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TELEGRAPHIC BREYITIES.

The Omaha Lard Refinery, James e. Boyd.
president, burned on Saturday morning. The
works had just been sold to Fairbanks & Co., Of
Chicago. Loss, $4,000.
AT Buffalo, Saturday, two Italians were exam
ming a revolver, in the curiosity shop of j. w
Morrison, and accidentally discharged it, and
Morrison was shot dead
At Hope, Ark Monroe Taylor shot Jason
Hyatt on Friday for OBTAINING the character of
the formers wife. Both are wealthy farmers
Hyatt is nortaily wounded.
AT Pittsburg, Saturday, in the suit of Chas
E. Speer a Judgment for $25, 900 was entered
against Robert M. Kennedy one of the parties
charged with conspiracy to defraud the Penn
Bank.
The Columbia mill, at Southbridge, Mass
with a boarding house and tenement, burned
Saturday The mill had 5000 spindles for cot
ton, and employed SIXTY hands. It was owned
by Providence parties
Adolf Nelson, Theodore Goeizel and Ambrose
Watts were arrested at New York on Friday
night for posting Socialistic proclamtions, and
fined SIS each on Saturday. Justus Schwab a
Communist, paid the fines.
AT Cincinnati, on Saturday, James Hayden
formerly an aeronaut who killed Mike Morgan,
known in circus circles as the cannon bali throw
err was found guilty of manslaughter The
verdict was unexpected to Hayden
Thelast layer of stone was placed on the
Washington monument at Washington Satur-
day It is now 500 feet high The work
men viii immediately begin erecting the frame
work for the roof; which will be 30 feet high.
d. Fl, Kent, of d. H Kent e Co, flirnited)
dealers in iron and timers supplies, Philadel-
phia, is reported to be embarrassed financially.
His liabilities are placed at $3.50, 600. One Of
the members of the firm said Kents difficulties
would not involve the firm.
Hugh J. Jewett emphatically denies the report
that he is to resign the presidency of the Erie
railroad. He says the report grew out of a
casual remark by him that after ten years hard
service he was entitled to a rest. BE has, how
ever, no intention to resign.
The steamer Martha Stephens plying between
BoOnvills and Arrow Rock on tho Missouri
river sunk Saturday morning The boat was
owned by Capt Mcpherson, and was valued at
$4,000, and the cargo at 5000; insured for
Sc, 900 in Cincinnati and Pittsbnrg
On Friday night, as the family Of Jones Higgs
were returning from church in a wagon near
Mt. Vernon, Montgomery county, Ca the party
was fired upon by David H. Conner. Alice
Higgs sixteen year-eld daughter, was killed.
Common was a rejected snitor of Miss Riggs
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Brief Mention.

Emma Breuner, sixteen years old, hung her
self at Gondofes
The soda bott1ing factory of j. J. Flynn & Co.,
at Quincy was damaged by fire to the amount
of 81 500 ON Saturday.
Joseph Bradley, son of prominent farmer
near Weodyille, has been held in 81 eco bail on
the charge of outraging a fourteen year old girl
named Nancy Stearman.
Benson Martin, a justice of the peace at Mar
shall, has been arrested on a charge Of bastardy,
preferred by a girl by the name of Adams. 1t
is thought to be matchmaking scheme.
Incendiaries are at work in Bond county A
large barn and granary belonging to JEFF Har
per- near Pleasant Mound, were burned Loss
about 81. 500; insured IN the Rockfort for 5000
a man giving the name of Levi Strauser was
captured at Champaign with a fine horse and
buggy which he acknowledged stealing from
Carlton & Kerrs, liverymen at Bloomington Iii.
Robert Brighton, of Garbondale who for sew
eral weeks has been boring for coal oil at Nit.
Vernon, attempted to commit suicide by cutting
his throat while temporarily insane 1t is
thought he viii get we'll
a man giving the name of Park Ellsworth,
aged forty, and working for Prof, A. II Racket
at Quincy, is under arrest for an attempted out
rage on the seven-y ear-old daughter of the Pro
fessor The child was shockingly lacerated.
Thomas c. Woodward apparently twenty-five
or thirty years of age committed suicide on the
Hull farm seven miles from Alton by cutting
his throat from ear to ear He came there a few
days ago from Texas, where he had contracted
swamp fever Among his effects were several
letters from Ingersoll, Canada signed Mary E.
Hartley
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THE ARCTIC DEAD.
Burial Of the Remains Of Linn, Schneider
and Henry.

