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The Indianapolis journal., 1884-03-27


Special to the indianapolis Journal.
BRooKvILLE March ga most destructive
cyclone passed through the eastern part of this
county on yesterday afternoon between 4 and
o'clock 1t travelled in a northeasterly direction,
completely demolishing everything that hap
pened to be in its path. Farm-houses and barns
were unroofed and in many cases leveled to the
ground, trees uprooted and in fact. in its path
through the forest there was not a tree stand
ing However, it was not until this terrible
tornado had reached the little village of Scipio,
situated twelve miles east of this place, the
Ohio and Indiana State line, that it became
most violent
This little town is in ruins; but ten houses
escaped and tn ey are considerably injured. The
most of the buildings were leyeled to the ground
and many of them carried away.
Rev Joseph Urmston aged about sixty-fve
years. and minister of the NJ. E. Church, was in
his store room when the storm first came on.
He started to go in his residence, but before he
reached the door he was seen to turn and walk
to the back part of his store, and before he had
time to return the building gave way, and Mr.
Urmston was buried beneath the debris. When
found it was ascertained that his head had been
crushed by falling timbers, and death must have
ensued instantly.
Mr. UrMston was the father of ex-State Sena-
tor S. E. Urmston, of this place. and an excel
lent man. He will be buried here tomorrow;
services conducted by Rev. A. e. Campbell.
The STERN in other parts of The county was
not so severe but considerable damage has been
done to farmers in blowing down fences and
out buildings. Mr.. Joseph Baker, carpenter, of
this place, was blown from building and
ceriot1 sly injured
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-03-27
Opposition to MIR. Ferry.

PARIS, March 26-Of the new Budget com
mittee fourteen members are hostile to the Cab
met seven support it and the views of eleven
are doubtful. 1t will be difficult to obtain funds
to carry on the war in Tonquin or Madagascar.
BoUyier has been elected chairman Of the com
mittee
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-03-27
Died from Her Injuries.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
DANvnLE. March 26-Mrs. William H. S.
Smith, residing on Madison street. fell down a
stairway last night and received injuries from
which she died this morning. She was thirty
five years of age, and leaves husband and
children.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-03-27

BosToN, March 26.-Heavy rains throughout
New England have swollen streams and rivers
and broken dams, sweeping away the water
power factories at Ansonia Conn. The low
lands of Warner river are oyerfowed
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-03-27
Minister Wallace and the Sultan.

CoNsrANTINoPLE March 26.-Minister Wal
lace had an audience with the Sultan this morn
ing An emphatic denial is given to the report
that the Porte had demanded that America re-
call Wallace.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-03-27
Zelion,s Railway Proiect.

CoNsTANTINoPLE, March 26.-ZeliOn, at one
time American consular agentat Alexandria, has
asked the Porte for a concession to build ship
railway from Ell Arish to Akabah, so as to unite
the Mediterranean sea with the Red sea, a dis
Sance of about one hundred and thirty miles.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-03-27
AduIterated Rutter.

ALBANY. March &c In the Assembly the bill
passed to-day regulating the sale of oleomarga-
1ine and other substitutes for butter The main
feature is requiring conspicuous posting of
notices Of the character of the stuff sold.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-03-27
The Rose Amber Case.

New HAVEN, March 26.-It is reported from
Birmingham that important revelations may be
expected in the Rose Amber case, and that an
arrest will soon be made on evidence tiat will
secure A,e holding - the arrested parry for
tr;1l
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-03-27

WATERBURY, Conn March 29.-James Egan,
a base ball professional, was sent to jail to-day
for one year for stealing watch from farmer
in March last
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-03-27
.lulin ward Howe,s Pronerty Inundnted.

PROVIDENCE, r, L., March 26-Tbe dam of
the Newport water works broke, last night and
he water rushed over Mrs. .JUlia Ward iIowcs
estate. carrying away the csrriagehouse injur-
ing vehicles aud h7eaking down the waterfall Oh
~. No
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-03-27
Western Nail Association.

P1TTsBrRG, March 26-Tho Western Nail
Association met to-day and reaf1rmed the card
rate Stocks are reported better and the demand
improving.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-03-27
1ycn,o,laI Htll Dedlcated,

SPRINGFIELD, March 26-1Icmorial Hall in
the State capitol building in which the authori-
tics have gathered the battl9-Aags OF Illinois
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-03-27
Steamship News.

