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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-26
Mr.. Ellis Gives Up the Fight.

WASHINGTON, March % The House com
mittee on appropriation to-day had under con-
sideration Mr.. Elliss joint resolution making an
appropriation to prevent the overflow of the
lower Mississippi kilograms from the editor of
the New Orleans Pieayune, mayor of New Or
leans and a dispatch to the Louisiana senator's
signed by George Meyer D. F. Kenner and T.
D. Miller urging the necessity of action by Con
gress to prevent the threatened overflow, were
laid before the committee. A dispatch to the
New York Tribune, quoting the Times Democrat
as saying, editoFially, that New Orleans was in
no danger of overflow, was read, whereupon Mr.
Ellis withdrew the resolution.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-26
sargant,s Enlogy ON Emperor William

BERLIN, March 25.-8Iinister Sargent, in pro
posing the toast to Emperor William at the din
ner given on the occasion of the opening of the
American Exchange. said Emperor William
is entitled 10 The veneratiou Of all foreigners who
live around him. He win continue immortal in
history He Is already admired by mankind,
irrespective of territorial boundaries"
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Minor Notes.

The New Albany rail mill has resumed opera
tions.
John King of Terre Haute, while working in
his garden. fell dead.
Capt Vanosdal's residence at Dupont was de,
stroyed by fire. on Monday Loss, $500
AtLawrencevile Dearborn county Lewis Kretz
meier and son William, aged twenty one, were
Telling trees, when limb from adjoining
tree fell striking the latter the head fractuf-
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Escaped prisoners Captured.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
DANvILLE March 25.-'The four prisoners
who escaped from the county jail on Sunday
morning, as telegraphed to the Journal were
recaptured at Ridge farm, this county, to-day,
and returned to Jail tonight. They were found
in freight-ear, in which they had concealed
themselves with the belief that its destination
was some noint east
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-26
Fire at DanviIIe.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
DANvILLE, March 25.-The cribs of the starch
works were destroyed by fire this afternoon.
The main works narrowly escaped. The
works have been idle several months and the
fire was set by an incendary. Loss 1000,
covered by insurance which cannot be obtained
tonight. The works are the property of J..
A. Cunningham, but have been in litigation for
seYeral months.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-26

PHILADELPHIA March 25.-Countess De Re
couska. a Hungarian, has been committed 10
prison, in default of 81 800 bail, for shooting
boy named MILFORD Coad. The countess has
been stopping at house on South Tenth street,
burning the gas all night At halfpast 1 this
morning the landlady sent young Coad twelve
years old, to the room of the countess to ask
her to extinguish the light. The countess i'm
mediately seized pistol and, without rising
from bed, shot the boy in the left leg The
boys wound is serious but not necessarily fatal
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-26
ILLINOIS.

William HOagland Discharged After Two
Months Detention.
Special to tho indianapolis Journal
BLooMTNGToN, March 25-Wm. Hoagand,
who was recently arrested near Mt. Pulaski
charged with the triple murder of Mcmahon,
Matheney and Carlock, near that place in Au-
gust, 1882, was discharged to-day, after being
held at Lincoln for two weeks No evidence
was produced against him.
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from the effects of which he will

ing his skull, from the effects of which he will
probably die.
Rev. S. X. Fusion, Baptist minister of Rock
vile, baptized seventeen persons, on Sunday, in
Little RacOon creek They were all converted at
a revival held by him during the winter. Over
1,200 witnessed the duckng
A human skeleton, in fair state of preserva-
ton, has been found at battle-ground, near La
fayette The body had evidently been buried
few inches below the level of the ground The
belief is a murder has been brought to light
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-26
Not an Attempt on the Governors Life.

