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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-04

On the evening preceding the convention to be
held on June 10, the delegates from each con
gressional district will meet, at rooms hereafter
to be designated, for the purpose of selecting per-
sons TO serve as follows:
l. One member of the committee on creden-
tials.
.. One member of the committee on perma-
nent organization, rules and order of business;
ident and secretary, also two presidential electors
and two alternates for the State at large.
g., One district vicepresident.
A. One district assistant secretary.
5. One member of the committee on resolu-
9. One district presidential elector and one
alternate.
Ill. Congressional district delegate conven-
tons will be held in each district on Thursday,
April 10, 1884, as follows:
First district, at Evansville.
Second district, at Vincennes.
Third district. at Jacksonville.
Fourth district, at Lawrenceburg.
Fifth district, at Martinsville.
Sixth district, at New Castle.
Seventh district, at Indianapolis.
Eighth district, (place to be hereafter fixed-)
Ninth district, at Upton.
Tenth district, at Logansport
Eleventh district, at Marion.
Twelfth district. at Auburn.
Thirteenth district, at Plymouth
The basis of representation in these district
conventions will be the same as in the State con
vention to be held on June 10.
Each of these conventions is expressly limited
to the transaction of the following business:
First-The selection of two (2) delegates to
represent the district in the Republican national
convention, and two (2) alternates.
Second--The selection of one member of the
State central committee.
~Third-Fixing a date and place for holding a
convention to nominate a candidate for Con-
gress.
~Fourth-The organization of a congressional
district committed. This committee will be
composed of the chairmen Of the several county
central committees. with the district member of
the State central committee as chairman.
". The chairman Of each county central
committee in the State is hereby directed, if not
already done, to call a mass county convention
at some convenient time before March 4, 1884,
mot later for the purpose of transacting the fol
lowing business:
INSTRUMENTATION of a county central COM
mittee and township and precinct committees for
the campaign of 1884.
S~econd-The appointment of delegates to the
congressional district conventions above named,
to be held Thursday. April 10, 1884.
Third-The appointment OF delegates to the
two State conventions above named, to be held
Thursday, April II, and Thursday, June 10,
1884, respectively.
Fourth-The appointment, lie deemed cxpe-
dientl of delegates to a convention to nominate a
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-04
TrimbIe Released.

SAN ANTONIO, Feb. Alexander Trimble, a
Texan arrested by the State rang
ers, charged with being one of the
leaders in the Mexican National train
robbery last November, and who was brought to
San Antonio by the United States
marshal, was released to-day by or
der of Secretary Frelinghuysen. There is
much unfavorable comment: Judge Russell,
the United States extradition agent, was anxious
to deliver Trimble to the Mexican authorities,
but the Secretary holds that under the clause of
the treaty with Mexico, which provides
that neither government shall be bound to sur
render its own citizens, an American citizen
is not subject to surrender either by the United
States government or the State of Texas.
ruling causes the greatest surprise, as it is
a violation of the precedent established in
1877, when the jail at Rio Grande City
was raided by a party of Mexicans,
who rescued a number of persons
and killed a deputy sheriff, The leaders were
surrendered by Mexico upon demand of the
United States extradition agent. One of them
was subsequently hung, and the other two were
sent to the penitentiary.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-04
Fire at st. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. "a large, four-story, iron
front building on the southeast corner of Eighth
and st. Charles streets, occupied by n. O.. Mel
son & Co., extensive manufacturers of plumbers
goods, pumps and various other kinds Of ma
chinery, and Phillips, Grant & Co. as a ware
house for boots and shoes, burned at 5 o'clock
this morning A large part of the st. Charles
and the Eighth-street side badly Quilted. Nelson
g. Co. S loss is $3.50, 900. with an insurance of $3.50,
900, distributed in fifty home and foreign com-
panies. Philips, Grant & Co.'S loss and insur-
ance not yet ascertained. The livery stable of
LANCER & Brown, adjoining on Eighth street. and
two or three other small adjacent buildings were
damaged So, 900 or $4,000.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-04
Riggs Victims.

