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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-05
The Culture of Strawberries.

Chicago Tribune.
OF the many materials that have been advo-
Gated for the winter protection and subsequent
mulching of Strawberries, that which is most
convenient should be used, provided only that it
is free from weed and grass seeds. Leaves,
evergreen branches, marsh hay and coarse litter
will any of them SUFFICE If not put on 50 thick
as to smother the plants Straw is good, but
cannot be made free from weed and grass seeds
In places near the seaboard, salt meadow grass
is in high repute for this purpose. e. P. Roe,
the noted horticultural novelist, SAYS that light.
strawy horse manure which has been composted
several times and heated, so as to kill all seeds,
is the best material he has ever used. For a
small patch some one has recommended corn
stalks, with most of the stalks left out-that is,
as many leaves rs possible, rather than the cum
berSome stalks.
1t must be borne in mind that the purpose of
covering is not to prevent freezin G, but rather
to prevent too frequent thawing wherein the
danger Of winter killing largely lies. So the
covering should not be thicker than three or
four inches and should not be applied until af-
ter the ground is frozen hard. In the spring
this covering will serve as a mulch, and the
plants viii push up through it.
Some varieties of strawberries will flourish
with the hill system Of cultivation, while others
do best in matted rows, and vice versa. Varie-
ties like the Wilson do well under almost any
treatment, and will give good yields where its
more fastidous brethren would fail to bear The
Sharpless is very particular about the cultiva-
ton il receives, and to do its best must be kept
singly in hills, A Maine horticulturist relates a
striking instance of the truth of this statement.
Three neighbors grew the Sharpless, one in hills,
one in matted rows, and one in rows about half
way between the two systems. The first OBJ
tanned large crop of large berries, the second
almost nothing, and the go-between medium
crop of medium berries.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-05
THE TURF TRIBUNAL
Additional Decisions Rendered by the No
tiOnal Board Of Review.

NEW York, Dec. 4The Board of Review of
journed to meet in Chicago, on May u, 1885.
The following additional decisions were made:
A Langevin, of Montreal Canada-Applica-
ton for removal of expulsion; denied.
F. Hutchinson, of Plattsburg, N. Y.-Applica-
ton for order as to bay gelding Juniper the
board removed the record of 2:32
w. H. Webb of Davenport, Ia, vs. the Gin
ton County Agricultural Society--AppIeation
for removal of suspension of himself and brown
stallion "Bashaway b. denied.
Henry Parmelee, Davenport Ia, VS.. same
Application for removal of suspension Of self
and bay stallion "Aitch Pee" denied.
NJ Casey, Washington Court House. o., VS..
Narragansett Driving Park Association-Appli-
cation for removal of suspension of self and bay
gelding Stranger denied.
Sol Gilbert Norristowu, Pa.-Appication for
order as to record Of bay mare "luo;' decided
to be 2213.
III T. Grafton Preston, Minn-Appleation
for order as to alleged suppression of time at
DEBORAH, Ia. case continued, and parties in in
terest ordered to show cause why they shah not
be penaltized under the rules
w. b. Fasslg secretary of the Cleveland track
vs. the Kentucky Trotting Horse breeders Asso-
ciation-Appication for removal of suspension
and ruling; granted
Meadville, Pa. Horsemen's Club-Application
for order as to time of 2:30 class race trotted
there May %, 1884; board ruled that the correct
time was 2:50, 239, 2:4e! 2:5l.
J. l.. DAILY, of New York VS.. the Phillipsburg
Pa, Observation-Disclosures for removal of
suspension of brown mare, Emma G.' alias
DAISY Brown denied.
The board ordered that all notices of suspen-
sion under section 6, of rule 81 shall be accom-
panied by the original entry.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-05