Investigation shows that there is no ground for
the belief that any attempt has made on the
Governors life When the first shot pierced the
window, some four months ago, and frightened
the family, the Governor was in Chicago. This
morning, when bullet cut clean hole through
a diningr room window and narrowly missed one
of the servants, Mrs Hamilton was greatly
frightened. She teephoned to the Governor at
the State House. and the local police found that
mark with rifles and pistols, and had doubtless
fred the CHI
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-26

delayed. Near Oakridge house,
barn and other outbuildlngs belonging to
Thomas Andrews were blown quite distance,
and farm hand named Charles Cowan was
carried distance of 200 yards by the wind, and
buried under fallen timber The path of the
cyclone is estimated as fifty yards wide, and the
forests show where it rose from the earth and
descended again, In such places it had almost
serpentine trail. Intelligence has been received
that the little daughter Of Abram Wilson was
crushed under the timbers of barn near Oak
ridge The full extent of damage is not yet
heard from. and other loss of life isexpected.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-26
An Advocate of woman Suffrage

New YORK March 25.-John w Hoyt ex-
Governor of Wyoming, is here ON business He
has sent letter to a leading member of the Leg
islature of this State strongly recommending
woman suffrage on account of his official expert
ence in its practical workings in Wyoming and
saying if business allowed he would visit Albany
and urge the Legislature to enact it
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injured by a Train.


Special to the indianapolis Journal.
SULLIVAN, March 23.--Lennie Eaton, son Of
Thomas b. Eaton, town clerk in attempting, to-
day, to board moving train, fell under the
wheels, severing his right arm miraculously es-
Gaping other injuries.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-26

London monster meeting of converts was
held in St Pancras Hall, at which Moody. Rev
Charles Sturgeon the Rev Mr.. Pentrest and
Major Whittle delivered practical exhortatious.
Steps are being taken to band together the con
Nerted young men and women as workers.
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every advantage Of numbers aud position in
favor of the former
1T has been reported that you have asked to
lie recalled from your diplomatic post in France
Is that t1uen
There is not a word of truth in that report.
and in that respect. it is like most Of the news
that is printed i'll these constituencies little pa
pers in Paris, from which everybody, who is not
a Chinaman, seems to get his information
Sarding this whole Tonquin business.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-26
Hou1den Threatened by a Mob.

PETERSBURG, March 25.-The State militia on
duty around the Jail TO prevent the lynehins of
the wife murderer, Houlden, has been relieved,
and the jail is without guard. The sheriff an
tieipates trouble if the weather is not stormy to-
night. Public feeling against Houlden is run
ming very high
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-26

Houses UnroOfed and Fences Leveled at Sey-
mour and Vicinity.

and Vicinity.
Special to he Indianapolis journal.
SEYMOUR. March Pa destructive wind
storm passed over this city this afternoon. Sew
eral houses were unroofed in the vicinity Chin
neys were blown down, shade trees uprooted and
fences leveled A large brick barn on the farm
of Herschel Peter was destroyed. A frame barn
on the farm of A. W. Dickinson was unrOofed
The storm Travelled in northeastSrly direction.
It is reported that considerable damage was
done by the storm at Brownstown and other
points in the county
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Gladstone viii Not Resign.

LoNDoN. March 25.-The Daily News says the
~oport that Gladstone thinks of resgnng this
ear is absolutely unfounded Gladstone is the
last Minister who would think of quitting Office
IN view Of the present condition of affairs at
home and abroad
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-26
Greenfield and ConnersvilIe.

GREENFIELD, Ind, March pa heavy storm
of wind and rain this afternoon blew down
fences and out-buildings and unroofed many
houses.
CoNNERsvILLE. Ind, March pa cyclone
passed one mile south of the city, tearing down
whole forests. No lives were lost so far as
known
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-26
a Murderer Confesses.