Sprague, Charles Riggs last victim, has had a
relapse, and the attending physicians have
abandoned all hope of his recovery. He was
sufficiently conscious to state that it was a black
man who assaulted him.
All hope of Mrs. Townsend's recovery is aban-
doned, and Rugg will have four murders to an
swer for when court meets in April. He is
strictly watched in the Queens county Jail, the
jail officials fearing he may attempt suicide.
Detectives have absolute proof that Rugg has
within a few years, in addition to those agitat-
ing Long Island during the past three months.
Joe Appleford has been arrested at the in
stance of Charles Rugg, who charges Appleford
with being an ~accomplice in the recent tragedies.
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OF A LANDS.
A OF INDIANA,

VFFIUE OF THE AUDIIOh OF DTATEA1
In pursuance to the provisions of an act authorizing
the sale and conveyance of certain lands belonging to
the State of Indiana, and disposing of the proceeds
thereof, etc, approved March z, 1888, l viii offer for
sale to the highest bidder, at the courthouse door in
the town of Covington, at from 10 a. m. 10 1 p. M,
on Saturday, March /. 1884, the following described
tract of land, situated in Fountain county, belonging
10 the State Of Indiana, and authorized TO be sold by
said act.
Part of section. Sec. Town. Range. Acres. Apt.
The ne or of Sc Or. SO Ism wv 40 $40
No bid for less than the appraisement will be re-
ceived.
This land was mortgaged TO the State Of Indiana to
secure the payment of a loan from the College Fund,
and was forfeited for the on-payment of interest due
it. JAMES II. RICE,
Auditor of State.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Jan. "a, 1884.
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Explosion or a River Steamer.

BATON ROUGE, Feb. 3.-This evening, when
the steamer Natchez was four miles above here,
state-rooms and the gang3ay, and filing the
cabin with steam. There was great excitement
for a time. The pilot headed the steamer for
the shore. The only person killed was a colored
the gallery. r. W. Adams. of Louisville, was
the only passenger injured. He was terribly
scalded on the face and hands. He was just
stepping out of the stateroom. The explosion
was caused by a defective copper pipe. TIL
Holiday, which came up several hours after the
accident, took the passengers to Natchez.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-04
Fayette County Republican Convention.

Fayette County Republican Convention.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
CoNNERsvILLE, Feb. AT the Republican
mass convention, to-day, it was unanimously de-
cided to select the nominees for county Offices by
popular vote, at the time of the township cleo
ton; also, to nominate a candidate for Congress.
Delegates to the congressional convention of
April 10, and the two State conventions, of April
II and June 10, were selected, the latter of whom
are: j. A. Dunn, Julius Turkenkoph, j. A.
Huston, Eli Bass. Nelson Gronendyke, Marion
O~verhiser, AID. Spiry, Thomas Bruner and
Samuel Brown. A new central committee was
chosen, of which J. n. Huston is chairman.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-04
The City of Columbus.

Boston, Feb. 2.-The Underwriters diver, ex-
aiming the wreck of the City of Columbus,
makes to the Post some extraordinary charges of
Misrepresentation and neglect on the part of the
divers who have previously reported the results
of their Investigations. He asserts that the
steerage of the wrecked steamer contains many
bodies of victims of the disater.
The safe of the wrecked steamer was recov-
cred to-day. The divers think the bodies of the
women may be found with the cargo. The safe
had been shifted seventy five feet by the action
search among the Gayhead Indians for lost
property recovered two valises.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-04

CROCKETT, Tex, Feb. 3-The negro Sandy
Robinson, who murdered Deputy Sheriff James
Lathrop, recently, was taken from Jail at l
o'clock this morning by a hundred masked horse
men and hung near the graveyard, at the edge
of town. Sheriff Bayne had been informed of
the intended l%ynching, and had the Jail guarded
by six citizens. Bayne begged the mob not to
take the prisoner, but was quickly overpowered.
was S 5HsI,a saiI during the s a%tHs " p No ONE sn was
hurt. hoMeXer-
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Threatened wholesale jain Delivery.

NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-The decision of Judge
Barrett that under the new penal code there is
no such offence as assault and battery, and such
prisoners as are in the penitentiary, convicted
of that crime, are illegally detained, threatens to
result in a large Jail delivery. The point was
Barretts written decision, as above, is expected
to be filed on Monday. Habeas corpus proceed
ings will be begun in all cases. District Attor-
ney Oldney says he viii appeal the case to the
general term in March or May. He thinks the
prisoners could all be rearrested.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-04
Meteorological SUMMARY for January.

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 2.
Monthly mean barometer, 80. I78; highest bar
ometer, 30.696, on 26th; lowest barometer, 20. 700,
on I'd; monthly range of barometer, .987.
Monthly mean temperature, PIG; highest tenn
p%erature. SOS, on Both; lowest temperature,
-25.0, 9TH.
Monthly range of temperature, SIS.
Greatest daily range of temperature, 23.5, on
22d; least daily range of temperature, 81, on 18th;
mean daily range of temperature, 1913; mean
daily dew-point, 1872; mean daily relative hui
nudity, 672.
Prevailing direction of wind, southwest; total
movement of wind, sos. III miles; highest veloci-
ty of wind, 10, northwest, on 31st.
Number of clear days, 6; fair, 16; cloudy, o;
rainy, II.
Dates of boar frost-6, II, IS, %, 81.
Lunar halo, ID.
Brilliant meteor, 4th.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-04

VIENNA, Feb. 3.-Several persons, foreigners,
have been sent across the frontier. Many sus-
poets have escaped to Hungary. Count Won
Taafe, President of the Council and Minister of
the Interior of Austria, informed the correspond
ent that the government possesses information
in regard to Socialist dangers far more serious
than any vet published.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-04
Rev. Jenkins to Plead Insanity.

MANSFIELD, La, Feb. "A plea of insanity
will be entered in the case of Rev. Ben f. Jen-
kins, on trial for the murder of Rev. Lane Bor-
den. To-day Miss Mary Butler, his sister and
two brothers testified, the testimony all going to
show that Jenkins made a sad mistake to sup
pose that Borden was guilty of any serious mis-
conduct toward Miss Mary Butler. Miss Butler
admitted saying to jenkins that Borden had
treated her badly, but declined to tell him in
what manner. She only referred to Borden re-
fusing to allow them to enjoy themselves when.
opportunities offered.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-04
Orangemen VS.. Nationalist.

DUBLIN, Feb. 3.-The meeting of the Nation
alists at Ballymote, Sligo, to-day was attended
by a party of Orangemen. In the riot three
Nationalist were wounded by shots, also two
O~rangemen. The police surrounded the dwell
ings of the Orangemen to prevent the National
lists from wrecking them. Three Orangemen
were arrested. Several other Nationalist meet
ings were held in the south of Ireland.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-04
Brief Mention.

Harry Miller jumped from a moving train at
Pekin and was killed.
G. w. Fuller, of Galena, fell from a load of
wood and was killed He was seventy years old.
Judge Jesse Phillips, who presided at the
Bond trial, was hanged in efigy at Pana, on
Friday night.
The body of J. NJ. Fort, Of Minonk, who has
day at the bottom of an old well at the rear of
his office.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-04
Amendment to the Marriage Service.

LONDON, Feb. 3.-The Marquis of Queens
bury has sent a pamphlet to the Lords and the
House of Common advocating reform in the
marriage service to meet the views of seculerists.
He proposes that in order to meet divorce cases
to leave out whom God has joined together let
no mar put asunder," substituting therefor,
whom the government or nature may put
asunder. let no man attempt to put together
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-04
STATE NEWS AND GOSSIP.
A Huntington Man Killed in a Rail-
way Collision Near Marion, 0.
William Thompson, of Sparta, ILL.,, Shot
Dead, While Leaving Church, by His
Daughters Rejected Lover.
INDIANA.
Henry Gauff Killed in a Collision on the c.

