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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-21

Beginning the Taking of Testimony in the
Kennedy Trial.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SHELBYvILLE, Dec. 2o.-To-day has been an
exciting one In the Kennedy McCorkle murder
trial. At 2 o'clock this afternoon jury was
finally impaneled and sworn. They are as fol-
lows: Flem Kennedy, Conrad Kuhn, Newall A.
Ellis, w. P. Terrier, J. L. Donnelly, W. F. Davi-
son, John Jackson, j. W. Henry, T. ]. CODger
John NJ. Engle, Anderson Workman and John
Briley
F. Wray made the opening statements to
the jury on behalf of the State.
The defen SO waived their opening statement
until they began the Introduction OF their testi-
mony.
Alfred Isaacs, restaurant keeper on Wash
ington street, Indianapolis, was the first witness
examined. He was bartender in Hardebeck's
saloon. In the course of his testimony he said:
"From what L could see the shots were fired
about opposite the center of the Heiss bakery,
on Broadway. John McCabe AL. Brown, Tom.
Wilson, Nels. Purdnam and others were in the
saloon when McCorkle came in. There were
two shots fired. 1 did not see who did the shoot
ing"
Attorney 7. B. Adams then took Mr.. Isaacs
through a searching cross. examination as to his
former evidence given before the grand jury in
1880, which found Indictment against Ken
needy. His testimony then and to-day were
widely different, and the witness coDtradicted
himself in a number of instances. The Cross
examination completely demolished Isaacs evil
dence-in- chief
At this point, Fred. Staff. prosecuting attor
ney, arose and charged the defense with having
in their possession notes of the evidence taken
by former prosecuting attorney before the
grand jury which found the Indictment He
claimed that they were being used against the
State; also, demanded them as belonging to his
office, and moved the court that they be deliv-
cred over. He failed to procure them.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-25
Personal.

That man Turner of Fakes & Co., is
Il mighty clever gentleman.
Miss Lula Young Of Dallas, is visit
ing the city, u guest of Mrs. j. j. Mel
ton.
r. II. Overall cattle king from
Coleman county, Is registered at the FL
Paso.
w. A. Galloway of the GAZETTE
force returned yesterday from visit
to his family in East Texas.
Sam Lazarus, one Of Sherman's
largest cattle dealers, is in the city aud
registered at the sEl Paso hotel.
Robert Mozart, Esq, returned few
days ago from the Northern and East
ern summer resorts and looks greatly
improved. His many friends are hap
ply to see him home again.
Mrs. A. S. Nicholson has returned
from visit to friends and relatives IN
Kansas City. The Captain is happy.
Judge q. A. Brown, county Judge
of Donley county, and one of the best
posted men in the Panhandle is in the
city.
Captain J. C. Richards has gone to
Colorado City on important business.
"Richn has too much energy to let the
hot weather stop him.
Mr. Sam /. Zon, representing a
prominent wholesale house of st.
Louis, is In the city. He is one of the
most successful tourists Oh the road.
w. Il. Bentley, manager OF the
sheep department of the Texss Invest
] ment company, returned from II fly
| ing trip to Young county Yesterday,
where he succeeded in disposing OF q
sheep ranch
a. w. Shurer, for many years a
clerk in the Texas and Pacific freight
Office at this place, left yesterday for
Mobeetie, in the Panhandle, where
he has accepted n lucrative position ~
the manager of Ii stock ranch.
Mr.. j. j. Jarvis, erstwbile leader
at the bar, butt now prominent
granger, was in the city yesterday
talking To old friends. Law had be-
come SO firmly fixed in the major and
Is such n part and parcel of his being
that he can't abandon his first love
without u severe struggle.
III. IL. Campbell, the able manager
of the Matador Land and Cattle CONF
pany, (limited) IL in the city. Mr..
Campbell Is at the head of the largest
and wcalthiest cattle company in the
state, but is fully equal to the respons-
Utilities of the position, rs he has the
reputation OF being one of the best
posted aud most efficient cattlenien in
the West.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-25
WORKMEN,s WAGES.
Opinion of Trades-Union Men in the Conflict
of Labor and Capital.