LONDON March 2G-Arrived: Lord Gopher,
from Philadelphia the Queen and Leerdam,
from New York
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-03-27
NEWS OF STORM AND FLOOD.
Additional Details of Damage by the
Tornado of Tuesday Night.
A Franklin County Village Almost 0bliter-
ated-LOsses at Other POints-The
Flood in the Lower Mississippi.
TUESDAYS TORNADO.


A Number of Persons Seriously Injured and
Property Destroyed at London, Ky.
LONDON, Ky, March 26-A terrific cyclone
the severest ever known in this section of the
county, passed near this place and Pittsburg
two miles north of London, about o'clock on
yesterday carrying death and destruction in its
train especially at Pittsburg, where it was the
severest. AT this place, the new Methodist
church, the framing of which has just been
completed and portion of the weather. board
ing put on was razed to the ground and dam
aged about $780, Several other pieces of prop
erty sustained slight damages. AT Pittsburg the
loss was much heavier than here
John Hailman, brakeman a freight train
was blown from freight box and carried about
fifty feet, lighting on his head in a creek and
breaking his neck, causing instantaneous death
Mr. Hailman was about thirty years old, and
leaves q widow and two children at Livingston
Ky.
Three freight cars, two coal-oil tanks and a
caboOse We're blown from the track slightly in
juring others, and OBTAINING the south bound
mail train about five hours
A little cabin, in which a Mrs. Broughton was
living, was blown down, instantly killing Mrs
Broughton and her two little children.
The following persons are thought to be
mortally wounded:
Col c. W. Stringer, both legs broken and cut
in the head; Mrs, G. W. Stringer hip mashed;
Robert Ridings, spinal column broken and cut in
the head Miss Salle Goff, cut in the head;
James Warren, two ribs broken and wounded in
the head.
Among those slightly wounded are w. Wool
sey, VIM. Philpot, Mrs. Thomas Ross and 9TH
ers, names not learned
The following are the estimated damages to
property: Pittman Coal Company store and
house, So 000 Laurel Coal Company, store house
$1,000 Peacock coal-tip, house and store, S. 600;
T. c. Strnger & Co.. store house, 81, 900; Thomas
Ross, residence, $780, George Anderson resi-
dence, 81 000 w. Goff, residence, $500; NJ. Hopes,
stable 5000; Peter McCann, residence. 5000: John
Pettman, hotel and steam mill, So 000 NJ. E.
Church, $500.
The Indianapolis journal., 1884-03-27

Loss of Life and Property in North Carolina.
CHARLOTTE, n. c., March 26-Special dis
patches to the Charlotte Observer regarding the
cyclone in this section last night state that at
Newton thirty houses were blown down, the
Methodist Church wrecked, and the residences
of Rev. Colby Killian and Charles Jewett swept
away. Cline & Williamss Touring mills were
partially destroyed Mary Hunsucker was
killed Fourteen persons were wounded. Ru-
mors from Lenoir say a whole family and six
ladies are known to have been killed. The tele-
graph wires are down. AT Mecklenburg five or
six residences were destroyed. No lives were
lost.
The cyclone also passed through Iredell
county, doing great damage to fruits and blow
ing down many houses.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-08-14
A Robbers Appreciation of Genius.

As the italian poet, Tasso, whose
misfortunes We're as great as his genius,
was on one of his journeys between
Rome and Naples, he fell into the hands
of banditti, who Immediately proceeded
to plumber him and his fellow travellers.
But no sooner did the captain of the
band, the celebrated Marco Sciarra. of
Abruzzi, hear the poet pronounce his
name, than, with tokens of admiration
and respect, he set him at liberty; nor
would he permit his followers to plum
der Tasso's companions. A prince of
royal or imperial birth confined the
poet in mad-house for more than
seven years; the great and wealthy
lett him to a precarious life, which was
often life of absolute want: the SER
vile men of letters of his day loaded him
with abusive and most unjust criticism
but mountain robber by the roadside
controlled III his favor the very instinct
of his gang, and kissed the hand of the
author of "Gerusalemme. The Eye.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-08-14
A LITERARY SUCCESS.
BIZ HENRY TERRELL.