CRAwFoRDsvLLE, March 25.-Phillip Lee
jailed yesterday at Rockville, confesses that he
murdered John Murphy at Jacksonville last
fall. lie says that after he killed Murphy
Charles Roberts robbed the murdered man Of
81, 600 Roberts is still at large.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-26

DUBLIN, March 25-Patrck Kelly, recently
engaged i'll organizing the convention of the
National League in Waterford has been arrested
for delivering an intimidating speech.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-26

MIR. w. f. SULLIVAN, Is w. BIRD street. New
York city says that for six years he has suffered
with Rheumatism, and for weeks was unable TO
get about or feed himself. Finally. he tried the
wonderful remedy. St Jacobs Oil. ''It cured
me, he says, and have not been troubled with
Rheumatism since"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-26

TORONTO, March 25.-The Ontario Legislature
was prorogued to-day The Lieutenant governor,
in his address, said: 81 heartily accede to your
request for issuing commission of inquiry into
the nature and extent of the recent attempts to
corrupt the integrity of members of the Legisla-
tive Assembly"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-26

LONDON, March 25.-The sloop Alert. pre-
scented by England to America for the Greedy
expedition, was to-day put in commission. She
will sail for America ON Thursday under com
lnand Of Lieutenant Goodrich of the United
S.fafee navy
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-26
Mind-storm at Madison.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MADISON, March 25,-About o'clock this
afternoon terrific wind-storm suddenly set in
from tho west. blowing off the roofs of the to-
bacco factory and Pattie's planning mill, destroy
ing chimneys and scattering things generally.
No casualties reported.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-26
Furniture Factory Burned.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
DECATUR, March 25-This afternoon fire de
stroyed the furniture factory of Robert Greene
& Co. Loss $1,000; insured
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-26
Tic Moody and sanlscy Meetings.

LONDON March 25-The Moody aud Sankey
meetings afternoon and evening, are crowded
and many persons respond to the appeals and
rise and pray. The movement is spreading in
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-26

CoHsTANTINoPLE. March 25.-The Sultan is
seriously il. Il is feared his ailment will end
in madness.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-26
KOrsford,s Acid Phosphates.

DR.. J i. Pratt, of Greenfield, ILL.,, says 1t
is all that il claims to be-invaluable as tonic
in any CAGE where an acid t1nic Is indicated.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-26

AYER's Cherry Pectoral is adapted to every age
and either sex. Being very palatable, the young
g., children take it readily.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-26
Frances Clam Against China.

PARIS, March 24.-The new French Minister
to China has been instructed to claim indem
nifty. the amount of which is reported TO be $32
600 600
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-24
INCIDENTS ~ SOCIETY.

The fair held at the Hotel Brunswick in aid
of Home for the Destitute Blind closed successfully and
pleasantly, last evening, with music, dancing and
ION Of the unsOl1 articles. considerable amount
called site the Home has been bought at TWEEN
tethaye. and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Among the III
cidents the iair Mrs. Belmont drew a doll winch
brought 1882. II given by Mrs. G. Vanderbilt AID
dressed by Mrs Rowland. Messrs. c. g. Gunther e
Sons gave a skin saeque and Knox gave the hat
The voting u the most popular man, and the
rattle for a rocking chair also excited interest Messrs
bergman Cutting and Wainwright led in the yOt-
ng. Among those present yesterday were; Mrs. C. IL.
Bergman, Mrs. Elliott Roosevelt, Mics Dohon. Mrs.
Marshall o. Roberts, Mrs Paran stevens Mrs. q. Ii.
Warren Mrs Charles PEABODY. Mrs. Jacob Lorlard Mrs
Seward Webb Mrs W. IL. Vanderbilt, Mrs J. j. Keno
chan Mr.. and rs Coleman Drayton, i. Marie Mira W.
y. wetmore, Miss May Bird Miss Kate Buckley, Mrs
Van Rensselaer, Miss Van Rensselaer, Mrs Baylcs Miss
Bayes the Messrs. Gu ting John Schieen Miss Astor.
Miss OTIS Miss Heckscher, Miss Bergman, Mossrs.
larish, wilkes. Wainwright and Bergman.
Mr. and Mrs. William AstOr gave "A dinner party last
evening. honor OF Madame Cnrisune Nilsson. Ths
Mile. Vallejo c. Is. Hoffman. Mr.. and Mis- j. Coleman
Draytop. Mr and Mrs. j l. Kane. Mr.. aud Mrs GeoIco
klves. Mr.. and Mrs William jay, Mrs. Paran stevens,
Edward Post Mr. and Mrs. II. B. SANFORD Mr. and james
Nj. Waterbury Mrs- Robert GOe!et and LisPin ard
Stewart.
Mrs. I. j. Mcpherson gave a reception at No 10 East
Forty -hfth-st.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-24
PERSONAL