Charles McManus, of New Albany ton years
old, while playing about coal cars, was run over
and killed
John @ Mcnvaine trustee of jackson town
ship, Wabash county, is missing, His accounts
show him to be So 900 short lie has been Specu-
lating in Chicago wheat.
AT Lafayette Alexander B, Young. claiming to
be a deserter from the Fourth Cavalry. now in
New Mexico, has surrendered himself He says
for two years he has been lodging officers, and
is tired Of it
On Monday Charles Hale, of NTontInorenci
fell, breaking his leg. The sight of her husband
being brought home on a litter so frightened
Mrs. Hale that she fell in faint, from which
she never rallied dying on Tuesday night.
Mr.. Cox, who petitioned for a recount Of tie
votes for county treasurer of Grant county
loses thirty four votes for his pains his compel
itOr DR.. Reasoner, candidate on the Republican
ticket, receiving a total majority of thirty-six.
The funeral services OF Mrs Emeline Wolfe
Brady. wife of General Thomas J. Brady Of
Muncie, will be held this afternoon at that
place. She had been i'll for several years, and
Cor FIVE months was confined TO her bed. Her
husband and three children survive her.
Al Lafayette six members of Thomas Kelys
family had narrow escape from death, pre-
sumed to be occasioned by eating Eeadcheese
They partook of tho cheese, and were soon after
seized with violent cramps, pureing and vomit-
Jag, and had all the symptoms of arsenic pOisiOn-
ing They are now all pronounced to be out Of
danger
John MCGOWAN, at Lafayette has been held
70 bait on complaint Of Albert Baker who claims
that while in McGowan's company the defendant
undertook to hold him up and 90 through him
He fought him of, and in the seuffle Mctiowan
lost his hat. 1t was by this means that the lat
tsr3 identity was established as Bryant did not
KNOW him personally
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-05
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Hog cholera prevails in many parts of Long
Island.
On Tuesday, Floyd Toliver druggist, of
Famers, KY, was killed at Moorehead in a diff
ticulty with John Martin.
Josiah S. Colgate, n New York oil broker a
native of Ohio, aged ffty-six was fatally in
jured yesterday afternoon by falling down
elevator well.
The New York Chamber of Commerce has
voted that several hundred dollars now in the
hands of the Union defense committee, shall be
turned over to the Bartholdi pedestal fund.
Sheriff Day, of Mt Sterling, Ky, has arrested
seven men, charged with being members of
band of regulators who, a few days ago, killed
j. q. Hughes in Rowan county. Two of the
men have confessed, duplicating ten or twelve
others.
A Long Island City dispatch says: 1.-THE re
moval Of Justice Delahanty will be asked for on
charges of malfeasance. Delahanty was elected,
in November last, a justice of the sessions
court Similar charges will be preferred against
other officials"
At White Plains, n. Y, James H. Peck has
begun action against his uncle, Jared V. Peck.
to recover $73, 900, the amount of the legacy of
Mary p. Peck out the estate of John A. Merritt.
On December ID 1888, Mary p Peck was burned
to death. Jared claimed that Mary assigned
him her interest in the legacy for $40, 900.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-05
The Adulteration of Food.

Boston Evening Record
The deliberate adulteration of food is an of
tense which we moderns scarcely rate high
enough
The Nuremberg archives. now being pub
lished show that in the Middle Ages, for a tri-
fling act of aduteraGOn, two grocers apparently
not green) and a woman were buried under tho
gallows. BY great and special grace" two tav-
ern-keepers escaped the same fate, after water
ing their wine.
If there were more of this middle ages genu-
ineness, food adulteratiOn would be q perilous
and Improbable business. If no more were
done than to compel these offenders to consume
their own dishonest stock, something would be
accomplished
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-05
Brief Mention.

Burglars at Centralia carried off 800 from the
residence of Conductor Wright
Mrs. NJ L. Shipman, of Nation, died on
Wednesday evening at the family residence.
Ross B. Peterson, said to be the leader of a
gang of burglars is under arrest at Decatur.
The Nation Sunday Sun independent pa
per, edited by Ivan Summerlin and 7. Doran,
has suspended.
AT Rockford a conservator has been appointed
over Friend Hall, wealthy man who has be
come demented. Property to the amount Of
SO, 900 is involved.
dentally shot in the face by his partner while
the two were practcing with revovers, has died
He was II years old,
Dlphtheria has already made its appearance at
Mattoon A little child of Engineer Conger, a
well-known P. d. & f. official, died with it on
Wednesday night, and others Of the same family
are afflicted.
DR.. Paul Sears, father in-law of the newly
elected congressman from the Sixteenth district
died at Mt Carmel on Wednesday, afternoon.
He was we'll known throughout the State and
was the wealthest man in the county.
At Vandalia the court has sustained the &C
ton of the Fayettc county supervisors, who
year ago expelled B. T. Shipley from the office
Of county superintendent of schools for non
performance of his duties. a discrepancy of
over 5000 in his accounts was reported.
The financial condition of Logan county is not
fiattering. In June SIS 900 was borrowed to meet
the bills in tho Fora Burns and triple tragedy
murder prosecutions. The taxpayers are a unit
in favor of a change in the criminal code which
will prevent change Of venues and compel the
trial of criminals in the county where the muir
dur was committed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-05
Tho Care of Sheep.
Cleveland Leader