NEW York Aug 9The remainsof Roderick
Schneider and Charles B. Henry, arctic dead,
under the escort of Gen. Hancock and troops,
were conveyed to Cypress Hill Cemetery, Long
island, to-day and inferred with military honors
The original papers, comprising the record of
Greely's Arctic search and the most interesting
relics of that expedition were today delivered
into the custody Of Gen. Hancock, at Governors
Island, by Lieut. Sebree of the Thetis
A dispatch from Annapolis says: The remains
of Lieutenant Lockwood arrived this morning,
and were placed in the chapel room of st. Anne's
Church, covered by Union Jack. They willre-
main, guarded by four sailors until the funeral.
which viii probably occur Tuesday.
"A Philadelphia telegram says: The funeral Of
Sergeant David Linn, of the Second United
States cavalry, and member of the Greedy arc
tic exploring expedition, took place this after
noon, from the residence of his mother After
services in the house, the body was taken to Mt
Moriah cemetery, where the interment took
place. The services at the cemetery comprised
simply prayer and a military salute. Many
posts of the G. A. R. accompanied the body to
the cemetery.
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CONDITION OF THE CROPS.
The Monthly Report of the Department Of
Agriculture Shows Cause for Gladness.

WASHINGTON, Aug 9.--The Department of
Agriculture reports the condition of cotton inn
proved in Virginia Tennessee Mississippi, Louis
lana and Arkansas. In North Carolina and
Georgia its average status is unchanged since
the July report. In South Carolina, Florida
and Alabama, excessive rains have caused a
weedy growth and has prevented Guilt
Walton In Texas the drought has caused
a loss of one point and raised serious
approximations for the Future The cotton moth
has appeared in the Gulf States, and worms are
reported in a few counties, but no damage as yet
has resulted The plant is generally reported
late and deficient as yet in fruitage, but in con-
dltlon to give good results with favorable
weather and deferred frosts, or to show a heavy
depreciation, with continued excess of rain in
one section and drought in the other. Theaver-
age condition has advanced from Sc in July to a
little above 81
The condition of corn averages the same as in
the July report, and is higher than in any Au-
gust since 1880. 1t has been exceeded but three
times in ten years-in 1875 1879 and 1880
when it was 80 In each instance. There has
been an Improvement in Iowa. Missouri, Kansas,
Nebraska, Georgia, Alabama, Kentucky. New
Jersey and the Pacific coast A slight decline
in the condition is reported in Ohio Indiana
Illinois, and in some Of the Southern States. A
drought Has prevailed in portions of this valley.
and in Texas, with considerable severity, re-
dueiEg the condition of corn six points The
averages of the principal States are:
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Texas cattle rever Is PENNSYLVANIA.

LANCASTER, Pa, Aug. "a peculiar disease
was discovered among drove Of cattle of East
Donegal township, this county, several days
ago and the attention of DR. Thomas j. Edge,
secretary Of the State Board Of Agriculture, and
DR.. Bridges, of Philadelphia, State Veterinary
Surgeon was called to the fact They visited
the infected herd yesterday and decided that
several were suffering from Texas fever Pre-
cautions were taken to prevent the spread of
the disease although they apprehended no seri-
GUS danger. "A herd Of cows in the same town.
ship was visited by DR. Edge, who pronounced
them suffering from pleuro pneumonia. and
ordered several killed and the rest to be quar-.
antined
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Cable Notes.

The Syria cattle plague is raging at Alexan-
dretta, Syria.
Portugal is sending troops to quell negro
rising at Guillamere.
Sir Erasmus Wilson, a well-known medical
writer, is dead, aged seventy-fVe.
Biggar member of Parliament, declines to at
tend the Monaghan, Ireland meeting next week
il Davitt is present
At Pressburg, Austria. Captain Hotter, who
gained fame in several campaigns, shot his wife
dead and then committed suicide.
Gallafat has fallen into the hands of the
Mahdi, and the inhabitants of Gedarif have
been ordered to retire on Kassala.
The London Standard states that the govern
ment has largely increased the special powers of
Lord Northbrook, High Commissioner to Egypt
William O'Brien, editor Of United ireland,
still refuses to pay the E2O50 damages awarded
against him to Grown Solicitor Brenton in the
libel suit recently decided at Belfast.
The British brig Belle Star. from Bear river,
n S.. has been arrested in Carlingford slough
BY an order of the Admiralty Court, Dublin, to
recover damages for the loss Of the British brig
Richard Owen, which was sunk by collision
with the Belle Star.
The autumn maneuvers of the Austrian army
are to take place next month, and will be un-
usually extensive, no less than 40, 900 men being
engaged. Emperor Francis Joseph will person.
any command the troops, and King Milan, of
Servia, will serve as volunteer aid ON the EN-
peror's staff.
Ia consequences Of the declaration by Spain to
Italy concerning the speech of Senior Pidel y
Mon, Minister of Agriculture, in the Spanish
Deputies in favor of the restoration of the tenn
poral power the Pope threatens to withdraw the
nuncio at Madrid. Spain has sent Marquis Mo.
lines to Rome to pacify the Pope
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Pike COUNTY Polltics.