Opinion of Trades-Union Men in the Conflict
of Labor and Capital.
New York, August 24.-P. II. McLo-
gan, representative of the Chicago
trades assembly in the federation of
trades and labor unions in session here
testified before the senate sub-commit-
tee or labor and education. He said
there were twenty-four trades repre-
sented in the trades assembly, embrace
Ing 1000 working men that had been
greatly benefited by the trades union
and We're ROW receiving u dollar u day
more than before the formation of the
unions i'll Chicago. The wages
of compositors are lower than they
We're ten or twelve years ago. Witness
was opposed To the convict labor con-
tract system in Chicago. A number
OF children are ut work who should be
ut school. Higher wages tend to pro-
duce better and more Intelligent class
OF citizens. The general feeling among
laborlng men Is that capitalists are
trying 10 grind them down. In an
swar 10 II question by Senator Blair,
witness sad disbelievers in evangeli-
cal faith largely out-numbered the be-
levers.
Nj. ID. Connolly, a printer, president
of the trades assembly of Cincinnati,
testified. lie spoke against the en-
ployment of children oI tender years.
The trades unions benefited not only
their members but all engaged in
them. Witness did not think it an
infringement upon the rights of any
one for trades unions to prevent him
from learning trade. If all were
perln,tted 10 i.agn certain trade, the
result would be highly injurious to
everyone working at it.
WI. 9. Pollmere, Of Cleveland, u
cigar maker, testified chat in 1880 the
cigar makers OF Cleveland were get
ting from six to seven dollars week.
Tile union organized and wages We're
raised 10 nine dollars Week. Poll
mere did not think il for the interests
OF morality that men and women
should work together in the same
shop, and the trades unions are en-
.deavoring to bring about reform in
That respect. The hours of labor
should be reduced, and worknen
should receive the whole OF the ill-
creased value OF the product of his
labor, deducting from 1t only the cost
of raw material and fair interest on
capital invested.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-25
SECOND EDITION.
GAINES VILE.
Convictions In tho District Conrt-aIinor
and Personal Mention.
Spacial IN thu (,azctte

Convictions In tho District Conrt-aIinor
and Personal Mention.
Special TO the Gazette.
Gainesville, August 24.--In the dis
trict court this week T.. III. Mcdonald
WAS sentenced to the penitentiary for
three years for the theft of yearling,
aud b. B. Brooks two years Tor theft
of money. This is all the convictions
in felony cases tried this week.
Much sympathy was manifested yes
terday on the trial of little William
Brown, a twelve year old boy,
indicted for the theft Of $i5.
The little boy proved to be of very
weak mind, and did not at the time Of
trial seem to understand what they
were trying to do with him. AS soon
rs the boys mother gave in her testi-
mony, the prosecuting attorney, Mc.
Spnrkman, arose and dismissed the
case, being fully satisfied that the lit
tie boy was not responsible and could
be appropriately classed as KEEP
| tomaniac.
The Arlington Concert Comedy
Company are billed for this place
September Sd.
The mineral wells, twelve miles
| southeast of town, known as the Burns
City Wells, are attracting great
many visitors. The water has proven
TO have valuable medicine properties.
A large herd of cattle passed through
town yesterday on their way To the
Territory. They belonged to w. T..
Pierce, and viii be ranched in the Ma
ton
II Ii Mcdonald, the above men,
toned thief, submitted one case OF
theft of cattle and the jury have de-
cided 10 send him to the penilentiary
for two years and six months longer,
making in all five years and six
months Ia serve in the pententiary.
"A. III. Law, county clerk Of Pickens
county, Indian territory, was in town
to-day trallsacliug business.
The weather Is quite warm, and we
are beginning to need rain very badly
Wheat and outs are coming in very
fast and the prices are very fair.
M. Marcus OF Wichita Falls came
In this morning and will remain few
DAYS.
Four hundred head Of stock cattle
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-25
The Fort Worth Nine selected for the Dai
las Tournament.

The Fort Worth Nine selected for the Dali
las Tosrnamcnt.
The following are the names of tile
players selected at meeting of the
National Base Ball club held over the
City Saloon last night: Stevens, Dair,
Gibson, Davis, Mitchell, Snead Slat-
terry, Howard and Richards. The sub
stitutes are Hart, Tompkins and
King. After the meeting was over a
reporter met Mr.. II. l.. Mitchell. can
tain Of the nine. and asked him about
the prospects of the club. He said that
they had the strongest nine ever or
ganized I'm Fort Worth and he thought
that they would make good showing
I'm the coming tournament: that they
were well disciplined and la good
form. Mr.. Mitchell seemed very en-
men and he says he thinks they can
beat the Dallas team. The PLAYERS All
seem TO think the only formidable
rival they will have will be the home
nine In the tournament. In answer TO
how the finances of the club stood,
Mr.. Mitchell said the citizens of Fort
Worth had subscribed quite hand
somely towards paying the clubs cx-
pensts TO Dallas but that there was
still large deficiency but he had
strong hopes that sufficient amount
would be subscribed by Monday, on
which date the tournament begins.
The club plays a practice game with a
carefully selected nine on the ball
ground on next Sunday afternoon.
when they expect to have their full
nine in position.
The invinciblc Joe Brooks gathered
together the remnants of his old club,
the Haymakers and downeG the new
National club to the tune of 10 to Z in
n Dractirp pame the Of her day
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-25
passed through this morning, going
west. They belonged to Cross & Will
Jams.
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WACO.
A Divorce Suit Entered-Brief Personal
/. Points.

