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PETTIS. BASSETT & co.
PROPOSED NEW FAIR GROUNDS.
The Advantages and Disadvantages of the
Exchange, as Proposed by Mr..
Schurman.

The proposition of Henry Schurman to ex-
change 100 acres, lying one and half squares
north Of the thirty six comprising the State
fair grounds for the latter property, has created
o decided sensation in real estate circles. The
exchange is generally looked upon with favor, as
the removal OF the place of holding the State fair
to point further north will have the effect of
throwing more property into the market and at
the same time will advance the value of con-
siderable amount of property already offered for
sale. member of the State Board Of Agricul-
ture, in conversation with a Journal reporter on
Saturday, said he thought the exchange would
be an admirable one, If it could be made One
great drawback attaching TO the present loo alton
would be removed-the lack of direct railroad
facilities. The new ground could be connected
by half-mile switches with either the Chicago Air
Line or with thewabash, or by means of a longer
switch with the Belt, which would be of great
benefit, both in the way of delivering the freight
of exhibitors, and also In conveying visitors to
and from the fair. This removal wonld
occasion the extension OF the lines
of street railway running to the
some now faraway lots for residence property
The chief stumbling block in the way of trade,
that there is an indebtness of $4,000 the
State fair ground though that perhaps could he
put upon inc property traded for, and would
probably rest more lightly upon one hundred
acres than upon thirty-six. Another objection
noted was the demolition of the Exposition
building which would follow the exchange as
Mr. Schurmans proposition is to trade for the
bare ground. so far rs the loss connected with
the removal of that building is concerned it is
only a question of time when 1t will be torn
down. 1t s not of sufficient strength to bear
the severe strain 1t is put to during fair time.
and great caution has to be taken not to over
load the second floor.
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TIE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, MONDAY, NAY as, 1885,

Hodges was called to examine his wound,
and found that the bali had entered his body six
through the lower part of the liver The ball
was extracted from his back. The wound, Dr..
Hodges says, IL very serious ono, hut that
there ls n possibility of HE recovery, although
his advanced age is against the probability.
Lipf is the father of seven boys, all grown ex-
cept one. He has made a living for
himself ana his youngest son, Alfred, by
blacksmithing, and has been a man OF no
greater vice than drinking, which, however,
lie did to excess only in fits of evaporation
over his troubles. After the tragedy yesterday
afternoon his body was taken to Kregelo Il
Whiisetts undertaking establishment ana pre-
pared Tor burial crowd fingered about the
place for three hours last evening" endeavoring
To get "A view OF the dead man. His remains
We're removed last night to the home OF his son,
Mucho, No. 533 Virginia avenue, where the fu-
neral services Will be held tomorrow afternoon.
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Republican CIty ConventIon.

The Republican city committee have fixed
upon July Ia as the time for holding the city
convention. 1t was agreed that there should be
six delegates from each ward, the primaries TO
be held two nights previous to the convention.
The vacancies on the present committee were
filled by selecting DIR. Ward from the Sixth ward,
Thomas Farley in the Seventh, Lynn Atkinson
In the Twentieth, and John r. Clinton in the
Twenty-second. The new committee Will deter
mine the dates of holding the convention for
the nomination OF oouncilmen and aldermen
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Coming to the Encampment.

Acknowledgement Carn"han has returned from
Nashville, and reports that he has arranged with
the following companies to come here during
the encampment; The Mobile Rifles, the sa-
vannah Cadets, the Houston Cadets, the Chicago
cavalry company, the Kentucky battery and
one section OF the Alabama State artillery, be-
sides Two Illinois compc MES.
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BRUSH ELECTRIC LIGHTS
Cleveland, Columbus, Cincin-
natl & Indianapolis R'y.

