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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-03
The Inhumanity of a Brakeman
Causes Loss of Life.
Illinois Grain Dealers Complain of the Sys-
tenn of Weighing at East ST. Louis
Brief Notes.
INDIANA.

Mayor Starlight, of Vincennes, Commits
Suicide by Shooting.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
VIYCENNEs, May 2.-This city was startled
at an early hour this morning by the most
distressing suicide of Mayor W B. Starlight,
who was defeated for reelection at the polls
three consecutive terms as an independent
Democratic candidate against the regular
nominee, and up to late hour yesterday ex
pressed confidence in his success. He re-
tired to his home upon the closing OF the
polls and expressed the opinion to his family
that he was beaten. This was fully confirmed
by his son about 10 O'clock at which time
Mr. Starlight, displaying no unusual emotion,
retired. By appointment Mr.. John A. Louis
tapped on his window att o'clock this morn
ing, and Mr.. Searight's prompt reply indicat-
ing his being awake at the time. He arose,
let Mr.. Louis in and dispatched the intended
business. Mr.. Louis Immediately leaving the
house and discovering nothing unusual in
Mr. Searlghts department What transpired
from that time until about $50 is unknown.
but at that time two pistol shots were heard
by Miss Burke visitor at the house, who
aroused the family and upon investigation
discovered Mr.. Starlight lying on the kitchen
floor with one pistol-shot through the temple
and one through the left breast, the still
smoking pistol lying at his side. Death was
instantaneous Mr.. Starlight was born in
Ireland and was at one time connected with
the Belfast Bank. He was sixty-fve years
old, of large physique, and a genial COM
panion, and possessed the confidence and re-
gard of the entire community. He leaves a
widow and four grown children to mourn
his loss
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panies are entitled to payment by the govern
ment for transportation services. The act
making the grant of public lands in aid OF
the st. Louis and San Francisco Railroad
Company provides that this railroad shall
remain public highway FOR the
use of the government of the United
States, free from toll or other charge
upon the transportation OF any property or
troops of the United States" Judge Law
renee, however, holds that Congress having,
in a subsequent act made appropriations for
payment 10 "land-grant" railroads which
had not received aid in government bonds of
so per centum of the full amount due for
transportation services, contingent upon
their written acceptance of the terms of the
acts (Which imply the REIMBURSEMENT OF
further claims for compensation beyond the
so per century, and the st. Louis d San
Francisco Company having filed its accept
ance with the third auditor of the treasury,
that company is entitled to payment at the
rate of so per centum of the full amount
upon the basis of tariff rates for like trans
portation performed for the public at large.
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The Star Routes.

WASHINGTON, May 2.-Mr. Bliss occupied
the day in reviewing the evidence. Some
of the defendants" said Mr. Bliss, would
have the jury assume that while Brady was
the boy that climbed the tree and shook down
the apples, they who caught them were limo
cent; that while the boy should be punished,
nothing should be done to them. 1t was
not possible these things should have been
been done without COLLISION" said Mr.. Bliss,
and he turned a-ain to the affidavits as con-
frmatory of that declaration. He remarked
that the defense had striven to convey the
impression that Rerdell was the great and
only rascal Of the combination. But their
own testimony showed the utter inconsis-
tency of this view. When the court adj
journed, Mr.. Bliss had not concluded his adj
dress
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Richmond Normal School.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, May There are few correc-
tons to be made in Tuesdays special from
Richmond. 1t was stated that the Friends
are refitting the Hicksite Westinghouse for
the use of the normal school. That is mis-
take. The Friends Academy building is the
one which Is to be refitted and refurnshed.
1t is the intention of the friends and faculty
of the school to make it frst-class, but not
to antagonize the interests of the other
schools in the State. 1t appears to them that
there is plenty of room for good school at
Richmond, while at the same time there
need be no lacking of interest in the State
Normal and other institutions of its kind.
The faculty at present consists of C. W.
Hodgin, of Rushvile; ]. B, Raglan, OF North
Salem; DR.. E. Test, of Plainfed, and C. E.
Hodgin, of Richmond. C. w. Hodgin was
professor of history for number of years in
the State Normal School, at Terre Haute.
Dr. Test was for several years connected with
Earlham College, but at present has charge
of the Plainfield Academy.
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REVOLUTIONARY DEFAULTERs.
Deficiencies in the Accounts of George
Washington and Lafayette.

