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National Republican., 1883-12-26
Breathing Thrents.

friend Of Mr.. Springer says that he will ac-
cept the Craftsmanship of the committee on ex.
penditures in the department Of justice, although
he thinks he has been treated with decided un-
fairness by the speaker. This gentleman further
said: at may not be out Of order to say that If Mr.
Springer turns his attention carefully to matters
entirely within the Jurisdiction OF his committee
garding the plan upon which tho various star
route trials have been conducted" "Will Mr..
net process with reference to the department OF
jusice?" at would be inexpedent to answer that
but you may coniid emily expect that there will be
National Republican., 1883-12-26
THE MODOCS.
Interesting Notes OF Their Present Condi-
ton and Progress-Personnl Sketches.
Minnesota Tribune

Interesting Notes OF Their Present cond,-
ton and Progress-Personnl Sketches.
Minnesota Tribune.
The reservation consists of 1000 acres, sur
veyed into 40.acre lots. Taken as q whole it
is fine tract of land, embracing prairie, tim
Der, upland for farming, low valley land for
hay ana pasturage with an abundance of
living water for stock, good we'll water where
ever wells have been dug, and stone sufficient
for the necessities Of the tribe. The timber
is also heavy enough for saving and lumber
ing purposes. Game was formerly plentiful,
but is lattcrly growing scarce and wild.
Princess Mary, sister to the notorious Captain
Jack, is the only living blood relation he now
has among the Modocs. All his children are
dead. Ono Of his wives is now here, an old
ill-favored squaw, childless, without relatives
or the slightest tribal influence.
Scarface Charley is medium-sized man Of
about So quick and nervous in manner. He
was working at the sawmill rolling logs to
tho carriage and springing about as lively as
cricket, talking, grinning, and exhibiting q
fine flow of animal spirits. He is now chief
of the tribe, and not little proud of his pro-
motion. The office exists mainly in name,
however. Tho young men no longer respect
the authority Of q chief, and Charley wisely
attempts to exercise none. He is scrupulously
honest in his dealings with white men, has q
fair knowledge of figures, and can compute
the value of load of corn or his purchases at
store readily and accurately.
Steamboat Frank is perhaps the most nota.
BILE man among the Modocs. He lives in a
good two-roomed frame house toward the
north end of the reservation. IL is we'll fin
ished, painted and furnished. Outside, on a
block, stood clean bright tin wash basin and
piece of soap. The school has an enrolment
of seventeen scholars these being all the
children of school age in the tribe. Between
thirty and forty Modocs have embraced
Christianity and are doing as we'll as white
people could in their condition. The expert.
ment of assisting the Modocs has proved one
of the most satisfactory in the history of the
Indian department.
National Republican., 1883-12-26
Render dine g. Paret
1920 Penn. Ave. N. w.
(second story.)

Agents for TRENT FAIBNoE TILES, MINToN's
and other Imported and Domestic Tiles for Mantel
Faclngs, Hearths, and Veptlbules.
sole Agents for BoUGHToN's WOOD FLOOR
ING and PARoUET. and HARRISON BRoA'
IRON BACKS CRATES, &C.. and Manufacturers
OF Wood Mantels. no2e-lm
National Republican., 1883-12-26
Tho oonzagn cadets, prilI.

The GonzOga College cadets will give com.
petitive drill next Thursday morning at Lincoln
hall, which will be an interesting affair. The
movements will be accompanied by music. This
is the only school or college military organization
that has ever appeared before the Washington
public. The boys of the command have shown
great tact in learning "the school Of the soldier"
and ON the occasion of their hrst parade thepom.
pany received many plaudsts.
National Republican., 1883-12-26

about IL. told him only had one 'ead. and
hadn't any money TO lose, whereupon he got
steaming blue in tho face and swore like a
trooper. HI am a loafer,' says he If h'ever
hi awsk another British into mo 'ouse, says
ha
National Republican., 1883-12-26
ARumor,d shoo,lng Ca.e.

At an early hour last evening rumor was cur
rent on the streets that colored man had been
shot somewhere on Eleventh street In the neigh
borhood of "Hells Bottom" Searching inquiry
was made, but nothing was found to substantiate.
The police positively denied all knowledge oft.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-02
The Pittsburg Miners All Out.