Correspondence Of the Indianapolis journal
PETERSBURG. Aug. 9-Our campaign was we'll
opened last Tuesday by Major Calkins, in an
excellent speech to courthouse full of peoples
Hon. Stanton j. Peelle, Hon. Robert Mitchell
and Hon. Bruce Carr were with Major Calkins.
and were all fortunate in strengthening the all
ready favorable impression the Republicans
entertained Of them. From here the party went
to Washington, whittier they were escorted by a
number of the members of the Blaine and Logan
club of Washington, who came down for that
purpose In our county we have a good ticket
nominated for the county offices which will be
elected. thus fully redeeming Pikecouuty from the
dominion of a corrupt Democratic ring, which
plundered the county of $4,000 of Ethe peoples
money as shown by the report of the experts
recently made There are at present several
Blaine and Logan clubs organized in the county,
all in active operation, being addressed by
former Democrats
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Doings At +(,Ilaatauoua.

CHAUTAUQUA Aug. 9.--Alfred A. Wright
showed why Ministers Should Know Greek, ;
in a lecture this morning. Wallace Bruce deliy-
cred lecture on native Inettle, The Chautau-
qua Press Club reorganized by the election Of
Rev. Theodore u. Flood of Meadville, Pa, editor
Of the Chautnuuua Magazine, president G. NJ.
Nichols, of the Associated Press, and Rev DR.
Lyman Abbott, vice presidents; Mrs. Angelo G.
Davis, of the Western Christian Advocate Gin
cinnati. secretary and treasurer; Mrs. Emma r.
Ewing, of Chicago Mrs. Ida M Harper, of the
Terre Haute Mail, and Mrs Edith Sessions Sup
per, Of the Buffalo Express, executive commit
tee
CHAuTAUcUA. N. T., Aug. 10.-Rev DR. John
Williamson. of Chicago, taught a Bible class,
this morning, of 2, 200 persons. The aggregate
attendance IN all departments Of the Chautauqua
school is nearly 1000. Bishop Bow
man, of St Louis, preached to 6,000 persons
on ssThe Blessedness of Giving a memorial
service was held at 2 o'clock, and q eulogy was
pronounced on A. o. Van Lennix, the Oriental
traveller; Rev. DIR. A. J. Baird of Nashville, and
Bishop Matthew Simpson. This evening Rev.
"A a. Wright dean Of the Chautauqua theolog-
ical department, delivered an address on the
grandest word in the Bible, Goods Word"
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The report for wheat includes only the spring
wheat region. The average is 90, one point
higher than In the two last good wheat years,
and higher than in any year since 1877.
The average for the condition of oats is "a,
one point lower than in 1883. The crop has
been harvested in the lower latitudes, and prom
ises fine yield in most of the Northern States.
The condition of rye averages 81, the same as
last month as harvested and ripening
Barley also maintains its high conditions,
and buckwheat promises full crop on an area
about the same as last year
The prospect is favorable for another large
crop OF potatoes, not 50 full as last year, on an
area per cent. smaller. The present indiea-
lions point to crop of about 10 per cent less
than that of 1883, with a larger difference
if the future conditions should be less favorable
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they held him up FOR $47 Gresham was then
told to mount and ride on. He did so without a
second invitation.
The window department of DaPauw's glass
works will resume on the LIST Of September.
New furnaces have been built and the facilities
for making glass largely increased
John Wallace who lives near Nappanee, Elk
hart county, has been arrested on the charge
of incest with his ffteen-year old daughter A
brother and sister Of the girl are witnesses against
their father Heis about fifty years old, and
his wife died only little over week since. He
was lodged in jail in default of 81, 900.
AT Bedford the boom of one of the derricks
in the Chicago g. Bedford Stone Company's
quarry broke, killing Peter Lawson and John
Zeick instantly Lamson's neck and back were
broken, and one of his legs in tive places Zeick
had large hole cut in his side. This makes
four men killed by derricks in the last two
years.
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INDIANA POLITICS.