Deficiencies in the Accounts of George
Washington and Lafayette.
Washington Special.
A valuable discovery Of old records has
been made in the Treasury Department. For
years past it was supposed that the oldest
records of the pay department in existence
were dated 1902 Recently the pay records
of the continental establishment from 1874
to 1892 were found in the dust-covered piles
under the roof of the treasury building
These books contain the accounts of General
George Washington, Benedict Arnold. Aaron
Burr, Jonathan Trumbull. Marquis de Lafay-
cite and many other distinguished cham
pions of the Revolutionary struggle. The
books show balance;due the government and
unaccounted for from General Washington
of $l61, 389. There is nothing in existence to
show how this deficit occurred, but it is sur
missed the money was lost in military opera
tions. There is also a large shortage in
Washington's specie account, but this is
probably due to the depreciation of CONT
mental money. Bededict Arnold was appar-
entity short in his accounts 81, S31.67, and
Lafayettes receipts did not tally with his dis
bursements in the sum of So, 202.
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Minor Notes.

The Richmond Republicans had Notification
over the result OF the city election last night.
William Sellers an aged farmer residing about
two miles south of Fort Wayne, fell dead on
Monday night OF heart disease while in the act
OF purchasing book OF an agent.
AT BoOnville, on Tuesday. while out with fish
ing ana hunting parry, composed nf ladies and
gentlemen, an Air-gItn was accidentally dis
charged. and Mr. VIII Meyerbacher seriously
wounded.
The elegant residence Of Mr.. Lee DiukeIspiel
of Bedford, was destroyed bv fire Tuesday
The fire caused bv defective fiue. The
total loss was about $4,000; insured for $4,000
in the Etna or Hartford.
While little girl four years old named Annie
Rabel, whose parents live near Fort Wayne
was playing near a bonfire on Monday night,
her clothing took fire, and she was so badly
burned that she cannot live.
An incendary fire on Monday burned an old
stable in the rear OF the Sun office at Vncennes,
destroying three AuItmdn separators worth 81
600. They were insured In the Ph9nix for
5000. The stable was OF brick, but worthless.
holiness convention will he held at New Al
baDy Mt Centenary NJ. Il. Church, beginning
NAV %. IL is expected that one or more female
evanselists will assist at the meetings, and that
many distinguished ministers from other cities
will be in attendance.
There are now thirteen cases of smallpox iu
Warren county, between AJtica and Independ-
enee. The disease was introduced from abroad,
and IT'S character was not recognized until after
the burial of the first victim. great many
people were exposed.
United States Senator Vest, Of Missouri ls
own cousin To John aud Henry Vest, employees
of the Bauer CoOperage Company, at Lawrence
burg He was formerly farmer in virginia.
He, Years ago, took Greeley's advice, and has
:, ow risen 10 wealth and fame.
n, Fuesday morning Stephen Aneh and John
r,nns, n, two celored employees OF the ONO Falls
S at JefersOnville engaged in u quar-
vi dbgiit n % political situation. Tney finally
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Crop Predictions Speculative Only.

WASHINGTON. May 1.-The monthly crop
report for May will be issued by the Depart
ment of Agriculture at the usual time late
in the evening of the 10th inst. The returns
from Department correspondents through
out the country are uniformly mailed on the
first day of each month, many of them are
not received until the very day on which the
final totals and deductions are figured out,
consequently all assertions as TO what
the forthcoming report will show
are merely speculative and conjec-
tural. The Department statistcian him
self remarked to-day that no knowledge
short of omaiscience is enough to warrant
a positive prediction of the result of the final
compilation of the hundreds of individual
reports to the Department in advance of
their completed receipt and examination.
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NATIONAL BANKS.
New Ones Organized, Old Ones Liquidated,
Circulation, Etc.

