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CAPITAL NOTES AND NEWS.
More of Mr.. Ingersoil's Fiery Logic in
the Star-Route Trial.
The Hill Investigation Begun-June Pension
Payments-The Mail for China-A Sem
sational Story Spoiled.
THE sTAR-RoUTE TRIAL.
Mr. Ing srsoli Continues His Eloqnencs in
Behalf of Dorsey.

Betlai1 OF Dorsey.
WASHINGTON. May 24-In the Star-route
trial, Mr.. Ingersoll took up Boones testi-
mony and analysed it, particularly that por-
ton tending to show conspiracy. He claimed
that the transactions referred to were per-
fectly honest and in accordance with the
habits of the men engaged in the mail bust
ness. "a man." said Mr.. Ingersoll, 'who
could make conspiracy out OF these things
could do anything; he could make a cover
for Barnum's circus out of postage stamps"
Mr.. Ingersoll read from MIR. Blisss open
ing speech: "'But we shall show to you that
at least one United States Senator, urging the
increase was the paid agent of the defend
ant Where was that evidence2' he asked.
Mr.. Bliss-I said 1 would do it you would
put him on the stand.
Mr. Ingersoll (sarcastically)-If we would
furnish the evidence. How could 1 know
the senator?
Mr.. Bliss-Was there more than one?
Mr.. Ingersol-I say that there was not
one. l say if you knew of such a person it
was your duty as United States attorney to
bring him to justice, and if you did not do
so you neglected and shirked your duty
Mr.. Bliss-Whose name was on the pencil
memorandum.
Mr.. Ingersoll-Some such remark was
made the other day and stricken out of the
record. That pencil memo randum bore the
name of James II. Mitchell. [Feelingly1
would not nor the world stain the reputa-
ton OF another when he was not present to
defend himself 1t is as bad to kill the
honor of a man as to put dagger in his
heart
He wanted every fact in this case to stand
out as stars on dark night, without doubt
to cloud them.
Tense of John Dorsey and had not concluded
las argument when court adjourned.
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STORM AND WIND.
Belated Reports of Destruction by Last
Weeks Cyclones.

ST. LOUIS May 24.-Information is just re-
ceived that very heavy wind and transforms
swept through Howell county, Missouri
last Friday end Saturday, doing very great
damage to farm and other property. Part of
Howells valley was flooded, and bridges and
entertainments on the Kansas City, Spring
field Memphis railway swept away or bad
ly damaged, delaying trains several days
The little town of Moody was destroyed,
every house in it being blown down. G. w.
McKelsy was severely injured, and several
others badly hunt
Information also comes from Maries
county that tornado swept entirely across
it, making path 100 yards wide, leveling
forests and sweeping the ground of every
thing In its way. The largest farm in the
county. that of James C. Reisman, which is
three miles long, lost all its buildings. T he
family barely saved their lives by rushing
into the cellar of the milk-house. A morse
was picked up and carried quarter of a
mile
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THE SMALLPOX SENSATION.
Death of Another of Miss Baur's Pupils
Excitement at Robinson.

CINCINNATI, May 24.-Miss Evans, of Mis-
sissippi, pupil at Miss Baur's music school,
who nursed Miss Young, of Robinson, ILL.,,
whose death from smallpox has caused a
sensation here and at Robinson, died to-day
in the branch hospital. OF smallpox. Her
father, who is physician, has been with her
several days Miss Yeager, another of Miss
Baurs pupils, was taken to the hospital
to-day, but the physicians say there are no
symptoms of smallpox in her case. She has
suffered much from fright. The pupils are
no longer kept in confinement but visitors
are not admitted to the school. 1t is not
thought there will be any further outbreak
here
The News Journals Robinson, ILL.,, spe-
cial says; 'There is no further spread of
smallpox, but the town is virtually deserted,
There is great indignation against Wesley
Fields, who, it is thought, ruined Miss
Young. There is talk of exhuming the body
to make an examination. The State Board
of Health has been notified of the situation"
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the teeth and real strength have been taken
out of the laws, and there is no present indi-
cation that the government will consent to
q reconsideration. The fact is that the
moral sense of the people is opposed
to measures of this kind They appear to in
volve an added degradation to unfortunate
women ana. to give added security to de-
graded men. They were passed for particu-
lar application to these towns with scarcely
any discussion, and before the outside world
knew what was going on. This Mr.. Glad
stone affirmed, and it was not contradicted.
After their passage opposition was organized,
and already the legislation is crumbling TO
pieces. / think l know enough to say that
such laws will never become general IN Eng
land, and that only what is set forth as a mil
itary necessity will be sufficient TO maintain
them in their mildest forms in particular
places. Nevertheless, as l shall show in sub
sequent letters, the social evil has attained to
frightful proportions in this country. and es
pecially in London, and how to deal with this
seourge will be one of the great problems of
church and state for some time to come.
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IRISH MATTERS.

