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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-02
vessels for the Chinese NAVY.

KEEL, June 1.-The vessels to leave next week
for China those recently built for the Chinese
government, not -Gcrman vosscse. rney VIM
take out supply of torpedoes. The vessels will
he inspected before they leave here by
captain OF the German navy, and nayigated to
Shanghai by German seamen, who, after the
vessels have been handed over to the Chinese
authorities, will go on board the vessels OF the
German squadron in Chinese waters.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-02

NEW YORK. June 1.-Harold FredericksOn
PAel, son of distinguished German general,
was arrested FOR deserti0n from the ship Il, W.
Gildemeister. Harold ran away from the mill.
tary academy at Poisdam, and expressing wish
to go to sea, his father placed him in charge of
the captain OF tho Gidemeister. On the arrival
of the vessel, Harold deserted, claiming that he
was ill-used by the mate. Commissioner Belts
sent him TO jail to await the sailing OF the ship
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The First Accident of Its Kind.

The accident of Thursday was the first of its
kind of the many bridge disasters recorded. The
fatal accident of the Tay bridge, at Dundee,
Scotland, by which, owing to a railway train
dashing into the Firth of Forth, over 200 lives
were lost on the evening of Dec 20, 1879.
and the disaster of the Bromley bridge, in Eng.
land which fell Nov. %, 1882, and by
which seven persons were killed, are still fresh
disaster, by which, owing to the falling of
trestle-Gridge on the Ceutra! railroad, numerous
lives were lost, among them that OF
the ilustriOus doc" Simmons, the
train engineer, who bravely stuck to
his post, though he had time to escape. On Feb.
Is, 1867, the bridge over the Kankakee river
was swept away by floods and numerous lives
were lost. Numerous other bridge disasters
have occurred, but no instance of any such
accountable catastrophe is recorded.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-02

printed on checks, drafts, etc. It provides that
imprinted checks and drafts may be sent to the
internal revenue bureau once, instead OF
from July next as originally intended. Such
are received will be cancelled and returned, If
possible by July l. They may be presented in
sheets or bound in books and will be returned in
the same condition. Blanks which have been
compressed into blocks OF pads must be sepa-
rated before presentation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-02
New Ordnance Contracted For.

WASHINGTON June 1.-The south Boston Iron
Works has made contracts with the War Depart
ment to construct four l2-inch rifle guns at
$40, 900 each, one large mortar, and to convert
fifty l0-inch smooth bores into 5-iuch rifle can
non at an average cost of $4,000 each.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-02
The Influence of the Peace Union.

NEW YORK, June lat a meeting of the Uni
versal Peace Union Sarah /. Rogers said the
committee sent from the peace union to confer
with the Irish Land League Convention, In Pha-
delphia, recently, excited great influence over
that assembly, and persuaded them to cast aside
their war like intentions and endeavor to ami
cably arrange their difficulties by peaceful arbl-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-02
The Doctors vs.. the Archbishop.

MONTREAL, June Three prominent legal
gentlemen, whose opinion was collected by tho
medical faculty Of the Victoria University and
the sisters of the Hotel Deu whether the latter
can ignore the faculty, IN compliance with the
archhlshop's mandate, havo given united opin-
ion that under Tho existing agreement the Sis-
teFs would be liable 70 heavy damages II they
refuse admission to the medical profession and
their students as herctstore.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-02
A Dead Mans ringer as a Talismap

NEW YORK, June 1.-James Blackhart, col
ored seaman, was arrested for burglary yester-
day. When searched in the statiOn-hOuse
small piece of shrivelled skin aud bone was
found In his possession. He said IL was the fore
finger of The right hand of a dead friend named
Brown. Eight years ago he and Brown shipped
at this port for the West Inaies. Several days
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Harrington, M. p. Summoned.

DUBLIN, June 1.-Edward Harrington, editor
of :he Kerry Sentinel. and the printers of that
paper, have been summoned to answer to the
charges of printing poster which appeared on
the 18th nit, inviting persons who desired TO
join the 1nvincibles to attend a meeting to be
held on the following day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-02
Youngstown workmen Jubiiant.