New Ones Organized, Old Ones Liquidated,
Circulation, Etc.
WASHINGTON, May 2.-Comptroller Knox
reports the number of new national banks
organized during the past six months to be
132, with a capital of 1858, 900. OF these
banks ten, having capital of $1,005, 900, are
located in New York; eleven, with capital
of $785, 900, in Pennsylvania sixteen, with a
capital of 81, 900 900, in Ohio; ten with cap
ital of 50, $40 600, in Illinois; nine, with
capital of $3.50, 600, in Iowa; six. with CAPT
tai of 1925 000 in Nebraska; eight, with
capital of $400 900, in Dakota; and nine in
Texas with capital of $3.50, 900. Arranged
by geographical divisions the number of
banks organized in the New England States
is five, with capital of $775 900; in the Mid
die States, twenty banks, with
capital of $l,S93, 900; in the Southern States,
including six banks in Missouri and six
banks iii Kentucky, twenty-six banks with
capital of 50, 100, 000 Western States, seventy
hanks, with n capital of SO, $50, 000 in the
Pacific States eight banks with capital of
$780, Twelve OF tine banks organized
having capital of 50 GOO 900, are banks which
allowed their corporate existence to expire
and organized other banks in the same locali-
ties. Twentv-three other banks having a
capital of So S36, 900, have gone into liquida-
ton during the past six months, and relin-
quished business Amount of mutilated
bank notes received. counted and destroyed
during six months is Sal ,577. 63S; amount of
new notes issued, S37, 1873, $50 Increase in
capital of national banks in the last six
months. $677 800 increase in circulation,
So, 800, 791; increase in lawful money de-
posted for the purpose of retiring circula-
ton, s., 002 401.
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Annual Convention of Missouri Temperance
Men

LIBERTY, May 2.-The second annual ses-
sion of the State Christian Temperance Con-
vention began.t day, with sixty local unons
composing about half the total number
in the State, represented. The conven-
ton was opened by Rev. ]. D. Wallace, of
Hannibal president The report of
G. ]. Holt State organizer, showed
121 local societies, with an ag-
gregate membership of $500, organized
in the past fifteen months. A committee on
resolutions was appointed, and will report
tomorrow. The feature of the evening ses-
sion was an address by Mrs. Clara Hoffman.
of Kansas City, president of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union.
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GENERAL AND PERSONAL.


n COiOTeu OlcrSyfnan IuVOkeS tne AIu Oh the
Civil Rights Law.
WAsHINGroN, May Rev. J. A. Reddick,
a well-known co1ored Methodist Episcopal
clergyman, formerly of Baltimore, but now
of Staunton, Va, arrived in Baltimore yes
terday on a train from Washington, over the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad, and at once made
complaint that his civil rights had been de-
MED him, and that he had been ill-treate ted
and elected from the Viaduct Hotel at Relay
station, owned by the railroad company
He states that when the train arrived at
Relay he went into the hotel with the other
passengers 10 his breakfast, but was refused
by the manager of the house, who stated
that John w. Garrett had given orders that
colored people should not be served there
The clergyman says he attempted to remon-
strate with the manager, when the latter be-
came angry and with an oath put him out
of the dning-room. Mr. Reddick declares
he will have his rights indicated.
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Failure of the St. Adams Iron-works.

New York, May I'm the business
troubles column the Tribune will say: THE
New York creditors of the st. Adams Iron
and Steel Works received notice to-day that
the company had been declared insolvent.
The company formerly did large business,
and paid promptly. Their works have not
been running for over month, as their
working could not be made profitable in
view of prospective changes in the tariff.
The amount of liabilities is not known to
the creditors here, nor how much can be re-
allied from the assets. Some creditors put
their claims into judgments"
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to stock the trade fully within ten days. The
short time elapsing between the passage Of
the act and the date it took effect has made
it impossible, with all the machinery avail
able thus far, to meet the regular demand
and put out three mouths supply in addi-
ton. Every press is at work, and has been
since the emergency arose. AS fast stamps
are received by the Internal Revenue Blu
reau they are Immediately prepared for ship
ment, and each day are forwarded to collect
ors. Each collector is supplied with guam
tity proportiOnaly to his acquisitions"
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of tine members have made friendly admis-
sions of admiration for the city and the sur
rounding country.
Tine report that Governor Porter has de-
cided in favor of any particular place for
the location of the new hospital for the in
sane is denied by him. He has considered
it proper for him to hold his opinion in sus-
pense, and has not only expressed no prefer
ence, but entertains none.
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Notes and Personals.

