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The Carpenter Estate.

To the Editor of the indianapolis Journal:
Itake the liberty OF calling your attention
to a very gross instance of humbug. 1t is
the supposed Carpenter estate, of England.
Many hundreds of poor people have been,
and are still being victimized in this matter
particularly in your city. No public expos
ure of this deception practiced has for OBJ
vious reasons hitherto been made. In max
ing this statement | am actuated purely from
a sense of duty. During a lengthy stay in
England examined the matter carefully.
For further information please read the ac-
companying book, beginning at page thirty
six:
Ii, by notice of this report you can put
an end to these constant impositions, you
will have performed a service emitting you
to the thanks of your countrymen.
.sc JAMES USHER
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Lafayette has furnished three United States
senators. viz, Albert S. White, John Petit and
Joseph L. Mcdonald
Chauncey capitalists are contemplating the
proprietY of forming stock company for the
canning of fruit, corn and vegetables.
The Lafayette Times dominates Hon. John r.
Coffroth, of that city, for Governor on the Demo
cratic ticket. The same paper publishes fine
sketch OF ex-senator Mcdonald.
The trustees of the Lafayette water-works
have under consideration the propriety of
stocking the reservoir lakes with fish, either
German carp or black bass, themselves, instead
OF leasing the lakes for that purpose
Plat Hamilton, aged twenty-five, fell under the
wheels of moving ght train, on the Cincin-
natl, Indianapolis, st. Louis & Chicago railroad,
at Lafay cite, and was badly crushed. Both legs
ard one arm were cut off; He lived but few
hours.
Mrs. Jacob Rolse, of Goshen, yielding to the
persuasions of a man AIMED Hershour left her
husband and fled with him, taking her little
word that the couple were in TiffiD, O., and i'm
mediately started in pursuit
fatal accidental shooting occurred at Wal
ton, on Saturday night. man named Reason
was examining pistol, in The presence of sew
eral persons, when the weapon was discharged,
the result being the Instant death of Frederick
Crumber, the ball entering his head, near the
left temple.
A bond representing 100000 in unncum-
bered real estate in Lafayette, has been signed
and forwarded to Kansas City TO be used as
a $1,000 bail bond for Orth Stein, the son of
Hon. John A. Stein, of Lafayette, the Supreme
Court of Missouri having granted Orth new
trial for killing George Fredericks
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Henry Wizards Early Life.

Cath. in New York Tribune.
Mr.. Wizards retirement last week led me
to confer with an old war correspondent who
knew him WELL and who said: Willard was
a very active army writer, and both with his
pen and on his horse did rapid work Some
times the ragamuffins in the profession would
play trick on him, such as getting a tele-
graph wire and holding it in mere hoggish-
ness, buthe most always got even with such.
Once he put in his bill at a newspaper Office
and it was contested by another correspond
ent who met with him on the Northern Pa
cfc railroad in mid-career, when they had
forgotten the little matters OF their youth.
Willard knocked his censor down for disput-
ing his bill. 1t became apparent to him, as
the war camps disbanded, that something
more substantial was required than fugitive
newspaper writing, SO he apprehended the
financial changes in the ways and means
committee and bought a great quantity Of
whisky on time, and it gave him his start in
lifen
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A Half-Acre Farm.

A Boston Journal correspondent has the
following to say of man at Tuftonboro who
paddles his own canoe and lets his neighbors
paddle theirs. SD sdf Id snots7go1I- r
This man has a wheelbarroW but there is
not anything peculiar about it, only he has
cut seven tons of hay and put it n the barn
on that wheelbarrow the past summer, and
has done his other harvesting in the same
way. From less than one-half acre of ground
that man cut and shocked 122 shocks of corn,
sixteen hills in a shock. When husked, the
corn filled a bushel basket seventy-three
times, besides 500 ears traced up. the
ears in the trace measuring from
nine to sixteen inches. On this same
half acre he raised more than two bushels of
beans, two bushels of turnips, twenty-four
heads of cabbage and about cart-load of
pumpkins. From one potato, which he made
q speciality he raised two bushels of assorted
potatoes, and between two and three quarts
of small ones. From one and one-half
bushels of seed he raised sixty-five bushels
OF assorted potatoes, from which may be Sc
lected 1000 smooth and handsome tubers
that will weigh more than 1000 pounds.
From less than nine square rods of ground
he harvested ninety-one bushels of Dewin's
early turnip beets that weighed from one
half to five pounds apiece, which for beauty
and quality cannot be SURPASSED by any lot
of beets raised by one man in tine county of
Carroll, Such a man will succeed anywhere.
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IA DAMAGING FIRE.
Burning Of Broom, Coffin and Varnish Fac
..ai tories--Two Firemen Killed. ..t