PIrTsBURG, May 1.-Reports from the rail-
road coal mines are meager, but enough have
been received to indicate that general strike
was inaugurated to-day against the reduction
of one-half cent per bushel in the price of
mining On the Panhandle railroad only
four of the twenty-five pits are reported to
be at work, and on the Pennsylvania rail
road all the mines are idle. On the B. & O..
and P, " & c. about one-half are out. One
or two firms are reported 70 have acceded to
the miners terms
The demand of the cigarmakers for an ad-
vance of 81 per thousand was conceded by
most of the manufacturers; consequently only
the employees of four large establishments
were ordered out by the clsarmakers' union
this morning. 1t is thought the strike will
not last week.
The plasterers have all quit work this
morning, because of the refusal of the mas
tiers to pay an advance of so cents per day.
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No Gongs, No Banners-"A Summer Idyl'
from a Providence Merchant

Mr.. George H Davis, fruit dealer at 297
Westminster street, bears his grateful testimony
TO the uneQualled excellence of the production of
ono of our most skillfu Providence pharm a cists
Mr. Davis says: 'Last spring 1 was very greatly
troubled with severe Inflammation of the kid
neys, and it became so bad that at times I urin-
ated blood, and my sufferings were intense My
condition was painful that for a while I was
scarcely able to attend to business, and tile Sc
we're pains would come so suddenly and severely
that would be obliged to leave customer
whom might happen to be waiting upon. Dur
ing part of the time was unable to walk, and
scarcely knew what to do or which way to look
for relief At this time a friend recommended
Hunts Remedy. 1 took two bottles of it, and it
took right hold of my disease and cured me very
speedily, and have experienced no trouble
with my kidneys since.
Furthermore, Hunts Remedy has strength
ened me very much and since began to use it
have been able to attend to business, and am
all right now. | heartily recommend 1t to all.
What it has done for me it will do for you who
are affiicted,n
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Strike Items.

There is no cigar strike at Boston, the ad-
vance asked being conceded
Seven hundred cgarette-makers struck,
yesterday at New York for higher wages.
The union cigarmakers of Columbus, O.
on a strike to-day were all granted an ad-
vance OF 81.
Many of the cigar manufacturers of Tren-
ton, n. j., concede the 81 per 1000 advance
asked by the men.
The laborers employed in the New York
custom-house in weighing merchandise
struck, yesterday, for an advance.
The printers of the Chattanooga Times
office are on a strike, the managers claiming
that non-union men should be allowed to
work.
The cigar factories of Wlkesbarre, Pa, are
closed owing to the strike. Manufacturers
are willing to pay an additional fifty cents
per 1000.
Louisville cigar manufacturers have ac-
coded to all demands of the employees and
no strike will occur. Everything is going on
as usual, except increased activity in all the
manufactures and rush OF goods for ship
ment.
There is some trouble among the Detroit
cigarmakers. Part of the shops have con-
part refuse, and 200 men from the latter
shops are on strike sustained by the gen.
eral labor unions.
At Reading, Pa, the strike begun by the
cigar men secured the 81 per 600 increase of
wages. Some of the manufacturers con-
ceded the advance; Others refuse because
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-02
Brief Mention.

Daniel W. Boden has been commissioned
postmaster at Isabel, Edgar county.
hail-storm did considerable damage in parts
or Adams county last Saturday evening.
temporary organization of Young Mems
Christian Association has been effected ut Alton.
John Peoples, foreman in solfishbnrg's brick
yard, lost a foot crushed in a machine at Aurora.
Casper and A. b. Helhake and Dr. Spear, who
were on trial at Quincy for shooting DR.. q. g.
Hoffman, were assessed damages in the sum of
$4,000.
DuQuoin Herald professor ]. H. Brownlee
of Carbondaie, ia occasionally mentioned as n
triot in 1884"
Belleville boy yesterday put bottle of gun
powder on the stove to dry. Several pieces OF
the lbottle have been picked out OF the young
sters face, and 1t Is supposed the drying process
was a success.
Mr.. j. E. Miller, wife and babe, and Miss Ellie
Howell. OF Lincoln, were poisoned in mys-
FERROUS manner at Harrisburg Thursday night.
They all drank water before retiring, impreg-
mated with arsenic. They will recover.
Hon. A. / Enooh one of the very earliest set
tiers in Rockford, died Monday. He was
the first white settler in the town of Guilford.
He has held various Offices and was twice a
member of the Legislature. The funeral will be
held on Wednesday
At Princeton, on Monday, man named Peter
Anderson spilled a bottle OF alcohol over himself
and in trying to light his pipe with a match set
fire to his clothing and terribly burned he
fore the flames could be extinguished. He was
under the influence of liquor at the time.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-02