A Divorce Suit Entered-Brief Personal
Points.
Reported for the Gazette.
Waco, August "a Mfr. Ed. Conger
and family returned from u trip to
Erath county yesterday.
Mr.. Isaac Heidenhamer, of Calves
ton, was in the city to-day.
j. j. Heating, representing j. ST.
mons u Co., of Dallas and Cincinnati,
was lin the city to-day and left for
Dallas this evening.
Maj. T.. IL. Graham is visiting
friends and relations in Shelby, North
Carolina.
There is q man in Waco who is a
firm believer in the report that Il num-
Der of Arabs have lately discovered
the identical Noah's ark stuck
fast in the glaciers of Mount Ararat.
There were forty bales of cotton re-
ceived here to-day. Prices range from
eight to nine cents.
Papers are now in the hands oil
Sheriff Harris to be served on Piof
Cbas. A. Heard of McGregor, in which
his wife, Mrs. Catharine Heard, o.
| Hamilton county, Illinois, prays for .
divorce on the grounds of abandon
ment of herself and children by him
The Missouri Pacific pay car passed
through the city this morning. II
stopped in Waco long enough to make
the railroad boys happy.
Mr.. George Weibusch has returned
from his trip to Tennessee with hi.
| bride. He was married last
Sunday n week ago, in Nashville, t.
Mrs. l'rackin, formerly of this city
/ We extend congratulations and wish
/ them II long life of happiness.
| Mr.. w. b. willis went up to Dallas
| this evening to attend the
suit pending against him
( in the United States court brought by
( Mr.. A. Hinchman for infringement OIL
u patent on n rotary pillow. Mr.. Willis
carried one of his plows along with
him, and he is confident that he will
be able to demonstrate that his plow /.
no infringement OF the Hinchman
pillow. OF course the other party i.
equally confident
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-25
Queen City Rifles.

Dave Black, captain of the Queen
City Rifles, has just returned from a
trip to Austin, where he has been in
conference with the acknowledgement
in. regard to procuring arms for his
company. He says the adjutant-
general told him that he had no arms
TO issue at present, but he contem-
plated u complete reorganization of
then fix him out, provided he would
send in his list of names and they were
such men IA were needed. Dan says
he will keep his men together and
will soon have permanent and sue
cessful organization well drilled and
capable of good service.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-25
CONDENSER TRLRGRAMs

The insurance rate on cot
Galveston has been fixed at va
The Chattanooga daily Dc
suspended. 1t was eleven mon
The bark Tatice, from Ven
with yellow fever on board, ISL
antine at Portland, Me.
Three dwellings and severn
in Sumpter, S. c., were desl9
fire yesterday.
Dollarville, Mich, was
stroyed by fire yesterday. n
saw mill near Toledo was as
The Republican journals
speak respectfully regarding
of Chambord.
The Sonia, from New zen
5000 frozen carcasses on boas
at London yesterday, fifll
out. The meat was in good
Slade, the pugilist, is in
Atchison, Kansas. Sulliyan
there soon, and back Slacs
Mitchell.
A massacre of Christians y
negro is going on, and VuISl's \
are said to connive at tne y Y
Over one hundred have beeu''
a single district.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-25
lie Bobs Up sereneiy AMER silence OF
TxSn naw..