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 24.-The broom factory and
warehouse of Samuel Cupples & Co. was de-
stroyed by fire tonight. The loss will ag-
gregate $4,000. Insured.
Buildings 200, 2o2, 2O4 Fourth street, oc-
cupied, respectively, by the Busch Wine
Company, Murphy Varnish Company, J.
M. Huttons coffin factory, Quartermaster
Major Atwood's offices and several other
tenants were almost totally destroyed
The losses cannot be accurately stated to-
night. Total loss over 100000. An ex-
plosion in the Busch building
shattered the walls and in the
fall they covered John Conway
and Michael Kehoe in the debris, killing
them, and more or less injuring Con. Gala
CHER, Patrick Powers, f. NJ. Williams and
John Harry, all members of the salvage
corps, who were spreading tarpaulins when
the walls fell. This is the largest fire that
has occurred here for long time, and taxed
the energies of the whole department. Other
adjoining property, on Third street, was
damaged by fire and water, but the loss can
not be ascertained tonight.
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J, H. Brand has been unanimously re-
elected president of the Orange Free state.
The report that Mary Anderson is to be
married to the Duke of Portland is emphat-
ically denied
The negotiations of the Transvaal delegates
with the British Colonial Secretary have
been broken off.
The steamer Severn exploded her boilers
at Carthagena, killing seven men and doing
considerable damage
The Chinese steel Corvette, Ninthin,
launched at Kiel, Prussia, carries ten Arm
strong guns and torpedo boat.
De Lesseps, in lecture in Paris, repeated
" declared that as long as he and his sons
lived the Suez canal would remain under
French control. .,-
A deputation at Ottawa from the Millers'
Association wish the wheat duties reduced
from Is to IL cents per bushel, to equalize
it with the -four tax of fifty cents per barrel.
The finance minister is considering the mat
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The Kennedy Trial.


SHELBYylLLE, Dec. 24.-The State still con-
murder case The public interest heretofore
manifested continues unabated. David B.
Wilson, the undertaken, testified this morn
ing that he helped take McCorkle to the resi-.
denee of R. D. Flaitz; that neither Squire
Major nor himself took from the deceased
revolver. Saw the defendant do the
shooting. 90 '1' y. .a' mes.
Jefferson Kendall swore to the shooting.
Julius Chueden, aged fifteen years. testi-
fed that he saw Kennedy do the shooting
James L. Brown, late Democratic sheriff,
testified to the search he had made for Ken
nedy after he left the county.
Joseph Midkiff said he heard a terrible
racket in Hardebeck's saloon. Saw the
crowd come out; saw the crowd fol-
lowing McCorkie and the boy down East
Broadway. Saw McCorkle push Glib. Ken
nedy, then Ed. Kennedy said: you will
take me, you - -" drew his revolver
and fired Defendant did not fire one shot
toward the north and the other toward the
south.
Memory Phillips was standing at the back
door OF the Hackney saloon on East Broadway.
Heard two shots. Did not sec who fired
them.
William Shaw testified that he saw the
shooting Was in the saloon and saw Nc
Corkle in there. Saw him bring Kennedy
out Heard him tell the boy to go home and
he would not arrest him. Heard the two
shots Did not see who fired them.
After the shooting saw a man have
revolver. Don't know who
held tie pistol. Stephen Washburn
saw the trouble but did not see who did the
shooting
George Busby testified to seeing the de-
fendant in the custody OF the deceased; saw
them 20 east on Broadway; saw the crowd
follow; saw the defendant draw his revolver
and fire. The defendant took his revolver
out of his hip pocket.
John Chambers saw fighting in the saloon;
saw the defendant and McCorkle 60 east on
Broadway McCorkle said to Kennedy:
Go home or l will have to arrest YOU"
The defendant walked off piece, drew bis
revolver and began shooting.
Howard Lee, ex-sheriff of the county, was
engaged in a big fight on the north
side of Broadway at the time of the shooting.
Ex-Sherilf james Magill testified that he was
not in town at the time of the shooting. Sue
ceeded McCorkle as sheriff, and made dill
gent search for the defendant.
The court will not adjourn
for Christmas, but continue the
examination of witnesses. The contradic-
tons among the witnesses still goes on, and
is a subject of general public comment.
The false story as to the attempt to assas-
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ILLINOIS.
Reunion of the Famous Funk Family at
Bloomington. IL