of the parties interested witt me in the PENDING
Investigation of the supervising architects
office, and the importance of the suggestions
you make have compelled me to take more time
than other wise would have taken, and am not
yet ready to reply fully, but hope to be able to
do so in day two. l will, however, say in
this writing that as the suggestion to place d. s.
Alexander on the committee is coupled with
condition to grant him leave Of alb
sence for ten twelve days. which
will delay the Investigation that length
of time, and as the fifth auditor of the Treasury
is subordinate of Mr.. French, the assistant
secretary, part of whose division it is proposed
TO investigate, l would most respectfully sug-
gest, with the knowledge and consent OF the
pr oponents TO substitute the name Of Hon.
Kenneth Raynor, solicitor OF the treasury, in
place OF Mr.. Alexander, fifth auditor. believe
that a committee thus constituted will he emf
nently satisfactory to all concerned. Very re-
specially yours, T. H. MURCH.
The points in the letter of Secretary Fol-
ger to which Murch refers, but does not
reply in this communication, relate to the
employment of counsel and payment of fees
and travelling expenses of witnesses. Mr..
Murch wishes to be represented by counsel
before the committee and also desires some
provision made for the payment of the ex
penses of witnesses.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-02
Suffered for Twenty Years.


Hon. Joshua Tuthill, of East Saginaw, Mich,
says: Count me among the enthusiastic friends
of Hunts Remedy, 1t has proven n my case all
you claim for it. Having suffered for about
twenty years with severe disease of the kidneys
(which our local physicians pronounced Bright's
Disease), made journey East to consult the
eminent Dr. Haven, of Hamilton, N. Y, of whose
fame in this speciality had heard much. DR.,
Haven examined me carefully, and simply said,
GO and get bottle Of Hunts Remedy and take
according to directions After having travelled
so far for treatment, it struck me rather funny
to be directed to take q medicine which IN light
have bought within a stones throw of my own
door; but was in the doctors hands, and of
course followed his advice, and right glad was
I that did So for before 1 had taken Hunts
Remedy half dozen times I found immense
benefit from it, and by continuing the use of it
for "a limited time recovered from my trouble
entirely, and am to-day, think, one of the most
rugged of rugged Michiganders. The world Is
indebted to you, sir for the PRONUNCIATION of
such medicine, and 1 hope you may not go
without your reward"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-02

LoGANsPoRT, May IA shooting scrape
occurred here last night. John Gallagher,
night Waterman at the Panhandle depot,
and who is special policeman, was going to
the opera-house 10 take his folks home from
an entertainment, when he met three men
who were making big racket. He ordered
them to desist when one of them whipped
out knife and cut him across the shoulder
and head, Gallagher then pulled out his re-
volver and fired, hitting his antagonist in the
abdomen, making a probably fatal wound
He then left the man and reported the mat
ter to the police The wounded man was
found lying at the place OF the shooting His
companions had left him, and their identity
is unknown. The wounded man is John
Campine, a roaming character, who has rela-
tives here and who is addicted to drink. He
is alive, but will hardly survive.
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of the Hoffman Damage
Suit at Bloomington, Ill.
Prospect for Hot Debate in the Illinois
Legislature Over the State-House Oues-
tion-Notes and Gleanings,
INDIANA.
Acquitted on Charge of Blackmai1-Held for
Grave Robbery.
SDeeial IN the Tudiananolia Iournna

