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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-23
Brief Mention.

The safe of Compton & Sons, Bloomington,
was robbed of 5000 on Wednesday night.
A coroners inquest at Edwardsville, upon the
body Of Gus Wilson, a colored man who had died
suddenly in the morning, decided that the death
resulted from natural causes. Wilson had a
superstition that what he called ground dog
was eating his heart.
1t is believed at Lincoln. Ill, that Long, ar
rested with Hall for the Mount Pulaski murders,
is simply a stool pigeon, and that he has been
purposely placed in the same cell with Hall with
the intention of watching the latter and, if pos
siblc, becoming his confdante.
Hon. r.. f. Crawford, Of Rockford, H., will be
the Judge Advocate, and Captain T. G.. Lawler
one of the details who Ill try Hon. T. w. Will
cox, Of Mendoza, by Urt-maFtial, March 8, in
Chicago, for misdemea aors in the G. A. r.. of
Illinois. Wilcox was the iAf mastering officer.
Carthage College, VIII
full operation for sew
operations on accoU
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INDIANA BUILDING STONE.
Our QuarrIes No Longer to BE Disseminated
Against by the Government.

Our ouarries No Longer to Be Disseminated
Against by the Government.
Special to the Courier-Journal
Hon. CORTLAND c. Matson, of the Fifth Indi-
ana district. is one of the most alert and efficient
members of the House. 1t has long been known
that for some unaccountable reason the stone
interests of Indiana have not had a fair showing
in the government buildings. This has been
largely due to the curious and ingenious wording
of the government advertisements Now as a
matter of fact the limestone of Indiana is as fine
and durable for building purposes as any stone
on top or under the earth, and why it should be
Disseminated against is somewhat mysterious,
and a few days ago Prot. Collett, the State Geol-
ogist of Indiana, wrote a letter here in which he
stated fully and scientifically the value of
Indiana limestone for building purposes. Col
Matson took this letter and Endorsed it as
follows:
"Rcspectfully referred to the honorable Secre-
tary Of the Treasury for his consideration. and
whit he request that in advertisements for pub
lie buildings, at least west of the Allegheny
mountains, they viii be so framed that bids may
be made so as to permit the use of such lime
stone as can be quarried in Indiana"
To the above Endorsement the following
signatures were attached: d. w. Voorhees,,
Benz. Harrison, CORTLAND c.. Matson, John
J. Kleiner. Thomas r. Cobb, S. NJ. Stock
Slayer, w. S.. Holman, Thomas B. Ward,
Thomas Nj. Browne, Stanton j. Peelle, Robert
Lowery, William II. Calkins.
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MR.. HEYVITT'S DUPLICITy.
His Party Friends Shield Him Against His

His Party Friends Shield Him Against His
AccuserS.
Special to the indianapolis journal.
WAsIuNGToN, Feb. 22.-There is considerable
comment here, tonight, in congressional circles
over the announcement, to-day, that the House
committee on foreign affairs would not recon-
mend investigation Of the charge by Representa-
tive Brunm, of Pennsylvania, that he could
prove that Mr.. Hewitt, of New York, did apollo
size to British Minister West for having intro
duced the ODonnell resolution in the House.
The committee announces that it knows of no
grounds upon which an investigation could be
had. Mr.. Brumm stated to the Journal CORE
spondcnt, today, that he could prove Mr..
Hewitts d~uplicity by no less than three wit
ncsses if he was given opportunity. Perry Bel
mont, Of New York, a member of the committee
on foreign affairs, who was leading the rush on
Nj. Hewitt, suddenly withdrew his fight, which
probably saved Nh. Hewitt. Mr.. Belmont and
Mr.. Hewitt are both for Representative Flower,
of New York, for President, and it is said
Flowers friends prevailed upon Mr.. Belmont to
waive personal feeling in the interest Of party
harmony. lie did ii, and thus a prominent Dem
uarat is saved from scandal.
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THE KEIFER-BoYNroN INQUIRY.
Friends of the Ex-Speaker Insist that the
Case Has Been Preiudged.