Eat in December, strong in March, is a
over the door of every sheep-house. The prac-
tce is altogether too common of letting sheep
run on the pastures without extra food till the
snoa' gets so deep that they can no longer secure
a scanty living. The first heavy freeze so in
jures the grass that it has but little nutritive
value and unless additional food is given the
sheep will at once begin to lose flesh and if com
PEELED to live what they pick, will get quite
thin before cold weather. This is about the
most foolish thing the farmer can do, for when
they are once in this condition it is very hard to
arrest the downward course. 1t is the result of
this unwise practice that causes the great loss
among the focks toward spring, particularly
among the younger sheep, which is so often at
tributed to grub in the head" Every sheep
keeper should have the facilities and on the ap-
proach Of hard freezes should commence to feed
daily little hay or grain. The necessary out
lay will be money well invested.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-05
Charged with Criminal Libel.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
SHELBYvGLLE, Dec. 4-Charles X. Matthews
editor of the Daily Republican, arrested to-
day by the sheriff, warrant charging him
with criminal libel. Some two months ago the
Republican contained several articles attacking
Mr. Isom Wray, the articles growing out of the
heat Of politics, Mr.. Wray being active Dem
crat Dir Wray brought $751; 900 civil suit for
alleged libel, and Albert Wray. who is the
deputy prosecuting attorney, was instrumental
in having the grand jury to return a bill
against the editor Bond was at once given.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-05
OBITUARY.
Death of Francis ID. MOulton, the "MutuaI
Friend" of Tilton and Beecher.


Friend" of Tilton and Beecher.
New YORK. Dec, 4-Francis D. Moulton,
whose connection with the Beecher Tilton scan
home in this city last night,
Mr.. Mouton was born in New York city in
1886, and was the second son of Severn D. NIoul
ton, formerly New York merchant who died
several years ago. nearly eighty years old In
1S49 he entered the college now known as the
College of the City of New York, where he grad
uated in 1854 In this college Mouton formed
the acquaintance of Theodore Tilton, which
afterward led to making him noted throughout
the land. He and Mr. Tilton became fast friends
as classmates, and their dissimilarities seemed
to strengthen their attachment for each other.
Mr.. Moultons connection with the Beecher
Tilton scandal began on Dec. 30 1870, when
Tilton eonfded his trouble to him aud sought his
friendly aid. Dir. Moulton managed this social
complication with such skill that the scandal in
its entirety was repressed for more than four
years When it broke forth through Theodore
Tilton Mr.. Moulton endeavored to maintain
neutrality, and as he refused to return to Mr..
Beecher the letters he held as the mutual friend
he was put on the defensive by aspersions upon
his motives, and when at length he broke silence
his utterances were in corroboration of Tilton's
serious charges In one of his statements, pre-
pared by General b +. Butler, Mr.. Moulton re-
lated separate confession by Beecher, leaving
blank the place for the woman's name This re-
suited IN a suit for libel by Miss Edna Dean
Proctor the settlement Of which cost Mr.. Moul-
ton about So 600.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-05

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal.
BRAzH4 Dec. Am effort is being made by
the operators of the rolingm mill at this place to
reduce the wages Of the puddlers and heaters Is
per cent Puddlers now get So 50 per ton and
heaters about 81 per ton The reduction proposed
cents to 81 a day on the wages of that class Of
workmen. A reduction is also proposed on tine
wages of common labor about the mill The
men are standing out and there appears a
strong and universal determination not to work
at the prices offered In the meantime the
owners say the present state of the iron trade
will not enable them TO pay more, so that there
is prospect of deadlock in the institution fer
An indefinite period
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-05
Suicide in Madison Square,