An honest-therefore poor-young man. lust en-,
adrift from college,
was driven to devise plan for barterng his knoyl
edge;
He thought and thought weary while then of hi.
coat he stript,
And IN one heat reeled off some seventeen pages OF
manuscript,
Note size, and written only on one side from which
yunIl guess
That It was meant for nothing less than copy" for
the press
Naught mean about this youth-he quoted French
- and Greek and Latin;
ne pressed ancient and modern history into service
and, though lac had only small stock OF meta
physics on hand, he didn't hesitate to work
that in.
Then straightway he concealed the article upon his
person,
And went on publication day Che couldn't have
chosen worse ouel
To the office Of a weekly, where he somehow found
the editor
Who eyed him with an ugly glare, as thoughhe we're
creditor
The editor cutched the nnaniscript fumbled IL half
minute,
Looked at the first page, tben the last and knew all
He gave it back. ''Its very good' he said, but
can't uso it.
We should have TO pillow up several acres of flowers
OF rhetoric, translate, boil it down, aud put a
bead on II; and, a. there IL no news IN it, any
how, though II is a capital article, fear we
must refuse IT,"
The young man went away, and pondered. "Its
quite plain" said he,
" That what We written is too good. What genius
must b.
badly,
The editor, undoubtedly, would take my matter
He set to work again, and all his powers he puts
tar on,
Until he had produced piece of rough-hewn Anglo
He tried to make It seem abrupt and to have the
language terse.
he said, ." and tethered myself TO plain state
ments, and have used only two three kinds
Of epithets; on the who.e, couldn't write
much worse"
He went again to the editor, with kind Of sense of
shame.
VII you should see Mt to publish ths," he said,
don't use my name"
The editor turned the pages DER with evident in
"Its better than the last. he said "tbouvb hardly
in request"
y won't give up" the young said, as he sadly
walked away.
"Tye got 10 harness my genius down, If / want 10
make it pay
So he tried more and, after nights of labor, he
succeeded
In writing such shockngly bad thing that he didn',
dare look it over. He broke away from every
Cherished tradition, crammed whole para
graphs into short sentence; hunted up slang
and spattered it about; and put the whole to-
gether IN such an uncouth way that his old
teachers would have said First Reader was
what he needed.
He didn't like to 90 with this. His heart began ia
fail.
30 he borrowed dozen postage stamps aud sent II
through tho mail.
He waited trembhngy. An answer came that very
night,
Which said the editor had found the article all
right.
He sent cl.eck in payment, and he hinted at the
end,
That he'd take much of that sort AS the young
man chose to send
From that day forth the said young man has pros
porcd more css,
And he always eis his friends that q careful Guilt
walton Of bad taste, total abstinence from col
lege rhetoric and tight muzzling of the gem
ius that Is In him are the secrets Of his sue
cess.
Century HaqfzHip.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-08-14
Endurance OF Human Friendship.

recently had n talk with an old
grave-digger, and drew from him some
interesting observations upon the ques.
ton as to who manifest the most grief
when death enters the domestic circle
and carries off the loved ones of the
household. lie remarked:
\ mother who looses her first child is
about as sad sight as you would care
to see ut the grave, and / am positive
that there is no grief to equal hers
next the daughter over the loss of eth
OF her parents, or the parents over the
loss of their daughter; then the husband
over the death of his wife, and lastly
the wife over the death of her husband.
As for relatives any more distant than
these, the grief is of short duration. OF
course, there are exceptions to this
rule, | am speaking generally. I have
seen lovers stand by the graves of their
bethrothed and weep with more earnest
ness and show the grief TINT filled their
hearts to a much greater extent than
did any parent. A young lady pledged
in marriage to a gentleman will show
the most uncomfortable sorrow, and will
often swoon at the grave, but after
marriage she is the first to get over it.
] think a mans grief is more lasting.
Let me show you. Here is II little
three-y ear-old childs grave; see how
neat it looks anJ how fresh the flowers
are. They were placed there by poor
mother; now on this side is a husbands
grave. On the slab it says he was but
26 years old. / dug that grave, and
that cross of flowers was placed there
on the day of the funeral, and the wife
has not been here since. Now walk up
this path little way and I'll show
you wife's grave. But wait, see
that young girl over near the big walk
cleaning twigs off that grave with the
wooden cross? Her mother is buried
there and has been for five years, but
every week, W zen the weather permits,
she comes here to attend to it. Now,
here's the wifeS grave, and that neat
little headstone and flowers we're placed
there by her husband. He's a poor
brakeman on the railroad, and she has
been dead for three years, hut you drop
in here any Sundar rh he's off and
you'll find him Ii. Us,mg the grass
around it or dcin something toward
making it look neat, and paying what
little tribute lie can TO her who must
have been 50 dear to him.-Neto York
WOrId.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-08-14

Arkansas Justice.