CLEVELAND, o., May 10, 1888.
Special meeting Of stockholders to be held
June @, 1883.
The transfer books of this company will be
closed on the 22d inst, in preparation for said
meeting. as heretofore advertised. and reopened
on June 7.
BY order of the Board OF Directors
GEO, Ii, RUSSELL, Secretary.
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Lost Flags Found,

On Saturday, Governor Porter received letter
from Rufus ingalls,, Quartermaster.general, in
forming him that there were several flags of In
diana regiments. particularly the sixty.ninth,
IN the government warehouse at Washington,
and steps will be Immediately taken to recover
them.
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LANGUOR AND LASSITUDE.

so COMMON IN THE SPRING, INDICATE A
TORPID CONDITION OF THE LIVER AND A
SLUGGISH CIRCULATION OF THE LIFE-GIV-
ING FLUIDS. A TEAsPoONFUL OF TARRANT'S
SELTZER APERIENT IN A GLASS OF WATER
HALF AN HOUR BEFORE BREAKFAST WILL
GENTLY RELIEVE AND REGULATE THE
LIVER, QUICKEN AND PURIFY THE CIRCU-
LATIoN, AND IMPART NEW LIFE AND VIG0R
TO EVERY FUNCTION OF THE BODY. ALL
DRUGGISTS HAVE IT.
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New Goods.

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For SALE will lease, one of the best an
oldest coal yards IN the city. A big chance
ALhx. METZGER, Odd-fellows Hall
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John Zapf Fatally Shoots Christian
Mucho and Then Kills Himself.
The Actors In the Tragedy Both Old Men
and Related by the Marriage of
Son and Daughter.
Theories Regarding the Crime and
Circumstances Leading to 1t.
The Statements of Eye-Witnesses and
Friends of the Participants-very
Unsatisfactory Particulars.

In the annals of homicidal crime there is moth
ing which has more of the elements of a genuine
tragedy, in the broadcast sense OF the word than
premeditated murder and the suicide of the
murderer, such as occurred in this city last even
ing in the attempted killing of Christian Mucho
by John Zapf, and the suicide OF the latter i'm
mediately afterward The dramatic effect of the
tragedy is heightened by the knowledge of the
fact that the two men who figure the actors
in the bloody affair are both grandfathers, al
most bending over their graves, and between
whom ties of relationship existed.
The particulars of the causes leading to the
tragedy could be obtained only IN meager bits
from many sources, but the accounts all agree
Lapf is blacksmith, sixty years old, and lived
alone at the corner of East and Washington
streets, his wife having died several mOnths ago.
He is related to Mucho by the marriage of his
son, Phillip, to Muchos daughter An enmity
has existed between the two men for some time
THE CAUSE oE THE STRIFE.
About two years ago Zapf fell sick, and during
his illness, which lasted through several weeks
he borrowed money from Mucho at different
times, in sums of $40 and $25, aggregatng
about 5000, for the payment of which Zapf and
bis wife gave their notes. However, the money
was never paid back to Mucho, and it is said
th"t AdpI peremptorlly refused TO ever pay IT,
Since the death OF his wife, whose name before
marriage was Hauser, her parents in Germany
have died. leaving estate, her share
of which was between $500 and 5000.
The only of Mrs Zapf, a boy
named Alfred, inherited his mothers legacy.
Mucho knew that this money was about
to be received and had threatened repeatedly tc
attach it when it arrived for the payment Of the
5000, which was still owing him upon the joint
note of Zapf and wife, all of which exasperated
Zapf, naturally high-tempered and excitable, to
a whitehead anger. The money was received .
short time ago. and Mucho In accordance with
his threat, filed an attachment suit restraining
the guardian of the MINOR heir from making ex-
penditures from the funds. The effect
was to intensity the enmity of
Zapfj for Mucho and he seems
to have determined several days ago upon ven
geance OF most desperate kind He has de-
clared to number OF persons that he would
kill Much0 and then kill himself, and he has
been heard to remark tn different acquaintances
that he "did not have long TO live, but he would
not die alone" MuchO seems to have looked
lightly upon these threats, and made no particu-
lar effort TO avoid opportunities for their execu-
ton.
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CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE TRAGI

CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE TRAGEDY.
Yesterday Zapf was drinking, and he was heard
to reiterate his threats against Mucho. Last
evening the two men came together, but nothing
is known regarding the circumstances of their
by the report of pistol, on South East street.
between Georgia and Louisiana, and three men
standing near the Union tracks looked around in
limo to see MucnO lean against the fence. Stimuli
taneously a second shot was fired, and Zapf fell
dead. After shooting Mucho, and wound
Ing him fatally, as he doubtless believed, he
had placed a revolver to his own head, just above
the left ear, and fired ball through his brain.
He fell on his face, MASKING his nose and knock
ing several teeth. BY this time Marshal
Manning, of the Union depot police force, and
John Cravens. q switchman in the Union railway
had run to where the men were, but Zapf was
dead when they reached him. 'MuchO, vino as
still leaning against the fence and holding his
hand over his wound, asked 10 be taken to
his sons cigar store, No. 20S East Washing
ton street, and, strange as it may seem,
for a man of such an advanced age, wounded in
a vital part of the body. he walked to the place,
distance of more than three squares, sup
ported by Cravens, the switchman. He said
nothing until asked how badly he was hurt,
when he replied, 81 will die" From his sons
cigar store, he was carried to his home over No,
1913 East Washington street.
No one has been found who saw the men to-
gether before the shooting occurred. 1t is
thought that they met by chance. or that Zapf,
madly determined upon executing his
waiting for Mucho and came upon him
unexpectedly. The attending physicians Will
not permit MuchO to talk, ana nothing could be
learned from him last night which would explain
the circumstances of the meeting. However,
he remarked to his daughter that he met Zapf
coming ont of an alley, but no further explana-
ton was obtained.
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ADJUSTMENTS.

THE ARCHER ORGAN RECITAL.
The following is the programme for the Archer
Organ recital at the First Baptist Church TO-
night.
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HE STATEMENTS OF WITNESSES.


Harry Breahman, a boy who passed the two
men a moment before the first shot was fired,
says that they were talking rather quietly,
and were standing where the shoot
ing occurred Mrs. Mary Cook who
lives at No. SO South East street.
near where the tragedy occurred states tn at she
noticed the men walking together a moment be.
fore the shooting, and their conduct was not of II
nature to attract any particular attention. She
saw Zapf suddenly turn around, however, place
revolver against the abdomen of Mucho ami
fire. following 1t up by shooting himself through
the head after walking a few steps. Mrs Lou
Lynch, a dressinaKer, who also lives near, saw
about the same thing Ihe,boy. Harry Breah.
to the men at the lime the shooting oc-
Cured and was not more than dozen steps
away from Zapf when he fell dead. Nothing
said that he could hear immediately preced-
ing the firing of the first Shot, when lie turned
and saw Ztpf run north ON East street few
steps. After giving one or two yells lie put the
revolver TO his head and fired,
There is but little doubt that Zapf had been
of MuchO aud the killing of himself About one
month ago, 10 one of their many auarrels, when
some very ugly language was passed, he first
made the threat that he would Kill MuchO.
ANOTHER THEORY OF THE MURDER.
About two weeks ago Zapf confded to John
Brough the story of his troubles, and told him
that during his sickness, two years ago, he had
borrowed 5000 from Mucho, giving note signed
amount. This was the primary cause of the
trouble but he claimed that his savage hatred OF
MuchO was due to other causes. After the death
of his wife, which occurred about eighteen
months ago, MuchO told him one day that during
his illness he had sedueed Mrs Zapf, and en-
tered into a rather graphic explanation of how
he had accomplished it. Zapf SAID That he had
restrained his Indignation until MnchO had
finished his story, when he grabbed him by the
throat and chOked him half to death. Tue mat
ter, lie told Mr.. BrOngh, had preyed upon his
mind, and he never Mucho without
feeling impulse to Kill him, The
pressure which was being made upon
him 10 force the payment of the debt OF 5000
was only adding flame to the fires OF anger and
vengeance which he had been endeavorIng to
smother. He told Mr. BrOugh and others that IL
was his intention to murder Much0 and kill him
self.
THE ACTORS IN THE TRAGEDY
Mucho is seventy-two years old, AMI has fam
ly of grown children, one of his daughters being
the wife OF zapf's son. He lived with his son,
Frederick W. Mucho, the cigar-maker. DE-. L y.
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THE ACTORS IN THE TRAGEDY.