A Healthy Blaine and Logan Club of Over
One Thousand Voters.
Correspondence of the indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Aug. 9. The Blaine and Logan
club Of this city now has membership Of
l005 voters. In the club are eleven men who
openly declare that they had always been Demo
Gratis, and now renowned the party forever.
The club meets an Tuesday evening, of each
week, in the large Pythian Hail, which is on the
ground floor, in the heart Of the business part of
the city This hall has been secured for the ex
elusive use of the Republicans during the cam
paign. A drum corps of sixteen young men,
organized, and are drilling nightly They are to
be handsomely uniformed.
Hon John F. Scanlan, of Chicago, will make
the first campaign speech in this city, on Tues
day night
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A GHAsTLY sCAFFoID SCENE.
An Executions in vienna RivalIing that Of
Brooklyn in Horror.

An Execution in Vienna Rivalling that of
Brooklyn in Horror.
Vienna Letter. j aly 50, in London Standard.
A CHASTITY scene occurred to-day within the
prison at Stein. This morning convict named
Ferdinand Baumgardner, who several months
ago murdered a prison warder, was to be hanged
for the crime in the court yard Of the prison.
The spectators who had assembled tc witness
the execution included about seventy persons,
in addition to a company of infantry specially
detailed to preserve order The convict, who
was brought from his cell at o'clock, turned a
savage glare on the assembled persons as he
walked past with firm step TO the gallows.
Arrived there, the executioner's assistants ap-
preached for the purpose of binding his arms.
AIuttering an imprecation he dashed the
first assistant down and began lighting
with the second and third. The strng
like wild beast and the executioner's men
went on for several minutes before the soldiers
were ordered to intervene. They soon -overpow-
cred Baumgartner, and the exeeutloner now
threw the rope round his neck. Another terri
BILE struggle then ensued. BauIngartner, who
caught the cord with his teeth, kept his mouth
shut and held the rope with such force that the
assistants were unsble for some time to wrench
it from him Even after they had first secured
the rope the convict seized it again with his
bound hands, and, uttering loud oaths DENIED
them to carry out the sentences. 4Atlength, how
ever, the exeeutioner succeeded IN forcing an
Irregular moose on the mans neck. For several
minutes the struggle was resumed, and it was
only by the hangman using his hands and drag
ging the convict down that he succeeded in car
rying the law into effect Baumgartner resisting
to the last moment During the night the con
Wet who had refused to see the priest, had
remained very Quiet He was a powerful young
fellow, and had killed his jailer with a Ratchet
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Obituary.

LOUISVILLE, Aug. TO- Mr. Charles Tilden,
one of the oldest and most prominent citizens OF
I'D ~ e hoard If MANAGES IF The
Masonic Widows and Orphans Home, died sud
denly at I12O o'clock last night from neuralgia
Of the stomach, at his residence, Just out
Of the city. Mr. Tilden was at
we'll as usual In the afternoon he drove to his
home on the Bardstown road near the city. and
continued apparently well until few minutes
before ii o'clock, when he was attacked by VIC
lent pains, dying before physician reached
Masonic fraternity, and was at one time Grand
Master Of the State.
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INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS
The Daily Chronicle Of Happenings Of
All Kinds in the Two States.
Large Factory at Bloomington Burned
Probably Fatal Fight Among Coal Min
ers Man Killed by the Cars.


Destruction by Fire of Large Bedstead
Factory at Bloomington.
Special to the indianapolis journal.
BLOOMINGTON Aug a few minutes after
o'clock this evening the large bedstead factory
of Showers Bros was discovered to be in flames,
and in few minutes the fire department was at
the point By this time, however, saving the
building and its contents was an impossibility
In less than an hour the factory was in ruins
The fire had started, it is supposed from q
spark. The loss is not less than 10000, of
which $50 600 is covered by insurance as fol-
lows: Fire Association of Philadelphia, $4,000;
London and Lancashire, $1,000 Royal, $1,000
Hartford, 5000; National, $4,000 Hartford,
So, 900: Etna, S., 600; total, $4,000 More than
one hundred hands are thrown out of EN-
ployment. The Showers Bros. have the sym
pathy of the entire community, as they are
young and energetic and have made all they
lost by hard and earnest efforts
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LABOR AND TRADE.
The Convention of Iron and Steel Workers
at Pittsburg.