Friends of the ~Ex-Speaker Insist that the
Case Has Been Preiudged.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Feb. % -"Ex-Speaker Keifer
will labor under a very material disadvantage
all through the investigation that is being n ade
of his charges against General Boynton," said a
friend of the former, tonight.
In what respect" l Inquired.
why, the committee not only discredits him,
but his witnesses. It goes into the work biased
politically of course, and not a little prejudice
has been worked up against him by the press of
the country, so that he has not a fair show of
getting justice. You see already the committee
has reversed the order Of things, and is investi-
eating the man who brought the charges, and
not he whom the committee should investigate.
In my mind the verdict is already made up. The
committee has no intention of letting anything
hurt the accused. 1 never saw such rulings as
it makes, Keifer has absolutely no chance to
do himself Justice
The friend of the ex-Speaker was probably
too Jealous. The committee is composed of
fair-minded men. People here who know person
ally much about the case are well divided upon
it, and there is no overbalance of sympathy, APP
parently, on either side.
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n MENTION.
EEr. HIorrison's Bill for the Extension of the
bonded Period.

WAsHINGToN, Feb. 22.-Mr. Morrison has
offered in the ways and means committee a sub
stitute for the bill under discussion in the commit
tee on the extension of the bonded whisky period.
The substitute provides that tho bonded period
shall be extended not exceeding two years from
the date the tax has or would have fallen due.
It further provides that such extension SHAH not
he made in any case unless a new warehousing
bond, in a penal sum Of not less than the amount
Of the tax and with %surcties satisfactory to the
collector Of the district in which the warehouse
is located, shall be given, conditioned that the
principal named in the bond shall pay the tax
on the spirits specified therein, and also
the interest on such tax at 412 per cent. per
annum for the time Of the extension, within
five years from the date of the original entry Of
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THE WOOL TARIFF.
Indications tina tho House win Restore the
Duty OF 1867.
lie indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis journal.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-The arguments pre-
scented to the committee on ways and means
against a reduction Of the tariff, and especially
that offered by the wool-growers' of Pennsylva-
MIA and Ohio in favor Of the restoration of the
duty of 1867 on wool, has proven the greatest Of
n, the stumbling blocks thrown in the way of
the tariff reformers. Messrs. Hewitt and Morri
son, of the committee, who have been 50 forward
in their examinations and ross-examinations Of
Witnesses, hung their heads in deep meditation
during the greater portion Of the argument Of
the wool men.
MI. Hewitt has proven an expert and power
in propounding scientific hypothetical questions
10 those who have appeared before the commit
lee in the interest of one thing and another, and
NE has shown himself to be well yersed in about
al Of the leading industries OF the country
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Lawrenee County Republicans.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BEDFORD, Feb. 22.-The Republicans of Law
renee county met to-day in mass convention for
the purposeo Of organizing the county central com
mittee and the selection of delegates to the
several conventions. The attendance was very
large and the utmost harmony prevailed.
Everything is in good shape, for the coming
campaign in Lawrence county. The convention
instructed the delegates to the STAGE convention
to cast the vote of the county as a unit for
Bruce Carr for Auditor of State. Isaac H. Grim
was chosen chairman of the county central COM
mittee,
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Household Hints.