NEW YORK, Dec. 4.-This evening a man
about forty f1ve years of age took seat or a
A thief ran away with his revolver In the
pocket of the suicide was found a note addressed
to the coroner, asking that his body be turned
over to the College of Physicians, and, if not ac-
copied, to ask the Hebrew society to bury it.
His memoranda shows that the suicide had been
specializing in cigars. 1t was learned afterwards
that the mans name was Asch, and that he has
a wife and children living in comfortable cir
cumstances in Chicago. His wife separated
from him, several years ago, on account OF his
destination
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-05

NEWARK, N. j., Dec 4-Fire, shortly after
noon to-day, almost completely destroyed Fei-
genpaers's brewery. The entire fire department
finally brought the flames under control An
accurate estimate of the loss is impossible now,
bat the opinion is that it will reach 300, 600.
Herman Scharpenberg and Gottlieb Schnalz
reicht, employees, were Mt work vanishing vat
in an ice-house when the varnish ignited from
lamp. Scharpenberg was horribly, and
Schnalzreicht badly burned. Several fremen
were badly injured by the falling of the roof of
the ice house Feignspan estimates his loss at
$50 600 Insured
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-05
Cattle Plague in Lawrence County.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
YINCENNEs, Dec. A cattle plague has
broken out in the northern part of Lawrence
county, west of this point and it is creating
considerable CONSERVATION among stookmen.
The disease is described very fatal and its
symptoms are lameness and swelling of legs
Cattle then lose their appetite and grad
ually die There does not as yet seem to be
any remedy for the cure of or prevention of the
disease, and although it is not spreading very
rapidly, farmers are apprehensive The hog
cholera has appeared in portions of this county
although it is not nearly as bad as last year
Mr.. w H. Root of Palmyra township, lost forty
head of hogs by the disease last week.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-05
BUSINESS AND WAGES,
Suspensions and Wage Reductions in Various
Mills at Pittsburg.

PITTsBURG, Dec. 4-The new mill of Zug g.
Co. closed down, last night until after the holt
days, and to-day the employees of the old mill
were notified that work would be suspended this
evening. The resson assigned for the short
notice given of the sudden stop was scarcity of
orders About l, 200 men are thus thrown out of
employment for a month.
The guide and sheet-iron departments of Sin
ger, Nilnick & Co, s mill, employing about 100
men, closed down last night indefinitely.
The piece workers in the Keystone Bridge
Company's works were notified to-day, that
wages would be reduced on Jan Is per cent,
and it is probable similar reduction will be or
dered in all departments.
A 10 per cent. cut IT. the wages of the en-
ployes of D. r. Speer & Co. planning mill will go
into effect next Monday
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-05

BETHLEHEM, Pa, Dec 1.-The section hands
at this end of the North Pennsylvania railroad
have been notified that the work Will be only
eight hours day and The pay Ii cents an hour
The men at the Bethlehem iron works are
greatly dissatisfied because $50 hands were dis
charged on Monday. Only few Of these were
Huncarians
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-05
Suicide of an Accused Father.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.--Professor Alexander
Dewoiowski, music teacher who was recently
charged by his daughter Isabel with criminal
assault was found dead in his house this morn
ing, having committed suicide during tho night
He left letters to different persons, among them
one to the President and one to Secretary
Lincoln dated ii o'clock last night, protesting
his innocence and declaring he died TO save his
daughter's honor.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-05
Fire in a state Penal Institution.

ELM1RA, N. Y, Dec 4.-Ths morning. in til
hollow ware shops of the Elmira RefOrmatore
fire destroyed the supply-room, the pattern sho
the coke, sand and coal room, together with the
foundry and Office. The loss of the contractor,
Daniel NJ. Thomas, is $l5, 000 and the States
loss is $500. Both losses are covered by insur
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-05
INDIANA ANDILLIN0ISNEWS
A Township Trustee Who Specialized
and Lost the Money of the People.
A Madison Man Arrested in LOuiSville-A
Well-known Illinois Farmer Dies from
the Effects of PoiSOn-Gleaniugs
INDIANA.
A Township Trustee Found To Be $1,000
Short in His accounts.