Acquitted on Charge of Blackmai1-Held for
Grave Robbery.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
UNION CITY, May 1.-The case of the State
of Indiana VS.. s. W. Stubs, of Greenville,
O., charged with attempting to blackmail
DR.. William Commons and l. G. Smell, Of
this place, was tried at Winchester before
Judge Monks yesterday, and resulted in a
verdict of acquittal for the defendant, con-
trory to general expectation. The evidence
showed that about year ago the body of a
woman was found in the creek near Green
vile, o., which, at that time, was supposed
to have been taken from cemetery near by.
Suspicion rested on Commons and Smell as
being the perpetrators of the crime. and
Stubs approached them and stated that by
paying $1,000 they could stop the prosecu-
ton of case against them on the charge of
grave robbery. The defense succeeded in
creating doubt as to his intention, and was
consequently acquitted. Commons and
Smell have been arrested for the above
named offense, and they will have hearing
on Thursday. On account of the prominence
of all parties concerned the case has created
considerable interest
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A FAMILY AFFRAY.
Forty Shots Fired, and Ratchet and Stones
Freely Used.


Freely Used
STAFFORD, May News has been received
here that Bob, Tom and DC. Smith, James
Haley and mYocum, on one side, and jim,
Pete and Bill Cain on the other, met in a
drinking house at Mckinney, when Haley
provoked a row by reminding the Gains that
the Smiths had assisted in their arrest when
a reward was offered for them. A general
shooting and cutting then commenced, and
it is said that fully forty shots were fred.
After the melee it was found that Bill Cain
had been shot through the head; Pete Cain
was slightly shot in the head and cut in the
back with Ratchet; Jim Cain cut in the
shoulder, and Bob Smith cut in the head
with rock and shot in the mouth. Haley
ran as soon as the trouble commenced, and
Yocum got off before an officer arrived. The
Smiths were captured and held over to an ex-
aiming trial to be held on Thursday. 1t
was hard crowd on both sides, the Gains
especially, they having been before the courts
repeatedly.
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Notes and Personalities.

WASHINGTON, May Exc J. c. Whit
aker, whose court-martial furnished reading
matter for an extended period two years ago,
has just applied to the War Department for
a copy of the record of the court proceed
ings, and the clerks in the office of the Judge
Acknowledgement are now engaged in copy
ing the papers, so as to comply with his re-
quest. The testimony is very voluminous
and will require the service of a large force
of clerks for some days in copying Whit
aker is now professor in the Avery Insti-
tute at Charleston S. C.
The President has appointed Jefferson P.
Kidder associate justice of the Supreme
Court of Dakota.
An order was issued at the Postoffice De-
partment, to-day, declaring that c. Lester,
alias g. i. Lester No. % New Church street.
New York, is engaged in defnuding the
public by means of false representations and
promises, and forbidding the delivery to him
of money orders or registered packages.
Ex-senator Dorsey has returned an answer
to the suit OF William Lilley for SO, 900 dam
ages alleged to have been sustained by him
from personal assault by Dorsey. The an
swer is confined to a simple and broad denial
OF Lilley's allegations and an expression of
respondents willingness to submit the case
" q JUL
The cabinet meeting to-day was devoted
solely to consideration of the civil-service
regulations. The session lasted nearly three
hours. The discussion was general, but no
conclusion was reached. A special meeting
of the cabinet will be held Tomorrow when
it is expected the matter will finally be de-
cided
The Secretary OF the Treasury has suspend
ed Galen i. Green, special agent at Jackson,
Tenn, pending an investigation of charges
preferred against him of official miscon-
duct.
The President appointed the following
postmasters to-day: Robert 0. Beebe Paw
paw, Mich; Edmund 5. Rowland. Republic,
Mich. Amelia Il. Palmer, st. Mary, Kan.
The Tooth call for bonds matured to-day.
Redemptions under the CALL including pre-
paid bonds, $1,000 900.
The exchange of ga per cent bonds into 8
percents, suspended during April, was re-
sumed to-day The amount surrendered for
exchange, to-day, was $4,000, which makes
the total amount Of exchanges $13l 900, 900.
1t is expected that the President will in
few days fill the vacancy on the Mississippi
River Commission caused by the resignation
of Captain James b. Eads. 1t is understood
that the appointment lies between Captain
Henry P. Ladd of st. Louis, and General S.
w. Ferguson, of Mississippi. Representative
ONeill of st. Louis, had an interview with
the President to-day in the interests of Ladd.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-02
THE CRIMINAL CALENDAR.
Freeman, the Pocasset Murderer, Ar
raigned for His Crime.
A Kentucky Family Fight-A Chicago Physi-
clans Trouble-Tewksbury Cases in
ss1Iissouri and New Jersey.
AN INSPIRED MURDERER.
Freeman, the Pocasset Murderer, Arraigned
for His Crime.