WASHINGTON, May AT the special
cabinet meeting to-day, all the members
were present except Mr.. Brewster The civil
service commission regulations were agreed
to without substantial change.
President Arthur has made proclamation
of the supplementary extrahition treaty be-
tween the United States and Spain.
An effort is being made to have Paducah,
KY, re-established as port of delivery.
The President, to-day appointed the fol-
lowing postmasters: Chas. L. Howe, Savan-
nah. ILL.,, Geo. Little, Plum Creek New.
Mr.. Bliss continued his argument in the
star trial to-day dwelling at great length
upon the testimony relating to affidavits.
The President has selected Boston, Atlanta
and Chicago as the names for the three new
steel cruisers of the navy.
Rev. John w. Densmore, of Illinois, and
General Mcdowell are among the visitors
appointed to the naval academy
The court, in general term, to-day, heard
the argument on appeal by the counsel for
Captain Howgate from the decision of JUS
tice Macarthur dismissing his application for
the vacation of attachments (aggregating
nearly $100000) against Captain Howgate's
property, because the suit had been brought
by special counsel instead of the United
States attorney The court reserved its
decision.
The acting Commissioner of Internal Rev
enue received a telegram from the collector
at st, Louis stating that the receipts of his
office yesterday from the sale Of tobacco
stamps were $173, 74I.
At a meeting of the executive committee
of the National Board of Health, to-day,
Refuge Station, at Ship Island, Miss, was
ordered opened as soon as the necessary de-
tails can be a arranged. The inspection SER
vice in New Orleans and on the Mississippi
river was also directed to be organized for
work.
Secretary Lincoln's refusal to grant per-
to Catholics TO erect churches for
soldiers on military reservations is giving
great offense. 1t is characterized as an unL
gracious qnibble, unworthy of a cabinet min
ister
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Demand for the Guiteau Record.

" ashlngton special.
1t appears that only eighty copies of the
record of the Guteau trial were preserved by
the government for distribution. This num-
Der did not begin to supply the demand
which came from all parts of the world.
Every capital of Europe, it is said, has APP
piled for copies only to be informed that
none have been provided for general dis
tribution. Public libraries, law libraries and
other institutions, as well as individuals,
have asked for them on account of the great
number of opinions of experts on the ques-
ton of insanity which the report contains.
The few copies preserved were carefully dis
trbuted by the Encouragement to law
Libraries and judgesi in this country. A reso-
luton was offered in the Senate authorizing
the printing of large number OF copies, but
it was defeated
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Protection from Floods.

LawrencebuR Press.
The council met yesterday morning to take
action on the proposition of President In
gals in behalf of the Big Four. The road is
to raise the levee from Hardentown to New
town, from two to five feet higher than the
old one, with gravel. The council accepted
the proposition, and the city is to put from
two to five feet of clay on the sides of the
gravel. Work will begin next week. Now.
that it is settled that no more floods will ever
sweep away our city, We can go to work with
confidence,
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*AMoNG the ladies who may read this there
may be several sickly ones who have made up
their minds to act on the old saw which specifies
that "What can't be cured must be endured"
While the truth of the old proverb is selfevidene
it is just possible they may have erred in judg.
ment as TO the possibilities of tine healing ara
outside of the medical profession, and before
giving up in despair they had better test the eff
cacy OF Mrs. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, which is DOW attracting universal atten-
ton
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A Great Honor Declined.


Washington Special.
Register Bruce is the only man who has yet
refused a unanimous nomination for Presi-
dent. A delegation, representing anti-secret
and prohibition societies, waited on him the
other day and asked him to be their candi-
date. He refused, not only on the ground
that he was not in full accord with their
movement bu. that he intended to support
the straight Republican ticket, on which he
did not expect his name to figure promi-
nently
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Navy Ratirement and Promotion.