YoUNGsToN, o., June 1.-The rOllng-mill pro-
prietors of the MahOning Valley mills all sign
the scale of last year, and work will be con-
tinued without interruption after next Monday,
with the exception of Brown, Bonnell & Co.. who
Will close down for ten days to take account of
stock. There is great rejoicing here among the
1000 mill employees.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-02
Hearing of the Ballina Prisoners.

CASTELAR,, June 1.-The hearing of the pris-
Ouers charged in connection with the murder
conspiracy In county Mayo continued this
morning. An informer testified that he received
n letter from Naly, one of the prisoners, con
tainiBg n plan to murder the inspector of the
police who attacked the mob at Ballina.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-02

Schloezer will shortly leave Rome. he will re-
turn on the expiration of his three months leave
of absence"
The Monteur denies that the negotiations be-
tween Prus sia and the Vatican has been broken
off, but says Prussia will experience great diff
Guilty in replying to Cardinal Jacobini's note.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-02
spanish Indemnity to Americans

MADRID, June 1.-The Cuban Budget, read In
the Chamber of Deputies on Wednesday, pro-
vides for the payment of the remainder OF the
Indemnity (S49, 1900 awarded by the Hspano
American commission, to Americans who suf-
fered losses during the Cuban revolt.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-02
Change Of Nihilist Plans,

LONDON, June 1.-The Pail Mall Gazette pub
fishes a letter dated May "a, from the Nihilist
stepriak, author of underground Russia p
in which the writer says the Gar will not he
molested at the coronation, because the system
of attacks to create terror has heen replaced by
plans for II coup d'etat and attempts at revolt.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-02
An Insane Mntl,or,s Decd.

HARRISBURG, june IA special to the Patriot
says Mrs Susan T. Douglass, ago twenty-sGYCn,
residing IN Cumberland county, during thh
absence OF her husband, cut the thrOats Of her
three children, 0Oys, and then killed herself
Insanity,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-02
Another Day of stsr-Route Trial.

WASHINGTON, June Lone year ago to-day
the first star-rOute trial began, and, this morn.
ing Merrck entered upon the fifth day of his
argument in the present case. He again accused
John Dorsey of perjury aud said his atiidavits
had been accepted when he was neither con-
tractor nor sub-contractor. HE made them in
blank, to be filed up by another conspirator.
and changed circumstances might demand
The whole afternoon was devoted to q criticism
of various af1idavits in the case. Testimony
will be quoted by Mr. Merrick support of his
declaration that they were stepped in perjury.
Adjourned till Monday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-02
The Liverpool Prisoners.

LONDON, June 1.-The dynamite conspirators,
DR.. Gallagher, Bernard Gallagher Ansburgh,
Curtin, Whitehead and Wilson, against whom
true bills were found yesterday, were arraigned
in the Old Bailey, this forenoon, before Justice
Hawkins, pleaded not guilty, and the trial was
fixed for the IL tn instant.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-02
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
Canadian Artists Want American PIeture
unn.-

Heavily Taxed.
TORONTO, June lat the annual meeting of
the Ontario Society of Artists, special reference
was made to pictures brought here for sale by
American dealers, ostensibly as the productions
of firstcass artists, but really only copies of the
originals, and resolution was passed that the
government be urged TO increase the duty to 40
per cent. on pictures under the value of ST. 900
each. and If over that value and by well known
artists, tine duty to be 10 per cent.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-02
Illness of Hon. j. Proctor Knott

LOUISVILLE, June 1.--Hon. ]. Proctor Knott
Democratic nominee for Governor of Kentucky,
is quite i'll at his residence DR.. Wathen of this
city, says hls condition s NOT considered seri-
Gus.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-02
No Opportunity for Interference.