He Bobs Up sercneiy AFTER silence OF
Two Days.
The GAzETTEr representative climbed
up the tower stairs yesterday with rear
and trembling; anxiety hung like
pail over his spirits; the town clock
struck the hour OF five and sounded
like the knell OF funeral procession
which was slowly coming up Main
street. With cautious steps he climncu
until he stood In the tower above.
"Alas.n he unused to himself, ut
must be so; my old friend has shuflled
of this mortal coil; The owls and bats
have made away with him; It's as the
Daily Democrat said, and he has gone
to join the angels, peaceful ever
more.
HelIor' said the old familiar voice
close behind the reporter; you look
as badly broken up as the last rose OF
summer or mess of printers pie.
Brace up, young man, ana have some
style about youn The reporter looked
and there was his old friend picture
of hearty, frosty, kindly old age. He
said to him:
~ saw In yesterdays Democrat that
the owls and bats had done away with
you. and | came up here to write your
epitaph and mourn Tor you"
$50 was missed, was I?p said the
old fellow, 'and reported us dead"
Yes said the reporter. you were
missed, and the whole city contem-
plates going in mourning and gen.
eral suspension OF business for one day
If the report had been true; but come
now, tell me where you have been.n
The old man smiled and said: II
have been Investigating place where
one finds all manner OF documents
ningling in close communion. Ibave
been reading the walls of broken
hearts, the disjointed utterances OF
cranks of every description; malicious
epithets hurled ut the public. with
venomous and slanderous pen; Claude
Melnotte epistles about fair Paulines;
the defeated candidates political cpl
taph, written 10y himself; poems on
spring; the small boys compositions
and epistolary correspondence in every
tongue and cipher known to Fort
WORTH
The reporter wondered where in the
world such an ''old curiosity shop" OF
literature was to be found
TITS in the GAZELTE Office and i
any of my old friends asks what was
the matter with the man In the tower,
tell them he is still in the ring, but
slightly disfigured from dose of waste
basket
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-25
Stonewall Jackson's ~

A Morelead letter in ,,,s :,
Ne,os says that the most Mu. s I
memorable event of the se's. ,,'s.
Atlantic Hotel, was the rafp,s NJ
lately to Mrs. and Miss }'s 's
beloved widow and dalEn's' Ii
immortal Stonewall Jackson.
party from Beaufort, nasi n h
that Mrs. Jackson was az lue Il
and would probably accept Il,
ception, came over. There sp
present a number ofvisitors IA "a
bern, Washington, Durham n,
mediate points. These, mi
whole of Morehead ana 1. n
guests of the hotel, filled lns !.
ballroom. AS the doors ws'' y
and the party entered, ~ a',,s n
band accompanying an e s,,,Is;s
Durham, began playing ~ Il
James Bryan, on the pais alp
present, made an address y "a ii |,
Miss Jackson. Many frle a;,h Il
forward TO shake hands w ,,,iss.
Miss Jackson, some ola solu s ts
the number, noticeable io' |,
warm grip OF their hahus -
ira light in their eyes.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-25
WACO BUSINESS {

paramount to all questions at present
demands the enforcement OF eight
hours on general and state government
work. Z. w. McLogan, of Chicago,
was elected president ofthe federation.
A letter was received from John Jar
rett. president of the amalgamated as
ISOLATION of iron and steel workers
which stated the association would not
connect itself with the federation on
account If the position of the latter on
the tariff question. The iron and steel
workers are in favor of high tariff. 1t
was resolved TO answer the letter, sta
ting that the tariff question
should be ignored entirely.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-25
A DIVORCE SUIT.
Petitioncd for Separation After Thirty One
Years of Married Life.

GetttlOncu tOr separation titer
Years of Married Life.
Mary G. Harmon has filed in the
district court Of Tarrant county a petit
ton fora divorce from her husband,
Charles ID. Harmon, and asks that an
Injunction be issued against him to
prohibit the sale of any OF his property
pending this suit. The complainant
AYERS that she aud the defendant have
been married thirty-one years; that
they were married in Genessee county,
in the state OF Michigan, in the year
1852, and resided there until 1878,
since then they have resided in Tar
rant county, Texas. III the compliant
the defendant II charged with having
from time to time called the plaintiff
opprobious names and accused her OF
trying to poison him and of driving
him from his home; that he is a man
of ungovernable temper and that she
cannot live peacefully with him. She
prays to be released from the bonds OF
matrimony, for partition of their joint
property and for general relief.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-25
FIRST EDITION.
IN COUNCIL.
Called Meeting of tho Board of Aldermen
Full Proceedings.