Arrow-root gives a certain richness to sauces
which renders less butter necessary than if flour
is used for thickening.
Nervous children, who toss and turn, and cry
out that they cannot go to sleep, may sometimes
be quieted by having their feet rubbed vigorous
ly with a flesh brush.
Beef fat is very nice if cooked thoroughly in
water and the fat dipped off ash rises. 1t viii
remain soft, and is preferred by many TO lard.
If baby is hoarse at night. take a small piece
of oil silk, rub q little lard or animal oil Of any
kind over it and fasten it next his skin, over the
chest. 1t may be pinned with small safety pins
to his wrapper.
To have early flowers SOW seeds in window
boxes. Candytuft, Ten Weeks Stocks, Pansy,
and other hardy kinds may be sown and the
plants thinned or transplanted to other boxes.
The Pansy, which fails to give fine flowers in hot
weatthfer, if sownji n this manner may Is had IN
10y, and at its best.
Court plaster made at home is economical, and
is said to be highly Successful. Dissolve one
pint of French isinglass in one pint Of warm.
water; to this add ten cents worth of pure gly-
ccrine, and five cents worth of ~tincture of arni-
ca; lay a piece of black or white silk on a board,
and paint it over with the mixture.
Black satin. with a small spray embroidered in
one corner and a bright ribbon put on diagonally
with coral stitches, makes a nice pin-cushion.
Finish the edge with cord or chenille to match
the ribbon. A cushion may be made of half
black and half pink satin, with each piece en-
broidered or painted. One with d corner turned
back, showing a painted spray underneath, is
pretty,
An experienced buyer of silks says that a good
test to secure one from being deceived in the
quality of black silk is to pinch u specimen on
the bias and afterward pull it in an opposite di
r%ection. If the crease made by the pinch looks
like a similar foh in q piece of writing paper, re
iect the piece unhesitatingly. On the contrary,
if the mark smooths out and is hardly distin-
p11igboh bile II iS safe To D1IpcbaSa-
Snow-balls which have been so much used for
embroidery designs, are given a more natural ap-
pearance this season by making the blossoms of
bits of ribbon. A foundation stuffed enough to
raise it a full half-inch in the center is first
made. Two pieces of very narrow gros-grain
ribbon three-Quarters of an inch in length, and
notched on the ends, are crossed and fastened in
the center with a stitch of yellow silk to this
stuffed foundation, to represent the blossom
petals; these are tackled on quiet close together,
until the foundations entirely covered. Worked
in this way, the now-ball is one of the easiest
flowers to form that can be used.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-23
STATE NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Close of Testimony and Argument in
the Brooks Murder Trial.
Serious Fire at Pittsburg, Sullivan County
Brakeman Killed at Brazil-Glean-
ings in Two States.
L
The Brooks Murder Trial-Probability that
the Jury VIII Not Agree.

The Brooks Murder Trial-Probability that
the Jury VIII Not Agree.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Feb, 22-On Aug. 20, 1882, Ar
thur Brooks shot and killed DR.. Thomas Cause
at Washington, this county. The following
term of court he was arraigned on the charge of
murder, and on Christmas eve found guilty in
the second degree and sentenced for life. On
Oct. 10, last, the Supreme Court reversed hiscase
on an error in the judges charge, and this week
it monopolized the Circuit Court on a rehearing.
Great difficulty was experienced in selecting a
jury, two special v%enires, one of seventy-fve and
the other of fEty men, being summoned, and all
of Monday and most of Tuesday being occupied
in the task. Yesterday closed the evidence.
To-day was devoted to the argument by Henry
NJ. johnson and Charles E. Shively on the part
of the State, and Judge H. c. Fox and It. j.
Study for the defense. The jury retired at 5:45
o'clock, and having failed to arrive at a verdict
at this late hour, Sheriff German thinks they
will hang indefinitely.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-23

Fire at Pittsburg.

Special TO the Indianapolis journal.
SULLIVAN, Feb. 22.-Fire broke out last night
in Pittsburg, a small town eight miles northeast
Of here, and destroyed the drug store of Thos. j.
Scott, Office of DR.. j. s.. Hinlle, Office of town
ship trustee, and the residence of S. Vanarsdall.
Total loss of about 81, 600; only partly insured.
township trustee loses all his books and pa
pers, and several hundred dollars in money
which was in the store at the time. No clew to
the origin Of the fire has been discovered.
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Washington Monument Association.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22-The annual meeting
Of the Washington Monument Society was held
to-day at the residence of General w. Mckee
Dunn, of this city. The board Of
officers for the past year was reelected
A stone was accepted for insertion in
the to represent Wyoming.
1t was directed that the thanks of the society be
rendered, through the Secretary of State, to the
King of Siam, for the stone sent by him for the
monument, and a committee OF five was ap-
pointed TO consider the subject of providing for
a proper celebration ON the completion. of the
monument, which event is expected to take
place early in December of the present year.
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a Narrow Escape.