Archbishop CrOke Advises Submission to
the IDjunctions of the Pope.
LIMERICK, May 24-The inhabitants of this
city and county are preparing hearty well
come for Archbishop Croke The hills and
villages of the county will be illuminated
tonight in his honor Archbishop Croke, re-
plying to an address at Wicklow depot, said
it was the Pope's great love for the Irish peo-
pie that caused him to be solicitous for their
welfare. He was confident when the Pope
understood the situation better the efforts
of the priesthood and himself for the Irish
would he crowned with success. Time would
prove the correctness of his representations
10 the Pope. Meanwhile, he urged the peo-
pie to submit to the Vatican.
A dispatch from Theirles says: "Arch-
bishop Croke, preaching from his pulpit
in the Cathedral, to-day, said the
Pope had expressed sorrow that Ire
land was troubled owing to the lawless
views of certain class, and to secret So
cieties. The Archbishop exhorted the peo-
pie not to allow a word of condemnation to
escape their lips against the Pope, who,
he said, was their best friend
When the Archbishop was in Rome the Pope,
in addressing him, said: II am as good an
trishman as you are" The Archbishop ex-
pressed his intention of obeying the Pope's
command
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Notes and Personalities.

WASHINGTON, May "a State Senator Faulk-
ner,of Ripley county, Indiana, has aspirations
for the seat of Judge Holman.
Col. W. W. Dudley, Commissioner OF Pen
sious, has been confined to his residence
quite ill, for several days.
Information has been received of the arrest
in Montreal of VIM. c. Phelan, counter
feiter and fugitive from justice from Port
land, Me-, with SIC, 900 of bonds of the May
flower Gold-mining Company, of Utah, IN
his possession.
The Surgeon-general of the marine-hospital
service has established O quarantine station
at Pensacola.
The Treasury Department has been advised
that party of pauper Mormons from Swift
zerland are en- route to New York on the
steamship Nevada. Instructions were to-day
sent to the collector of customs at New York
ers of immigration to prevent the
landing of the Mormons referred to,
provided they are paupers within the mean
ing of the immigration act.
Secretary Teller has directed that in future
registers and receivers of land offices must
not receive filings upon odd sections of lands
granted to railroads, within the limits OF
grants withdrawn for indemnity purposes.
The Treasury Department has purchased
326, 900 ounces of silver, for delivery to the
different mints
First Assistant Postmaster-general Hatton,
acting Postmaster-general, issued an order to-
day closing all the postotfices on Decoration
day, between the hoursof 10 a. nj. and 5 p.
m, except in the larger cities. In these cities
the postmasters are to use their own discre-
ton as TO the hours of closing the office.
Patent Commissioner Marble estimates that
the receipts in the Patent Office for the cur
rent year will be 81, 200, 900, or $500, 900 more
han 1auf A Tr,1x VI for snf Da
Office will be reduced twenty-one clerks This
reduction will not affect the examining divi-
sion. but will, it is stated, aid work in the
copy division.
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QUESTIONS ANSWERED.
The British Ministers Make Matters Nearly
as Clear They Were Before.