Old Nelse Patmore was elected JUS
tice of the peace He could neither
read nor write, but his friends assured
him that such accomplishments were
merely side issues. One day Jack
Maine sued the commonwealth for false
Imprisonment. He employed excellent
legal counsel and everyone thought he
would surely gain his case. When the
cause came up for trial, the Judge said ::
"Young man, de dictment says dat
yer wants damages fur false prison
ment"
"That is exactly what we want, your
honor" said Names lawyer.
"Uh, huh"
"And We think, your honor, that we
are entitled to five thousand dollars
damages"
"Uh, hah," handling his papers.
ave claim that Mr.. Names imprison-
ment was false"
"Uh, huh"
"And we can prove it."
"Uh, huh Gingermen, yer say dat
de mans prisonment was false"
eyes, your honor"
"Uh, huh. He went ter Jail, didn't
hep"
ooh, Yes"
9Th, huh. What am de meanin' o
false? Suthin' what doan' 'zist, amt
it?"
''Yes. sir"
"Wall, dis man went ter jail. OATS
q fack, ain'tit?
Eyes, your honor"
"Dat listed, tlidn' it?'
ooh, yes"
dat want false, den. De 'cision O.
dis cou't am dis. De gennerman claim
ed ter hab been 'prisoned falsely. De
proof shows d dc State didn' perten'
ter put him ia jail but did PIT him dar.
De cou't hol's dat dar want nutllin'
false bout dat Now, eff de state had
pretended ter put him in jail an hadn'
done it, dat woulder bin false prison
ment. I'll iis' SEN de eennerman back
ter Jail an fling &c lawyers in for de
costs. '-4rkdnSQ}r TTareler.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-08-14
Continued from last sreek)
How Watch Gases are Made.

This process manufacture was invented
by James Boss, who started in business IL
1851, and the methods and tools used in
making these watch cases are covered by
patents. This Is the only tratch case nade
under his process. For many years the in
PRODUCTION Of these goods was slow, owing
to popular prejudice against plated goods,
but gradually the public learned that the
james Boss Gold Watch Case was not
cheap gotd-trashed or electro-pLated article,
but was made of genuine gold plates of
standard quality and thickness. Conscientious
adherence to the determination to make
the best watch case ever put ON the market,
and the adoption of every improvement
suggested, has made the james Boss Gold
Watch Case the STANDARD. -.,t Wa,
In this watch case the parts i =
most subject to wear--the bon, crown, hinges,
tlunsb-catches, etc, are made of SOLID GOLD.
Send cent stamp Keystone mst.b Factories. Pha-
d.lphis Pa for handsome Illustrated Panph,t,hs-sx hsw
ysnes Boss and Keystone Watch csss are made.
(To be continually
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-08-14
SUGGESTIONS OF VALUE.