c. L. Van Hamm, the Editor Of The Cincinnati
Necg-Jo,0-rl under the regime inaugnrated about
the lst Of April ia at the Grand Central Hotel
having come Last 10 complete certain news al
raupcments for hs paper.
Sims Reeves was Obliged to postpone ballad con-
cert at Chester England, on account Of the death
OF Prince Leopold. Twenty-threc years hcfore he
was announced to give. with Jenny Lind and
Others q concert in that same hall. On the eve Of
the performance Albert the Prince C0nN0rt dlcd
but There was no postPonement. Ih' programme
was modified making 1t u" >acred concert, ana
all tie singers appeared dressed IN mourning.
Being askcd by Hsbwg Dipath reporter about
the story that he had converted Mrs Hamersly
and several other rsons. MonsiGnor Capel said :
However the intellectual mosquito, the inter
viewer. follows the stranger there must be sacred
ground where neither he nor angels ought to tread
In what appertans to IA mans profession there must
ever be secrecy You can therefore only imagine on
the question which you have raised. Tor nave no
Information to give about II. III Is 10 OOd Tue Wofk
II 10 be attributed"
Exc Ontroer Allan Campbell was at the Assess
mcnt Commissions meeting lay for the first
time since his long and severe illness He spent
good part of the winter at Montgomery, Ala. re
turning recently. Hc.was warmly greeted by John
he ". Assistant Corporation Counsel Bell and
others. MIR. Campbell Is looking better than Tor
several years. HIS eye Is br 5ht, has Sui-hroWhed
cheeks are rosy with health, and he moves WIN i
y,gor to which he ha, been stranger for eighteen
months.
The Duke of Albany lived to be older than the
majority OF English princes Ociaylus and Alfred,
sons of George ILL., died at the respective ages OF
four and two. OF Auuo's seventeen children only
one survived infancy, and he died AT the age of
eleven. Ammo and her sister Mary were the only
one, of the ght children of James H., by his first
wife. who lived through childhood BY hs second
wife James H. had six children, and they all died m
infancy except the PrctrnJor and Mara Loni~a, and
fine latter died at twenty. OF Charles is eIgH
chlllrru SIX died VOuug Nor were the ties kinder
in tins respect 10 the IudorS or the PLautd2cheto
than to the Stuart5.
referring to Mr.. George vii lam Curtls's mention
Of the speeches of Patrick Henry al Williamsburg
OF Wendell Phillip, n Faneuil Han and Of Abraham
Lincoln at Gettysburg rs the greatest in American
history" three, and there IS no fourth "a bo'i0h
HGaM >poudcut writes that Tie orator IN re-
mont Temple mis- ht well have claimed tie fourth
and cO-cQual place for his own speech at the -
wan ia Chicago in sGG, by which the party then
lust springIng INTO power rccOnrlderod the vote by
winch they had denied the Declaration OF hide
Ieudeuce. and were ready 10 plant the old nag oil
lie MON over the pratical institution OF slavery
and confessed anew the doctrine Of the naiIeuapIe
rights Of man.
WAsmNGroN, April est is understood that
President Arthur will 90 to Now-IOTk on Monday
or Iuesday. 20 remain several days.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-24