Mucho is seventy-two years old, AMI has a fam
ly of grown children, one of his daughters being
the wife OF zapfs son, He lived with his son,
Frederick W. Mucho, the cigar-maker. DE- L T.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-02
ARBoR DAY PRoCL AVIATION.
EXECUTIVE MANSION,

EXECUTIVE MANSION,
LINojIN, NEB., Mar. 30, 'S3.
To the People of Nebraska:
The subject of Forestry, or Tree Plant
ing, /, fast becoming u OF National i'm
~portance. and Ia receiving the careful at.
tention Of thoughtful minds throughout
our own country, and in other lands as
we'll.
The steady and rapid disappearance Of
our forests, Is viewed with apprehension.
We are for ed to consider the matter of
future demand and supply, and in view Of
the facts it becomes O question OF grave
moment. The disappearance OF the natu'
raj growth Of timber, has been followed In
many of our states by the drying up OF
springs, and brooks, q decreased annual
rain fall, and consequent increa,ed fire.
quency of seasons of extreme drouth. The
presence of trees, and forests exerts o -di
rect and controlling influence upon the
moisture of the air, and the amount OF
rain fall, as well as serving to lesson the
extremes of temperature, and great modi-
flying the severity of climate and season.
The attention of the general government
has been dirsctedto this ImatteHand has re-
ceived substantial recognition at the hands
| of our National Congress, In the passage
Of what's known as the Timber Culture
Act" which has for its object, the ssour.
Ing OF timber upon our t~reeless prairies.
Encouragement and incentive, in the
matter of tree planting 10 given by the
constitution of Nebraska; which says,
'"The legislature may provide that the in
creased value of lands, by reason of live
fences, fruit and forest trees grown and
cultivated thereon, shall not be taken into
account In the assessment thereof
The state board Of agriculture offer
! liberal premiums for the greatest numbe
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-02

other day an Icelander travelling through
this country stopped for q few hours at
Pittsburg. His first exclamation was:
1.-THE men here must be very affeotionate,
Their noses show that they are rubbed
hard fifty times q day ."--Philadelphia
News.
The Arkansas traveller tells Of q lady
who knows that her husband never shakes
dice for the drinks, and that he Is strictly
sober, WAS awakened the other night by
her husband, who in his sleep exclaimed:
Three trays to beat. Horse on me-
What do you mean" asked the wife,
shaking him. What does who mean
You" "What sbout?" why, you
cried out Horse on me-" "That's all
right. l merely had q nightmare"
"He has paid the debt Of nature" said a
minister to a man who inquired after one
of his Pensioners. care. you sure of
tha,?" asked the man. ooh, yes; for l
was at the funeral" "well, I'm glad to
hear he paid It, for he had been owing me
81 for q barrel of flour so long that l had
begun to think that he wouldn'G pay any
thing. Nature was mighty darn lucky,
that's all I've got to say."-Drummer.
Uncle Sans example: One of our most
irfu, initial Georgia prangers was tuperiu'
tending affairs at his cotton press the 9TH
er day, when he was accosted by a neigh.
Dor: 81 see. colonel, that the tariff bill
has pas ed" as that 60? How about
cotton ties?' ''Still 80 per cent ad valor'
en-. well, here, you boys. therel sif,
another shovel of sand in the riddle OF
that bale; l can't sff ord to reform till the
tariff does" And the sitting was strictly
attended to. Georgia Major.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-02
PEPPERMINT O

