment which
so much distinguished itself during the
war. as an interesting souvenir. He said
This roll bears the signature Of each and
every officer and soldier of the old Norway
Light Infantry Company, a receipt in full
for $40 80 for three months service.
soldiers autograph TO such an insignificant
pay roll valuable, for behind it is the
! logic, that higher motives than pecuniary
reward led the Norway Light Infantry into
unforeseen dangers in defence of their coun
try Press.