Reunion of the Famous Funk Family at
Bloomington. J. III
speciai to the Indianapolis Journal. ~
BLooMtEeToN, Dec. 24,--The, most, promi-
nent social event in this city for some time
was the fourth annual reunion Tonight OF
the famous wealthy Funk family, at the
residence of ex-Representatiye George W.
Funk. There were fifty persons present, all
of whom were Funks, or Immediately con-
nected by marriage. The sons and daughters
of the celebrated Hon. Isaac Funk, deceased,
present were Representative George w.
Funk, Hon. Benjamin F. Funk, representa-
tive; Lafayette, Isaac, A. B., Jacob. Duncan
NJ, f. NJ, and Mrs. Lon Kerrick. A very
large number of rich and elegant presents
were interchanged, and very happy time
was enjoyed
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Charles Harvey, the Slayer of Charles
Curtin, Dragged from His Cell and
Brutally Strangled.
Henry u. johnson Involved in Rich
mond Shooting ARRAY.
Continuation of Testimony for the Prosecu-
ton in the Kennedy Trial-MnOr
Notes and Gleanings
INDIANA.
Charles Harvey, the Slayer of Charles Gus
tin, Hanged by Mob.
Special to the Indianapolis journal

Oh aries Harvey, the Slayer of Charles Gus
tin, Hanged by Mob.
Special to the indianapolis journal
EVANSVILLE, Dec "a. - The anticipated
lynching of Charles Harvey for the murder
of Henry Custin, jr, at Petersburg, on Fri
day night, occurred at 1 o'clock on Monday
morning. OF Harvey's guilt no one had any
doubt from the moment of his arrest. To
begin with, he had an unsavory reputation,
had frequently been involved in disgraceful
broils, was known to be a thief, and strongly
suspected of being one of the incendiaries by
whom the town was twice nearly destroyed.
This, with the strong circumstantial evidence
in the present case made the organization
OF mob an easy matter and though it was
not talked of publicly, it was generally I'M
derstood that the hanging would take place
at the hour mentioned. The mob numbered
between seventy-five and one hundred, and
| began to collect after midnight, and at 1
o'clock proceeded to the Jail and demanded
the keys, which, after a show of resistance,
were delivered. Harvey heard the dreadful
| tread OF their feet as they approached his
cell, and shrieked in terror to the jailer to
defend him or give him a weapon
to defend himself. AS the men crowded
into the cell, he threw himself upon the
foremost of them and fought like mad
man. But the numbers were against him,
and he was speedily overpowered and Sc
curely bound, and shrieling, swearing, and
imploFing and praying by turns he was hur-
ried to the street. -'.-
The spot chosen for the hanging was two
squares from the Jail, in the shadow of
house just being completed by Harvey's
father for occupancy by the family. Arrived
there the moose was adjusted and Harvey
pulled ten feet in the air and left to
slowly choke to death His contortions
were fearful, but it was evident there was no
pity for him in the breast of any man pres
emf. The work was completed and the mob
quietly dispersed.
1t is probable that few regrets are felt at
the termination of the affair, and certainly
none are expressed. Young Custin, Har-
veys victim, belonged to one of the leading
families of the county, and in all respects was
an exemplary young man. 1t is still believed
his death was the result of a mistake, Har-
vey believing him to be Montgomery, by
whom Custin was employed, and who is
known to habitually carry considerable sums
of money on his person.
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New 1OfK ItIItT
Speaking OF Josh Billings reminds me that
his old chum, eth. Mast" is in the dumps
The true inwardness of Nast's trouble with
George William Curtis, editor of Harper's
Weekly, has never come to light, but certain
it is that the worlds greatest cartoonist finds
no place for his sketches in the paper his
genius made famous. His contract with the
Harpers is for $4,000 a year for life, and he
draws 50, 500 every quarter with unfaltering
regularity. l understand that he sends his
sketches to Harpers promptly every Monday
afternoon, and they are as promptly put in
dark pigeon-hole The Harpers will not
and hence Artist Mast is in queer position,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-25
Goyernor Nfnrray,s Reception.