Special to the Indianap0Iis Journal.
GREENFIELD, Feb. PA few nights ago W.
0. Bragg, an insurance agent of this city, while
attempting to cross Blue river, near Morris
town, had a narrow escape from drowning. The
river was high, and buggy and horse foated
with the current. Bragg was thrown out, and
becoming entangled in the buggy, it required
every effort to rescue himself. Prompt as
s~istance was rendered. His valise, wraps, buggy
cushion, etc, foated away.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-23
Obituary..

LoSpoN, Feb. 22.-John Hullalah, musician,
is dead, aged soyenty-two.
BosroN, Feb. 22,-Oliver Edes. the originator
of the vast industry of machine riyet.making in
this country, died at his home at Plymouth, yes
terday, of Brights disease. aged sixty nine.
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Lientenant Colwen con,nllmented.

WAsHNGToN, Feb. 22.-Nle report Of the
Proteus court Of inquiry has been printed. Of
Lieutenant Colwen. who was with Darlington,
and who has been designated to take part in the
Greedy relief expedition, now being fitted out
the report says; 1T is considered by the court
extremely fortunate for the eXpeditionary force
that the one officer sent with it, and who com
manded, was so ably aided and supported by
the services of Lieutenant J c. Colwell, of the
United States navy, who volunteered for a duty
so much more severe and p~erilous than that to
which he had been regularly assigned on board
of naval vessels, and who brought to the duty
he assumed 50 much capacity, courage and spe-
cial KNOWLEDGE"
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ILLINOIS.

Arrest of Boy Burglars-Six of the Young
Rascals Locked Up.
VANDAL1A, Feb. 22-Of late the people of
Ramsey have been greatly annoyed by petty
burglaries. Elijah Davidson, a lad of sixteen,
was Swallowed, and upon being arrested. pro
posed to give the whole thing away, if by so do
ing he could get leniency shown him. No one
appeared against him, and, upon a complaint
sworn to by him, seven other boys We're arrested
and locked up. Davidson has since left town.
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Brakeman Killed,

Special 70 tho IndianapOlis journal.
BRAZIL, Feb. ga young Frenchman, named
jules Malangrane, was run over and killed by
the cars on the north branch last night. He was
employed on the train as a brakeman. By some
means he was caught in a cattle guard, where
the train ran over him, cutting off both of his
legs. His death occurred some hours after the
accident.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-23
A Druggist Fatally Burned.