Henry GauT Killed in a Collision on the c.
s. A. Road.
Special to the Indianapolis journal.
HUNTINGTON, Feb. BIN a wreck on the Chi
cago 81 Atlantic road at a small station fifteen
miles west of Marion, o., last night, engineer
Henry Gauff, of the passenger train, living in
this city, was killed and fireman Gregory badly
injured. The passenger ran into a freight train
which was running upon the siding: Gauff re
manned at his post and saved the passengers. A
special train brought the remains here this after
noon. They will be sent to Norwalk, o., to-
morrow for interment.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-04
Caught in a Revolving Shaft.
ia1 10 fha IuatononoI Iourpaf

Special 70 Inc InuianapOII5 JOufuaI.
BLOOMINGTON. Feb. 3.-John Miller, a boy
sixteen years old, of this city, met with a dis
tressing accident yesterday. He was playing
with a strap thrown over a rapidly-reyolving
shaft, when his left arm was caught and wound
round the shafting, and he was whirled round
twenty times or more. His arm was broken in
three places, and his wrist Joint was dislocated.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-04
The Queen of Tahiti.

CHICAGO, Feb. 2.-The Queen of Tahiti, trav-
cling incognito, arrived from the West this
morning, and spent the day in driving about the
city. She left for the East at 9 o'clock tonight.
She stops at Niagara Falls on her way TO New
York, from whence she sails to England, which
country and France she will visit at some length.
In this city she assumed the name of Mrs, Salo-
mon, and eluded the newspaper people until just
preceding her departure.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-04
FOREIGN MISCELLANY.

Further Damage by Gales in the United
Kingdom.
LONDON, Feb. 3.-Serious gales are again re-
ported in various quarters. They have been es-
pecially severe on the island of Jersy and at
Holyhead, Birmingham, Chester, Harwick,
Wick, and the Isle of Man. Many rivers have
overlooked their banks. and the floods are caus-
ing much damage. The streets of Dufield and
Derbyshire are inundated. A portion of the
breakwater at st. Ives has been demolished, and
the iron bridge at Rhodeshank, near Oldham,
has been blown down.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-04
Mail Coaches b

WHITEsBoRo, Tex, Feb. 3,-Both stages be-
tween Whitesboro and Gainesville were robbed
this morning by three road agents, and $500 Sc
cured. Mr.. Moon, a passenger on the coach.
and leyeled his pistol at one of the robbers but
desisted upon discovering a Winchester pressed
against his own ribs by a highwayman, who re
quested him to hand over his pistol and money.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-04
Fire at Urbana.

Special TO the IndianapOIls Journal
URBANA, Feb. 3.-Another disastrous fire oc-
Cured here last night. 1t started in Caller Sims
drug store, on Main street, burning $40 worth
of drugs and partly destroying the building.
Insured fully in the Hartford, of Connecticut;
Franklin. of Philadelphia, and North America.
This is the second serious fire in a few weeks.
Supposed to be of an incendiary origin.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-04

Beatty, to spend the afternoon. About 3 o'clock
she sat at the piano, playing an accompaniment
for her son, who was playing the violin. Sud
denly she fell backward from the piano-stool to
the floor, dead. Her death is supposed to have
been caused from heart disease. The deceased
was about sixty years old, and appeared unusu-
ally happy and merry just prior to her death.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-04
A Witness Prosecuted.

DUBLIN, Feb. 2.-Wm. Meagle, an important
witness in the Phoenix Park trials, complains
that his life is made miserable owing to the con.
tinued prosecutions and frequent assaults which
he suffers at the hand of sympathizers with the
assassins of Lord Frederick Cavendish and Mr.
Burke.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-04
Germany's Navy.

BERLIN, Feb. 3.-The admiralty is discussing
the proposal to ask the Reichstag to vote 7,eOO,
900 marks to maintain ironclads, construct torpe-
does, and increase the number of sailors.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-04

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
BLooMINGToN, Feb. 3.-Patrick Dacey, who,
with his father, was nearly frozen during the
cold weather on the night of the 9Th ult, died in
this city to-day. His feet were badly frozen,
and blood poisoning resulted. His aged father
died from the same cause a couple of weeks ago.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-04
A New South American Bishop.