The British Ministers Make Matters Nearly
Clear They Were Before.
LONDON, May 24-In the House of Com
mons, Lord e. Fitzmaurice Under Secretary
of Foreign Affairs. replying to question:
said he had already stated. on the 10th of
March, that the government had never enter
tanned the scheme to establish a British resi- =
dent at the Vatican, and Errington had not
since been the channel of communication be-
tween the foreign Office and the Vatican.
Errington received no appointment from the
government and, therefore, no pay. The
Pope's circular to the Irish clergy, he said
had not been issued at The request of the
British government
Mr.. Gladstone, replying to Charles New
degate, Conservative said Earl Granville's
letter OF last year recommending Errington
as gentleman of honor and intelligence,
would remain in force so long as Errington
answered that description.
Sir Henry Wolf, Conservative, comment
ed on what he termed the unsatisfactory an
swer of the government.
Mr.. Trevelyan refused, in the interests of
justice, to answer the question in regard to
the seizure of the Kerry Sentinel by the gov
eminent authorities. Replying to Joseph
Cswen, Radical, he declared that Davitt,
Healy and Quinn could obtain their release
at any moment by complying with the law.
The judge who sentenced them, however,
would be consulted as to the desirability of
shortening their Imprisonment.
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ILLINOIS.
A Movement Looking to the Restoration of
MattoOu's Grain Trade,

n movement AVohiuS 70 heStOraLlOn OF
MattOOu's Grain Trade.
Special Correspondence Of the Journal
NATION, May 24.-Last night large and
enthusiastic assembly of prominent citizens.
came together at Dole's Hal, shaving for its
object the formulation of plans which
would overcome or obviate the ruinous
effects which the interstate pool has on Mat
toon's traffic, especially on the grain trade.
Originally Nation was great grain center,
but now the trade, on account of the pool, is
almost entirely gone The st. Louis, Cncin-
natl and Toledo narrow-gauge railway has
water route east after it strikes Toledo, is an
independent line, having no roads to dictate
to it, and runs within six or eight miles of
NATION, making stations on this road-Ne-
oga, Charleston, etc. towns nearly adjacent
to Mattoon-attractive shipping points The
object of the meeting conferred in project
to build line to connect Nation with the
narrow-guage to be owned and operated in the
interests of Nation, and to stipulate in the
contract with the Toledo, Cincinnati q st.
Louis road to give them the traffic of this
road on the condition that they would never
pool, at least for a certain number of
years. In the event OF the successful carry
ing out OF this project, which is not in the
least doubtful Nation will be the attract
i've point, as it has been in former years.
Mr.. Ira James, Messrs. I. & C. Lane, Craig &
Craig, etc, are among the moneyed men who
are agitating the movement and in their
hands it is safe to reckon on successful
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Minor Notes.

Miles Riley, an Indianlan, was crushed to
death by the ears at Nashville, Tenn, on
Wednesday.
Rev. c. H. Bell, of Leesburg, late of North
Manchester, WAS stricken with paralysis while
preaching, few days ago.
While Benjamin Williams, living near Warsaw,
was moving house, the roof fell in while he
was inside, crushing him fatally.
William Peters, of LOganspOrt, has been ar
rested and imprisoned on the charge of having
murdered one JOHN Baker, in the fall Of 1865.
One Jeffersonvilie man is said to have lost
81 900 Oh the Louisville races on Wednesday,
ana ant0her was successful TO the amount Of
about 500.
the sunday school teachers of Clark county
will meet in convention az SellersSurg on next
Saturday. An interesting programme has been
arranged for the occasion.
The report published some days ago detailing
the arrest of Postmaster F. s. Geek, of Windfali,
by an agent OF the Poetoff1ce Department Oh a
charge OF drunkenness, Is utterly without found
alton.
The residence Of E. R. Moore and Colonel John
r. Fesler, of Franklin, were entered on Wednes-
day night by burglars. From the former there
was taken a quantity Of provisions, and from
the latter about $l2 in money and some cloth
ing.
On Wednesday as Christian Bechtol and Rev.
Mr.. Bergher, of Wabash, were going down hill
in buggy, the hold-ba OF the harness broke,
Mr. Bergher had a leg broken, while Mr.. Bechtol
was severely hurt.
At Peru, on Tuesday, on the train going north
over the Wabash, ST. Louis d. Pacific railway
two young girls of bad character boarded the
train. They we're making considerable noise In
the car, when the conductor told them to be
quiet, and on turning around one of them pulled
a revolver and shot at him. missing him and
breaking window In the coach. They both
jumped the train and escaped.
On Wednesday, a man. hatless and shoeless
was discovered in Franklin whose appearance
and actions attracted attention. He was closely
watched until evening, whom he was taken In
charge by the marshal Nothing could be dis
covered from his incoherent talk or from his
person. that would give any olew as to hissdeD-
tity. He ia very sadly demented. The small
AMOUNT OF clothing on his person was literally
torn IN shreds.
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CRIMES AND CRIMINALS.
Expert Robbery of the Money Carrier of the
American Express Company.