SALT LAKE, Dec Ex-Governor Murray ar
rived this morning, and was met by large
delegation of leading citizens ana escorted to
his residence, where a pleasant reception was
given. Many welcoming speeches were made
by the gentiles. The Governor assured his
friends Of the cooperation of the President
and people IN bringing Utah in accord with
the laws of the government He assured
them that measures would be adopted to
bring about the result by the present Con-
gress. He said that the whole country in
tended polygamy and theocracy should be
wiped out. He will prepare a strong mes
sage for the Legislature, which meets in two
weeks
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Household Hints.

One OF the best ways to cure sore throat is
as follows: Wiring cloth out of salt and cold
water, and keeping it quite wet bind tightly
about the neck. Cover this with dry cloth.
1t is best to use this remedy in the night.
Silks are weighted by dyes and adulterated
by 'shoddy" silks and cotton. The best
simple test of silks consists in boiling a
sample in water half an water. If it retain
its substance, tits not overweighted with dye.
For large family of children always set
two dishes on the table of any such article as
bread, preserves. butter or cake. This will
save great deal of delay in serving, and save
much running to and fro to refill empty dish
es.
Pretty school-bags NAV be made out of a
piece of dark merino. The under side may
be of merino or some other material embroid-
cred with the monogram of the owner on the
outside in floss silk and lined with silesia,
putting an inside pocket on both Sides
A handsome handkerchief case is made of
crimson plush with satin lining of the same
color. On the upper side put spray of rose
buds and leaves in ribbon embroidery The
case should be in shape like the two covers of
book, and should tie with a ribbon of the
same color as the case.
A shoe bag is very handy article for a
bedroom. A tasteful one can be made of
some pretty chintz. Cut piece half yard
wide and two-thirds of yard long, bind it
with scarlet braid, and put a smaller piece
for the pockets, stitching it in three divisions,
the smallest in the center for slippers The
most convenient place for this article is to
nail it on the inside of the closet door.
A good pair of leggings can be made of a
pair of long, ribbed, colored wooden stockings,
which have outrun their legitimate useful
ness. They can be utilized by cutting off the
feet in sloping way, SO that the top part of
the foot will be left on and thus form the
covering of the foot. Hem them around,
and tack piece of leather to each side, about
the middle of the foot to keep them i'll place
To perfume note paper get few quires of
blotting paper and sprinkle the sheets with
the perfume desired, then put them under
weight until they become dry. When dry
put note paper, envelopes, etc., between the
sheets and place them under a weight for a
few hours; when removed they will be found
perfumed. The blotting sheets may be utiliz-
ed again, and can be made to retain their per-
fume for long time by keeping them free
from exposure to air.
When well water is too hard to wash with
and the cisiern fails, it will be found neces-
sary to resort to some expedient to obtain
soft water. Fill barrel with well water,
tie up about three quarts of wood ashes from
the kitchen stove in thin cotton -four sack
or other bag and put itin the barrel. In less
than couple of days all the hmy particles
will have been separated from the water and
settled to the bottom, and the water will
then be ready for use. 1sa tr 9als' adL
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Explosion of a Freight Engine.

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, Dec. 24.-Early this
morning the New York-bound freight train
on the New York, New Haven Hartford
railway got stuck in a large snow-drift, near
Milford, extinguishing the fire aud causing
an explosion, which blew out the furnace
door, Engineers E. Ross was fatally scalded
and Fireman j. Lynch badly burned. Con-
ducter Searls. assisting the fireman at the
time, was blown from the engine into the
drift. and lost a few teeth and received sew
eral bruises. Later reports say that the en-
eineer and fireman we're killed.
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Desfitnte Irish Immigrants.

TORONTO, Dec. 24-The Irish citizens held
a meeting yesterday to bring before the pub
lie the present distressed condition OF pauper
immigrants in the city. A substantial sum
was subscribed to alleviate immediate wants
An influential committee was appointed to
canvass for funds.
A London dispatch says: "The luke en-
igration committee say of the 5,400 assisted
emigrants' for the year closing that two
thirds went to the United States and the re-
mainder to Canada. Many emigrants have
returned the passage money advanced"
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THE SOUDAN.
Conflicting Statements Concerning the Bat
tie with Ell AIahdi.