for His Crime.
BARNsrABLE, Mass, May L. - Freeman,
who, few years ago, in fit of fanaticism,
killed his child and has since been in luna
tic asylum, and is now pronounced sane was
placed on trial to-day, for his crime. Free
man, in his own behalf, said that four years
ago he was insane, when the act was commit
ted; he believed he was doing Gods will; two
years afterward, it occurred to him that it
was an insane act; he never evaded the law of
the land, but thought he should obey the
law OF God rather than that of man, had not
in his own estimation been insane for eleven
months, at'least; he fully believed his relig-
ious experiences had done for him all they
would, and if granted discharge, would ex-
cept the first honorable position offered that
would enable him to support his family.
Freeman was then arraigned on an indict-
ment for murder and pleaded not guilty.
Judge Colburn authorized his removal from
the asylum to Barnstable Jail to await fur
Their action
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-02
Surrender of a Murderer.

BISMARCK, D. T., May William H. Will
son, from Mouse River gave himself up to-
day for killing a man named Bailey, last
month. 1t seems that Baily had killed settler,
taking his money, wife and other effects,
and Wilson was the leader of a crowd
taking Bailey to justice. Bailey at
tempted to get away from the
in return, fired, the ball taking effect in
Bailey's stomach, and before expiring he
confessed the murder of a man named Wood
ruff, last December. He said that he threw
the body in Mouse river
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-02
The Cash All Right,

WASHINGTON, May 1.-The special COM
mission appointed to examine the books ac-
counts and moneys in the United States
Treasury in connection with the transfer of
the office of Treasurer from Gil6llan to
Wyman, completed its labors to-day The
members of the commission waited on Secre-
tary Folger and presented their report, the
contents of which have already been out
lines The only discrepancy discovered was
an excess of 3 cents in favor of the retiring
officer. This excess existed when Mr.. Gill
fllan took possession of the Office.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-02
An Evansville Suicide.

EVANSVILLE, May John Fennell, paper
hanger employed by French & Co., cut his
throat at 11:3O last night at his board
ing-house on Second street He had been
drinking hard for some weeks past He was
sitting in a chair near a window when tine
deed was done. Fennell was from Dayton
KY, and is son of the pilot of the steamer
United States, who lost his life when that
steamer burned, after she collided with the
America. He has sisters living in Chatta-
nooga. Fennell was about twenty-eight years
OF age, intelligent and gentlemanly and pop
ular with his associates. His act has created
horror among them which they will not
soon get over. He had been living here about
eighteen months
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-02

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, May ii L. Kirk
land, of New York, representing some
English capitalists, has just return
ed from Saltillo, Mexicon en- route
to Europe, where he went for
the purpose of getting a contract confirmed
by the authorities OF Coahuila for large
tract of land granted by the government and
sold to Judge c. Prosby, of Houston, by George
Meders, when here last week. This pur-
chase is IN conjunction with a concession
from the supreme government for an extern
sive colonization scheme. The negotiations
of these parties involve about 1000 leagues
OF the best selected lands in the State.
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The G. A. r. will give huge picnic on July 4,
at Peru, and roast oxen, sheep and hogs will be
on the bill Of fare.
The LoganspOrt Pharos will be enlarged and
otherwise improved about the middle of May.
One column will be added to each page.
The Arcadian is a new weekly paper from
Hamilton county. Its appearance indicates that
IL is in the hands OF good editor and good
printer
1t Is almost impossible for people TO obtain
houses in Rockville. Every house is taken as
soon as vacant. The population of the town is
now $500.
c. II. Aldrioh city attorney OF Fort Wayne,
has brought eiecnnent suits to obtain possession
of about l 200 acres of land and improvements.
near that city, now owned and occupied by
descendants of the Miami Indians. Adrich bid
the land in several years ago ON delinquent
tax sale.
William Childers, now confined in the Washing
ton county jan. at Salem, on the charge Of rob
berry, has confessed that he Is a murderer also