Special to the Indianapolis journal.
VINcENNEs, Feb. 22,-Fremont Frazer, a
prominent young druggist, of Bridgeport, H.,
a hamlet fifteen miles west, was probably fatally
burne at 2;3O this afternoon. He was filing
his la. one accidentally exploded, Gov
ering H. Al Efforts to check
the flames were futile. His demise is moment
arily expected.
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certainty, and the fact that he was defeated is
considered as bad for RandalIs chances for a
place ON the presidential ticket.
The Pennsylvania elections, together with the
preparations for the meeting Of the Democratic
national committee, have started up the political
gossip with new vieor, and the prospects Of the
prominent candidates for the presidential nom
nation have been freely canvassed. Arthurs
friends, for instance, claim that the President
has expressed his determination to abstain from
any i~ntrigues that could, by any stretch of the
imagination, be construed into a boom for him
self They assert that the President is confident
that he is the second choice of all the Repub-
licans in the country, and that
when the convention meets it will
be found that no candidate has
half enough votes to nominate him on the first
ballot, and that the factions will be 50 opposed
to each other that thay cannot agree upon any
other than the present incumbent, and that he
viii certainly lie the choice of the convention by
a practically unanimous vote.
A friend of Mr.. James G. Blaine said today
that the el Secretary is bitterly opposed to
both Arthur and Edmunds, and that he will use
his influence for Logan with the hope that on a
failure to agree upon the Illinois senator he
tBlaiuel viii be able to secure enough votes to
nominate himself.
Among Democrats, on the other hand, there
Is wide diversity OF opinion as to who will be
selected. Some of the st. Louis men who have
been here during the week tell your cor
respondent chat the talk of the sen
timent in favor Of the old ticket taking
hold Of the convention and resulting in
the nomination of Tilden and Hendricks is alb
surd in tine extre1ne. Sentiment will not have
any weight in the deliberations of the body, but
common sense will govern, and common sense
will show at a glance the folly of allowing the
name of deerepit old man like Samuel j. Til
den to again head the ticket.
Said the secretary of the Missouri delegation:
''This is going to be the battle of giants. The
two parties We're never more closely matched
than they are to-day. and the thinking men Of
the Democratic party know full well that their
only hope of success is in the nomination of
man who can stand the ~fatigues of a campaign
and is mentally a giant. Sam Tilden is not tina
man.
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are an especially dangerous purcha lor these
seekers of bargains, So cleverly are they weight
ed and cunningly adultcrated, that even experts
are not infrequcntly deceived. The only safety
is in buying Il wellknown brand at a store where
tioaJ
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Special to the indianapolis journal,
WAsu1NGToN, Feb. 22.-Both evening papers
here, the Critic and Star, have interviews, to-
day, with Representative Holman, of Indiana,
in which he predicts that the old ticket will be
PVT in the field by the Democracy. Here is an
extract from the Critics interview:
81 see" said the reporter, chat you are men
toned in connection with the gubernatorial
nomination of your State. Are you a candidate?'
We'll slowly and deliberately answere Mr..
Holman. II have not said 1 was a candidate for
that honor
Would you accept
Il do not know; but I reckon if my party de
mands I shall accept; but there are scores of
men in the Democratic party in Indiana who are,
/ think, more available than myself"
This modest reply rather stunned the re
porter, and as the White House was in view Mr..
Holman gazed pensively at the great structure
and the reporter thought he heard him mulmur
in an undertone, Yes, l will be there soon, " or
words to that effect, when he put this question:
Maybe you expect the nomination for Presi-
dont?"
Hero Mr.. Holman's face frightened up with a
smile, and he answered: Some Of my friends
have mentioned my name for that Office, and l
feel very much fattered. l would accept, of
course l would
To the Star representative Mr.. Holman said
he thought a majority of the delegates would be
in favor of the old ticket. 1t is the strongest
that could be placed in the field.
should ne said, "his physical condition
prove equal to the strain, and he will consent to
serve, Mr. Tilden viii undoubtedly receive the
nomination.
DO you think the old ticket could be
elected"
ut could. was the reply. cit would, beyond
doubt, be the strongest ticket that could be
placed in the field
win the place of meeting have any effect
upon the choice of the convention?'
Not in the least. There is a tradition hang
ing about st. Louis in favor of the old ticket,
but that does not signify anything. Wherever
the convention is held Tilden will get the nomi-
nation if he will accept it."
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THE MISSISSIPPI PLAN.
Continuation of the Copiah. Inquiry-The
South Prepared for a Race War.

New ORLEANS, Feb. 22,-In tie Copiah
county, Mississippi inquiry, to-day, j. H.
Thompson testified that forty-fve years ago eff
forts were made to RIM Print" Matthews's
father out of Copiah county on the charge of
harboring a horse thief. He considered J. P.
Matthews one Of the worst enemies of the peo-
pie in the county. He stirred up strife between
the white and colored people. The witness
heard many runors why Sam Wallace was killed,
one to the effect that he stole seed cotton and
sold it to Matthews.
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