ROME, Feb. at has been decided that the
Pope shall nominate at the consistory in the
month of March only one American bishop,
namely, Father Jean da Capistrano, a Capuchin
Brother, who viii be named Bishop of Cordova,
III the Argentine Republic.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-04
indications.
WAR

WAX DEPAfTMENT.
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER,
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, l A. NJ.
For Tennessee and the Ohio Valley-Partly
cloudy weather, light rains, northeast to south
east winds, slight fall of temperature, slight
rise, followed by falling barometer.
For the UpperLake Region-Occasional light
snow, partly cloudy weather, northeast to south
east winds, slightly colder, followed on Monday
night by slowly rising temperature, stationary
followed by falling barometer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-04
A Narrow Escape.

BINGHAAIPToN, N. Y. Feb. 3.-While Masonic
fraternities were assembling in Erksons Hall,
Guilford, preparatory to attending a funeral, the
g Ever #, me- to to the door Ga f below. Many were VERSE Sc,
verely injured, none fatally. TIL debris caught
fire, but, fortunately, was soon eXtinguished.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-04

candidate for Congress, and of delegates to the
judicial, senatorial and joint representative dis
trict conventions.
By order of the Republican State central COM
mittee,
w. II. u. TERRELL, JOHN OvERMYER
Secretary. Chairman.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-04
Comparative Mean Temperature and Highest Lowest
Preeipitation. Tenn. Tenn.

Mean temperature for January in ID years,
29.5o; mean temperature for January, 1884,
7.9o below mean.
Average monthly precipitation for 10 years,
2. 70 inches; precipitated for January, 1884, LA
inches below average.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-04
George w. Cable.

HARTFORD, Conn, Feb. 3.-George w. Cable
is sick at Mark Twain's house of intermittent
fever. Nothing serious is apprehended, but he
is very weak. There is no prospect of his leav-
ing the house for at least two weeks.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-04
RestrIcting the Importation of Cattle.

LONDON, Feb. 3.-The Chambers of Agricul-
ture, in several counties of England, have passed
resolutions urging Parliament to restrict the
importation of cattle in order to prevent the
spread of cattle disease.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-04

TT is sweet to live, but OH how bitter-to be
troubled with a cough. day and night. But DR..
Bulls Cough Syrup is a sure remedy, and the
cost is only . cents.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-04
United States Consnls InsnIted.

PANAMA, Feb. 3.-The United States flag ship
Tennessee is at AspinwaI, and will visit several
places in the department where United States
consular agents, while in the discharge of their
duties, have been insulted by political or judicial
authorities of the State or nation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-04

JERsEYvILLE, Feb. 2.-This afternoon Mrs.
John w. Staten and her son, David E.
Brown, went TO their neighbours, Mr.. Robert
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-04
The Gar and Cznrina Fnioying Themselve

ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 3.-The second I'm
perial ball took place at the Winter Palace on
Saturday night. Seven hundred and twenty
distinguished guests were present. There was
an apparent absence inside and around the
palace of the usual police guards. The Czarina
opened the ball with the Danish minister. The
Gar circulated freely among the guests. The
dancing was continued until nearly daybreak.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-04
Nineteen Persons Drowned.

CoRUNNA, Feb. "a Spanish vessel capsized
in a gale last week and the crew of nineteen was
drowned.
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A New Attack on the Pope.

ROME, Feb. 2.-The judgment of the Supreme
Court of Cessation, establishing the alienation
md conversion of the property of the Society for
he Propagation of the Faith, is bitterly criti-
Used. Nearly $l5, 900, 900 worth of real estate
belonging to the Propaganda will be sold and in
vested in Italian bonds in trust for the Propa-
ganda. The Pope has decided to communicate
the fact TO all Catholic powers as a new attack
against his independence.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-04

Porte desires the Soudan question referred to a
conference of foreign ambassadors at London or
~Constantinople.
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Steamship News.

LONDON, Feb. 3,-Arrived: Leasing from
New York.
NEW YORK, Feb. ARRIVED: The Abyssinia,
from Liverpool.
LONDON, Feb. ARRIVED: The Pennsylva-
MIA, from Philadelphia.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-04
Baker Begins His Advance

LONDON, Feb. Baker Pasha's advance on
Tokar has begun. The Tokar garrison is pre-
pairing to make a sortie to aid Bakers advance.