American Express Company.
CLEVELAND. O., May 24.-The United States
Express Company's money carrier, Alex
ander Granger. received snndry packages of
money. and other valuables from the east
bound Lake Shore train at the Union Depot,
this forenoon, and put them in buggy
standing outside. Somebody from the ice
room called to him, and, no one being in
sight he stepped a little way from the We
hicle to ascertain who called. Returning, he
drove to the express company's main Office
and there discovered that two bags similar to
the company's pouches but filed with
brown paper, had been substituted for the
two containing the money. 1t is supposed
the robbery had been carefully planned by
experts, and executed the moment Changers
attention was diverted. The missing pouches
are said to contain in the neighborhood of
$4,000, in thirty packages, of remittances
from the railway stations on the Lake Shore
road between Chicago and Toledo to head
quarters. The amount cannot be definitely
known for some days. Much OF the remit
tances is thought to be in bank checks and
certificates of deposit.
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The pope's circular Condemned.

LONDON, May 24-At meeting of Par
nellite members Of Parliament here, last
night, Justin Mccarthy. NJ. P. for Longford,
was chairman. He said it was the bounden
duty of Irishmen to contribute to the testi-
monial for Parnell. Referring to the papal
people had only to repuditate the fraudulent
statements which had been made to the
College of Cardinals. He should regret to
see the priest divorced from Irish politics,
for in. times past he had been the only friend
of the people. Mr.. Biggar, member for
Gavan, spoke in condemnation of the circu-
lar
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LABOR AND BUSINESS.
No Probability of a Strike at the Milwaukee
ROlling-Mlls.

No Probability of Strike at the Milwaukee
Rolling-Mins.
MILWAUKEE, May 24.-President Potter is
not member of the Western Iron Manufac-
turers' Association, nor was the North Chi
cago Rolling-mill Company represented at
any of the meetings held by the masters and
men at Pittsburg, and for that reason
lockout at Bayview mills, near this city, is
not likely to come with the rising sun of
June 1. On the other hand, the men here
will wait till the trouble is settled
at Pittsburg, and President Pot
ter, it is thought, will then
demand reduction of wages only when
driven by his company when they find the
competition with eastern firms too great.
There has been no secret meeting and no de-
cision to strike. The Amalgamated Asso-
citation rules require that the scale of wages
agreed upon for the season be handed to the
employers one week before June l, when the
scale takes effect, and in accordance with
such rule the men at Bayview gave Superin-
tendent Parks the schedule for consideration
last evening. A private circular, issued by
the Amaigamated Association, cautions the
men to be discreet, and not push their OPP
position to reduction too fercely, as the
association cannot stand the drain Of a long
strike.
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United States ship 'Dispatch;" Senator Mil
ier OF California; Assistant Secretaries Davis
and Adee, Chief Clerk Brown and Mr. Chew,
OF the State Department, the ministers of
France, Germany, Austria, Portugal, Spain,
Belgium. Chilli Brazil, Japan, Peru, Argen-
tine Republic Hawaii, Netherlands, and the
charge daffaiIes of Russia and Italy, Min
lister West and Secretaries of Legation Messrs.
Saurin, Howard, Charlton and Stone. The
number OF guests this year was smaller
than usual, owing to the absence of the Pres
ldent and all but one member of his cabinet,
and the inability of the ministers of Sweden,
Denmark, China, Turkey and Switzerland
to attend
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WASHINGTON, May 24-Eighteen warrants
have been issued at the Treasury Department
on account of June pension payments. These
warrants aggregate $12.00O,O0O The money
is to be distributed to pension agencies as
follows: Augusta. Me-, $5OO,OOo Boston,
$500, 900; New York city. 100000; Syracuse,
n. Y, $S00,0O Knoxville, Tenn, $500 600;
Milwaukee, $500, 600 San Francisco. 800 900.
Topeka, $500, 900; Washington, $500, 900; Lou
isville, S200000; Indianapolis 81 900 900;
Columbus O., 81, 900, 900; Chicago 81, 600 900;
Detroit, 100000; Des Moines, 5000, 600 Phil
adelphia, $500 900; Concord, n. H., $500 900;
Pittsburg $500 000
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Trouble with Mail for Chinn

WAsHNGroN, May 24.-The Postofiice De-
partment has received notice of the discon-
tinuance of all the japanese postal agencies
hitherto maintained at different points in
China except Shanghai, and of the conse-
quent inability of the japanese administra-
ton TO assure any longer the delivery of I'M
paid or paid correspondence of the United
than Shanghai. which. for some time past, it
has been the practice to send via Yokohama.
In consequence of this information the de-
partment has been compelled TO direct the
return to senders of the correspondence re-
ferred to.
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POLITICAL MATTERS.