WABASH. Dee Quite sensation was oc-
casioned at Nenla, seventeen miles southwest Of
this city by the discovery that j. @ McIlvaine,
trustee of jackson township, Miami county, in
which Xenia is situated was short nearly $4,000
in his accounts NIcIvaine has been dealing in
grain extensively and operating on the Chicago
Board of trade, and last spring, when he was
elected trustee, he Immediately began using the
public funds to meet the demands for margins.
Saturday he disappeared, and this morning his
bondsmen found note he had left, stating that
he was unable to meet his obligations, and pre-
ferred 10 fly rather than be the disgrace of his
friends Mcllvame heretofore has been consid-
cred highly honored Several gentlemen who
loaned him money on his note without security
are holding the bag for about $500.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-05

WORCESTER Mass, Dec. 1.-Two boys, of a
party of five were arrested to-day for burglary
and larceny. All are aged about twelve y ears.
The boys had a shelter built in the woods, were
armed with revolyers, slung shots, etc., and
proposed to harden themselves this winter by
exposure as n preparation for next summers
campaign against Indians
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-05
The Chicago Bailot-Box swindle.

CHICAGO, Dec. 4-The federal grand jury
to-day resumed its investigation of
the Lenan Brand election matter. Joseph c.
Mackin, secretary of the Cook county
Democratic central committee, whom. it has
been charged, ordered and received the fraudu-
lent tickets found in the envelope returned
from the second precinct of the Eighteenth ward
was before the jury for a few minutes and is
supposed to have denied any completely in the
matter. The jury has not yet returned any in
dictments
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-05
The Philadelphia Shoe Shops.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa Dec. 4-The shoemakers
refusing to treat with the manufacturers, the
latter have decided to close their shops on Satur
day. throwing out of work 1000 hands.
Thomas Taylor IS Co, carpet manufacturers,
have surrendered to the strikers The loom
fxers are joining the strikers
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-05
suppressing Polygamy in Arizona.

san FRAScIsco. Dec 4.-The Chronicles Pres
cott y T., special says: There have been five
polygamy convictions in this city within week
The first three cases were those Of TennY.
ChristoPherson and Kemp, and convictions were
found on the evidence Two cases were tried
to day, and Elders Fake and Skonsen pleaded
guilty. This is regarded as settling the question
of Mormon rule in Arizona. Sentences will be
PASSED by Judge Howard tomorrow
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-05

New York, Dec. 4--The Tribune says ga
receiver is asked for the Brooklyn, Bath &
Coney Island railroad &C. Godfrey Gunther,
president at the instance Of the Union Trust
Company. which has also begun proceedings to
recover 5000 900 from the railroad company.
President Gunther has also begun suit to recover
$5S, 900, balance due him of money loaned.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-05
Pniineman Fatally Shot.

MUsKEGoN, Mich, Dec. 4-Last night some
men got into dispute, and one named Albert
Radley, secured a shotgun, with which ne shot
three men one Of them ma policeman %n Sa was
lice officers wound is probably fatal but the
others will pun through.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-05
A Possible Murder.

CAMBRlDGE. Md. Dec. 4.-The house of
Caleb Hurley, ia the southwestern section of
Dorchester county. burned yesterday In the
ruins was found the body of Hurley. but no part
of the head could be discovered and there is a
suspicion of foul play. Hurley WAS a small
farmer, and on the preceding night was at a
store in the neighOorhood where he displayed
sorpe silver cOIn
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-05
THE FIRE RECORD.
Street Railway Stables Burned-Fifty Horses
and Many Cars Destroyed.


BALTIMORE, Dec 4-Early this morning a
fire in the stables of the Halls Springs Passen-
ger Railway Company completely destroyed the
large building, together with many of the com
panys cars and fifty horses. The flames started
in the hay-loft and spread so rapidly that only
fifteen of the horses could be taken out and only
one car was removed There were sixty-eight
horses in the stable when the fire was discovered
and seventeen were rescued although badly
seorched The fire started over the front
entrance, and after the halters were cut the
horses refused to be led from the burning build
ing. Ten cars were burned Loss, $40, 000 in
sl,rance $1,000
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-05

Spec al 70 the Indlanapolis journal.
Brazil, Dec, A fine new two-story school
house, at Benwood, four miles northeast of here,
took fire and burned down yesterday morning
Three schools were in progress in the building,
which was valued at So 500; insurance s., 100
The ORIGIN Of the fire is a mystery.