Of August. The Proteus had an exceptional
experience in 1891, and there IL only slender
chance of similar luck this year. August ana
the first fortnight in September offer the best
inducements for Arctic enterprise in that
ouar.cr We trust that Commander Schey
will prove himself prudent rs well a9 an en-
crgctic officer. and not DO tempted to expose
his fleet to useless hazard We are not sure
but that it would he wise to resist the tcmpta-
ton to make an exceptionally early passage oi
Melville Bay. If the Greedy party have sur
viycd the winter and are alive on tho LIST ol
June, delay of n few weeks in cilectlng thcW
rescue will not be of serious moment. n
alive in June, they are likely 20 be alive in july
and August. and the risks Of the rescue VIII be
materially diminished. a prccautlon which
should not be- neglected, if the passage OF Mel
Vile Bay De deferred for few weeks, VIII be
to send slcdge parties mp the coast from Lper-
navik in the direction of Cape York. II the
Greedy party reached Littleton Island last
October, they will probably set ont for the
Danish settlements rs early as the first week
IN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-24
ACADEMY OF MUSIC.

That AmjHd IN " La SOnnambula' /" Nine.
Gerst,r's best role Is conviction which becomes
stronger after every hcarnS For the dy lie OF s
has every req ii,lie quality In her voice and
art and OF the other character, Ia her list bring out
like this the and simplicity which are mo
best developed sides Of her hlatri0no skill Nine
6srsters artistic sincerity Is always guarantee OF
honest effort and yet To sing IN manner that
will cause real disappointment Whenever she does not
reach highest plane IN cr pcriO nance II Is because
of some physical obstacle for which the responsibility
does not with her Several times In the tail At
the Academy tie hard wors which she was called upon
10 perform betrayed itself wearn of her aud
"A consequent slight los, In mpdity and % utter
aucr bat Mr.. MAJ lessons patrons have wed her many
hours OF keen and unalloycd pleasure.
Mme. Gerr.er sang Tor the Last time but one al tho
Academy evening the opera being LA SonnanbulI"
Everything lar A. II depended on her endeavor.
passed OH brilliantly. and the opera, AS WHOLE gave
pleasure SiguOr Niriui the EtriuO and SguOr
Chcr.in the CO.te dOifO Dotn are mediocre singer.
with whose peoularltes Of action and voice Familiarity
has not brought reconciliation. Niue. Gcr,er will bring
Mr.. Mdpleeons To- II close on saturday afternoon
with second essay at the character of AGpUe ne To-
morrow evening Nine. Patti ANA Nine. ScsCh viii sing
IN SCmiraIuiuc'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-24

new find Of highly eligible mummics ia reported
by Professor Maspero. He has discovered at
Ekneen several cemeteries full of ancient BCy p
tians and he no doubt yearns to eXhume and unrol
them, IN search of papyr and scarabei and other
relics Of archaeological value. Those old egyptians
evidently made great mistake in embalming their
dead. hey wished to preserve the bodies until
the souls should require them again. but they
utterly failed 10 forcsec that the Arabs wOud lind
tho mummlos, saturated with natron aud pitch. OK
cellent fuel wberewith to cook their coffee while
European psychologists would strip and plunder
the poor corpses in tho interest Of science and yet
other ptiless ghouls would export them for manure.
or ~ be ground up for paint and for medicine OF
all the uses TO which mummios have boon put there
is not ono which was dreamed Of by the ancient
worshlppers of Ra and Pthah and Isis who pre-
pared them. The Book Of tho Dead contains no
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-24

hint of such sacriloge, and great must be the q n
s.ernation eventually when the owners Of those
dcsccrated mummieS return to claim their property.
Ksthcticism seems to have taken hold ofthe Irish
"Inyincibles,' if we may judge from tho delicate
symbolism of their latest mantle to- They put mp
threatening notices written in red ink upon mourn-
ing paper, and attached rifle cartridges to the
notices with green ribbons. After this nobody viii
be- surprised to hear that it has become the fashion
to shoot landlords with silver bullets and 10 destroy
public buildings with eI.t-cdgel dynamite bombs
Thus art may be male to Inpart grace ana refine
ment to the most prosaic acts, and in time even
arson aud murder may be Invested OF their painful
ard revolving features.