WASHINGTON, May 2.-Vice-admiral Rowan
has asked to be relieved from the duties of
superintendent of the Naval Observatory,
and Secretary Chandler has appointed Com
modore Shufeldt to succeed him. Commo-
dore Shufeldt will, on the 9Th of this month,
be promoted to rear admiral, as on that date
Rear Admiral f. E. Calhoun will be placed
upon the retired list
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Minister West and His Dogs.

Washington Special.
Minister West called at one of the city
markets to-day. He was accompanied by a
pair of handsome settlers. 1t is against the
law to take dogs into the market. This fact
was communicated to him. The prompt man
ner in which he bounced his dogs was COM
mented upon by the market-keeper. Said he
'If it had been an American swell there
would have been good deal of talk and
bother. Those English swells come to time
without any trouble"
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Death of Charles Chaunoey Burr.

HoBoKEN N J., May 2.-Charles Chauncey
Burr who nominated Charles OConor for
President of the United States in 1872 an
advocate of the cause of the South at the
breaking out of the civil war, and owner of the
Daily National Democrat died tonight aged
the stage and Lola Montez for the lecture
platform. President Pierce offered BUR the
appointment of minister to the court of
Berlin
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Duel Between Brothers-in-Law.

CHICAGO, May 2.-The Daily News's New
Orleans special says: John o. Callahan
challenged his brother-in-law, Michael Nca-
len, to a pistol duel, owing to alleged
ISLANDERS uttered by Nealen against the for
mer's wife. They met, last night, at Deoa-
tur street, and fired at fifteen PAGES. Nealen
was wounded and sent to the hospital, and
both are under arrest,
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Residence Burned.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
LAPoRTE, May 1.-The fine residence, part
of its contents and outbuildings of S. B.
Webster, a few miles east of here, were en-
tirely destroyed by fire last evening. Cause,
a defective chimney. Loss So, 500. Insur-
ance on house, $500; on furniture $500, in
North British and Mercantile.
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An Arkansas NInrder-

LITTLE Rock May 2-Monday night, in
Jonesboro Craighead county, Arkansas,
three men attempted to force admittance to
Mrs. Julia Erwin's residence. G. L. Erwin
fired at random from within to brighten
them, but the fire was returned and Erwin
shot dead. The names of the murderers are
unknomn
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Terre Haute Public Building Site.


WAsHIEGToN, May lit has been about
determined to adhere to the selection of the
McKeen ground for the Terre Haute custom
house site. About $50 men demonstrated
against the selection, and over !, 200 citizens
petitioned TO have the building located on
that property, and the strongest battalions
won.
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in Scotland in 1918, but came to thisL in
1886. He was one OF the most promit,onG and
reliable business men.
The house of E. 3. Harold, OF Wapello, ILL.,,
was burgarized on Monday night of a note of
$776 and about $50 $75 IN cash and various
bored by the family. No trace of the thief
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Special to the IndianapOI1s JournaL
LAFAYETTE, May 2-Independence,
small town on the Wabash river, twenty
miles west of here, has fifteen cases of small
pox and three deaths have resulted. A man
named Patton, on his return from Ohio, took
his case to the little town, and he was the
first to die
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Sanding Out New Tobacco stamps.

NAsmNGroN, May MIR. Rogers, Acting
Commissioner of Internal Revenue, to-day
tslegrnphed to Collector sturgis, at 81. Louis,
"a regard to supplying 3 the demand for
stamps uuder the new law rs hillows:
In addition to the stamps already
fcrt C0.000 twenty-pOnnd stamps will be
n'hured YOU to-day We will try to keep.
you supplied FOR current demand, aud hope
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Assicnment al Franklin.

Special 10 The IndianapoIis JOurnaI.
FRANKLIN, May Wv. H. Thompson &
Co., dry goods merchants of this city, made
an assignment for the benefit of their cred
itors to 7. B. Wood last evening. Messrs.
Thompson & Co. came here three years ago
from Ednburg, Ind. Liabilities and assets
unknown.