LONDON, June 1.-Mr. Gladstone stated in the
Commons this afternoon that there was at pres
ent chance of offering the good offices of
Great Britain to France and China looking to O
settlement between the two last named nations
In regard to the affair in Tonquin.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-02
PueiIistie Naval Youtbs

PROVIDENCE, r. l.. June Joe Seward, of
Boston, and Tommy Mnrr, of New York, of the
to-day. In the seventh round Seward knocked
Mari out OF time,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-02
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL.
Panic Caused by the Proposed Con
solidation of Revenue Districts.
The Cancellation of Imprinted Stamps and
Checks-Important Ruling by Com
missioner Evans.
Reduction of the Public Debt in
May Nearly Five Millions.

Comptroller Lawrence Says the United states
May Set OFF Claims Against Creditors
Notes and Personalities.
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Offsets Against Creditors of the Government.

WAsHINGToN, June l.-COmptroller Lawrence
has rendered an important decision in the mat
ter of the right of the United States to apply
money appropriated by Congress TO the State of
Georgia to refund certain money to the stato ex-
pended for the common defense IN 1877 by way
OF a set-of against the quota OF direct taxes ap-
portioned to that State by the direct tax act of
August 5, 1861. The Comptroller decides that
the accounting officers of the Treasury Depart
ment, in adinsting the accounts OF a creditor Of
the United States are authorized to set off
against the claim of such creditor any sum due
him from the United States.
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THE PUBLIC DEBT.

The June Statement Shows Reduction Of
Nearly Five Million Dollars.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-The following is
statement of the public debt from May l to
June l:
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The Cancellation of L,

The Cancellation of Imprinted Stamps.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-The Commissioner of
Internal Revenue has issued circular supple.
mentary to circular No, $50, with regard to the
redemption and cancellation OF stampa i'm.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-06-30
A Potato-Bug Story.

At the head of the cove is Somesville,
named from some one of the Somes fam
ily who settled here in 1850. Since the
time of Abraham Somes Mount Desert
has passed through some wonderful
transitions, and to-day is an island of
cottages, resort of fashion; many of
the residences being as expensive as
those of Newport, and appearing every
where in the most unexpected hooks
and corners. Indeed, New York and
Boston may be said to have dispossessed
the original settlers, at least during a
portion of the year. The permanent
populace OF the island are farmers or
fishermen or both, whose daughters earn
from dollar a day up picking blue and
other berries for the sscity company
Fresh cod can be had for the catching
or bought for cent and a quarter per
pound. Every rock affords its fine
fishing, and as wood can be had for the
cutting, we premise that the natives live
in comparative ease, their one bane be-
ing the potato-bug. s'The State ought
to pass law obligin' every one to use
this ERE stuff, . said an old farmer, as
he was walking up and down dressing
his plants, ssand then we might STAN 9
chance; but it's hard fight. The bugs
come generally from the water, and I've
passed winnows of ,em three feet thick,
ten miles out, and all alive, a swimmin'
for shore. Mount Desert (Me.) Cor.
N. u Post #
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-06-30

The congregation, of about 900 per-
sons, in st. Peters Catholic Church,
Troy, N. Y, were startled during the
services on a recent Sunday morning by
the crashing of one of the 8O0-pound
clock-weights through the ceiling into
the vestibule. The people, especially
many of the women and children, were
terror-stricken and made a wild rush
for the doors and the windows, but
we're finally fuieted by Father Ludden
before any serious injuries had boon re-
ceived.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-06-30
He Explained