Called Meeting of tho Board Of Aldermen
Full Proceedings.
There was called meeting of the
board of aldermen yesterday afternoon
at 3 o'clock. Alderman Hickey pre-.
siding. in the absence of Mayor Smith.
The purpose OF the meeting was
stated by the chairman TO receive a
report OF the committee on the extra
estimate for sewer work. submitted by
City Engineer Smoot at the last regu-
lar meeting.
che committee reported allowing
the extra estimate amount of $456.6Z
a difference needed to make up the pay
rolls of the last allowance.
The committee also rescinded IL
action ia regard to the purchase of the
Huffman college building, saying
there would not be enough funds ON
hand to warrant this purchase.
CITY Engineer SnoOt submitted an
estimate for sewer work for five days
ending Thursday night, amounting to
$2,Ss5.6l, which was allowed.
Alderman Andrews offered resolu.
ton requiring the city engineer to re-
duce his working force on the sewers
to $50 men until further ordered and
tbat al uhutCtoSuiN Nb6ihttiS pN uio
charged after the reduction of the
force. The resolution was adopted.
Alderman Andrews introduced a
resolution authorizing the appoint
ment of one member of the committed
on claims and one Of the finance, TO be
present at the city engineers Office
when the men are paid and that the
engineer pay the men from his office
from this the 2lth of August until the
completion of the work, at 3 p. IN. on
the day of payment, and that the com
inittce be empowered to administer
oaths II i'm the Judgment of the com
mittee ii be necessary. The resolution
was adopted and Aldermen Askew
and Adams appointed.
1t was ordered that the account o.
G.. b. Blackman, allowed out OF the
general fund ut the last meeting, be
transferred to the street fund.
1t was also ordered that Aldermen
Richard Flanagan and L, Il. ID. An
drews be appointed Il special commit
tee to confer with the city engineer al
to the future location of the sewer
work.
The board then adjourned.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-25
Nearly a Fatal Dose of Quinine.

a young man who registered him.
self rs +. o. Camrell, from New York,
stopped Mt the Clark house, at the
lower end of Main street, ON Thursday
night, and was assigned a room and
retired. About II o'clock, Mr.. G.. II.
Hopkins, freight agent at the Texas
and Pacific depot. happened to pass
young Camrell's room and heard cries
for help issuing from it. Assistance
was called and the door pushed ill.,
Young Camrell was found lying in the
bed unable to move and evidently very
nearly dead. Mr.. Hopkins immedi-
ately FASTENED to the office of DIR.
Slauter who succeeded in reviving
the young man in a few minutes.
He stated to DIR. Slauter that he
had taken quinine and supposed he
had taken an overdose. He was
made comfortable and was all right
yesterday morning.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-25
Fatal Diptheria.

The many friends of Mr., Maginnis,
the efficient book-keeper for the Low
ing Publishing Company, will regret
to hear OF the death Of his little son,
George, aged eleven years, which oc-
cured at 3 p. m. yesterday. The little
fellow has been suffering several days
and ut last succumbed to the dread
disease. The sympathies of their
many friends go out TO the bereaved
parents. The funeral will occur ut 3
d. m. to-day from the residence.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-25
AILROAD NOTES.
The Cotton Relt Route.

The Texas 81 st. Louis railway COM
pany has made the following appoint
ments: A. S. Dodge, assistant general
freight agent, st. Louis; A. &. Delano,
contracting freight agent, st. Louis f..
r.. Paranore, travelling agent, St. Louis;
III. Riley, general agent for Missouri
and Arkansas, Office, Pine Bluff; w.
Nj. Freemen, general agent for Texas,
Office, TYLER. Texas.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-25
The Extra Races.

The programmes for the extra race
meeting which will occur at the asso-
citation course here, on the 2Sth and
10Th of September are being printed
and will be ready for distribution in a
few days. There are more than thirty
head of horses at the stables, and the
meeting will prove interesting and
successful
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-25
No Drill.

much is expected of them, they should
exert themselves to their utmost and
not disappoint the public.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-25
Is This Progress :?

At called meeting of the city coun-
ell yesterday, the city engineer was
ordered to cut down his sewer force
from about three hundred men to one
hundred and fifty. Many people will
doubt the wisdom of such course as
this. Ii the work is to be done. il
should be done as soon as possible.
There IL n vast amount of sickness pre-
vailing Vt present, much OF which Is
attributed to want of sewerage.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-25
IRELAND,
EAR1 spENCERls pAcin

EARL sPENCER's pAcinsux.!
Dublin, August a .-Ea WI
lord-lieutenant, speakingaMl
evening, said he trusted d. N
bitterness, crime and agitslasi
land had passed and the eoaaay i
look forward to practical naar
politics and prosperity in thshsl
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-25
A Cruel Joke.

A cruel and unappreciated joke was
practiced on Krohn, the baker, a few
days ago. An order was sent him by
letter TO ship sixteen hundred pounds
OF bread to Bowie, TO "A fictitious party.
He filed the order and found out too
late that he was victim 10 some ones
deviltry. The amount of the order is
a total loss TO krohn.