"Don't pull me aroun So" said the
thief to the policeman. "I have a f-lon
on my finger" ''And l have my finger
upon a %felon," remarked the policeman
Boston Advertiser.
"What country do you represent, SIR"
asked one individual of another, In front
Of q saloon In st. Paul, one day last week.
"I'm not o member of the legislature" was
the reply. Pm only @ private citizen
on a h of q drunk"
saThe hole that a Toronto man made for a
the man ten days of hard labor, as the
ground was frozsn solid, and he's ready to
put in on equal amount of time hunting
for Virgins with q meat axe.-B oston
Post.
An invention has just been patented in
Germany for the prevention OF safe burg
larry. 1t looks as If a movement was on
foot to paralyze one of the most success.
full industries in this country. Our free
trade burglars will probably petition the
next congress for protection. -Norristown
Herald.
"a re yourdomestic relations agreeable
asked q Judge of q colored witness
whats dat conjunction bossi" 81 ask
are your family ties pleasant p Wal
no sab. When q oman ties a man wheI
he's drunk an whips him till he's sober,
doan think dat'S It's pleasant sah."
When two Icelanders meet on the stree
~instePd Of shaking hands they get down OF
all fours aud rub noses together. TIL
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-02
CONN Qualities.

David Davis bride ownsto As years.
Union Pacific Preferred--A happy mar
riage.
If q married lady in France passes her.
self off as unmarried she can be fined or be
imprisoned. Lucky there is no such law In
this country.
There has been o great deal said about n
man marrying his deceased wife's sister,
but the lady in question has not been con.
suited in the matter. As q rule she Is too
we'll acquainted with her brother in law to
want to marry him.
Mr.. Oliver II. Northcote, q son of Sir
Stafford Northcote, the leader of the OPP
| position in the house of commons, is en-
gagged to Miss Edith Fish, u daughter Of
the Hon. Hamilton Fish, late secretary Of
state of the United States.
A newly -married couple from "Wsy.
back" were 10 the city yesterday, and,
! of course, found an oyster saloon the first
thing. "How do you want them, on the
half.shell?" the waiter asked the groom.
"Nsh.sir. eel" thar's no half shell business
with this weddin' trip; give 'em to us on
the whole shell.
Peaseville, near Reed City, Mich, has
had its first wedding; the mill whistle
sounded the "slarm," the whole populs.
ton rushed to the ''scene OF conf ct" the
postmaster ustice.of-the.peace tied the
knot, and the entire company sat down TO
| the marriage feast Of pork, beans, dough
nuts and hard cider.
A Milwaukee woman has gone to Albany
on n curious errand. She says she was EN-
ga ie1 to marry one Thomas II Van Loon
| of Albany, who was burned in the New
Il \ ~ T. IL l-AN LA.k SOEn M
| She claims that she is entitled TO o share
| of his fortune. Hartford Courant.
There was recently married in Rhode
Island town q young lady six feet four
inches tall to o husband barely five feet
ten. His letter Of proposal contained
| these words: "Thy beauty sets my soul
man wants little here below, but wants
that little long.I
Mr.. Lyme was introduced to Miss Moss
OF Grand Haven, Mich, by q letter from
| Mr.. Mcbride, who vouched for him as q
man who was searching for q wife," and
was ''sure to tell the truth" Lyme en-.
| tered immediately upon q courtship of
| Miss More, but he eventually broke his
engagement to marry her. She has
brought o suit for damages, not against the
faithless sutton, but with Mcbride as the
defendant, on the ground tina. be made
himself responsible by the letter.
In Sheffield England, lately a school
teacher named Wild and his best man
were or ested while on their way to Wild's
wedding for stealing two pairs OF boots
and a hearth rug. The bride possessed
$50, coo, and the hapless bridegroom i'm
plored the detective to accompany him to
the church and wait till after the wedding.
In vain. 1t appeared that under the in.
~luence of his brilliant prospects Wild had
become true to his name and played silly
freaks. While on a spree he had taken
the articles, as alleged, but without felon.
ious intent. The magistrate fined him $50
Ills counsel limited that 1t was q Ibtful IL
he would now get his $500 brite.