: I thought might as well drop in and
see how they run a weekly down in
South Carolina, and little darby pilot
ed me up one street and down another
until we halted before stairway over
which hung a sign of ssIhe Herald. ("
The office was up four flights of stairs.
! of course, and l had only reached the
landing of the first when hunk of COM
position cut from some old roller whizzed
past my head. There was nothing
strange in that, however, as all we'll
regulated offices keep half dozen OF
these hunks lying around as weapons OF
defense, and pressed on. At the head
of the second fight I looked up the dark
way and thought I saw man with a
gun in his hands. All weekly newspa-
pers having any influence always keep
at least one shotgun lying around to in
timidate poets, and so went whistling
along up the third flight. Then I was
certain that saw a man, and certain
that the muzzle was looking down upon
me. Some editors stand at the head Of
the fourth fight and practice at target
shooting to rest their weary brains, and
/ was wondering where the bulls eye
was when heard click! clicki and
voice called out:
ssStand! or you are dead man!''
No man who thinks anything of his
clothes will ever be found dead on
stairway leading to q printing Office. /
came to hals, and the voice continued !:
"Throw up your hands and go down
stairs, or I'll blow your brains into the
street!h
l didn't believe he would, but as
couldn't prove it the best way was to
obey his little request. had just got
back to the hotel when in came the edi-
tor and the foreman and the devil and
two comps, and they all began to talk
at once. They were expecting light
ming sort of a politician up those stairs
at that very time, and if he once got up
he was to open fire from revolver and
have a scalp-dance over the remains of
the Herald. 1t was a mistake, and they
were deeply grieved, and we had a
. lemonade together, and the man with
the gun shook hands again and Whis-
pered:
"Boy! I had my finger on the trig-
ger and dead aim on your head, and if
you had lifted one foot an inch high to
come further up I'd have killed you as
dead as a hammeri''
After that I always sent four boys,
one after another, up stairs with my
card and wcsRten declaration that /
was not loaded. Cor. Detroit Free
Press.
t7- 5 80
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-06-30
A Texas Wife.

The best-natured woman in the United
| States lives in Austin. She has been
married a number of years to a man
named Ferguson, but she ard her hus-
band have never had a quarrel yet, and
he has frequently boosted that it is ut
terly impossible to make her angry.
Ferguson made several desperate at
tempts to see if he could not exasperate
her to look cross or scowl at him, mere
ly to crafty his curiosity, but the more
outrageous he acted the more affable
and loving she behaved. Last week he
was talking to a friend about what a
hard time he had trying to find out if
his wife had a temper. The friend Of
fered to bet $50 that if Ferguson were to
90 home drunk, raise row, and pull the
table-cloth full of dishes off the table,
she would show some signs of annoy
ance. Ferguson said he didn't want to
rob friend of his money, for he knew
he would win; but they at last made the
bet of $50, the friend to hide in the front
yard and watch the proceedings of the
convention through the window.
Ferguson came home late, and appar-
entity fighting drunk. She met him at
the gate. kissed him, and assisted his
lettering steps to the house. He sat
down hard in the middle of the floor,
and howled out:
sConfound your ugly picture, what
did you mean by pulling that chair from
under me?''
go, I hope you didn't hurt yourself.
It was nv awkwardness, but LII try and
not do it again. and she helped him to
his feet, although she had nothing in the
world to do with his falling.
He then sat down on the sofa, and
sliding off on the floor, abused her like
pick-pocket for lifting up the other
end of the sofa, all of which she took
good-naturedly, and finally she led him
to the supper-table. He threw plate
at her, but she did as if she had not no.
ticed it, and asked him if he would take
tea or coffee. Then the brute seized the
table-cloth and sat down on the floor,
pulling the dishes and everything else
over with him in one grand crash.
What did this noble woman do? Do
you suppose she grumbled and talked
about going home to her ma, or that she
sat down md cried like fool, or that she
sulked and pouted? Not bit of it.
With pleasant smile, she said:
eWhy, George, that's q new idea,
amt it? We have been married ten
years, and have never yet eaten our
supper on the floor. Won't it be fun
just like those picnics we used to 60 to
before we got married." and then this
angelic woman deliberately sat down on
the floor along -side of the wretch, ar
ranged the dishes, and fixed him up a
nice supper.
This broke George all up. He owned
up he was only fooling her, and offered
to give her the fifty dollars to get herself
a new hat, but she took the money and
bought him new suit of clothes and
box of cigars. TEXAS Siftiags.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-06-30
WindnlilIs.