Conflicting Statements Concerning the Bat
tie with Ell AIahdi.
CAIRO, Dec. 24.-The Arabic official news
paper says the Governor of Berber has tele-
graphed the Khedive that Hicks Pasha and
5000 Egyptians were killed by Ell Mahdi,
but that Allied Diem Pasha, with the re-
mainder of the Egyptian army, are encamped
at Melboss, where the troops are being pro-
visioned by friendly tribes.
The Governor of Dongola, telegraphing &C
counts of the fighting between Hicks Pasna
and Mahdi, maintains that the Egyptians
were victorious, and that the army is intact
and is now encamped at Melboss, and adds
that Mahdi is at Ell Obeid, having been de-
serted by his followers, who reproached him
with not being Mahdi, because he failed to
vanquish the Egyptians by Divine aid.
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Abyssinians Enyadinr soudan.

LONDON, Dec A.-The troubles in the Sou
dan are becoming still more complicated, ac-
cording to rumor which is circulating this
evening to the effect that King Johannes, OF
Abyssinia, proposes to take a hand in the
game, and is collecting an ermy for that pur-
pose. Some of the army officers now in
town, who have seen service in Africa, are
saying now that tits evident that England
will soon be obliged to interfere and to give
Johannes some such lesson as was admin
istered in 1868 to his predecessor, King Theo-
dore
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Damage bx High Water.

Special to the Indianapolis JouTnas.
MADISON, Dec 24.-The Kentucky river be-
came very high last night, carrying away
and sinking numerous barges and flats. The
Carrollton wharf was swept two miles down
the stream. The Ohio at Madison is swollen
twelve feet and the steamer Mollie Snyder
and other smaller crafts have broken from
their moorings The owners of floating prop
erty are busy.
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Shooting ARRAY at Richmond

RICHMOND. Dec. PA shooting. ARRAY
took place here this evening. Henry NJ.
Johnson, prominent criminal lawyer,
while attempting to shoot Banner Brothers,
shot Policeman Westerberg in the thigh,
and the wound may prove serious. johnson
was himself shot in the back of the head by
an unknown party. The shooting was the
result of a lawsuit between Banner Brothers
and a man named Vaughan. johnson was
attorney for the latter
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Three Murders in New York.

New YoRK, Dec. 24-In a difficulty to-
night between sailors on board the Spanish
steamship America, one man was killed and
two are.reported MORALLY wounded.
Charles Kingsley, n railroad engineer, in
dificc''y with George Courteries was shot
and, it is believed, MORALLY wounded.
Corrteries surrendered, and was bailed in
SOC 900
T. II Wagner and Jim. Saunders, roust-
nj a,uts on the steamboat f. J. Gay. had diff
iculty to-day, and Saunders shot Wagner
dead.
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AT a StandstilI.

LONDON, Dec PA member of Marquis
Iseng's staff stated that no rupture of rela-
lions between China and France had occurred.
Tseng is awaiting orders from China, which,
when received, will be Immediately impaired
to the cabinets OF Europe. Meanwhile, ne
gotiations between China and France are at
standstill. Tseng would appreciate the
mediation of England or some other Euro
pean power.
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Freight Train wrecked,

tTNNEAPoIrs Mimi, Dec 24.-A freight
N was wrecked here at the west end OF
railroad bridge. The wreck was occa-
ned bya wild engine running into the
sular freight. Three employees were Sc
riously Injured; one, Patterson, of Big Lake,
has probably died. The men were caught in
the caboose in such a shape that they had to
be chopped out from the burning car. Two
cars were consumed. in addition to the dam
age to the engine and other cars.
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Killed by the Cars.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
DANvILLE Dec. 24.-Richard Onley: of
Catlin, this county, attempted to board a
moving freight train on the Wabash road,
and, losing his hold. was thrown to the
ground. The cars passed over him, cutting
off both legs. He died in a few hours. He
was about thirty years Of age, and was
single
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Three Ladies Murdered.

MoNoURE N. c., Dec. 24-Mrs. Olive Gun
ter, aged eighty, and her daughter and
granddaughter, were murdered at Chatham
Church, near here, All three were struck
several blows. No clew to the murderers.
Great excitement prevails.