Method of Choosing Delegates to the Next
National Republican Convention.
ATcHIsoN, Kan, May 24-Col. John A
Martin, OF this city, secretary of the
national Republican committee, has re-
ceived a number OF letters making
inquiry concerning the next meeting of
the committee, and as to what action had
been taken looking to the national conven-
ton of 1884. Replying to these inquiries, he
states that the committee will meet in Wash
ington, on the 10th of December next, to fix
the date and place for holding the conven-
ton. AT the last meeting of the committee,
held in Washington in January, the follow
ing resolution was adopted:
"Reselved, That the call for the next Republi-
can national convention shall be SO broad and
liberal as to invite the cooperation, without i'm
posing any other test, OF all citizens who are in
favor Of elevatiug and dgnifying American
labor; protecting aud extending home industries;
giving free popular education to the masses OF
the people; securing free suffrage and an honest
count of ballots, and efectually protecting all
human rights in every section OF our common
country, ana who ara willing to support the
nominees OF the convention"
The committee also fixed the basis of rep
resentation in the next national convention
and the manner of electing delegates by the
adoption of the following order:
The Republican national convention Of
1884 shall consist of four delegates at large
from each State. and two delegates from
each congressional district. The delegates at
large shall be chosen by popular delegate
State conventions called on not less than
twenty days published notice, and held not
less than thirty days nor more than sixty
days before the meeting of the national con-
vention. The Republicans of the various
congressional districts shall have the option
of electing their delegates at separate popu-
lar delegate conventions, called on similar
notice, and held in the districts at any time
within fifteen days next prior to
the meeting of the State convention,
or by such delegates as shall be chosen in the
latter method, if not elected previous TO the
meeting of the State convention. All dis
triot delegates shall be accredited by the Off
GERS of such district convention. Two dele
gates shall be allowed from each Territory
and from the District of Columbia, similarly
chosen. Notices of contests may be given to
the national convention, accompanied by a
full printed statement of the contest, which
shall also be made public; and preference in
the hearing and determining of contests
shall be given contestants according to the
dates of the reception of such notices and
statements by the national committee.
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STATE NEWS AND GOSSIP.
A Child Crushed to Death Under a
Car at Fort Wayne,
An Ellettsville Girl Disappears-A Wabash
Trustee Case-Mattoon Making an
Effort to Recover Trade.
INDIANA.
Finding of a Partially Rined Mail Sack at

Finding of Partially Rined Mail Sack at
Seymour.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
SEYMOUR May 24-City Marshal Golding
reported to Postmaster Mains this morning
that mail sack had been found in stable
in the eastern part of this city. Upon ex-
animation it proved to be a through sack
from Cincinnati to St. Louis, and had been
rit1ed OF most of its contents. The sack was
tagged st Louis, fifth DIVISION" How it
came there is a mystery. 1t no doubt be-
longed to the trough mail train that passed
at 1880 o'clock P. NJ, as the letters found
were pOstmarked Cincinnati May %.
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Mr. Murch Begins Investigating Supervising
Architect Hilis Office.

WASHINGTON, Nay 24-The committee APP
pointed to investigate the charges against
Hill, Supervising Architect of the Treasury,
met to-day. Mr. Murch stated that he was
prepared to 60 on with the investigation
provided certain privileges were accorded to
him. He desired full record to be made of
all evidence taken, and he furnished with
copy. Ex-Collector John L. Thomas, of
Baltimore, who appeared as counsel for Bart
lett, Robbins & Co., of Baltimore asked that
he be furnished with a copy The commit
tee acceeded TO the request, whereupon
Murch stated that he desired to take up
the charges seriatim and com plete the inves-
tigation under each charge before proceeding
to another