The windmill is a fixture now quite
common on many farms throughout the
country. 1t has become necessary inn
plement for raising water where stock is
kept. In general way it may be said
that there are two kinds of windmills,
pivotal and stationary. Pivotal mills are
those in which the entire frame. of the
wood is turned about strong pivot.
Stationary mills are those in which the
top of the mill only reyolves, and is sup
ported upon framework of masonry.
A foreign exchange gives the follow
ing information regarding the construc-
ton of windmills. 1t says that the spot
selected for the establishment Of a wind
mill should be far separated from trees,
mountains, houses and any elevated OBJ
ject capable of offering resistance to the
wind. One may select spot by placing
a little mill at the top of pole, and al
lowing it to revolve an hour after the
rising and two hours after the setting of
the sun. If the motion is constantly
regular, it is a sign that the wind blows
faVorably in one direction. If, on the
contrary, the mill turns irregularly and
by shocks, if it turns a little to the right
or to the left, It's proof that the wind
passes obliquely where it is found, and
therefore the place is not fit for estab-
fishing q windmill.
The winds Of the north, northeast,
south and southeast are the most adj
yantageous for windmill, because they
blow both day and night, while the 9th
ers only blow in the night, in time OF
tempest or rain. The operation of mill
ing is the same in Windmill as in q
waterfall; but the care of a windmill
should not be intrusted to any but those
who have had experience in furling and
unfurling the sails at the proper time.
On the approach Of shower, the sails
should be taken in and the mill allowed
to stand idle until the storm is over.
Windmills are now constructed in
which the ordinary sails are replaced by
thin boards, which by the aid of PEI
culiar continuance can be made to slip
over each other without stopping the
mill. With such mill there is no fear
of being surprised by the wind, because
in less than minute the boards can bs
placed in mass like beam, against
which the wind has no special force.
Nevertheless, if the mechanism should
be found disarranged when the storm
comes the wheel would be shattered
N. !. World.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-06-30
She Was Faithful.
Texas Siftings.

Mrs. Cramsie wanted a cook. A col
ored woman, named Malvina Strunk,
called on her.
Else a fust-class washer an liner, but
I doesn't like to wuk at dat now; Use
mo- parshal ter cookin'.n
ssWell, its cook want. I presume
YOU can give references or bring testi-
monials to show that you are faithful,
and not inclined to change about as
most cooks do.n
"Yes'm, Use faithful fur a fac. Use
had the same col6red genmman visit
In me for more'n six monts an I've no
7spectation of changin,, at not leas, till
cotton pickin' time. I've never been
7cused OBJ not bein' faithful. an / has
been married lots oh times"
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-06-30

Roscoe Conkling says "The coun-
try newspaper is worth more to it's
country subscribers in one month than
its price for a year, and does more for its
sneighborhood for nothing than any high
official does for his mnnifcent salary
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-06-30

Eyes, brethren" said a preacher from
his pulpit, you are the passengers on
a train speeding its straight and narrow
way to glory, and am the conductor of
that train, thank the Lord "You run
her frst-class, | should say remarked
stranger, looking over the congrega
ton, from the number Of sleepers
you're hauling
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-06-30

Sometimes inferior and dangerous oils
are sold as Eupion Oil, therefore we es-
pecially urge consumers to take care
that they obtain the genuine article
lady.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-06-24
Foreign.

Dublin, pa report is current
that James Carey, the informer, has
gone to the north of Ireland and
that the government will eventually
send him to Canada.
Paris, 23.-The Figaro says the
Chinese ambassador declares his
belief that q friendly settlement of
the difficulties with France will be
made.
1t is reported that the Pope's pro-
test to President Grevy, regarding
church matters with France took
the form of a personal letter and is
regarded as a warning of the highest
Importance.
Glasgow, % The new steamer
Oregon, built for the GuiOn line to
run between New York and Liver
pool, was launched to-day.
Ottawa, % Government has de-
cided to make no further grants to
the Colonization Railway Com
panies in the northwest for the
present, and until the present char
tered railways are completed there
will be no further sale Of lands. If,
however, it is found necessary IN
the interest Of the country to make
further grants, the price will be
raised so cents per acre. This con-
clusion was arrived at Ia consider
ing the rapid increase of immigra-
ton into the northwest.