To REMOVE MnDEw.-Take two
ounces of chloride of lime; pour on it a
quart of boiling water; then add three
quarts of cold water; steep the linen
twelve hours, when every spot will be
extracted.
To RENoyATE BLACK SILK-Boil an
old black kid glove in a pint of water
till reduced to half a pint, steam the
water and sponge with it the right side
of the silk; iron while damp on the
wrong side.
WRINKLED SILK-To make silk
which has been wrinkled and tumbled
appear like new, sponge it on the sur
face with weak solution of gum ara
bic or white glue, and iron on the
wrong side.
10 REMOVE GREASE FROM SILE.-
Put a piece of brown paper over it, an
ironing blanket underneath and warm
iron oyer the spot usually results favor
ably: although on some colors, il the
least bit too hot, it will change the
color unpleasantly.
PAINTING FLOWERS ON SILK OR SATIN.
First draw the outline and fill it in
with flake white, then paint it over
with the colors. Use a good deal of
neutral tint and burnt sienna, with the
green of the leaves, roots and many of
the stems wholly of the latter.
TO CLEAN BLANKETs.-Put two large
tablespoonfuls of borax and pint
bowl of soft soap into tub of cold wat
er. When dissolved put in q pair of
blankets and let them remain over
night Next day rub and drain them
out and rinse thoroughly in two waters,
and hang them out Do not wiring
them.
A PRETTY WALL-PooKET--Is made
as follows: Make piece of macrame
lace about one-fourth of yard long
Now take one of the pretty bird's-eye
maple plaques and paint a spray of
flowers near one edge. With very fine
tacks fasten the lace on this, line with
bright satin and hang with ribbons of
the same color
To TAKE GREASE OUT OF VELVET
Get some turpentine and pour it over
the place that is greasy, rub it until
quite dry with piece of clean flannel
If the grease is not removed repeat the
application, and when done brush the
place well. Hang the garment in the
open air in order to take away the
scent of turpentine.
A HANDSOME AFGHAN.-For a baby
carriage is made of cream-colored wool
canvas, in three strips, each about five
inches wide, and embroidered with a
pretty vine in crewels. These are
fastened together with long crochet
stitches of wool, through which are run
cream-colored satin ribbons. A border
of crocheted lace is around the edge,
headed by a border of the ribbon,
fastened on with fancy stitches. Bows
OF ribbon finish the corners.
To CHOOSE BLACK SLK.-When
about to choose black silk il is well to
pull thread out of the "tram, or fl
ling; try the strength of the thread.
If it breaks easily the examination has
gone far enough; it is wisdom to look
further. We will suppose the thread
has been tried and indicates some back
bone hub corner of it just as the
washerwoman would do when she in
tends to remove a stain. If this awful
ordeal can be tried to perfection
member some muscle must be brought
TO play-the silk is good. If it is heavy
with dye if held up to the light slight
traces OF disaster may be discerned
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-08-14

Generation after generation has been
waiting anxiously and expectantly dur
ing the last half century for the Alneri-
can novel, and still it is not wrought
out, though almost every young man or
young woman with q fair education and
modern practicein English composition
is chisling away at his or her little block.
Perhaps that is one reason why we are
apparently farther from the realization
of the complete and artistic, vet dis
tinctly national novel, than we were a
century ago. There was q touch of the
unconventional and glimmer of prom
Use in Cooper; there was a grander and
more inspiring prophecy about the
works of Hawthorne; but following the
dawn of the promise and the red light
of the prophecy, what has there been
up to this time to justify the splendid
omens?
Putting it broadly, the nineteenth
century has seen English novel writing
carried to its most brilliant develop
ment in the history of the literature.
Scott, Thackeray, Dickens, Bulwer,
George Eliot, have shown how exhaust
less in extent and interest were the per
mutations that genius could make with
human types. They exalted the func-
ton of the novel. They used it to i'm
plant new and earnest ideas, to arouse
the thought of the people, as hardly
any other form of appeal could have
done, They had contemporaneous
workers and imitators in this country
but with the single exception of Mrs
Stowe, and that IN single instance
there has been no striking success. The
standard has seemed to be lowering
every year, until at last novel writing
no longer belongs to the priests and
priestesses who guard the sacred fires
of genius, but takes its chances in the
crowd, as an absorbent of leisure hours
and the surplr revenue of notions, &C,
cumulated bF The unprecedented iostlinp
of all classes against one another in this
age of rapid development-Boston
Post.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-08-14

A WRITER in our Country Home sen.
sibly urges that drivers of teams should
sit upon the left side of the vehicle
where the habit is. as in America, to
keep to the right" BY so doing the
driver will lie able to see the hubs Of
approaching vehicles, and thus shave
danger Of collision closely with a great.
er degree of safety than is possible when
he sits on the other side. often with an
other person on the seat between him
and the middle of the road.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-08-14

IOadStOne.

Loadstone is the magnetic oxide of
iron. When this is highly magnetic
and exhibits polarity it is called head
stone. 1t is the richest known ore OF
iron, and it is used for the manufacture
of iron, as are other ores of that metal.
1t is found in almost all mineral regions
rich in iron.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-08-14

THE motto Of the rich-and II is a
motto very easy to live up to-is, We
are ali Adams children, but silk makes
the difference.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-08-14

"BEwARE," SAID Lavater, @of him who
hates the laugh of child" L love
God and little children, was the SIM
pie but sublime sentiment Of Richter
Sigoarney.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-08-14

A CLOTH saturated in cold water and
laid before the bed at night is suggested
as sure cure for somnambulist.