The Convention of Iron and -Steel-WorIkers
at Pittsburg.
PIrrsBURG, Aug. 9.-1'he national convention
of the Amalgamated Association of Iron and
Steelworkers went into executive session inn
mediately upon assembling this merging, for the
purpose of hearing the reports of the various
committees After the adjournment at noon the
officers and delegates were seen, but refused to
make public the proceedings. One delegate was
fonnd who volunteered the information that the
convention so far had been entirely harmo-
nious, and that the question of the adjustment
of the nalers and feeders wages had not yet
been brought up. There was not nearly SO
much dissatisfaction among them, he said, as
reported. The convention expects to finish its
labors and adjourn finally on Tuesday evening.
In speaking of the steel nails delegate stated
to-day that if the manufacturers succeed in
making success of steel Matchmaking, it would
ruin the business for workmen, as a few men
could do the work of hundreds In Wheeling
alone 500 men would be thrown out of employ
ment
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DENvER, Co., Aug l0.-An excursion train
this morning carried several hundred people
twenty miles south of Denver, where a prize
fight between Jno II. Glow, Of Denver, and
George A. Morrison, of Leadville took place for
the championship OF Colorado Both men were
badly used up. At the end of the sixth
round one Of the spectators reached over the rope
and struck Glow. This started a general rough
and tumble fight, thirty or forty men pArtici-
pating The sheriff had disarmed the crowd be-
fore leaving the train, which probably prevented
a terrible fight The sheriff and posse succeeded
in dragging the combatants apart before any
serious injury was done The refree called time,
and decided in favor of Glow
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Ratifrin. Al Anrorn.... 4.

Correspondence Of the Indianapolis Journal.
AURORA, Aug 10.-The Republicans held a
ratification meeting here last night and it was a
large and enthusiastic one. All the Blaine and
Logan clubs for miles around joined in the
parade. The Irish Blaine and Logan club Of
the twenty first ward of Cincinnati also came
down and joined in the procession. The demon
stration was one more like those at the close of
the campaign than at the beginning Captain
E. FL. Green, ex-mayor Of this city, and a
heretofore leader of the Democracy, has lately de-
clared for Blaine and Logan and he made
the address of the evening. He was listened to
with intense interest.
Capt James P. jackson, a well known young
man of Rising Sun, but who has business inter
ests in the South, yesterday declared for Blaine
and Logan. He has just returned from Louisiana,
and hesays that chat State will give large ma
jority for Blaine He says that the people of
the South have at last realized that the Demo-
cratic party, with its free trade doctrines is
going to ruin them if they elect that ticket.
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Trouble netween Amerieans and nIexieans

Mexico. Aug 10-At CaleIa, on the Mexican
Central railway, yesterday, Mexican peon
insisted against orders upon walking on the
wall of the round house being erected. Finally
he was knocked off by an American, whom the
police instead of arresting, beat with clubs until
the man was rescued by other Americans and
taken up the railroad to Tresnillo The mayor
of Calera is supposed to have instigated the
trouble, having always been inimical to the
Americans. He caused the arrest of twelve men
employed at the station, including the train dis
patcher and telegraphers, and imposed lines and
a sentence Of imprisonment upon them without
trial. On representation of the case to the Min
lister Of the Interior, orders were sent for their
release, but insteadof complying with the orders
the mayor compelled the prisoners to clean the
streets. The American railroad men threaten
vengeance The federal authorities, however,
viii take prompt action to avoid further trouble.
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Republican Activity in owen County.

Correspondenco Of tie Indianapolis Journal,
SPENcER, Aug. 8. Major Calkins, Republican
candidate for Governor, and B. Cusick, candi-
date for senator from Clay and Owen counties
spoke at the wigwam here this afternoon to a
crowd Of near ?, 900 people. Major Calkins was
very hoarse from daily speaking but notwith-
standing made himself heard and understood
throughout the large building.
The Republicans held their county convention
here at 10 o'clock this morning, nominating d
ticket as follows: For representative, S. C. Ken
nady; for sheriff, j. D. Everiy; commissioners
VIM. Dean and Daniel johnson. The ticket is
afrstclass one in every particular
A Blaine and Logan club was organized here
last night with 125 names, and Calvin Fletcher
as president and John Robertson secretary. Al
fine Republican reading room and headquarters
was thrown open last night TO the public.